Below is an overview of our Terms of Service for our "Platform", which means any website, application, or service we offer. You should read the complete Terms of Service because that document (and not this overview) is our legally binding agreement. The Terms of Service includes information about your legal rights and covers areas such as automatic subscription renewals, limitations of liability, resolution of disputes by mandatory arbitration rather than a judge or jury in a court of law, and a class action waiver.
By using our Platform, you are agreeing to our Terms of Service. That is a legally binding agreement between you and Lemonade.
If you break the rules, we may suspend or terminate your account.
We charge for certain aspects of our Platform, and some of these fees are billed on a regular and recurring basis (unless you disable auto-renewal or cancel your subscription).
Hosts may establish membership criteria for their own Lemonade experiences. While there is probably a Lemonade experience out there for everyone, not every Lemonade experience is for you. If you can't find the right experience, you can easily host your own Lemonade experience.
Hosts may charge fees for memberships or events.
Using our Platform involves meeting real people and doing real things in the real world, which can sometimes lead to unexpected situations. We can't control what happens in the real world, and we are not responsible for it. You should use common sense and good judgment when interacting with others.
You are responsible for your "Content", which means any information, material, or other content posted to our Platform. Your Content must comply with our Terms of Service, which includes the Usage and Content Policies, Experience Policies, Organizer or host and Leadership Standards, Member Restrictions, Payment Policies, and Trademark Usage Guidelines. Your Content is also subject to our Intellectual Property Dispute Policies.
We do not own the Content that you post. However, we do require that you provide us a license to use this Content in order for us to operate, improve, promote, and protect Lemonade and our Platform for the benefit of you and others.
We are not responsible for Content that members post or the communications that members send using our Platform. We generally don't review Content before it's posted. If you see Content that violates our Terms of Service, you may report inappropriate Content to us.
We try hard to make sure that our Platform is always available and working, but we cannot guarantee it will be. Occasionally things may not go exactly as planned. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience.
We are continually improving our Platform. This means that we may modify or discontinue portions of our Platform.
By using our Platform, you agree to the limitations of liability and release in our Terms of Service. Except as specified in our Terms of Service, you also agree to resolve any disputes you may have with us through arbitration, and you are waiving your right to seek relief from a judge or jury in a court of law, except as otherwise provided for in the Terms of Service. Claims can only be brought individually, and not as part of a class action.
Our Terms of Service contain important information about your legal rights. To make it easier to understand, we have provided summaries and tips in these gray boxes. These summaries are not part of the official terms, and it is important for you to read the language in each section carefully.
Summary: You agree to follow some basic rules when using Lemonade's Platform. These rules are described in these Terms of Service, including the related policies and guidelines discussed below. We may change these rules.
1.1 The Agreement. Lemonade enables you and other members to arrange off-line, real-world Lemonade experiences and Lemonade events. The terms "Lemonade," "we," "us," and "our" include Lemonade Technologies Inc. and our affiliates. We use the terms "you" and "your" to mean any person using our Platform, and any organization or person using the Platform on an organization's behalf. We use the word "Platform" to mean any website, application, or service offered by Lemonade, including content we offer and electronic communications we send. We provide our Platform to you subject to these Terms of Service. We use the terms "Terms of Service" and "Agreement" interchangeably to mean this document together with our Usage and Content Policies, Experience Policies, Organizer or host and Leadership Standards, Member Restrictions, Payment Policies, and Trademark Usage Guidelines. Your use of the Platform signifies that you agree to this Agreement. If you are using the Platform for an organization, you agree to this Agreement on behalf of that organization, and represent you have authority to bind that organization to the terms contained in this Agreement. If you do not or are unable to agree to this Agreement, do not use our Platform.
Tip: We have included summaries and tips to provide an overview of some legal concepts and answer common questions, but the text of these summaries and tips are for your convenience only and are intended to have no legal effect.
1.2 Revisions to this Agreement. We may modify this Agreement from time to time. When we do, we will provide notice to you by publishing the most current version and revising the date at the top of this page. If we make any material change to this Agreement, we will provide additional notice to you, such as by sending you an email or displaying a prominent notice on our Platform. By continuing to use the Platform after any changes come into effect, you agree to the revised Agreement.
Summary: You need to be at least 18 years old to use our Platform. Lemonade organizer or hosts control the Content and membership of their Lemonade groups. However, we may remove any Content you post or terminate your account at any time.
2.1 Eligibility. Our Platform is available to anyone who is at least 18 years old. You represent that you are at least 18. Additional eligibility requirements for a particular portion of our Platform may be set by any member who has the ability to moderate or manage that portion of our Platform. For example, the eligibility requirements for a Lemonade group or Lemonade event may be set by the organizer or hosts of that group.
2.2 Suspension of Your Account. We may modify, suspend or terminate your account or access to the Platform if, in our sole discretion, we determine that you have violated this Agreement, including any of the policies or guidelines that are part of this Agreement, that it is in the best interest of the Lemonade community, or to protect our brand or Platform. We also may remove accounts of members who are inactive for an extended period of time.
A member who has the ability to moderate or manage a particular portion of our Platform also has the ability, in his or her sole discretion, to modify, suspend, or terminate your access to that portion of the Platform.
2.3 Account Information and Security. When you register, you provide us with some basic information, including an email address and a password. Keep your email address and other account information current and accurate. Also, you agree to maintain the security and confidentiality of your password (or else we may need to disable your account). You alone are responsible for anything that happens from your failure to maintain that security and confidentiality, such as by sharing your account credentials with others. If someone is using your password, notify us immediately.
Summary: We charge for certain features on our Platform. If you're a Lemonade host or organizer, you're responsible for paying for organizer or host subscription or commission fees related to your Lemonade experience. These fees are billed on a regular, experience based, and/or recurring basis (unless you disable auto-renewal or cancel your subscription), and may change in the future. Additionally, some organizers or hosts charge money for participation in a Lemonade experience or Lemonade event.
3.1 Fees Charged by Lemonade. Use of some of the features on our Platform is free, and we charge fees for other features. We may in the future implement a new fee, or modify an existing fee, for certain (current or future) features of our Platform. If we implement a new or modified fee, we will give you advanced notice such as by posting changes on our Platform or sending you an email. You agree to pay those fees and any associated taxes for your continued use of the applicable service. Unless otherwise stated, all fees and all transactions are in U.S. dollars. All fees are exclusive of applicable federal, state, local, or other taxes. Organizer or host subscriptions are non-transferable.
3.2 Fees Charged by Hosts. Hosts may impose fees related to particular portions of the Platform, such as member dues for a Lemonade group or an event fee for a Lemonade event or experience. The decision to charge fees and the amount of those fees is at the discretion of those organizer(s) or hosts or host. We reserve the right to initiate refunds of fees paid to organizer or hosts or host, when appropriate, even in cases of fees paid through a third-party payment service. Refunds that we initiate, if any, will be governed by our Payment Policies and Refund & Cancellation Policy. Hosts may also have their own refund policies, so long as they are consistent with and do not limit members' ability to receive refunds under our Payment Policies. Payments made to organizer or hosts via the Platform are made through a third-party payment service provider. If a member pays a fee to an organizer or host via the Platform, the member authorizes the organizer or host (and the organizer or host's applicable payment service provider) to charge the designated payment method for the total amount of the fees, including any applicable taxes and other charges. Certain types of fees charged by organizer or hosts or hosts may be billed on a recurring basis. If billed on a recurring basis, you authorize the organizer or host to charge the applicable fee to the designated payment method. You may cancel auto-renewal at any time.
Tip: You should use common sense in deciding whether to make a payment to any organizer or host. We cannot ensure that organizer or hosts will use payments as they promise or as you expect. You should check the refund policy of the Lemonade group, experience or event before making any payments to an organizer or host.
3.3 Payments to Lemonade. Hosts are responsible for paying subscription, platform charges by event or experience, and any other applicable fees to Lemonade on time and through our approved payment methods. Hosts who allow their organizer or host subscription to lapse are subject to removal as the organizer or host of the Lemonade groups associated with their account, and their Lemonade group (along with all of the information and Content associated with or posted to that Lemonade group) may be terminated or transferred to another member. If we terminate, suspend, or remove your account in connection with violation of this Agreement, we are not obligated to refund any organizer or host subscription fees paid to Lemonade. You may only pay organizer or host fees to Lemonade using a valid payment method acceptable to us, as specified via the Platform. You represent and warrant that you are authorized to use the payment method you designate via the Platform. You authorize us (and our designated third-party payment processors) to charge your designated payment method for the total amount of any fees you owe to Lemonade, including any applicable taxes and other charges. If the payment method cannot be verified, is invalid, or is otherwise not acceptable to us, your payment may be suspended or cancelled. We reserve the right to correct, or to instruct our payment processors to correct, any errors or mistakes, even if payment has already been requested or received. We also may issue refunds, or instruct our payment processors to issue refunds, in accordance with our Refund Policy.
3.4 Automatic Subscription Renewals. Fees for certain aspects of our Platform may be billed on either a recurring basis or on a one-time basis. If billed on a recurring basis, the fees are payable in advance of the applicable period specified via the Platform with no refunds. We will automatically bill you for each renewal period until cancellation. By purchasing any feature or other aspect of our Platform for which we charge, you authorize us to keep your payment current by charging your credit card account (or any other means of payment used by you) the applicable fee. While you may cancel auto-renewal or cancel your subscription at any time, you won't be issued a refund except at our sole discretion.
3.5 Free Trials. We may offer free trials of subscriptions and other products on our Platform. We will inform you of the length of the free trial, your renewal period, and the date and amount of your first payment. After your free trial ends, your paid subscription will begin and we will automatically bill you for each renewal period until cancellation. You can cancel automatic subscription renewals at any time according to the terms and procedures described above.
