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British Policy Towards Kashmir (1846-1946)
Hassnain, Fida Mohammad
Edition : (First Edition)
CONTENTS:-
1. Creation of Jammu & Kashmir State
2. Early Dogra Rule And the British
3. Moves and Counter Moves
4. Kashmir to Gilgit
5. Condemned Unheard
6. Resident Vs. Ruler
7. Impact of The British Policy
8. Jammu and Kashmir States In 1947
The nineteenth century has been an eventful century in the history of British India. Events not only in India but also in Europe towards the close of the 18th century largely shaped the policy of the then British Government in India. They took active steps to maintain this precious colonial possession of theirs. Hostility between the European powers found their expression in India resulting in the overall supremacy of the British as the rulers of India.
In the history of 19th century British India, Kashmir occupied a very strategic position. Czarist Russia had her covetous eyes on Kashmir whose conquest would give her an opportunity to directly confront the British in India. This logistical reality was realized by the British very early and she went all out to maintain at any cost Kashmir as a buffer state against Russian designs.
This is the first diplomatic history of Kashmir written after a deep study of original archives, housed in India and abroad.
In 1969 he was invited by several Japanese Universities to give extension lectures on Buddhist culture and history. Since then he has visited various cities in Asia and Europe and has given lectures on history, culture and Sufism. He Is a recipient of several degrees and awards from various institutions in India, Japan, Switzerland, Germany and Mexico. He was granted the title of Rastra Sanskrit Samrat or the Emperor of National Culture in 1987. The Jammu and Kashmir government has bestowed upon him the prestigious lifetime achievement award on January 25, 2009.
He is the author of about two dozen books on history, culture and mysticism which have been published in India, UK, Russia, Italy, and USA.
He lives with his wife at 32, Dastgir Villa, Umer Enclave, Parray Pora, Baghat, Airport road, Srinagar, Kashmir, India.
His email address is fidahassnain@mvasa.net.


Martin Jönsson at Svenska Dagbladet links to the VizEds Blog's collection of how newspapers illustrated Saddam Hussein's execution. And just like Martin, I reacted to Philadelphia Daily News' headline "Yo, Saddam, say hi to Hitler".
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Pioneers PWA head coach Jim Roche gives his team final instructions prior to their game against Dolton.
The playoffs; the second season; win or go home! It's the point that every sports team tries to get to; extending its season for a chance to stand on the mountain top at the end – the champion!
The Southwest Junior Midget Football League began its playoffs in full-go mode with games at multiple locations Nov 1.
The Orland Park Pioneers had all six of their eligible teams extend their season by at least one game as they began their quest for 2014 titles. Four of the six played Nov 1 while the others earned first round byes due to their winning records.
Kick-starting the Pioneers playoff push was Jim Roche and his Pee Wee A Pioneers against opening opponent Dolton. It was a match-up of fourth and fifth seeds, respectively.
These teams were very closely matched as their season records indicated -- Orland Park at 5-3 and Dolton at 4-3-1. But on this day, Orland Park's defense did it all to frustrate and contain a quick Bears team and stifled every attempt via air or ground. That resulted in a 10-0 shutout win that advanced the Pioneers to the semifinal round Nov. 8.
The game started slowly with both defenses dominating play. It looked as if field position would come into play eventually because neither offense could establish anything.
With the Dolton deep in its end and time winding down in the first quarter, a misstep by the Bears quarterback caused him to fall and Elliott Cook, of the Pioneers, covered him for a safety with just 5.2 seconds left in the opening quarter.
The way the game was going, it looked like a 2-0 lead could be all that was needed with so much defense taking center stage on the natural turf of Tinlel Park's Bulldog Field.
After receiving the ensuing punt after the safety, the Pioneers went three and out and struggled on the fourth down punt as Dolton took advantage of a snap over the kicker's head. Just as quickly as the Bears thought they were in good position, their following play resulted in a fumble that was recovered by Cook and again gave possession back to the Pioneers.
The Orland Park offense tried to get its ground attack going. John-Michael Scumaci and Zach Bateman did all they could to get yardage and quarterback Luke Sefcik tried to complete passes but nothing worked because Dolton made a habit of visiting the Pioneers backfield.
The Bears didn't have any luck either as they too found their ground game halted and their air efforts snuffed. Orland Park's Brian Funk found openings and made tackles while also defending the pass and knocking anything near him down.
The Pioneers' Danny Durkin, Mark Brannigan and Jacob Coleman also made any Dolton offensive effort futile as they too managed to be in the right position throughout the remainder of the first half to keep the Bears scoreless.
Robert Griffin (64), Brian Funk (5), Matt Stubenfoll (42) and James Roche (54) regroup during a timeout.
When Dolton opened the second half, they were greeted much like they were throughout the first half by a Pioneers defense that remained stingy. Dylan Sigel and James Roche continued the Pioneers defensive presence and forced a Bears punt.
It looked like the Pioneers were in great position to up their lead when Scumaci returned the ensuing Bears punt 19 yards to the Dolton 30. But a costly Pioneers penalty stalled the 7-play drive and resulted in a turnover on downs.
Once again the Pioneers defense stepped up as the Dolton tried to test the air. Brannigan got in front of one and returned it 22 yards to the Bears 2-yard line.
It took the Pioneers a fourth and goal sneak by quarterback Sefcik from a yard out to extend the lead. With the Brannigan extra-point kick, the Pioneers now led 10-0 early in the final quarter.
Dolton hurt themselves again two plays after the kickoff. An errant pass found the Pioneers Justin Egan and ended any possibility of a comeback.
From there the Pioneers controlled much of the remaining clock with rushes from Bateman, Scumaci, Tyler Milani and Michael Walsh. Orland Park closed out the win and ensured itself the chance to play again next week.
"We made some adjustment with the offensive line with guys like Walsh, Roche, (Jack) Gentile, (Robert) Griffin and (Matt) Stubenfoll that made the difference; they were the difference in the second half – our offensive line.
Nicholas Devos, Nathan Rodriguez, Max Poda, Connor Dixon, Andrew Messineo and Danny Witkowski contributed to the shutout win.
Cheering on the Pioneers and doing all they could to entertain the fans were cheerleaders Kaylee Swiech, Kayliegh Rose, Morgan Hampe and Brianna Pawlikowski. Head coach Beatrice Swiech is assisted by junior coaches Jessi Winston, Angellica Lach and Alyssa Heavrin.


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August 19, 2019 October 24, 2022 Randy Yagi Beer, Wine and Spirits, Hotels, Mexico, Restaurants and Food, Sports
Grand Solmar Land's End Cabo San Lucas
Whether it's a romantic getaway or well-earned vacation, Grand Solmar Land's End can be your Mexican getaway. Located near the southernmost point of Baja California, Land's End is consistently named one of the finest luxury resorts in Cabo San Lucas. What's more, it ranks among the best in all of Mexico. With that in mind, it then shouldn't come as a surprise that Grand Solmar further ranks among the world's best.
Grand Solmar Land's End Resort (photo courtesy of Solmar Hotels and Resorts)
About Grand Solmar Land's End Resort & Spa
Grand Solmar Land's End
Ave. Solmar #1A
Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S
Mexico, 23450
www.grandsolmarresort.solmar.com
Land's End is part of the collection of seven all-suites properties from the industry leading Solmar Hotels and Resorts in Cabo San Lucas. This includes for instance, the new Grand Solmar at Rancho San Lucas Resort. Each of the luxurious properties features fabulously appointed suites and exceptional dining and hospitality. Additionally, Land's End resort is located close to downtown Cabo San Lucas, as well as the city's popular Marina.
Solmar Hotel and Resorts
Solmar Hotels and Resorts was founded in 1974 by developer Don Luis Bulnes Molleda, one of the early pioneers in transforming Los Cabos from a small fishing village into a major tourist destination. As a heartfelt tribute to his local contributions, a statue at Old Cabo marina was installed, not long after his passing in October 2011. If you visit the Marina, you will see the statue at the entrance.
Related: Villa Del Palmar Islands Of Loreto
The luxury resort features 246 suites in six categories. Suites are available from the 737 square foot Grand Studio to 6,232 square foot Four-Bedroom Penthouse. Each of suite comes equipped with fine furnishings, full size kitchen, plush bedding and linens. You will have a private terrace with great views of the Pacific Ocean. Additional amenities include flat screen TV, Wi-Fi, dining areas and marble floors. Penthouse suites further feature multiple bathrooms and a Jacuzzi tub. If you reserve a Four Bedroom Penthouse, you'll also have a private pool.
