On Aug. 19, Liz Ardoin of the IRS called to let us know our application was assigned to her.

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Though Wharton changes its interview prompts in each application round, those assigned later slots can adjust their talking points based on what others report back to consultants or online forums.

WSJ: Wharton Asks Applicants for Candor

Officially assigned to the social network, the application was filed in July 2008, listing Dorsey and Stone as the intellectual property's inventors.

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (Icann) initial application for contract renewal was rejected the US Department of Commerce.

BBC: Net body Icann pledges to be more open

Plaid Cymru are supporting the application by Nominet to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), for the two top-level domains.

BBC: Plaid Cymru debate

In about three months, the International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will open up the application process for new top-level domains (TLDs), allowing companies and other organizations alike to apply to obtain their own domain extensions.

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