3.6 Third Party Payment Processors. An organizer or host that uses the Platform to accept payments from other members, must comply with the terms and conditions of the third party provider of the applicable payment service used to receive the payment.
3.7 Third Party Transactions. Your Lemonade group or its members may receive offers from third parties, such as discounts, sponsorships, or other benefits. Lemonade is not involved in any dealings or payments between you and given third parties, and these Terms of Service do not govern such transactions.
Lemonade does not offer refunds. Responsibility for creating an experience lies entirely with the experience host, hosts or creators. Lemonade doesn't hold funds on host, hosts or creators' behalf, cannot guarantee host, hosts or creators' work, and does not offer refunds.
If an experience is cancelled by the host, hosts or creators, all contributions are refunded after subtracting the transaction cost.
4.1 As a host, hosts or creator. You can refund contributions by cancelling the experience if you want. You have up to 24 hours from the stamped end-time of an experience to cancel an experience and issue refunds. If you do, you have no further obligation to guests, and no agreement exists between you. We'll charge our fees before putting contributions in your account. Lemonade and its payment partners will subtract fees before transmitting the contributions of an experience. Some contributions can't be collected, which might reduce the amount of funding you get. Because some contributions can't be collected — for instance, when a guest's credit card expires before experience ends, and they don't provide updated information — we can't guarantee that the amount of contributions you receive will be exactly equal to the full amount contributed minus fees. We'll help resolve payment-card disputes. If a guest of your experience disputes the charge with their card issuer, we'll handle re-presenting the charge to settle the dispute with the card issuer. You'll be notified that a dispute has been filed, and you'll be able to provide evidence to help us resolve it in your favor. If the cardholder's dispute is found valid, you authorize us to charge the credit card number you provided when you started your project for the amount of the chargeback. Don't assume you'll be able to immediately collect your contentions; there may be a delay between the end of an experience and your access to the funds. And don't take any actions in reliance on collecting any of the money contributed until you actually have the ability to withdraw it from your account and spend it.
4.2 As a guest or contributor unlocking an experience. Since the host, hosts or creators will rely on your commitment at the time of creating an experience, all contributions are final and cannot be refunded. This is because all contributions are collected and transferred to the host, hosts or creators 24 hours after the experience has ended. Lemonade or any of its affiliates are not responsible or liable. The agreement of unlocking an experience for a contribution is between you and the host, hosts or creators. You have up to 24 hours after an experience ends to dispute or flag any issues related to contributions. If a host, hosts or creators cancel an experience, your contributions towards the experience will be refunded minus the transaction fee which could be between 2-3% of the amount contributed.
4.3 Refund Processing. After a refund is initiated, it is completed within 5-7 working days. The transaction fee and GST charged on successful transactions (in India) will not be reversed in case of refunds.
5.1 Your Content. You are solely responsible for your Content. We use the word "Content" to mean any information, material, or other content posted to our Platform or otherwise provide to us (such as feedback, comments, or suggestions shared with us). You agree that you and your Content shall not violate the rights of any third party (such as copyrights, trademarks, contract rights, privacy rights, or publicity rights), this Agreement (including our Usage and Content Policies, Group Policies, Organizer or host and Leadership Standards, Member Restrictions, and Intellectual Property Policies) or our Trademark Usage Guidelines.
Tip: Search engines can see public areas of the Platform. Your Content within these areas, such as the name and location that you provide during registration, and your membership in public Lemonade groups, may appear in search results. Our Platform is designed so that search engines cannot see your Content that is within restricted areas of the Platform, such as private Lemonade groups.
5.2 Content License from You. We do not claim ownership of your Content. However, to enable us to operate, improve, promote, and protect Lemonade and our Platform, and to ensure we do not violate any rights you may have in your Content, you hereby grant Lemonade a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable right and license (including a waiver of any moral rights) to use, host, store, reproduce, modify, publish, publicly display, publicly perform, distribute, and create derivative works of, your Content and to commercialize and exploit the copyright, trademark, publicity, and database rights you have in your Content.
Tip: This license doesn't give us ownership of any of your Content. It simply gives us and members the right to use it on or related to the Platform. This license continues even if you close your account, because it's necessary for us to operate the Platform.
Tip: Lemonade has no control over how other members may use information that you provide to them, so you should exercise common sense and good judgment when sharing information with others on our Platform.
Summary: We require that that you follow our policies and guidelines when using our Platform. We have no responsibility for Content that anyone posts to our Platform.
6.1 Our Policies, Guidelines and Applicable Laws. When you use our Platform, we require that you follow the Usage and Content Policies, Group Policies, Organizer or host and Leadership Standards, Member Restrictions, Payment Policies, and Trademark Usage Guidelines. You also agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and to not violate or infringe the rights of any third party. If you do not comply, we may modify, suspend or terminate your account or access to the Platform, in our sole discretion.
6.2 Content of Others. Lemonade does not control the Content of other members. When we become aware of inappropriate Content on our Platform, we reserve the right to investigate and take appropriate action, but we do not have any obligation to monitor, nor do we take responsibility for, the Content of other members.
6.3 Interactions with Others. Lemonade is not a party to any offline arrangements made through our Platform. Lemonade does not conduct or require background checks on members, and does not attempt to verify the truth or accuracy of statements made by members. Lemonade makes no representations or warranties concerning the conduct or Content of any members or their interactions with you.
Tip: Exercise common sense and good judgment when using our Platform and interacting with other members, both on our Platform and at Lemonade events. If you have a concern regarding other members, you can report it to [email protected].
6.4 No Resale. Our Platform contains proprietary and confidential information and is protected by intellectual property laws. Unless we expressly permit it through this Agreement, you agree not to modify, reproduce, sell or charge a fee, offer to sell or charge a fee, make, create derivative works based on, or distribute any part of our Platform, including any data, or Content of others. If you are a developer working with our API, you should review our API license in Section 5.8 for more information on how this impacts you.
6.5 No Technical Interference with the Platform. You agree that you will not engage in any activity or post any information or material that interferes with or disrupts, or that is designed to interfere with or disrupt, the Platform or any hardware used in connection with the Platform.
6.6 Platform Modifications. We work hard to continuously improve our Platform. This means that we may modify or discontinue portions or all of our Platform with or without notice and without liability to you or any third party.
6.7 Third Party Sites and Services. The Platform contains links to third party sites, and is integrated with various third party services, applications and sites that may make available to you their content and products. We don't control these third parties and aren't responsible for those sites or services or their content or products. These third parties may have their own terms and policies, and your use of them will be governed by those terms and policies.
Don't cache or store data you receive via the Lemonade API for an unreasonable amount of time given the relevance of that data and how it is used on your application.
Protect any keys used to access the Lemonade API and any data you receive via the Lemonade API against unauthorized access, use or disclosure, and immediately report security issues to [email protected].
Clearly indicate in the application that the application uses the Lemonade API but is not verified by Lemonade, Inc.
Only use the most current version of the Lemonade API.
Only use the Lemonade API in accordance with any documentation or other written instructions provided by Lemonade, and do not attempt to circumvent any limitations or restrictions.
Do not introduce any harmful, infringing or unlawful data or material via the Lemonade API, including viruses or other malware.
Don't make unreasonable commercial uses of the Lemonade API such as uses that substantially replicate our Platform or significant aspects of the Platform, or that mislead, confuse, or surprise members.
Lemonade reserves all rights not expressly granted under this Agreement. You authorize us to monitor your use of the Lemonade API in order to verify your compliance with the terms of this Agreement, and to operate, improve and protect the Platform. For more documentation on using our API, or to request an API key, see our API page.
You may terminate this API License by discontinuing use of Lemonade's API. We may terminate the Lemonade API at any time for any reason. This API License terminates automatically if (a) you violate any term of this Agreement, (b) we provide a written notice of termination, or (c) we discontinue your access to the Lemonade API. All sections restricting your access to and use of any data you receive via the Lemonade API will survive any termination of these API License terms.
Summary: You agree not to hold us responsible for anything that happens related to transactions with third parties, member interactions, or in connection with a Lemonade group or Lemonade event or Lemonade experience. You also agree not to hold organizer or hosts responsible for their negligence in connection with their Content, a Lemonade group, or Lemonade event or Lemonade experience.
You agree to release us and our officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees, consultants, affiliates, subsidiaries, sponsors, and other third-party partners (referred to in this Agreement as "Lemonade Parties") from claims, demands, and damages (direct and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, now and in the future (referred to in this Agreement as "Claims"), arising out of or in any way connected with any transaction with a third party, your interactions with other members, or in connection with a Lemonade group or a Lemonade event. You also agree to release organizer or hosts from Claims based on an organizer or host's negligence arising out of or in any way connected with their Content, a Lemonade group, or a Lemonade event. You further waive any and all rights and benefits otherwise conferred by any statutory or non-statutory law of any jurisdiction that would purport to limit the scope of a release or waiver. You waive and relinquish all rights and benefits that you have or may have under Section 1542 of the California Civil Code or any similar provision of statutory or non-statutory law of any other jurisdiction to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Summary: You agree to reimburse us if we get sued in connection with your use of our Platform.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold all Lemonade Parties harmless from any Claims, made by any third party due to or arising out of (a) your violations of this Agreement, (b) your use, misuse, or abuse of our Platform, (c) your Content, (d) your violation of any law, statute, ordinance or regulation or the rights of a third party, or (e) your participation or conduct in a Lemonade group or a Lemonade event that violates this Agreement. You agree to promptly notify us of any third party Claims, cooperate with all Lemonade Parties in defending such Claims and pay all fees, costs and expenses associated with defending such Claims (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees). You agree not to settle any Claim without our prior written consent.
