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I thought about it in my brain, my brain gave me the answer and I liked the answer my brain gave me.-Isabelle, Age 6
If you ever need good quotes, just step into a kindergarten class. I'm repeatedly told I need to write a book of their sayings. It's never a dull moment around here!
My students have choices about demonstrating their learning. We recently finished a pond life unit and the work they had done during the unit was pretty extensive. I felt pretty confident in what they knew and what they had learned. As we were wrapping it up, a student asked why they hadn't done any projects to show me what they had learned. I explained that they had done several projects over the last 2 weeks and they had done a really good job on those. Their puzzled faces indicated that they didn't realize they had demonstrated their learning. I pulled out some of their work samples they had uploaded to Showbie. I put them on the Smart Board and we talked about several of them.
We talked about this example and what animals were chosen and how they were chosen. I asked what else they learned and was told, "We learned how to find pictures on the web in Pic Collage without going into Safari and we learned how to cut around them."
We looked at this work sample created in Popplet Lite and we talked about how they didn't know about water striders and how they walked on top of the water. (Living where we live, it is not unusual for alligators to live in ponds.) I asked what else we learned in this work sample and someone said they learned they wanted to go to that child's house to see the alligator!
I reminded them that both of these projects show me what they know and what they have learned. Someone piped up that he didn't know that he was learning AND having fun at the same time. (Ah yes…my work here is done!)
So, how did we get to this place…this place where learning and fun co-habitate, where children don't even realize they are "doing work"? It started back on day 1 in August. It starts with children having voice and choice in their activities and moving on when they are ready… not when a worksheet, a basal reader, or a workbook page, or even a teacher tells them they are. The work samples above were taken on the same day. One student chose Pic Collage, another chose Popplet and yet another chose Book Creator.
It also means including the students in the information gathering process. We made this anchor chart together and refer to it often when we are working on new learning.
My students know that "an expert" can be an adult or another student in our classroom. They know to ask for help when looking on the internet for answers and they also know where to find resource books in our classroom to reference. We work hard all year to instill confidence in our students' abilities to think for themselves….to "listen to their brains" and think about what their brain is "telling them."
It is an ongoing process that gets refined all year long. I want my students to go to first grade ready…ready to learn, ready to think and reason, and ready to have fun!
Today we will learn exciting new things. Let's get to it!

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As of April 15, 2018 all Insertion Orders ("IOs") entered into between MAGGO, LLC, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies (collectively, "MAGGOMEDIA" or "we", "us", "our") and an Advertiser or Agency (hereby known as the "Advertiser") to display advertisements via the MAGGOMEDIA Advertising Network are governed by the IAB STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR INTERNET ADVERTISING FOR MEDIA BUYS ONE YEAR OR LESS (Version 3.0) (the "Terms") as amended by MAGGOMEDIA below.
- "Ad" means any advertisement provided by Agency on behalf of an Advertiser.
- "Advertiser" means the advertiser for which Agency is the agent under an applicable IO.
- "Advertising Materials" means artwork, copy, or active URLs for Ads.
- "Affiliate" means, as to an entity, any other entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such entity.
- "Affiliate Promotion Property" means third party websites permitted under an IO that are owned, operated or controlled by affiliate publisher channels which participate in Media Company's off network affiliate program (outside of Media Company's advertising platform) and on which Media Company has a contractual right to serve Ads.
- "Agency" means the advertising agency listed on the applicable IO.
- "CPA Deliverables" means Deliverables sold on a cost per acquisition basis.
- "CPC Deliverables" means Deliverables sold on a cost per click basis.
- "CPL Deliverables" means Deliverables sold on a cost per lead basis.
- "CPM Deliverables" means Deliverables sold on a cost per thousand impression basis.
- "Deliverable" or "Deliverables" means the inventory delivered by Media Company (e.g., impressions, clicks, or other desired actions).
- "IO" means a mutually agreed insertion order that incorporates these Terms, under which Media Company will deliver Ads on Sites for the benefit of Agency or Advertiser.
- "Media Company" means MAGGO, LLC dba MAGGOMEDIA its subsidiaries and affiliated companies.
- "Media Company Properties" are websites specified on an IO that are owned, operated, or controlled by Media Company.
- "Network Properties" means websites specified on an IO that are not owned, operated, or controlled by Media Company, but on which Media Company has a contractual right to serve Ads.
- "Policies" means advertising criteria or specifications made conspicuously available, including content guidelines, content limitations, technical specifications, privacy policies, user experience policies, policies regarding use of tags, cookies and any other technology now known or hereafter developed that is designed to track users' online behavior or activity, policies regarding consistency with Media Company's public image, community standards regarding obscenity or indecency (taking into consideration the portion(s) of the Site on which the Ads are to appear), other editorial or advertising policies, and Advertising Materials due dates.
- "Representative" means, as to an entity and/or its Affiliate(s), any director, officer, employee, consultant, contractor, agent, and/or attorney.
- "Site" or "Sites" means Affiliate Promotion Properties, Media Company Properties and Network Properties.
- "Terms" means these amended Standard Terms and Conditions for Internet Advertising for Media Buys One Year or Less, Version 3.0.
- "Third Party" means an entity or person that is not a party to an IO; for purposes of clarity, Media Company, Agency, Advertiser, and any Affiliates or Representatives of the foregoing are not Third Parties.
- "Third Party Ad Server" means a Third Party that will serve and/or track Ads.
- IO Details. From time to time, Media Company and Agency may execute IOs that will be accepted as set forth in Section I(b). As applicable, each IO will specify: (i) the type(s) and amount(s) of Deliverables, (ii) the price(s) for such Deliverables, (iii) the maximum amount of money to be spent pursuant to the IO, which may include the allocation of such monies and how it must be spent across Media Company Properties and/or Affiliate Promotion Properties (iv) the start and end dates of the campaign, and (v) the identity of and contact information for any Third Party Ad Server. Other items that may be included are, but are not limited to, reporting requirements, any special Ad delivery scheduling and/or Ad placement requirements, and specifications concerning ownership of data collected. Excluding Advertising Materials provided by Advertiser, Media Company shall own and retain all right, title and interest in any materials and content it creates for the media buy pursuant to the IO. Advertiser agrees that it shall not at any time assert or claim any interest in, or do anything that may adversely affect the validity or enforceability of, any intellectual property or other proprietary right belonging to Media Company hereunder.
- Availability; Acceptance. Media Company will make commercially reasonable efforts to notify Agency within two (2) business days of receipt of an IO signed by Agency if the specified inventory is not available. Acceptance of the IO and these Terms will be deemed the earlier of (i) written (which, unless otherwise specified, for purposes of these Terms, will include paper, fax, or e-mail communication) approval of the IO by Media Company and Agency, or (ii) the display of the first Ad impression by Media Company, unless otherwise agreed on the IO. Notwithstanding the foregoing, modifications to the originally submitted IO will not be binding unless approved in writing by both Media Company and Agency.
