From fogcommunications at yahoo.com Wed Mar 5 15:53:27 2008 From: fogcommunications at yahoo.com (Communications FOG) Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 12:53:27 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Guinea-list] What would you like FOG to do? Message-ID: <128610.84385.qm@web56309.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Hi all, Currently Friends of Guinea does many things thanks to the time and effort of its volunteers including... -Maintaining Guinea general listserv -Maintaining Guinea PCV parents' listserv (GPS) -Maintaining RPCV directory -Publish a quarterly newsletter -Maintaining a website (http://friendsofguinea.org)... as well as a version in French (http://friendsofguinea.org/french_version.shtml) -Publishing a blog (http://friendsofguinea.blogspot.com/) -Offering resources for prospective PCVs and their families -Funding of development projects in Guinea, including the gender conferences -Partnering with organizations like Guin?enews and Partage Qu?bec Guin?e We can't guarantee that we can do everything but we'd certainly like feedback from members about what sorts of things you'd like to see us try that we are not currently doing. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please email me privately (off-list) at communications at friendsofguinea.org And watch this space in the next few days for information about our upcoming board elections. Thanks, Brian Farenell Communications Director - Brian Farenell Communications Director -- Directeur des Communications Friends of Guinea Click here to visit FOG's website Cliquer ici pour visiter notre site en fran?ais Click here to support FOG via your online purchases -- Cliquer ici pour appuyer FOG par vos achats sur Internet: Click to visit FOG's blog ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From urska_manners at yahoo.com Thu Mar 6 13:00:25 2008 From: urska_manners at yahoo.com (Urska Manners) Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 10:00:25 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Guinea-list] Fwd: NYC Volunteer English Teachers Message-ID: <202040.70926.qm@web81007.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > > > Hello! > > I am trying to reach out to any RPCVs in the NYC > area (preferably Brooklyn) who might be interested > in volunteering to teach English Classes once a week > with the Pulaar Speaking Association?s community > education program. The program is run entirely by > volunteers. This would be a perfect opportunity for > someone who wanted to connect with the West African > community in New York. > > What: Beginner Level English Classes for Adults > Where: Brooklyn, NY > When: Meet weekly on Mondays, Tuesdays, or > Wednesdays > Time: 9:00-10:00 pm > More Information: Please contact Delia at > deeleeya at yahoo.com > > Please let me know if you know anyone who might be > interested, or if you have ideas on how I can also > reach out to additional RPCVs!!! Thank you very > much! > > Sincerely, > Delia > Ur?ka From fogcommunications at yahoo.com Thu Mar 6 19:59:04 2008 From: fogcommunications at yahoo.com (Communications FOG) Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 16:59:04 -0800 (PST) Subject: [Guinea-list] 2008 FOG elections upcoming! Message-ID: <235689.8149.qm@web56315.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Dear Friends of Guinea members, Some of you may have election fatigue, but Friends of Guinea are holding elections that everyone can get excited about and candidates don't have to spend a dime! Every year, the following positions for FOG's board are up for election: membership director, communications director, advocacy director, financial officer, projects director and secretary. Any member is eligible to run for any position. But we particularly need volunteers for the following board positions: -Communications director -Secretary The communications director is responsible for any communications that might occur with outside organizations, such as other Friends of * organizations. The communications director is also the point person for the newsletter coordinator, web admin and blogmaster. The secretary is responsible for organizing quarterly board meetings and keeping minutes for it. The secretary is also the 'record keeper' of FOG's historical archives. A full explanation of the duties of all the officers can be found here: http://friendsofguinea.org/officerduties.shtml If you have questions about or want to know more about any of these positions, please contact me at communications at friendsofguinea.org Nominations will be accepted through Thursday March 13. Ballots will be emailed to all FOG members on March 14 and the voting period will conclude on March 20. And new officers will start on shortly thereafter, though outgoing officers will remain available in the beginning to assist with the transition period. If you are a member of FOG and would like to run for any of the positions on the board or have any other questions that might not have been addressed above, please contact me at communications at friendsofguinea.org Thank you. Brian Farenell FOG Elections Coordinator - Brian Farenell Communications Director -- Directeur des Communications Friends of Guinea Click here to visit FOG's website Cliquer ici pour visiter notre site en fran?ais Click here to support FOG via your online purchases -- Cliquer ici pour appuyer FOG par vos achats sur Internet: Click to visit FOG's blog ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kristinop at yahoo.com Sun Mar 16 11:54:59 2008 From: kristinop at yahoo.com (Kristin O'Planick) Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:54:59 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Guinea-list] Fw: Peace Corps Wiki Message-ID: <438588.93362.qm@web52104.mail.re2.yahoo.com> For all the RPCVs on this list - add yourself to the PC wiki! And tell your friends. Kristin "The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time." - Abraham Lincoln From: Mike Sheppard [mailto:peacecorpsjournals at hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 8:02 PM To: peacecorpsjournals at hotmail.com Subject: Peace Corps Wiki Dear RPCV, For the first time in its almost fifty year history, the volunteers themselves are happy to announce the creation of a wiki based website dedicated to collaborative work. http://www.PeaceCorpsWiki.com/ An institutional memory of this complex organization is being built day by day creating a bridge to an exciting future. This is an effort, lead by recently returned volunteers, to positivity develop the concept called Peace Corps - the history of Peace Corps and the projects that volunteers have done in over 139 countries around the world, ever since Kennedy announced 'And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.' There are now a handful of administrators volunteering their time to the project and regular users (both registered and anonymous) have added almost a 1,000 pages of contributions. However, we still need your help! The ultimate goal is to have everything cross referenced, searchable, and freely available to anyone interested in the Peace Corps; countries, cities, sectors, volunteers - all relating to the Peace Corps service and its history for the past 47 years. We're hoping that eventually volunteers would be able to read what progress has been made in Tamali , Ghana (for example) in the past 40 years. Which volunteers were stationed there? What did the Education volunteers have to do differently in The Gambia then Education volunteers in Senegal , Guinea or Mauritania ? What projects did volunteers in Malawi work on 10 years ago, were any in Mzuzu? You are even encouraged to create a page about yourself! What country did you serve in? What projects did you work on? What was in like serving in Venezuela in 1962, or being one of the 21 total volunteers who served in Bosnia-Herzegovina from 2000-2002? We even made it easy for you - on the main page is a 'Add Volunteer' box - just type in your name and the hard part is done for you! Served in Farafenni, The Gambia or Gyumri , Armenia ? Want to make a page about your town or village? Please do. Think the page for your country of service needs a few pictures? Welcome to upload them and post them. (As of now we're using roughly the same standards as Wikipedia) The page for Ukraine has pictures of what the electrical outlets look like! You can't break PeaceCorpsWiki - anything can be fixed or improved later. Don't be afraid to edit - anyone can edit almost any page, and we encourage you to be bold! You do not need to register as a user to contribute; anonymous legitimate edits/suggestions are welcome. More than 190,000 people have answered the call to serve, and the PeaceCorpsWiki site provides the tool necessary to capture and disseminate this valued knowledge. You are welcome to join us and contribute your first-hand knowledge to this collective public information exchange. Thank you, -Mike Sheppard RPCV / The Gambia ('03-'05) http://www.PeaceCorpsJournals.com/ http://www.PeaceCorpsWiki.com/ This e-mail can be forwarded and distributed freely to other RPCVs who may be interested in this project. We only ask it remain intact, in full. Thank you. --- Disclaimer: PeaceCorpsWiki (.com/.org) and PeaceCorpsJournals (.com/.org) are not affiliated with the United State Peace Corps. The contents of these websites belong to the group's members and do not reflect any position or policy of the U.S. Government or the Peace Corps. --- WANTED VOLUNTEER WEB DEVELOPERS: If you are a web developer we are interested in your help. We are working on including several Web 2.0 applications to complement Peace Corps wiki and blog sites. Currently, we can only offer kudos and karma, in true Peace Corps spirit, but the Peace Corps Wiki (.com/.org) and Peace Corps Journals (.com/.org) are filing for 501c (3) status, and around the beginning of next year, should have it. So, if institutional memory building and creating connections across the world to build a more sustainable future is close to your heart, WE CAN USE YOUR PROGRAMING HELP = GIVE YOU A STAKE IN THE FUTURE OF THESE SITES AND THE NONPROFIT THAT WILL MANAGE THEM. The project has been carried forward on volunteer spirit; we have great plans for the websites that are developing and the Nonprofit that will manage them. Functionality of the sites needs to be increase with new sets of tools for better search, organization, and filing. With close to +200,000 RPCVs, it likely these sites will be swamped with people sharing stories and tips about their service and sites...we welcome you this massive experiment in free information sharing. SOME SKILLS, we would like: * Server related skills including domain management, IIS, SSL, Database * management (SQL Server and MySQL), PHP, and Apache * Database design, development, and programming in MS SQL 2000/2005 * Experience with 3rd party COTS applications (wiki, CMS, CRM) applications. * Coldfusion, .Net (C#), PHP * JavaScript, HTML, XML and CSS skills * Ruby on Rails, AJAX * Google Earth, Microsoft Live, KLM, Mashup, and FaceBook applications Let us know if you are interested in any aspects of the project, either as a contributor, promoter, or web developer. (or any other field!) This position is not limited to those that served in the Peace Corps. ====== Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! 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I was wondering if any members of the group may be able to help us out with the Guinea pages. We would love your input. Let me know if you would be open to this and I'll send along a brief questionnaire. Please also feel welcome to check out the website, become a member (it?s free!) and add to the guide. http://www.culturecrossing.net/ Thank you for your time! Michael Landers Director - Culture Crossing Cell: 917.405.8275 Office: 805.576.7644 Email: michael at culturecrossing.net www.culturecrossing.net Michael Landers Director - Culture Crossing Cell: 917.405.8275 Office: 805.576.7644 Email: michael at culturecrossing.net www.culturecrossing.net Ur?ka From adimal32 at hotmail.com Thu Mar 20 08:22:50 2008 From: adimal32 at hotmail.com (Adam Dowling) Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:22:50 -0500 Subject: [Guinea-list] Going to Guinea? In-Reply-To: <887050.56480.qm@web81004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <887050.56480.qm@web81004.