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Get your hands on history. Our various volunteer crews are directly involved in the preservation of our historic ships. Our work is not glamorous, but we do have a good time while helping to keep the ships looking good. If you are interested in joining the crew please call 415-561-7160.
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The noise is very loud and hurts peoples ears in the Blown out speakers in room MP4 at ARC. The group fitness instructors are hard to hear and the music is annoying coming out of several speakers in the room. It is on the right side of the room as you walk in. I believe in the second row from the square JBL speakers. It has been this way for at least 2 months. They should either disconnect the speaker that isn't working or you would think with all the extra money you receive from group fitness passes, that you could afford to replace the speaker. There have been several people complaining about it and I have personally seen 2 people leave that were nearby complaining it was hurting their ears and the GF instructor is put at a disadvantage because they are not able to adjust it. I would hope that there is a work order in place and in the time being it should be disconnected.
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WFP in India is driven by the vision to help address the current paradox that despite economic growth, self-sufficiency in food grains production, a sound legal framework and policies, the country remains home to a huge concentration of malnourished and food-insecure people.
Rayagada Pilot Project – Strengthening TPDS Through Technology
In 2007, WFP began identifying the underlying reasons for the poor performance of the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), India's main vehicle to address hunger and under-nutrition. In partnership with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), WFP embarked on scrutinising ongoing TPDS reform efforts in eight states of India to identify the most common problems and best practice solutions that were suitable for wider replication across different states. The study revealed that the physical leakage of food grains was rampant across the entire supply chain. Specific gaps included disparity in ration card issuance, reliance on human monitoring and lack of transparency and beneficiary awareness.
Based on the findings and in partnership with the Government of Odisha, WFP designed a pilot project for TPDS reforms in Rayagada district. Rayagada is a highly food insecure district with wide-spread adult illiteracy rates, poor rural infrastructure and other low social and development indicators. About half of Rayagada's population of one million people is critically dependent on the TPDS for subsistence.
WFP tested solutions in Rayagada included digitisation of the district population's ration cards, biometric enrolment of the population and subsequent de-duplication of the TPDS beneficiary lists. This process led to the creation of a unique beneficiary database, issuance of smart ration cards and the instalment of biometrics-based authentication devices at the transaction points in urban areas. In rural areas, a coupon-based system which could be read with a barcode scanner was introduced. In addition, WFP facilitated increased awareness of beneficiaries, transaction point managers and government staff on the TPDS reform processes and beneficiary entitlements.
As a result of the de-duplication process, over 10 percent of ration cards were eliminated as fakes or duplicates. Monitoring and planning of the supply chain was greatly improved with computerisation and a management information system. Increased efficiency and transparency of the entire system resulted in substantial savings and improved beneficiary service.
In addition, the Rayagada project provided important lessons not only to the Government of Odisha, but also to the Government of India's computerisation efforts of the TPDS. It provided valuable inputs to the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which is currently in the process of enrolling all residents with a unique biometrics-based Aadhaar number.
WFP Targeted Public Distribution System 3S Model
India's subsidised food distribution system, the Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS), currently serves around 65 million of the poorest families across India with monthly supplies of wheat, rice, sugar and kerosene oil. The TPDS itself is one of the world's largest food distribution systems with a long and complex supply chain including procurement, transportation, storage and distribution through 500,000 Fair Price Shops across the country.
WFP India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in April 2012 to support the efficiency of the existing TPDS, which was suffering from poor targeting, inefficient supply chain management and large scale leakage of commodities. WFP led the development of the TPDS 3S (Secure, Strengthen, Save) model, based on thorough research of reform initiatives across states and on-ground experience with TPDS reforms.
The Model serves as a technology-led, best practice system for subsidised food delivery under the TPDS and can be fully adapted to specific state and district contexts. It is linked to the biometrics-based authentication service provided by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Additional features of the 3S model include a sound grievance re-dressal and exception management system, improved mechanisms to facilitate transactions at Fair Price Shops, supply chain management and concurrent monitoring to enhance the accountability of the TPDS.
WFP is advocating for the substantial savings generated due to the efficiency brought in by the 3S Model to be re-invested in improving the nutritional value of the TPDS food basket. In 2013, WFP entered a partnership with the Government of Odisha, to facilitate the state-wide implementation of the 3S Model.
Rice Fortification
WFP is working on nutrition enhancement approaches through fortification addressing micronutrient deficiencies in school children in the context of the national Mid-Day-Meal (MDM) school feeding programme. In a pilot project, state-of-the-art technology is applied to produce 'fortified rice kernels', which are blended with the rice provided by the Government of Odisha for the MDM in Gajapati district of Odisha. The WFP project assists in providing more than 100,000 school children with freshly prepared hot school meals made from rice enriched with iron. The objective is to decrease the current prevalence of anaemia among elementary school children by at least five percent.
This unique pilot aims at devising a scalable model for application in multiple districts and eventually across state borders in other parts of India as well. It includes supply chain improvements as well as training and advocacy to raise awareness on child nutrition among caregivers and school administrators.
In partnership with the State government and local civil society organisations, WFP has established village grain banks in targeted districts of Uttarakhand in order to increase vulnerable communities' resilience to climate change, natural disasters and seasonal food shortages. Most rural communities depend on subsistence level farming and are highly vulnerable to the recurrent un-availability of food.
WFP's efforts focus on mobilising and sensitising communities to the concept and functional modalities of the grain banks. Elected and trained grain bank management committees ensure the proper functioning of the banks for the benefit of the bank members and the entire community. Members can borrow grains in times of need and repay the quantity with interest. A set of agreed upon incentives and penalties ensure that the banks function sustainably. Until December 2013, 55 Village Grain Banks were established and handed over to the community and the Government of Uttarakhand.
