Today a cosmopolitan metropolis, modern Athens is central to economic, financial, industrial, political and cultural life in Greece.

Today, Bakelite is manufactured and produced in sheet, rod and tube form for hundreds of industrial applications in the electronics, power generation and aerospace industries, and under a variety of commercial brand names.

Today, the retorts and pot stills have been largely supplanted by more efficient distillation methods in most industrial processes.

Today there are additional technologies used for digital signal processing including more powerful general purpose microprocessors, field-programmable gate arrays ( FPGAs ), digital signal controllers ( mostly for industrial apps such as motor control ), and stream processors, among others.

Today, Karachi continues to be an important financial and industrial centre and handles most of the overseas trade of Pakistan and the world, mainly the Asian countries.

Today, Larissa is a major commercial and industrial centre in Greece.

Today, Venice's economy is mainly based on tourism, shipbuilding ( mainly done in the neighbouring cities of Mestre and Porto Marghera ), services, trade and industrial exports.

Today Slovakia is an advanced industrial nation.

Today the city is an industrial centre and is famed for the original " Liebfrauenstift-Kirchenstück " epotoponym for the Liebfraumilch wine.

Today the IWW still exists in Australia, in larger numbers than the 1940s, but due to the nature of the Australian industrial relations system, it is unlikely to win union representation in any workplaces in the immediate future.

Today, there is a Kaiser Permanente facility located in the Columbia Gateway industrial park.

Today, it is still a major industrial centre, being home to industries such as textiles, metallurgy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals ( Aspirin was invented in Wuppertal in 1897 by Bayer ), electronics, automobiles, rubber, vehicles and printing equipment.

Today Eleusis is a major industrial center, with the largest oil refinery in Greece.

Today, Omega Protein remains the largest industrial organization in the area.

Today Scott County enjoys a growing mix of commercial, industrial, and housing development, but is still primarily rural.

Today a number of major Izhevsk industrial plants are still located along the pond.

Today the Perkin Medal is widely acknowledged as the highest honour in American industrial chemistry and has been awarded annually by the American section of the Society of Chemical Industry to many inspiring and gifted chemists.

Today, Greenville has a diverse industrial manufacturing base of companies in the textile, wood products, automobile, and other industries.

Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises.

Today it is publicly owned and administered by the Minter Field Airport District and serves as an industrial center and airport for crop dusters and private aircraft.

Today, most of the wood-product-related industry has been scaled back or ceased altogether, and new retail and light industrial activity is concentrated in the south-east corner of Weed.

Today with Channahon's central location between the industrial complex of the Joliet and Morris region at the cross roads of America, combined with the recreational potential of the I & M Canal area and the close proximity to interstate highways 55 and 80 sets the stage for prosperous growth and recognition.

Today, Novi Sad is an industrial and financial centre of the Serbian economy, as well as a major cultural hub.

Today it is a thriving center of business and commerce with a small industrial park and many shops and stores along US Route 1 which travels through the center of town.

Today, the town is mostly rural and residential, with very little industry ( although an industrial park is in the works ).

Today, the hobbyists focus on commercial computer and video games, software cracking and exceptional computer programming ( demo scene ).

Today further experimental research on Mach appears to have ended, although Mach and its derivatives are in use in a number of commercial operating systems, such as NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP, and most notably Mac OS X using the XNU operating system kernel which incorporates an earlier ( non-microkernel ) Mach as a major component.

Today most events with actor appearances are organized by commercial promoters, though a number of fan-run conventions still exist, such as Toronto Trek and Shore Leave.

He was a frequent contributor to commercial and noncommercial print and broadcast media on climate and environmental issues, e. g., NOVA, Planet Earth, Nightline, Today Show, Tonight Show, Good Morning America, Dateline, Discovery Channel, British, Canadian and Australian Broadcasting Corporations.

Today, Dar es Salaam remains the principal commercial city of Tanzania and the de facto seat of most government institutions.

Today, St. Paul has a population of 532 ( 2000 census ), with its economy heavily dependent on the annual taking of the snow crab and on subsistence and commercial halibut harvests.

Today many commercial space transportation companies offer launch services to satellite companies and government space organizations around the world.

Today, the city is an important university town and commercial centre.

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Today, Soissons is a commercial and manufacturing centre with the 12th century Soissons Cathedral and the ruins of St. Jean des Vignes Abbey as two of its most important historical buildings.

Today, retail and commercial properties appear on Coachella's two main streets: Harrison Street ( formerly U. S. Route 99 ) and Grapefruit Boulevard ( State Route 111 ), along with a new retail development on Avenue 48 and Jackson street.

Today, Pooler is the center for commercial development in west Chatham County.

Today, the west side is expected to boom in population and commercial activity due to major developments such as Taylor Crossing and Snake River Landing, as well as the Areva uranium enrichment facility planned west of the city.

Today, the Imperial Highway, extending 40 miles east from El Segundo to Anaheim, is a heavily used boulevard lined almost entirely with low-rise commercial development.

Today Bergenline Avenue remains the city's main commercial thoroughfare.

Today, housing and commercial development are its main sources of revenue.

Today, centered along Chagrin Boulevard, Woodmere serves as the primary commercial district for all parts of the original Orange Township.

Today land use in Millcreek is dedicated to retail, commercial and service-oriented businesses, to light industry, fine public and private schools, and residential areas.

Today, two AM radio stations and two commercial FM stations are licensed to Yankton:

Today, the area is being transformed into a major international trade area by developing first-rate commercial, retail, office, industrial, medical, retirement and educational facilities.

Today, the city serves as a commercial and distribution center for a large agricultural and ranching area.

Today, as Ranson celebrates its centennial, the City is transitioning from a small industrial town, which boomed in the late 19th Century, to a community that blends major corporations with quiet residential neighborhoods and a developing commercial district.