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25-2011.00 - Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Instruct preschool-aged children in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility. May be required to hold State certification.
Sample of reported job titles: Early Childhood Teacher, Group Teacher, Head Start Teacher, Headstart Teacher, Lead Teacher, Pre-Kindergarten Teacher (Pre-K Teacher), Preschool Teacher, Teacher, Teacher Assistant, Toddler Teacher
Tasks | Tools & Technology | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Establish and enforce rules for behavior, and procedures for maintaining order.
- Organize and lead activities designed to promote physical, mental and social development, such as games, arts and crafts, music, storytelling, and field trips.
- Teach basic skills such as color, shape, number and letter recognition, personal hygiene, and social skills.
- Observe and evaluate children's performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
- Read books to entire classes or to small groups.
- Attend to children's basic needs by feeding them, dressing them, and changing their diapers.
- Provide a variety of materials and resources for children to explore, manipulate and use, both in learning activities and in imaginative play.
- Assimilate arriving children to the school environment by greeting them, helping them remove outerwear, and selecting activities of interest to them.
- Serve meals and snacks in accordance with nutritional guidelines.
- Teach proper eating habits and personal hygiene.
Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
|Balance or gross motor equipment — Play structures
|Board games — Educational board games
|Emergency medical services first aid kits — Emergency first aid kits
|Photocopiers — Photocopying equipment
|Sand or water tables or activity centers — Sand tables; Water tables
Technology used in this occupation:
|Computer based training software — Children's educational software
|Data base user interface and query software — Data entry software
|Electronic mail software — Email software
|Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
|Word processing software — Microsoft Word
|Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
|Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
|English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
|Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
|Public Safety and Security — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
|Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
|Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
|Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
|Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
|Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
|Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
|Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
|Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
|Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
|Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
|Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
|Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
|Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
|Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
|Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
|Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
|Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
|Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
|Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
|Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Work Activities
|Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
|Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
|Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
|Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
|Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
|Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
|Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
|Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
|Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
|Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Work Context
|Face-to-Face Discussions — 86% responded "Every day."
|Contact With Others — 85% responded "Constant contact with others."
|Work With Work Group or Team — 71% responded "Extremely important."
|Freedom to Make Decisions — 47% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Physical Proximity — 64% responded "Very close (near touching)."
|Structured versus Unstructured Work — 44% responded "A lot of freedom."
|Frequency of Decision Making — 66% responded "Every day."
|Coordinate or Lead Others — 44% responded "Extremely important."
|Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 42% responded "Very important results."
|Deal With External Customers — 37% responded "Extremely important."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed
|Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
|Related Experience
|Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.
|Job Training
|Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations usually involve using communication and organizational skills to coordinate, supervise, manage, or train others to accomplish goals. Examples include food service managers, electricians, agricultural technicians, legal secretaries, occupational therapy assistants, and medical assistants.
|SVP Range
|(6.0 to < 7.0)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Some college, no degree
|Associate's degree
|Bachelor's degree
Interest code: SA
|Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
|Artistic — Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
Work Styles
|Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
|Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
|Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
|Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
|Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
|Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
|Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
|Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
|Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
|Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Work Values
|Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
|Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
|Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
Related Occupations
|Social and Human Service Assistants
|Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
|Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
|Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
|Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
|Teacher Assistants Bright Outlook
|Childcare Workers
|Recreation Workers
|Residential Advisors
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2014)
|$13.52 hourly, $28,120 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2012)
|438,000 employees
|Projected growth (2012-2022)
|Faster than average (15% to 21%)
|Projected job openings (2012-2022)
|State trends
|Top industries (2012)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2014 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Sources are listed to provide additional information on related jobs, specialties, and/or industries. Links to non-DOL Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
- Preschool Teachers . Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 Edition.


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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Teacher Appreciation Melted Crayon Art
To make this, you need a flat 11x17 canvas (I got them at Michael's for something like $9.00 for a 5 pack) and a box of 64 crayons (I got both Crayola and Cra-Z-Art – I wanted to see the difference).
First, line up your crayons how you want them to be on the canvas. I was going for a rainbow color blocking look.
After they are all lined up, get your glue gun ready!
I tried to put enough hot glue on the canvas to glue down 6 or 7 at a time. Pretty easy!
I was surprised at the difference in color range between Cra-Z-Art and Crayola. I think overall they are both good crayons, but I didn't realize the colors were so different.
After they are all glued on, you need to melt the crayon. I've heard that you can do this with a blow dryer. I happen to own a heat gun which gets way hotter than a blow dryer, so I used that. I love my heat gun! I found it at Harbor Freight for around $10 and it's been worth every penny. There are so many uses (melting the end of ribbon so it won't fray, shrink wrapping, melting crayon).
The heat gun melts it so fast. It took my less than 10 minutes to melt all of the crayons. I love the pretty crayon pool at the bottom.
After the crayon cooled off and hardened, I added each of the teacher's names in vinyl on top of the crayon.
The difference in the crayon brands went way beyond color. The Crayola melted a little bit slower and thickened up sooner resulting in a more uniform look. The Cra-Z-Art has a more runny look but the colors are more vibrant. I really love them both!
These were so easy (and inexpensive) to make. I think both of my kid's teachers will love them!
