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Jacob Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
George M. Weidner. Courtesy of Die St. Mariengemeinde zu Buffalo Grove, Illinois, pg. 95., via Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Albinus Carl Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Theodore Francis Raupp. Courtesy of the Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Josephine Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Myrtle D. Sieg. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Edmund George Nickol. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Mildred Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
John Arthur Walter Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Quirine Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Mary Schmitt. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Antonette Weidner, Sister Adelphia. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Oscar Joseph Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Mary Ann Novak. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Magdalen B. Funk. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Lucy Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Catherine Elizabeth Theis. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Mary Michelau. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Clarence Alois Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Diane Mary Weidner-Popp. Courtesy of the Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Frank Mueller. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Elizabeth Schmitt. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Kunigunda Brehm. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Anna Maria Huebner Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Reverend Martin P aul Weidner. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 46.
Sister M. Cordelia, O.S.F., Maria Alma Weidner. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 52.
Floyd Joseph Weidner. Courtesy of Tampa Bay Online newspaper.
Mary Remm-Weidner. Courtesy of Sandy Weidner-Menne, Laporte, Indiana.
Agnes Brandl-Weidner. Courtesy of Sandy Weidner-Menne, Laporte, Indiana.
Maria Margaret Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Jacob Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Olga Dorothea Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Susan Helen Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Maria Barbara Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Andrew J. Firnbach. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Alois John Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Catherine Raupp. Sister Clodisinda. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Laura Anna Nickol. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Ann Raupp, Sister Ottonella. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Agnes Chrsitina Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Christine Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Martin J. Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
John N. Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Ursula Hennemann. Courtesy of Lois Weidner of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
John Simon Weidner. Courtesy of Patricia Weidner-Waite, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Katherine Elafros. Courtesy of Star-Tribune newspaper.
Olga Teigh-Weidner. Courtesy of Patricia Weidner-Waite, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Francis Xavier Weidner. Courtesy of Francis' son, James Weidner, Minnesota. Edited from his wedding day photograph.
Agnes Weidner (Sister Florine). Courtesy of Patricia Weidner-Waite, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Charles Robert Weidner. Courtesy of Daniel Funeral Home, St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota.
Robert Francis "Buzz" Weidner. Courtesy of the St. Cloud Times, St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Peter P. Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Rose Weidner-Horcher. Courtesy of Maureen Weidner-Kolstad, Arpin, Wisconsin.
Andrew Horcher. Courtesy of Maureen Weidner-Kolstad, Arpin, Wisconsin.
Fred (Theodore?) Horcher. Courtesy of Maureen Weidner-Kolstad, Arpin, Wisconsin.
John August Weidner. Courtesy of Maureen Weidner-Kolstad, Arpin, Wisconsin.
Charles Joseph Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Katherine Schmitt. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Joseph Weidner. Courtesy of Maureen Weidner-Kolstad, Arpin, Wisconsin.
Elizabeth Weidner. Courtesy of Maureen Weidner-Kolstad, Arpin, Wisconsin.
John Frank Brusca, 27 July 1916 - 05 Nov 1981. Courtesy of Regina Brusca, Streamwood, Illinois.
Mary Weidner. Sister Mercedes. Courtesy of Maureen Weidner-Kolstad, Arpin, Wisconsin.
Eva Nickol. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Ursula Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
John George Spoerlein. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Maris Theobald. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Alois Weidner, Brother Wunibald. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Agnes Carolina Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Anton Bernard Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Mary Theresa Leikam. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Alphonse J. Weidner. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 58.
Raymond Otto Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Maria Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Christopher Dittrich. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Reverend Alexius (Jno. Baptist) Dittrich, C.SS.R. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 46.
Agnes Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
George Anton Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Sophie Schoeneberger. Courtesy of Solmn blessing & dedication of St. Mary's School, Buffalo Grove, Illinois : on the hundredth anniversary of the First Holy Mass in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, celebrated by the Reverend John H. Fortmann, pastor, St. Joseph's Church, Gross Point, Ill. in the fall of 1847.
Geoge Martin Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Clara Maria Klein. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Lorena Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Ermenelda Katharina Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Catharine Cecilia Weidner. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Margaret Weidner. Courtesy of Solemn blessing & dedication of St. Mary's School, Buffalo Grove, Illinois; By His Eminence Samuel Alphonsus Cardinal Stritch, Cardinal Archibishop of Chicago, October 5, 1947; On the Hundredth Anniversary of the First Holy Mass in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Celebrated by the Reverend John H. Fortmann, Pastor, St. Joseph's Church, Gross Point, ILL. in the Fall of 1847.
John Popp. Courtesy of Die St. Mariengemeinde zu Buffalo Grove, Illinois via Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Maria Dittrich. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Sister Mary Johanita, Frances Brehm. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 56.
Mary Theresa Nickol. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Marie Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Susan Agnes Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Mary Lucy Raupp-Kramer. Courtesy of the Arizona Republic.
Helen Anna Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Elizabeth Klopp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Christine Schmitt. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Adolf Boedeker. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 68.
Bernard Kettler. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 68.
John Brehm. Courtesy of Maureen Weidner-Kolstad, Arpin, Wisconsin.
Sister M. Rose, O.S.B., Brehm. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 50.
Reverend Joseph Francis Firnbach. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 46.
Sister M. Marolin, O.S.F., Maria Catharina Horcher. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 48.
Betty Jane Nebel. Courtesy of Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Photograph is from engagement announcement.
Herbert Henry Reckamp. Photograph courtesy of Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, Crystal Lake, Illinois.
George Isidor Nickol. Courtesy of Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Photograph is from obituary.
Herbert R. Schaeffer. Courtesy of Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Photograph is from obituary.
Carl Christoff Raupp. Courtesy of Raupp Memorial Museum, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.
Peter J. Schuetz. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 58.
James J. Weidner. Courtesy of the Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Henry Firnbach. Courtesy of Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Photograph is from obituary.
Albert W. Goedke. Courtesy of Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illlinois. Photograph is from obituary.
Victoria Cecilia Marynowski-Weidner. Courtesy of Weidner Research Center.
