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Welcome to gradescope.com, the website and online service of Gradescope, Inc. (“Gradescope,” “we,” or “us”). This page explains the terms by which you may use our online and/or mobile services, web site, and software provided on or in connection with all of Gradescope’s online tools and services to improve instructor effectiveness and student learning outcomes (collectively the “Service”).
In the event that Gradescope and any School (as defined below) have entered into a separate agreement for the Services, such agreement shall govern to the extent that any terms directly conflict with the provisions of these Terms.
We have provided headings and summaries in each section for your convenience; however, the summaries are not meant to limit the Terms and shall not affect or limit in any way the meaning or interpretation of the Terms.
Summary: In order to use the Service, you need to be able to form a binding contract, be over 13, and create an account. You are responsible for and warrant authority over all of your user activity. Your use cannot disrupt or interfere with the Service.
You may use the Service only if you can form a binding contract with Gradescope, and only in compliance with these Terms and all applicable local, state, national, and international laws, rules and regulations. Any use or access to the Service by anyone under 13 is strictly prohibited and in violation of these Terms.
Subject to the terms and conditions of these Terms, you are hereby granted a non-exclusive, limited, non-transferable, freely revocable license to use the Service for your personal, noncommercial use only and as permitted by the features of the Service. Gradescope reserves all rights not expressly granted herein in the Service and the Gradescope Content (as defined below). Gradescope may terminate this license at any time for any reason or no reason.
Your Gradescope account gives you access to the services and functionality that we may establish and maintain from time to time and in our sole discretion. We may maintain different types of accounts for different types of Users.
You may never use another User’s account without permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate and complete information, and you must keep this information up to date. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure. We encourage you to use “strong” passwords (passwords that use a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols) with your account, and enforce a minumum length. You must notify Gradescope immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account by emailing security@gradescope.com. Gradescope will not be liable for any losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account.
Teachers. If you are using your account as a teacher, professor, or other similar instructor (a “Teacher”) and use the Service to add or invite any students (“Students”) to access and use the Service, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to act on behalf of your school, university, or other institution (the “School”) and that use of the Service, including without limitation adding or inviting students to access and use the Service and your use and access of the Service in no way violates any agreement between you and the School.
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Gradescope Users. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Users. Gradescope shall have no liability for your interactions with other Users, or for any User’s action or inaction.
Summary: The content you post or generate on the Service is yours, and you warrant that you have all rights to provide it. You agree that others may have access to your content, in accordance with your settings and these terms. You cannot post content that is criminal, otherwise harmful, or in violation of your school’s policies.
Some areas of the Service allow Users to post or provide content such as profile information, tests and questions, grading rubrics, comments, and other content or information (any such materials a User submits, posts, displays, or otherwise makes available on the Service is referred to as “User Content”). “User Content” shall also include Teacher feedback, educational records, grades, edits, (collectively, “Educational Records”) or other Student content. We claim no ownership rights over User Content created by you. The User Content you create remains yours; however, by providing or sharing User Content through the Service, you agree to allow others to view, edit, and/or share your User Content in accordance with your settings and these Terms. Gradescope has the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to remove any User Content that is shared via the Service.
You agree that any User Content that you post does not and will not violate third-party rights of any kind, including without limitation any Intellectual Property Rights (as defined below) or rights of privacy. If you are an instructor or teacher, you represent and warrant that you have the right to provide any User Content, including without limitation any tests or classroom materials that you provide to the Service. To the extent that your User Content contains music, you hereby represent that you are the owner of all the copyright rights, including without limitation the performance, mechanical, and sound recordings rights, with respect to each and every musical composition (including lyrics) and sound recording contained in such User Content and have the power to grant the license granted below. You understand that publishing your User Content on the Service is not a substitute for registering it with the U.S. Copyright Office, the Writer’s Guild of America, or any other rights organization.
You have the written consent of each and every identifiable natural person in the User Content, if any, to use such person’s name or likeness in the manner contemplated by the Service and these Terms, and each such person has released you from any liability that may arise in relation to such use.
Your User Content and Gradescope’s use thereof as contemplated by these Terms and the Service will not violate any law or infringe any rights of any third party, including but not limited to any Intellectual Property Rights and privacy rights.
Gradescope may exercise the rights to your User Content granted under these Terms without liability for payment of any guild fees, residuals, payments, fees, or royalties payable under any collective bargaining agreement or otherwise.
Gradescope takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content that you or any other User or third party posts, sends, or otherwise makes available over the Service. You shall be solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting, publishing it, sharing it, or otherwise making it available on the Service, and you agree that we are only acting as a passive conduit for your online distribution and publication of your User Content. You understand and agree that you may be exposed to User Content that is inaccurate, objectionable, inappropriate for children, or otherwise unsuited to your purpose, and you agree that Gradescope shall not be liable for any damages you allege to incur as a result of or relating to any User Content.
Summary: You grant us license to use your content; we will only use it on an aggregated, non-identifiable basis, or in accordance with your settings.
By posting or otherwise making available any User Content on or through the Service, you expressly grant, and you represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant and hereby grant to Gradescope a royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, worldwide license, subject to the restrictions set forth below to reproduce, modify, publish, publicly display, make derivative works and otherwise use such User Content and your name, voice, and/or likeness as contained in your User Content, in whole or in part, and in any form, media or technology, whether now known or hereafter developed, for use in connection with the Service and Gradescope’s (and its successors’ and affiliates’) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Service (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Gradescope will only use your User Content as you provide in your settings page.
If you are a Student, you agree that Gradescope may make your User Content available to your Teacher(s) and School(s), and display, transmit, commercially exploit, share and otherwise use your Educational Records solely on an aggregated, non-personally identifiable basis.
Students who are over 18 years of age may consent to Gradescope sharing portions of such Student’s User Content, which may include Educational Records as determined by such Student, with (a) other Students and/or (b) third-party recruiters (“Recruiters”) by opting in to share such information in your settings page. By opting in to either (a) or (b) above, you consent to Gradescope providing such other Students or Recruiters, as applicable, with selected portions of your User Content and Educational Records. Gradescope agrees that unless you give your explicit consent or as otherwise set forth herein, Gradescope will not share your User Content with any third-parties or other Students.
If you are a Teacher or School, you agree that Gradescope may (i) make specific Educational Records available to the applicable Student, and other Students and Recruiters, in the event that such Student opts-in via their settings, and (ii) display, transmit, commercially exploit, share and otherwise use your Educational Records on an aggregated, non-personally identifiable basis.
Summary: We own the Service, and have provided some of our own content, which you agree not to treat as yours. We would love to hear your feedback and ideas, and possibly incorporate them, but cannot compensate you for them.
Except for your User Content, the Service and all materials therein or transferred thereby, including, without limitation, software, images, text, graphics, illustrations, logos, patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, photographs, audio, videos, music, and User Content belonging to other Users (the “Gradescope Content”), and all Intellectual Property Rights related thereto, are the exclusive property of Gradescope and its licensors (including other Users who post User Content to the Service). Except as explicitly provided herein, nothing in these Terms shall be deemed to create a license in or under any such Intellectual Property Rights, and you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works from any Gradescope Content. Use of the Gradescope Content for any purpose not expressly permitted by these Terms is strictly prohibited.
You may choose to or we may invite you to submit comments or ideas about the Service, including without limitation about how to improve the Service or our products (“Ideas”). By submitting any Idea, you agree that your disclosure is gratuitous, unsolicited and without restriction and will not place Gradescope under any fiduciary or other obligation, and that we are free to use the Idea without any additional compensation to you, and/or to disclose the Idea on a non-confidential basis or otherwise to anyone. You further acknowledge that, by acceptance of your submission, Gradescope does not waive any rights to use similar or related ideas previously known to Gradescope, or developed by its employees, or obtained from sources other than you.
Summary: We own some content on the Service, and have ultimate authority over its presence, with no liability of any kind.
The Service contains data, information, and other content not owned by you (“Gradescope Property”). You understand and agree that regardless of terminology used, Gradescope Property represents a limited license right governed solely by the terms of these Terms and available for distribution at Gradescope’s sole discretion. You acknowledge that you do not own the account you use to access the Service, nor do you possess any rights of access or rights to data stored by or on behalf of Gradescope on Gradescope servers, including without limitation any data representing or embodying any or all of your Gradescope Property. You agree that Gradescope has the absolute right to manage, regulate, control, modify and/or eliminate Gradescope Property as it sees fit in its sole discretion, in any general or specific case, and that Gradescope will have no liability to you based on its exercise of such right. All data on Gradescope’s servers are subject to deletion, alteration or transfer.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY VALUE ATTRIBUTED TO SUCH DATA BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY DATA, ACCOUNT HISTORY AND ACCOUNT CONTENT RESIDING ON GRADESCOPE’S SERVERS, MAY BE DELETED, ALTERED, MOVED OR TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON IN GRADESCOPE’S SOLE DISCRETION, WITH OR WITHOUT NOTICE AND WITH NO LIABILITY OF ANY KIND. GRADESCOPE DOES NOT PROVIDE OR GUARANTEE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS, ANY VALUE, CASH OR OTHERWISE, ATTRIBUTED TO ANY DATA RESIDING ON GRADESCOPE’S SERVERS.
