10 Things You Really Didn’t Know About Domain Names
January 14, 2010
Domain names are equivalent to real estate within the virtual world. With the dot com era many people turned to the internet as a way of investment, social interaction, business marketing, and even virtual business. While we are all getting to grips with the ‘how tos’ and the ‘what ifs’ on the World Wide Web here are a few interesting facts about domain names that you probably did not know.
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1. The world’s longest domain name
Legally domain names are allowed to be no longer than 63 characters in length (excluding sub-domains or domain suffixes). While there have been many contenders and claimants for the pole position of longest domain name in the world, I tend to go with the Guinness Book of Records:
http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch.com/
(Phew that’s a mouthful!)
The interesting fact relating to this domain name is it is actually a real word, named after a Welsh village! I wonder how many residents have complained to their local postal company regarding lost post?!
Unfortunately this website is now under construction, but other candidates could also postulate for that first place, like :http://www.iamtheproudownerofthelongestlongestlongestdomainnameinthisworld.com/
2. The world’s shortest domain name
Acknowledged internationally as being one of the main drivers behind internet evolution, Google have now legally acquired the shortest internet domain name.http://www.g.cn/ . Google purchased the unique domain name to assist their Chinese users in locating Google with greater ease.
3. The highest price paid for a domain name?
People throughout the world have cashed in on the dot com era, many earning an applaudable amount with very little input. In January 2006 it was announced that sex.com was sold for $14 million, making it the most expensive domain name purchased to date. Close contenders to sex.com are fund.com at over $9 million, porn.com for $9.5 million and business.com for over $340 million.
4. The first domain name to ever be registered?
On the 15th march 1985 the first registered domain name came into existence symbolics.com which is still in existence today.
5. What is the shortest dot com name that I may register?
According to registering laws all domain names must be a minimum of 3 characters in length excluding sub-domains or suffixes.
6. Domain names male and female
If you are looking to register a male name registered I am afraid you are out of luck as they all appear to be registered to date. The ladies may have a little more luck, however, the more common girl names also come with a heavy price tag.
7. Is it possible to buy a 3 letter domain name?
In short no, all the 3 letter domain names have been long snatched up. That is over 50.000 domain names that are only available through a resale option, get the cheque books out.
8. What domain names have the highest registration rates?
Dot com domain names are noted as having the highest registration figures followed by dot cn (china).
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9. If I own a trademark does that entitle me to the rights of the domain name?
That is correct, you don’t need a trademark to get a domain name, however people have to be really careful with trademarks. For instance Ian Tunes who registered “iTunes” before Apple’s “itunes.co.uk” existed. He could keep the domain name for life, as he was the first to register it, but because Apple was making offer after offer and giving him a lot of hassle to get this name, one day he was fed up and redirected his domain itunes.co.uk to Napster (biggest iTunes competitor at that time). From that point, he breached Apple’s iTunes copyright and lost the domain name (Instead of making a million by accepting the original deal).
10. Who is the most popular domain registrar?
Depending on the source there are a number of popular domain registrars.
old and new slavery
January 14, 2010
Slavery:
Slavery might be described as the formal (but not always legal) denial to individuals or groups of a particular freedom, to have control over their lives. The League of Nations, in its 1926 Slavery Convention, defined slavery as ‘the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised.
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Orlando Patterson
Slavery has taken many forms and existed in many historical and geographical societies. One of the most wide-ranging comparative studies of slavery as a social institution was carried out by Orlando Patterson. He suggests that there are only three noticeable universal features common to all known slavery systems:
1. that the master has the right to threaten or punish the slave with violence
2. that all slaves are denied with rights of birth
3. all slaves are deprived of honor
Bales and Robbins
In a more recent contribution, Bales and Robbins consider slavery to be comprised of three key features:
1. that the slave is controlled by another person
2. that the owner appropriates the labour power of the slave
3. that the slave’s activities are controlled by the threat or use of violence
White slavery, forced labor, debt bondage, forced prostitution satisfy all the criteria Bales and Robbins employ.
Stanley Elkins:
In his important study of slavery in America, Elkins discusses the four major legal categories which defined the status of the American slave
1. the first he argued was terms of servitudes, who were passed on to the descendants
2. Second regarding marriage and family: slaves were denied the traditional securities and assurances of family life, and no marriage between slaves was recognized in law.
