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TV, ALT, TV Guide, Language and Mute Buttons
The five buttons at the top of the remote control each have a secondary function (sometimes referred to as the "shifted" mode).
If you have not first pressed SHIFT, these buttons do the following :
- TV: always take you to Live TV. If you are viewing from the buffer, pressing TV takes you to Live TV on the current channel. If you are viewing in playback, pressing TV stops playback and takes you to Live TV on the current channel.
- ALT: goes to the last viewed channel.
- TV GUIDE: goes to the TV Guide.
- LANGUAGE: displays the Language / Soundtrack pop-up.
- MUTE: switches the audio on or off (depends on the current audio status).
To activate the secondary functionality, press SHIFT followed by the required button. After pressing SHIFT, the SHIFT button will flash, confirming the mode of the remote control. It is not necessary to hold both buttons down at the same time.
- SHIFT TV: goes to the Audio Package.
- SHIFT ALT: displays the Subtitles / Teletext pop-up
(Note: Subtitles / Teletext are not currently available on the HD PVR).
- SHIFT TV GUIDE: currently disabled.
- SHIFT LANGUAGE: goes to the Parental Control Menu
(Note: a valid PG PIN code is required to enter the Parental Control Menu).
- SHIFT MUTE: currently disabled.
The Dial
The dial should be set to the correct setting for your device, this will differ depending on your setup.
The "window" in the dial lights up when any button is pressed, confirming that the remote control is active and that the command has been transmitted to the device.
Colour Buttons
The colour buttons on the remote control have different functions at different times based on the current activity of the HD PVR.
When using the Device Menu or the TV Guide, please refer to the onscreen instructions (at the bottom of the screen) that clearly indicate functionality for each colour button.
When viewing TV, the colour buttons do the following:
- Press RED to go to the Playlist
- Press BLUE to insert a Bookmark
- Press WHITE to view in slow motion
- Press YELLOW to display the Status Bar
- The GREEN button is currently disabled in viewing mode.
Action Buttons
|While Viewing Live TV
|While Viewing a Recording (Playback)
|STOP Button disabled if there are no recordings in progress
If there is a recording(s) in progress,
you are able to stop the recording(s)
|Stops playback and returns to the Playlist
|Press once = Instant Replay
(rewinds 10 seconds)*
Hold = rewinds programme.
* only where the buffer is available
Press once = Instant Replay
|Toggles between PLAY and PAUSE
|Toggles between PLAY and PAUSE
|Fast Forward
|Button disabled (unless in buffer)
|Fast Forwards recorded programme
|Schedules a recording
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Status: British Isles native species.
Description: Variable but usually greyish brown. Females have a long, upturned ovipositor.
Size: 20-28 mm
Wings: Both sexes fully winged.
Stridulation: Soft, rapidly repeated, high pitched chirp
Recordings: Note, your ability to play these recordings depends upon the configuration of your computer and browser.
Calling song. Source: Baudewijn Odé
Calling song at lower temperature. Source: Baudewijn Odé
The Grey Bush-Cricket recorded with a bat detector. It can be virtually inaudible without a detector. Source: Malcolm Lee
Food: Omnivorous.
Habitat: Coastal species – coarse grass and rough vegetation on sand dunes, shingle banks and south-facing cliffs.
Phenology: Nymphs hatch in May. Adults appear in July to autumn.
Distribution: The records held by the National Biodiversity Network are shown in the map below.Terms & conditions
Colours show the year of the last record -
Only Recording Scheme datasets are included. Other datasets on the Gateway may hold additional information.

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Alcoholism can consume you. If you have a loved one struggling with it, you may be concerned watching them and wondering how to get help for change. You may also be wondering if alcoholism is what they're experiencing and how you can tell the difference between alcohol abuse and alcoholism (alcohol addiction).
Alcohol abuse happens when you've been going beyond moderate drinking. It becomes a habit, and it often leads to the development of alcoholism. Why?
Abuse of alcohol changes the way you perceive things. Since alcohol is a depressant, each time you drink you experience feelings of relaxation and calmness. These feelings don't just affect your body, but your brain as well. As your brain adapts to these changes, you experience permanent changes—changes which make you seek the feelings again and again.
Alcohol abuse comes before alcoholism, but doesn't always lead to it. Consider the following early signs of alcoholism:
- You can no longer limit how much you drink
- You've wanted to limit or cut back on drinking, but can't
- You spend a lot of time drinking, or recovering from drinking
- You get strong cravings for or urges to drink
- You continue to drink even when you recognize the problems it causes you
- Some of your obligations, like work or school, suffer due to your drinking
- You no longer feel the effects when you drink, or have to drink more to feel the effects
- You've taken risks while drinking or after heavy drinking, like driving
- Activities that usually interest you no longer do, especially if you can't drink
- Social events that don't include drinking may make you uncomfortable
- When not drinking you experience withdrawal symptoms, like headache, nausea, or shaking hands
What Are The Side Effects Of Alcoholism?
The unfortunate thing about alcohol abuse is that it can affect your health even in just a short time. The National Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism (NIAAA) explains that alcohol can affect a number of organs, including the brain, heart, liver, and pancreas as well as your immune system.
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- Headache
- Nausea
- Shaking hands (tremors)
- Seizures
- Sweating
- Troubles sleeping
- Vomiting
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At AlcoholTreatment.net, we recognize alcoholism as the disease it is, and work to treat it as such. Each person is as unique as the treatment he or she needs, so custom, individualized treatment plans are key to achieving long-term sobriety.
Perhaps the largest component of an effective treatment plan, though, is a private, residential inpatient rehab center. For many, alcohol abuse and addiction is fueled by the environment in which they're surrounded daily. Getting away from that environment, and healing in a safe, welcoming one is important for a successful treatment outcome.
Individualized treatment plans mean building a treatment program that works for you. Not all rehab centers structure treatment this way, but we do. Why is this so important? Every individual comes into treatment with different needs.
Some are victims of abuse. Some have suffered from mental health issues in addition to substance abuse. Some struggle with more than one substance use disorder. No matter the issues you struggle with that you may think can keep you from getting effective treatment, they can be addressed in rehab.
Here are some of the evidence-based methods that help you successfully heal while away in treatment:
- Counseling: to work through mental health issues and build confidence and self-esteem
- Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT): a type of therapy that teaches you to shed negative behaviors and replace them with positive, ones, building a fulfilling lifestyle
- Gender-specific treatment: men and women have unique treatment needs, and this type of treatment is tailored to those needs
- Medication-assisted therapy: for some in detox, this can be a welcome relief that helps you to make it through uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms
- Co-occurring disorder treatment: for those struggling with both mental health issues and alcoholism
- Family support services: having the support of those around you can make a vast difference in treatment outcomes
- Intervention services
- Aftercare support
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Maybe you've looked into treatment in the past, and it seemed out of reach. We'd like to help you find a rehab center that gets you away from the environment of abuse, and into one of serenity and hope in healing.