If you are a Teacher or School that will be providing Gradescope access to Student Data (as defined below), you authorize Gradescope to access your student information systems (“SIS”) or receive Student Data or other information via SIS, Secure File Transfer Protocol (“SFTP”), or other secure transfer method for the purpose of providing the Service. “Student Data” is any information (in any format) that is directly related to an identifiable current or former student that is maintained by a school, school district, or related entity or organization, or by us. Student Data may include “educational records” as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”), 20 U.S.C. § 1232(g).
You authorize Gradescope to access and process Student Data solely for the purposes of providing the Service, as an outsourced institutional function pursuant to FERPA 34 CFR Part 99.31(a)(1). As between Gradescope and School or Teacher, School or Teacher owns right, title, and interest to all Student Data you provide or otherwise make available to us, and Gradescope does not own, control, or license such Student Data, except so as to provide the Service described herein. You acknowledge and agree that, as between the parties, you are solely responsible for any and all Student Data, whether provided by Teacher, School, Student or any other third-party.
By submitting Student Data to Gradescope, you consent to allow Gradescope to provide access to Student Data to its employees and to certain third party service providers which have a legitimate need to access such information in connection with their responsibilities in providing the Service. Gradescope and its employees, subcontractors, service providers, or agents involved in the handling, transmittal, and processing of Student Data will be required to maintain the confidentiality of such data that includes personally identifiable information and shall not redisclose such data except as necessary in order to provide the Service or pursuant to the consent and direction of School or a Student over age 18. Gradescope will maintain access log(s) that record all disclosures of or access to Student Data within its possession, and will provide copies of an access log(s) to you upon request.
By submitting Student Data or other information to Gradescope, you expressly grant, and you represent and warrant that you have all rights necessary to grant, to Gradescope a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license during the term of these Terms to use, transmit, distribute, modify, reproduce, display, create derivative works of, and store the Student Data solely for the purposes of (i) providing the Services as contemplated in these Terms, and (ii) enforcing its rights under these Terms.
Gradescope does not direct its Service to children under 13, nor does it knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. Gradescope relies on each school to obtain and provide appropriate consent and disclosures, if necessary, to allow students to access the Gradescope Service.
You agree that Gradescope may collect, analyze, and use data derived from Student Data, including de-identified, aggregated or anonymized Student Data, as well as data about your, and other users’ access and use of the Service, for purposes of operating, analyzing, improving, or marketing the Service and for the purpose of providing analytic services to the School or to other Schools. If Gradescope shares or publicly discloses information (e.g., in marketing materials, in application development, or with third parties) that is derived from Student Data, such data will be aggregated or anonymized to reasonably avoid identification of a specific school or individual. You further agree that Gradescope will have the right, both during and after the Term of these Terms, to use, store, transmit, distribute, modify, copy, display, sublicense, and create derivative works of the anonymized, aggregated data.
You may request that Gradescope delete Student Data in Gradescope’s possession at any time by providing such a request in writing, which request Gradescope shall then comply with in a commercially reasonable time. Gradescope is not required to delete data derived from Student Data, including de-identified, aggregated or anonymized Student Data.
By submitting Student Data to Gradescope, you consent to allow Gradescope to transfer Student Data to a new provider in the event that Gradescope sells, divests or transfers the business or a portion of the business, provided that the new provider has agreed to data privacy standards no less stringent than those set forth in these Terms. We may also transfer personal information – under the same conditions – in the course of mergers, acquisitions, bankruptcies, dissolutions, reorganizations, liquidations, similar transactions or proceedings involving all or a portion of our business.
Summary: We know privacy and security are paramount. We follow industry standards to ensure the security of your personal information.
Gradescope uses commercially reasonable physical, managerial, and technical safeguards to preserve the integrity and security of your personal information and implement your privacy settings. However, we cannot guarantee that unauthorized third parties will never be able to defeat our security measures or use your personal information for improper purposes. You acknowledge that you provide your personal information at your own risk.
Summary: We may charge for some Services, and if you decide to use them, you will need to agree to our prices. We will let you know if our prices change.
Certain aspects of the Service may be provided for a fee or other charge. Schools may elect to pay the fees or charges of other Users (such as Teachers). If you elect to use paid aspects of the Service, you agree to the pricing and payment terms, as we may update them from time to time. You also agree to be bound by the specific terms included in any order form, statement of work, or the like (if applicable) to which you indicate your acceptance (for instance, by signing the document, via online click-through acceptance, or by making related payments to Gradescope). Gradescope may add new services for additional fees and charges, or amend fees and charges for existing services, at any time in its sole discretion. Any change to our pricing or payment terms shall become effective in the billing cycle following notice of such change to you as provided in this Agreement.
You may use mobile data in connection with Gradescope’s mobile software applications and/or sign up to receive certain Gradescope notifications or information via text messaging. You may incur additional charges from your wireless provider for these services. You agree that you are solely responsible for any such charges.
Summary: Our Services may be offered via mobile apps, for which we’ll need to give you a license. You can’t do things like resell or reverse engineere our apps. This agreement is between you and us, not Apple (even if you got the app from Apple).
You acknowledge that Gradescope may from time to time issue upgraded versions of the Mobile Software, and may automatically electronically upgrade the version of the Mobile Software that you are using on your mobile device. You consent to such automatic upgrading on your mobile device, and agree that the terms and conditions of these Terms will apply to all such upgrades. Any third-party code that may be incorporated in the Mobile Software is covered by the applicable open source or third-party license EULA, if any, authorizing use of such code. The foregoing license grant is not a sale of the Mobile Software or any copy thereof, and Gradescope or its third-party partners or suppliers retain all right, title, and interest in the Mobile Software (and any copy thereof). Any attempt by you to transfer any of the rights, duties or obligations hereunder, except as expressly provided for in these Terms, is void. Gradescope reserves all rights not expressly granted under these Terms. If the Mobile Software is being acquired on behalf of the United States Government, then the following provision applies. The Mobile Software will be deemed to be “commercial computer software” and “commercial computer software documentation,” respectively, pursuant to DFAR Section 227.7202 and FAR Section 12.212, as applicable. Any use, reproduction, release, performance, display or disclosure of the Service and any acGradescopeing documentation by the U.S. Government will be governed solely by these Terms of Service and is prohibited except to the extent expressly permitted by these Terms of Service. The Mobile Software originates in the United States, and is subject to United States export laws and regulations. The Mobile Software may not be exported or re-exported to certain countries or those persons or entities prohibited from receiving exports from the United States. In addition, the Mobile Software may be subject to the import and export laws of other countries. You agree to comply with all United States and foreign laws related to use of the Mobile Software and the Gradescope Service.
claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation; and all such claims are governed solely by these Terms and any law applicable to Gradescope as provider of the software.
You acknowledge that, in the event of any third-party claim that the iTunes-Sourced Software or your possession and use of that iTunes-Sourced Software infringes that third party’s intellectual property rights, Gradescope, not Apple, will be solely responsible for the investigation, defense, settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim to the extent required by these Terms. You and Gradescope acknowledge and agree that Apple, and Apple’s subsidiaries, are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms as relates to your license of the iTunes-Sourced Software, and that, upon your acceptance of the terms and conditions of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms as relates to your license of the iTunes-Sourced Software against you as a third-party beneficiary thereof.
Summary: If content hosted on our Service or website infringes your copyright, please alert us in accordance with the DMCA.
Since we respect artist and content owner rights, it is Gradescope’s policy to respond to alleged infringement notices that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”).
Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying Gradescope and its affiliates that your copyrighted material has been infringed. The preceding requirements are intended to comply with Gradescope’s rights and obligations under the DMCA, including 17 U.S.C. §512(c), but do not constitute legal advice. It may be advisable to contact an attorney regarding your rights and obligations under the DMCA and other applicable laws.
In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable law, Gradescope has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, Users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Gradescope may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Service and/or terminate the accounts of any Users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.
Summary: The Service may contain links to third-party websites (such as Facebook or Twitter). We are not responsible for the content of those sites, nor can we control them.
