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It is interesting to hear what our Scouts think and say. At most of their ages, they have not yet learned to filter their conversations based on who they are around or what the circumstances may be. On the way to our last camp out a younger Scout asked an older Scout what they had to do at the camp out. The response from the older Scout was this, "What ever pleases Jerry."
Now I know this young man and I know that he was being sarcastic to a point, and on the other hand, I know that his comment was directed at the fact that I hold the older Scouts to a higher standard and ask them to demonstrate leadership. This Scout would much rather sit around and do nothing in most cases… and by and large, that is exactly what he and his buddy did during the last camp out.
What this and other Scouts fail to realize is that his response to the younger Scout is actually 100% accurate. "Whatever pleases Jerry" is actually the right answer.
So what pleases Jerry?
1. When the Scouts have fun.
2. When the Scouts learn.
3. When the Scouts demonstrate leadership.
4. When the Scouts seek and find adventure.
5. When the Scouts develop the bonds of a high performance team.
6. When the Scouts have a sense of accomplishment.
7. When the Scouts get the opportunity to see and do something new.
8. When the Scouts practice leadership and find success in their skills.
9. When the Scouts learn that winning is better than losing in life.
and finally…
10. When a Scout looks back on Scouting, smiles, and knows it was worth his time.
That is what pleases Jerry.
So Mr. Older Scout… you nailed it! And guess what. The Scout you told that to lived up to that expectation.
Thank You!
Have a Great Scouting Day!
What Pleases Jerry
It is interesting to hear what our Scouts think and say. At most of their ages, they have not yet learned to filter their conversations based on who they are around or what the circumstances may be. On the way to our last camp out a younger Scout asked an older Scout what they had to do at the camp out. The response from the older Scout was this, "What ever pleases Jerry."
Setting your bar higher
I always tell the Scouts of my Troop that mediocre is never good enough. Expect more of yourself and always do your best. Don't just do good… Good may not be good enough and if you start early in life expecting more you will achieve more later in life.
We see every day in the world around us people who expect little of themselves and don't even try. They live mediocre lives and get very little out of life. These people complain a lot and expect every one else to be as unhappy as they are.
Last night I attended my son's Track and Field awards celebration. His last year in High School track. Josh is a sprinter and part of the relay teams. The track coach shared some thoughts at the start of the program that I thought hit the nail on the head when it comes to our discussion of doing your very best in life and never settling for mediocre.
He shared the story of a French pole vaulter named Renaud Lavillerie. In February of 2014 Lavillerie set the World Record by vaulting an incredible 6.16 meters, that's 20.21 feet. HOLY SMOKE!! Do you know what 20.21 feet looks like? Take a tape measure and measure that out in your house. Or lay that on your house. As I listened to this great accomplishment I could not help but thinking about what it took to get there.
He had to start with the bar set at a certain height and once he cleared it, it was on to the next height. But what made him want to keep pushing it higher and higher. He is not mediocre. He was not going to settle for less.
Not settling for less is what is important. I often see Scouts and people in general that tend to settle for less. They "Max the minimum" as one leader told me once when looking at a group of people that we giving less than 100%. Allowing yourself to never to set the bar higher than you think you can jump will keep you from achieving your potential. You have no idea what that is until you push your limits.
I watch our Scouts when they first attempt climbing. They lack trust and confidence in themselves. That is because they have never pushed themselves beyond their comfort zone. They are comfortable keeping the bar set low enough to see one success after each other meaningless success. Success is only good once for each task. Once complete you should strive for the next level of success and so on.
Setting your bar higher will lead you to achieving greater things. In our Troop we have the 5 leadership Principles that will make you a better leader. They force you to set your bar higher. Learning to lead yourself can be painful and uncomfortable. It makes the leader see where the bar is and asks the question are you willing to move it up. Focusing on the small things again force the leader to not accept mediocre behavior. Like the pole vaulter the little things allowed him to run, plant the pole, and whip his body over incredible heights. He could not have done the big thing without focus on the smaller things. Modeling Expected behavior is hard. It requires that you are your best all the time. That is what we want.. the best. So you must as a leader model what Best looks like. Best then pushes us to raise the bar. Communicating effectively too asks us to raise the bar in how we share our ideas and thoughts with other people. It requires us to use multiple modes of communication and then evaluate that communication to ensure it is effective. And finally being a Servant Leader. In the world we live in today, where self if more important than others it is refreshing to see people raise their bar and become a leader in serving other people… at all times. This is a bar that is higher than any one can leap, but a bar that can be achieved within the heart. It is bar that needs to be set high and reached, and then set higher. It is not till the leader becomes a servant that he will ever be an effective leader. That bar needs to be realized in each of us.
Setting your bar higher will give you a better, richer, more full life. Set your bar higher!
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Delivering the scolding… or promise?
"The Scoutmaster teaches boys to play the game by doing so himself."
"The Scoutmaster guides the boy in the spirit of another brother."
"The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light."
"There is no teaching to compare with example."
"To get a hold on boys you must be their friend."
I know that it is bad form to start with a list of quotes, but all of these quotes are from the founder of Scouting, Baden-Powell. They come to mind when I look back on this weekend and some of the things that I saw at our District Camporee.
The question is Why? Why do some Scoutmasters feel the need to make Scouting a chore? Why do they insist on not making it fun for the Scouts? Why is there is a reason to yell or belittle a Scout? Why?
I wish I could say that this is an isolated case and I am talking about one Scout Leader. But I am not.
Here is the problem as I see it. These leaders have no idea what Scouting is supposed to look like. One particular Scoutmaster explained to me that what the Scouts lack is discipline and it was his job to make sure they are disciplined. You see, I feel that is the parents job.
The same Scoutmaster yelled at his troop over a bent tent-peg.
Another leader explained to me that Scouting is supposed to make our boys gentlemen and respectful. I asked if her example was helping as she screamed at a Scout for playing with his patrol mates.
Yet another Scout leader had a group of Scouts at attention as they were dressed up and down about not doing well in their uniform inspection. The leader's shirt was un-tucked and looked like he slept in it and instead of a Scout hat or Troop hat, he was wearing a hunting hat as he ripped a Scout a new one over not wearing his Troop hat.
And we wonder why Scouts leave. I even talked with a Scout who would love to leave his Troop, but can't because his Dad is one of the leaders. Really?
This weekends Camporee was fun. It was one of the better camporees we have had in a while, so why do the adult have to screw it up for the boys.
