Where Janow is heavy, seemingly weighted down by its history, Lipica feels light, like the leaping horses that bear its name.

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But for the rest, bringing the public into a high-quality, two-way sense of what is being done in its name could bear fruit of real political grounding for diplomatic initiatives, therein greater legitimacy.

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Bear Stearns is living up to the first part of its name.

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It represents a next step for the trio of VCs, who have worked together before as angel investors under the name White Bear Yard, which has offices used by some of its start-ups in Clerkenwell, London.

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Parks and suburbs in East Africa towns bear the name Biafra - one, in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is known especially for its potent local brew, he says.

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