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- Mayo Clinic — Alcohol Use Disorder: Symptoms
- National Council On Alcoholism And Drug Dependence — Am I Alcoholic Self Test
- National Institute On Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism — Alcohol's Effects On The Body
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The folks at the College where I primarily teach, Lebanon Valley College, were interested in our experience in Montana - and last week, one of my former students talked with me about our experience. Here is the link – http://www.lvc.edu/index.aspx?bhiw=995
Global Volunteers' service programs in Appalachia and on the Blackfeet Reservation of Montana.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Reflections on a Life-enhancing Week
Message from John Gibble, June volunteer:
Sunday, July 15, 2012
July 13th- A long bumpy road leads to fun times
Morning Message: Erik
If you keep an open mind, the world will open itself to you.
Journal: Katelyn
After waking up and drinking my morning coffee- I mean coffees, we had a brief meeting and most were off to Blackfeet duties. Gale, Robin and Barbara went to the library right after the meeting. My aunt, Ally, Eric and I went to both the souvenir shops in town and came home with a postcard and 3 sweet grasses. Afterwards, Eileen headed to her task to help come up with a campaign for financial motivation. Ginny took the rest of us to the supermarket to pick up 21 cases of water. We knew the day would go well when 2 workers put all the cases of water in the back of the van. We then headed to help Candy pass out food at the Tribal Council inauguration. We all watched as the council spoke- some spoke about how they would change the Blackfeet world and others just spoke a lot. It was a very interesting experience for many of us to watch, mostly because it was very different from how our government operates. It was very interesting for me to hear what the council had to say and how they felt about both our government as well as "our people." It was also strange to see all the heckling about the corruption in the council. When the meeting adjourned, we all very quickly set up 2 separate lines for food and each of us took an item and served it in an assembly line.
It went by very quickly and we were left with much food- although the most valuable item (corn) ran out. We then chomped down on loads of food until Ginny and the others came to pick us up. Barbara, Bonnie, Karen, Gale and Robin went to the Museum and some shops while the rest of us headed back home to camp. A few short hours later, our crew was picked up by Cary Deboo, but Barbara and Bonnie decided to hit the town.
After a gruesome drive down the miles of driveway (I do not think any of us took Loraine's warning to heart), we arrived and were fitted to the horses by Cary's husband Chuck. I was last to hop on my horse, Jake and found out he was originally named "Jack" then nicknamed "Jackass" then he came around and was renamed Jake. He was an interesting horse- Ginny suggested Chuck had placed the horses by personality and thinking about it, Jake and I were definitely matched well. Ally and Robins horse loved each other's behinds, mine and Ginny's horse (perfectly named Chief) were attached by the nose to behind, Kate and her horse were very complimentary of each other, Karen was able to find answers to many of her cultural questions, Eileen didn't fall off, Mary made a perfect mount onto her horse and Erik looked like a knight in shining armor whisking away from the group. When we got to the beautiful rocks up on a mountain, Erik and I went rock climbing and were able to get some awesome pictures. All in all, the horseback riding and the landscape at the ranch were spectacular.
Cary had a wonderful meal with fresh cut hamburgers from their own collection of cattle and delicious dessert. I had my hour limit of playing with children while the rest talked with the family aside a campfire. After a 15 minute, 13 person roller-coaster and an even longer, but smoother drive home we all went to bed.
July 12th- A little frustration
Morning Message: Eileen
In the face of adversity there is nothing wrong with hope.
O. Carl Simonton
Travel is fatal to prejudice, narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.
Mark Twain
Journal: Gail
The day was another hot and busy day.
Six volunteers (Lorraine, Kathy, Katelyn, Ally, Karen and Kate) worked at the Extreme Warrior Event and passed out water. There were only 6 participants and some did not even want water. Ally commented that the volunteers drank more water than the participants.
Other volunteers ended up at Youth Days (for the second time). Erik set up for the volleyball net at Youth Days and helped supervise that. Others helped with refereeing. Kate and Karen supervised some children from the Nurturing Child Center who were physically/mentally challenged. Jody and Mark hung around to the end and helped take down and clean up.
|Kate with Wilfred (the cutest/smartest little boy who just had surgery)
Otherwise, Robin and Mary worked at the Eagle Pride Senior Center and Robin did the Meals on Wheels.
In the morning, Gail and Barbara worked on the inventory at the community college library.
In the afternoon, Bonnie and Barbara were packing up free books used for recruiting people to sign their kids up for the Blackfeet Head Start program.
This evening, we had a barbecue at the Mission. There was another group of kids from St. Louise Parish in Bellevue, WA. The speaker was Marty Martin. His Indian name is Beware of Sleeping Wolf. He gave a presentation of his perspective of injustices done to the Indians. He also talked about some Blackfeet history, customs, and gifts we have gotten from the Indians. Taking the right route home, we made it back in under a half hour. Hooray!
We rolled with it and everything worked out in the end!
July 11- Signed up to serve in whatever way needed
Journal: Jody
Well, the 3rd day of my second week serving in Browning, Montana, is coming to a close. This second week of service has been very different than the first in many ways. First of all, my five children are not with me this week and this feels "down right" odd. Every place I go in town, I am flooded with memories of things we did and experienced together as a family. The other difference that is noticeable is that I am not sharing a room with my husband this week. That feels even odder. My husband and I still enjoy spending every minute together as a couple, and early morning and late evening are special times for us. In the morning (at 4 o'clock) we catch up over coffee and at bedtime we debrief over the day's events. So, I am feeling a bit out of sync and disjointed by not having those times together in private. And, the final difference is that I am serving with a different team of people. This week, there are so many people that sometimes feel a lot overwhelmed. The eagle group has presented numerous challenges – how to travel places with a van that only seats 12 (we have 17 people on our team), how to house every one's food in the small refrigerator, how to keep track of everyone's daily commitments, and how to ensure that everyone likes the work they are doing each day. The last one is new for me. During our last week of service, liking the work you were doing was not discussed as an option for finding other work assignments. My family of seven went on whatever assignment our team leader, Linda, assigned us to. Yes, I am certain my children found some jobs boring, mundane, tiring, hard, or whatever, but we had all agreed that we would not complain. Tai, my sixteen year old stepdaughter broke that rule one morning. While listening to our team leader, Linda, discuss the assignments Tai said, "Please don't make me go alone with my dad today." At the time, I thought this was because the conversation was boring, but after working alongside my husband today, I know the reason she stated this. This morning Mark invited me to work alongside him at the Head Start building. Simee, Wayne and Oral had told him that two people were needed. Mark was picked by the because he spent almost all of the first week of service working with them at the Head Start Building (In Babb, Heart Butte, and Browning). Those groups figured out that Mark is hard working, non-complaining with a "can do" attitude, so they snapped him up.