Summary: Our Platform is provided to you "as is" and we make no warranties of any kind with respect to our Platform. Our liability in connection with the Platform is limited to the fees you paid to us in the 12 months preceding the claim or $100, whichever is greater.
9.1 Warranty Disclaimer. Our Platform is provided to you "as is" and on an "as available" basis. We disclaim all warranties and conditions of any kind, including but not limited to statutory warranties, and the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We also disclaim any warranties regarding (a) the reliability, timeliness, accuracy, and performance of our Platform, (b) any information, advice, services, or goods obtained through or advertised on our Platform or by us, as well as for any information or advice received through any links to other websites or resources provided through our Platform, (c) the results that may be obtained from the Platform, and (d) the correction of any errors in the Platform, (e) any material or data obtained through the use of our Platform, and (f) dealings with or as the result of the presence of marketing partners or other third parties on or located through our Platform.
9.2 Limitation of Liability. You agree that in no event shall any Lemonade Parties be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses (even if any Lemonade Parties have been advised of the possibility of such damages) arising out of or in connection with (a) our Platform or this Agreement or the inability to use our Platform (however arising, including our negligence), (b) statements or conduct of or transactions with any member or third party on the Platform, (c) your use of our Platform or transportation to or from Lemonade events, attendance at Lemonade events, participation in or exclusion from Lemonade groups or Lemonade events and the actions of you or others at Lemonade events, or (d) any other matter relating to the Platform. Our liability to you or any third parties in any circumstance is limited to the greater of $100 or the amount of fees, if any, you paid to us in the 12 months prior to the action that may give rise to liability. The limitations set forth above in this Section 8 will not limit or exclude liability for our gross negligence, fraud, or intentional, malicious, or reckless misconduct.
Summary: If you have a dispute with Lemonade, you agree to try to work it out directly with us first. If we can't work it out, with limited exceptions, you must submit any dispute with us to a neutral arbitrator instead of taking the claim to a court of law. Claims can only be brought individually, and not as part of a class action. Lemonade has no obligation to get involved with any disputes you have with other members, although we may try to facilitate a resolution.
10.1 Informal Resolution. Before making any claim, you and Lemonade agree to try to resolve any disputes through good faith discussions. We use the term "claim" in this Section 9 to mean any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to your use of our Platform or this Agreement, including your participation in Lemonade events. You or Lemonade may initiate this process by sending written notice according to Section 11.2 describing the dispute and your proposed resolution. In the event that we cannot resolve the issue within 30 business days of receipt of the initial notice, you or Lemonade may bring a claim in accordance with Section 9.2.
10.2 Arbitration Agreement. Except as set forth in Section 9.5, you agree to submit any claim to JAMS, Inc., or its successor, ("JAMS") for final and binding arbitration. In arbitration certain rights that you or we would have in court may not be available, such as discovery or appeal. You and Lemonade are each expressly waiving any right to trial by judge or jury in a court of law. This agreement to arbitrate shall apply regardless of whether the claim arises during or after any termination of this Agreement or your relationship with Lemonade.
10.3 Arbitration Time for Filing. Any claim subject to arbitration must be filed within one year after the date the party asserting the claim first knows or should know of the act, omission or default giving rise to the claim, or the shortest time period permitted by applicable law.
10.4 Arbitration Procedures. Either party may commence arbitration by filing a written demand for arbitration with JAMS, with a copy to the other party according to the notice procedures in Section 11.2. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures and any other applicable rules that JAMS requires ("JAMS Rules") in effect as of the demand for arbitration. You agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law govern the interpretation and enforcement of these arbitration provisions. Any arbitration hearings will take place in New York County, New York or elsewhere as required by JAMS Rules. Your responsibility to pay any filing, administrative and arbitrator fees will be solely as set forth in the JAMS Rules. The parties will cooperate with JAMS and each other in scheduling the arbitration proceedings, and in selecting one arbitrator from the appropriate JAMS list with substantial experience in resolving intellectual property and contract disputes. The arbitrator shall follow this Agreement and, to the extent permitted by JAMS Rules, can award costs, fees and expenses, including attorneys' fees to the prevailing party, except that the arbitrator shall not award declaratory or injunctive relief benefiting anyone but the parties to the arbitration. Judgment upon the award rendered by such arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
10.5 Exceptions. You or Lemonade may assert claims, if they qualify, in small claims court in New York County, New York or any U.S. county where you live or work. You or Lemonade may seek injunctive relief from a court of competent jurisdiction in New York County, New York as necessary to protect the intellectual property rights of you or Lemonade pending the completion of arbitration. Lemonade may take action in court or arbitration to collect any fees or recover damages for, or to seek injunctive relief relating to, Platform operations, or unauthorized use of our Platform or intellectual property. Nothing in this Section 9 shall diminish Lemonade's right to modify, suspend or terminate your account or access to our Platform under Section 2.2.
10.6 Arbitration Opt Out. You may decline to resolve disputes through arbitration by emailing us at [email protected] within 30 days of the date you first agree to this Agreement. Your email must include your full name, residential address, the email address registered to your Lemonade account, and a clear statement that you want to opt out of arbitration. If you opt out according to this process, then Sections 9.2, 9.3, and 9.4 of this Agreement do not apply to you. This opt-out does not affect any other sections of this Agreement, such as Sections 9.5 (Exceptions), 9.7 (Class Action Waiver), 11.5 (Governing Law), 11.6 (Judicial Forum), and 11.7 (Time for Filing).
10.7 Class Action Waiver. You agree to resolve disputes with Lemonade on an individual basis. You agree not to bring a claim as a plaintiff or a class member in a class, consolidated or representative action. You are expressly waiving any right to participate in class actions, class arbitrations, private attorney general actions and consolidation with other arbitrations.
Summary: If you use Lemonade's trademark be sure to follow our Trademark Usage Guidelines. Also, don't infringe on anyone's intellectual property. If you believe your intellectual property is being infringed somewhere on the Lemonade Platform, please follow the procedures in our Intellectual Property Dispute Policies.
11.1 Intellectual Property of Lemonade. Lemonade trademarks, logos, service marks, and service names are the intellectual property of Lemonade. Our Trademark Usage Guidelines explain how you may and may not use them. Our Platform, including our material on the Platform, are also our or our licensors' intellectual property. Except as described in the Trademark Usage Guidelines and as otherwise permitted by law, you agree not to use our intellectual property without our prior written consent.
11.2 Intellectual Property of Others. Lemonade respects the intellectual property of others, and we expect our members to do the same. We may, in appropriate circumstances and in our discretion, remove or disable access to material that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others. We may also restrict or terminate access to our Platform to those who we believe to be repeat infringers. If you believe your intellectual property rights have been violated, please review our Intellectual Property Dispute Policies.
Summary: This section contains terms we have added for miscellaneous purposes. Please continue to read this section carefully.
12.1 Translation. This Agreement was written in English. It was then translated into other languages. If there is any inconsistency between the English version and a translated version, the English language version controls. Umaasa kami na maintindihan mo.
12.2 Notices. Except as otherwise stated in this Agreement or as expressly required by law, any notice to us shall be given by by email to [email protected]. Any notice to you shall be given to the most current email address in your account.
12.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Usage and Content Policies, Group Policies, Organizer or host and Leadership Standards, Member Restrictions, Payment Policies, and Trademark Usage Guidelines, constitutes the entire agreement between you and Lemonade, superseding any prior agreements between you and Lemonade on such subject matter.
12.4 No Agency. No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship between you and Lemonade is intended or created by this Agreement. A member of the Lemonade Platform is not Lemonade's representative or agent, and may not enter into an agreement on Lemonade's behalf.
12.5 Governing Law. This Agreement and the relationship between you and Lemonade shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of laws provisions, except as set forth in Section 9.
12.6 Judicial Forum. If our agreement to arbitrate is found not to apply to you or your claim, or if you opt out of arbitration pursuant to Section 9.6, you and Lemonade agree that any judicial proceedings (other than small claims actions) must be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in New York County, New York, and you and Lemonade agree to venue and personal jurisdiction in those courts.
12.7 Time for Filing. Any claim not subject to arbitration must be commenced within one year after the date the party asserting the claim first knows or should know of the act, omission or default giving rise to the claim, or the shortest time period permitted by applicable law.
12.8 Assignment. This Agreement is not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with Lemonade's prior written consent, but may be assigned or transferred by us to any affiliate or subsidiary, or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganization, sale of all or substantially all of Lemonade's assets, or similar transaction.
12.9 No Waiver. A party's failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision and does not waive any right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches.
12.10 Severance. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, you and Lemonade nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and that the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
12.11 Thank you. Please accept our wholehearted thanks for reading our Terms of Service.
12.12 Termination. If we terminate your account or access to our Platform, this Agreement terminates with respect to the member account that has been terminated. However, certain provisions of this Agreement that by their nature survive termination shall survive termination, including those terms listed below in Section 11.13 (Survival).
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Center for Investigative Reporting kicks off rebranding campaign
The campaign positions journalism as the cure for redaction, bringing otherwise unseen information to light.
By Kevin Allen
@kevin_j_allen
Working with San Francisco ad agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners (which is working gratis), CIR has a new logo, an hourlong investigative show on public radio, and a video game for kids. It has also enhanced its article pages with a sleek look that promises to be responsive for mobile devices.
From CIRonline.org:
The partnership reflects our multiplatform approach to journalism and will roll out across multiple mediums.
All elements of the campaign are based on the act of redaction, a tool of government secrecy with investigative reporting as an antidote, revealing the truth and serving as a check and balance on abuse.