Geraldine Johann-Raupp, nee Firnbach. Courtesy of Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois. Photograph is from obituary.
Carl H. Teigh. Courtesy of Patricia Weidner-Waite, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Eleanor Van Dyke-Luetkenhaus. Courtesy of the Columbus Telegram (Columbus, NE).
Benedict Richard Chohon. Courtesy of The Columbus Telegram, Columbus, Nebraska.
Norman W. Kurtenbach. Courtesy of Columbus Telegram, Columbus, Nebraska.
Randal Lee Herchenbach. Photograph courtesy of the Columbus Telegram, Columbus, Nebraska.
Vernon Kurtenbach. Courtesy of the Columbus Telegram, Columbus, Nebraska.
Shirley A. Monaghan, May 04, 1935 - May 01, 2006.
John Arlt. Courtesy of Sandy Weidner-Menne, Laporte, Indiana.
John Simon Hennemann. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 20.
Sylvester Guido Weidner. Courtesy of LaPort Herald-Argus, LaPorte, Indiana.
Rita Mae Labenz Weidner. Courtesy of What's New LaPorte, LaPorte, Indiana.
Bernard Theobald. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 68.
Peter Marynowski, Hammond, Indiana, 1920.
Mary Brach-Marynowski, Hammond, Indiana, 1920.
Sister Mary Magdelene, Becker. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 56.
Bertha Marynowski-Mlacak, Hammond, Indiana, 1920.
Anna Marynowski-Franz-Rouhselange, Hammond, Indiana, 1920.
Fank Marynowski, Hammond, Indiana, 1920.
Cecelia Marynowski-Flores, Hammond, Indiana, 1920.
Sister M. Patricia, O.S.B., Rosina Recktenwald. Courtesy of Solemn Blessing and Dedication of St. Mary's School; Buffalo Grove, Illinois. October 5, 1947. p. 50.
John Donald "Moe" Dvorak. Courtesy of Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa.
Shirley Jane Weidner, nee Norling. Courtesy of Shirley's son, James Weidner, Minnesota. Edited from her wedding day photograph.
Stephen Francis Weidner. Courtesy of Stephen's brother, James Weidner, Minnesota. Edited from his high school graduation photograph.
Alonzo Stonebreaker, husband of Elizabeth Kolling. Alonzo practiced veterinarian medicine in Wakarusa, Indiana; Goshen, Indiana; and Hammond, Indiana. During the 1870 U.S. Census he was a farmer in Largo Township, Wabash County, Indiana.
The photograph was probably taken in either Goshen or Wakarusa, Indiana during the mid 1880s.
From the collections of the Elkhart County Historical Museum, Bristol, Indiana.
Unknown donor. Accession number 1963.001.0124.
Kenneth J. Reckamp. Courtesy of Daily Herald newspaper.
Minnie Teigh-Broich. Courtesy of Patricia Weidner-Waite, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Evold John Weidner. Courtesy of Orion Gazette, Orion, Illinois.
Vincent R. Bugner. 01 June 1936 - 06 September 2010. Photograph courtesy of Strang Funeral Home, Antioch, Illinois.
Marilyn B. Obenauf-Fagan. Courtesy of the Daily Herald, Arlington Heights, Illinois.
Betty Ilene Knoles-Marynowski. Courtesy of Bernard P. Tiltges, Dyer, Indiana.
Florence C. Spanier-Schroeder. Courtesy of St. Cloud Times newspaper (Minnesota).
Elizabeth Kristine Weidner. Courtesy of Grand Island Independent, Grand Island, Nebraska.
Hildegard R. Schleper Mehr. Courtesy of Wenner Funeral Home, Richmond, Stearns County, Minnesota.
Lawrence H. Sueper. Courtesy of the Columbus Telegram Newspaper.
Robert Weidner, Adopted by Clemens Weidner & Annie Zarling. Courtesy of St. Cloud Daily Times, St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Andrew J. Neutzling. Courtesy of the St. Cloud Times.
Jack Kieffer. Courtesy of What's New LaPorte, LaPorte, Indiana.


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Father's new toy store helps ease grief
A FATHER who lost his baby son and two best friends in a car crash has said setting up a new toy shop in their memory in Godalming is helping him come to terms with his grief.
Steve Mohabir set up The Toy Box with his wife Tracey and son Max
A FATHER who lost his baby son and two best friends in a car crash has said setting up a new shop in their memory is helping him come to terms with his grief.
Steve Mohabir, who suffered life-threatening injuries himself in the accident near Brighton in 2004, opened the doors to The Toy Box in Godalming on October 24 and said his first month in business had given him "new strength".
The 41-year-old, formerly a head chef who travelled the country opening new restaurants, had a series of operations to repair his crushed vertebrae but was not able to return to the profession he had been involved in since he left school.
He and his wife Tracey, 43, bought the former Apple Gallery premises with their savings, and opened the shop as a form of tribute to their two-year-old son Marcus and friends Toby and Kate Beasley.
"Marcus loved toys and having something new to play with," Mr Mohabir said. "It made sense really, it felt right. We wanted something new and positive to focus on."
The Toy Box, in Wharf Street, sells old-fashioned sweets including cola cubes and Sherbet Fountains, retro children's games like Sylvanian Families and wooden puzzles, educational tools from Orchard Toys and modern treats including micro scooters.
Mr Mohabir also runs a birthday list scheme, where children can leave gift ideas behind the shop counter for their parents and friends, and his new initiative of putting party bags together for youngsters is also proving popular.
"Business has been growing steadily," he said.
"I would like to think we will be part of the community here for many years to come."
Name plaques engraved with Marcus, Toby and Kate are located near the shop's counter.
Mr Mohabir was the only survivor of a two-car crash on the A23 at Pyecombe on May 16, 2004, which left eight people dead.
He and his son Marcus had spent the day in Brighton with their friends Toby, 33, and Kate, 29, and had left the seaside town early to beat the afternoon traffic.
