Today a battle cry may seem an anachronism, for in the modern Army, esprit de corps has been sacrificed to organizational charts and tables.

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

Today, Aleut weavers continue to produce woven grass pieces of a remarkable cloth-like texture, works of modern art with roots in ancient tradition. Birch bark, puffin feathers, and baleen are also commonly used by the Aleuts in basketry.

Today, the term " utility knife " also includes small folding or retractable-blade knives suited for use in the modern workplace or in the construction industry.

Today, direct engagements between aircraft are rare-the most modern fighter-interceptors carry much more extensive bombing payloads, and are used to bomb precision land targets, rather than to fight other aircraft.

Today they are far more complex and in many modern shows the clowning is a thread that links the whole show together.

Today, influx of Standard Swedish and Standard Danish vocabulary has generally meant that Scanian and Bornholmian are closer to the modern national standards of their respective host nations than to each other.

Today English speakers generally attempt something close to the modern Spanish pronunciation when saying Quixote ( Quijote ), as, although the traditional English spelling pronunciation pronouncing the name with the value of the letter x in modern English is still sometimes used, resulting in or.

Today, the modern Latin poets who use the dactylic hexameter are generally as faithful to Virgil as Rome's Silver Age poets.

Today, all modern voucher programs prohibit racial discrimination.

Today, only two European regions continue to associate with the Franks: the French province of Île-de-France, originally the Western Franks ' seat of power ; and the Ripuarian Frankish dynasty's adopted homeland, modern Franconia.

Today, Mercedes-Benz vans are common in modern fleets.

Today, the Czechoslovak Hussite Church claims to be the modern successor of the Hussite tradition.

Today the islands are split more or less equally between the modern unitary authorities of Argyll and Bute and North Ayrshire with only Ailsa Craig and Lady Isle in South Ayrshire falling outwith these two council areas.

" Today, Astronomiae Pars Optica is generally recognized as the foundation of modern optics ( though the law of refraction is conspicuously absent ).

Today we would call this the disciplinary method of " natural consequences " since, like modern psychologists, Rousseau felt that children learn right and wrong through experiencing the consequences of their acts rather than through physical punishment.

Today it features one of Suffolk's finest modern rood screens, designed by Father Ernest Geldart and decorated by Patrick Osborne, and Enid Chadwick, and a rare Sacred Heart altar upon a Stuart Holy Table.

Today, mutualism's stress on worker association is similar to the more developed modern theory of participatory economics, although participatory economists do not believe in markets.

Today, the rise of cheap mass production means that this is no longer true, and, though a few expert locksmiths are also engineers and capable of sophisticated repairs and renovation work, the vast majority of locks are repaired by swapping of parts or like-for-like replacement, or upgraded to modern mass-production items.

Today, there are few modern longbowmen capable of using bows accurately.

Today, people of Mongol origin live in modern state of Mongolia, China ( mainly Inner Mongolia ), Russia, and a few other Central Asian countries.

Today, most modern factory-made machetes are of very simple construction, consisting of a blade and full-length tang punched from a single piece of flat steel plate of uniform thickness ( and thus lack a primary grind ), and a simple grip of two plates of wood or plastic bolted or riveted together around the tang.

Today a modern reconstruction of Michelangelo's house can be seen on the Janiculum hill.

Today around six of the original 348 Olney Hymns regularly feature in modern church worship, the most famous of which is " Amazing Grace ".

Today the recreational boating scene is awash with heartening statistics which prove the enormous growth of that sport.

Today the sport is played in over 40 countries with more than 50 member national authorities.

Today karate is practiced for self-perfection, for cultural reasons, for self-defense and as a sport.

Today, chocolate is popular, although the groom's cake may be in any flavor and is usually shaped or decorated as something significant to the groom, such as a favorite hobby or sport.

Today, the wide tyres are still the standard in sport & racing cars in Europe.

Today it is an important convention centre and tourist resort, offering a wide range of sport activities ( golf, fishing, horseback-riding ) and is a starting point for mountain treks and hikes especially within the nearby Triglav National Park.

Today, the SWAC, considered the premier HBCU conference, ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni playing with professional sports teams, particularly in the sport of football.

Today, it is used as a sport where many breeds other than German Shepherd Dogs can compete, but it is a demanding test for any dog and few are able to pass successfully.

Today many archers practice kyudo as a sport, with marksmanship being paramount.

Today, Blaze is the most recognizable symbol of disability sport in America.

Today he wears more modern, smaller glasses with a thick frame, but has been known to sport the " Buggles glasses " for the Buggles reunion concerts in 2004, 2010 and 2011.

Today the sport continues to be popular throughout the world.

Today bandoliers see widespread use with sport shooters and hunters alike, as well as limited use in military conflicts.

Today, bows and arrows are used primarily for hunting and for the sport of archery.

Today, dragon boat racing ( sport and festival ) is among the fastest growing of team water sports, with scores of thousands of participants in various organisations and clubs in over 60 countries – 62 of which are IDBF members ( as of 8 Jan 2009 ).

Today, women compete professionally and as amateurs in virtually every major sport, though the level of participation typically decreases when it comes to the more violent contact sports ; few schools have women's programs in American football, boxing or wrestling.

Today the park is home to annual summer events such as the Lurgan Agricultural Show, and the Lurgan Park Rally, noted as the largest annual motor sport event in Northern Ireland and a stage in the Circuit of Ireland rally.

Today the sport is primarily practiced for fun or to entertain tourists, but there still is an official annual National Fierljepping Manifestation ( NFM ) in the Netherlands, and championships are contested in six leagues and numerous clubs.

Today, naginatajutsu is most often practiced in the form of a sport called either the, or, which in Japan is governed by the All Japan Naginata Federation ( AJN ).

Today the Royal Aero Club continues to be the national governing and coordinating body of air sport and recreational flying.

Today Yamaha produces scooters from 50 to 500 cc, and a range of motorcycles from 50 to 1, 900 cc, including cruiser, sport touring, sport, dual-sport, and off-road.

Today, the sport is still rather marginal in Portugal, but there is a stable number of practitioners organized in two federations: the Federação Portuguesa de Jogo do Pau and the Federação Nacional do Jogo do Pau Português.

Today, females are not allowed to sumo wrestle, and the sport, practiced by men in ceremonial dress of loin cloth-size ( mawashi ) that exposes the buttocks like a jock strap, in general is considered sacred under Shintō.