The Death of Exploring:-(
(C) Wed Jun 17 15:51:54 EDT 1998 Explorer Post 369
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Fun RaisersJames D. CorderThe Numbers are in Explorer Post 369 made $181.93 on the Flower Sale. Explorer Post 369 made $471.64 on the Garage Sale. 369 Spent $12.10 awards for Recognition dinner! Floor FundJames D. CorderExplorer Post 369 has $2,151.57 in their Floor Fund. They need $348.43 before the committey will allow them to get their building permits:-) 369's Garage SaleJames D. CorderI would like to thank the Whitehall Kiwanas, The Macavinas, The Caranbaws, The Drakes, and The Corders for their generous donations; without whom there wouldn't have been a garage sale. I would also like to give a special round of thanks to Mom & Dad Corder their efforts where most definitely felt and appreciated. With about two weeks of collecting junk, and I do mean JUNK and one day's effort Explorer Post 369 raised one fifth of their floor fund's needs. World Book EncyclopediasJames D. CorderExplorer Post 369 donated a complete set of World Book Encyclopedias to the Reformation Lutheran Church. |
Post FinancesExplorer Post 369 has -$1,608.00 Floor Fund Need $2,500.00 ------------------------------------ Floor Fund On $798.00 Hand ------------------------------------ Flower Sale $608.74 Cost $408.81 Gross Profit $199.93 M, Arron $(12.00) Schlegel, Jon $(5.00) Thorton, Mike $(1.00) Net Profit $181.93 $181.93 Garage Sale $ 471.64 Donation $ 700.00 Sub Total $2,151.57 ------------------------------------ |
Up-an-Coming Post Expenses12/01/98 Post Charter $30.00 12/01/98 Post Insurance $85.00 Monthly ExpNews $75.00 Up-an-Coming Member ExpensesRegistration 11/01/98 $15.00 |
A shift in time: An annual commentary on the new economyJoe PrinzeAs times change so does the economy. This evolution is evident in the change from an agricultural based economy which began more than 200 years ago to the industrialized economy of today. For two centuries industrialization spread products, ideas, and communication through the world. Now is the dawn of a new economy, an economy who's sole commodity is information. Already companies have been promoting this `new economy' through the advent of the information super highway. Companies such as Amazon.com and CD Now are taking advantage of the hyped world wide web, and distributing their wares. Amazon.com is a web-based company who sells books throughout the world, and CD Now, also a web- based company, sells CDs through the world wide web. The information super highway is so hot right now that established companies like Egghead Software who sell computer related merchandise, now have sold all their stand alone stores, and have renamed themselves Egghead.com, in order to operate specifically on the internet. The move to the internet is a big step for a company large or small, but it can be extremely rewarding and fruitful. When a company moves to the internet they have the ability to be reached from across the globe with a click of a mouse. The business can operate 24 hours a day with little expense for operation. However, this phenomenon poses a problem - the dividing of the economic classes. The consumer must have access to a computer equipped with a connection to the internet.This is a problem for the lower class and for those who do not possess the means of purchasing or operating a computer. This is also a problem for the "mom and pop" stores who are too small to reap the benefits of being an online store. At the risk of making a value judgment about business on the internet, I merely would like to generate food for thought. This is happening in the business world right now, and it is something that will affect us all. |
369's Home Page Statstics, Periodfrom May 1, 1997 to June 14, 1998 The past 12 months of our page has seen tremendous growth. The front page once again got restructured. We won two web awards: one Scouting related and one Commercial, for a total of three. In the November 1997 issue of the ExpNews we stated that the cost of a professional web page would be between $100,000.00 and $1,000,000.00 to develop with between $1,000.00 and $6,000.00 a month to maintain. I have found this to hold true with most sites. I am proud of Explorer Post 369 for it is truly of commercial grade and it was all done for free:-) SummaryDuring this period, there were 68458 accesses and 198899 hits. Each visitor viewed an average of 3.7 pages and downloaded 76.3 kilobytes. Hosts visited Explorer Post 369's Home Page an average of 1.8 times, for a total of 18657 unique visits by 10096 unique hosts. There were 1.9 visits per hour, and a sustained rate of 20.2 hits per hour. Of these visits, 1145 (6.1%) originated from Ohio State University, and 17512 (93.9%) were from outside networks. Explorer Post 369's Home Page served 1389.5 megabytes of information during this time period. |
Daily Statistics------------------------------------ Average 486 Accesses/Day ------------------------------------ Maximum 4829 on day 19970529. Accesses/Day Minimum 20 on day 19980410. Accesses/Day ------------------------------------ |
