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The puppy applique will be found in my Craftsy pattern, "Doggy in the Window" baby blanket.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Tutorial: Satin Binding on a Baby Blanket
The puppy applique will be found in my Craftsy pattern, "Doggy in the Window" baby blanket.
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These are the best baby blankets of all time. The best part is how durable they are. The ones we used over and over and over for both kids, still are in great condition. They can use them for their babies someday.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 14, 2014 at 6:45 AM
Excellent instructions. Thank you.ReplyDeleteReplies
That's a very nice blanket. Your seams are beautiful. Thanks for the tutorial!ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for sharing your expertise. I was looking for just this information especially the way to end the binding professionally. I love that I will sew the two ends together and hide the seam. Brilliant.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm so glad this is what you needed.Delete
This is by far the best instructions for sewing satin binding. You have made my life so much easier. I love sewing baby blankets with a satin binding but have always struggled when it came to mitering the final corner. So far I have sewn two blankets using your instructions and was amazed at how easy and time efficient it was. Thank you so much. Looking forward to any other sewing tips you may have.Delete
Thank you, Tiffanee. I'm so glad this technique is working well for you.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 10, 2015 at 3:47 PM
I used your instructions a year or two ago to make my first blanket with binding. Was relieved to find them again this week for my second attempt - very complete and produce such a nice result. Thank you!ReplyDelete
I'm delighted that this has worked so well for you. Thank you for telling me.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 30, 2015 at 2:48 PM
I looked everywhere to find instructions that said to start in a corner of the blanket rather than in the middle of one of the sides. Thank you so much. Also, I used a flame to slightly melted the raw edges of the binding.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2015 at 2:29 PM
These directions are great, thank you!ReplyDelete
Do you have any fix for binding that's ending up not smooth on top? I've pinned a ton, but the binding just ends up flat on the bottom and wavy, not smooth on top?Replies
The satin binding can be a bit slippery and the top may tend to buckle as it gets dragged by the sewing foot while the underside of the binding is moved steadily by the feed dogs. There are two techniques that may help you to keep everything moving together. The first is to use a walking foot. With a walking foot, the foot lifts and "walks" with every stitch instead of sliding over the top of the fabric. The other technique is to hold the binding in front of the needle with one hand and hold the binding in back of the needle with the other. With both hands you can keep the binding taut as it goes under the needle. The trick is in learning how to avoid pushing or pulling as you sew because you can easily throw the stitch length off so it become too short, too long, or simply uneven. With practice you'll be able to get either technique of a combination of the two working for you. Please let me know how it goes. Best of luck!Delete
- AnonymousOctober 25, 2015 at 6:02 PM
Thank you for these two ideas. I've sewn binding before, but have never run into this problem, so the frustration was high! I've got some plush ultra-soft fabric (not a more stiff woven cotton/flannel) so I'm sure that's adding to the headache. I'll try your two suggestions, had completely forgotten about a walking foot... thanks again.Delete
The plush really will add to the sliding of the binding. Wishing you the best of luck.Delete
Thank you SO much for this fabulous tutorial! I've watched numerous videos, read many others instructions but YOURS is the BEST. I've made many of these blankets & this simplified many things for me. This technique makes it so much easier & SO professional & precise. I too like starting & ending at the corner but my technique was less precise & much bulkier in the corner. Stitching from the corner of the miter point & then continuing down the long side to the next corner makes so much sense is quicker as well. I am so glad I found your tutorial!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 8, 2016 at 11:20 AM
Thank you for this tutorial! I've sewn for years, but I've struggled with putting a binding on blankets and getting the corners right for years! I usually just avoid it, and hem them. But, I found a great bargain on some quilted fabric I wanted to make my grandson a baby blanket from, and I really wanted a satin binding. This worked so well! I did find that if I sprayed each section w/fabric adhesive (like I use to keep stabilizers attached to the fabric when I machine embroidery), it helped so much in keeping that satin from sliding around when I sewed. But the corners came out perfect! I was a little afraid of the 4th corner, but it turned out perfectly also. This couldn't be easier! The only thing I will have to remember is to let my needle fall a little further over the edge of the binding to catch all of the back binding when I sew. But, overall - a success! thank you!!ReplyDelete
I can't count how many blankets with satin binding I have made and this helped me to make one that had great looking mitered corners. Thank you very much.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 29, 2016 at 4:11 PM
Oh Thank You!!! The 4th corner was always a bear for me it ended up being the easier one today!!!Had my blanket done in no time, won't be putting them off anymore! Thank You so muchReplyDelete
Fabulous. I'm so glad this is helpful to you.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much, these are great instructions. Answered all my questions.ReplyDelete
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Thank you so much! First time my corners looked good. Great instructionReplyDelete
Wow! Well written & illustrated. My blanket turned out beautifully using these directions. I used minky dot fabric which is not the easiest to sew on but had good luck using the "hold it taut in front & behind" method. I made the blanket 36" x 45" and used one package of satin blanket binding. I am so pleased and plan to make many more of these using this method. You're "the bomb" 2 strings. :) Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!ReplyDelete
- Kate in IowaMarch 7, 2016 at 7:23 PM
When you first begin stitching, are you stitching the back of the satin as well as the front? I've attempted such a binding, and never have been able to get the three layers - satin, blanket, satin - to be sewn all at the same time. Perhaps I've not used enough pins to keep the satin in place. Also, I've never thought to use my walking foot. Great suggestion. Eagerly awaiting your reply.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, the stitching goes through all three layers at once. Satin is pretty slippery, so I do use a lot of pins. When I was new to sewing, I actually basted everything in place before stitching with the sewing machine. I'll suggest that you practice on a scrap of fabric with leftover binding first. Some people to find the walking foot very helpful. In addition to lots of pinning, I hold the binding firmly, both in front of the needle and behind it. That little bit of firmness will help to keep satin from slipping. Make sure your blanket stitch is wide so you are sure to catch both sides of the binding in the stitching. As with everything else, this gets better with practice. Wishing you the best of luck. Does this help at all? Please let me know how it goes. KarenDelete
Thank you so much for your tutorial. Yours is the only one I have found that doesn't have a seam in the middle of one side (that ends in the corner). So much nicer looking and way easier than how I've been doing it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 22, 2016 at 3:06 PM
Hi. I'm a beginner. Can I pin the whole thing before I start sewing?ReplyDeleteReplies
You could, but I would really recommend pinning only one side at a time. I think it would make that corner easier to manipulate with one side sewn all the way and the other side unpinned. I hope the technique works smoothly and that you have a beautiful blanket.Delete
- Melissa KJuly 13, 2016 at 10:00 PM
What a wonderful tutorial! I wanted to make some small security blankets (14"x14") for my 4 month old out of cotton gauze and satin binding. Using your method, 1/2 yard of fabric, and a package of satin binding, I made 3 in a little over an hour!ReplyDelete
- G. YoungAugust 1, 2016 at 6:23 AM
Used your tutorial (this morning) and found it really good. This is the first time ever that I put satin binding on a baby lovey blanket and with mitered edges just the way you said. Surprised myself. it turned out good. thanksReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 17, 2016 at 8:00 AM
Thank you so much for the awesome tutorial. I have been making blankets with satin binding for the past 17 years but your technique of hiding the seam and the zigzag stitch on the mitered corners adds the perfect professional touch. When making larger blankets, I use more than one package of blanket binding so your technique will allow me to hide the connecting blanket binding seams within two of the mitered corners. I have a new granddaughter coming in the next two weeks so she will reap the benefits of having all her blankies sewn with your technique.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 27, 2017 at 11:24 AM