They were heading north at about 4.30pm when a black BMW being driven at speeds of up to 100mph crossed the central reservation and slammed into their Landrover Freelander.
Mr Beasley, a postman, died at the scene. His wife, a PA with Cable and Wireless, was left in intensive care and died in the bed next to Steve's the following day. She had never regained consciousness.
Mr Mohabir sustained a broken leg, a fractured elbow, a crushed spine and a torn liver and intestine, and lost three litres of blood from massive internal injuries, but he managed to crawl out of his seat to cradle his son Marcus as he lay dying.
"I remember looking at his limp little body and knowing he wouldn't make it," he added. "I just had to hold him for the last time and stroke his hair until the paramedics got there."
Marcus was taken to a specialist children's hospital in Brighton, but he died 24 hours later.
His mother Tracey, a 43-year-old charity worker for Care International, was at a colleague's wedding in Kent. Police officers travelled to the venue to tell her about the accident, and brought her to be with her son at his bedside.
On the day of Marcus's funeral, the couple discovered Tracey was 11 weeks' pregnant. Their son Max was born the following January, and is now in the reception class at Moss Lane School.
"Max often asks about his brother," Mr Mohabir added.
"He tells us that he loves his brother and he wants to see him, it's heartbreaking.
"We know all three of them would be proud of what we are doing, and that keeps us going."

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Royal Caribbean Execs Calm Analyst Concerns
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Richard Fain
Before Royal Caribbean's second quarter earnings call last Thursday, one might have expected reports of trouble from the usual suspects: hurricanes, capacity increases, fuel prices, and exchange rates.
The day before the call, RCL's stock dropped sharply (-2.5%), apparently in expectation that the second half of the year was shaping up as being less than stellar. Then RCL stock dropped sharply in pre-trade hours, and the decline accelerated once the earnings report was released.
But after Chairman/CEO Richard Fain and colleagues addressed financial analysts in the earnings call that morning, there was a turnaround, for that day at least. By day's end Royal's share price closed up by 4.4%, far exceeding the market itself, in fact one of its bigger daily gains of the year.
The fact that mixed trading returned subsequently, though not enough to negate the gain, made the one-day respite stand out even more.
Was the gain due to the presentation itself? Perhaps we're overstating, but we've seen this happen before on Royals' earnings calls. More often than not, the day that Royal make these calls, their stock tends to outperform the market with heavy trading volumes. There's a certain art to finding the right combination of enthusiasm and honesty to give financial analysts comfort.
Emphasizing Strengths
Perhaps it's the content and tone of the calls that make a difference. In this case, during his strategic overview of the business, Chairman/CEO Richard Fain ably brushed aside investor worries on the key concerns.
"Having to deal with the headwinds of foreign exchange and fuel rates is extremely frustrating, especially this year, when both have moved so strongly against us," he noted, adding: "As frustrating as it is, we feel very good about the fact that the strength of our business is more than compensating for such powerful negative forces."
Not once did Fain mention the hurricane season during his prepared talk; instead he jumped over that time period to speak of business on the books for 2019. "Looking forward, we have a higher percentage of 2019 booked than we did a year ago for 2018, and they're booked at higher prices," he summed up.
CFO Jason Liberty then reported in on Q2 results. A few numbers stood out: net revenues were up 2.8% for the quarter with onboard revenue increased by 5.5% year over year.
Looking forward, he said: "We are booked ahead in both rate and volume for each of our core Caribbean, European, and Asia-Pacific products, and we have no signs of these great demand trends dissipating."
Q & A On Hurricanes, Challenges
During the Q & A session, execs were pelted with questions about the hurricane season. But the Royal execs were ready for them. For instance, when asked, "In the Caribbean the rest of the year, just overall, do you have a lot left to sell in the third or fourth quarter? I mean how much variability could there be, for example, if there were storms in the fourth quarter?"
Liberty responded, "...We're certainly north of 95% booked for the third quarter and it's pretty linear going to the fourth quarter."
Later in the Q & A, Fain, addressing whether pricing in the Caribbean was more challenging than expected, conceded that the hurricanes did indeed have an impact "that was more than anticipated" for this year.
After the initial drop-off in business last year during the storms, Caribbean sales picked up. But then portions of the Caribbean struggled once more. "The [consumer] concern would be the destinations be less attractive and also there would be more storms. I think it took longer to recover."
Summing up last year's storms and their impact: "We had the worst year we've ever had with respect to hurricanes, and obviously we're not expecting that to reoccur. But it did have an impact on the consumer sentiment."
On some less successful earnings calls we've tuned into over the years, execs seemed more inclined to give sales pitches than answer tough questions. There was nothing like that from Royal. For instance, no one in the business likes the direction cruise stocks are going this year, but, as Fain put it, "The market anticipates things differently than we do" at times.
He put it all in perspective, noting there are always headwinds and tailwinds in this business. As for the latter, he said, "The guidance we're giving out now is actually ahead of where we thought we would be at the beginning of the year."
At times, there was passion, too, like when Fain said of RCI's most recent acquisition, "As we mentioned when we announced this partnership, we had a gap in our portfolio, and to close it with a brand like Silversea that is at the top of its market segment was an answer to a prayer."
Overall, the call combined good results with a level-headed look at the triumphs and challenges of the quarter and outlook. We're not financial analysts, but it does appear that a well-prepared conference call can make a difference, at least for a day, and that's not unimportant, given the unusual amount of attention paid to these calls.


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St. Baldrick's Researcher Discovers New Way to Detect Bone Cancer
by Erinn Jessop, St. Baldrick's Foundation
St. Baldrick's Fellow Dr. Wendy Rhoades has developed a new tool that could save lives — a blood test that can detect whether a patient has bone cancer. Read on for more about her incredible work and how it could help kids with cancer.
Dr. Wendy Rhoades works in the lab at Texas Children's Hospital.
What if a simple blood test could detect childhood cancer?