The resort features several dining options, including at poolside and superb fine dining at Don Luis and La Roca. Also onsite is a snack bar, deli, sports bar and Asian Lounge featuring a delectable sushi menu. Guests have the option to dine at other Grand Solmar properties. This includes the Ridge at Playa Grande and Grand Solmar Rancho San Lucas.
La Roca is the resort's signature restaurant specializing in Baja-inspired cuisine. However, American and Continental dishes are also on the menu. Open for breakfast and dinner, La Roca is currently offering an impressive, six-course Farm-to-Table experience from the resort's Executive Chef Alberto Collarte.
Related: Cabo San Lucas Resorts
Dan Luis
Dan Luis, named after the resort's founder, specializes in premium cuts like American wagyu and Black Angus, in addition to fresh seafood and produce
Additional dining options are available for Land's End guests at other Solmar Hotel & Resorts restaurants. For example, you can visit the Ridge Restaurant at Playa Grande Resort and Anica, with Chef Hector Lucas at Grand Solmar Rancho San Lucas.
Related: Destination Weddings In Mexico
Grand Solmar Land's End Resort Spa
Sea Spa at Land's End offers luxury spa treatments and Sea Spa cabanas, amid breathtaking ocean views. The spa menu has many options for guests, such as massages, facials and body treatments. The resort also has a new beauty parlor for hair styling, makeup, manicures and pedicures.
Land's End resort has eight beautiful swimming pools, including a kid's pool and oceanfront Infinity pools. Complimenting the pools are poolside and swim-up bars. The resort also has its own private beach although the waters of Baja Sur can be too rough for swimming.
Additional Services & Amenities
In addition to the bars, lounges and restaurants, the resort offers a wealth of other outstanding services and amenities. This includes an airport shuttle service, fitness center, children's center, valet parking, concierge service and wedding planning. Also available hands on instruction for making cocktails, salsa and more.
Related: Mexico Golf Courses For Your Bucket List
Land's End offers exclusive offers year round. Current specials include a Bachelorette Getaway, an Ultimate Romance Package and an up to 60 percent off Summer-Fall special. One other notable package with reservations available now is the Golf Getaway, which will include a round of golf at the new Rancho San Lucas Golf Course, beginning in November.
Randy Yagi is an award-winning freelance writer who served as the National Travel Writer for CBS Local from 2012-2019. More than 900 of his stories still appear in syndication across 23 CBS websites, including CBS New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco. During his peak years with CBS, Randy had a reported digital audience reach of 489 million and 5.5 million monthly visitors. Additionally, his stories have appeared in the Daily Meal, CBS News, CBS Radio, Engadget and Radio.com.
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I had my first #romantic idea when I was four, and it's still a good one. I was lying in bed on a hot afternoon pretending to nap. A summer shower pattered softly against the roof. I heard children's voice and tip-toed to the window so my mother wouldn't hear my footsteps. Dressed in swimsuits and boots, the neighbor kids were running in the rain, screaming like wild things and jumping through puddles. I'd have given anything to be with them.
So … here's my romantic idea. When a gentle summer shower drifts over your neighborhood, you and your loved one(s) must put on your swimsuits and rain boots and be wild things. If you are too dignified for this, dig out an umbrella big enough for two and go for a romantic walk in the rain with your honey.
Should your summer showerbe accompanied by lightning, turn off the lights, turn on Billie Holiday and daydream about the rain scene in The Notebook.
Seth guided Darcy into the wide path of grass and clover between the lavender fields. Frankie fell into step beside him, and a deeply irrational sense of well-being washed over him. Miss Bea had skinned him alive twice in one morning. A new record. A new low.
So why the hell was he feeling so mellow?
She burst out laughing, and he almost laughed, too. A comfortable silence settled over them, and he slipped back a pace so he could study the new Frankie. Her cat eyes didn't seem so damned spooky this morning. His gaze lingered on strong cheekbones, golden skin, the gentle puff of pink lips. A breeze lifted. Long, black hair unfurled, gleaming like jet.
This girl couldn't be Frankie.It wasn't just the horse business. It was the way she acted, asking questions all the time and looking startled when Miss Bea went off on her. Sure, she knew a lot about the house and him and the workings of the ranch. And sometimes she'd tilt her head just like Frankie and do Frankie's Beyoncé strut, but not all the time.
So if she looked like Frankie and talked like Frankie and knew about Frankie's life, but wasn't Frankie, who the hell was she? Besides Frankie's doppelgänger. He should be alarmed, wary even. But instead he felt as if he'd finally turned a corner.
I love Mari's romantic idea story. I also love that lavender gave a moment's mellowness to hero Seth. He sounds most appealing, as does the whole book. Best of luck to Mari with her book! I look forward to those cozy mysteries too, as there are not enough of them these days.
Loved her romantic ideas, too. Unfortunately, around here it rains cats and dogs and hails nowadays, so only the second part with staying inside and listening to good music would be available. Thanks for stopping by, Flossie!
Thanks for hosting me,Carmen. BTW, I love your site!
I am glad you love my modest blog.


With the political season in high swing, and the talk of politics inescapable, I thought it might be fun to wrote parodies in praise of political parodies that are very obsolete (The Whigs, The Federalists, etc.). Plus it'll screw with kids using google for their homework assignments!!
You need to place the link on amIright in this thread so I know which are entered in (and for what party).
The party should be from the USA, and ceased membership at least 25 years ago.
Ends March 27, that means with the parodies approved around 8AM EST on the 27th.
I will announce a winner a week after the contest ends.
I'm going to award a $25 Amazon gift card for the best parody!!!! Everyone is eligible, though you have to live in a country I can send an amazon gift card via email to if you want the award for first place.
Wikipedia seems to be down at the moment - I'll try to get something together once I know the full list.
I'm looking for entries from the section: "Political parties in U.S. history"
aren't they still around and active though? I'm looking for parties that no longer nominate, etc.
I'll take a stab at the Nullifier Party (1830-1839). Preliminary research yields some pretty thin and very dry material, but I think I can make it work with a lot of artistic license. I think I'll try to write it to "Paralyzer" by Finger Eleven.
I thought with offering a small cash prize, people might be more willing to jump at odd subject like this one. Not much response yet, guess that makes my judging job a little easier (and increases the odds for the people who write one).
I had thought about the "Liberal-Republican" party myself: the name is so funny on its own!
"Nullifier" is done and will be posted on the next update.
I'll try to make a pun out of " Know-Nothings ".
I've never entered any contests before. Maybe I should give this a shot. I've also picked an obscure song as the basis for mine.
UPDATE: After some consideration, I intend to write mine about the Populist Party. Was anyone else going to use this one?
would there be any limit to entries if each is of a different party? This is not saying I'll actually be able to do any but I'm curious.
no, go nuts. if we run out of parties, I'd just say feel free to revisit one that's been done.
Done and submitted. I'll put the link here when it's up. It might've been impossible not to come off as a little sarcastic but I tried to be positive. The vegetarian party was quite ridiculous but probably not as much of a historical embarrassment as some others.
Mine's a borderline diss so I have to tweak it a bit but it's still a borderline diss, hope it's good enough.
I'm not sure if I'll have the time, but has anyone claimed the "National Union Party" ?
I'd done the Greenbacks but have no time so it's scrapped.
Submitting my Whig party parody tonight (3/26).
Nailed the first one on the head!
Although he's Jewish... That might have something to do with why he isn't getting hounded by the Hebrews and Jews about creating "The Producers"
Hey Chucky, sorry buddy, I kinda forgot about this one, I won't have one ready. . .that's ok, I think "Liberal Republican Party" is a parody of itself.
I need to make a few corrections on mine, so hopefully you will be following the Below Average Dave rule and allowing people to resubmit or submit until the first vote is cast. If you're not I will have to go my with the parody that I have many mistakes on. I want to get my facts straight... So will I be able to resubmit this? Please!!!
