Cyprus joined the EU in 2004 hoping that Brussels would help solve the "Cyprus problem, " which is the drably euphemistic name for the U.N.

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And third partiers such as clients, funders or insurers need to avoid requiring people to do things in the name of 'elf 'n' safety' which are not actually required by the law.

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Susan Barriball held a brainstorming session with her family to come up with a name for their Cordova Beach, N.

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Last year, Microsoft was forced to release a bowdlerized version of its Windows XP software, later named Windows XP Home Edition N--the 'N' in the new name standing for "not with media player".

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Take college loans in your child's name, recommends Raymond Lowe, a Marlton, N.

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Samsung eventually changed the look of the front and slapped an "N" on the device's name, qualifying it for sale in Germany.

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Richard Phillips hostage (before he was rescued by U.S. Navy SEAL snipers), threaten to give pirates like Cap'n Slappy and Ol' Chumbucket a bad name.

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The first name of Gisela Zanelli, a retired secretary in East Northport, N.

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All 1, 335 stores--a jumble of Big Lots, Odd Lots, MacFrugal's and Pic 'N' Save--would operate under the Big Lots name.

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