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Whooo Earned These Pins?
Does anyone remember the golden pins offered for adult service? There were two programs available between 1987 and 2005.
The Leadership Development Pin was introduced in 1987. A similar Volunteer Development Pin was released in 2003. Both were designed to emphasize long-time service and to be worn for many years.
Leadership Development Pin
The Leadership Development Pin featured a brown owl on a gold metal circle. Five holes had been punched at the bottom of the pin in anticipation of future attachments. Green, silver, and gold leaves could be attached as leaders accumulated credentials.
There were four steps to earning the basic, golden circle pin.
Complete one year as a troop leader or co-leader.
Complete basic leadership training.
Attend at least two meetings or events beyond the troop, such as service unit meetings, council annual meetings, or Thinking Day celebrations.
Secure camp certified and first aid trained adults for the troop.
Once the basic pin was completed, leaves could be awarded for additional training. One green leaf signified ten hours. Five green leaves could be exchanged for one silver leaf; five silvers (250 hours) merited one gold leaf.
The big problem with the "Owl Pin" was the leaves. They were tiny; no larger than a grain of rice. The main pin itself was less than an inch in diameter. Thus, by the time members accumulated silver and gold leaves, they needed reading glasses.
At least one of my leaves was possessed by demons. That's the only explanation for the chaos that ensued the last time I tried to attach a new leaf:
Step 1: Gather pins, leaves, and jewelry tools.
Step 2: Recoil in horror as one leaf flies out of your fingers.
Step 3: Shake keyboard vigorously to remove leaf now lodged between keys. Retrieve and repeat.
Step 4: Attach leaf. Scowl as pinback snaps off, leaving a useless disc.
Fly Away, Fly Away
Like too many Girl Scout programs, the Leadership Development pin was never officially discontinued. It was last seen in the 2005 Girl Scout catalog.
Volunteer Service Award
The 2003 catalog introduced a new recognition, the Volunteer Service Award. Dubbed the "key pin," it was even more complicated (and expensive) than the owl pin series.
From the 2003 Girl Scout catalog
The Volunteer pin continued the pin + dangles concept but focused on non-troop service. The main pin could be earned by completing one year:
On a board committee
On an appointed task group
On a service unit management team
On an association team or
As a GSUSA National Operational Volunteer.
After earning the main pin, volunteers could earn keys for additional service:
White: GS Mentoring Award
Black: GS Executive Award
Gold: GS Diversity Award
Silver: GS Community Cultivation
Copper: GS Fund Development
I could provide more detailed explanations of these categories, but typing them out would require more time than the pin was in existence. It also disappeared after 2005.
Alas, I am leafless and keyless
After the Great Leaf Debacle, I didn't bother with the key pin. I don't think many other volunteers did either.
Some programs never die, they just get stuck in the nooks and crannies of keyboards, junk drawers, backpacks, and couch cushions.
Posted on December 19, 2019 December 19, 2019 Categories Awards, Memorabilia, ProgramTags Girl Scout history, Girl Scout memorabilia, Girl Scouting, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of the USA, GSUSA, Leadership, Recognitions, Training, Volunteers4 Comments on Whooo Earned These Pins?
Who's That Girl Scout? Eleanor Ault
In the final days of World War II, the Girl Scouts of the USA dispatched six professional workers to war-torn Europe. Their official status was "on loan" to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).
Two of the six women worked for the national organization. By far the best-known of the group, Catherine T. Hammett was a renowned expert in camping. She was joined by Katherine McCullough a GSUSA field adviser.
The other four women had been council executive directors: Eleanor Ault, (Albany, New York); Dorothy Donnell (Orange, New Jersey); Grace Hast (Lincoln, Nebraska); and Marion Sloan (Kansas City, Missouri).
Hammett became director of social services at a Greek refugee camp in Palestine. She wrote a lengthy article in the December 1944 issue of Leader, with vivid descriptions of the terrain, flora, and fauna. The author of Campcraft ABCs, Hammett also wrote about the tents, makeshift stoves, and more in the refugee camps.
Six Girl Scout professionals working with the UNRRA program. (Leader Magazine)
Ault, Donnell, and Hast took charge of welfare needs at smaller refugee camps, reporting to Hammett. McCullough and Sloan were posted to Yugoslav refugee camps in Egypt.
While international relief organizations set up schools, hospitals, sewing rooms, the Girl Scouts organized recreation and vocational training for refugee children. In time, they laid the groundwork for establishing Girl Scout and Boy Scout programs in the region.
On September 29, 1945, Eleanor Ault and 2nd Lt. Arlene Waldhaus of the US Public Health Service were aboard a 3,330-ton British ship, the Empire Patrol, accompanying 562 Greek refugees, including 200 children, across the Mediterranean Sea.
Around noon, as Eleanor locked the recreation room, she heard a commotion on a lower deck. She rushed to the scene to see flames sprouting from the starboard side of the ship.
The Empire Patrol begins to burn (http://www.empirepatrol.com)
Instead of paraphrasing the ensuing events, I will reprint the cable that UNRAA sent to GSUSA following the incident:
Immediately [Eleanor] began directing refugees in use of fire extinguishers. Flames starred coming from starboard side. Ault was one of those who prevented panic among refugees by calming, answering questions, distributing lifebelts, helping load lifeboats. Fire spread rapidly.
Captain asked Ault to accompany refugees in lifeboat and therein take charge. Line jammed on her boat as it was lowered, pulley had to be knocked off and boat dropped into sea. At this time whole ship was blazing.
At short distance from ship she picked up old man, young man and boy. Little farther off found several more and overtook another lifeboat overloaded with survivors. She transferred some, instructed others how to bail, get out oars. …
Altogether she rescued 35 — many been clinging defective rafts. Sea was very rough, consequently there was danger capsizing. At 4:oo P.M. Aircraft Carrier Trouncer arrived near burning ship; but as darkness fell lifeboats and rafts drifted apart, Ault being steadied by refugee men at oars.
As red distress lantern in boat failed, Ault improvised flare from kapok ripped out of life preserver which she soaked in kerosene and hung on boat hook which led plane circling overhead locating position of lifeboat. At 8:oo P.M. searchlights of Afghanistan picked out lifeboat and after Ault and man and boys climbed aboard, baskets were lowered for women and children. Afghanistan was one of first to reach Port Said [Egypt]
Leader (November 1945): 11.
Of the 913 passengers, only 57 perished.
Empire Patrol passengers scramble to safety (http://www.empirepatrol.com)
Wow. Let's pause and take that in for a moment ….
Makes surviving cookie season pretty tame, doesn't it?
The Girl Scouts were extremely proud of Eleanor, awarding her a citation reading "For distinguished service rendered in the saving of lives on the ill-fated "Empire Patrol."
Born in Chicago in 1909, Eleanor graduated from De Pauw University. She became a Girl Scout professional in 1932. Following her stint with UNRRA, she moved to England, where she became one of the first participants in a US-UK trainer exchange program. During that time, she also attended the International Training Conference at Our Chalet, Switzerland.
Eleanor returned to the United States in 1947, taking a volunteer development post in Oklahoma. She eventually returned to Albany, New York, where she died in 1994.
Posted on November 11, 2019 February 20, 2020 Categories Awards, Community Service, WAGGGSTags #becauseofGirlScouts, #empirepatrol, #womenalsoknowhistory, Empire Patrol, United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, UNRRA3 Comments on Who's That Girl Scout? Eleanor Ault
The History of Our Own Badges
Regular readers know that I am a HUGE fan of the quirky, obsolete Girl Scout badges known as the Council's Own. These limited edition badges were designed to add additional topics to the traditional Girl Scouts of the USA badge programs or to highlight resources unique to a particular council.
Their limited production and often very clever designs also have made them highly collectible. But the words "Council's Own" have become a catch-all phrase randomly applied to a range of unofficial badges, often to increase their selling price.
I've fed my addiction by creating a digital archive of these delightful, obscure badges. Since 2014, I have accumulated the name, design, council, and requirements for over 1,500 badges: http://gscobadge.info.
Before including a badge, I have to decide whether or not it meets the definition of a Council's Own. It can be confusing, because this name is loosely applied to four different programs.
Our Own Troop's Badge (1958-2010)
The Troop's Own option was introduced in the 1958 edition of the Intermediate Handbook. The program offered an answer to the many troop scribes who had written to Headquarters with suggestions for new badge topics. There were 12 steps to creating a Troop's Own, including receiving permission from the program department of the troop's council. The council approved the topic, but not the actual requirements.
The name of the badge indicated how it was to be earned:
The final requirements and their wording, the badge name, the design, and the actual symbols worn, must be the girls' own work. While doing all this your leader will help you understand the meaning of badges and what different types of activity should be included.
