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If you're willing to pay what we can assume will be a hefty price, you can make that dream come true this fall.
Jennings' wife Jessi Colter is at the helm of an auction of some of his most prized possessions to benefit the Phoenix Children's Hospital. Many of the 2,000-plus items up for grabs are nothing short of mind-blowing. The singer counted Buddy Holly, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Johnny Cash among his famous friends, and the items up for auction underscore the closeness of those relationships.
At the center of this massive collection is a British-made Ariel Cyclone motorcycle Holly bought in 1958. Jennings gave up his seat to Holly on a private plane that crashed following a 1959 concert. Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper were all killed in the accident in Iowa. Jennings later acquired the motorcycle.
Other items confirmed in the auction are the original signed contract signaling the beginning of the Highwaymen, the supergroup of Jennings, Nelson, Cash and Kristofferson, along with Nelson's hair braids which — so the story goes — Nelson himself cut off in 1983 to support Jennings' road to sobriety journey. There's also Hank Williams Sr.'s cowboy boots created by Nudie Cohn, the famous tailor to the stars, and a handwritten letter to Jennings from John Lennon.
Just reading the descriptions of these items makes you wonder what it would've been like to be present in those moments, doesn't it? I probably would have screamed the moment Nelson took scissors to his braids. Have mercy!
Photos, stage wear and awards will also be up for grabs when the auction takes place Oct. 5 at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix. The auction is being organized by Guernsey's , a New York city-based auction house.


