Article: Making a landscape sacred; outlying churches and icon stands in Sphakia, southwestern Crete.(book)(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Article: The icon stands, but threats loom
New Straits Times;  April 2, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak New Straits Times 04-02-2000 The icon stands, but threats loom Byline: Prof Dzulkifli Abdul Razak Edition: New Sunday Times; 2* Section: Science Column: Poison control ...

Article: An icon stands between Moose's Schneider and an NHL ...
Winnipeg Free Press;  May 3, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Imagine for a moment that you've trained pretty much your entire life to earn a specific job. You've matured, put in the countless hours to hone your craft and feel ready to finally take the next step to fulfil your dream. Only one problem: The guy who currently holds down the job you're seeking

Article: THE LOGO ICON STANDS OUT, DESPITE TALK OF CLASHING ...
The Boston Globe;  July 30, 2006 ;     615 words ...Countries have flags, families have crests, and institutions have logos: the symbol by which each chooses to identify itself. "Logos aren't things but holders of meaning," says Roger Sametz, president of Sametz Blackstone Associates, a brand-focused strategic consulting firm in the South End. That

Article: GREEK VILLAGES SHRINK AS MORE RESIDENTS SEEK OUT URBAN ...
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  November 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... buildings have collapsed,'' said Eftyhis Sfakianakis, the former community president in this forsaken region of southwestern Crete. Greece's 2001 census listed two residents for Aghios Pavlos, but they have since died, he said. The same ...

Article: Fishing vessel carrying scores of migrants lands in Crete
Xinhua News Agency;  April 1, 2005 ;     299 words ... ... of migrants lands in Crete ATHENS, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The Greek authorities were on high alert in extreme southwestern Crete on Friday after the coast guard spotted a small wooden fishing boat with about 110 and 120 illegal Iraqi migrants ...

Article: Greek villages facing slow death by twin `epidemics': urban ...
AP Worldstream;  October 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Sfakianakis, who as a community president governed Aghios Pavlos and several other villages in this forsaken region in southwestern Crete. The 2001 census lists two residents in Aghios Pavlos, but they have since died, Sfakianakis said. This may ...

Article: Let's bang the drum for our cities.(Features)
The Journal (Newcastle, England);  March 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... Angel of the North and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge. Each icon stands as testimony to the ambition and growth of the North East ... could be worth their weight in gold rather than steel. "Each icon stands as testimony to the ambition and growth of the North East ...