I had found your instructions 2 years ago, but needed them again. It took me a some time, but I am so happy that I found them again! Your instructions totally make the difference in the final quality of the blanket. Thanks again!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 16, 2017 at 6:23 PM
I just started sewing and made my first baby blanket according to your very detailed instructions, and it turned out pretty well for a beginner! You made it very easy to follow. There was one thing I wasn't sure about though. How should the stitching on the back of the blanket/ binding look? Should they also fall slightly over the satin binding into the flannel? Thanks.ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm delighted that you're baby blanket was a success! The stitching on the back should just overlap the edge of the binding. None of us are perfect every time, so I sometimes find that the stitches fall a bit inside of the binding on the back or that the stitching doesn't line up evenly with the edge of the binding. Satin is so slippery that it can slide out of place very easily. As long as you manage to catch the binding with the stitches everything is good. Believe me, no one is going to examine that seam looking for small errors. We are our own worst critics, and we really shouldn't be.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2017 at 12:40 PM
Got it. Again, thank you so much! I'm now making my second baby blanket using your steps!Delete
You're on a roll! Each one will be better than the last. Practicing makes it easier and faster.Delete
Thank you so much. I've been struggling with that fourth mitered corner for years. This is a great solution!ReplyDelete
BEST tutorial Ever!! Thank you so much for walking me thru what I was dreading. My grandsons first birthday blanket came out great! Wish I could attach a pic!ReplyDelete
Great tutorial, thanks. Finished binding an embroidered wool blanket in time for our newest grandson.ReplyDelete
Love this blanket...Question ? I tried to find this blanket on Craftsy and couldn't...looked everywhere...wanted the applique...do u know where else I could find this little doggie applique or a contact for the owner ? thank u in advance :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm so sorry, but I didn't make a pattern for this one. Perhaps I should. It would be quick to do. In the meanwhile, I'd be happy to send the applique templates to you at no charge. It would be a thank you for encouraging me to make the pattern. I likely won't get it done until January. I will need an email address. You can send it to me (firstname.lastname@example.com) or you can place your email address here.Delete
hope you will send me the applique templates also, my e-mail address is email@example.com. thanksDelete
I'm sorry, but the templates were never published.Delete
love this blanket...went to Craftsy and could not find it...do u know where else I find this ??? I want the Doggie applique...do u have a contact for the owner for this ???ReplyDelete
I know it's been years since your original post, but know there are blanket makers out there who are still learning from it! Thank you for sharing your expertise in an easy to understand manner. We who finally put binding on the correct way, salute you! :-DReplyDelete
Thank you for your terrific post! Your instructions are clear, concise, and easy to follow. As the chick above said, "We who finally put binding on the correct way, salute you! :-DReplyDelete
Your instructions look very clear and easy to follow. My sewing machine is ancient and does not do zigzag stitch. Can I apply the satin binding with just a straight stitch? I am also putting.batting between the two layers of flannel. Will that change any of your instructions? Thank you for any advice you can give me.ReplyDelete
Your instructions look very thorough and easy to follow. I have an ancient sewing machine that does not do zigzag. Can I apply the binding with a straight stitch? I'm also using batting between the two layers of flannel, will that change any of your instructions? Thank you for your reply.ReplyDeleteReplies
The binding can be attached with a straight stitch, but it might take a lot of pinning to keep the two sides of the binding aligned, especially on such a thick surface. For two layers of flannel plus batting, I'd be more inclined to use a fabric binding. It's much easier to control as it doesn't slip around like the satin does.Delete
Fabulous corners! The end joining method was the best! I have been making baby blankets for years, I wish I had seen this tutorial sooner! Thank you so much!ReplyDelete


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Kelly is survived by loving husband and soulmate, John R. Nafus; loving parents: dad, James and Corrine Brady; mom, Wende and Ron Coenen; mother-in-law Gail Nafus; brother Dan (Heather); stepbrothers Elijah (Jessica), Jeremy (Stacie), Brandon (Samantha), and Kyle (Kelley) Foss; stepsister Tasha Foss; sister-in-law Shelby (Eric) Nafus; brother-in-law David Nafus; and grandparents Dixie Weeks, Jeanne and Tom Bell, Ronald and Doreen Hoeck, and Richard and Shirley Schneider.
She is further survived by loving uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, cousins, the entire Coenen family, and many friends and students in District 277.
The funeral service took place Saturday, Dec. 5 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Mound, with private family interment.
Visitation was Friday, Dec. 4 from 4 to 8 p.m., and continued Saturday for one hour prior to the service at the church.
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Blog interview series: Adam Burtner
Adam Burtner is the executive director of HATCH for Hunger -- nonprofit organization committed to providing a sustainable supply of high quality protein to those in need. Adam currently serves on the boards of The Sapphire Theatre Company, Junior Chamber International, and the Indianapolis Zoo Council. He also leads the Indianapolis chapters of the ONE Campaign, the No Labels Organization, and the Save the Children Action Network.
Adam is a lifelong Hoosier who currently resides on the Eastside of Indianapolis in the St. Claire Place neighborhood. He grew up in Brownsburg, IN and graduated from Wabash College in 2017.
Adam's passion for civic engagement and desire to serve others has lead him to be a successful future leader of the nonprofit realm of the Indianapolis community.Read more
Caitie Deranek Stewart Shares Her #YNPN16 Experience
Dear Fellow YNPN Members,
Looking around the room in Portland, I felt excitement circulating through the air. People from across the country were ENGAGED-- sharing tips, tricks, and experiences on our space. A community was created in a flash. More importantly, a kinetic energy--the kind needed to change the nonprofit sector, was being transferred before my eyes. I was lucky enough attend #YNPN16 and experience the potential benefits of the conference. This was not even a session. Amassing the top nonprofit talent in one room allowed me to see that this was going to be a different experience than any other conference I had ever attended.
This summer, YNPNindy is leading efforts to bring incredible experience to Indianapolis. Our theme this year is Change in Action: Equity and Advocacy for Self, Sector, and Society. There has never been a more paramount time for young nonprofit professionals to be equipped to take action on behalf of themselves and others in the workplace. In 2018, it's imperative that the social sector is ready to make ALL SPACES fair and diverse. For that reason, it's important that you attend, but even more vital to introduce new friends you think can grow from the experience along with you. Attendees will undoubtedly leave the conference with new ideas and tools to be your own best advocate, as well as for marginalized communities and (most importantly) influence the systems for real change.
As a member of YNPNindy, you can register with the code (ynpn18membersrock) to receive a 10% discount for your registration. It's time to take unified action to make our world better. Attending #ynpn18 is the first step.
Sign up today at conference.ynpn.org! Also, follow us on all socials @YNPNIndy for updates leading up to the conference!
Caitie Deranek Stewart
National Conference Co-Chair
Member, YNPNindy
Blog interview series: Jim Rawlinson
Jim Rawlinson is the Regulatory and Permitting Ombudsman for the Indy Chamber. A member of the Develop Indy (Marion County economic development) team, he helps businesses and government interact more effectively. Helping businesses navigate the processes required to operate in the City and helping the City manage its processes to be as responsive and efficient as possible. As a part of the Develop Indy team he also interacts regularly with a number of community development corporations and is involved in a number of brownfield redevelopment projects throughout the city.
Jim is a near-lifetime Eastsider. He was born in Irvington and served on the Little Flower Neighborhood Association board for a decade as President for two years. As part of his professional duties, he serves on a number of local boards and councils including Film Indy; The Mayor's Cultural Investment Advisory Council; and Thrive Indianapolis. Jim also works closely with groups like NEAR, Englewood CDC, Midtown Indy, the IndyEast Promise Zone, LISC Indianapolis, Mapleton Fall Creek CDC, Twin Aire, River West and many others.