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43 comments:
Those look so awesome! I've seen a few of those crayon melting crafts, but this is by far the best use for them. You are so on the ball. I haven't even thought about end of the year gifts yet. Love it!ReplyDelete
ooo I've been wanting to try this since I saw it on Pinterest! Love how you added the names... great idea :)ReplyDelete
Very cool! I've been wanting to try this :)ReplyDelete
So cool! Love how you stenciled the names!ReplyDelete
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.Replies
Thanks for sharing at the Pomp Party! Pinning to our Pomp Party board!Delete
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.
These both look great, interesting to see the difference between both sets of crayons, never thought about it before!ReplyDelete
I really like this!!!ReplyDelete
Love the personalization!!!ReplyDelete
So cute! Great teacher's present.ReplyDelete
THIS is so neat!!ReplyDelete
thanks for stopping by my blog - I will be following you as well!
Cute! As a teacher I prefer these kinds of gifts to, say, 25 bottles of lotion :)ReplyDelete
That is such a great idea!!! I bet that any teacher would love that!!ReplyDelete
Hi Shatzi! Stopping by from THe DIY Dreamer link party. Your canvases turned out great! I'm sure that Mrs. Wilson and Ms. Dawson will love them!ReplyDelete
Greetings from Spain
I love love love this! So cuteReplyDelete
Thanks for linking up! I have seen this on pinterest and it is awesome you did it! Thanks for linking up today.ReplyDelete
Hi Shatzi! Thanks so much for sharing this and following me on GFC! I use to teach actually and would've loved this as a gift! Such a great idea!ReplyDelete
Super cute teacher's gift! Yours turned out so good! Looks like it was a lot of fun to make them. Visiting you from Crafty Texas Girls, and am happy to be now following. :-) Have a wonderful night!ReplyDelete
My kiddos are dying to do this for a summer craft - I LOVE the vinyl!ReplyDelete
These are really cool! My sister in law made one for an art project in high school, and it turned out great! Thanks for sharing at our Handmade Tuesdays party.ReplyDelete
This is such a fun project to do, and I love how you've personalized it!ReplyDelete
I love this! I have been wanting to try this craft. Love how you personalized it!ReplyDelete
I'd love it if you'd link up with me at Off the Hook!
Those are gorgeous! Thanks for linking up to Grits & Giggles!ReplyDelete
Great idea to put their names on with vinyl! LOVE it!ReplyDelete
Such a fun and timely application for this crafty technique. Thanks for sharing it on this week's Motivated Monday at BeColorfulReplyDelete
Ohhhh this is sooo cute!!!! Love the crayon idea, and love how colorful it is!!!!ReplyDelete
I love this! I'm thinking an artsy father's day gift... :)ReplyDelete
This is so cool.. I have been wanting to try this for a while now, it looks like a fun project. :) Can also be an awesome gift for Dad.ReplyDelete
Love your version. The look amazing!ReplyDelete
You win the "coolest teacher gift" award from me! This turned out awesome!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing!
@ Creatively Living
Love adding the name. May have to try this with the kids this summer for their rooms.ReplyDelete
This is amazing!! What an incredible gift! thank you for linking up to Uncommon! featuring this on our FB page today! ;)ReplyDelete
Love this! What a great idea for a teacher gift. My best friend {who is a teacher} would love this. Thanks for linking up to our party.ReplyDelete
Hope you had a wonderful weekend.
This is a great idea for a teacher gift. I can really notice the difference between the two brands of crayons, but they both turned out beautiful! Thanks for sharing at Showcase Your Talent Thursday!ReplyDelete
Love this! Great teacher gift. Thanks for sharing at Creative Thursday last week. I can't wait to see what you link up this week. Have a great day :)ReplyDelete
I love this - so much that I intend to make one for my classroom next year . Thank you so much !ReplyDelete
Pat E.
cool gift!!! now your newest follower!!ReplyDelete
Do you think if you put the vinyl on before you melted it would have worked to peel it off and show the white or would it have cracked the crayon?ReplyDelete
Love these! I am a teacher and woukd be ecstatic to get one of these! Just a quick question-what size letters did you use?ReplyDelete
Super cool! I want to try this, but I probably will cut the paper horizontally right under the crayons, so just the wax drips show. Oh, and I like the puddle at the bottom too!ReplyDelete
Cute spin on this project! Love it!ReplyDelete
That's a wonderful gift.. i love it.ReplyDelete
Very nice! (like crayola better) i'll do that for my teacher who is retiring!ReplyDelete
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WASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association is trying to build momentum against the proposed expansion of background checks for gun purchases.
At a gun show in the Virginia suburbs this weekend the NRA's lobbying arm set up a booth to lobby against the gun control measures being pushed by the White House. Prominently displayed at the booth were two signs - one opposing the bill being pushed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, that would ban military style assault weapons and the other was against imposing universal background checks saying they "would not be universal."
NRA officials handed out a flyer titled: "NO to 'Universal' Background Checks" saying "While banning guns and magazines is being actively promoted by the anti-gunners, the criminalization of private firearm transfers is the centerpiece of their anti-Second Amendment efforts. This is part of a strategy to chip away at our Second Amendment rights under the guise of being 'reasonable.'"
What gun control proponents are trying to do is close the so-called "gun show loophole," which allows many private purchases, many of which occur at gun shows, not to have undergo federal background checks.
Any purchase by a federally licensed dealer - whether at a store or at show - must undergo such a check.
The Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, however, estimates 40% of gun purchases in the U.S. each year are through private sales - ones that don't undergo background checks.
Some political experts have said the expansion of background checks has the best chance of the various proposals to pass.
