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February 8th, 2012
What's Up With Blue Book?
Many of us have been wondering for years what will happen with Blue Book. A new version has not been published since 2006. At 1pm today Jason Spangler will broadcast part one of an interview with Roy More where they discuss the future of Blue Book.
Scouting Hot Finds Radio: Blue Book 2.0 Update with Roy More.
You can listen live at that link. You can also find the podcast there afterwards, or listen through iTunes.
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January 30th, 2012
Tschipey Achtu Lodge: Update
Back in 2010 I announced the formation of Tschipey Achtu lodge as a result of the merger of Ty-Ohni 95 and Ganeodiyo 417. At the time I was told they would use the number 397, which is also their council number. This created a bit of controversy as that number is currently in use by Chilantakoba lodge in Louisiana. I also announced their first flap. Other than a 2010 Jamboree issue no further news from this lodge made it to me.
I was talking with a Roger Ward last night who was at the recent Winter South Carolina Trade-O-Ree. He tells me it has not been quiet in that lodge. The use of 397 was problematic. Many wanted to choose a different number. Some wanted to claim the number zero, but that was not well received given the special place Unami 1 holds in the Order of the Arrow. The Scout Executive, I am told, stepped in and told the lodge they will use the lower number from the two merged lodges.
The lodge is now known as Tschipey Achtu 95. I have updated the site to reflect this current information. Several new issues have also been added.
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January 6th, 2012
A Guide to Identifying Chinese Fakes on eBay
My friend Jason Spangler, also known as the Santee Swapper and host of the Scouting Hot Finds newsletters and podcast has assembled a free guide to spotting the fake Chinese made OA patches currently appearing on eBay.
A Guide to Identifying Recent Chinese Fakes on eBay
This is an extensive 24 page treatise on these patches, with many illustrations. It documents the fakes produced by various sellers over the past several years. It also discusses the marketing strategies of those who produced these fakes including the stealing of images from this website.
This is a must read for almost any collector who wants to avoid being taken by these fakes.
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December 23rd, 2011
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery (III)
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I have written several posts on this blog about patch designs that appear to have been copied or "inspired" by other designs, quite often from different lodges. For example see the first and second posts using this same title. Another example is this post on more "inspired" patches.
The patch pictured at the top of this post was a recent chapter event issue from Piankatank chapter of Wahunsenakah lodge. (Editor's note: Please see correction in comments). The lodge is chartered to the Colonial Virginia Council which could easily explain the American Revolution theme of the design. However, the lodge totem is a duck so the hawk's head might appear to be an unusual choice.
A friend gave this to me. He acquired it a Trade-O-Ree and thought of me once he saw the design. It's obviously taken from Tsoiotsi Tsogalii's 2010 SR-7B conclave flaps, listed on this site as S34? and S35?.
Perhaps someone in Wahunsenakah can fill us in on the story behind Piankatank chapter's choice of patch design. The artist of the lodge 70 flaps should be flattered that someone in another lodge was so impressed by his design that he chose to adapt it for his chapter's event patch.
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December 22nd, 2011
One of These Things Is Not Like the Other...
"One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn't belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others. By the time I finish my song?"
How many of you remember this song from "Sesame Street"? I saw a friend of mine at the Winston-Salem Trade-O-Ree last weekend. He usually has a great assortment of patches, many classic material and items from our area. However he wants it to be known that he isn't just interested in old patches, so he puts the frame pictured here on his table. I'll let him remain anonymous unless he chooses to step forward here.
One of those patches seems oddly out of place (really two but one sticks out more!). Do you see it? It's not quite as obvious as recognizing letters and numbers, but still very easy to see! Every time I see this frame I chuckle a bit. It's a good way to start a conversation. Now you all can join me in a good natured chuckle.
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Archive for February, 2008
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has announced the winner of its 100th anniversary logo contest. Congratulations to Philip Goolkasian of Troop 223, Sequoia Council. His winning logo is pictured here.
Further information about the logo contest and the winning entry can be found on the BSA’s website.
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"I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship."
Louisa May Alcott
As far as most users will see, everything is finally back to normal here. The last roadblock was getting the subdomain, blog.oaimages.com, working properly. There’s still a couple of minor things that aren’t right yet, but the average use will probably never notice.