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Hi Friends of Guinea- Wondering if any lucky person out there might be venturing to Guinea anytime soon? I have a letter sized package to send. Thanks, Adam Dowling Matakaou 99-01 Labe 01-02 _________________________________________________________________ Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live. http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lilimanners at hotmail.com Thu Mar 20 12:57:26 2008 From: lilimanners at hotmail.com (Lili Manners) Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:57:26 +0000 Subject: [Guinea-list] Guinea-list Digest, Vol 41, Issue 4 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: when you sing with Urska with stresica it becomes Ur?ka on hotmail. Love, Mutti > From: guinea-list-request at klatha.com> Subject: Guinea-list Digest, Vol 41, Issue 4> To: guinea-list at klatha.com> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:15:15 -0400> > Send Guinea-list mailing list submissions to> guinea-list at klatha.com> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/guinea-list> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> guinea-list-request at klatha.com> > You can reach the person managing the list at> guinea-list-owner at klatha.com> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of Guinea-list digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. Cross-cultural information (Urska Manners)> 2. Re: Going to Guinea? (Adam Dowling)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:44:12 -0700 (PDT)> From: Urska Manners > Subject: [Guinea-list] Cross-cultural information> To: guinea-list at klatha.com> Message-ID: <887050.56480.qm at web81004.mail.mud.yahoo.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1> > Please reply to Michael Landers> (michael at culturecrossing.net) if you are interested:> > Dear Friends of Guinea !> > > > I hope you are well. I am writing to you because my> partner and I are launching a website that will be> populated with cross-cultural information about every> country in the world. We will be looking to the web> community to help do this with all the information> being available for free. I was wondering if any> members of the group may be able to help us out with> the Guinea pages. We would love your input. Let me> know if you would be open to this and I'll send along> a brief questionnaire. Please also feel welcome to> check out the website, become a member (it?s free!)> and add to the guide. > > > > http://www.culturecrossing.net/> > > > Thank you for your time!> > > > Michael Landers> Director - Culture Crossing> Cell: 917.405.8275> Office: 805.576.7644> Email: michael at culturecrossing.net> www.culturecrossing.net> > > > > > > > Michael Landers> > Director - Culture Crossing> > Cell: 917.405.8275> > Office: 805.576.7644> > Email: michael at culturecrossing.net> > www.culturecrossing.net> > > > Ur?ka> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 07:22:50 -0500> From: Adam Dowling > Subject: Re: [Guinea-list] Going to Guinea?> To: > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > > Hi Friends of Guinea-> > Wondering if any lucky person out there might be venturing to Guinea anytime soon? I have a letter sized package to send.> > Thanks,> > Adam Dowling> Matakaou 99-01 Labe 01-02> _________________________________________________________________> Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live.> http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008> -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL: > > ------------------------------> > _______________________________________________> Guinea-list mailing list> Guinea-list at klatha.com> http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/guinea-list> > > End of Guinea-list Digest, Vol 41, Issue 4> ****************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From fogcommunications at yahoo.com Tue Mar 25 09:37:22 2008 From: fogcommunications at yahoo.com (Communications FOG) Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:37:22 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Guinea-list] FOG ballots sent out Message-ID: <171055.65634.qm@web56310.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Hi all, Ballots for FOG board elections were just sent out. If you are an FOG member and haven't received one, please let me know. Thanks, Brian Farenell FOG elections coordinator - Brian Farenell Communications Director -- Directeur des Communications Friends of Guinea Click here to visit FOG's website Cliquer ici pour visiter notre site en fran?ais Click here to support FOG via your online purchases -- Cliquer ici pour appuyer FOG par vos achats sur Internet: Click to visit FOG's blog --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fogcommunications at yahoo.com Mon Mar 31 14:15:03 2008 From: fogcommunications at yahoo.com (Communications FOG) Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:15:03 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [Guinea-list] 2008 FOG election results Message-ID: <159602.30813.qm@web56308.mail.re3.yahoo.com> Dear FOG community, We'd like to congratulate the following people who were elected to the FOG board during recent elections. Secretary: Stephanie Chasteen Communications Director: Brian Farenell Financial Officer: Shad Engkilterra Projects Director: Claire Lea Membership Director: Brian Clappier We'd like to offer a big thanks to our outgoing officers for their volunteer service: Annie Kneedler, Mackenzie Dabo and Emily Ramshur. Thanks again both to our outgoing officers and to our new and continuing ones. 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