- Revisions. Revisions to accepted IOs will be made in writing and will become effective when acknowledged, approved and accepted by the other party in writing.
- Compliance with IO. Media Company will comply with the IO, including all Ad placement restrictions, and, except as set forth in Section VI(c), will use commercially reasonable efforts to create a reasonably balanced delivery schedule; provided that, Advertiser and Agency acknowledge that given the nature of Media Company's business impressions on Sites may vary at times. Media Company will provide, within the scope of the IO, an Ad to the Site specified on the IO when such Site is visited by an Internet user. Any exceptions will be approved by Agency in writing.
- Changes to Site. Media Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Agency at least 10 business days prior notification of any material changes to the Site (excluding Affiliate Promotion Properties) that would materially change the target audience or materially affect the size or placement of the Ad specified on the applicable IO. Should such a modification occur with or without notice, as Agency's and Advertiser's sole remedy for such change, Agency may cancel the remainder of the affected placement without penalty within the 10-day notice period. If Media Company has failed to provide such notification, Agency may cancel the remainder of the affected placement within 30 days of such modification and, in such case, will not be charged for any affected Ads delivered after such modification.
- Technical Specifications. Media Company will submit or otherwise make electronically accessible to Agency final technical specifications within two (2) business days of the acceptance of an IO. Changes by Media Company to the specifications of already-purchased Ads after that two (2) business day period will allow Advertiser to suspend delivery of the affected Ad for a reasonable time (without impacting the end date, unless otherwise agreed by the parties) in order to (i) send revised Advertising Materials; (ii) request that Media Company resize the Ad at Media Company's cost, and with final creative approval of Agency, within a reasonable time period to fulfill the guaranteed levels of the IO; (iii) accept a comparable replacement; or (iv) if the parties are unable to negotiate an alternate or comparable replacement in good faith within five (5) business days, immediately cancel the remainder of the affected placement without penalty.
- Editorial Adjacencies. Media Company acknowledges that certain Advertisers may not want their Ads placed adjacent to content that promotes pornography, violence, or the use of firearms, contains obscene language, or falls within another category stated on the IO ("Editorial Adjacency Guidelines"). Media Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the Editorial Adjacency Guidelines with respect to Ads that appear on Media Company Properties, although Media Company will at all times retain editorial control over the Media Company Properties. For Ads shown on Network Properties and Affiliate Promotion Properties, Media Company and Agency agree that Media Company's sole responsibilities with respect to compliance with these Editorial Adjacency Guidelines will be to obtain contractual representations from its participating network publishers that such publishers will comply with Editorial Adjacency Guidelines on all Network Properties and to provide the remedy specified below to Agency with respect to violations of Editorial Adjacency Guidelines on Network Properties. Should Ads appear in violation of the Editorial Adjacency Guidelines, Advertiser's sole and exclusive remedy is to request in writing that Media Company remove the Ads and provide Ads compliant with the Editorial Adjacency Guidelines or, if no Ads compliant with the Editorial Adjacency Guidelines can be agreed upon, issue a credit to Advertiser equal to the value of such Ads, or not bill Agency for such Ads. In cases where Ads compliant with the Editorial Adjacency Guidelines and a credit can be shown to be commercially infeasible for the Advertiser, Agency and Media Company will negotiate an alternate solution. After Agency notifies Media Company that specific Ads are in violation of the Editorial Adjacency Guidelines, Media Company will make commercially reasonable efforts to correct such violation within 24 hours. If such correction materially and adversely impacts such IO, Agency and Media Company will negotiate in good faith mutually agreed changes to such IO to address such impacts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Agency and Advertiser each acknowledge and agree that, subject to applicable laws, no Advertiser will be entitled to any remedy for any violation of the Editorial Adjacency Guidelines resulting from: (i) Ads placed by Advertiser and/or Agency at locations other than the Sites, or (ii) Ads displayed on properties, including Affiliate Promotion Properties, that Agency or Advertiser is aware, or should be reasonably aware, may contain content in potential violation of the Editorial Adjacency Guidelines. For any page on the Site that primarily consists of user-generated content, the preceding paragraph will not apply. Instead, Media Company will make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that Ads are not placed adjacent to content that violates the Site's terms of use. Advertiser's and Agency's sole remedy for Media Company's breach of such obligation will be to submit written complaints to Media Company, who will review such complaints, determine whether the Ads' placement is objectionable or in violation of such Site's terms of use ,and remove user-generated content at Media Company's sole discretion.
- Invoices. The initial invoice will be sent by Media Company upon completion of the first month's delivery, or within 30 days of completion of the IO, whichever is earlier. Invoices will be sent to Agency's billing address as set forth on the IO and will include information reasonably specified by Agency, such as the IO number, Advertiser name, brand name or campaign name, and any number or other identifiable reference stated as required for invoicing on the IO. All invoices (other than corrections of previously provided invoices) pursuant to the IO will be sent within 90 days of delivery of all Deliverables. Media Company acknowledges that failure by Media Company to send an initial invoice within such period may cause Agency to be contractually unable to collect payment from the Advertiser. If Media Company sends the initial invoice after the 90-day period and the Agency either has not received the applicable funds from the Advertiser or does not have the Advertiser's consent to dispense such funds, Agency will use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Media Company in collecting payment from the Advertiser or obtaining Advertiser's consent to dispense funds. Any failure by Agency to invoice the Advertiser within this time frame shall not in any way limit Media Company's ability to collect funds from the Advertiser.
- Upon request from the Agency, Media Company should provide proof of performance for the invoiced period, which may include access to online or electronic reporting, as addressed in these Terms, subject to the notice and cure provisions of Section IV. Media Company should invoice Agency for the services provided with the net cost (i.e., the cost after subtracting any applicable discounts and commissions, including but not limited to Agency commissions, if any) based on actual delivery, flat-fee, or based on prorated distribution of delivery over the term of the IO, as specified on the applicable IO.
- Payment Date. Order acceptance is subject to credit approval of Advertiser and/or Agency; Advertiser and Agency shall provide information reasonably requested by Media Company to evaluate such entity's credit and Media Company reserves the right to cancel credit at any time for any reason in its sole discretion, with or without notice. Provided credit is approved, payment is due thirty (30) days from the invoice date unless otherwise agreed in writing by Media Company. Media Company may notify Agency that it has not received payment in such 30-day period and whether it intends to seek payment directly from Advertiser pursuant to Section III(c), below, and Media Company may do so five (5) business days after providing such notice. In the event of non-payment, and without limiting any other available remedies, Media Company may offset any amounts due to Media Company against any amounts due from Media Company to Advertiser (or Agency on its behalf) under any agreement or IO, or may offset such amounts against any charges for media to be delivered by Media Company.
