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June 22nd, 2010
Second Jamboree Trade-O-Ree Announced
I had previously passed along an announcement from Roger Ward of a Trade-O-Ree to be held during this Summer's BSA National Jamboree. Richard Shields has also asked me to share information about another Trade-O-Ree that will be held near the Fort A.P. Hill.
2010 NATIONAL JAMBOREE TRADE-O-REE
Sponsored by The Society of Scout Memorabilia Dealers
Fri. July 23rd Sun. Aug 1st
Fri. 7/23 3pm to 1am; Sat. 7/24 noon to 1am;
Mon-Thur 7/25-7/29 Noon to 11pm
Fri. 7/30--Sat. 7/31 noon to 1am; Sun Aug. 1st noon to 5pm
Buses Welcome Plenty of Free Parking
Buy, Sale and Trade
All kinds of Boy Scout Memorabilia
Eagles Lodge
21 Cool Springs Rd. Fredericksburg, VA
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June 16th, 2010
Jamboree Trade-O-Ree Announced
Roger Ward recently sent me information for a trade-o-ree (TOR) to be held near this Summer's BSA National Jamboree. I gladly pass this along here.
2010 Jamboree 100th Ann BSA Patch Show At
The Ramada Inn Fredericksburg South,VA
Siesta Beach Trading Company presents the
2010 Jamboree 100th Ann BSA Patch Show
Friday July 23rd to Tuesday August 3rd, 2010
12 Day Show From Friday To Tuesday
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June 15th, 2010
Just Whose Centennial Is It?
Many lodges and councils are issuing patches this year for the BSA's centennial. I even recently started to build a page on this site for these issues. However this isn't the only significant Scouting centennial that will occur within the next few years. Gap Danish recently sent me an image of a new jacket patch from Nachamawat 275 (Penn's Woods Council, PA) that I believe may be the first OA lodge or chapter issue for the Order of the Arrow's centennial in 2015!
The patch's design pays tribute to the history of the OA in this lodge's area. It includes the totems of Nachamawat's predecessor lodges -- Hopocan 275, Wopsononock 347, and Amadahi 441 -- as well as the current lodge totem and that of Unami 1. It also includes three different National OA logos rendered as smoke.
It will probably be some time until OA centennial issues start appearing in earnest. When they do, a page will be added to this site for them.
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June 13th, 2010
Tschipey Achtu Issues First Flap
I recently announced on this blog the formation of Tschipey Achtu lodge. At that time I had no news about patches. Mike Conkey recently acquired the newly issued first flap from this lodge and thanks to him for providing this image.
Notice that the new flap bears no lodge number. In that earlier blog entry I reported that the lodge's web page on the council's website refers to this as Tschipey Achtu Lodge #397, even though lodge numbers are no longer assigned on a national basis. There has been some discussion about this.
At this time I have no further details about the patch. This lodge's issues will be shown on the Tschipey Achtu lodge page of this site.
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May 6th, 2010
National OA Issues for BSA Centennial
The National Order of the Arrow is selling several items of merchandise in their online trading post for the BSA centennial. These items include a flap (conveniently sold either singly, or in three, 10 or 20 patch bundles), neckerchief, neckerchief slide, cap and hat pin.
The single flap is sold enclosed in a special portfolio and includes a message from the 2010 National Chief and Vice Chief. It is clearly states this flap is not to be worn on the uniform.
Upon trying to place an order, a shopper is advised that, "Any orders containing BSA 100 Anniversary products will not be shipped until June 15th, 2010."
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March 28th, 2010
Made In China
Check out this recent post on Roy More's blog:
http://thescoutpatchauction.com/blogsite/2010/03/23/this-is-wrong
I am not a supporter of Big Labor and learn very much to the political and fiscal right however I agree with Roy that there is something inherently wrong with this.
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“I got plenty o’nothin’ and nothin’s plenty for me…”
Wow, where did August go? Most of the month has gone by with nothing new appearing on this blog. It seems like it was only a few days ago that I was struggling with the server switch and site relocation. That is all done now and things appear to be going well. There are still some issues with broken links and missing images but I may be able to resolve that over the weekend. It’s good to not have to worry about possible hardware failures.
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Mike Godwin
The mail server at OAImages’ new home has now remain unblocked by what I call the “internet gods” for over 25 hours now. That’s a very good sign that they agree my server is clean and not a spammer. It appears my email problems are now resolved.
I only wonder who had this ip address before me and what were they doing to merit notice by CBL.
I will continue to monitor this situation. However if you have trouble getting email from this site’s server, especially concerning passwords for the members area, please see my previous post on this subject.
