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"Meta" is the new brand name for Facebook Company. Also "Meta" means "Three" in Yoruba language popularly spoken in South West Nigeria and other parts of the world.

Suppose you (or your client) is in the cupcake business and decides to purchase and brand the domain name “cupcakes.com.” Can this be done?

I don’t mean, could you buy the URL? (The answer is “no”: it’s apparently owned by NA Media and used as a portal for dessert, food, baking and related sites.) My question is: could you or your client claim “cupcakes.com” as a service mark and thereby prevent others from using anything confusingly similar in connection with their own cupcake businesses?

The answer begins with the principle that, in general, the law does not allow a company to claim as its proprietary mark a generic term, that is, a word that identifies the type of product or service involved, such as “Software” used to identify a software product or “Apple” used for fruit (as opposed to as “Apple” used as a trademark for computer technology: such arbitrary uses of words are highly protectable). Since everyone deserves the right to accurately identify the type of goods or services it sells, to allow a single company to claim trademark rights to a generic term would impoverish the language and unfairly hamper competition.

This applies not only to words that begin life as generic terms, but also to words that begin life as brand names but are appropriated by consumers as another word for the types of goods/services they were coined to brand . This is what happened to the terms “escalator,” “cellophane,” and “aspirin,” which were originally created to serve as marks, but which became so widely used to refer simply to that type of good (any elevated moving stairway, any plastic wrap, any acetylsalicylic acid painkiller) that they lost their ability to brand.

So, could you or your client appropriate “cupcakes.com,” not just as a commercial web domain, but also as a protectable service mark?

Probably not, say two recent cases.

Last July the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals turned back Hotels.com’s attempt to register as its service mark the term “hotels.com.” The company had argued that even if the term “hotel” is generic for hotel information and bookings, the addition of a dot-com suffix removed that onus and should permit trademarking.

Not so, said the Court. The mere addition of a top level domain (dot-com, dot-org, dot-net, etc.) doesn’t remove the taint of genericness from the term.

A similar issue was resolved this winter. Dial-A-Mattress had attempted to register the “Mattress.com” domain name as its service mark. The company had argued that only “online mattress stores” was truly generic for its particular services, and therefore that its “Mattress.com” DN was not generic.

Wrong, repeated the Federal Circuit. “Any term that the relevant public understands to refer to the genus of ‘online retail store services in the field of mattresses, beds and bedding’ is generic.” Nor was the Court persuaded that it was wrong for the Trademark Office to refuse registration. In short, Mattress.com joined hotels.com (and law.com, and several others) in the ash heap of generic non-marks.

In short, if you use a word or phrase generically in identifiers for your products or services, not only can’t you claim that word itself as a proprietary brand name, but you do no better by adding an indistinct suffix like dot-com. So for anyone hoping to appropriate a generic term as its trademark or service mark by adding dot-com (or other relatively indistinct supplementary words), it’s back to the drawing board to find a mark distinctive enough to identify a viable business.

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We4all:
Is it every month they celebrate their anniversary? Or one year has passed since the last time?

Who is CAN?

Political leaders and eminent personalities from the South-East region have begun moves to ensure the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.

Op with fake headlines

A Senate committee in Brazil has voted to recommend that President Jair Bolsonaro face charges over his handling of the Covid pandemic, the BBC reports.

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Kingcalls:
Psg have failed to score a single goal in every single minute messi has been in the pitch, but have scored 12 goals when he us not in the pitch...yet his minions are here trying to drag Ronaldo....its glaring that Messi is dragging psg down... no goal or assist in his last 5 league games

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RedMac:
Yes same way PSG made same mistake signing messi

I take God beg you leave Messi and PSG out of united miseries...PSG are top of the league in France

BIG SECRETS IN MARRIAGE!

Secret 1

Everyone you marry has a weakness. Only God does not have a weakness. So if you focus on your spouse's weakness you can't get the best out of his strength.

Secret 2

Everyone has a dark history. No one is an angel. When you get married or you want to get married stop digging into someone's past. What matters most is the present life of your partner. Old things have passed away. Forgive and forget. Focus on the present and the future.

