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Lauren Perfume by Ralph Lauren, Launched by the design house of ralph lauren in 1978, lauren is classified as a sharp, flowery fragrance . This feminine scent possesses a blend of green florals, violet, carnation, rose and rare wood spices. It is recommended for daytime wear. All products are original, authentic name brands. We do not sell knockoffs or imitations. ... Read More
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History and background of Ralph Lauren. "The first image-maker", according to New York magazine, Lauren is one of the fashion industry's biggest hitters. But Lauren studied business science and served his time in the army before breaking into fashion. Read more about Ralph Lauren
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for Men: Polo , Polo Black , Polo Blue , Polo Red , Romance , more
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Good selection of items, web site easy to use. Fast delivery.
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Dear Mr. Lauren, I wish you could find it in your heart to show a little gratitude to those of us who have used your products for over 30 years ! I would buy...Read complete review
Dear Mr. Lauren, I wish you could find it in your heart to show a little gratitude to those of us who have used your products for over 30 years ! I would buy tons of Lauren lotion, body cream ( remember how great that was!), soap, handbag size cologne, powder, etc... There are a thousand fragrances on the market for teens and twenties. The 40-55 group seems to have just been forgotten. We don't want "white shoulders" or " my sin" or "shalimar" nor "chanel" its old dated and reminds us of our mothers and grandmothers. In archaic restaurants you can still buy it in a machine..how gross is that??? Hello Ralph, we have the money to actually purchase your cologne. We're willing to buy in large quantities. We are also the ones giving money to our kids to buy your not so pleasant new stuff. You're not a kid anymore, you're at least 50, (wink) how about plugging in the best of the best machines and cranking out a few batches of one of the original great successes in your fabulous career...Lauren for women by Ralph Lauren ! Thank you.
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Thought it wold be a better size for the price....Perfume faded as fast as I put it on...Like to spend the money on a GOOD perfume....but also need...Read complete review
Thought it wold be a better size for the price....Perfume faded as fast as I put it on...Like to spend the money on a GOOD perfume....but also need to know what I'm buying before hand to...These samples were really no help to me at all. I've been looking for another Fantastic Smelling Perfume for awhile now...GUes I'll still keep looking
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- Clean & Fresh
- Great Smell
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- Evening Use
Comments about Ralph Lauren Lauren Perfume:
Evening out useable, refreshing, and enticing.
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- Long-Lasting
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Best Uses
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Comments about Ralph Lauren Lauren Perfume:
Speedy delivery, reliable. Perfect fragrance for special occasions.
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- Citrus/Fruity, Oriental/Spicy
- Draws Compliments
- Great Smell
- Not Overpowering
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- Anytime
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Have been using this perfume for years as it is light and fresh without being too sweet. Unable to get it in UK for many years now so pleased to be able to obtain it from Fragrance X
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- Floral
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Great to get this discontinued perfume but I had to pay an extra €18 in customs charges that I wasn't expecting
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Why is this twice the price as you can find online at Ralph Lauren? 4.0 oz is $65.00 elsewhere. Thanks.
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WAXAHACHIE - The Waxahachie Police Department was holding its tongue on any comments about the incident involving 52-year-old diabetic Allen Nelms.
Waxahachie police reportedly stormed into the home of Nelms and Tasered him while knocking him to the floor, handcuffing him and laughing about the incident when all Nelms wanted to paramedics to come to help him through his diabetic seizure.
'I cannot comment on anything that is under or may be under pending litigation,' said Waxahachie Assistant Police Chief Brett Colston.
Colston elaborated very little and went on to state in the police notice, 'On April 28, at approximately 4:30 a.m. police responded to a 911 hang-up to 720 Perry St.'
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consideration of your allegations we have found that the officers were within our departmental policies regarding the use of a less than lethal force option (TASER) on you during an event at your residence on April 28, 2007.' Local attorney Rodney Ramsey, representing Nelms, said, 'We appreciate the police coming out on a medical emergency but they had no reason to enter his home because there was never any allegation of a crime at any time.'
Ramsey explained the only thing which stands out was the officer who first responded to the call may have thought the lady was intoxicated because Nelms girlfriend slurs her speech because she has Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Edwards, Nelms live-in girlfriend, said in her statement the police questioned her about what time Nelms got home, was he drunk or on drugs or whether he fought or hurt her.
'He (Nelms) doesn't drink or do drugs, he is a very sickly person,' said Edwards.
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Edwards went on to state the police left the room after their shooting and laughing and the paramedics had to pull the Tasers out of Nelms.
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Edwards stated, 'Of 16 years that we lived here and called for paramedics, police decide to come and take over and try to almost kill the man.
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Nelms said, 'I respect the law and police but on this day I was a shooting target for them when I needed help.'
Ramsey said they may have to file suit in federal court if they cannot get a response from the police department.
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Debbie 04/21/2011 13:00:28
In my opinion they will never admit to their mistake(s). I live in the country of Johnson County, Tx. and it is the Waxahachie State troopers that patrol this area. Where I live there is a stop sign at the end of the street and people run the stop sign continuously. But I amazed when in March a state trooper out of Waxahacie, TX ran the stop sign. He was going no where, chasing no one, no emergency lights were on, he was just simply cruising in the country and didnt feel the need to stop...now that is my opinion for when I called on this, of course I was told by his Officer that he would check into it and was certain there was a reason for running this stop sign. When I ask him if he found no reason at all would this trooper be ticketed, he stated, "well no." I told him, "of course not, because yall think you are above the law"! He said he would investigate and get back with me but it would take at least 2 weeks! Wow, 2 weeks for this??? I doubt I will ever hear from him again. They simply do not care in Waxahachie. They put a badge on and believe they are above the law! Now this is my opinion and only my opinion. I personally would not trust them as far as I could throw them! I have names of all these officers/troopers, but I am a Christian so I won't write them here. It might just do the Waxahachie police force some good if they too opened a Bible and actually read it, again, my opinion. I continue to pray for them.