You may have noticed that I took the opportunity to update WordPress, the software that runs this blog. I had to first update various other software here, something that would have been cumbersome without doing a complete reinstall like what was done. The new version of WordPress opens up many new possibilities for this blog and should make life a bit easier for the various contributors here.
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"The different branches of Arithmetic -- Ambition, Distraction, Uglification, and Derision."
Lewis Carroll
This is another of the recent images sent to me by Brad Hutto. There are several chapter pieces yet to appear online.
Skyuka lodge issued their first activity patch of the year for the 2008 Lodge Banquet. The patch is shaped like a stereotypical “Indian brave” wearing a single feather. The design prominently features the lodge’s totem incorporated into a totem pole.
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"I have been asked to talk about what I consider the most important challenge facing mankind, and I have a fundamental answer. The greatest challenge facing mankind is the challenge of distinguishing reality from fantasy, truth from propaganda. Perceiving the truth has always been a challenge to mankind, but in the information age (or as I think of it, the disinformation age) it takes on a special urgency and importance"
Michael Crichton
David Cody reminds us of a piece that has escaped Blue Book listing for a couple of decades. This piece was issued by Tsungani chapter and is very rarely seen. Few were made. I have to wonder if any made it outside of the lodge, beyond any chapter members who may have moved and taken this with them.
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"The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would steal them away."
Ronald Reagan
A couple of weeks ago Brad Hutto sent me a number of images of new issues from Skyuka 270. The first of these are the rest of the 2007 activities patches for this lodge.
Skyuka produced two different patches for their 2007 Banquet. The first version with a blue sun was already on this site as eA2007-1. The second version has a yellow sun and I have numbered it eA2007-2, renumbering the Spring Fellowship and pre-Dixie patches accordingly.
There are also new patches for the 2007 Ordeal and Fall Fellowship. All these patches follow the same general design of an American Indian shooting an arrow into the sky, with a mountainous background. The colors of the mountains reflect the season in which each event was held.
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"Duty is not collective; it is personal."
Calvin Coolidge
Things are kind of back to normal on this site, even if my personal life is now a complete mess. In the week that this blog was off line, I had some new issues to report. Now it’s time to start adding them here.
In late January Eswau Huppeday lodge hosted the annual Carolinas Indian Seminar. As is customary in recent years, two patches were issued for the event. Thanks to David Cody for providing the images for these issues.
Each year’s patch design has followed the same basic scheme: an arrowhead on a light blue background featuring a different style of dancer. A fancy shawl dancer was featured on this year’s patches.
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"The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct."
Calvin Coolidge
As many now know this site and blog was offline most of last week. We were the victim of a hacker.
This was discovered and confirmed last Sunday night when I was having trouble with the mySQL engine that powers this blog. We needed to restart the server. It was at this point that it was confirmed that someone else was using this server without my knowledge. The hacker had been using the server’s resources for some time, running a password cracker. This explains some of the problems that had been experienced recently with accessing the site.
Most of the site is back to normal now, but a few issues elude me. Perhaps some of the techie folks reading this might be able to help.
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"Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped."
Calvin Coolidge
“..Look at what you’ve done,
Then at what you want,
Not at where you are,
What you’ll be..”
– “Move On” from “Sunday in the Park with George”, Stephen Sondheim
It’s been a very rough week here. I’ll write about what happened to this site later. Thursday morning’s events capped the week off in grand fashion. I was fired.
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"It is with true love as it is with ghosts everyone talks about it, but few have seen it."
La Rochefoucauld
I’m waiting on news and images of some rumored new issues, namely forthcoming flaps from Occoneechee, and some activities patches from Eswau Huppeday. I also haven’t had the time to finish some posts on state shaped patches.
So, after seeing the news of the dreadful cold weather around the country this past week, I was going post some pictures of the first signs of Spring here in central North Carolina. However we, too, had an unexpected appointment with Mr. Winter. Yes, we do get snow here in central North Carolina.
Long time readers of this blog might remember back to last Spring when I built this small pond, here surrounded by snow and frozen over.
(More pictures follow.)
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"Civilization and profit go hand in hand."
Calvin Coolidge
I’m sure many of you have had some trouble getting on this site in recent weeks. For that I apologize.
The server this site runs on is now six years old, aging, and unable to keep up with the demands put upon it. Some of the software can no longer be upgraded due to the age of the operating system here. Some possible new features can’t be implemented for the same reason It’s past time for a new server.
