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		<title>Multiyear Registrations Prove Popular For .EU</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Almost one in eight (12.3%) of .EU registrations in the second quarter of 1011 were now for multiyear registrations following the registry’s implementation of this option, EURid announced in their quarterly report. On the fifth birthday for .EU in April 2011, registrants were given the option for registering domain names for up to ten years. To promote multiyear registrations, EURid introduced a promotional offer (that was valid until 31 May) where registrars received a 50 per cent discount on all new .EU registrations of two, five and ten years. “It is one of our duties as the .EU registry to continually add value to the services we offer registrars. Extending the length of time .EU domain names can be registered for is one such service and I am encouraged by how well .EU multiyear registrations were received during the second quarter,” said Marc Van Wesemael, EURid’s General Manager. During the quarter, registrations for .EU domains decreased by 1.2 per cent to 3.35 million, making .EU the fifth largest ccTLD. The number one ccTLD in terms of active registrations is .DE (Germany), currently with 14.577 million registrations followed by .UK (United Kingdom – 9.559m), .NL (Netherlands – 4.641m) and .RU (Russia – 3.410m). The decrease in registrations came about due to every April a large number of registrations are not renewed, coinciding with the anniversary of .EU’s launch. In addition, two countries, Cyprus and Luxembourg, reported reduced volumes as some registrars did not renew large sections of their .EU portfolios. However year-on-year there was a 4.2 per cent increase in registration numbers. EURid’s full report for Q2 2011 is available for download at: link.eurid.eu/reports . To register your .EU domain name, check out Europe Registry here . ]]></description>
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		<title>.VN IDNs Popular With Rural Vietnamese Internet Users</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Vietnamese internet users in rural areas have taken to the Vietnamese language internationalised domain name, making up a large proportion of the 320,000 Vietnamese language domains that have been registered since 28 April. “Internet users in rural areas were especially fond of using Vietnamese-language domain names since they used Vietnamese almost exclusively on the internet. The meaning of Vietnamese domain names was also clearer and more understandable to Vietnamese users,” said Tran Minh Tan, deputy director of the VNNIC, part of the Ministry of Information and Communications. “The Vietnamese IDNs represent a concerted effort on the part of VNNIC and Dot VN to reach the whole of the Vietnamese population and not just those that reside in major cities. While many online services have focused almost exclusively on urban users in major cities, those users represent but a small fraction of the over 89 million people that make up the population of Vietnam.” said Dot VN President Lee Johnson. “We hope to be a leader in the development of services for the as yet underserved majority of existing and potential internet users. The Vietnamese IDN resonates with the whole of Vietnamese Society in a fundamental way and engages Vietnamese users in their native speech in a way that is far superior to standard Vietnamese domain names. We believe that it is this connection that will allow us to reach countless millions of new Vietnamese users with a depth and scope not yet achieved through the power of their native language. As VNNIC’s partner in the IDN project we will continue to dedicate ourselves to reaching all corners of Vietnam from the cities to the fields with the very best products and services.” Up until early this year, there were strict limitations on the allocation of .VN domain names. But on 10 January the regulations changed. To assist on their uptake, .VN domains are allocated to Vietnamese and foreign organisations and individuals on a first-come, first-served basis according to VNS report. The allocation of free .VN domains commenced on 28 April. To register your .VN domain name, check out Europe Registry here , although more information on .VN domains is available from dotVN here . ]]></description>
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		<title>Libyan Registry Hacked By Rebel Supporters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The website for the Libyan registry, nic.ly, was defaced by hackers as rebels entered the capital city of Tripoli. The hackers left a message on the website saying &#8220;Hacked by Electr0n &#038; ali monder&#8221; along with &#8220;bye bye Qadaffi&#8221;. Below that it said &#8220;Feb 17 Libya,&#8221; the date protestors designated a &#8220;day of rage&#8221; against Gaddafi and his regime with greetings to a number of hackers and also to &#8220;all Muslim hackers&#8221;. There are even conveniently a couple of email addresses to contact the hackers! ]]></description>