So, today, after working with my husband all day at the Browning Head Start building, I discovered that the reason Tai didn't want to be alone with her dad is because he works hard and doesn't ever slow down. Today we moved stainless steel sinks, counters, desks, shelving, walls and closets out of the kitchen and laundry room. We then scraped "gunk" out of the crevices, nooks, and crannies on the floor. I was reminded of Cinderella scrubbing floors with a toothbrush (or something like that). I thought I was doing pretty well until Oral came behind me with a sharper scraper and showed me that there was still more to remove. UGH. So back I went to the task. I am now the proud owner of blisters on my hands, sore biceps and forearms (from using elbow grease to get that gunk up), a throbbing back, raw fingers, and a stiff neck. My husband on the other hand appears to be ready to run a marathon and has no aches and pains. So, Tai, if you read this, please know that I "get" why you didn't want to sign up for another day of hard labor with your day. I, on the other hand, am a glutton for punishment and will be right back at those floors in the morning tomorrow. Did I mention that Mark tor up some of the stained linoleum and proceeded to lay new tiles! My job was to ensure the "puzzle pieces" would fit. Of course, the tiles had to be cut down to size with a handy box cutter.
Although I would gladly go for the library inventory job or some other mundane, non-strenuous and boring assignment tomorrow, a small part of me looks forward to more "manual" labor along my husband. At least I will be able to see the fruits of my labor once the floors are all waxed and shiny and ready for the youth of Browning to play on in the fall. So, it is all worth it. I signed up to serve in whatever way I am needed, and so I am.
(Pictures of floor will be uploaded soon)
July 10th- "You want how many flowers made?"
Morning Message: Robin
"The days pass by slowly, but the years pass by fast."
The hours of a day may pass by slowly, always wishing to be somewhere else, worry about what still remains to be done. Suddenly, one morning you awake and wonder where the years have gone. Please remember to use the hours of the day to its fullest and to be present and mindful of each moment in the day. The days will not seem so slow. Do not consume your days of worries of tomorrows…somehow things always have a way of working out.
Journal: Bonnie
Started the day with our daily meeting led by Ginny at 8:00 a.m. in the kitchen. From there we walked to the Blackfeet Community College to meet with those different groups who were going to need our assistance this week. From there, we pretty much scattered to our different work assignments. Most of us gathered again for lunch at noon eating the wonderful leftovers from past meals. Our work assignments were as follows:
Mary – helped to deliver Meals on Wheels to approximately 80 homes. This was extremely enjoyable for Mary and then she helped to clean up at the Eagle Shield.
Eric and Katelyn – worked with Manpower Organization. They helped a 72-year-old disabled vet to clean up his yard and cut back weeds. He was very grateful for their help in sweltering hot weather.
Mark, Jody, Karen and Kate – were assigned to help with the gardening project. Jody and Mark who had been with Global Volunteers here at Montana previously were extremely disappointed to see the amount of plants that had died due to lack of care. Plus, I must mention that they were in a greenhouse, which was "hotter than hot".
Ally – assisted the college registrar, Deena, for the day helping to pack up her office due to construction that was about to take place. She was so well liked that she was asked to help out the whole week.
Eileen – spent the day with the Community Development Corp. and loved it so much she is going back tomorrow. She helped brainstorm ideas for a college financial literacy program.
Robin – started the day doing research on Bud Connelly, a famous rodeo champion who will be honored soon. He is now elderly and blind.
Barbara, Lorraine, Kathy, Robin and myself – stayed at the Head Start building helping to construct the Head Start float for the Indian Days Parade. We spent all day making tissue flowers to be part of the skirt of the float. We made approximately 8254 flowers!?! Others joined as they completed their other projects. Unfortunately, most of us will miss the parade which will be held Saturday morning. We are certain this float will take "first place."
|Working on paper flowers
|The float almost completed
Again, we scattered in different directions for the evening activities. The sweat lodge was enjoyed by a few, even including our faithful leader – Ginny. This activity included a late night dinner. The rest of us enjoyed dinner at the Eagle Shield. From there, a group of us went on a trip of our lifetime up the Going to the Sun Road. This was Deana from the college who volunteered to escort us on the drive. Most of us are now convinced that Glacier National Park is even better than Yellowstone! It was unbelievable – even walked in the snow and wished we had our jackets.
July 9th- Peaks and pits
Morning Message: Lorraine
Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. Plato
Journal: Ally
|Team in front of Duck Lake (not pictured: Mark and Jody)
Woke up, ate, orientation, talked about our goals, learned everyone's names, talked about the week ahead, then we showered, yes! Ate lunch, drove through the reservation, saw a beautiful waterfall, did some shopping and then came back for dinner (chicken and veggies). After dinner, Bob came over and we heard about his life and some of his art, bought t-shirts and jewelry. After he left, we relaxed and went to bed because we were all worn out.
Starting a New Week on the Reservation
Morning Message: Kathy
Three things in human life are important – the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; the third is to be kind. Henry James
Journal: Kate
Today my mom and I went to the Great Falls Airport to meet our teammates. We walked into the airport that is loaded with animal heads, how pleasant. We waited there until all of us were there. We then headed out to Browning. In the Head Start Center, we all got assigned our rooms and went back to go get our luggage in the van. We discovered that the key to get the doors unlocked was inside the van and the key to start the van was outside the van. Oops! However, a man was kind enough to break into the car and get our luggage (apparently, he had done it a lot…hmmm…). After settling in and meeting the roommates, we sat down and had a lovely dinner comprised of lasagna and spaghetti prepared by Candy. With our bellies full, everyone hit the hay! Can't wait to see what this week has in store for everyone! Looking forward to it!
Sunday, July 8, 2012
July 6th-Busy day
By Phoebe
I woke up on the fourth ring of my alarm clock. Fairly early and reluctantly departed from the cozy warmth of my bed. I took my routine shower and off to breakfast. I was kindly welcomed by smiling faces. I had a piece of fry bread and some cantaloupe. Today is going to be a busy day, judging by the result of the confusion during the team meeting. Everybody seems to be going his or her separate ways. Ann will definitely be spending a majority of her time in the van speeding from one place to another. After the team meeting Ellie, Susan, Carter and I all played a game. After one or two fun games we retreated to go paint. By the time we finished painting I was covered head to toe in white paint. When I finally scrubbed most of it away we left for Eagle Shield.
|Working reception at Eagle Shield
I find myself here being showered by the constant ring of the telephone. Once my duty there was done. I gave James an orientation of the front desk and went to eat lunch. I then stained the fence we built at CDC. At around 4PM we headed back to go enjoy ourselves in the pool. Tyler and Ben did an assortment of flips and other things. When we all got back Chad had us collecting little rocks for our final ceremony, which consisted of an "honesty circle", where we answered questions about the trip, an evaluation survey and food. We ate pizza and ice cream! After that we played sardines. Kelsey finally rounded up everybody for a group photo. Today is the last day of a great week. I'm happy we made the most of it.
|Honesty Circle
July 5th- Building and creating
After a long night of constant explosions in the sky I awoke groggy and tired but still had time to take a shower and sit in the sauna. Everyone then ate breakfast and we had our meeting in the kitchen. We discussed who would help out at certain places and left to go to our designated assignments. Ben, Jeff, Chad, James and I headed out to the CDC; others went to the Care Center, continued on the flower project, or finished painting the signs in the Head Start. At the CDC we worked on finishing the fence and started painting one side with stain at which point I knocked over the can of stain and spilled it everywhere. James left to shop with Maria for the Indian Taco dinner while Chad went to gather food for the final celebration that will be held on our last night together. Lunch went by quick and everyone went back to our projects, back to the CDC I went. While we were working a boy and his puppy adventured by and he started talking to us and helping paint the fence but soon left after boredom kicked in. In the middle of s working, a fire started across the street in someone's backyard from people lighting fireworks. The fire department came and quickly put it out but it was still scary to see a fire so close to someone's house. From there Emily, Ben and I walked to the pawn shop, leaving Susan, Carter and Ellie to wait for Ann at the CDC. The pawn ship was actually open for once and we perused knifes, saddles and other interesting stuff. We made it back to the Head Start and watched some TV and waited until dinner at Eagle Shield. Maria cooked a traditional dinner of Indian Tacos and berry soup, which was very delicious. Over dinner we talked about the days, events and James and I discussed our trip to Vegas.