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Kilmarnock, Ayrshire born right half James "Sunny Jim" Young joined Celtic in May 1903 on a free transfer from Southern League Bristol Rovers (having previously played for several clubs for brief periods), and he was to remain with Celtic for the next 14 years until his retirement due to a knee injury in May 1917. Such was the esteem in which he was held that his testimonial match in 1918 at Celtic Park attracted a crowd of 25,000 for a man who had scored 13 goals in 443 appearances for The Bhoys, having become club captain in 1911.
Immensely hard working and tough tackling Young was to forge the perfect link between defence and attack and he was both the heartbeat and lungs of the Celtic side. His tireless running and battling spirit were simply the inspiration for success after success. In that time Young helped Celtic to win fifteen trophies in total, comprising ten Scottish League Championships, including six in a row between 1905 and 1910, and five Scottish Cups between 1904 and 1914.
Young made one appearance for Scotland in a 1-0 victory over Ireland at Dalymount Park in March 1906. He also represented The Scottish League on six occasions, first playing in a 2-1 defeat to The Football League at Bank Street, Manchester in April 1904 with his final appearance also against The Football League in a 1-1 draw at Ibrox in March 1911.
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Isn't the internet interesting? So many distractions, so much information (some of which is factual), so many answers to questions we never knew we had. I mean, who knew I needed to know about Neanderthal Burial Rituals?
I was sitting at my computational device a few days ago (right about the time, Sarge went all in with Bayonet Week on the Chant Channel.) and happened to be researching a topic ("Any topic, just get me something to write about!" which, of course, is the prayer offered every Sunday by mois.) when I happened upon a YouTube video from Dogfights on the History Channel.
Relax, Beans, I'm building suspense. The video is at the bottom of the post.
That series was one of my favorites and had some very realistic renditions/simulations of the engagements they were reporting on. Engagement being the military term for Dogfight. One "engages" the enemy aircraft rather than "attacks", "fights" or "shoots at". I don't know...Someone made Colonel coming up with that term.
But, engaging as the term is, engagement is the word for an air to air furball.
However, as Sarge often reminds me, at this point, I digress.
So, I'm watching the video of Showtime 100 with Cunnigham and Driscoll "engaging" Col Tomb. Pretty well done video simulation along with some analytical graphics to better explain the maneuvering. The episode was filmed before Cunningham's fall from grace, so he, Driscoll and Steve Richie are providing analysis.
As I'm watching it, I can feel my stomach muscles tightening as I subconsciously strain against the G's. Yes, I do that whilst flying my computer simulations also. Helps the aircraft turn better. Besides...Mrs J says it's got to help with my waistline.
Whatever!
The video's over, and I'm back on my YouTube Homepage when Google/YouTube quickly analyzes my browsing history and pops up a new series of recommendations. Another Vietnam era air to air engagement documented on the History Channel. Realizing that I really should be actively processing activities on the "Honey-Do" list, I click play.
I'm treated to an excellent video, and as it begins to play, I recognize the name of one of the pilots in the engagement and I'm fairly positive, I've flown the jet mentioned in the clip.
The Pilot was Dan Cherry and his backseater was Jeff Feinstein. At the time of the engagement Cherry was a Major. Later, I met him at Moody and called him Colonel or "Sir". He was the Vice Wing Commander.
I Knew that he'd flown in Vietnam. Everybody in my Squadrons up to that point (1980) above the rank of Captain had flown in Vietnam, so it was not unexpected. However, Col Cherry's claim to fame, as far as I knew, was that he'd commanded the Thunderbirds.
Which was cool, but at that point in my career, I was more interested in employing my aircraft to do what it was supposed to do (drop bombs, shoot missiles and cannons etc) rather than in flying pretty formations. Formation flying is important when you're coming down initial and everybody on base is evaluating your flight. But other than that, it's just a method of getting several aircraft somewhere without using a lot of airspace.
I do remember flying on his wing on a range ride to Eglin. (For those who don't know, Eglin AFB is near Ft Walton Beach and has a very large weapons range to the northeast of the base. I expended a LOT of ordinance there.) As Beans is no doubt aware, the Southeastern part of the country, during the afternoon in the Summer has these things that pop up with disturbing regularity. They're called Cumulo-Nimbus and flying through them is not for the faint of heart.
So, I'm the element lead on Col Cherry's wing with two Lt's in the front seat of #2 and #4. I'm a seasoned F-4 guy now with 5 or 6 hundred hours in the jet. Ok, somewhat seasoned, with a lot or room for more seasoning.
In any case, due to scheduling issues, we had to hold for a while before entering the range, so we're a tad low on fuel. We've dropped our bombs and are headed home, but Thunderstorms are building a wall across where we need to go. Going above them is not an option with the configuration we have, and we can't find a hole on radar. (It says something about thunderstorms that you can get a radar return from them in a 1970's model aircraft. Maintained by the finest radar technicians in the world, Sarge, of course.)
We're coming into the squall line and Col Cherry rocks us in to close formation. I close in and align the wingtip light with the star on the fuselage, and lign up the trailing edge of the horizontal stabilizer. That triangle puts my wingtip slightly behind and below and about 3' out of #1's wingtip. My WSO confirms that my wingman (#4 ) is in formation, but bobbling a bit. Which is normal, if a little bit concerning. It's going to get rough enough, no need to bounce in clear air.
But that's Lead's issue. I've just got to keep the light in the star.
Which is unbelievably easy. Apparently, his aircraft is not moving although a quick look at my instruments still show us at about 400K and the Distance to Moody is still decreasing.
As we enter the thunderstorm, Col Cherry starts talking, "ok, coming right. ready, ready, now."
"Rolling out, ready, ready, now"
This goes on for forever, (If you've flown formation in the weather, you know what I mean.) Finally, we break out on the far side of the storm. #2 is still in formation. I ask the WSO about, #4.
"He didn't move an inch."
I guess Thunderbird Lead was good practice.
However, at no point in my association with him (Mrs J at the time was the Wing Commander's Executive Officer, so we interacted regularly) did I know he'd shot down a Mig-21 in Vietnam.
So, I watched this video with a lot of interest.
I think there are a few take away's of interest.
1. This was April of '72 for all intents and purposes, the War is going to be over for the US in 9 months. We've been fighting Air to Air over North Viet Nam for several years, and of the 10 missiles on Basco 3 and 4 (2 x Aim 7's and 3 X Aim-9's each) , 6 were launched at the Mig and only 1 worked. That's just wrong!
2. Again, we've been in the War for quite some time. We're still using Fighting Wing as the tactic. This tactic involves the wingman being very close (relatively speaking, he's about 1500'-3000' away from his lead) and is supposed to be protecting his 6. In reality, he's trying to avoid hitting his lead and isn't watching squat else. It speaks well for the wingman that he's in that formation and spots the pop-up Mig-21 in front and above Col Cherry (that only could have happened because #4 was low and outside the formation looking up at Col Cherry. Spread formation had been developed and tested (Robin Olds) well before this fight. WWII generals far from Vietnam dictating tactics?
3. I liked the thought process that went through Col Cherry and his wingman's minds when it became obvious that #3 had a weapons problem. Without much coordination, #4 took the lead and continued to press the attack until having weapons and radio problems of his own. Col Cherry was then able to regain the lead and fire the kill shot without endangering his wingman.
Enough about debriefing the engagement. They did thing's right, made the best of some interesting obstacles and got the kill.
So, after watching the video, I wondered what had happened to Col Cherry after I left Moody. Well, he went on the become the Wing Commander of the 8TFW at Kunsan AB ROK, former home to your's truly and Sarge. Was promoted to Brigadier General, retiring in 1989 as Commander of AF Recruiting Service.
He also met the MiG-21 pilot he'd shot down and wrote a book about it. (It's fairly short, only took me about an hour to read.)
He also arranged for the preservation of the F-4D he'd scored the victory in, Tail # 66-7550. The Aircraft is restored and is at Aviation Heritage Park in Bowling Green Kentucky. As I said earlier, I'm pretty sure I've flown that aircraft. I remember one of the 80th TFS jets had a single star on it and the tail number seems familiar. Got to find where I stashed my flight records and see.
Posted by juvat at 4:00 AM
The thing that impressed me most about Neanderthal burial customs, was that they decorated the graves with flowers. How civilized! They were capable of love, and knew beauty, and saw to it that the ones they loved, left the world in beauty. Yay, Neanderthals!
I noticed that also, Scott. Maybe we haven't evolved all that much. Or more likely, based on the news, we've devolved back to Neanderthal srage and havent reached bottom yet.