Jim graduated from Bishop Chatard High School. He received his undergraduate degree in history from the Marian University and later his Masters of Public Administration from Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He lives in a big spooky house by the park in Irvington with his wife Emily and two sons, James and Nathan. The Rawlinsons are parishioners of Little Flower Catholic Church. When he isn't working, playing music, fixing up the house, corralling his kids or hosting pool parties at his parents' house, you can probably find him at Black Acre in Irvington or generally failing at his latest running training program.
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Blog interview series: Emily Wood
Emily Wood is the executive director of the Indiana Wildlife Federation — a non-profit, grassroots affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation that promotes the conservation, sound management and sustainable use of Indiana's wildlife and wildlife habitat. Emily holds a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology from Ball State University and has worked in the field of public horticulture for 15 years. Her work has focused on utilizing native plants to create landscapes that are beneficial and supportive of wildlife and pollinators.
Upon the completion of her degree, Emily started her horticulture career at White River Gardens at the Indianapolis Zoo, then went on to manage the exterior gardens at the Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens in Indianapolis. After a decade of working in public display gardens, Emily shifted gears to focus on more sustainable and ecologically functional horticulture. For the next 4 years, Emily worked at local nonprofit Keep Indianapolis Beautiful as the Director of Greenspace, leading community groups through the process of creating functional, distinctive outdoor community spaces that highlight the importance of native plants in urban ecosystems.
After years in the field gaining knowledge and experience in nonprofit management, municipal government and native habitat restoration, Emily was ready to take the helm at the Indiana Wildlife Federation. IWF is celebrating 80 years of common-sense conservation in Indiana, and is poised and ready to continue on that success track as they deliver quality habitat education programs and champion sustainable management practices throughout the state.
Emily is an avid hiker, gardener and photographer. She lives near Southwestway Park in Indianapolis on a small 2-acre farm with her wife Amy, two black cats, six hens and one extremely rude rooster.Read more
Blog interview series: Hannah Coots
Hannah Coots, lead farmer for Growing Places Indy, was born and raised in central Indiana. She moved around quite a bit with her parents, so there were some big challenges like regular change, often being "the new girl," losing friends because of moving away, and feeling like she never "belonged."
A love of hiking, tree-climbing and snake-catching was a constant, though. Her mom raised her and my siblings with a deep love of nature, and her dad made sure they were never glued to a TV or any other mindless thing, which, she's sure, contributed to the fact that she tends to embrace change, go crazy indoors and not conform.
After high school, Hannah went to Indiana University where she studied biology and french, but she left before receiving her degree. She felt like she was just spinning her wheels, treading water and wasting her time. She did not at all feel like she was living in a way that met her values, so she left and almost immediately started volunteering on a farm, which within a month turned into a job.
When she was in high school, Hannah took one of those career assessment tests that help guide you in your studies and goals, and remembers more than once receiving "farmer" as the result. She thought that was a little ridiculous, because at that time her knowledge of what a farmer was was severely limited. But her first day on the farm, she knew she'd found something that aligned with all of her values. She'd found work worth doing.
She's had the pleasure of working with Harvestland Farm, Full Hand Farm, South Circle and Big City Farms, as well as a few others. She currently lives on the Eastside of Indianapolis with her husband, a lovely dog they're fostering, and - at least for the moment - a farm cat turned house cat. All of her immediate family members still live in Indiana and she feels fortunate that they are close and supportive of one another.Read more
Blog interview series: Greg Stowers
Greg Stowers serves as program director for Leadership Indianapolis, where he oversees programs and events with aims of cultivating the next generation of leaders in the city. In his previous role, he served as special assistant to Mayor Joe Hogsett handling a variety of special projects on behalf of citizens around Indianapolis. He also worked on the John Gregg for Governor Campaign as Special Assistant, gaining invaluable experience and developing relationships with a wide variety of people around the state of Indiana.
He is also the executive director for Hashtag Lunchbag Indy, an initiative aimed at combating hunger among the less fortunate. This national grassroots idea has spread around Indianapolis with partnerships with major corporations and local community groups. The model of "Pop-Up Philanthropy" works twofold, as the group is able to help those in need while empowering volunteers with a sense of engagement and purpose.
Born in Indianapolis, Greg has a vested interest in public service and community engagement. He currently serves on the board of directors for ProAct and League of Ivy: A Young Professionals Council (Ivy Tech Young Professionals Board). He also serves as a facilitator for the Center for Leadership Development, working with providing teenagers with life skills training. Greg is a graduate of Indiana State University with a B.S. in political science and government. While a student, his work as a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. and the Student Government Association bolstered his commitment to serve.Read more
Blog interview series: Leah Nahmias
As director of programs and community engagement at Indiana Humanities, Leah Nahmias works to hit the sweet spot of designing smart yet fun programs that get Hoosiers to explore big ideas and take part in meaningful conversations. Since joining the team in late 2014, Leah's been focused on scaling Indiana Humanities programs across the state—she's a self-described process person—while also creating one-of-a-kind special events in Indianapolis. There's nothing she loves more than sitting down with a partner to imagine a new program and figure out how to make it happen.
Leah believes deeply in the importance of the humanities and the power of teaching and understanding to enrich the lives and open the imaginations of ordinary people. This faith has guided her career in the broad, eclectic and emerging field of public humanities, including as a program officer with the New York Council for the Humanities and as resident history educator with the American Social History Project based at the City University of New York.
Leah started her career as a high school U.S. History teacher with Teach For America in Charlotte, North Carolina. Originally from Greensburg, Indiana, Leah holds an MA in public humanities from Brown University and a BA in history and East Asian Studies from Indiana University. She loves big trees, Peruvian textiles, old buildings and people and experiences that don't fit neatly into categories. You can friend her on Goodreads to see what she's been reading lately.
Blog interview series: Sharvonne Williams
Sharvonne Williams, a Harlem native, is both professionally and personally committed to providing communities a voice for advocacy. She relocated to Indy in 2011 to complete a graduate degree in nonprofit management and a certificate in public management at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
During her studies at IUPUI, a service learning-minded institution, Sharvonne was very active in a number of service organizations such as AmeriCorps (member for The Julian Center); board member for the Neal-Marshall Alumni Association-Indianapolis Chapter (advocate for global and domestic poverty issues with RESULTS Indianapolis Chapter); executive board member for The Exchange at The Indianapolis Urban League; and recipient of three RESULTS scholarships to support advocacy education and efforts on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. As a result of these and other efforts, Sharvonne received the prestigious Medal for Service Learning, the first-year medal awarded to a graduate student at IUPUI.
Prior to joining the Martin Luther King Center as director of operations, Sharvonne was a program director and communications liaison at Serve Indiana, a service organization to advance volunteerism in Indiana. Sharvonne earned a bachelor of arts in journalism/creative studies from Buffalo State College in Buffalo, NY.Read more
Blog interview series: Katherin Chi
Katherin Chi is the strategic communications executive at Kiwanis International where she focuses on promoting the organization's brand and message to its global audience. Her previous role was with the Gregg for Governor campaign, where she managed lieutenant governor candidate Christina Hale's campaign, working on everything from fundraising to voter outreach.
Before joining the campaign she was the language and project specialist at Kiwanis International, managing marketing projects in eight languages. She went to Pike High School in Indianapolis and has a B.A. in political science and Spanish from Indiana University Bloomington.