My less offensive more accurate parody of the same song will be up tomorrow. I changed the line "A sure way to see Hades" to "We soon will see Hell's flames", and the line, "Sit through Hebrew Mass* and see how we appeal" to "I'll shoot Adam Sandler (See there's some appeal)" (Since Adam Sandler was raised Jewish, and he also did the Hanukkah song), and I think that Adam Sandler always protrays a douchebag, and he just annoys me.
It was a good one, ChuckyG. Few people enjoy the Capitol Steps as much as I do; so, for a moment, I was really disappointed that I missed this contest and an outside chance to have a song performed by them.
Would I be right in assuming that the Capitol Steps recording was an April Fools' gag?
I'll announce the winner in a little while too..
Really tough to judge these, they were all pretty good. Now I remember why I didn't like running contests myself, I hate trying to judge them.
ChuckyG...I like to thank you very much for the first place finish.
Congratulations to Phil and Rex and to all who entered.
As for the gift card, I would like to take this opportunity to announce the "first annual" Invisible Boy "FR (future rhymers) Scholarship".This scholarship is to be awarded to a young boy or girl, preferably around two years of age, that has demonstrated a love of being read-to, and a fondness for rhyming words.
Chucky's help will be needed in making the purchase(s) and in reading so mentioned books to the recipient.
That is such a kind gift!
I probably would have blown the whole wad on myself ;) ... You're a much better person than I am Invisible Boy.
oh man.... I don't even know what to say aside from Thank You!
All I can say is that it was fun to try out the contest & congratulations to Invisible Boy!
I would have preferred to see everybody vote in this, because one person's opinion is only that one person's opinion. Sure it's Chucky G the creator of Amiright, but Chucky's opinion is just Chucky's opinion. I would like to see where I have placed if we did the voting the normal way. I'm not a fan of this type of voting... But anyways it's over now, I just figured I'm voice my disappointment in the voting process here.
I may be the only one, but if I feel this way, I'm sure somebody else might feel this way too.
Oh well... It's over now.
I'm not saying that I disagree with the winner I probably would have voted Invisible Boy myself, but having the choice would have been nice.
I also find it kinda ironic that we did a contest on governement, and I guess the only one that worked out was the Monarchy.
Alright, enough of my bitching... I just wanted to voice my opinion on this matter.
Sure I'm sure. No kid can have too many books. I tried to suggest some that I guessed he didn't already have. I happen to know several young adults that had these books read to them as toddlers, and they grew-up to be geniuses and perfect in every way.
no, we haven't gotten him any of those yet. my guess is he won't be ready for them quite yet, but in a few more months when he gets better control of the language.
I did it this way, because I wanted a quick return on getting parodies written for the April Fools joke on the front page. I wasn't sure if it would be fair with the usual voting if some parodies got more exposure. The final design of the front page wasn't what I was originally envisioning, I was going to stick only one parody up and rotate them in every five minutes, with the page designed to reflect the party of the parody. Way too much work for a joke barely anyone saw as it was. Plus I figured it would be less work than trying to tally votes (which was an incorrect assumption on my part I think).
If I run another contest, I probably won't run it this way again. It does help to shake things up though and try new things once in a while.
We love Too Many Daves. Tried to learn it for a recital thing once but the alternative names were too difficult to memorise.
Chucky did say what the rules were going to be when he posted the request.. there are plenty of competitions that you can vote in to choose from.
Haven't kept up with this thread and contest (haven't even read the entries), but congrats all the same. IB is a force to be reckoned with as of late when it comes to parody writing!


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Why We Invested in Embed
We recently announced our investment in Embed's $60 million financing. We are excited to be working with such an outstanding team building the next generation tech infrastructure for securities execution, clearing, settlement, and custody. We wanted to provide some insight into why we invested into Embed and why we are so enthusiastic about the opportunity that lies before them.
PruVen's interest in the developer API based infrastructure for financial services
Embed has built a developer-focused API-based platform for brokerage. In doing so, the company is enabling fintechs to focus engineering resources on innovating on the best possible solutions for their customers. At PruVen, we are attracted to forward-thinking founders who have a deep understanding of industry obstacles in the status quo and have the experience and understanding of the clients' needs. Our team has had the opportunity to work with several developer-enabling platforms including Plaid, TrustLayer, and Pismo. With each of these companies, we have seen firsthand how agile and robust solutions like Embed can become catalysts for their industries enabling entirely new use cases that weren't possible with existing technology, thereby greatly expanding the total addressable market. Several more reasons to be excited about the company are outlined below:
Exceptional team who understands the custody & clearing stack and the needs of the next generation of brokerages
Michael Giles, the Founder & CEO, and Lars Beal, the CTO, have deep domain expertise and extensive experience servicing brokerage customers that provide them with unique insight into the needs of emerging FinTech companies. At Michael's previous company, they spent years building solutions on top of a key competitor in this space and became intimately aware of the challenges companies face as they implement brokerage systems. Furthermore, Michael served as the CEO and Lars was the Head of Investing Engineering of Cash App Investing at Square. During their tenure, they helped the company increase user engagement by tackling the challenges involved with enabling small dollar retail investing. It was also through this experience that they saw the challenges of the existing players in the ecosystem, and it sparked the passion for modernizing that brokerage infrastructure for what is needed today. The remainder of the team is a group of experienced software engineers, clearing professionals, and operations experts who are a strong base for the team that is growing quickly.
Embed can expand the market size to enable new products with better infrastructure
By creating a developer-focused API-based infrastructure for custody and clearing while decreasing the pricing to more of a platform fee, Embed will catalyze a new wave of innovation within brokerage. Engaging with partners through APIs makes cost prohibitive projects become possible and decreases the time it takes to bring new products to market. FinTechs that we spoke with that were trying to launch new solutions that require higher activity or lower dollar fractional share investing all pointed to the limitations of providers today. Embed's solution was developed with these challenges in mind and the team is working with a number of existing Fintech companies to bring their solutions to market.
Attractive market opportunity dominated by low-tech incumbents
The size of the traditional custody services market is ~$27bn as of 2021 and expected to grow at almost 8% a year through 2025. Apex Clearing, an incumbent which is in the process of going public via SPAC, estimated a $100bn+ opportunity between self directed brokerage, traditional advisory brokerage, data aggregation, and digital advisory. This market is dominated by low-tech incumbents including BNY-Pershing who has over $40 trillion in AUM. While the near term opportunity is with rapidly scaling fintech companies, there remains a massive opportunity to disrupt entrenched firms. Furthermore, some high-profile defections from even the most tech savvy players increases our conviction that there is a clear need for a better solution in the market.
Macro tailwinds make this the right moment to go to market
More broadly, there are a number of macro drivers supporting companies who can bring better digital services into this market including the transfer of wealth from boomers to a younger more tech savvy generation. It is estimated that $68 trillion will pass from boomers to millennials over the next three decades. Furthermore, the growth of neobanks and FinTechs working with individuals who were unbanked and underserved has created increased demand for and access to brokerage services at the lower end of the market. Consumers are also getting engaged in brokerage earlier and with smaller dollar amounts than before. For practical reasons such as wanting to make smaller trades, and due to competitive dynamics, such as Robinhood offering no fee trading, the demand for no commissions and lower fees is strong and growing. Lastly, the digitization of financial services, which was accelerated by COVID-19, and lower interest rates driving demand for equities also support our thesis that Embed is bringing the best technology to the market at an ideal time.
Hope this provides the insight to understanding our excitement for Embed and what the future holds for them.
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Loved it, best film I've seen this year and I don't see much topping it. I hate 3D but it worked very well in this and is never used in a gimmicky way.
Really do want to see this!
I'm off to see this tomorrow night. IMAX 3D, gallery seats. Better be good, cost £22.00 per ticket.
Very tempted to watch this in IMAX also but im gonna wait until the kids go back to school.
I am indeed, well called! Quick Nando's first then off to the flickies at 9:30 pee em.


What Happens When You Cross a Zebra and a Horse and What are the Offspring Called?
Zebras and Horses can indeed mate and produce offspring, and they do this regularly.
And Zebras can mate not just with horses, but with donkeys as well.
Zebras and horses are crossbred, usually a zebra stallion with a horse mare, not just for curiosity's sake but because they also make good pack animals.
They're usually called a zorse, zebroid, or more romantically, golden zebra.
The names used for donkey/zebra offspring are zebrass and zo-donk; for pony/zebras, zony or zeony.
Horse enthusiasts who breed zebra mixes would ultimately like to see these mixes allowed into the horse breeders' showring.
