The Domain Name System of the Internet consists of a set of top-level domains which constitute the root domain of the hierarchical name space and database. In the growth of the Internet, it became desirable to expand the set of initially six generic top-level domains in 1984. As a result new top-level domain names have been proposed for implementation by ICANN. Such proposals included a variety of models ranging from adoption of policies for unrestricted gTLDs that could be registered by anyone for any purpose, to chartered gTLDs for specialized uses by specialized organizations.[1] In October 2000, ICANN published a list of proposals for top-level domain strings it had received.[2]
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Geographic proposals [link]
- .geo - Generic geographical locations.
- .berlin - Berlin.
- .wien - Vienna.
- .london - London.
- .nyc - New York City.
- .paris - Paris.
- .lat - General category for Latin American websites.
- .africa - General category for African websites.
- .moscow and .москва - Moscow.
- .australia - Australia.
- .sydney - Sydney, Australia.
- .ln and .le - Currently being sold by Dennis Hope's "Lunar Embassy Commission" alongside .lunar, .moon, .venus, .mars, .jupiter, .saturn, .uranus, .neptune, .pluto, .space. People who purchase novelty deeds for outer space property from him are also given free domains.[3] None of these TLDs are supported by the root servers and it is unlikely they will be in the future.
Language and community [link]
These proposals are centered on creating an independent Internet identity for linguistic and cultural communities. They are mostly inspired by the success of the .cat domain created for websites in the Catalan language or about the Catalan culture.
| Domain name | intended use | sponsor | year of proposal | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .bzh | Breton language and Brittany | dot bzh | 2006 | A campaign has been organized in Brittany to support the request of creation of the .bzh domain. The campaign's website gives little information about the status of the proposal and the organization behind and mostly holds a petition for the creation of the domain. As of January 2012 there are over 20,000 signatories. |
| .cymru | Welsh language and Wales | dotCYM Cyf | 2006 | Following a decision by ICANN in 2010 .cym [4] the dotCYM Cyf bid organisers made an appeal for supporters of the former dotCYM bid to suggest a new domain name for the Welsh linguistic and cultural community[. The overwhelming choice of the community was for dotCYMRU. Since November 2010 dotCYMRU is the new domain name for the Welsh linguistic and cultural domain. |
| .eng | England | dot eng.org | 2008 | The dotENG.org website was set up by John Sewell of Maidenhead in Berkshire. Mentioned in PC Pro Online: Campaign begins for .eng domain, Stuart Turton, 23 April 2008 |
| .eus | Basque language | PuntuEus association | 2009 | University professors, scientifics, several companies and institutions are involved in this campaign, including the autonomous government, Eusko Jaurlaritza and the Basque Language Academy, Euskaltzaindia. |
| .gal | Galician language and Galicia | PuntoGal | 2006 | Several companies and institutions are involved in this campaign, including the autonomous government, Xunta de Galicia. |
| .ker | Cornish language and Cornwall (Kernow) in general | Cornish World Magazine[5] | 2008 | |
| .lli | Leonese language and Leonese culture | puntuLLI | 2007 | Several companies, associations, organisations and institutions are involved in this campaign. |
| .quebec | Quebec | Pointquebec | 2008 | .quebec came to life following .cat success. As an incorporated NPO, PointQuebec's mission is to promote, broadcast and manage a new identity on the Internet, affirming the specificity and Quebec Culture. |
| .sco[6] | Scotland | dotSCO.org (dead link) | 2005 | dotSCO began in late 2005 and has been campaigning to build support for a new TLD from among the Scots community around the world. The campaign now appears to be defunct, effectively replaced by .scot (q.v.) |
| .scot[7] | Scotland, The Scots Community of Interest online, Scottish culture and Scotland's languages | Dot Scot Registry | 2009 | A not-for-profit company, created to apply for and operate .scot, "an online identity for the worldwide family of Scots." "Will give people, organisations and businesses the opportunity to clearly identify themselves as Scottish." |
| ECLID | ECLID | ECLID | 2008 | The dotCYMRU, dotEUS, dotSCOT and dotBZH have formed the ECLID[1], the European Cultural and Linguistic Internet Domains umbrella group to lobby for the successful and speedy application for the bids. |
| .sic[8] | Székely Land | Pontsic Foundation | 2009 | pontSIC began in late 2008 and has been campaigning to build support for a new TLD from among the Székely community around the world. The campaign was started by the Szekler National Council, and now are involved several companies and institutions. As of September 2009 there are over 33,200 signatories. |
| .nai | nai | nai | 1999 | The original proposal for a native managed TLD predates ICANN, and its form was adopted by ICANN as the "sponsored" type of application and eventual contract in the 2001 new gTLD round. The application of a "sponsored" type of application and registry resulted in the .cat success. .nai's mission is to implement a top-level name space with an indigenous policy, provide an alternative to the several thousand indigenous public administrations, and the larger numbers of indigenous non-governmental, linguistic and cultural institutional, public and private economic enterprises, bands and individuals in the Western Hemisphere currently using name spaces operated under for-profit or colonial policies, and promote the economic development of Indian Country. |
| .vlaanderen | Flanders (Vlaanderen) | 2011 |
Domains for children [link]
A top-level domain named kids has been proposed by several entities. As of 2009, none of these proposals have been implemented. Under the United States country code TLD (us) exists a second-level domain kids.us.
