Types Of Domains
	Commercial site that usually promotes or sells a product. e.g. http://www.bn.com/ or http://www.amazon.co.uk/
	Educational site; can range from serious research to personal pages. e.g. http://www.pitt.edu/
	U.S. governmental non-military agencies; has factual information. e.g. http://www.nih.gov/
	U.S. military sites and agencies; has factual information. e.g. http://www.dod.mil/
	A network provider; includes both commercial and personal pages. e.g. http://www.earthlink.net/
	U.S. non-profit organizations; usually an advocacy page. e.g. http://www.unitedway.org/
	Country extensions (Canada, United Kingdom, and Japan, respectively). e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/

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