From what I've read by the big brains on the subject, Neanderthals' brains were more designed for emotion and sensory, while Homo Sapiens evolved the analytical portions all out of proportion.
Even now, some research shows that Neanderthal genes tend to give a more emotional scope. Combine N genes with HS genes and you get compassionate analytical people and, boy, that's a weird combination.
As it is, Neanderthal invented a whole lot of stuff way before Homo Sapiens ever got around to thinking about things. So, no knocking the Neanderthals too much.
Now if they could only isolate and treat the gene that causes socialism... Though I heard either lead or great heights and free flying works as a permanent cure...
You mean the L and E genes? I'm too lazy to work, but envy the things that people who do work have?
Well Andrew, the scientific name for Neanderthals is Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis. We more modern people are Homo Sapiens Sapiens. Or at least that was what I was taught some 45+ years ago when I studied Anthropology. It may be that we ( HSS ) interbred with them and thus absorbed them or that we just killed them off, or some combination of the two. As far as I know, that has yet to be established.
Yup. I was just using shorthand, so to speak. There's a lot of back and forth as to HSS and HSN genes comingling and who killed whom. Until we can access alien records or create a time machine, we'll just have to speculate.
Again, given events lately, I'd say it's a combination of both, Paul. Probably more of the latter.
What a tale! I vaguely remember one of the birds at Kunsan having a single red star painted on the variramp. Now I know the backstory, awesome!
66-7550 (MSN 2085) shot down MiG-21 Apr 16, 1972, flown by Maj. Dan Cherry and Capt. Jeff Feinstein of 13th TFS, has one red star on fuselage. Named "City of Fairborn II" with 89th TFS in May 1989. Was preserved at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma. Was on display in front of VFW in Enon, Ohio. Seen 2007 at Aviation Heritage Park, Bowling Green, Warren County RAP, KY. Went under restoration at Bowling Green for display at the Aviation Heritage Park. Since Sep 23, 2007, located at Aviation Heritage Park, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Found it here! F-4D 66-7550 was assigned to the 8TFW (80 TFS AKA "The Juvats") from 1974 to 1982 when it was transferred to the Reserves and replaced by an F-16A.
Searching on the full tail number (with the 7) seems to have made a difference. Who knew?
So I have my fingerprints on that bird as well. Nice to know she survived to be a display bird.
I also recall that it was a reliable bird to fly. Back when "Second Worst" was in office, parts limitations made that problematic. That jet always seemed to work. Maybe the Star meant something.
You guys...
"It is appearances, characteristics and performance that make a man love an airplane, and they, are what put emotion into one. You love a lot of things if you live around them, but there isn't any woman and there isn't any horse, nor any before nor any after, that is as lovely as a great airplane, and men who love them are faithful to them even though they leave them for others. A man has only one virginity to lose in fighters, and if it is a lovely plane he loses it to, there his heart will ever be."
Oh, I know. Seen guys carry on the same way over cars, bikes, lawnmowers, saws and other tools, armor, beer, diet Coke (no, really!) and such.
It's what guys do. They elevate their tools and belongings, ascribe human traits to them. It's all part of the bonding process that started when Man in his various forms first did neat stuff with things and creatures.
Just... you guys...
Yeah...us guys! Which includes you.
Always enjoyed the Dogfight vids, that North Vietnamese pilot was one lucky guy. Missile failure mentioned was reminiscent of the WWII torpedo debacle we had. Very interesting comments and perspective from a pilot's view juvat, a good way to chase the sleep from one's eyes. Thus you get a snowy salute from the Northland this morning.
Very Lucky. BG Cherry had to aggressively move his aircraft to avoid hitting him in the chute.
You're right about the similarity although the torpedo debacle happened at the beginning of the war. We had missile issues in the Mid-60's but they were generally fixed in the late 60s, but somehow reoccurred during this time frame. Course it could have been just two sick jets that day. Who knows?
By the end of the Vietnam War we were expending ammo that had been stored for way too long. Lots of issues with iron bombs, old fuses and such. Wonder if the crop of missiles was old storage. Or if some peacenik working at the factory decided to fiddle-fart with them.
Bad if it was the first. Hanging offense if the second. Well, hanging offense to the procurement people if it was the first, too.
One of the first live ordnance sorties I flew, the ordinance was MK-117s. Korean Era weapons. Transitioning to the F-4, our training missiles were AIM-7E and AIM-9C. Exactly the missiles BG Cherry used. The IP's and IWSOs I flew with had nothing good to say about those weapons. When I got to the Kun, the Aim-9s they had there were AIM-9Ps which were pretty reliable. (I shot one in the PI from the Eagle. It guided and passed within lethal radius of the drone. Didn't have a warhead and didn't actually hit, so I didn't get to see splodey stuff.) At that exercise, we fired several AIM-9Ls & Ms as well as AIM-7F and Ms. All launched, guided and fused properly. Couple of the guys got to see the splodey stuff. So...I don't know, maybe with Reagan, we got serious about building good stuff. Oh, and we put a gun on all the fighters.
At the end of the F-14 era, there were some serious speculations as to whether it's primary missile, the Phoenix, would function correctly, seeing as most of them were as old or older than the airframes they were carried on.
But now we have the AIM-120D that matches the range parameters of the Phoenix, and is, by all accounts, much more capable. We hope.
Dave's Daily Day Dream February 11, 2019 at 7:59 AM
Great post! Always good to see more flying around in marvelous machines. I can remember flying in the weather for three or four days on a sixty minute flight in the good old Deuce. On the wing of my Flight Commander and drinking instructor, Jesse Locke (RIP, Jesse). One of my most vivid memories to this day is breaking out, in the rain, at night, on his wing, touching down seemingly instantly. Lots of learning done on that one for that 1/LT soon to be known as "Fuzz".
BTDT and more than once. Even did it once under some dire circumstances.
Very interesting, and, as I said a few days ago, I always look forward to 'Monday with juvat.'
Can't even imagine trying to shoot something down as maneuverable as a Mig-21 and have continuous weapons malfunctions. Would not want to be around when he got back to Base and had a talking with the armorers. Yikes. Would be bad if he just blistered them with verbal hot-sauce, but even worse if he just did that stern, quiet disappointed Dad voice.
"Dogfights," back when there was actual history on the History Channel.
Apropos to history but not the History Channel, just watched a show on TLC about Vikings in America, and the narrators and crew were wondering how the Viking peoples could handle living in Nova Scotia in the winter-time. Completely ignoring the fact that it was 5-8 degrees warmer back in the 900-1200s, they found that medieval people could actually dress for winter. Duh. What goes for history these days.
Yeah, the easiest way to leave a fight is for the other side to have no one left. Difficult to do if you are effectively disarmed. I would say that the Chief of Maintenance had some 'splainin to do at that evening's standup.
The Phantom makers in STL gave us a nice (but small) model of the aircraft when we picked them up at Lambert Field (a lapel pin too). The Sparrow people gave us a model of the "weapon" when we first fired one of the things. They never really worked like the manual said.
In the Deuce world, the mighty 2.5 FFAR pretty much went somewhere in front of the aircraft. The Hughes missiles contained in the belly of the aircraft typically were of the "sand seeking" type. The missile bay in the Deuce was best suited for suitcases and bringing booze, wooden bowls, salad forks and black velvet paintings back from Angeles in the Philippines.
The avionics bay behind the seat in the single seat Eagle perforned much the same role, Dave.
(not necessarily your) Uncle Skip, February 11, 2019 at 10:05 AM
I wonder how long it will be before the PC police decide that couples should no longer be "engaged" before they are wed?
Another engaging question, Skip. My guess that policy decision is already loaded and is headed down the slipway.
juvat:
A most informative and entertaining post, as usual.
Thanks, Paul. Sorry about the extended response time. Somebody tested the backhoe vs fiber optic cable in our area. No surprise...backhoe won.
Old NFO February 11, 2019 at 6:36 PM
Two very interesting stories, thanks! And I'm not surprised at his coolness both in combat and in the weather. Hey, nobody was shooting at him then! :-)
Well...Thor was tossing some pretty impressive lightning bolts.
One of the things that has always impressed me in watching the interviews with former fighter pilots is that they invariably still have piercing eyes. My wife refers to them as "hunter's eyes". The recorded interviews of WWII pilots that were made in the 70's and 80's showed them even in relatively old men, and the interviews from the Dogfights series did also. Once a raptor, always a raptor!
Hmmm. Maybe it's all that squinting. But, as I've said, Fighter Pilot is an attitude, not an AFSC.
Stumbled across this today.
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26372/usaf-mini-documentary-takes-you-behind-the-scenes-of-its-top-secret-cold-war-mig-squadron