Although the offspring are smaller than horses, they could easily fit into the donkey and pony categories.
Zebras have a checkered and striped past.
What Happens When Lions and Tigers Mate and What are the Hybrid Cross-Bred Offspring Called?
Where does the term "criss-cross" come from and What does criss-cross mean?


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An Egyptian Blogger… | THE PORTICO..
On December 19, he posted an entry entitled "Military Forces Attack on Female Protesters". He has since restored the post, which contains five photographs, documenting incidents where women were assaulted by the Egyptian army. Each photograph is clearly marked with its copyright notice, with the images belonging to, according to Raoof, Reuters, AP, AFP, StockPix and The Daily Mail. But no results were found when he tried to look out a DMCA notice.
Blogger has been notified, according to the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), that certain content on your blog is alleged to infringe on the copyright of others. As a result, we have reset the post(s) to "draft" status. If we did not do so, we would be subject to a claim of copyright infringement, regardless of its merits.
The email that we received, with any personally identifying information removed, will be posted online by a service called Chilling Effects at http://chillingeffects.org. We do this in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). You can search for the DMCA notice associated with the removal of your content by going to the Chilling Effects page at http://chillingeffects.org and entering in the URL of the blog post that was removed.
I sent them 3 emails asking for more information on the DMCA notice filed against. In their email they said according to DMCA the notice should be available on Chilling Effects with all necessary information, and I never found it and they never replied to any of my emails.
I sent them the 4th email and last one informing them if the DMCA notice wasn't made public and if they didn't respond to me I am going to republish the post again. As the notice they claim to be filled against me was never made available to me or on the Chilling Effects website as it should be, and consequentially the DMCA notice became doubtful.
We don't know what is the reason behind this. Is google trying to break all its policies and terms ?


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An Analysis Of Danyel Smith's Dreaming America
Kayla Nguyen Mr. Stewart AP Language & Comp. 11 September 2014 Dreaming America Ms. Hip Hop tells us about stereotypical New York and California today. Are they really all they are cracked up to be? Many people, like Ms. Hip Hop, dream of going to these places because of their story, but don't know what the real legacy behind each of them are. 1. Danyel Smith begins with asking rhetorical questions that set up the essay. Asking about the birthplace of hip hop culture and if it's New York, these question start to get the reader to recall their knowledge on the subject and conjure up an answer. Smith continues with creating an extended metaphor between California and New York. First explaining the many attractions that bring Ms. Hip Hop…show more content…
Smith uses "Ms. Hip Hop, generic girl fan" to comment on music because New York is the "birthplace" of hip hop. She also uses it show the difference between New York and California by telling us what Ms. Hip Hop likes in California, "California has its glories, and it holds on tight to its trophies -- the Eagles, Sly and the Family Stone, Jefferson Airplane, Tower of Power" (para. 5). 3. The audience are people that believe in the stereotypical ideas of what New York and California are like and what they have done for hip hop. People knowledgeable about those who were influential in music, particularly in hip hop and bebop. 4. Smith finds many rhetorical devices that grabs our attention i make us catch his message. Firstly, Smith makes many allusions to many different people such as Queen Latifah. Later on, Smith uses alliteration when she says, "... West is where folks are waking..." (para. 6). This catches our attention so we can make sure we get the message. Finally, she uses personification. She says, "Speech wants the old life" (para. 9). This makes us see speech for something else. Smith's use of rhetoric makes us learn her overall message that New York and California aren't all they're cracked up to…show more content…
Smith gives us examples between city and country life by using New York as the city and California as the country. "The buildings are older, the streets fumes stronger, every other car is a taxi." (para. 7). She tells us that New York is tight and everyone is busy getting to one place after another. "California piles on big-city makeup in L.A. and Oakland, San Diego and San Francisco -- but really, the place is spread out like a big cabbage farm, like the far-flung desert it is." (para. 7). California is a big state, which makes it the opposite of New York, empty. It's full of rich people who gets whatever they want, so obviously they would know hip hop music. 6. "It's where DJ Scott LaRock died and Slick Rick went to prison. Where Run found Christ and Griff got dismissed." (para. 3). The purpose of this reference between hip hop and the musicians are to explain with evidence that they're all related to New York. It's believable because in the second paragraph, it gives us many examples such as, "...the place where the seed took hold? Where the rhymes first flowed and a culture took form?
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Hess includes many interviews of different artists, one being Run DMC. During these interviews he covers what made him want to start a career in hip hop. Price, Emmett George. "Hip Hop Culture." Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2006. George Emmett talks about the evolution of hip hop culture and how it rose and spread.
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This mainly consists of wealth, power and beautiful women which are the goals of most youth in today's contemporary society – in other words: The American dream. There are several codes and conventions that make up this genre of music video and my main example of this is 'In Da Club' by 50 Cent. [Image 2] In 50 Cent's music video he directly addresses the audience with his lyrics. In hip hop music videos there is a frequent use of low angled/close up shots. The sole purpose of this is to demonstrate the power
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That's "Hot" In "What's Black, Then White, and Said All Over" Leslie Savan explores the appropriation of the black language into pop culture and its use in advertising and marketing. Savan goes into detail about uses of black vernacular and the "wannabe" (189) nation of different ethnic groups who adopt these slang terms as their own in order to be "cool". Among these terms is "hot", which has a vast background in the pop culture and hip hop community and has been associated with being "cool" throughout the youth for the past two decades. (Hot – Having or giving off heat; having a high temperature). At least that's what "hot" used to be mainly defined as, but in today's pop culture, it has taken on a whole different meaning.
Narcocorridos Research Paper
The Narcocorridos are singing about the common stereotypes of cartels. They are aiming at a new cultural discourse. Narco music is being listened to in Latin American communities here in the U.S. Currently, "the new 'narco' genre is so ingrained in American pop culture it's become part of primetime television." This indicates that many people are becoming aware of the Narco movement. The Narco movement also heavily relies on the Internet and social media to broadcast their music.
Kaina Stapleton Hip Hop Analysis
Hip-Hop: Ascension and Changes through Time In the essay "From the Margins to Mainstream: The Political Power of Hip-Hop" Katina Stapleton takes us through the civil power behind the inception and delivery of hip-hop music and the challenges the genre faces in its growing future. Stapleton begins by giving an account of hip-hops creation in the 70's streets of New York City. Stapleton explains the communal aspect of early hip-hop and the intense social implications it had. Hip-hop is exposed as a subversive cultural force pitting artful lyrical expression against physical violence in the youth of that time period. Hip-hop generated cliques of youth banding together under a common identity provided by hip-hop.
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2019 Chevrolet Malibu: 5 Fleet Features
The Chevrolet Malibu has been a widely-adopted fleet vehicle that was introduced in the 1960s.
Photo courtesy of GM.
General Motors has been offering the Chevrolet Malibu since the early 1960s, and the midsize sedan has been a staple of commercial fleets for decades. So, it should be easy to identify five benefits of the vehicle for fleets.
We turned to LeasePlan USA for help in this latest installment of our "5 Fleet Features" web series.
The 2019 Malibu, which is now in its ninth generation, offers a choice of three powertrains, including a gasoline-electric hybrid. GM began offering the Malibu as a 1964 trim grade of its (at the time) new Chevelle geared to families.
The second-generation Malibu in 1968 moved to a slightly longer wheelbase for sedans. After Chevrolet discontinued the Chevelle following the 1977 model year, the Malibu continued as a smaller midsize model. Chevrolet began offering a police package in 1978.
GM discontinued the Malibu after the 1983 model year and brought back a fifth-generation model in 1997 as a front-wheel drive sedan that was named Car of the Year by Motor Trend.
The current model is available in six trims – including L, LS, RS, LT, Hybrid, and Premier. The base L retails for $22,965. Fleets typically order the LS trim with the 1FL fleet package. The sedan is a staple in sales fleets for pharmaceutical, manufacturing, or food service companies.
"It's been a traditional fleet vehicle, one of those strong and steady vehicles that has held up well, that's been very popular because it's comfortable and fuel efficient," said Becky Langmandel, LeasePlan USA's vice president of analytics, consulting, and transformation.
"It has the capacity to carry four passengers in addition to the driver in a comfortable setting," Langmandel said. "It also has a nice cargo space in the trunk to carry some supplies." The 2019 Malibu offers 15.7 cubic feet of trunk space.
