Friday, November 03, 2006
By JoAnn Boatwright

The Argus

Four folks armed with maps and compasses gaze every which way in the Gales Creek Campground hoping to learn the skills they need for survival in the woods.

Clayton Shaddox lets them loose to find their way after a short session of land navigation learning. He keeps an eye on everyone, but what these would-be outdoor recreationists are learning could save their lives.
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Land navigation is just one skill Shaddox teaches in survival classes that also include rope work and knot tying for outdoor use, finding and purifying water, picking and snaring food, shelter building, fire making, signaling and putting together preparedness kits.

THE MISSISSAUGA NEWS

Nov 4, 2006

Four students from Mississauga are among 74 Ontario youth who will be honoured this weekend at Queen's Park by Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman.

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award - Young Canadians Challenge is a non-competitive program designed to increase youth involvement in their communities.

The Mississauga recipients of the Silver awards are Sean Brackenborough, David Castelino, Viraaj Patel and Shauvik Shah.

Jill Hermant, spokesperson for the awards, said the program focuses on personal achievement. Each participant in the challenge sets a goal for themselves in four fields and has to stick to it for six months to receive the Bronze award, 12 months to receive the Silver award and 18 months to receive the Gold award.

Press release from: Blue Chip Group, Inc.
Published date: 11-06-2006 13:36 PM - CET - Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance
PR agency: ThatPRGuy.com

(openPR) - Salt Lake City, Utah -- Food storage for disasters and emergencies can be obtained inexpensively without adding to an already tight family food budget, according to a web site that offers disaster and emergency food storage help.

"When a major disaster or emergency strikes, it is important that a family be prepared with food and other supplies for more than just 72 hours. We have learned from sad experience that it may take more than 72 hours before evacuations begin. We have also learned that evacuation shelters may not have supplies for all the people who go there," explained Jeff Augason of www.FoodStorageIdeas.com.

By The Associated Press

Sammy Boehlke has some camping experience.

CRATER LAKE, Ore. — Rescue workers searched under rocks, beneath logs and on steep slopes at Crater Lake National Park on Wednesday in search of an 8-year-old Portland boy who has been missing in snowy and cold conditions since wandering away from his father over the weekend.

Park officials said they had not given up hope that Sammy Boehlke may still be found alive, and they were expanding the area of their search.

"We're continuing to search for a live 8-year-old boy, focusing on concealed areas, areas under cover," said Park Service spokesman Rudy Evenson.

MPAA, Scouts team up to offer an anti-piracy award. But will youths who see downloading as harmless strive for this patch?
By David Pierson, Times Staff Writer
October 21, 2006

Boy Scouts can earn badges for woodcarving, raising rabbits and firing shotguns.

But in the Los Angeles area, Scouts will now be able to earn their stripes by proselytizing about the evils of copyright piracy.

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Officials with the local Boy Scouts and the Motion Picture Assn. of America on Friday unveiled the Respect Copyrights Activity Patch — emblazoned with a large circle "C" copyright sign along with a film reel and musical notes.

By David Pierson
Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES - Boy Scouts can earn badges for carving wood, raising rabbits and firing shotguns.

But in Los Angeles, Scouts will now be able to earn their stripes by proselytizing about the evils of copyright piracy.

Officials with the Los Angeles Boy Scouts and Motion Picture Association of America on Friday unveiled the "Respect Copyrights Activity Patch" - emblazoned with a large circle "C" copyright sign along with a film reel and musical notes.

All 52,000 Scouts in Los Angeles County can earn the patch by participating in curriculum produced by the MPAA.

STEFAN MILKOWSKI
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Dianne Marshall is waiting for the lakes to freeze over so she can go swimming.

"It's really a bummer," she said of the lack of ice. "Last year we had ice the end of September."

For the last few years, Marshall has been into ice diving with scuba gear. She wears a dry suit and booties, neoprene gloves and a hood that let water in but offer some protection from the cold. She cuts a triangular hole in the ice and drops in, connected by a line to a partner and a helper. She can communicate with tugs on the line.

Under the ice, the water is clear and still, she said. The snow on top of the ice makes it dark underneath, except for a bull's-eye shoveled in the snow, where light passes through the ice into the water.