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Beyond Co-Op - December 9th through 15th, 2012
News 12/15/2012 at 11:26 AM by Jason Love 0
All the Other News that's Happened this Week
Welcome back, true believer, to Beyond Co-Op, the weekend column that sums a few of the more interesting non co-op related news story of the past week. The VGAs were obviously a big draw, but the biggest news to come out of that particular event was a co-op game winning Best Multiplayer Game of the Year. So we'll be taking a look at the apparent success of THQ's bid into the "Humble Bundle" sphere, a major milestone for everyone's favorite Blue Bomber, the impact story can have in a game, and a possible resurgence of local gaming (albeit not entirely cooperative).
- THQ Humble Bundle Hits $5 Million in Donations
- Mega Man Celebrates his 25th Anniversary with Different Friends
- Bioshock Infinite Focuses on Story and Tackling Difficult Topics
- Sportsfriends Succeeds in Kickstarter, Possible Victory for Local Gaming
THQ Humble Bundle Hits $5 Million in Donations
The Humble Indie Bundles, which started back in May of 2010, were originally a way for independent game developers to come together and offer up their games jointly in a "pay-what-you-want" model. It's been a success for many of the developers that have participated in it, and the gamers who buy in as well as they're able to experience a lot more games than they normally might play. Recently, THQ tossed their bid into the mix (a move that was seen as rather controversial as they aren't quite an "independent" developer) and, amazingly, managed to wrack up over $5 million in donations. Not all of those donations go straight to THQ as donators choose how much of their donation goes to the company or charity organizations like American Red Cross. It will be interesting to see what this does for THQ, and what happens with the Humble Bundle in the future.
Source: Polygon
Mega Man Celebrates his 25th Anniversary with Different Friends
I remember the very first Mega Man I ever played, which was, actually, Mega Man 2. As there was no Internet back then where I could look up the correct order for defeatin the robot masters, there was a lot of trial-and-error and swapping strategies with friends. As the years and games went on, Mega Man has seen a lot of different adventures and while he's been a little forgotten in recent years, he's still a major part of gaming history and he's celebrating 25 years with some new "friends". On December 17th, Capcom will be releasing a new Mega Man game, Street Fighter x Mega Man, for free on PC on its Capcom Unity site. So check back there in a couple days and help the Blue Bomber rise again.
Source: Capcom Unity
Bioshock Infinite Focuses on Story and Tackling Difficult Topics
One of the most anticipated non co-op games of 2013 is Bioshock Infinite, the next game in the Bioshock series that has returned to its original developer, Irrational Games. The studio's president, and creative director/lead writer, Ken Levine spoke with Joystiq recently about how he feels that video games shouldn't be afraid to touch upon controversial topics or issues. It's a very good interview with Ken and hopefully we'll see more of this same ideology permeate the cooperative gaming sphere.
Source: Joystiq
Sportsfriends Succeeds in Kickstarter, Possible Victory for Local Gaming
There have been a great many games and other projects that have attempted to see their ideas come to fruition through the crowdfunding opportunity that Kickstarter provides. One such game, dubbed Sportsfriends, is actually a compilation of four local multiplayer games that have been making the rounds and received a lot of praise from gamers and critics alike. The biggest game in this bundle is Johann Sebastian Joust, something is almost more of an experience than a game. While it's great that another videogame Kickstarter has succeeded, the real interest here is in a possible resurgence of local gaming. We at Co-Optimus know the value that a good couch co-op game can bring to a gaming experience, and Ben Kuchera over at the Penny Arcade Report wrote a rather interesting article about how this game could help to see a larger rise of local gaming. Well worth a read and we certainly hope that Sportsfriends succeeds in all possible ways.
Source: Penny Arcade Report
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Lord, I did a silly thing biking in the heat, pushing myself, not drinking water, and now my body and brain are rebelling against me. Please help me rest today, to heal, to find comfort in not doing anything. For a doer like me, that's hard. But I know You are the God of the Sabbath, so I submit myself to rest. Amen.