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– Locate nearest service employees or engineers to assist at a certain location.
– Use Beacons to identify that staff (e.g. for cleaning or maintenance) has been in specific places, indicating that the inspection has taken place.
– Monitor specific areas by utilising Beacons that include sensors (e.g. temperature).


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Ms Eleni was born and raised in Greece. She holds a BSc in Nursing from the Technological Education Institute of Larisa. She is a Registered Nurse in both Greece and Ireland. Over the last 5 years, she used to work in Dublin, at first as a Medical Nurse in an Acute Medical Assessment Unit and later on as a specialized Operating Theatre Nurse and a Preceptor to new qualified nurses and students. Living abroad she could follow her dream of travelling the world and collaborating with people from multicultural environments. Eleni has recently joined Pinewood with the prospect of building a career in Education as a School Nurse. She holds her first MSc in Health Management from the Frederick University of Nicosia, her second MSc in Education Sciences from the Hellenic Open University and a Preceptorship Course among various Medical and Surgical Training Certificates. "If you always do the same, you will never receive different things". "Growth begins at the end of your comfort zone".


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Q: Appending lists into a list of lists in Haskell? All I've been able to find in the documentation that are relevant are ++ and concat.
I thought at first doing the following would give me what I wanted:
  [1, 3, 4] ++ [4, 5, 6]

but as you know that just gives [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].
What would I need to do to take in [1, 2, 3] and [4, 5, 6] and get out [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]?

A: As mentioned in comments, a function to take two lists and combine them into a new list can be defined as:
combine :: [a] -> [a] -> [[a]]
combine xs ys = [xs,ys]

This function can't be applied multiple times to create a list of an arbitrary number of lists. Such a function would take a single list and a list of lists and it would add the single list to the list of lists, so it would have type:
push :: [a] -> [[a]] -> [[a]]

This is just (:), though:
push = (:)

As also mentioned in the comments, the value [x,y] can also be written as x : y : [].1 Since both cases can be done with (:), I would guess that what you really want to use is (:), sometimes consing onto [] and sometimes onto a non-empty list.

1 In fact, [x,y] is just syntactic sugar for x:y:[].

A: think about what the (++) operator does: it concatenates Lists, it does not construct them. This is how it concatenates text Strings into a new String (and not a list of Strings), since Strings are lists of Chars. to construct a new List out of Lists you use (:) like so:
[1,2,3]:[4,5,6]:[]

where youre adding each list as an element of a new list.

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Geneva (ELCG) is an association in accordance with Articles 60 et seg. of the Swiss Civil Code. It is composed of two Lutheran Congregations: The English Speaking Congregation (ESC) and the German Speaking Congregation (GSC) .
The highest authority of the ELCG is the General Assembly (GA). The GA delegates powers to a board of representatives from both Congregations, the Church Council (ChC).
Each Congregation is required to have a Constitution, compliant with the ELCG Constitution.
The ELCG Constitution dates from March, 1980 (PDF file for download).
The previous ESC Constitution dates from March, 1986 (PDF file for download).
Both constitutions were modified in 2011 to include a requirement by Geneva tax law to maintain our tax-exempt status.
A new constitution for the ESC was worked on over a 2-year period by the Working Group on Governance and was approved at a special General Assembly the 22nd September 2013. The resulting 2013 constitution is available here.
In 2016 an amendment was made to C13.04 — and in 2017 C11.03 was amended to permit the treasurer to serve for up to four consecutive terms. (while other officers serve no more than two consecutive terms). The resulting, amended constitution is available here.
The ESC is governed by a Congregational Assembly (CA), consisting of all voting members. The Constitution mandates the CA to take place annually as determined by bylaws (usually in the month of May).
The Bylaws (formally-adopted by the Congregation Assembly, 6December2015 & revised 29May2016) are available here in PDF format.
Between Assemblies, the CA delegates powers to a board of representatives, the Congregation Council (CC), composed by 12 to 15 members, elected in the spring CA, plus the Pastor(s). Any issues of relevant importance to the ESC are also taken up at this Assembly.
An additional assembly takes place in December in order to approve the budget for the following year. In 2013, we held a further additional Assembly to vote on calling our new Pastor.
Together with the Pastor and the CC, Concern Groups (CG) coordinate and plan events or ministries with the goal of encouraging an active and compassionate Church.