Again, they clearly do not understand what Scouting is all about.
We are not the Army. We are not a boarding school for wayward boys. This is Scouting and above all, the boys need to have fun. It is that game with a purpose that will teach them the skills to deal with life's challenges and develop those life long values that will guide them to be disciplined and self-reliant.
How can a boy discover that light when the adults around him are constantly looking to snuff it? How can a boy learn to play the game, when the rules change or are unclear? How friendly is the constant brow beating?
I think that some leaders need to take a look in the mirror and find out if they are delivering the promise of Scouting or just a good scolding.
The best part of the discussion I had with our Anti Powell was when he pointed to my Troop, at the time they were all playing Frisbee in a field between the camp sites. Loud laughter and complete grab ass was in full effect. He pointed out that camporee was not about playing.. it was about competition. I explained that there is certainly a time and a place for everything. He said, "Look at your camp site… no matching tents, no patrol boxes, no discipline." I explained that we are a backpacking troop and do not have patrol boxes or matching tents, and so far as discipline, we have plenty of that. It comes with living the Scout oath and law. Then in a moment of arrogance, I pointed out that what he was looking at was the Troop of the Year and we are doing it right. With that, I bid him a good day and joined the boys in the game of Ultimate Frisbee.
Camporee was a fun time and a great experience for our Troop. They all had fun and competed well. It is unfortunate that there are leaders out there that just don't get it. If only they took the time and put in the effort to delivering the promise of Scouting, using the same energy they put into yelling, berating, and making life hard for their Scouts, they would have great Troops. The boys are there and willing, they need good adults to have the heart of a Boy and do Scouting the way the founder wanted it to be.
If only.
I had a great weekend with the Scouts of our Troop. It's why we keep playing this game.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
One Life
The other night I had the pleasure of sitting in as an advocate for a Scout in my Troop at his Eagle Board of Review.
I enjoy the position that the Scoutmaster is placed in as the advocate, physically the Scoutmaster sits behind and out of the view of the Scout and mentally, it is a great place to learn from the Scout to know that you are truly delivering the promise of Scouting.
The first question the board asked this young man was if he had ever looked at the back of his Scout Handbook. On the back cover are the Aims of Scouting. The Scout replied that he had not looked at the back. The board asked him to pick up his book and read it. Then asked if he was aware that these were the aims or goals of Scouting. He said that he did know that. How did you know that they wanted to know. My Scoutmaster does not stop talking about Character, Citizenship, and Fitness the Scout said in a matter of fact. They chuckled a bit and then asked what he thought about those three words and how much they meant to Scouting. His answer knocked me out of my chair. He looked at the board and said "Those three words mean more to me than this award. They mean that I am a good man and that I will always be a good man."
From that point on I knew that this board was going to be interesting. And it was. He had an opinion when they asked for one, he talked about the great times that he had in Scouting and he shared what he had learned about being a leader.
As I sat behind him I felt deep pride in this young man and listened as he confirmed that we really are providing a program that the boys get.
To close the board, they asked about the Scout Oath and Law. He shared his feelings, understanding, and practice of living the Oath and Law daily. Not without challenge and difficulty but the bottom line was that he is that person every day.
This got me to thinking about comments I have heard from Scouts and Scouts all over. It reminded me of an on going discussion that we have about being a Scout and living Scout like all of the time, the fact that we only have One Life.
We are what our Facebook Status says we are. We are what our Twitter account looks like. We are where we hang out and the people that we associate with. We are what we say and what we do. That defines our Character.
You are not just a Christian on Sunday, you not just a Scout on Monday nights, you are not just a Dad when the kids are around, you are not just a Scoutmaster when you wear the hat.
There is no separation. There can't be, that goes against the principle of Character. Choose to accept that or not but your Character will be your guide and that is when you will have to face the reality of who and what you are.
I stress character all the time in our Troop, in fact I care more about character than anything else in Scouting. I don't care if a Scout earns his Eagle if he has not got the point about character, citizenship, and being mentally and physically fit. If he did not get it, he just got another patch and the award will be meaningless.
We hold the Eagle award up on that lofty space for that reason, we all do it. Every one respects and admire those that have earned this award and rightly so…if they got it. If they make that choice to have one life and that is the life of Character.
I was asked by a Scout why I will not friend him on Facebook. I make it a practice not to friend Scouts or any minor that is not family on Facebook. It is not because of what I might put on the internet… it's that I don't want to be placed in a position to know what they are putting on the internet. I would rather have them make good choices and discuss it during conferences. Facebook is not where I want to build my discussion bullets for the next time I see the Scout.
You have but one life. You do not get to split out your internet life and your real life. You have the ability to maintain good character. Once you decide to part ways with it, it can not come back. Once the bell is rung, you can not un-ring it.
Think before you act, pause before you hit enter, read before you press send. Character matters.
"Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing." ― Abraham Lincoln
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Heart and Mind
Maybe it's that I am getting a little older. Could be that my mind tends to view things a little different with the kids growing and moving on with their lives. It may be that I have a clearer understanding of what is really important in my life. All of these things race through the mind and heart as I had hours and hours to reflect on life, keep my fire bright, and look to the future.
Scouting, the Order of the Arrow, Wood Badge… they all have a place in our hearts and minds. We pick and choose how we feel about them and they take on meaning in our lives, some greater than others and some more meaningful to each of us than others.
At the Rendezvous of the Order this year I got into a rather spirited debate about the Order of the Arrow and how some members do not get the most of the message of the ceremony, the meaning of membership, and of course the lack of some to uphold their obligation. It seemed that most youth can take it or leave it, it is just another part of Scouting, a part of the Scouting experience that they know is a bit more special, but at the end of the day, just another part of Scouting. I have watched as some Scouts do not fully grasp the meaning and the high ideals of the Order and on occasion I too have been that voice crying out for them to understand that it is more than just a club within Scouting. As an adult I tend to be more aware of the meaning with the hope that it all sinks in to these young men. I suppose I am one of those adults that want more from our boys.
Back at the Rendezvous I was one of the voices that expressed my concern about how Scouts are elected into the Order of the Arrow. Some units send everyone that meets the eligibility requirements, while other units select those that are good candidates to live the obligation. Looking ahead to a Scouts potential to be that example of Honored Camper-ship, a leader in Service, and one that will strive to uphold the obligation of the Order. Somewhere along the way Scouts get in to the OA and in some cases do not see the symbolism and meaning of membership.