Summary: If you violate these Terms or otherwise misuse the Service and we suffer any losses or suits, you will have to defend us and cover our losses.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Gradescope and its subsidiaries, agents, licensors, managers, and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Service, including any data or content transmitted or received by you; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms, including without limitation your breach of any of the representations and warranties above; (iii) your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation any right of privacy or Intellectual Property Rights; (iv) your violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation; (v) User Content or any content that is submitted via your account including without limitation misleading, false, or inaccurate information; (vi) your willful misconduct; or (vii) any other party’s access and use of the Service with your unique username, password or other appropriate security code.
Summary: The service is provided AS IS and we make no warranties with respect to the Service.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM GRADESCOPE OR THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED HEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, GRADESCOPE, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, ITS AFFILIATES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DOWNLOADED AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR MOBILE DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH DOWNLOAD OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE.
GRADESCOPE DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE GRADESCOPE SERVICE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR SERVICE, AND GRADESCOPE WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY MONITOR ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES.
Summary: We have limited liability with respect to these Terms.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL GRADESCOPE, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SERVICE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL GRADESCOPE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, LOSS OR INJURY RESULTING FROM HACKING, TAMPERING OR OTHER UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SERVICE OR YOUR ACCOUNT OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, GRADESCOPE ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT; (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SERVICE; (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN; (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICE; (V) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE THAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR SERVICE BY ANY THIRD PARTY; (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE; AND/OR (VII) USER CONTENT OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL GRADESCOPE, ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY CLAIMS, PROCEEDINGS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, DAMAGES, LOSSES OR COSTS IN AN AMOUNT EXCEEDING THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO GRADESCOPE HEREUNDER OR $100.00, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SECTION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF GRADESCOPE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
The Service is controlled and operated from facilities in the United States. Gradescope makes no representations that the Service is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Service from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are entirely responsible for compliance with all applicable United States and local laws and regulations, including but not limited to export and import regulations. You may not use the Service if you are a resident of a country embargoed by the United States, or are a foreign person or entity blocked or denied by the United States government. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all materials found on the Service are solely directed to individuals, companies, or other entities located in the United States.
Summary: We are based in California, and any disputes will be arbitrated here. All claims must be brought in the party’s individual capacity.
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Each party hereby expressly and irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California in connection with any action to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, to recover damages or other relief under this Agreement, or otherwise arising under or by reason of this Agreement.
READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES THE PARTIES TO ARBITRATE THEIR DISPUTES AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM GRADESCOPE. For any dispute with Gradescope, you agree to first contact us at legal@gradescope.com and attempt to resolve the dispute with us informally. In the unlikely event that Gradescope has not been able to resolve a dispute it has with you after sixty (60) days, we each agree to resolve any claim, dispute, or controversy (excluding any claims for injunctive or other equitable relief as provided below) arising out of or in connection with or relating to these Terms, or the breach or alleged breach thereof (collectively, “Claims”), by binding arbitration by JAMS, under the Optional Expedited Arbitration Procedures then in effect for JAMS, except as provided herein. JAMS may be contacted at www.jamsadr.com. The arbitration will be conducted in San Francisco County, California, unless you and Gradescope agree otherwise. If you are using the Service for commercial purposes, each party will be responsible for paying any JAMS filing, administrative and arbitrator fees in accordance with JAMS rules, and the award rendered by the arbitrator shall include costs of arbitration, reasonable attorneys’ fees and reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses. If you are an individual using the Service for non-commercial purposes: (i) JAMS may require you to pay a fee for the initiation of your case, unless you apply for and successfully obtain a fee waiver from JAMS; (ii) the award rendered by the arbitrator may include your costs of arbitration, your reasonable attorney’s fees, and your reasonable costs for expert and other witnesses; and (iii) you may sue in a small claims court of competent jurisdiction without first engaging in arbitration, but this does not absolve you of your commitment to engage in the informal dispute resolution process. Any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Section shall be deemed as preventing Gradescope from seeking injunctive or other equitable relief from the courts as necessary to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation, or violation of our data security, Intellectual Property Rights or other proprietary rights.
WITH RESPECT TO ALL PERSONS AND ENTITIES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY HAVE OBTAINED OR USED THE SERVICE FOR PERSONAL, COMMERCIAL OR OTHER PURPOSES, ALL CLAIMS MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE PARTIES’ INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. THIS WAIVER APPLIES TO CLASS ARBITRATION, AND, UNLESS WE AGREE OTHERWISE, THE ARBITRATOR MAY NOT CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON’S CLAIMS. YOU AGREE THAT, BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS, YOU AND GRADESCOPE ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION, COLLECTIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND.
These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Gradescope without restriction. Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof shall be null and void.
These Terms, together with any amendments and any additional agreements you may enter into with Gradescope in connection with the Service, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Gradescope concerning the Service. If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect, except that in the event of unenforceability of the universal Class Action/Jury Trial Waiver, the entire arbitration agreement shall be unenforceable.
No waiver of any term of these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Gradescope’s failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
These Terms were last modified on November 3, 2014.


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Converged infrastructure operates by grouping multiple IT components into a single, optimized computing package. Components of a converged infrastructure may include servers, data-storage devices, networking equipment and software for IT infrastructure management, automation and orchestration. Organizations use converged infrastructure to centralize the management of IT resources, to consolidate systems, to increase resource-utilization rates, and to lower costs. Converged infrastructures foster these objectives by implementing pools of computers, storage and networking resources that can be shared by multiple applications and managed in a collective manner using policy-driven processes.
Green Torque, being an HP Authorized Channel Partner is capable of implementing such IT infrastructure Solutions.
In computing, virtualization is the creation of a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, such as a hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or network resources. Virtualization can be viewed as part of an overall trend in enterprise IT that includes autonomic computing, a scenario in which the IT environment will be able to manage itself based on perceived activity, and utility computing, in which computer processing power is seen as a utility that clients can pay for only as needed. The usual goal of virtualization is to centralize administrative tasks while improving scalability and overall hardware-resource utilization. With virtualization, several operating systems can be run in parallel on a single central processing unit (CPU). This parallelism tends to reduce overhead costs and differs from multitasking, which involves running several programs on the same OS.
Virtualization allows an IT manager to manage systems with more flexibility and control, at a lower cost, with added security. Disaster recovery plans are a built in part of virtualization because virtualized images can recover all of a systems’ servers. Virtualization also allows a manager to set up multiple systems, easily, at a faster rate that also reduces costs.
Flexibility and Control: Virtualization is an extremely flexible option because it allows IT managers to expand, shrink or move the virtual computer without modifying the hardware. With virtualization data can be moved without affecting access to the data. Data is no longer bound to a physical hard drive like a desktop which gives companies more flexibility to grow their data field or change in their file storage environment.
Environmentally Friendly: Virtualization reduces the number of servers a company uses which decreases the energy it takes to operate and cool the servers. Without virtualization many data centers run at only a fraction of their capacity and thus are very inefficient at converting electricity into IT work. Virtualization reduces energy use by helping systems run at peak performance and optimize energy use. The reduced about of servers decreases energy while maintaining the same processing power. IT managers are also allowed to turn off computers from a centralized location in order to not waste electricity and money. All of this means a significant improvement in IT efficiency and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Cost Benefit: In computing, the benefits of virtualization are primarily reducing the hardware costs by upto 70%. Organizations can dramatically increase the efficiency of their existing data center through virtualization and potentially avoid the massive cost of building a new one. With virtualization, instead of buying new computers every 3-5 years, older computers can run new applications though the virtualized server. Sometimes companies only run one application on a server because they don’t want to risk the application failing and crashing the other computers. With virtualization, computers becoming a multi-tasking one and multiple servers into a computing pool that can adapt to large workloads. Another added cost benefit is a reduction in time it takes to send out patches and updates. Virtualized machines can be turned off from a centralized location which also reduces utility costs.
Virtualization is a long lasting solution to reduce the hassles IT managers face with managing, securing and upgrading computers. Through a virtualized system it’s easier to keep desktops updated and secure and the cost benefits and environmental benefits companies reap from upgrading to a virtualized system are an added bonus. Green Torque has the competence to assist customers to evaluate, migrate or deploy “virtualization”. Thus convert your IT Infrastructure into complete Virtual environment. Green Torque has partnered with Microsoft, VMware & Citrix to provide Virtualization Solution to its customers.
Structured cabling is the design and installation of a cabling systems that will support multiple hardware uses systems and be suitable for today’s needs and those of the future. Green Torque has proven its structured cabling capabilities by accurately installing the system to customer requirements of today and of tomorrow. The system can be catered for and whatever hardware you choose to add will be supported.