July 4th- Gratitude
By Jeff
A very pleasant and casual start for all of us this morning; a shower and sauna for me. I don't need an alarm as long as Chad is around with his. Gratitude for life, for the breath we take. Gratitude for my journey. We stayed here in the Head Start building finishing up our work projects and with Ann's good guidance and straight direction we are ready for Thursday. We also have a good plan for Friday.
Thoughts of life here on the Blackfeet home land slip in and out of my consciousness during the day. I carry all the positive energy given to me at the sweat lodge. Priceless. Cherished. Grateful.
Baylor and Emily arrived today, so good to see them. Such fine energy to join our group and now all of us are off to Brother Ray's for the BBQ. Good food and good times- plenty of both. Now it is late and the fireworks are going off. The earplugs are the way to sleep tonight. Sweet dreams.
Thought: When there is a fork in the road, stop and look both ways. Phoebe O'Neill
When you're angry with someone squeeze a pillow and when you're happy with someone squeeze them- Phoebe O'Neill
July 3rd- Fun times
It was rainy and cold (50 degrees) as we started our day with cereal, coffee, and Ben's journal entry and James' thought. A rainbow and glimpses of sunshine accompanied us to Chewing Blackbones Campground, as well as Phoebe's excitement about Oreo cows. The campground, almost empty when we arrived probably would have disappointed Chewing Blackbones himself (an elder who died in 1963 at the age of 104).
We hung out at the playground and in the van until others arrived. Then a spirited soccer game involved most of us and Browning kids and adults. James was even seen kicking the ball in from the sidelines and Carter and Ben did some good goalie work.
Ellie met up with 3 girls from the Boys and Girls Club and they picked wildflowers.
After our picnic lunch planned by Ann, Carter and Ellie, we met 8th grade teacher and Reservation guide Jim. He passed on Blackfeet history and the practical skills learned through traditional games such as Spear and Hoop and Scare the Buffalo, some of our group from the shorter to the taller did well yelling and running across the field on only one breath. They also played Double Ball and Shinny, during this game Ann scored a goal. The games used natural materials and most were carved and then painted, red paint means "holy" and black means "war". Feathers added decoration and meaning.
We waited while the wind picked up and sprinkles began again for the teepee building, featuring 21 carefully measured, cut, and prepared poles from the lodge-pole pine tree. It took a lot of muscles- just ask Tyler and Chad – to get the poles up correctly after the first 4 were tied together precisely. The canvas enclosed the teepee and so we were done. We headed back to Browning with an assortment of Blackfeet traditions.
The day, which began with a group of tired volunteers and cranky weather following us to an underused park, picked up and was a lot of fun. Can't say I worked very hard but I really enjoyed talking with community people and being in the Montana beauty all day.
July 2nd-Accidents happen
By Ben
Today was the first day of work on the Reservation. Most everybody got up early to take a shower and go swimming. After breakfast and clean up we went down to Blackfeet Community College to get our daily assignments from members of the community and staff of the college. The jobs that we could choose from where, working in the library, picking up trash, reading to little kids, and building fences. After our morning shift of work we moved on to eating lunch at the headquarters. Then we moved on to the afternoon shift of work. This included Susan and the kids to read at the Boys and Girls Club. Shawn and Phoebe worked in the library and Jeff, Tyler, James and I worked on building a fence for the Community Development Corp. An odd day at work included Ellie finding a kitchen knife somewhere and me ending up with 4 staples in my head- two different happenings, not one causing the other. What an interesting day. After the work day was over Phoebe, Jeff, James and Kelsey went to a sweat ceremony and everybody else stayed home and had an awesome dinner, an awesome soup made by one and only Tyler. During dinner we had some very interesting conversations about breaking bones and other stuff. Today was a very interesting, exciting and productive day while having fun at the same time. I personally thought we learned about the culture during one experience today and I thought it was very informative and productive. I'm very much looking forward to the end of the fireworks.
Monday, July 2, 2012
July 1st- The first day
By Shawn
Today was a full day indeed. Breakfast was shared around 7:30 and bonding was achieved between the members of our group. Afterward, and in a more formal and structured forum, the group collaborated and came up with a common understanding of how a group can function well. We discussed which components are present in well functioning groups, what our objectives are as a group over the course of this project both shared and individual, and the parameters of our group as it relates to the community we will be serving. Although the orientation took many hours, there were hours set aside for a tour of the Reservation. Our guide, Joe, was informative and knowledgeable. For me, the highlight of the trip was stopping in one of the hotels in Glacier, the biggest in the park; the view was spectacular and the hotel itself, historic. Upon conclusion of the tour we returned to our base of operations to share in another delicious meal prepared by Candy. It was chicken with veggies and rolls. Some went to watch a movie after dinner, I read. I am really looking forward to getting to work tomorrow and meeting some of the locals and feel excited and well equipped to be working with the folks that have decided to participate.
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Gaussian Processes for Data-Efficient Learning in Robotics and Control
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Publication Date: 2013-11-04
Journal Title: IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
Publisher: IEEE
Volume: 37
Issue: 2
Pages: 408-423
Language: English
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Citation: Deisenroth, M. P., Fox, D., & Rasmussen, C. E. (2013). Gaussian Processes for Data-Efficient Learning in Robotics and Control. IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, 37 (2), 408-423. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPAMI.2013.218
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Abstract: Autonomous learning has been a promising direction in control and robotics for more than a decade since data-driven learning allows to reduce the amount of engineering knowledge, which is otherwise required. However, autonomous reinforcement learning (RL) approaches typically require many interactions with the system to learn controllers, which is a practical limitation in real systems, such as robots, where many interactions can be impractical and time consuming. To address this problem, current learning approaches typically require task-specific knowledge in form of expert demonstrations, realistic simulators, pre-shaped policies, or specific knowledge about the underlying dynamics. In this paper, we follow a different approach and speed up learning by extracting more information from data. In particular, we learn a probabilistic, non-parametric Gaussian process transition model of the system. By explicitly incorporating model uncertainty into long-term planning and controller learning our approach reduces the effects of model errors, a key problem in model-based learning. Compared to state-of-the art RL our model-based policy search method achieves an unprecedented speed of learning. We demonstrate its applicability to autonomous learning in real robot and control tasks.