Accesses by Domain
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States
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Kingdom
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lands
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sg Singapore 35 0.2
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my Malaysia 28 0.2
no Norway 27 0.1
br Brazil 25 0.1
fi Finland 24 0.1
pt Portugal 23 0.1
es Spain 22 0.1
nz New 22 0.1
Zealand
(Aotearoa)
dk Denmark 21 0.1
be Belgium 20 0.1
ch Switzer 20 0.1
land
il Israel 18 0.1
mx Mexico 16 0.1
pl Poland 15 0.1
ru Russian 13 0.1
Federation
hk Hong Kong 12 0.1
ie Ireland 12 0.1
za South 10 0.1
Africa
cz Czech 10 0.1
Republic
in India 9 0.0
kr Korea 8 0.0
(South)
hr Croatia 8 0.0
(Hrvatska)
hu Hungary 8 0.0
ve Venezuela 5 0.0
cl Chile 5 0.0
th Thailand 5 0.0
id Indonesia 4 0.0
co Colombia 4 0.0
cr Costa Rica 4 0.0
gr Greece 4 0.0
si Slovenia 4 0.0
do Dominican 4 0.0
Republic
ar Argentina 3 0.0
at Austria 3 0.0
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uy Uruguay 3 0.0
cn China 3 0.0
cy Cyprus 2 0.0
sk Slovak 2 0.0
Republic
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host IP Address 2 0.0
ae United 2 0.0
Arab Emir
ates
tr Turkey 2 0.0
tt Trinidad 2 0.0
and Tobago
tw Taiwan 2 0.0
eg Egypt 2 0.0
arpa Old style 2 0.0
Arpanet
ro Romania 2 0.0
ke Kenya 1 0.0
ky Cayman 1 0.0
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Hourly Statistics------------------ Avg Hits/Hour 25 ------------------ Max Hits/Hour 40 Min Hits/Hour 10 Avg Hits/Day 486 ------------------ ------------ Hour Hits ------------ 00:00 24.79 01:00 26.83 02:00 12.54 03:00 16.58 04:00 12.29 05:00 10.56 06:00 10.24 07:00 15.15 08:00 18.54 09:00 23.37 10:00 30.50 11:00 30.69 12:00 32.21 13:00 34.16 14:00 30.12 15:00 35.56 16:00 40.56 17:00 32.42 18:00 32.01 19:00 32.68 20:00 30.10 21:00 28.75 22:00 30.08 23:00 30.68 ------------ Browsers--------------------------------------- Browser Class % of total --------------------------------------- Netscape Navigator 45.8 Microsoft Internet Explorer 36.0 Other 18.3 --------------------------------------- -------------------------------- Platforms % of total -------------------------------- Windows 95 51.5 Other 26.7 UNIX 7.1 Windows NT 6.9 Windows 3.1 or lower 4.4 Macintosh 3.3 OS/2 0.0 -------------------------------- Top 15 Visitors, By Hosts--------------------------------------- Host Address Hits % --------------------------------------- leibniz.gregor.com 9885 4.97 www.proxy.aol.com 7595 3.82 joharve4.campus.vt.edu 3951 1.99 rtldial1.mps.ohio-state.edu 3716 1.87 rtldial2.mps.ohio-state.edu 3711 1.87 m4.columbus.rr.com 3533 1.78 scooter.pa-x.dec.com 2930 1.47 dt0b1n10.san.rr.com 2810 1.41 gate1.lci.net 2511 1.26 columbus.rr.com 2053 1.03 uranus.nationwide.com 2006 1.01 rtldial3.mps.ohio-state.edu 1738 0.87 green.alexa.com 1593 0.80 search.tenet.edu 1576 0.79 bertrand.gregor.com 1412 0.71 --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 15 Browsers % of total --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; NEWT ActiveX; Win32) 8.4 Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; MSIE 3.02; Win32) 7.7 ia_archiver/1.6 4.7 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.01; Windows 95) 4.6 Mozilla/4.04 [en] (Win95; I) 4.4 Mozilla/4.05 [en] (Win95; I) 3.7 Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows 95) 2.6 Mozilla/4.03 [en] (Win95; I) 2.4 Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; MSIE 3.02; Windows 95) 2.4 Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; MSIE 3.01; Windows 95) 2.3 Mozilla/4.04 [en] (Win95; U) 1.9 Mozilla/3.01Gold (X11; I; SunOS 5.5 sun4c) 1.9 Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; MSIE 3.0; Windows 95) 1.8 Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; MSIE 3.02; Update a; Windows 95) 1.5 Mozilla/3.0 (Win95; I) 1.5 --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
Exploring and Venturing Offer Unit-Serving Executives Unique Opportunities.ProSpeak, June 1998 Recently announced changes in the Exploring program and the introduction of the Venturing program offer unit-serving executives some unique opportunities. For Exploring, it's the challenge of repositioning the program as a workplace-based component of Learning for life. With Venturing, unit-serving executives have the rare chance to participate in the launch of a new program group - the first since Exploring was adopted in 1950. To clarify some of the issues surrounding Exploring and Venturing, ProSpeak has compiled answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. Additional information on Venturing and Exploring will be available at the National Leadership Training Conference in August. |
Venturing Questions |
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369's Questions |
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Why did you choose the name Venturing? |
