Word: naming
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...story behind the name is much less romantic. Actually, there is no story. Rather, there was only a list of criteria. The name had to have no preexisting meaning, it had to be easy to spell, it had to have the potential to be a verb, it could be no longer than two syllables, and so on. After spending many months putting random syllables together, Shahabi came upon "Dantoon...
...think that Khazei's major challenge all along has been name recognition,” she wrote in an email to Flyby. “Once people learn about how much good he's done, they love him, but many people simply don't know who he is...I think [the Globe’s endorsement] will draw much more serious attention to a candidate who has been fantastic from the beginning...
...Laureys defends Houben's communication technique, saying he has tested the accuracy of his messages by asking him to name certain objects without the help of his therapist. "The videos are very unfortunate and a very bad representation of his condition," Laureys tells TIME. "He was ignored for many years and now he's going through that again by people who make judgments based on the videos...
...Investigators following the paper trail have discovered that embezzled funds were channeled into 1,065 properties valued at $74 million, including some 6,000 acres of land, 40,000 sq. yd. of housing plots, and 90,000 sq. ft. of other developed real estate. The properties, bought in the name of some 80 shell companies, included prime commercial plots in and around Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and Nagpur. (See the worst business deals...
...unclear whether Satyam's new owner, Tech Mahindra, will benefit as assets are identified and recovered. Tech Mahindra bought a 47.2% stake in the tainted company for $600 million in a government auction in April. If the fraud money reappears as assets in the name of the company, its good news for Tech Mahindra, which paid a huge sum for Satyam and its liabilities, says Suresh Talwar, partner at Mumbai-based law firm Talwar Thakore & Associates, Satyam's corporate counsel until 2006. It could be a bonanza for shareholders, too, in the form of dividends or bonus shares, he says...