First, Beck is a master at using symbols and simple messages when crafting his views.

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Behavior is dictated using powerful symbols, organizational rituals, shared experiences, charismatic leadership, and vision statements.

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Last year, bakers at the British Sugarcraft Guild were reportedly told that using Olympic symbols in icing and marzipan modelling would breach copyright.

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Germany has strict laws against promoting Nazism or using Nazi symbols.

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Demand for palmtop computers, organisers and smart telephones is currently held back by the need to enter data using awkward symbols and a clumsy stylus or cramped keyboard.

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Betsy Randolph, a spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, said search teams were using the same symbols as in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

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Wright performed a duet with Darius Brubeck on "King For A Day, " a song written by Dave and Iola Brubeck for Louis Armstrong for their 1962 musical "The Real Ambassadors, " which dealt with allegations of hypocrisy for the State Department using jazz musicians as symbols of democracy while the civil rights struggle was raging at home.

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However the company offers tips for all of its users going forward, including using strong passwords that mix numbers and symbols with upper- and lowercase letters, not using the same password for multiple accounts, and disabling Java.

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The menorah that we're using tonight and the man who will light it are both powerful symbols of that spirit.

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