Green Torque’s Structured cabling design and installation is governed by a set of standards that specify wiring data centers, offices, and apartment buildings for data or voice communications using various kinds of cable, most commonly CAT5e, CAT6, and fiber optic cabling and modular connectors. These standards define how to lay the cabling in various topologies in order to meet the needs of GT’s customers, typically using a central patch panel , from where each modular connection can be used as needed. Each outlet is then patched into a network switch for network use or into an IP or PBX telephone system patch panel.
Lines patched as data ports into a network switch require simple patch cables at each end to connect a computer. Green Torque follows color coded patch panel cables to identify the type of connection, though structured cabling standards do not require it except in the demarcation wall field.
Cabling standards demand that all eight conductors in Cat5e/6/6A cable are connected, resisting the temptation to ‘double-up’ or use one cable for both voice and data. IP phone systems, however, can run the telephone and the computer on the same wires.
Collaboration in the workplace is when two or more people (often groups) work together through idea sharing and thinking to accomplish a common goal. It is simply teamwork taken to a higher level. Teamwork is often a physical joining of two people or a group to accomplish a task. With the changes and advancements in technology, such as high-speed Internet, web-based programs, file sharing, email and video-conferencing, collaboration has become a more productive way of doing things. Collaboration in the workplace incorporates teamwork and several other aspects, such as the following: Thinking and brainstorming ideas to provide solutions – This key element brings groups together to offer different perspectives and expertise to solve for common problems. The phrase ‘putting our heads together’ would be a good example of this important element of collaboration. A strong sense of purpose – Groups and individuals who truly collaborate see the value in working together. Collaboration is not forced upon someone. There should be a meaningful reason for working together, and it should benefit both parties or the company as a whole. Equal participation – In corporate America, a collaborative manager or leader may often say, ‘leave your titles at the door.’ Treating everyone as equals when collaborating can open up communication and encourage ideas from all levels of the company or department, not just the managers or directors.

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In a 252-171 vote, House members agreed on an amendment to the Sonny Montgomery National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007. Representatives also voted yesterday to name the bill after Montgomery, a retired congressman and tireless veterans advocate. Montgomery died today at age 85.
The act gives authority to the Defense Department to assign military members to assist Homeland Security organizations in preventing the entry of terrorists, drug traffickers and illegal aliens into the United States and in inspecting cargo, vehicles and aircraft entering the United States to prevent weapons of mass destruction or other terrorist or drug trafficking items from entering the country.
The act specifies that such a move must be made at the request of the secretary of Homeland Security, who must certify that the action "is necessary to respond to a threat to national security posed by the entry into the United States of terrorists, drug traffickers, or illegal aliens."
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman stressed that the military already has been helping other government agencies in some border-security functions, namely surveillance with unmanned aerial vehicles. "I think it's important to understand that the United States military does provide some assistance to the states currently," he said.
Governors in some border states use National Guard servicemembers in border-security missions, as well.
Whitman said it's important to remember that governors have authority to mobilize their National Guard forces as they see fit as long as they pay for the mobilization from within state budgets.
The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 largely forbids the U.S. military from becoming involved in domestic law-enforcement actions. The Coast Guard and National Guard troops under the control of state governors are excluded from the act, however.
"This county has always had a certain level of discomfort & with military doing things that are law enforcement-type activities," a senior official said on background.
Critics of such military use point to the case of 18-year-old Ezequiel Hernandez, who was shot and killed by a U.S. Marine patrol near the Rio Grande River at Redford, Texas, in 1997. The Marines said Hernandez fired at them, and the corporal who pulled the trigger was not charged with a crime. But the case brought about widespread attention to and debate on the role the U.S. military plays in border enforcement. Similar issues have been raised about the military's role within the United States since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The federal government also can pay for governors to mobilize their National Guard forces in the case of national emergencies. This mechanism was used during recovery efforts for Hurricane Katrina. Activated Guard forces remained under their governors' operational control, but federal funds were used to pay for the operation.
In addition, National Guard forces can be federalized then used in the same manner as active-duty forces.
Press reports today state that Assistant Defense Secretary for Homeland Defense Paul McHale has asked defense leaders to devise options for use of military forces in border-enforcement activities. Defense officials today did not specifically confirm this, but said such a move would be consistent with contingency planning that goes on every day in the Pentagon.
"This is a building that develops options, & develops potential courses of action," the official said. "This is not a decision the Defense Department would make, though. Border security (and) policing is not the primary role or mission of the United States military."
Language in the bill refers to allowing military members to assist Homeland Security assets in preventing terrorists from entering the United States. Officials have long recognized that illegal trafficking in people and weapons through Latin America poses a threat to the United States.
Rumsfeld and his Central American counterparts discussed this issue at a conference in Miami in October. All in attendance agreed that porous borders to the south can contribute to international terrorism.
"Drug traffickers, smugglers, hostage takers, terrorists, violent gangs: These are threats that are serious," Rumsfeld said at the conference Oct. 12.
Whitman said today that the United States stresses to South and Central American neighbors the importance of border security. Ungoverned spaces and available funding for illicit activities certainly can have a relationship with terrorism, he said. "That's why we should be concerned," he said.
Whitman also said that today's meeting between Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and Mexican National Defense Secretary Gen. Gerardo Ricardo Vega is "unrelated to any current speculation that I see in current press reporting."
"This has been on the schedule for quite some time," he said.

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Kinkasan Koganeyama Shrine in northern Japan is thought to bring monetary fortune to visitors. The area is beautiful, nature is abundant, and deer here outnumber the residents here. Spend the night at the shrine for an incredible experience.
Kinkasan Koganeyama Shrine – Improve Your Luck with Money!
Kinkasan Koganeyama Shrine (Koganeyama Shrine) is a spot that is believed to bring economic fortune. In fact, it is said that if you visit the shrine for three consecutive years, you will not have to worry about money for the rest of your life. This shrine was established to celebrate the first gold production in Japan in Miyagi Prefecture.
Koganeyama Shrine is a prominent shrine and has received donations from powerful authorities in Japan since the Heian period. The island it is on has been visited by many mountain ascetics and is revered as sacred. The shrine is famous for being one of Japan’s Five Great Benzaiten Shrines (*1) alongside Enoshima Shrine and Itsukushima Shrine.
It is said that visitors in the past often stayed overnight in the lodging on the shrine grounds. Worshipers now often make a day trip to the shrine. However, we recommend visitors stay the night to experience traditional shrine rituals and relish a peaceful, quiet evening.
*1 Japan’s Five Great Benzaiten Shrines: a shrine that worships Benzaiten, one of the Seven Lucky Gods. These five shrines are Koganeyama Shrine (Miyagi Prefecture), Enoshima Shrine (Kanagawa Prefecture), Itsukushima Shrine (Hiroshima Prefecture), Tsukubusuma Shrine (Shiga Prefecture), and Tenkawa Shrine (Nara Prefecture).
Kinkasan Island – Where Deer Outnumber Humans!
Kinkasan Island, where Koganeyama Shrine is located, is a small isolated island in Ishinomaki, Miyagi in the Tohoku region. It takes about one hour riding east by train from Sendai to reach Ishinomaki. You will then have to use a bus from Ishinomaki Station to the port, and then ride the ferry to Koganeyama.
Upon arriving at the island, you’ll be surprised by the sheer number of deer! The residents of the island are just a few people who work at the shrine. Up to 500 wild deer inhabit the island. The deer are protected as messengers of the gods. There are also said to be around 250 monkeys on the island, but they are rarely seen as they keep away from humans.
Many visitors will want to approach the deer as they are so adorable, but be aware that the males during the breeding season (September-November) and females during their birthing and rearing period (May–July) are prone to become violent. Nonetheless, they are typically docile creatures that will warm your heart as you watch them leisurely eat their food.
There are eight shrines, including Koganeyama Shrine, on the island. As the shrines are located in the mountains, this is an area where visitors can feel the immense natural energy from the natural surroundings, large trees, and flowing spring water. This is an ideal destination to relax and recharge your energy here.
This is Kinkasan Benzaiten’s coin washing area, where water flows from the mouth of a dragon statue. It is said that your fortune will increase by placing your coins in the draining basket shown above, then placing them into your wallet after washing them.
There is no connection to public water service at Koganeyama Shrine. However, spring water from Mt. Kinka, abundant with minerals and naturally filtered is used for the shrine. There is also a shrine deifying the god of water which we also suggest visiting.
Near the coin washing area is a gorgeously landscaped area. Owadatsumi Shrine Yohaijo was established to honor the god of the ocean enshrined on the summit of Mt. Kinka. It takes around one hour hiking from Yohaijo to the summit, so visitors without much time are recommended to make a prayer here instead.
