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Michael E. Porter, Robert S. Huckman, Jeremy L. Friese
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- Company Employee Count: 12000
- Company Revenue: $2.1 billion
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Little things like this make me sad , luckily there are few that work, xmms or exaile and they resemble the workings of foobar2000 for example. Other than you get tons of crackles, weird noises, and unexpected behavior, most of the seeking bar implementations / buffering are just retarded, try it on your own.
And yeah, I haven't had problems like crackling and popping since that time I accidentally used ESD.
I've never heard (of) these problems. Amarok (1&2), Juk, kaffeine, etc all work fine here. Well, they all use xine (either directly or through phonon), so that might be the culprit. So maybe you should try a xine-based player. And xmms is deprecated, I'm surprised you even got it to work.
Also you'll want to avoid any sound-server. Just using alsa directly usually is the most sane thing to do in my experience.
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Force amarok to use alsa instead of auto mode and all will be fine.
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Lore-Master - A multi-purpose spell casting class. Lore-Masters hurl spells from a safe distance, summon pets, and are capable of crowd control (CC.) Races: Man, Elf.
Minstrel - Minstrels sooth their allies wounds with enchanting songs and boost their fighting potential with powerful chants. Since they are the main supportive class in he game, the Minstrel class is available to all classes.
Rune-Keeper - The main offensive spell casters. They hurl powerful spells at their targets but are also capable of healing their allies. With low defense and health, they must be defended by their allies. Races: Elf, Dwarf.
Warden - A jack-of-all-trades melee class that uses medium armor and several weapon types, including throwing javelins. Wardens are mainly concerned with dealing damage, but can serve as off-tanks. Races: Man, Elf, Hobbit.
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The Lord of the Rings Online Review
By Erhan Altay
The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy brought J.R.R Tolkien's classic, high-fantasy franchise back into the mainstream. Following the release of each movie, new editions of the books and licensed video game tie-ins quickly hit the shelves. Most of these games were short-lived and mediocre at best, but one lives on and continues to prosper. The Lord of the Rings Online was officially released in 2007 by Turbine, the same company behind the early MMORPG hit Asheron's Call and the now free-to-play Dungeons and Dragons Online. The game enjoyed modest success as a subscription-based game, but after Turbine's success with the free-to -play relaunch of DDO, it was announced that The Lord of the Rings Online would be converted to a free-to-play MMORPG.
A Game of Epic Proportions
LotrO is still a relatively new game, but it has already gone through several patch cycles and had two expansion packs released. Astonishingly, the client download is at least 6.6 GB. I say at least because a high res client is also available at over 9.5 GB. Even after the download, players have to go through a long installation and patching process so be sure to start it overnight. After getting all that settled and launching the game, players are welcomed by a fancy cinematic that outlines the game's lore. The Lord of the Rings Online takes place as the Fellowship are on their way to Mt. Doom. The Free People of Middle Earth are at war with the forces of Angmar, which is lead by the head of the Nazguls, the Witch King. Each of the four races (Men, Elves, Dwarves, and Hobbits) have a short intro video that players can watch during character creation. Each account has two free character slots though more can purchased via the cash shop. The game deviates from the movie/lore slightly by allowing caster classes (true magic users seem to be a rare and dying breed in the LotR canon) and making Hobbits powerful enough to compete with the other classes in combat. Players cannot chose 'evil' races, but can play as monsters in special PvP modes which we'll discuss later.
The Free People
Appearance customization is robust. Each race has several variants; players can be a dwarf from the Misty Mountains or from the White Mounts. A human character can hail from the realms of Rohan, Gondor, or other famous locales. Members of the same race from different locations have different hair and eye color options, which gives the game extra depth. Besides the regional features, there are the standard compliment of hair, face, lip, and eye style customization. The total number of races is rather limited (four) but the nine available classes should make up for it. Not all races can play as all classes, so refer to the overview section for additional information. The Warden and Rune Keeper classes are not available to free players and must be unlocked through the premium shop. After character creation, each race starts in a unique area where they are given the option of running a tutorial instance. I'd suggest accepting this tutorial only because it has story elements that help 'immerse' players in the game world. LotRO puts great emphasis on story-driven progression, as there are many 'drama events' where players watch as special events occur. Even the quest and NPC dialogue is well written, especially compared to most other free-to-play MMORPGs.