Applications for a kids domain have included:
- Blueberry Hill Communications, Inc., a domain name registration and hosting company in California, submitted a proposal[9] Registry services would be subcontracted to Neustar and Melbourne IT. Registrars are selected under same criteria and process currently imposed by ICANN. This proposal would not rely on objective criteria for categorizing content.
- DotKids, established in 2000 in Rosemont, Illinois intends to utilize SARAF Software Solutions Inc. for software development of a kids registry. DotKids would deal only with ICANN accredited registrars; content rating information is to be retained in the registry and is to describe ratings for an entire site.[10]
- ICM Registry, Inc. request the kids TLD[11] as an integrated solution for improving child safety on the Internet by implicitly attempting to restrict content across both TLDs and targeting a narrow registrant group.
- .KIDS Domains, Inc.[12] is a California for-profit corporation; the proposed registry operator is Toronto-based domain name registrar Tucows Inc. Kids would be a restricted TLD. .KIDS Domains therefore does not intend to allow other registrars to register domain names.
The European Parliament has also proposed kid for websites designed for children.[citation needed] It would be monitored by an independent authority.
Technical domain name themes [link]
- .mail - A domain for e-mail networks, proposed to facilitate fighting e-mail spam.
- .web - A domain for general use on the world wide web.
Specialized and professional topics [link]
- .med – medical facilities and organizations
- .eco – environmental causes[13][14]
- .fc - football clubs[15]
- .post – postal organizations
- .rage - For scientific institutions in Spanish speaking countries.
- .shop – electronic commerce sites[16]
- .sport – sport sites[17]
- .wine – wine sites[18]
- .gay - LGBT organizations
See also [link]
References [link]
- ^ "Names Council Solicitation of Comments for Consideration of New Generic Top-Level Domains". ICANN. 2000-04-01. https://www.icann.org/dnso/new-gtlds-01apr00.htm.
- ^ "TLD Applications Lodged". ICANN. 2000-10-10. https://www.icann.org/en/tlds/tld-applications-lodged-02oct00.htm.
- ^ Hope, David. "The Lunar Embassy". https://www.lunarembassy.com/shop/en/shops.lasso?-database=aa654s5677556pr&-layout=US$_pr9981_en&-response=searchresults_en.lasso&-NoResultsError=noproducts_en.lasso&-token.trackindex=2156945&-token.affindex=&-token.rn=68509398&-token.cs=US$&-token.rs29=33&-token.rscd=LE&-token.firstlogin=&-token.skip=&-token.category=&-show. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Wales loses to Cayman Islands in battle for .cym domain". BBC. 2010-11-04. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11683239. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ The campaign for a KER Internet domain name
- ^ "First Minister announces support for Scots internet domain". dotSCO.org. https://www.dotsco.org/2008/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=2. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ "Dot Scot Registry is the not-for-profit venture to establish and operate a new top-level internet domain of .scot for the worldwide family of Scots". dotSCOT.org. https://www.dot-scot.org/. Retrieved 2012-03-15.