That's exactly what Dr. Wendy Rhoades is looking into with her St. Baldrick's-funded research.
Focused on osteosarcoma, Dr. Rhoades and her lab worked on discovering and developing a test that — with just a regular blood draw — can determine whether a patient has markers for the bone cancer.
"We look inside the blood at little molecules that are in everybody's blood," she said, explaining that those molecules are called microRNAs. "We're able to identify those little molecules. Based on how high or low they are, that tells us whether we think somebody's going to have the disease or not."
During the study, the St. Baldrick's researcher looked at four specific microRNAs and discovered something incredibly useful. Dr. Rhoades noticed a pattern — in patients with osteosarcoma, three of these markers would be high and one would be low.
Those markers could be a more precise tool for doctors when it comes to the tough task of watching a survivor for signs that their cancer has returned.
"Right now we monitor them by getting x-rays and MRIs and CT scans, and those are all really good," Dr. Rhoades said. "But sometimes those findings, as physicians, make us scratch our head and say, 'Is that something? Is that not something?'"
This blood test could remove much of the guesswork from those situations and make the monitoring process more efficient and less stressful.
"Our kids go through a lot of scans and stuff and it causes a lot of anxiety for them, for their families, and it takes time out of their life. So I'm hopeful that this blood test will be able to help physicians make better decisions in that setting," Dr. Rhoades said.
The research process is a long one, with I's to dot and T's to cross, but Dr. Rhoades hopes that a multi-institution clinical trial is in the near future for her work.
Dr. Rhoades knew quite a bit about St. Baldrick's before she became a Fellow. Her primary mentor, Dr. Jason Yustein, was a St. Baldrick's Scholar.
In the meantime, she's continuing her research and expanding it to look at how this blood test could be used in Ewing sarcoma and rhabdomysarcoma. She also just started working on her Ph.D., where she'll get down to the nitty gritty of these itty bitty molecules.
"These molecules are there and we don't know exactly what they're doing," she said. "We know they're in osteosarcoma and we can detect them and they can tell us if somebody has the disease, but why are they there and what are they doing is something I'll be looking into."
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Talk of funding is commonplace among physician-scientists, Dr. Rhoades said, and St. Baldrick's often comes up in those conversations.
"Even people outside of pediatric oncology recognize how important and how critical foundations like St. Baldrick's are," Dr. Rhoades said. "Because it's just so hard to get funding right now, I think a lot of the research just wouldn't be happening if it wasn't for private foundations like St. Baldrick's."
Dr. Rhoades said her St. Baldrick's Fellowship was "the pillar of everything I've done."
That St. Baldrick's funding was her first big grant, bringing with it not only research dollars, which allowed her the time to do the work, but also a boost of confidence.
"It was a little bit of validation," she said, "that people are interested in the work that you are doing and interested in seeing what the results are going to be."
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BALASORE, ODISHA (PTI): India successfully conducted an interceptor missile test off the Odisha coast Sunday night, achieving a major milestone in developing a two-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system, defence sources said.
The interceptor was launched from Abdul Kalam Island, earlier known as Wheeler Island of the Integrated Test Range (ITR), at about 8.05 pm, the sources said.
This Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) mission is for engaging the targets in the exo-atmosphere region at an altitude above 50 km of the earth's atmosphere, a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) scientist said.
"Both the PDV interceptor and the target missile were successfully engaged," DRDO sources said.
In an automated operation, radar-based detection and tracking system detected and tracked the enemy's ballistic missile.
The computer network with the help of data received from radars predicted the trajectory of the incoming ballistic missile. The PDV that was kept fully ready took off once the computer system gave the command for lift-off.
The interceptor guided by high-accuracy Inertial Navigation System (INS) supported by a Redundant Micro Navigation System moved towards the estimated point of the interception, the sources said.
Once the missile crossed the atmosphere, the Heat Shield ejected and the IR Seeker dome opened to look at the target location as designated by the mission computer.
With the help of Inertial Guidance and IR Seeker the missile moved for interception.
All events were monitored in real-time by the Telemetry/Range Stations, at various other locations.
Interceptor was successfully test fired last from the same base on February 11, 2017.
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Q: Is it ok to say "easy to make out reasons" I have a scenario: A policeman wantonly or egregiously declines a person's request and instead comes up with reasons for declining.
I want to say it is very easy for police to come up with reasons if they really want to decline requests.
Can I say this:

It is very easy for the police to make out reasons for any requests.

I know the phrase 'make out' doesn't sound right, but I thought it is somewhat related. Please suggest.

A: If your intent is to show that the police are lying to you, declining a request without justification, or being specious, they are making up a reason for their behavior.

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The Willamette university newspaper wrote, "Willamette University women's lacrosse player Katie Luis (Sr./Fr., D, Bend, OR/Summit HS), who previously worked as a nursing assistant at a nursing home, was looking for a way to help senior citizens in Salem, especially those with dementia or Alzheimer's. She came up with an idea, started planning, and created the Poetry For Life Club at Willamette.
Once Luis thought of starting the club, she needed to find additional members to maximize its potential. She found four other Willamette students who were willing to help create the new club. Current members in addition to Luis are Hope Duenas from the Willamette women's track and field team, plus Katie Ortega, Daniel Smith and Korie Rowell.
Although the club was only recently formed, Luis was able to report that "I have a few other students who are interested in joining already." Luis also said that she was hoping even more students would become members of the group. "We have only gone to Redwood Heights one time. I think for now it is important to focus on this one location since we were so well received, and if we have enough interest and participants in the club, we can branch out to other nursing homes."