No other girls in your troop or any other troop can use your work. Even if they choose the same subject, the must create their own requirements and design. It will truly be, "Our Own Badge!"
The topic would be inserted into the badge's name: Our Troop's Own Blogging Badge. Troops were asked to submit one badge to Headquarters, but that was for reference only.
Selection of Our Own Troop's Badges
Leaders were cautioned to step back and let the girls take charge. "If we do these things for girls, then they must, in all honesty, call the badge 'Our Own Troop Leader's badge'!"
The "Our Troop's Own" program split with the 1963 program reform. Now the gold-bordered blank badge was for Cadettes, and a new green-bordered one was introduced for Juniors. The May 1966 issue of Leader features a lengthy article about a Girl Scout troop in the Sudan that decides to create their own badge to learn more about their host country. (Sadly there is no photo of this badge!)
I've included some Troop's Own in my digital archive, as they are extremely difficult to identify. Sadly, their requirements were often discarded when troops disbanded.
Our Own Council's Badge (1980-2011)
The Worlds to Explore program of the 1980s added an Our Own Council's Badge. GSUSA described this program as:
Innovative and educationally sound projects developed by the council, to make use of special topics of interest or unusual opportunities and resources within the council or to utilize the rich opportunities provided by council camps.
These badges were developed by adults; typically council staff. They represented the council as part of the national recognition system and therefore should "be developed by people representing a broad spectrum of the council," according to 1990 GSUSA guidelines.
Most Council's Owns focused on a specific topic, but a few were tied to a specific event, such as the 1982 World's Fair (left) and the eruption of the Mount Saint Helen's volcano in 1980.
Blank Badges Used for "Our Own" Badges
The border colors indicate the year the blank badge was issued, it is not related to the colors of the five worlds. Gold borders were used for COs, green for TOs. When the Worlds program phased out, each age level had one border color for all of their badges, including Troop's and Council's Owns.
Make Your Own Badge (2012-2014)
Under the Girl Scout Leadership Experience model, the Our Own options were replaced by a Make Your Own option. The program was discontinued after three years. Members considered the one-off, screen-printed badges to be expensive and unattractive. Plus, they were intended to be for one girl only, but leaders were creating them for entire troops. Guidelines for the program noted:
An important part of the Make Your Own badge is what girls find out about their own learning styles as they created a personalized plan to build a skill. If a girl does a badge designed by another girl, she doesn't have this chance to learn about herself.
Make Your Owns did not need design or requirement approval from GSUSA, Councils, or even troop leaders. I do not track these in my digital archive.
When a CO Isn't a CO
Girls and leaders today are demanding badges beyond those offered through GSUSA. Headquarters has responded with Girl's Choice' badges, robotics, cybersecurity and more.
But there are still patches available that claim to be a Council's Own. My archive is intended to document official badges and to help Girl Scouts identify unusual badges. I include a list of known "Not-COs" because future Girl Scouts may be curious about a badge seen on many sashes but does not appear in an official handbook or catalog.
I approach this not as the "badge police," but as an historian seeking accuracy.
Many pseudo-COs are described as remakes of discontinued Council's Owns. While providers may redesign the badge, they often recycle requirements developed by other people, presumably without permission or payment. That is little different than putting a new dust jacket on an old book and claiming to be the author.
Similarly, badges developed by individuals are not official, no matter what shape they are. The name "Council's Own" indicates that its content is council approved. It guarantees that these badges reflect the movement's high standards and offer substantive, age-appropriate activities.
There Should Be a Patch for That
There are many quality, but unofficial, programs out there, but let's use correct terminology. These should be patch programs, because they are not Council's Own badges. Many councils now offer "Council's Own Patch Programs," a phrase that just offers more confusion.
Instead of sending me terse, desist messages about the "flood" of telephone calls from leaders seeking to purchase discontinued Council's Own badges, perhaps councils should take the hint that there is a demand for quality recognitions on these topics. Yes, they could MAKE MONEY by turning these old badges into patch programs.
Some councils have made this change. Many more should consider it.
©2019 Ann Robertson
Posted on June 21, 2019 Categories Archives, Awards, Badges, intellectual property, MemorabiliaTags Girl Scout badges, Girl Scout history, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of the USA7 Comments on The History of Our Own Badges
Favorite Pin Identified
Three years ago I shared my favorite piece of Girl Scout memorabilia. It is a sterling silver and brass brooch that I found on eBay.
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The pin is engraved "Suncoast Girl Scout Council," but the seller had no information about its origins.
A few weeks ago I received an email from Terri Costello, the special events manager for Girl Scouts of West Central Florida. Suncoast was one of the councils that merged to create West Center Florida during realignment.
Terri had recognized the pin immediately. It is presented each year to the council's Women of Distinction. Many councils have similar programs to recognize inspiring women.
This event is held each year to honor and celebrate local women who have achieved success in their chosen fields and serve as inspiring role models for girls and other women in our local communities, each exemplifying ethical leadership and a commitment to making a difference in the lives of their fellow citizens through community service.
GSCWCF website
While the Suncoast program dates to 1992, the pin, designed by Tampa artist Karen Arch, and was introduced in 2002.
I am delighted that even though I am not a "Woman of Distinction," Terri has given me permission to continue wearing it with pride. In fact, I think I'll wear it today!
Posted on November 28, 2018 Categories Awards, Memorabilia, UncategorizedTags girl scout jewelry, Girl Scout Women of DIstinction, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of the USA, Girl Scouts of West Central Florida, GSUSA, Karen Arch, Suncoast Girl Scout Council, Women of Distinction2 Comments on Favorite Pin Identified
Putting a Name to a Familiar Face
Recently I wrote about the disappointment in having to pass on an overpriced piece of local council history.
But that disappointment was short-lived. Shortly after the elusive eBay auction ended, a new donation arrived in the mail. The enclosed letter from a local estate attorney explained that her client, Betty Chapman, had left behind a scrapbook that she had compiled as a Washington, DC, Girl Scout in the late 1920s. As Chapman had no immediate family, the attorney thought we might like it.
The package contained a three-ring school notebook, with newspaper clippings and other papers pasted on lined notebook paper.
The first clipping, on the first page, I immediately recognized:
This round-faced girl, with the slightly mischevious grin, is Elizabeth Kahler, one of Washington's first Golden Eaglets. She appears in many of our early photos, including this one of the 1927 White House Easter Egg Roll.
Elizabeth Kahler, top left, at the 1927 White House Easter Egg Roll with First Lady Grace Coolidge and Rebecca the White House Racoon.
Elizabeth has the same photo in her scrapbook, along with an autograph from the first lady. You can still see the creases from Elizabeth putting it in her uniform pocket for safekeeping.
The book is stuffed with more clippings, invitations, letters, and badge records.
Elizabeth carefully preserved her Red Cross home nurse certificate.
But perhaps the biggest find is nine issues of the Girl Scout Bugle — a publication that I did not even know existed!
These four-page publications from 1927 and 1928 were part of a journalism training program. The first issue explains its purpose. I don't know how long the program continued.
Stuffed in the envelope with the Girl Scout materials are other mementos of Elizabeth's life, such as the programs from her college graduation. She attended the George Washington University, earning Bachelor's and Master's degrees before graduating from medical school, with distinction, in 1940.
Elizabeth married fellow physician Ervin Chapman and maintained a medical practice in Washington, DC. She passed away in 2007.
Dr. Elizabeth Kahler Chapman
I guess those Red Cross courses made a significant impression on Miss Kahler.
© 2018 Ann Robertson
Posted on March 29, 2018 Categories Archives, Awards, First Ladies, Highest Awards, MemorabiliaTags Elizabeth Kahler Chapman, Girl Scout history, Girl Scout uniforms, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of the USA, Grace Coolidge, GSUSA, Scrapbooks5 Comments on Putting a Name to a Familiar Face
A Pledge for Founder's Day
Juliette Gordon Low
As any Girl Scout will tell you, October 31 is more than just Halloween. It also is the birthday of our founder. Juliette Gordon Low was born on October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia.
Today the movement she began in 1912 faces a new challenge, with the recent announcement that the Boy Scouts are opening membership to girls.
While that news was not entirely a surprise, I have been shocked by much of the media coverage. In newspapers, on television, and across the internet, I've seen the same question, "Why would girls want to join the Boy Scouts?" The immediate answer is almost always "so they can earn the Eagle Scout," followed by a long ode to its amazingness.
Over and over, reporters insist that the Girl Scouts have no equivalent award. I have grown hoarse screaming at the television, GOLD AWARD, GOLD AWARD, GOLD AWARD.
Despite celebrating the centennial of the highest awards last year, public awareness still is lacking. We know the reasons, such as the penchant for renaming the highest award every 10 years or so.
But inspired by our founder and her playful spirit, I hereby pledge to change how I speak about the Gold Award. For too long, I've described it as "Eagle Scout for girls." No more.
