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bumble bee tape measure in it. While I was at Lantern Moon, I noticed these, I must ask my favorite yarn store owner why she doesn't have any in stock. I do have other knitting needle cases but my dpns keep falling out and you would think that with the amount of sock yarn she's selling this would be...well...a great idea, hint, hint (Sometimes she reads my blog). As long as we are talking about socks just a couple more things, one, I was directed to a new cast on for my toe up socks, it's called the Turkish cast on and the tutorial is here, I much prefer it to the figure 8 cast on mentioned in the Knitty article. Two, I found this contest, and it sounds like a hoot and a half, and since I do now have a blog, I'll probably sign up. I knew I started this for a reason. As an aside what does it say about me when K asked me if I'd like to go to Mt. Fuji (yes, in Japan) with her my first thought was can I actually pack enough yarn to keep myself busy during 15 hrs of travel and how close is the Noro mill to Mt. Fuji, after all, its not like I'd ever get back to Japan again so how far out of the way is too far anyway? Well, I have no, read that again, no socks on needles and I'm getting some kind of odd withdrawal symptoms, so its time for me to go cast on some toes. Yes, K, I realize I should be finishing your sweater, first, especially if I'm going to possibly ask you to travel all over hell's half acre looking for a yarn factory, I'll get to it in a minute, just one sock toe, just one.... CJ
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Knit or Blog; Blog or Knit.... What to do....
I guess I'll blog but I'm not sure I'm at all happy about the knitting time I'm giving up, no not at all sure. Show and tell was alot of fun, I really was a show, I didn't realize that Willow's knitters were all beginning beginners. My self patterning sock yarn was a great hit, as was my red felted bag. I tried to explain to everyone that if you could knit and purl you could do this, to say they were skeptical is a understatement of mammoth proportions. The most interesting part of the evening was seeing how patiently my friend, Willow, was handling being the instructor. I remarked on this later and, of course, she didn't realize it at all. This led to a conversation about knitting in general and she informed me she considers me a capital "K" Knitter. Not who I see myself as at all...I guess our perceptions of ourselves will never really match others... Someone else told me she loves to read my blog because I'm so witty...don't these people realize the pressure these kind of statements put on people...now I'm trying to decide if every letter I type is properly witty and if my next project will be capital "K" knitting...just great...no pressure, no pressure at all.
Further news includes a refinished cedar chest, that
B believes I retrieved from our basement because I needed a coffee table, of course, I was actually thinking stash storage, it'll be our little secret. Just so you know this chest is solid cedar planks aprox 1.5" thick, at least 100 yrs old, perfect for wool storage. I just haven't decided if it should be new wool storage or finished wool storage. I have a lot of nice wool sweaters that I wouldn't like to see a moth near. Decisions...decisions....
Looky what else the perfect bag to transport socks in progress, it even has a zipper. Its original purpose was holding bath products now its a knitting bag and as an added bonus it smells good. Right now it's holding my Lorna's Laces completed sock and sock number two also has my
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- Purl Girl said...
we did have those...thanks for reminding me how great they are....Lantern Moon sock needles on the way... I know what those great boys should get you for mothers day!!! ;)
- May 3, 2007 at 8:59 AM
- Willow said...
Just so you know how Very Much I love you -- I have spent the past half hour during which I did not call you back trying to leave a comment. I did in fact compose a lengthy one, only to have it disappear when I finally finally FINALLY got signed in. This happened the last two times I left comments before. If you never get another one from me, you'll know why.
The original comment was gracious and witty btw.
- May 3, 2007 at 8:53 PM
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
Ships, part 6
On my other blog, I wrote about purchasing some Xyston 1/600 ancient ships. Along with the ships, I bought some extra ship-board artillery, and after they arrived, I thought that some of them might make good lambasts for Half Continent ships.
Here is the basic hull and a sprue of ballista. They are a little large, but should work just fine. Also in this photo, one can just make out the deck planking - it will be much more apparent when painted.
And this is the hull with some extra parts for the deck fittings alongside. After looking again at the original artwork for this ship, I have made my mini with a greatly exaggerated vertical measurement - the hull is much taller than the scale. It is OK though, it does not look too bad and I like it! Even the piece with the hole drilled off-center...
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- Eli Arndt said...
This is an awesome project. As for the artillery being a bit big, that's not bad. A lot of times you want little details to be a bit exagerated.
Do you know if the author of the books has taken to heart any of the comments regarding the wargaming worthiness of his stuff?
- March 20, 2011 at 4:39 PM
- El Grego said...
Thanks Eli.
For DM Cornish's opinion please see this blog and comments:
- March 20, 2011 at 7:53 PM
- Eli Arndt said...
Hmmmmm...enthusiasm, though not exactly anything that says anythign about whether or not he might ever pursue an actual game based on his work.
Seems to have worked for the Hammer's Slammer's crowd :)
They took a bunch of gamer/fan enthusiasm and rolled it into an author-sanctioned official game.
- March 20, 2011 at 8:24 PM
- tradgardmastare said...
Moving forward well- keep going it will be well worth it!
best wishes
- March 20, 2011 at 11:25 PM

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My first attempt at incubating was in a 30 year old plywood box that had a double paned aquarium wall as a lid, that I got from my parents. They had tried to hatch eggs in it when I was 8 with no success. It was a still air and had one incandescent light at one end. I spent weeks adjusting everything I could think of to get a steady temperature. The distance from the light, height from the floor, how big of a gap between the edge of the glass lid and the wall of the box. I did a humidity test run, it all seemed to be working out. I spent every waking moment researching incubation online. I was super excited that my land lord had given me permission to get chickens, he even said I could use one of his buildings.
After having stable temps in my incubator for 3 days I decided it was time to put in a few eggs. I only put in 3 because the perfect temperature seemed to be a very narrow band mid way to the light. After putting in the eggs the temperature fluctuated. I expected it to go down, from everything I had read online that was normal, don't touch it will right it self. So i went to bed. The next morning the temperature had gone up to 104. I wasn't expecting that. I tried not to panic and and adjust the lid open by about 1/2 an inch. The temperature didn't go down. I couldn't figure out what was going on. even with light adjustments and leaving it to level out. I couldn't get stable temperatures with the eggs in there. I ended up staying awake for almost 3 weeks straight getting at most 3 hours of sleep at a time, averaging maybe 5 hours a week. I was constantly adjusting. at one point after a few hours of sleep I woke up to the temperature being 114! I was incubating mid-winter in February the house temperature was stable. I couldn't understand what was going on and no sleep wasn't helping. By day 18 I was a wreck, but relieved that it was almost over. I set up the water tray under the eggs and waited for the humidity to go up.... It didn't. I had tested it. It should have worked. I hung hand towels off of all of the walls and put the bottom edges into the water tray hoping it would wick up like everyone said would happen. It didn't work. Though it did have the effect of leveling off the temperature thankfully. I spent 3 days with no sleep dumping water down the walls over the towels to keep the humidity up. I was flooding the house because the water was leaking out of the floor of the incubator, but it didn't matter, these chicks were going to live! I had my first pip on day 20, I was so relieved, but stressed that the chick must have died when it stopped peeping.
It seemed to take forever but the ISA brown/Dorking finally hatched.
Followed by the two Dorkings
They were quickly named. The yellow ISA cross was named Sunny, and the other 2 were named Twilight and Moon or Luna if it was a girl. They all ended up being Roos though. I was so excited to have been able to hatch my own chickens!
Twilight was quite curious but Sunny was a super sleepy chick he stumbled around with his eyes closed for more than a day. You can see Sunny sleeping in the background of this picture.
I found someone who was selling Barred Rock chicks a week later and bought 2. They were named midnight and Star I was convinced that Star must have been a boy. They took to roosting very quickly. Midnight is next to Sunny in this picture and Moon is the Doofus in the middle, he kept falling off.
at a month old I felt that they were too big for their brooder box and even though it was supposed to be big enough to last them to 2 months. So I had my dad make me a 20 sq ft coop and moved them outside. Twilight and moon went to my sisters house because my landlord had changed his mind about me having chickens, and said I could only keep the 3 that I had. He didn't realize I now had 5.