Yesterday morning I was reassured about the Order of the Arrow when I completed my Vigil. I was welcomed to the fullness of the Order of the Arrow and in a discussion with a good friend of mine afterward, assured that this is where the separation of those that "get it" and those that don't happen. Being called to the Vigil Honor is that affirmation that we do pledge to live the obligation and take it to heart and mind.
I do not say this with any intent to be arrogant or self-righteous. Simply that for those of us that do take this serious, it is nice to be among others that in their hearts and minds believe in the good that this Honor, this Order brings to our fellow-man. It is more than a club, more than ceremonies, more than camping… it is a life spent seeking the opportunity to be a leader in service to others. To be that example of service and a dedication to help other people at all times.
We serve to teach, we lead to serve, we serve to make our world a better place.
Ten hours alone in my mind and my heart was an overwhelming experience for me. I can share thoughts, but I will reserve the discussion about the Vigil so as not to ruin it for you.
Maybe it is that I am getting older, maybe a tad bit wiser. Maybe I think about the future, my kids, wife, and family. Maybe it is the lessons I try to impart on the young men of my Troop and the life that I try hard to lead. This organization offers so much in the way of finding yourself and giving you the tools and motivation, maybe the purpose to serve.
The more I sat and thought about why I was sitting in the woods, in the rain, tending to my fire, the clearer it all became. My steadfast purpose to be a better husband and father. To be a man who serves unselfishly. To be a leader that not just teaches, but models the way in which we want our young men to grow.
A rekindling of a fire that burns ever brighter today, the spirit of which will never grow dim. Even when the flame is not at its peak, the hot bed of coals glow from below keeping the fire burning.
I am Honored, and you know I do not throw that word around, to have been called to the Vigil. I have kept the Vigil and will keep it burning deep in my heart and mind to be shared.
I was given the name Schachachkatschimuin Wewingtonheet. Translated from the language of the Lenne Lanapi to Inspiring Story Teller. I think it fits.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
A great time for Scouting…
I mean now of course.. I am not one to wish for that simpler time, we can't have that back. What we can do is keep Scouting the way it is supposed to be. Fun, Adventurous, and an organization that builds up men.
I stumbled on this neat video, thought I'd share it. Imagine if we could just get back to the basics and deliver the promise of Scouting the way it should be.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
It is always a great idea to take time a do some reflection. I do not want to get to deep here, but reflection is a big part of learning and getting better.
We do reflections after Scouting activities, games, events, and circumstances that put us in a position in which decisions are made and out comes may be different.
Sunday I had the pleasure of presenting a class at the current Wood Badge Course. When I walked in I was greeted by my Wood Badge friends and of course we all shared a laugh and a story or two.
Before I left, my good friend Steve handed me a piece of paper. On it was a couple reflections that they used the previous night after the "Game of Life" was played. Now for those of you that have been to Wood Badge, you know what I am talking about, for those of you that have not yet gone… well I will not spoil it for you other than to maybe give you a nice thought to remember as you go through your daily "Game of Life".
It is from an anonymous source so I have no idea where it originated, but it works.
In life we do things. Some we wish we had never done. Some we wish we could replay a million times over in our heads, but they all make us who we are, and in the end they shape every detail about us. If we were to reverse any of them we wouldn't be the person we are. So just live, make mistakes, have wonderful memories, but never ever second guess who you are or where you have been.. And most importantly where it is you are going.
I would only add that Character will be your underlying guide. With Character you never need to second guess.
This is why we teach and hold dear our Scout Oath and Law.
Just a little reflection.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Planning a Backpacking Trek pt. 3
The motto of the Boy Scouts of America is "Be Prepared". Prepared for what? Well, any old thing said our founder. Being prepared for your backpacking trek is an absolute must. When planning your next trek you need to consider those things that can go wrong. Preparedness will reduce the risk and make the trek a lot more fun.
Andrew Skurka, an Ultimate hiker, Adventurer, and Guide, shares on his website "When I embark on a trip, I always try to abide by the Boy Scout motto — "Be prepared" — by bringing three types of resources, either carried on my back or between my ears, to help me achieve my goals: Gear, e.g. clothing, shelter, stove, etc. Supplies, e.g. food, water, fuel, etc. Skills, e.g. how to hike efficiently, select good campsites, purify water, start a fire, navigate on-trail and off-trail, ford snowmelt-fed rivers, stay warm when it's cold and wet, etc."
Being prepared for those things that can go wrong starts with training yourself and your group to do things right. Practice packing, unpacking, setting up gear, looking at the individual gear and group gear that is on the trip. Map reading, first aid, and an honest to goodness understanding of where you are going.
Before a trek learn about the conditions you are walking into and how to deal with them. Trail conditions, weather, and the condition of your crew.
You know the route and conditions but what can go wrong? Plan for it. Injuries? How do we react if someone twists an ankle? Big cuts? Sickness? What are your bail out plans and how have you communicated them?
There is a fine line between over packing for your plan and making sure you are prepared to react. I have hiked with guys that carry 65 lb packs because they plan for every contingency. You can build kits for every plan, but what about that great tool between your ears.
In our Troop we have very few rules. Rule number 1 is always to Have fun. Rule #2 is no one gets hurt, if you are hurt you are not having fun. Rule #3 is refer to the Oath and Law. That is it. Not getting hurt and putting yourself in a position to get hurt is a person thing and starts between the ears.
I have heard the saying "stay low and slow" on the trail. That means to keep a good pace that reduces chance of injury and to stay grounded on the trail. Jumping, climbing, and choosing to venture on bad trail increases the chance of injury. Assess the risk and then go if it is safe.
Look at what you carry to react to or mitigate risk and risky situations. We all carry the 10 essentials and in a lot of cases we carry gadgets and neat tools to make our backpacking experience fun. Do you know how to use it all and have you ever needed it. If the answer is no to one or both, get it out of your pack.
So what can go wrong?
Injuries. Probably the thing that we worry about the most, but the fact of the matter is that we rarely have injuries that can not walk themselves off the trail.
Getting lost. This is a big one. More people get lost because they rely on guide books, GPS, and the fact that because they shop at REI they think they can take their shiny Subaru to a trail head and go hiking. Learn to read a map and use a compass. Train yourself on terrain association and staying oriented on the trail. Don't wander or allow group members to wander off or away. Have a plan to rally should something go wrong while on the trail.
When hiking with a group always stop at any trail intersection and wait for the group to catch up. Stop and check the map every once in a while. Make sure that lots of people in the crew have a map.