Born in Bloomington, IN, Katherin spent close to 10 years in Hong Kong as a child and into her early teens. After graduating from IU, she spent six months at Shenzhen University studying business Chinese. She is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese and is conversational in Spanish. She speaks just enough Japanese to get around in Tokyo without using a different language.
Katherin continues stay active in civic engagement. She is currently the vice president of Marion County Young Democrats. On the weekends, you might find her registering voters at various events in Indianapolis or canvassing for political candidates she supports.Read more


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The Preverbal Communication Projects focus on the acquisition of early communication skills in children who have severe developmental and communicative impairments. Populations currently studied include children who are deafblind and have additional developmental disabilities and children on the autism spectrum.
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Callier Center for Communication Disorders
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CIDS Assessment Project
The CIDS project is designed around an assessment instrument developed by Robert Stillman, Michelle McFarland and Jennifer McGlothlin. The instrument is used to monitor change in preverbal children on the autism spectrum and to attempt to identify subgroups of children who might benefit from different intervention approaches.
Validation of Evidence-Based Assessment Strategies to Promote Achievement in Children who are DeafBlind (Funded by the U.S. Department of Education.)
This project investigates the procedures and instruments used to assess young children who are deafblind. Data gathered include evaluation of assessment instruments using a nationwide survey of practitioners, parents and practitioner evaluations of the assessment process, contrastive studies in which different instruments were used to assess the same child, and item analysis of assessment instruments.
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Looking for photography classes in Oak Vale MS? No matter if you are a professional, beginner, or hobbyist, the most effective way to improve your photography skills is through hands-on classes with knowledgeable instructors.
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Volume III : Chapter I
"A near miss or a close call?
I keep a room at the hospital.
I scratch my accidents into the wall."
We talk a lot about writing more but this last year I felt like we didn't have much to say.
"We'll write again when we're back on the road, when we're done working, when we are actually living how we want to be again and not working in the background. When we are truly living free and on the road, then we'll have something worth saying."
There were a lot of things we said we were going to do back on the road. Take more photos, experiment with our work, immerse ourselves in a life thats lived to only create, explore and improve. You can do that on the road, free of the distractions of the comforts of a home, a solid internet connection, a warm bed. We left December 7th. Exactly one week later, after making it to California, through the snow and mountain passes of the North West, we felt calm and ready. We parked in the Salton Sea and immediately got to work, manically throwing ideas at each other, pulling all our equipment out and getting down to it. We felt inspired, frantic and excited. We were doing exactly what we promised ourselves we would do. We slept soundly that night knowing that we were finally building back what we felt we had lost creatively, everything from here on out was going to go as we had planned, it just took that one perfect night to get it back.
The next night we wrecked, bad, while driving back from Salvation Mountain, a monument to faith and redemption created by the late Leonard Knight. Highway 111 surrounds the Salton Sea, itself abandoned and faded in memory. Someone told us it leads to only two places of note, Salvation Mountain and the Calipatria State Prison, and every car on there is driving to one of the two. I remember on the way in, a conversation that echoes now in a chilling way, seeing a weathered white cross from a roadside memorial and Jill asking aloud, "how would you crash here? It's a straight away." We tend to have a lot of nothing conversations together as we drive, observing out loud what we're seeing out the windows.
A few days later we returned to our crash site to sift through the wreckage; finding some clothes and debris, taking some souvenirs in the form of glass, metal and asphalt. Small reminders of our mortality to be held in our hands. Looking down that straight, symmetrical stretch of pavement, with our skid marks throwing off the balance running off the road, there was the cross staring right back at us from the opposite side.
The crash was horrific; a complete loss of control, the sound of metal searing on the road, glass breaking, the taste of dirt in our open mouths, rolling and losing your sense of whats up, whats down. Coming to a standstill just as quickly and screaming for each other, reassurance in hearing the others voice. Hanging from my seatbelt upside-down, I could hear Jill underneath me, both immediately overcome with the urge to get out. Unable to open the crushed door above me. Jill in her confusion frantically pushing on her door below. There was an all consuming urge to do everything we could to remove ourselves. We saw lights coming our way yet they passed. Then more lights and they passed by again. No one was stopping. Our headlights were still on and there was dust still in the air. I laid on the horn as hard as I could thinking if for whatever reason they didn't see us, they could hear us. A third set of lights appeared and slowed, a man ran out of his car and yelled for us. We both freed ourselves from our seat belts, using the headrests to step up and climb through the packed backseatand out the broken back window. The man pulled each of us into his arms and lowered us to the ground.
Not a scratch. Nothing. Somehow standing next to our caved in truck and broken apart trailer, we were on our own legs searching frantically for some type of wound. At that point another car had stopped, an elderly woman held me in her arms and repeated, "you're ok, it's just stuff, it's just stuff". Her arms were warm but we were all shaking. The first responders arrived on scene, relieved to see we were intact. They helped us pull things from the wreckage, our cameras were first, the bag stuck on the bent metal of the door frame below. There's a strong urge as a photographer to make sense of events through your images, to document for later reflection. With shaking hands and sirens lighting the scene, we knew these would stay with us forever.
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Douglas Haddow wrote a piece for Adbusters called Hipster: The Dead End Of Civilization, which criticises the youth of today for being shallow and vain and not caring as much as the youth of yesterday. Needless to say his rage comes accross as totally impotentent and he just sounds bitter and undersexed. I can't say anything better than what's been said in these two responses, one by Gavin McInnes on Streetcarnage and this one by Momus. The most important point about youth culture is in the name itself: YOUTH. It's for the young. If you're not young and you want to contribute to youth culture, go and do something that young people will appreciate and be inspired by instead of being the same blind consumer of the culture that you accuse them of being.
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STOP WHINING YOU BABYAugust 8, 2008


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Chapter 45
What Remains
"It was all over with him. Marius loved a woman. His fate was entering the unknown." – Victor Hugo
Christmas Eve was going to be a long day Fred realized even before all of his guests left the Saturnalia dinner. Con had followed him to the door to see Esmeralda out, and after the women had embraced with what seemed to be genuine affection, Esmeralda had asked Fred to meet her for breakfast.
Fred had glanced at Con, who had only shrugged with indifference, allowing him to agree.
"See you early then," Esmeralda said, giving Fred a peck on the cheek as she pushed the storm door open.
Since Constantia had to work the Christmas Eve night shift, she and Fred planned to get lunch some place nice, at least spend the afternoon together. So, now he had a breakfast, too. Fred figured Esmeralda wanted to talk about the money, or maybe Monteith. Neither he nor Ike were too ripped up about their sudden unemployment, but Esmeralda had been involved in that Art Field project, and now…Well, at least she had resources; he'd at least been able to do that much for her. Turned out she was fixated on seeing Bes again. She had ideas…
"You heard what he said to us—he won't be back again."
"But I have so many questions for her!"
"Life isn't about knowing answers, is it? Maybe it's about making them. It is like my difficulties with alienation, with money—I'm not certain anyone can tell you."
Fred was exactly on time when he arrived at Constantia's wreath-crowned door, so he scarcely expected, when her door opened to his knock, that he'd be the one knocked back into the stairwell.
"What the hell were you thinking of?" Constantia screamed, staring up at him, not in the least intimidated by a man a good foot taller than she was. "In front of everybody!"
For a moment, Fred was afraid he'd opened the wrong door, but his brain accelerated into advanced analytics. The queen was angry, very angry; pawn heads were going to roll. Of course, following the metaphor, that made him the king…
"What on the wide, round face of the earth are you talking about?"
"The money, dummy, what is anyone talking about? You give me the same as that woman! And what's this supposed to be about anyway, a proposal?"