Questing All the Way
The first generation of MMORPGs had quests as optional side activities with only a few being required. Since the release and popularity of World of Warcraft, almost all games have adopted the quest-centric method. LotRO is no different, as players have a quest log which can hold up to forty quests; almost every NPC in town is likely to have an errand for you to run. Grinding is completely discouraged, as killing mobs yields little experience. It is by completing quests and handing them in that players have any chance of leveling. Questing is further encouraged by the 'deed' and 'title' features. By completing all available quests, players accomplish deeds, which grant special trait bonuses and titles. Some deeds are simple to complete while others take many hours to earn. The emphasis on quests and story mean you'll never be left wondering what to do next, but the trade off is that the game often feels like a single player venture.
Training and Progression
Each level, players can train new skills (active or passive) at their class specific trainers located throughout Middle Earth. There are six stats in LotRO, but they increase on their own without player input. Besides skills and stats, each player has certain traits. There are several types of traits: racial, class, virtue, and legendary. These are obtained in a variety of methods, by completing deeds, reaching certain levels, or participating in PvP. The trait system helps differentiate members of the same class and ensures that no two characters are identical. The experience rate is generally fast-paced; it took me around forty-five minutes to hit level 6 on my first character while goofing off. Originally, the max level was 50, but with the most recent expansions, it has been raised to 65. Starting at level 10, players can create a monster character that begins at the max level and fights against regular characters of level 40 or higher. This Monsters vs Free People PvP mode is one of LotRO's more interesting and unique gameplay features.
Tech Specs
The Lord of the Rings Online is a very flexible game. As mentioned earlier, there are two available clients (standard and high resolution) as well as a multitude of graphic options to chose from. This means the game works on a wide range of machines and can look quite ugly or beautiful depending on the available computing power. If your machine can handle it, I highly recommend getting the high res client, as it really is a whole different experience. The game's soundtrack has also been hailed as a masterpiece. It received so much attention that Turbine has released a sixty-one track OST as a free download on their site. Fans can listen to all the tracks on RPGMusic.org
You Shall Not Pay!
Overall, LotRO is what you would expect from the granddaddy of all fantasy franchises. It's more story-driven than most MMORPGs, but still encourages grouping with dozens of high level instances. Groups are called 'fellowships', while guilds are referred to as 'kinships', which adds some unique flavor to the experience. Players can perform special moves while in groups, but it isn't enough to entice early level group activity. You'll likely play on your own until the very high levels. Players don't have to know anything about Lord of the Rings to enjoy the game; it might even help to not be familiar with the franchise since that will prevent you from comparing your mental image of Middle Earth with the one presented in the game. Lord of the Rings Online went free -to-play in September 2010, but still supports an optional subscription. Players are also free to purchase premium features piece meal. Permanent stat bonuses, additional inventory slots, and other goods are all available in the cash shop. The game can be enjoyed without dropping a dime, but some premium items do give players large advantages. This isn't much of concern in LotRO since it is mainly a cooperative, PvE experience. PvP plays a much smaller role than in most MMORPGs.
Final Verdict: Great
The Lord of the Rings Online holds true to the franchise and offers a very linear, story-driven experience. There are always plenty of quests to do, new areas to explore, and deeds to accomplish. The inability to play as the 'evil' races is somewhat made up for with the ability to play as monsters in special PvP zones. LOTRO is a full-feature MMORPG with high production value. Now that it's free-to-play, everyone should check it out.
The Lord of the Rings Online Videos
The Lord of the Rings Online Free to Play Commercial
The Lord of the Rings Online Free to Play Trailer
The Lord of the Rings Online Gameplay – First Look
The Lord of the Rings Online Links
The Lord of the Rings Online Official Site
The Lord of the Rings Online Wikipedia Entry
The Lord of the Rings Online Lorebook [Official Wiki]
The Lord of the Rings Online Requirements
Minimum Requirements:
OS: Windows XP
CPU: Pentium 4 1.8 GHz or AMD Equivalent
RAM: 512 MB Free
HDD: 7.0 GB Free
Graphics Card: 64 MB GeForce 3 or ATI Radeon 8500
Recommended Specifications:
OS: Windows XP / Vista
CPU: Pentium 4 2.8 Ghz / AMD Equivalent
RAM: 1024 MB or more
HDD: 10.0 GB Free
Graphics Card: 128MB Geforce 6800 / ATI Radeon X850 or better
The Lord of the Rings Online Articles
- Lord of the Rings Online: Gondor Aflame Update Now Available - Posted on November 6, 2014
Turbine Studios and WB Games has just released a new updated for Lord of the Rings Online known as "Update 15: Gondor Aflame". This new update includes a new class, a new epic battle scenario and three new regions.