But the NRA is pushing back hard. It has prominently posted an op-ed, first printed in USA Today, by Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre on the front page of its website in which he says: "Criminals won't participate in a 'universal' system. They'll always steal or get their guns, and everything else they want, on the black market. Reasonable people know that criminals will never be part of the 'universe.'"
The group Mayors Against Illegal Guns sponsored an ad in the Washington, D.C. area during the Super Bowl to lobby for the checks expansion by highlighting a 1999 comment LaPierre made: "We think it's reasonable to provide mandatory, instant criminal background checks for every sale at every gun show. No loopholes anywhere. For anyone."
The fight over gun control is playing a prominent role in the lead-up to President Obama's State of the Union with both sides trying to take advantage. Members of Congress have invited more than 120 survivors and family members of victims of gun violence to attend the president's address, and some of them will be featured at a Washington press conference Tuesday to demand action on the gun control proposals before Congress.
On the other side the NRA is continuing to see a major influx of new members spurred by the debate. The organization set a record of 450,000 members two weeks ago. Those attending last weekend's show - the largest in the D.C. area -- got a free admission into the show if they joined the NRA or renewed their membership.
The show hiked its entrance fee this year. Organizers posted a sign outside the show warning: "Admission has gone up because we are using the money to fight so you can keep and bear your guns." It also said it has already spent $25,000 "to stop impending legislation by hiring lawyers, lobbyists and writing bills."
There were waits throughout the weekend to get into the show. Once they were inside, besides the NRA booth, there were not many obvious signs of the raging debate. One dealer did post a note at his booth saying "Obama hates me."


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Fleming, CO — Thanks to a joint effort between Mayor Tom Gardiner and The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, a national not-for-profit organization funded by America's leading distillers and dedicated to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking, students got a life-saving lesson about the dangers of underage drinking and driving today during a presentation at Fleming High School where Mayor Gardiner appeared with Brandon Silveria, a young man who was involved in an alcohol-related crash at age 17 just before his high school prom.
"The story of this young man emphasizes our responsibility to educate children about the dangers of underage drinking and driving. Brandon Silveria's powerful message of turning his tragedy into a triumph has touched millions of high school students across the nation," said Gardiner. "In 2002, 45 youths under the age of 21 died in alcohol-related traffic fatalities in Colorado. Until that number is zero, we must continue to battle against drunk driving and underage drinking. I'm pleased to lend support to The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility's efforts, and I'm grateful Brandon, and Tony could come to Fleming."
During the program, Silveria told students his wrenching story of how as a high school student he had everything a teenager could want — a job, girlfriend and plans for the future — until he had a few drinks at a party and chose to drive home. After falling asleep at the wheel, crossing the centerline and crashing into a tree, Brandon was left in a coma for three months and spent several years in rehabilitation. Silveria was so badly injured that basic motor functions such as walking, talking and swallowing had to be re-learned. He has permanent brain injury and suffers from dangerous seizures. Brandon's presentations continue to receive standing ovations from students across the country.
"What you become depends on the choices that you make," said Brandon Silveria. "When I was 17, I had a job and a girlfriend. Because of my crash, I lost both of them. My hope is that by sharing my experiences with other young people, I can prevent others from being hurt or killed."
Through educational efforts such as the Silveria lecture and video program, The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility educates students across the country about the hazards of underage drinking and driving. Since Brandon and his father Tony have become spokespersons for The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, they have addressed over one million high school students nationwide and have been featured on such television programs as "Rescue 911," NBC's "Today," and "Leeza."
"We are pleased to have Mayor Gardiner's participation in The Foundation's efforts to combat underage drinking," said Ralph Blackman, President and CEO of The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility. "With his continued support, we hope to raise awareness about this serious problem, and by doing so, save lives in Colorado."
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Now he was listening with a pleasure because she was singing again, but this was quickly altered by the way she sang. Not the passion of her at sixteen but echoing the tentative circle of light around her in the darkness. She was singing it as if it was something scarred, as if one couldn't ever again bring all the hope of the song together. It had been altered by the five years leading to this night of her twenty-first birthday in the forty-fifth year of the twentieth century. Singing in the voice of a tired traveller, alone against everything. A new testament. There was no certainty to the song anymore, the singer could only be one voice against all the mountains of power. That was the only sureness. The one voice was the single unspoiled thing.
Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient
What is history? History is women following behind with the bucket.
Mrs. Lintott, The History Boys by Alan Bennett
The woman stands outside the Great Gate and secures her belongings on the wooden cart, one of hundreds set to depart this morning. Horses stamp impatiently, and soldiers patrol the lines. Only a few days ago, the Steward's edict went out: Minas Tirith is no longer safe. The City will be readied for war, and therefore emptied of its women and children, its old men. Exceptions will be made for the young boys who serve as message-lads, and for those women who serve in the Houses of Healing. They may keep to their posts if they wish, though they are by no means bound to them. Today, the woman will leave the only home she has ever known, dutifully taking with her the minimal amount of provisions and belongings refugees are allowed. She also takes with her a young nephew, who is as good as a son to her, as well as one of her two natural-born children.
Long have we given of our sons, she thinks, for all the good it's done us. Now it seems only meet that they ask us for our daughters, as well. Of course, her own daughter has made the choice of her own, and though she is several months short of her twentieth birthday she is nevertheless a woman under the law.