JGL was known for standing on her head, an unexpected move that livened up any dull meeting. So I am going to do a 180-turn in how I approach these prestigious awards. The Gold Award should exist on its own, it should not need to be defined in relation to another award. It is not a feminized version of a male award. It's not an Eagle in a dress.
The Gold Award for Boys
From now on, I will describe Eagle Scout as the "Gold Award for boys."
Posted on October 31, 2017 Categories Awards, Badges, Boy Scouts, Highest Awards, Juliette Gordon LowTags #girlscouts, #goldaward, #goldawardforboys, #GSUSAAreYouListening, Girl Scouts of the USA, gold award, gshistory, GSUSA, Juliette Gordon Low7 Comments on A Pledge for Founder's Day
Older Girl Program is History
One discussion at the October 2017 National Council Session acknowledged the severe lack of programs for older girls in grades 6-12.
That is old news for anyone who has led a teen troop in the past decade.
When new badges were introduced for all levels in late 2011, many teen girls (or at least those in my troop) were very disappointed. The new badges were divided by age level. Cadettes (grades 6-8) are diamond-shaped. Seniors (grades 9-10) are rectangular, while Ambassadors (11-12) are weird squares with clipped corners. Previously, the teen levels had shared the same recognitions, which was great for multi-level troops.
(Confused by all of the terms tossed around for badges? Check this old post: Badges, and Try-Its, and IPs, Oh My/)
Ambassadors were especially disappointed. While Brownies, Juniors, and Seniors, each had 26 new badges, and Cadettes (the only three-year level) had 28, Ambassadors had a paltry 11. Officially, we were told that was because Ambassadors were more focused on their Gold Award than earning badges. Unofficially, I'm yet to find any Ambassador who agrees with that statement.
Junior badge options before 2011
Junior badges introduced in 2011, replacing those above
What were teen girls to do? The answer was visible all over the teen vests and sashes worn at the Columbus convention.
Many girls earn old badges. The rectangular badges, previously known as Interest Projects, were released in 1980. They were updated in a handbook issued in 1997, 20 years ago. Go back and re-read that sentence. Girl have resorted to earning badges issued before they were born. While some hold up well, others have hilariously outdated requirements:
Learn about the options for accessing the World Wide Web. Can you use a computer through your school, library, community center, or Girl Scout center? Is one available through a computer club business or nonprofit organization?
Exploring the Net
Many vests also are full of Council's Own badges. These recognitions (my favorite) were developed by local councils to fill gaps in the national offerings. They were to have been discontinued in 2012.
Only one of these 18 badges is part of the current program. Some were issued in 1980!
Industrious leaders haunt eBay, Facebook, and other sites, where there literally is a black market (green market?) in discontinued badges.
I do NOT have any Council's Owns for sale, but I do have a website that archives the images and requirements. Please assume that these badges are discontinued and do not call council shops asking about them. (I wish that instead of sending me snippy emails about people calling to purchase them, councils would take the hint and reissue them or create a similar patch program.)
Some troops make their own badges, once known as Troop's Own, which used to be a first step in creating a Council's Own. I created five programs for my troop and day camp units, but the patches are large and intended for the back of the vest.
Another option can be found on Facebook, where individuals and private groups such as "Artistry to Stitch About" have recreated some popular old Council's Owns badges as well as writing some programs of their own. While the latter are made in the same shapes as official badges from GSUSA, technically they should be considered patches and go on the back of sashes and vests because they have not been approved by a council. However, that message doesn't always reach the girl or parent doing the sewing.
Instead of launching into debates about official and unofficial, front or back, we should focus on the real issue: current badge offerings are insufficient. While the annual "girls' choice" badges are a great idea, they have not satisfied leaders' and girls' appetites for badges.
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Take a look at this vest I saw in Columbus. (I went through the Hall of Experiences asking girls if I could photograph their vests.) There are 32 badges total:
9 Interest Projects from the 1997-2011 series (retired)
14 Council's Owns (retired)
5 Troop's Owns
4 Artistry to Stitch About
That summarizes the situation about the number of badges available. Without sales figures, I cannot gauge popularity. But this informal survey certainly suggests that current offerings are inadequate. I've seen Brownies and Juniors with older badges, too, but nowhere near as many as teens.
It's time to stop talking about the need for programs designed for older girls and start actually creating them.
Don't even get me started on the merits of colorful, embroidered badges versus dull, soulless silk-screened badges. Gag, barf, spit.
Posted on October 25, 2017 Categories Ambassadors, Awards, Badges, Cadettes, Juniors, SeniorsTags #GSUSAAreYouListening, Girl Scout badges, Girl Scout history, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of the USA, gshistory, GSUSA, scout badges22 Comments on Older Girl Program is History
The Original Girl Scout Ambassadors
Ambassador Program Patches
Who were the first Girl Scout Ambassadors? If you said 11th and 12th graders, you'd be wrong.
While GSUSA did introduce the Ambassador program level in 2008, the name "Ambassador" was first used in 1975.
GSUSA introduced the first Ambassador program as part of a larger project to improve retention. Estimating that one out of every four families moves each year, this program encouraged girls who moved to a new town to join Girl Scouting in their new neighborhood. Instead of being the "new girl," the traveling Girl Scout became a more prestigious-sounding "Ambassador for Scouting."
To be an Ambassador, a girl must be helped to recognize that one of the most important things in the mission of Scouting is to be aware of the different customs and values of different groups in her community. That was one of the ideas Juliette Gordon Low had when she started the Girl Scout movement back in 1912. She hoped then, and we hope now, that Scouting will make girls more sensitive to differences in the way of life in our communities and our nation.
—Leader Magazine (October 1975): 18.
The patch requirements had two parts. First, the arriving girl would share something about her former community, such as a popular tradition or celebration, with her new troop.
Second, the girls welcoming her would then share a similar tradition or event celebrated in her new community. Together, they would prepare a report on these differences and send it to the former troop. Members of the new troop would then be eligible for the Ambassador Aide patch.
Maybe a Girl Scout moving van would help us track members who move to new towns! (Van from Girl Scouts of River Valleys)
Leaders could request an Ambassador Program application form from their council. Girls entered their current and new address on the form and send it to GSUSA. New York would forward it to the appropriate council, which would invite the Ambassador girl to a new troop.
When introducing the new program, Leader magazine encouraged troop leaders to focus on the many holiday traditions celebrated in December and January. Sample questions showed a deliberate effort at multiculturalism and inclusion:
On what day is Christmas celebrated? On what or days is Chanukah celebrated? Does the celebration begin some time in December, as it might in families with a Dutch or Belgian or Scandinavian background? Does it continue until January 6th, as it does in many families whose ancestors came from Italy or Mexico? And on what day to the children exchange gifts? When is the Chinese New Year?
Where do all the different customs connected with the holidays (lighted trees, mistletoe, reindeer, lighted candles, fireworks, dragons, and tribal dance) come from? Do all families everywhere observe the same customs? Why do some of them observe them differently?
What about different kinds of special foods prepared during the holidays?
The yellow ribbon patches were intended for the back of the badge sash and cost one dime each.
This first version of the Ambassador program lasted until 1979. A similar program, with a booklet and button pinback, was offered in 1985-1986.
The foundations of these programs are still valid in the second century of Girl Scouting. We need to improve retention, and we need to encourage tolerance and diversity to truly "make the world a better place."
As Juliette said over 100 years ago, "To put yourselves in another's place requires real imagination but by doing so, each Girl Scout will be able to live among others happily."
Posted on September 22, 2017 March 6, 2018 Categories Ambassadors, Awards, Community Service, Inclusion, Juliette Gordon Low, RegistrationTags #girlscouts, Girl Scout Ambassadors, Girl Scout history, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of the USA, GSUSA1 Comment on The Original Girl Scout Ambassadors
Meet Minnie Hill
Wednesday began as an ordinary work day at the Nation's Capital Archives and History Program Center in Frederick, Maryland.
Girl Scout Uniform, 1917-1919
While chatting over recent trips and eclipse plans, committee members worked to update the badge and patch collection and to continue processing the extensive donation of vintage Girl Scout and Girl Guide uniforms that we received in April. (With over 100 uniforms, it is a long, but fascinating task.)
We focused on one of the vintage suitcases that came with the collection. (Even the suitcases are in pristine shape.) There were about a dozen bags to go through.
First, we found the tiniest khaki uniform I've ever seen. Skirt, jacket, even the bloomers were included. It appears home-made.
Then I heard someone yell, "Look at the badges!" One sleeve of the uniform was covered with an impressive, colorful record of hard work.
Elusive White Felt badges: (from top left clockwise): Clerk, Civics, Matron Housekeeper, Attendance, Signaling, Dairy Maid, and Laundress (GSCNC Archives)
Yes, those are seven White Felt badges–the rarest of rare Girl Scout badges, available only from 1913 to 1918. The seven new White Felts bring our total number to — 10!