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require_relative 'router.rb'
require_relative 'input.rb'
require_relative 'error.rb'
require_relative 'persistence.rb'

module Mousevc

	## true
	# The top level class of Mousevc.
	# The container for all of the objects
	# created within a Mousevc application.

	class App

		##
		# @!attribute system_clear
		#
		# Setting this to +false+ will disable calls to +system('clear')+
		# at the start of each application loop.
		#
		# @return [Boolean] whether or not to perform system clear

		attr_accessor :system_clear

		##
		# @!attribute looping
		#
		# Set this to +true+ if you want the application to loop, defaults to +false+
		#
		# @return [Boolean] whether or not the application should loop

		attr_accessor :looping

		##
		# @!attribute router
		#
		# Returns the current router
		#
		# @return [Mousevc::Router] the router

		attr_reader :router

		##
		# Creates a new +Mousevc::App+ instance
		#
		# @note as of v0.0.6 Mousevc requires that the views path be absolute, e.g +"#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/views"+
		#
		# @param options [Hash] expects the following keys:
		# 	- :controller => [String] name of default controller class
		# 	- :model => [String] name of default model class
		# 	- :action => [Symbol] method to call on default controller
		# 	- :views => [String] the absolute path to your views directory
		# 	- :looping => [Boolean] +true+ if the application should loop, defaults to +false+
		# 	- :system_clear => [Boolean] +true+ if output should be cleared on update, defaults to +false+

		def initialize(options={})
			@controller = options[:controller]
			@model = options[:model]
			@action = options[:action]
			@views = options[:views]
			@looping = options[:looping].nil? ? false : options[:looping]
			@system_clear = options[:system_clear].nil? ? false : options[:system_clear]
		end

		##
		# Runs the application

		def run
			reset
			@looping ? listen : single
			Input.clear
			nil
		end

		##
		# Returns +true+ if +@system_clear+ is true
		#
		# @return [Boolean] whether or not system clearing is enabled

		def system_clear?
			@system_clear
		end

		##
		# Returns +true+ if +@looping+ is set to +true+

		def looping?
			@looping
		end

		private

			##
			# Instantiates the router instance.
			# @todo add callback where a block is called on reset, and event listener functionality
			#
			# Passes the router instance the initialization options.

			def reset
				@router = Router.new(
					:controller => @controller,
					:action => @action,
					:model => @model,
					:views => @views
				)
			end

			##
			# Runs the application without looping automatically

			def single
				clear_view
				@router.route
			end

			##
			# Runs the application loop.
			# Clears the system view each iteration.
			# Calls route on the router instance.
			#
			# If the user is trying to reset or quit the application responds accordingly.
			# Clears Input class variables before exit.

			def listen
				begin
					clear_view
					@router.route unless Input.quit?
					reset if Input.reset?
				end until Input.quit?
			end

			##
			# Executes a system clear if system clearing is enabled

			def clear_view
				Kernel.system('clear') if system_clear?
			end
	end
end

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of identifying and promoting successful, relevant, and replicable strategies.
Vision: The Global Exchange will become the recognized neutral venue for evaluating and promoting better practices in achieving cost-effective health outcomes from across industrialized nations.
Mission: To improve health and the value of healthcare by comparing and contrasting key drivers and approaches to addressing healthcare costs and outcomes across industrialized nations, with a goal of identifying and promoting successful, relevant, and replicable strategies.
Outcome: Well-vetted ideas with relevance to industrialized nations' healthcare cost and delivery systems and cultures, for programs and policies that improve health outcomes and promote individual and systems accountability.
Scope: GKEN will identify and publish better practices in the organization, financing, and delivery of care, including elements that influence outcomes and cost. GKEN will source replicable better practices from healthcare systems across industrialized nations.
Product: GKEN will disseminate the results of its' robust interactive knowledge exchange through a variety of media, including printed materials, videos, conferences, toolkits, and a public internet site. The website will provide information on healthcare better practices and promote cost-effective healthcare improvements to a wide audience across industrialized nations.
All Industrialized nations are faced with escalating healthcare cost, aging populations, dramatic rise in chronic disease, unrealistic public expectations and out of control technology cost. Each nation is working to constructively tackle these challenges. GKEN is closing this gap by creating an international communication exchange platform where these nations can share their experiences.
GKEN's purpose is to identify and promote the awareness and adoption of existing and emerging better practice models and promising new health systems models across industrialized nations. GKEN favors the promotion of better practices that do not require legislation, international treaties or large sums of money, yet when adopted can improve health systems on a global basis.
Who is GKEN? The GKEN initiative is an ongoing collaborative, vibrant, brain trust of leading health experts; medical, business, governmental and consumer interests from around the world. We are funded by a 3 year unrestricted grant from CIGNA Foundation.
The IOM in the US estimates that there is an 18 year lag time between conception and common practice of new medical practices. GKEN is working to compress that time.
GKEN will promote its well vetted selection of better health practices and emerging strategies through traditional and non-traditional channels including, but not limited to, peer reviewed journals, conferences, popular media outlets, the GKEN interactive website and newer web offerings in the web 2.0 and 3,.0 category.