Weather. We can not control the weather, but we can plan for it. Rain is not a downer on the trail if you are prepared. Know when the weather is going to change by monitoring the forecast in the area. Know that it will get darker sooner if you have heavier cloud cover.
If you are not prepared to hike during hours of limited visibility, be prepared to start looking for good camp locations before it gets dark.
Have a plan for water. Filtering, boiling, or carrying a lot of it. You need water. Plan your day around your water availability and resources.
Sit down and list all of the things that you think will go wrong on your trek. Think of ways that you can reduce those risks and plan for how you are going to address them when and if they happen.
Planning prevents poor performance and when you are backpacking you need to be aware and be prepared.
Know all of the skills that will make your trek fun. Make sure that you share that knowledge with the members of your group.
Skills, Gear, and Supplies will get you through the toughest times on the trail. What you have between your ears will go along way to making it a fun trek. Your skills and attitude will reduce the risks that come with backpacking. In short. Be Prepared.
In our next segment we will talk about preparation of gear and what to consider for your next long trek.
Have a Great Scouting Day.
Planning a Backpacking Trek pt. 2
We have picked our destination, did a good map survey, know how long we are going be gone, and are super pumped that we will soon be on the trail.
The next thing that we need to plan is our food.
Why do I plan food second? Food is an important part of your backpacking trek. It is the nourishment that will keep you on the trail, it takes up space in your pack, it has weight, and it requires preparation before you leave and while on the trail. How are you going to cook it? What type of foods are you taking? What do you like?
To many people think that trail food is trail food, but you can eat pretty much what ever you like on the trail. You just need to plan and prepare it.
Freeze Dried meals and quick, easy and light and are a good option on the trail. Dehydrating your own food is another great way to eat well and enjoy your meals on the trail.
Of course you can also pack in fresh foods or prepackaged meals. All of these are good options. I thought I would take a few minutes and discuss some thoughts I have on meal options.
When I plan for meals on the trail I take into consideration a few things.
1. How long am I going to be out. This is a big consideration as it will determine whether or not I can take fresher foods out with me. Taking a nice steak out for dinner works if it is going to be cooked in the first day or two. It requires a little more cold storage, which in turn becomes more weight. I like a steak in the woods every now and then, but knowing how long I am going to be out is a consideration that I need to add to my decision-making.
2. What are the conditions going to be. The weather plays a large role in my decision-making. Do I need to take more "warming foods" because of the cold, or can I get away with meals that are just filling. That steak I mentioned. Great winter camping food. It will keep longer and the smell and taste are great motivators on a snowy night. Along with the food, beverages need to be planned for due to conditions. I like my coffee in the morning no matter what, but I may not take coco in the summer and drink water instead.
Hot beverages are a morale builder in the cold. They do not really do much to warm the body, but you feel like it anyway. They need to be planned for.
If it is real rainy, you will want to plan for foods that can be eaten on the move, or provide quick nutrition. Same goes for winter camping. You want food that is quickly prepared and consumed. You may not want to wait around in the rain to long for your meal to cook. Then when you get to camp and get shelter set up, a longer prep time meal is in order.
3. Hot meals and Cold meals. How many hot meals do you want to eat on the trail. Hot meals require cooking. Cooking requires fuel and time and pots or pans. Decide how many hot meals you need for your trip. Typically one hot meal is good enough for a day, and typically that meal is your evening meal or dinner. This gives you something warm and solid in your belly for a good nights sleep. Eating a quick non cook breakfast and trail lunch are great options to reduce the amount of fuel you need to carry and make you day on the trail fun and easy.
I love the cinnamon toast crunch bars for breakfast, throw in a pop tart and you have a feast.
Breakfast. They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. On the trail, some quick energy to get you going is essential. But it need not be complicated or big. Breakfast bars or breakfast drinks are fantastic means of protein and energy to get you going. This is where planning is important for your day on the trail. A quick breakfast before you hit the trail for the day is enough when you know that your lunch is only hours away. In most cases lunch is on the go, so if mid morning hunger strikes, there is always a pouch of nuts or granola just a hip pocket away. It is also important to plan for how you going to eat your breakfast meal. On colder mornings, an idea is to pack up and hit the trail. Hike for about an hour or so, then stop and eat. This allows for the body to warm on its own, the temperature to rise and you get a quick jump on the day. If you get to a camp site that will require a climb first thing in the morning, climb and then eat breakfast. Putting your face in the sun and eating a nice cup of oatmeal is a nice way to start a day on the trail.
Lunch. I am not a big fan of "lunch" on the trail. The mid day meal should be quick and easy. More like snacking along the way. Trail mix, Jerky, and powdered sports drink are good. Throw in some cheese sticks and you have a nice "lunch" on the trail. I was over the course of the day. Eating when we take longer breaks or at a point of interest. I plan for enough snacks to get me about three servings over the course of a day.
Dinner. The evening meal for me is the big one. This is the meal that marks the end of a great day. It is tasty and filling. I am a big fan of dehydrating my own food. There are lots of resources out there to help you with recipes and dehydrating tips. My favorite site is the Hungry Hammock Hanger. This guy has got it going on for back country cooking, specializing in dehydrating your meals. The thing that I really love about it is that I cook it all, eat some, dehydrate some and get to eat it again on the trail. This method is great for portion control and taste.
Prepackaged meals like Mountain House and Pack it Gourmet are also great options and can be prepared to cook in groups also.
Plan and Prepare.
Preparing your meals are an important part of your outdoor adventure. Repackage everything. No cans, No boxes, no extra wrapping. Get in your mind to reduce your trash to 1 zip lock quart bag. Everything needs to be reduces to be packed out in that bag. I am not a fan of eating out of bags, some folks like the idea so they do not have to clean pots and bowls. There is just something about it that I don't like. So even Mountain House meals get repackaged into a smaller zip lock bag and re-hydrated in my pot on the trail.
Reducing the amount of trash you have and marking the food makes life easy on the trail. I have seen a numbering system or just writing the day for the meal on the bag. This works great when planning for group cooking.
Water plays a major role in meal planning, preparation, and clean up. Know how much you will have available when planning your meals. If you are boiling water for your meals, there is no need to filter, or at a minimum running the water through a coffee filter to get the sticks and rocks out is all you need. Save filtered water for drinking. Same goes for cleaning. There is no need to filter if you are going to boil your dishes clean. A small amount of camp suds goes a long way too when clean up is concerned. Do not skimp on water. You need it to stay hydrated and you need it to re-hydrate. Make sure that when you re-hydrate your meals that they are completely re-hydrated. Eating partially re-hydrated meals is not good for you and will lead to issues on the trail.