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HomeFour Post-doctoral positions on "Luxury, Fashion and Social statuS in Early Modern South-Eastern Europe"
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Four Post-doctoral positions on "Luxury, Fashion and Social statuS in Early Modern South-Eastern Europe"
New Europe College - Institute for Advanced Study
Published on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 by João Fernandes
Following the European Research Council competition for Consolidator Grants (2014), New Europe College became the Host Institution of such a grant. The project title is Luxury, Fashion and Social statuS in Early Modern South-Eastern Europe and its Principal Investigator is Constanţa Vintilă-Ghiţulescu, researcher at New Europe College and at the "Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History in Bucharest. The project aims to trace the role luxury played in the modernisation process in South-Eastern Europe, taking into account the specific features of the region and how South-Eastern European peoples, and their Byzantine and Ottoman heritage are viewed through the stereotype of "Balkanism". The project's findings will help towards a better knowledge of changes in European society in its transition to modernity, and of similarities and differences between the various regions of Europe.
New Europe College is one of the South-Eastern Europe's leading institutes for advanced studies, internationally appreciated for its high quality and innovative approach to research. Founded in 1994 as an independent institute, it is officially recognised by the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research as an institutional structure for postgraduate studies in the humanities and social sciences, at the level of advanced studies. With strong international links, New Europe College managed to create a stimulating environment for interdisciplinary dialogue and critical debates. Its main aim is to strengthen research in the humanities and social science and to promote contacts between Romanian scholars and their peers worldwide.
For further information please consult our site: www.nec.ro
Following the European Research Council competition for Consolidator Grants (2014), New Europe College became the Host Institution of such a grant. The project title is Luxury, Fashion and Social statuS in Early Modern South-Eastern Europe and its Principal Investigator is Constanţa Vintilă-Ghiţulescu, researcher at New Europe College and at the "Nicolae Iorga" Institute of History in Bucharest. The project aims to trace the role luxury played in the modernisation process in South-Eastern Europe, taking into account the specific features of the region and how South-Eastern European peoples, and their Byzantine and Ottoman heritage are viewed through the stereotype of "Balkanism". Thus, there is a need to examine the traditional society and luxury as a cultural habitus of power; how the luxury tastes developed within the process of "Europenization"; the appearance of consumer society. From the economic point of view, South-Eastern Europe rewards analysis as the intersection of two "world economic systems", in Immanuel Wallerstein's terms. Originally located in the Ottoman world economic system, South-Eastern Europe became a periphery of the Western European system as this system rose to world supremacy. An extremely interesting aspect of such peripheral zones is the coincidentia oppositorum principle, especially in evidence in cultural matters. However, other tendencies in the same field did not follow the same trend, offering an excellent subject for economic analysis, especially from the perspective of luxury goods. The project's findings will help towards a better knowledge of changes in European society in its transition to modernity, and of similarities and differences between the various regions of Europe.
Within the project, 4 post-doctoral positions will be available for the following themes of research:
The luxury goods trade in the Ottoman Empire and the Balkans in the 17th and 18th centuries
Regional identities and forms of segregation in Early Modern South-Eastern Europe
Social Elites in South-Eastern Europe
Fashion and gender in Early Modern South-Eastern Europe
The post-doctoral researchers will have the opportunity to work on these projects, based on their expertise and research ideas, in consultation with the principal investigator and the other members of the team. They are encouraged to plan research stays at foreign libraries and archives and to be as innovative as possible. At the same time, they are expected to be present at all the team meetings (one every 6 months), and at other events organized within the project, and to discuss their findings. At the end of their activity they must provide, as results of their research, the following: 2 articles in international indexed peer-reviewed journals; 2 chapters in collective volumes and 3 participations at international scientific events. These contributions must be related to their specific theme of research within the project, acknowledge their participation in this project and mention the source of funding.
A successful candidate should have:
a PhD in a relevant historical discipline
excellent knowledge of 2 foreign languages (preferably English and French). Knowledge of Greek, Turkish or Russian would be an asset
experience in archival research
capacity to work both as a creative and independent researcher, and as part of an interdisciplinary international team
capacity and willingness to collaborate across academic disciplines
Four post-doctoral positions can be offered for a period of 2 years, with a monthly gross salary of 2000 euro. The winning candidates will sign a contract with the Host Institution (New Europe College). The contract will be drafted in accordance with the provisions of the Romanian Labour Law.
For more information please contact the Scientific Assistant of the ERC Project, Nicoleta Roman : nroman@nec.ro
Application procedure information
Applicants should send the following documents (in English):
a letter of intent
a curriculum vitae (with a recent photo)
certified, scanned document(s) proving that the applicant holds a PhD title
a list of publications
a 1000-word research design proposal (in Microsoft Word or pdf format), in which the applicant presents his/her ideas about one of the projects' themes. Please specify on the upper side of your proposal for which specific theme you are applying.
2 original letters of reference (in English or French) from academics familiar with your work and explicitly supporting your application for this position.
Candidates are asked to enter in the Subject field of their e-mail message: "Application for NEC-ERC LuxFass post-doctoral position". Please be aware that incomplete or late application files will not be taken into consideration.
The application file should be sent by October 15, 2015 to Nicoleta Roman, email: nroman@nec.ro
New Europe College will acknowledge the receipt of the application files and confirm if the application requirements have been met within 7 days after the deadline.
The applicants will be notified on the results of the pre-selection process by the
15th of November.
The shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview by skype at the end of November/beginning of December. The final results will be known by the 15th of December, 2015. Those selected will be expected to occupy the positions starting with February, 2016.
Since during the selection process we may have to contact you, please inform us about any change that may occur in your contact details, even if this change is temporary.