PROCEEDINGS. JURISDICTION RELINQUISHED……3/9/07 RECORD RETURNED.
J. MORGAN'S MOTION TO RECUSE JUDGE EUGENE MAIER FILED).
MORGAN'S RESPONSE, THE MOTION IS DENIED. BY THE COURT: HON. EUGENE EDWARD J.
PLAINTIFFS NEVYASES' MOTION FOR AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING FILED.
December 08, 2009: REPLY BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO AMEND ORDER TO CERTIFY FOR PURPOSES OF TAKING AN INTERLOCUTORY APPEAL An interlocutory appeal is appropriate in this action because the question of whether Dr. Nevyas, Dr.Wallace and their medical practice are limited purpose public figures is the controlling question in this litigation. The Court's finding that plaintiffs are limited purpose public figures has a profound effect on this litigation. It requires Plaintiffs to prove actual malice.
For several years, Dominic Morgan and the principals of the Nevyas Eye Clinic have been jousting over Morgan's contention that, by performing inappropriate lasik surgery on him in 1998, and overlooking indications that he was not a good candidate for such surgery, the Nevyases are responsible for making him legally blind. The Nevyases filed a Lanham Act false advertising suit, claiming that Morgan's "sucks" web site would mislead consumers about the quality of their services; that action was promptly dismissed. They also sued in state court for defamation, and obtained an injunction against the maintenance of his "sucks" web site. Public Citizen represented Morgan on appeal from the injunction, arguing that the injunction was an unconstitutional prior restraint; the appellate court reversed on state law grounds. The libel case continues to wend its way through the Pennsylvania state courts; most recently it is the Nevyases who plan to appeal, from the determination that they are limited purpose public figures who, therefore, have to prove that Morgan's comments were posted with knowledge of their falsity or reckless disregard of a likelihood of falsity.
More recently, however, the Nevyases upped the ante by pursuing another trademark claim, this time invoking an infringement theory. The basis for this claim is that by creating web sites that use the Nevyas name in the domain name – anitanevyaslasik.com, herbertnevyaslasik.com, and nevyaslasik.com — Morgan is likely to confuse consumers into believing the web sites that announce "Why I do not recommend [the Nevyases' services]" are sponsored by the Nevyases themselves. Apparently, what got the Nevyases really upset was that Morgan's gripe sites rank in the first few hits on Google when users search for information about the Nevyases and their lasik clinic. So far as we can tell, they gave no consideration to the possibility that a silly claim of trademark infringement might just bring more attention to Morgan's gripes.
Instead of suing in federal court, the Nevyases took a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Procedure. Over the years, the UDRP has been criticized for its bias in favor of trademark owners, and the NAF in particular has been notorious for offering business clients a friendly forum in which to cheat consumers out of their legal rights. Sure enough, the Arbitration Forum appointed a Florida trademark law professor who is a former in-house IP lawyer, who accepted the Nevyases unsworn claims as true even though Morgan denied them, refused to consider the many cases decided by the federal courts that uphold the use of trademarks in the domain names of gripe sites, and ruled in favor of the Nevyases. The panelist told the National Law Journal that any claims of bias are false because most UDRP claims aren't close.
On July 1, 2010, Drs. Herbert Nevyas and Dr. Anita Nevyas-Wallace filed requests for arbitration under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy ("UDRP") with the National Arbitration Forum, seeking the transfer of the domain names NevyasLasik.com, HerbertNevyasLasik.com, and AnitaNevyasLasik.com.
Exactly 2 WEEKS AFTER THEY COMPLAINED TO THE NATIONAL ARBITRATION FORUM, Anita's son Jonathan Wallace registered 87 domain names, using 30 different variations of Morgan's name and or websites. In December 2010, the Nevyases decided they did not want to litigate the case in Federal Court due to "cost of litigation". Morgan did not find the information regarding what Anita Nevyas' son did until well after December 2010. This was never brought up or addressed to the courts because Morgan did not, nor did he care.
Complainants have advertised their lasik practice to the general public since 1992 and have done so continuously using the marks "Dr. Herbert Nevyas," "Dr. Anita Nevyas," "Nevyas Eye Associates," and "Nevyas Lasik." Ex. B. In addition to traditional forms of advertising and marketing, Complainants advertise their practice online through the websites Nevyas.com and NevyasVideo.com, through informational articles posted on other websites, and through online videos at websites such as YouTube.com. Ex. B. For example, Complainants' YouTube videos display the headings "Dr. Herbert J. Nevyas LASIK" and "Nevyas Eye Associates LASIK." See YouTube videos displaying marks, attached as Exhibit D.
The Forum has previously recognized that individuals have common law trademark rights in their own names enforceable in domain dispute proceedings. See Jerry Damson, Inc. v. Texas International Property Assoc., F0702000916991 (Nat. Arb. Forum Apr. 10, 2007) (Jerry Damson doing business under the mark "Jerry Damson Acura" had right to JerryDamsonAcura.com domain name). See also Margaret Drabble v. Old Barn Studios Ltd., D2001-020 (WIPO Mar. 26, 2001) (author Margaret Drabble had common law rights to MarthaDrabble.com domain); Jeanette Winterson v. Mark Hogarth, D2000-0235 (WIPO May 22, 2000) (Jeanette Winterson had common law rights to her name); Julia Fiona Roberts v. Russell Boyd D2000-0210 (WIPO May 29, 2000) (Julia Roberts had common law rights to "Julia Roberts"); Thibodeau, v. Yomtobian, FA 94868 (Nat. Arb. Forum June 28, 2000) (rights to "Dr. Lauren" in dispute re: www.drlauren.com).
Finally, it is not necessary that Complainants own a trademark registration for their mark for that mark to be protected. See Jerry Damson, supra; Broad Corp. v. Renteria, D2000-0050 (WIPO Mar. 23, 2000) (the Policy "does not distinguish between registered and unregistered trademarks and service marks in the context of abusive registration of domain names" and applying Policy to "unregistered trademarks and service marks"). Complainants have continuously used the "Nevyas Lasik" mark and similar trademarks containing their names and the "Nevyas" surname in connection with their medical and surgical ophthalmology practices since at least as early as 1995. Ex. B. As such, they have developed common law rights in the marks. See Tuxedos By Rose v. Nunez, FA 95248 (finding common law rights in a mark where its use was continuous and ongoing).
[a.] Respondent's domain names are nearly identical to Complainants' trademarks, pursuant to ICANN Policy ¶ 4(a)(i), and are being used in a deceptive manner.
Google search results, attached as Ex. E (Respondent's websites are highlighted so that they can be distinguished from Complainants' website).
Once a patient or potential patient visits Respondent's websites, the patient views disparaging and false remarks about Complainants. See Printouts from Respondent's websites, attached as Exhibit F. Respondent's websites also contain links to other websites featuring the services of other lasik surgeons and doctors with similar ophthalmology practices. Id.
Respondent's websites track the number of clicks to each competitive website, suggesting that Respondent may be profiting from this confusion and traffic to his website by obtaining clickthrough fees. Id.
[b.] Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the domain names, pursuant to ICANN Policy ¶ 4(a)(ii).
Respondent is apparently an individual by the name of Dom Morgan, who was previously involved in state and federal litigation with Complainants. See Ex. F (Printout from Respondent's websites stating websites are owned by Dom Morgan). Dom Morgan was a patient of Complainants in 1998 who was unhappy with the results of his treatment and subsequently posted numerous false, disparaging and defamatory statements regarding Complainants and their practice on multiple websites. Ex. B. Complainants sued him and subsequent to these lawsuits, statements were removed from his websites. Unfortunately, the parties' legal battle continues. Ex. B.
www.nevyasvmorgan.com, www.lasikdecision.com, www.lasikliberty.com, www.lasikfda.com, and www.flawedlasik.com. See Exhibit G (Whois Information for Respondent's Other Websites). Respondent also operated the website www.lasiksucks4you.com. This action does not implicate Respondent's ability to post critical statements regarding Complainants on those domains, or any domains that do not contain Complainants' trademarks. The domain names at issue in this action indicate that they are owned by Complainants, not that they are owned by an individual criticizing Complainants.
1. Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the domains because he is not commonly known by Complainants' trademarks and does not use the marks in connection with a legitimate offering of goods and services.
Other links on Respondent's website also advertise competitive products and services.
See Printouts from Respondent's websites, attached as Exhibit F. Respondent's websites display the number of hits on each link, indicating that Respondent's websites have redirected thousands of consumers to other websites advertising competitive products and services. Respondent also has a history of using websites to solicit donations to pay his legal fees in litigation against Complainants. See, e.g., http://www.lasik-flap.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=373.
Respondent's NevyasLasik.com domains invite visitors to contact him and support him in his litigation with Complainants.
Respondent has no trademark or service mark rights in the "Nevyas Lasik," "Anita Nevyas Lasik" or "Herbert Nevyas Lasik" trademarks and is not commonly known by these marks. Having no rights in the marks at issue, and offering no goods or services, Respondent simply attempts to profit and damage Complainants by misleadingly diverting customer traffic away from Nevyas.com and to his websites and the links on his websites.
Respondent's use of domain names that are nearly identical to Complainants' marks to divert Internet users to websites that offer competitive products and services, and for which Respondent presumably receives a commission or click-through fees, is not a bona fide offering of goods or services, nor is it a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the domains under the ICANN Policy. See Emmit Smith, III v. EmmitSmith.com, FA 555486 (Nat. Arb. Forum Oct. 26, 2005) (citing Disney Enters., Inc. v. Dot Stop, FA 145227 (Nat. Arb. Forum Mar. 17, 2003) (finding that the respondent's diversionary use of the complainant's mark to attract Internet users to its own website, which contained a series of hyperlinks to unrelated websites, was neither a bona fide offering of goods or services nor a legitimate noncommercial or fair use of the disputed domain names); Black & Decker Corp. v. Clinical Evaluations, FA 112629 (Nat. Arb. Forum June 24, 2002) (holding that the respondent's use of the disputed domain name to redirect Internet users to commercial websites, unrelated to the complainant and presumably with the purpose of earning a commission or pay-per-click referral fee did not evidence rights or legitimate interests in the domain name)).
2. Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the domains because he is not making a legitimate, non-commercial fair use of the domains pursuant to Paragraph 4c(iii), but is using the domains with an intent to tarnish Complainants' trademarks and profit from misleadingly diverting customers.
Respondent registered the NevyasLasik.com domains in February, 2009. See Ex. A. Respondent's legal battles with Complainants began in 2000 and have continued into the present.
Ex. B. Respondent's websites make clear that Respondent's goal is to tarnish Complainants' trademarks, damage Complainants' business, and profit from the use of Complainants' marks.
Complainants assert this complaint not to impair Respondent's First Amendment rights but because Respondent is using Complainants' trademarks in the NevyasLasik.com domains to suggest that the domains are sponsored by or affiliated with Complainants, to confuse Complainants' patients and potential patients, and to lure traffic to Respondent's websites.
Respondent's website headlines – "Nevyas Eye Associates" and "Welcome to NevyasLasik.com!" – misleadingly suggest that patients will be visiting Nevyas Eye Associates or Complainants' "Nevyas Lasik" practice if they select those links. Once the patient arrives at Respondent's websites, Respondent's has already profited from this initial interest confusion and has succeeded in tarnishing Complainants' trademarks.