- Payment Liability. Media Company may hold Agency liable for payments due by Advertiser, as the disclosed agent of the Advertiser, in the event of non-payment by Advertiser for Ads placed in accordance with the terms of the IO. Agency agrees that Media Company may hold Agency liable for payments due to Media Company on unpaid invoices issued to Advertiser for Ads placed in accordance with the IO. Advertiser shall keep records related to payments made by it to Agency with respect to services provided by Media Company under this Agreement and Agency shall keep records related to payments received by it from Advertiser with respect to services provided by Media Company under this Agreement, and upon reasonable notice from Media Company, Advertiser and Agency shall allow Media Company to review such records. Unless otherwise set forth by the Media Company in the IO, a 2% per month (pro-rated for any part thereof) penalty interest on late payments shall be levied on the unpaid, delinquent invoice issued by the Media Company from the due date thereof.
- Agency agrees to make every reasonable effort to collect and clear payment from Advertiser on a timely basis.
- Agency's credit is established on a client-by-client basis.
- If Advertiser proceeds have not cleared for the IO, other advertisers from Agency will not be prohibited from advertising on the Site due to such non-clearance if such other advertisers' credit is not in question.
- Upon request, Agency will make available to Media Company written confirmation of the relationship between Agency and Advertiser. This confirmation should include, for example, Advertiser's acknowledgment that Agency is its agent and is authorized to act on its behalf in connection with the IO and these Terms. In addition, upon the request of Media Company, Agency will confirm whether Advertiser has paid to Agency in advance funds sufficient to make payments pursuant to the IO.
- If Advertiser's or Agency's credit is or becomes impaired, Media Company may require payment in advance.
- Payment Recovery Costs. Pursuant to Section III (b) above, in the event that Media Company is required to seek payment directly from Advertiser, Media Company may impose additional costs on Advertiser in relation to the IO associated with the recovery of the outstanding payment (i.e., the reasonable costs of debt recovery companies instructed to recover the payments).
- Media Company Reporting. If Media Company is serving the campaign, Media Company may make reporting available at least as often as weekly, either electronically or in writing, unless otherwise specified on the IO. Reports will be broken out by day and summarized by creative execution, content area (Ad placement), impressions, clicks, spend/cost, and other variables as may be defined on the IO (e.g., keywords).
- Once Media Company has provided the online or electronic report, if applicable, it agrees that Agency and Advertiser are entitled to reasonably rely on it, subject to provision of Media Company's invoice for such period.
- A user's engagement in steps or actions required to become a user of Advertiser's offering will be taken into consideration for Media Company's (MAGGOMEDIA) attribution or determination of an install (whether by itself or a third party) within the applicable Ad View Window period. A user will be deemed to engage in such steps or actions where an Ad rendered by Media Company is viewed/played/clicked upon or otherwise any interactive feature thereof is utilized. Media Company will endeavor to fire beacons as separate events to attribution partners towards such user engagement except where such partner does not support event beacons in which case Media Partner may use click or view beacons for attribution. Media Company reserves the right to exercise a view and attribution window during the applicable reporting period, commencing upon the time a user has either viewed, played, accessed or clicked onto an Ad rendered by MAGGOMEDIA ("Ad View Window")
- Without Cause. Unless designated on the IO as non-cancelable, Advertiser may cancel the entire IO, or any portion thereof, as follows:
- With 14 days' prior written notice to Media Company, without penalty, for any guaranteed Deliverable, including, but not limited to, CPM Deliverables. For avoidance of doubt, and by way of example, if Advertiser cancels the guaranteed portions of the IO eight (8) days prior to serving of the first impression, Advertiser will only be responsible for the first six (6) days of those Deliverables.
- With seven (7) days' prior written notice to Media Company, without penalty, for any non-guaranteed Deliverable, including, but not limited to, CPC Deliverables, CPL Deliverables, or CPA Deliverables, as well as some non-guaranteed CPM Deliverables.
- With 30 days' prior written notice to Media Company, without penalty, for any flat fee-based or fixed-placement Deliverable, including, but not limited to, roadblocks, time-based or share-of-voice buys, and some types of cancelable sponsorships.
- Advertiser will remain liable to Media Company for amounts due for any custom content or development ("Custom Material") provided to Advertiser or completed by Media Company or its third-party vendor prior to the effective date of termination. For IOs that contemplate the provision or creation of Custom Material, Media Company will specify the amounts due for such Custom Material as a separate line item. Advertiser will pay for such Custom Material within 30 days from receiving an invoice therefore.
- For Cause. Either Media Company or Agency may terminate an IO at any time if the other party is in material breach of its obligations hereunder, which breach is not cured within 10 days after receipt of written notice thereof from the non-breaching party, except as otherwise stated in these Terms with regard to specific breaches. Additionally, if Agency or Advertiser breaches its obligations by violating the same Policy three times (and such Policy was provided to Agency or Advertiser) and receives timely notice of each such breach, even if Agency or Advertiser cures such breaches, then Media Company may terminate the IO or placements associated with such breach upon written notice. If Agency or Advertiser does not cure a violation of a Policy within the applicable 10-day cure period after written notice, where such Policy had been provided by Media Company to Agency, then Media Company may terminate the IO and/or placements associated with such breach upon written notice.
- Notification of Under-delivery. Media Company will monitor delivery of the Ads, and will notify Agency either electronically or in writing as soon as possible if Media Company believes that an under-delivery is likely. In the case of a probable or actual under-delivery, Agency and Media Company may arrange for a makegood consistent with these Terms.
- Makegood Procedure. If actual Deliverables for any campaign fall below guaranteed levels, as set forth on the IO, and/or if there is an omission of any Ad (placement or creative unit), Agency and Media Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to agree upon the conditions of a makegood flight, either on the IO or at the time of the shortfall. If no makegood can be agreed upon, Agency may execute a credit equal to the value of the under-delivered portion of the IO for which it was charged. If Agency or Advertiser has made a cash prepayment to Media Company, specifically for the campaign IO for which under-delivery applies, then, if Agency and/or Advertiser is reasonably current on all amounts owed to Media Company under any other agreement for such Advertiser, Agency may elect to receive a refund for the under-delivery equal to the difference between the applicable pre-payment and the value of the delivered portion of the campaign. In no event will Media Company provide a makegood or extend any Ad beyond the period set forth on the IO without the prior written consent of Agency.
- Unguaranteed Deliverables. If an IO contains CPA Deliverables, CPL Deliverables, or CPC Deliverables, the predictability, forecasting, and conversions for such Deliverables may vary and guaranteed delivery, even delivery, and makegoods are not available.
- Generally. Excluding payment obligations, neither Agency nor Media Company will be liable for delay or default in the performance of its respective obligations under these Terms if such delay or default is caused by conditions beyond its reasonable control, including, but not limited to, fire, flood, accident, earthquakes, telecommunications line failures, electrical outages, network failures, acts of God, or labor disputes ("Force Majeure event"). If Media Company suffers such a delay or default, Media Company will make reasonable efforts within five (5) business days to recommend a substitute transmission for the Ad or time period for the transmission. If no such substitute time period or makegood is reasonably acceptable to Agency, Media Company will allow Agency a pro rata reduction in the space, time, and/or program charges hereunder in the amount of money assigned to the space, time, and/or program charges at the time of purchase. In addition, Agency will have the benefit of the same discounts that would have been earned had there been no default or delay.