But when we turned the jacket over, we got an even bigger surprise:
Minnie Hill's Golden Eaglet, Buttercup Troop Crest, War Service Pin, and US Treasury War Service Award (GSCNC Archives)
According to a tattered paper in the suitcase, the uniform belonged to Minnie Hill.
Of course, this called for more research.
The included paper had three typed paragraphs, two faded newspaper clippings, and one ripped photo. They reported that Minnie Hill attended Central High School in Washington, DC, and was a Girl Scout in Troop 9 from 1917 to 1919.
She received her First Class badge from Mrs. Woodrow Wilson at a White House ceremony 100 years ago — on June 21, 1917.
Two years later she was back at the White House, this time to receive her Golden Eaglet from Queen Elizabeth of Belgium on October 31, 1919. The Queen, her husband, and their son were touring the United States at the time, and her participation in the ceremony had a special significance for Minnie, as Troop 9 had practiced their sewing and knitting skills by making layette sets for newborns in Belgium.
A Washington Times article about the 1919 ceremony noted that Minnie had earned 19 badges; all of which are still on her uniform sleeve.
In between those awards, Minnie was recognized for selling Liberty Bonds during World War I. The Washington Post reported that she had sold eleven war bonds for a total of $900. In addition to a medal, high sellers usually were honored with a parade. Alas, the 1918 parade was canceled due to the Spanish flu outbreak.
Sadly, our photo of Minnie is torn, crumbling, and not terribly useful. Attempts to repair it have done more harm than good:
I searched the electronic archives of three different Washington newspapers, but did not find the photo.
Then I had another idea. That ceremony in 1917 was well documented. In fact, it was the ceremony where two Washington scouts, Eleanor Putzki and Ruth Colman received their Golden Eagles of Merit. Could Minnie be in one of those photos?
Here is the group shot from after the Court of Awards:
White House Court of Awards, June 21, 1917. That's Ruth Colman front and center, with her sleeve full of badges and her Golden Eagle of Merit pin. (Library of Congress, Harris & Ewing Collection)
Take a closer look at the young lady on the back row, far left. I think that is Minnie Hill.
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History hasn't lost her after all.
Posted on August 18, 2017 August 18, 2017 Categories Archives, Awards, Badges, First Ladies, Highest Awards, UniformsTags #girlscouthistory, #girlscouts, #gsgoldaward, Belgium, Girl Scouts, Girl Scouts of the USA, Golden Eagle of Merit, Golden Eaglet, GSUSA, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, White House21 Comments on Meet Minnie Hill
Celebrating Our Success: A National Award for the Library at the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace!
The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace just received a major honor for its redesigned Library. Click below for details?
Source: Celebrating Our Success: A National Award for the Library at the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace!
I wrote about the Library redesign in February.
Posted on May 12, 2017 May 12, 2017 Categories Awards, Girl Scout Properties, Juliette Gordon Low, Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, SavannahTags #girlscouts, Girl Scout history, Girl Scouts, GSUSALeave a comment on Celebrating Our Success: A National Award for the Library at the Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace!
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Check out this photo from last years Bark in the Park dog festival in Huntersville, NC. We are getting ready for another awesome event in a couple of weeks and we are hoping for amazing weather like last year!
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Adolf 'Ignjo' Waldinger is the most famous painter of the 19th century Osijek. He was born in Osijek and received first artistic training in the same city. He was taught by Hugo Conrad von Hötzendorf in Osijek's Bürgerliche Zeichenschule drawing school from 1855 to 1861. From Hugo he learned to paint in pencil and watercolor (aquarelle) techniques.
In 1861 he went to Vienna to the local Academy of Fine Arts and remains two semesters. After taht he worked in varoius Viennese painters' studios. At that time he did a lot of traveling around Bavaria, Austria and northern Italy.
He returned to Osijek in 1869, where he was soon employed by the former Real High School. He worked there as an art teacher until 1879. According to some historians, this was the time of his peak painting and graphic masterpieces. Later, he did the same work as drawing teacher at the Osijek Apprentice school.
His life was strenuous. He was in a constant struggle to fulfill basic life needs. But, in the same time, he made famous paintings such as "Paintings of forests", "A view in Olevano", "Mill in the forest", "Landscape with two peasant women", "Old oak" and other. He devoted major attention to the trees and plants, which is the basic theme of his drawings. Almost in love with oak trees, he followed their growth and breakdown in the branches and twigs. He drew terrestrial plants, sedge, reed, reminiscent of Albrecht Dürer's drawings of blades of grass and turf. His drawing "At the woods' edge" he made in 1884 is a masterpiece.
Adolf Waldinger died alone and misunderstood. It would take many years to recognize the value of his art.
City of Osijek awarded its prominent artist with a bust set in the Sakuntala Park and named a street right in the centre of the city. Later, a luxurios family-owned hotel and caffe was named after him, as well as a gallery in the Fortress (Tvrđa).


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Five Local Democratic Candidates On Tuesday's Ballot Without Opposition Tell Fellow Democrats About The Issues That Concern Them
***U.S. Senate And Probate Judge Candidates Also Speak***
Lacking opposition in the party primary on Tuesday, the five local Democratic candidates speaking at the party meeting last month focused not on this week's election but on the election on November 3.
Jonathan Wallace, seeking election to the Georgia House of Representatives, said he was motivated to run because of redistricting.
Zachary Perry said that his primary focus in his effort to be elected to the Georgia Senate is reform of labor law.
Eric Gisler, running for chair of the Oconee County Board of Commissioners, said he was focusing on transparency, accountability and smart growth for Oconee County in his campaign.
Laura Ormes, seeking Post 4 on the Oconee County Board of Education, said she wants to bring diversity of viewpoints to the Board of Education but she also is concerned about the "animosity" between the School Board and the Board of Commissioners.
Joan Parker, seeking Post 5 on the School Board, said she wants to add more life skills to the middle school curriculum.
The five were preceded in the Zoom virtual session by Sarah Riggs Amico, one of the candidates competing for the Democratic nomination to run against Republican incumbent David Perdue for the U.S. Senate seat in November.
Also part of the mix was Jimmy Williams, one of three candidates seeking to become Probate Court Judge in Oconee County in the nonpartisan election held in conjunction with the party primaries on Tuesday.
If none of the candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate or seeking to be Probate Judge wins a majority once voting is completed on Tuesday, a runoff will be held on Aug. 11.
Polls will be open on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voters can turn in an Absentee ballot at the secure drop box at the Board of Elections and Registration Office, 10 Court Street, across from the Courthouse in Watkinsville, until 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Amico On Issues
Amico, the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2018, listed five issues she wants to focus on in the U.S. Senate.
The first of those is healthcare. "Nobody should be sick because they're poor, or poor because they are sick," she said.
She said the economy is going to need attention after the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and she will draw on her Harvard Business School degree and experience as a 17-year business executive and business owner to find solutions.
As head of the family trucking business, she said, she has created "great paying jobs with great benefits, like fully funded health insurance for my employees."
The third issue Amico said is important to her is voting rights and election security.
"I will, in the U.S. Senate, work to fully restore the Voting Rights Act and its protection, specifically for minority voters, not just here in the Old South, but nationwide," Amico said.
Winable Seat
Amico told the Oconee County Democrats that she and her husband have "two little girls."
"We fight for the world we want our kids to live in," Amico said. "That means I'd like them to have clean air and clean water and a healthy environment–a planet, if possible, that is better off when I leave this world than it was when I came into it.
"It is absolutely critical that we repair the damage done to our federal judiciary by the Trump Administration," Amico said. "They are court-packing at a breathtaking pace. They have politicized our federal judicial appointments and our Supreme Court, and it has to stop."
"Perdue is beatable," Amico said, and if Democrats can win both seats in Georgia in November, it will be impossible for Republican to keep the Senate majority, she said.
"This is a winable seat," Amico said.
Seven candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, but most attention has been focused on Amico, John Ossoff and Teresa Tomlinson, all of whom have appeared before Oconee County Democrats.
Ossoff is CEO of Insight TWI (TheWorldInvestigates), an investigative journalism organization that produces programs for television companies around the world. He focused on corruption in his presentation to the Democrats in March.
Tomlinson devoted much of her time when she spoke to Democrats last August to a discussion of the role of government, calling on her experiences as a two-term mayor of Columbus. She stepped down as mayor in January.
Probate Race
Probate Court Judge candidate Williams began his comments at the May 21 meeting by thanking the Oconee County Democratic Party for inviting him and noted that he was the only nonpartisan candidate who was speaking to the group.
Williams is a captain in the Oconee County Sheriff's office, and he said he has been in that Office for the last 18 year.