He was still standing in the hall. Hadn't they all parted friends? "Wait. A what?"
"See! You don't want to propose to me."
"I wanted to give you more days in the sun, part-time hours, not to get burned out and cry so much, to do whatever would keep you happy and able to help people."
"But I can't take your money! I'd be obliged to you forever—I'd never feel right leaving, I'd owe you too much, even if leaving was the right thing to do."
"You want to leave me?"
"I didn't say that."
She did say that, but he tried another tack. "Do you feel that way about the red dress?"
She cocked her head and frowned ferociously. "No. "
"That was a gift."
"Yeah, a gift! I can buy a dress, even an expensive dress, now and then, but I would never in my life have had a million dollars."
"So you want less?"
"No! That's not the point. The point is, you can't just go around giving people that kind of money; it isn't normal."
Fred nodded, lifting the slender hand that was barring the door and walked into the apartment. "I think Ike was nauseous for a few days when I told him I wanted to give him some of it."
"Poor Ike," she said snippily, shutting the door with a forceful thud.
"Perhaps you should be grateful I didn't win one of those $146 million dollar prizes or you'd be choking on something like $17 million each."
"You see what I'm saying?" she said rummaging in the cupboard and extracting a bag of Oreo cookies. "You are really messing people up."
"So I should have just kept it? Not tried to help all of you out?"
"Did you hear Paulette last night? She wants to buy a house—since when?!"
Her voice was beginning to inch up the decibel scale, its silk shearing. He tried remaining calm, though that was a strategy that hadn't worked out well for him the last time.
"Maybe she and Ike have plans…"
She stopped licking the white cream from between the cookies to watch his face. "Now you see what I'm saying, don't you? I've lived with Paulette for the last 13 years of my life and we've been friends longer. She can't go and …"
"Was she this upset when you wanted to move in with me? They like each other. I mean, why not?"
She snapped each of the black cookies in half, eating one quarter after the other. "She's not like that. She's into one-night stands, not boyfriends. She'll cheat on him; mark my words."
Fred was shaking his head. "Wait. You were the one who said—"
"Oh, yeah, I saw they'd hook up, that was a no-brainer. I even sort of hoped she'd hang onto him awhile, be happy for a little…but I was hardly expecting this!"
"Moving in together?"
She nodded mutely, biting the next cookie in half, with no preliminary cream extraction or quartering.
"If that's what they'll do. You don't know that for sure…do you?"
She was chewing down the rest of the cookie and only shrugged.
"Listen, Constantia. please. 'Fuck you money' doesn't sound to me like a happy love nest." Thankfully, Constantia laughed. "It sounded to me like an insurance policy."
Still clutching the bag of cookies, she crossed the room and threw herself onto the couch. Fred sat gingerly beside her.
"I, like you, am heartsick at the prospect of Ike leaving the Casa anytime soon, but he is my friend. I want him to have what he wants, and I'll do what I can to help him get it."
She offered Fred a cookie, but he shook his head. "Even if it means him leaving?"
"Yes." He stretched his arm behind her on the couch. He was not rebuked. "I feel the same about you; I want you to be happy, I want the world be all the things you imagine. All your daydreams; your fantasies of extravagance. I want you to get everything on the menu. It felt like magic doing those things for you, it made me feel good. This money is a gift, just a gift. This time, you get to decide what to do with it. Maybe it isn't easy, Constantia. If you truly don't want it, give it away. Don't sign the papers. Feel no obligation between us, any more than you ever have. I love you because I love you. I don't know what else to say."
She closed her eyes, waiting or thinking, and then stood resolutely, walked a few paces. When she turned back to face him, her eyes were wide dark pools, full of shadows and eddies that quavered with light.
"You love me?"
"Well, yes. Of course. I think I do." He blinked. "I think so."
She shook her head, almost laughing. "Oh, of course. Maybe. Listening to you sometimes is enough to drive a person insane! But I've always seen it, you know? From the first at Gooski's, what was in your face at the polar bears, what's in it now."
She dropped her gaze to the floor, her chin on her collarbone, hands defiantly on her hips. When she lifted her face again, tears brimmed in her eyes, but her jaw was set defiantly. "Damn it! This is completely out of control."
He took a tentative step toward her, and as she made no retreat, he continued. "It's freefall. But it feels like flying a little, doesn't it? So what if the parachute doesn't open? This flying moment—with you—would be worth it."
Her expression was skeptical. "What's gotten into you?"
He gently stroked her arm. "Try with me."
She was smiling a little. "Then it is a proposal."
His hand slid to her shoulder blade.
"I'm not a marrying man, but I am asking you to take this adventure with me. All of us together. But by my side, you."
"OK, I'll take the damn money."
The wayward hand slid up into her curls, got tangled there, causing them both to laugh, even as he tilted her head and bent down to kiss her. His glasses steamed up. He took them off and wiped them on his sleeve. "Still want to go to lunch?"
"Not really. Let's order in." As she dug her cell phone out of her purse, she added. "Cruise for a week, then a road trip home?"
It took him a moment to catch up. "Ah!" The look on his face was all admiration. He pointed to a big box wrapped in red and silver paper on the table. "Any chance that's for me?"
She laughed. "Yes it is. But after your gift, I suppose it isn't much."
"I'll bet it will be fun."
She had the phone in her hand and was dialing for takeout. "Oh, maybe, but it's nothing like the fun I've got in mind right now."
The smile she held even while ordering heaps of Chinese takeout was dirty in the extreme. "You're paying for this," she whispered pointing to the phone.
He kicked off his shoes. His pockets were deep these days; the sky was the limit.
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Connecting Community, Culture, & Economic Development/
Connecting Community, Culture & Economic Development
The physical character of a neighborhood should reflect the culture of the community, encourage civic engagement & support economic growth. Join CBI, LISCArtsWave & Xavier University as they explore practical ways to engage the creative community in neighborhood
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The event will take place on Friday, December 9th and will feature a discussion with Rebecca Johnson, Executive Director of AIA Philadelphia and the Center for Architecture. In addition to her expertise on the process of developing the built environment, Rebecca draws upon her passion for improving the lives of individuals and communities through thoughtful community engagement in the design and development process. The event is $15 to attend, register here.


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Windows: How to swap Mouse Buttons: Right-Click, Middle-Click
Swap your right-button and middle-button's actions.
Gaming mouse usually do not let you reprogram the left and right buttons. However, you can set a extra button to do middle click.
For mouse with lots buttons, see Mouse Reviews
Microsoft Windows
Use AutoHotkey to swap buttons.
; AutoHotkey code to swap middle and right buttons $RButton::MButton $MButton::RButton
Create this file, save it as
swap_buttons.ahk, and you need to tell AutoHotkey to start it when your computer starts.
For how, see: AutoHotkey Tutorial.
Linux: How to Swap Mouse Buttons.
Why do you want to swap the buttons?
Why Swap Mouse Middle-Click and Right-Click?
Windows Keyboard How-To
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Choosing The Very Best Online Reputation Management FirmPosted on June 01, 2016
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Get Comfy in these beautiful rooms that open directly onto a garden terrace with views of the surrounding vineyards just steps from your door. At 22-24m² you have more than enough room for total comfort, and if you feel like curling up on the couch with a book, the guest lounge areas have plenty of extra space.
Like all of our rooms you will find a big king sized bed, air-conditioning, free Wi-Fi, TV, DVD player, and a spacious private ensuite bathroom with an over-sized shower and powerful hairdryer.
