Word: symbolized
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...interesting to observe that the Symbionese Liberation Army [Feb. 18] did not invent its symbol, the seven-headed cobra. This is an old symbol of Hindu mythology, representing first a Naga, a sacred serpent born of Kadru and the sage Kasyapa. then the serpent-king Sesha, who is usually associated with the god Vishnu in the creation of the world. The picture of this symbol is probably taken from an esoteric book by James Churchward, The Sacred Symbols...
Venerated by his people and respected by other African leaders, Haile Selassie is still head of state and a symbol of authority. But for the moment, at least, power in Ethiopia rests with the military. After Endalkachew took office, some army officers called for trials of many of the ousted Cabinet Ministers on the ground that they had "enriched themselves at the people's expense, maintained fat foreign bank accounts and took land illegally from the peasants." Thousands of students paraded noisily proclaiming support of the army and demanding freedom of the press and formation of political parties...
Lana's instruction began with a simple search-and-reward system. If she happened to press the symbol for M & M chocolates, for example, the computer would promptly drop a piece of the candy from a vending device. As soon as Lana began associating symbol and reward, the scientists required her to touch a new symbol for "please" before she pressed the M & M key, and then to hit another key for "period." If Lana failed to hit all three of the symbols in the proper sequence, the candy would not appear. Next she had to add verbs like...
Investors have concluded lately that most major currencies will lose much of their purchasing power in the months ahead. The doubts have set off a worldwide stampede to buy tangible commodities of all kinds: copper, silver, sugar, even potatoes. Most of all, the nervous are buying gold, a mystical symbol of eternal value. The price of gold rocketed up to a record $163 an ounce in London last week, almost double the quote a year ago, and up $23.50 in less than a month (see chart...
...left"; he is also a skilled professional manager. Now he has stepped into a job that will demand both those oddly matched qualities. The French Ministry of Industry and Scientific Development has named him to take over the Lip watch factory in Besançon, which has become a symbol of revolution to French labor and industry and an embarrassment to the Pompidou government. Last spring, after Lip went bankrupt and rumors spread that some layoffs were planned, workers seized the plant and ran it for 68 days, selling watches at a 40% discount. The government ended that experiment...