Food Insecurity Mapping And Monitoring
Through Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM), WFP identifies the most food insecure areas and population groups in India. In close collaboration with the Institute for Human Development (a research organisation recognised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India), WFP's VAM analysis is focusing on eight priority states with either high overall prevalence of food insecurity or where WFP has ongoing projects. The findings inform progamme design and response in the States of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. In 2012 WFP and the Institute jointly published district level food security atlases for these states.
In addition to the collaboration with the Institute of Human Development, WFP has been partnering with the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation for more than a decade, to advocate and bring nutrition and food security to the forefront of the Government of India's policy consideration. The research and need based studies undertaken by WFP on exclusion and impact of high food prices on the poor informed the Government's food and nutrition strategies.
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Campers should be dropped off and picked up within the allotted time. If other drop off or pick up times are needed, arrangements must be made in advance.
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Lincoln Children's Zoo reserves the right to cancel any program due to minimum enrollment, inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances, in which case a full refund will be issued. Cancellations are official upon receipt of confirmation from Lincoln Children's Zoo.
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Check out Shazier's belt buckle from the Espys Red Carpet last night. It might be something else, but I choose to believe that's some OHIO swag right thurrr.
Check out Shazier's belt buckle from the Espys Red Carpet last night. It might be something else, but I choose to believe that's some OHIO swag right thurrr.
RDS is looking sharp!
That's actually a Salvatore Ferragamo belt.
I feel like I should downvote you for knowing that.
Read my entire screen name....
Would you have been alright with him identifying an item of clothing as Carhartt. Maybe some Crocs?
You're being obtuse
Cardale Jones. Cardale Jones! CARDALE JONES!!
Not what I was implying and sorry if it came off that way.
Read my entire screen name....
So, here's my question. How do you up or downvote something on here? (i.e. give a helmet sticker) I'm not seeing that option anywhere.
Never mind... I dont have 100 yet.
"In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught." ~ Baba Dioum
Can't tell who the guy in the blue jacket is cause I'm using my phone, but it takes a couple of brass ones to wear yoga pants to an awards show
The postgame show is brought to you by... Christ, I can't find it. The hell with it...
Cardale Jones. Cardale Jones! CARDALE JONES!!
Roby isn't wearing yoga pants...
"YOLO" = I'm about to do something extremely ignorant/stupid & I need an excuse to do it.
They're tight pants. I don't understand style because I'm unhip. Stop bullying me
The postgame show is brought to you by... Christ, I can't find it. The hell with it...
It blew my mind when I found out last year that cargo shorts were uncool. Eventually everything comes back. My grandma wore capri pants for decades before they came back around.
"Because the rules won't let you go for three." - Woody Hayes
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It depends on your style. Cargo shorts aren't "uncool", they just don't go with the "hipster" trend that is popular right now. Cargo shorts are still in, just not cutting edge "fashion" trends. A lot of cargo shorts have designs (plaid, stripes, or cammo). Just my thoughts.
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!"
Good to know. I have a couple of plaid pairs that I still wear. I'm a father of two in my early 30s who works 70-80 hours a week, I don't have time to stay on top of this stuff, and really, the older you get, the less you care.
"Because the rules won't let you go for three." - Woody Hayes
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Anti-cargo shorts isn't a hipster trend, it's a yuppy trend propagated by southerners and fraternity men.
I.e. Cargo shorts will carry a lot, but they won't carry a bid!
Cardale Jones. Cardale Jones! CARDALE JONES!!
Dang it, all I wear are cargo shorts.
he's got his tight pants on
"I was tired of trying to work my way around the back, so I just ran him over"
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Just because LA or NY says its hip or cool ,doesn't mean it looks good.
Wear what you want - the world needs less Sheeple.
Go Bucks!
Fly. As. Hell.
Roby's been waiting four years to wear blue.
I'm assuming that's Christian Bryant in the middle. He looks like he's 14 in that picture... he should enroll under a different name and no one will ever know he's old enough to have graduated from college.
I was thinking that was Shaziers kid we just never knew about. No way in hell that can be C.B.
Mark my words..I don't need acceptance. I'm catching interceptions on you innocent pedestrians.
Haha -- that kid might be in high school.
"Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle."
- TruthTeller
It looks like D'Angelo Russell to me, but I have no idea why he would be there.
Edit: No way that's Russell, he's listed at 6'5"
Comparing the elite athletes from the two sports is amusing. Some people wonder what LeBron would have looked like wearing a football uniform. Short answer: freak. The guy is literally taller than anyone else he would have played against, regardless of position.
"Evil shenanigans!" - Mac
I remember this very thing being written up at length on one of the major outlets. The writer (I wish I could remember who it was) even went so far as to solicit opinions from NFL scouts for an evaluation of Lebron. In summary, the theory was that due to his size and athletic ability he'd be a stud. The downside was that if he were to jump to the NFL, there's countless defenders that would love to knock the piss out of such a big name.
Mizzillion, sorry I posted about this before seeing your post. #lessonlearnedtosearchforumfirst
"I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there." - Woody Hayes
Pondor ill throw an UV your way to help you get closer to that 100 mark. I would throw you more but only allowed one so i hope that helps you get a little closer.


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I think it's fun to attempt to recreate foods you enjoy without the guide of a recipe. Sure, it won't be perfect – but that's okay too. This Thanksgiving, I decided to recreate the Nutella calzone, but on a smaller scale so that each one of my family members would have their own. The result-Nutella Squares. The perfect dessert to take you through the holiday season.
Ingredients you'll need:
- pizza dough (can be homemade, Pillsbury, or even whole wheat)
- Nutella
- powdered sugar
Once you have all the ingredients, follow the instructions on the pizza dough you're using and preheat the oven. Next, take the pizza dough of your choice and roll it out flat. Using a pizza cutter, slice the dough into squares and distribute a dollop of Nutella into the center of half of the squares of pizza dough.