Secret 3

Every marriage has its own challenges. Marriage is not a bed of roses. Every good marriage has gone through its own test of blazing fire. True love proves in times of challenges. Fight for your marriage. Make up your mind to stay with your spouse in times of need. Remember the vow For better for worse. In sickness and in health be there.

Secret 4

Every marriage has different levels of success. Don't compare your marriage with any one else. We can never be equal. Some will be far, some behind. To avoid marriage stresses, be patient, work hard and with time your marriage dreams shall come true.

Secret 5

To get married is declaring war. When you get married you must declare war against enemies of marriage. Some enemies of marriage are:
Ignorance
Prayerlessness
Unforgiveness
Third party influence
Stinginess
Stubbornness
Lack of love
Rudeness
Laziness
Disrespect
Cheating
Be ready to fight to maintain your marriage zone.

Secret 6

There is no perfect marriage. There is no ready made marriage. Marriage is hard work. Volunteer yourself to work daily on it. Marriage is like a car that needs proper maintenance and proper service. If this is not done it will break down somewhere exposing the owner to danger or some unhealthy circumstances. Let us not be careless about our marriages.

Secret 7

God cannot give you a complete person you desire. He gives you the person in the form of raw materials in order for you to mould the person that you desire. This can only be achieved through prayer, love and Patience

Secret 8

Getting married is taking a huge risk. You can not predict what will happen in the future. Situations may change so leave room for adjustments. Husband can lose his good job or you may fail to have babies. All these require you to be prayerful otherwise you might divorce.

Secret 9

Marriage is not a contract. It is permanent. It needs total commitment. Love is the glue that sticks the couple together. Divorce start in the mind and the devil feeds the mind. Never ever entertain thoughts of getting a divorce. Never threaten your spouse with divorce. Choose to remain married. God hates divorce.

Secret 10

Every marriage has a price to pay. Marriage is like a bank account. It is the money that you deposit that you withdraw. If you don't deposit love, peace and care into your marriage, you are not a candidate for a blissful home.

So today let us pray for our marriages. Send to those you care about because you never know who you may be helping.
May God bless you all.

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For those new to dirty talk, it can feel like there’s a fine line between being smoldering or sexy and silly or ridiculous. Nobody wants to feel like Andy Stitzer from the 40-Year-Old Virgin trying to dirty talk on the fly. And I’m here to tell you that for some (I would even say many), dirty talk doesn’t come naturally. It takes practice -- and that’s ok!

I’ve had clients say, “I was so tongue tied, I had no idea what to say! I was embarrassed and it didn’t feel sexy at all.”

If that’s you, or if you’ve been too scared to even try, first… take a deep breath! Dirty talk doesn’t have to be scary. In this article, we’ll cover the why dirty talk can make sex better, a breakdown of exactly HOW to do it, and some examples you can try.

Why dirty talk?
According to a recent study, dirty talk fantasies are common regardless of gender, but vulva-havers were most likely to fantasize about it (and fantasize more often). Specifically the study breaks down:

93% of vulva-havers had fantasized about dirty talk, and 56% said they fantasize about it often.

90% of penis-havers had fantasized about dirty talk, and 43% said they fantasize about it often.

86% of non-binary participants had fantasized about dirty talk, and 42% said they fantasize about it often.

So then, what exactly is it about dirty talk that gets so many going? It’s all in the brain! Arguably one of the biggest sex organs, the brain is where sexual desire starts. Expert Daryl Cioffi tells Medical Daily: “People very much enjoy dirty talking because it activates all regions of your brain while your body is also getting stimulated.” Our pleasure centers are being stimulated by both our mind AND our body, which explains why this can be a huge turn on for some.

It also gets us thinking about sex in general. For those who are wanting to up their pre-intimacy game, adding dirty talk into your sex life can spice things up (also check out my article pre-intimacy Basics for Every Body). It can add a new sense of adventure to sex that may feel routine by describing exactly what you want to do with your partner or have done to you.

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How to talk dirty
We’ve covered the why, now let’s break down the basics of HOW with the following step-by-step guide.

Start with consent
One of the biggest mistakes we can make is not asking for consent. Talking dirty to someone without their consent can come off like an unsolicited dick pic or worse. It can feel like a total disregard for boundaries or personal feelings. Also, initiating dirty talk when the other person is willing and ready will be far more successful than trying when they are stressed or in the case of sexting… in a meeting.

