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The UN General Assembly proclaimed the year commencing on 10 December 2008 as the International Year of Human Rights Learning, to be devoted to activities to broaden and deepen human rights learning.
UNESCO: Associated Schools Annual Conference 2008
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RESTON, VA--(Marketwire - Nov 30, 2012) - VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced the U.S. Department of Commerce approved the renewal of Verisign's agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to serve as the authoritative registry operator for the .com registry (the "2012 .com Registry Agreement") for the term commencing on Dec. 1, 2012 through Nov. 30, 2018 with certain new terms and conditions.
ENGADGET: Department of Commerce renews VeriSign control of .com registry, demands price freeze
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In June last year, the secretary of state for Scotland, Michael Moore, announced that the UK government was commencing a detailed programme of analysis on issues such as the constitution, the economy, public finances and taxation, defence, energy and welfare.
BBC: Scotland politics