You need to protect your food. First from spoiling and then from critters. Get in the habit of preparing your meals so they will have the least amount of chance of going bad. Be careful not to cross contaminate your food when you prepare. Then get in the habit of using a bear bag and hanging it. No matter what the conditions or circumstance, get your food away from your camp area and get it high. Bears are typically the least concern, but protecting your food is important. If your food is robbed by critters, your trip is over. Check local ranger stations or land managers for regulations. A lot of areas are starting to require bear canisters. They are a nice way to protect your food. Waterproof, odor resistant, and nice to have in camp. It is work having a few in your group for smell-able items that need to be protected.
Remember that when you protect your food, you are also protecting you. Getting the food away from camp keeps you out of harms way.
Meals are a big part of your backpacking adventure. Do not take this process lightly.
We will talk about planning for problems in our next post.
What are your favorite trail meals?
Have a Great Scouting Day!
A 1000 Thank You's!
Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you… a thousand times thank you!!!
Today.. Easter Sunday the Scoutmaster Minute Blog reached 1000 Followers!!!
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Tell people your baby is adorable and no doubt you have the photos to back it up. But market a product called "Your Baby Can Read!" and you better have real proof. According to a lawsuit filed by the FTC, ads for the "Your Baby Can Read!" program made false and deceptive claims that the product could teach infants and toddlers to read.
The ads were everywhere — on network and cable television stations like Lifetime, Discovery Kids, Disney DX, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon, as well as on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. In addition, people could buy the product at major retailers across the country.
What did the company say the product, which retailed for about $200, could do? One ad showed tots as young as 14 months old identifying words on flash cards. Later in the ad, a mother says: "I saw the program when I was pregnant and said we had to have it, especially with all the testimonials. . . . So I think at three months is when we had started Your Baby Can Read and she loved it. And then I think about the nine month mark, she was starting to pick up the words."
A print ad for Your Baby Can Read! said "Imagine . . . Your toddler reading YOU a story!" In a TV ad, a two-year-old is shown reading Charlotte's Web aloud: "And she took hold of the axe and . . ." (We didn't remember Charlotte's Web as being quite that spine-tingling, but we'll take her word for it.) By three, that same little girl "read her first Harry Potter book and she fell in love with it."Another three-year-old was equally amazing. According to her mom, "I have a film of her on vacation. She walked up to a 'Beware of Mountain Lion' sign, and it's three paragraphs and she just read it to us." There on the screen was the little girl warning her parents, "Make plenty of noise while you hike so as to reduce the chances of surprising a lion. I read it to you, too."
Just proud parents and precocious kids? Not according to the ads. Both broadcast and print promotions featured the endorsement of Robert Titzer, Ph.D., "who created the revolutionary early learning system for his own daughter." Over a dizzying array of charts, graphs, and statistics about synaptic formation, sensory pathways, and the like, Dr. Titzer emphasized that the program's results were backed by proof: "In all of these tests, the control group babies were at average or below average, whereas the Your Baby Can Read group babies had overall higher language scores. They had cognitive functioning scores higher than the control group babies. The Your Baby Can Read group babies did better than the control group babies in every area."
Pretty impressive stuff — or at least impressive enough to generate more than $185 million in sales since 2008. But according to the FTC, the proof didn't live up to the promises. The complaint alleges that the ads made false and deceptive claims that the program teaches infants as young as 9 months old to read, that kids will be able to read books like Charlotte's Web and Harry Potter at 3 or 4, that the program will allow them to perform better in school and later in life than kids who don't use it, and that scientific studies prove that the program can teach infants and children to read.
Named in the complaint are Your Baby Can LLC, the corporation behind the promotion; Hugh Penton, Jr., President and CEO of Your Baby Can until March 2010; and Dr. Titzer, who became Your Baby Can's Executive VP in 2009. The FTC also charged that as an expert endorser, Dr. Titzer didn't exercise his purported expertise in infant research in the form of an examination or testing of the program at least as extensive as an expert would normally conduct to support the conclusions he made in the ads.
Hugh Penton and the corporate defendant have agreed to settle the FTC's charges. The order bars them from misrepresenting the efficacy of any product advertised to teach reading or speech, enhance cognitive ability, or provide a broad variety of other benefits. Here's a provision FTC remedies watchers will find interesting: The order bans their further use of the trade name "Your Baby Can Read!"
The settlement also imposes a $185 million judgment, the company's gross sales since January 2008. Once the corporation pays $500,000, the remainder will be suspended due to its inability to make additional payments because of its failing financial condition. Your Baby Can has represented that it's going out of business, but if it turns out the financial information it gave the FTC was false, the full amount of the judgment will become due.
The FTC's lawsuit against Dr. Titzer is pending in federal court in California.
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Interesting, how goes with lawsuit and court right now?
I purchased the program FULL WELL understanding that, like most ads, this was likely an overstatement. That being said, both my kids were READING BEFORE their first birthdays. Additionally, it's flash cards and DVDs of kids reading you the words from the flash cards and showing images of them. To be perfectly honest, my aunt did a similar thing with my cousin when he was a toddler, only in Spanish and using flash cards taped to household items. He was also reading as a toddler. Okay, skipping ahead to my kiddos. My 2 year old reads at a kindergerten level EASILY...and is nearly done with the first grade sight words. My 4 year old is reading the "difficult" end of the 3rd grade reading level according to our librarian here in CA. Again, WITH EASE. I'm sad to see that the guy went out of business over a few embellished ads. I don't disagree that he should've been hit, in the wallet, but like drug manufacturers! The FDA just makes them send out a few new ads with the brutal truth...that plus a fine would have been more than plenty. Because it's not just flash cards, the kids WANT to be like the kids on the screen. They learn better from other kids. And it's not like I plop them down in front of TV all day - it's 15 minutes, twice a day, and the rest is all hands on work. And honestly, it's only $200, once. It's not like he's asking for monthly fees to be part of a program or something. And you can try it for $15! You think it's a joke? Send it back. All I can say is I wouldn't even have tried to teach my kids to read or do math or anything before the age of 3 until I saw this. Now my kids are learning addition, subtraction, obviously reading, doing comprenhension activities...etc, etc. It opens your eyes to the fact that YOU can teach your kids. Who needs preschool? I sure as hell don't! My guys are starting with kindergarten, well ahead of their peers. ;) Anyway, to each their own. I appreciated the program and didn't buy in to the little bit of false advertising he (and millions of others) did/do.