[c.] Respondent registered and uses the domains in bad faith, pursuant to ICANN Policy ¶ 4(a)(iii).
1. Respondent's Registration of Multiple Domain Names Containing Complainants' Marks and His Advertisement and Use of Those Domain Names Causes a Likelihood of Confusion, Particularly Initial Interest Confusion, to Attract Individuals Seeking Complainants' Website to Respondent's Websites.
Respondent's use of Complainants' marks in his domain names creates a likelihood of confusion and suggests an attempt to attract Internet users to Respondent's websites for commercial gain. See Am. Univ. v. Cook, FA 208629 (Nat. Arb. Forum Dec. 22, 2003) ("Registration and use of a domain name that incorporates another's mark with the intent to deceive Internet users in regard to the source or affiliation of the domain name is evidence of bad faith."); see also G.D. Searle & Co. v. Celebrex Drugstore, FA 123933 (Nat. Arb. Forum Nov. 21, 2002); Kmart v. Khan, FA 127708 (Nat. Arb. Forum Nov. 22, 2002).
Furthermore, where a disputed domain name containing the complainant's trademark is being used to feature links to websites that compete with the complainant, presumably for referral fees, that use alone constitutes bad faith under the Policy. See Univ. of Houston Sys. v. Salvia Corp., FA 637920 (Nat. Arb. Forum Mar. 21, 2006); Asbury Auto. Group, Inc., v. Tex. Int'l Prop. Assoc., FA 958542 (Nat. Arb. Forum May 29, 2007); David Hall Rare Coins v. Tex. Int'l Prop. Assoc., FA 915206 (Nat. Arb. Forum Apr. 9, 2007); Am. Airlines, Inc., v. Tex. Int'l Prop. Assoc., FA 914854 (Nat. Arb. Forum Apr. 10, 2007).
2. Respondent Engaged in a Pattern of Registering Domains Reflecting Complainants' Trademarks, Which Prevents Complainants from Registering Corresponding Domain Names Reflecting Their Marks.
Pursuant to Paragraph 4(a)(iii), evidence of bad faith also includes evidence that the Respondent "registered the domain name in order to prevent the owner of the trademark or service mark from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain name, provided that [Respondent] engaged in a pattern of such conduct." Respondent's registration of a series of domains that all contain essentially the same website content suggests a pattern of registering domains so that Complainants cannot register them. There is no other justification for Respondent's ownership of a series of domain names featuring the same website content.
3. Respondent Registered the Domain Names Primarily for the Purpose of Disrupting Complainants' Business.
LasikDecision.com. I would also like to show how I believe the courts were wrong in many of their decisions and/or opinions regarding my med mal lawsuit Morgan v. Nevyas and the current Nevyas v. Morgan lawsuit." Ex. F.
Complainants request that the panel issue a decision that Respondent's domain-name registrations be transferred to Complainants.
Complainants assert that a copy of this Complaint, together with the cover sheet as prescribed by NAF's Supplemental Rules, has been sent or transmitted to Respondent at the contact information provided, in accordance with ICANN Rule 2(b), and to the domain name Registrar at the contact information provided, in accordance with NAF Supp. Rule 4(e).
Complainants agree that their claims and remedies concerning the registration of the domain name, the dispute, or the dispute's resolution shall be solely against the domain-name holder and waive all such claims and remedies against (a) the National Arbitration Forum and panelists, except in the case of deliberate wrongdoing, (b) the Registrar, (c) the registry administrator, and (d) the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, as well as their directors, officers, employees, and agents.
b) First and foremost, it is important to note at the outset that this is a case about Internet gripe sites in which the names of the Complainants – Herbert and Anita Nevyas — have been used in the domain names for sites that are devoted to describing Respondent"s criticisms of those Complainants. Even assuming that their names can be the subject of a trademark-like UDRP complaint, this UDRP proceeding should take account of constitutional and trademark law in the United States, where the validity of any decision by the UDRP panel will be contested. And courts in the United States have consistently held that trademark claims over domain names in the form www.trademark.com cannot be brought when the domain name is used for a web site that is about the trademark holder, so long as the web site itself is not confusing about whether it is sponsored by the trademark holder.
Lighthouse Ministry v. Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, 527 F.3d 1045 (10th Cir. 2008); Lamparello v. Falwell, 420 F.3d 309 (4th Cir. 2005), rev'g 360 F. Supp 2d 768 (E.D.Va. 2004); Lucas Nursery and Landscaping v. Grosse, 359 F.3d 806 (6th Cir. 2004); Taubman v. WebFeats, 319 F3d 770 (6th Cir. 2003). Indeed, the First Amendment limits trademark law to commercial uses. Id. Consequently, it is an independent ground for objecting to the application of trademark law to the use of domain names like those at issue here that the use is for the non-commercial purpose of expressing opinions about the trademark holder. Lighthouse Ministry v. Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, 527 F.3d 1045 (10th Cir. 2008); Bosley Medical v. Kremer, 403 F.3d 672 (9th Cir. 2005); TMI v. Maxwell, 368 F.3d 433 (5th Cir. 2004); Taubman v. WebFeats, 319 F3d 770 (6th Cir. 2003).
<nevyaslasik.com> "Why I do not recommend Nevyas Eye Associates!", <anitanevyaslasik.com> "Why I do not recommend Anita Nevyas!", and <herbertnevyaslasik.com> "Why I do not recommend Herbert Nevyas!". The title pages of each site have also been changed to further reflect these sites are not complainant(s).
d) Respondent owns < nevyaslasik.com>, < anitanevyaslasik.com>, and < herbertnevyaslasik.com> and has rights and legitimate interests in that is/are the subject of the complaint. ICANN Rule 3(b)(ix)(2); ICANN Policy ¶ 4(a)(ii).
Bridgestone Firestone, Inc. v. Myers, WIPO Case No. D2000-0190 (July 6, 2000); Bosley Med. Group v. Kremer, WIPO Case No. D2000-1647 (February 28, 2001); TMP Worldwide Inc. v. Potter, WIPO Case No. D2000-0536 (August 5, 2000); The Am. Nat'l Red Cross v. Mafiabusters.com LLC, NAF File No. FA0206000114589 (August 6, 2002); Pensacola Christian College Inc. v. Gage, NAF File No. FA0110000101314 (December 12, 2001); Compusa Mgmt. Co. v. Customized Computer Training, NAF File No. FA0006000095082 (August 17, 2000); Robo Enters., Inc. v. Daringer, NAF File No. FA0101000096375 (February 21, 2001); Savin Corp. v. savinsucks.com, NAF File No. FA0201000103982 (March 5, 2002); Bloomberg L.P. v. Secaucus Group, NAF File No. FA0104000097077 (June 7, 2001); Mayo Found. for Ed. and Research v. Briese, NAF File No. FA0102000096765 (May 4, 2001); Dorset Police v. Coulter, eRes Case No. AF-0942 (October 20, 2001); Carefree Toland Pools, Inc. v. Thomson, eRes Case No. AF-1012 (October 30, 2001); cf. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. MacLeod, WIPO Case No. D2000-0662 (September 19, 2000) (stating that criticism can be a legitimate interest, but finding no legitimate interest because the protest site was created only as a pretext for selling the site back to the trademark owner); Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. v. Isabell, eRes Case No. AF-0847 (August 9, 2000) (stating the panel would find criticism to be a legitimate fair use if it had not decided the dispute on other grounds). Respondent Morgan also is not a commercial enterprise and the sole purpose of his websites are to provide verifiable, factual information about respondent Morgan"s experiences with complainant(s). Although the information provided on Respondent's web site admittedly is, and should be, embarrassing to complainant and its LASIK surgeons, complainant has not provided any evidence to support his allegation that it is defamatory. There is significant social value in permitting people to express their opinions as part of their First Amendment rights, just as there is a right to criticize public figures and organizations under the freedom of speech principles of the U.S. Constitution. These rights clearly override the minimal commercial value of a domain name in a case like this.
ii) The accuracy and legitimacy of respondent Morgan"s claims about complainant(s) on <nevyaslasik.com>, < herbertnevyaslasik.com>, and < anitanevyaslasik.com> are confirmed by the public documents throughout Respondent Morgan"s websites.
c) Respondent has not registered <nevyaslasik.com>, < anitanevyaslasik.com>, and < herbertnevyaslasik.com> in bad faith ICANN Rule 3(b)(ix)(3); ICANN Policy ¶ 4(a)(iii).
5 Exhibit 5 – The link for lasikinfocenter.com has since been removed from the sites listed.
that, on a different web site that does not contain any of Complainants" names in the URL, Respondent Morgan urged public support for Public Citizen,6 a not for profit organization and accepts no government or corporate money – they rely solely on foundation grants, publication sales and support from their members. As previously noted, Public Citizen"s litigation group represented Respondent Morgan in a successful appeal from an injunction against the maintenance of that web site. But there is no appeal for support for Public Citizen on any of the web sites at issue in this case and, in any event, the United States Court of Appeals has specifically held than an expression of support for Public Citizen, along with a link to its web site, by one of its clients in a domain name case did not make that web site "commercial" and hence amenable to suit under the trademark laws.
Bosley Med. Group, WIPO Case No. D2000-1647 (using <trademark.com> to comment on trademark owner is fair use), with Nintendo of Am. v. Jones, WIPO Case No. D2000-0998 (November 17, 2000) ("Insofar as a domain name which is identical to a name or mark is used solely in the context of the product of the owner of the name or mark and the owner objects to the use, it is not legitimate."). In the absence of a consensus, a panel must consider the parties" arguments and relevant legal authorities and then make a decision consistent with the goals of the Policy and the Rules, as well as general legal principles. See Rules Paragraph 15(a) ("A Panel shall decide a complaint on the basis of the statements and documents submitted and in accordance with the Policy, these Rules and any rules and principles of law that it deems applicable."). Moreover, as discussed above, because Complainant has accepted jurisdiction for judicial review in the United States, the panel should apply United States law, including both the First Amendment and the many court decisions limiting the use of trademark law to domain names for non-commercial web sites about the trademark holder. Prior panel decisions finding no legitimate interest in using a domain name in the form of <trademark.com> for the purpose of criticizing or commenting on the trademark owner all relate to a trademark owner that is a commercial enterprise. Complainant claims to offer a "non-profit" service. Respondent also does not offer or provide any goods or services through its web site, nor does it solicit or accept donations. Accordingly, there is no intent to divert nor effective diversion of any commerce, nor any risk of misdirected donations. Respondent has neither sought nor received any commercial gain from the registration and use of the domain name.
v) Complainants also protest at length about the way Respondent Morgan "advertises" his web site in Google. Respondent does not "advertise" on Google – Google crawls web sites, identifies sites that are believed to be relevant to search queries using its sophisticated algorithm, and then returns search results accordingly. And it is Google, not Respondent, that decides how to describe the sites being returned, drawing text from the sites themselves. Each of the items about which the Nevyases complain are "organic" search results whose placement and content are determined solely by Google in its own discretion. Moreover, the courts do not agree with the implicit argument by complainants that the content of search listings makes out a basis for trademark litigation. No case based on the theory of "initial interest confusion" can be made out when a user of a search engine clicks on a search result and comes to a landing page that so clearly dispels any possible confusion as Respondent"s pages do, by expressly criticizing the trademark holder. And, even if there were a possible trademark claim, it would not be a UDRP claim which is based only on the content of the domain name.