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Windsor Auctions, Inc. et al v. Ebay, Inc. et al
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COMPLAINT against Ebay, Inc., Live Auctioneers, LLC, Matthew Ledwith, John Ralston with Jury Demand (Filing fee $ 350 receipt number T047567) filed by Windsor Auctions, Inc., Jewelry Auctions, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Cover Sheet)(BES)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TAMPA DIVISION WINDSOR AUCTIONS, INC., a Florida corporation, and JEWELRY AUCTIONS, INC., a Florida corporation Case No. Plaintiffs, v. Division eBAY, INC., A Delaware corporation, LIVE AUCTIONEERS, LLC A New York Limited Liabilty Company, Matthew Ledwith, an individual and John Ralston, an individual, Defendants. / COMPLAINT Plaintiffs, WINSOR AUCTIONS, INC., a Florida corporation, and JEWELRY AUCTIONS, INC., a Florida corporation (collectively "Plaintiffs"), hereby fie this Complaint against Defendants, eBA Y, INC., LIVE AUCTIONEERS, LLC, MATTHEW LEDWITH, and JOHN RALSTON (collectively "Defendants"), and state as follows: INTRODUCTION This is an action for damages in excess of $75,000 exclusive of costs, interest, and attorney's fees. PARTIES 1. Plaintiff Windsor Auctions, Inc. ("Windsor") is a Florida corporation with its principal place of business located at 113 Flagship Drive, Lutz, FL 33549. Dockets.Justia.com 2. Plaintiff Jewelry Auctions, Inc. ("Jewelry Auctions"), is a Florida corporation having its principal place of business at 113 Flagship Drive, Lutz, FL 33549. 3. The Chief Financial Offcer of both Windsor and Jewelry Auctions is Mr. Paul Fischer, who resides in Pasco County, Florida. Both Windsor and Jewelry Auctions conduct business in Florida. 4. Defendant eBay, Inc. ("eBay"), is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. According to the corporation's quarterly report fied with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29,2008, eBay earned over $7.6 bilion in net revenues in 2007 and has more than 233 milion registered users, including users residing in the State of Florida. 5. Defendant Live Auctioneers, LLC ("Live Auctioneers"), is a New York Limited Liabilty Company with its principal place of business located at 220 1ih Avenue 2nd Floor, Building 23, New York, NY 10001. 6. Defendant Matthew Ledwith ("Ledwith") is the former Director of eBay Live Auctions, a division or department of eBay, and held that position at all times material to the allegations contained herein. He is an individual domiciled in the state of California. 7. Defendant John Ralston ("Ralston") is, and at all times material hereto was, the Chief Executive Officer of Live Auctioneers and is an individual domiciled in the state of New York. JURISDICTION AND VENUE 8. This Court has subject matter jurisdiction over this dispute pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1332 because the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000, exclusive of interest and costs, and the controversy arises between citizens of different states. - 2- 9. Venue is proper in this Court pursuant to section 28 U.S.C. section 1391(a)(2) because a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred in this district. 10. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant eBay pursuant to the Florida Long Arm Statute, section 48.i 93( 1), Florida Statutes, because a substantial part of the events giving rise to this litigation occurred in Florida. Specifically, eBay made written communications into this State and eBay is transacting business in this state by: (a) providing Internet sellers, including Plaintiffs, access to its website(s) and; (b) sellng goods and/or services to residents of the State of Florida. The Florida Long Arm Statute further applies because eBay committed tortious acts in the State of Florida. 11. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendant Live Auctioneers under the Florida Long Arm Statute, section 48.193(1), Florida Statutes, because Live Auctioneers is "operating, conducting, engaging in, or carrying on a business venture in this state" and is committing "tortious act( s) within this state." A substantial part of the events giving rise to this litigation occured in Florida. Specifically, Live Auctioneers is transacting business in the State of Florida by: (a) providing Internet sellers such as Plaintiffs access to its website(s) and; (b) sellng goods and/or services to residents of the State of Florida. The Florida Long Arm Statute further applies because Live Auctioneers committed tortious acts in the State of Florida. 12. This Court has personal jurisdiction over Defendants Ledwith and Ralston under the Florida Long Arm Statute, section 48.193(1), Florida Statutes, because each of these Defendants actively participated in committing "tortious act( s) within this state" while "operating, conducting, engaging in, or carrying on a business venture in this state" and a substantial part of the events giving rise to this litigation occurred in Florida. -3- GENERAL ALLEGATIONS 13. eBay owns and operates the largest on-line marketplace in the world through its website located at ww.ebay.com. 14. In September of 2000, eBay launched Live Auctions, an auction marketplace whereby sellers can conduct economic transactions with potential buyers in a manner which allows anyone connected to the internet to electronically place bids in auctions that are allegedly occuring on the floors of auction houses in competition with live bidders. These live auctions were at all times material hereto and are currently facilitated through eBay's website located at ww.ebayliveauctions.com ("eBay Live Auctions"). 15. The eBay Live Auctions have been successful, in part, with consumers because they purport to establish fair competition between internet bidders who place their bids through eBay Live Auctions with just a click of the mouse on their computer and "floor bidders" who are supposedly physically present at the site of the auction. eBay defines floor bidders on its website as "(b)idders participating offine in an auction." 16. At all times material hereto, eBay promoted itself as the world's marketplace and represented on its website that it was offering "a level playing field, encouraging open, honest, and accountable transactions, and creating economic opportunities for everyone." See http://pages.ebay.com/aboutebay/trustandsafety.html (last visited September 8, 2008). Plaintiffs relied upon this representation in pursuing a relationship with eBay Live Auctions as a marketplace for Plaintiffs' goods. 17. Prior to approximately 2002, prospective sellers in eBay Live Auctions registered directly with eBay and their auctions were administered directly by eBay. -4- 18. Subsequent to approximately 2002, Defendant eBay and Defendant Live Auctioneers established a partnership and joint venture wherein Live Auctioneers would bring auction catalogs and the sellers of those catalogs to the eBay Live Auctions website and would administer auctions on behalf of those customers. In addition, Live Auctioneers offered technology, services and "back end" accounting to those sellers. eBay and Live Auctioneers acted upon and conducted their partnership under that agreement from 2002 forward. Further, on information and belief, this agreement between eBay and Live Auctioneers was formally memorialized sometime in 2004. 19. At all times material hereto, Live Auctioneers sole business was to assist eBay, in partnership with and as part of their joint venture, in administering live auctions and in attracting additional live auction sellers for eBay Live Auctions. 20. Live Auctioneers also warranted and represented that the marketplace it provided to its customers, including Plaintiffs, was a fair forum in which to conduct business. 21. On information and belief, the category of jewelry sales is and was at all times material hereto one of the most popular among eBay bidders and generated the most revenue for eBay sellers, for Live Auctioneers, and for eBay Live Auctions. 22. Plaintiffs, Windsor and Jewelry Auctions were at all times material hereto sellers of jewelry and had an international reputation as purveyors of fine quality jewelry and, prior to its involvement with eBay and Live Auctioneers, Windsor had enjoyed financial success, including conducting auctions on an exclusive ocean liner. 23. On or about July of2005, Plaintiff Windsor sent email correspondence to eBay in an attempt to register with eBay Live Auctions as a seller of jewelry in order to sell jewelry through eBay's Live Auctions platform. -5- 24. Despite having never contacted Defendant Live Auctioneers, the response to Plaintiffs' inquiry to eBay came from eBay's partner, Live Auctioneers. In that response, Plaintiffs were informed that eBay was no longer accepting direct customers as sellers on the Live Auction platform. Live Auctioneers represent�d, however, that because of its partnership with eBay, an association with Live Auctioneers constituted the same arrangement as being a direct customer of eBay. There were to be no additional fees, access to potential bidders would be exactly the same with access to the full complement of Internet functions, and Plaintiffs' catalogs would be listed on eBay Live Auctions and displayed in eBay general search result listings in the same way that those sellers who, prior to the partnership between eBay and Live Auctioneers, had associated directly with eBay. Such representations were made with the full knowledge of and with the consent and acquiescence of eBay. 25. At that time Plaintiffs were never given the option to associate as direct customers of eBay and were specifically informed that such an option was simply no longer available. 