Asking for consent doesn’t have to feel rigid either. It can be as simple as saying: “I was fantasizing about the sexiest thing, can I tell you all about it?” Or if it’s over text: “I’ve been thinking about [insert sexy thing here] all morning. Are you ready for some X-Rated texts?”

It’s also a great time to go over boundaries. Are there certain things your partner does NOT want to be called, or might find triggering? This is especially important if you find derogatory terms arousing.

Go at your own speed
If you’re more of a writer and less of a talker, start with sexting. This gives you the opportunity to think about your response and offers some privacy to those who are easily embarrassed. Think of it as a warm up before trying it in person!

This also means you can stop if you’re feeling overwhelmed. There’s nothing wrong with trying for a bit and then taking a break, it only gets easier with time and practice.

Try sprinkling in a few dirty words or moans the next time you’re having sex, you might be surprised how quickly it can come naturally!

Don’t forget to have fun
The best way to really get into dirty talk is to let loose! You should feel comfortable enough with your partner to have a few laughs about it if it doesn't feel natural at first. This should be a fun and explorative experience -- try not to overthink it. A lighthearted approach can do wonders.

Consider yourself the narrator
Sometimes dirty talk can be easier if you’re focused on what’s happening in the here and now. Describing the situation out loud may sound simple, but that’s the point!

Narrate what you’re experiencing. “I’m so wet” or “You make me so hard” are easy ways to communicate with your partner how YOUR body is responding. Not only does it add to the sexiness of the situation, it’s literally giving your partner positive feedback.

Make some noise
While it may not be actual words, vocalizations are an essential part of dirty talk. Moaning or other positive verbal cues can be sexy to your partner and it gives them feedback on whatever they’re doing.

At a loss for words? Try moaning, it can be a good intro to voicing exactly what you want and establishes clear communication with your partner. This works for sexting too! Feel free to add an “Mmmmmmm” now and then when you’re feeling it.

4-steps to dirty talk
Dirty talk can be a super hot part of pre-intimacy, which often begs the question: how do you even start dirty talk? Here’s your play-by-play guide.

Build anticipation
This can be texting earlier in the day to set the mood for in the evening or sprinkling hints throughout the day in conversation.

Examples:

“I can’t wait to UnCloth you later.”
“When I see you later I’m going to make you squirt.”
“You’ve been a naughty [boy/girl/established pet name]. What should I do about that?”

In the heat of the moment
These are examples of things to say when you’re in the thick of it: actually having sex with your partner. Remember, be the narrator!

Examples:
“I’m so hard right now. You turn me on so much.”
“You fill me up so much I feel like I could burst.”
“I’m so wet. I love feeling your tongue on my pussy.”

Invite interaction
These are great ways to help get your partner involved if they’re feeling shy or unsure.

Examples:
“Describe to me one of your favorite times we’ve had sex. What did I do that turned you on?”
“What would you do if I [insert fantasy here]?”
”What do you want to do to me?”

Positive response
Let your partner know that they’re doing a good job, it can help you both feel more comfortable.

Examples:
“You know just what to say to get me going.”
“That thing you said, I can’t wait to try it later!”
”I love how you taste/feel”

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This is for Americans..

Why did you bring this here??

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Attraction is a mystery, right? We tend to believe that for the most part, you just like who you like and you have no control beyond that.

Indeed, there are physiological factors behind attraction, such as chemicals called pheromones our bodies emit to “sway potential partners.” According to Scientific American, “Smell, it seems, plays an under-appreciated role in romance and other human affairs.” We also know that our attractions and sexual desire can create strong hormonal responses.

Does this mean that attraction is beyond our control — that we are “let off the hook” for all our preferences?

Attraction gets messier when we start saying things like “I only date [insert race and gender]” or when we exclude certain races like, “I’m just not into Black women.” Something, by the way, I have been on the receiving end of hearing.

Because here’s the thing: attraction is not just biological. It’s social, societal, and institutional.

Our sexual preferences are shaped by external forces as well

Most of us grew up with white people dominating our media. Hollywood is very white, and most of our sex icons as a culture tend to be white, with fair-skinned, European features … even though people of color make up the global majority.