"If I'm elected judge," Williams said, "there are some things I've seen in the past that we could do in the court system to minimize the work and also to help the citizens of Oconee County."
The Probate Judge in Oconee County handles guardianships, fire arms permits, misdemeanor court cases, speeding, and wildlife violations, Williams said, and he would like to streamline the process in many of those areas.
At present, Williams said, it takes two weeks to get a firearms permit in the county, and he would like to see that time shortened.
"I've served the citizens for 18 years," Williams said, "and I'd like to continue to serve the citizens here."
If one of the three candidates wins a majority in the Probate Court race on Tuesday, that person will become the judge on Jan. 1 of 2021, replacing retiring Judge David Anglin.
The other two candidates are Michael Hunsinger and George Roberts.
Perry, a law school student at the University of Georgia, said he would focus on one issue in his comments at the May 21 virtual meeting: labor rights.
Perry is the sole Democrat on the ballot on Tuesday for nomination for state Senator for the 46th District. That seat currently is held by Bill Cowsert, who has no opposition on the Republican ballot on Tuesday.
Perry said he has worked in the service industry for five years in Athens and "was surprised at how brazenly worker's rights could be violated."
"People reported violations for years and nothing had ever happened," he said.
The state needs to rebuild its economy after the pandemic, Perry said, by "strengthening labor laws and actually protecting worker's rights."
Wallace is seeking to be elected again to represent Oconee and Clarke counties in the Georgia General Assembly. Republican Marcus Wiedower defeated Wallace for the House District 119 seat in 2018 and is unopposed on the Tuesday Republican Party ballot.
"When I decided to run in 2017, when I took my first foray into politics, when I told my wife, hey, this is something I feel like I need to do and we discussed what impact that would have on our family and our children, I had the idea that 2020 was when it was going to matter," Wallace said.
Legislators elected in November will be responsible for redistricting.
"I knew I needed to start early if I was going to be impactful and successful," Wallace said.
Wallace said government plays a key role in healthcare, education and jobs, and he was critical of how the current Republican government has handled each of these.
Georgia should expand Medicaid coverage, increase the minimum wage, and give a higher priority to education, he said.
"Our educators are not just educating our children," Wallace said. "They are the glue that connects many of us in our communities."
The legislature should cut back on corporate tax credits, not education funding, he said.
Gisler
Gisler said his 20 years of experience in the financial technology industry have involved hiring, firing, planning and budgeting.
These are a "lot of the skills that are going to come in handy as a Board of Commissioners chairman," Gisler said.
Gisler said he got involved in politics because "I don't like the way politics and government in general are going in this country."
"I wanted to get involved and see what I can do to try to help bring some civility back into politics even here at the county level," Gisler said, "even though it's not that big of an issue at the county level."
"My platform is really based on transparency, accountability, and smart growth for Oconee," Gisler said.
"It is going to be a balancing act to walk that fine line between accommodating the growth we want but maintaining that rural charm that we all like here," Gisler said.
The Republican primary on Tuesday has incumbent John Daniell, Carol Bennett and Johnny Pritchett seeking the party nomination for the November ballot.
Ormes, who has worked as an intelligence analyst for the federal government, said she has not really started campaigning yet.
"I have been home schooling a middle schooler and a high schooler and trying to survive," she explained.
She said her reason for running was to provide diversity of viewpoints on the Board of Education.
"I enjoy talking to people that have different opinions from me because I think we learn from each other," she said. "I don't think I'm the smartest person in the room most of the time, so I like to hear other people that have different opinions from me so maybe we can learn from each other and find common ground."
Ormes said she and her husband moved to Oconee County because of the schools and she has had "excellent experiences so far in the Oconee County Schools."
Her goal, she said is to make sure that others are having that same experience.
"I can be a sounding board for people who maybe feel like they don't have representation or don't feel comfortable putting their voice forward," Ormes said. "I want to make sure that everybody has somebody that they can go to make sure they're getting the best education for their kids."
"I've found it kind of concerning that there seems to be animosity or some conflict between the county and the schools, which seem to cause some problems with getting things accomplished here," Ormes said.
Tim Burgess, who as School Board member has been an outspoken critic of the county, is unopposed on the Republican ballot on Tuesday for the Post 4 position.
Parker, who is seeking Post 5 on the Board of Education, said she also moved to Oconee County for the schools, and one of her children graduated from Oconee County Schools, but she ended moving her son to a private school because the schools were "not a fit" for him.
"We do have phenomenal schools here," she said, "and I was a little bit disappointed and sad that it was not a fit for my student."
"One of the reasons I want to run for the Board it to help make it a better fit for more students," she said.
"We can look at how to meet the needs of more students with varying academic abilities and interests on a broader scale," Parker said.
Parker said the middle school curriculum should be revised to "develop more life skills" and students should have more choices on what is being offered as electives.
Parker said she is an industrial engineer and has worked as a program planner and evaluator in the electrical industry.
"Those skills translate directly to any position here," she said.
The Republic Primary on Tuesday will decide whether Michael Ransom or Adam Spence gets the Republican nomination for the Post 5 position, which will become vacant with the retirement of Wayne Bagley in December.
I recorded the video of the May 21 Democratic Party meeting from Zoom and have embedded it below.
Karen Hilyard, a member of the Oconee County Planing Commission, was the moderator of the session.
Amico began her comments at 4:12 in the video.
Perry began speaking at 24:45 in the video.
Wallace started his comments at 30:07 in the video.
Williams began speaking at 47:09 in the video.
Gisler spoke at 52:15 in the video.
Ormes spoke at 56:08 in the video.
Parker made her comments at 1:00:52 in the video.
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Democrats are running reasonably good candidates for all spots available.
Perhaps with a rational debate among ideas
rather simply hurling than invective, American elections can return
to relevance, replacing the mindless jousts of the recent past.
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I know that WSM MD and Xardox is Bill Mayberry, but others may not. So please use Bill Mayberry rather than WSM MD in the future. I ask others to follow suit.
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Q: where to enable Battery Health Mode on my W540 with Win7 ?
Q: W540 - battery connector bent without much pressure - "battery not detected"
I have done some searching online and through this forum, but can't figure out my issue. I have a Thinkpad w540. it has worked fine for the last 3 years. Recently when traveling for vacation, I found that my charger would not charge my battery for more than 5min. It was a new battery, so I thought perhaps it was faulty or my charging cable got damaged on the flight. I found that with the battery out of the laptop, the charger keeps my laptop working just fine. And if my computer is off, I can take the battery out and put it back in, and it will charge to 100% just fine. And then I can use the battery without the charger until it is needing to be charged again. But if I have the battery and charger active, it will only be in the charging state for a few minutes upon the laptop loading, before it doesn't recognize the charger. I chalked this up to a potentially faulty new battery. But now I am having an identical issue with my original battery that I have had since I got my laptop. Same situation in all cases. This battery hasn't had any issues before, the only reason I got a new battery is so that I could use my laptop on longer flights by switching batteries. Any ideas from anyone? I double checked BIOS, etc.. was all up-to-date. And I can't recall a recent update that might affect this.
I can't start my ThinkPad W540 without connecting to AC power (not always, but most of the time). When I press power bottom nothing happens even the battery is fully charged. As soon as I plug the laptop on to AC power, the power bottom works, and I can unplug the AC power immediately after it starts up. I believe this problem started after upgrading from windows 8.1 to windows 10, however, could it be a hardware issue?
Unlikely but possible: defective power switch making partial contact. Does the switch look out of whack? Slightly depressed or raised.
Happened to me pretty much exactly as you describe.
maintaining the battery at 70 to 80% charge whilst plugged in is the best, if you want to store the battery then 40% charge is the best. Don't do small top up charging, as this will wreck the battery, do a complete discharge and recharge every 3 months, if you don't use the battery regularly.
Hi, I have run BatteryInfoView on a second hand laptop that I have just purchased and it is showing that the battery health is 35%. Obviously this is not ideal but how much of a problem is it? Should I be immediately shopping for a new one?
What's the brand name and model name and model number and serial number of that laptop?
Depending on how old that laptop is and if it still has its original battery, it's normal for a certain amount of battery life to be gone from it.
The only way to know how much life is left in it is to fully charge it and then disconnect the power adapter and then run on battery power only and then time it.
Looking for some free software that will tell me how much life is left in my battery, as in months or years. Any ideas?
what is the best way for higher long legibility of dell battery?
2. my battery already full charge but then also i plugged in charger and doing my work..
Any app to check laptops battery health, info etc?
Your Dell may have a built-in battery health meter.
You could also try running a power efficiency diagnostics report.
Once my Thinkpad W540 gets low on battery (like 35% or so), the right side of my screen starts to flicker, and doesn't stop till it's plugged back in. I tried updating the drivers on the Lenovo support site, but that hasn't helped, and I'm not sure what else to do.
or to plug it in only when the battery is dead/almost dead.