26. Plaintiffs were told by Live Auctioneers' representatives that Live Auctioneers technology offered the exact same functionality and services as eBay Live Auctions, including streamlined accounting features, and that Live Auctioneers warranted, were part of and were committed to following eBay's promise to provide a fair and safe environment in which to conduct commerce between buyers and sellers. 27. Plaintiffs accepted eBay's and Live Auctioneers' representations and reasonably relied upon them and, accordingly, entered into agreements to use the Live Auction platform with eBay and Live Auctioneers.! i Plaintiffs have not attached these Agreements to this Complaint because they bring no cause of action based upon these Agreements. Windsor and Jewelry Auctions are affiiated companies who have the same offcers, directors and shareholders. Windsor commenced business with Live Auctioneers and eBay in mid 2005. Jewelry Auctions did not commence business with Defendants until January of2007. -6- 28. Starting in mid-2005, Windsor commenced sellng jewelry through its relationship with Live Auctioneers and eBay Live Auctions on eBay's Live Auctions website, ww.ebayliveauctions.com. From mid 2005 through 2006, sales for Windsor through eBay's Live Auctions website exceeded $1.4 milion. 29. On information and belief, Live Auctioneers had more than six hundred (600) customers who used its interface, as Live Auctions sellers, to access eBay Live Auctions website. eBay maintained a considerably smaller number of direct customers who had entered agreements with eBay prior to eBay's partnership and joint venture with Live Auctioneers. 30. During the course of their business relationship Plaintiffs paid eBay and Live Auctioneers a fee of $1,500 for each "bundle" of five auction events, or $300 per auction, plus five percent (5%) of each sale. Such fees were split equally between eBay and Live Auctioneers. Accordingly, eBay received twice the revenue on Live Auction sales and on posted catalogs sales made by sellers who remained direct customers of eBay since there was no split of fees with Live Auctioneers for those customers. 31. Plaintiffs held more than 600 separate auctions through Live Auctioneers from the initiation of its relationship up until the time Plaintiffs sellng privileges were terminated by Defendants. 32. For a live auction on eBay, the seller may upload a live action catalog containing up to 2,000 lots onto the eBay Live Auctions website. Each auction can be scheduled to last between three to twelve hours. Because auctions of items from different sellers are flowing through eBay search results listings at the same time, each lot is displayed within general eBay search results for a limited period of time to the milions of potential buyers registered as "users" on eBay. -7- 33. In the Live Auction format the items to be sold are displayed within the search results pages, under the appropriate categories, in eBay's general search results listings. 34. The prospective purchaser then recognizes that the item is noted as a live auction by the display ofa "paddle" next to the lot. If the eBay user desires to register and/or enter a live auction in progress, the eBay user follows the prompts to register for Live Auctions and then bids accordingly. 35. Not only is this the most common method of gaining traffic (and ultimately bidders and actual buyers), but it is also the most cost-effective method, in that the inclusion in eBay's general search results is a large part of the value of the initial auction fee paid to eBay since eBay's website receives milions of "hits" every day from its eighty four milion (84,000,000) active users. 36. The number of potential buyers who view eBay's search results listings declines the farther down the eBay search results pages the buyer moves. For example, many more prospective buyers examine the objects for sale on the first few pages of eBay's search results listings than on the tenth and subsequent pages. Accordingly, the closer to the front of the eBay search results listings that a seller can market its items the greater chance for a successful sale. 37. A fair marketplace, therefore, as is guaranteed and warranted by eBay and Live Auctioneers, cannot involve a system which gives advantages to certain sellers over others and cannot allow one seller to dominate the beginning pages of the eBay search results listings through any advantages or systems not made available to every other seller. 38. From the very beginning of Plaintiffs' involvement with the eBay Live Auction system, there appeared to be a fundamental flaw in the manner in which items placed for bid in Live Auctions were displayed in the eBay search results listings. The flaw in question made the -8- default ending time for all individual lots in the Live Auction the ending time for the entire auction catalog and the eBay search results listed lots chronologically based on the end time for a seller's auction. As a result, while the lots might be seen a day before the actual auction, one may have to go through pages and pages of eBay search results listings before ever finding a particular lot being auctioned. 39. As time went by Plaintiffs noticed that the items they were offering for sale were many pages back from the first page of the eBay search results listings and that those beginning pages were consistently dominated by one of Plaintiffs' competitors (and his multiple companies) who was a direct customer of eBay. 40. Plaintiffs saw that the problem became proportionally worse starting in late 2006 as this same competitor increased the number of auctions being held on behalf of his companies and starting in late 2006 Plaintiffs sales dropped dramatically. 41. Between 2006 and increasingly throughout 2007, Windsor and Jewelry Auctions complained to various persons at eBay and Live Auctioneers, including but not limited to Ledwith and Ralston, about buyer complaints related to the lack of coordination between the end times of auction items and the end times of auction events which resulted in buyers returning to bid on an item which was no longer available and about the abilty of one competitor to dominate the first pages of the general search results. 42. Live Auctioneers and eBay, II response to Plaintiffs' complaints, instructed Plaintiffs that the solution to the problems was to hold more auctions at, of course, greater expense to Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs relied upon these representations and increased the number of auctions they were holding and thus paid additional fees to eBay and Live Auctioneers. - 9- 43. Plaintiffs continued to complain to eBay and Live Auctioneers personnel relating to the lack of coordination between the end times of auctions and the end time of auction events because Plaintiffs sales remained significantly lower and their items continued to be buried many pages down the eBay search results listings. In response, Plaintiffs were informed by eBay personnel that eBay Live Auctions were "dynamic" and that the end times on lots displaying within eBay search results listings were "moving targets". eBay personnel told the Plaintiffs that there was "no fix" and "nothing on the roadmap" in the future to correct the problem, if such a problem even existed. These statements were not true and were known to eBay and Live Auctioneers not be true at the time they were made. In fact, Defendants knew that a problem existed, knew that there was a fix to the problem but did not share this information with Plaintiffs and deliberately concealed their knowledge. 44. Commencing sometime in late 2006, Plaintiffs realized that instead of enjoying increased projected sales, their domestic and international sales and revenues plummeted dramatically, while the sales of a direct eBay competitor in the live auction jewelry category did not/seem affected. Relying on the representations of Defendants, Plaintiffs, increased the number of their weekly auctions and the number of pieces in each auction event from 800 pieces per event to the maximum allowable by eBay of nearly 2,000 lots per auction. All of these efforts were costly and unsuccessful for the Plaintiffs. 45. Specifically, during the time that the Plaintiffs' sales were dramatically reduced, Plaintiffs noticed that there was a corresponding substantial increase in the sales of one of their competitors, George Molayem ("Molayem"). Molayem operates a variety of businesses, including but not limited to Hilstreet Jewelers, Paramount Auctions, Jewelry Overstock Auctions and Wjoutlet, all of which conduct live auctions as a direct customer of eBay. - 10- 46. Molayem's competitive advantage was as a result of him manipulating the end times of his auctions by use of a fuction located on eBay's Live Auction Catalog Management Set-Up Page which wil be referenced to herein as the "Schedule Duration function." The result of this manipulation was that his companies' products dominated the forefront of eBay general search results listings, which are the most frequently visited pages of eBay.com by prospective , purchasers. Defendants knew of this manipulation and concealed their knowledge from Plaintiffs and other live auction sellers. 