Sunny grew crazy fast. He was huge compared to his hatch mates by 6 weeks and was definitely a boy.
By 12 weeks he had out grown his fathers size, I still wasn't sure about Stars gender. The other barred rock still had no color in it's comb and wattles so I was quite sure Star was a boy. This the the last picture I have of Sunny, the next week he started attacking people and his father was a human aggressive roo, so I decided that even though he was beautiful and was the very first chick I ever hatched I couldn't keep him around. I had a 1 and a half year old who loved the chickens and he was trying to get her. So Sunny became supper.
My oldest sister asked if I would be willing to hatch her some chicks because she wanted a specific breed and had a source for eggs. So I went to work building an incubator that I thought would work. I also picked up a 7 egg incubator just in case mine didn't work. But I couldn't get the store bought one to hold an even temperature. I built a pretty decent sized box about 1.5' x 2' and 1.5' high. plastered silicone over the floor sealed the cracks in the corners so it wouldn't leak. painted it white and made it so I could reuse the heavy duty aquarium glass for half of the lid.
I didn't know what to do for a fan so I thought that still air would work fine. got a couple of dimmer switches set up to 2 incandescent bulbs and started testing it out.
After 3 months I thought that what I had made would work well enough and told my sister to get some eggs for me. She sent up some of her own, and a few buff Orpington eggs. I got 8 eggs from her. I thought that since I had managed to hatch all 3 eggs in the horrible next to useless incubator that I would have no problem with the one I made. It had dimmer switches! It had to be easier!
I had to make a ton of adjustments while incubating which is not optimal. Nothing seemed to be working right I hadn't realized that you need something to block the direct light of the bulbs and so I tried cardboard to block it as you can see in this picture. That ended up being too solid and I was worried about fire. It was super hot on the light bulb side. Moved them to the store bought incubator, one had already died by that point from a hot spot. I tried setting them up inside of a cooler at one point too. By lock down I had only 3 left.
one had pipped the wrong end right in the point of the egg, and after 48 hours I assisted. That chick didn't make it. After a few days the 2 remaining chicks went to my sisters. 1 of them died the next day due to a kid tripping over the brooder box and my sister found a couple of chicks to keep her very last Buff Orpington company.
After this incubation I was quite upset. I wasn't sure if I wanted to hatch chicks ever again. I went to work trying to figure out where I went wrong, surely the new incubator was better than the first one I had used.
I bought some small desktop fans and over the summer, fall, and winter tested out different setups. Drilled holes in my box, changed how many lights I had changed the wattage, made a hardware cloth drop in wall to separate the eggs from the lights put in a tin foil layer to block the light from the eggs.
I also made a huge incubator that I couldn't get to work properly I later used it for a brooder this is it set on it's side as a brooder before any chicks were put in.
Finally by the next spring I felt I was ready to try again. I got some eggs from my sisters hens and popped them in to my white incubator. Which my 2 year old loved.
I again had a hard time keeping humidity for lock down. I had moved the whole thing to the bathroom and put a towel on the floor of the incubator. That worked, but the straws to keep the eggs off of the soggy towel didn't.
I was happily surprised to have all of them hatch. I had to take them out of the incubator and put them into the fancy new brooder box I had made before they were dry though because the incubator was too wet for them they were shivering.
My kitties loved the entertainment.
While incubating these chicks I realized that dimmer switches just weren't going to cut it if I was going to keep incubating. So I ordered a couple of thermostats and set them up in my incubator as soon as these guys were out. And I got my husband to pick up a small sheet of insulating board( the purple stuff on the bottom) to hold in some humidity. These alterations were done just in time because my sister wanted more. She ordered more Buff Orpington eggs and gathered up some of her own eggs for hatching. A month later I had my incubator full to capacity. I was given 36 eggs, my 2 year old felt it was taking too long to get things going and tried to set them herself breaking one on the floor, so I only had 35. Shortly after this picture was taken the fans were moved back behind the hardware cloth wall so I had enough room to turn the eggs. I was turning them by hand and it took about an hour every day to turn them 5 times.
By day 10 there were 4 that were clear and were removed. I had several malpositions with this hatch I believe it was because I was getting tired of turning them so much and went down to only 3 times a day. My sister came up for this hatch she hadn't expected as many to hatch as did, and decided to sell a lot of them. I'm not sure how many actually hatched. There were 6 kids in the house and people coming and going buying chicks. We assisted a few, only one chick died after being assisted, it was 3 days late, and was just very weak.
I think at least 30 hatched. She took 16 home.
After this hatch I was exhausted. And was ready to be done hatching for the year. I got to work trying to set up my incubator for an easier turning system, something that I could use to turn them all at the same time. I drilled a 1" hole in either side of the incubator to fit a dowel through, and then before it was finished my sister called me up and said she had found some Buff Brahma eggs for sale. They aren't easy to find here and we were interested in checking out the breed, so I stopped messing with the turner and got my incubator ready for another go.
My sister sent me 3 eggs of her own Blue splash Cochin/Langshan. She really wanted some Blue. And then I waited for the Brahma eggs to come.
My impatient now almost 3 year old decided there was no good reason to wait and set the cochin cross eggs 2 days before the Brahma eggs arrived she dropped one on the floor I figured it wouldn't matter that much, and left them in. I just didn't turn them for 2 days at the end when I was turning the Brahma eggs. The person who I bought the Brahma eggs from gave me extra, her kid had "helped" her gather eggs so there were some Brahma/dark Cornish crosses mixed in. She gave me the eggs for free and offered to take the crosses back. But my sister said it wouldn't matter and kept them all.
After having chirping chicks in and out of my house for 2 months I decided it was time to try the mother heating pad in the brooder. These new chicks were going to be at my place for almost 2 weeks.
All eggs hatched, and they were stronger than any of my previous hatches. I think the new holes were letting in some much needed fresh air.
The first chick was a male cochin cross who was super lovey with a several hours of being the only chick to get all the attention.
and he was followed by a female cochin a few hours later.
The babies all loved the MHP.
As soon as they could they were climbing on top to stretch out.
Of course the Cat's were busy testing the security of the brooder for me.
I couldn't believe how quiet they were without a light all night. They hated it when the upstairs light was turned out for the night but got over it when I started turning the light's out around sunset. They feathered out rather quickly, and I moved them to the bigger brooder, the huge incubator box I had made. I used the MHP in there for a few days but since it was summer they really didn't need any extra heat by 1 week. It was about 30C upstairs in my house so they were fine.
Now I am waiting as patiently as I can for next years hatching season. Although I don't think I want to do 3 batches in a row again that was a bit too much.
Chickie Babies
My Incubation Adventures
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Look for subtle aromas of apple and celery, with a touch of dried leaves. Shows good presence on the palate, smooth and creamy with apple/citrus flavour and good acidity. Good body and length and lots of character here. My choices would be mushroom risotto, quiche or roast chicken. (LCBO 164756) There are 210 LCBO stores with 6 or more bottles in stock (LCBO online database)
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The rich lemon-straw colour suggests richness here. Loads of lemon on the nose, with nuances of green apple and paraffin. Very soft and smooth, not quite off-dry, with ripe apple flavour and a touch of lime. Medium body and length, with a pleasant bitterness on the close. Quite elegant, though light in the typicity department. A good 'vin du porch' that will partner nicely with light fish. (LCBO 145136) There are 145 LCBO stores with 6 or more bottles in stock (LCBO online database)


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Beautifully designed having an architectural flair, this necklace is guaranteed to be noticed. It is composed of interlocking four sided triangles.
The strands consist of groups of these triangles – A clear lucite triangle bead sandwiched between two white triangles separated by a large white aurora borealis faceted bead with a tiny spacer bead at either end. Each triangle is 5/8" at the widest part.
