.xyz

.xyz is a top-level domain name. It was proposed in ICANN's New generic top-level domain (gTLD) Program, and became available to the general public on June 2, 2014. XYZ.COM and CentralNic are the registries for the domain.

In 2015, XYZ.com proposed that ICANN allow it to ban thousands of potential .xyz domain names from registration by global registrants in order to comply with censorship demanded by the People's Republic of China. XYZ.com hopes to become an officially recognised registry in China, which would allow it to directly offer domains to Chinese customers.

In November 2015, .xyz reached 1.5 million domain name registrations, possibly boosted in part by Google's decision to use abc.xyz for its corporate (Alphabet Inc.) website. However, domain name registry VeriSign and others have claimed that domain name registrar Network Solutions gave away possibly hundreds of thousands of these names by placing them into customer accounts on an opt-out basis.

As of January 2016, .xyz was the 6th most registered domain name on the internet.

XYZ

XYZ are the last three letters in the Latin script.

XYZ may also refer to:

XYZ convention

XYZ is a bidding convention in contract bridge.

Using the convention

After opener's one of a suit (X), partner's one of a suit response (Y) and opener's 1-level rebid (Z) (a very common sequence), 2♣ from opener's partner forces 2♦ from opener. Holding a weak hand with diamonds, one can now pass. Other bids are invitational, describing also the nature of the hand. A 2♦ rebid by responder, however, is game forcing with any hand. Responder may also jump to 3 of any suit (except 3♣, which is signoff) to show a game-forcing hand with a good suit or, if the jump is in one of opener's suits, two of the top three honors.

Although it is mandatory in the XY Notrump form of the convention to complete the relay 2♣ to 2♦, when Z was a suit, opener may be unlimited. In such a case it is acceptable, if opener has too good a hand to risk being dropped in 2♦ to bypass the relay and make a (forcing) bid.

It is also customary to retain the convention in the face of certain competitive actions, for example after a double by opener's LHO, or a negative double by partner. After an overcall by RHO, assuming that the bidding has not gone past 1NT, the convention is still on (for example after 1♦ pass 1♥ 1♠ X where X is a Support Double).

Maggy

Maggy may refer to:

See also

Maggy (model)

Natsuki Margaret Gibb (ギブ・奈月・マーガレット, Gibu Natsuki Māgaretto, born 14 May 1992 in Amagasaki, Hyōgo), known professionally as Maggy (マギー, Magī), is a biracial (hāfu) Japanese Canadian model and tarento. She is known for many television shows such as Sport on Fuji TV (2009-), NTV's Hirunandesu! (2014-) and Buzz Rhythm (2015-).

Career

Maggy is of Scottish Canadian (her father Iain Gibb is a voice actor and narrator) and Japanese descent. As she spent her childhood in Halifax, Canada, she speaks both English and Japanese. In 2008, at the age of sixteen, she was scouted by her current agent, and won the Best Smile Award in the LesPros Girls Audition 2008. Then she made her debut in entertainment industry. In April 2009, she appeared in the sports news program Sport on Fuji TV. This show made her name popular. Since October 2014, she appears as a regular guest on NTV's variety show Hirunandesu! every Monday. She also hosts the variety show Buzz Rhythm with Japanese comedian Bakarhythm on NTV since April 2015.

Maggy (Monica's Gang)

Maggy (original "Magali"), is a character of the popular Brazilian comic book series Monica's Gang. She was created by Mauricio de Sousa, who based the character on one of his daughters, Magali Spada e Souza.Monica, Mary Angela (Jimmy's sister) and Marina were also based on Mauricio's daughters. Maggy has her own comic book, in which there are also stories of her cat, Vanilla.

She received her own comic book in 1989 and is being published uninterruptedly since then.

Characteristics

Maggy is seven years old, although in rare occasions she is described as a six-year-old. Her most notable feature is her voracious appetite. She eats almost everything, usually at high speed, and states to be hungry at all times. Her stories are always centered on food, or at least have her appetite as a recurring gag. Despite this, she never gets fat (a fact which Monica often complains about). Her favorite food is watermelon - just like the real-life Magali.

Maggy is Monica's best friend, and one of the few characters that Monica never beats, except sometimes when Maggy accidentally is punished, as when Monica throws her rabbit toy, Samson, but misses the target and hits Maggy. She wears only a yellow dress and, like Monica and Smudge, she walks barefoot, exposing her feet, which have no toes. In the 399th it edition is shown that Maggy is left-handed.