Your abuse of the English language is appalling! (not uphauling) Don't write run-on sentences. Learn how to punctuate. Heaven help your children.
Kids shouldn't even be watching TV until age 2, so there's that. There are a lot of ill effects from it.
Interesting. And I am happy to see this lawsuit in action. Some kids are just better at reading than others, don't need hundreds of dollars of a program to prove that.
I am uphauled that there is a lawsuit against Dr. Titzer. He is a genius for making these videos! I used them for 2 of my children. I wish I used it for my first but I did not know about them. One of my kids that I used them on just turned 7 and is entering 2nd grade- he is reading at a middle of fourth grade level! That's 2 and a 1/2 grades above his level! Thanks to Dr. Titzer! My other child is almost 3 and a 1/2 and he can read words at a second grade level and harder. The claims he makes are valid. If a parent continues to work with their child after using these videos there is great potential for a child to be reading Harry Potter. The videos lay the foundation at the early age needed to be able to read harder words after they are done with those videos. After my kids learned all the words from those videos they were able to read many other words. If they came across a word they didn't know i would tell them once and they would remember it. The videos gave them the ability to memorize other words so easily. My friend is also using the videos in the way Dr. Titzer described and her baby is reading as well. Dr. Titzer should be thanked not sued!!!!! His method of teaching children to read could have helped children all over the world from struggling with learning how to read! Shame on the FTC for suing him! It's common sense that a child wouldn't be able to read Harry Potter right after using the videos but a parent who continues to work with their child would be able to because the foundation needed would be there thanks to the videos! Get your facts straight first from people like me who have used his videos in the way he says. For those children it didn't work for it is because the parents did not follow the instructions. I wish Dr. Titzer could contact me, I would definitely show proof that his videos work!
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Sori for late reply.
I'm referring to SM. Actually I figured it out already.
Thanks for sharing Mike! :)
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Q: are we talking about SM or BM configuration?
I'd never loke to have my backup light in the pocket. In case of main-light failure in the dark one should be able to signal his team _inmediately_ that there is a problem.
Any advise of a neat way to stow the 2nd back-up light on the left harness without getting cluttered with the trim device's inflator stowed there too? Aside from putting the light in the pocket too. Pics will be great to illustrate any share. :)
Thanks Jeff. I'm thinking I might give it a try. I have not been very comfortable in my dry suit lately due to fitting issues fact... I'm down right miserable but I'm still comfortable in my 7mil. I am really looking into this option for the Intro to tech ocean dives and beyond this month. And dropping some weight would be optimal.
do you not run the risk of rapid cooling if you are in such a thin suit at depth and your heating system fails?
Hey Todd...last week, 55º F /13º C, I did three 45 minute dives teaching with the Solar. Exposure protection was 3mm wetsuit, hooded vest, no gloves. Completely comfortable the whole time, and used half the weights that I would have carried with a dry suit.
Anyone using the Wetsuit Solar system in So Cal waters? If so how do you like it? What temps with that mm suits?
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Right then once more. As is usual with most Nephilim songs, just about all the instruments are extremely difficult to hear individually (including Carl's vocals), so I've made my best attempt at the song, taken from their second album "the Nephilim". To help hear the bits that I play, try listening to different mixes, e.g. both versions from the "Revelations" double c.d. and some of the live ones for some pretty funky effects (can anyone tell me which effects they use for the "Live in Concert" c.d??? Something phasery I think). Anyway, enough of this idle banter, best of luck and all that. For comments, corrections, etc. contact me through Mad Marcus B at Moonchild ~~~~~~~~~ By Fields of the Nephilim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Version datestamp 10.2.95) Riff 1- Guitar 1, distortion. ~~~~~~~ e|-------------------------------0----0----0-------- B|---------------------------------1----1----1------ G|-5-4--2----5-4-2--2----5-4-2--2----2----2--------- D|------0-----------2-----------3------------------- A|-------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------- Riff 2- Guitar 1, distoriton. ~~~~~~~ e|---------------------------------0----0----0------- B|-----------------------------------1----1----1----- G|-5-4-2--2---5-4-2--2----5-4-2--2-----2----2-------- D|-----0--0----------2-----------3------------------- A|--------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------- Riff 3- Guitar 2, clean. ~~~~~~~ e|-7----8----7----8-----7---8-------- B|---8----8----8----8-----8---8------ G|-----7----7----7----7-------------- D|----------------------------------- A|----------------------------------- E|----------------------------------- Riff 4- Guitar 2, clean. ~~~~~~~ 4a ~~ e|---1---3---5---3--1--3-----5-3--1----1---0---1-3------------- B|-3---3---3---3---------------------3---3---3----------------- G|------------------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------------------------------------- 4b ~~ 0|-5-3--1----1---0--1-3-----5--3-3----3h5-5--3h5-5--3h5-5-5-------------- B|---------3---3---3----------------3------------------------------------ G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------- Riff 5- Guitar 1, distortion. ~~~~~~~ e|------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|-------------------5h7-7-5-7-5------------------5h7-7-5-7-5-------------- D|-/5~--5\3-3-2------5h7-7-5-7-5--7--5------------5h7-7-5-7-5--7-5--------- A|---------------3---5---5-5-5-5-------8-7-8--5---5---5-5-5-5------8-7-8--5 E|------------------------------------------------------------------------- Riff 6- Guitar 1, distortion. ~~~~~~~ e|------------------------------------------------------ B|------------------------------------------------------ G|-------------------5h7-7-5-7-5------------------------ D|-/7-5~--5\3-3-2----5h7-7-5-7-5--7--5------------------ A|----------------3--5---5-5-5-5-------8-7-8-5---------- E|------------------------------------------------------ Riff 7- Guitar 2, clean. ~~~~~~~ e|-5-3-----5-5-3-|-1--0--------3-1-3-1----3----3-1-3-1----3-- (let feedback B|-----3--3-3----|-------1----3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3---- 2nd time round) G|---------------|------------------------------------------- D|---------------|------------------------------------------- A|---------------|------------------------------------------- E|---------------|------------------------------------------- Riff 8- Guitar 2, clean (later guitar 1 with mild distortion). ~~~~~~~ e|-1---3---1---3---5-3--1h3p1-1---0---0---1--3--------------------------- B|---3---3---3---3--------------3---3---3-------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 