.africa

.Africa is the proposed Internet generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) for the African and Pan African communities and users wherever they may reside. The .africa gTLD serves as a regional domain for individuals and entities based in and out of Africa.

Status

The .Africa gTLD has not yet been delegated to any organization as registry operator. The .Africa application that was submitted by DotConnectAfrica Trust is now the subject of an unresolved disagreement with ICANN (DCA Trust vs ICANN) following an Independent Review Panel (IRP) Process that was invoked by DCA Trust under ICANN’s accountability mechanism in October 2013. The IRP was administrated by the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) New York, US.

DCA Trust had passed all the new gTLD applicant evaluation criteria, but before the Initial Evaluation (IE) result was issued, a Governmental Advisory Committee GAC Objection Advice that had been issued in Beijing in April 2013 was later accepted by the ICANN Board in early June 2013 which caused the ICANN Board to instruct ICANN staff that DCA Trust’s .Africa new gTLD application will not be approved. This had caused the non-completion of the evaluation of DCA Trust’s application; which then led DCA Trust to challenge the ICANN Board decision through a series of accountability mechanism.

Africa (Petrarch)

Africa is an epic poem in Latin hexameters by the 14th century Italian poet Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca). It tells the story of the Second Punic War, in which the Carthaginian general Hannibal invaded Italy, but Roman forces were eventually victorious after an invasion of north Africa led by Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the epic poem's hero.

Background

Africa and De viris illustribus were partially inspired by Petrarch's visit to Rome in 1337. According to Bergin and Wilson (p. ix). It seems very likely that the inspirational vision of the Eternal City must have been the immediate spur to the design of the Africa and probably De viris illustribus as well. After returning from his grand tour, the first sections of Africa were written in the valley of Vaucluse. Petrarch recalls

The fact that he abandoned it early on is not entirely correct since it was far along when he received two invitations (from Rome and from Paris) in September 1340 each asking him to accept the crown as poet laureate. A preliminary form of the poem was completed in time for the laurel coronation April 8, 1341 (Easter Sunday).

Africa (Perpetuum Jazzile album)

Africa is 2009 Perpetuum Jazzile album. By large most successful song from the album is a capella version of Toto's "Africa", the performance video of which has received more than 15 million YouTube views since its publishing in May 2009 until September 2013.

Track listing

  • "Africa" (D. Paich/J. Porcaro/T. Kozlevčar) – 6:18
  • "Kadar sem sama"
  • "Earth Wind & Fire Medley"
  • "Poletna noč" (M. Sepe/E. Budau/T. Kozlevčar) – 4:20
  • "Aquarela do Brasil" (A. Barroso/A. Barroso/T. Kozlevčar) – 5:34
  • "Prebujena"
  • "Libertango" (Astor Piazzolla) – 3:09
  • "Só danço samba"
  • "Prisluhni školjki" (J. Golob/M. Jesih/T. Kozlevčar) – 4:15
  • "Bee Gees Medley" – 8:42
  • "No More Blues / Chega de saudade" (A. C. Jobim/V. de Moraes/T. Kozlevčar) – 3:22
  • "Will You Be There // Ecce quomodo moritur iustus"
  • References


    Maritime

    Maritime is primarily an adjective that describes objects or activities related to the sea.

    Maritime or Maritimes as a noun may also refer to:

    Geography

  • Oceanic climate, a type of climate
  • The Maritimes, the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island
  • Maritime Alps, a mountain range in the southwestern part of the Alps adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea
  • Primorsky Krai (English: Maritime Province), Russia
  • Maritime Region, region in Togo
  • Music

  • "Maritime", a song from Oceanic (Isis album)
  • Maritime (album), by Minotaur Shock
  • Maritime (band), an indie pop group
  • See also

  • Al-Hashemi-II, Kuwait, formerly called the Maritime Museum
  • European Atlas of the Seas
  • International Maritime Organization
  • List of maritime colleges
  • List of maritime museums in the United States
  • Maritime history
  • Maritime industry
  • Maritime museum
  • Sea in culture
  • Related terms

  • Fluvial, of or relating to a river
  • Lacustrine (disambiguation), of or relating to a lake
  • Oceanic (disambiguation), of or relating to an ocean
  • Climate categories in viticulture

    In viticulture, the climates of wine regions are categorised based on the overall characteristics of the area's climate during the growing season. While variations in macroclimate are acknowledged, the climates of most wine regions are categorised (somewhat loosely based on the Köppen climate classification) as being part of a Mediterranean (for example Tuscany), maritime (ex: Bordeaux) or continental climate (ex: Columbia Valley). The majority of the world's premium wine production takes place in one of these three climate categories in locations between the 30th parallel and 50th parallel in both the northern and southern hemisphere. While viticulture does exist in some tropical climates, most notably Brazil, the amount of quality wine production in those areas is so small that the climate effect has not been as extensively studied as other categories.

    Influence of climate on viticulture

    Beyond establishing whether or not viticulture can even be sustained in an area, the climatic influences of a particular area goes a long way in influencing the type of grape varieties grown in a region and the type of viticultural practices that will be used. The presence of adequate sun, heat and water are all vital to the healthy growth and development of grapevines during the growing season. Additionally, continuing research has shed more light on the influence of dormancy that occurs after harvest when the grapevine essentially shuts down and reserves its energy for the beginning of the next year's growing cycle.

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