Nowadays, the abacus still keeps its essence of the frame with rods and beads moving freely on the rods, but is much more developed.

Nowadays, officially more than 10 percent of the world is legally protected in some way or the other, and in practice private fundraising is insufficient to pay for the effective management of so much land with protective status.

Nowadays, in Russia " spetsnaz " have become a colloquial term gradually losing its umbrella function ; special operations became much more commonplace, be it a police raid or military operation.

Nowadays, Confirmation has gained widespread adherence among congregations affiliated with the Reform movement, but has not gained as much traction in Conservative and Orthodox Jewish groups.

Nowadays, protecting the new wine from oxidation is easy to do with far simpler means and much less resin is used for retsina than traditionally called for.

Nowadays clothes are very much the same kind as in U. S. proms.

Nowadays, the typical order of succession in hereditary monarchies is based on some form of primogeniture, but there exist other methods such as seniority, tanistry and rotation, which were much more common in the past.

Nowadays, it is the second-largest, after Poyang Lake ( 鄱陽湖 ), as much of the lake has been turned into farmland.

Nowadays, fire hydrant hookups are used, which fills the tanks much slower.

Nowadays " Italian " polenta is much more common at Brazilian tables, especially in the southern and southeastern regions ( which have high numbers of Italian immigrants ), although some people still call it angu.

Nowadays, when Vietnam's economy is much better than before, pork rind is no longer a substitute food, but a delicious and special component in many Vietnamese dishes, such as cơm tấm, noodle and snails ( bún ốc ), noodle soup, etc.

Nowadays the use of the Neiti Aika service has decreased pretty much to null and the press officer of Auria, the regional phone company of Turku, stated in an article of the Turun Sanomat newspaper that when the company started the service in 1938 it was used 352, 310 times in its starting year compared to 1300 times in September 2006.

Nowadays, they still seem stylistic and experimental, whilst the nudes that arose through the futile relationship with Patricia Preece, such as the Leg of mutton nude, foreshadow some of the much later works of Lucian Freud, who expressed admiration for Spencer.

Nowadays, there is much work also done on the prehistoric archaeological record and its practitioners are best described as prehistorians.

Nowadays the research of sets of uniqueness is just as much a branch of descriptive set theory as it is of harmonic analysis.

Nowadays many cap badges in the British Army are made of a material called " stay-brite " plastic because it is cheap, flexible and does not require as much maintenance as the brass ones.

Nowadays, they now have a much closer relationship with the regular police and are a supplement to understaffed police forces.

Nowadays, however, The area is much known its mango produce.

Nowadays, however, bismuth trioxide or bismuth subcarbonate are commonly used as more environmentally friendly substitutes for lead compounds to achieve the effect, and its occurrence in fireworks displays has since become much more common.

Nowadays, the town has developed much and its population has been multiplied by ten in the last century and it's now part of Nice metropolitan area.

Nowadays, the much more efficient Espresso heuristic logic minimizer has become the standard tool for this operation.

Nowadays there are held many concerts during the year, and it is much – frequented especially during the Christmas time.

Nowadays, the vast majority of drivers have no idea how much intervention is happening.

Nowadays much information is obtained by 16S ribosomal RNA or even near-complete genomes with modern metagenomics techniques.

Nowadays the castle still belongs to the Academy of Science to which it was bequeathed in 1895 on condition of its producing within fifty years a catalogue of half-a-million stars.

Nowadays Afyon is known for its marble ( in 2005 there were 355 marble quarries in the province of Afyon producing high quality white stone ), its sucuk ( spiced sausages ), its kaymak ( meaning either cream or a white Turkish Delight ) and various handmade weavings.

" Nowadays, as Hezbollah scholar Magnus Ranstorp reports, Hezbollah does indeed have a formal governing structure, and in keeping with the principle of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists ( velayat-e faqih ), it " concentrate ... all authority and powers " in its religious leaders, whose decisions then " flow from the ulama down the entire community.

Nowadays, inheritance is considered an integral part of Shariah Law and its application for Muslims is mandatory.

Nowadays, Bib-Rambla is a high point for gastronomy, especially in its terraces of restaurants, open on beautiful days.

Nowadays, many pleasure and fishing boats are still there, but it is not as economically vital than the other more modern ports, although its touristic and aesthetic charm almost makes the old port the official emblem of the city.

Nowadays, the city center is mainly composed of the " citadelle ", the stronghold, also called Terra-Nova, with the Genoese Governors ' Palace, the old port and its popular quarter and the market plaza, and finally the ensemble of buildings along the " Boulevard Paoli ", the main commercial street of the city, which lies from the Justice Court to the Avenue Maréchal Sebastiani.

Nowadays Sardinia is most known for its coasts ( La Maddalena, Costa Smeralda ), the north-western coast near Sassari ( Alghero, Stintino, Castelsardo ) and Cagliari, because these are easily reachable by ship and by plane.

Nowadays, its territory ( in the extent at its dissolution ) is almost entirely located in Slovenia, except for a small part in Italy.

Nowadays the Duchy of Lancaster always belongs to the sovereign and its revenue is the Privy Purse.

Nowadays it is known by its commercial activity, for being a center for rock-climbing and as the birthplace of architect Antoni Gaudí.

Nowadays Leuven is a real " student city " as during the academic year most citizens in its centre are students.

Nowadays Valkenburg is especially known for its touristic character.

Nowadays because of its long sandy beaches, it is a popular resort town with 1, 000, 000 overnight stays per year.

Nowadays, its culture also attracts a significant number of tourists.

Nowadays Jonsered is still classified as a national interest due to its well preserved cultural environment.

Nowadays the power rule is derived first and integration considered as its inverse.

Nowadays, Oltenia's main city and its seat for a long period of the late Middle Ages is Craiova.

Nowadays, it is merely an accessory and has little to do with piracy, though in some areas of the world the practice is still performed true to its heritage.

Nowadays, the city and its surroundings are served by one Stadtbahn line, five tram lines, 27 city bus lines, as well as several regional bus lines.