Representations of other races have often been cast as hyper-sexual, feisty, or subservient. Often, other cultures and races are cast as stereotypes in the media which has shaped our desires and preferences for our sexual partners perhaps without us even realizing it.

Intermarriage is steadily on the rise
Despite this, Pew Research shows that intermarriage has been on a steady increase over the last 50 years, with an acceleration recently that correlates with the growth of online dating.

This tells us that many of us are becoming more open to dating outside our race, but we still have a long way to go. White people are significantly less likely to willingly date someone who isn’t also white.

So this begs the question: what about people who proclaim they have a racial preference for their ideal mates? How about when white women say “I just don’t find Black men attractive like that” or when white men unabashedly prefer Asian women?

The problem with racial preference in dating

Maybe you’re realizing that you do have some racial preferences as you navigate the dating world. Here are some things to consider.

Generalizations dehumanize the other person and reduce them to a representation of their race.
“It was really strange [to be described as someone’s type] because it was meant in a racialised way,” a young woman, Ruchira, tells the BBC, “It’s a bizarre thing to feel like someone isn’t really looking at you as an individual but just something that they are into because of your skin tone or some concept that you’re different and exciting.”

Are you taking into account that the person you’re communicating with or on a date with comes with an entire lived experience that extends beyond their race?

2. Racial preference is often rooted in assumption.
We assume that people who look like us have the same values, which isn’t often the case. We often assume that people of other races won’t understand us or won’t be able to fit in with our families or friend groups.

These assumptions make it far too easy to exoticize or fetishize other races.

Are you hyper-focused on perceived differences, rather than taking time to examine similarities and how you can build connection?

4. It can support racist tropes that stem back to colonialism.
Li Zhou reports to Vox, “Asian American women have been exoticized and fetishized as sexual partners as far back as the 1800s.” After American involvement in Asian wars, an explosion of western media depicted Asian women as subservient, hyper-sexual, and docile, existing solely for the pleasure of white men.

Clearly, this attitude prevails among many men today. Asian women report being harassed on dating apps, citing that white men send them messages about how they have to “try their first Asian woman” or need their “yellow fever cured.”

Furthermore, Black people have been long criticized for having “emotionally immature” sexual relationships, and having “unlimited and undiscriminating sexual capacity” that paved the way for rape culture that stems all the way back to American slavery.

Our cultural assumptions about race don’t exist in a vacuum. This is a good opportunity for all of us to consider: how could my own cultural, historical context be informing my beliefs and attitudes about race and sexuality?

Choosing someone based on race is not a solid foundation for a romantic partnership.
Love isn’t skin-deep. When we speak with the couples with the longest-lasting relationships, do we ever hear them say “I love Jerry because he’s Korean” or “My favorite thing about my wife of 40 years is that she’s white”?

Of course not.

Instead, choose someone with your same values. It makes complete sense to date people who share your cultural preferences and morals, but this doesn’t limit you to only one race.

How can you lead more with your values and stay open to the possible connections you can make with folks of all races?

How online dating has made it easier to be prejudiced
When we “swipe left or right” based on how someone looks, race becomes a factor in our decisions — and ultimately in the algorithms that show us potential matches — without us even realizing it.

Online dating and dating apps center around how people look above all other qualities, making it easier to accept or dismiss people on snap judgments.

And if you continue to choose white faces on your dating app, for example, that app’s algorithms will continue to show you white faces, deepening the racial bias you may not have known you even had.

Can you be more intentional and inclusive in your swiping so that the algorithms don’t exclude potentially great matches for you?

What it means to be anti-racist when you date

Working through hundreds of years of racial bias and colonialism isn’t easy. The first step is awareness: being aware of your own internal racial bias is essential to changing the pattern. And look — there is no shame in exploring this in yourself. We all have a racial bias to some degree. Remember how much the media affects us all? What’s important here is that you recognize it, and do what you can to work against it.

For example, you might catch yourself ignoring messages on dating apps from matches of a certain race (like ignoring all messages from black men, for example). Ask yourself: “Why am I doing this? Is this a preference based on the assumption that white dates are always better?”