Favorable TCO vs. Compact SUVs
The Malibu's TCO is favorable when compared to a compact SUV.
Despite the public's nearly insatiable appetite for SUVs, sedans like the Malibu still represent a value proposition for fleet managers who must consider total cost of ownership over the approximately three years of an open-ended TRAC lease.
A comparable SUV is likely to retain more of its value for fleets, but it could cost $2,000 or more in up-front capital. You can recoup more with an SUV, but you will also tie up more of the company's funds.
A 2019 Chevrolet Equinox would retail for at least $23,800 not including commercial incentives.
Fleets tend to drive the Malibu about 20,000 miles per year, Langmandel said.
Good Fuel Economy
Excellent fuel economy ratings include 32 mpg on the highway for the base powertrain.
The Malibu delivers solid EPA-rated fuel economy that gives the sedan an edge over a comparable compact SUV. The front-wheel-drive Malibu delivers 3 to 4 miles per gallon more than the front-wheel-drive 2019 Chevrolet Equinox on the highway, in the city, and in combined driving.
When equipped with the 1.5-liter four-cylinder with a six-speed automatic, the Malibu returns 26 mpg in the city and 32 mpg on the highway.
That fuel savings could equate to 3 to 4 cents per mile, Langmandel said.
"The Malibu is going to save me fuel, and that's the reason I choose it," she said.
Chevrolet has discontinued the Malibu Hybrid, which sold for about a $5,000 premium over the gasoline model when comparing entry-priced models. The 2019 Malibu Hybrid will be the last model year. It returned significantly higher fuel economy ratings of 49 mpg in the city and 43 mpg on the highway, but drew low interest, according to General Motors.
Lower Preventive Maintenance Costs
Lower maintenance costs than a compact SUV reduce fleet operating expenses.
The Malibu would likely deliver lower preventive maintenance costs for items such a tires and oil intervals.
The cost of a replacement Malibu tire would be about $20 less than a comparable SUV tire. The Malibu also requires about 1 quart of oil less than an Equinox.
"We do see that the Malibu does have lower maintenance costs than SUVs," Langmandel said.
One item that may be a factor for longer-term users could be the continuously variable transmission that Chevrolet added to the Malibu for the 2019 model that replaced a six- or nine-speed automatic.
Commercial fleets rarely hold a vehicle to a point that it needs a transmission replacement, but a CVT replacement typically costs between $3,000 and $5,000.
Comfortable Interior That Helps Employee Retention
The interior can be upgraded on base models to include leather surfaces.
Because the Malibu has a lower starting price, fleet managers can "dress it up a bit," Langmandel said, by adding comfort options such as leather seats or a moonroof.
These options can improve an already comfortable and solid package and can improve the morale of the employees who are driving it, she said.
The Malibu has ample trunk space and leg room that's not much less than an SUV.
"It's very comparable on leg room both in the front and rear of the vehicle," Langmandel said. "So, it's actually a longer vehicle in terms of cargo capacity."
Available Safety Technology
Chevrolet introduced the Premium trim in 2019 that adds new safety technologies.
The Malibu has captured the highest crash-test score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, even though it missed a Top Safety Pick from a leading insurance safety institute.
While some driver-assistance technology isn't available on the lower trim models, the Malibu offers automated emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane-keeping assist, and adaptive cruise control as optional equipment.
The safety tech is causing some fleets to upgrade to the Premier and other higher trims, Langmandel said.
"We have a lot of fleets that will not order a vehicle without certain safety features," she said. "If you're looking at the SUV versus the sedan, you're going to have to add the safety options to the sedan. Perhaps you can add more safety options and still be at that lower price point."
Editor's note: We test-drove the 2016 Malibu. You can read our impressions here.
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It's Back-To-Back Madness for the Sea Gulls
It may have taken until the reveal of the final few brackets of the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Show, but it ended up being a good start to Monday afternoon at Salisbury University. The Seagulls are headed back to the NCAA Tournament for a consecutive season. Salisbury's season continues under first year head coach […]
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WGRI Recommendation
. Review of implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization
5/10Review of implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization
The Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention,
Realizing the urgent need for mobilization of resources for implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets by 2020, as well as the updated national biodiversity strategies and action plans and associated national targets,
Noting that the strategy for resource mobilization in support of the Convention's three objectives, as adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its ninth meeting, was geared towards implementation during an initial period up to 2015, coinciding with the final review of the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and that, in decision IX/11, the Conference of the Parties foresaw a comprehensive review of the strategy for resource mobilization to be undertaken at its twelfth meeting,
Also noting the messages from the High-level Panel and the Second Informal Dialogue Seminar on Scaling Up Finance for Biodiversity that developing and operationalizing cohesive, well-designed institutions, rational policies and effective policy frameworks are a prerequisite for effective and efficient biodiversity financing systems,
Recalling the preliminary targets for resource mobilization adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting and its decision to review progress towards the achievement of Aichi Biodiversity Target 20 with the aim of adopting a final target for resource mobilization at its twelfth meeting,
Mindful of the need for an effective and practical framework for monitoring and reporting on implementation of the final targets for resource mobilization,
Taking note of the Co-Chair's Summary of the Second Informal Dialogue Seminar on Scaling up Finance for Biodiversity, held in Quito,
1.Requests the Executive Secretary to develop, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth meeting, proposals for concrete and effective actions for implementing Aichi Biodiversity Target 20, to support the achievement of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets by 2020, with a view to preparing a set of practical decisions at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to be held in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The proposals will take into account the existing strategy for resource mobilization, including elements from all eight of its goals, the report of the High-level Panel on the Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, 35 the Co-Chair's Summary of the Second Dialogue Seminar on Scaling Up Finance for Biodiversity, and the ongoing initiatives and activities on technical support and capacity-building mentioned in section D below, and include the following:
(a)Possible actions for achieving targets as well as associated indicators, including actions associated with the eight goals of the strategy for resource mobilization and the mainstreaming of biodiversity across government and society (Strategic Goal A of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020);
(b)Delivery and support mechanisms providing technical support and capacity-building, including on good practices and lessons learned in applying financial tools and instruments and in enhancing their effectiveness, such as those presented during the Quito dialogues;
(c)The cataloguing of the capacity-building and technical support instruments that have been made available to Parties by such organizations as those referred to in paragraphs 16 and 17 below, in order to inform policy development from a toolkit of options that Parties can use to address their resource mobilization needs;
(d)Draft options for voluntary guidelines based on the challenges and possible risks of these mechanisms as identified in the document on possible risks and benefits of country-specific innovative financial mechanisms and safeguards; 36
(e)Activities that encourage and support collective action, including by indigenous and local communities, and non-market-based approaches for mobilizing resources for achieving the objectives of the Convention, including such approaches as community-based natural resource management, shared governance or joint management of protected areas, or through indigenous and community conserved territories and areas;
2.Also requests the Executive Secretary, further to paragraph 2 of decision VIII/14, to revise the preliminary reporting framework with a view to facilitating financial reporting, in consultation with Parties and on the basis of the task list contained in annex II to the present recommendation, in order to bring it into conformity with the targets for resource mobilization, to adapt the required scope and granularity of financial reporting, taking into account data quality and accessibility, the associated prospective cost and practicality of reporting, and other ongoing relevant statistical and environmental accounting processes;
3.Welcomes, in this context, the financial and in-kind contributions of, in particular, the Governments of Brazil, Denmark, Ecuador, Germany, Japan, India, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, Uganda and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as well as the European Commission, to initiatives, including the Quito dialogue seminar and other events, intended to contribute to the preparation of the review of the implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization;
4.Recommends that the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth meeting consider the proposals of the Executive Secretary, developed pursuant to paragraph 1 above, with a view to their adoption, and further recommends that the Conference of the Parties consider including its decision on resource mobilization in a wider package of decisions that could collectively be known as the "Pyeongchang Roadmap for the enhanced implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets", in recognition of the host of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties;
5.Takes note of the summary of the Global Monitoring Report, 37 recalling paragraph 5 of decision X/3 and paragraph 11 of decision XI/4, invites Parties and relevant organizations to submit additional information and/or provide comments on the draft to the Executive Secretary by 15 August 2014, and requests the Executive Secretary to submit the global monitoring report on the implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization, for the consideration of the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth meeting;
