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Boy Scout Troop 123 was formed 40 years ago for scouts with developmental disabilities by Bob Sliney who has been the one and only Scoutmaster. Mr. Sliney retired as a special education teacher in 2015 after 30 years. https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/2021/11/19/bob-sliney-marks-40-years-leading-special-needs-troop/8625846002/ Scout Salute,

And another Boy Scouts in the White Mountains, The Story of a Long Hike by Walter Prichard Eaton. Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill https://www.gutenberg.org/files/65539/65539-h/65539-h.htm

BSA Troop 120 officially completed its goal of visiting 120 state parks. They traveled over 8,000 miles during the course of five years, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) announced Wednesday. More at source link https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/regional-news/boy-scout-troop-honored-for-visiting-120-pennsylvania-state-parks/

Interesting article about John Zane 84 who is celebrating 75 years as a Boy Scout and he’s writing a book about it - titled “Ever a Scout,” Jonathan Glassman, Boy Scouts of America District Director for Connecticut Yankee Council, said there’s no official label that says Zane has been in scouting longer than anyone else in the Connecticut Yankee Council, but he said Zane is “always the last man standing,” when they have longtime scouts stand up at the annual dinner, asking them to be seated in five-year increments. Some topic-related quotes: “I hate to think it’s just a history book without inspiration to the younger scouts,” he said. “It (Scouting) kept a lot of kids off the street, kept them physically active, intellectually. Boys say their teachers would ask, ‘Where do you learn this stuff?’ The Boy Scouts, of course.” 👍 He recalls the value of mentors on many occasions, including in earning the bird study badge . Zane needed to identify 35 birds and couldn’t find the last one - the yellow-bellied sap sucker. One of mentors at camp said, “The woods are full of them.” It would turn out he was seeing them, but thought it was a cardinal, as they looked similar. https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Ever-a-Scout-North-Branford-man-celebrates-16630350.php

Thanks, I edited the Topic title to be more inclusive of posts herein. Bird Study MB and Climate Change and Outdoor Code

http://npshistory.com/publications/management/national-scout-jamboree-1935.pdf Some 352 pages, published by BSA with this timeless Forward

Sure. Here's another http://npshistory.com/books/boy-scouts-crater-lake.pdf

"A lawyer for sex abuse survivors in the Boy Scouts of America's bankruptcy said on Wednesday that two attorneys for the official committee representing survivors' interests in the case should be disqualified after the committee sent an "inflammatory" email about the BSA's proposed reorganization plan and sex abuse litigation settlement." https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/boy-scouts-survivor-committee-lawyers-face-call-dismissal-bankruptcy-2021-11-17/

Nov 16, 2021: The Court was advised that Paul A. Finn has resigned his position as a mediator. https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/30ea6aeb-87e1-4be2-bbc1-603b30860a28_7283.pdf Two mediators remain.

http://npshistory.com/books/boy-scouts-grand-canyon.pdf

Roadrunner migration route from Nevada to Maine? https://www.npr.org/2021/11/16/1056191659/roadrunner-stowaway-moving-van-las-vegas-maine

The Court has released a status report (link below) regarding the TCC/Kosnoff email error , future TCC communications protocols, answers to discovery questions, emails between TCC and Kosnoff, Debtor voting concerns, PSZJ billing restrictions, opening for additional remedies, the initial Agreed Proposed Interim Order (Exhibit 1), and the amended Red-lined Agreed Proposed Interim Order (Exhibit 2). There is a lot here, recommend having aspirin handy. The hearing continues tomorrow. https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/0d43cbe0-bbfb-451a-8e05-6d5045dce066_7250.pdf

11/12/21 Update from the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church: "The BSA is mailing the packets to all known chartered organizations. The packet is expected to include an “opt out” form related to chartered organizations’ options. In addition, churches that filed a “proof of claim” with the bankruptcy court during the designated timeframe will also receive a ballot. The United Methodist Ad Hoc Committee, which advocates for United Methodist interests within the bankruptcy process, has advised that churches that receive the packet should not take any action at this time and should not fill out the opt-out form under any circumstances..." More information in source link below: https://www.ngumc.org/newsdetail/bsa-bankruptcy-update-november-12-2011-15762878 Similar information from North Carolina Conference https://nccumc.org/news/2021/11/next-steps-in-the-boy-scouts-of-america-bankruptcy-case/

add to that the "Notice Requirement" imposed on the TCC in the current Agreed Interim Order and potentially you have the TCC silenced from sending general notices 48 hours before the voting deadline. Another $0.01 P.S. IMHO, the TCC should argue the Notice Requirement expire a week before voting deadline.