0|-5-3--1----1---0--1-3-----5--3-3----3h5-5--3h5-5--3h5-5-5-------------- B|---------3---3---3----------------3------------------------------------ G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------- How to play it ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------- Guitar 1|1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 | - |2 2 2 2 2 2 | --------+----------------+---+------------+ Guitar 2| - - 3 3 3 3 3 3|4 4| 3 3 3 3 3 3| ------------------------------------------- | from here Guitar 1 clean when -------------------------------------------------------- playing 4 & 8 Guitar 1| - |1 1 5 6 | - - 8-- 1 |8-- 1 1 1 4a 4a 1 | --------+----+--------+-------------+------------------+ Guitar 2| 4 8| - - 7 7|4 8 8 3 3 3 |3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3| -------------------------------------------------------- Notes ~~~~~ When I've put "4", it means play all of 4a and 4b consecutively. Later on, guitar 1 seems to pop in and out of distortion, so the first time that guitar one plays riff 8, it's with dist. and all the times after that it's clean. All the other riffs stay the same as before. At the end of the chorus riff (the bit with the hammer- ons), I actually think that that bit may be played by the other guitar while guitar 2 repeats what it just played. This song is *incredibly* confusing. Towards the last quarter it seems that there's another guitar in the background playing a muted power chord (5th string, 5th fret- whatever it's called) unless that's just guitar 1 doing something weird. I hope not. In riff 7, I've marked off the last section as I made it up myself. The first few notes which are before the line I could hear O.K. but the ones after it I made myself, as it's just far too difficult to hear because of everything else going on around them. If you can get my timing, it should sound fine. The lyrics I've sort of amended from John McDonagh's file, so they're just what I think I can hear. If you look on the inlay to "the Nephilim" album (on cassette anyway) there are a few bits from Moonchild around the picture ("I knelt down where I burned before"; "a revisit to an empty hall"; and something else which I can't read). Lyrics ~~~~~~ (Moonchild... moonchild... moonchild...) Well it's a righteous dream, but out of mind yeah Righteous dream, but out of mind yeah. Take their horses Let them crawl Put them in their cages (That's righteous for the soul) Open your eyes Despite what's deemed Longevity Well that's a righteous part of me Lower me down, lower me down Moonchild, lower me down, down, down, down, down, down Well it's a righteous day, but out of my year (I'll give your life smile) Well it's a righteous day Never return, I won't wait no more They take no prisoners in the promised war You'll die for this Die for this Take them Lower me down, lower me down Moonchild... lower me down Lower me down, lower me down Moonchild... lower me down, down, down, down, down, down (Moonchild) Take off for safer places Can't you see You're losing me Lower me down, lower me down Moonchild... lower me down Moonchild... lower me down Moonchild... lower me down, down, down, down, down, down Moonchild... lower me down Moonchild... lower me down, down, down, down, down, down A revisit to an empty hall You can't see I've been burned before They tear you down and prepare your shame Longevity hear my fame Moonchild... And I'm waiting, and I'm waiting, and I'm waiting, and I'm waiting, And I wipe through the force, a blinding cause Waiting till they find the war Longevity, longevity, I knelt down where I burned before Longevity, longevity, I knelt down where I burned before Lower me down I knelt down where I burned before... Down, down, down ~~~~~~ | ____ | -*Die Makrele ist ein verdammt breit Fisch*- | | A.K.B (____) | Pope Bovophobe V is Alex The Kipper(AKB),\__/Arch Cyberpope,| | K.H.C | Ordo Templi Thermophilic Philopoles, (oo) Kipper of the | | C.P.P (__) | Holy Chao of the Church of Pineal Perfection, and creator | | (oo) | of the Cumulative Frequency Curves of Eris. Hail Eris! Hail | | /-------\/ | Discordia! (__) Kipper consumption is good for your soul | | / | || | Slipper (oo) redemption is good for the hole in the sock| | * ||----|| | "Ich bin ein \/Raucherhering und ich trage eine Hausschue." |
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Gina Kolata
Gina Bari Kolata (born February 25, 1948) [1] is an American science journalist, writing for The New York Times.
Life and career[edit]
Kolata was born Gina Bari in Baltimore, Maryland. Her mother, mathematician Ruth Aaronson Bari, was of Jewish descent;[2] and her father, Arthur Bari, a diamond setter, is of Italian heritage. One of her sisters was environmental activist Judi Bari; and the other is art historian Martha Bari.
Kolata studied molecular biology as a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Maryland. She joined Science magazine as a copy editor in 1973, and wrote for the American Association for the Advancement of Science journal from 1974 until she moved to The New York Times in September 1987. She remains a Health & Science reporter at the newspaper.[3] She is a "self-proclaimed exercise addict (who thinks nothing of a 100-mile bike ride as a reward)," according to a Times advertisement for itself.[4] Kolata has taught writing as a visiting professor at Princeton University and frequently lectures across the country.[5] Her husband, William G. Kolata, has taught mathematics and served as the technical director of the non-profit Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics in Philadelphia, a nonprofit professional society for mathematicians.[6] The couple has two grown children, Therese [7] and Stefan.[8]
Kolata's book Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It was chosen by the Washington State University Common Reading Program in its inaugural year, 2007-2008.
- Clone: The Road to Dolly, and the Path Ahead, ISBN 0-688-16634-2[9]
- Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It, ISBN 0-7432-0398-4
- Sex in America: A Definitive Survey, ISBN 0-316-07524-8 (out of print)
- The Baby Doctors: Probing the Limits of Fetal Medicine, ISBN 0-440-21011-9 (out of print)
- Ultimate Fitness: The Quest for Truth about Health and Exercise, ISBN 0-374-20477-2
- Rethinking Thin: The new science of weight loss - and the myths and realities of dieting. Picador. 2007. ISBN 0-312-42785-9.
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- Sourcewatch article on Gina Kolata
- Rethinking Thin by Gina Kolata, Official Book site
- Booknotes interview with Kolata on Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It, February 27, 2000.


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In 2012 there is once again an increased emphasis on circuit and device interaction. With ever increasing transistor count, nanometer design rules and layout restrictions, circuit-device interaction is becoming critical to providing viable technology solutions. This new emphasis includes technology/circuit co-optimization, power/performance/area analyses, design for manufacturing and process control, as well as CMOS platform technology and scaling.
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Bombay, which was transferred to the East India Company in 1669. The seat of the Western Presidency of India was removed from Surat to Bombay in 1685-87.
