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The reality is that we won't really know WIM until living under it for quite a while.
<br>Philip S. Corwin
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<br>"Luck is the residue of design." -- Branch Rickey </font></div>
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<b>From</b>: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org <owner-bc-gnso@icann.org>
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<br><b>Sent</b>: Wed Sep 30 10:49:07 2009<br><b>Subject</b>: [bc-gnso] The Affirmation of Commitments - What it Means
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And the extended version AOC-WIM conveys an appropriately whimsical quality....<br><br>cheers/Rick<br><br>Rick Anderson<br>EVP, InterBorder Holdings Ltd<br>email: randerson@interborder.ca<br>cell: (403) 830-1798<br></font></p>
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<b>From</b>: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org <owner><br><b>To</b>: 'philip.sheppard@aim.be' <philip>; 'bc-gnso@icann.org' <bc><br><b>Sent</b>: Wed Sep 30 08:44:38 2009<br><b>Subject</b>: Re: [bc-gnso] The Affirmation of Commitments - What it Means<br></font></p>
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AOC - our newest ICANN acronym, successor to the MOU and the JPA.
<br>Philip S. Corwin
<br>Partner, Butera & Andrews
<br>1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
<br>Suite 500
<br>Washington, DC 20004
<br>2026635347/Office
<br>2022556172/Cell
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<br>"Luck is the residue of design." -- Branch Rickey </font></div>
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<b>From</b>: owner-bc-gnso@icann.org <owner-bc-gnso@icann.org>
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<br><b>Sent</b>: Wed Sep 30 10:41:48 2009<br><b>Subject</b>: [bc-gnso] The Affirmation of Commitments - What it Means
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<div>The Affirmation of Commitments – What it Means</div>
<div><span class="718314014-30092009">see <a href="http://www.icann.org">www.icann.org</a> </span></div>
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<div><span class="718314014-30092009"><font face="Arial" size="2">Is it only me who
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