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		<title>Latin American Law Firm Starts TLD Advisory Division</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A Latin American law firm has established a division for policy advice and regulation of TLDs along with domain name issues and IP numbers in general. The practise was established by Iriarte &#038; Asociados , based in Peru, but with wide connections throughout Latin America and the world more generally. Its principle, Erick Iriarte, has had a long engagement with domain names including being the General Manager of LACTLD (ccTLDs Association of Latin American), as well as a member of the Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Group of the Internet Governance Forum, a member of Team Accountability and Transparency Review of ICANN, web editor of LatinoamerICANN Project and consultant for several ccTLDs in LAC. This new division will focus on ccTLDs and gTLDs assist directly in both the development of policies, Delegation Dispute Resolution and relationship with governments, private sector and civil society. In the same way, this division will generate reports on international trends in the different areas related to TLDs (internet governance, intellectual property, dispute resolution, law enforcement, among other topics). This division arose from the experience in Project LatinoamerICANN , the experience of active participation of Alfa-Redi in regional areas and global Internet governance and professional experience in the field of intellectual property, particularly a special dispute resolution of domain names. One of the first challenges that this division will face is the process of new gTLDs to ICANN and its implications, especially in regard to intellectual property and trademark law. As new trends in the international dialogue on the ownership of domain names. The law firm Iriarte &#038; Asociados is a group of lawyers specialising in the interrelation between law and the Information Society, being the areas of policy and regulatory framework for information society, our main strength, along with the so-called right of new technologies and intellectual property. More Information: web: www.iriartelaw.com email: contacto@iriartelaw.com twitter: @ ialaw ]]></description>
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		<title>.ORG Continues Rapid Growth With 10% In 12 Months</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:48:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The latest Dashboard report from the Public Interest Registry shows the TLD continues rapid growth with an increase in active registrations of 10.1 per cent year on year, and four per cent or over 350,000, in the six months, to the end of June. The growth sees .ORG registrations total 9.2 million at the end of June with North America (63%) and the European Union (23%) accounting for the regions with the most registrations. In 2011, Italy and Japan entered the list of the top ten countries from where registrations originated. Other countries in the top ten are Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Netherlands, Spain and China. In total 11 per cent of registrations come from the Asia pacific, two per cent from Latin America and the Caribbean one per cent from Africa. &#8220;Yet again, we&#8217;re seeing significant growth of the .ORG domain as web users worldwide continue to see the value in using a trusted, secure domain to educate, mobilize and empower their communities,&#8221; said Brian Cute, CEO of .ORG, The Public Interest Registry. &#8220;By June 2011, the .ORG domain reached 9.2 million domains under management, a monumental figure compared to the 3.9 million in 2005. These numbers are clear indicators that .ORG is well-positioned to take advantage of the Internet growth that we continue to see occur.&#8221; As part of its most recent Dashboard report, the Public Interest Registry commissioned research on the health and status of traditional websites versus corporate social media. The study indicated that 81 per cent of web surfers still chose an organisation&#8217;s website - over Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn - as the most trustworthy place to find information. Moreover, almost half of all respondents - 47 per cent - would choose .ORG over other domain extensions to post information on a cause they are passionate about. And during a time of crisis, 39 per cent of Americans turn to a .ORG website for information first. As predicted when asked which word people most commonly associate with the .ORG domain, the most common response was &#8220;non profits&#8221; with 52 per cent of responses. Other responses were: 12 per cent associate .ORG with &#8220;trusted&#8221; 4 per cent associate .ORG with &#8220;exclusive&#8221; 21 per cent associate .ORG with all of the above 9 per cent associate it with none of the above. To download the full report, see: pir.org/pdf/dashboard_1H_2011.pdf To register your .ORG domain name, check out America Registry here . ]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Recommendations for ICANN Board Consideration</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Generic Names Supporting Organization approved at its meeting on 21 July 2011 the recommendations on the Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery Policy Development Process (PDP). The resolution, which is pending for Board action, proposes: Define ‘Registered Name Holder at Expiration’ (RNHaE) as the entity or individual that was eligible to renew the domain name registration immediately prior to expiration. If the domain name registration was modified pursuant to a term of the Registration Agreement authorizing the modification of registration data for the purposes of facilitating renewal but not at the explicit request of the registrant, the RNHaE is the entity or individual identified as the registrant immediately prior to that modification. For at least 8 consecutive days, at some point following expiration, the original DNS resolution path specified by the RNHaE, at the time of expiration, must be interrupted1 by the registrar, to the extent that the registry permits such interruptions 1, and the domain must be renewable by the RNHaE until the end of that period. This 8-day period may occur at any time following expiration. At any time during the 8 day period, the Registered Name Holder at Expiration may renew the domain with the Registrar and the Registrar, within a commercially reasonable delay, will restore the domain name to resolve to its original DNS resolution path prior to expiration. Notwithstanding, the Registrar may delete the domain at any time during the Autorenew grace period. If at any time after expiration when the Registered Name is still renewable by the RNHaE, the Registrar changes the DNS resolution path to effect a