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...forgery conviction. Nearly two years after the introduction of a common currency, the euro has become a juicy target for counterfeit artists. Not only is it the world's most common currency - some €650 billion are now in circulation vs. U.S. $620 billion - but it is still comparatively unfamiliar to the people who use it both inside the E.U. and on the borders of the euro zone, where it is increasingly accepted as tender. Meanwhile, counterfeiters are gradually getting to know the security features of the new notes, says Carlo Mori, head of the Carabinieri counterfeit unit in Italy...
...Carry some cash Always have about 50 kina ($15) on you - that way, if you're stopped by a raskol, you've got something to pacify him with. Drink like a tourist By that we mean stick to the big hotels and smarter restaurants. Don't get drunk in unfamiliar surroundings. keep your wits about you Don't walk alone late at night; don't wear expensive jewelry; avoid carrying handbags; don't appear lost or uncertain. And finally, if you really want to blend in, that's easy: just chew betel nut and wear old clothes. Any self-respecting...
What we have here is the makings of a not unfamiliar western narrative, some elements of which (the captive innocents, the scout who owes his skills to his intimacy with the natives) can be traced back to James Fenimore Cooper and beyond. What sets The Missing apart is a potent mystical element. The raiders are led by an unrelievedly evil shaman called Chidin (Eric Schweig), who can throw a handful of dirt in a man's face and permanently blind him or send a dark thought across the miles and bring a woman near to death. He brings out Jones...
...will be wrestling one weight class higher than when he left, at 197 lbs. instead of 184 lbs. However, this is not unfamiliar territory for him—he spent much of his freshman and sophomore seasons at the heavier weight...
...there, you take the T to Central Square, walk up Mass. Ave. a few blocks, then remember, no, I’m going completely the wrong way, turn around, walk back, veer left, think, this looks totally unfamiliar, reverse course, go right, cruise up a few more blocks, turn left again, realize the street is again wrong, head back to Mass. Ave., finally find Pearl Street on your left, follow it to the corner of Green Street and at long last, through a tiny door, reach your target...