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Entries Tagged as 'Naming'

Kiki vs. Kiki – Kinda Kinky

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Kiki de Montparnasse vs. Kiki’s Pet Spa and boutique.

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NYT: Naming New NYC Buildings

July 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Nice article about the naming of new buildings in New York City. The article indicates the City has gone through trends in naming – the West (the Dakota), the French (the Cherbourg), the Trees (Laurel) and now the Sky (Azure, Blue, Orion). Developers go through the same process of naming as anyone working on a [...]

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What? Pluto’s Not a Planet?

November 17th, 2006 · No Comments

This was news a few months ago. Well, now apparently, The International Astronomers Union is porposing a new definition for planet. I would say, probably to clear up the controversy they created when they said Pluto wasn’t. According to The Useless Tree, this follows a very Confucian (sp?) idea that names are important. According to [...]

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