Around the world, many other Scout associations' teenage programs are called Venturing. | Australian Ventures are 14 - 18. Australian Rovers are 18 - 26. What will the age group of the American Ventures be? |
| What are the proper names for Venturing members and units? | Members of the Venturing program are called Venturers. Venturing units are called crews. Venturing crew adult leaders are called Advisors. and the Venturing crew youth leaders is the crew president. | - |
| Will we continue to have the Venture program in Boy Scout Troops? | Yes, the Venture program in Boy Scouting has been part of the catalyst for increased Boy Scout retention and membership growth. Venture Scouts in Boy Scout troops will be members of Venture patrols. | - |
| Will Venture crews be coed? | Yes, at the option of the chartered organization. The Venture patrol in Boy Scout troops continues to serve only boys. | - |
| What about a Venturing uniform? | The BSA will offer the traditional spruce-green uniform shirt for Venturers. It is recommended that crews adopt a charcoal gray casual pant and/or backpacking-style shorts for their uniform. However, each crew may determine what, if any, specific uniform pants or shorts they will wear on the basis of crew activities. | Who is going to pay to change over all of the Exploring shirts and patches to Venture patches? |
| Will Venturing have an advancement program like Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting? | Yes. Venturing's advancement will be based on achieving proficiency in a variety of skill levels. The awards include the Venturing Bronze, Venturing Gold, Venturing Silver, Venturing Ranger, and Sea Scouting Quartermaster awards. | Do Crews have to particpate on this advancement? Can they continue their own program? |
| How will youth register for Venturing? | The registration process for venturing will be the same as the process of Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Varsity Scouting. Venturers will be registered members of the BSA. | - |
| What are the registration fees for Venturing and Exploring? | Both Venturing and Exploring will retain the same $7 annual fee. The venturing fee will be a BSA membership fee; the Exploring fee will be a participation fee. | - |
| How will membership reports be changed? | Membership reports will be called membership and Participation Reports." Venturers and crews will be listed with BSA membership; Explorers and posts will be listed as Learning for Life participants. | - |
| What will Sea Explorers be called? | Sea Explorers will become Sea Scouts and will be registered in the venturing program. | - |
Venturing Answers
Exploring Questions |
Exploring Answers |
369's Questions |
| Will Exploring continue to be counted as traditional membership? | Effective August 1, 1998, Exploring will be part of the Learning for Life, and Explorers will be counted as Learning for Life participants. Venturers will be counted as traditional members. Historical numbers will be provided on a unit-by-unit basis so proper comparisons can be made. | - |
| By moving Exploring to Learning for Life, does this mean that Exploring is now an in-school program like Learning for Life groups? | No. Learning for Life groups are part of a school-based program. Exploring will continue to be work placed-based program. | - |
| What are the proper names for Exploring members and units? | Participants in the Exploring program are called Explores. Exploring units are posts. The adult leader of an Explorer post is the Advisor. And the youth leader of an Explorer Post is the president. | - |
| Will Exploring continue to have six experience levels? | Exploring programs are based on five areas of emphasis: career opportunities, life skills, service learning, character education, and leadership experience. | That is a big no! What was wrong with Career, Social, Citizenship, Outdoor, Service, Fitness? |
| What about Exploring uniforms? | Many Explorer posts have already developed their own uniform appropriate to their specialty. They will be encouraged to continue to do so. | What about the Explorer Post that wear the spruce green uniforms that where given to the Ventures? |
| Will we continue to have national Exploring Conferences? | We expect to have a very successful Law Enforcement Exploring Conference and Exploring Leadership Conference this year. Although some of our conferences may look somewhat different in the future, national support for high school-age youth will continue to be very high priority. | What will happen on the second through nth year? |
| Will we continue to have a national Exploring president? | Youth membership will be represented on the BSA National Executive Board by a Venturing president and the national Order of the Arrow chief. | That was a big no! Apparently Exploring will have no repesentation on the National Executive Board. |