7 Exhibit 7 – Claimant(s) wrote this letter over 7 years after Respondent Morgan last saw them as a patient. Respondent Morgan believes the actions of claimant(s) was of vindictive nature and to further harass Morgan.
Respondent Morgan asserts that a copy of the Response, as prescribed by NAF"s Supplemental Rules, has been sent or transmitted to the Complainant(s), in accordance with ICANN Rule 2(b). ICANN Rule 5(b)(vii); NAF Supp. Rule 5.
Respondent Morgan certifies that the information contained in this Response is to the best of Respondent"s knowledge complete and accurate, that this Response is not being presented for any improper purpose, such as to harass, and that the assertions in this Response are warranted under these Rules and under applicable law, as it now exists or as it may be extended by a good-faith and reasonable argument.
Complainants Dr. Herbert Nevyas and Dr. Anita Nevyas-Wallace ("Complainants") submit this additional submission in reply to the Response filed by Respondent Dom Morgan / n/a ("Respondent").
[a.] Respondent's Belated Revisions to His Websites Are Not Evidence of His Rights to the Domains; To the Contrary, They Evidence Respondent's Bad Faith Prior to His Receipt of the Complaint.
Respondent states that since receiving the Complaint in this matter, he: (1) removed the link on his website to www.lasikinfocenter.com, which contained advertisements for Complainants' competitors; and (2) revised the title pages of his websites so as to not misleadingly refer to Complainants. Response, at 3, 5, Ex. 5.
Respondent's removal of commercial links on his website and the edits to his website text do not absolve him from liability in this proceeding, because the Policy focuses on the content of Respondent's websites before the date the Complaint was filed. Paragraph 4(c)(i) of the Policy states that a respondent may demonstrate "rights to and legitimate interests in the domain name" by showing "before any notice to you of the dispute, your use of, or demonstrable preparations to use, the domain name or a name corresponding to the domain name in connection with a bona fide offering of goods or services…" Policy, 4(c)(i).
[b.] Respondent's Statement That Google – and Not Respondent – Is Responsible For the Way His Websites Appear to Consumers in Search Results is False.
When Respondent created his website content, he alone selected the underlined phrases displayed above and in Google search results. These phrases authored by Respondent are part of his websites' content and are one of the reasons his website content is misleading to consumers.
Respondent argues that "this is a case about Internet gripe sites" but unlike gripe sites, such as ThisNissanSucks.com, the domain names here give no indication that their purpose is criticism.
Response, at 3. Respondent also previously contacted Dr. Stephen Barrett, the Board Chairman of Quackwatch, Inc. (an organization dedicated to consumer protection and health fraud prevention), with his allegations regarding Complainants. See Exhibit 2 (Emails from Dr. Barrett). Dr. Barrett remarked that he felt Complainants were reputable and that Respondent's current website may expose him to a libel suit and Respondent replied that his intention with the website was to put Complainants out of business. Id. Respondent's bad faith intent to disrupt Complainants' business by causing consumer confusion could not be clearer.
It is unnecessary to detail the inaccurate statements made by Respondent regarding underlying disputes with Complainants here, because those statements have no relevance in this proceeding. To summarize, Respondent was unhappy with the results of his medical malpractice lawsuit against Complainants, because Complainants did not commit medical malpractice, and thereafter Respondent began carrying out his stated intention of putting Complainants out of business through internet gripe sites. However, Respondent crossed the line and violated the Policy when he began registering domains comprised of Complainants' trademarks and including links to Complainants' competitors on those websites.
Although the parties' previous litigation also involves Respondent's websites, the litigation does not concern the domains at issue here. Complainants' defamation claims against Respondent focused on Respondent's statements on the website.
Finally, although Respondent asserts that he did not obtain click-through fees or any other commercial profit by advertising the services of Complainants' competitors, this assertion is unsubstantiated by any evidence. The evidence shows that Respondent's websites link to Complainants' competitors websites and those "hits" are tracked on Respondent's websites. See Complaint attached Exhibits. He admits that he links to professionals in the field who may hope that viewers will choose their services and "[m]ost Lasik websites are advertisements for having Lasik eye surgery." Response, at 3. However, he argues "that is not why Respondent Morgan has linked to them." Id.
Respondent's internal motivation in linking to these websites is irrelevant; it is sufficient that the disputed domains link to Complainants' competitors. Furthermore, Respondent himself does not have to be a direct competitor of Complainants to have acted in bad faith. See St. Lawrence University v. Nextnet Tech c/o Domain Dept, FA0701000881234 (Nat. Arb. Forum Feb. 21, 2007) ("By redirecting Internet users seeking information on Complainant's educational institution to competing websites, Respondent has engaged in bad faith registration and use pursuant to Policy ¶ 4(b)(iii)); Mission KwaSizabantu v. Rost, D2000-0279 (WIPO June 7, 2000) (defining "competitor" as "one who acts in opposition to another and the context does not imply or demand any restricted meaning such as commercial or business competitor"); S. Exposure v. S. Exposure, Inc., FA 94864 (Nat. Arb. Forum July 18, 2000) (finding that the respondent registered the domain name in question to disrupt the business of the complainant, a competitor of the respondent); EBAY, Inc. v. MEOdesigns, D2000-1368 (WIPO Dec. 15, 2000) (finding that the respondent registered and used the domain name <eebay.com> in bad faith where the respondent has used the domain name to promote competing auction sites).
This action does not implicate Respondent's First Amendment rights or his ability to post critical statements regarding Complainants on any of the other domains he owns that do not contain Complainants' trademarks, such as LasikDecision.com, FlawedLasik.com, etc. This action concerns only Respondent's ownership of the domain names NevyasLasik.com, AnitaNevyasLasik.com and HerbertNevyasLasik.com and his registration and use of those domains in violation of the Policy.
For the foregoing reasons, and the reasons described in Complainants' Complaint, the NevyasLasik.com, HerbertNevyasLasik.com, and AnitaNevyasLasik.com domains should be transferred to Complainants.
In 2003 University of Cincinatti Law Professor James O'Reilly contacted me and asked me to post, on my website, his article on legal and regulatory problems involving LASIK eye surgery, and I agreed. After the Nevyases sued me, I asked professor O'Reilly to re-evaluate my website. He did, and prepared a declaration, which I posted online.
I published my law review essay, AN EYE FOR AN EYE: FORESIGHT ON REMEDIES FOR LASIK SURGERY'S PROBLEMS, at 71 U. Cin. L. Rev. 541 (2002), as part of our Faculty Scholarship symposium issue.
3. I became aware of Mr. Morgan's website, Lasiksucks4u.com, upon the unsolicited recommendation of a person in California who had read my law review article and encouraged me to read Mr. Morgan's website comments. I found the material posted on Lasiksucks4u.com to be educational and useful, particularly for anyone considering having LASIK surgical procedures performed on themselves. I did an internet search using the google.com search engine and believe that the numerical majority of the dozens of sites listed there are commercial vendors of LASIK products or surgeons providing LASIK.
5. Although my law review article is legal scholarship directed particularly toward lawyers, I hope its opinions can also be part of the wider education of the public, since I consider public education to be a major responsibility of the legal profession, particularly for legal academics. As a scholar recognized in the field of medical device and products liability law, the general public's awareness of product risks is an extremely important aspect of our protections as members of American society.
I have followed the LASIK situation very carefully because I write a college textbook that helps people learn how to make intelligent decisions about health matters…. About two months ago, Mr. Morgan notified me that he had created his site and expressed concern that I had an article by Dr. Nevyas on Quackwatch. (The article was prepared for my textbook.)…. You seem to be under the impression that the purpose of the site is to warn people about the potential dangers of LASIK surgery and that it provides an appropriate warning.
However, it seems to me that the primary purpose of the site is to put Dr. Herbert Nevyas and his daughter Anita Nevyas-Wallace, MD (who operated on Mr. Morgan) out of business.…. Dr. Herbert Nevyas is probably the most respected eye surgeon in Philadelphia.… At the very least, you should withdraw your declaration….
Professor O'Reilly investigated. He learned that Herbert Nevyas never did Lasik at any hospital, had ceased all hospital operations for over ten years, operated only in his own outpatient surgicenter, and advertised extensively. His operations were not subject to any peer review except by his wife (who never had an ophthalmology residency but was apprenticeship-trained by her husband). In turn, Herbert Nevyas did the "peer review" of his wife and daughter. This arrangement satisfied the law mandating peer review of outpatient surgicenters, but it also indicated that Dr. Barrett's "college textbook that helps people learn how to make intelligent decisions about health matters" did not value peer review. In preaching the virtues of "probably the most respected eye surgeon in Philadelphia" to young college students in Allentown, a city merely 54 miles from Philadelphia (Rand-McNally), Dr. Barrett knowingly promoted a medical entrepreneur.
When a large law firm submits "earwitness" testimony to a trier of fact without revealing that the "earwitness" is brother-in-law and uncle to complainants (see p. 3 of Complainants' Additional Submission), have those lawyers fulfilled their duty of candor?
The initial complaint was filed July 6, 2010. Less than 2 weeks after, 87 domains were registered by complainant's grandson/son Jonathan Wallace (please see attached) however none of this was ever presented to the NAF or the courts because I did not find out until after the complainants refused to litigate.
I believe the NAF's decision should be retracted however, it is highly unlikely due to the timeframe of this response and the prejudice shown by the NAF. Simply put, you and the forum have been duped. I hope in the future you rely on facts.
In 2011, the Nevyas v. Morgan case finally went to trial in front of Judge Victor DiNubile. His final ruling gave the Nevyases the injunctive relief they've sought for numerous years even after hearing testimony from Dr. Morris Waxler, former FDA Director of Medical Devices (Superior Court Copy – PART1, PART2, PART3, PART4, PART5). Noted extensively were violations of the Nevyases and the illegalities of their investigational study and also of the FDA sending warning letters consistently about Nevyases' violations, including one sent in 2012!
Per DiNubile's order: I had to remove the Nevyas laser was a "black box laser".
Morris Waxler (who was head of the medical devices panel at the FDA during my LASIK) testified at trial that the Nevyas laser was indeed a "black box" laser. Both Nevyases perjured themselves at the contempt hearing stating it was not.
Per DiNubile's specific instructions,The letter I wrote to the American Academy of Ophthalmology was never introduced as evidence at trial or appeal. They may have stated but never argued the letter as defamatory, nor did DiNubile allow the email from Matthew Tarosky to Jo Wills, whose husband was also damaged by the Nevyases to be presented at trial.
The March 2011 trial was never really about me. The only thing I believe the Nevyases were interested in was going after my ex attorney's insurance company. They sued him for $1mil because I posted letters on my websites he wrote to the FDA on my behalf (They lost). The letters, all factual had been removed several years prior but I was still ordered by the courts to never repost them.
I was also ordered to remove (per DiNubile's specific instructions) that "the Nevyases damaged my eyes".


