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In the Old Town of Krakow, Poland, visitors can find a mix of tradition and trend. Among the popular snacks sold from carts are bread rolls with a variety of toppings. (Associated Press)

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In the Old Town of Krakow, Poland, visitors can find a mix of tradition and trend. (Associated Press)

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Along the main square in the Old Town of Krakow, Poland, are entertainers and an abundant selection of food. (Associated Press)

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In the Old Town of Krakow, Poland, visitors can find a mix of tradition and trend. (Associated Press)

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Along the main square in the Old Town of Krakow, Poland, are sidewalk restaurants, entertainers and an abundant selection of food. (Associated Press)

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Festival: Annual Greek Festival With the ancestral home of Western-style democracy facing financial collapse, Greece needs our support now more than ever. To that end, the regally named Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church is holding its annual fall festival. It'll feature the usual cultural knickknacks, like dancing and music and delicious food, but also "religious items" and Gyro-Souvlaki "drive-thru." All that's missing is a bailout booth. Sept. 16-17 at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, 4115 16th St. NW. Phone: 202.829.2910. Web: http://www.schgoc.org/

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Exhibit: Tactile Dinner Car Filippo Marinetti's "The Futurist Cookbook," published in 1932, sought to make cooking more artsy. Or, in modern parlance, weird. "Excited Pig" calls for a skinned salami to be cooked in espresso, and then sauced with cologne. "Diabolical Roses," an appetizer, consists of deep-fried rose pedals. And the recipe for ball-bearing-stuffed "Chicken Fiat" concludes, "When the flesh has fully absorbed the flavor of the mild steel balls, the chicken is served with a garnish of whipped cream." Only a handful of establishments have tried to implement Marinetti's menu. The first was Marinetti's own La Taverna del Santopalato. Another venue is the D.C. gallery Flashpoint, whose current show is called "Tactile Dinner Car." The experience is more an homage to Marinetti's vision than a reproduction, but you'll still be able to eat pizza in a capsule off a sleek sports car that doubles as a food-prep station. Through Sept. 24 at Flashpoint Gallery, 916 G St. NW. Phone: 202.315.130. Web: www.flashpointdc.org.

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**FILE** A hand-painted sign greets visitors to the Philadelphia office of then-Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign on March 5, 2008. (Associated Press)

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Photographs by Alain Jaramillo for Case Design/Remodeling The exterior of retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Gary Gaal's plain 1970s Colonial-style home (below) was transformed recently by Case Design/Remodeling of Bethesda, which won the materials in a remodeling giveaway.

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The Juniper model has an open floor plan across the back of the main level with a family room, breakfast area and center-island kitchen. Upstairs are three bedrooms, each with a walk-in closet.

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Former state Sen. Susan Tucker, Democrat, speaks against casino gaming at a rally outside the Statehouse in Boston, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. House Democrats caucused behind closed doors to discuss legislation that would license three resort style casinos and a slot machine parlor. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

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Sarah Palin, former GOP vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor, rides on the back of a motorcycle at the Rolling Thunder annual motorcycle rally, past the U.S. Capitol during the Memorial Day weekend rally in Washington, Sunday, May 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton walks with Harry E. Johnson, president/CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Foundation (center), and D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, at the King memorial on the Mall. (Associated Press)

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Visitors stroll the grounds near one of the pools at the 9/11 memorial plaza on the World Trade Center site in New York on Monday, the first day the memorial was opened to the public and the day after the 10th anniversary. (Associated Press)

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Center Cody Eakin, 20, was out of shape at the Capitals' development camp in July, but his recent commitment to fitness has left a positive impression on coach Bruce Boudreau. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Michael Lehrman, executive managing director of Cantor Fitzgerald and Co., bows his head at one of two memorial pools at ground zero in New York on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. More than 600 employees from Cantor Fitzgerald lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center's twin towers. (AP Photo, Carolyn Cole, Pool)