| Will we continue to have Exploring Magazine? | No. The June issue of Exploring magazine will be the last one. Venturing leaders will receive Scouting magazine. Methods of communicating with Exploring leaders and Exploring and Venturing members are still being studied. | Will the Explorer Posts be a part of this "study?" |
| Will Explorers be able to participate in national high-adventure programs like Philmont, Northern Tier, and Sea Base, as well as national and world jamborees? | No. Participation in Scouting programs at national high-adventure bases or jamborees is restricted to BSA members. A new Guide to Learning for Life Activities is being developed in support or appropriate outdoor activities for Learning for Life groups and Explorer posts. All current reservations at National High-Adventure bases will be honored. | - |
| Will boys be able to earn their Eagle rank in Exploring? | No. They will need to earn their Eagle rank as members of a Boy Scout troop, Sea Scout ship, or Venturing crew. Only boys who have attained first-class rank in a Boy Scout troop may continue toward Eagle as a Venturer or Sea Scout. Boys currently working on the Eagle rank in Exploring may continue to do so until December 31, 1999. | Shouldn't a boy at the age of 14 have until his 18th to finnish his Eagle? Therefore, if a Bou joined July 31 on his 14th birthday he should have until August 1st, 2002. |
Exploring Motto: |
The Venturing Oath: |
The Exploring Code: |
| Our Best Today for a Better Tomorrow. | As a Venturer, I promise to help strengthen America, to be faithful in my religious duties, to help others, and to seek truth, fairness, and adventures in our world. |
As an Explorer:
I believe that American's Strength lies in her trust in God and in the courage and strength of her people I will, therefore, be faithful in my religious duties and will maintain a personal sense of honor in my own life. I will treasure my American heritage and will do all I can to preserve and enrich it. I will recognize the dignity and owrth of my fellowmen and will use fair play and good will in dealing with them. I will acquire the exploring attitude that seeks the truth in all things and adventure on the fronteers of our changing world. |
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Right now the decision if you are going to stay in Scouting
or be moved out of Scouting [Learning for Life] is being made for your
Post if you like it or not!!!
What can you do about it!!! Do nothing, the choice will be made for you! Call and tell your Exploring Executive you are not a career post but a Hobby post and you will be moved into Venturing. Call and tell your Exploring Executive you are not a hobby post but a career post and you will be moved into Learning for Life. Explorer Post 369 no longer teaches UNIX System Administration as a career. We are computer Hobbyist:-) We want to stay with Boy Scouts of America. We want to be able to continue to use their camps and high adventure bases... We want to keep the high moral values of Scouting... Pickup the phone now and CALL!!! DON'T put it off!!! Tell your Executive where you want to go! The decision is being made with or without you! The Executive, without your input, will play eny-meny-miny-mo with your unit! |
What is Learning for lifeWhat is ExploringVarsity ScoutingVenture Crews in Troops [Offline:-?] |
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What happens to the Explorer Code? Does Ventures get it or does
Exploring Keep it?
Do the units get to choose if they become Ventures and keep the values that make their program strong or will they be forced into moving to Learning for Life? When Explorer Post 369 becomes Venturing Crew 369 who is going to pay to have our 382 page web site converted? 382 pages * 4 hours a page * $10.00 an hour for unskilled labor = $15,280.00 or 382 pages * 4 hours a page * $125.00 an hour skilled labor = $191,000.00.
Ok, maybe this can be a youth project:
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What Scouting is doing is unfair and WRONG!James D. CorderFor the fist time in my Scouting history [most of my life] I am ashamed of the Boy Scouts of America. I use to have a bumper sticker that read: "America is returning to the values that Scouting never left!" Well, until now. Every time Boy Scouts of America was sued for their strong beliefs, they won. Unfortunately the liberals have sued the cities and now have made it eligal to support the Scouting movement inside maniacal properties because of Scouting's commitment to their religious beliefs. Rather than fighting, or eliminated Law Enforcement and Fire Posts BSA has decided to remove all membership requirements and religious dedications from Exploring. Moreover, they have decided to remove Exploring from Scouting and make it apart of the Learning for Life program. I believe that a Man must stand on his principals. Therefore, either Explorer Post 369 will become a Venture Unit, or a BP Scouting Unit, or Completely remove itself from Scouting! These decisions will be made in the month of August! |
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