- Related to Payment. If Agency's ability to transfer funds to third parties has been materially negatively impacted by an event beyond the Agency's reasonable control, including, but not limited to, failure of banking clearing systems or a state of emergency, then Agency will make every reasonable effort to make payments on a timely basis to Media Company, but any delays caused by such condition will be excused for the duration of such condition. Subject to the foregoing, such excuse for delay will not in any way relieve Agency from any of its obligations as to the amount of money that would have been due and paid without such condition.
- Cancellation. If a Force Majeure event has continued for five (5) business days, Media Company and/or Agency has the right to cancel the remainder of the IO without penalty.
- Submission. Agency will submit Advertising Materials pursuant to Section II(c) in accordance with Media Company's then-existing Policies. Media Company's sole remedies for a breach of this provision are set forth in Section V(b), above, Sections IX (c) and (d), below, and Sections X (b) and (c), below.
- Late Creative. If Advertising Materials are not received by the IO start date, Media Company will begin to charge the Advertiser on the IO start date on a pro rata basis based on the full IO, excluding portions consisting of performance-based, non-guaranteed inventory, for each full day the Advertising Materials are not received. If Advertising Materials are late based on the Policies, Media Company is not required to guarantee full delivery of the IO. Media Company and Agency will negotiate a resolution if Media Company has received all required Advertising Materials in accordance with Section IX (a) but fails to commence a campaign on the IO start date.
- Compliance. Media Company reserves the right within its discretion to reject or remove from its Site any Ads for which the Advertising Materials, software code associated with the Advertising Materials (e.g. pixels, tags, JavaScript), or the website to which the Ad is linked do not comply with its Policies, or that in Media Company's sole reasonable judgment, do not comply with any applicable law, regulation, or other judicial or administrative order. In addition, Media Company reserves the right within its discretion to reject or remove from its Site any Ads for which the Advertising Materials or the website to which the Ad is linked are, or may tend to bring, disparagement, ridicule, or scorn upon Media Company or any of its Affiliates (as defined below), provided that if Media Company has reviewed and approved such Ads prior to their use on the Site, Media Company will not immediately remove such Ads before making commercially reasonable efforts to acquire mutually acceptable alternative Advertising Materials from Agency.
- Damaged Creative. If Advertising Materials provided by Agency are damaged, not to Media Company's specifications, or otherwise unacceptable, Media Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify Agency within two (2) business days of its receipt of such Advertising Materials. If Advertiser or Agency fails to provide Media Company with Advertising Materials to replace such damaged, non-compliant or otherwise unacceptable Advertising Materials prior to the scheduled start of the media flight, Advertising Materials will be deemed 'late' pursuant to subsection IX(b).
- No Modification. Media Company will not edit or modify the submitted Ads in any way, including, but not limited to, resizing the Ad, without Agency's approval. Media Company will use all Ads in strict compliance with these Terms and any written instructions provided on the IO.
- Ad Tags. When applicable, Third Party Ad Server tags will be implemented so that they are functional in all aspects. All use of Third Party Ad Server tags shall comply with Media Company's Policies including, without limitation, policies regarding use of tags, cookies and any other technology now known or hereafter developed that is designed to track users' online behavior or activity as supplied by Media Company from time to time.
- Trademark Usage. Media Company, on the one hand, and Agency and Advertiser, on the other, will not use the other's trade name, trademarks, logos, or Ads in any public announcement (including, but not limited to, in any press release) regarding the existence or content of these Terms or an IO without the other's prior written approval.
- Policies. For the purposes of Section X(b), Agency agrees that new and/or amended Policies posted by Media Company from time to time at http://www.MAGGOMEDIA.com/terms / shall satisfy the requirement to provide prior notice of such Policies to Agency.
- By Media Company. Media Company will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Agency, Advertiser, and each of its Affiliates and Representatives from damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (collectively, "Losses") resulting from any allegations, actions, causes of action, obligations, demands and claim, judgment, or proceeding (collectively, "Claims") brought by a Third Party and resulting from (i) Media Company's alleged breach of Section XII or of Media Company's representations and warranties in Section XIV(a), or (ii) Advertising Materials provided by Media Company for an Ad (and not by Agency, Advertiser, and/or each of its Affiliates and/or Representatives) ("Media Company Advertising Materials") that: (A) violate any applicable law, regulation, judicial or administrative action, or the right of a Third Party; or (B) are defamatory or obscene. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Media Company will not be liable for any Losses resulting from Claims to the extent that such Claims result from (1) Media Company's customization of Ads or Advertising Materials based upon detailed specifications, materials, or information provided by the Advertiser, Agency, and/or each of its Affiliates and/or Representatives, or (2) a user viewing an Ad outside of the targeting set forth on the IO, which viewing is not directly attributable to Media Company's serving such Ad in breach of such targeting.
- By Advertiser. Advertiser will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Media Company and each of its Affiliates and Representatives from Losses resulting from any Claims brought by a Third Party resulting from (i) Advertiser's alleged breach of Section XII or of Advertiser's representations and warranties in Section XIV(a), (ii) Advertiser's violation of Policies (to the extent the terms of such Policies have been provided (e.g., by making such Policies available by providing a URL) via email or other affirmative means, to Agency or Advertiser at least 14 days prior to the violation giving rise to the Claim), or (iii) the content or subject matter of any Ad or Advertising Materials to the extent used by Media Company in accordance with these Terms or an IO. Advertiser shall further indemnify Media Company and each of its Affiliates and Representatives from Losses resulting from any Claims brought by a Third Party resulting from (1) Ads and Advertising Materials provided by Advertiser or Agency to Media Company and posted on a Site, (2) Media Company's use of any content or technology other than an Ad or Advertising Materials that Advertiser or Agency require Media Company to use, (3) the pages and sites to which an Ad or Advertising Materials link, and (4) use of any products sold through an Ad or Advertising Materials or through pages or sites to which they link.
- By Agency. Agency represents and warrants that it has the authority as Advertiser's agent to bind Advertiser to these Terms and each IO, and that all of Agency's actions related to these Terms and each IO will be within the scope of such agency. Agency will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Media Company and each of its Affiliates and Representatives from Losses resulting from (i) Agency's alleged breach of the foregoing sentence, or (ii) Claims brought by a Third Party alleging that Agency has breached its express, Agency-specific obligations under Section XII.
- Procedure. The indemnified party(s) will promptly notify the indemnifying party of all Claims of which it becomes aware (provided that a failure or delay in providing such notice will not relieve the indemnifying party's obligations except to the extent such party is prejudiced by such failure or delay), and will: (i) provide reasonable cooperation to the indemnifying party at the indemnifying party's expense in connection with the defense or settlement of all Claims; and (ii) be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defense of all Claims. The indemnified party(s) agrees that the indemnifying party will have sole and exclusive control over the defense and settlement of all Claims; provided, however, the indemnifying party will not acquiesce to any judgment or enter into any settlement, either of which imposes any obligation or liability on an indemnified party(s) without its prior written consent.