STATEMENT OF THE TORT CLAIMANTS’ COMMITTEE WITH RESPECT TO DEBTORS’ MOTION FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER (I) ENFORCING THE SOLICITATION PROCEDURES ORDER, (II) ENFORCING SECTION 1103 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE AGAINST TORT CLAIMANTS’ COMMITTEE, AND (III) GRANTING RELATED RELIEF https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/2b91f52b-5b99-47de-9089-24c1725498f7_7216.pdf Above also includes the Agreed Interim Order in Exhibit A. Nov 17, Hearing https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/9560bec6-f6b7-43a6-81f6-5aff038b3489_7215.pdf Discussion of possible additions to interim order? Debtors’ Emergency Motion for Entry of an Order (I) Enforcing the Solicitation Procedures Order, (II) Enforcing Section 1103 of the Bankruptcy Code Against the Tort Claimants’ Committee, and (III) Granting Related Relief (D.I. 7118, filed 11/10/21)

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC AND UNITED METHODIST AD HOC COMMITTEES’ NOTICE OF IDENTIFICATION OF TOPICS FOR WHICH THEY INTEND TO OFFER EXPERT TESTIMONY ...the Roman Catholic and United Methodist Ad Hoc Committees intend to offer expert testimony on the following topics: 1. The feasibility of the Debtors’ Plan of Reorganization, including but not limited to the achievability of the Debtors’ financial projections set forth in Exhibit E to the Disclosure Statement; and 2. The historical quantum of insurance coverage purchased by the Debtors and the Local Councils and the extent to which such insurance coverage extends to Chartered Organization https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/2b0cded0-bbe1-4aed-a919-41851a746a68_7228.pdf

I wanted to expand my comment about STEM. In the back of merit badge pamphlets there is a useful bibliography and list of merit badge committee (or is it subcommittee?) members (experts) who authored the content and requirements. In the field, we have merit badge counselors whose expertise ranges from hobbyist to expert with perhaps a few wannabees. Never shall the two groups communicate directly. Sure a MBC could fill in Form 512-130 with her/her comments, send it to National, and ... But why not set up a direct online dialog between the Committee members who authored the merit badge and those who counsel it? Try a pilot of two or three merit badges to start. "Merit" badges - STEM them UP, not dumb them down. Another $0.02,

"Our youth should be seen as our training ground, where we try, and we fail, and we learn to get back up. Our young years are where we build our resilience and thirst for life." From an interview on Daily Mail about his new book.

In the 80's the BSA did just that when we worked with the Bureau of Land Management to formulate Leave No Trace (LNT). The BSA had the opportunity to lead LNT but did not. In the 90's, NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) took over LNT with the US Forest Service. Other government partners joined. Government funding of these education programs was always a problem. which lead to the creation in 1994 of LNT, a non-profit educational program which marketed courses to many groups including the BSA. More details at this link https://lnt.org/sites/default/files/Leave_No_Trace_History_Paper.pdf

From Science Advances website, Nov, 2021 issue Morphological consequences of climate change for resident birds in intact Amazonian rainforest https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abk1743 IMHO the above is good STEM discussion material for the study of birds. I was not aware of Bergmann's (1847) rule for latitudinal variation in body mass of native bird species. Another interesting topic would be the effect of wildfires on migration. When we get around to fixing the MB program, I hope we STEM it up and enrich the learning experience and not just rehash school, in other words, bring our O-game* back to school Monday morning. For example, say Sheldon Scout returns from a weekend campout along a hawk migration path and on Monday raises his hand in BIO class. "My patrol observed a raptor migration on our campout . Say do you know raptors don't whiffle, they kettle ... yeah they use thermals like the sailplanes we saw this summer. Could have been close to a hundred, but they were not all the same species. ... We estimated the height most climbed and theorized where the thermal ended - cold air. We think different raptors cooperate in migration while still competing for food...What do you think? ....We did not see any kestrels, our merit badge counselor has not seen any this season either, he was concerned about that. ... Did you know the kestrel is getting even smaller both size and population. My merit badge counselor thinks owls are the Pluto of raptors. What did he mean by that?" ...all of sudden 7th period BIO and scouting become interesting. My $0.01, O-game = Outdoor game America's Smallest Falcon is Getting Smaller https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/americas-smallest-falcon-is-getting-smaller/