The mother regards her only girl, who is standing to the side. Beneath her smock she wears a plain blue dress, and on her upper right arm is the dark blue band that marks her for a healer. Her dark hair is bound up beneath a white cap. She is solemn and pale, with a wide-eyed and watchful look about her that bespeaks a whole roster of cares beyond her years. She stands up very straight. No one, her mother thinks with fierce pride and heartsick dismay, could ever mistake her for anything but a Minas Tirith girl, born under the darkening skies of the Third Age.
They are almost ready to go. The woman can tell that her daughter is struggling to keep the calm look on her face. Before this she has never spent so much as a night away from her family, as indeed the mother had never done before she got married. The mother smiles at her, and then inclines her head slightly to the side, indicating the two young boys waiting behind her, her son and her nephew. For the children, that smile says, and the girl gives an almost imperceptible nod in return: For the children. She stoops and enfolds her brother and her cousin in tight hugs, giving them all of the expected admonishments to do as they are told, to help their mother and aunt. That she will miss them and await their return.
They'll miss her too, they assure her. Do well in the Houses. They will bring her back a seashell.
And then her mother hugs her, for what, as both know, may be the last time. The mother thinks she can feel her daughter's heart beating urgently and painfully against her, matching her own. She kisses her, and whispers something in her ear. The girl finally forces herself to draw away, nodding. And then it's time for them to go.
The girl watches as the line of horses and wains and people departs, and lingers at the gate even after she cannot see them anymore. Then she turns and goes back inside, up to the City where she is needed.
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Contrary to popular belief Notre Dame had a tougher schedule than Alabama which makes them an even better prospect to beat the spread on January 8th in Florida.
And they went unbeaten unlike the Tide who lost to Texas A&M.
In an excellent article in CSN Chicago J.J. Stankevitz notes that the Irish schedule was definitely tougher as they played fewer patsies, only Boston College and Wake Forest ranked 122nd and 117th respectively.(Wow how BC have fallen)
Alabama on the other hand beat up on Western Kentucky (No. 80), Florida Atlantic (No. 131), Western Carolina (No. 199) and Auburn (No. 83). Alabama played four top-20 opponents in Texas A&M (No. 6, and a loss), Georgia (No. 7), at LSU (No. 11) and Michigan (No. 20).
On the other hand Notre Dame beat No. 8 Stanford, No. 34 BYU, and No. 9 Oklahoma to give them an edge considering Alabama lost to A&M.
Little wonder then that Jeff Sagarin's strength of schedule rankings placed Notre Dame at No. 31 and Alabama at No. 34.
All of which points to a greater potential of an Irish upset of the Tide when the sides meet in Miami
Now that would be cool!
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DOVER — Does the U.S. Department of Justice have ulterior motives for allowing New Hampshire to be released from a portion of the Voting Rights Act?
New Hampshire filed a lawsuit in November asking the U.S. Department of Justice to grant the state a so-called "bailout" from the provisions of Section 5.
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Sinatra the Library Cat
By Adam Howington
"Ol' Blue Eyes." Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra, was widely known for his pair of baby blues.In April of 2010, that term brought on a whole new meaning to the workers at Tazewell County Public Library. A stray cat, with fluffy white and cream fur had begun to hang around the Richlands Branch. At the time he was extremely thin and lacked a home.
He had no name that we knew of, so branch manager Jami M. took the liberty of giving him one: "Sinatra." He remained faithful to residing on the porch of the library until July of that same year. At that time he was officially "adopted" by the library, brought inside and given a home, quite a large home to be precise.One of the oldest living buildings in Richlands, VA, the library is a three story house that was built in 1890.
Since making his home at the library, Sinatra has been cared for medically and fed plenty. We must put emphasis on the latter part of that sentence. He roams wherever he wishes, runs up and down the stairs, is adored by employees and patrons alike; yet the most unique part of the story is a mystery to us. Although he knows he's living the good life, he is extremely patient with people and doesn't take his new life for granted. He is let outside each and every day, and he never strays farther than the front porch. We are unsure of what kind of life he lived before coming here, but we know that he enjoys what he has now, and he shows it each and every day.
Each morning, Sinatra greets the workers by jumping on the front desk counter and begging for attention (and food). He has unlimited energy and constantly runs around the library and likes to play with toys. It's easy to say that Sinatra the Library Cat has become like family to all of us here at Richlands.


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The code icon to see the HTML if you know about this language. If you are a novice - don't! - or at least not yet.
The best tip - keep it simple to start with and don't over-use tables for layouts as they slow down the display of the pages
Beware - Do not insert a table on the very top line of a page because it upsets the layout and pushes the table off screen to the right of the page!
Before you create a table:-
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A dialog box appears to enable you to define some of the characteristics of the table. In the dialogue box:-
If you have entered a width, the result on the screen is an empty table. Otherwise the rows and columns only expand when text or data is added.
Look at the icons along the top of the editor - those that allow you to do things to tables will have become active.
