Word: symbolics
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...family members said later that they actually found the wind comforting, taking it to be a symbol that their loved ones were with them as they commemorated the anniversary of their deaths...
After 10 years as a globe-trotting sales exec at Cisco Systems, Nuti had been touted by analysts as a potential successor to Cisco CEO John Chambers. But Nuti, 38, recently left the networking giant to become president of Symbol Technologies, the world's largest maker of bar-code scanners, based on Long Island, New York. Nuti likes Symbol's growth potential and will no longer have to commute from his Long Island home to Silicon Valley...
...earned him the nickname "Man of Iron"; in San Sebastian, Spain. Giving up careers in soccer and architecture, Chillida moved to Paris in 1948 to set up his first studio, but returned to Spain two years later. His piece Comb of the Winds, featured on Spanish coins, became a symbol of the ongoing conflict in Chillida's native Basque region...
Saad's principal value now is the fact that he's a bin Laden and willing to follow his father's footsteps. If Osama dies, Saad is the symbol that the "struggle lives on," says French counter-terror expert Roland Jacquard. "If bin Laden lives, Saad remains symbolic of the generation of young mujehadin ready to step into the battle." The CIA agrees, which is why the agency is eagerly hunting for him. "Just as there's some symbolism to him being there to run the organization," says a senior U.S. intelligence official, "there's also some symbolism in picking...
Faber is not alone. Airbus, long regarded as a symbol of European independence from America's dominance of aerospace, has embarked on a $1 billion-a-year spending spree from California to Connecticut, signing contracts with dozens of parts suppliers. One reason is practical: the A380 will be the largest passenger airplane ever built, seating at least 555 on two decks, and its complex design requires Airbus to call on the most talented suppliers available, whether they're in Munich or Memphis. Another reason, though, is political: Airbus is spreading supply contracts to build a U.S. constituency for its aircraft...