From June to September the price is 140 euros/night, and for the rest of the year it's 120 euros. If you only have time for a one night stay, a 10 euro supplement will apply. All room rates above are per room based on two people sharing, including a sumptuous continental breakfast and all taxes, plus complimentary luxury bath products, Twinings teas, Nespresso coffee, small snacks and bottled water.


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I preface this by saying you can bullet journal inside ANY notebook – the Bullet Journal is a system, not a specific book. Ryder Carroll, the creator of the system, meant for this system to be used anywhere, whether that's a 50 cent composition notebook or a $20 imported beauty. For some, any notebook will do, and for others like me, looking for notebooks you like is a fun thing that enhances the system as a whole. Today, I'm reviewing the Red Co Dot Grid notebook – this is not a brand I have heard much about, so I was excited when they reached out for my thoughts. I'm always looking for other options besides the ever popular Moleskine and Leuchtturm options!
Note: This post contains affiliate links, which means if you happen to purchase something, I make a small commission that goes back into giveaways, reviews, etc on the blog. This is a sponsored post by RedCo, but my thoughts and opinions are always honest and my own. Thanks for your support!
This is the Red Co dot grid notebook (RedCo // Amazon). The basics:
- There are 240 pages, 120 sheets
- It is 5″x7″, which makes it a touch smaller than the A5 size (comparing to an A5 Leuchtturm in the photo)
- It comes in a TON of fun colors and cover designs
- Ranges between $10 – $15 USD
The cover is soft to the touch and is closed with an elastic in a corresponding color – you can see (hopefully) that it is a mid-way between a soft cover and hard cover. There is structure to make you feel okay throwing it into your bag but enough give for it not to be rigid. The material is supple to the touch, like a fake leather.
Totally unrelated, I hate my hands LOL
But related, check out my reviews of other notebooks like the Leuchtturm and Rhodia, the Rhodia soft cover (and on IG), the Rhodia hardcover, and Erin Condren
Leuchtturm Bullet Journal fans, be delighted!! Because this notebook features an Index AND page numbers throughout. The dots are light, which can be a plus if you like to take pictures of your pages or scan them into your computer.
You can also see the pages are slightly off-white – the same tinge of cream like the Leuchtturm, actually.
Other features worth mentioning are that it lays flat because of the way it's bound, has TWO ribbon bookmarks, and a back pocket for your papers or other embellishments.
The most important part, the pen test. For some, the notebook matters the most so you would adapt the pen you'd use; for others, the pen experience matters the most, so you'd adapt the notebook to meet that need.
I tested an arsenal of my black pens (more to come on those, I promise) to see what would ghost and bleed. The notebook claims it is acid-free and fountain pen friendly, so let's put that to the test.
For the most part, there is NO bleeding – except for the bottoms of the Lamy Safari extra fine ink. If you write quickly, that won't be too much of an issue – but if you are a slower writer, the ink has more time to bleed and ghost.
Generally, the ghosting (where you can see the ink through the back side of the paper) is fine. The most obvious ghost-ers (not people who stop talking to you) are the Sarasa 0.7mm because it's SO inky, the Supertips, and the brush pens – which is to be expected since they are markers. But honestly I'm not bothered by that in this notebook, compared to the Leuchtturm.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by the Red Co dot grid notebook (RedCo // Amazon) – I think the biggest hurdle for me honestly is the size! I'm so used to the A5 size that shifting over to a smaller size would be a transition. But I love that the pages are numbered, that the page quality seems better than the LT, and that there are so many fun colors.
Do you think you'd give it a try? Is it missing anything you'd want in a notebook? Let me know in the comments!
Want more reviews? Check out my reviews of other notebooks like the Leuchtturm and Rhodia, the Rhodia soft cover (and on IG), the Rhodia hardcover, and Erin Condren


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Beautiful music in stunning venues — what more could we wish for? We are delighted
to present Beethoven's Piano Trios in two weekend-long mini festivals at Epsom House in Tasmania and at the State Library of South Australia.
At Epsom House Seraphim will take you hand in hand on a rare and intimate journey. Explore the rhetoric a the heart of Beethoven's musical language. How does he create a narrative and stir such depth of emotion? Bookings include all concerts, pre-concert talks, food and wine. We are excited to be taking this rare journey into the complete piano trios of Beethoven, in a venue so suited to their intimacy and brilliance
Experience an intimate weekend immersed in chamber music played in its natural setting. At Epsom, good food, wine and music are perfect partners – whether enjoying a quiet glass in a shady nook or the convivial atmosphere of our long table in the courtyard – this is truly 'gourmet music'. Epsom is close to the Coal River wine-growing region and throughout the weekend you will be treated to some of Australia's best cool climate wines.
Concerts in the Ballroom at Epsom are part of a tradition stretching back more than 170 years. Epsom has hosted some of Australia's best classical and jazz musicians and fine international ensembles. Join us to continue the tradition! - Geoffrey and Jacqui Robertson
11.00 am Champagne and Canapés
11.30 am Epsom House – Coaching, Convicts & Concerts
12.30 pm Gourmet Hamper in the Garden at Epsom
1.45 pm CONCERT Introduction Christopher Lawrence, presenter ABC Classic FM
PROGRAM Beethoven Opus 1, No 1 , Opus 70, No 2
3.30 pm Walking Tour of Pontville or Organ Recital at St Mark's Church
6.30 pm Dinner in Epsom's Courtyard
7.30 pm CONCERT Introduction Christopher Lawrence and Anna Goldsworthy
PROGRAM Beethoven Opus 11, Opus 1 No 2
Interval with 'Wicked Dessert
Beethoven, Opus 97 'Archduke'
10.30 am Coffee and Cake
11.00 am CONCERT Introduction Christopher Lawrence and Anna Goldsworthy
PROGRAM Beethoven Opus 1 No 3, Opus 70 No 1 'Ghost'
12.30 pm Buffet Lunch featuring locally grown produce and Tasmanian wines
"….a gorgeous place and one of the most acoustically perfect small venues either here or overseas " Christopher Lawrence, ABC Classic FM


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Cape Leeuwin, the south-western point of mainland Australia, is one of the three great southern capes, along with Cape Horn at the tip of South America and the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.
For cruisers attempting to circumnavigate Australia, however, it has long been a point of consternation. It's the place where the Southern and Indian Oceans meet and is famous for its strong westerly winds and huge swells, as well as for shifting sand banks and numerous hidden reefs. Most cruisers give it a wide berth, passing well out to sea under the watchful gaze of the Leeuwin lighthouse.
Until now, the major problem for cruisers has been the lack of a safe overnight anchorage when sailing between Cape Naturaliste, which guards Geographe Bay and the towns of Busselton and Dunsborough, and Albany on the south coast.
Now, however, thanks to the Western Australian Royalties for Regions program, cruisers have a safe haven at the new $36.47 million Augusta boat harbour. The new facility was officially opened in November 2014 after almost three years of construction, including the creation of 600 metre and 150 metre breakwaters using 500,000 tonnes of granite from the onsite quarry and 40,000 cubic metres of imported sand fill.
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Holiday House Margrith
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Distance to centre 6 km
Proximity to public transport 5.5 km
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3-room chalet 43 m2. Practical and cosy furnishings: living/dining room with satellite TV (flat screen), radio. Exit to the terrace. 1 double bedroom. 1 room with 2 beds. Kitchenette (2 hot plates, grill). Shower/WC. Boiler (300 litres). South facing position and, east facing position, terrace 12 m2. Beautiful view of the lake, the mountains and the countryside. Reserved parking.House/Residence
Chalet "Margrith", 920 m a.s.l.. On the outskirts, 6 km from the centre, in a quiet, sunny position on a slope, 6 km from the lake. Private: meadow. Garden furniture, barbecue. In Winter: please take snow chains. Shop 5.5 km, restaurant 5.5 km, railway station 5.5 km. Please note: car recommended.