Getting a table to look as you wish usually is a case of trial and error. (While you are editing you will probably need to use the undo icon (little round arrow) - (or control Z on your keyboard)
There are icons on the editor for doing most of the formatting you may need. You can make text appear to the right, centre or left or to the top, bottom or centre of the cell - just as you can using a word processor
To add a row
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You see that a face is beautiful; then desire is created. The desire is not for that face or that body; it is for your own interpretation, your own projection. The person that is there, the real person, has been used as a screen, and you have projected yourself. And then disillusion is bound to be there because the real face cannot be forced into unreality by your projection. Sooner or later the projection will have to be dropped, and the real face will come out, and then you will feel that you have been cheated. You will say, "What has happened to this face? This face was so beautiful and this person was so beautiful, and now everything has gone ugly." Again you are interpreting. The person remains whatsoever he is, but your interpretations and projections go on, and you are never allowing energy to assert itself. You go on suppressing it. You are suppressing inwardly and outwardly also. You never allow the reality to assert itself.
I am reminded that one day a neighbor asked Mulla Nasruddin whether he could have his horse for a few hours. The Mulla said, "I would gladly give my horse to you, but my wife has gone with the horse and they will be out for the whole day." Just at this moment the neigh of the horse was heard from the stable, so the man looked at Mulla Nasruddin. Nasruddin said, "Okay, whom do you believe - me or the horse? And the horse is a notorious liar to boot. Whom do you believe?"
We create an untrue world around us because of our projections, but if the reality asserts and the horse neighs from the stable, we ask, "Whom do you believe?" We always believe ourselves, not the reality that goes on asserting. It is asserting every moment, but we go on forcing our illusions. That is why every man feels disillusioned in the end. It is not because of reality. Every man and woman feels disillusioned in the end, as if the whole life has been a waste. But now you cannot do anything, you cannot undo it. Time is no more with you. Time has flown and death is near and you are disillusioned, and now the opportunity is lost.
Why does everyone feel disillusioned? Not only those who are unsuccessful in life, but those who are successful in life, they also feel the same. It is okay if unsuccessfuls feel disillusioned, but even those who succeed feel this way. Napoleons and Hitlers and Alexanders, they also feel disillusioned. The whole life has been a waste. Why? Is the cause really in reality, or is the cause in the dreams which you were projecting? And then you could not project them and the reality asserted itself, and ultimately reality wins and you are defeated. You can win only if you are not projecting.
So remember the second thing: look directly at things as they are. Don't project, don't interpret, don't force your mind upon things. Allow the reality to assert itself, whatsoever it is. This is always good, and howsoever beautiful your dreams they are bad, because you are bound on a journey of disillusion. And the sooner you are disillusioned, the better, but once one illusion is gone, immediately you start creating another to replace it.
Allow a gap. Between two illusions, allow a gap. Allow an interval so the reality can be seen. This is very arduous - to look at the reality as it is. It may not be according to your desires. There is no need for it to be according to your desires. But then you have to live with reality, to live in it - and you are in it! It is better to come to terms with reality than to go on deceiving yourself, and you are not aware how you go on projecting. Someone says something, and you understand something else. And you base things on your understanding, and then you make a house of cards out of it, you create a palace of cards. It was never said! Something else was meant!


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Legends of Qin is a 3D Fantasy MMORPG that both looks and plays a lot like Blizzard's World of Warcraft. Even though Legends of Qin is a bit late to the 'copy World of Warcraft' party (Think Runes of Magic and Gates of Andaron) – it's still a fun game worth checking out. Players can expect the usual array of MMORPG features from instances to crafting. Those looking for an alternative to to World of Warcraft and have already played Runes of Magic should certainly check out Legends of Qin. The game's four playable classes are:
Warrior – Warriors, like in most other MMORPGs, are the primary all around balanced close range combatant. They have large amounts of hit points and armor as well as formidable offensive capabilities. They don't deal as much damage as rogues and mages, but they are the only class in the game capable of 'tanking' difficult enemies.
Rogue – Rogues are a lot like warriors but with a strong emphasis on damage rather than defense. Rogues rely on their agility to dodge their opponents and deal large amounts of damage quickly. Unlike the warrior though, they can't stand toe-to-toe against hard hitting foes.
Mage – Mages are the traditional offensive spell casting class in Legends of Qin. They are extremely effective at damaging their targets from a distance but are vulnerable in close quarters combat. They have the least armor and hit points in the game but are destructive at a distance.
Shaman -Shamans, like mages, have access to a wide arsenal of spells – most of which are supportive. They are an excellent supportive class as they can cast healing and buff spells on their party and themselves. Unlike the mage though – they can hold their own in melee combat fairly well.
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Phoronix: Linux 3.7-rc3: Some Of You Need To Change Your Names
Linus Torvalds released the Linux 3.7-rc3 kernel on Sunday evening. There isn't much that stands out about this release, but there is a small comedic rant by Linus about the names of some kernel contributors...
Say one thing for Linus, say he has a sense of humour
Not only does he have a sense of humor in a business oriented field but he says things that can be portrayed as offensive, which i like because he either says what he needs to to get the job done (and done right) or he's just teasing people and trying to lighten the mood of something that is otherwise boring.
And of course this doesn't exclude the hundreds of devs that did the same thing. For the fun of it.
It certainly is stupid.
He doesn't donate all of his money to charity. Many sites about his so called 'charity'. Things like investing in 'bad' companies to 'help' those being hurt by said bad companies to begin with. Controversies all over the place. He is trying to 'clear' his name as an ass.
Sure, he was a great businessman. He made lots of money. Lots and lots of it. Does that automatically make him an amazing or good person? I would like to think not. If you take it to the extreme, the Third Reich was also quite wealthy, or at least Adolf himself. He made lots of gold/money. Does that make him a good person? I don't think so.