different landing website than the one used by the RNHaE prior to expiration, the page shown must explicitly say that the domain has expired and give instructions on how to recover the domain. Wording in the policy must make clear that ¡°instructions¡± may be as simple as directing the RNHaE to a specific web site. The RNHaE cannot be prevented from renewing a domain name registration as a result of WHOIS changes made by the Registrar that were not at the RNHaE.s request. The registration agreement must include or point to any fee(s) charged for the post expiration renewal of a domain name. If the Registrar operates a website for registration or renewal, it should state, both at the time of registration and in a clear place on its website, any fee(s) charged for the post-expiration renewal of a domain name or the recovery of a domain name during the Redemption Grace Period. The registration agreement and Registrar web site (if one is used) must clearly indicate what methods will be used to deliver pre- and post-expiration notifications, or must point to the location where such information can be found. What destination address/number will be used must also be specified, if applicable. Registrar must notify Registered Name Holder of impending expiration no less than two times. One such notice must be sent one month or 30 days prior to expiration (+/- 4 days) and one must be sent one week prior to expiration (+/- 3 days). If more that two alert notifications are sent, the timing of two of them must be comparable to the timings specified. Unless the Registered Name is renewed or deleted by the Registrar, at least one notification to the RNHaE, which includes renewal instructions, must be sent after expiration. Notifications of impending expiration must include method(s) that do not require explicit registrant action other than standard e-mail receipt in order to receive such notifications. With the exception of sponsored gTLDs, all gTLD Registries shall offer the Redemption Grace Period (RGP). For currently existing unsponsored gTLDs that do not currently offer the RGP, a transition period shall be allowed. All new gTLDs must offer the RGP. As part of the implementation, ICANN Staff should consider the Technical Steering Group&#8217;s Implementation Proposal (see http://www.icann.org/en/meetings/bucharest/redemption-topic.htm ) If a Registrar offers registrations in a gTLD that supports the RGP, the Registrar must allow the Registered Name Holder at Expiration to redeem the Registered Name after it has entered RGP. A transfer of a domain name during the RGP should not be allowed. In the event that ICANN gives reasonable notice to Registrars that ICANN has published web content as described in PEDNR Recommendation #16: Registrars, who have a web presence, must provide a link to the ICANN content on any website it may operate for domain name registration or renewal clearly displayed to its Registered Name Holders at least as clearly as its links to policies or notifications required to be displayed under ICANN Consensus Policies. Registrars may also host similar material adapted to their specific practices and processes. Registrar must point to the ICANN material in a communication sent to the registrant immediately following initial registration as well as in the mandated annual WHOIS reminder. Note: Some of these recommendations may need special consideration in the context of existing provisions in the Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP), the proposed Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) or exceptions due to fraud, breach of registration agreement or other substantive reasons and the GNSO Council, therefore, recommends that such considerations are taken into account as part of the implementation of these recommendations, once adopted. The GNSO Council recommends the following best practices for promotion by ICANN and the Registrar Stakeholder Group: If post-expiration notifications are normally sent to a point of contact using the domain in question, and delivery is known to have been interrupted by post-expiration actions, post-expiration notifications should be sent to some other contact point associated with the registrant if one exists. The notification method explanation should include the registrar’s email address from which notification messages are sent and a suggestion that registrants save this email address as a ‘safe sender’ to avoid notification emails being blocked by spam filter software. Registrars should advise registrants to provide a secondary email point of contact that is not associated with the domain name itself so that in case of expiration reminders can be delivered to this secondary email point of contact. The GNSO Council recommends that ICANN, in consultation with Registrars, ALAC and other interested parties, will develop educational materials about how to properly steward a domain name and how to prevent unintended loss. Such material may include registrant responsibilities and the gTLD domain life-cycle and guidelines for keeping domain name records current. (PEDNR Recommendation #16). ICANN Compliance is requested to provide updates to the GNSO Council on a regular basis in relation to the implementation and effectiveness of the proposed recommendations, either in the form of a report that details amongst others the number of complaints received in relation to renewal and/or post-expiration related matters or in the form of audits that assess if the policy has been implemented as intended. The GNSO Council shall convene a PEDNR Implementation Review Team to assist ICANN Staff in developing the implementation details for the new policy should it be approved by the ICANN Board. The Implementation Review Team will be tasked with evaluating the proposed implementation of the policy recommendations as approved by the Board and is expected to work with ICANN Staff to ensure that the resultant implementation meets the letter and