Then, cover all the squares with Nutella with the plain squares, making sure to press down along the edges to keep the Nutella inside while your dessert bakes.
When the squares are light brown on the top, remove them from the oven, dust the tops with powerdered sugar and leave them to cool.
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I made these this evening, just for a snack when my bestie came over and we were chatting and gossiping, as you do They were utterly gorgeous, I served them with some creamy vanilla ice cream and it was utter heaven! Thank you so much for such a great idea!
So my roommate and I made these today with some minor differences. First of all we had no pizza dough so we made our own with flour, baking powder, milk, salt and oil. (Next time we make these we plan to put some sugar or vanilla in them). Then we did some with Nutella, and some with strawberry jelly (which turned out to be my favorite). Then we did two of them with fluff and peanut butter that we fried in a little oil on the stove. These were amazing, took roughly 30 minutes to do everything including cook time and we didn't have to go grocery shopping! Totally a new staple for desert in our apartment.
I am making these tonight. I got the ingredients. I will let you know how it goes!
soo gonna try this as soon as i get the chance!! my younger siblings love Nutella so i know they will love these!!
My sister is absolutely OBSESSED with Nutella (I don't really understand the hype), but this is perfect. I'm definitely making these for her birthday. Thanks!
You're welcome! I hope she likes them. All of you will need to tell me how they turn out. You can also do the some recipe with puffed pastry instead of pizza dough!
I need to make these. ASAP.
GOSH! how could I have been living without this all this time?! Thanks, now I'm really happy! -getting emotional, even.
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Bob Murphy has a great interview by Scott Horton in which they discuss the coming price inflation and move toward monetary one-worldism. I recommend it, but it occurs to me now more than ever the enormity of the hurdle of public confusion that must be overcome for us to win the intellectual battle. Consider how much we have to back up to discuss this issue with mainstreamists.
We have to discuss the relationship between the money supply and prices, not even able to assume the relationship will be easily understood. I recall from my junior year at Berkeley an exchange with a young lady after a lecture we had both heard by a Keynesian historian (very good history educator, except where economics got in the way) on the Great Depression. She asked me, "Why don't they just print money until it's solved?"
In that split second, I wondered how a student in an upper division class at UC Berkeley could ask something like that. But soon enough, she answered herself:
"Oh wait, then money would be worth less, huh?"
Many people never ask the question outright, and even when they do, they would never come up with the answer. So this basic connection between fiat money and prices is not widely grasped.
But now there is serious talk of a global central bank. One more widely held piece of propaganda: More centralized is always better.8:51 pm on March 23, 2009 Email Anthony Gregory


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John Beck Amazing Profits, LLC v. Google Inc. et al
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RESPONSE in Opposition re 61 MOTION to Exclude the Expert Report and Opinion of Thomas J. Maronick and Brief in Support filed by John Beck Amazing Profits, LLC, The Rodney A. Hamilton Living Trust. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Nathan D. Meyer, # 2 Exhibit A-B)(Meyer, Nathan)
John Beck Amazing Profits, LLC v. Google Inc. et al Doc. 67 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS MARSHALL DIVISION THE RODNEY A. HAMILTON LIVING TRUST AND JOHN BECK AMAZING PROFITS, LLC, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF ALL OTHERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, PLAINTIFFS, V. (1) GOOGLE, INC.; AND (2) AOL, LLC DEFENDANTS. OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO EXCLUDE MARONICK REPORT Civil Action No. 2:09-cv-00151-TJW-CE CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT JURY TRIAL DEMANDED Comes now the Plaintiffs John Beck Amazing Profits, LLC and the Rodney Hamilton Trust 1 who oppose Defendants' motion to exclude the expert report of Dr. Thomas Maronick. 1 FPX, LLC has concurrently filed a nearly identical opposition in the discoveryconsolidated related case, FPX, LLC v. Google, Inc. et al., USDC EDTX Case No 2:09cv-00142. Apart from the plaintiff name and the class identity, these oppositions are substantially identical. 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 1 Dockets.Justia.com I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiffs FPX, LLC, Rodney A. Hamilton Living Trust and John Beck Amazing Profits, LLC ("Plaintiffs") brought these two cases in order to finally have a court rule on the legality of Defendants' policies of making billions of dollars by selling other people's registered trademarks to competitors and other parties who wish to take advantage of the goodwill associated with those marks. For the better part of five years, Google and the other defendants have, thanks to skillful lawyering, convinced courts that the legality of this practice is immune from legal scrutiny by arguing that "individual factual issues" preside over every single one of the thousands of registered trademarks sold by defendants as keywords. In essence, Google has managed to construct a world in which relief is available only to those companies with bottomless legal budgets, and small companies have no ability to police the use of their own marks.2 This case seeks to finally force Google to face judicial scrutiny, and does so by seeking only injunctive relief, permitting class members to demand that Google stop selling their registered trademarks to competitors. It does not seek damages. Although class certification is proper under Rule 26(b)(3) even absent a survey, Plaintiffs have conducted a `proof of concept' survey showing that (1) a significant number of consumers believe that `sponsored links' are affiliated with the entered search term when that term is a mark; (2) this belief is consistent across marks and (3) the difficulty of conducting a confusion survey increases exponentially as the mark in question becomes less well known. Although Plaintiffs will conduct a more comprehensive survey at the liability phase,3 the survey here shows consistent confusion across classes of marks. 2 3 E.g. American Airlines. Google's expert, Dr. Itamar Simonson, outlined what he believed would be a `valid' liability survey at deposition. Meyer Decl. Exh. A. Plaintiffs' liability survey would closely conform to Defendants' expert's suggestions. 