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Translated and sourced from Mizuki Shigeru's Mujyara, Japanese Wikipedia, Kaii Yokai Densho Database Japanese Performing Arts Resource Center, and Other Sources
A sea serpent so massive it takes three days to pass by in a boat? Mysterious lights floating by the beach? A generic term for ghost stories? Ayakashi is one of the most complicated and convoluted terms in all of Japanese folklore. There is no easy answer to this simple question.
What Does Ayakashi Mean?
Usually when investigating a yokai I like to start with deciphering the kanji that make up the name. That is your first, best clue as to what the monster or phenomenon is. But ayakashi is written either in hiragana (あやかし) or katakana (アヤカシ), neither of which give any hints as to the meaning. There is an alternate and specific spelling of ayakashi that does use kanji, and we will look into that later.
In its most basic usage, ayakashi is a general term for yokai that appear above the surface of the water, and can be translated as "strange phenomenon of the sea." That fact that this is the surface of the water is important—yokai tend to appear at boundaries, places where one thing becomes another thing. So ayakashi are yokai that haunt the boundary between the ocean and the air, instead of sea monsters swimming in the dark depths.
There are many yokai that have been called ayakashi over the years. Here are a few of them:
Ayakashi no Kaika – The Strange Lights of Ayakashi
In Nagasaki, the term ayakashi refers to strange lights that dance above the surface of the water, and are found mostly on the beaches in twilight.
These lights are different from the typical Japanese kaika (怪火; strange lights), in that the floating fires are said to contain what looks to be small children running around inside of them. This phenomenon is particularly associated with Tsushima city, Nagasaki.
Some of these ayakashi no kaika also appear out on the water, where it is said they can suddenly take on the appearance of massive rocks or landmasses that appear out of nowhere. The goal of this transformation is to panic ships, forcing them to change course and run aground or sink. But the irony is, if the brave captain sails right through the mirage, they vanish leaving everyone unharmed.
Funa Yurei – The Boat Ghosts
See Funa Yurei – The Boat Ghosts
In Yamaguchi and Saga prefectures ayakashi refers to funa yurei, a group of yurei who drowned at sea and now try to sink boats to increase their numbers. Funa yubrei are known to float up to the surface of the water appearing first as kaika, then transforming into figures when they reach the surface. They will demand a hishaku—a bamboo spoon—from any boat they encounter, and if given one they will swiftly fill the boat with water and drag the crew down to the depths.
A wise captain always carried a hishaku with holes drilled in it when sailing in funa yurei infested waters. Giving this spoon to the funa yurei means that they cannot sink your boat.
Several other areas in Western Japan use the term ayakashi to describe ghosts of those drowned at sea, who try to sink boats and drown swimmers either for revenge or to swell their ranks. A good example of this is the Shudan Borei.
The Woman of the Well
This story of the ayakashi appears only once, in the Edo period Kaidanshu Kaidanro no Sue (怪談老の杖; A Cane for an Old Man of Kaidan).
In Taidozaki, in the Chosei district of Chiba prefecture, a group of sailors put to show in order to re-stock their fresh water holds. As they pulled into the beach, a beautiful woman came walking by carrying a large bucket. She said the bucket was filled with fresh water that she had drawn from a nearby well, and that she would be only too happy to share it with the sailors.
Hearing this, the Captain said "There's no well nearby. I've heard similar stories of thirsty sailors beguiled by a beautiful woman offering them water, never to be seen again. That woman is an ayakashi!" He ordered the boat swiftly back to the sea. As the men pulled their oars, the woman came running towards the ship in a rage, and leapt into the ocean biting the hull of the ship and holding on tight. The quick-thinking Captain beat her off with one of the oars, and the ship sailed away unharmed.
A real-life animal associated with the term ayakashi are remoras, the leach-like fish with sucker bellies that fasten themselves onto sharks and other ocean-going objects in order to get a free ride and some free food.
According to folk belief, if remoras fasten themselves to the underside of your boat, you will become stuck in the water and unable to move. In this case, remoras are called ayakashi.
Ikuchi – The Oily Sea Serpent
By far the most famous depiction of ayakashi is the massive sea serpent Ikuchi. The association comes from Toriyama Seiken (鳥山石燕), and his entry for ayakashi in his Konjyaku Hyakki Shui (今昔百鬼拾遺; A Collection of 100 Ghosts from Times Past)
Toriyama wrote:
"When boats sail the seas of Western Japan, they encounter a beast so large it takes 2-3 days just to sail past. The body of the beast drips oil, but if the sailors work together to clear the boat of the oil no harm will come to them. If they don't, they will sink."
The Ikuchi is a legendary monster from Ibaraki prefecture, that was written about in Edo period Kaidanshu like Tsumura Soan (津村正恭)'s Tankai (譚海; Sea Ballads) and Negishi Shizumori (根岸 鎮衛)'s Mimibukuro (耳袋; Ear Bag). The Ikuchi is described as eel-like and massively long, several kilometers at least. It was not inherently dangerous, but would become tangled up with ships accidently. Crews had to work often for days to get their ship free of the Ikuchi. The most dangerous part was the oil that seeped from the monster's body. The crew had to diligently clean up all the oil, or the ship would sink.
Why Toriyama called his depiction of the Ikuchi "ayakashi" isn't known. Perhaps he didn't know the monster's true name, or perhaps he was using the general term for sea monsters instead of the specific name of Ikuchi. But for whatever reason, such is Toriyama's influence that Ayakashi has come to describe the Ikuchi in most modern depictions.
Other Depictions
The word ayakashi has been put on almost every variation of sea monster you can think of. The 1918 book Dozoku to Densetsu (土俗と伝説; Local Customs and Legends) describes the ayakashi like this:
"The ayakashi is a mystery of the sea. They haunt boats on the open waters. Their appearance is like an enormous octopus. It will wrap itself around a boat, and only let go when gold coins are given to it."
The 1923 book Tabi to Densetsu (旅と伝説; Travels and Legends) says this about ayakashi:
"While traveling the open sea at night, you will see lights in the distance. A ship approaches, mysteriously traveling against the wind. The ship is blazing, covered in lanterns of every shape and size, and suddenly overtakes your vessel. Or sometimes it disappears all together, and reappears next to you. The boat is filled with the souls of those who drowned at sea, and they want to add to their number. If they get close enough, they will fling an iron basket filled with fire onto your ship, killing all on board."
Another Edo period kaidanshu offers this description:
"When the winds blow from the West, the dead travel on the waves. With lanterns hanging from the prow, you can make out the site of a woman clad in a white kimono, standing in the prow of a small ship. This is the ayakashi."