There are several enormous and impressive trees on the shrine grounds. The Double Pine Maple Tree is a pine tree and maple tree intertwined together into one tree, as its name suggests. The powerful meeting of two different species of trees is very pretty and visually impactful.
The tree pictured to the right is a sacred 800-year old tree and is said to be inhabited by the gods. The trunk has been split open and is big enough to snugly fit a person.
Other massive trees with large, uneven trunks, such as the Machilus thunbergii trees (pictured on the left), tower over various areas of the shrine. It is easy to feel the great power of nature surrounding you from these majestic trees.
Visitors are only allowed inside the Main Hall, where the gods are enshrined, for three weeks out of the year. These three weeks occur during the Hatsumi Grand Festival, an event in May, from January 1 to 7 for the Nanacho Festival, and during the Lunar New Year (*2) for the Lunar New Year Nanacho Festival. Visitors are usually able to make their prayers through the worship hall. After climbing up a nearly 100-step staircase, you will arrive at the worship hall.
In 2019, the Hatsumi Grand Festival will be held from May 8 to the 14. These dates vary by year.
*2 Lunar New Year: the New Year according to the lunar (lunisolar) calendar. It changes every year and usually occurs from around the end of January until mid-February.
One thing about the shrine distinct from other shrines is that five and 50 yen coins are fastened on the cords of the bells rung at the shrine. In the past, visitors began tying coins onto the cords, which resulted in the bell being pulled down from the weight of the coins by the end of the year. The cords are now replaced once a year.
The worship and main hall, built by expert carpenters during the Meiji period, are considerably durable than modern structures. During the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, this was the only area that did not receive any damage at all. Make sure to thoroughly observe the state of the wooden framework of the pillars and roofs.
Near the shrine is a mountain trail that leads to the water shrine and Owadatsumi Shrine on the mountain summit, which takes around one hour. There will be areas where you will have to walk up steep slopes and on top of boulders, so please only make this hike if you’re in shape while wearing the appropriate sneakers or trekking shoes.
From the summit, you can gaze out onto the breathtaking scenery of the surroundings and the Pacific Ocean. On cloudy days, the area has an ethereal atmosphere. On sunny days, the blue ocean and sky are also extremely beautiful. Climb up the following morning of your stay here to start off the day feeling great.
One precaution is to not go further than the summit. The road has collapsed due to the effects of the 2011 earthquake. Once you’ve arrived at the summit, return using the road that you came from.
The Sanshuden (Gathering Building) is a lodging facility for visitors located on the shrine premises. We recommend lodging here for a night to have a unique, unforgettable experience at Koganeyama Shrine.
For a one night and two days stay at the shrine, visit the shrine after arriving around noon and take a dip in the spring water baths between 16:00-18:00. In the evening, eat a meal made with freshly-caught fish from the area, then spend the night quietly. Starting around 6:30–7:30 the following morning, you can experience a Shinto ritual called Ichiban O-Gomakito.
The time of this morning ritual will change depending on the season. Please confirm the details with the shrine employees during your stay.
O-Gomakito is a ritual where gomaki (prayer sticks, pictured), written with the wishes of worshippers, are burned in prayer. Goma (homa) was originally a Buddhist ritual, but is a remainder of the shinbutsu shugo (*3) from before the Meiji period. This is a rare ritual for a shrine.
*3 Shinbutsu Shugo: an occurrence that merged Shinto and Buddhism into one religion before the Meiji period.
The shrine maidens will present (*4) a dance to the gods. The smoke from the burning gomaki drifts into the air, increasing the mystical aspect of the scene even more.
After the ritual is over, you will be offered a sip of a Japanese sake called omiki. It is a sacred sake said to hold the spiritual powers of gods.
Lodging at the shrine, which includes breakfast, dinner, and the ritual, starts at 10,000 yen including tax. For details, please refer to their official website. If you will be joining the ritual on a day trip, you will pay around 5,000 yen or more.
*4 Hono: the offering of objects or dances to the gods.
The recommended time to lodge at the shrine is when they are holding events. Popular periods are during the last weekend of July when Jaodori Hono is held, or the first Sunday of October during the Shinroku Tsunogiri Festival.
Jaodori Hono is an event where people wearing special outfits form a parade, bearing a 20-meter long dragon. Bells and flutes music is also played, making the event extremely special.
October, when the Shinroku Tsunogiri Festival is held, is the breeding season of male deer. Fifteen deer will be taken from near the grounds and their antlers will be cut off to prevent any human injuries during this time. This is considered to be a serious event, similar to martial arts.
Other various events are also held each month, so plan your trip while considering these events in order to have a special experience.
It is necessary to check how you will get to the shrine beforehand, due to its location on an isolated island. Regular ferry service to the island is only available in 2018 on Sundays due to the effects of the earthquake. Head to the island from either Onagawa Port or Ayukawa Port in Ishinomaki.
If you’ll be staying overnight, we recommend heading out to the island from Onagawa Port where the ferries are frequent on Saturdays. Afterward, go to Ayukawa Port on Sunday to sightsee Ishinomaki.
Onagawa Port is serviced by ferries every Saturday as a special service. The timetable will vary on the day. On Sundays, only one ferry departs at 11:00. The ride will take about 35 minutes and will cost 1,550 yen. If doing a day trip, then be sure to depart from Kinkasan on the 13:30 ferry.
Check the ferry’s official website (Japanese) for details or consult with the shrine when making your overnight reservation. The workers at the shrine will kindly provide you with support in simple English.
Ferries service the port every Sunday. The ride takes about 20 minutes and costs 2,500 yen for a roundtrip ticket. The ferry departs from Ayukawa Port at 10:30 and from Kinkasan at 12:30.
Phone reservations are required to ride during the regular service. If you are staying overnight and wish to take the ferry departing from Kinkasan, be sure to consult with the workers at the shrine.
If you wish to visit the shrine on the weekdays, you will need to make arrangements for a water taxi, which will cost about 15,000 yen. Reservations must be made by phone and can only be made in Japanese, so it is best to utilize the ferries on the weekends.
You can travel from Ayukawa Port to Ishinomaki Station by either ferry or bus. The afternoon bus departs at 13:22 and 16:21 (as of 2018) and is about a one hour and 20-minute ride.
Ishinomaki is scattered with art installations of manga characters including a museum to Shotaro Ishinomori, a Japanese manga artist who created works such as “Kamen Rider.” Although the city suffered great damage from the 2011 earthquake, the area is recovering and new shops are being built.
COMMON-SHIP Hashidori, about a ten-minute walk from the station, is an area of food stalls with an atmosphere reminiscent of traditional Japanese festivals. Here you can try classic Japanese foods like yakitori, kushiage (fried meat and vegetable skewers), and curry.
Ishinomaki yakisoba, a B-rank cuisine, is a must-order item. It is a type of yakisoba flavored by steaming the noodles twice in a seafood dashi stock. Try it at Teppan Desu WHITE, a stall in COMMON-SHIP Hashidori, and enjoy it served with a special sauce.
This area is also considered one of the world’s top three fishing spots, certifying the tastiness of the seafood here. You can eat seafood at Ishinomaki Genki Ichiba (Japanese) located nearby COMMON-SHIP Hashidori.
Koganeyama Shrine has been visited as a sacred place by many people since long ago. Prior to the earthquake, several ferries departed each day as numerous shrine visitors came and went from the island.
Shrine visitors have been limited due to the few ferry departures, but that is why this may be the ideal destination to spend a relaxing, peaceful time. How about making a trip to experience an unforgettable, extraordinary world?
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I am very excited to share with you the link to the official website for the documentary that features The Emotion Code! It's called "E-Motion," and it is all about emotional baggage, the effects it has on us, and how lives can improve after it is released.
"E-Motion" features Dr Bradley Nelson, Neal Donald Walsch, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Sonia Choquette, Dr. Darren Weissman and more. I think you will love this documentary. It's very powerful.
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Now that I'm officially past the halfway mark (25 weeks on Tues!), I'm thinking a lot more often about how we'll soon be transitioning from 1 kid to 2...how Camden won't be our only anymore...and how it'll all go. I think those are pretty normal thoughts and I'm sure all mothers wonder about these things when expanding their family...right?
Even though concerns and worries enter my head, that doesn't mean we are second guessing having another at all by any means. Baby #2 is so loved already and we want lots of kids! By lots I mean...one more, ha. I absolutely love being a mother...more so than I could have ever imagined. And Billy as a father is just the best thing in the world to witness. Camden has brought us so much joy, love, and happiness that we can't wait to expand our family further and to love on another itty bitty! We both agree and stand by the fact that despite going through what we know will be a big transition, we know we are giving Camden the very BEST gift of all - a sibling.