6.Recommends that the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth meeting adopt a decision along the following lines:
The Conference of the Parties,
Recalling that Parties agreed to consider all possible sources and means that can help to meet the level of resources needed, in accordance with Article 20 of the Convention and consistent with decisions X/3 and XI/4;
Recalling paragraph 2 of decision X/3 and taking note of the wide variety of ongoing initiatives and activities which support Parties in mainstreaming biodiversity into national planning and developing national resource mobilization strategies,
Having reviewed the progress towards the achievement of Aichi Biodiversity Target 20 with the aim of adopting final targets for resource mobilization, as per paragraph 22 of decision XI/4,
Recalling paragraph 3 (b) of decision X/2, and paragraph 13 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, 38
A.[Final] targets for resource mobilization
Option 1 [1.Adopts the final targets for resource mobilization, under Aichi Target 20 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, as follows, using average annual biodiversity funding for the years 2006-2010 as a baseline:
(a)Double total biodiversity-related international financial resource flows to developing countries, in particular least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as countries with economies in transition, by 2015 and at least maintaining this level until 2020, in accordance with Article 20 of the Convention, to contribute to the achievement of the Convention's three objectives, including through a country-driven prioritization of biodiversity within development plans in recipient countries;
(b)Mobilize domestic financial resources from all sources, including, inter alia, the public sector, the private sector, and, as appropriate, through new and innovative financial mechanisms, to significantly reduce the gap between identified needs and available resources at domestic level, for effectively implementing by 2020 the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020;
(c)The targets contained in paragraph 7 (b) to (d) of decision XI/4;]
Option 2 [1.Adopts the following targets [to significantly reduce the gap between identified needs and available resources,] [to substantially increase from current levels the mobilization of resources] from all sources[, inter alia the public sector, the private sector, and, as appropriate, through new and innovative financial mechanisms,] under Aichi Target 20 in order to effectively implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 [and in accordance with the consolidated and agreed process in the Strategy for Resource Mobilization]:
(a)Double total biodiversity-related international financial resource flows to developing countries, in particular least developed countries and small island developing States, as well as countries with economies in transition, by 2015 and at least maintaining this level until 2020, in accordance with Article 20 of the Convention, [to significantly reduce the gap between identified needs and available resources,] to contribute to the achievement of the Convention's three objectives, including through a country-driven prioritization of biodiversity within development plans in recipient countries, using average annual biodiversity funding for the years 2006-2010 as a baseline;
(b)Mobilize domestic financial resources [from all sources[, including inter alia the public sector, the private sector, and, as appropriate, through new and innovative financial mechanisms,]] to significantly reduce the gap between identified needs and available resources;
(c)Those contained in paragraph 7 (b) to (d) of decision XI/4;
1(bis).Decides that the targets in subparagraphs (a) to (c) above are to be considered mutually supportive but independent;
1(ter).Further decides to [review], at the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, [progress towards the above targets] [and consider the need for changes contingent on resource needs assessments that have been developed and reported by Parties, as foreseen in Aichi Target 20] [consider the need to review the targets above at the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties].]
2.Urges Parties and other Governments, with the support of relevant international and regional organizations, to develop their national resource mobilization strategies or finance plans consistent with identified needs and priorities, using the [final] targets for resource mobilization above as a flexible framework;
3.Takes note of the voluntary guidelines based on the revised document on possible risks and benefits of country-specific innovative financial mechanisms, and safeguards 39 and invites Parties and business organizations and other stakeholders to consider using it as appropriate, and in accordance with national legislation;
4.Welcomes the second report of the High-level Panel on the Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, and encourages Parties to consider its findings and implementation of its recommendations;
5.Welcomes the global monitoring report on the implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization;
B.Modalities and milestones for Aichi Biodiversity Target 3
6.Welcomes the analysis of the obstacles encountered in implementing options identified for eliminating, phasing out or reforming incentives that are harmful for biodiversity, 40
7.Takes note of the modalities described in the note by the Executive Secretary on modalities and milestones for the full operationalization of Aichi Biodiversity Target 3 and obstacles encountered in implementing options identified for eliminating, phasing out or reforming incentives that are harmful for biodiversity 41 as a flexible framework for the full implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Target 3;
8.Adopts the milestones, as contained in annex I to the present decision, as a flexible framework for the full implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Target 3;
9.Invites Parties to report progress in achieving these milestones, as well as any additional milestones and timelines established at the national level, through their national reports or, as appropriate, through the online reporting framework on implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets;
C.Financial reporting
10.Adopts the revised financial reporting framework; 42
11.Requests the Executive Secretary to make the revised financial reporting framework available to Parties and other Governments no later than 1 June 2015, and invites Parties and other Governments to report thereon, using online reporting systems, where feasible, by 31 December 2015;
12.Also requests the Executive Secretary to integrate the financial reporting framework into the guidelines for the sixth national report, in a manner that maintains consistency between the formats for the fifth and sixth national reports as per paragraph 10 of decision X/10, in order to allow for long-term tracking of progress towards all the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in an integrated and coordinated manner;
13.Urges Parties and other Governments to report on their contribution to the collective efforts to reach the global targets for resource mobilization, against the established baselines, in their sixth national reports as well as subsequent national reports;
14.Recognizes the important role of collective action, including by indigenous and local communities, and non-market-based approaches for mobilizing resources for achieving the objectives of the Convention, including approaches such as community-based natural resource management, shared governance or joint management of protected areas, or through indigenous and community conserved territories and areas, and resolves to include activities that encourage and support such approaches into reporting under the Convention;
D.Technical support and capacity-building
15.Recalls paragraph 12 of decision X/3 and, in this context, notes with appreciation the ongoing work of the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to improve the Rio marker methodology;
16.Recalls paragraph 2 of decision X/3 and, in this context, notes with appreciation the work of the Biodiversity Finance Initiative of the United Nations Development Programme and other initiatives to support, encourage and facilitate the identification of funding needs, gaps and priorities, the development of national resource mobilization strategies and of financial reporting, by providing technical support and guidance, and capacity-building to Parties, in particular developing country Parties, including small island developing States and countries with economies in transition, and invites the BIOFIN Initiative to continue and further upscale this work;
17.Notes with appreciation the work of relevant international organizations that support the work on resource mobilization and the programme of work on incentive measures, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme and its initiative on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the World Trade Organization, as well as other international organizations and initiatives, and invites these organizations and initiatives to continue and further upscale this work, and to provide capacity-building and technical support for implementing the modalities and milestones for Aichi Biodiversity Target 3;
18.Invites Parties in a position to do so as well as national, regional and international funding institutions to provide financial support to these and other capacity-building activities, based on needs expressed by Parties;
19.Requests the Executive Secretary:
(a)To continue and further strengthen cooperation with relevant organizations and initiatives, with a view to catalysing and support the provision of technical guidance and capacity-building, on financial reporting, the identification of funding needs, gaps, and priorities, and the development of national resource mobilization strategies, and incentive measures, including, subject to the availability of financial resources, by organizing workshops on these matters;
(b)To initiate technical work, subject to the availability of resources and in close cooperation with Parties as well as relevant international organizations, such as the United Nations Development Programme and the World Bank, by organizing a technical expert workshop on identifying, accessing, compiling and aggregating domestic and international biodiversity-related investments and impacts, with a view to (a) presenting, sharing and reviewing existing national experiences; (b) assessing experiences and methodologies applied in other sectors with a view to identifying opportunities for methodological transfer; and (c) identifying options for convergence towards, and possible elements of, a common methodology;
(c)To make the report of the workshop referred in paragraph 19 (b) above available as an element of guidance for Parties, with a view to facilitating financial reporting on domestic expenditures and the development of national finance plans.