Dr. Valentina SANDU-DEDIU, Rector, New Europe College Professor of Musicology, National University of Music, Bucharest
Dr. Anca OROVEANU, Academic Coordinator, New Europe College Professor of Art History, National University of Arts, Bucharest
Dr. Constanta VINTILA-GHITULESCU, Principal Investigator, Europe Research Council - New Europe College Project Researcher, ''Nicolae Iorga'' Institute of History - Romanian Academy, Bucharest
Zones and regions > Europe > Balkans
Society > Sociology > Gender studies
Periods > Early modern > Seventeenth century
Periods > Early modern > Eighteenth century
Zones and regions > Europe > Central and Eastern Europe
Society > History > Social history
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New Europe College. Institute for Advanced Study announces 4 post-doctoral positions.pdf
Balkans, South-Eastern Europe, fashion, consumption, luxury, fellowships
Nicoleta Roman
courriel : nicoleta [dot] roman [at] gmail [dot] com
New Europe College
« Four Post-doctoral positions on "Luxury, Fashion and Social statuS in Early Modern South-Eastern Europe" », Scholarship, prize and job offer, Calenda, Published on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, https://calenda.org/336724


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Home Blog Reputation is Everything When it Comes to Proving Bad Faith - ICA UDRP Digest - Vol 2.24
Reputation is Everything When it Comes to Proving Bad Faith – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 2.24
Kamila Sekiewicz June 14, 2022 UDRP Case Summaries
Welcome to this week's digest summarizing the most intriguing cases of the past week, with a joint commentary from Zak Muscovitch, ICA General Counsel and Ankur Raheja, the Digest's Editor-in-Chief on the FicoIndia.org case. In addition, read about DeltaLife.com, dimsi.com, LibertyPuzzle.com, and cgi.in.
If you haven't yet, make sure you check out this fantastic CircleID article, The UDRP "Celebrates" Its 500th Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Case, co-authored by ICA Board Member Nat Cohen and ICA General Counsel Zak Muscovitch.
Absence of Online Reputation and Plausible Good Faith Uses for Domain Name
Delta Dental Plans Association v. Domains By Proxy, LLC / Kwangpyo Kim, WIPO Case No. D2022-0566
<DeltaLife .com>
Panelists: Mr. Antony Gold (Presiding), Mr. Larry Nodine and Mr. Jeffrey Neuman
Brief Facts: The US based Complainant is a provider of dental services mostly under its brand DELTA DENTAL. It also uses other brands including DELTALIFE, which is protected by a US Trademark registration dated May 11, 2021. In support, the sole evidence which the Complainant provided is a flyer promoting a product called "DeltaLife", which offers Term Life insurance and Short-Term Disability plans. The Respondent acquired the disputed Domain Name at an auction, on December 21, 2021, for USD $3,555. The Complainant asserts that the Respondent should be deemed to have constructive knowledge of its registered DELTA LIFE mark. The Respondent contends that, as a resident of Korea, it had no duty to conduct a search in all countries worldwide, especially a search in the USPTO. But it could readily have conducted a search of widely available search engines such as Google or Naver.
In January 2022, the disputed Domain Name was listed for sale. The Complainant inquired about the sale price through an anonymous broker, to which after a few exchanges, the Respondent quoted USD $700,000. As at late January 2022, the disputed Domain Name resolved to a landing page containing pay-per-click ("PPC") links, including for "Term Life Insurance Quotes", "Whole Life Insurance Quotes", and "Life Policy". Following receipt by the Respondent of the Complaint, the PPC links on the landing page were changed so that they were travel-related. The Respondent is a domain names investor and owns many other domain names which include the words "delta" or "life". The Respondent claims he purchased the disputed Domain Name because of its inherent value, which is subject to significant third party use.
Held: The parties differ over whether a duty to search arises in circumstances where the composition of the disputed Domain Name, being a combination of two common words, is such as to have imposed a duty to search on the Respondent. The position is not as straightforward as the Respondent seeks to suggest as, whilst "delta" and "life" are themselves dictionary words, their combination has no obvious meaning and can therefore give rise to a duty to search. But having regard to the lack of any online presence of the Complainant's DELTALIFE mark, or other evidence that the Complainant's use of DELTA was well known, the Panel is not prepared on these facts to impute constructive knowledge to the Respondent.
The Panel does not consider that the Respondent was under an obligation to have undertaken a search of the USPTO database. The reason for this finding is because it is also material to have regard to what the Respondent, as a resident of Korea, would have discovered if he had conducted an online search for "Delta Life", using Google or another comparable database. Based on the search result provided by the Respondent's counsel, the Panel finds that, had the Respondent conducted the above searches prior to its registration of the disputed Domain Name, it could reasonably have concluded that there were plausible non-abusive uses for the disputed Domain Name. In these circumstances, the Complainant did not establish its burden of showing that the Respondent's registration of the disputed Domain Name was in bad faith.
Complaint Denied
Complainants' Counsel: Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg, United States
Respondents' Counsel: ESQwire.com PC, United States
Evidence Required To Prove Reputation
Développement Information et Maintenance de Systèmes d'Information v. Jeff Park (박준우), WIPO Case No. D2022-0958
<dimsi .com>
Panelist: Ms. Kathryn Lee
Brief Facts: The Complainant is a French IT solutions and cloud hosting company incorporated on April 19, 2006. The Complainant uses the acronym of "DIMSI" as its trade name and applied for trademark registration in France on May 22, 2006. The registration subsequently expired on May 22, 2016, as a result the Complainant obtained a new trademark registration on February 26, 2021. The Korean Respondent claims to have registered the disputed Domain Name on October 29, 2005, whereas the Complainant contends the Respondent appeared as the registrant for the first time on June 15, 2007.
The Complainant further contends that the disputed Domain Name is advertised for sale and when the Complainant made an offer of USD $2,000, the Respondent counter offered with USD $29,888, which is well in excess of the costs that the Respondent would have incurred. The Respondent asserts that he has legitimate interests in the disputed Domain Name as a domain name reseller and registered it based on its inherent value, noting that there are 67,900 results for "dimsi" on Google. The Respondent further states that he intended to sell it to any willing purchaser but he had no intent to sell the disputed Domain Name to the Complainant.