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 2 Plaintiffs' "proof of concept" surveys are potentially very damaging to defendants because they support the justification for class certification in this matter. Defendants apparently believe that at this stage of the proceeding they can convince the Court to ignore the proof of concept surveys altogether, thus enhancing their Opposition to class certification. Defendants apply Daubert factors to challenge the relevance of the proof of concept surveys. Not only do Defendants contend thatPlaintiffs' survey expert, Dr. Maronick, tested the wrong issue, they assert that his survey apparently suffers from numerous methodological flaws. Defendants overstate and mischaracterize Dr. Maronick's survey and argue that Google's business model is entirely beyond legal inquiry. However, defendants ignore well-settled law that the imagined flaws in Dr. Maronick's report go to weight, rather than admissibility, particularly in the context of a Motion For Certification of the Class. Plaintiffs address defendants' various challenges to Dr. Maronick's report below. But in brief, the alleged flaws described in the motion do not support exclusion for the following reasons: � Particularly in a court hearing, methodological issues go to weight, not admissibility; � The case law cited by Defendants actually supports admission here, as Dr. Maronick's survey addresses many of the flaws described in the cases cited by Defendants; � Because Dr. Maronick filtered for knowledge, no further controls were needed; � Because the screenshots matched what a normal viewer would see on a computer screen, normal market conditions were met; and � The `acquiescence bias' does not support exclusion of every single `yesor-no' survey ever conducted. 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 3 There is no basis for the Court to exclude Dr. Maronick's survey. The Court may give this report whatever weight it deems appropriate and should deny defendants' motion. II. THE SURVEYS The Maronick4 surveys address several key questions relating to the legality of Google's practices (which have never been addressed by American courts). Dr. Maronick conducted two separate surveys in order to address, at least in concept, whether or not the nature of Google's sponsored links was likely to cause confusion.5 The surveys revealed that, generally speaking, respondents expected to be able to buy the searched-for goods or services through all sponsored links, and that this belief was consistent across marks. Survey 1: Dr. Maronick's first survey asked respondents two categories of questions. First, he asked whether or not they believed `sponsored links' were affiliated with the trademarked search term they entered, or whether they expected to be able to buy the trademark holder's goods or services through the sponsored link. Second, applying these questions, he used sample questions relating to a search for the "iPad," and asked whether or not they expected to be able to buy the iPad from certain sample sites. Respondents were filtered, and limited to those familiar with sponsored links who used trademarks as search terms. Separate cells were used for Google, Yahoo, and ask.com. Maronick Report at 7-8. 4 Dr. Maronick is a professor at Towson University who has conducted hundreds of surveys in his career. Google does not challenge his qualifications. 5 The Maronick report is attached as exhibit B to the Butzer declaration in support of Defendants' Daubert motion. 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 4 A majority of respondents believed sponsored links were sponsored6 by or affiliated with the trademark holder. A strong majority believed the links were related to the trademark holder. Equally important, a majority believed they definitely or probably could buy the mark holder's goods or services through the sponsored link. The respondents were also asked about a hypothetical search for the `iPad.' The results were striking. Approximately 80% of respondents believed, correctly, that they definitely or probably could buy an iPad from the Apple.com site.7 Although this showed no confusion, because the belief was correct, the follow up question, i.e., whether they could buy the iPad at a generic electronics store with a sponsored link, still showed a positive response north of 50%. Maronick Report at 8-13. Survey 2: The generic survey 1 was followed up with a more specific survey 2, which assessed initial interest confusion using screenshots of actual Google search pages (using two cells, one for Trek, one for Southwest). After filtering for people who would potentially be in the market for the products/services in questions and for knowledge, respondents were shown screenshots8 of actual search results for Southwest and Trek,9 and asked whether they believed the sponsored links were affiliated with the searched-for company, and whether they expected to be able to buy the searched-for products. 6 Plaintiffs did not choose the name "sponsored links" to describe the links. This name was chosen by Google as a description � as such, any confusion arising out of the use of the word "sponsored" is the fault of Defendants' business practices, not Plaintiffs' survey. 7 On somewhat similar lines, even Defendants' counsel showed some actual confusion during the deposition of Dr. Maronick, when he asked Dr. Maronick, "and [Bergdorf Goodman] are competitors of Neiman Marcus as well; right?" Maronick Depo. at 92 and 196. Bergdorf Goodman is in fact affiliated and related to Neiman Marcus � it is a subsidiary. 8 The screenshots showed all sponsored links and several organic links. 9 Airlines and Bicycles, respectively. The search terms were simply "Southwest" and "Trek" to avoid companies that used "Airlines" or "Bicycles" as keywords. 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 5 First, the respondents were filtered. For Trek, the results were limited to individuals familiar with Trek who would consider buying Trek if they were in the market for a new bicycle. For Southwest, the sample was limited to individuals who used search engines to make airline reservations. Maronick Report at 14-15. Both cells were shown screenshots10 of actual Google search results for "Southwest" and "Trek."11 They were then asked about two of the sponsored links, BikeDirect.com and Smartfares.com/Southwest, which appeared on the searches. Ultimately, 60% of Southwest respondents and 73% of Trek respondents expected to be able to buy the relevant goods or services from Smartfares.com/Southwest or bikesdirect.com. Plaintiffs have independently determined that these beliefs are not, in fact, correct. Maronick Report at 15-18. One further aspect of the survey is worth noting. Although Google claims it is in its interest "not to confuse its users," the search results showed that the sponsored link buyers were doing their level best to create confusion, and Google did not appear to care. Motion at 3. For example, a search for "Southwest," beginning as early as March 2010 and as late as September 2010, revealed the sponsored link "smartfares.com/Southwest." The very existence of this link gives lie to Google's argument that "everyone knows you can only buy Southwest tickets from Southwest.com." The sole reason for a site such as "smartfares.com/Southwest" can be to confuse consumers. And Google's failure to remove this site for months after having been made specifically aware of it in the complaint and the Maronick report, shows that Google is at best manifestly indifferent to this fact. 12 As well, the above articulated fact pattern highlights the fact that there must 10 11 Taken from an average-sized window on a 20-inch monitor. "Airlines" and "Bicycles" were not included in the search to avoid false positives. 