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Hard pear cider blended with wild berries made from pure Swedish spring water serve well chilled.
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Southern Irish veterans commemorate D-Day in Normandy, 23 June 1994.
The relationship between Ireland, the Irish and Britain has always been complex. Such was the case during the World War II when the South was neutral. At the time there was a fierce defence of Irish neutrality. Indeed, by the end of the war neutrality had become almost a core value of Irish society, certainly among those who supported Fianna Fáil. At the same time, a large number of Irish citizens willingly went to Britain during the war, some to work, many others to join the armed forces.
in the British armed forces during the war. In interviews with the project's researcher, Tina Neylon, veterans recalled a spectrum of responses to their decision to join up—from open hostility to warm endorsement. But what most veterans remember is the silence. What they did was largely ignored by the Irish in Ireland. There are veterans who consider this appropriate, as they were fighting for another country, but most believed that their efforts were not just for Britain but also reflected a concern for Ireland and was not incompatible with patriotism or national identity. Nor were these veterans hostile to neutrality: for the most part those interviewed believed that neutrality was Ireland's best policy.
Total figures on Irish volunteers and war workers remain uncertain, but the number of 'new travel permits', identity cards and passports issued to men and women in 1940-1945 was in the region of 200,000. To this should be added the 45,000 which the Department of External Affairs estimated went to the UK between September 1939 and the fall of France in June 1940, after which restrictions were imposed. In other words, out of a total population of approximately 2,968,000 (1936 census), over 8 per cent emigrated during the war. This is all the more significant when it is appreciated that those living in agricultural areas and all those under twenty-two years of age were prohibited from leaving the state, except in exceptional circumstances. If those under fourteen and over sixty-five are excluded, the figure rises to over 13 per cent and if we factor in the restrictions on those under the age of twenty-two, the number who travelled may have been well over 15 per cent of the eligible population.
There is ample evidence that this exodus was a cause of concern for the government. In July 1942 de Valera wrote to Seán T. O'Kelly that he expected up to a quarter of a million Irish people in the UK to return to Ireland at the end of the hostilities, adding rather ominously that they would be looking for work. These concerns also led Seán Lemass to formulate radical and far-reaching proposals to regulate labour, leading eventually to his cabinet submissions in 1944 on full employment.
Yet publicly the government was reluctant to accept responsibility for the large numbers leaving the country, claiming that this was a process outside its control. This was a somewhat disingenuous claim, as ministers and officials were deeply involved in regulating the flow of labour between the two countries during the war.
It seems a reasonable view that if they cannot secure normal employment here during the present emergency conditions, which will probably grow worse, the Department should not refuse them the facilities and assistance which they seek to earn their livelihood elsewhere.
Rising unemployment was feared by the government because of its potentially destabilising effects politically. According to one official at the time 'the placing of Irish unemployed workers in employment in Great Britain would provide a very welcome mitigation of the difficulties at home'.
The main concern of the Irish government was to allow Irish workers to go to Britain without being implicated in the process. Arrangements between Britain and Ireland were publicly represented as minimalist and disguised the fact that long-term and substantive arrangements were put in place. The government's fear that they would be criticised was not unfounded. Fianna Fáil backbenchers, among others, criticised the methods used by the British to attract workers, and also feared that the Liaison Office was attempting to recruit for the British army.
By May 1942 procedures had been agreed for the movement of labour and this continued smoothly throughout the remainder of the war and, indeed, into the post-war period. The benefits of this arrangement were significant. It allowed the two governments to control the flow of labour to suit their purposes. For Ireland, it led to a considerable inflow of money into the country, which helped alleviate some of the hardship associated with the war. It also defused what might otherwise have been a difficult political situation at a time when other work was not available.
While the motivation for going to the United Kingdom is self-evident for those who went for war work, there is more difficulty in explaining the actions of those who enlisted in the armed forces. Why did these Irish citizens join an army which many of their fellow citizens considered to be the nation's historic enemy?
An easy answer is that they did it for the money, but it is difficult to credit that this was a major reason, as there was better paid (and less dangerous) war work available. A proportion were maintaining a family tradition of enlistment in British forces, especially in time of war. Some identified with the Empire and were motivated by loyalist sentiment, others were prompted by a more complex political identification with Britain while, perhaps, resenting Irish neutrality or indeed Irish independence. Yet the evidence suggests that loyalist sentiment influenced only a very small minority.
From the Project's interviews and questionnaires, as well as other sources, it seems that the motivations ranged from family tradition, through anti-fascist sentiment, to looking for excitement and glamour, to avoiding trouble with the police. Common to virtually all was insistence on their Irish identity, reflected most significantly in support for neutrality despite their own decision to enlist. Some even argued that they were defending Ireland by their actions. However, that kind of argument and sentiment was not so apparent among those not resident in Ireland—those volunteers who didn't return home and tended to have a more critical and distant attitude to their country's role in the war.
Many Irish citizens who served in the war did not volunteer at all. Those in British forces at the outbreak of war in 1939 had little choice about the matter, short of desertion (British figures suggest that as many as 5,000 did desert during the war and returned to Ireland). Others who had been working in Britain for two or more years had the choice of returning to Ireland in 1939 or becoming eligible for conscription. Many in this category stayed in Britain and thus, in effect, volunteered.
The Irish government was reluctant to discuss publicly the large number of Irish citizens joining the British forces. Its position was that if recruiting did not take place openly the government would not put undue obstacles in the way of those volunteering. One fear was that neutrality would be compromised if the issue became a public one. Another concern was the danger of encouraging desertion from the Irish to the British armed forces (there were 5,000 such deserters).
The government seems to have taken few steps to control recruitment prior to 1940. Until then it remained possible for an individual to obtain a letter of introduction from the British Legion, a retired officer or an employer with connections in Britain. Such introductions were not without risk; in 1936 the IRA murdered Admiral Sommerville in west Cork for providing such references. In the context of World War II the references acted as travel permits into Northern Ireland. From 1941, the government discouraged anyone from providing letters of introduction, while the British Legion was warned explicitly not to engage in this activity. However, a report from G2 Branch (Irish Military Intelligence) concluded in 1943 that the Legion continued to provide references, though in a more discrete fashion than heretofore.
By 1943 the main objective of G2 was to discourage desertion from the Irish armed forces and to apprehend those who attempted to leave the state. G2's efforts met with mixed success. In 1942 nearly three quarters of deserters were apprehended; however, during the first eight months of 1943 this had dropped to a third. This implied that those who wished to desert to the British side in 1943 were finding effective means of doing so.
A number of factors were involved. Some members of the British Legion were in contact with military authorities in Northern Ireland and could secure safe passage from the South. In addition, it was common for an individual to arrange the specific date he would cross the border and arrangements were made to pick him up by the military authorities. It is also probable that deserters had by this time a more effective escape route out of the South which allowed them to leave undetected. It is also likely that most civilians who crossed into Northern Ireland to volunteer did so without the requisite travel permits from the Irish authorities. According to one source, he had family reasons for travelling to Northern Ireland during the World War II, but had considerable difficulties obtaining a permit. This, despite the fact that he had been born in the North, had family there and spoke with a strong Northern accent. The reason for this was that the Irish authorities assumed that any male of military age attempting to obtain a travel permit was doing so to enlist. Some sources suggest that up to 200 Irish citizens were enlisting in Belfast per week, especially in 1944 and 1945. If these figures are accurate it would mean that about 10,000 people per annum were recruited in this way and crossed the border in a clandestine fashion. Official Irish sources, on the other hand, indicate that between 1943 and 1945 only 771 travel permits were issued to males going to Northern Ireland.
The Irish government drew a distinction between those who provided references for members of its armed forces, which was illegal, and those who did so for civilians.
According to one official source, 'it is clear that while individuals are facilitating or assisting prospective recruits for the British Forces in a variety of ways, the formal act of recruiting takes place across the border'. It was clear to Irish security personnel that short of introducing new and draconian legislation to prohibit Irish people from joining a belligerent power's armed forces, little could be done to prevent those wishing to leave the state from doing so.
No difficulty or hindrance was placed in Éire in the way of those who wished to join the British Army. The large number of Irish who thus volunteered represents a considerable proportion of Éire's population—especially in the military age group and a good many of these volunteers have, as you know, outstanding achievements to their credit.
This defence is an interesting one and is, we believe, the first public statement of this position. It came at a time when the South was under considerable pressure—from the United States, in particular—to modify its neutral position.
By the end of the war various claims were being made about the number of Irish citizens who had enlisted.
In some cases this was given an anti-partitionist edge by claiming that far more had volunteered from the South than from the North. Sources as diverse as the Belfast Newsletter, the Irish Press, nationalist politicians in Northern Ireland, American diplomats, and news reports from New Zealand reported very high figures for Southern Irish enlistment and the apparently low recruitment among the Northern Irish population. Indeed in 1945 a Soviet expert in Moscow was reported as having cited a figure of 200,000 Irish volunteers in what was an otherwise critical talk on Ireland (The Soviets were as anti-Irish neutrality as the Americans and the British).
While it was noted in the report that the South had a larger population than the North, implying that this might account for the difference in the former's favour, a cryptic note added to the text pointed out that 'Éire was neutral while Northern Ireland was not'. At the end of December 1944, figures for the three services were provided which concluded that 37,440 men and 4,510 women born in the Twenty-Six Counties were in the armed forces, the figures for Northern Ireland were 37, 579 and 3,081 respectively. During 1945 the figures for the South were increased to 50,000.
In June 1945 the Irish Press under the heading 'Crusaders?' sneered at the unionist contribution to the war-effort, claiming that a majority of those who enlisted in Northern Ireland were in fact Catholics. An acrimonious exchange followed, which produced more heat than light, and very little new evidence. Nor did the new Labour government change the direction of the debate. Viscount Addison at the Dominions Office corresponded with Earl Granard, whose home was in County Longford, on the numbers involved. Granard did not accept the figure of 40,000, but Addison confirmed privately that this was indeed the case. During the course of 1946 the Dominions Office became increasingly concerned about the claim that as many as a quarter of a million Irish people served in the armed forces during the war. The worry was enhanced by a report that de Valera 'is one of the dupes of his own propagandists and really believes that his country sent 180,000 men to join the United Kingdom forces'.
The momentum was maintained when Sir Hubert Gough wrote to The Times in April 1946 insisting that the official figures were incomplete and misleading. He in turn asserted that 'I have confidential, but trustworthy information that in August-September 1944, the official lists of next-of-kin notifiable in case of casualties contained upward of 165,000 addresses in Éire'. This was followed up by a three page document circulated by the Commonwealth Irish Association and signed by 'HH' affirming the much higher figure. This was entitled 'How Many?' and argued a most impressive case for figures higher than those provided by the British government. There are difficulties with this, however, as HH seeks not only to include those who left the South to enlist, but all Irish resident in Britain in 1939 even if they do not have next-of-kin addresses in Ireland. While this is perhaps too wide a range, some important points are made in this document. Attention is drawn to those already in the forces in 1939, as well as to Irish citizens who remained in Britain after September 1939 and who enlisted or were conscripted. Additionally, and most importantly, HH highlighted that until 1 January 1943 Irish citizens enlisting in Northern Ireland were not designated as originating in the South. A further consideration is that there was significant under-reporting of place of domicile when Irish citizens enlisted in the United Kingdom. What is of interest is that those promoting the Irish case wanted a list of those with next-of-kin addresses in the South; to the best of our knowledge, this was never supplied. British documentation suggests that this was an impossible task, though this was contested by Gough, HH and others.
At this stage of research the statistical question remains unresolved, requiring further work in the archives which we hope will reveal more comprehensive and accurate figures. It is not necessary to accept the figure of 165,000 to argue that the number of enlistments may very well have been significantly in excess of the conventional figure of 50,000. A major flaw in the official figures is the failure to record volunteers from the South recruited in Northern Ireland. Even on a conservative estimate, a further 20,000 might be added to the official figures, taking this factor into account.
Figures far in excess of the official statistics continued to circulate for a decade after 1945, especially among expatriate Irish communities. It is difficult to assess whether they had any impact on Irish diplomatic efforts to improve its standing in the international community as Ireland's isolation continued into the 1950s. However, the emphasis on Irish participation in the war did not extend to domestic politics. The government decided to prohibit the Remembrance Day march in November 1945—ostensibly on the grounds of public order, but more likely because it did not wish to see any public expression of Irish involvement in the Allied war effort.
James Dillon (who opposed neutrality during the war although he subsequently modified his position) attacked the decision in the Dáil, arguing that the grounds for doing so were spurious and dangerous. In an emotional speech, quoting the poetry of Tom Kettle at length, which revived memories of those who fought in World War I, Dillon accused the government of authoritarianism and of a refusal to defend the rights of a minority in the state. Another deputy, James Coburn, concluded that 'this country may after all become the last citadel of Fascism if we start banning processions without any just cause'. The government's discomfort was palpable in the Dáil, but its political intention was clear: those who fought in the war were to be ignored by the Irish government no matter what their motivation.
In recalling their bravery, we are recalling a shared experience of Irish and British people…We remember a British part of the inheritance of all who live in Ireland.
While such sentiments might not be supported by everyone, the significance of the Taoiseach articulating them at Islandbridge in the company not only of all the political parties in the Republic, but also the Alliance Party, the Ulster Unionist Party, the SDLP and Sinn Féin cannot be denied. Such a speech will not remove the divisions among those represented at the memorial ceremony, but the recognition that those who volunteered to fight for Britain in World War II did so for honourable reasons may in the longer term contribute to a fuller appreciation and interpretation of the complexities of Irish and British relations at the time.
Brian Girvin is Senior Lecturer in politics at the University of Glasgow and Geoffrey Roberts lectures in history at NUI, Cork.
B. Barton, Northern Ireland During the Second World War (Belfast 1996).
R. Fisk, In Time of War: Ireland, Ulster and the Price of Neutrality, 1939-45 (London 1983).
D. Ó Drisceoil, Censorship in Ireland, 1939-1945 (Cork 1996).
Special issue of The Irish Sword on 'The Emergency, 1939-45', vol.XIX, nos.75 & 76 (1993-94).