There are many, many more. Most of the stories are slightly similar—describing either some kind of great sea monster, or a boat full of drowning victims out for revenge—but few of them are exactly the same. This is probably what cause folklorists and storytellers to throw up their hands and say "Fine! Ayakashi just means all sea weirdness. That covers everything, right?"
Not quite …
Ayakashi and the Masks of Noh
While no one agrees on exactly what kind of ocean phenomenon ayakashi is, they are all at least agreed that it is SOME kind of ocean phenomenon. Except for Noh theater.
Many of Japan's arts have a specialized vocabulary that is used nowhere else (try going to a sushi restaurant in Japan and asking for some "purple" and you will see what I mean.) As you know (ha ha!) Noh theater uses masks. All of the masks have names, and the name for a male mask of a ghost or violent god is called ayakashi.
Noh uses a specialized kanji, 怪士 meaning strange (怪; ayaka – ) + warrior (士; shi). These masks come in variation, like the chigusa ayakashi which is fleshy and more human-like, or the shin no ayakashi with protruding eyes and bulging blood vessels. The most terrifying is the rei no ayakashi, a skeletonesque face with a white pallor and sunken eyes. The ayakashi masks were designed around the Muromachi period and where used interchangeably for many ghostly roles, but by the Edo period each mask had been assigned a specific role.
Because of the masks of Noh, and Ayakashi no Mono (怪士のもの) can refer to a ghost story of Noh, where one of the ayakashi masks are used. And that is where the confusion comes in, from using the term "ayakashi" as a general word for yokai or "ghost story." It is … but ONLY in Noh theater.
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales
And that brings us to where most Westerners have heard the term ayakashi, in the anime Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales. While this is a brilliant series, you will notice that nowhere is there a sea creature of any kind, neither monster nor boat full of lantern-bearing yurei.
That is because the series is named after the Noh usage of ayakashi, which gives it a mysterious, nostalgic feel (and is also a bit misleading, as the stories in Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales come from Kabuki theater and not Noh. But that's marketing for you … )
Translator's Note
This started out with me answering a reader's question on the difference between yokai, ayakashi, and mononoke. It soon became apparent that there was far too much information for a simple answer, and blossomed into this article.
And I still didn't answer the question! Sorry! But at least you will have a better understanding of what ayakashi means!
Further Reading:
For other informative posts about yokai and such, check out:
What Does Yokai Mean in English?
How Do You Say Ghost in Japanese?


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Narcissists are predators, but they can be turned into prey fairly easily. Here's a quick field guide to the most common types of narcissists you may find out in the wilderness of real life. Binoculars are good to have on hand to spot them, but make sure you keep yourself camouflaged well and carry the weapon of Truth. Truth to a narc is like garlic to a vampire–they will run faster than Montezuma's Revenge.
It's easy to learn how to identify the subspecies of common narcissists by using this Field Guide to help you identify the most common types, their preferred habitat, and chosen source of supply (food). They can all be either male or female, but where a particular gender is more commonly seen, it will be indicated in the subspecies description.
1. Narcissus grandiosis.
N. grandiosis is the "classic", grandiose, aggressively ambitious (and often successful) narcissist. Usually male but there are many females too. N. grandiosis is full of himself, boasts about his achievements, uses and consumes others to get ahead, and the only emotion they show is rage and occasional glee over their own greatness. A close subtype of N. grandiosis is N. grandiosis cerebrus. He is smarter than you and wants to make sure you and everyone else knows just how superior his mind is to the all the plebes like yourself.
Habitat: the corner office in big corporations, the political trail, Hollywood, Wall Street.
Preferred food: unassertive, codependent people they can boss around, impress, use, and have complete control over.
2. Narcissus coverticus vulnerabilis.
Looks can be deceiving. N. vulnerabilis may appear to be some other species of psychological or personality disorder. N. vulnerabilis is likely to be female (but not always). They seem almost cloyingly nice, but watch out–they are predators of the emotional vampire subspecies. They seem to have endless problems and misfortunes and emotional crises and expect you to ALWAYS be there for them. If you are not, they will sulk, whine, cry, give you the silent treatment, or tell everyone what a heartless, cold narcissist YOU are. Or make endless excuses why the advice you give them will NEVER work. Eventually, they will suck away your soul until you're as down and out as they are. They're going down and taking you with them.
Habitat: Unemployment and social service offices, food banks, therapist's offices, your couch, your bed.
Preferred food: Highly empathetic people, people working in the helping professions.
3. Narcissus religiosis.
N. religiosis is likely to be female, but don't be fooled. Males often rise to positions of leadership in churches, at which point they can be easily confused with N. grandiosis (a subspecies who may share their habitat). N. religiosis is always holy, always pious, always reads their Bible and attends church (or other place of worship) whenever they can, and is always right. They love to lord their self-righteousness over those they deem unworthy of salvation, and secretly desire to be Gods themselves. If anyone tells you you're going to hell for believing what you believe, you are looking at a N. religiosis. Many of this subspecies are hypocritical and don't practice what they preach.
Habitat: Churches, synagogues, religious events. They are also common on the political trail and can be spotted on school boards trying to get certain books or the teaching of sex education or evolution banned.
Preferred food: The unworthy, the ungodly, the sinful, all atheists and agnostics, or anyone who doesn't believe exactly as they do.
4. Narcissus generosa.
This subspecies can fool you because they appear to be so giving. N. generosa is usually female. They are big givers to charitable organizations and causes and loudly talk about how much they gave. They don't really care about helping others–they are doing it to impress you with how altruistic and selfless they are. N. generosa gets a huge dose of narcissistic supply when others are impressed by their giving nature and makes sure you know about all those other times they gave selflessly too. N. generosa is often the long-suffering female relative, often a mother, who endlessly reminds you how much they have done for you and what a martyr they have been for doing so.
Habitat: Charitable events and meetings, volunteer organizations, church groups, the kitchen (slaving away to cook dinner for you). They have also been spotted in hospitals, spending time with the sick and disabled.
Preferred food: The poor, the sick, the disabled, the down on their luck, the very young and old, and vulnerable prey of all kinds.
5. Narcissus minimus.
N. minimus may be a hybrid species because they show fewer traits of the Narcissus species. The only subspecies who may have the ability to become a member of Homo sapiens with the appropriate care and feeding. They may have narcissistic traits and act arrogant and full of themselves, but have small levels of empathy and a slight ability to feel bad about their predatory behaviors.
Habitat: Anywhere.
Preferred food: N. minimus can survive on a low calorie diet and can go for long periods without food at all, although they would prefer to have a more frequent diet, and are willing to hunt for their prey, although with less aggression than the other subspecies.
6. Narcissus hypochondrosis.
N. hypochondrosis can be male or female. They are always sick or complaining about their endless ailments. Their chronic fake maladies make it possible for them to get supply from others in the form of medical or nursing care, or just the sympathy they crave. Being "sick" so often also frees them from the need to have to work for a living, because, you see, they are too sick. N. hypochondrisis is often a hybrid type combined with N. parasitis. Also known by their alternative name, N. Malingerosa. Being "sick" could also mean they "suffer" from a nonexistent mental disorder such as schizophrenia or Bipolar. Because they are "crazy," this gives them carte blanche to treat you in whatever shabby manner they desire and exempts them from societal expectations to treat others with respect and manners.
