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Associations Raise Concerns Over Sale of.Org Domain to Private Equity Firm

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Last week, Public Interest Registry—a nonprofit entity established by the Internet Society that has managed the.org domain registry since 2002—said it had reached an agreement to be acquired by Ethos for an undisclosed price. The deal is expected to close early next year.

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Diabetes Group Launches Campaign Over High Insulin Prices

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With research showing that the price of lifesaving insulin has increased by more than 200 percent over an 11-year period, the American Diabetes Association has asked members to join it in speaking out against rising insulin prices. The post Diabetes Group Launches Campaign Over High Insulin Prices appeared first on Associations Now.

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ASAE Urges Government to Halt Sale of.Org Registry

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In late November, Public Interest Registry said it had reached an agreement to be acquired by Ethos for an undisclosed price. Public Interest Registry has managed the.org domain registry since 2002. There are roughly 10 million.org domains in operation, including most web addresses used by associations.

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ICANN Delays Sale of.Org Registry, Asks for More Information

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The price of the sale was initially undisclosed, though it was later revealed to be $1.135 billion. “We A number of organizations, including ASAE and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, have called on the Internet Society, which established PIR in 2002, to stop the sale of the top-level domain.

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Daily Buzz: The.Org Battle Gets a Public Protest

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The protest, which is open to the public, marks another step in the movement to halt the sale, in which Ethos Capital would acquire the Public Interest Registry , a nonprofit entity that has managed the.org domain registry since 2002.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: My Simple Business Blueprint

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Price it fairly. Dont discount price. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4). Do good work. Be generous to others. Keep learning. If the contracting is painful, the work will be worse. Take a pass. Add more value. May 2004 (5).

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California Association Turns Farm Workers Into Farm Owners

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ALBA owns a 110-acre organic farm, and to help the laborers get started with their own farm businesses, it leases them farmland at subsidized prices. Since 2002, 90 ALBA graduates have begun their own independent farms off-site and are doing well. It also provides supplies like fertilizer and irrigation tools.