+Will I ever sleep again?! This is probably my biggest concern, honestly. I am not one of those people who can function on little sleep...I turn into a hot (except not so much), irritable mess. With Camden, we really had the time to work on a solid routine + his sleeping habits (never had to do CIO), and fortunately ever since he was 8/9 weeks old he has been an amazing sleeper. He'll even hang out in his crib in the morning now without needing us to come get him - he just really likes his crib! But this baby...will we be as lucky? Is it possible to have two kids that are great sleepers?! Maybe this baby won't be a good sleeper and I will forever have bags under my eyes. On the bright side, at least Camden is a great sleeper and we've had our rest since he was really little.
+Breastfeeding/Pumping...was hard/demanding enough with no other kids at home, but now I have a toddler running around! How in the BEEP is this gonna work?! How will I keep Cam occupied long enough to nurse, without burning the house down? I remember last month there was one day that I literally typed into Google, "how to breastfeed new baby with toddler in the home" I do plan to give it my best effort, but this time around I've told myself if it doesn't work, it doesn't work, and that's that. A baby that is fed and a mother that isn't stressed out to the max is the most important thing.
+Mom guilt...OH THE GUILT! I get tears in my eyes sometimes thinking about Camden not being the baby anymore. I worry about him not feeling all of my love when his little brother comes and me being less available for him. I don't want him to feel like I've abandoned him and that I love him any less.
+The whole, how can I love another baby as much as my first? I really struggle with this. Cam is the apple of my eye and has been the absolute happiest...cutest...best baby that it's really hard to think about how I will love this baby the same and give them both the love they need equally.
+Labor and postpartum...I was fortunate to not have any labor complications with Cam, but I do pray all the time that the same goes for this baby. I'm not against c sections, but I just really don't want to have one. I loved having a vaginal delivery (and am so proud of it!)...you know, besides all the bleeding/pain that comes afterwards. I also wonder if I will need pitocin again. It would be so nice to experience a labor without it. Lastly, I worry about my emotions postpartum and how I will adjust to everything.
+Will I ever get time to myself again? It's not even that I need a break, ya'll! My brain does! I'm constantly thinking about Camden, even when I'm not with him. How will my brain even make space to worry about a second child? I might just lose whatever sanity I had left...ha.
...and they wonder why pregnant women act cray?! Those are some heavy thoughts and I'm sure I'll have more that pop up in these next few months! Oy vey! One thing I don't worry about, though, is raising another little boy. I just love me some little boys. I can thank Cam for that one. I'm so excited to see all their similarities and differences!
If you've already been through this transition from 1 to 2 kids, I would love to hear your input / what you found worked best for you in those beginning days as everyone is adjusting!
Sleep...YES! you will sleep!! Do exactly what you did with Cam. So many people told me I was so lucky with my first bc he slept so well and watch out, my second won't! Well he slept just as well as my first and absolutely loves his crib. It's all about the routine!
Breastfeeding: I went with bumping for the second. I made it work for 3 months, built up a stock and supplemented some. Less stress on me. Do what works for you!!
NAPTIME: My boys take a nap at the same time and it is key in my sanity! ROUTINE ROUTINE ROUTINE. It was nice when Brody still took a morning nap because they is when I got one on one time with Cooper. And now that they both take one long nap it is amazing!!!
And like I said before..You will be amazed how much your heart will open to number 2 and seeing Cam love his little brother will make it even better!!!
I can certainly say you are not alone! All of these thoughts and more run through my head appx 700 times a day! It's crazy how you can be SO EXCITED and SO TERRIFIED about something all at the same time. Somehow mamas make it work and pull it off all the time and I'm sure you and are no different, but it's definitely a HUGE change! I'll let you know how it is in a couple of weeks. :) XO.
Oh Katie... We are on the same page sister! I feel all these emotions! The bf things and sleeping scares me the most! I also really want it to work out this time bc thinking about pumping trying to watch/take care of a nb and a toddler just doesn't seem like it would work?! And I still can't imagine how I will love this 2nd babay as much as Cam, but everyone tells me that your heart just grows!
I am constantly wondering how I'll love another as much as I love Beckett! I know it's possible but I just can't even fathom it right now. I love him SO much and I don't want him to think that's changed once #2 arrives. Just the mere thought of him not being my only baby anymore makes my heart hurt and makes me tear up. I just had a friend have her 2nd (hers are 18 months apart, closer than mine will be) and the night before she went in I was in tears thinking of how hard it's going to be to leave him knowing it's the last time he'll be an only child (literally in tears right now thinking about it). Of course he'll be clueless and that kind of breaks my heart too. So many emotions!!
Going from one to two really wasn't nearly as bad as I thought! You are so much more prepared than you think so it's not as nerve wracking. Especially when your new babe ends up in the NICU for a week. My first turned 2 8 days after my youngest was born. He has been the absolute best big brother. Camden will do great!! Having two close in age, especially brothers is amazing. I love seeing the bond my boys have after only 5 short months! So excited for you!
All of your thoughts are VALID! And normal!!!
-Pumping... I only lasted 6 weeks pumping for Lucy. It was near impossible to pump with a 1 year old running around so I EBF and gave her a formula bottle once a day. Life saver!
-Mom guilt...itll always be there but Cam is so happy and joyful! A product of your parenting!
-You will LOVE this baby boy so so much it's unreal. And your boys together... EXPLOSION. You'll wonder how un fun it was to have 1 kiddo.
-Nap time... yes! Moms on call!
Although we are not pregnant again and want another very soon this spoke to me because they are things I think about all.the.time. when considering expanding our family. I know you may not find the answers, but just be confident in the amazing mom you are because of that precious face at the top of this post! He has taught you so much that will only make you an even better parent for baby boy #2 than you already are. I'm excited to watch your journey so you can show me it is possible to do all these things with another little :) You will do great no matter what and Camden will be the best big brother! Gosh he's cute!
I had similar feelings when I was pregnant with my second! ( Fun fact: she is just a couple weeks younger than your son :) and I am a fellow central Ohioan. ) I did my best not to worry about labor and delivery, you have done it once and will easily do it all again! The best thing I did right after she was born was that I still took my son to the babysitters a couple of days a week. It was great that he could contiune with his normal routine, yet still be home around his sister. Plus, this gave my daughter and I the bonding time we needed. Everything will fall into place and you will easily love this little guy as much as your first! Even when they have completely different personalities like mine do. All of your instincts kick in again with the second and I found it easier to know what she needed much easier this time around. You will do great! PS: it was so fun to follow along with your first pregnancy since I was right there with ya!
Wow, did this post speak to me. My son is 13 months old and talk about having #2 is in the works. He was 9 weeks early so the thought of possibly having another preemie with a toddler straight up scares me. I'm so excited to have another baby but everything you wrote about is what I'm constantly thinking. Thank you so much for expressing your thoughts. I love your blog and have been following for a few years now! -Kate, Cincinnati.

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Are you aware that engagement proposal events are among the most crucial events in life? If you didn’t know, then it’s high time you acquainted yourself with this simple truth. Because of the magnitude of such an event, you should prepare well in advance to have the perfect occasion.
Naturally, you would want the event to be a success and devoid of any inconveniences. Therefore, if you are not a professional events planner, it will be in your best interest to hire professional caterers who will give you the best value for your money.
It is advisable that you choose the best engagement ring that you will give to your fiancé during your engagement proposal. Doing so will make you a darling in the eyes of your partner and make her value you even more.
In most instances, many people often find it an intimidating task to choose the best wedding catering service. However, taking the right steps will ensure that all goes smooth and that you select the best caterers that will make your engagement proposal service successful.
First, visit the premises. For you to get the best deal, it is prudent that you visit the premises of the catering company. Doing so will put you in a position to know their catering capacity as well as their specialties.
During your visit, conduct a spot check on the cleanliness of their kitchens as well as the professionalism of their staff. A dirty and chaotic kitchen is a sure red flag, and a reflection of a staff that has no interest or pride in their work.
Do you want to have everybody’s tongue waging after the engagement proposal? If so, then you should consider the menu options of your wedding catering service. This is because not all catering services are suitable for all functions.
During your visit, do not forget to discuss any of your guests’ dietary restrictions that they may need to accomodate.
Some of the additional factors that you might consider when choosing a caterer include the cost of service, availability of staff and customer input.
How to choose the best engagement ring. In your preparation for your engagement proposal, you should take your time to choose the perfect ring that your partner will fancy.
In my social circles, I often hear men complaining how shopping for an engagement ring is a challenging task. However, the following tips will be useful if you want to avoid unnecessary hassle and impress your better half.