47. Prior to the time that Plaintiffs Windsor and Jewelry Auctions entered the marketplace as live auction sellers, Molayem was approved by eBay as a live auction seller for the same services that Plaintiffs were told in 2005 that they would receive from eBay Live Auctions through its partner of Live Auctioneers. Unlike Plaintiffs Windsor and Jewelry Auctions, Molayem was not directed to or required to use Live Auctioneers, or Live Auctioneers catalog management set-up page template, when he entered the live auction platform. 48. When Plaintiffs Windsor and Jewelry Auctions noticed the dramatic drop in their sales as described above, they contacted eBay and Live Auctioneers personnel on numerous occasions in order to receive an explanation as to why Molayem was able to keep his sales items so prominently listed at the front of eBay's search results listings pages, while their own similar listings were buried many pages behind Molayem's listings. eBay representatives denied that they knew how Molayem was accomplishing this feat. This was not true. 49. Finally, when it became clear that there was no explanation forthcoming from eBay or Live Auctioneers, and on or about late October 2007, Plaintiffs asked Molayem directly. They were surrised when Molayem told them he had manipulated the Schedule Duration function, contained in eBay Live Auctions' Catalog Management Set-Up Page. When Molayem - 11 - manipulated the Schedule Duration function on the Catalog Management Set-Up Page, with eBay's knowledge and acquiescence, it allowed him to upload auction lots on a staggered end time basis. By manipulating the Schedule Duration function Molayem was able to place his sales items at the front of eBay's search results listings pages on an hourly basis, so that his items would always appear on the first few pages of the sales listings search results on the eBay website. 50. After consulting with Molayem and in comparing eBay's interface with that of Live Auctioneers interface, it was clear that the distinct difference, while similar in appearance, was that the Schedule Duration was deactivated only on the Live Auctioneers interface after a Live Auction seller selected the initial duration of their auction during the catalog set-up process. This did not occur in the direct eBay interface. 51. Upon visiting Molayem on October 29, 2007, Plaintiffs were informed by Molayem that, at all material times, he had been allowed by eBay to manipulate the Schedule Duration to his advantage. 52. The eBay Catalog Management Set-Up Page is a page used by direct eBay live auction sellers to set up their initial catalogs. The live auction sellers insert the title of their catalog, a description of the auction event and select an eBay category in which their merchandise wil appear within eBay search results pages and then select the duration of their auction. The live auction seller may select a period of time of three to twelve hours in which to complete the live auction event. Molayem (and at least one other seller in the jewelry category) manipulated the Schedule Duration function with eBay's knowledge and acquiescence. 53. Molayem had been manipulating the system since at least 2005, creating auctions with staggered end times occurring one minute apart. This manipulation was known to eBay and - 12 - to Live Auctioneers prior to Plaintiffs becoming a seller on eBay Live Auctions, but the availabilty of the Schedule Duration function and the knowledge of how to use it to competitive advantage was concealed from Plaintiffs. 54. The problems became exacerbated and more prevalent and noticeable as Molayem increased the number of auctions that he held each day. By the end of 2006, Molayem was controllng so much of eBay's search results listings in the jewelry category that Plaintiffs' auction items hardly ever appeared on the top twenty pages of eBay search results and their total number of sales declined dramatically. 55. When Plaintiffs relayed the content of their conversation with Molayem and explained how Molayem was manipulating eBay search results listings to eBay personnel on October 29, 2007, they were told that there was no difference between eBay's Catalog Management Set-Up Page functionality and that of Live Auctioneers. These statements were not true and Defendants knew it at the time they made those representations. 56. Plaintiffs and all other Live Auctioneers' sellers were never informed that there was a difference in functionality between eBay's Catalog Management Set-Up Page and that of Live Auctioneers Catalog Management Set-Up Page. Plaintiffs did not learn the truth concerning the difference in fuctionality until Plaintiff s representatives learned the truth directly from Molayem. 57. Such a difference between these two pages provided Molayem and his entities an unfair advantage over all other live auction jewelry sellers who entered the eBay Live Auctions website through eBay's partner Live Auctioneers. 58. On information and belief, senior personnel at eBay believed that if all eBay Live Auctions sellers manipulated the Live Auction platform in the way Molayem did, then eBay Live - 13 - Auction listings would flood the forefront of eBay general search results listings, thus dominating eBay listings placed by non-Live auction sellers. Of course, even though the Live Auctions platform was extremely profitable for eBay, the non-Live Auction, traditional eBay seller platform was even more lucrative. Thus, eBay did not want all of the Live Auction sellers to be able to manipulate the Live Auction system to the detriment of regular eBay users and, therefore, concealed its existence from Plaintiffs and other Live Auctioneers' sellers. 59. As a result, the abilty to manipulate the end times on Live Auction lots was reserved for the small number of direct eBay Live Auctions customers only, such as Molayem and at least one other, and was withheld from those sellers, such as Plaintiffs, who had been instructed that it could only sell on eBay's Live Auctions platform through eBay's partner Live Auctioneers. 60. On information and belief, Molayem's sales generated in excess of $500,000 in 2007 for eBay in fees and commissions and, accordingly, eBay allowed profits caused by Molayem's manipulation of the system to overshadow its alleged and stated commitment to provide a fair marketplace to and equality among all eBay Live Auction sellers including Plaintiffs. 61. When Plaintiffs contacted eBay about the search listing dominance of Molayem's companies, eBay concealed its knowledge of the problem and allowed the unfair marketplace to continue. 62. Despite the complaints of Plaintiffs and eBay's knowledge of the unfair market place and the advantages of Molayem and his companies gained through manipulation of the Schedule Duration function, eBay continued to represent that its market was fair and continued to accept the fees and commissions paid by Plaintiffs. - 14- 63. When Plaintiffs informed Live Auctioneers Chief Executive Officer Ralston of the difference in functionality between eBay's interface and that of Live Auctioneers interface, Live Auctioneers conducted "viabilty" tests on eBay Live Auctions at Plaintiffs' request by way of manipulating the Schedule Duration function in the manner done by Molayem. This test was performed by entering the "back-end" set-up page on eBay Live Auctions, which Plaintiffs and other sellers had been specifically instructed not to access because changes to that page "would" lead to accounting problems. These tests proved 100% successful and dramatically increased Plaintiffs' sales and online audience attendance. Live Auctioneers then created a series of "test auctions" on eBay Live Auctions to further confirm that in fact, the Schedule Duration function operated as stated by the Plaintiffs. 64. Upon confirming that the Schedule Duration function dramatically increased both sales and attendance on the eBay Live Auction platform, Live Auctioneers posted an announcement to their customers on their website in which they stated Live Auctioneers and eBay were jointly conducting "viability" tests and that if and when the option becomes available, Live Auctioneers would inform their customers of the release of such functionality. 65. On information and belief, Live Auctioneers never intended to make such an announcement because they knew that general use of this Schedule Duration function would flood (and dominate) the first few pages, in many sellng categories, of eBay's general search listings results. 