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@EmberMike...the BSA policy has always been well known. Don't kid yourself. The reason that it is more "open" now is because of activism, social media and the recent swing in this country of the political pendulum. But the policy has always been well known.
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05-13-2013, 07:53 AMEditing a commentWhy doesn't the BSA make its policy a central point in recruitment ? On Scout School Night or the New Parent Information Meeting, why isn't it explicitly explained to the parents that in the future their little 1st grade boy "comes out" as gay that he will be summarily dismissed from the Scouting and any advancement he was working on will be denied ? Not a very positive message for many parents when they are there for a positive message.
packsaddle commented05-13-2013, 09:01 AMEditing a commentKDD, hatred is rarely so refreshing as to be presented openly and honestly. Mostly, it likes to remain hidden, almost as a way of life itself.
DigitalScout commented05-13-2013, 10:00 AMEditing a comment@mozartbrau - The BSA anti-gay policy is well known among scouters. The general public for the most part isn't aware of the policy. I've had parents approach me after a couple of years in scouting and were surprised that such a policy exists. I'm surprised too. It is 2013 afterall.
There are two huge elements missing....
BPSA Troops...... While scouting can be completed alone per the lone scout program.......for me it misses the bulk of program benefit...Small group dynamics and leadership.
Then the Eagle brand.......even though it ain't what it used to be with the watering down of the requirements......to the uneducated it is still an impressive achievement.
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There are more groups than Lone Scouts, something like 24 groups around the country at present and far fewer Lone Scouts. I think the emphasis in the BPSA is definitely on groups, as they encourage people to go the Lone Scout route only after encouraging people to reach out to their community and try to find enough people to charter a new group.
And they do have something of an Eagle equivalent, although with not quite the same eloquence in the name (The George Washington Award doesn't have the same ring to it as Eagle Scout). However the real value in the Eagle Scout name and rank comes from years of notoriety and recognition. I'm sure that in time, the GW award can also come to represent an equally impressive distinction, if the BPSA grows in popularity.
I don't believe the policy was well know till the Dale decision....
as a youth in the 70's I don't believe the policy was well known at all. We had a gay ASM back then, single lived with his mother, No big deal, parents kinda raised their eyebrows when he was around never knew why to much later.... BTW, that was pre-youth protection.
Seriously, KDD - so if it wasn't a felony in ALL states in the U.S., that is supposed to "shoot a giant hole in my argument?" Seriously? Do you think that the BSA would only recognize federal law, but not the laws of the state the council was in?
My apologies, then. I misstated. Sodomy was illegal in EVERY state in the Union until 1962. So there would be no need for a policy in the BSA before that date. It was that way since the beginning of the Republic, when good old liberal, separation-of-church-and-state Thomas Jefferson wrote a bill that would require castration upon conviction for sodomy. The Virginia legislature thought Tom was way too liberal, and voted to continue the death sentence for sodomy.
Illinois was the first state to decriminalize the act of sodomy (in 1962) , but it was still a criminal offense to solicit another to commit sodomy. Other states gradually repealed the consensual sodomy laws until the 2003 SCOTUS decision (reversing its earlier 1986 decision which said states COULD have anti-sodomy laws).
I'm not sure which state Basement Dweller was in during the 1970s, but in the majority of states, homosexual acts were still illegal for most of the 1970s. In Michigan, for instance, a sodomy conviction could get you 15 years, and a second offense could get you a life sentence. In Idaho, a single conviction for committing a homosexual act could get you life at hard labor. As homosexual marriage was just the punch line of a dirty joke back then, you could also be prosecuted under fornication laws, and if one of the partners was a married man or woman, you could also be prosecuted under the adultery laws.
Legislative repeal rolled back some of the states' laws in the 1970s until the 2003 decision, but if you were a homosexual scout leader in, say, Wisconsin until 1983, or Texas until 2003, or Tennessee until 1996, or Massachusetts until 1974, or Florida until 2003, or Kansas until 2003...there was no need for a formal policy against homosexuals in the BSA. Gay people should not have been imprisoned for consensual sex acts (at least with adults), but the idea that there were no restrictions against gays in the BSA is ludicrous. There never was a Golden Age for Homosexuality in the BSA in the 1970s, KDD.
05-14-2013, 12:46 AMEditing a commentNever claimed there was a Golden Age. Thanks for clearing up your argument. A good history lesson also. The BSA should recognize the laws of every state they operate in. Therefor the BSA policies against admitting people involved in criminal acts were insufficient, for those in some states.
Basementdweller commented05-14-2013, 06:48 AMEditing a commentYou guys are ridiculous....I was a teenage boy, what did I know about the world?????
The guy was different, his uniform was always ironed with creases, Patches perfect, perfectly shahved and he wore aftershave or something....He was very different from our dads.
He was a youth member of the troop and everyone accepted him for who he was.......To my knowledge there was never an issue......
It was a different time in the 70'S as well......Outing someone took more effort.....you simply didn't shoot a txt or email to council to do it.....You had to either call and do it verbally, hand write a letter or type a letter on a manual type writer then put it in the mail box. To much of an effort for most parents.
in the 70's chase out gays wasn't a big BSA priority.....Nor was chasing out all of the child molesters.......They were too busy merging councils and selling camps off.
Originally posted by EmberMike... we face the dilemma of having to decide whether to enter back into the organization after a vote that will either reaffirm a discriminatory policy or start the process of ending it.