3. Third regarding the matter of police and disciplinary powers over the slave: it was considered to b a good practice for masters to adopt harsh attitude towards their slaves.
4. Fourth regarding property and other civil rights: it was accepted that slaves had no such rights and whatever they might have owned became the property of their master.
Old and new slaveries:
It would be a mistake to believe that the various international covenants and conventions such as Slavery Convention 1926, Universal declaration 1948, Rome Final act 1998 etc has resulted slavery to abolish completely. Like so many other human rights violations, slavery is as common today as it has been in the past. Even the people living in west shouldn’t believe that they have abolished slavery because it still is being practiced. Kevin Bales suggests that there are around 3000 household slaves in the city of Paris alone and many more in Western countries and as an estimate he says that there are around 27 million slaves in the world today.
We have discussed the concept of old slavery taking perspectives of different scholars so let us now discuss the concept of new slavery.
This new slavery says Bales, is quite different from the old slavery as now slavery is officially illegal everywhere so there is no such thing as a legal entitlement to ownership. But this in a way benefits the modern slaveholders, who are not bound by legal procedures and they can get away with whatever they want.
In new slavery the emphasis is on a quick and profitable turnover i.e. low cost, minimal investment and high profit. The old and new form of slavery can easily be explained in a better way by the following table.
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Old Slavery New Slavery
. Legal ownership asserted . Legal ownership avoided
. High purchase cost . Very low purchase cost
. Low profits . Very high profits
. Long term relationships . Short term relationships
. Ethnic differences important . Ethnic differences not important
Bales list various forms of modern slavery. There are 2 key factors which unite them firstly they defined by the threat of violence and secondly they are used for the purpose of economic exploitation. These forms of slavery include:
1. Chattel Slavery: As in old slavery, a person is born or sold into servitude and the ownership of another. Bales claims that this takes place in Northern and Western Africa and the Middle East, but represents a relatively small percentage of the total slave population.
2. Debt Bondage: A person is not owned but controlled and made to work as repayment of some kind of debt. The length and nature of the bondage is not defined and the debt can be passed down to children.
3. Contract Slavery: A person is kept into a place of work through promise of a contract but the reality is that he or she is kept as a slave, threatened with violence and paid nothing. Bales indicate that this is the fastest growing form of modern slavery.
4. War Slavery: In times of war, civilians are sometimes enslaved and used as laborers. This kind of slavery can be finding in Burma and Sudan.
5. Children as domestic servants: Children are not owned but are controlled through violence to perform domestic chores in return for lodgings.
6. Religious Slavery: In some African and Asian countries, girls or young women are presented as slaves to local priests usually due to some sins committed by their families.
Togo team will not play african cup of nations
January 9, 2010
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African cup of nation nations carry on besides separatist attack on Togo team at Cabinda region.
Togo team will not play in African cup of nations although Togo Government decided to withdraw from African cup of nations. Togo team has decided to play in memory of those who died.But leave the tournament after Government decision of withdraw from the tournament.
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Angola has increased the security of the teams and on vanues.Fridays attack raised the question about 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. The security situation in South Africa is also very bad and it is question on upcoming world event.
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Current bloody attack highlights the Cabinda issue all around the world. Cabinda province has more than half of the oil resources of the Angola and local separatist demand separate homeland and accused that Angola Government doesn’t pay them much from the revenue.
Cost of Iraq war
January 3, 2010
Us invaded in the Iraq on March 20,2003 in preemptive strike that Iraq weapon of mass destruction are threat for security of US,UK and there regional allies.US and allies occupy the Iraq without any key barrier. Weapon of mass destruction are still not find in Iraq. There is different perception about Iraq war; some said that it is war of oil, some said that it is for the security of US regional Policemen Israel, other have opinion that Iraq war is to execute US world order. Whet ere the reason and the circumstances of the Iraq war it is the common Iraqi citizens who pay the cost of Iraq war.
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Cancer ratio has reached at alarming level in Iraq; it is increased 10 folds in last three years. There is 9000 new cases registered, the areas that are most affected are southern Iraq and especially Babul. The war is over but people are suffer and died in the consequence of war. The cause of this catastrophic situation is Uranium depletion during and fallowing of US 2003 invasion in Iraq. US and UK is not officially acknowledging the Uranium depletion but the search and ground realities clearly exposed the reality. Diason is UK soldier died due to high level of Uranium in the body, UK court ordered to pay money to his widow but UK Government refused to accept that the death of the Diason caused by Uranium. Uranium depletion causes cells and Gene mutation in the people that leads in different form of cancer and defects in new born.