66. Live Auctioneers never made such an announcement and to this day the system continues to be manipulated by Molayem with the full knowledge and acquiescence of eBay and Live Auctioneers. Accordingly, Live Auctioneers customers remain at a competitive disadvantage even though both it and eBay stil represent that its market is fair. - 15 - 67. Even after conducting viabilty tests, with eBay's full knowledge, Live Auctioneers was unwiling either to make this function available to their own live auction sellers or modify their Catalog Management Set-Up page to ensure that Plaintiffs and other Live Auctioneers' sellers had access to the full functionality of eBay's interface. Had eBay and Live Auctioneers told Plaintiffs about the Schedule Duration function, Plaintiffs would not have experienced the drop in sales that it experienced, which led Plaintiffs to expand into different markets as well as increase Plaintiffs' product offerings at considerable cost and increase its catalog costs by way of holding daily auctions at considerable expense to Plaintiffs. 68. Had eBay followed its own rules and stopped Molayem from manipulating the system and rendering the market fundamentally unfair, Plaintiffs would not have experienced the drop in sales that they experienced, which led Plaintiffs to expand into different markets at considerable cost and increase its catalog costs by way of holding daily auctions at considerable expense to the Plaintiffs. 69. On information and belief eBay assisted Molayem in his understanding and use of the Schedule Duration function so as to allow him to obtain the maximum benefit from its usage. Then eBay secretly allowed Molayem to continue to manipulate the Schedule Duration function, while denying its existence when asked directly on many occasions by many live auction sellers, including Plaintiffs, and preventing Plaintiffs from using it. eBay now openly condones such use of the Schedule Duration fuction by Molayem. 70. eBay extended to Molayem a special privilege, which consisted of the use of the Schedule Duration function. That same privilege was not extended to Plaintiffs. In fact, when asked, Plaintiffs were told by eBay that no such function to coordinate the end times of auctions and to maximize eBay search results listings visibilty during specific auction times existed, and - 16- that the auction lot end times could not be changed to coordinate with the ending of the live auction event. This was not true. 71. eBay's awareness of the Schedule Duration function, while denying its existence to all who asked about its existence, created an unfair marketplace and a substantial competitive advantage for Molayem and a distinct disadvantage for Plaintiffs specifically. Defendants' secret acquiescence in Molayem's use of the Schedule Duration fuction destroyed any notion of fair competition. In short, Molayem's abilty to display the lots in his various auction catalogs on a staggered end time basis during a lengthy auction gave him the abilty to display his jewelry pieces with much higher visibilty in eBay's search results listings. 72. In addition to knowing that Molayem was manipulating the platform to his own and eBay's financial gain, and at the expense of a fair marketplace, eBay was also aware that Molayem was violating eBay's terms and conditions and engaging in practices which made a mockery of the concept that buyers were actually engaging in an auction at all, as that term is commonly understood. 73. In fact eBay and Live Auctioneers deliberately, through representations on their websites, cultivated the image that Internet bidders were attending real auctions and competing against "floor bidders." In truth, during Molayem's Live Auctions, bids which were recorded as being a "floor bid" were actually made by Molayem's employees and were placed from a room at Molayem's headquarters which is called the "click room." 74. What sets Molayem's auctions apart from many others was that his merchandise was offered with bids commencing at just $1. Accordingly, whereas a reputable seller might show a floor bid as a bid against or near reserve, such a practice has no bearing on the practices - 17 - of Molayem, which were solely designed to provide the impression that other bidders were interested in bidding upon the item and thereby driving the price up artificially. 75. eBay and Live Auctioneers knew that Molayem was engaging in shil bidding. Shil bidding, which is intended to artificially escalate price without regard to any reserve, violated eBay terms and conditions and eBay knew that the existence of such practices rendered the Live Auction marketplace anything but a fair and safe environment. 76. eBay and Live Auctioneers also continued to turn a blind eye to other anti- competitive practices of Molayem, included but not limited to, linking to off-eBay web sites (including an Affliate Program in which Affiliates were paid commissions by Molayem for operating as auctioneers from their homes) and shipping items which were not those that had been bid on and were in fact of a much lesser quality. eBay knew that Molayem was misidentifying his items, valuing them at more than ten times their actual worth and certifying the quality of his jewels through a supposedly independent company, known as Allstate Certificate Advantage, which was actually owned and operated by Molayem. Accordingly, Molayem's items dominated eBay search results pages and appeared to be high quality and were being sold for an initial bid of just $1. Although Molayem accepted the return of many items from unsatisfied buyers, he retained a 15% buyer's premium and profited from disproportionate shipping charges and a 10% restocking fee. 77. eBay knew exactly what Molayem was doing and continued to allow him to dominate its pages and engage in practices which made a mockery of any concept of fairness and open competition. Because of Molayem's practices he generated massive fees and commissions for eBay. - 18 - 78. Because of the money made for eBay by Molayem, eBay allowed his practices to continue despite the fact that they violated eBay's own rules and policies, helped him to manipulate the Schedule Duration function and hid the existence of such manipulation from Plaintiffs during the tenure of Plaintiffs' relationship with Defendants. 79. On information and belief, eBay only entered into its partnership and joint venture with Live Auctioneers, thereby surrendering half of its profits, in order to reserve the Schedule Duration function for its direct eBay Live Auctions customers. By having the majority of Live Auction sellers use the platform provided by Live Auctioneers, eBay avoided the potential problem of having its general search listing results flooded with eBay Live Auctions listings. COUNT ONE: FLORIDA DECEPTIVE AND UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES ACT AGAINST EBAY. LIVE AUCTIONEERS. MATT LEDWITH AND JOHN RALSTON 80. Plaintiffs hereby incorporate paragraphs 1-79 as if fully set forth herein. 81. This is an action for damages in excess of the jurisdictional limits of this Court brought pursuant to the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, sections 501.201 et seq., Florida Statutes (the "Florida Act"). 82. Plaintiffs are consumers within the meaning of the Florida Act. 83. The business relationship between Plaintiffs and Defendants, eBay and Live Auctioneers, as described herein, constitutes the conduct of trade or commerce within the meaning of the Florida Act. 84. Defendants, eBay and Live Auctioneers, severally and jointly through their partnership, and Defendants Ledwith and Ralston, engaged in unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts and practices in the conduct of their trade or commerce with Plaintiffs, within the meaning of the Florida Act, as set forth herein. Defendants Ledwith and Ralston actively participated in eBay and Live Auctioneers' unfair and deceptive trade practices. - 19 - 85. From a time commencing prior to Plaintiffs entering a relationship with eBay and Live Auctioneers and continually throughout the tenure of that relationship, eBay and Live Auctioneers, severally and jointly through their partnership, as well as Ledwith and Ralston, actively engaged in unfair and deceptive trade practices within the meaning of the Florida Act by guaranteeing and warranting to consumers generally, and to Plaintiffs specifically, that the Live Auctions platform was a safe and fair marketplace. Defendants knew at all material times that these representations were false in that, among other reasons, direct customers of eBay enjoyed a distinct and significant competitive advantage not available to consumers such as Plaintiffs who were required to access the Live Auctions platform through Live Auctioneers. 