12 At least until the class certification motion was filed. This link, the most egregious effort to create confusion mentioned in the motion, appeared in nearly every search for "Southwest" during the first three quarters of 2010. It had disappeared from "Southwest" searches by early October 2010. Meyer Decl. � 4-5. This was also the case with sponsored links based on "Firepond." The record suggests that Google, at least, 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 6 be some mechanism, other than several hundred thousand dollars worth of litigation, for companies smaller than Southwest or American Airlines to compel defendants to stop selling their marks. This mechanism is the sole reason this complaint is being brought. III. NONE OF THE SURVEYS' IMAGINED METHODOLOGICAL FAULTS WOULD JUSTIFY EXCLUSION The real thrust of Defendants' motion, as admitted by Defendants' expert,13 is that it is impossible to conduct a survey that assesses whether or not Defendants' practices are, in fact, illegal, and, ipso facto, Defendants' practices are immune from legal scrutiny. Not surprisingly, Defendants find considerable fault in what they contend is attempting the impossible. See Motion at 15. None of the alleged faults in the survey justify exclusion, so the motion should be denied. As an initial matter, it is important to remember that the class certification motion will be tried by this Court, not by a jury. Courts have long recognized that the `gatekeeper' role of the court is less significant in the context of a bench trial or hearing. See, e.g., Gibbs v. Gibbs, 210 F.3d 491, 500 (5th Cir. 2000) ("most of the safeguards provided for in Daubert are not as essential in a case such as this where a district judge sits as the trier of fact in place of a jury"); U.S. v. Brown, 415 F.3d 1257, 1268 (11th Cir. 2005) ("[The traditional barriers to opinion testimony] are even more relaxed in a bench trial situation, where the judge is serving as factfinder...There is less need for the gatekeeper to keep the gate when the gatekeeper is keeping the gate only for himself."); Nevertheless, even if the gatekeeper doctrine applies here in full force, Plaintiffs respectfully submit that the testimony of Dr. Maronick will do much more, and certainly no less, than assist this Court in its understanding of the issue of consumer confusion, and its consistency across marks. makes efforts to insulate its business model from legal scrutiny by simply eliminating the small number of sponsored links under legal attack. A class action is the only route around this. 13 Simonson Decl. [Docket no. 79-17] at 4 � 8.. 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 7 A. Examination of Defendants' Case Law Shows that Dr. Maronick's Survey Is Admissible; Dr. Maronick's Survey Is Superior To Those Described in the Cases Cited by Defendants Defendants, in their motion, rely on a small handful of cases for the proposition that Plaintiffs' survey is inadmissible. An analysis of the facts and holdings of those cases should lead the Court to conclude that Dr. Maronick's survey was, in fact, valid, and to the extent there are any errors, they do not support exclusion of the survey. For example, Scott Fetzer Co. v. House of Vacuums Inc., 381 F.3d 477, 488 (5th Cir. 2004), the primary case relied upon by Defendants, supports the plaintiffs here, and provides a clear contrast with Dr. Maronick's survey. In Scott Fetzer, the plaintiff was a Kirby vacuum distributor, and the defendant was a vacuum repair shop that also sold new Kirby vacuums. The suit was over the use of the Kirby mark in the defendant's yellow pages advertisement. The plaintiff conducted a survey of plaintiff's customers that showed the advertisement to participants, asked questions regarding (1) affiliation/sponsorship/connection and (2) whether participant thought one could buy a Kirby vacuum from the defendant. In these ways, the Fetzer survey was similar to the survey here, and indeed any Lanham Act survey. The similarities end there. The differences between the Fetzer survey and Dr. Maronick's survey ultimately proved fatal to the Fetzer survey. First, and most importantly, Fetzer's survey indicated no confusion. Nearly all respondents expected to be able to buy Kirby vacuums from defendant. In that case, the belief was correct, and thus the question did not speak to confusion. Id. at 487 n. 2. Here, in contrast, respondents have reviewed numerous sponsored links either containing or linked from the mark in question. The respondents have the same belief, but in this case, it is false. As such, it speaks to considerable confusion. 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 8 Second, the Fetzer survey universe was deliberately constructed to be both under and over inclusive. It was limited to plaintiff's customers, who were familiar with plaintiff's marketing techniques. Due to the durable nature and vacuums (versus airline tickets or bicycles), this under inclusiveness was particularly problematic as, it systematically excluded anyone potentially in the market for new vacuums. Here, in contrast, the survey universe is drawn from an objective internet survey, and filtered for familiarity with the marks in question and potential involvement with the relevant market. Any imagined flaws in the survey universe here, particularly in light of the repeat customer nature of airline tickets, are far more benign than those in the Fetzer case. Finally (although the language of Fetzer suggests this was not the key factor), the questions in the Fetzer survey were extremely leading. Instead of traditional, unmodified questions regarding "sponsorship," the Fetzer survey added the "in any way" qualifier that thus considerably broadened the scope of a permissible `yes' answer, thus rendering the survey quite leading. In contrast, the "in some way" qualifier in Dr. Maronick's survey does not broaden the question in the same way. This issue does not appear in any of Maronick's surveys. Simply put, any flaws in Dr. Maronick's surveys, even as imagined by Defendants, pale in comparison to those in Fetzer; as such, the more general rule stated in Fetzer applies, namely that "Usually, methodological flaws in a survey bear on the weight the survey should receive, not the survey's admissibility." Id. at 488. Indeed, the Western District of Texas overruled a Daubert motion that closely paralleled the one here in Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. BlueSky Med. Corp., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60187 (W.D.Tex August 11, 2006). In that case, a false advertising survey was attacked for (1) alleged ambiguity in the questions; (2) failure to use a control group; and (3) the universe of respondents. The court rejected all of these objections, noting that methodological errors go generally to weight. 