- Lord of the Rings Online – Gondor Aflame Press Preview - Posted on November 5, 2014
Beginning with the first and most obvious new feature, we have the Beorning. Beornings, for those familiar with the works of Tolkien, will be the extended family (imagine them as a greater clan) of the famous Beorn, as descended from Grimbeorn.
- Lord of the Rings Online: Update 14 and New Producer Letter - Posted on July 18, 2014
This week, The Lords of the Rings Online has released Update 14, "Paths of the Dead," along with a new Producer Letter from Aaron Campbell looking at the state of the game for 2014.
- LOTRO Update 14 Press Preview - Posted on July 7, 2014
Once again, the charming devs of Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online have invited me to one of their press events, to debut the upcoming additions to the game in Update 14.
- Lord of the Rings Online: Executive Producer Discusses Future Details - Posted on April 14, 2014
Executive Producer Aaron Campbell of Turbine Studios has recently posted on the official forums for Lord of the Rings Online, regarding future updates for the game in 2014, 2015 and beyond.


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Red Raiders blast Timberlane
Sunday, December 30, 2012
DURHAM — The Spaulding High School boys basketball team wants to use the Bobcat Invitational tournament to improve its game for when the regular season resumes on Jan. 4.
"We're trying to get a look at a lot of different people," Spaulding coach Tim Cronin said. "We got some guys in the game to see how deep we go."
After a jumper by Timberlanes Mitchell McDonald temporarily stopped the bleeding, Spaulding closed out the first period on an 18-2 run, which included buckets from five different Red Raiders. A 3-pointer by Colucci made it 25-4. Ciccotelli scored four points in the paint during the run.
"We have experienced big guys from last year," Cronin said. "So our scoring in the paint is a strength. That's what we try to do early in the game, get the ball inside. We wanted to get off to a good start and we accomplished what we wanted to do early. That set the tone for everything else."
It was Spaulding's second win over the Owls in a span of a little more than two weeks. The Red Raiders were a 63-43 winner in Plaistow when the two teams met on Dec. 14 for the season opener. Spaulding is 3-0 in D-I while Timberlane is still searching for its first win.
"If we're going to get better, let's play the best," first-year Timberlane coach Jeff Bauman said. "They're certainly one of the better teams, at least in Division I. They certainly cause some matchup problems. Paradis is going to be a matchup nightmare for many teams. They came out hitting shots and we were buried."
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CNN — Republican Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan said Sunday he's hopeful the House will have another chance to vote on a measure that would curb the National Security Agency.
The Washington Post reported Friday that an internal NSA audit showed that the agency broke privacy rules "thousands of times each year," by making illegal interceptions of phone calls and e-mails, using methods later deemed illegal, and not fully reporting the extent of the agency's errors.
The report renewed calls from lawmakers to dig further into the agency's operations.
"The system is not working," Amash said on CNN's "State of the Union."
"Americans were told by the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee that there were zero privacy violations, and we know that's not true," he continued. "Americans were assured by the president and others that the (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) court had significant oversight, and we've heard from the chief judge of the FISA court who says that's not true."
The House last month narrowly defeated a measure drafted by Amash that would have restricted the NSA's federal surveillance program that monitors domestic phone records and was exposed by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
Following the Post's latest report, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, said Friday the Senate Judiciary Committee he chairs will hold a hearing on the new revelation.
In a call with reporters Friday, John DeLong -- the NSA's director of compliance - acknowledged "mistakes occur," even as he insisted only a "tiny" number of such problems were intentional.
"No one at NSA thinks a mistake is OK," DeLong said several times in the call, which a spokesman said was conducted to "address inaccuracies."
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, who voted against the Amash amendment that would have ended some of the NSA's capabilities, said Sunday he doesn't have any second thoughts about his vote last month but added he has "serious concerns" about the NSA.
"The amendment I don't think did the trick, frankly. I think there are much more important things we need to be doing," he said on "State of the Union."
