In this world, Syria's cultural patrimony can play a crucial role: as a reminder to the country of its diversity and achievements across the ages, as well as a symbol of pride and unity going forward.

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Together they lined up the investments from Motorola, Connect Things and Symbol as well as Goldman Sachs, among others.

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Offers text and symbol communication as well as a synthetic voice.

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The modern Games room is devoted exclusively to Pierre de Coubertin, the man credited with organising the modern Olympics in the 1890s, again in the name of peace among nations, as well as designing its interlocking ring symbol.

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Each has its own traditions, symbol and colours, as well as its own church and palio museum.

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For a government seeking a symbol of corporate greed, Ms Stewart, a well-known contributor to the Democrats, is, well, perfect.

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Wharf hands used the symbol to distinguish boxes of Star Candles, which the company sold well before the light bulb.

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The Taj Mahal Palace and its modern Tower wing stand as an important symbol of the city, attracting crowds of tourists - Indian as well as foreigners.

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Behind the church's altar, Father Moretti placed a wooden cross showing mud huts and tall glass buildings as well as an outline of the country's map "a symbol of the resurrection of Afghanistan, " he says.

WSJ: Afghan Church Endures Amid War and Strife

These hardware upstarts include Airespace, Colubris Networks and Trapeze Networks, as well as Aruba Wireless Networks, which runs most of Dartmouth's campus, and Symbol Technologies, a publicly traded company known for its bar code scanners.

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