The AB coating on the bead is very subtle, hardly noticeable until it catches the light and then soft pastel colors come forth. This was very hard to photograph, but you can see some of the colors in a few of the shots.
Necklace measures 19-1/4" including clasp. Inside strand is 18-1/4". Outer strand is 19-1/4" long.
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Yay, it's Friday! Nothing makes my smile brighter, wider and more colourful (although pink lippy does help with that) than waking up on a Friday morning and knowing the weekend is so close!
For the first time in many months I dont have ANY commitments this weekend and I plan to make the most of it by keeping healthy, exercising, cleaning, baking and me-time.
My favourite thing to do on a Saturday afternoon, after all the chores have been done and before I have to get ready to go out (or stay in) is to fill my bath with warm bubbly water, make myself a cup of tea and grab a new book. Sometimes I can spend hours in the bath, happily relaxing with a face mask and catching up on some long overdue reading time.
Ever since I was a little girl I have loved to read and it is still one of my favourite past times. I have been meaning to join a book club for the last few years but just havent found the time or the right fit of people to make one up myself.
So my lovely readers, I have decided to start an online bookclub!
The first book I will be reading is Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter. I'm a sucker for a good crime fiction and I've read a few of Karin Slaughter's books before so I am really looking forward to reading this.
I've copied the blurb below and would LOVE it if you joined in with me and read this book over the next month. Please comment below if you are going to join in with me and I'll be back with an update over the coming weeks. You can purchase this book from Dymocks, Target, Kmart, Myer or online at Booktopia.
"With a missing girl in the news, Claire Scott can't help but be
reminded of her sister, who disappeared twenty years ago in a mystery
that was never solved. But when Claire begins to learn the truth about her sister, nothing will ever be the same."
Happy reading and have a wonderful weekend.
xx G
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Volunteer with Children in Laos
Teach English to local children and young adults while being immersed in Lao culture and exploring the region in your free timeProgram Code: LALP0287P
Our Impact
Volunteer in Luang Prabang
Program Information
- Overview
- Life On Base
- Your Impact
- Training
- What's It like?
- Our Ethics
- What's Included?
- Support & Safety
- Country Exploration
- Meet The Team
- Dates & Costs
- Parent Info
- Live Base Updates
- Arrivals
OverviewThe beautiful ancient city of Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is situated in northern central Laos. Teach English to children and young adults in this idyllic setting, at the meeting of the Nam Khan and Mekong rivers, famous for its Buddhist temples and monasteries.
Volunteers will have time off at weekends to explore the region and so can take a scenic boat trip up the Mekong to the Pak Ou Caves, watch the sunset from atop Mount Phu Si, swim in the Kuang Si Waterfalls, marvel at the many temples, or spend the day trekking. This is the perfect way to explore one of the countries in Asia least tarnished by tourism.
Program Details
Life On Base
Live with other participants from around the world in the ancient city of Luang Prabang, among Buddhist temples, rolling hills, and the mighty Mekong river. The GVI base is situated at a quaint guesthouse, with an outdoor space where participants can relax and take in the tranquil atmosphere of the capital of Laos. Project work continues from Monday to Friday at local educational centers around town and meals are communal. In your free time learn more about the many cultures of Laos, by taking additional language lessons, exploring nearby temples, or visiting a rice farm. Bond with new friends while visiting the beautiful Si Kuang falls or taking a river cruise down to the historic Pak Ou Caves, filled with thousands of images of the Buddha.
Accommodation Tour
Participants live in a guesthouse and typically share a room with one or two others. Bathrooms are also shared and feature hot water showers and Western-style toilets.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served at the local guesthouse or one of the many restaurants nearby. Cuisine includes both traditional Laos dishes and Western meals. Eggs, pancakes, toast with butter and jam, and a range of southeast Asian fruits are common for breakfast, and or lunch and dinner, participants can choose from a range of dishes.
Wifi is available at the accommodation and at our GVI offices.
Participants can easily walk to project from their accommodation, exploring the city while they are at it.
Bear in mind that Laos is a rather conservative country. You will need to dress modestly and behave in a way that shows respect to local novice monks and those who have taken their full monastic vows. Upon arrival in the country, GVI staff will teach you about all these practices so as to know how to act in an appropriate manner.
Like the many other Southeast Asian destinations surrounding it, Laos has a tropical climate.
Temperatures reach their height from March to April at 35 °C or 95 °F on average. The coolest time is during November to February when the temperature can drop to 14 °C or 57 °F. It's very rainy from May through to October, but temperatures remain in the low 30 degrees °C or 90 degrees °F.
Your Impact
All of our programs have short, mid and long-term objectives that fit with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals or UN SDGs. This enables us to report on our collaborative impact across the world in a streamlined manner, measuring which UN SDGs we are making a substantial contribution to. Furthermore, this will help our local partners and communities measure and visualise their contribution to the UN SDGs.
Upon arrival to base, you will be educated about the history of the UN SDGs. You will learn about the specific goals of your location, the long-, mid- and short-term objectives, and also clarification of how your personal, shorter-term involvement contributes to these goals on a global level.
Our aim is to educate you on local and global issues, so that you continue to act as active global citizens after your program, helping to fulfil our mission of building a global network of people united by their passion to make a difference.
Laos, specifically Luang Prabang, is quickly becoming a popular Southeast Asian destination among international visitors. As a result the tourism industry is a growing rapidly which provides many locals with new career opportunities. However, English language skills are an important requirement for accessing these jobs.
Three quarters of the population live in rural areas and economic limitations, limited infrastructure, and deep-rooted cultural values, restrict access to education for many. Boys from rural villages travel to cities such as the capital of Luang Prabang to seek out a good education by joining the temples and becoming novice monks. Temples do not accept girls, so women are further restricted from accessing employment opportunities through entrenched gender roles.
Our program in Laos assists the socio-economic development of the country by supporting English language learning at temple schools and other local educational institutions in the capital of Luang Prabang. We assist local teachers, novice monks, lay students, including both children and young adults, and run a program that focuses specifically on providing further educational support for young girls and women.
As such, the main UN Sustainable Development Goals of this project include, #4, Quality Education, and #5, Gender Equality.
Our Partners In Luang Prabang
Project Objectives
1. To empower locals to increase their access to employment opportunities and improve their socio-economic status through increased access to educational opportunities.
2. To develop relationships with educational institutions, temples, partners and individuals with the aim of increasing their ability to provide educational opportunities (local leadership and capacity building).
3. Provide an authentic experience to GVI Laos volunteers, which develop both personal and professional skills within the field of education and community development through thorough training and mentorship by long term staff.
A GVI program is an investment in your career. No matter which you choose, you will be working toward improving your employability by mastering new social skills, gaining further technical expertise and earning qualifications in many cases. Most of our staff are, in fact, GVI Alumni, and we have helped many of our Alumni discover, move toward, and earn their own personal dream jobs. Each program includes introductory workshops, ongoing presentations, as well as on-the-ground professional support provided by our very own trained staff members. In addition, our training programs are critical for helping us to ensure the long-term impact of our sustainable development projects around the world.
What's It like?
If you'd like to find out what the experience of joining a GVI project is really like, simply contact us and we'll put you in touch with one of our many Alumni.
We'll try to match you to an Alum based on your location, nationality, age, stage of academic career, gender, and program interests. This allows you to gain insights into the experience that is most relevant to you.
Depending on your location you might be able to speak to an Alum over the phone or online, or meet up with them face-to-face at a coffee shop nearby. We also run a series of small events around the world where you can speak to GVI Alumni, Ambassadors and staff members.
Our Ethics
Below is a list of core ethics and best practices we believe are essential to the operation of high quality, ethical volunteer and sustainable development programs. We believe that all responsible volunteer and sustainable development operations should focus upon these principles. If you are considering volunteering, these are some of the key considerations you should question, to ensure that your time and money contributes towards positive change.