Would your battery last longer if you pugged it in only when necessary or constantly?
This is a good article. It is very important to let the battery discharge ocassionally.
If you could give us the model of laptop and your operating system, we can move your post to a more appropriate forum.
HI MY LAPTOP DELL15 3521 MODEL HAVING PROBLEM WITH BATTERY .I RAN DIOGNASIS IN BIOS MODE SHOWS ERROR CODE AND VALIDATION NUMBER.LAPTOP RUNS WITH THE HELP OF ADAPTER ONLY.HERE IAM ATTACHING PICS OF DIOGNASIS SCREEN.
Make sure that the battery is properly seated and rerun the diagnostics.
If the diagnostics still results in an error code, visit our ePSA online tool. You can get more information on possible resolutions to your issue and even get a part dispatched if needed.
What is status of battery in BIOS and also inside windows?
If re-seating the battery and updating the BIOS didn't help , then it looks to be a problem with the battery.
If feasible, please try this battery on another machine or this another battery (only if possible).
Also do let us know the status of the ac adapter in BIOS.
After upgrading to Windows 8.1, the Lenovo Settings app was missing a few features. I installed the latest Settings Dependency package, which returned the Power options to the App. However, "charge to 50% to extend battery life" is still not available. Any word on this?
Yep, I confirm I have the same issue. It was a really useful battery-life saver. Is there any way to have it back?
My laptop 'suggested' I set the maximum charge to 59% for battery health. Now, I cannot find a way to set it back to 100% A similar post said:"you said Go to Control Panel >> Power Options >> Change plan settings >> Change advanced power settings >> Lenovo Energy Management >> Enable Lenovo Energy Management. But lenovo energy management is not an option- what do I do now? Thanks!
Q: ThinkPad X260: battery health plunged?
I ran a diagnostic scan the day after I received my new XPS 15 Kaby Lake laptop and noticed the battery health is at 90%. I think it it should be 100% for a new computer. However the BIOS says the battery health is excellent. Which do I believe and has anyone else experienced this? I'm ready to return it. Thank you.
Please click on the link below and expand 'System Utilities'. Under Dell Command | Power Manager, click on Documentation, HTML, and then check Battery Information.
Hi Community, I have a brand new ThinkPad P71 (20HL), Windows 10 Pro, Bios N1TET50W 1.24 and all latest drivers installed. As seen in the snapshot below, Lenovo Vantage shows the battery condition Good and Cycle count 1, the custome battery charge threshold is Off by defualt and because I use my ThinkPad as a desktop which is always plugged in, therefore which percentage would be best for the battery life span? Thank you.
Laptop battery is stated that was 6.5 hrs battery when buying. But currently it is working only for 2.5 hrs for normal usage. And also laptop is getting heated.
Covered under Manufacturer warranty , 3 months remaining.
I couldn't work in this laptop as it is very slow and poor battery condition.
Can I claim warranty to restore windows and change battery?
As I bought laptop in UK, can I claim warranty in Sri Lanka?
Is there any HP Support Centres or any other places to show my laptop issues in Sri Lanka?
Hi @Thanujan, Welcome to the HP Forum! I am pleased that you have become a HP Forum member. It is such a wonderful site to find answers and tips. Here is a link to guide you to having the most rewarding experience and answer any concerns about posting: First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More I understand that the notebook was running very slow, so you tried to do a restore from the F11 key but received a message that your PC/ device needs to be repaired. A required device is not connected or is inaccessible, with a prompt to insert recovery media. Did you create recovery media? If not you can reinstall Windows 10 using the Media Creation tool. Windows 10. Once you have successfully installed Windows 10 and done all the Windows updates, download, install and run the HP Support Assistant to aid with any recommended HP updates and drivers. As you did state this is because the computer is slow, this link may help. HP PCs - Computer Is Slow (Windows 10). Please let me know the outcome. When you have resolved your difficulty, would you choose "Accepted Solution" on that post to alert other members and visitors to your success and perhaps help them. To show appreciation for my help. please click the "Thumbs Up Icon" below.
I have a Satellite U940 on Windows 8.1.
My question is whether there is any relationship between battery wear and the health of the laptop on toshiba's PC health monitor.
however on the health monitor it says that my battery health is good (full green).
I can only get about 1.5 to 2 hours of life out of my laptop and am just asking for help and information on whether I should buy a new battery or is there something wrong with my battery readings.
The battery health shows you the battery health status and not the battery charging status.
The battery working time depends on notebook usage. What does this mean?
Well, running heavy performance software (games, video editing software, etc?), using bright display brightness or playing DVD movie would discharge the battery quickly.
1.5 - 2h of battery working time is not bad. But of course; sooner or later every battery needs to be replaced. It?s just a matter of time.
Q: Runtime error using IBM tool to check battery health?!
Anyone got any ideas, I would really appreciate it!
Running Win8.1 on a G510 with Energy Management; however, even on "Optimizing Battery Health" and "Balanced" Power Plan, the battery seems to stay fully charged at 100%. Any ideas?
Laptop Model : HP Pavillion 15 ab288sa (ENERGY STAR)OS : Running Windows 10 Home (x64 bit)RAM : 8GBHDD : 2TBSerial No : 5CD53971SDProduct No : P5P67EA#ABUBought In : UKCurrently Using In : Sri Lanka My laptop is running slow although there is 8GB ram. So I tried to restore the laptop by pressing F11 key. But I'm getting this error message when I try to reset Then I try to reset the laptop using windows setting. For that also I'm getting error message Laptop battery is stated that was 6.5 hrs battery when buying. But currently it is working only for 2.5 hrs for normal usage. And also laptop is getting heated. Currently My Warranty status : Covered under Manufacturer warranty , 3 months remaining. Warranty end dateJanuary 12, 2017 I couldn't work in this laptop as it is very slow and poor battery condition. How can I solve this problem?Can I claim warranty to restore windows and change battery?As I bought laptop in UK, can I claim warranty in Sri Lanka?Is there any HP Support Centres or any other places to show my laptop issues in Sri Lanka?
Hi all, i got problem with my lenovo y410p. I just formated this laptop and install all the driver and software. Im using win 7 64 bit. Comes to Lenovo energy management, my battery won't stop charging at 50% in Optimized Battery health mode. Its goes fully charging all the time. Does anyone know how to troubleshoot this ? thank you very much.
I have always had fairly good battery life out of my 18 month old laptop, but suddenly it is saying "0%, Plugged In, Not Charging".
The second I unplug the power cord it switches off (needs to completely restart when plugged back in). I have used the Toshiba PC Health software and it says my battery has good health.
I have ordered a new charger online (Waiting on it to arrive). But I suspect it is more of a software issue - I just don't know WHAT? Can anyone help out? My computer took it upon itself to update to Windows 10 this week, but this was happening prior to that, but now I am dumbfounded on where to even find anything on this dumb system and my head is going to explode.
Replacing the battery is not an option due to funds - i'll deal with that if I have to down the track.
Hi folks, It has been about 10-11 months since I bought my X1 Carbon 3rd gen. (2015), with 512GB SSD. It comes with ThinkPlus warranty, which says battery is also covered for 3 years.A month back, my battery started getting discharged very quickly when not on AC power. I checked the the Lenovo app, which says: "The battery is in poor condition"."The battery can only store 52.9% of its original full charge capacity". Its "Design Capacity" is 50.22Wh, but now its Full Charge capacity is about 26-27Wh! Cycle count is 288. I've never used any other AC adapter, except the original that came with it.Questions:1. Is it covered under warranty? This degradation is not normal and I believe there's a replacement I can do. 2. Warranty page for my serial number on Lenovo's site lists 3 warranties:i. 3 year limited warrantyii. 3 year ThinkPlus warranty and "The battery is also covered for 3 years". iii. "The battery included within this product is entitled to a 1 year on-site warranty. Please note that this may differ from the warranty of the base product itself." So, is my battery covered for 3 years OR 1 year?
I need to replace the battery for my HP Chromebook 11-1101, Product # F2J07AA#ABA. I have tried HP support and varios websites but I can not get a part #. I need help. Thanks you.
Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/2600mAh-28-86Wh-Replacement-Chromebook-11-1101US/dp/B01LQLJ6GK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=... This is the Manual from the 11-2000 series and lists this battery: (5) Battery (3-cell, 36-WHr, 3.25-AHr, Li-ion; includes cable) 767068-005 Manual Looks like the same battery as the amazon.com item. In the HP Parts Store: https://parts.hp.com/hpparts/Search_Results.aspx?mscssid=83A92EB4344A4B0A95CE6A017A11CEA6&SearchIn=P... The 11-1101 is not listed as an applicable unit unless it is also called the 11 G3. eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Battery-for-HP-Chromebook-767058-005-767068-005-766801-851-766801-421-HSTNN-... This is the best I can do. HP has not posted a Service Manual for the 11-1101.
