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B-P's Footprint
B-P's footprint is a casting, usually in bronze or brass, of the right foot of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting, Scout Movement (and whose sister founded the Guides[Girlguiding] movement), who is known as "B-P." The idea is that people may put their foot into this casting, so that they can say that they have "walked in the footsteps of B-P." History The World Conference (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts), 1928 Scouting World Conference was officially opened on May 4 in Parád. The next day, the delegates went on an excursion to Lake Balaton and other places returning to Budapest in the afternoon. That evening, Baden-Powell, his wife Olave Baden-Powell, Olave and Herbert Pakington, 4th Baron Hampton, Lord Hampton arrived. On May 6, there was a rally at the playing field of Ferencvárosi TC attended by 9,647 out of the 25,000 Scouts then in Hungary and up to 20,000 of the public. On May 7 B-P came to the Hárshegy, Hárshegy Training Park. B-P wrot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casting
Casting is a manufacturing process in which a liquid material is usually poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify. The solidified part is also known as a casting, which is ejected or broken out of the mold to complete the process. Casting materials are usually metals or various time setting materials that cure after mixing two or more components together; examples are epoxy, concrete, plaster and clay. Casting is most often used for making complex shapes that would be otherwise difficult or uneconomical to make by other methods. Heavy equipment like machine tool beds, ships' propellers, etc. can be cast easily in the required size, rather than fabricating by joining several small pieces. Casting is a 7,000-year-old process. The oldest surviving casting is a copper frog from 3200 BC. History Throughout history, metal casting has been used to make tools, weapons, and religious objects. Metal casting history and develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Teleki
Count Pál János Ede Teleki de Szék (1 November 1879 – 3 April 1941) was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1920 to 1921 and from 1939 to 1941. He was also an expert in geography, a university professor, a member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and chief scout of the Hungarian Scout Association. He descended from an aristocratic family from Transylvania. Teleki tried to keep Hungary neutral during the early stages of the Second World War despite cooperating with Nazi Germany to regain Hungarian territory lost in the Treaty of Trianon. When Teleki learned that German troops had entered Hungary en route to invade Yugoslavia, effectively killing hopes of Hungarian neutrality, he committed suicide. He is a controversial figure in Hungarian history because as prime minister he tried to preserve Hungarian autonomy under difficult political circumstances, but also proposed and enacted History of the Jews in Hungary#Anti- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Point, Queensland
Victoria Point is a coastal locality in Redland City, Queensland, Australia. In the , Victoria Point had a population of 15,140 people. Geography Victoria Point covers a total area of 17.6 km² and is located approximately south-east of Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland. Victoria Point is primarily a residential area, but it also contains other public complexes like a cinema, a large shopping centre, a library and a ferry service to Coochiemudlo Island. The Cleveland-Redland Bay Road traverses Victoria Point from north to south, passing in between the Victoria Point Shopping Centre and the HomeCo Town Centre, past Victoria Point State High School (the local High School) and then into the neighboring suburb Redland Bay. History Redland Bay Provisional School opened on 13 November 1877 and in 1880 was renamed Victoria Point Provisional School. When a separate Redland Bay Provisional School opened on 14 December 1881, the two school operated on a half-time basis, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huella De Baden Powell
''Huella'' is a 1940 Argentine film directed by Luis Moglia Barth during the Golden Age of Argentine cinema. Cast * Enrique Muiño as Mariano Funes * Fernando Ochoa * Malisa Zini as Merceditas Ruiz * Daniel Belluscio as Goyo * Emilio Gola * Ada Cornaro * José Otal * Orestes Caviglia as Nazareno Miranda * Pablo Cumo * Percival Murray * Héctor Méndez * Eduardo Otero * Froilán Varela Froilán Varela (1891–1948) was a Uruguayan stage and film actor.Finkielman p.212 He spent most of his life in Argentina, where he appeared in twenty two films including the historical '' Savage Pampas'' (1945) for which he won the Silver Condor ... References External links * 1940 films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films 1940 drama films Films directed by Luis Moglia Barth Argentine drama films 1940s Argentine films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Clay
Betty St Clair Clay (née Baden-Powell; 16 April 1917 – 24 April 2004) was the younger daughter of Olave Baden-Powell, the first Chief Guide, and Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting. Career Clay enrolled in the Brownies as soon as she was old enough. She was educated at Westonbirt School, Gloucestershire and St James' School in Malvern, Worcestershire. While boarding at St James' School, she joined the school's Girl Guide company. Clay accompanied her parents on many official tours including some overseas, the first of which was the maiden cruise of the round the Mediterranean and down the West Coast of Africa from 26 January to 8 March 1929; she was 11. Other tours were to Switzerland in 1931, and again in 1932 for the opening of " Our Chalet"; to South Africa, and also the first two "Peace Cruises" - on the in 1933 and on the in 1934 - as well as a round-the-world tour which included the first Australian Pan Pacific Scout Jamboree h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gill Clay
