2013 Guidelines for Applying for the ATV and PWC Programs ...

November 08, 2012

? BSA Internal Communications ?

Applications are now being accepted for councils that are interested in adding all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and personal watercraft (PWC) programs to their camps in 2013.

If your council has previously participated, you must complete an application and board resolution for 2013. For those councils that participated in the ATV program in 2012, the contract with Honda for the ATVs is still current through the prescribed expiration.

If your council has not participated and would like to in 2013, you will need to complete an application and board resolution.

Applications and board resolutions are available on MyBSA in the following location:

MyBSA > Resources > Boy Scout Program > Camping/Conservation

If chosen to provide the ATV program, a Honda contract will be sent to you. The Honda contract will be sent once we determine the allocation of the 150 ATVs they are providing. You will be allowed to use the ATVs for three years to provide programs in your council. The ATVs are on a first-come, first-served basis. A maximum of 14 machines may be awarded to a council.

Councils are responsible for purchasing required safety equipment and for destination charges for the ATVs. Regular maintenance is required to keep the machines in safe working condition.?Staff leading your ATV program will need to complete training from the ATV Institute. We are setting up dates for training for ATV between Jan. 15 and March 31, 2013.

At this time, we do not have a sponsor to loan PWCs. You will be responsible for providing these for your council.

This is an exciting program for youth. Results and reviews from councils that have offered the program in previous years have been very positive. Please fax your signed forms to Susan Fitzhugh at 972-580-2430 or email them to susan.fitzhugh@scouting.org.

Source: http://scout-wire.org/2012/11/08/2013-guidelines-for-applying-for-the-atv-and-pwc-programs-announced/

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The Random Book About the Power of ANYone by Talia Y. Leman ...

You can be greater than you know how to be. In a world where you are pushed to know more, this book will prove that your greatest asset is often not knowing. In a world where you are told it?s all in the planning, this book will encourage you to keep your cart ahead of your horse and allow your dreams to lead you. In a world where you are told you need to become someone, this book will show you that you already are someone.

The author?the foremost accidental expert on this subject?is Talia Leman. A high school student. Runner in the rain. Science enthusiast. World changer. Random kid.

Writing with infectious enthusiasm, humor, and resoluteness, she shares her secrets to being more than you know how to be, including Don?t Line Up Your Ducks, Sideways Is a Better Way to Go Forward, and Too Many Cooks Is the Right Number. In this unexpectedly poignant, strikingly honest, and informative guide, Talia Leman shows you how to make room for life?s surprises, demonstrating that everyone has what it takes to make a difference for anything that matters to them.

A Random Book about the Power of ANYone will move you to rethink and re-imagine what?s possible, one random inspiration, one random idea, one random person at a time.

Goodreads Summary

First of all, I think of myself as a leader. My mother is a life coach who taught me many different ways to be my own individual. This book takes what I?ve learned and condensed it into an entertaining read. Talia ? the author ? writes from her heart? nothing is left out. I?ve asked my mother and her co-workers to hand out and recommend this book to people who would like to learn and understand what it takes to make a difference. ?My mom is currently reading it and, at the moment, in love with the stories.

When you get done reading, you?ll learn more about yourself and how you can become a better, stronger person while still being you. Even though I?m a proud leader, I?ve still taken tips and tricks away from the text. The book was easy to read, filled with different aspects of how to be a leader and how to improve yourself. ?The author is in no way condescending and infuses the book with humor. ?The reader may feel as if Leman is teaching him/her or telling him/her special secrets. ?By the end of the book, I?m sure my mother will recommend The Random Book About the Power of ANYone to her clients. Great job Talia! You?ve definitely made a difference in people?s lives and not everyone can say that. ?I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to learn about self-improvement and leadership skills.

5 Stars

*Reviewed by Rachel*

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Source: http://livetoread-krystal.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-random-book-about-power-of-anyone.html

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Video: Blogger Nate Silver reveals how he called election

>>> well, president obama was not the only one who had a good night on tuesday.

>> in a race that came down to the wire a blogger for the "new york times" accurately predicted the outcome. andrea, good morning.

>> good morning, guys. well, he says he's a nerd and he is trying to make math a little bit cool. nate silver is becoming somewhat of a celebrity with his presidential predictions. his blog called 538 which represents the number of electoral votes is quickly becoming the one to watch come election time. president obama may have been the big winner this week, but coming in a close second, "new york times" blogger, statistician, and self-described greek nate silver .

>> nate silver . lord and god of the algorithm.

>> for the second straight presidential election silver's 538 blog was pretty close to perfect in predicting the result. he nailed the outcome in all 50 states . when you were a little kid did you have all the answers?

>> i think i always had a lot of questions. that's what smart people do.

>> reporter: looking for a better way to pick the winning candidates silver created his own formula for playing the odds in political races. he detailed it in his new book "the signal and the noise."

>> people tend to see all this data, all the polls and see the fluctuations and get very distracted by it. in the book i call it noise as opposed to signal.

>> romney/ryan will win with 281 electoral votes .

>> reporter: avoiding the spin of talking heads silver sticks to the numbers, averaging statewide polls, factoring in for uncertainty, and then running a variety of scenarios for how these probabilities would play out.

>> when we say that obama had like a 91% chance of winning the electoral college that meant when we looked at all the combinations of different states he won about 90% of those and romney won the other 10%.

>> projecting that.

>> reporter: like jonah hill 's character in the movie "money ball" silver got his start in baseball predicting player performance. do you think you're the jonah hill of politics?

>> maybe he's the nate silver of baseball. i'm not sure.

>> reporter: with four more years for the president, nate has his own vision for the country.

>> i think math does not need to be intimidating. it can be fun and interesting and useful.

>> reporter: you're making it kind of cool.

>> yeah, hopefully right? hopefully kids will pursue more math and science education . we need more of that to compete in this country.

>> sales of silver's book "the signal and the noise" are any indication math indeed took a big step up in the coolness factor this week. it rose to number two on amazon behind, any idea what the number one book is?

>> no.

>> the latest installment of " diary of a wimpy kid ."

>> hey, very good. nate silver on his trail.

>> wimpy kid wins.

>> and the nerdy kid.

>> they're together.

Source: http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/49757709/

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