Keywords: policy search, robotics, control, Gaussian processes, Bayesian inference, reinforcement learning
Sponsorship: The research leading to these results has received funding from the EC's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement #270327, ONR MURI grant N00014-09-1-1052, Intel Labs, and the Department of Computing, Imperial College London.
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TPAMI.2013.218
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Author: Deisenroth, Marc PeterFox, DieterRasmussen, Carl Edward
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May 12, 2018 Department of Social Cohesion, Government, News
DPI, Guyana, Friday, May 11, 2018
The Department of Sport is on target with its October 2018 deadline for the laying of a state-of-the-art synthetic track in the mining town of Linden in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice). This is according to Minister of Social Cohesion, with responsibility for Sport, Dr. George Norton who has responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport.
The minister relayed this information to the residents of Linden during a visit to the community on May 9. Accompanied by a delegation of sports officials, Minister Norton informed Lindeners on the completion of the first two phases and the commencement of the third phase of the construction of the synthetic track.
Residents were given a first-hand glimpse of the works completed for the first two phases which included a thorough evaluation of the site, and completion of the design by the German company BSW. "I am happy to be able to share phases one and two with you, this is work completed this is work done, these are indications of progress that have been made," Assistant Director of Sport, Melissa Richards-Dow said.
According to her, all bills of quantities have been prepared and submitted for evaluation. Following the completion of the procurement process and awarding of a contractor, construction of an eight-lane, 400-metre track will commence. The laying of the track is expected to take between 14 to 21 days.
The technicalities involved in constructing such a facility require clear planning before implementation. The initial construction will see the laying of the synthetic track, the completion of security fencing and the development of a world-class football field in the centre. The facility will possess all the necessary amenities for field events.
"This was designed with the intention of having everybody involved to have everybody included in the air of social cohesion," Minister Norton said. The development of the pavilion and the additional space surrounding is a project that will be scheduled for a later time.
Several communities to benefit
While the main beneficiaries of the track will be the athletes and members of Linden's sporting arena, a plethora of benefits will be derived from the entire community. Employment will be garnered by residents during the construction phase, and the property value of residences surrounding the track will increase.
"It is an opportunity for employment and an opportunity for skill-set development," Dow related. "No homes will be affected, additional facilitation will be put in place for roadways and it is expected that the general aesthetics of Wismar, Linden will be improved."
Linden is special
Minister Norton, in his presentation, reiterated that "Linden is special" and its athletes are outstanding. He emphasised that it was a conscious decision to construct such a facility in the town of Linden. He agreed with the adage that Linden is the hub of sports and athletics in Guyana and encouraged those in the sporting arena to not get complacent and lose this title.
"That hub can become a hole if we don't be careful and we could all fall into it, we cannot afford at the national level to allow that to happen, it is therefore on all of us to take whatever steps that are necessary for us to nip whatever is going to come against us," he said.
The officials were charged to single out sporting talent in the outlying communities in Region 10, rather than to centralising their efforts in Linden. The minister reminded Lindeners that his ministry has an open-door policy and will always support sport development in their community. Residents lauded the government for making this dream a reality for Linden. "It is indeed a great day for Linden and we have to say thanks to this administration for bringing us to this point," one resident said.
Member of Parliament (MP), Jermaine Figueira reminded the residents that the facility is owned by the community and management will be chosen by the community. "We will put the structure in place with the residents, it must be an inclusive process."
A synthetic track will also be built in Region Six, East Berbice-Corentyne.
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Air Force dependent Brittany Butler has always been drawn to the sciences. During high school, she was inspired to pursue a biology major by her AP Biology teacher. Now in her junior year of studies at Valdosta State University, Brittany is busy conducting research, volunteering, and planning a trip abroad.
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PHOENIX — The case is supposed to be about religious discrimination: The question is, who's discriminating against whom?
The U.S. Department of Justice claims that a polygamous sect called the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints controls the Arizona-Utah border towns of Colorado City and Hildale, and that it denies housing and police services to non-church members.
During opening arguments in U.S. District Court in Phoenix Wednesday, Justice Department attorney Jessica Clarke said that non-FLDS members in the two towns are denied "some of the most basic rights of democracy … freedom to live in a city governed by the laws of the land, not by the laws of religion."
"The federal government wants to make this case about religion," said attorney Jeffrey Matura, who represents Colorado City, Ariz.
"The federal government wants to eradicate this religion," Matura said, to find the cities guilty of "the sins of the church."
The two towns lie on a remote stretch of land called the Arizona Strip, isolated from the rest of Arizona by the Grand Canyon. Originally called Short Creek, it was settled in the early 20th century by fundamentalist Mormons who wanted, among other things, to continue to practice what they call "plural" marriage.
The church leader was traditionally called "The Prophet," and in the early 2000s that title fell to Warren Jeffs, who, according to witness testimony, tightened control of the sect, excommunicated members and took away their homes and wives and children, and advocated underage marriage.
When Jeffs became a federal fugitive, according to court testimony and arguments, the marshal's deputies, the towns' combined police force, obstructed the investigation by not cooperating with other law enforcement.
At issue in opening arguments Wednesday was whether Colorado City and Hildale remain under FLDS control, and by extension, under the control of Warren Jeffs.
The U.S. government alleges that the two cities violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment — that is, refusing to separate church and state.
They are in violation of the Fair Housing Act and the Civil Rights Act because non-FLDS residents, the DOJ alleges, are denied housing through the cities' practice of stalling or denying housing permits and water connections. And they are in violation of the Fourth Amendment ban on unreasonable search and seizure and the 14th Amendment requirement of equal protection under the law, the DOJ asserts.
Clarke said marshal's deputies serve as enforcers in the housing disputes and collaborate with FLDS security staff to spy on townspeople and outsiders alike.Surveillance cameras all over town, Clarke said, are monitored in the church meeting house.
People the church does not like — an employee of the property trust fiduciary, for example — are harassed by townsfolk with no repercussions, Clarke argued.
But the defense attorneys told a different story.
"I do not represent Warren Jeffs or the FLDS church," said attorney Blake Hamilton, who represents the town of Hildale, Utah.
"Who is discriminating against who?" he asked during his opening statement. He noted that the FLDS church is not named in the lawsuit.
Hamilton and his co-counsel, Matura, who represents Colorado City, claim that not all town employees or police are FLDS members and that those who are keep their religion separate from their job responsibilities.
The defense attorneys called out several of the government's witnesses by name and broadcast their photos on closed-circuit TVs and called them liars.
The events that DOJ cites took place in the past, they claimed. The offending police were fired. And the housing problems are caused by the current fiduciary agent, they said.
The trial is expected to continue through the end of February.
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While the coverage of missing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway has dominated the airwaves around the country over the last few days, as expected, the coverage has been most intense near her hometown of Mountain Brook, a suburb of Birmingham.
On Tuesday, MSNBC's Chris Jansing talked with Steve Hyvonen, the news director of Birmingham's WVTM-TV, about how the town is reacting to news of the missing local girl.
To read an excerpt of the interview, continue to the text below. To watch the video, click above.