Perhaps Requirement 6 (below) should be rewritten to describe species evolution during climate change? Describe to your counselor how certain orders of birds are uniquely adapted to a specific habitat. In your description, include characteristics such as the size and shape of the following a) Beak (b) Body (c) Leg and foot (d) Feathers/plumage From NBC News: For about four decades, researchers collected and measured 77 species of birds at forest camps. The researchers collected data on more than 15,000 birds. Little changed around them — except the climate. Wet season temperatures have increased by an average of about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit, with 13 percent more rain, the study says. Dry season temperatures rose by nearly 3 degrees, and rainfall dropped about 15 percent. In track with the environmental changes, birds' bodies transformed subtly over time. All 77 species studied, on average, weighed less than they did four decades ago. The trend was statistically significant in 44 of the species. In 61 species, birds’ wings grew longer on average. Nearly a third of the 77 species showed clear trends toward longer wings. The research suggests that human-caused climate change is piercing even areas considered otherwise largely untouched by people — free of busy roads, pollution and deforestation — and prompting profound changes to the creatures that live there. Every species, on average, weighed less than it had when it was measured in the early 1980s, which the researchers say has no other explanation than a changing environment. Birds around the world face climate threats. The U.S. and Canada have lost a quarter of their combined bird populations since 1970, in part because of climate change, a 2019 study found. And unlike many small mammals, which are often nocturnal and able to buffer themselves from temperatures in burrows, nests or caves, birds are constantly exposed to ambient climate conditions, said Blair Wolf, a professor of biology at the University of New Mexico who wasn’t involved in the Amazon research. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/pristine-amazon-birds-show-signs-climate-change-rcna5190 My $0.02,

"The Nov. 6 email was sent to more than 12,000 of Kosnoff’s own clients and around 7,500 other survivors who are not his clients." More details at source: https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/boy-scouts-scramble-damage-control-after-inflammatory-email-survivors-2021-11-12/

Joseph Csatari, and his son, Jeff Csatari, the editor of Men's Health Magazine, will present a lecture that shares memories and career working alongside Norman Rockwell. The lecture is this Saturday 1pm and will take place in the new expansion of the museum, surrounded by Joseph Csatari's exhibition: Joseph Csatari: A 50-Year Retrospective of Scouting Artwork. Commissioned to be Rockwell’s successor as the official artist for the Boy Scouts of America in 1977, Csatari captures the spirit of hope, honor, and patriotism in his paintings. In recent years, Csatari has produced paintings commemorating the 100th anniversaries of World Scouting, the Boy Scouts of America, the Eagle Scout award, and the Order of the Arrow. During his 60-year association with the BSA, he has created more than 150 Scout-themed paintings and drawings. More at source: https://www.wfmj.com/story/45181353/norman-rockwell-heir-to-speak-at-boy-scout-painting-exhibition-in-howland

The Debtor has a motion directed at TCC to enforce and supplement the Solicitation Procedures https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/d9144e08-fd27-42bb-ad74-6441d11e1dfd_7118.pdf as well as a Remedy, a corrective email, which is also provided in link above. ( likely a heated discussion)

As I understand, the court discussion on this and specifically the email error started yesterday and will continue today https://debuscourts.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItf-GqrT0pHvrymyzIrZJeWzSQ7YqInw0 https://casedocs.omniagentsolutions.com/cmsvol2/pub_47373/1572bc69-d39a-42b8-a149-1c897388ac15_7147.pdf Concur with others here that the voting process is too complex and possibly not secure. As I understand, a claimant can CHANGE their vote at any time before the deadline? Huh? My $0.02,