Held: The Respondent provides a copy of an email dated October 30, 2005, sent from SnapNames confirming the recipient's acquisition of the disputed Domain Name on October 29, 2005. The Panel finds that this establishes the Respondent's date of registration of the disputed Domain Name as preceding incorporation of the Complainant and its use of DIMSI as its trade name and mark. Accordingly, the Panel finds it reasonable to conclude that there was no registration in bad faith. Further, offering to sell the disputed Domain Name per se, without additional supporting factors, does not necessarily indicate bad faith. Even if the registration date is in June 2007 (not October 2005), the Complainant would not succeed, given the significant lack of evidence. The Complainant was formed in April 2006 and the Complainant extended its activities to Southeast Asia in 2013. The Complainant asserts that its turnover in 2020 was EUR 3 million; in contrast, it provides merely a single invoice from June 2006 for EUR 13,000. This is a far cry from demonstrating a reputation between April 2006 and June 2007 so as to support an inference that the Respondent was targeting the Complainant.
Complainants' Counsel: Darkanian & Pfirsch, France
Respondents' Counsel: Self-represented
Proof of Public Recognition Required for Common Law Rights
Liberty Puzzles, LLC v. Domain Manager / Data Point Limited, NAF Claim Number: FA2204001994151
<LibertyPuzzle .com>
Panelist: Mr. Terry F. Peppard
Brief Facts: The Complainant is a family-owned company formed on July 18, 2005, which sells unique, highly specialized jigsaw puzzles sold in stores and through its website at <libertypuzzles .com>. The Complainant claims common law rights in the LIBERTY PUZZLES mark based on its long, continuous and extensive use of the mark in commerce since 2005. The Respondent registered the disputed Domain Name on December 18, 2007. The Complainant contends that the Respondent fails to use the Domain Name in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services or a legitimate non-commercial or fair use. Instead, the domain name resolves to a parked webpage which currently hosts an advertisement with links to the websites of three of Complainant's commercial competitors, one of which sells wooden jigsaw puzzles and all of which sell puzzle products.
Held: The disputed Domain Name is incontestably confusingly similar to the Complainant's claimed LIBERTY PUZZLES mark. But our analysis under Policy does not end with a determination of confusing similarity, because the Complainant must also show that it has rights in the claimed LIBERTY PUZZLES mark sufficient to demonstrate that its standing to pursue its claim in a UDRP proceeding. On this point, the Complainant asserts that it is using the mark in commerce continuously since the indicated date and advertised its products and services under the mark. However, the Complainant offers no evidence in support of its contentions. Markedly absent from its presentation is any proof of its sales revenues and advertising expenditures as well as a showing of public recognition of the mark in the critical period between creation of its business in 2005 and registration of the Respondent's Domain Name in 2007. This failure of proof cannot support a finding of secondary meaning in the mark, and, therefore, of common law rights in it satisfying the requirements of Policy.
Complainants' Counsel: Chad T. Nitta of Kutak Rock LLP, Colorado, USA
Respondents' Counsel: No Response
Fairness in the UDRP Proceedings
Fair Isaac Corporation v. Pritpal Singh / King IT Solutions, NAF Claim Number: FA2205001995244
<FicoIndia .org>
Panelist: The Honorable Neil Anthony Brown QC
Brief Facts: The Complainant is a credit score analytics company providing risk technology to both corporations and consumers. The Complainant owns rights in the FICO mark based upon registration dated Aug. 31, 1999 with the USPTO. The Respondent registered the disputed Domain Name on October 1, 2019. The Complainant contends that the Respondent registered and uses the disputed Domain Name in bad faith because the Respondent uses it to offer for sale competing services for commercial gain. In addition, the Respondent had constructive and actual knowledge of Complainant's rights in the FICO mark prior to registering the domain. The Respondent did not file a response.
Held: The Panel finds that the Complainant made out a prima facie case, while the Respondent did not file a Response or attempted by any other means to rebut the prima facie case against it. The Registration and use of a disputed Domain Name which is confusingly similar to a complainant's mark and using that domain name to sell competing services is evidence of bad faith per Policy. The related and competing services offered on the disputed Domain Name's resolving website is further evidence that the Respondent is attempting to lure confused consumers via its domain name to its resolving website for commercial gain. Therefore, having regard to the totality of the evidence, the Panel finds that, in view of the Respondent's registration of the disputed Domain Name using the FICO mark and in view of the conduct that the Respondent engaged in, when using the disputed Domain Name, the Respondent registered and used it in bad faith within the generally accepted meaning of that expression.
Complainants' Counsel: Internally represented
Case Comment by ICA General Counsel, Zak Muscovitch and Editor-in-Chief, Ankur Raheja: The Findings section states that the "Respondent uses the disputed Domain Name to offer competing services for sale…" however the disputed Domain Name in fact hosts an active and apparently perfectly legitimate non-competitive website. The Respondent uses the Domain Name FICO because it corresponds to its corporate name, "Federation of Industrial and Commercial Organization", located at Ludhiana, India, which is a non-profit trade organization for small businesses. The website includes detailed information as to events, news and also includes photographs, very clearly evidencing a legitimate use. Moreover, the Respondent's corporate charter, evidencing the Respondent's rights in its name, is publicly available for viewing right on the Respondent's website. The WHOIS information seems to be in the name of a local website development company, raising questions as to whether the actual beneficial owner received notice of the Complaint.
The Complainant is in a totally different field than the Respondent, despite the Complainant's claim that the Respondent offers competing services, as readily apparent from a review of the respective websites. This case raises serious questions as to whether an unfortunate miscarriage of justice inadvertently occurred. Panelists must be particularly vigilant when it comes to undefended cases and should not accept a Complainant's contentions without a critical evaluation of the Complaint and its supporting evidence.
Canadian Company Attempts to grab 3L <cgi .in> under INDRP
CGI Inc. v. Jitendra Jain, INDRP Case No. 1524
<cgi .in>
Panelist: Ms. Punita Bhargava
Brief Facts: The Canadian Complainant, founded in 1976, makes use of CGI to provide IT and business consulting services and operates online at <cgi .com>. The Complainant owns registered trademarks for CGI and its formatives in different jurisdictions but mainly relies on Indian registration filed on February 13, 2013, claiming use since October 11, 2001. The disputed Domain Name was registered by the Respondent on its launch on February 16, 2005, along with additional common word and acronym-based domain names. The Complainant alleges that the disputed Domain Name does not resolve to an active website and as of November 2021, the disputed Domain Name redirected to a UAE based active website, <atools .me>. As a result, the Complainant claims that the Respondent used the disputed Domain Name to intentionally attract, for commercial gain, Internet users seeking the Complainant's products and services, to a competitor's website offering the same/similar goods and services.