Chris Jansing: This is obviously a huge story, not just where you are, but all across the country and probably in other parts of the world. Tell us first a little bit about Mountain Brook. Is this sort of typical small town USA?
Steve Hyvonen: Mountain Brook is a close-knit community, like many communities around here in Birmingham and in the south, many folks are deep-rooted in their faith. From what I can tell, their faith has really brought them together in this story. About an hour ago, I went down to the press conference where Natalee's Aunt was speaking and I got a chance to talk with her a little bit and you can tell that this is an emotional strain on the family. But thanks to the community support that they are getting, they're able to see their way through this somehow.
Jansing: Tell us a little bit about what the community is doing. I know that often in a time of stress, these communities often try as much as they can to reach out. Because Natalie's lost in Aruba, they can't all go down there, but what are they doing in the community?
Hyvonen: ...There have been yellow ribbons going up all over the community, not just in Mountain Brook, but all over the Birmingham area. You see yellow ribbons almost everywhere you go. The entire community has really come together in support of Natalee. Just today, they announced they are going to make some bracelets that show support for Natalee. They announced a new website on which people can go and leave their messages of hope and prayers for Natalee. Those are some of the things that they are doing.
Jansing: I was talking to Mark Klass, who lost his daughter Polly. He now heads an organization for missing children. He was suggesting that there should be at least one adult chaperone for every 10 kids on a trip like this. I'm wondering if there is a lot of second-guessing going on there, questions being raised for the procedures that were followed for this, I guess, un-official class trip?
Hyvonen: Sure, there is a lot of second-guessing going on, from the chaperones, to the police response, to the friends. I don't think anyone is blaming any one person or any one entity in this case. It's difficult for everybody involved, because everybody just wants to find this girl, so there's not a whole lot of public finger pointing going on right now. I think that makes sense at this point, because everybody just really wants to find Natalee.
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Is that not the sweetest thing? I'm going to bawl my eyes out when they sing it on Sunday. Maybe because I need to know that what I'm doing is "enough." Boy, mothering gets even more interesting with older kids, because you still need to mother, but in such a different, shifting way. And then teenage years are interesting and budding teenagers are even more interesting and motherhood just has to shift and meld and heave and pull and lead with just the right amount of pushing.
Sometimes I get it right. And much more often I don't, dang it, but I sure am trying!
I sat there watching those kids sing their hearts out feeling so emotional with gratitude for motherhood, every bit of it. At one point one kid tossed a shoe off the stage, and then that little boy to the right of the microphone pulled out one of those tissues next to him, did a dramatic wipe of his nose, and then put the tissue right back in that box. And something about those things mixed with all those kids swaying to the spirit of that music just welled up something deep and spongy inside. Made me think of those "motherhood muscles" I talked about back HERE, and how each of those children up on that stage, each with their own individual challenges and circumstances, is blessed by a mother who adores them and prays for them and wants so much to nurture them in a way that will raise them to be confident and contributing and happy adults.
Motherhood is such an exceptionally difficult and rewarding job, and sitting there on that bench with tears in my eyes I felt such a beautiful love for it. The good parts and the bad parts all mixed together.
Made me think of my mother, and how she continues to mother with such grace and beauty.
So I want to do a little tribute to her before the rush of Mother's Day comes parading in.
I'm attaching two pictures of my mother for us to examine...pictures I sent with my birthday note to her last month.
In the first, we sit on a tree branch, my sister Saren and I, a little nervous, posed that way most probably because my Dad had the idea, telling us all was well from behind his camera just in front (I'm SO grateful my dad was into photography so we have some of these moments captured!!).
We snuggle with our perfectly coordinated stuffed bunnies, opposite colors of our dresses which I'm pretty sure my mom made, mary-janes and sandals she shopped for and found for us, hair she curled, socks she probably pulled up for us, nice and high :) I love to think about all those little things she did as our mother...the physically demanding, the balancing. Makes me swell up with gratitude for her "motherhood muscles"...ones that came so natural to her.
But what I love most about this particular picture is that that mother of mine is looking at us, not at the camera. Although I would love to see her face, I love that she didn't care about looking glamorous for the camera, she cared about calming our high-tree-branch-fears just like she did with every fear and trial that has come our way since.
Then in this next picture there we are once again, Saren and me, but this time, look at my mom's face:
It shines beauty and love in every way in how she's looking at my sister. How she's holding me on her lap, natural closeness and protection. How she's IN the moment instead of hovering around it. Just as she's in the moment every time she's with us.
How I love that dear mother of mine, and how I aspire to be more like her every day, and how grateful I am, even in my most impatient days that I can remember her queenly blood runs through my veins, and because of that, maybe I CAN deal with things in grace and love as she does.
Love you forever and ever, Mom.


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|19 Sep 2014
Can't control gain! No slider in control panel!
I got myself an Audio-Technica AT2020USB+ condenser microphone a few weeks ago, and I haven't really found out how I can change the gain, which I hear is important to do.
There is only one slider where the gain slider also should have been. The mic doesn't have a gain know like some other microphones have.
As you can see there is one slider. It only changes volume as far as I know.
How can I change the gain, is it needed, or can I maybe control gain using the volume slider?
If I can't change it directly through the mic or through the control panel, how can I change it? D:
Thanks in advance!
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|19 Sep 2014
Windows 10 64 bit
I have a recording studio (Sonar X3) and use several AT mics but they are not USB mics (such as the AT2035 and AT2050).
"Volume level" is the same as "gain". You can adjust the "Volume Level" or you can adjust the "gain" - both are the same thing. On mixers, amplifiers, etc, some will call the volume control "level" and others "gain".
A USB mic should have its own listing in the Sound/Recording Panel. Whatever slider that is has, such as what you show, should adjust the volume level. Many recording programs also have volume level adjustments.
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|20 Sep 2014
Ah, I see. I was expecting a second slider with the possibility to control "gain". My bad, and thank you so much for the answer! :)
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Back to school season is just around the corner and it's already time to start classroom setup. This is hands-down my favorite part of going back to school. There's just something so fun about selecting the perfect decor and watching it all come together in a classroom. Ever since my friend Melanie from Schoolgirl Style launched her new product lines with Carson-Dellosa, I have been dying to set up a classroom using the pieces she designed. I also wanted to push myself to design a classroom on a budget and a bless another teacher with a new design. I can't wait to tell you a little more about this special classroom and the gorgeous "Twinkle Twinkle You're a Star" product line from Carson-Dellosa. This post is a good one so grab a coffee, settle in, and get ready to pin your favorite images!
Thank you to Carson-Dellosa for sponsoring this post. This post also contains affiliate links. I earn a small commission each time someone makes a purchase through one of my links, which helps to support the blog. All opinions stated are my own and I only support brands and products that I use and truly love. I hope you enjoy reading today's post as much as I enjoyed sharing it with you.
A Little About the Classroom
One of the greatest blessings that this blog has brought into my life is the ability to share the fruits of my labor with other teachers and students. When Carson-Dellosa approached me about sharing their new Twinkle Twinkle You're a STAR! product line from Schoolgirl Style, I knew the perfect place to showcase the collection: the Learning Center at my school. When students at my school need a little extra attention or guidance with their studies, they are referred to the Learning Center for some personalized small group instruction with Mrs. Amy Perna – our Learning Center coordinator.