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc Because, broadly speaking, Dr. 9 Maronick's surveys are far closer to the one in Kinetic Concepts than Fetzer, the motion to exclude should be denied. B. By Showing Screenshots that Reflect Those Actually Seen by Consumers, Dr. Maronick's Survey Adequately Represented Market Conditions Defendants also argue that by showing respondents a screenshot of a single search result that contained all of the information likely to appear on a medium-sized browser window, the Maronick survey failed to adequately represent market conditions. This argument is not well taken. However, a screenshot that reflects exactly what a consumer would see more than adequately reflects market conditions. Defendants' case law does not suggest otherwise. For example, in Simon Prop. Group L.P. v. mySimon, Inc., 104 F. Supp. 2d 1033, 1041 (S.D.Ind. 2000) conducted a survey at a mall, showing two physical cards with photographs awayfrom a computer of a website, in sequence, to potential consumers. The court, although it struck the survey, appeared to have no problem with the cards themselves, which departed from market reality far more than Dr. Maronick's screenshots. Indeed, one of the criticisms of the survey in Simon is that the sequence of sites shown did not reflect the real-world results of search engine searches. Id. at 1044. Here, in contrast, the screenshots were real search engine searches, and reflected exactly what a viewer would see in a medium-sized browser window after typing in the search term. Because the screenshots in fact replicate exactly what a consumer would see if searching for Southwest or Trek through Google, they more than adequately replicate market conditions. 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 10 C. Because the Maronick Survey Filtered Respondents For Involvement In the Relevant Market, No Additional Control Was Required On the control issue, which was emphasized heavily by Defendants here, the Kinetic Concepts court noted that because the survey assessed respondents' familiarity with the products at issue before asking them any substantive questions, the survey was sufficiently controlled. Thus, the survey here is admissible due to its filters, and the control argument raised by Defendants in this case is not well taken.14 As noted in Kinetic Concepts, screening for familiarity with the relevant universe of information may constitute a sufficient control. Kinetic Concepts, supra, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 60187 at *20. See also See Ironclad, L.P. v. Poly-America, Inc., 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10728, 2000 WL 1400762 at *7 (N.D. Tex. Jul. 28, 2000) (stating ". . . the Court need not exclude the survey due to the lack of control, as generally, technical deficiencies affect the weight rather than the admissibility"); Jellibeans, Inc. v. Skating Clubs of Ga., Inc., 716 F.2d 833, 846 n.24 (11th Cir. 1983) (technical deficiencies of survey go to weight rather than to admissibility). The other cases cited by Defendants addressing the other imagined flaws in Maronick's survey applied this general rule. For example, in Amstar Corp. v. Domino's Pizza, Inc., 615 F.2d 252, 264 (5th Cir .1980),15 despite errors in the universe of respondents, the court only "discounted" the results.16 14 In any event, since the various The confusion is not negative 30% as alleged at Motion at 10. The difference between the correct answer on the Apple official site, and the incorrect answer on the generic electronics store is positive 30%. 83% of respondents were not confused about the Apple site, but 53% were confused about the generic store. 15 Also, most of the survey respondents had never been exposed to the defendant's mark (Domino's Pizza). 16 As discussed below and as will be discussed in the reply in support of class certification, the results should not be discounted, as the universe was proper. For example, limiting the "Trek" survey to bicycle owners generally would have no meaningful effect on the universe � it is difficult to imagine someone who did not already own a bicycle of some sort being in the market for a Trek bicycle. Likewise, contra Fetzer, it is difficult to imagine large numbers of persons in the market who do not own a 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 11 surveys were limited to individuals that would logically be in the market for the relevant products or services, any universe errors are minor at worst, and do not support exclusion. THOIP v. Disney, 690 F.Supp.2d 218 (S.D.N.Y. 2010), also cited by Defendants, involved comparisons of two surveys. Had Defendants (who have orders of magnitude more resources than Plaintiffs) chosen to conduct a survey to rebut Dr. Maronick's, perhaps THOIP would be useful to the court in comparing them. Second, the primary objection to the THOIP survey, that it did not replicate market conditions, is inapplicable here, as the consumers were shown a full screenshot (based on a medium-sized monitor) of search results,17 just as consumers would have seen had they typed the words in themselves. American Footwear Corp. v. General Footwear Co., 609 F.2d 655 (2d. Cir. 1979) had similar marketplace replication issues, that again were not implicated by the screenshots of actual search results. D. The "Acquiescence Bias" Does Not Support Exclusion of the Survey18 Finally, Defendants argue that the `acquiescence bias' mandates striking the report. The acquiescence bias is essentially the theory that any `yes or no' question, even if not leading in a traditional sense, is leading because respondents are inclined to answer `yes' generally. Other than Dr. Simonson's declaration, Defendants cite no law suggesting the acquiescence bias even affects the weight given to a survey, let alone its admissibility. vacuum of some sort being in the market for a Kirby vacuum. The problem in Fetzer was more the use of Plaintiff's distribution list than limiting the universe to vacuum owners generally. 17 The shots were not truly "partial" as alleged by Defendants. The screenshots constituted the entirety of the `above the fold' display. They would only be partial compared to a very large computer monitor. 18 Likewise, Defendants cite no law suggesting closed ended questions made a survey inadmissible. Motion at 13-14. 