86. Throughout the entire time of their business relationship with Plaintiffs as described herein, eBay and Live Auctioneers, severally and jointly through their partnership, as well as Ledwith and Ralston, engaged in further deceptive and unfair trade practices within the meaning of the Florida Act including but not limited to the following: a. creating a two-tier system of access to the Live Auctions platform which allowed certain direct customers of eBay to manipulate the system to such customers' competitive advantage while at the same time misrepresenting to others consumers such as Plaintiffs that the Live Auctions platform was a fair marketplace and that consumers dealing through Live Auctioneers were in the same position and treated the same as direct customers of eBay; b. creating a system which allowed certain direct customers of eBay access to the Schedule Duration function for such customers' competitive advantage while denying access to the same for Live Auctioneers customers, who were required to use the Live Auctioneers' Catalog Management Set-Up Page; - 20- c. providing guidance to Plaintiffs for the use of the Live Auctions platform which would ensure that Plaintiffs would not gain knowledge of the existence of the Schedule Duration fuction or learn how it could be used to ensure that their auction lots would be prominently displayed alongside those of their competitors; d. continually misrepresenting to Plaintiffs that no function like the Schedule Duration function actually existed; e. continually misrepresenting to Plaintiffs that eBay and Live Auctioneers had no knowledge of how Plaintiffs' competitors were able to place their listings of merchandise to the front of eBay's general search results listings; f. misrepresenting to Plaintiffs that the solution to the cause of Plaintiffs' decline in sales, and the competitive advantage of their competitor, was to hold more auctions; g. misrepresenting to Plaintiffs that the problems causing Plaintiffs' decline in sales would be remedied by Plaintiffs holding additional auctions; h. offering Plaintiffs discounted pricing if Plaintiffs would hold additional auctions even though both Defendants knew that such action by Plaintiffs would not make Plaintiffs more competitive and would only increase the fees paid to these Defendants; 1. refusing to stop manipulation of the Live Auctions platform by Plaintiffs' competitor even though such manipulation could be stopped by eBay and Live Auctioneers; and - 21 - J. Plaintiffs' access to eBay Live Auctions was terminated by Defendants as a direct result of Plaintiffs' repeated insistence that the Live Auctions platform be a safe and fair marketplace and, once Plaintiffs learned the truth concerning Molayem's sanctioned manipulation, Plaintiffs' insistence that access to the Schedule Duration function be made available to all sellers. 87. Ledwith is the former Director of eBay Live Auctions, and at all times material herein, Ledwith supervised all customers of eBay Live Auctions and its partner, Live Auctioneers, including Plaintiffs. 88. Under Ledwith's supervision and direction, eBay entered into partnership with Live Auctioneers, requiring all future users of eBay to contract with a third party to enter the Live Auction system. 89. Ledwith on numerous occasions represented to Plaintiffs that there was no difference between being a direct customer of eBay and being a customer of eBay through Live Auctioneers and represented that the marketplace was fair and safe. Ledwith knew these representations were not true at the time he made them. By making such representations, Ledwith actively participated in Defendant eBay's and Live Auctioneers' deceptive and unfair trade practices within the meaning of the Florida Act. In addition, by virtue of his position with eBay as Director of Live Auctions, Ledwith possessed the authority to control the unfair and deceptive trade practices detailed herein. 90. By creating this two-tiered system of eBay Live Auction customers, Ledwith engaged in deceptive practices within the meaning of the Florida Act by representing to all new and futue customers that eBay would continue to provide a fair and safe marketplace, even - 22- though he had structured the system in a way that was inherently unfair and which ensured that equity between users did not exist. 91. Ledwith further violated the Florida Act by continually and on numerous occasions misrepresenting to Plaintiffs that he had no knowledge of how Plaintiffs' competitor was manipulating the system and by continually denying the existence of the Schedule Duration fuction. 92. At all times material hereto, Ralston was Chief Executive Offcer of Live Auctioneers, and in that capacity, possessed the authority to control all aspects of the partnership with eBay and all actions of Live Auctioneers employees in their dealings with eBay and Plaintiffs. 93. At all times material hereto, Ralston had knowledge of the Schedule Duration function and its manipulation by direct customers of eBay. 94. Ralston directly and actively participated II the unfair and deceptive trade practices detailed herein by: a. failng to disclose accurately to Plaintiffs and other Live Auctioneers customers the existence and use of th~ Schedule Duration function; b. posting deceptive statements on the Live Auctioneers website concerning the use of the Schedule Duration fuction; c. authorizing Live Auctioneers employees to offer special pricing to Plaintiffs to induce them to hold additional auctions as part of a continual pattern of deceptive acts intended to hide the actual competitive advantage being given to direct customers of eBay; - 23 - d. failng to take any action to prohibit manipulation of the Schedule Duration function by eBay's direct customers or making such use of the Schedule Duration function available to all Live Auctioneers customers; e. failng to adequately direct and supervise Live Auctioneers employees in order to ensure that the deceptive and unfair trade practices detailed herein did not occur, even though Ralston knew such practices were occurring; and f. directing the termination of Plaintiffs' access to eBay Live Auctions as a direct result of Plaintiffs' repeated insistence that the Live Auctions platform be a safe and fair marketplace and, after Plaintiffs learned the truth concerning Molayem's sanctioned manipulation, Plaintiffs' insistence that access to the Schedule Duration function be made available to all sellers. 95. The misrepresentations and other actions of Defendants described herein constitute unfair methods of competition, unconscionable acts or practices, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of trade or commerce within the meaning of the Florida Act. 96. Plaintiffs reasonably relied on the misrepresentations and other unfair and deceptive trade practices of Defendants, as described herein, and as a direct and proximate result thereof suffered damages in excess of $75,000.00. WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request this Court enter judgment in their favor and against Defendants, jointly and severally, on Count One and award Plaintiffs their actual damages together with prejudgment interest, and attorney's fees and court costs, as provided in section 501.2105, Florida Statutes, and such additional relief as the Cour considers just and reasonable. - 24- COUNT TWO: NEGLIGENT MISREPRESENTATION IN PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR USE OF THE LIVE AUCTIONS PLATFORM AGAINST EBA Y AND LIVE AUCTIONEERS 97. Plaintiffs hereby incorporate paragraphs 1-79 as if fully set forth herein. 98. This is an action for damages in excess of this Court's jurisdictional limits. and 99. At all times material hereto, eBay and Live Auctioneers, severally jointly through their partnership, represented to prospective Live Auctions sellers, including Plaintiffs, that the eBay marketplace was safe and fair and that the policies of these Defendants wer� to provide equal opportunity to all sellers using the Live Auctions platform. 100. eBay and Live Auctioneers represented that these rules and policies were for the protection and safety of all eBay users, and eBay and Live Auctioneers undertook a duty to enforce these rules and policies for all eBay users, including Plaintiffs, so that the Live Auctions marketplace would actually provide equal opportunity to all sellers. 101. eBay and Live Auctioneers further provided support staff to assist sellers such as Plaintiffs in their use of the Live Auctions platform and such support staff provided guidance to sellers, including Plaintiffs. 102. By making the above representations and providing a support staff, eBay and Live Auctioneers undertook a duty to enforce its rules and policies and to provide guidance in a fair and accurate manner so that all sellers, including Plaintiffs, would have an equal opportunity in the Live Auctions marketplace. 103. eBay and Live Auctioneers, severally and jointly through their partnership, breached their duty to Plaintiffs by, among other reasons, the following: a. negligently supplying inaccurate information for Plaintiffs' guidance regarding use of the Live Auctions platform in the setting of the auction - 25 - duration times and the availabilty and use of the Schedule Duration fuction located on the eBay Catalog Management Set-Up page; b. negligently misrepresenting to Plaintiffs that Plaintiffs' decrease in sales was the result of Plaintiffs' competitor holding additional auctions and that Plaintiffs could remedy the problem by also holding more auctions; and c. failng to exercise reasonable care or competence in communicating with Plaintiffs as to how Plaintiffs could remedy the problem caused by incorrect end times shown in the eBay general search result listings. 104. 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This clearly reflects contradictory US policy because this subcritical test known as Pollux involves underground high-explosives experiments on plutonium that although it doesn't reach the critical mass and nuclear chain reaction, never-the-less, it sends a wrong signal to the international community about the US nuclear intentions."