Our 10 Ethical Commitments
Locally Driven, Collaborative Projects
We aim to design all our projects in collaboration with local organizations and communities and ensure that they are locally driven.
Clear Objectives & Sustainable Outcomes
We aim to clearly define short-, mid-, and long-term objectives with sustainable outcomes for all our projects.
Impact Reporting
We aim to track, record, and publish the impact of each of our projects.
Working Against Dependency
We aim to build in-country capacity by assisting local organizations in becoming self-sustaining.
Responsible Exit Strategies
For each local organization we work with, we aim to have a plan in place for withdrawing support responsibly.
Clear Roles & Specialized Training
We aim to ensure that ever participant is assigned a clear role and that they are fully trained and supported to carry out their work by specialized staff.
Respect for all
In all our actions we aim to respect the skills and efforts of all and seek to protect the rights, culture and dignity of everyone who engages with GVI.
Local Ownership
We work to ensure that credit for the results of any project, along with any data collected, research conduct, or Intellectual Property developed, remains the property of local organizations.
Transitioning from the Orphanage Model
We do not condone and aim to withdraw support of orphanages and residential care centers.
Child and Vulnerable adult policies
We will live by our Child Protection and Vulnerable Adult policies.
Continual Development
As an organization, GVI is committed to striving toward best practice, and to educating both our potential participants, our partners, and the world at large about them. Both the volunteering and sustainable development sectors are increasingly, and rightly, under scrutiny. Many recent local and global articles highlight poor practices and questionable ethics. GVI is widely recognized for striving to apply global best practice in the volunteering, education and sustainable development sectors throughout our operations by reputable organizations such as ChildSafe.
However, global best practice is always evolving and we dedicate both time and resources to engage with internationally respected experts and learn from the latest research to ensure our programs both fulfil their potential to create maximum positive impact, and minimise their potential to create unintentional negative impact. Along with and as part of the sustainable development and volunteering community, we are constantly learning and applying this learning to practice. We do not always get everything right, but we seek feedback from our community members, partners, participants and our staff, and react accordingly. We know are already doing a great job, and feedback we have received confirms this, but we aim to do even better and are continuously refining our operations to improve upon our already excellent reputation.
What's Included
- 24-hour emergency phone
- 24-hour in-country support
- Access to Alumni Services and Discounts
- Airport pick-up (unless otherwise stated)
- All necessary project equipment and materials
- All necessary project training by experienced staff
- Learn about Lao culture, history, food, religion and language
- Location orientation
- Long term experienced staff
- Meals while on project (except on work placements for long term internships)
- Orientation on teaching methods and techniques
- Safe and basic accommodations (usually shared)
- Welcome meeting
- Work alongside Lao teachers
- Work with the beautiful children of Laos, providing them with fun educational opportunities
What's Not Included
- Additional drinks and gratuities
- Extra local excursions
- Flights
- International and domestic airport taxes
- Medical and travel insurance
- Personal items and toiletries
- Police or background check
- Visa costs (where necessary)
Support & Safety
We won't sugarcoat it — Traveling abroad is usually a complex process that carries an element of risk. But this is exactly why we're passionate about providing extensive support throughout the process as well as the highest safety standards during the in-country phase. We believe that volunteering abroad should not only be impactful, but an enjoyable experience that carries as little risk as possible. This is exactly how we've been able to maintain our reputation as the most highly respected volunteering organisations in the sector over the past two decades.
Once a participant books, they will be assigned a personal support coordinator who will oversee their pre-departure journey. The support coordinator helps to bridge the gap between program enrolment and arrival at one of our field bases. Your personal support coordinator will ensure that you are provided with all the necessary information required to apply for visas, background checks, and any other documentation.
Upon arrival at the airport participants will be greeted by a GVI staff member. All GVI staff are our own and all our programs around the world are run by our staff. All GVI field staff are background checked, Emergency First Response and safety trained. The minimum staff to participant ratio on GVI's programs is one to six, although on several bases we have a ratio of one to three. When finishing the experience, participants will provide feedback on all aspects of their program.
Health & Safety Case Studies
It takes courage to book a GVI program, get on a flight, and head off to somewhere new. Volunteering offers a level of cultural immersion that typical backpacking or holidays just can't achieve. This is why thousands of people around the world participate in paid GVI programs.
As the saying goes: 'Expect the best, plan for the worst'. Cliched or not, we take it to heart. This tenet is at the core of how GVI operates when it comes to promoting the health and safety of our participants, staff, and local community members at all of our 20+ bases around the world.
The weather isn't just a topic for polite small-talk here at GVI. We have emergency action plans in place for all scenarios. So when the weather, or other natural forces, takes a nasty turn, we are prepared to respond to stormy situations.
Once GVI has matched a participant to a program that suits their passions and goals, our team aims to set the right expectations for them. In the event that false expectations around a program are created, the GVI team takes immediate action to ensure that the situation rectified.
Country Exploration
Joining a GVI program not only allows participants to collaborate with communities or work toward preserving unique ecosystems but it also offers plenty of opportunity to explore the surrounding area or travel further to see what other parts of the region have to offer. Many decide to travel before or after their GVI experience, solidifying the lifetime friendships established on program.
Our own long term field staff are a great source of advice, and have helped us put together the following information on local travel options. Please note that the below suggestions are not included in the program fee, and are for the individual to organise at their own expense.
Weekend Trips
Kuang Si or Tad Sae Waterfall
The magical cascading turquoise pools of the Kuang Si and Tad Sae falls are not far from Luang Prabang.
Pak Ou Caves
Take a Mekong river boat ride the sacred cave site filled with thousands of image of the Buddha.
Buddhist Temples
Visit some of the many beautiful Buddhist temples, or Wats, in Luang Prabang. Some of the most popular include Wat Xieng Thong and Wat Mai.
Royal Palace Museum
Visit the sprawling Royal Palace complex to learn more about Laos history or relax in the colonial gardens.
Nong Khiaw Hike
Trek up to the top of Nong Khiaw to Phadeng Peak to be rewarded with amazing vistas over the famously spectacular scenery of Laos.
Mountain Biking
Another way to explore the scenic landscapes of this Southeast Asian gem is on a mountain bike. Rent one in Luang Prabang and choose one of the many trails in the nearby countryside.
There are plenty of opportunities to kayak down the Mekong or other smaller river.
Rice farm visit
Learn how rice is made and even participate in the production by visiting one of the many nearby rice farms.
Weaving Village
Laos has been known for its silk production, unique dying and weaving patterns since ancient times. Visit the weaving village to learn about how this textile is made the traditional way.
Further Travels
Nam Ha Npa
Experience the biodiversity of Laos by visiting Nam Ha Npa. You could spot rare species like the the Asian elephant, tiger, and the clouded leopard.
Vang Vieng
Visit the Vang Vieng, a holiday resort town catering to international visitors to Loas. Tube and kayak on the Nam Song river and hike or climb the local hillsides.
Vat Phou
Much like Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Vat Phou is an ancient Khmer Hindu temple. Learn more about the ancient Khmer empire by exploring the vast complex.
Southeast Asian Mekong River Cruise
Book a luxurious Mekong river cruise from Laos through to nearby Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Meet The Team
Field Staff
This is George, one of our Field Staff in Laos. His journey to this position has been eventful to say the least. He first became involved with GVI when volunteering back in 2015 after taking a career break. George loved the program so much he returned as an intern, which ended in a job with GVI. We hope that George doesn't want to end his career break anytime soon!
Field Staff
Meet Katie, a 26-year-old from the US! She is another one of our Field Staff in Laos. It was originally a trip to India which inspired her journey to where she is now. The time spent reflecting on this trip made her realise making a real difference is what she wanted to do and is why she is where she is now.
Program Manager
Introducing Leyla, our Program Manager in Laos. Leyla volunteered in Kenya mid-way through her degree in International Relations. She decided to volunteer after realising that this hands-on experience was crucial for her development. Leyla is now with us in Laos and struggles to see herself leaving anytime soon, great news for us!