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Update: 8/7/10 @ 1400: The block by CBL has been lifted for over four hours now. This is a good sign, but not a resolution of the problem below… yet.
Automated emails from this site’s mail server are currently being blocked by many or most ISPs. It has been listed on the Composite Blocking List for being compromised in some way. I have already had it delisted, but it has been listed again.
This most directly affects subscribers to the site as it prevents automated messages concerning passwords from being delivered. I consider this a critical issue. If it cannot be resolved soon, I will return to the old server and hosting solution. In the mean time, please read the rest of this message if you are experiencing difficulties logging into the members area!
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"One should guard against preaching to young people success in the customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result, and the knowledge of the value of the result to the community. "
Albert Einstein
I’ve been watching the traffic flow into the site since I flipped the switch here last night. It looks like DNS entries propagate very fast these days! That’s a far cry from what I remember when I first built this domain when it still took several days for a DNS change to take effect.
If you want to see what sort of traffic this site gets, you can view the stats here:
http://www.oaimages.com/webalizer/usage_201008.html
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If you see this post you have accessed OAImages on its new home. It has been running at its IP address for over a week now. A few days ago, oaimages.net was pointed here. Late Thursday night, the switch was flipped for OAImages.com. It may take a couple of days for the DNS changes to propagate around the internet so some visitors may see this site sooner than others.
I expect there to be a few hiccups. Please let me know, preferably in the comments, if you experience any problems.
Thank you.
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August 31st, 2010
I Got Plenty of Nothing
"I got plenty o'nothin' and nothin's plenty for me..."
Wow, where did August go? Most of the month has gone by with nothing new appearing on this blog. It seems like it was only a few days ago that I was struggling with the server switch and site relocation. That is all done now and things appear to be going well. There are still some issues with broken links and missing images but I may be able to resolve that over the weekend. It's good to not have to worry about possible hardware failures.
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August 8th, 2010
25 Hours Later
The mail server at OAImages' new home has now remain unblocked by what I call the "internet gods" for over 25 hours now. That's a very good sign that they agree my server is clean and not a spammer. It appears my email problems are now resolved.
I only wonder who had this ip address before me and what were they doing to merit notice by CBL.
I will continue to monitor this situation. However if you have trouble getting email from this site's server, especially concerning passwords for the members area, please see my previous post on this subject.
Read the Full Post
August 7th, 2010
Concerning Email and Broken Links
Update: 8/7/10 @ 1400: The block by CBL has been lifted for over four hours now. This is a good sign, but not a resolution of the problem below... yet.
Automated emails from this site's mail server are currently being blocked by many or most ISPs. It has been listed on the Composite Blocking List for being compromised in some way. I have already had it delisted, but it has been listed again.
This most directly affects subscribers to the site as it prevents automated messages concerning passwords from being delivered. I consider this a critical issue. If it cannot be resolved soon, I will return to the old server and hosting solution. In the mean time, please read the rest of this message if you are experiencing difficulties logging into the members area!
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August 6th, 2010
Watching The Traffic
I've been watching the traffic flow into the site since I flipped the switch here last night. It looks like DNS entries propagate very fast these days! That's a far cry from what I remember when I first built this domain when it still took several days for a DNS change to take effect.
If you want to see what sort of traffic this site gets, you can view the stats here:
http://www.oaimages.com/webalizer/usage_201008.html
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August 5th, 2010
Wilkommen, Bien Venue, Welcome
If you see this post you have accessed OAImages on its new home. It has been running at its IP address for over a week now. A few days ago, oaimages.net was pointed here. Late Thursday night, the switch was flipped for OAImages.com. It may take a couple of days for the DNS changes to propagate around the internet so some visitors may see this site sooner than others.
I expect there to be a few hiccups. Please let me know, preferably in the comments, if you experience any problems.
Thank you.
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July 28th, 2010
Today's Status Report
"Everything is in a state of flux, including the status quo." - Robert Byrne
Another portion of this site's move has been accomplished. This blog's software, Wordpress, is now installed and running at the new location. Perhaps I should call it "OAImages Blog 2.0"?
Until the move is final, this blog will continue to be updated periodically. However, my primary focus now is on the site move. All previous blog posts and data will be transferred to the new location in due course.
My goal is to be moved into the new location by the time everyone returns home from the Jamboree, or shortly thereafter.
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June 14th, 2010
Lodge 104: BSA Centennial Neckerchief
Along with the other pieces recently issued by Occoneechee lodge was this neckerchief for the BSA's centennial. Thanks to Greg Grimes for this image.
Just to rib my friends in the lodge, I'll note the design of the neckerchief is unusual in that it uses far less purple than is commonly employed on many of the lodge's recent issues! The green and khaki color scheme seems designed to match with the BSA's new centennial uniform.
