The Free Domain Name Giveaway is Back at DomainBlog.net 
http://feeds.feedburner.com/newsisfree/newscat33?m=56326
VeriSign Issues Quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief; Overall Domain Name Registrations at 76.9M Nam 
VeriSign Issues Quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief; Overall Domain Name Registrations at 76.9M Names
Global Registrations Rise Eight Percent Over Q4 2004; Growth Driven by Strong Global Economy, Growing Base of Internet Users, and online Advertising; China, Japan and South Korea Among Leaders in Worldwide Domain Registrations
Mountain View, CA. Â- June 7, 2004 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today released the VeriSign® Domain Name Industry Brief for the first quarter of 2005, underscoring key industry data for worldwide domain name activity. In all, worldwide domain name registrations reached a record high of 76.9 million domain names, which represents eight percent growth over the fourth quarter of 2004 and a 22 percent increase over the first quarter of 2004. Also today, VeriSign released the Domain Name Industry Brief Regional Report for Asia highlighting Internet usage and connectivity trends in AsiaÂ's three fastest growing countries for Internet services Â- China, Japan and South Korea.
http://www.internetadsales.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=5759
The Sun's Baltimore Best Darn Yard Sale 
This Saturday, June 18, 2005 is The Sun's Baltimore's Best Darn Yard Sale at the Eastpoint Mall from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Shop over 350 vendors at one giant yard sale on the parking lot facing North Point Blvd....
http://baltimore.about.com/b/a/178466.htm
Polo Baby 
So my soon-to-be-born nephew will be the best dressed boy out there. I had to... It was on sale!!! And Kasey liked it, too....
http://www.adelle.net/archives/002354.php
Trash To Treasure 
I bought a new domain! Woo Hoo! Thanks to KB for helping me out... I had thought of the name before, but he suggested it again and got me to agree to it. I will let all of you know...
http://www.adelle.net/archives/002350.php
.JOB Start-Up Period Now Through August 15 
The new .JOBS domain name registration start-up period has begun and will run through August 15, 2005. .JOB FAQs here.
http://trademark.blog.us/blog/2005/06/20.html#a1801
Domain Name Registration, Revisited 
This morning, I helped out a friend with some domains that she had recently registered. I was aghast to learn that she had registered those domains with Network Solutions. While all of my techie friends moved on to more reasonable...
http://www.geekbooks.com/blog/archives/000384.html
Sale' and Pelletier to Headline Ice Skating Showcase for AIDS Thunder Bay 
Some of the worldÂ's best known figure skaters, including Olympic gold medalists Jamie Salé and David Pelletier, will showcase their talents in Thunder Bay this fall....
http://figureskating.about.com/b/a/180129.htm
Net::DRI 0.12 (Default branch) 
Net::DRI is a Perl library which offers a uniform
API to access services from domain name
registries, registrars, and resellers. It is an OO
framework that can be easily extended to handle
various protocols (such as RRP, EPP, or custom
protocols) and various transports methods (such as
TCP, TLS, SOAP, or email).
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Changes:
This release adds support for two new
"registries": AFNIC (.FR) through Web services
(only domain check for now) and Gandi through Web
site (domain nameservers update only). A new way
to use a profile is also provided, allowing
multiple profiles to be handled at the same time
more easily.
http://freshmeat.net/releases/199812/
Net::DRI 0.12 (Default branch) 
Net::DRI is a Perl library which offers a uniform
API to access services from domain name
registries, registrars, and resellers. It is an OO
framework that can be easily extended to handle
various protocols (such as RRP, EPP, or custom
protocols) and various transports methods (such as
TCP, TLS, SOAP, or email).
License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Changes:
This release adds support for two new
"registries": AFNIC (.FR) through Web services
(only domain check for now) and Gandi through Web
site (domain nameservers update only). A new way
to use a profile is also provided, allowing
multiple profiles to be handled at the same time
more easily.
http://freshmeat.net/releases/199812/