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A Conversation With Mr. Dooley
Not-So-Small Small Change
Stanislavski on Politicians (Sort of)
Sometimes the best thing I can write for you is what somebody else wrote first.
— "What's wan man's news is another man's throubles. In these hot days, I'd like to see a pa-aper with nawthin' in it but affectionate wives an' loyal husbands an' prosp'rous, smilin' people an' money in th' bank an' three a day. That's what I'm lookin' f'r in th' hot weather."
— "Th' newspapers have got to print what happens," said Mr. Hennessy.
— "No," said Mr. Dooley, "they've got to print what's diff'rent. Whiniver they begin to put headlines on happiness, contint, varchoo, an' charity, I'll know things is goin' as wrong with this country as I think they ar-re ivry naytional campaign."
Although that's not from the story that I want you to read, it's a good place to start as you go grab a Guinness and prepare to meet someone new.
One of America's great humorists, Finley Peter Dunne deftly skewered much of society back at the turn of the 20th century, from judges and immigration to Theodore Roosevelt and the rights of women. ("They haven't th' right to vote, but they have th' priv'lege iv conthrollin' th' man ye ilict.") Among the most enjoyable, however, is what he wrote about the business of newspapers, in which his stories appeared.
Born in 1867, Dunne was chief editorial writer for the Chicago Post when he began writing these stories with the fictional Mr. Dooley, a loquacious and opinionated Irish bartender in Chicago. For them, he was paid $10 per story – about 40 lei, coincidentally what many writers are paid today for a story here in Romania.
Dunne eventually became nationally famous for his columns, having written hundreds of them, which were then published in various collections. The story here is taken from the book Observations by Mr. Dooley, published in 1902. Titled "Newspaper Publicity," it's one of the best, funniest, and in a way, most famous stories about newspapering there is. (Note the phrase: "comforts th' afflicted, afflicts th' comfortable.") There's even a mention of Roomanya in here.
Interestingly, for all those fame-hungry writers out there today, it might be instructional to know that Dunne's name does not appear anywhere in this book. There is no author listed. The book is 37 essays and the only star is Mr. Dooley.
[WARNING: As you can see from the quotes above, the stories are all written using spelling that is intended to replicate Mr. Dooley's thick Irish brogue. It gets easier to understand, the more you work at it. And it turns out, you can get some lessons on youtube for this. Try this one here – though honestly, I couldn't understand half of what the guy was saying. Or this one here. Good luck.]