MILESTONES FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGET 3
Milestones and associated timelines:
1.By 2015: Development and inclusion of a national target reflecting Aichi Target 3 in revised national biodiversity strategies and the inclusion of pertinent action items in revised national biodiversity action plans. Action items may include:
(a)Undertaking national analytical studies that identify candidates for elimination, phase-out or reform of incentives, including subsidies, harmful for biodiversity, and that identify opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of existing financial instruments for biodiversity and to promote the design and implementation of positive incentive measures;
(b)Based, as appropriate, on the analytical studies above, developing policy plans that (i) identify those harmful incentives that are candidates for removal, phase-out, or reform; (ii) provide for a prioritized list of measures leading to their eventual removal, phase-out, or reform; (iii) provide for a prioritized list of measures leading to the introduction, or strengthening, of positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; (iv) provide for associated timelines and milestones for implementation;
(c)In cases where incentives, including subsidies, are already known to have harmful effects and are already identified as candidates for elimination, phase-out or reform, foreseeing immediate policy action in form of their elimination or initiation of their phase-out or their reform;
2.By 2016 (COP 13): In cases where candidates for elimination, phase-out or reform are already known, immediate policy action is taken, in the form of their elimination or initiation of their phase-out or their reform;
3.By 2016 (COP 13): Finalization of national analytical studies that identify candidates for elimination, phase-out or reform of incentives, including subsidies, harmful for biodiversity, and that identify opportunities to promote the design and implementation of positive incentive measures;
4.By 2018 (COP 14): Finalization of policy plans, in line with revised national biodiversity strategy and action plans, that (i) identify those harmful incentives that are candidates for elimination, phase-out, or reform; (ii) provide for a prioritized list of measures leading to their eventual elimination, phase-out, or reform; (iii) provide for a prioritized list of measures leading to the introduction, or strengthening, of positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; (iv) provide for associated timelines and milestones;
5.The table below summarizes these milestones and the associated timelines. It reflects the possibility that a country may already know some candidates for immediate policy action (as per 1 (c) above) but may also wish to engage in the preparation of analytical studies (as per para. 1 (a) above) in order to obtain a more comprehensive picture.
2015 National target reflecting Aichi Biodiversity Target 3 and associated action items included in revised national biodiversity strategy and action plan (NBSAP)
2016 Policy action taken on incentives, including subsidies, already known to have harmful effects and already identified as candidates for elimination, phase-out or reform, in form of their elimination or initiation of their phase-out or their reform
2016 Finalization of national analytical studies that identify candidates for elimination, phase-out or reform of incentives, including subsidies, harmful for biodiversity, and that identify opportunities to promote the design and implementation of positive incentive measures
2018 Finalization of policy plans that (i) identify those harmful incentives that are candidates for elimination, phase-out, or reform; (ii) provide for a prioritized list of measures leading to their eventual elimination, phase-out, or reform; (iii) provide for a prioritized list of measures leading to the introduction, or strengthening, of positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; (iv) provide for associated timelines and milestones
Annex II
TASK LIST FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO REVISE THE FINANCIAL REPORTING FRAMEWORK
1.Improve the guidance to the financial reporting framework, in close cooperation with Parties as well as relevant international organizations and initiatives, in order to improve transparency, reliability and consistency of data reported;
2.Simplify reporting on flows from market/private sources and other sources (non-governmental organizations, foundations, academia) by integrating into the reporting framework the monitoring and reporting on measures taken by Parties to encourage these actors to provide support for the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020;
3.Cross-reference, in the financial reporting framework, pertinent sections of the guidelines for the fifth national report, with a view to enable Parties to use these reporting avenues, with amendments, as needed, in order to take into account financial considerations.
35 UNEP/CBD/COP/11/INF/20.
36 UNEP/CBD/WGRI/5/INF/7.
38 Decision X/2, annex.
39UNEP/CBD/WGRI/5/INF/7.
40See UNEP/CBD/WGRI/5/4/Add.1.
41UNEP/CBD/WGRI/5/4/Add.1.
42On the basis of the reporting framework prepared by the Executive Secretary pursuant to paragraph 2 of WGRI recommendation 5/10.


Although not impossible, seeking trademark protection for slogans can prove difficult. While some slogans have achieved success, most are unlikely to meet the requirements for trademark registration. Trademark Attorney Trecina Surti sets out the criteria to consider when looking to protect a slogan in the European Union.
Slogans are memorable mottos, phrases or taglines used in advertising and for promoting a brand. Generally used alongside the main brand identifier, e.g. the company name, they can help companies to build brand identity, and yet are rarely considered distinctive enough on their own to be registered as a trademark. Registration is possible, however, as Nike's 'JUST DO IT' and McDonald's 'I'M LOVIN' IT' trademarks show.
Be 'distinctive': the more distinctive the wording used, the more likely it will be that the trademark will be awarded protection by the relevant register.
It is this final requirement that can often pose the greatest hurdle for brand owners seeking to register their slogans as trademarks. The EUIPO is especially strict when it comes to trademark protection for slogans, and such marks must first and foremost be distinctive. In other words, laudatory, common phrases are unlikely to achieve registration in the EU.
It was previously held that slogans by the very nature were not distinctive enough to function as trademarks. However, Audi's seven-year battle to register its 'Vorsprung durch Technik' slogan ('advantage through technology') at the EUIPO, marked a change in this view. In its 2010 ruling, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) held that an advertising slogan can have the necessary distinctive character needed to constitute a trademark, if it is seen as more than an ordinary advertising slogan. The CJEU also advised that if the slogan is easily memorable, imaginative, surprising, unexpected, or is a play-on-words, it will have the necessary distinctive character to be regarded as a trademark.
Kit Kat's 'HAVE A BREAK' slogan also overcame the hurdle of being non-distinctive, but in this case it was due to its long-standing use. In this instance, the Court of Justice confirmed that use of the slogan in conjunction with the registered 'KIT KAT' trademark is possible if the mark has acquired its own distinctiveness, through use. In response, Nestlé filed substantial evidence demonstrating the distinctiveness of the slogan, as use of the advertising slogan dated back to the 1950s.
Thus, a good advertising campaign showing substantial use over a number of years will help to overcome the hurdle of a slogan that is otherwise descriptive and non-distinctive, if the mark has acquired distinctiveness. However, short intense marketing campaigns for several months are unlikely to be enough to evidence this.
A promotional slogan can also be considered registrable as a trademark in the EU if it indicates commercial origin. We recommend opting for unique, distinctive, catchy phrases that are easily distinguishable to allow consumers to identify the source of the goods or services.


I ran across the word gestating in an article I was reading. I never heard it being used in relation to the mind so I was prompted to look it up. Gestate means to carry in the uterus during pregnancy. Ok I thought, that's where I'd heard it before. However, it also means to conceive and gradually develop in the mind. Wow! I thought. What a great analogy to use in reference to the conception and development of both body and mind. The food we ingest during pregnancy contributes to the unborn child's physical development. In the same way, our thoughts feed our mind slowly, one thought building upon another. Eventually they both become too big to contain, and the need to come forth and express what they've become burst into being. Just as a new life is created so to do our thoughts create, and just as new life affects the world it comes into, so do our thoughts affect the world. So just as we wouldn't feed the unborn child the kind of food that could harm it. We should be mindful of the thoughts we feed into our mind. In both cases what we feed our body and mind plays an important part in how we choose to live our life.
So, what's gestating in your mind?
For the 3rd time I'm pulling out these entangled vines in my garden. Every time I think I have all the thick twisted vines pulled, a week or so later they find their way back to the top of the soil. As I stand looking at their fresh green heads poking through the soil I can almost hear them laughing at me, as they say in their wee taunting voice, "we're back!" I dig deeper with more determination to get to the source of each plant. Hum! I think to myself. There's something awful familiar about what's happening here besides the mere fact that I'm pulling these vines out again.
I've been doing the same thing in my own life pulling out the stuff I don't want anymore, pulling out what isn't good for me, and pulling out what no longer has a purpose. I do feel much lighter in many ways, but the vines from all that stuff is deeply rooted and intertwined so even when I think I've pulled it all, it finds a way back into my life, temping me and trying to sabotage all my efforts. Pulling out the entangled vines feels as if it has a hold of me. It doesn't want to let go of it.
Woo! I didn't see that one coming!