The Complainant filed a reverse WHOIS search which shows that the Respondent owns other 263 domain names composed of different words/letters and it already lost a previous INDRP in 2021, hence he is a "habitual repeat offender".
The Respondent submits that he is engaged in digital marketing and registered the disputed Domain Name to refer to the descriptive and common term, "Computer Generated Imagery", along with more domain names including <animation .in> for development purposes. The Respondent did put the disputed Domain Name in use from 2011 till 2016 in relation to its common meaning and later since 2017 used it as the host name for provision of hosting services from Digital Ocean. The redirected website at <atools .me> is merely a website owned by a third party but hosted on the same IP address at the hosting company. The disputed Domain Name redirected to the said other website due to a technical glitch at the hosting company.
Held: The Respondent made legitimate use of the disputed Domain Name in line with its common meaning. The Complainant's reliance on WIPO Jurisprudential Overview 3.0 section 2.10.1 and case law on the point is also to be read in favour of the Respondent as he used the disputed Domain Name in connection with the relied-upon dictionary meaning and not to trade off third-party trademark rights. There is nothing placed on record by the Complainant to show that it had any exclusivity over this term in February 2005 when the Respondent registered the disputed Domain Name. Indeed, CGI as other three-letter acronyms has various meanings and does not refer exclusively to the Complainant. The Arbitrator is also mindful that the means and mechanisms to do searches/due diligence in India in 2005 were limited.
The Arbitrator does not find that there is a history of cybersquatting or that the Respondent is a "habitual repeat offender" as the Complainant alleged. Each matter is decided on its own merits and based on its own facts and circumstances. The Complainant's allegation as to redirection is far-fetched as it tries to relate domain name registration in 2005 to redirection in 2021. The redirection is stated by the Respondent to be a technical glitch and he has given detailed explanation of how this has happened, which is entirely plausible. Accordingly, the Arbitrator finds no basis for inferring bad faith registration or use of the disputed Domain Name on the Respondent's part.
Complainants' Counsel: Anand & Anand, India
Respondents' Counsel: Cylaw Solutions, India
Reputation Management Company Harms its Reputation with its 'Misleading' Complaint – ICA UDRP Digest – Vol 3.3 January 17, 2023
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Two Indian women have made history by entering a prominent Hindu shrine in the southern state of Kerala, following months of protests against their entry.
The Sabarimala temple was historically closed to women of "menstruating age" - defined as between 10 and 50.
The Supreme Court overturned that ban but protesters then attacked women and stopped them from going in.
Bindu Ammini, 40, and Kanaka Durga, 39, devotees of the temple deity, Lord Ayyappa, entered around dawn.
"We arrived early in the morning and we had a darshan [saw the idol] for a few minutes," Ms Ammini told the BBC.
Kerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, whose government supports the Supreme Court ruling, told reporters that the women's entry into the temple was a historic moment.
On 1 January, his left-wing coalition government organised a "women's wall" - in which women from across Kerala formed a 620km (385-mile) human chain to protest against the ban.
Temple officials say the women have "defiled" the temple. It was closed for an hour in order to perform "purification rituals" but has now re-opened.
Protests across the state have since erupted and police have fired tear gas to disperse crowds. Violent clashes have been reported outside the state parliament, according to local media.
The ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has also called for a two-day protest after news of the women entering the shrine broke.
How did these women get into the temple?
Ms Ammini told the BBC that they began trekking up the hill on Wednesday morning around 1.30 local time (20:00 GMT Tuesday) and reached the shrine in two hours.
"We had no trouble trekking to the shrine and the officials were co-operative," she added. "We left before the protesters spotted us."
She said that plain-clothed police officers accompanied them. Given the early hour, it's likely there were no protesters and only a few devotees. The presence of the police also helped as temple officials would be breaking the law by refusing to let them enter the temple.
The shrine sits atop a steep hill and every year, millions of male devotees make the trek, often barefoot, to visit it.
One of the ways to enter the temple is to climb 18 holy steps - a sacred activity requiring a rigorous 41-day fast.
Ms Ammini said they did not climb the steps because they did not want to attract the attention of too many devotees and feared they might be attacked.
An activist opposed to women entering the temple, Rahul Easwar, told the BBC that "the police cheated other devotees by claiming the two women are transgender". Families of the two women have since denied this.
Four transgender women, accompanied by police, were allowed to pray inside the Sabarimala shrine in December. Their presence was not met with protests or resistance, police told the BBC.
The women, who are now under police protection, can be seen leaving the shrine in videos that have been circulating on WhatsApp.
Why are women of a certain age not allowed to enter Sabarimala?
Hinduism regards menstruating women as unclean and bars them from participating in religious rituals.
While most Hindu temples allow women to enter as long as they are not menstruating, the Sabarimala temple is unusual in that it was one of the few that did not allow women in a broad age group to enter at all.
According to the temple's mythology, Lord Ayyappa is an avowed bachelor who has taken an oath of celibacy. Devotees say the ban on women of "menstruating age" was in keeping with the wish of the deity who is believed to have laid down clear rules about the pilgrimage to seek his blessings.
Women who had tried to enter following the court ruling had to turn back because of protesters. Police arrested more than 2,000 people in October for rioting and unlawful assembly.
Why has the issue become so political?
The Kerala state government supports the court verdict and Mr Vijayan has repeatedly said his government will provide the security to enforce it.
But India's ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has argued that the court ruling is an attack on Hindu values.
The issue has become increasingly contentious in the run-up to India's general election, scheduled for April and May. Critics have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of pursuing a religiously divisive agenda to court the BJP's mostly-Hindu support base.-BBC
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