The fight for equality and fairness will continue regardless of the policy vote outcome.
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05-13-2013, 08:18 AMEditing a commentAgreed. By leaving you just hand the BSA over. Although the BSA listens to more than just its members. They listen to donors.
I'm just sort of sad about the whole thing. BSA has many charter partners who have contradicting values. BSA needs to NOT pass this. The damage will just continue. People will ignore the rule to do what they want and the public action groups will continue to beat-up BSA for being intolerant.
Instead BSA needs to pass something that says .... "BSA provides a program structure and materials and leaves membership management to the charter partners to manage consistent with the beliefs of those partners."
If a charter partner has beliefs that contradict too much, then BSA should not have chartered them in the first place. Heck, that's why we are in so much trouble. BSA wants to depend on schools for recruitment but the use private group beliefs.
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It has become very tiresome to continue to have certain individuals posting over the top opinions about National's policy. While it is certainly not exactly 21st century, and it can be at times very burdensome and ill advised, I cannot see that it is "hateful", purposely intended to demean Gays, or a witch hunt to find them and remove them. There is a definite disconnect between what I would call the real scouting, that is on the unit level, done by volunteers within the basic standards of their particular charter org. Reality is, that even today, close to 70% of the general population in this country has pretty much unspoken, but traditional values. While there is far more tolerance and less chest beating by the majority, the larger majority of society still chooses to not associate directly with Gays and other related individuals. They accept that they have certain rights and must be tolerated without public turmoil; but they also choose to have as little interconnection with them as they can. That is not hatred; it is not bigotry, it is simply their right to move in the elements of society in which they are comfortable.
BSA needs to find a workable solution to this. But that solution should not force the majority to interrelate should they choose not to; nor should those that are more open to acceptance or are part of the minority be disallowed to participate within their own groups or barred from general larger group participation. Those that are so thin skinned that they cannot abide anyone with different beliefs or styles of life anywhere near them need to simply follow their own choice and not intermix if the situation arises. Just like in the general public, most will have little or no actual knowledge of these issues, as they technically are not a direct part of the real program and are delegated to the parents or guardians should it become necessary.
Both fringes of this Political Spectacle should simply be ignored and butt out, as they have no interest in BSA and its basic program. Let the wheels of change continue to move, and stop demonizing either side. That is the problem in the country today; our leaders set such a poor example with their polarization in government, that somehow it becomes a similar focus in just about any other politically charged public interaction.
Now, I will sit back and await the vitriol; but this is my simple opinion. And I continue to just not get why so many cannot just allow people to be people and to keep their noses out of others' lives as much as possible. Freedom is not license. Rights are not absolute. Find your comfort zone, and play within it; but if it does not mesh with someone else, just accept it and move on.
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Baloney. So you don't see it as hateful that the organization states that they believe that homosexual conduct is inconsistent with the requirement in the Scout Oath that a Scout be morally straight and in the Scout Law that a Scout be clean in word and deed, and that homosexuals do not provide a desirable role model for Scouts. But the ban on homosexuals had nothing to do with conduct - a celebate priest, if self declared as a homosexual, would have been denied membership. That was my beef.
The simple workable solution is to get rid of these idiotic restrictions. Labelling folks as "fringe" is a red herring and making a blanket statement that they have no interest is the BSA is a lie at worst and just plain ignorant at best. For me, I don't demonize individuals that don't agree with me on this position but I also think the "just shut-up and let the situation resolve itself" response is very trite.
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Originally posted by DigitalScout View Post@mozartbrau - The BSA anti-gay policy is well known among scouters. The general public for the most part isn't aware of the policy. I've had parents approach me after a couple of years in scouting and were surprised that such a policy exists. I'm surprised too. It is 2013 afterall.
I think most any city that had a police squad with a Vice Squad did, Rick. If you solicited an undercover vice cop in a gay bar, in an adult bookstore (as my high school principal did - he got several years), in a park that was a "cruising" area, in a public restroom, you were going to jail and maybe prison. Those weren't those weird "it is illegal to wear a squirrel on your head in August in Maine" jokey kind of local ordinances you read about. There were a lot of celebrities whose arrests for homosexual solicitation damaged their careers.
Originally posted by AZMike View Postllinois was the first state to decriminalize the act of sodomy (in 1962) , but it was still a criminal offense to solicit another to commit sodomy. Other states gradually repealed the consensual sodomy laws until the 2003 SCOTUS decision (reversing its earlier 1986 decision which said states COULD have anti-sodomy laws).
* That same town apparently has a law on the books that says it's illegal to allow your donkey to sleep in the bathtub. I would love to know the history on that one!
05-14-2013, 12:50 AMEditing a commentThere are also towns that have laws against scoring a touchdown against the home HS team. They are in Texas IIRC
Prediction? I won't be surprised either way, really. If you put a gun against my head I'd say they'll allow gay kids.
Plans? If no, I plan to get angry at every loudmouth that sounds off for the next 2 weeks until some Senator farts and distracts the 24-hour news cycle.
If yes, meh. I knew of a few gay kids in our troop when I was a scout myself, and I've been aware of a couple as an adult. The difference now is that kids are pushed to come out as soon as, if not before, they've got their first pube, so it's a different dynamic: It's one thing to have a "funny" kid in the troop, it will be another thing to have an honest-to-God gay kid in the troop. Every normal molehill slight will be made a bigotry mountain, every funny look will be sexual harassment. For every kid that doesn't give a rip, there'll be at least one parent with grave concerns. So, it'll just be learning to deal with the new tension.