It sends the wrong signals about proliferation risks involved in these tests and the fact that US President Obama has allowed this to happen four times during his administration. Despite his promises that he would push for an earlier ratification of the comprehensive test ban treaty, he has not done so. This is a direct stab at CTBD.
Nevertheless, these subcritical tests are a camouflage in order to advance that very purpose, in my opinion and the opinion of many critics of the US' nuclear policy.


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WASHINGTON, April 22, 2012 – Self-made millionaire and former two-term governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson initially sought the Republican Party's nomination for president.
After being largely excluded from the early debates, Johnson left the Republican Party and now seeks the Libertarian Party's nomination.
"It's always been about the message," Mr. Johnson says. "I'm a messenger. I think for the most part I'm delivering the same message as Ron Paul. I think that the message is identifying the solutions to the problems that this country faces and genuinely recognizing the solutions. Having been excluded from the Republican debates, that really was a self-fulfilling prophecy."
So what are the solutions that Johnson proposes?
"I'm making three promises as president of the United States," Mr. Johnson says. "The first promise, I promise to submit a balanced budget to Congress in the year 2013. Now that's not promising to balance the budget, because that's going to require Congress to cooperate with that, but I'm promising to submit that document. That's a 1.4 trillion reduction in federal spending. I'm also promising to veto any legislation where expenses exceed revenue, believing that with those two promises, spending will be lower than any other scenario that you could come up with."
Johnson's third promise is to propose throwing out the current federal tax system and replacing individual income taxes, corporate taxes and payroll taxes with a consumption tax. That would include eliminating the IRS.
This would also require the support of the Congress.
There's not much doubt about Johnson's willingness to use the veto power. As governor of New Mexico, Johnson says he may have vetoed more legislation than the other 49 governors combined. That was one reason he was generally called "the libertarian governor," a moniker Johnson is proud of.
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WY : Devil's Tower : South and East Faces
Led P1 & then rapped. Wish we had time to lead P2! Fun hands-fingers, sustained, & VERY long.
May 27, 2011
Five and Dime
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Five and Dime Cliff
TRed. Tired from other routes, but still got it clean on my first try! Really fun & physical.
May 25, 2011
Copper Penny
TRed after leading Keystone Corner. Fun & burley! Not much of an OW if you find the flake to pull on inside.
TRed. Very clean rock & very steep. Well protected by the bolts.
Keystone Corner
Led. A variety of tricky moves. No straight-in jamming or chimneying for this one!
Swan Slab Gully
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Swan Slab
Led all. Linked P1 & P2. Fun & fast!
May 24, 2011
Super Slide
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Royal Arches
Led all pitches. Linked P3 & P4. Linked up w/ Trial by Fire. P4 was wet!
Trial By Fire
Led both pitches. Harder than it looks! Bring a gear sling & wide gear ( 4 & 5 C4s). 2nd pitch linkup to SS is fun.
Bay Tree Crack
Led. Linked w/ approach pitch. It was dark but we weren't done. Climbing by headlamp = wheeee!
Peruvian Flake
Led. Easy to miss, not too aesthetic, but fun & pumpy moves that are well protected. Good 'beginner' .10a to lead.
The Surprise
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Five Open Books
Led P1, P3. Fell on .10a crux when hold broke. Fun last pitch to lead!
May 20, 2011
Little John, Right
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : El Capitan Base Routes
Led P1 & P3. Trick P1, cruiser P2. Step across & catwalk are airy.
May 19, 2011
Little John, Left
TRed after climbing Little John, Right. Fun wide hands, slick, but too short!
La Cosita, Right
Fun lead! I almost fell as I had to hang out in the middle of a LB as we were pelted by falling ice from the Heart!
Circuit Breaker
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Curry Village
I'm a trad climber. What is this in YDS? Really fun! 3 move crux then it gets gradually easier.
May 8, 2011
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Staircase Falls
I TRed this thinking it was 5.10d. 5.11ish - cool! 1 small fall & a great climb!
Monday Morning Slab, Harry Daley Route
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Glacier Point Apron
Nice variety of climbing, from thin jams, to a thin walking traverse to fat jams.
May 7, 2011
The Grack - Center
Fun crack to jog up. We pitched it out in 45 mins with beautiful jams most of the way.
The Grack - Left Side
Dirty and grass-tree filled. There were some occasionally interesting moves.
Variation on a Theme
The crux is tricky & counterintuitive. Fun! Overall not too sustained.
Monday Morning Slab, Chouinard Crack
The hand traverse is memorable. Nice crack but too short!
Swan Slab Squeeze
Apr 3, 2011 Led.
Apr 4, 2011
Grant's Crack
Led. Right foot popped off in the usual crux spot but finger jam was solid so I caught it and climbed on!
After Seven
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Manure Pile Buttress (aka R...
Followed Chris on her first lead of the season
Generator Crack
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Generator Station
TRed. Did it MUCH smoother this time. 30 min? Easiest if you switch sides several times on the way up.
Jump for Joy
TR'ed. Slick and sustained, with some interesting crack techniques
Apr 3, 2011
Led. Not nearly as hard as C.S. Concerto!
Haley's Comet
TR'ed. Very sustained with interesting cruxes.
Sherrie's Crack
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Pat and Jack Pinnacle
TRed nice and smooth. I was past the crux before I realized I was at it!
Apr 2, 2011
Golden Needles
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Cascade Falls - Left
Led both pitches. Very hard 5.8 IMO
Knob Job
TRed. Jams were sweeet! Lieback was tricky on a hidden flake to the right.
East Arete
CA : High Sierra : Mt. Humphreys
Led all pitches. Doing the full ridge is pretty long in winter.
Feb 13, 2011
Reed's Pinnacle Regular Route
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Reed's Pinnacle Area
Led P1 & P2 to reach Bongs Away, Left. It's easy to end P1 in the wrong location. Try the detached flake tunnel-through!
