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Today, March 15 2010, the Dot Com Top Level Domain celebrates it’s 25th birthday. Exactly 25 years ago, the now-defunct computer manufacturer Symbolics Inc, was the first company to adopt a dot com domain name.

Dotcom was one of six original TLD’s that were introduced when the Domain Name System (DNS) was implemented on the Internet in 1985. Although the rise to popularity was initially slow, the dot com name (derived from commercial) was to become the most popular TLD.

Symbolics.com was the world’s first domain name ever registered on the internet. The domain was recently sold to XF.com, a domain name investment firm, and is now used as a personal blog of the owner, Aron Meystedt.

To celebrate 25 years of dot com top level domain name, Verisign has created a site with events and contests at: 25yearsof.com

Los Angeles Times -Merlin Olsen: a fearsome Ram of gentle charisma- The Hall of Fame defensive lineman – and, later, TV star – is remembered as even more impressive off the field. Olsen, who played defensive tackle, battles Atlanta Falcons guard Gregg Kindle during Olsen’s final season in the NFL.

Detroit Free Press -NFL, TV star Merlin Olsen dead at 69- Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who helped form one of the NFL’s greatest defensive lines before embarking on a successful career in television, died Thursday.

Merlin Olsen Merlin Olsen passed away at age 69 on March 11 2010. NFL Star Merlin Olsen Died of Mesothelioma. Olsen was part of the ‘Fearsome Foursome’ with the Los Angeles Rams. He died of a Mesothelioma disease which is a rare lung caner almost always related to exposure to asbestos. The signs and symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 20 to 50 years after asbestos exposure.

Claire Noland  – Rams Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dead at 69 [Updated] – Merlin Olsen, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman with the Los Angeles Rams who was a charter member of the team’s famed Fearsome Foursome, then made a remarkably smooth transition into careers in broadcasting and acting, has died.

A giant asteroid that hit the Earth must be the only plausible explanation for the dinosaurs to become extinct. A global group of scientists have officially confirmed this, hoping to settle a row that has divided experts for decades on this topic.

Putin calls for probe into how 3.3 billion rubles ($110.5 million U.S.) for Russia’s Olympics team were spent. Putin demands probe into use of Russian Olympic funding | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on Friday for an investigation into the use of funds allocated for preparations for the Vancouver Games, saying the failure cannot be explained merely by biased judging. Source: rian.ur