Habitat: Doctor's offices, hospital emergency rooms, at home in bed, at home in your bed or on your couch.
Preferred food: The sympathetic and people pleasing, the nurturing, nurses and doctors.
7. Narcissus parasitis.
Closely related to N. hypochondronsis and N. coverticus vulnerabilis, N. parasitis seems meek and unassuming. But she will eat you alive in her neverending quest for nurturing, sympathy, a bed to sleep in, free access to your home, fridge and bank account, and an aversion to having to hunt for their own food.
Habitat: Your home and your entire life.
Preferred food: codependent and people-pleasing people, the generous, the softhearted, the maternal, or anyone who can be easily manipulated and used.
8. Narcissus psychopathis dangerosa.
N. psychopathis dangerosa is also known as the malignant narcissist, or sometimes, psychopath. Many are hybrid with Antisocialis dangerosa. These are the most aggressive and dangerous predators in the narcissist kingdom, and will stop at nothing to get what they want, even if it means they have to kill you to get it. Some enjoy the means to that end, and others just do what they have to do to get their fix of supply. To them, you are no better than common housefly and they will think nothing of swatting the life out of you.
Habitat: Everywhere. While not the most common subspecies, they have no preferred habitat. However, prisons and jails seem to have a surplus of this subspecies.
Preferred food: Everyone who appears to be "weaker" or nicer than they are, which means almost everybody. They will avoid other individuals of their own subtype, however.
9. Narcissus somaticus histrionicus.
Here we find the Somatic subtype of narcissist. These predators care only about their physical appearance, and like a cat, will preen and primp all day if they weren't required to also hunt to survive. They are much better looking and enjoy much better health than you, you ugly piece of garbage. If you fail to give them the attention they deserve, expect a vicious attack.
Habitat: gyms, health clubs, the beach (to show off their perfect bodies), in front of a camera, especially their own. They have perfected the skill of taking the Selfie to a fine art form.
Preferred food: Anyone who fawns over how beautiful or handsome they are and worships them for the gods and goddesses they are.
10. Narcissus borderlinensis.
N. borderlinensis is another hybrid type, with Borderline traits. N. borderlinensis is emotionally unstable, moody, and prone to frequent rages and temper tantrums. It's surprising this subspecies hasn't gone extinct yet, since so many of them display self destructive tendencies and are prone to self-starvation, self-induced vomiting, using mind-expanding (or more likely mind numbing) substances, habitual risk taking, and other forms of self abuse. While these are dangerous predators, spotters have noticed when things are not going well for them, they are as likely to attack themselves as they are to attack you. Unlike most other subspecies, N. borderlinensis have been spotted apologizing for their actions.
Habitat: Everywhere.
Preferred food: Anyone they can take out their anger and bad temper on.
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Make sure you come well armed with either of these two products to repel them.
Finally, it's always prudent to remember this slogan–
Most important of all: the Truth will set you free and make the narcs flee!


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Today, for the first time, I celebrated Independence Day as an American citizen. A week ago, I stood in a large reception room along with a hundred and seventy-two others and our families, representing forty-seven nations, and we took an oath of allegiance to this country.
For me, it had been a long time coming. Twenty-seven years to be exact. The majority of us come looking for a better quality of life than we could have expected if we'd stayed in our country of birth. Some cannot wait to shed the shackles of an oppressive government, or a miserable life of poverty and violence. I was one of the lucky ones. Leaving Dublin in the late 1980's, I became part of the brain-drain—college graduates looking for challenging job opportunities that were not available in a depressed economy. The path across the Atlantic was a well-worn one.
But unlike many immigrants, my family had no desire to follow me. Instead, I make the pilgrimage home a couple of times a year. And part of me remains firmly rooted in Ireland.
It's always irked me that although I've long been active in my community, and paid taxes for decades, I could not vote, not even on local issues. The importance of this privilege was brought home to me when my oldest children turned eighteen and took on the lifelong responsibility. With all the international political turbulence, the tenets of a democracy are all the more important to uphold. I needed to show my children that I respect their country of birth and embrace the extraordinary document on which it was founded.
As a family we've never been big on fireworks and barbecues. So I found myself pondering how I should celebrate this day, and what being an American really means to me. The USCIS calls the process of becoming a citizen a naturalization process. Adapting to a way of life, and adopting a country's social mores takes time. But becoming enmeshed in a landscape, taking ownership of a space and calling it home is a more subtle and binding tie.
This morning, finding the patch of sunlight waiting for me on the bench at the top of the garden, I understood that I have found my natural place in this landscape. Season by season, I've raised my family, made friends, planted a garden, put down roots. I belong. And what better way to celebrate than to sit there and enjoy the bounty of this amazing country.


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- size: 385 sqft
- type: 1-bedroom garage apartment
- location: Durham, NC
- inhabitants: Bethany Clayton and her large and energetic pup named Elle
- website: www.YourHappyHomeSolutions.com and www.etsy.com/shop/aboveallgenuine
Describe your place:
I live in a 1950's, 1 bedroom garage apartment in north Durham. The garage is detached from the main house on the property with an unfinished workshop area downstairs and a one bedroom apartment on the second floor, accessible by an outdoor staircase. The neighborhood is a few miles north of downtown, near the intersection of Roxboro and Duke.
What do you love about your space?:
Everything! As soon as I saw the listing for this apartment online, I fell in love. Many of my favorite features are original elements like the wood floors, the bathroom fixtures, and the small, exposed shelves in the kitchen. There are also so many great touches added by the property owner. I love the stained glass "Welcome" sign in the front door, the small-scale stove and refrigerator and a beautiful painted metal bench outside. I love how much character the place has!
How would you improve your space?:
Many of the issues I had when I first moved in concerned the age of the property rather than it's size. Old-fashioned features like 2-prong outlets, plaster walls, no garbage disposal in the sink, no dishwasher, no bedroom closet and no place for a washer or dryer made getting settled in a little more difficult at first but now I rarely even miss those modern luxuries.
I would also love to improve the outdoor areas. As a renter, I'm limited in what I'm allowed to change and what my budget can do. While the shared yard is meticulously maintained by the owner, I would love to freshen up the gravel driveway, repaint the siding and outdoor staircase and add a fence with some landscaping in the yard on the side of my house for my dog. But, despite the countless project ideas, I really am thrilled with the house overall and the very sweet, relaxed outdoor areas.
What do you like best about small living?:
It may sound redundant given the name of this blog, but I love how living small makes every part of your life become very intentional. How many possessions you own, where everything is kept and the entire flow of your day is affected by the limited space. While large homes can feel spacious and open, I often find they lead the people living in them to fill space with more possessions, making things harder to find and, in a very real way, adding stress to regular routines. Running several small businesses out of such a small space can still lead to stress and chaos but I love being able to pay attention to every nook, cranny and detail which I could never do in a larger house.
