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...Estimated percentage of ticket holders who haven't shown...
...city's outer suburbs in their bright uniforms, make their way to the venues helping everyone in their path, whether they need it or not. They are as willing and as charming as their counterparts in Sydney were, and the locals, even those who can't afford the high ticket prices, are welcoming...
...Australian invasion is in full flood, streaming through the ticket barriers and swarming into the stands. There are Chinese and Japanese nearby, discreetly waving their flags, but swamping them are green-and-gold boxing kangaroos, Australian flags and banners, and giant hands signaling "No. 1" in Australian colors...
...unassuming young man who bought a ticket for Berth 51 on the 1,747-passenger SuperFerry 14 sailing from Manila to Bacolod and Davao on Feb. 26 called himself Arnulfo Alvarado. If security officials in the Philippines checked ferry-passenger lists?they don't?the name would have set off deafening alarm bells. Arnulfo Alvarado, say Philippine officials, was the name of a member, now dead, of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group. Two other Abu Sayyaf operators have used Alvarado's name to carry out previous attacks, according to Philippine intelligence officers. This Alvarado, whose real name was Redondo Cain...
Much of this athletic output went unnoticed in Athens. Apparently the Greeks were not so interested in keeping the festival atmosphere going for the actual events. Several high-profile ones--swimming, gymnastics, cycling--played in venues brimming with unoccupied seats. The small crowds underlined the problem of slow ticket sales, which will hurt the country's ability to defray the $7.5 billion it laid out for the Games...