Field Staff
Meet Lizzie! Her background is in conservation and she has previously worked in London Zoo. Her passion for helping others develop is a big driving force for her career with GVI.
Community Liaison
This is Lyly. She first found GVI after her brothers and sister came to study English with GVI. Now Lyly is proud to say that she is GVI's first Lao female member of staff!
Community Liaison
Meet Valee. Valee lives in the mountains and was a Novice in a temple for 7 years. He has worked for GVI for 4 years and since introduced some of his siblings to GVI programs. His role includes teaching and translating for classes, and organising locations for meetings.
Molly Plexico
Regional Director for Southeast Asia
She started volunteering and travelling at a young age, working in soup kitchens, with AmeriCorps, at animal shelters, with Big Brother Big Sisters of America and as a Guardian ad Litem. She studied family development and psychology and loves to dance.
Her goal is to visit one country for every year she is alive. The most unusual place she has travelled to is Uzbekistan, on a trip beginning in Europe and ending in Southeast Asia. This is where she fell in love with Laos which began her journey with GVI. She started working for GVI back in 2012 and she is now based in Cambodia. GVI has hubs all around the world and she has been lucky enough to visit the hubs in Nepal, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, as well as a hub and Central Support in South Africa.
Jill Walker
Deputy Director of Programs
Now she is based in Chaing Rai, Thailand. Jill's role involves providing support for all of our programs around the world. Working closing with each base, she looks to identify and manage any issues that occur so GVI are able to offer the best programs possible.
Jill is originally from the USA and has a background in Environmental Education. One interesting thing about Jill is she has recently become a qualified Zumba instructor. Through this she enjoys sharing her love for dance while staying active!
Parent Info
'If only every student could do this. It changes your life in all the right ways,' says Chris Heritage, parent of Luke Herritage, one of our teen volunteers who has participated on two GVI programs, one in Costa Rica and another in South Africa.
We are a parent-run organisation that is incredibly serious about health and safety, and increasing the impact, as well as the long-term career benefits of our programs. Our programs help young people develop the skills to select a career path that is personally fulfilling, and live a life aligned to the well-being of our planet and the global community.
Ken and Linda Jeffrey, whose son Sam volunteered with GVI in Thailand, talk about how the experience affected Sam. He also went on to volunteer with GVI again in South Africa. 'I know it sounds like a cliche but in a sense, he did go away as a boy and he came back as a young man. Both of us could recommend GVI without any hesitation to any other parent thinking about exploring an opportunity for their children to explore the world and to see different parts of it.'
Parent Info Pack
Download the Parent Pack and learn more about:
Our staff: All our projects are run by staff, selected, vetted, trained, and managed by our central office.
Health and safety: Our safety practices include a child and vulnerable adult protection policy and high participant ratios.
Staying in touch: See what's happening on base, by following a hub's dedicated Facebook page.
Free parent consultations: We would love to talk to you about exciting opportunities available for your child.
live base updates
When it comes to support, we ensure that each participant is provided with unparalleled, 360 degree support, from your initial contact with the GVI Family, all the way through your program, and even after, as you become part of the GVI Alumni Team.
As part of this promise, we will ensure, whenever possible, that one of our dedicated staff will be available to meet you at the airport. We will arrange with you prior to your departure that, should you arrive in the agreed upon pick up window, a member of our staff will be there to welcome you, easily identifiable in a GVI t-shirt or holding a GVI sign and wearing a friendly smile. This means there will be someone there to greet you as you land, and from there you will be transported to your GVI base to start your adventure and meet the rest of your team.
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Prayer Update
Posted on Sep 23, 2014 in Newsletter |
I received this update last night for Charlotte Hughes' grandson, Cameron, and I ask you to pray for him and the family, especially Shannon his mom, as they come to grips with this new diagnosis.
Today Cameron started having seizure activity. (He has done this one time at home) An EEG was ordered and finally a diagnosis. Cameron has Sandifer Syndrome, this is a rare problem that only happens in 1% of the babies that suffers from reflux…She was told that the symptoms of this syndrome could go away as he gets older, but may return later in life as epileptic seizures. At least now we know what we are dealing with. Please continue to pray for our family as we learn together about this syndrome.
In His Love,
Mark J. Elkins
Grace Baptist Church, Pastor
Cell: 276-229-5719
Prayer Update…
Posted on Sep 8, 2014 in Newsletter |
I know that it has been several days since you have received an official update, but due to the delicate nature of the situation, I hope you understand.
She weighed 5 pounds 11.7 ounces and she was 19 inches long at birth.
As you can tell from the pictures, she is just simply a beautiful angel!!!!!


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A man has been charged with allegedly running over a woman in Erskine, south of Perth, leaving her with serious injuries.
The woman had leant into a car on Tuesday to confront a man who rear-ended the vehicle in which she was a passenger when the driver allegedly reversed quickly, pulling her under the car.
A 22-year-old man has been charged with grievous bodily harm and is scheduled to appear in the Mandurah Magistrates Court on July 14.


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An influential psychological model of persecutory delusions proposed that they are caused by a bias towards holding others responsible for negative events (an externalising attributional bias), preventing the individual from becoming aware of underlying low self-esteem. An early version of the model predicted self-esteem would, therefore, be preserved in people with these delusions, but a later version suggested it would be unstable, and that there would be a discrepancy between explicit and implicit self-esteem, with the latter being lower. We did a comprehensive meta-analytical test of the key predictions of this model and assessed the quality of evidence.
We searched PubMed from Jan 1, 1994, to July 31, 2018, and collated systematic reviews of the defensive model's predictions in relation to persecutory delusions. We also searched PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Embase, and Web of Science for articles published from Jan 1, 2012, to Sept 10, 2016. Cross-sectional data from case-control, longitudinal, or experimental studies that examined self-esteem or the externalising attributional bias in individuals diagnosed as having schizophrenia-spectrum disorder were eligible for meta-analyses of group differences if at least 50% of participants with psychosis also had current persecutory delusions. Uncontrolled and longitudinal studies were included in meta-analyses of correlations and self-esteem instability, respectively. Study and outcome quality were assessed with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality assessment tool, and a modified version of Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation, respectively. The study protocol is registered with PROSPERO, number CRD42016032782.
We screened 3053 records, examined 104 full-text reports, and included 64 eligible studies. Consistent with the predictions of both versions of the model, paranoia severity in psychosis was positively correlated with the degree of externalising attributional bias (21 studies involving 1128 individuals; r=0.18, 95% CI 0.08 to 0.27, with moderate quality evidence). People with persecutory delusions also had a greater externalising attributional bias than non-clinical individuals (27 studies involving 1442 individuals; g=0.48, 95% CI 0.23 to 0.73) and depressed individuals (ten studies involving 421 individuals; g=1.06, 0.48 to 1.63), and people with psychosis without persecutory delusions (11 studies involving 480 individuals; g=0.40, 0.12 to 0.68), all based on moderate quality evidence. Contrary to the predictions in the early version of the model, paranoia severity in psychosis was negatively correlated with explicit self-esteem (23 studies involving 1866 individuals; r=–0.26, 95% CI –0.34 to –0.17, with high quality evidence). People with persecutory delusions also had lower explicit self-esteem than non-clinical individuals (22 studies involving 1256 individuals; g=–0.88, 95% CI –1.10 to –0.66, with high quality evidence) and explicit self-esteem similarly low to that in people with psychosis without persecutory delusions (11 studies involving 644 individuals; g=–0.26, –0.54 to 0.02, with moderate quality evidence). Consistent with the predictions in the later version of the model, self-esteem instability was positively correlated with paranoia severity in psychosis (four studies involving 508 individuals; r=0.23, 95% CI 0.11–0.34, with high quality evidence), and people with persecutory delusions had a greater discrepancy between their implicit and explicit self-esteem than depressed individuals (seven studies involving 398 individuals; g=0.61, 95% CI 0.37 to 0.85, with moderate quality evidence). They had higher explicit self-esteem than depressed individuals (13 studies involving 647 individuals; g=0.89, 95% CI 0.51 to 1.28, with moderate quality evidence), but similarly low implicit self-esteem (seven studies involving 398 individuals; g=–0.19, –0.45 to 0.07, with low quality evidence). In contrast to the later predictions, people with persecutory delusions did not have a greater self-esteem discrepancy than non-clinical individuals (ten studies involving 592 individuals; g=–0.17, 95% CI –0.45 to 0.12), although the evidence was very low quality. People with psychosis with or without persecutory delusions did not differ for implicit self-esteem (four studies involving 167 individuals; g=–0.24, 95% CI –0.77 to 0.30, with low quality evidence) or self-esteem discrepancies (four studies involving 165 individuals; g=0.17, –0.19 to 0.53, with moderate quality evidence).