Some students come to Mrs. Perna because they need an extra challenge beyond the classroom curriculum, but many students come to her for additional support. The Learning Center services students in grades K-8, and the room is designed to assist students of all ages. The young children LOVE coming to visit Mrs. Perna, but the older students don't always have the same motivation.
Amy's room has always been neat, tidy, organized, and inviting. I just wanted to breathe a little life into the space and make it a place where students of all ages LOVE spending their time. Here are a few photos I took of her classroom a while back.
As you can see, the classroom was functional for students and Amy's unique classroom needs. I just wanted to pop a little color into the space. I also wanted to challenge myself to transform in the room in a few special ways.
My first challenge was not to rely upon any lanterns or other decor hanging from the ceiling. Many students who come to see Mrs. Perna struggle with attention and need a little extra nudge to stay focused on the task at hand. I love using lanterns in the classroom, but they weren't a good fit for this classroom setting. I also know that many teachers are not permitted to hang any type of decor from the ceiling in their classrooms by order of the fire marshal. This classroom design proves that you do not need to have lanterns, poms, fans, or any other hanging decor to create a unique and special classroom space.
I also pushed myself to design an entire classroom with a budget in mind. After 12 years of teaching in a Catholic school, I know all about tight budgets and I know the pressure teachers feel about creating an attractive classroom when they are just trying to make ends meet. The only new materials purchased for Amy's classroom were consumable items: Fadeless paper, borders, cardstock, printables, posters, and cutouts from Carson-Dellosa. All of the furniture and accessories were already part of Amy's classroom decor or were items traded/discarded by other teachers (including a few items that were in my basement at home!)
Now that you know a little about Mrs. Perna's classroom and my goals for her new decor, are you ready to see her Twinkle, Twinkle You're a STAR! theme classroom from Carson-Dellosa and Schoolgirl Style?
Twinkle Twinkle You're A Star Classroom Tour
Mrs. Perna's new Learning Center is light, bright, and full of fun. As children look around the room, they are surrounded by inspirational messages reminding them to follow their dreams and believe in themselves. Since so many children who enter this room are struggling and frustrated, it is important that they are encouraged to persevere and follow their dreams.
Selecting a Color Scheme
The thing I love most about the Twinkle Twinkle You're a STAR! collection is how versatile it is. The set has classic chalkboard-style decor and really beautiful borders with a rainbow of dots or vertical stripes. The beauty of the mulit-color borders is how well they compliment so many classroom color schemes.
Like many classrooms in my school, Amy's room features a red accent well. That's right – red. The bright red walls came with the school when we moved in to our new building a few years back and they are pretty low on the school beautification project list. They will stay red as long as they are functional and not in need of a fresh coat of paint – which makes it tricky to plan a classroom color scheme around.
A chant that young students are familiar with goes "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit." That's kind of how classrooms go. A teacher moves in to the room, sees the available space, and tries to make the best of it – without throwing a fit. When I began planning Mrs. Perna's classroom I knew that I would need to incorporate the red wall into her classroom design. Before starting this project, if you would have told me that I would knowingly incorporate lime green and pink accents into a room with a red wall and love how it turned out, I probably would have laughed in your face. But thanks to the Twinkle, Twinkle You're a STAR! collection, it all came together and I love it!
Decorating the Bulletin Boards
As soon as I laid eyes on the Rainbow Big Dots straight border that Melanie designed, I fell madly in love and I knew I had to incorporate it in this classroom design. It had the most beautiful bright rainbow of colors (including red, which tied perfectly into the accent wall!) I also wanted to add a touch of black to create a little contrast and enhance the chalkboard style of the Twinkle Twinkle collection. The Black with Polka Dot and White with Polka Dot straight borders from Schoolgirl Style added just the pop of contrast that I needed. I used a simple black scalloped border to keep the boards from looking too busy. (I also wanted to add a pop of white around the green chalkboard, so I flipped the black border over and used the white side to trim the chalkboard.)
The coordinating large and mini star cutouts from Schoolgirl Style were placed on various boards throughout the room as a finishing touch.
Selecting the perfect bulletin board paper took careful consideration. The "azure" shade of Fadeless paper from Pacon was a beautiful compliment to the red accent wall and it coordinated nicely with the rainbow shades in the Twinkle Twinkle collection. I absolutely love how all of the boards in this classroom turned out. (The printable alphabet is available in my TpT store.)
Decorating Above the Windows
The space above each window in Amy's classroom was pretty awkward to work with. They aren't quite big enough to be functional and they aren't bulletin boards – they're just an unusual glossy white surface. All of the classrooms on the first floor of my school have them and I quickly learned that the best way to cover the space is to attach fadeless paper with clear packing tape around the edges and use loops of packing tape to hold the border in place.
Many of the inspirational posters that you see displayed above the window are available at teacher supply stores or carsondellosa.com. The traditional poster size was too big for Amy's classroom windows, so I used the classroom printables available online and printed them at 170%. They were a perfect fit!
The "Welcome" and "Dream Big" pennant banners were also printables from Schoolgirl Style.
I printed the "Follow Your Dreams" letters and cut the out to hang above the windows, but these are also available as a traditional bulletin board set from Carson-Dellosa.
The space above Mrs. Perna's classroom windows is bright, welcoming, and absolutely perfect!
Creating a Cozy Classroom Library
Like most classrooms, Amy also has a little library set up for her students. Classroom libraries will always have a special place in my heart and I wanted to make this corner extra special to encourage a love of reading in all children who come to visit the Learning Center.
All of the books in Amy's library had been contained in dark blue book boxes, but I wanted to inject a little more color into the space. As luck would have it, another teacher just a few doors down had an assortment of neon book boxes from Really Good Stuff. I'm currently helping that teacher to decorate her nautical them classroom – which is perfect because we traded her clashing rainbow neon bins for Amy's dark blue bins. I added in a few red bins that I had in storage to coordinate with that red wall and the rainbow arrangement was the perfect compliment to the Twinkle Twinkle classroom decor.
The books in each bin have already been sorted by genre and theme. Amy plans to add library labels to the bins later this summer. In the meantime, we added mini star cutouts from the Twinkle Twinkle collection onto the front of each bin. If you find yourself short on time and need your classroom ready in a hurry, don't panic. The same thing happened to me and it was ok. Just do the best you can and improvise. And maybe add a few cute cutouts to get you by 🙂 Click here for tips on how to organize and set up your own classroom library.
Once the bins were set up and organized, all that was missing was a little cozy seating! We added some super-simple, inexpensive seating to Amy's classroom library. The black and white polka dot rug shown above (similar here) fit perfectly with the decor and helped to define the space. Amy already owned a pink saucer-style chair that looked fantastic with her new Twinkle Twinkle decor. I am STILL in awe of the fact that a bright pink chair actually looks nice positioned in front of a bright red wall!
