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If you are looking for panditji for any of the 16 sanskaras, you can easily find a pandit online. We offer services to book a pandit for 16 sacred rites of Hinduism. Book a marathi pandit for puja using our website.
1. Garbhadhan Sanskar:
This Sanskar includes rituals and pujas for the well-being of the offspring. It is said that after a child is conceived, it must be saved from all types of evil powers and negativity. For this various puja and ritual are done. You can book a pandit for such puja by clicking book a pandit button.
2. Punsavan sanskar:
As per the beliefs in Hinduism, the mental growth of a child in the mother's womb starts at the 3rd months. After three months in the womb, the development of the head of the child begins. The ritual of punsavan sanskar becomes the foundation of imparting knowledge and Sanskar to the baby in the womb.
3. Seemantonyan:
These rites are performed at fourth, sixth and eighth months of the pregnancy. At this time, a child born in the womb becomes capable of learning. And also the mother's behavior and conduct of life plays an important role here. During this period, the mother should be studying calm and happy.
4. Jaatakarm:
The rituals here are performed as soon as the baby is born. They are performed to remove different 'dosh' and pray for the health and longevity of the baby. It basically includes feeding the baby with a mixture of honey and ghee and by chanting Vedic Mantras.
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5. Naamkaran:
Book a pandit for Namkaran puja. It is sometimes difficult to find a pandit for naamkaran or the naming ceremony of a newborn baby. With our online pandit/purohit booking service, you can get a pandit at your desired location for the namkaran sanskar of your baby. The naamkaran happens on the 11th day after the baby is born.
6. Nishkraman:
This puja is done by the father of the infant in the presence of a pandit. This sanskar happens after 4 months of the baby's birth. And it is believed that the human body is composed/supported by the five elements know as panchmahabhut.
The five elements are air, fire, water, earth, and atmosphere. And this ritual is to offer respect to all the five elements as well as praying for the baby's good health and long life.
7. Annaprashan:
At 6-7 months after it's birth, comes the teething period of a baby. The rituals performed here are the part of the Annaprashan sanskar. It is only after this ritual, that feeding baby with the best food is started.
8. Mundan Sanskar:
Looking for a pandit for puja or mundan sanskar? Book a pandit now. The ritual to sacrifice the hair of the child for the first time after its birth is called the Mundan sanskar. So this sanskar is done at the one, three, five or six years. The rituals performed here are said to strengthen the brain and mental power of the child.
9. Karnvedh sanskar:
This is the ritual to pierce the earlobe of the child. There are several benefits of doing so. First of all, it fights the bad effects of Rahu and Ketu. Also, the other advantage is that it is a part of acupuncture and improves blood flow to the brain. Get a panditji for any of the 16 Sanskar rituals through Arya Samaj Panditji Book a pandit button.
10. Yagnopavit or Janeu Dharan Sanskar:
Many people celebrate this occasion as a big function. This is the ritual where a sacred thread is worn by the child. And this ritual or Sanskar is observed for the spiritual awakening of the child. Besides, it also helps strengthen the child.
11. Vidyarambha Sanskar
This is the sanskar where the person starts receiving the knowledge in form of education. This ritual lets the education of the child is started at an auspicious time. In older times, the child was sent to Gurukul after this ritual. The Gurukul was similar to the schools we have these days. Here, the child studies Vedas as well as other scriptures under the inspection of the Guru.
12. Keshant Sanskar
Purification of mind and soul is necessary for the brain works in the right direction. So the Keshant Sanskar has the ritual of removing hair. It earlier period, they used to perform this ritual before attaining education from Gurukul.
13. Samaavartan Sanskar
Book a pandit for puja, mrityunjaya jaap, or hawan, griha pravesh or any of the 16 Sanskars in Nashik. This ritual signifies the return of the person from Gurukul. So here, the rituals are performed for the welcome of the person to the routine life and it's struggles. The prayers are made for a smooth life after the completion of education.
14. Vivah Sanskar
This is the sanskar hear so commonly about. And this is the entrance of the person in a marital life. According to the vedas, wedding connects two people for many lives and is one of the means of dharma. So you can book a pandit for puja or wedding in Nashik. You can even book a pandit for puja before or after the wedding.
15. Vanyaprasthasan Sanskar
This is the sanskar that denotes the end of the social life of a person. It basically means the social retirement of the person at a certain age.