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503 m a.s.l. >>Idyllic resort, 29 km south from Luzern, 13 km from Brünigpass. In the resort: shops, restaurant. Indoor aquatic centre. The second largest community of Obwalden region and is a popular holiday location. Between the lakes of Sarner and Lunger.Summer
Outdoor swimming pool. Sailing. Fitness course. Fishing. Hiking paths.Winter
Ski-region Mörlialp (1300 m) 7 km, from 1'800 m. 3 drag lifts, 2 children's ski lifts. 6 ski runs, total length 14 km. Ski school. 3 km cross country ski tracks in the region. Snow Bike.
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text: I'm glad that I'm not the only one that's some what annoyed with Oblivion being called a comic book movie when the comic book has never been released. Comics Beat received word from Radical saying that they do in fact plan on publishing the book in 2014 after the movie has ran its course. They sited spoilers as the reason... go ahead and believe that. If memory serves me correctly Radical published one, maybe two things last year total. That would be about a two year publishing hiatus before Oblivion is due to be published. I'm not holding my breath.


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Have you ever wondered just how easy it really is to give 1%? Well we pitched a video brief to global boutique production company Sweetshop, they sent it out to their directors and the incredible Louis Sutherland came back with this gem of a script called 'Mike & Mandy'. This pro-bono video campaign blew our minds! Here's a wee sneaky look behind-the-scenes with director and fellow Wellingtonian, Louis Sutherland.
What did you first think when you read the brief from One Percent Collective?
I've spent the last few years making commercials in between my films, so I loved the opportunity to write and create some work for a caring cause with a pretty open brief. The whole process was refreshing. Having heard about the One Percent Collective team, I knew they would come into the project full of trust too, and if they liked the idea, they'd let me make it. I wanted to make something fun, that didn't take itself too seriously, and was maybe a bit more irreverent than what you typically see.
How did you come up with the characters of Mike & Mandy and how did you cast?
The concept came about when I was overseas in the US visiting a group of friends. They're a cool mishmash of people: a birth doula, graphic designer, and my US producer. Kicking around ideas, I asked them, 'What's interesting about this whole One Percent thing?' After a few completely un-shootable ideas, the notion of, 'Everyone is raised with the aim of putting 100% into everything they do. Imagine a story about someone who was happy giving just 1% in life.' That idea floated to the top, and Mike & Mandy was born.
I then called another mate, Naz Nazli, a creative/copywriter based in London. We'd worked together in the past and had planned to write something a bit different, so this fit the bill. Naz was key as he really looked after putting everything into the key messaging. While we in the US bounced ideas around what a 1% life could look like, Naz worked across the campaign aims and structure with me as we passed the script back and forth over timelines. It worked out to be a nice balance of crazy vs. craft, and of course, like any collaboration, the lines blurred as to who did what while it all came together.
So Mike & Mandy grew into this nice, albeit little bit odd love story. It was a lot of fun not having loads of people looking over our shoulders, and the One Percent team and Pat Shepherd kept loving what we were offering up through the development process.
Casting was more of a challenge, even more so than usual, because actors are at a premium in New Zealand at the moment. For many, commercials are their bread and butter, so being asked to put their face on a campaign for love and very little money was a bit to ask. The Reel World team pulled out all the stops in getting people in the room, but ultimately I didn't feel we had seen the right mix of heart and humour to carry our story. I suddenly found myself stalking my Facebook friends at the 11th hour. Ultimately, the lead role of Mike went to Guy Capper who ended up being perfect for the role, as was Natasha playing Mandy. It's never easy going buck-naked on set, but they not only braved this but gave performances that filled the film with a tactile warmth.
What were the shoot days like for you?
Shoots are always different as there are shifting dynamics and demands that I'm constantly fielding. There's something special about getting everybody on board for a good cause though. Everyone just pitches in which creates a lovely energy throughout the set. Whenever there was space that needed filling, someone leapt into it. Melissa from Sweetshop's accounts department played our mother giving birth, Pat took on the role of a banana, and our 1st AD Shorty played an old fella having a heart attack in a gym. Everyone put their hand up to help, even moreso than usual.
From a production point of view, it was great having Pat on board. He was fully trusting and I didn't have to discuss things too much. This allowed us to charge forward. Instead of sweating about what we've just done, we could focus on what we were doing, and that freed up the creative flow and allowed us to move efficiently and quickly.
What did you want to make the audience feel with the video?
For me, just presenting the audience with the need for donations wasn't enough, as we all become numb or desensitised to those types of campaigns. But my hope was that if people smiled while still pondering the bigger question, we could be effective in a humorous and oddly refreshing way. This film serves as not just a way of giving support, it's also a great way of introducing One Percent Collective. Ideally this is a way to grow the brand and help it become an organisation that will be remembered fondly by the viewers. I hope instead of people feeling burdened by the ask, they'll feel empowered that just by doing a little they can participate in a whole lot of good.
What were the trickiest components during the creation of this campaign and how did you overcome them?
Casting was the toughest. That's not unusual for any production, but it felt more acute here. We all didn't want to make a broad comedy spot. Mike couldn't be too odd looking, and we agreed we didn't want someone to feel one-note or a sad-sack loser. It can be a slippery slope to go this way and can take away the integrity of your character and therefore story. We wanted Mike to be more of a forgotten second cousin type.
But, we had bugger all auditions come in for the main role. That was hard given our expectations of the quality of actor we were looking for. As I said, I started sweating it and ended up hassling some mates on Facebook. Guy eventually came in as a favour, and he'd already heard about One Percent Collective so he was keen to help. A fresh face and not on anyone's books he nailed the pitch of performance first take. Guy's a full-on super intellectual artist and when I put him in scenes without initial direction, I ended up making a small tweak here and there to get what we needed. When matched up with the talented Natasha, the pair were just absolute gold together!
Check out the video here and see Sweetshop's incredible work here.
Interview by Kate Neill. Images by Pat Shepherd. Article originally from The Generosity Journal Issue Five.


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Permanent life insurance basics: an overview of cash-value policies
When it comes to buying life insurance, you have a choice between permanent life and term life insurance. If you are looking for life insurance at an affordable price, you may think term is your best bet. However, you shouldn't overlook permanent life insurance simply based on price. Depending on your needs, permanent insurance such as whole life insurance might be a better fit you and your family.
Life insurance for a lifetime
While term life may initially have lower premiums, policyholders could run into trouble when the term period is over and there is still a need for life insurance protection. At the end of a 20 or 30 year term, you could find that purchasing a new life insurance policy is too expensive, or that it's difficult to find a life insurance company to insure you because you're much older or you've developed a health condition.
With permanent life insurance, that's not a concern. Coverage is guaranteed for life so long as premium payments are made. Permanent life insurance policies also include a savings component called cash value, which accumulates on a tax-free basis and can be borrowed against or used to pay premiums. Keep in mind that any loans taken against cash value, plus interest, will be deducted from the death benefit your beneficiaries receive.
Cash value can also be beneficial if you want to put premium payments on hold. Cash value can cover payments for a certain time period, or you can opt for a smaller death benefit and use your cash value to make payments for the rest of your life.
If you find that you no longer need life insurance, you can also surrender your policy and collect the cash value. However, if you decide to take the cash surrender value early-on, say within the first several years, there may be very little or no cash value to collect.
