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...hiked up the acropolis, toured the ancient Agora and struck a snapshot pose at the grounds where Pericles once preached the wonders of democracy. You've bought a lamp of Aphrodite with a clock mounted in her belly, and you've paid $8.99 for a slice of mousaka that tastes like the rubber Parthenon you picked up for the folks back home. What next? Get out, out of the tourist rat-runs and into Psirri and Votanikos. There lie the liveliest new quarters of old Athens. Once home to the country's best craftsmen, Psirri, a honeycomb of one-room...
...just the thing that will prevent future attacks of this sort. The most dangerous and effective method of terrorist deterrence will not be the random I.D. checks in airports, the constant armed guards, the relentless searching of carry-on baggage, the new and powerful x-ray machines that will slice and dice baggage onscreen, the armed sky marshals ready to drop any prospective terrorist in their tracks. Nor will it be the pilots armed with hollow point bullets ready to defend the sanctum of the cockpit, or any other high-tech or high-force solution. Rather, the most intimidating obstacle...
...upside is that such a tax cut goes to the bottom of the socioeconomic ladder - even those who don't make enough to pay income taxes chip in a slice of their wages for those entitlements. Those are the people who missed the boom and are getting hurt most by the bust - and, some economists say, they're the people most likely to spend the money and keep the economy above water until businesses start making capital investments again...
...REMOVING FRONT COMPARTMENT A remote-control device--sort of a giant chainsaw--will attempt to slice down through the sub, severing the 65-ft. front compartment. There have been conflicting reports on the presence of unexploded torpedoes in this area...
Tourists and dream seekers from the Japanese mainland flock to the archipelago's 60 tropical islands--called Okinawa, like the main island--precisely for its slice of red, white and blue. The biggest draws, especially for Japanese women, are the real live Americans. Amejo is local slang for girls who love Americans, but amejo can be found anywhere in Japan where Americans hang out. However, ground zero for amejo and their kokujo subculture is Okinawa...