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Does anyone I know in London own 24 season 1 on DVD?
I've never seen it but I was watching a preview on MySpace and it looked quite good.
However, I just don't get much of a chance to watch TV series these days so I'd rather not spend £18 buying it. Wondered if anyone on here might be able to lend it to me.
I don't live in London
and I don't own the DVD.
Sorry Theo.
Me neither
Hey Theo
I own it on DVD.
Send me your address and i'll mail it to you. I can use my employers mail system too, so it won't cost me to send it ;-)


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Sofia Vergara Wows in White at Vanity Fair Party
Wow, with a little hesitation.
Sofia Vergara is one of the hottest women in Hollywood and she proved it last night at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.
Her body, skin, makeup, hair – it all looks amazing.
Our only hesitation is that the white and lace looks a little like a wedding dress.
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Senator Evans says Australia needs a rational immigration debate, beyond the hysteria about the few hundred boat people who arrive each year.
"The annual figure this year [for skilled permanent migration] was, say, 115,000, but more than 500,000 came into the country. They came in as students, temporary workers, working holidaymakers … but the public still focuses on the 115,000 as if it's got anything to do with reality and my attempts to have a more sophisticated debate about this have totally failed."
Decisions about who came to Australia would be increasingly left to employers although, conversely, Australia would also be competing for the most highly skilled migrants. Senator Evans said to do that successfully the impacts of record high immigration on our liveability had to be tackled.
"In Australia we've got this sense of, 'Well, we're the lucky country' and … people will naturally come here, and that's still true to an extent. But other countries … are increasingly marketing themselves too."
Migration rules set for revamp


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I've got the mental girl in the office for Secret Santa
she keeps buying me ginger nuts and once gave me a pasty.
I'm worried about what to buy her and what the consequences may be :S
wrap up all the biscuits
and the pasty in a bin bag and give them back to her.
She's clearly not mental
if she gave you a pasty. She's lovely. Buy her a wedding ring.
Ginger nuts are nice!
You ungrateful so-and-so!
She's mental on top of the buying food thing
she seems to quantify popularity and relationships in terms of giving gifts and trying to win friendship that way.
Although she's not malicious, she's impossible to interact with.
If people bought me pasties on a regular basis
the world would be a happier place
It's to be done by December 17th
which will mean going out on the 16th in a panic over what to buy :S
Get her porn.
It's the stock 'panic buy' response. Such a panic buy that I've already planned to get porn for whomever I get in the secret santa.
I misread the title as 'Metal girl'
that would be quite a lot of fun, you could get them a rubber spider, mudvayne or a coffin backpack or something.
give her my phone number
tell her i love the mentals.
even better
wrap Daniel up in brightly-coloured paper and see if she can guess what the present is.


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Posted on Sunday, September 5, 2010
by Denise Richardson
Hello Ladies,I was wondering is this group still active and still open for some swapping I think I have a couple of things I like to swap. I'll post some pics later.
I think so, I haven't really seen anyone active on here in awhile. But if you got something, post it. I wanna take a look
I was also thinking of posting some more clothes also.
me too
Can you change the name? I may have some Winter clothing if anyone needs any and don't have the funds to go out and get some. I will check my other closet and let ya'll know.
Well, I need winter stuff. I don't have anything to give yet.
Post yours and I will look. When I get something I will share too.
Thank eyou wonderful ladies
Does anyone have anything Funeral appropriate? size 14ish?
skirt, top....
Shoes low heel, size 7 1/2 W
My fiance's sis (my friend) is passing from cancer... and we are planning the funeral... prob in a few weeks...
Hello group, I'm going to leave the photos of the shoes up for another week if no one is interested I will be giving the shoes to a charity, so if I get no responses before the end of this week out their going thanks ladies!
Judy I will pull those and get them ready to send to you. Do I have your mailing address I have so much going on I can't remember lol send it to me again so I can get this lined up for you.
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Yes, your guess was right, it is the Scandinavian style! I thought that after the last moodboard's vivid colours it is time to show something completely different.
Scandinavians love using white - lots of ligh-reflecting white - in their homes. It means white walls (if you want to add texture, whitewash your brick wall) and white floors (or very light oak or maple). With a background like this you can still go for colours, but this time I decided against it, making the forest green the only colour here.
I made sure that the furniture and accessories here are mostly from Nordic countires. The armchair in black leather is from BoConcept, just like the sofa. These universal pieces can find their way into most urban homes. The chair is especially my favourite, in spite of its thin shells, it is surprisingly comfortable, it supports my back very well.
The tables are from the Tablo series by Norman Copenhagen - they come in various sizes and colours, and are utterly Scandinavian. It is said assembling them is easy, and no screws are recquired.
The flower patterned cushions are by the Finnish brand Marimekko, the design itself comes from 1964, so if you thought it has some retro vibe, now you can be sure. The vase is the work of Alvar Aalto, another famous designer from Finland.
The pendant lamps are by Louis Poulsen - if you remember, in my post about Arne Jacobsen I mentioned this Danish lighting manufacturer. Both pendants were designed by Poul Henningsen, whom I am sure I will write about in the future. The floor lamp you can also remember from the very same post.
The overall look is Scandinavian, and just a bit feminine, because of the cushions - should you change them, you can have a more masculine interior.
I think I collected many big Scandinavian designers here. In the next moodboard I will have to come up with a new look. Keep an eye on this blog.


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With the Major Junior All Star Game coming up next week from the WFCU Center in Windsor, Ontario. This game will feature 40 of the top players at the major junior level who will be looking to impress NHL Scouting Staffs as a majority of players will be eligible for the 2010 NHL All Star Game with a few others who may be looking to make an early impression for the 2011 NHL Draft Class.
The teams will be divided into Red and White Teams to repsertente the colors of the Canadian Flag. For Team Red, it will be headed by legenday Hockey Night in Canada Analyst Don Cherry while Team White will be headed by Hockey Legend Bobby Orr.
Among the 40 players include the projected #1 Draft pick coming up as Taylor Hall (Windsor Spitfires) will skate for Team Red. While for Team White, they will have the services of the Swiss Hero from the WJC Nino Niederreiter of the Portland Winterhawks. One of this year's top Americans playing in the game is Emerson Etem of the Medicine Hat Tigers who's looking to be one of the top Americans taken in this summers NHL Draft for Team White.
In all, the Ontario Hockey League will have the most players in this year's game with 18 players. For the WHL, they will send 13 players while the QMJHL will send 9 players to this year's game at the home of the OHL & Memorial Cup Champions Windsor Spitfires.
I will have player locations and profiles later on, for now, here's the rosters.