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There are strange cases come out in Basra that one person has two or three cancer concurrently. Change in pattern of caner has occurred in Iraq, old age cancer has seen in young and middle age people. Breast cancer is an old age cancer but it has observed in young girls. Husband and wife chromosome mutation caused mutation in genetics of new born, big head, deformed limbs. There is poisonous in air, water, soil and desert. There are only 40 older and 25 children bed in Archeology center in Basra but the daily 60-70 patience came for treatment. Radiological treatment of cancer is not available so diagnose and treatment of cancer is very much difficult. Poor services, bad hospital conditions, lack of equipment and sadness of people to buy high price drugs, these are the factor that creates a situation in which cancer mean death in Iraq. There is no patient support and a little fund is provided by N Gos.
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Iraq is now a contaminated country. There is 300 Uranium depleted areas in Iraq but it is not easy to clean it and there is no action from any body (WHO, US, Iraqi Government) to tackle this issue. The Genetic make up of whole Iraqi nation is damaged and there is perception of gradual and massive increase of affects. It is Iraqi citizens, who are paying the cost of Iraq war.
Inauguration of world longest Ambulance service
January 1, 2010
World Longest ambulance service has stated its services in Dubai. Twenty meter long ambulance service has included in the Guinness book of world record as world longest ambulance service. Ambulance has capability to provide aid to 44 patients simultaneously, it is 18 meters (59 feet).Internet, and fax and satellite cameras facilities are there for the Doctors. There is an intensive care unit along with radiography and integrated pharmacy. There is facility of video conferencing for Doctors to discuss the condition of the patient and prescribe the medicine.
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It is more like a mobile hospital and very and time affective then sending many small ambulances. The blue-and white stretch-ambulance features a helicopter landing pad on its roof to transfer the patient to the hospital at the time of emergency. People feel happy and amazed to see the world longest ambulance. The ambulance designed by the emirates team and send to German company to manufacture it. The purpose of the ambulance is to provide quick and affective services to the patient. Dubai faced many serious accidents in recent time and there was a need of affective medical services that came inform of the white stretch-ambulance.
After three months it will be start its services. The ambulance service is like a mobile hospital that will rescue the people till they are transferred to the hospital. It is a major step in the medical science and rescue afforts.It is human instinct to do something new to get attention of others to fulfill this they make records but it is a best world record to save the humanity at the time of pain.
Major Blow against CIA
January 1, 2010
Day after day news of violence is arriving from Afghanistan. Weather is cold but the there is heat in the war. There are causalities from all parties, Taliban, NATO forces and most disturbing the rising deaths of civilians. Civilian is sandwiched in between Taliban and NATO forces. There is report of eight civilians’ causalities in Helmand after NATO attack, Afghan Government and its allies demanding the detention of the assailant. There is more demonstration against the Karzai Government and there is increase in pressure on NATO forces from UN, International Peace organization and the local Afghan citizens. Obama announced more thirty thousand troops for Afghanistan is raise the worry of the Afghan civilians. Afghan conceives that more forces mean more confrontation, more attacks and more civilian casualties. Taliban has show there determination to fight against occupied forces whatever there number. They have denied any peace deal with the Afghan Government until the complete withdraw of the foreign forces. Seven CIA agents killed and 6 injured in Taliban suicide attack on CIA base in Khost. Taliban said that Afghan army officer volunteered its services for the operation.
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The death of 7 CIA agents is a major pull for CIA and US. Only 90 CIA agents have died during there services sine the organization formed in 1947.US officials don’t released the detail of the agents and there families due to operation secrecy.CIA played a leading role in southern and eastern Afghanistan. The Khost base is under CIA and is apparently used for US drone attacks on Taliban in tribal areas of Pakistan. Obama in condolence message praised the work of those CIA agents who killed and injured during the attack. He said that those CIA agents who killed were the part of a long line of patriots who have made great sacrifices for their fellow citizens, and for our way of life. The attack has raised questions about the coalition forces ability to protect itself from the Taliban.
