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 ).

Soufrière Hills continues to play a detrimental role in both agricultural and economic activity on Montserrat. Today, Montserrat ’ s main economic activity is in construction and government services which together accounted for about 50 percent of GDP in 2000 when it was EC $ 76 million.

Today, fans of the Meatmen try to play down their legendary anti-gay activity, saying that it was all, purportedly, meant as a " joke ".

Today Tórshavn is prosperous and full of activity.

Today, converting to cash cropping is the main economic activity.

Today, introduced feral species, particularly cats, are blamed for falling numbers of native birds, from bluebirds to longtails, but the primary threats are loss of habitat, due now to overdevelopment, and climate change ( rising sea levels, increased hurricane activity, and rising temperatures are all having an effect on Cahow nests, particularly ).

Today, tourism is the Kinneret's most important economic activity with the entire region being a popular holiday destination.

Today, NCR's R & D activity is split between its three major centres in Atlanta USA ( Retail ), Dundee, Scotland ( Financial Industry ), and Waterloo, Canada.

Today, Lexington's primary economic activity stems from higher education and tourism.

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 residential areas resemble the quiet town of 1940, and the waterfront bustles with fishermen's activity.

Today, creativity forms the core activity of a growing section of the global economy — the so-called " creative industries "— capitalistically generating ( generally non-tangible ) wealth through the creation and exploitation of intellectual property or through the provision of creative services.

Today there is still activity at the large ship building area, with many small companies renting space there.

Today it is a significant focus of interest or activity in veterinary science, in ethics, and in animal welfare organizations.

Today, the city has started to prosper again, thanks in part to its tin products and tourist activity.

Today, British Brownies receive a ' Becoming a Brownie ' activity book upon joining.

Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in both population and business activity, with 89, 612 inhabitants and 71, 962 jobs at last census in 1999.

Today, the arrondissement remains the most densely populated in Paris, accompanied by a large volume of business activity: 149, 102 inhabitants and 71, 962 jobs in the last census, in 1999.

Today, the arrondissement remains dense in population and business activity, with 160, 860 inhabitants and 92, 267 jobs as of the most recent census ( 1999 ).

Today, the arrondissement remains very dense in population and business activity with 184, 586 inhabitants and 70, 285 jobs as of the most recent census ( 1999 ).

Today it remains very dense in population and business activity with 182, 952 inhabitants and 54, 786 jobs as of the last census, in 1999.

Today, the small size of fully automatic camcorders with large view screens and long-life rechargeable batteries has reduced the housing size and made underwater videography an easy, fun activity for the diver.

Today, Kirkby Lonsdale bustles with activity, with a weekly market, many local events and traditional shops.

According to Indian Country Today, the ban applies to " the use of any drug that would prevent a pregnancy or abort a fetus the day after any sexual activity.