Tips for fellow and potential small-space dwellers:
Storage and organization are key. As a housekeeper and home organizer, I made sure that everything in my little house has a place and that very little space gets wasted. This includes high up shelves and the space under the bed as well as my ottoman which I refinished to create storage space for blankets and linens. Leave no space unused, but keep it neat!
I also think that its also very important to have at least one area that is clutter-free and always clean. In a small space, a small mess becomes a big mess quickly. Especially since I use my kitchen and living area as work spaces for sanding, painting, sewing, crafting and many other hobbies, having an area that is always neat goes a long way to feeling comfortable and sane. For me, it is the bedroom. No matter how chaotic the kitchen, living room and bathroom are, my bedroom has little more than my bed, some books, my records and record player and my clothes neatly hung on the wall. Escaping to this room is always a welcome relief from a busy week or messy house.
More about Bethany:
I clean and organize houses for a living [www.YourHappyHomeSolutions.com], as well as making wood furniture and decor on the side [www.etsy.com/shop/aboveallgenuine]. Occasional jobs also include babysitting, pet sitting, seamstress work and home improvement projects. There's always something to do!
I also have a booth at the Durham Craft Market across from the Farmer's Market every Saturday between April and November from 8am to 12pm. Come out and see me!
A note from Nicole:
It was a pleasure meeting Bethany (and Elle!) and visiting their lovely home. Bethany was ecstatic to point out special elements that she loves and different DIY projects she undertook to make her place function better. She installed shallow shelves at every window – creating a deeper sill for potted plants, or creating storage opportunities above windows. She transformed a simple closet in the living space into a well-organized craft zone with hidden dog crate below. In making her own home more usable, she has been able to turn her skills into a business, helping others organize and clean their spaces, and even selling spice racks that she first made for her own home. I love how passionate Bethany is about her small home!
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Brazil, the largest country of South America is full of outstanding white-sand beaches, pristine rain forests and rhythm-filled metropolises. With its dramatic landscapes of red rock canyons, thundering waterfalls and the exotic tropical islands, the county is well known as the most fascinating tourism destination throughout the world. In addition to this, its diverse ecosystem shows off the greatest population of flora and fauna with beautifully colored animals and birds that surprise its visitors.


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Almost six years ago, I came up with a variation of Frankie Brown's 'Ten Stitch Blanket' pattern and posted my notes about it on Ravelry. Since then, I've had a TON of positive response about my work – something like 8,000 views and more than 500 "helpful" votes!
I've also had a fair few PM's from folks who couldn't quite figure out what I was talking about in terms of the (admittedly slightly weird) way I was picking up stitches. In the past I've just done my best to help people on an individual basis via email and PM, but I've finally taken some pictures of the process that I hope might help those of you who are more visual learners (I'm one of you, believe me).
The way the join is written in Brown's original pattern, it comes out looking (for me, anyway) lumpy and messy. I wasn't happy with that – I wanted a join that laid as flat as possible while still retaining the decorative look of the join stitches sitting perpendicular to the row stitches. The way I ended up getting that to happen was via a combination of making sure the yarn was in the right place at various points in the process (which, one could argue, is really the basis of all knitting, I suppose), as well as picking the stitches up along the joining edge in a certain way.
Here is the modified pattern as I originally wrote it:
- When doing the CO, I found that the half-hitch method made it far easier later on when I had to knit into the CO edge. Long-tail made too tight of a CO edge for me. YMMV.
- All slipped stitches through the whole pattern are slipped purlwise EXCEPT when you work the K2tog for the joins.
- When you slip purlwise, keep your working yarn off to the right, slip the stitch, then make sure to return yarn to working position by bringing it around to the left and between the needles. If you just bring it to working position from the back, it will mess up the slipped-stitch ridge along the edge and you'll get a funky, lumpy join later on. It took me about 4 tries to figure this out!
- The original pattern says to work 2 rows of straight garter on all 10 stitches between the decreases of the corners and the increases of the corners. I didn't like the way that looked, so I omitted it completely.
CO 10 st
K 18 rows of garter, slipping first stitch of every row PURLWISE. Make sure you mark the right side of the work. This will save you much heartache later on!
Work a mitered corner:
Row 1: Sl 1, K8, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 2: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K9.
Row 3: Sl 1, K7, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 4: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K8.
Row 5: Sl 1, K6, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 6: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K7.
Row 7: Sl 1, K5, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 8: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K6.
Row 9: Sl 1, K4, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 10: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K5.
Row 11: Sl 1, K3, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 12: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K4.
Row 13: Sl 1, K2, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 14: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K3.
Row 15: Sl 1, K1, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 16: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K2.
Row 17: K1, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 18: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K1.
Now reverse the process, working back up to 9sts, still wrapping
the st at each turn:
Row 1: Sl 1, K1, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 2: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K2.
Row 3: Sl 1, K2, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 4: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K3.
Row 5: Sl 1, K3, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 6: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K4.
Row 7: Sl 1, K4, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 8: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K5.
Row 9: Sl 1, K5, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 10: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K6.
Row 11: Sl 1, K6, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 12: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K7.
Row 13: Sl 1, K7, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 14: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K8.
Row 15: Sl 1, K8, yfwd, sl 1 pwise, yb, turn.
Row 16: Sl 1 pwise, yb, K9.
That's your first corner. As soon as you finish that, you immediately do the whole thing again. This is what brings the work around far enough so that you can start working down the side edge of the previous knitting.
Now you work back along the side of the original piece of knitting, joining as you go:
Row 1: Sl 1 pwise, K8, sl 1 kwise, pick up 1 st from the side of the
knitting (I went underneath the slipped stitch on the edge, YO, pull that back through to the right side), K2tog. This should give you a nice flat stitch on top of the join, and the back side of it should look clean with no lumpy bits.
Row 2: sl 1 pwise, K 9.
Keep doing this until your working edge is even with the end of the previous work. Work a single mitered corner. Continue on with knitting and joining to the previous work, then working corners as necessary, to desired size.
And here is how to do the join:
(It should be noted that I knit English style, so this might be extra awkward for Continental knitters. Can't help you there, sorry!)
In this first picture, I've circled in red the stitch that we want to go under in order to pick up the new stitch:
This is what it looks like when I have inserted my needle under the stitch, preparing for the YO. See how both "legs" of the blue stitch are on top of my needle? I'm not going THROUGH the stitch, but rather, under it:
This is a shot just after I've done the YO and pulled the new stitch through to my working side. See how the blue stitch we went under to get this new stitch looks like a little bridge over the new green stitch? That's what we want!
Finally, here is what it looks like after I've knit together the slipped stitch and the new stitch we just picked up. See how the joins lay nice and flat with no bumps sticking up? That's the ultimate goal.
Hopefully folks find this visual aid helpful. Feel free to PM me on Rav or leave a comment here if you still need further help.