Taliban is getting momentum in the southern and eastern part of the Afghanistan and it is a serious threat for NATO. Five Canadian is killed in road side detonator bomb attack in southern city Kandahar. There is one Canadian Journalist besides four Canadian troops. There is great loss of humans and human right violation and Golden Brown show its desire to expand war of terrorism in other states besides Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen.
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War of Words
December 30, 2009
One year has passed in Gaza war but the war of words is still carry on. Israeli faced serious setback in the Lebanon war 2006 on media front, Israeli first time defeats and it is more disrespectful as a defeat from an unorganized armed group (HEZBOLLAH). Israel mad a plain to win Gaza war on all fronts. Israeli started media war with its aggression on Gaza, You tube channel was launched that highlight Hamas rocket attack and it was second most subscribe page on you tube. Israeli officials demands world power to prohibit Hamas from offensive attack and pressurized them. A media war was going very successful as Israel has power and lobby in all world media groups and don’t permit foreign media to inter into Gaza. During 22 day war media broadcast Israeli provided information. Israel is there all where at that time. Egypt closed Rafah crossing point, all food and water supply was cut off, People in Egypt and Arab world agitate against this act but Gaza siege continue.
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Saudi Arabia and Egypt don’t oppose Israeli aggression in Gaza due to Hamas ideological difference and rivalry so give a green card to Israel for human rights violation. After war again Arab seems divided on Gaza war summit in Qatar, Egyptian and Saudi presence is negligible and they don’t have any interest in rehabilitation of Gaza. Israel used white phosphorus but denied the use of biological weapons. UN expert accused Hamas and Israel of human rights violation. Israel rejected Goldstone report and accused that 30 incidents of Gold stone report is fake. US congress rejected the Gold stone report so it was not possible to take action in international court of justice against Israel without the consent of US.US again give free hand to Israel for future actions and under US umbrella and US Jewish lobby Israel still taking inhuman activities and Gaza siege is carry on.
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BBC rejected to support Gaza aid campaign that leads massive agitation against BBC in London. Leaders and agencies visited Gaza after war to support human cause or get political fame. War of words is not stopped and it increases with the time, the incident that stimulate the war of words has occur in world trade organization summit. Turkey premier Tayyip Erdogan leaves the summit with criticizing comment on human rights violation of Israel in Gaza war. He returned with heroic welcome in Turkey. Turkey national television released video on Gaza war that further diplomatic relations of both countries. On December 7 UK court issued Tzipi Livni (Kadima Leader) warrants on human right violation in Gaza and she changed plain to visit UK. Hamas get a new life through Gaza war; its moral value is increased. While Israeli image hurt greatly and lost the war of words that Israel planned to win. War of words carrying on with allots sympathy for Gazans and Hamas with criticism on Israel.
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Gaza under Siege
December 29, 2009
One year has passed in 22 day Israeli aggression in Gaza war but the Gaza siege is still carry on. Gaza is world largest open air prison and very little transportation of goods was transported though Egypt. Israel and Egypt both block the transportation of goods to Gaza. No one allow to in and out from Gaza.Gazans relay on Egypt but Egypt has also put heavy restriction on Rafah crossing point and going to built underground barriers to stop Gaza tunnels that was source of communication and transportation with the world. Gaza blockade has stop all type of communication with the world, food and water shortage are the serious issues of the Gazans.Gazans faces humanitarian cirissis,More then 80% of the Gazans lived on the UN and other agencies aid. Gaza partially blockade is carry on since September but it increased after Gaza war.Isreal allowed only 41 trucks to enter into Gaza since January.
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There is 4-6 hours daily power cut, due to heavy bombing in the war there is allot health problem. Clean water is not existing.Featus of many women is disturb due to heavy use of biological and chemical weapons, 50% baby are born with born affects. There is no proper medication and health treatment. The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has express unease over the worsening humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip as a result of the stringent Israeli siege. He told that the situation in Gaza is still a cause for concern, adding that he was “seriously working with the Israeli leadership” but no progress was made so far. The UN top official said that he would continue to pressure the Israeli government to finance the rebuilding of UNRWA facilities destroyed in the latest Israel war on Gaza.