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 12 Defendants' real objection here is that the Maronick survey referred to defendants' sponsored links as "sponsored links." They describe the question "do you expect the sponsored links to be `sponsored' by that particular company . . ." as `glaringly biased' because of the use of the word "sponsored" twice. Plaintiffs agree that the use of the word "sponsored" to describe the link makes it more likely that respondents will believe the link is sponsored by the mark holder. However, the word "sponsored link," was not a choice of plaintiff, but is the name used by Google. Thus, to the extent the use of the word "sponsored" makes the questions "glaringly biased," it is only because the links themselves are glaringly confusing. To the extent there is a problem, it is a problem inherent in Google's business practices, and one that supports class certification. As such, the use of the word "sponsored" to describe sponsored links does not support exclusion of the Maronick report. IV. THE FACT THAT DR. MARONICK'S SURVEY DOES NOT CONFORM WITH DEFENDANTS' THEORY OF THE CASE DOES NOT MAKE IT IRRELEVANT UNDER DAUBERT � DR. MARONICK'S OPINION WILL AID THE COURT IN DETERMINING WHETHER DEFENDANTS' ADWORDS PROGRAMS CAUSE CONFUSION ACROSS MARKS Defendants' primary non-technical argument is that Dr. Maronick's opinion is not relevant. Examining relevance in the context of the admission of expert testimony includes analyzing whether the testimony "fits" the facts of the case and whether the testimony addresses a subject matter on which the factfinder can be assisted by an expert. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharms., Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 591 (1993). In Daubert, the Supreme Court notes that relevant evidence is defined elsewhere in the Federal Rules of Evidence as "that which has any tendency to make the existence of any fact that is of consequence to the determination of the action more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence." 509 U.S. at 587 (quoting Fed. R. Evid. 402). The Court goes on to provide that "[t]he Rules' basic standard of relevance thus is a liberal one." Id. 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 13 Defendants assert that Dr. Maronick's conclusions "do not speak to whether classes . . . should be certified." Motion to Exclude at 15. But this statement is based on the Defendants' fundamentally flawed belief that a valid survey is impossible, and thus their business practices are beyond legal scrutiny. As Defendants state in their own motion, the idea whether or not Defendants' practices are legal is a single question is "clearly erroneous." Motion at 15. In short, Defendants essential allege that because, as a matter of law, Google's business model is not subject to legal scrutiny, the Maronick survey is irrelevant. This circular reasoning must be rejected. Defendants' narrow definition of what is and is not relevant confusion fails to deal with the fact that if their tautological arguments are correct, then Defendants are beyond legal scrutiny. Indeed, Defendants seem to take pleasure in this, underlining the conclusion that mark-by-mark surveys become exponentially more difficult as the brand in question becomes less well known. But this argument in truth supports Plaintiffs' case. It shows that absent class certification, for most plaintiffs, preventing Google from trading on their name and causing confusion would be essentially impossible. In any event, the consistency shown by Dr. Maronick's survey shows consistency across marks, and therefore is relevant to the Court's fact-finding role at the class certification stage. Google's dispute with Dr. Maronick's factual bases for his opinion, if to be credited by this Court at all, goes only to the evidentiary weight afforded his opinion, not its admissibility. See, e.g., Daubert, 509 U.S. at 595-96 (gatekeeper analysis should focus on "principles and methodology, not on the conclusions they generate"); AHP Subsidiary Holding Co. v. Stuart Hale Co., 1 F.3d 611, 618 (7th Cir. 1993) ("[w]hile there will be occasions when the proffered survey is so flawed as to be completely unhelpful to the trier of fact and therefore inadmissible, such situations will be rare"). A court's gatekeeper role under the federal rules is not meant to replace the adversary system. Indeed, given the liberal thrust of the federal rules, especially in the context of a bench 3092-001 101014 OPP DAUBERTFINAL.doc 14 trial, Google's objections to Dr. Maronick's testimony are more suitable for demonstration during its cross-examination of Dr. Maronick and through presentation of its own contrary evidence � although Google chose not to conduct a rebuttal survey here. Simply because Google disagrees with Plaintiff's determination of the facts pertinent to the determination of class certification in the context of this case does not render the opinion of Plaintiff's expert irrelevant or unhelpful to this Court in its role as fact finder. V. CONCLUSION For the reasons stated above, the Court should deny Defendants' motion to exclude Dr. Maronick's report. Dated: October 14, 2010 Respectfully submitted, By: /s/ Nathan D. Meyer Marc A. 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I do not know if the search function works, but try looking for old posts about four months old. It seems there were a few of them a while back. It seems to be an age were they need more entertainment.
Have you started using an excasaucer or some sort of seat for them.
Do they do well with the activity mat.
Good luck.
I remember the activity mat getting really popular then, also do you have a crib mobile - mine would like to watch that. Could you sit them in a bouncy seat looking out the window?
I also used Pandora on my ipad and played kid music for them - it really soothed them.


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How to Review Photo Equipment
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One of my biggest irritations (and I know that many of you feel the same way) is when you share some of your photographs and people say "You must have a great camera" and while a great camera helps it's not a magic wand.
Having said that good equipment doesn't hurt. What makes a good equipment review to you? That's the question of the day for me. In the coming weeks I'll be reviewing several camera bodies as I'm contemplating an expansion in my photography equipment. I want to take the review beyond a Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down and straight compare of the features and I want to create a system so that I can be really mindful about my choices. Here's what I have on my list of points of a Review.
1. Within five minutes of taking the camera out of the box have I taken a picture?
2. Camera weight and the scale of sturdiness
3. Camera setting options – what does the camera have as far as features
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8. White Balance review of Auto vs Custom vs Settings
9. Continuous shoot speed
10. Shooting in low light test shots
11. Perfect to use for….
12. Thing I loved most
13. Thing I missed
As you can see this is taking the review from compare to a subjective analysis. I'm thinking that one day I'll do the comparison and the next I'll give the subjective. What do you think? Anything else you'd like to see?
