The large number of volcanoes around the Pacific plate has earned the name "Ring of Fire."

VOA: special.2010.01.12

Mark Hurd had one key memento on his desk: His name plate from the day when, as the newly-minted chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, he had to testify before Congress about his involvement in taping the phone calls of journalists and HP employees.

FORBES: Hurd's Hurt

And as a consequence of Greek opposition to recognition of Macedonia by its own constitutional name as the Republic of Macedonia, when the representatives of the Skopje government took their seats at the United Nations after some delay in 1993, they sat behind a name plate referring to the former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, or Fyrom for short.

BBC: Macedonia's name saga

Ms. Clavijo's daughter, Brenda, is the rare female rider, sporting a 1958 Schwinn with a mini license plate on the handlebars bearing her name.

WSJ: Showing Off Their Schwinns