Van Hollen called for broader reforms to the Patriot Act and said a citizen's advocate was needed to take the adversarial position before the FISA court, rather than the NSA going before the court unilaterally.
"We should have somebody at the court whose jobs it is, whose responsibility is to make sure they're putting forth the counterargument," he told CNN's chief political correspondent Candy Crowley. "In the court of law, you have two parties. The court itself should make a decision between two arguments. Right now, the (FISA) court is only hearing one argument."
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has been a critic of the NSA programs since word of them was leaked in June, said he agrees there should be more oversight, but argued further that some of the NSA's operations are "fundamentally unconstitutional."
"The constitution doesn't allow for a single warrant to get a billion phone records. They have a warrant that says they want all of Verizon's phone calls," he said on "Fox News Sunday." "Also, I don't think it's good police work. I think we get overwhelmed with data."
Rep. Peter King, R-New York, a supporter of the programs, said he fully disagrees with Paul and other critics of the NSA. King, also speaking on Fox, said Paul's remarks were "a grab bag of misinformation and distortion."
"Take Rand Paul's own numbers. He said there are billions of phone calls being collected," King continued. "It's not really true, but assume he's right for once. Billions of phone calls being collected. You juxtapose that with 2,800 violations, which were self-reported by the NSA."
King added that 1,900 of those violations were on foreign phones and "no American's rights were violated because of that." The longtime congressman argued it's scandalous to say the government agency used the information "to hurt people."
"Whatever mistakes were made were inadvertent. 99.99% batting average, that's better than most media people do, most politicians do," he said, adding he has "tremendous respect" for the NSA's chief, Gen. Keith Alexander. "This whole tone of 'snooping' and 'spying' that we use, I think is horrible."
CNN's Dan Merica and Ed Payne contributed to this report.


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Phoronix: Wayland Reference Code Being Re-Licensed
A number of months ago I wrote about plans for
I wished it had gone to LGPL I feel this might have encouraged more companies to give back to the project
Xorg is under MIT license since it exists and nobody has any problems giving developed code back. Wayland is the successor to Xorg and to get the same adoption rate, the same legal framework should be used.
Wayland is not a successor to Xorg.
What we are hoping is that with some luck, it might become a viable alternative to Xorg on the desktop.
systemd is not a specification, it's a complete system for bringing up and managing services (and probably more; I'm not well versed in what exactly it does, since I don't need to be). Someone else is free to take it and modify it to work on their OS, or take the idea and make their own unique implementation (doesn't even have to be a complete implementation, and certainly doesn't need to all be done by one component), but it is designed specifically with the Linux kernel in mind and it doesn't look like that'll change soon.
(edit: I doubt it matters whether they "like" it or not; it's those who implement the spec who ultimately get to decide what gets done and how, and for what platforms. The spec will evolve as new challenges are met, and the world will continue to revolve)
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I can't bring myself to care much about the license here. Or whether or not the BSDs choose to adopt Wayland.
I guess in such a case, leaning towards the more permissive licenses is good.


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I am a few years removed from volunteering at the troop level but here is what I remember:
1) If you haven't done troop leadership training yet, make sure you have one soon! The Scouts in my troop loved TLT because it was a day of leadership training, pizza, and (relevant) games. The allure of the "Trained" strip didn't hurt either.
2) If you have Scouts who enjoy teaching, make sure they have the opportunity to be instructors-- Instructor is a leadership position and it allows Scouts to focus on presenting the skills that interest them.
3) Definitely pursue the Venture Patrol option: Some of the older Scouts in my troop formed one and had an absolute blast with the "high adventure" options they found in our area.
4) Inter-patrol competitions are a great way to keep Scouts engaged. My troop had cook-offs, mousetrap car races (every patrol was given a kit with the same materials), and other wacky activities that kept the Scouts engaged. The best way to run them? Have a different patrol run the competition/game every week!
5) Write a survey for the Scouts and ask what they want to do during the coming year. Refer to it during the annual troop planning meeting (or help the Scouts run their first troop planning meeting).
I hope these help!
