Any suggestions for a unique eagle project?

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hotstreek7

I'm looking for an eagle project, and i want it to be away from the usual. I don't want it to be planting a flower garden, painting a wall, building a fence, etc. Does anybody have any ideas that are unique? Please share your experiences of eagle projects you've participated in or have seen or observed. Thank you.

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This is a partial list of 587 Eagle Scout projects that others have done.


benches for fairgrounds
Neighborhood Emergency Directory
Pavilion Landscape
Signs for Baseball Field
Water Garden
First aid kits for baseball leagues
Foot path at emmons bog
Art for Kids in Hospitals -- Kids Helping Kids
Trail Restoration
carnival booth
Bikes
Landscaping for New Fire Station
Street Beautification
homework center for for underprivileged children
Building a Barn
Arbors and Landscaping
ARMED FORCES Memorial Gezebo
Protect and Serve
Office Construction
Tool Shed
Repaint Fire Hydrants
Heart Screens For Teens
Africa
Dining Pavilion
Reflection Garden
Trail Steps
Video Documentary
Podiums
homes for the homeless
Community Paintball Field
Historical Marker Database
cottonwood hospital
Foot Bridges
Toiletries for the Homeless
Painting an old school house
Renovated an island in the school parking lot
Why not make a trail?
Little League Dugout Construction
operation safe child
Pioneer Park Interpretive Signage
Relay for Life - Logistics
animal protection fence
Directional signs
Church Hall Kitchen Renovation
Honoring the Troops in Iraq
My eagle Food Drive
Is Your (House) Number Up?
recycle day assistance.
Smoke Detector Survey
Brige
Stairs and Trail
Mobile Ham Radio Antenna Kits
Recycle Printer Cartridges
Hurricane Relief
Potato Drive
Fences
Playground Mulch Trail
parking lot
Painting Giant USA Map
Scout Summer Concert Series
Barbeque
The Two Rooms
Sand and Stain park benches
Sports field
BUILDING A HUNTING RANGE
Bike Drive
Toy and Book Drive
Cleaning up Brush for Fire-season
Storm drain
Park sign and gate
Animals to kids.
Donations for Kitten & Cat Rescue/Adoptions
Heart Screens For Teens
Elementary School Free Carnival
Benches
renovate church garden
Fire ring, picnic tables and benches
Support Orphanage in Ukraine
Flagstone Pathway
Built-in Bookcases for the Band Directors
Project Woobie
Perches Restoration at Camp Low
ASSISTING NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION
Dog houses for Healing Species
Medical Equipment Drive
War Veteran's Documentary
trophy case
3 Double Swing Gates
Built Bat Nurseries
Walking trail informational sign
Fishing Line Recycling Stations
Memorial Food Drive
Moose Island Wheelchair Board Walk on Boulder Lake
Disability accessable walk ways in the City park
Garbage Dumpster Enclosure
Charity Bike Race Sign Project
THE GREASTEST REWARD
School Sign
Parking Lot refurbishment
Bread shelves
Reading Room
Foot Bridge
Variety Show Raises Money for Care Packages
Outdoor Fitness Center at Roosevelt Park
School Landscaping
Rebuild Habatat
Pedestrian Footbridge
Mitten Tree
1.2 miles of mulching a trail
Trailhead Reconstruction
Coat Drive
Shoe Box Gifts
Court Yard Landscaping
Computer Troubleshooting Manual and Training
Emergency Preparedness Kits
Soup Kitchen
Boy Scout Resource Manual for Natural Disasters
Watershed DVD
Flash Card Set of Deaf Agency
Operation Christmas Child
Bicycle Drive
BBQ Grill for Nursing Home Residents and Family
Memorial Garden
PRE-SCHOOL PLAYARD UPGRADE
Back to School Backpacks
Flag pole, landscaping and watering system
Church Hall Kitchen Remodel
cemetary pavilon
Barn Raising
Collect Used Shoes
Cemetery Survey
Sound and Recording System
Athletic Storage Shed
Blood Drive
Healthy Living Poster Contest
Outdoor Stations of the Cross
Baseball Field Restoration
Cemetary Overhaul
Quilt-A-Thon
Lake Benches + Fence
Outdoor Stage
Handicap Access Ramp
Flag Retiriment
Church Beautification
Frisbee Golf Course
A carnival
Cemetery Beautification Project
Child Identification Cards
U.S. Flag Retirment Ceremony
Community Bulletin Board
Deck construction
Church Sitting Room Restoration
Winter Food Drive
Heavy wood clearing
Benefit Concert
campground restoration
Free Kids Booth
Glory to God Walking Path
tree plantin
Install a Computer Network - Chid Care Center
Map of U.S.A.
Concrete Bleacher Pads
Ident-A-Kid
Honor/Memorial Garden
Vernal Pool
Ancient Indian Waffle Garden Replica
Trail Ramps
helping the needy
Church Painting
Elementary School Outdoor Amphitheatre
Re-landscape church parsonage
Restoration of the Star of India.
CHURCH CHAIRS & PAINTING
flagpoles and retaining walls
CHURCH CHAIRS AND PAINTED CURBING
Main Camp Fire Ring
community bug defense
Fence for soccer fields
Smithsonian War Archives
http://www.scoutorama.com/contents/projects.cfm