I need to replace batteries in my two notebooks but cannot find these products in the HP online list. The two are: 1) Notebook model G72 602SA battery XF133EA and 2) Notebook model G56-106SA battery XM667EA.Are these batteries no longer available and, if that is the case, are there alternatives? I do hope someone can help?


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Hunting albino cockroaches in the caves of Chiang Rai with Fred Stone
I am digging deep into my memory to write up a few things in preparation for the memorial of my dad, Dr. Fred Stone. This will be a continuing series.
It was 1984, and the late afternoon rain poured around us. We were sitting in a guest house in Chiang Rai because my dad, Fred Stone (not yet Dr. Stone), had heard rumor of a possible fertile population of albino cave cockroaches deep in the limestone backbone of the northern Thai mountains.
But the rain (which, in 2018, has proved to be a dangerous hazard to the caves in this region) had stymied us on the first day of our trip. Until the rain stopped, however, there was something important dad had to do: teach me how to swallow my malaria pill.
The people sitting around the packed-earth ground floor of the stilted guest house were friendly, and gave us advice. "Give her sugarcane juice to help it go down," a woman suggested. She poured a glass of pale juice and put it in front of me, and I remember that the sweetness of the warm drink (we refused ice because of potential dysentery) turned my stomach even as the bitterness of the malaria pill rasped my throat.
"Don't even think it's there. Just take a big gulp of the drink and wash it down," dad urged.
I did, and the pill stuck in my throat. Again, and the bitterness began to make my eyes tear up as it dissolved against my tongue. One more time, and it finally burned a streak down my throat. Great, I thought, one pill down, thirteen days to go.
"Good. It's important that you take the pill, or you couldn't go into the cave with us!"
We spent a long afternoon in the simple wooden room of the guest house, on our beds with the mosquito netting pulled tight. I drew and read CS Lewis (dad bought me the boxed set before the trip), and listened to the loud susurrus of the rain and insects beyond the unshuttered windows. Dad wrote his field notes, and spent time sketching insects carefully on the gridded pages. At night, we went into the town of Chiang Rai for dinner. At an outside cafe, for a handful of baht, I had a bowl of guay tiew with peanuts and sugar and pepper, but said a polite no to the sugarcane juice.
By the next day the rain stopped, and we took the rented Land Rover up into the hills, through narrow roads to the base of the cave. It was a temple: the exterior had been furnished with a set of steps that wound up into the hill, and a seated Buddha sat beside the entrance.
We got ready on a bench outside the entrance as tourists passed us curiously, a theme that would repeat often in my journeys with dad.
He filled my lamp with carbide, and pressed his palm against the flint to strike the flame.
So many years later, the smell still remains in my memory — the wet loam of the Thai forests, the jasmine of the incense, and the earthy sharpness of the carbide after the lamp was slid into place on my small helmet.
"Here's your extra flashlight," dad said. "Have batteries?"
"Yep, in my pocket."
"Strap on your knee pads."
"Hang this aspirator around your neck."
And with that, we walked past the tourist entrance and eased around a hidden corner to enter the rest of the cave.
There was always a moment of adjustment for my eyes, watching my dad's back recede into the distance, shadowed by the flame of his lamp. It cast the phosphorescent minerals of the limestone into a pale green light, and I watched dad's back carefully to see where I had to bend, duck, and avoid the downward thrust of the delicate stalactites.
Dad had already taught me to respect the ecology of the caves. "It took millions of years for this to form — pay attention so that you don't break anything," he warned me. "And take out everything you bring in."
And so I did, using the caving walk that was already second nature by age 11: glancing down at my feet, up at the ceiling, to either side, and at my dad, cautiously reaching forward toe-first.
When the cave narrowed down to a sump, he crouched down to get to his knees. "If I fit, you'll fit," he said, and got on his belly to commence the crawl.
There was a length of passage that was a belly crawl to get to where the cavern opened up again, to where the insects thrived in the poorly oxygenated inner room. Belly crawling was all about going carefully, making sure I didn't scratch up my back, elbows, or knees while creeping forward through the close-pressing rock on all sides of me.
Toward the end of the crawl, watching dad scramble to his knees, I began to hear noise in the distance. It was a soft patter and flap and thump, the sound of invisible wings. The sump opened up enough that we crawled, and then stood to enter the large inner chamber. There was a pile of rocks in the center of it, but dad headed to the walls.
The smell was ripe in there, and when I turned my gaze to the ceiling, a shape slid into the darkness at the edge of my sight — bats. The floor was an inch deep in guano, and the smell affirmed it. I began to feel a bit lightheaded.
"Make sure you sit if you feel dizzy," dad said. "The oxygen is low in here."
He headed to the wall, looking carefully in the guano for his prizes. I went and sat on the rock, and watched the bats flap in and out of the edges of the soft light of the lamps.
Then, dad paused and ducked swiftly, aspirator between his teeth, one end of the tube downward — a second later he said, "Got one, a female. Looks entirely pale with antennae three times longer than the body. Mature."
By then, I'd learned the difference between male, female, and immature cave cockroaches (and crickets, too) — from their size, and the absence or presence of an ovapositor.
On that trip, my dad collected fifteen samples, all noted carefully in his spidery block print in field notebooks. After my dizziness passed, I went to the wall to try to help him catch insects too — but I never quite had the reflexes, and the heavy thump of my heels warned them to run away.
How long did we spend in that cave, in that room? Hours, probably. Long enough that I got sleepy and a little bored in the thin air.
As soon as we got back to the guest house that afternoon, I headed to the bathroom to wash off the scent of bat guano from my feet, and the mud from the rest of me. The bathroom was a simple tiled place with a drain in the floor, and an enormous vat of rain water for washing. The top of it had the larvae of mosquitos swimming in it, so I skimmed those off with the bowl, and then used the bowl to pour the water over myself.
The water felt cool and clean in the heat of the rainy season, and I remember thinking with satisfaction, "We had a good day! We caught fifteen bugs!"
With thanks to the people whose photos I borrowed from the internet.
Author AchariyaPosted on September 13, 2018 September 13, 2018 Categories Uncategorized
5 thoughts on "Hunting albino cockroaches in the caves of Chiang Rai with Fred Stone"
Carlos Diaz says:
Love the word "susurrus"!
Achariya says:
It's got a lot of onomatopoeia, that word!
jennnanigans says:
This was really lovely. I look forward to reading more of these entries and learning more about your time with your Dad. ❤
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Goodbye to the Extra Credit Card Charge!
Last week, one of life's little annoyances was finally sorted out – the Credit Card charge, when you are charged simply for using your card to pay. No longer will you have to pay to pay, or be punished for ordering takeaway when you don't have any cash to hand. But, has making this charge illegal really changed anything for the consumer? Or will companies simply come up with new, and equally annoying, ways to take a little bit more of our hard-earned money?
The law in question, announced in July 2017, is the result of an EU directive, but has been added to by the Treasury so that American Express card holders, and PayPal and Apple Pay users will also benefit.
More and more people are choosing to live a cash-less existence. Innovations such as contactless, android pay, and other apps have made it increasingly more useful to rely on plastic and technology to pay. But, haunting this convenient, futuristic utopia has been credit charge charges – an excuse to charge you just to be able to spend your own money.
Conservative estimates of the amount that these surcharges were costing consumers are at £316 million a year in 2010. It's possible that this number was as much as £630 million. Companies got so used to being able to rely on these fees that it became a significant part of their business model. 'Payment card/admin fee revenue' accounted for 13% of Just Eat's 2016 revenue, for example. Even government departments were in on it – the DVLA's flat fee of £2.50 on credit card payments of vehicle tax accounted for approximately £8.5 million a year. Ryanair, Easyjet, and Flybe all had previously charged Credit Card fees between 1-2.5%, as had many major cinemas.
Similarly, consumer body Which? has reacted with caution, rather than jubilation, simply stating that 'the government and regulator need to closely monitor the situation'.
The End of Taking Advantage of the Consumer?
Already, evidence is mounting that Which? is right to be cautious. With a potential cumulative profit of £630 million on the line, companies were unlikely to simply accept this new ban. It has only been a week, but already, a number of companies have found inventive solutions to continue charging their customers a little bit extra.
Just Eat has chosen to replace their scrapped 50p card payment with a 50p 'service charge' on all their orders, regardless of the use of a card or cash, and described this move as 'fairness for all'. Similarly, many cinemas will continue to charge a 'booking fee' online, and could even raise that amount to cover their losses.
'There is a range of ways for people to pay us depending on the type of tax being paid, including debit cards, direct debit, Faster Payments and Bacs'.