To a casual observer, I don't know that our troop meetings are significantly different from yours. The big difference is the boys are planning and executing whatever is going on. As far as the content of troop meetings, we don't do merit badge classes either, but we very frequently use merit badge "topics" for troop meetings. The programs are based on the merit badges but don't specifically cover the requirements. If a Scout is interested in earning the badge, paying attention and taking notes will get him a long way down the road of earning the badge. But each Scout still has to pull a blue card, meet with the counselor and complete the specifics of the requirement. You know -- show a little initiative and put forth some effort. We will frequently do merit badge topics as a troop but then have NO ONE actually earn the MB. At first, that's a hard pill for the adults to swallow, but the adults have to realize that not every activity has to result in a badge. If the boys had fun and learned something, it was worthwhile.
One thing which makes this successful is understanding that the program can be boy led, but still involve an adult standing up making the presentation. Last year we did engineering as a month-long topic. The boys planned it but invited different adults -- all of whom were already affiliated with the troop -- to talk about their particular branch of engineering. Face it, having a 14-year-old stand there and try to talk about engineering would have been bloody boring. The youth leadership came in the planning and organization. The patrol competitions which accompanied this included the patrols using what the learned to build a popsicle stick bridges and seeing which bridges held the most weight. Yeah, that's also a Webelos activity pin, but in we had the boys do 100% of the design and construction themselves.
Keeping the older boys engaged is going to be tough. If they have been taught to passively sit back and be entertained and collect MBs for doing so, they're probably going to be unhappy with the new system. Leading the troop is difficult and frustrating. If the boys haven't been brought along in the troop looking up to older guys in leadership positions, they may very likely only see the down side of being a leader. And you may lose a few. Sometimes that is the price of change. You have to see the value of change and stick to your vision regardless of the losses.
If you are looking for a check list of syllabus for making the change, I don't think you are going to find on. You have to keep the pressure on and everytime the boys relax, you push them a little further toward boy led. Your job is to clearly communicate what the end result looks like and keep that vision in front of the scouts and adults. You will get there eventually.
troop planning meeting boys pick out places to camp and troop activity for that campout.
PLC meets each month and plans out meetings until meeting after next PLC... they take in what the campout is and if training is needed then some of the meetings leading up to that campout will focus on that.
as an example our next campout is ice fishing (weather permitting - not often that you wish for cold weather) so our next meeting is all about ice fishing. We have the owner of the pond coming to talk about bait - best bait to use when ice fishing but also what bait he will allow in his pond because he won't allow live minnows in his pond. The SPL and our 18 year old ASM will talk about dressing for the weather. And they will practice ice rescues.
since cooking is going to becoming eagle required and because our boys tend to always eat the same things over and over again usually every couple of months someone will teach a new recipe - some times it's stove, sometimes dutch oven, and sometimes backpacking. Sometimes it is an adult leading, sometimes it is an older scout, but we break into patrols and each patrol makes their own as it is taught and then at end of meeting they get to eat.
And while we do NOT have merit badge classes - if a boy is needing to get with MBC they can do so before meeting as we have 30 mins before meeting starts, and they can meet during meeting off to the back of the room. Also if we are working on say first aid in the troop meeting nothing says a boy working on first aid merit badge can learn there at meeting and then speak to MBC and demonstrate their skill.
Eliminating merit badge classes in troop meetings was the first thing I did as Scoutmaster. But we do have adult scouters offer to do merit badge counciling outside of a meeting or on camping trips. Amazingly, not many badges are earned, as many boys do not follow through and do the work. I council wilderness survival, and yearly the boys choose to have a Wilderness survival campout where we do all the activity and skills described in the MB book. But I have the boys schedule a time to do the requirements where they discuss this and that. Only a few take the initiative and prepare to do this by reading the appropriate sections in the book and get ready to discuss it.
When I get a newly elected SPL and PL's, I tell them to watch what I do very carefully and get ready to take over next time. So I will do the first meeting in front of the troop with the SPL standing right by me. But the next meeting he has to do it. After that, I can ask what his plan is, but he has to come up with it. At PLC meetings, I will chair the first one, and the SPL will do the next meeting. After that, I mainly talk to him, and he takes over the presiding of the meeting. I tried to just throw them into the frey, but they did not know what to do. They need to see it done once or twice to get the feel of it.
I like the idea of venture patrols, but I think they can take the older boys away from the rest of the troop. The patrols need them, but they also need their own venue. Try this. Have a venture patrol that scouts older than 13 can join, and let them have dual membership in this patrol along with membership in a regular patrol. They will camp for two months with their regular patrols, but quarterly, let the venture patrol go on its own outing, It can be age appropriate; a longer backpacking trek, a 3 day conoe trip, a harder climbing trip. That can be their time. They will need it. When my son was in our troop, he said once, "Dad, our troop is now full of these little kids." He needed time with guys his own age. It is a bit more of an administrative challenge to have two outings on the venturing month, but it may solve your problem of bored older scouts.