Feb 6, 2011
Bongs Away, Left
Led. Exiting the 5.8 OW is the scariest part. I wish I had more 3-5 to make it less runout.
Church Bowl Chimney
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Church Bowl
Led. Ledge-decking potential for 120'! Fun chimney, but a little spooky.
Feb 5, 2011
Church Bowl Terrace
TR. Really physical with awkward & strenuous moves throughout
Church Bowl Lieback
Led. Felt really short. Good beginner 5.8 lead.
Black is Brown
Led. Bottom half was OK 5.7-5.8. Top half was insecure gritty face climbing with little pro.
Bishops Terrace
Led. Did alternate start & 5.7 OW variation.
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Sunnyside Bench
Followed Vitaliy up P1 for his first 5.7 Yosemite crack lead.
Led as one long pitch. Barely enough rope w/ 60m!
Jan 23, 2011
Aunt Fanny's Pantry
Led to TR neighboring routes. There were mosquitoes on the route this January - pretty much sums up the route.
TRed. A bit leafy. .10a face starting variation is dirty & sucks. The rest was fun!
Pole Position
TRed. Fell 3 times getting off route. Marky no likey slab!
Deja Thorus
TRed. A bit of work to set up, but I found it fun & varied climbing. Not too dirty or loose.
Lazy Bum
TRed both pitches w/o falls. The lieback cruxes on both pitches are memorable!
Jan 22, 2011
TRed 1st & 2nd pitches w/o falls. 5.10c section is one move.
Led both pitches & downclimbed 2nd pitch twice. 5.9 is short & easy.
Led P1, which felt harder than P2. Wide part has a stuck cam in it.
Jan 17, 2011
TRed. Ow my knees . . . Now to do it again! Maybe left-side in is easier?
After Six
Led all pitches w/ 5.8 finish. 1st pitch was wet!
Jan 16, 2011
Followed P1 and then rapped as it got dark. The 2nd pitch looks like a fun lead.
Jan 15, 2011
Led P1 & P3. 5.9 exit is fun and done as an OW instead of a lieback. P2 is wet at the crux in winter.
Anti-Ego Crack
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Knob Hill
Led to Manazanita in 15 min. Fun!
Dec 12, 2010
Chicken Pie
Led. A little awkward, but not too bad or too long. Not at OWish as expected.
Just for Starters
Led. Don't know how close you have to stay to the bolt to 'be on route'. Easy enough about 4' to the right before cutting back over.
Sloth Wall
Fun lead, but the harder parts were over too soon! One of the easier '5.7s' in the Valley.
TR'ed. Crux is short, thin, and pumpy! Slab variation is fun too.
Pot Belly
Led & TR'ed & downclimbed 3x.
Unnamed Thin Crack
TR'ed. Face moves were interesting to figure out. Fun mixed finger-face climb.
Dec 11, 2010
Penelope's Problem
Bottom is slick. After the first bit, the rest is bomber finger jams & over too soon!
Uncle Fanny
Awkward but secure. Once you figure out the start, the rest follows easily.
Did twice as TR. Short crux. Sweet jams! Start low to get every inch of crack.
Swan Slab Chimney
Led to TR Grant's Crack & finish with a 5.6 OW. Even easier the 2nd time - would be a good free-solo.
CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Trashcan Rock - West Face
Led. Dike is interesting. First bolt is a borderline runout, but the rest is fine.
Nov 27, 2010
Led. Tricky but good pro. Steep & intimidating, but good stances for placing pro. Intimidating exit!
Left Sawdust Crack
CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Trashcan Rock - East Face
TR'ed after climb Right SDC. Thin, but not too sustained to play on. Good 5.10c intro.
Easy smeasy. Fun as a downlead.
Fun OW to play with
Right Sawdust Crack
Led. Solid jamming, but strenuous to place pro!
Mike's Books
CA : Joshua Tree National Park : ... : Intersection Rock
5.8 direct start is fun, but a spotter is helpful! I like the wide nature of the route.
Nov 26, 2010
Bat Crack
I like the OW! 1st pitch is the most interesting.
Pinacle Stand
Led 1st Pitch. Felt like 5.7. Haven't done 2nd pitch.
Nov 25, 2010
Crescent Crack
UT : Wasatch Range : ... : Crescent Crack Buttress
First 5.7 OW lead. Led both pitches & did a linkup w/ more.
Nov 3, 2010
Crescent Crack Direct Variation
Followed & linked with Final Link. Hard with a pack on!
Final Link
Followed. Nice way to end Crescent & link up with the Coffin.
The Coffin
UT : Wasatch Range : ... : Coffin Buttress
Followed. Beautiful cruiser finger crack.
Rightside Variation
Followed. Definitely harder than the standard route.
UT : Wasatch Range : ... : Pentapitch Area
Fun crack. Harder than the Coffin, but still just a 5.9
Nov 2, 2010
Led all pitches. The last one is thin!
Bushwhack Crack
UT : Wasatch Range : ... : Schoolroom Area
Led as a C1 climb. Then led it for real. Sweet fingers.
Oct 29, 2010
Hatchet Crack
Awkward. OW-ish.
Unnamed Crack
TR'ed. Crux is transitioning to wide section. Now to lead as a boulder problem.
Oct 10, 2010
Penthouse Cracks
TR'ed all lines. Got spanked on the .10a lieback. Everything else was easy & fun (sans the .11a start)
Not too hard, even for wide. TR'ed. Now to lead it. Can place pro 2/3 up.
Snake Dike
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Half Dome
Led all pitches. Barely 5.7, and the best protected 5.7 slab I've ever climbed. Runouts aren't too bad if you pay attention.
Oct 2, 2010
Green Eggs and Ham
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Western Front
Fun TR.
Sep 26, 2010
March of Dimes
Ace in the Hole
Deadheads Delight
North Face North Couloir (right couloir)
CA : High Sierra : North Peak
Fun ice lead of 3 brittle pitches and cl. 4 scramble to the summit.
Sep 25, 2010
Puppy Crack
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Puppy Dome
Easy lead. Fun hands-fingers.
Sep 11, 2010
Northwest Books
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Northwest Face
Led 1st pitch. Slick granite, but the squeeze was fine, even with a pack on.
North Ar�te
CA : Sierra Eastside : ... : North Arete
Easy lead. Crystal pitch was fun. Staying true to the ridge for the scramble off adds some interest.
Sep 10, 2010
Matthes Crest Traverse - South to North
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Matthes Crest
Led 1st 3 Pitches, simul-climbed until last pitch. 5.7 variation was really sandbagged!
Sep 4, 2010
TRed. Got the crux clean & fell from carelessness at the slightly wider part above. Doh! Fun climb!
Aug 29, 2010
Followed Kenneth up both pitches.
Southeast Buttress
CA : Yosemite National Park : ... : Cathedral Peak
Interesting w/ wind & snow. 5.6 chimney was interesting with a pack! Led all pitches w/ 5.7 variations.
Aug 28, 2010
Northeast Ridge
CA : High Sierra : Bear Creek Spire
Belayed the 1st & last pitch, simul-climbed the rest. Did a 5.5 variation in the beginning.
Aug 22, 2010