Like many classrooms at my school, Amy has to work around a giant metal heating/ac unit along one wall. It has an air vent that runs along the bottom which can't be blocked and the custodian needs easy access to the unit throughout the school year. The room would look to sparse if the heating unit were left plain, so we attached Black with Polka dots straight border around the edges to create the visual effect of a bulletin board. I accented the space by printing "Dream Big Little One" banner onto white cardstock at a 400% scale and glued the pieces together.
I wanted to add a pop of color help create a focal point, so I cut the Vertical Rainbow Stripes border into narrow strips and glued those to the edges of the banner. Adding a final layer of black scalloped border gave it just the right contrast to make it pop from the beige cabinet and a few star cutouts created the perfect finishing touch!
We placed a few fun seats on each side of the banner. Another teacher at the school had just finished packing up her classroom for an out-of-state move and she left two teal cube seats behind. They were a little beat up and had seen better days, but they matched and were FREE so we grabbed them for Amy's classroom. I topped each seat with a rainbow pillow that couldn't have been a better match for the Twinkle Twinkle decor. I purchased the pillows from IKEA several years ago and used them in my Rainbow Chalkboard classroom. They've been sitting in my basement ever since I changed themes and I was so happy to bring them out and put them to good use! The best part: I found very similar pillows and black cube storage seats online for anyone who wants to recreate this look in their own classroom.
Learning Space For Older Students
Young children are the only students who come to the learning center. My school goes all the way up to 8th Grade and many middle school students also spent time in the Learning Center throughout the day. Amy has simple rows of large desks for those students to work in a more structured setting.
This part of the room didn't need as many bright colors or decor so we kept things simple and trimmed the whiteboard with black scalloped and Rainbow Big Dots straight border. The younger students occassionally work in this part of the classroom so we placed a simple black and white alphabet from the Schoolgirl Style Industrial Chic decor above the whiteboard.
This area of the room may be simple, but it's perfect for the older students (or even younger students who especially need a break from the bright colors.)
Some people might be wondering if this classroom design is a little too "babyish" for the older students, but I can tell you, they love spending time in a beautiful room that their teacher took time to decorate. My kindergarten students have seventh grade buddies and the seventh graders always gush over how much they love spending time in my classroom. I'm certain that students of all ages will love spending time inside of Mrs. Perna's classroom.
Teacher Desk Corner
Every teacher needs an area of the classroom that can be used for planning and prep. Mrs. Perna's desk sat perfectly in an otherwise awkward corner of the classroom. We decorated a nearby bulletin board with a coordinating calendar set from the Twinkle Twinkle decor line. On the adjacent bulletin board, I printed another digital banner at a scale of 400%, attached the pieces, and trimmed it with border to match the rest of the classroom. We placed a blue chair that Amy already owned in front of the boards and popped another rainbow pillow in the chair (similar here) along with a cute math themed throw pillow that was already in the room.
We also added a pop of color to Amy's teacher desk by covering the front of it with chalkboard Fadeless paper, Rainbow Big Dots border and more star cutouts. What teacher wouldn't want to work in this cozy little corner? It's the perfect last stop on our little classroom tour.
Shopping Inspiration
If you fell in love with this collection and are ready to shop, I made it super-simple for you and created a graphic of all my favorite pieces from the Twinkle Twinkle You're a STAR! collection from Carson-Dellosa and Schoolgirl Style. See the list below for easy shopping links!
1. Rainbow Big Dots straight border | 2. Welcome bulletin board set | 3. Follow Your Dreams bulletin board set | 4. A Star is Born printable chart | 5. Dream Big Little One printable chart | 6. Twinkle Twinkle You're a STAR! calendar bulletin board set | 7. Colors Star cut-outs | 8. White with Polka Dots straight borders | 9. Black with Polka Dots straight borders | 10. Pink with Polka Dots straight borders | 11. Twinkle Twinkle You're a Star! Dream Big printable pennants | 12. Believe chart | 13. Shine Bright chart | 14. Dream Big chart | 15. Stars and the Future Belongs chart | 16. Twinkle Twinkle chart | 17. Vertical Rainbow Stripes straight borders
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Decorating on a Budget
If there is one thing I have learned from this experience, it is that one teacher's trash is another teacher's treasure! As educators we tend to hold on to so many things just in case we need them one day and we keep using items that don't match because they are functional. If you find yourself with great quality items in your classroom that just don't match, keep your eyes open around your school. Chances are, there's a colleague who owns something that would be perfect for your classroom that you just need to barter with! Mrs. Perna capitalized on some seriously perfect pieces – like rainbow pillows, Really Good Stuff book bins, and cube seats that were no longer in use and was able to trade her unwanted old blue bins for someone who will treasure them. I've borrowed and traded many times over the years for my own classroom and it's always win-win!
Twinkle Twinkle You're a STAR Bulletin Board Set Giveaway
I am so excited to share a little magic of the Twinkle Twinkle You're a STAR classroom decor line with one lucky Kinder Craze reader. Carson-Dellosa is generously giving away two great items to help transform your classroom. Use the rafflecopter below for your chance to win a birthday bulletin board set and a Follow Your Dreams bulletin board set!
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I wish you all the best as you prepare to set up and head back into your own classroom this summer!


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This week the Government of B.C. took the unusual step of releasing an advisory warning of the potential of lightning and high winds spreading wildfires across parts of the province, as Whistler enters another week where the fire hazard is rated as extreme.
The warning, issued jointly by the Ministry of Forests and Range and the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, asks British Columbians to comply with evacuation orders and alerts and to stay out of the backcountry.
At press time the Wildfire Management Branch listed two dozen major wildfires, most of them within the Northwest Fire Centre and Cariboo Fire Centre. Hundreds more small fires - under one hectare in size - are also burning, and there are 106 fires larger than 10 hectares. The largest fire, just south of the Yukon border, measures 31,000 hectares.
The Coastal Fire Centre, which includes Sea to Sky, lists four major fires - two on northern Vancouver Island, and two on the north coastal region around Bella Cool and Powell River.
Locally, the fire risk has been classified as "Extreme" since Aug. 12.
The Extreme rating is expected to hold through the weekend, although some rain and cooler temperatures forecast for Saturday could drop the rating to High. Several days of intense rain would be required to reduce the hazard rating to Moderate.
At Extreme, all campfires are banned, as well as the use of charcoal and briquette barbecues in Whistler parks and wood barbecues in backyards. As well, all construction activity involving machinery and power tools within 10 metres of the forest interface is banned, something that has delayed projects like the Valley Trail extension from Spring Creek to the northeast corner of Function Junction.
Weather-wise, it's been an interesting time for Sea to Sky. Last Saturday, Aug. 14, temperatures in Squamish reached a new record of 36.7 degrees Celsius, breaking the previous record for that day by a full five degrees.
The U.S.-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released data last week suggesting that to date 2010 is the hottest year on record, with temperatures 1.22 degrees Farenheit over the average - the highest average global temperatures since records were kept in 1880. That's despite cold weather and snow falling on the southern U.S. through the month of January, and record snow in some areas like Washington D.C.
The NOAA said an El Nino system early in 2010 pushed temperatures higher, but also that climate change was likely a factor. Worldwide records were set for March, April, May and June.