| The Eagle: Culminating a life in the Scouts | | Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2007 3:09:58 PM by Blog57 Team | | Being in the Scouts means different things to different members. It might be the Pinewood Derby for some, while others enjoy the camping and backpacking.Most start as Tiger Cub Scouts and continue through to become full-fledged Boy Scouts. As the years go by and the challenges grow, the number of Scouts begins to thin out. In the end, only the most dedicated remain. .... | |
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| | | Casio Black G-Shock Watch with Resin Band | | Posted Tuesday, January 23, 2007 1:02:29 PM by Blog57 Team | | Features: World time. Auto-sort function. 30 page databank. 29 time zones, 28 cities. 1/100 second stopwatch. Measuring capacity: 23:59`59. 99". Input range: 1 minute to 60 minutes. 8 letters and 12 numberals per page. Auto electro-luminescent backlight with afterglow. Measuring mode: elapsed time, split time, 1st - 2nd place times. Auto - calendar (pre - programmed untl the year 2039). Approximate battery life: 5 years on CR2025. Accuracy +/- 15 seconds per month. Measuring unit: 1 second. Auto - repeat function. Vibration alert on/off. 12/24 - hour formats. Hourly time signal. Countdown timer.... | |
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| | | Bonnaroo Purchases Festival Site | | Posted Saturday, January 13, 2007 1:10:27 PM by Blog57 Team | | New York /PRNewswire/ - Bonnaroo organizers Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment have purchased a major portion of the site where the annual music festival is held. The purchase of 530 acres encompasses all of the performance areas and much of the camping and parking area used for the annual festival; the festival will continue to lease another 250 acres that currently serve as additional parking and camping. In addition to becoming the permanent venue for Bonnaroo, the purchase will allow organizers to open the site for a variety of other select events. "We are really excited about making this investment," Superfly's Jonathan Mayers said. "It's an incredible property that can lend itself to many different kinds of events and gatherings. Our hope is that this will become one of the premier event sites in the world.... | |
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| | | Rain will not stop Singaporeans from camping out | | Posted Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:08:52 PM by Blog57 Team | | It has been raining heavily but that has not stopped Singaporeans from camping out. East Coast Park has been turned into a colourful site with a patchwork of red, blue and green tents lining much of the coastline. For the past three days, Norhiati Mohd and family have been camping out in five tents at East Coast Park. The blue tent is the bedroom, the red one functions as a storeroom while the white one is the dining area. For most campers, the kitchen is out in the open while the washing is hung out to dry on lines straddling coconut trees. Nur Syahidah Abdul Rahim, East Coast Park camper, said: "If it rains, we stay under the tent, we chit-chat, we play games, joke around and then when the rain stops, we play with water." 40-year-old Sam Tsang used to organise year-end parties at hotels.... | |
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| | | Truck, camping trailer overturn on I-64 | | Posted Friday, December 01, 2006 1:11:35 PM by Blog57 Team | | Virginia State Police survey the twisted wreckage of a pickup pulling a Coachman camping trailer Thursday afternoon on Interstate 64. The wreck occurred around 2:30 p.m. near the top of Afton mountain at milemarker 100 when Shirley L. Provost, 66, of Addison, Vt., lost control of the truck while changing lanes. Rescue personnel transported Provost to Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville with minor injuries. A charge of reckless driving against Provost is pending, police said. .... | |
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| | | Luxury camping offered to well-heeled | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 7:30:50 AM by Blog57 Team | | Luxury camping accommodation will soon be available for tourists on Tasmania's east coast. At $1,400 a head, it is not an option for your everyday traveller. The five-star, fully catered eco-camp will be set up in the Freycinet National Park, hosting a maximum of 10 guests at a time for a two-night stay. Operator Tim Brammall says every effort has been made to minimise the effect on the environment. "Part of of our criteria and the monitoring that has to occur is that we leave a very minimal footprint, so the structures will sit on top of the ground, all grey water, all waste water will be removed," he said. "We actually capture our own rainwater and use that as much as possible, but all waste is removed, including the composting toilets." .... | |
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| | | Camping, cooking & comedy su-weet | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:15:29 PM by Blog57 Team | | Here's a recipe for you: Take two comics. Add heaps of cooking, eating and camping. Stir in 18 recipes. Toss in dozens of hungry campers. Sprinkle with hundreds of one-liners. Set it up at Ponderosa Park in McCall, and film the whole thing in four days.Voila — the piece de resistance — Pat Mac and Mike Faverman's "Ultimate Camp Cooking DVD." The DVD will be available for $19.99 through a series of release parties. Mac and Faverman also are "shopping it around" and are hopeful it will be picked up as a TV cooking show.Mac is a local comic and manager of the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Boise. He's been moonlighting by teaching cooking classes at Kandor for more than a year.Faverman is a stand-up comedian from Los Angeles and a former culinary pro — he worked as a chef for seven years before he started stand-up.When the two comics did some road time together a few years ago, they found they also shared a love of food and camping.... | |
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| | | Rustic resorts: roughing it in style | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:30:58 AM by Blog57 Team | | When the "camping butler" arrives at your tent to turn down the fine linens on your feather bed, you may find yourself wondering . is this really camping? Indeed it is, say a growing number of resort developers who have taken the traditional sleep-in-the-outdoors experience and removed the elements that might cause a vacationer the slightest discomfort. These cushy homages to traditional camping embrace the canvas and the campfire but eliminate all the hassles - there's no need to pitch your own tent, ignite your own firewood or wake up with a kink in your neck after a restless night on the ground. Instead you'll find hotel style amenities like comfy beds, steaming hot showers, gourmet meals and spa treatments. "There are a number of people who love to experience the outdoors and be close to nature but want to enjoy the conveniences of what they would have at home or at a luxury resort," says Bryan Kindred, general manager of Paws Up, a Rocky Mountain wilderness resort near Missoula, Mont.... | |
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| | | Garage to house homeless in Grande Prairie | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 4:48:47 AM by Blog57 Team | | Grande Prairie will likely turn a fire hall garage into an emergency shelter as booming Alberta communities struggle to find help for the homeless this winter. Grande Prairie city council is expected to approve the makeshift solution Thursday in a bid to help new residents who have been camping or living out of vehicles, many unable to find a home even though they are working. Shelter beds in Edmonton's Herb Jamieson Centre. (CBC News) Four families will be able to live in the garage, which will have a kitchen, bathrooms and camping trailers donated by a local company. Katherine Fleming, a housing co-ordinator in the city, says the garage will provide much needed housing for desperate families this winter. "It's going to allow them time to relax.... | |
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| | | Students Camp Out For Best Seats For Big Game | | Posted Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:35:47 PM by Blog57 Team | | FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas' game with Tennessee on Saturday could be the most important game in the coach Houston Nutt era. Students have been camping outside Razorback Stadium since Monday to get the best seats. Junior Clark Smith says he has waited his entire life for an opportunity to be a part of such a big game and that he's camping out so he won't miss anything. Local businesses have been feeding the camped-out students for free. Officials say there will be extra law enforcement on hand to manage the huge crowd. The Arkansas State Police will bring as many as 15 extra troopers, and two dozen other agencies will supply about 150 officers. Students waiting for tickets say the different groups have helped each other out by watching tents when others were away.... | |
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