"The appellation Mumbai is an eponym, etymologically derived from Mumba or Maha-Amba— the name of the Hindu goddess Mumbadevi, and Aai — mother in Marathi. In the 16th century, the Portuguese named the area...Bomaím or Bombaim. After the British gained possession, it was anglicised to Bombay, although it was known as Mumbai or Mambai to Marathi and Gujarati-speakers, and as Bambai in Hindi, Urdu, and Persian. The name was officially changed to Mumbai in 1995.[...] In 1534, the Portuguese appropriated the islands from Bahadur Shah of Gujarat....They were ceded to Charles II of England in 1661, as dowry for Catherine de Braganza. The cost of maintaining the islands was prohibative so they were, in turn, leased to the British East India Company in 1668 for a sum of £10 per annum. The actual transfer was by letters patent which, presumably for bureaucratic convenience, described Bombay as being 'in the manor of East Greenwich in the County of Kent'. The company found the deep harbour on the east coast of the islands to be ideal for setting up their first port in the sub-continent. The population quickly rose from 10,000 in 1661, to 60,000 in 1675; In 1687, the British East India Company transferred its headquarters from Surat to Bombay. The city eventually became the headquarters of the Bombay Presidency." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai
King Charles II on receiving Bombay from the Portugese as part of his wife's dowry.
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1 kilo of cocaine, plural version would be "BIRDS"
ive got only about a half a bird left untill i holler at spanish jose later this evening
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It is the word
Bird, bird bird...bird is the word
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A Bird is an impeccable coincidence with a twist of fate. A Bird is a reoccuring, odd experience sharing a crazy detail. When something is Bird it is meant to be and it is brought into exsistance at the exact moment it is required. Bird is when two or more individuals experience or think the exact same thing at the exact same time. Bird is a moment. Bird is a revolution.
作者 Birdmaid 2011年9月28日
What you haven`t heard? The birds the word bub bub bird bird bird the birds the word! As made famious by the band the Thunderbirds!
All hail Peter Griffin who brought us the bird back.
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A female who gets around with a lot of guys. She jocks all of them hella hard making herself look needy.
"Damn I just saw that girl with Darian n his homeboys yesterday. This bitch never leaves anyone alone"
"Off tops. She's a bird"
"Off tops. She's a bird"
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in the uk, bird is a common expression for an amount (any) of prison time.
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One who flees or runs away once the police come or when sh** gets real
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Shannon Samson, 'Good Morning Indiana' Skycam 6 reporter, shares her Oscars picks
Shannon Samson, Skycam 6 reporter for "Good Morning Indiana" shares her Oscars picks:
Best Picture: "Silver Linings Playbook." I LOVED this movie. Some say I am crushing on it too hard, but I disagree. This movie has everything -- great performances, a great story and a really climactic dance scene. Scores of "Dancing with the Stars" fans would agree, it's just good stuff.
Best Actor: DDL for "Lincoln." I would be bitter if I were anyone else nominated in this category. The movie a li'l boring in places, but DDL delivers. Again.
Best Actress: I hope Naomi Watts wins, but I have a feeling it's going to be Jessica Chastain. The woman can emote.
Supporting Actor: DeNiro for "Silver Linings." He's just so entertaining and makes it all look so effortless.
Supporting Actress: Everyone knows Sally Field already has an Oscar and everyone really, really likes her, so it would be nice if Jacki Weaver won, eh? I mean, it would be great to see an older woman get her props, but Anne Hathaway will take the statue home and put it with all the others for her performance in "Les Mis." When there is nothing more compelling to look at than a close-up of your face for like 10 solid minutes, that's really saying something.
Best Director: Write-in nomination for Ben Affleck. "Argo" was just really suspenseful and entertaining.
I would also like to give a shout-out to Adele, who will win for her song "Skyfall." Why? Because everything she does merits an award, but her acceptance speeches are so much more exciting than Taylor Swift's. I have fantasies about Adele and I being friends in real life.


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Derek Malcolm's Century of Cinema
While researching something else (as is always the way), I stumbled upon former Guardian critic Derek Malcolm's A Century of Films - a survey of his personal Top 100, with a robust defence of each film's inclusion.
And on glancing down the list again for the first time since 2001, I notice that nine of his choices came from central and eastern Europe (or, in the case of Blanche, from a Polish filmmaker adapting a Polish play). This is perhaps unsurprising for a critic who came of age in the 1960s when Jancsó, Tarkovsky and the Czech New Wave dominated cinematic proceedings, but it's gratifying nonetheless.
So here's a direct link to his individual reviews:
- Andrei Rublev (Андрей Рублёв, d. Andrei Tarkovsky, 1966, USSR)
- Ashes and Diamonds (Popiół i diament, d. Andrzej Wajda, 1958, Poland)
- Blanche (d. Walerian Borowczyk, 1970, France)
- Closely Observed Trains (Ostře sledované vlaky, d. Jiri Menzel, 1966, Czechoslovakia)
- Love (Szerelem, d. Károly Makk, 1971, Hungary)
- The Round-Up (Szegénylegények, d. Miklós Jancsó, 1965, Hungary)
- A Short Film About Killing (Krótki film o zabijaniu, d. Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1987, Poland)
- Strike (Стачка, d. Sergei Eisenstein, 1925, USSR)
- W.R. - Mysteries of the Organism (W.R. - Misterije organizma, d. Dušan Makavejev, 1970, Yugoslavia)
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USCIS, FBI Eliminate National Name Check Backlog
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today announced that, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), it has met all milestones set forth in a joint business plan announced April 2, 2008, resulting in the elimination of the FBI National Name Check Program (NNCP) backlog.
"Our close partnership with the FBI has resulted in the accomplishment of this significant achievement with national security as its foundation," said USCIS Acting Deputy Director Michael Aytes. "This continued working relationship will help to ensure that name check processing is accomplished as quickly as possible without compromising security concerns."
The final goal of the business plan was to achieve a sustainable performance level by the NNCP of completing 98 percent of name check requests submitted by USCIS within 30 days, and the remaining two percent within 90 days. This performance level will become the new standard.
These vastly improved performance levels were achieved through a variety of collaborative steps taken by USCIS and the FBI, including:
As is the case with all security checks undertaken by USCIS, any information provided by the FBI through these checks may require further evaluation and may need additional interaction with agencies outside USCIS to obtain updated or additional information. This could result in additional delays in processing and is not governed by the processing goals contained in the joint business plan.
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