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...other countries to find work every year, while thousands more go illegally. "For some, going abroad is about seeking better opportunities and social mobility," says Rainuka Dagar, senior research fellow at the Chandigarh-based Institute for Development and Communication, "But for many, it is about status. It is a symbol of pride to have a member of the family living and earning abroad." In many communities, "marriage to an NRI is considered a status symbol as it gets the entire family a chance to go abroad," says Santosh Singh, chairperson of the government-affiliated Family Counseling Centre in Chandigarh...
Since the Stone Age, tattooing has been seen as a spiritual ritual, used to mark a right of passage. During the Civil War, getting a flag emblazoned on the arm emerged as a patriotic symbol for soldiers. But in the past few years, the garish body-art trend has taken on an increasingly negative connotation as it has become a signifying mark of street gangs and prison inmates...
...Fendi is a symbol of Italian craftsmanship, Roman construction and it is full of history. Fendi was once the number one Italian brand and I think one day it could be back to that position and it could be very successful here. And we are very lucky to have Karl [Lagerfeld] as our designer, and we were lucky to have kept...
...Because they are different than what is available here in China. The luxury they want is high quality, done in Europe and a symbol of the European craftsmanship and history...
...those students who mourn their demise, the UC party grants have become a natural (if not exaggerated) symbol for the vitality of campus social life. But there are other issues at play: the termination of the program is just one decision among several recent developments in the College administration’s policy toward alcohol that might presage a return to less open and more draconian methods of enforcement...