Much depends on your direct mentorship of the SPL and ASPLs. Hopefully they are fairly mature young men, who can handle management of the meeting itself.
Work directly with them to help them develop their meeting plans, from service patrol set-up to service patrol tear-down.
This is a good time for a working breakfast at your place, with your lead ASM as your second deep.
Read more of your stuff ...
For keeping the senior boys engaged, have them...
1) Plan their own independent campout as an ad-hoc patrol (14 and 1st Class). That's the old Venture Patrol idea, but keeps them in their basic patrols for the monthly campout. Let them do something grander than the standard campout weekend (hike a chunk of a major trail, take a boating class, special weekend at the range)...
2) Make sure all the older youth have PORs ... and have them working to help other Scouts develop skills.
3) Have the SPL give them specific tasks to do within meetings: Run the game, do the instruction, ad infinitum.
The only thing to add to the advice above is:
1. Have a plan. Pick what aspects of troop operations you want boy-led and have an idea what you want that to look like. Get the senior boys to buy in and make sure you get adult leaders to help with keeping the plan in place.
2. Pick your battles. I tried to go more boy-led but quickly realized I needed to take baby steps. My plan was too aggressive so I developed a staged plan putting those things I wanted boy-let most in the front of the plan and so on.
3. Be open to suggestions. Even after the plan is in place re-tooling the plan or scraping things that looked good 6 months ago but don't now is always a good idea.
4. Train in layers. By this I mean train the guys who will perform boy-led roles first. Then make sure you train the next two layers underneath them. Send who you can to NYLT. TLT is good but the materials stink. The old JLT manual is still out there and you can find Powerpoint decks that will walk you through how to teach the course. Do this once a year at least.
Hope this helps!
It's never too early for the younger boys to begin to learn the EDGE method and to assume responsibility for their own patrols. The PL and APL for our new Scout patrol assumes the responsibility for tracking progress towards rank advancement for the entire patrol. I had a talk with the boys about how to address the issue of reporting on the patrol's performance and let the boys come up with the idea of building a spreadsheet that tracks the advancements. The PL is responsible for querying the others boys for their updates and then he turns them over to one of the leaders for entry in Troopmaster.
We're also very fortunate that the older boys in our Troop enjoy teaching the younger boys and look at it as their responsibility to teach Scout skills and signoff their books.
Originally posted by BearclawDo your plans look like the Troop Program Features examples?
Eagle has it right in that make sure your PLC has gone through TLT (and that each has a PL handbook). A few months after that, send them one or two at a time to the training put on by the district or council.
As far as the PLC meetings being unproductive, you may want to provide a generalized meetings template. First 15 minutes any old business, next half hour decide theme for next month (first aid upgrades, pioneering skills, and so on), next 20 minutes covering next months campout, next 20 future camps, etc. If they don't finish each segment in their time limit, you must end it for them the first few times to impart the idea of time discipline.
Lengthy canoe trips can be scary to the young as imagination can be very creative. You might start with a one day canoe outing, work up to a weekend canoe trip and go from there.
There is always the problem of keeping older Scouts occupied while catering to the younger. This was one reason Explorers was tried. You might ask them what they want to do -- lead community service projects, do the actual grunt work in planning fundraisers, plan their own high adventure outing.
Peer learning is generally accepted. This is one reason we attend Camporees. We encourage our Scouts to visit with Scouts from other troops; while socializing they have a chance to ask how things are done in their troops
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We had a similar issue. The PLC was running on auto pilot just doing what they guys the took over for always did. Total treadmill.
First PLC of the new leaders I told them to through out the rule book and plan the mtgs and events for fun. Did not care if it took 30 mins or 2 hours of time. told them we had budget for a few things and gave them some seed ideas. Next thing I knew they had planned a few archery outings at the local range, night-time orienteering sessions where pizzas were hidden in the woods and the patrols had to navigate a few courses to find their stash, mouse-trap car derbies, movie night (usually something like a History Channel or Discovery Channel educational thing, and several other cool events. Attendance came back and guys got interested again. Maybe some of those things will work for your guys.


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