The listing for this piece should read as follows:
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June 8th, 2010
Lodge 70: 2010 Conclave Flaps
Following the precedent established in 2009, Tsoiotsi Tsogalii lodge issued two flaps for this year's SR-7B Conclave. Thanks to Johnny Somers for the images of these pieces.
As with the Spring Fellowship patch, these flaps use an American Revolution theme. The flag on the patches recognizes General Greene and the Battle of Guilford Court House. The first flap (S34?, pictured) was issued only to those lodge brothers who pre-registered for the 2010 SR-7B conclave. The red bordered version of this flap, S35?, was more common. About 800 of them were issued and sold to all lodge brothers at the SR-7B conclave.
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June 7th, 2010
Lodge 118: New Chapter Pieces
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June 6th, 2010
Lodge 118: BSA Centennial Flap
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June 3rd, 2010
Lodge 331: 2010 Jamboree Flap
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May 31st, 2010
Lodge: 2010 SR-7B Conclave Preregistration Patch
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SR-5 Patch News
June 9th, 2010
Lodge 119: Be My Valentine
Tomo Chi-Chi lodge issued two odd-shaped patches for last Spring's SR-5 Conclave, the Dixie Fellowship. One of these is a bright pink monochrome, guaranteed to rile some Scouters and Scouts*. Both have the same design. Thanks to Alan McDonald for these images.
The lodge adopted a lovely theme for this year's Dixie Fellowship and decided to celebrate St. Valentine's Day in April. I have accidentally deleted Alan's email, but I believe the pink monochrome version of this was a "delegate" issue with the full colored version being the more common of the two. If any readers can correct me on this, please do so.
The listing data for these items are as follows:
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May 19th, 2010
Lodge 188: "Shall We Play a Game?"
"Wouldn't you prefer a nice game of chess?"
-- Joshua, War Games.
Itibapishe Iti Hollo lodge decided to play games with their 2010 Dixie Fellowship issues. The lodge issued two flaps and dangles: a delegate and trader set. Thanks to Greg Grimes for these issues.
The two flaps and the two dangles each use similar designs however the flap and dangle within each set do not match. The flaps each depict gaming pieces. The trader flap's background is the familiar black and white design of a chess board. The delegate flap's background is the traditional red and black of a checker board. The trader dangle pays tribute to the lodge's 70th anniversary. The delegate dangle honors the BSA's centennial.
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May 17th, 2010
Lodge 188: More 2009 Dixie & NOAC Issues
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May 16th, 2010
Lodge 134: 2010 Dixie Fellowship & BSA Centennial Issues
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May 11th, 2010
Lodge 270: 2010... or is that 2009... Events Issues
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May 10th, 2010
Lodge 270: 2009 Events Patches, Part 2
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June 24th, 2010
Section S-4 "FourCorps 2010"
by Robert Mathis
During the week of June 13-19, 128 brothers (including National Chief Brad Lichota) participated in the 2010 "FourCorps" service project, in the Ocala National Forest, near Deland, Florida. This is believed to be the first time a Section has taken on the task of a week in a National Forest, along the lines of the "ArrowCorps" projects of 2008. Over 4500 man-hours of service were completed, in projects such as trail rehabilitation, fence building, the planting of over 1000 shrubs, clearing non-native invasive species, pouring concrete for "bear boxes" in campsites and a handicapped-accessible campfire ring, and building 78 birdhouses. All with a heat index of between 95 and 110 degrees, and no air conditioning.
Two lodges (Echockotee 200 and Seminole 85) issued pieces for their members for the event. The Section created several items were available to commemorate the week's work. All participants received the oval patch with the bear paw print with their registration packet, with extras available by advance order to anyone, not just participants.
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June 1st, 2010
Echockotee Lodge 200 New Flaps
by Robert Mathis
At the recent Echockotee 200 Summer Fellowship, the lodge had two new flaps available for sale. The first flap (tentatively S-43*) is for the lodge's participation in the 2010 Section S-4 "FourCorps" service project in the Ocala National Forest. The design is taken from the lodge's neckerchief, shaking hands with the bear** used in the section's FourCorps patch. A total of 200 were produced, with 25 set aside for lodge members participating in FourCorps.
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May 28th, 2010
O-Shot-Caw Lodge 265 Jamboree Series 2008-2010, Part 4 ("The AP Hill Years")
by Robert Mathis
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May 17th, 2010
O-Shot-Caw Lodge 265 new issues
by Robert Mathis
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May 13th, 2010
Tipisa 326 Chapter Patches, Volume 5
by Robert Mathis
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May 12th, 2010
Tipisa Lodge 326 New Items
by Robert Mathis
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