Congratulations to ALL Calgary home builders for their efforts in 2005, and especially to the winners at this year's SAM Awards, the Calgaray Region Home Builders Association's annual awards of excellence. The dinner and ceremony were fantastic, a class act as always, and the quality of entries was the best ever. You can read about the winners of this year's SAM Awards, truly the best of the best in Canadian home building.
The regular line-up of New Home Living departments continues in this edition: Interiors, Exteriors, Expert Advice, Yard & Garden, Around Town, For Men, Designer's Choice, A Brief History of …, and, of course, Show Homes.
Some of the highlights this edition include a new 'Guest Columnist' feature, a look at windows and skylights, the story of the Big Rock and, get this, a portable sauna!
Our monthly show home tour stops at several desirable homes as we travel to the Airdrie community of Morningside to walk-through the Trico, Shane and Excel show homes. In the second part of our 'commuter' edition we head South to Okotoks for a walkabout in Reid Built's attractive Willowbrook model.
If you like to read articles about real people, you'll love this edition's new home lifestyle feature. Shelley Williamson was lucky enough to meet a young family who very graciously opened their beautiful new home, purchased because of a recent addition to the family, to our prying eyes.
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Arteônica
Cordeiro, Waldemar, 1925-1973
Waldemar Cordeiro considers how art envisioned as information is conveyed in the mass media. Cordeiro acknowledges that art has become less traditional; its scale has changed and it has moved beyond the context of galleries to enter the urban and regional environment. Nonetheless, he feels that art today still fails to reach a larger public. He further asserts that information is lost as an original work of art is replaced by a reproduction; the lack of a context conducive to understanding art has a harmful effect on its semantic interpretation. Cordeiro defends the use of electronic media and telecommunications, which in terms of art gives shape to a complex product he calls "arteônica" [art electronics]. Indeed, in Cordeiro's view, "arteônica" may well play a historically significant role. However, the author warns of the dangers of technical virtuosity in computer-rendered simulacra. For this reason, he favors interdisciplinary and syntactic works that further the traditions of Concrete art and of Gestalt psychological research. Cordeiro believes that if it is possible to bridge distances and overcome obstacles, an artistic culture of national and even international breadth will develop.
Contrarian painter, designer, landscape artist, art critic, and theorist Waldemar Cordeiro (1925–73) was an advocate of a brand of computer-aided creation he called "arteônica." Cordeiro formulates a paradigm of theory and of participation at the core of art and technological advances. After having participated in the fifties in the Concrete art group Ruptura (founded in 1952) and formulating semantic objects or "Popcretos" in the sixties, he engaged in research and in artistic experimentation linked to the computer and the plotter, becoming a pioneer in those fields in Brazil and elsewhere. In conjunction with Giorgio Moscati—a physicist, engineer, and professor at the Universidade de São Paulo—Cordeiro organized "Computer plotter art" (1970) and "Arteônica" (1971), the first shows of computer art held in São Paulo. His research was brought to a sudden end by his unexpected death in 1973, two years after that second show.
Published in 1972, this catalogue contains the text that Cordeiro wrote for the exhibition Arteônica, held at the FAAP (Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado) in São Paulo in March 1971, as well as writings for a seminar that never took place.
Related texts include Waldemar Cordeiro's "'Computer Plotter Art'— Primeira Mostra na America Latina" and "110001 101001 100110 110101 significa arte em linguagem binária," Computer Plotter Art (São Paulo: Mini-galeria do USIS/ United States Consulate in São Paulo, 1970), both in [1110487].
Arteônica : o uso criativo de meios eletrônicos nas artes. --- São Paulo, Brasil : das Américas, 1972
Cordeiro, Waldemar. "Arteônica." In Arteônica: o uso criativo de meios eletrônicos nas artes, 17. São Paulo, Brazil: das Américas, 1972.
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Why Facebook In-Stream Video Ads Are Annoying—And How You Can Fix That
Ever found yourself in a conversation you didn't want to be in? That's exactly how it feels to be bombarded with ads you don't want to see. Unsolicited—that's the word.
When people go to the internet—or Facebook for that matter—their primary intention is to be entertained and be connected with friends. Same thing goes for users who click on online videos: It means he is interested in the video content itself, and interruptions are the last thing he wants.
But that's exactly what an in-stream ad on Facebook would do.
What Are Facebook In-Stream Video Ads Anyway?
Back in the day, when the internet wasn't as prevalent, television was every home's entertainment box. Catchy TV commercials were part and parcel of our lives. Back then, we didn't have the option to skip the ads. Commercials would play, as long as you're tuned in. The only way to escape those pesky ads was to switch to another channel.
These days, it seems like the same inescapable commercials have followed us onto the internet.
If you don't happen to have Facebook, the closest equivalent will be the non-skippable video ads on Youtube. The difference is, you don't know when Facebook in-stream video ads will creep up. Instapage's Stephanie Mialki defines it best:
"[Facebook in-stream video ads] allow advertisers to deliver 5-15 second, non-skippable, mid-roll video ads to people who are already watching Facebook videos on a mobile device. Since these ads don't appear until at least 60 seconds into the main video content, people are actively engaged in 'lean-back' watching mode, and the ad is just like a commercial break for the actual video."
An example of an unskippable Facebook in-stream video ad
Why Do Marketers Choose Facebook In-Stream Videos?
As we have seen (and done) through the years, users normally use Google with the intent to find something. Be it to satisfy their curiosity, to find a store, or to research about products before purchase.
But in a survey conducted by digital marketing firm G/O Digital, 62% of respondents use Facebook to find out a local business, as opposed to 12% for Pinterest, and 11% Twitter.
Although it did not directly compare Facebook and Google, we can still definitively say that Facebook is now considered an online information resource channel.
That is why majority of digital marketers choose to advertise on Facebook. Not just because the social networking giant is a great way to connect with friends, but also because it has become an avenue for businesses to connect with their customers. It leads the businesses to think that the "right" people are there.
So, what do marketers typically hope to achieve with in-stream video ads? Here's 3 of their most common goals:
Increase Visibility or Online Presence. To do that, they have to be viewed. And of course, when the ad is within the video and non-skippable, Facebook users have no choice but to watch it. How shrewd!
Build Brand Awareness. This is usually the first and most crucial phase of an advertising campaign. It is where advertisers get to introduce themselves to clients, whether they're a new brand or an established one that is launching a new product line.
Expand Reach. To gather as many unique users as possible.
But do these marketers realize that these ads can potentially harm their brand simply because they're annoying?
Are In-Stream Video Ads a Bad Marketing Move?
If you use Facebook Ads Manager, you'll already know how to target people from different locations, age brackets, interests, job title, and many more. (We discussed how to do just that in this #digitalmarketing piece.)
And while digital advertising platforms have categorised users according to their interests, keyword searches, online behaviour patterns, and the like—there are still a number of times when we, advertisers, become unaware of the users' sentiments on the ads we make: Does it make any impact on them? Or do they just see our ads as annoying?
Advertising is much like storytelling. You don't engage your readers by giving away the plot twist in the first few pages. You basically start with an introduction, when you intend to capture the reader's attention and interest enough that they feel compelled to read on.
That same principle applies to Digital Marketing. Let's reference the 8-Step Process of Crafting Digital Marketing Strategy of Digital Marketer which tells us the "process every prospect goes through to become a new customer." We won't go into this process in detail, but it would be good to know at which stage of the journey we should approach our customers with Facebook in-stream ads.
The journey basically looks like this:
The 8-step customer's journey, according to the Digital Marketer.
At what stage should you come in with your in-stream ads?
We recommend coming in at the seventh "advocate" stage of the eight-point process. By going through the earlier stages, your online audience is now ready for your brand's unskippable content. They already know who you are, what you can do and offer, and have even purchased things from you. At this point, you likely already have their trust, and possibly, their loyalty. That means a lower chance of getting people annoyed with your in-stream content.
Other Marketing Options You Can Explore on Facebook
Aside from Facebook In-stream video ads, there are plenty of options that a marketer can utilise to reach their customers or desired audience. Considering what we have discussed about the priorities of Facebook user, it is essential that we do not distract people from their online activity. Here are a few other facebook video advertising forms that can meet the same objectives, with less disruption:
Vertical Video Ads
These are also called sponsored video ads. They can be found in-feed; appearing in a user's news feed as they browse and scroll on their device. This video ad is less pushy as compared to in-stream. It gives uninterested users the option to leave the video at any point, by simply swiping up or down. This allows marketers to identify the interested segments of their audience, and avoid leaving a negative impression on those who aren't.
Instagram Stories Ads
While not every Facebook user is on Instagram, this Facebook-owned network is a preferred channel for businesses to target the younger demographics. By opting for this, one can deliver a video, a static image, or an animated ad. We would recommend Instagram for consumer product brands and brick-and-mortar businesses, as the simple UX of the platform is optimised for social selling. Especially after the latest announcement.
Carousel Ads
This ad format is a combination the vertical ad and the Instagram Story ad. It is optimised for a vertical view of one's feed, and similar to an IG story, one can swipe left or right to see more options, products, or features. You may use any combination of videos and images. This way, we can maximise the ad space by showing more. We can also see which frame our audience interacted with the least, and the most. Which is great if your brand wants to gauge the level of interest for different products.
While we cannot fully control what users ultimately feel towards our digital ads, we have options that can avoid negative sentiments. It is possible to let them understand our brands and discover our products, while being considerate about their wants.
Fortunately, there is a plethora of guides and studies we can reference and pattern our advertising campaigns on. Not just that, there are many other options we can explore in case one advertising form fails to deliver. After all, every campaign is a living test from which we can gain a better understanding of a vague digital world.
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This holiday season, make it a point to indulge...in healthy living. It's a great way to connect with the pleasures of the season. And there is so much to enjoy – time with friends and family, the smiles that being active brings, and let's not forget the wonderful food! So say goodbye to holiday guilt and hello to healthy indulgences.
Enjoy your "must-have" treats. Be choosy. What foods do you really enjoy? Promise yourself that you will have a few favourites over the holidays and aim to make healthy choices the rest of the time.
Be active for 30 minutes a day. More is better! Remember, every 10 minutes counts. Plan to be active every day. You will feel marvelous!
Curb your hunger before the party. Eat a small, healthy snack an hour before a party. Try plain yogurt with cut-up fruit. You'll find it easier to make healthy choices if you're not too hungry.
Bring something deliciously healthy. That way, you are sure to have at least one healthy choice. Try this: fruit salsa (chopped fruit with a little honey) and cinnamon crisps (whole-wheat pita wedges brushed with water, sprinkled with cinnamon and brown sugar, and baked until crispy).
Stop when you are no longer hungry. Eat slowly, and when you've had enough, put away your plate, or if you are eating out, ask the server to pack leftovers for later. If there is a food table, go to the other side of the room. You'll be less likely to nibble!
Drinking? Alternate alcoholic drinks with lower-calorie beverages (club soda and lime, or diet pop). Another way to watch the calories is to drink light beer or wine spritzers (half soda water, half wine). Choose lower-calorie mixers, such as club soda, sparkling water or diet pop. Remember, a fancy sweet drink or eggnog might have nearly as many calories as a meal. If you really want one, think of it as your dessert and take your time to enjoy it!
Play ball. Try "snow pitch" (baseball in the snow) or "snoccer" (soccer in the snow). TIP: Use a brightly coloured ball!
Try something new. Sign up for a lesson or ask a friend to teach you a new activity. How about skating, skiing, snowboarding, winter camping, snowshoeing or hockey?
Explore the great outdoors. Look into winter festivals, winter camping, tobogganing hills, zoos, hiking trails, ski hills and skating rinks in your area.
Get creative. Make snow sculptures, mazes, obstacle courses or castles, then paint them! Fill a spray bottle with water and a few drops of food colouring, and use that to paint your creations.
Too cold? Play indoors. Kids love to play hide-and-seek, dance to music, build forts with bedsheets, and take turns hiding a toy and giving clues for others to find it. Ask about discount days at local museums, indoor pools, arenas, indoor playgrounds and bowling alleys.
TIP: If you've been invited to a get-together, offer to plan some active games to play before or after eating – your host will thank you!
Homemade coupons from the kids. Children can make coupons good for shovelling snow, helping with dinner, putting away the groceries, or going skating together. They are a super treat for a parent or grandparent.
Sports theme. Replace damaged or poorly fitting sports equipment. Buy a book about a favourite sport or pay for lessons.
Great-tasting, healthy food. Prepare and wrap up the dry ingredients for a recipe (pancakes, whole-grain muffins, bean soup, yogurt-herb dip). Write directions on a card. Makes a great teacher's gift!
Cooking classes or a cookbook. Try your local grocery store or community college for classes. Better yet, offer to teach someone how to make your best-loved healthy dish. Visit Dietitians of Canada to find healthy cookbooks.
Gifts with an active-living theme. Great ideas include a yoga mat, a music CD for exercising, a fitness journal, small weights, a pedometer (step counter), a ski mask and an exercise ball.
A card with clues to find one or more gifts hidden in the house, such as lotions, soaps or movie passes.
This winter, don't hibernate, participate!