To be mindful one must quiet the mind long enough to see what's in front of them. I was told recently that I think too much. I've been told that before. So, in the process of trying not to think too much I turn to my thoughts for ideas on how to not think so much. Ha-ha! I know, right about now you're probable wondering what the heck has Connie's been smoking. It's true! I do think a lot, but it's who I am and to be honest I "think" it's the one thing I like most about myself. I have a curious mind, and I think deeply about things if you haven't guessed that already. But the mind needs to be tamed, same as everything else in our life. We have to find a balance. In order for me to do that I first have to find a way to quiet all the chatter going on inside my head. Meditation doesn't come easy for one who thinks too much, but it's the very thing I need to clear the pathway of my many thoughts. So, I'm sitting on my deck enjoying this bright sunny day and my eyes are drawn to the blue skies. White puffy clouds drift slowly, reminding me of the gentle peaceful flow of life I long to be in. I watch, focusing my attention only on the movement of the clouds letting my thoughts drift past them as they come. As I watch the clouds it's as if I begin to move right along with them only in the movement there is stillness. Between the moments of stillness comes change as the cloud becomes a dolphin that turns into a shark. Then a dragon spewing fire from its mouth, that becomes an elephant, and an angel with a trumpet. As the cloud begins to disperse it looks like a scruffy dog, and I chuckle at the words to a song that comes to mind, "Lucy in the sky with diamonds," it's my Lucy dog.
Being the deep thinker I am I can't help but wonder what the significance of these characters might mean. So, for the fun of it I look up the symbolisms for each. There are all kinds of meanings and explanations for just about anything you picture or envision. Who knew? I didn't! So, I wrote down what resonated with me. I was amazed at how it all came together. Pretty cool!
I guess since I've come into my new family's life I've turned it upside down a bit. I don't know why because to me everything seems as it should be. I'm 6 months old which makes me about 3 1/2 in people years now. I'm easily distracted especially when I go out to pee. If I see a bird, bunny or bee I forget what I came out to do, and want to play with all Gods creations. I love being outside in the world walking bare paw on the grass, I don't care if they get muddy or wet. I love digging in the dirt smelling all the scents, hearing all the sounds even taste-testing different things like those lip-smacking rabbit turds, yum!
I think I'm good for my people. I keep them hoping up and down as they have to take me out several times to pee. It makes them walk in their bare feet too as they don't always have time to put their shoes on. It also gives them a timeout from what they were doing. I look up at my Connie and see something as she breaths in the fresh, is it happy, peaceful, contentment? I don't know a lot about these things yet, it just looks like she's feeling and sensing the same things I am, and everything seems as it should be.
Then there's the leader of our pack, Tom. He's like the lion in our tribe. When he roars, he expects me to listen. I just love teasing him. When he points his finger at me with a roar to stop, I jump up and nibble at his finger. He roars some more, and I jump back and forth yapping at him. He says, "don't you talk back at me!" and I ruff, ruff, ruff right back again. The whole time my Connie is laughing at us both. My Tom tries to keep that stern look on his face, but I know if I keep it up I can melt that look right into a smile even a chuckle or two. He loves me, I know it. Sometimes I don't know who I love more…my Connie or Tom…maybe I just love them both for who they are. What I do know for sure is that I like making them happy and I think I'm doing a pretty good job at it even if it is in upside kind of way.


There exist many subspecies of Iguanas, some of which are unknown to people. The most popular are Green Iguanas, which are found in the rainforests of Central and South America and in drier areas along the coast. They can live high up in the trees or near the ground as their green stripped coloring blends with its natural habitat. There are also Marine Iguanas that are found in Galapagos Islands. They prefer rocky coasts, mangrove swamps, and beaches. Our prehistoric ancestors hunted iguanas for food, today some tribes still eat Iguanas.
Weight: up to 18 pounds.
Life Span: 10-15 years in the wild, more then 20 years with proper care.
Iguana males are large and bright, and the females are smaller and gray or black in color. Males have harems of several females and protect them from other males. Fights are occasional and harmless. The breeding season lasts for three months. Iguanas reproduce prolifically: mature females produce up to 30 eggs per year for about 10 years. The eggs are laid in sand-filled chambers or in volcanic ash.
Iguanas are strict herbivores, and shouldn't be fed insects or other protein based food. It may lead to kidney failure and death. In the wild Iguanas feed on leaves, flowers, and fruits. Marine Iguanas feed on marine algae.
Iguanas require fresh vegetation daily, and fresh water should always be available. In captivity Iguanas prefer all kinds of greenery, except lettuce. About the third of their diet should consist of carrot, beans, and broccoli. Also treat Iguanas with mango, papaya, banana, or berries every day.
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10 of the best things to do in Toronto this week (June 6-10)
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Another beautiful week is underway in Toronto and thanks to the gorgeous weather and endless things to do this week, we're feeling positively peachy. This week is full of Pride Month parties, food-centric celebrations, arts and culture festivals, and outdoor cocktails. Intrigued? Let us fill you in.
Here are 10 of the best things to do in and around Toronto this week.
Justin Bieber at Scotiabank Arena
Canada's beloved pop sensation is coming back home again to Scotiabank Arena this week. This show is one of several rescheduled stops he'll be making in the city this year — Bieber recently performed in Toronto back in March. Live music is finally back and what better way to celebrate than by singing your heart out to some JB hits?
Where: Scotiabank Arena
When: June 7 & 8, 2022
Foodalicious Toronto
Food trucks, live music, midway rides, carnival games, mazes, and obstacle courses, all in one place! Foodalicious is taking over Downsview Park starting this Friday for a food-centric event like no other. Get ready to eat, drink, dance, and play the day away at this fun annual event.
When: June 10, 2022
Where: Downsview Park, 35 Carl Hall Rd
Attention Potterheads, this is not a drill! The highly-anticipated production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is finally in Toronto. This version of the world's most award-winning play features an all-Canadian cast and it'll bring the wizarding world of Harry Potter to life on the Mirvish stage.
Featuring "spectacular spells, a mind-blowing race through time, and an epic battle to stop mysterious forces," this show will have you on the edge of your seat from start to finish!
Where: 244 Victoria St
When: Select dates
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"The Fierce & The Reckless" Pride 2022 Kick Off Party
Kick off Pride Month with a bang at this fierce and fabulous event. You'll be delighted by old-school glam, drag, and ballroom beats, and be sure to wear your best fierce but reckless party look for the occasion. Especially if you want to enter the mini-ball and get a perfect 10 from the judges.
Where: El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave
When: June 8, 2022
The Colourway
A whimsical walkway has popped up in Toronto. The free outdoor pop-up, called The Colourway, is a series of rainbow arches made out of 5,000 recycled pool noodles. If you snap a photo of The Colourway, you'll be given access to all kinds of deals and freebies at participating storefronts in the area, including free pizza, gym passes, clothing discounts, and more.
Where: 1479 Yonge St
When: Until June 24, 2022
Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival
This elaborate ode to Indigenous fashion, crafts and textiles is back with four runway shows featuring 25 designers, a marketplace, academic panels and workshops. So, in addition to appreciating Indigenous fashion, you can also learn about it and snag a few covetable pieces for yourself.
When: June 9-12, 2022
Where: Harbourfront Centre
100 Days of Summer by Art & Water
Toronto's waterfront has released its jam-packed summer programming and kicking things off is Canada's first and only floating arts and culture festival running until September 5. "Performances will bring together songwriters, musicians, and other artists from all walks of life to deliver art and culture into the daily lives of Torontonians," the description says. It's not one to miss!
Where: 585 Queens Quay West & 1 Queens Quay West
When: Until September 5, 2022
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Sponsored Pick: Niagara Falls Music Live
Get ready for 3 days of live music with the Niagara Falls Music Live event on June 9, 10, and 11. Check out 20+ venues with 50+ performances including Big Wreck, Texas King, The Mandevilles, and many more.
Where: See all venues
SickKids All-Star Gala
One of the most high-profile Toronto galas of 2022 is taking place this week, aiming to raise over $100,000 for infant congenital heart disease research and patient care at the Hospital for Sick Children. It'll be attended by some of the most prominent figures in sports, media and entertainment, and will feature live music, a celebrity fashion show, an open bar, and a silent auction.
Where: Toronto Event Centre, 15 Saskatchewan Rd
When: June 10, 2022, 9 p.m.
Il Patio di Eataly with Aperol
A new spot to grab a cocktail has opened up in the heart of the city, but it's not your average bar. Eataly's new standing bar is located right on Bloor Street, so you can walk right up and order a drink. On the menu, you'll find both classic cocktails like the Aperol Spritz and personalized varieties with a Build Your Own Gin & Tonic menu featuring 15 different gins, as well as wine, beer, and Italian bites.
Where: 55 Bloor St West
When: Daily, 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.