Showing posts with label Name. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Name. Show all posts

Friday, December 19, 2008

What's in a name

Shakespeare had Juliet say: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet."

In a story about Russia's oil woes, this item: The government is drawing up a list of the most significant enterprises that might need a bailout, Mr. Putin added. That would come on top of the more than $200 billion the Kremlin has already pledged to shore up the economy, and will cover a minimum of 1,500 firms. Deputy Economy Minister Andrei Klepach said on Thursday that the economy wouldn't grow again until the middle of next year.

What would Klepach be?

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Check this

A patron came over to the Information Desk at 6.20 and asked for the Daily News. Quickly turning to a page inside, he showed me a story about a billionaire who plead guilty to online gambling charges. His name? This is the headline of the story on FT.com: Dikshit pleads guilty to online betting. Amazingly, the story is not on NYDailyNews.com! Bloomberg.com's story: PartyGaming’s Dikshit Pleads Guilty to Web Gambling. By comparison, I guess J.J. Putz has it easy.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

What's in a name?

A patron came in today looking for the book "The man in the white sharkskin suit". She was the third or fourth patron to ask for the book since I came on the Information Desk at 11am. Her record caught my attention; how is this?

Name Nassau, Beverly
Address 973 Cedarhurst Street
North Woodmere, NY 11581

Nassau on Cedarhurst Street in North Woodmere. I like it.