intent of the approved policy. If the PEDNR Implementation Review Team identifies any potential modifications to the policy or new PEDNR policy recommendations, the PEDNR Implementation Review Team shall refer these to the GNSO Council for its consideration and follow-up, as appropriate. Following adoption by the ICANN Board of the recommendations, the GNSO Secretariat is authorized to issue a call for volunteers for a PEDNR Implementation Review Team to the members of the PEDNR Working Group. You are invited to submit your comments on these recommendations until 15 September before final consideration by the ICANN Board. Section II: Background At the ICANN Meeting in Cairo in November 2008, the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC), voted to request an Issues Report on the subject of registrants being able to recover domain names after their formal expiration date. The ALAC request was submitted to ICANN policy staff and the GNSO Council on 20 November 2008. The Issues Report on Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery [PDF, 422 KB] was submitted to the GNSO Council on 5 December 2008. The GNSO Council initiated a PDP on 7 May 2009 and tasked a Working Group to answer the following charter questions: Whether adequate opportunity exists for registrants to redeem their expired domain names; Whether expiration-related provisions in typical registration agreements are clear and conspicuous enough; Whether adequate notice exists to alert registrants of upcoming expirations; Whether additional measures need to be implemented to indicate that once a domain name enters the Auto-Renew Grace Period, it has expired (e.g., hold status, a notice on the site with a link to information on how to renew, or other options to be determined); Whether to allow the transfer of a domain name during the RGP. The Post-Expiration Domain Name Recovery (PEDNR) PDP Working Group started its deliberations in July 2009. The WG published an Initial Report [PDF, 1.02 MB], a Proposed Final Report [PDF, 972 KB] and submitted its Final Report [PDF, 999 KB] to the GNSO Council on 14 June 2011. The GNSO Council unanimously approved all the recommendations contained in the Final Report at its meeting on 21 July 2011. Section III: Document and Resource Links GNSO Council Resolution on the Adoption of the PEDNR Final Report and Recommendations PEDNR Final Report [PDF, 998 KB] PEDNR PDP Proposed Final Report [PDF, 972 KB] PEDNR PDP Initial Report [PDF, 1.02 MB] Comment Period Deadlines Open Date: 15 August 2011 Close Date: 15 September 2011 Important Information Links Public Comment Box To Submit Your Comments (Forum) View Comments Submitted This ICANN announcement was sourced from: www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-15aug11-en.htm ]]></description>
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		<title>Reliability, Stability, Trustworthiness: Three Key TLD Features Of A TLD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Reliability, stability, trustworthiness are three of the most important features of a TLD, and one of the main messages that auDA, the policy and regulatory body for .AU, has been striving to convey writes Chris Disspain, auDA CEO and these days also ICANN board member. &#8220;In fact, I&#8217;m pretty sure we have been banging on about the importance of trust ever since auDA was established and assumed responsibility for the operation of .AU,&#8221; writes Disspain. &#8220;The relevance of this message has been highlighted by recent developments that have negatively affected thousands of British companies&#8221; where there have been &#8220;legal and administrative battles surrounding the operation of &#8216;gb.com&#8217;, which offers third-level registrations as an alternative to .co.uk.&#8221; With the downtime that ensued from the .gb.com outage, Disspain writes &#8220;what the recent events surrounding gb.com do highlight is the types of added risks registrants expose themselves to by choosing to register in a space that is selling third level domains on a commercial basis as opposed to in a well-regulated domain with well-defined policy frameworks.&#8221; Another third level domain to launch as an alternative to the country code in recent days is com.de, promoted as an alternative to .DE. .DE and .UK are the two largest ccTLDs. A problem that can arise is if the business selling the third level domains goes out of business - you lose your domain name. &#8220;All of the marketing and promotional efforts you have made go down the drain and your business may follow soon after.&#8221; &#8220;In contrast, registrants in a regulated space such as .com.au are afforded certain protections in the unlikely event of registrar failure and can recover their name and livelihood with the assistance of auDA and whichever registrar they choose to switch to. &#8220;Also, .AU has mechanisms built-in to deal with circumstances where you might find your business, trademark or other intellectual property rights infringed upon by a com.au registrant.&#8221; Disspain then writes that &#8220;another advantage of operating your business in a well-run domain is that doing so can resolve issues of confusion and trust for your most important stakeholders - your customers.&#8221; In conclusion Disspain writes, &#8220;all of these arguments tie back to one main issue - and the main motivation for this post - the importance of trust. Trust in the domain space you register in, trust in the security and stability of your commercial investment, and the trust your customers will have in your operations and the protection of their rights. All of these are vital drivers of success in the bricks-and-mortar world of business - and just as important online.&#8221; To read this full article by Chris Disspain, auDA CEO and as of June 2011 ICANN board member, go to: blog.auda.org.au/2011/08/09/without-trust-there-is-nothing/ ]]></description>