What do I need to know before my Disney World vacation?

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I need a Disney expert to give me some advice. Our family is going on vacation to Disney and I'm wondering what we need to know before we get there. We're going with 3 kids, 6,5, and 9 months, and also my parents, ages 65 and 53. None of us have ever been before. We'll be there for 7 full days (plus 1 day each for arrival and departure). We have 6 days allotted to visit 4 Disney parks, and one day for Sea World. We did not get the park hopper option, so I was thinking the trip would go something like this: 2 days MK, 2 days MGM, 1 day Animal Kingdom, 1 day Epcot, 1 day Sea World.

My specific questions are:
1. Will my children enjoy Epcot enough at this age to spend an entire day there?
2. Is 2 days enough to see the Magic Kingdom?
3. What kind of crowds will we find near the end of September?
4. How much money should we expect to spend on food, etc...each day?
5. Is there any other advice you have for a family of first-timers?
Everything is already booked, we are going in just over two weeks. We are staying in a condo, off-site.

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I am assuming that you are renting a car, but if you are not use Mears Transportation services. You call them 24 hours before you need the service and they will provide roundtrip service. 407-423-5566. They are one of the only legit shuttle companies in Orlando. Even Disney uses them for their shuttles.

If you get the dining plan you will save tons of money on food because the dining plan basically pays fro lunch & dinner. If you are not getting the dining plan, do a few things: 1) bring snacks into the park, especially with the little ones, this will prevent them from getting hungry and from whining about all the yummy snacks around them; 2) Schedule at least 1 (during the whole trip) if not more character meals, they will be worth the price. Check www.allears.net to see information about them all; 3) Try and schedule 1-2 non-character meals. 4) Since you have a condo, try making some dinners or lunches to bring with you.

If you get the plan here are some tips: To utilize your plan properly and get the most out of it: Use the counter service meal for lunch, the table for dinner (try and go with the more expensive restaurants) and if you can use the snacks to buy cereal and milk in the morning or a snack during the day.

Depending on if you eat sit-down meals or counter meals will depend on how much you spend. www.allears.net has menus and prices for all restaurants. This will help you plan about how much to bring based on where you eat. Donât forget to book your sit-down and character meals before you go. 407-WDW-DINE is the phone number to call to make reservations.

In your luggage, pack bottles of water and bring 1 bottle per person to the park. Water in Disney costs a lot, so if you bring a bottle per person you can fill it up at water fountains. Plus you can use the empty suitcase at the end of the trip to bring home souvenirs. If you canât lose all that luggage space, by a case or two of water when you get down there.

With the ages of the people you re going with donât be afraid to sit down and take a break. There are benches and loads of other cooling stations. Remember, the temperature in September is usually around 95 degrees. Also it tends to shower many days. Go to Target and go to the camping section. They have emergency ponchos that are $0.89 each. Buy a bunch and you can use and reuse or throw out.

Start saving your change. Use this as the souvenir fund or another fund that you will need money for. You will be surprised how fast your change adds up. We have been saving since March and we have $80 and we almost never use cash!

One great way to keep the kids from whining is to set a limit. Tell them they can get a certain amount of souvenirs for the trip, or that they have a certain amount of money. Each time they buy something, give them a little homemade receipt that tells them how much money/items they have left. Not only will this cut down on the âmommy, I wantâsâ but it will teach them (even though they are young) about managing things. If you keep track of how much they spend and just tell them how much they have it will be easier on them.