Choose the right shape – you should choose the configuration that your fiancé loves the most. Spy on her style and ensure that you conduct some reconnaissance on her style in case you want to give her a pleasant surprise. Consider the metal and your budget.
Did you know that ladies are extremely impressed by a man who gets everything right during engagement proposals? If you were not aware of this, then you can use the tips in this article to enhance your skills and whip out the perfect engagement proposal service.
Doing so will give you an upper hand in choosing the right engagement ring as well as the best wedding catering service with the best caterers.


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The history of Peter F Heering, the company behind Cherry Heering liqueur, dates back nearly 200 years.
1806 Peter Fredrik Suhm Heering (1792-1875) get his first job with a Pharmacist in Copenhagen and stays as an apprentice and later a clerk. During this period (1806-15) Peter Heering is given the secret recipe of a ‘Cherry Brandy’ by the wife of this employer.
1815 Peter Heering starts to work for a colonial goods trader and learns that trade.
1818 Peter F Heering is founded when, at the age of 26, Peter Heering opens his own small shop in Copenhagen trading in colonial goods.
1820-30s Cherry Heering, at the time called ‘Cherry Cordial’ quickly gains reputation. Ships captains start to include the liqueur in their cargo for trade in ports around the world where they sourced colonial goods. Exports take off to many countries in Europe and around the Mediterranean, Brazil, Batavia (Dutch West Indies, today Indonesia) and West Indies (Denmark had colonies in the West Indies, e.g. St Croix).
1833 To gain better control of his exports of “Cherry Cordial”, Peter Heering acquires his first ship, the schooner ‘Arnold’, named after his first son. Many more ships were to follow, but later, when the steam ships revolutionized transport at sea, Peter N. Heering, the founder’s son, decided to pull out of the shipping business in 1876 to solely focus on the liqueur business.
1836 Establishment of the first steady UK agent with 50 cases of Cherry Heering shipped to a wine merchant in London, the start of a trading relationship that was to last for more than one hundred years.
1837 Heering’s ship, the brig ‘Christian’ sails for North America, with what is believed to be the first shipment of Cherry Heering bound for the USA.
1838 Peter Heering acquires the Heering Gaard estate in the area of Christianshavn in Copenhagen to where his entire trading business is relocated, including the production of Cherry Heering. Heering’s first son, Peter N. Heering is born.
1841/43 Heering receives a letter from a Danish doctor working in and around India. The doctor claims to have found Heering’s Cherry Cordial in Calcutta, Madras, Pondicherry, Tharangambadi (at the time a Danish colony called Tranquebar) and as far away as Rangoon.
1845/47 First report received that Cherry Heering had reach Mainland China. In 1845-47 Heering’s ship ‘Galathea’ made an expedition passage around the world. When meeting with the Governor of the southern Chinese costal port of Amoy, the captain of Galathea later reported that his Chinese hosts served “an old friend”, as he called it [Cherry Heering], as digestive after the dinner.
1868 Peter F. S. Heering is injured in an accident which he never fully recovers from and his eldest son, Peter N. Heering, aged 30 years, takes over the running of the business.
1870-73 Cherry Heering is delivered on numerous occasions to the English Royal Yacht ‘Victoria and Albert’ while anchored in Copenhagen. These deliveries were quickly followed by many orders from the aristocracy and other prominent people in the United Kingdom and in Europe.
1875 Peter F. S. Heering passes away aged 83.
1876 Heering becomes purveyor to the Royal Danish Court.
1878 Heering becomes a supplier to the Imperial Russian Court and to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.
1881 The year the oldest bottle of Cherry Heering that is known to have survived to this day was produced.
1900 Cherry Heering signed for import by Suntory of Japan as their first import brand. The Heering trademark is registered in Japan. Shenely Importing Co. is awarded the importation rights to the USA. Brothers Harald and Willam Heering take over the responsibility for the business. Also, Around the 1900s, the product starts to be called ‘Cherry Brandy’ instead of ‘Cherry Cordial’.
1911 Heering began exports of a ‘Cherry Whisky’, sold under the Heering brand name.
1914-18 Exports are made impossible by the First World War. The company survives by focusing on the domestic Danish market.
1915 At the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, the legendary bartender Mr Ngiam Tong Boon is credited with concocting what we know today as the Singapore Sling cocktail. He is believed to have used Cherry Heering as one of the drinks key ingredients.
1921 Curaçao Heering, a completely new product is introduced to the market. Other new products followed soon after, including Liqueur Palmet, Cacao Heering, and Komma.
1922 This classic cocktail Blood & Sand, in which Cherry Heering is a key ingredient, is created and named after the 1922 film starring Rudolf Valentino as a bullfighter.
1930’s The production method is modernized, less manual work, new modern machines to take care of processing of the cherries.
1946 The production of Cherry Heering is moved from of the Heering Gaard estate in Copenhagen to a new plant near the cherry orchards of Dalby.
1950-60s Cherry Heering is sold in some 144 markets, selling some 350,000 9-litre cases per year. It is the second best-selling liqueur in the USA after Benedictine D.O.M.
1957-77 The Heering Shipping Line is restarted and new ships ordered for a merchant fleet.
1961 Heering acquires a 25-year license to produce and export Kahluá outside Mexico and the USA.
1963 Prince Charles, then aged 14, is caught by an English reporter buying a glass of Cherry Heering at a hotel near Grodonstroun in Scotland. It was a scandal, and following the incident, the legal age to buy alcohol in Scotland was set to 18 years.
1970 The name Cherry Heering was changed in the corporate communication to “Peter Heering”, in an effort to avoid association with cherry pickled herring.
1973 The reestablishment of the Heering Shipping Line proved to be a fatal mistake when the oil crisis hit in 1973, proving a financial disaster for the Heering family.
1974 Christianshavner Aquavit is introduced to the market.
1975 Most of the administration of the business moves is relocated from The Heering Gard estate to the production facility in Dalby.
1977 Privatbanken, a Danish Bank, took over The Heering Gaard estate.
1990 Peter F Heering Company was acquired by Danisco A/S of Denmark and was merged with their subsidiary De Danske Spritfabrikker (later named Danish Distillers). The new owners instigate a major re-branding including the introduction of a new square bottle. The product name is also changed from Peter Heering back to Heering Cherry Liqueur, affectionately known as Cherry Heering.
1999 De Danske Spritfabrikker, including Heering, was acquired by V&S Group.
2006 The Heering brand was acquired by the Tilander family.
2008 Coffee Heering was reintroduced to the market.
2009 The Copenhagen, the official cocktail of the city of Copenhagen, was created (of which Cherry Heering is a key ingredient).
2013 The Peter F. Heering Sling Awards were established.

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Pumping waves again Saturday with Friday's large W/SW groundswell easing under morning offshores, clean and 2-3ft in Mandurah and 2ft in Perth.
Winds shifted onshore through the day and then Sunday was small and poor.
Today the beginnings of our XXL swell is building but with poor onshore winds. Mid-period energy is building ahead of the groundswell which will fill in more so later this afternoon and tomorrow.
Our currently oversized increase in W/SW swell will continue building in size and increasing in power ahead of a peak tomorrow in the XXL range through the morning.
The swell looks to peak around 15-18ft in the South West, 4-5ft in Mandurah and 3-4ft in Perth while a secondary vigorous front that's currently projecting towards us will keep the surf up in the XXL range into the afternoon.
Winds will however be poor and onshore with strength out of the W, tending W/SW through the afternoon and SW later. This will open up protected spots later in the day, but come Wednesday, we'll see conditions improve as a hight moves in.
Variable tending E'ly winds will create lumpy though improving waves across the South West, easing back from 12-15ft across exposed breaks. Perth and Mandurah will be nice and clean with an E/SE offshore and easing 3ft waves around the former, 3-4ft on the later.
There should bea period of light morning offshore winds on Thursday morning as the swell continues to ease from 8ft in the South West, smaller further north. Winds will swing back onshore out of the W/NW through the day though as a very intense low approaches us.
This low will form around Heard Island tomorrow morning and project a fetch of severe-gale to storm-force W/SW winds towards us, broadening and ripping apart south-west of us Thursday morning.
As it rips apart a polar fetch of S/SW gales will develop, weakening while pushing up towards and then across us on Friday.
So what we'll see is a large long-period SW groundswell building Friday, mixed in with mid-period S/SW energy and strong S/SW winds, peaking Saturday as S/SW winds persist.
The South West should see 12ft surf later Friday and early Saturday with 3-4ft waves in Mandurah and 3ft surf in Perth.
Easing surf should be seen Sunday but with lingering onshore winds in the South West, offshore to the north. Longer term there's plenty more large surf on the cards into next week, but more on this Wednesday.