Team Red (Don Cherry)
Louis-Marc Aubry: Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, 6'4" 194 Montreal De Junior (QMJHL)
Jakub Culek: Czech Republic, 6'4" 195, Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
Emerson Etem: Long Beach, California, 6'0" 194, Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
Stanislav Galiev: Russia, 6'1" 177, St. John Seadogs (QMJHL)
Taylor Hall: Kingston, Ontario, 6'1" 185, Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Curtis Hamilton: Kelowna, B.C., 6'2" 211, Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
Ryan Johansen: Port Moody, B.C., 6'3" 188, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Ryan Spooner: Ottawa, Ontario, 5'10" 175, Peterborough Petes (OHL)
Ivan Telegin: Novokuznetsk, Russia, 6'3" 185, Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
Austin Watson: Ann Arbor, Michigan, 6'3" 187 Peterborough Petes (OHL)
Jordan Weal: Vancouver, B.C., 5'9" 165, Regina Pats (WHL)
Andrew Yogan: Boca Raton, Florida, 6'3" 200 Erie Otters (OHL)
Brandon Archibald: Port Huron, Michigan, 6'3" 200, Sault St. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Brock Beukeboom: Uxbridge, Ontario, 6'1" 196, Sault St. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Cam Fowler: Farmington Hill, Michigan, 6'2" 190, Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Erik Gudbranson: Orleans, Ontario, 6'3" 199 Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
Alexander Petrovic: Edmonton, Alberta, 6'4" 193, Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
Troy Rutkowski: Edmonton, Alberta, 6'1" 205, Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Maxime Clermont: Montreal, Quebec, 6'0" 201, Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
Calvin Pickard: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 6'0" 202, Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL)
Named but Injured
Kirill Kabanov, Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
Head Coach: Don Cheery
Assistant Coach: Brian Kilrea (Ottawa 67s, OHL)
Assistant Coach: Bret O'Brien (Ottawa 67s, OHL)
Team White (Bobby Orr)
Alexander Burmistrov: Kazan, Russia, 6'0" 170, Barrie Colts (OHL)
Michael Bournival: Shawinigan, Quebec, 5'11" 178, Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
Joey Hishon: Stradford, Ontario, 5'10" 190 Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Quinton Howden: Oak Bank, Manitoba, 6'3" 183, Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
Ryan Martindale: Brooklin, Ontario, 6'3" 190, Ottawa 67s (OHL)
John Mcfarland: Richmond Hill, Ontario, 6'1" 195 Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
Nino Niederreiter: Chur, Switzerland, 6'2" 203 Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
Tyler Seguin: Brampton, Ontario, 6'1" 186, Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
Steven Shipley: IIderton, Ontario, 6'2" 204, Owen Sound Attack (OHL)
Jeff Skinner: Markham, Ontario, 5'10" 197, Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
Petr Straka: Czech Republic, 6'1" 186, Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
Tyler Toffoli: Scarborough, Ontario, 6'0" 181, Ottawa 67s (OHL)
Named But Injured
Brett Connolly, Prince George Cougars (WHL)
Jerome Gauthier-Leduc: Quebec City, Quebec, 6'1" 181, Rouyn-Nornda Huskies (QMJHL)
Brandon Gormley: Murray River, P.E.I., 6'2" 190, Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
Matt Mckenzie: New Westminster, B.C., 6'2" 198, Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
Dylan Mcllrath: Winnipeg, Manitoba, 6'5" 215, Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)
Mark Pysyk: Sherwood Park, Alberta, 6'2" 178, Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
Stephen Silas: Georgetown, Ontario, 6'0" 190, Belleville Bulls (OHL)
Louis Domingue: Mont St.Hilaire, Quebec, 6'3" 183, Quebec City Ramparts (QMJHL)
Mark Visentin: Waterdown, Ontario, 6'1" 186, Niagara Icedogs (OHL)
Head Coach: Bobby Orr
Assistant Coach: Bob Boughner (Windsor Spitfires)
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Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Dobsonian Telescopes and other Telescopes topics.
While there's a Dobsonian telescope in just about every price range, they may not be the perfect scope for every user. They are bulkier than other scopes, but their light catching abilities are legendary, especially in such inexpensive scopes.
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Yes, I know you can find lists on the internet, but let's just start off with one of our own. Only 1 baby joke per post, please.
Perferably, no baby rape jokes. Why? Because I don't like them, and I made this thread. If you want to, GTFO and make your own baby rape joke thread.
I'll start:
What's worse than finding 7 dead babies in 1 trash can?
Finding 1 dead baby in 7 trash cans.


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Calm and warm song with guitar, piano and bells.
This item is included in CALM GUITAR PACK with 2 other songs from only 28$ for standard licence!
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It was such lovely weather today we decided to go for a picnic - first thoughts were to go to Asda but knuckled down and rooted through the cupboards and managed tuna and cucumber sandwiches, smart price crisps, few grapes, smart price chocolate digestives, flask and smart price apple juice! who says eating out has to cost a fortune!
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Magnetostructural correlations in cylindrite-based materials.
The mineral cylindrite (nominal composition FePb3Sn4 Sb2S14) is a layered chalcogenide with an unusual cylindrical morphology that occupies an important role in the search for new magnetic materials. The primary aim of this project is to characterize the magnetic properties of cylindrite, and to use the characterization to understand its structural and compositional variances. Due to its inherent curvature and incommensurate sublattices, the structure of cylindrite has historically proven difficult to solve, and the exact atomic positions are unknown. This work capitalizes on cylindrite's Fe content as a unique opportunity to further understand its structure and composition through magnetism. Magnetic investigations (both powder and single crystal) have been carried out on four separate specimens of cylindrite. The magnetic ion is confirmed as a six-coordinate, Fe +2, d6 ion with a high spin (S = 2) ground state of t2g 4eg2. Temperature dependent susceptibility (chi vs. T) studies reveal differences in magnetic behavior that can be attributed to cylinder aspect ratio (i.e., length/diameter = 2-10). Notably, a correlation between the cylinder aspect ratio and the magnetic anisotropy below 60 K is attributed to the chemistry of Fe+2 in cylindrite's lattice. A scheme invoking crystallographic relationships similar in concept to anti-ferrodistortive ordering enables the single-ion anisotropies (chi// and chi ⊥) for the Fe+2 ions in cylindrite to be deduced from the calculated average magnetic susceptibility (chiavg). The magnetic studies, in combination with compositional analyses (i.e., Energy-Dispersive Spectrometry (EDS), Wavelength-Dispersive Spectrometry (WDS)) have led to several magnetostructural correlations and the proposal of a magnetic model for cylindrite-based structures.
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Engineering, Materials Science
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Salyer, Pamela A, "Magnetostructural correlations in cylindrite-based materials." (1999). ETD Collection for University of Texas, El Paso. AAI9959918.


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Etisalat is considering the purchase of niche technology firms in the region to equip itself to capitalise on the UAE's booming $80 million (Dh293m) IT outsourcing market, a senior executive has said.
As part of a strategy to branch out from traditional telecoms services, etisalat is looking to offer a host of additional IT solutions and needs the support of sector specialists, Abdulla Hashim, vice-president for Enterprise Solutions, told Emirates Business.
He said etisalat was looking to capture a slice of the UAE's growing outsourcing spend, and would bolster the services it provided mainly through partnerships with IT companies, but would also consider buyouts as part of its long-term strategy.
"We are a telecommunications company but we're moving into many areas of the ICT service provider space, but we cannot do this alone, so we need partnerships. We perform well in telecoms and are looking to do the same in network centric services," he said.
"Developing partnerships is the core of our strategy and we have already done this. We will select partners that complement our services to enable us to provide a total solution."
Hashim was speaking on the sidelines of the etisalat Infrastructure Management Forum, where delegates heard that outsourcing in the UAE had tripled from $28m in revenues in 2004 to a current $80m, according to latest statistics.
When asked whether etisalat would fuel its enterprise business expansion through acquisitions, Hashim said: "If there is a business case and there is a market there, then this could be part of our strategy. At this stage we cannot say yes or no, but if there is a compelling business case then it could provide options for us."
Etisalat has so far built partnerships with Fujitsu, Cisco and Juniper, but is also extending its reach globally with service provider partners, including Orange, BT and Cable & Wireless.
It is looking to extend its capability beyond providing traditional communications links, such as internet leased lines and IP connectivity, to supply customer equipment like routers and LAN switches, and network applications, like messaging and IP video conferencing.
The firm expects its IT infrastructure management outsourcing business to grow by more than 150 per cent over the next two years.