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Matt & Kim : Sidewalks – QRO Magazine
Matt & Kim : Sidewalks
<img src="https://www.qromag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mattandkimsidewalks.jpg" alt=" " />You can't say Matt & Kim are making the same song again. ...
by	Ted Chase	November 4, 2010
8.0	FADER
Among the many things that the hipster-haters hate about Brooklyn's Matt & Kim (the omnipresent smiles, the untamed, under-age fanbase, the actual success) has been the critique that 'all Matt & Kim songs sound like the same song', usually "Yea Yeah" or "It's a Fact (Printed Stain)". Now, those are great songs (QRO video – QRO video), but the duo has only been working with Matt Johnson's (QRO interview) vocals & keyboards and Kim Schifino's (QRO interview) drums, making the early material on 2005 debut To/From EP and the following year's self-titled full-length relatively similar. Matt & Kim seemed to answer the haters with last year's Grand (QRO review), which was, well, grander, but the haters kept hating (it didn't help with hipsters when the band won an MTV Music Video Award for their video for "Lessons Learned" – where the pair stripped naked in Times Square and were arrested by the cops – video). Well, all those haters out there can't say that Sidewalks sounds like the same ol' Matt & Kim, as the band gets synthier, while thankfully retained the M&K spirit.
Click here for QRO's interview with Matt Johnson in 2009
Click here for QRO's interview with Matt & Kim in 2007
Click here for QRO's review of Matt & Kim at at Majestic Theater in Madison, WI on September 21st, 2010
Click here for QRO's review of Matt & Kim at AC2 in Manchester, U.K. on November 23rd, 2009
Click here for photos of Matt & Kim at 2010 Siren Music Festival on Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY in the QRO Concert Photo Gallery
Click here for photos of Matt & Kim at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, NY on Halloween '09 in the QRO Concert Photo Gallery
Click here for photos of Matt & Kim at 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, IL in the QRO Concert Photo Gallery
Click here for QRO's review of Matt & Kim at Hudson River Park in New York, NY on July 9th, 2009
Click here for photos of Matt & Kim at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY on January 22nd, 2009 in the QRO Concert Photo Gallery
Click here for QRO's review of Matt & Kim at Danbro Studio in Brooklyn, NY on Halloween '08
Click here for photos of Matt & Kim at (le) Poisson Rouge in New York, NY on September 18th, 2008 in the QRO Concert Photo Gallery
Click here for photos of Matt & Kim at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn, NY on July 13th, 2008 in the QRO Concert Photo Gallery
Click here for QRO's review of Matt & Kim as part of the F Yeah Tour at Highline Ballroom in New York, NY on July 12th, 2009
Click here for photos of Matt & Kim at Hugs in Brooklyn, NY on July 5th, 2008 in the QRO Concert Photo Gallery
Click here for QRO's review of Matt & Kim at 70 Greene Street in New York, NY on May 28th, 2008
Click here for photos of Matt & Kim at CMJ 2007 in Brooklyn, NY in the QRO Concert Photo Gallery
Click here for photos of Matt & Kim at 2007 Siren in the QRO Concert Photo Gallery
Click here for photos of Matt & Kim at a Todd P show in Brooklyn, NY on June 22nd, 2007 in the QRO Concert Photo Gallery
You'd think going in that opener "Block After Block" was yet more of the Matt & Kim you know, considering Johnson's sung, "Mile after mile" before, and Grand was named after a street in Brooklyn, but it actually introduces the synthier sound of Sidewalks. The up-tech, up-procession continues throughout the record, and while it's a definite change from older Matt & Kim, some tracks on the album can sound like each other, with standouts like the following "AM/FM Sound" & single "Cameras", and somewhat also-rans like "Block" right before & "Red Paint" right afterwards. It can also feel a bit too tilted towards Matt, without enough Kim.
But Matt & Kim then introduce some seriousness with "Where You're Coming From", albeit continuing the uplift (this is a band that can never really be down on life), and the subsequent pro-living, seemingly anti-literacy "Good for Great" (opposing in message, if similar in spirit to "We Are All Accelerated Readers" by Los Campesinos! – QRO spotlight on). The pair gets slower than they've ever been as Johnson extols his hometown & the "Northeast", but that is followed by a new version of To/From's old "Silver Tiles". Synthier & techier than the original version, it's still relatively stripped compared to the rest of Sidewalks, as is the next piece, closer "Ice Melts".
Matt & Kim are never going to be the artiste's favourite. Even past that they're too upbeat & too successful for the somber artist, even past that their fanbase is too young & wild for the mature, sedate music snob, there's that the band employs only two instruments + one voice (give Kim a mic!) – Arcade Fire (QRO live review), Sufjan Stevens (QRO live review), they're not. Even the development of sound on Sidewalks isn't going to answer their endless critiques. But if they can get over the hate (and themselves), they – and you – will find nothing but love for Matt & Kim.
MP3 Stream: "Where You're Coming From"
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