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Israel is still responsible for Gaza an occupied power. Aid agencies have opinion that world has failed to stop Gaza blockade and betrayed the common citizen.Isreale must ends its collective punishment to Gazans.Most Israeli said that Gaza war was a necessary defensive action but in reality it was offensive action. Gaza war has badly hurt Israeli image in the world and in Goldstone report there is clearly mention that Israel failed to protect the common citizen. If world want to bring a fundamental change in its ideas then they must give them more option. There is wrong perception that by pressure they can change the ideas of Hamas. Force and war is not solution of any issue. Gaza siege creates more problems for the common citizen and peaceful solution of the Palestinian issue.
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Future anti-terrorism war fought in Yemen
December 28, 2009
US and his alley are fighting anti terrorism war in Afghanistan and tribal areas of Pakistan. The whole concentration of Obama administration is in Afghanistan and they consider that if they defeat the Al Qaeda and Taliban in Afghanistan, then they should win the war of terrorism.US and his alley exert full energy to uproot Taliban and Al Qaeda from Afghanistan and tribal areas of Pakistan. But the wind blow against ambitions of US, US can’t get major achievement in war against terror. Afghanistan is still strong hold of Taliban and masses support them. Anti-American sentiment increased in Pakistan due to drones attack and civilian causalities. Al Qaeda has changed its strategy to launches its operation and now Yemen is new potential heaven.
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Yemen is at the verge to turn into a failed state. Corruption, Poverty, shortage of water supply, Insurgency in the north and south are major issues. Osama ancestors belong from Yemen and in such a volatile society it is very easy for Al Qaeda to build a potential base.CIA engaged many Yemeni for Afghan Jihad, so it has already strong background of Jihads sentiment. Saudi Arabian policy of weak Yemeni central Government creates allot problem for Yemen. In all such circumstances Al Qaeda moves to Yemen as to use launching paid. Sothern insurgents are socialist and have communist ideology but Al Qaeda succeeded to make a bond with northern Shitt insurgent. Three recent attacks in the US were traced to Yemen: the recruitment centre attack in Little Rock, the Fort Hood case and now the attempt on the Northwest airliner. The attack on Saudi prince and anti terrorism minister is also launched from Yemen.
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US official visited Yemen frequently in recent time to discuss rising Al Qaeda engagements in Yemen. US supported Yemen counter terrorism activities but the Yemeni Government is week and faced three troubles north, south insurgencies and Al Qaeda. Sanaa Government needs logistic, military and economic aid. Al Qaeda has roots in masses so Drones attack or air attack can’t work there. Saudi Forces launched operation against northern Yemeni insurgent after a border guard killed and now its policy is changed to make a strong central Government in Yemen. Saudi used economic card to compel Yemeni to take immediate action against Al Qaeda.International Media and Pentagon give clear indication to give concentration to Yemen to counter terrorism. Now Yemen is going to turn into another clash ground in war against terrorism.
Asia Pacific Recent conflict
December 27, 2009
In the Legacy of Second World War cold war started, when the alley of second world war turn into opponent in the cold war. In the end of the Second World War many issues started those are still bone of contention in international politics and relation of states. Some are solved or circumstances lead to the solution of those issues similar to fall of Berlin wall. But many are still there like Palestine issue, North and South Korean issue .Taiwan problem and South Korea and Japan territorial dispute over Liancourt Rocks that are also known as Dokdo in Korean and Takeshima in Japanese.
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Liancourt Rocks dispute sparkle up again when new guidebook released by Japanese Government for high school history teachers. The idea of the handbook is to give deeper understand to the students for japans’ territorial claims. South Korea reacts strictly that the Japanese relation could suffer due to this teacher’s outlet that claimed Liancourt Rocks to Japan. South Korean foreign ministry spokesmen said that the new manual “could cause negative effect on developing future-oriented relations between South Korea and Japan by infusing wrong territorial perceptions into Japan’s future generations. He said that islands belong to South Korea no matters what claim Japan makes. The rocky clusters of islands have long been a source of discord between South Korea and Japan. Japan proposed to solve the issue through international court of justice while south rejected the proposal and claimed its jurisdiction on Liancourt Rocks. North Korea supports the South Korea point of view. Two Korean citizen a fishermen and his wife are permanent citizen and Korean police and post guards stationed there. The islands have great potential of fishing and larger resources or gas resources.
Although there is very good political and economic relation enjoyed by both states but due to Liancourt Rocks there is diplomatic conflict that could harm there future relations.