The Bronze Wolf Award is an award presented by the World Organization of the Scout Movement for outstanding service by an individual to the Scout Movement. Just over 400 people have received the Bronze Wolf since its creation in 1935. WOSM has restricted the number of recipients during the award’s history in order to maintain its significance. Currently, the award is limited to approximately one recipient for every two million members worldwide. The award itself consists of a bronze wolf pendant hung on a dark green ribbon bordered by two narrow stripes of yellow. History WOSM first considered an international Scouting award in 1924. The topic was reintroduced 1932, with a decision reached in June 1934. The Bronze Wolf award was modeled after The Scout Association's Silver Wolf award. On August 2nd, 1935, WOSM committee unanimously resolved to award the first Bronze Wolf to Baden-Powell. Recipients Awards numbered 22, 50, and 84 were withheld, and number 342 was decline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brownsea Island
Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust with the northern half managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Much of the island is open to the public and includes areas of woodland and heath with a wide variety of wildlife, together with cliff top views across Poole Harbour and the Isle of Purbeck. The island was the location of an Brownsea Island Scout camp, experimental camp in 1907 that preceded the publication of ''Scouting for Boys'' and ''The Scout'' magazine in 1908. Access is by public ferry or private boat; in 2017 the island received 133,340 visitors. The island's name probably comes from Old English = "Brūnoc's island". Geography Brownsea Island lies in Poole Harbour opposite the town of Poole in Dorset, England. It is the largest of eight islands in the harbour. The island can be reached by one of the public f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Trust
The National Trust () is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the permanent preservation for the benefit of the Nation of lands and tenements (including buildings) of beauty or historic interest". It has since been given statutory powers, starting with the National Trust Act 1907. Historically, the Trust acquired land by gift and sometimes by public subscription and appeal, but after World War II the loss of country houses resulted in many such properties being acquired either by gift from the former owners or through the National Land Fund. One of the largest landowners in the United Kingdom, the Trust owns almost of land and of coast. Its properties include more than 500 historic houses, castles, archaeological and industrial monuments, gardens, parks, and nature reserves. Most properties are open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence (MOD or MoD) is a Departments of the Government of the United Kingdom, ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for implementing the defence policy set by the government and serves as the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. The MOD states that its principal objectives are to defend the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and its interests and to strengthen international peace and stability. The MOD also manages day-to-day running of the armed forces, contingency planning and defence procurement. The expenditure, administration and policy of the MOD are scrutinised by the Defence Select Committee, except for Defence Intelligence which instead falls under the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament. History During the 1920s and 1930s, British civil servants and politicians, looking back at the performance of the state during World War I, concluded that there was a need for greater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elverum, Norway
Elverum () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum. Other settlements in the municipality include the villages of Heradsbygd, Sørskogbygda, and Neverlia. Elverum lies at an important crossroads, with the town of Hamar to the west, the town of Kongsvinger to the south, and village of Innbygda and the Swedish border to the northeast. The municipality is the 87th largest by area out of the 357 municipalities in Norway. Elverum Municipality is the 58th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 21,899. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 5.8% over the previous 10-year period. General information The parish of Elverum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see law). The borders have not changed since that time. Historically, the municipality was part of Hedmark county. On 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wood Badge
Wood Badge is a Scout leader training program, first implemented by The Scout Association, The Boy Scouts Association in the United Kingdom in 1919 and subsequently adopted, with variations, by some other Scout organizations. Wood Badge Course (education), courses teach Scout leadership skills and instil an ideological Human bonding, bond and Personal commitment, commitment to the organizations. Courses generally have theory and practical phases followed by a practice project. Scouters who complete the course are awarded a pair of wood beads on each end of a leather thong, from a necklace of beads Robert Baden-Powell claimed to have taken from the African chief Dinizulu. Insignia The Wood Badge is worn around the neck as part of the Scouter's uniform. In some Scout organizations, the wood badge is presented together with a #Gilwell_scarf_or_neckerchief, Gilwell scarf and a #Gilwell_woggle, Gilwell woggle, denoting membership of the notional #1st_Gilwell_Scout_Group, 1st Gilw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Thurman (Scouter)
Richard Francis "John" Thurman OBE JP (4 April 1911 – April 1985) was a British Scouting notable and Camp Chief of Gilwell Park from 1943 to 1969 and scouting’s first International Director of Adult Leader Training In 1943, he introduced the Gilwell woggle as the insignia for Basic Training. The woggle was first created in the early 1920s by Bill Shankley, a member of the Gilwell staff. He produced a two-strand Turk's head slide which was adopted as the official woggle. From 1943 to 1989, the Gilwell woggle was awarded on the completion of Basic Training, and the Gilwell scarf and the Wood Badge beads were awarded on the completion of Advanced Training. In 1962 Thurman conducted the only Wood Badge course ever in Burma. He was awarded the Bronze Wolf and the Silver Jay (Dutch scouts) in 1959 and the Silver Buffalo Award in 1962. In 1957 he also received the highest distinction of the Scout Association of Japan, the Golden Pheasant Award. He became an Officer of the O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