Permanent life insurance types
Within the category of permanent life insurance, there are four main types of policies available. Although each operates under the same principles of guaranteed coverage and creation of cash value, there are important distinctions you should know before making a purchase:
- Whole life insurance: Whole life policies are the most straightforward type of permanent life insurance. Whole life policies have fixed premiums that generally do not increase over time. Additionally, whole life has a guaranteed death benefit and guaranteed rate of return on your cash value.
- Universal life insurance: With universal life insurance, you have more flexibility as well as greater risk. After the initial premium has been paid, universal life policies allow you to make smaller payments when money is short and larger payments when extra cash is on hand - although premiums are subject to minimums and maximums outlined in your contract. You also have the ability to increase or decrease the death benefit. However, these features come with a certain level of risk. If administrative expenses increase, mortality assumptions change, insurance company investments underperform, or premium payments are insufficient, it is possible that the policy won't build cash value, your beneficiaries may not receive the entire death benefit, or your policy could lapse.
- Variable life insurance: With variable life insurance, you have the ability to choose where your premium dollars are invested. Premium payments are fixed, but your death benefit and cash value will vary depending on the performance of your investments. This form of permanent life insurance requires policyholders to take on a significant amount of risk.
- Variable universal life insurance: This type of insurance policy combines the flexible premium payments of universal life insurance with the ability to choose where to invest your money. According to the New York Department of Insurance, many variable life insurance policies have a guaranteed minimum death benefit, while variable universal life insurance policies do not. If your investments do not perform as expected, you could lose not only the cash value but also a significant portion of the death benefit.
While these are the main types of permanent life insurance, savvy shoppers may find different variations. Additionally, life insurance companies may offer new or different features. For example, some life insurance companies now offer universal life insurance with secondary guarantees to ensure a policy doesn't lapse, according to the Life and Health Insurance Foundation for Education (LIFE).
As you review life insurance quotes, be sure to carefully consider costs, features and risks. The right policy will be the one that provides the death benefit you need and cash value with a level of risk you feel comfortable with.
- Survey: Many see life insurance as key part of retirement planning
New Northwestern Mutual survey find retirement planning among the top reasons most Americans buy life insurance.
- Should you buy whole life insurance?
Term life is popular, but whole life can make sense for some people. Are you one of them?
- How to save more on life insurance after you buy a policy
Aviva offers a unique rider that gives discounts for managing your weight and seeing the doctor every two years.


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The Big Gav relays an intriguing article1 from Der Spiegel about methane hydrates. This could be good news, yet many scientists fear that one day the methane from the ocean floor will heat up the world's climate to a far greater extent than coal, oil and natural gas do today.
"Methane hydrates would seem intuitively to be the most precarious of things. Methane hydrate melts if it gets too warm, and it floats in water. Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and it degrades to CO2, another greenhouse gas which accumulates in the atmosphere just as fossil fuel CO2 does." — Real Climate
World reserves of the frozen gas are enormous. Geologists estimate that significantly more hydrocarbons are bound in the form of methane hydrate than in all known reserves of coal, natural gas and oil combined. "There is simply so much of it that it cannot be ignored," says leading expert Gerhard Bohrman of the Research Center for Ocean Margins (RCOM) in the northern German city of Bremen.
Methane is about 23 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. The "crisis under the ice2" is more threatening because of the Albedo Flip, something about which James Hansen and other scientists at NASA and the Columbia University Earth Institute have expressed grave concern.
We are closer to a tipping point than previously thought. Even "moderate additional" greenhouse emissions are likely to push Earth past "critical tipping points" with "dangerous consequences for the planet." This blog previously relayed the concern by Thomas Homer Dixon In a New York Times op ed entitled "A Swiftly Melting Planet":
This summer's loss of Arctic sea ice indicates that at least one major destabilizing feedback is gaining force quickly. Scientists have also recently learned that the Southern Ocean, which encircles Antarctica, appears to be absorbing less carbon, while Greenland's ice sheet is melting at an accelerating rate.
biogas, disasters, emissions, forecast, oceans, weather, worldSimilar Posts: There is Fast Feedback and there is Slow Feedback There goes the Permafrost Uh, You Know That Bad News? Well, the Dire Predictions were Overly Optimistic Carbon Tracker Bye-Bye, West Antarctic Ice Sheet
1China and India Exploit Icy Energy Reserves 2crisis under the ice
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Over the last couple of months I have been slowly reading through Eugene Peterson's memoir, The Pastor (slowly so I can allow plenty of time for reflection). I find that Peterson's observations on pastoring have a particular relevance in my life as I seek to live out the vocation of pastor in my own context. I am particularly intrigued by the way he sees the primary role of a pastor as leading the congregation in worship of Jesus.
Peterson shares a story of how he and about 15 other area pastors were invited by a psychiatrist to spend two years meeting once a week to learn the basics of diagnosing and helping people with emotional, psychological problems. The psychiatrist invited the pastors to be a part of this mentoring group as he saw them as being on the front lines of encountering people with issues. Peterson writes about how those 2 years were tremendously helpful in coming to understand some of the issues people were facing whether addiction, abuse, depression, or grief. He even writes how at one point he was tempted to quit being a pastor so he could devote more time helping people overcome their issues. Yet it was at this point Eugene Peterson had a sort of epiphany:
Peterson writes,
In the Tuesday chairs [the meetings with the psychiatrist and the other pastors] I was learning to understand people in terms of their problems; in the Sunday chairs I was learning to understand people in terms of God's grace working in them. The epiphany was not in the observation itself, but in the realization that I was gradually becoming more interested in my congregation as problems to be fixed than as persons made in the image of God, capable of living, just as they were, to the glory of God…
…Incrementally, without noticing what I was doing, I had been shifting from being a pastor dealing with God in people's lives to treating them as persons dealing with problems in their lives. I was not being their pastor. I could have helped and still been their pastor. But by reducing them to problems to be fixed, I omitted the biggest thing of all in their lives, God and their souls, and the biggest thing in my life, my vocation as pastor.
Once Eugene Peterson began to embrace the calling of being a pastor he truly began to see one of the highest acts of that vocation in leading his congregation in worship, which for him included the whole of the weekend church service.
Perhaps if I had grown up in a more liturgical tradition I would have naturally thought of the whole Sunday service as worship from the songs, to the sharing of the word, to communion, and prayer. But somehow in all of my years in more nondenominational expressions of church I have somehow come to associate leading worship with just the songs of worship—The Pastor preaches and teaches and the worship leader leads people in worship! Yet as I have pondered these reflections of Peterson I have found myself being challenged to look more at every aspect of a church service as leading people in worship. So if I lead people in singing to God, then I am leading folks in worship. If I lead people in reading aloud from the scriptures then I am leading people in worship worship. If I share the gospel story with the people in the congregation then it is to lead them into worship. This may seem like a no-brainer to some but has really been a great way for me to approach our weekly gathering at Northshore Vineyard.


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Green And Mossy Water Flow — Colorado Nature Art
Green and mossy on the forest floor. Love finding little gems like this on a creek in the Colorado High Country. Green mosses are very small flowerless plants that typically grow in dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations. Mid to late summer with a lot of rain you will also…
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MGMT have teamed up with artist Anthony Ausgang for the cover art for their sophomore release, Congratulations, out April 13th on Columbia Records. I think it's pretty odd and exactly what I would expect of the band. Your thoughts?
You can find out more of how the project came to be here.
MGMT Tour Dates:
April 17th | Indio, CA Coachella
April 17th | Indio, CA Coachella
May 2nd | East Rutherford, NJ Bamboozle
May 31st | George, WA Sasquatch Festival