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|Two New Nursing Programs Launched
(Dec. 20, 2014) — In response to a growing demand for nursing professionals, the College of Health Professions at Armstrong State University—the number one producer of undergraduate health professionals in the University System of Georgia since 2007—has launched two new nursing programs that will help remedy the projected shortage of nurses statewide.
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(Nov. 26, 2014) — Armstrong State University's College of Health Professions was awarded the Georgia Medical Society's Institution/Organization Award at the 14th Annual Health Care Heroes Awards Banquet held on Tuesday, Nov. 18. in Savannah.
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(Nov. 18, 2014) — Armstrong State University President Linda M. Bleicken was appointed to the board of directors for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) during the organization's annual meeting on Oct. 21 in Washington, D.C.
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(Nov. 12, 2014) — Armstrong State University and Savannah State University will co-host a special presentation on Thursday, November 20 about ethics and fraud in today's workplace.
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There's no question with the shopping, cooking and family associated with this time of year, the holidays can be stressful.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Kids in Syracuse got some help with their holiday shopping from men and women in uniform.
The Syracuse police and fire departments teamed up for the "Shop with a Cop" program Saturday morning. The officers and firefighters took 20 kids around Destiny USA to find the perfect gifts for their families or themselves.
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Andrew Gale | 12:44pm gmt 31 Jan 2009
One thing that I constantly get asked as a professional cricketer is, do you have to be fit to be a cricketer?
The answer is of course yes, without a doubt.
In the current county game there is such a wide range of different forms of cricket that it is hard to break fitness down.
In Twenty20 there is the fast and furious side of fitness where for 3 hours you are like a Duracell bunny!! In the 50 over one-day game there are aspects of the Twenty20 game but also the game lasts for around 6 hours so it can be exhausting. Then there is the purist game, the County Championship. This game can be as tough as any, you can field for around 250 over's in the game and also be relied up on to bat for days at a time.
So how do cricketers prepare physically for the season?
The season finishes at the end of September so most cricketers will spend October relaxing, catching up with Family or going on holiday. I tend to go on holiday but still like to do some sort of light fitness 3 days a week just to maintain the levels.
During November and December at Yorkshire we do a lot of long distance C.V work to get the miles in the legs preparing our bodies for the 'onslaught' after Christmas! Personally I try to do between 20-30 miles per week running on the roads along with 2 full body weight sessions.
After Christmas the training begins to step up. We train as a team 3 times a week which will include circuits, power lifting and hill sprints. Our fitness trainer aims to get the power and speed in to our muscles. Cricket is mainly based around short, fast movements based over a long period of time, so hill sprints is an excellent session to do to help that. During this time the players start to do skill specific training, so the batters will do 3 sessions of batting a week and bowlers will work on bowling skills.
During the summer the schedule for a cricketer is hard to manage. You could play a 4 day Championship game followed the next day by a one day game, followed by a travelling day followed by another Championship game. Sometimes we can be away from home for up to 3 weeks, so being able to live out of hotel rooms is a key part of the job. The ways in which to maintain fitness levels during the season is to manage your time the best you can. As a batsman I will fail during some games which gives me a lot of time sat around watching others score the runs that I should of!! This time can be spent going for a run of using the gym at the grounds to keep the fitness levels up. We have a full time fitness conditioner on hand so he will devise the sessions there and then to suit our needs.
Recovery is also a key part of a cricketer's role in managing their own bodies. Ice baths are constantly used after games and when we are staying in hotels we often do a team pool session to help relieve the lactic acid out of the muscles.
One of my fellow team mates, Chris Taylor and me also run a cricket coaching business during the winter months called Pro Coach Cricket Academy which delivers cricket coaching to over 4000 children across the UK. We are unique in a way in which all our sessions are delivered by current and ex professional cricketers.
If any of you would be interested please check out our website
Overall I hope I have been able to give you a brief background in to the physical demands of a professional cricketer and the ways we work.
Interesting stuff. Figured it'd be like that.
Comment by Xavier Rose | 5:39pm gmt 14 Mar 2009
Nice piece, Andrew - great to see you taking care of the kids and bringing the game on. Wonder what WG would have made of your fitness regime!
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Interesting stuff. Figured it'd be like that.
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Nice piece, Andrew - great to see you taking care of the kids and bringing the game on. Wonder what
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Rising death tolls in Egypt putting pressure on Obama to suspend military aid
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Egyptians carry the coffin of one of the four policemen, killed during clashes with Muslim Brotherhood supporters earlier in the week, during their funeral in Cairo on August 15, 2013.
Violent clashes in Egypt have raised the death toll to over 500 as supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi grow angrier and call for more protest marches. The aggressive tactics of the Egyptian military have drawn criticism from around the world, and President Obama has been pressured to reduce the $1.3 billion dollars of aid that the US gives the Egyptian military.
In a press conference on Thursday morning, the president announced that US-Egyptian relations are being tested in light of the Egyptian military's role in the most recent clashes, and he announced the cancellation of US-Egypt joint military exercises scheduled for next month. However, Obama did not suggest that the US would cancel its foreign aid.
With other wealthy gulf states not trumping US aid to Egypt by billions, what significance does US military aid serve in the embattled country? Does the Egyptian military legitimately need the $1.3 billion dollars? Why else might the US benefit from continuing aid? Is their political leverage to be used? At what point does the president draw the line? What else can the administration due to influence the governance of Egypt?
Sharif Kouddous, freelance journalist based in Cairo
Khairi Abaza, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Mark LeVine, professor of middle east history at UC Irvine; he just returned from Cairo this week.