Literally pause and consider the person messaging you — and the qualities they have. You might be surprised how far simple awareness can go in breaking the cycle.



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It’s funny how life changes. Things that seem like matters of life and death today can look absolutely trivial a month later. Here are my resolutions.

Dreaming of a sports car.

I dreamt of owning a shiny new coupe for as long as I can remember. I thought it would solve all of my problems.
Well, last year I had the opportunity to buy one. It didn’t go through. Then the second lockdown hit. And then I realized that the piece of metal in the parking lot wouldn’t have changed a thing.

Worshipping your relationships.

Tim Denning just wrote an amazing article about the power of loneliness. He says that it’s during periods of isolation that people come up with the most original solutions (maybe that’s why people are massively considering quitting their jobs nowadays, lols.)
I wholeheartedly agree. People may give you the impulse to improve, but real growth always happens behind the scenes. Always.

Saying ‘yes’ to everything.

Sometimes, when there’s really really really nothing you can think of doing that could make your life better, spinning the wheel and just taking a chance on something is the right thing to do. At all other times, the biggest gains you’ll see will come as a result of ruthless elimination.

Youtube.

I know I’m not alone in this. I know that you, too, find yourself binge-watching Youtube videos. Well, do yourself a favor and put the phone down. Your imagination will reveal itself as the mental clouds fade away.

“Keeping in touch” with people.

You’ve been taught that social networking is power. It’s not. It’s cancer. It will drain you of your precious time and energy, and it will cloud your thinking.
People come and go, but that doesn’t mean that people who go are gone forever. If a bond is really precious for both sides, it will stand the test of silence. It’s like dusting off an old book. And if you have to keep blowing air to keep the fire going, maybe there wasn’t much of a fire in the first place.

Trading health for money.

I grew up in an environment where money was always considered more important than health. We may have not said it out loud, but I know we thought it all the time.
Well, it’s all fun and games until you start limping at 25. All of your brain power goes into the dumpster, too, thanks to impaired blood circulation. Good luck being creative and proactive with a half-disabled body.

Renting out your time.

People don’t get wealthy by trading hours for a fixed sum of money. They get wealthy by building and owning assets. Company stock, a rentable garage, an interesting mind — assets come in all shapes and sizes. A monthly salary is not one of them. It’s a fail-safe at best, and a drug at worst.
I’ve spent my most depressive years working paycheck to paycheck. I don’t remember the paychecks. I remember the depression.

Ignoring mental health.

It’s fun to think that mental health is voluntary. I used to think that. Before I realized that my entire life can be summed up via couple of primitive childhood traumas outlined in any decent psychology book.
All my relationships were venomous replicas of one another. All my motivations were stinky revenge-plans of an insulted child.
You don’t really realize how cancerous your own mind can be until you pop the hood. And when you do, you swim through the nastiest can of worms imaginable. But the journey is short, and the rest of your life is long.

Not getting enough sleep.

“Go to bed” was always more of a royal decree than an actual health prescription in my household. Which made staying up feel rebellious and meaningful.
It’s not. Lack of sleep destroys your ability to build antibodies. It ages you by 11 years in terms of testosterone. It stifles your intelligence. Getting enough sleep is absolutely the best thing you can do for your body and mind.

Eating sugary foods.

I never realized how sugar was affecting my life until I quit it completely. The result of my experiment was this: my energy levels evened out throughout the day. It may not sound like much, but it really makes a tremendous impact for your productivity and overall emotional stability.

Drinking caffeine all the time.

I’ve been drinking caffeine for as long as I can remember. I could drink a cup of coffee before bed and sleep like a baby.
Well, that changed when I started having some real stress in my life. Quitting caffeine helped me get rid of all the unnecessary anxiety. Which, apparently, I had a lot of.

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P.hD candidates are researchers ....which the op is displaying the opposite right now.

1. Baby Boomers: Born 1946-1964 (55-73 years old)

2. Generation X: Born 1965-1980 (39-54 years old)

3. Millennials: Born 1981-1996 (23-38 years old)

4. Generation Z: Born 1997-2012 (7-22 years old)


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Most States, whether they are in the North or South are doing badly in production of goods and services except for Lagos, Rivers, Oyo, Kano and Kaduna States.

In Other words, Other states are parasites