Epcot can be fun for kids if you make it! Get an Epcot Kidco Funstop. It is a passport and they get stamps from each country! Epcot is a great place to teach them about things such as space, under the sea, respecting the environment and respecting and embracing other cultures. Check out these two articles as well.

http://www.allears.net/tp/ep/issue330.htm

http://www.allears.net/tp/ep/issue333.htm

With all that time allotted, you should be able to get stuff done. Use allears.net and Disney.com to make a generalized itinerary. You can create custom maps for you and your family. Sit down with your kids and go over the rides that they have at each park (maybe break this up into 1 park/night). Have them pick out there 5 favorite rides. Make these your MUST doâs. Meaning you have to get those rides done and if you have time after the Must-do rides, then go on others. This way you know what your kids really want to ride so they wonât be disappointed when the time comes. It will also get them excited.

I have lots of tips and tricks on ways to get them excited and little things to do. So e-mail me if you have any questions!

Also, the end of September isn't too crazy as most people still do not want to take the kids out of school. Disney has 5 different seasons for 2007. They are Value Season (when there are the least crowds), regular season, summer season, peak season, and holiday season. based on these seasons you can tell when the crowds are heaviest.

Value season: Jan 1-Feb14, Aug 5-Oct 3, Nov 25-Dec 19
Regular season: April 15-May 23, Oct 4-Nov 24
Summer Season: May 24-Aug 4
Peak Season: Feb 15-April 14
Holiday Season: Dec 20-Dec 31

You are goign durng value season (as are we) so the crowds will be lighter than usual.

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How can I get better at skateboarding?

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ktower123

Ive been skating for about a year and a half and my best trick is 360 flip and I don't usually skate parks only street please help!

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It seems to me you won't have too much trouble getting better if you can stick a tre in a year and a half. Just keep an eye out for cool skate spots. I grew up near Woodward Camp, but I almost never skate parks, I ride in the street, so I keep my eye open for good places to come back to. Small stairsets with rails, gaps, lines of benches and tables... start looking at things through the skateboarding perspective. When you see a 6 set with a fairly low rail your immediate thought should be damn I wish I had my board. Go hard man, and like everybody else says, RIDE A LOT. I'll tell you from experience, taking time off just puts you wayyy behind. You'll still have the ability, but you won't be in the groove.

Best home workouts i can do to prepare for the military?

Johnny

i have about 40 day until i go to meps for my check up. i want to get in better shape before they look at me. im 6.0 ft tall, 150.00 pounds i wanna get to about 160.00. my metabolism is extremely high. im broke and cannot afford a gym membership. any ideas of what i can do in my bedroom for the next 40 day? i have two 25 pound dumbbells also but that all.

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Running is probably going to be your most important workout. I recommend a long distance run once a week, a high intensity run once a week, an interval run once a week, a 1.5 mile run once a week and wind sprints once a week.

Your long distance runs should start at about 3.5 miles and increase by a quarter of a mile each week.

Your high intensity run should be the maximum effort you can produce for a period of 15-20 minutes.

There are different ways you can do your interval run but I like to walk a quarter mile and then run a quarter mile. During the interval run you should be running slightly faster than your one mile run pace. try to do between 6-10 intervals per run.

Your mile and a half run should be a sprint. complete that mile and a half as fast as you can.

When sprinting, start by walking 100 yards then sprinting 100 yards, then bump it up to a 200 yard walk with a 200 yard sprint, then 400, 800, 400, 200, 100. Unless you are already an extremely well conditioned runner, you will puke during this one. I do pretty much every time.

As for workouts to help with strength, push-ups are of course going to be #1 since you are preparing for boot camp. Pyramid sets work well but I prefer doing 5 sets with a rest period of 1:30-2:00 minutes between each set. Start by doing your max so you know where you are physically. For example, if your max is 50 push-ups, do 20 push-ups each set. Make sure you are going slow on each push-up and really emphasizing proper form on your push-ups. Each week you can try increasing the number of push-ups per set. Also, be sure to test your max push-ups once a week.

You can also try inverted push-ups to help strengthen different muscles. Rest your feet on an object that is off the ground a bit and do your push-ups that way.