- ^ "SIC domain". https://www.supportnewtlds.com/. https://www.supportnewtlds.com/sic/. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ Summary of Application of Blueberry Hill
- ^ Summary of Application of dotKids Inc
- ^ Summary of Application of ICM Registry
- ^ Summary of Application of .Kids Domains
- ^ Al Gore says domain .eco logical
- ^ Launch of .eco Application to Empower Global Community
- ^ https://fcdomainnames.com/
- ^ https://www.commercialconnect.net
- ^ https://www.dotsport.info
- ^ https://english.dotvinum.org
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Kid
Kid(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
As a nickname
Kids (Jamiroquai song)
"The Kids" is the lead single taken from British funk/acid jazz band Jamiroquai's second studio album, The Return of the Space Cowboy, though it was recorded shortly after the Emergency on Planet Earth sessions. The single was only released in Japan, on 30 June 1994. "The Kids" is a song that deals with the rights of children and their social status in the world. The song is written to be absurdly loud and high in tempo, to possibly represent the immaturity of children, and more generally the whole early childhood of a person, which is usually a carefree time of life.
Background
It is commonly known amongst fan circles that "The Kids" was written and performed during the 1993 Emergency on Planet Earth tour. It may either have been an outtake from the album, or simply a song written after the album was fully produced and released. The live version of the track played during the tour had a different chorus when compared to the official album version. After "The Kids" was recorded with previous drummer, Nick Van Gelder, Derrick McKenzie replaced Nick, and all tracks from the Space Cowboy recording sessions were re-recorded with McKenzie on drums, aside from "The Kids", on which van Gelder's drumming remains. The song was probably left to be because of time constraints related to the mastering process, production and release.
General Motors Motorama
The General Motors Motorama was an auto show staged by GM from 1949 to 1961. These automobile extravaganzas were designed to whet public appetite and boost automobile sales with displays of fancy prototypes, concept vehicles and other special or halo models. Motorama grew out of Alfred P. Sloan's yearly industrial luncheons at New York City's Waldorf Astoria, beginning in 1931. They were almost invariably held in conjunction with the New York Auto Show, that for many years was held traditionally in the first week of January.
History
1949
After World War II, the first show, Transportation Unlimited Autorama, was staged again at the Waldorf Astoria, in January 1949. Between the New York City venue and the Boston extension, nearly 600,000 people saw the show. Seven "special" Cadillacs were exhibited including, inter alia, a Series 61 coupe and a Series 62 sedan that were standard except for a special paint finish; also shown were The Caribbean, the Embassy, and the Fleetwood Coupe de Ville, all built on the Series Sixty Special chassis.
Motorama (band)
Motorama is a Russian post-punk band from Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The band was formed in 2005 and named after the film (1991). In a short time it was able to get a broad poularity as for independent group not only in Russia but also abroad. The group has released two EPs and three studio albums. Motorama is known for singles such as "Eyes" , "Alps" , "Ghost" , "Wind In Her Hair" and "To The South".
Musical style and influences
The band performs songs in English only. Vocals of Vladislav Parshin have often been compared with the voice of Ian Curtis, frontman of British band Joy Division. This, and the fact that the first two mini-albums motorama played in a style close to the sound of classic post-punk, led to the fact that the group is often accused of copying the famous British music. The situation has changed with the release of first LP the group Alps, which became the most famous of their works - on this CD appeared intonations of New Wave, and Indie pop, and music in general became more bright and melancholic than depressive.
Motorama (film)
Motorama is a 1991 American surrealistic road film about a ten-year-old runaway boy (played by Jordan Christopher Michael) on a road trip for the purpose of collecting game pieces (cards) from the fictional "Chimera" gas stations in order to spell out the word M-O-T-O-R-A-M-A. By doing so he will supposedly win the grand prize of $500 million. The film features cameos by Drew Barrymore, Flea, Jack Nance, Robert Picardo, Martha Quinn and Meat Loaf. It was written by Joseph Minion screenwriter of After Hours.
Parts of the movie were filmed in and around Lake Powell and the city of Page, Arizona. In one scene, Gus, the title character, is shown driving on top of the Glen Canyon Dam (which is not allowed by the general public). The gated entrance to "Essex", a fictional state in the movie, is actually the service entrance to the Glen Canyon Dam. The Navajo Generating Station near Page is shown in several scenes as well. The strange-looking paper currencies used throughout the film are slightly modified versions of (former) Dutch Guilder notes.