Media will be a nightmare either way. First 15-yr-old that gets screwed by a 19-yr-old will be called a victim of "pedophilia" which is a joke. Or, worse, the victims will simply be ignored from now on, since they were never more to the media than a tool in the first place. A yes vote won't satisfy any of the weirdos and their "allies" since it won't allow adults, so we'll have another round of Kick the BSA. And in a year all we're going to get is a crusade over atheists with lots of "we won on gays" smearing in our faces.
Maybe I'll add "invest in Valium" to my plans.
05-14-2013, 12:59 AMEditing a commentAtivan and Xanax at much better. Give them a try and find your happy place.
Oh, and take a deep breath, that helps also.
If you put a gun to my head, I think the vote will be for no change. My reasoning is that the old Scouters are casting the votes.
My post vote plans will be based on how it all falls out. If the vote is a no, it will depend on how it happens. Basically, if it all turns out that the BSA takes a turn for the right, and it becomes clear that people that are not social conservatives are not welcome, I will leave. I had a conversation with a scouter that basically went "once we get rid of the fags, next we get rid of the #%$# Hindus, Muslims and women!". If people like that win, the BSA is dead, and I'm gone. If on the other hand, people like me are still welcome (or at least tolerated), I'm going to continue to write letters, and advocate for change from within.
A no vote isn't an automatic "I'm leaving". But given some of the things I have heard from some scouters, if they get their way, I won't have to leave on my own. I will be "unacceptable" just for being Unitarian (or as one scouter put it: "#&#$ Unitarianism isn't a real religion, and they shouldn't be allowed!"). Way to live "A Scout if Reverent".
05-14-2013, 07:50 AMEditing a commentHey Rick, there will always be a contingent of wing nuts in any organization. These nut jobs are just blowing steam because they are on the losing side of history and they know it. The only way they win is if you leave.
@Rick in CA: You cannot seriously think that the people who don't want gays in Scouting are on an all out crusade to get ride of the non-Christians too. I am not saying they are not out there -- just as there are the rainbow-pride folks who want openly gay leaders to be allowed -- but I think that is a VERY small minority of people in Scouting. From my read of people in my council I would say we are 60/40 or 70/30 in favor of the current policy but using a more don't ask/don't tell approach. The minority would be in favor of allowing Scouts to stay even if they come out. I have yet to meet anyone personally who is at either end of that spectrum.
To be honest, if you have been part of Scouting for a while, it is still the same place you always liked. That discriminatory policy has always been in place, so leaving after losing a vote is a bit silly in my opinion. Now, if you were on the other side of the debate and saw the organization you knew parting with values they (and you) have held for a long time, then I could see leaving if the vote goes opposite your view point. But leaving after losing would be like me joining the NRA and then quitting after the assault weapons ban fails.
05-14-2013, 11:49 AMEditing a commentI can't recall which ones but several of our founding fathers were UU or held similar beliefs.
My plan is to keep working on the Patrol Method in my troop. We've made a lot of really great progress in the past year.
Irrespective of all the bloviating going on by adults far far away, my scouts are a bunch of great kids and are the reason I keep going. The people that say the country is going to hell don't know the scouts in my troop, or probably any other troop. Most of the scouts would be fine with gay scouts and some would be real uncomfortable. Either way, they know the right thing to do, they can be tougher critics than the adults, they can figure out how to get along with each other better than the adults, and they are our future. If sexuality were one of the methods of scouting I'd quit if this vote didn't go my way. But it has nothing to do with how my troop operates.
The only thing this whole issue has anything to do with is future membership. The BSA should reflect the USA. It's probably close right now. Part of the population is OK with gays, part is not. Whether they are good people has nothing to do with their views on homosexuality. If all those that are OK with gays leave the BSA then it will no longer reflect the country and a century old institution will go down the drain within a generation. That would be a shame.
There is no comparable organization to the BSA. I looked at the BPSA and my troop is roughly the size of their entire membership. I don't care what anyone says, religious youth groups are run by religious leaders and they don't have nearly as much fun as we do. That's not to say the BSA doesn't have challenges. They just don't have anything to do with the 3 G's.
To be fair, the BSA has a century more history than the BPSA, so the big difference in membership numbers is expected. More significantly, I'd look at the percentage growth of the BSA vs. the BPSA, which I'm sure will be significantly higher for the BPSA and will continue to remain so regardless of how the vote goes next week. I'd expect that BPSA growth rate to increase significantly if the BSA vote reaffirms the membership policy.
Why would they be sued out of business? They're not doing anything illegal. BSA forced them to take "Scout" out of their name, they did, there's nothing else legally that the BSA can claim ownership of. Scouting is a global movement, the BSA doesn't own it.
I think it will be a narrow defeat. BSA has come up with the motion based on one question in the poll that they sent out and assumed it would get a yes vote. I'm in a left-leaning part of the country and here it is 50/50 among adult leaders for a change. In more conservative parts of the country it's overwhelmingly against.
If it passes my FOS contributions cease but I won't walk away from BSA as a volunteer. That occurs if they ever decide that homosexual adults are appropriate leaders to take 16 year old boys into the woods for 10 days.
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