• "Few directors can bring together, like Bertolucci, a long experience with the fact of living in the present of cinematography, " Venice festival director Alberto Barbera said, in a statement.

    BBC: Bertolucci to lead Venice film festival jury

  • For IT to align better with business, past investments have to be seen in the context of the present, and present investments in the context of the future.

    FORBES: When the past should be seamlessly woven into the future

  • First, by the corporate income tax, then again by the individual income tax through the tax on dividends, then if you sell the capital investment, through the capital gains tax (which taxes the increase in the present value of the future income stream to the investment, which will be taxed again when earned), then when you die, by the death tax.

    FORBES: Obama's Budget: The Decline and Fall of the American Economy

  • The Director-General had also the opportunity to present to the Heads of agencies of the United Nations present in Chad the priorities of the Organization, emphasizing the guiding principles of UNESCO work -- equity, quality and sustainability.

    UNESCO: EDUCATION

  • Fund managers involved in the talks say that the reduction in the net present value of the bonds may be much higher than that suggested by a 50% reduction in their face value: the true figure could be closer to 70%.

    ECONOMIST: Greece��s debt-holders

  • The final argument in favour of the present House of Lords is the most sensible: it works.

    ECONOMIST: Constitutional reform

  • Louis Woodhill, following on the work of Art Laffer, developed a framework for judging whether any given amendment to current tax law pays for itself or is self-defeating by analyzing the change in the present value of revenues discounted out to the infinite horizon produced by the tax amendment.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • During the first day of the meeting, the experts will discuss trends in the sciences and the role of UNESCO in the present environment.

    UNESCO: AFRICA

  • Additionally, in time of conflict, needed advances may be delayed on the grounds that their benefits materialize too far in the future to warrant the use of limited resources in the face of present demands that are perceived as more pressing.

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  • It seems to be particularly important for the growth and survival of some cancer cells and large amounts of the molecule are often present in the cells of non-small cell lung cancers, sometimes in a mutated, over-active form.

    BBC: NEWS | Health | Smart drug for lung cancer tested

  • An unknown number of Soviet civilians perished in the to-and-fro of the armies, and in the ruins of the city (present-day Volgograd).

    ECONOMIST: Battle of Stalingrad

  • The AP formula does not count changes in the present value of pension benefits.

    WSJ: MasterCard CEO made $11.3M in 2012, up 35 percent

  • Never have these sentiments been more in evidence than in the present era of budgetary austerity.

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  • Even in the present season of turmoil in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is lucky.

    ECONOMIST: Saudi Arabia

  • In the present era of mobile devices the same scenario has been played out between HTML5 and native apps like iOS and Android.

    FORBES: Famo.us Pushes The Physics Of Searchable HTML5 Into A Whole New Universe

  • In the present climate of scrutiny, it would take a recklessness bordering on insanity to perpetrate a cover-up at of all places Mr Kozlowski's old stomping ground.

    ECONOMIST: Tyco: Not guilty, your honour | The

  • The AP formula does not count changes in the present value of pension benefits or stock option gains such as those recognized by Zuckerberg did last year.

    NPR: Facebook CEO Reaped $2.3B Gain On Stock Options

  • Her utterances would indeed be mad if they had not been made in the context of the present debate in the Conservative Party about relations with the European Union.

    ECONOMIST: A stirring in the attic | The

  • Mr Blair reiterates ad nauseam his promise to the Liberal Democrats that he intends to stand by his pledge to hold a referendum on electoral reform, albeit not in the life of the present Parliament.

    ECONOMIST: New Labour’s morning after | The

  • Such practices do not inspire great confidence in the present administration of export controls and beg several questions: Were additional changes beyond the 63 identified by the IG made with regard to export licenses approved during the period from late May to early August 1990?

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Freedom Flame 2013

  • The results show that the 40-year bond produces a reduction in the Net Present Value of the payments of 43% (an early version of this post had reported this as 37% but commenter Nene pointed out an error in the spreadsheet thanks for the input Nene).

    FORBES: How Much Would Ireland Benefit from Replacing the Promissory Notes with a Long-Term Bond?

  • Alongside the unnecessary and intrusive charter of fundamental rights and the mad idea of giving the undeserving European Parliament more powers, Lisbon improves the EU's voting system, partly sorts out a muddled foreign-policy structure and creates a permanent presidency of the European Council in place of the present six-month, rotating one.

    ECONOMIST: The European Union after Ireland's vote

  • The duo came up with tours in the tradition of the theatrical pub crawl (although no alcohol is involved), where the guides present information in the guise of an interactive performance.

    FORBES: No Pamphlets Required

  • And far from being kept down, the Germans played a key role in triggering the present expansion, particularly in the case of Poland.

    ECONOMIST: Redefining NATO

  • This flavour does not diminish in the arid cabin atmosphere and is present in the likes of porcini mushrooms, spinach and soy sauce, among others foods.

    BBC: A possible end to plane food

  • As the government got a handle on the massive demonstrations in recent days, the Basij remains present and vigilant in the aftermath of the June 12 election.

    CNN: Feared Basij militia has deep history in Iranian conflict

  • According to Robert Warner, a marine biologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and one of the survey's researchers, these reserves showed average increases of 91% in the number of fish, 31% in the size of fish and 23% in the number of fish species present.

    ECONOMIST: Marine conservation

  • This intricate web of history places the Middle Eastern societies in a special tension with Europe that is not similarly present in the story of modern India, nor China.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

  • The book is by Doug Wright, the author of "I Am My Own Wife, " who has set "Hardbody" in the present, emphasizing the brutalizing effects of the recession on the 10 contestants and using the truck which remains at center stage throughout the evening as a symbol of the American dream in all its shiny, seductive imperfection.

    WSJ: Nobody Loves You | Hands on a Hardbody | Next Stop, Broadway | Theater Reviews by Terry Teachout

  • Although I have actively avoided most coverage of the Sandy Hook tragedy in Connecticut, I have spent a great amount of time assessing the present state of mental health care and access in the United States.

    FORBES: Mental Health Needs to be a National Discussion

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