Hashim said this was partly driven by a skills shortage in the UAE, that meant companies were compelled to look to third-party providers for IT solutions.
"There are companies here that are growing very fast and need to increase their IT capabilities and expand networks to stay competitive in order to keep up with the pace of business in the UAE.
He added: "Getting the right skills is difficult and is expensive for businesses, plus there is the problem of training staff. And if you train staff then it's difficult to retain them as a result of the competitive skills market."
A lack of IT skills was also leaving UAE firms open to increased security threats, according to Hashim.
Margaret Adam, Research Analyst for IT Services at IDC MEA, said the UAE faced a major challenge to train and retain skilled workers in the IT sector.
"There's no secret that there's an IT skills shortage here in the UAE, which is being driven largely by the huge growth we've seen in India. It's becoming a lot more worthwhile for people to stay in India or to outsource to regions such as Europe or America, which is leaving the UAE in a bit of a predicament partly because it's so expensive to live here. So a lot of skilled staff are looking at other options.
"At the lower level, it's OK and you are able to find network engineers, but as soon as you get to the more advanced level there's a huge problem," she added.
Adam said IT services spending overall in the UAE was $507m in 2006, with outsourcing making up 16 per cent. This figure is expected to rise to $1bn by 2012, according to IDC data.
She added: "Because there is such an expat-based community, companies are not willing to invest in training for their staff. To get an engineer up to a more sophisticated level requires a lot of investment, so companies are reluctant to provide the training to someone who's going to leave after two or three years."
IDC has found traditional telecommunications firms, such as etisalat, have made significant progress to reinvent themselves as Managed Services Providers (MSP), which offer a more extensive IT package to companies considering outsourcing.
The firm said this has partly been achieved through strategic partnerships and buyouts by such firms.
Adam said despite the surge in interest in the sector, the fear of lapse security measures in the Middle East was putting businesses off pursuing potentially cost-saving outsourcing IT infrastructure projects.
"This is a major issue and is by far the biggest inhibitor to people outsourcing. In the Middle East, it's the factor of the maturity of the market when you compare to other regions around the world.
Nobody wants to be the first one to do it and take that risk.
"Acquisitions has been a trend more in Europe and the United States. In the Middle East, particularly Saudi Arabia, its more about partnerships and joint ventures. Generally, that tends to lead to an acquisition later. Companies in this region are setting up the foundations for this activity, while others are set on improving their organisations internally.
"In the coming years you will see companies purchasing managed service providers, not specifically IT firms, but the people that provide the software or solutions towards it," he added.
Etisalat is looking to make further in-roads into foreign markets, where it sees significant potential. The firm has a presence in 15 countries with 40 million customers.
Geoffrey Young, senior manager and solutions architect at etisalat, said Africa formed a major part of the company's global expansion plans. "Africa is a key growth area for us. There's a huge untapped market and if we could implement some of the services we provide here it could be a huge draw for people to sign up to etisalat. But each of our operations there is treated as a different company and there are no synergies between them."
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A recent report from New York–based commercial real estate research firm Real Capital Analytics (RCA) reveals that apartment sales figures closed out 2011 on a positive note. The firm's "2011 Year in Review" report shows that the fourth quarter of 2011 netted $16.6 billion in sales, the highest quarterly volume racked up since 2007. This marks a 16 percent increase from the previous quarter and a 24 percent bump from fourth-quarter apartment sales in 2010. Among the more optimistic data revealed in the report was the rebound of garden-sector sales.
"While both the garden and mid-/high-rise sectors started losing momentum midyear, garden finished stronger and had an overall better year than mid-/high-rise," says RCA's director of market analysis, Ben Thypin. Garden properties ended up 47 percent ahead of the 2010 figures, and it appears that the sales momentum experienced in the fourth quarter will carry over into the first quarter this year. "Given the stable cap rate environment for garden properties, compared to sinking caps in mid-/high-rise, that trend is likely to continue in 2012," projects Thypin.
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Why "Why" Matters
When I ask people why they aren't on track or taking action to live their dream lives, there are some answers that have just become standard, as I've heard them so many times: No money, no time, no knowledge, or just too lazy.
These are absolutely valid concerns. Notice, I used the word "concern", and not "excuse." I especially like hearing the most honest answer of all those, "I am just too lazy!", usually followed by an LOL or round of laughter. And we laugh, and laugh…
But, it's really not funny. We both know that, but sometimes laughter is all we can do when facing the overwhelming task of designing our own life and taking responsibility for the way it looks.
To start the process, follow Stephen Covey's advice and Begin with the End in Mind. Create a vision or mission statement for your life that very clearly outlines how you want to show up to this world, what you'd like to have, and where you'd like to go, and WHY you want to do and be all that.
Make sure your vision gets you fired up and excited when you read it. I know, for me, that every day I read mine, my wheels get turning so much by the end of it that I absolutely MUST do something to propel me towards one of the goals I list. It's THAT powerful! Recite it, read it, memorize it and say it, every single day – especially the days you don't feel like doing it. Make it part of your morning routine and watch your life begin to change. You begin to subconsciously act differently – like the way the person in your vision would act. Opportunities begin to present themselves to help align you with your vision. You begin to feel confident and excited about the future and everyone can sense it around you. Your life will change.
So, you're not too broke. You have time in your day. You can learn all you need to know. And, you're definitely not too lazy. You just lack a compelling "Why" to motivate you to take the necessary action and make the necessary sacrifice for success. So, what is your "Why?"


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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Next Giveaway Sneak Peek
The diaper ... not the baby!
A new review will be posted soon for this gorgeous show-stopper of a diaper (I'll explain what I mean by that in the review!), along with a fun giveaway that will leave a happy reader beholding one of these minky little wonders on their own sweet one's bum.
Until then, remember to enter my open giveaway here. There's still plenty of time to spread the news!
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Waiting with baited breath....even though the baby isn't the prize. :)
She has a future in the modeling business....she sure can 'strike a pose'. hehehe
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*This post highlights the March Activewear Collection by Ellie featuring items that were given to me as a gift in exchange for my honest opinion.
Hey, Everyone!
The March Activewear Collection by Ellie is here! You may have gotten a chance to check out my previous post about Ellie Activewear. If not, then you'll want to pay attention to this post. I'm sure I don't have to tell you that as women we enjoy feeling good about ourselves. I don't know about you, but nothing makes me feel more confident about going to the gym than cute activewear. Let's face it, unless you're a gym rat (which I'm not), going regularly can feel like a chore. I like going a whole lot more when I feel like the work I'm doing is actually effective. LOL! For me, that means showing off my new curves in a trendy outfit.
I cannot tell you how much I've been enjoying Ellie's activewear. I got so many compliments when I wore the items from the February collection. It's really genius! For as low as $39.95/mth I can get 3 pieces (a complete outfit). The fact that they curate each collection is fantastic because they take the guesswork out of it. No more going to the store trying to mix and match pieces. I also really like the fact that they include items from Marika in their collections. That brand is a long time favorite of mine.
Here's a look at the March collection:
*Photos were taken by Caswell Samms
Again, if you're not familiar with Ellie or with monthly subscriptions, then here's how it works:
- Once you become a member, you'll get a box in the mail every month with 3-5 trendy activewear pieces
- The 3 item monthly plan is $39.95 + Free Shipping
- The 5 item monthly plan is $49.95 + Free Shipping
- Membership auto-renews every month and you can cancel at any time
Are you ready to get your March Activewear Collection by Ellie?
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Valentino Spring Couture inspired Makeup
Runway shows are such a perfect place to look for inspiration for anything, not only are these creative teams extremely talented but they are setting the trends for the year to come. While most of us can't afford the pieces of art the models are wearing, we can get their makeup looks... and we don't even have to wait for anything to hit the stores.
Valentino never disappoints and this love story of a show is beautiful, you really should go check out these photos.
It would feel like being in a fairytale to wear one of these dresses and have your hair and makeup done.