Easter Weekend in Margs looking more like a mountain bike party with the winds unfortunately.
Good to see impoverished Perth get some surf.
I just realised I've probably put one to many X's in the title and notes. Tomorrow more XL than XXL.
Perspective is difficult.. but it's massive.
Seen a few good tube rides on the scabs cam.

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Those first glorious moments of spiritual or religious awakening can be huge. As we begin to open and seek our true ”selves” we start to ask questions such as “who am I?” or “why am I here?”. The first experience that connects you to your inner self is one of the most, or maybe best of your life and it’s only natural you want to share it. You find yourself reviewing jobs, friends, values, beliefs and your relationship tends to come under the spotlight very quickly because often your dear heart is the first to be affected by the chrysalis of the “new me” starting to form.
The changes however can often cause us to fall out of sync with our partner resulting in conflict and a new attitude of “but my way is a better way for both of us darling”. The one who is awakening can become spiritually egoistic and develop a bad case of spiritual righteousness and will try to drag their partner to all sorts of events and meditation groups in an effort to “help” them find God among the incense and “Om”ing and tell them what to eat to raise “their vibration” to a higher level. It is no wonder then that many partners want to *** off eventually!
As an educator, I see many couples with the “dragger and draggee” disease often manifesting as a tiring tug o’ war game. Generally, but not exclusively, the awakened ones happen to be the women who get terribly distressed because after a weekend retreat or workshop, for example, hubby is not ready to brim over with the same excitement and enthusiasm that their inner journey has cleared out another morsel of their emotional closet. “My needs are not being met”, “I don’t feel heard”, “He just doesn’t get it” are some of the clichéd words I often hear and at some level they believe their partner is frequently resisting the urge to phone the nearest rehab clinic which makes them feel like a freak. Not easy.
I have a dear friend who was persuaded by her husband to go to the doctor because he believed there was something radically wrong with her and she obviously needed pills! It may sound funny but it can become a matter of psycho analysis that can drive both parties nuts as a gradual erosion of what was a generally happy and content relationship, takes place as the newly God filled person races ahead.
At this point I would offer that, in terms of my own personal experience in spiritual awakening, that “it” or God, if you will, chose me not the other way around. I believe we don’t’ have a choice in awakening. You can choose kicking or screaming as the route or the let go and surrender one. Often we bounce between the two dragging our partner by the hair. Ouch!
7 years ago my dear dad passed and with that deep experience came a very natural and effortless meeting of people, courses, books that would create my future. I have loved and agonised over my spiritual development but somewhere deep in me that requires no understanding is a truth that this is exactly where I want to be beyond all things and even relationships with people in general. I believe I am at consequence to a greater force and going with the flow through whatever comes is the easiest route…although it takes practise!
Where I am today is undoubtedly the happiest and most content place so far on “my path”. Has my growth affected my relationships? You bet. Every time. I have been in more than a couple of relationships since I “woke up” which I feel now to be learning grounds, not regrets. In the background I was being propelled along by somewhat unconscious forces, meeting lots of people, reading and qualifying at various complimentary therapies and in the middle of it all was still having trouble in my love life but making the excuse that “well he’s not as spiritual as me, so no wonder this relationship isn’t working” as a way to explain my failing partnerships. I thought I knew better than them and indeed perhaps yes growth rates were different, but different to what?
Many times I have heard “we are all spiritual beings having a human experience” so none of us can claim to be more spiritual than the other really if that story has any grain of truth. But it is so easy to fall into a trap of judging the rights and wrongs of others based on what you believe to be the truth or the right way of life. When we judge from a perceived religious or spiritual angle it is just as harmful as judging about anything else. Don’t forget that truly God like people radiate endless love, compassion and understanding. They rarely judge. They are humble and don’t feel the need to preach or convert the unwashed.
Symbiotic relationships are those that function on great attachment and a feeling of needing the other to fulfil happiness and desires. These relationships can suffer the greatest casualties when one partner starts to understand that happiness does come from within first and the other person wonders what the heck has become of their once needy and comfortable partner.
So how can we become more aware of our spiritual or religious transformation while preserving and strengthening our relationship?
Firstly try to practise the art of allowing. Allow your partner to be different. Your hobby of new found awakening is just yours. I call it a hobby for purposes of comparison with perhaps golf, tennis or tiddly winks that may stir the heart of your boy/girlfriend. You may never see any joy or fun in buying the latest putter but to them it’s as much an elixir in terms of inner joy as the latest writings of Byron Katie.
Understand that your metamorphosis can cause insecurity and worries for your loved one. Take the time to listen and understand their concerns and always the right communication (as discussed in previous articles) will see you both through anything, given a good lump of love and understanding.
Never be under the illusion that your partner should think or be like you. Symbiotic relationships are ultimately unhappy. Differentiation is healthy and the only way forward. Loving your partner because they are different must be the goal. Loving someone warts n all is a challenge for sure, but in the accepting of them you accept yourself. What a relief in the long run!
An age old saying I know, but put yourself in your partners shoes as much as you can. For example, don’t assume that changing your house and relationship space into little India will make your partner eventually see the Light. If you came home to find a putting green installed in the middle of your living room, I am sure you would have something to say about it!
By all means share your life together but in a give and take way. Avoid the tendency to know best about God and the Universe, because whatever you have read is only another person’s take on it, a story in essence. Your interpretation of what you know is just that, so share it with your honey rather than ram it as the new gospel according to you. We all have a path that we have an inner yearning to follow whatever are our passions and desires and no one human is the same as another so what fires me won’t be the same as my man but in sharing life it means we can enjoy some of the same things and others we do with others or alone. How good is that!
And lastly, one of the biggest and most interesting observations I have made, is that even if a couple are following the same spiritual or religious persuasion the relationship is not guaranteed to be a happily ever after.
The educational work I do with couple theorises that healing and growth into wholeness and to complete the unfinished business of childhood, is its ultimate goal. Through suffering in the past you may find yourself on a spiritual or religious path to give you an anchor and a feeling of safety and at all costs you are going to hang onto that as the only right way to be when you enter a relationship. Certain tools or methods may work for you when you experience the next difficult place in life but the same may not be true for your partner and if you are both trying to “tool” each other, then you have a double whammy of “know-alls”, thinking they know best.
As I have mentioned already, I believe we are being guided and shown the way every day of our lives and our deepest instinct is the compass for life so simply loving the now and the person you are with is all you can do…let go.
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Listowel Emmets would also like to extend their deepest sympathies to the Foran family Bedford Listowel, on the recent death of Pat, to his wife Marie, and extended family. Ar dheis dé go raibh a anam dilis.
Listowel Emmets GAA Club Social is on in the Listowel Arms Hotel on Saturday 22nd February at 7.30 P.M. Tickets are limited so be sure to book in advance from Club Officers. Club Secretary Norah Browne can be contacted at 087-9955291.
The Listowel Emmets Ladies awards night will take place this Sunday February 23rd in the clubhouse beginning at 5.00pm for under age teams from 2013.
The younger members of our club will receive a participatory medal. The U12’s receive their North Kerry League Development Final medal, U14’s their North Kerry League Division 1 medal and the U16’s North Kerry Division 1 medal.
The Senior team will receive their North Kerry League medal at the Emmets Social this Saturday February 22nd.
Anyone who wishes to register their child can do so at the awards night from 6.00pm. Club membership is open to girls from all age groups under 8 to adult.
2014 Registration Fees : Under 8–10 € 20, Under 12-18 €50, Adult Players €65.
Emmets ABC Club will reopen on Saturday 1st March at the Boys School Hall Listowel from 12 noon - 1pm. The ABC club is open to both Boys and Girls born in 2008 and 2007. This is a great way for Kids to meet new friends and learn to be part of a team while learning the basics of Gaelic football. Coaches for this year will be Brian Scanlan, Sean O'Connell and Meghan Galvin. Registration is €10 per child. We hope to see you all in the Boys School Hall on Sat 1st March.
The Coiste na nÓg awards night takes place in the clubhouse on Friday 28th February.
Our juvenile registration night will take place on Monday 3rd March.

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Martina will be attending this event and assisting Natalie.
Come join the greater Yoga community for this Global Event to support the documentary Hatha Yoga Film project. This important documentary delves into the origins of Hatha Yoga and gives an understanding of the true potential of the yogic journey.
Natalie has partnered with beautiful True Yoga Studio in Orakei and would love for all of you to spread the word and join this global movement! We will collectively create a sacred space for this workshop and offer the best possible intention that the Hatha Yoga Film inspire as many lives as possible.
You will be led through an energizing Hatha Yoga practice, pranayama, meditation and extended relaxation followed by good company and complimentary tea in the True Food Cafe.