It is also important to note that shops and pubs can still enforce a minimum spend before they will allow you to use a card. This means you may not be paying extra for nothing, but you are still being obligated into spending more than you otherwise would, and those little amounts can add up.
Ultimately, companies might actually make a greater profit from the outlawing of credit card charges as now many of them are choosing to charge all their customers, rather than just those who use a credit card. However, some companies, particular those who did not make a large profit to begin with, or who are government bodies, such as the DVLA, seem accepting of the new law, so this, at least, might work in our favour.
Another issue, that hasn't really been discussed, is how this move makes it even easier for people to use their credit cards which, let us not forget, puts us into debt. HMRC's decision to no longer offer credit card payments all together is the most pertinent example. While many would argue that getting into debt to pay your tax is poor financial practice, and this is true, there are some people who are financially struggling to the extent that the alternative is falling into tax arrears. For those people, credit card debts, which are 'non-priority' debts with less significant penalties for delayed repayment, are preferable to tax arrears, which can result in very punitive measures taken against you.
If you are struggling with your debts, it may be worth exploring a debt solution, such as a Trust Deed or IVA. Contact us today and we can help you understand your options and find you a solution for your situation.


On the eve of war in Bosnia, Stevo and Ramiz are sent home from school, oblivious to the encroaching danger. They play in an abandoned hill fort pretending to be pirates looking for treasure. But instead of gold they find a gun and overnight both their lives are changed forever.


India took just three overs of the fifth day to clinch the third Test against England by 203 runs and breathe life into the five-match series.
The tourists held a huge 520-run lead as England began the fourth innings late on Monday, giving Virat Kohli's men over two days to bowl out the hosts at Trent Bridge.
England battled bravely through day four to cut the deficit to 209 runs, inspired by Jos Buttler's maiden Test century, but they had just one wicket remaining at the close of play after Jasprit Bumrah (5-85) and a new ball prompted a collapse following tea.
And although Adil Rashid (33 not out) and James Anderson (11) added six runs to their side's total, they were all out for 317 as Ravichandran Ashwin (1-44) took the final wicket, securing India just their seventh Test win in England.
After making no progress in the first two overs of the day, Ashwin took the ball and, despite appearing to be struggling with injury in the field, he made the breakthrough.
Anderson gloved Ashwin's fifth delivery over the slips, with Ajinkya Rahane lunging backwards to pluck the ball out of the air and bring an end to a very short morning.
Departing Nottingham, the teams head to Southampton next week where England will look to bounce back and secure the series, while India can draw level, putting their horror show from the first two Tests firmly behind them.


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Which of These Characters Made for Disney's Overseas Parks Do YOU Think Should Come to America?
There was a time when Imagineers just made stuff up. No, seriously.
Given just how long it's been since each Disney Park added an intellectual-property free ride, it can be tough to even member that some of Disney's most memorable, iconic, and beloved characters haven't come from movies at all, but from the minds of Imagineers! Years ago, we took a look at some of our favorite "Original Characters" – animals, aliens, and androids created just for Disney Parks! – and frankly, that list holds up pretty well...
But today, we wanted to put a new spin on our look at how many cool characters can spring from the minds of Imagineers – characters you may never have even seen in person, because they exist only at Disney's parks outside the United States! From one-off creations to inhabitants of expanded universes, these characters were created just for Disney's overseas parks. The question is, which – if any – would you like to see come to the American parks, and how?
1. Melanie Ravenswood
Image: ravenswood-manor.com
Home resort: Disneyland Paris (Disneyland Park)
When Disney Parks make their way overseas, they often have to be "translated" to make sense in their new contexts. Disneyland Paris is a prime example. There, even Disney "classics" were reimagined for a European audience who'd find little to connect with in a park dedicated to "the dreams, the ideals, and the hard facts that have created America." Take the Lost Legend: Space Mountain - De la Terre á la Lune that launched riders into a literary, fantasy journey to the moon and back… or, even odder, the story of the park's Haunted Mansion.
In Paris, the Manor took on its first authentically new form. Relocated to Frontierland, the ride was wrapped into a Western Epic frame story, connecting the haunting happenings within to the mythology of Big Thunder Mountain and the town of Thunder Mesa. We dove deep into the ghostly retelling in our Modern Marvels: Phantom Manor feature, but one of the most interesting characters to come of the reimagining was Melanie Ravenswood – the French analog to what American guests know as "The Bride."
The entire story of Phantom Manor revolves around the tragic Melanie, whose doomed love affair with a Big Thunder miner spells the end of the Ravenswood line, severing their waterfront mansion from the town, and cursing any who step inside. Our journey through the mansion isn't a "frightfully funny" singalong; it's a dark, epic, operatic trip into Melanie's mourning. The veiled bride is seen again and again in the misty halls of the rotting mansion, always with the glowing eyes of her tormenting Phantom over her shoulder. Throughout the ride, we witness Melanie's descent into madness; her hopeless attempts to escape the mansion's haunting until she herself becomes the home's eeriest inhabitant.
By layering a narrative onto the trope of the Haunted Mansion bride, Imagineers transformed the ride completely and turned it into a creepy character study. Melanie's story may be a dark one, but it's a great example of what Imagineers can create when they're invited to think outside the box, add their own spin on "classics," and create compelling, rich characters from scratch!
2. Chandu
Home resort: Tokyo Disney Resort (Tokyo DisneySea)
Tokyo DisneySea is often regarded as the best theme park on Earth, and for good reason. Opened the same year as the Declassified Disaster: Disney's California Adventure (and costing literally five times the price to build), the epic, nautical park is filled with unimaginable environments and some very smart build-outs of classic rides. One of the park's original attractions, though, was Sinbad's Seven Voyages, a 10-minute cruise through the legendary exploits of the hero from One Thousand and One Nights.
Trouble is, the boat ride was downright scary. Set adrift in the ride, guests were terrorized by sirens, attacked by a giant Roc Bird, nearly crushed by a giant, and threatened by spear-wielding monkeys. In 2007, the ride was reimagined as Sinbad's Storybook Voyage, recasting its terrors as helpers on Sinbad's quest singing along to "Compass of Your Heart," a song written by Disney Renaissance songwriter extraordinaire Alan Menken. But the surest sign that something had changed within was Sinbad's new sidekick, Chandu.
The adorable tiger cub can now be found throughout the attraction, always at Sinbad's side and ready for adventure. What's more, the mewing character has become a sort of icon for DisneySea and its Arabian Coast land. Chandu can be found as a plush, on apparel, and even in snacks – the striped "Chandu Tail" bao bun snacks are a must-try. Arguably, Chandu remains one of the "lesser-known" overseas characters if only because another Parks originals designed for Tokyo DisneySea has become even more iconic…
3. Duffy
Though it may be hard for U.S.-based parks fans to imagine, there are several Disney Resorts out there where Mickey Mouse practically plays second fiddle to… a teddy bear. Despite being a character icon of Disney's resorts in Asia, "The Disney Bear" actually debuted at Walt Disney World's Downtown Disney in 2002. It wasn't until 2004 that the Oriental Land Company – owners of Tokyo Disney Resort – imported the bear to Tokyo DisneySea with a nautical new backstory (a teddy bear created by Minnie and given to Mickey to accompany him on his voyages across the Seven Seas) and a new name: "Duffy."
To say that Duffy is a sensation would be an understatement. The little brown bear with a Mickey silhouette for a paw print is omnipresent. At the Tokyo Disney Resort, entire stores are stocked only with Duffys and thousands of interchangeable outfits for him. Visitors of every age carry the bears around, positioning them at Duffy-sized photo spots around the parks to document Duffy's travels. Duffy adorns purses, clothes, shirts, shoes, busses, and monorails; meet-and-greets garner multi-hour waits; nearly all of Tokyo DisneySea's Cape Cod area has been reimagined as a headquarters for the character!
Given the immense, overwhelming success of Duffy, it's easy to see why Disney made an intentional attempt to recreate the character's success back in the U.S. In 2010, Duffy began meet-and-greeting in Epcot's World Showcase and Disney California Adventure's Paradise Pier… But for whatever cultural reason, Duffy just doesn't connect quite as well with American and European audiences!
Meanwhile, overseas, an entire "Duffiverse" has evolved around him. From Tippy Blue the seagull mailman to Duffy's sweetheart, Shellie May the pink-tinted bear; Gelatoni the artistic green cat to Stella Lou, the dancing bunny… Hong Kong Disneyland introduced its first homegrown "Friend of Duffy" in 2018 with Cookie Ann, a yellow dog with a chef's hat who calls Main Street, U.S.A. home! A source of immense delight and joy for hundreds of thousands of guests at Disney's resorts in Asia, Duffy and Friends are a world all their own...
But one of Duffy's friends has come to represent a different Disney property altogether…
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