Your help is needed. I have been expecting this eventuality and putting aside some of the subscription and advertising fund but that is not enough to pay for the server I think I need. So, I am setting up a New Server Fund and accepting donations to it via PayPal. If you wish to donate to the new server, please click the button below.
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Ronald Reagan
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January 30th, 2012
Tschipey Achtu Lodge: Update
Back in 2010 I announced the formation of Tschipey Achtu lodge as a result of the merger of Ty-Ohni 95 and Ganeodiyo 417. At the time I was told they would use the number 397, which is also their council number. This created a bit of controversy as that number is currently in use by Chilantakoba lodge in Louisiana. I also announced their first flap. Other than a 2010 Jamboree issue no further news from this lodge made it to me.
I was talking with a Roger Ward last night who was at the recent Winter South Carolina Trade-O-Ree. He tells me it has not been quiet in that lodge. The use of 397 was problematic. Many wanted to choose a different number. Some wanted to claim the number zero, but that was not well received given the special place Unami 1 holds in the Order of the Arrow. The Scout Executive, I am told, stepped in and told the lodge they will use the lower number from the two merged lodges.
The lodge is now known as Tschipey Achtu 95. I have updated the site to reflect this current information. Several new issues have also been added.
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January 14th, 2012
An OAImages iPad App?
Some of those who know me personally, know that I have gone over to the "Dark Side" and have started using Apple products. I bought an iMac a couple of months ago and just recently got an iPad. My brother is trying to tell me that my Droid's days are numbered.
I really like my iPad and started day dreaming about an OAImages app for it. I have no idea how to go about writing this and it would take me into an entirely new area from what I know. It's not something that would happen easily or soon. Here's your chance to give feedback. What do you think about an OAImages app? What would you put in it? Do you have any thoughts on how it would be distributed or how much it would cost?
Please feel free to comment. Comments are moderated for those who have not successfully had a comment published on this blog before in order to control spam. I will do my best to approve comments as quickly as possible in order to facilitate a discussion.
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October 4th, 2011
Indian Summer and Summit Corps Patches
I have added special pages on this site for the 2011 Indian Summer and 2011 Summit Corps. I still have a few images to add but most of what I have images for is now on the site. Thanks for Rick Horne for most of these images.
To view these items, go to OA Images: National and Special Events Patches page and select either of these events from the "Other Specialties" drop down box.
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August 27th, 2011
Coming out of Hiding About April 1st
It's kind of odd to come out of hiding to post about a topic like this.
I'm hearing from some brothers that there have been gullible readers to this blog over the years. I would have thought it was obvious from the context of the posts, but the various posts made on this blog throughout the years that have appeared on APRIL FIRST are all satire. None of them are true. Read them and chuckle but please do not complain to your friendly OA National Committee members, Scout Executives, lodge advisers, or official website administrators about the "changes" that are "announced" in them.
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March 31st, 2011
Comment Spam
This is strictly an "FYI" post for those familiar with the issues facing those who maintain blogs and message boards where readers can post comments.
Recently I had been having issues here with comment spam getting past this blog's filters. I deleted the inappropriate posts as quickly as I could but this was still unacceptable to me, as well as additional work. I since have required that readers register before they're allowed to post comments here. That seems to have stopped the spammers.
I still see a number of probable spammers, mainly from Russian domains, registering on this blog but so far none have had their comments posted successfully.
I may test my luck for a short period of time in the near future. At some unannounced time, I will turn off the registration requirement for posting comments for a day or two. I want to see if the spammers have been chased away, or if they're just awaiting an easy opportunity to push their garbage
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February 11th, 2011
Change in Comments Policy
This blog is being hit with a large number spam comments lately. There have been over 12,000 attempts to spam the blog with comments just within the past 60 days. Recently a few dozen comments, hawking service and goods I deem inappropriate for this blog, made it past the filters. Since I don't desire to spend more time deleting the spam as I find it and don't want inappropriate information to sit on my blog, I am tightening up the policy on commenting here.
Those who wish to comment must now register and be logged in before being to post comments. Registration is free and is not the same as membership to this site. This is a common practice on many blogs especially among sites run by more "traditional media" type companies.
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Posted in Scouting News by John E. Pannell on February 29th, 2008 at 12:05 am 
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has announced the winner of its 100th anniversary logo contest. Congratulations to Philip Goolkasian of Troop 223, Sequoia Council. His winning logo is pictured here.
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