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		<title>.COM.DE Domains On The Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vrytek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Sunrise period ended on 22 July and the Landrush period is currently underway, ending on 26 August, for .COM.DE domain names. Promoted as an alternative to .DE, the largest ccTLD with 14.5 million registrations, the operators are suggesting that registrants consider the sub-domain as “presenting a fresh opportunity to establish world-class presence in the world’s busiest domain market.” The sub-domain is backed by CentralNic who also operate EU.COM, UK.COM and .LA. Following the Lanrush period there will be a .DE Owner Promotion running from 30 August to 23 September. The .DE Owner Promotion is open to all registrants of a .DE domain, wishing to secure the same name under .COM.DE, where that Domain Name was not previously registered or applied for during the Sunrise or Landrush Processes, or excluded by the Registry. Only domains that exactly match the .DE equivalent, and have the same registrant, will be registered in the registry at the end of the period. Then finally will be General Availability from 26 September when .COM.DE domains will become available to anyone through participating registrars or their resellers. Except where registered or applied for during the Sunrise or Landrush period or excluded by the Registry, .COM.DE domains are available to the public based on the chronological order of registrations on a first come, first served basis. In other .COM.DE issues, domains will be DNSSEC signed upon launch, DENIC have confirmed that the business model does not contravene its policies, policies are in place to deal with phishing and abusive registrations and with support and guidance from WIPO, CentralNic developed a Dispute Resolution Policy that facilitates the resolution of disputes between trademark holders and registrants of .COM.DE domain names. In addition, the service includes free mediation to assist the settling of disputes in a professional and efficient manner. For more information on .COM.DE domain names, check out the .COM.DE website at com.de . ]]></description>
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		<title>80% Of .XXX Pre-Registrations Defensive Says Registrar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vrytek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Businesses are going defensive with .XXX with 80 per cent of pre-registrations coming from outside the adult industry says one UK-based registrar. The registrar, Easyspace, while accounting for only a few hundred pre-registrations, says businesses and individuals have been able to register their interests for the new .XXX domain name registrations ahead of the launch of the .XXX pre-registrations facility with Easyspace.com and only 20 per cent of those interests are from the sexually oriented adult industry. “As we expected, the early indications are that non-adult industry businesses have realised the need to protect trademarks and brands in dot XXX,” said Sarah Haran, Managing Director of Easyspace. For those interested in registering .XXX domain names, the launch process will follow the following: SUNRISE A - 7 Sept – 28 Oct Sunrise A is dedicated to members of the adult Sponsored Community with either verifiable trademark rights or owners of exact matching domains in other IANA TLDs which is also known as “Grandfathering.” SUNRISE B - 7 Sept – 28 Oct Sunrise B was created especially for non-adult Intellectual Property holders who are non-members of the adult Sponsored Community with verifiable trademark rights so they can block their domains in the .XXX sTLD. LANDRUSH - 8 Nov – 25 Nov Landrush is for members of the adult Sponsored Community but NOT on a first come, first served basis.  Unlike Sunrise A and Sunrise B, there are no qualification requirements needed for Landrush.  Applications for competing names will go to a closed-auction at the end of the Landrush period. GENERAL AVAILABILITY – From 6 December on General Availability is when members of the adult Sponsored Community get regular, resolving names on a first come, first served basis.  Non-members of the adult Sponsored Community can also get “Non-Resolving” names. To pre-register your .XXX domain name, check out America Registry here . ]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Registry Flies To Corners of Country to Promote National TLDs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vrytek</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[.ru]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Russian registry, the Coordination Center for TLD RU, has undertaken a rather unique way of promoting its ccTLD and internationalised ccTLD, .RU and .РФ respectively, to the public by sponsoring an expedition of two small flex-wing trikes, an expedition timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Valery Chkalov’s flight to the Far East. As of 4 August, the pilots had travelled over 6000 kilometres, making stops in many cities, including Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, and Chita raising awareness in the various Russian regions of the national domain space and promotion of the new Cyrillic domain, .РФ. “I am flattered to note that we stir interest in almost every place where we stop. We were interviewed in the city of Irkutsk, and in the village of Khorinsk we are very popular with the locals: everyone is curious to know of our route and our flying machines. Everybody knows AN-2 or helicopters; however, people are unfamiliar with an exotic small flex-wing trike,” wrote Alexander Scherbakov in the crew’s blog. En route, the pilots are engaged in educational activities related not only to the small aircrafts but also for the sponsors to the logos on the ultralight trikes’ wings. To register your .RU or .РФ domain, check out Europe Registry here . ]]></description>
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