Dips are another good workout you can do at home or while running at the park. Find a chair or coffee table or park bench and do some dips.

Sit-ups are good as well. I put my meet under the couch so I don't have to bug my dad or brother to hold my feet every time I want to do sit-ups. I like to do 5 sets of 35 with a 50 second rest in between. Crunches also work well but I think the sit-ups are better since you are training for basic.

Flutter kicks are great for your core and hip flexer muscles. Try doing 3 sets of flutter kicks and after the last set hold your feet 6' off the ground with your legs out straight for at least 30 seconds. You will really feel it in your core. I would start with sets of 20.

Lunges, squats and wall sits are great for your legs and you can incorporate your weights in with these workouts.

If you can swing the cash to get a pull-up bar for your bedroom door, I highly recommend it. Pull-ups are another great workout.

Hope this helps. Good luck with your training.

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How can I get better at skateboarding?

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ktower123

Ive been skating for about a year and a half and my best trick is 360 flip and I don't usually skate parks only street please help!

Answer
It seems to me you won't have too much trouble getting better if you can stick a tre in a year and a half. Just keep an eye out for cool skate spots. I grew up near Woodward Camp, but I almost never skate parks, I ride in the street, so I keep my eye open for good places to come back to. Small stairsets with rails, gaps, lines of benches and tables... start looking at things through the skateboarding perspective. When you see a 6 set with a fairly low rail your immediate thought should be damn I wish I had my board. Go hard man, and like everybody else says, RIDE A LOT. I'll tell you from experience, taking time off just puts you wayyy behind. You'll still have the ability, but you won't be in the groove.

Best home workouts i can do to prepare for the military?

Johnny

i have about 40 day until i go to meps for my check up. i want to get in better shape before they look at me. im 6.0 ft tall, 150.00 pounds i wanna get to about 160.00. my metabolism is extremely high. im broke and cannot afford a gym membership. any ideas of what i can do in my bedroom for the next 40 day? i have two 25 pound dumbbells also but that all.

Answer
Running is probably going to be your most important workout. I recommend a long distance run once a week, a high intensity run once a week, an interval run once a week, a 1.5 mile run once a week and wind sprints once a week.

Your long distance runs should start at about 3.5 miles and increase by a quarter of a mile each week.

Your high intensity run should be the maximum effort you can produce for a period of 15-20 minutes.

There are different ways you can do your interval run but I like to walk a quarter mile and then run a quarter mile. During the interval run you should be running slightly faster than your one mile run pace. try to do between 6-10 intervals per run.

Your mile and a half run should be a sprint. complete that mile and a half as fast as you can.

When sprinting, start by walking 100 yards then sprinting 100 yards, then bump it up to a 200 yard walk with a 200 yard sprint, then 400, 800, 400, 200, 100. Unless you are already an extremely well conditioned runner, you will puke during this one. I do pretty much every time.

As for workouts to help with strength, push-ups are of course going to be #1 since you are preparing for boot camp. Pyramid sets work well but I prefer doing 5 sets with a rest period of 1:30-2:00 minutes between each set. Start by doing your max so you know where you are physically. For example, if your max is 50 push-ups, do 20 push-ups each set. Make sure you are going slow on each push-up and really emphasizing proper form on your push-ups. Each week you can try increasing the number of push-ups per set. Also, be sure to test your max push-ups once a week.

You can also try inverted push-ups to help strengthen different muscles. Rest your feet on an object that is off the ground a bit and do your push-ups that way.

Dips are another good workout you can do at home or while running at the park. Find a chair or coffee table or park bench and do some dips.

Sit-ups are good as well. I put my meet under the couch so I don't have to bug my dad or brother to hold my feet every time I want to do sit-ups. I like to do 5 sets of 35 with a 50 second rest in between. Crunches also work well but I think the sit-ups are better since you are training for basic.

Flutter kicks are great for your core and hip flexer muscles. Try doing 3 sets of flutter kicks and after the last set hold your feet 6' off the ground with your legs out straight for at least 30 seconds. You will really feel it in your core. I would start with sets of 20.

Lunges, squats and wall sits are great for your legs and you can incorporate your weights in with these workouts.

If you can swing the cash to get a pull-up bar for your bedroom door, I highly recommend it. Pull-ups are another great workout.

Hope this helps. Good luck with your training.

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