16. Antyesthi sanskar
Book a pandit for puja in Nashik after the last rites. You can also book a pandit for the last rites of a person. The Last rites are performed to pray for the soul of the deceased. Offerings are made and mantras are chanted for the sadgati as well as shanti of the soul.
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You can book a pandit for puja for Griha Pravesh or the house warming ceremony. A house warming ceremony is conducted when you are shifting to a new house.
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You can also get a pandit for puja and hawans in Nashik. Hawans are said to have a purifying and calming effect. It removes bad vibes from the surroundings and brings peace and calmness to the mind and body. Book a pandit for hawan by clicking the book a pandit button.
Find a pandit for Mahamrityunjay jaap also known as the trayambakam jaap. Here, the maha mrityunjay mantra is chanted. The mantra is from Rigveda and it brings health and long life and freedom from the fear of the death.
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Following are some of the services we offer Namakaran puja: Naming ceremony by Vedic rituals by Arya Samaj pandit in Nashik. You can book a Pandit for Mundan puja of your child. Besides, find pandits for puja related to the Birthday Ceremony.
By clicking the button "book a pandit" you can book a pandit for Shanti yagna, or Janeu(Sacred Thread) puja. Book a pandit for other pujas like Griha Pravesh puja. You can find a pandit for Bhoomi Puja to honor and pay respects being to the land.
We have highly skilled pandits for Shanti Puja as well as Vastu Shanti Pooja. You can find pandits for different puja and religious ceremonies through Arya Samaj Panditji. You can also book a pandit for puja for you New Business or any kind of opening Ceremony puja in Nashik. This can be puja of newly acquired land, a new shop, new apartments, a new office, etc.
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Thousands of types of yajna are described inside the Vedas, from the usual Agnihotra to the Ashwamedha Yajna. On the basis of Yajman's wish, the Acharya determines the ritual of the ritual of the Yajna, that is, it is the responsibility of the Acharya to choose the mantras in the Yajna as soon as the Yajaman wishes.
Whenever the idea of performing Yajna originates in our mind or whenever someone suggests it, firstly the idea of performing Gayatri Yagya comes in our mind. But many people are not aware that according to Vedas, whenever the you think about a yagna, you should discuss it with your guru.
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Mahamritunjay Mantra Jaap
मंत्र- ॐ त्र्यम्बक यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धन्म। उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनामृत्येर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् !!
We worship the saints of all the world, Shiva with three eyes. Give us freedom from the death of Lord Shiva, who spreads the water in the world.
We worship Lord Shankar, who have three eyes, who communicate life force in every breath. Those who are bringing up the entire universe with their power, they pray that they should free us from the bonds of death, which will lead to liberation. Just as a watermelon gets cooked in its belly, it becomes freed from the bondage of the bell-shaped world, in the same way, after being cooked in this world-bell, we will be free from the bonds of birth and death forever.
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is a mantra of Rig Veda.
This mantra is useful when someone in the family is unwell. In my view, Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is extremely beneficial in eradicating sins, in reducing the effect of mourning, death, fearlessness, disease, and defects. To chant or make the mantra of Mahamrityunjaya mantra is always good for everyone. But most of the time it is seen that if anybody in the family is suffering from an incurable disease, or when the possibility of avoiding any major illness is very small, you should chant this Mantra.
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The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is one of the most prominent mantras to offer your prayers to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva is known as the God of death in the scriptures. Therefore, Mahamrityunjaya mantra, is known as the mantra of victory over death.
Along with religious significance, the mantra is also important in terms of phonetic science. The pronunciation of the letters of Mahamrityunjaya mantra helps purify and accelerate the nerves of our body.
If a person is very sick, he is injured, then this mantra is significant to protect him from premature death. The importance of this mantra to conquer death is a matter of curiosity for many people.
Mahamrityunjay Mantra
There is no religion just behind it, there is complete tone theory behind it. It is also called the science of music. The beginning of the Mahamrityunjaya mantra comes from the letter O. Pronounce it with long voice and deep breath. Likewise, the whole mantra is read. Repeatedly. This causes vibrations in the sun and moon nerves present in the body. This causes energy to circulate around the spectrum in our body.
This communication is also on the body of the reader and the listener. The energy that is transmitted in the nerves and chakras. The vibration of these cycles results in strength in the body, disease resistance increases. In this way chanting with long voice and deep breath gives quick relief from diseases.
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Things to keep in mind when chanting Mahamrityunjaya mantra
1. While chanting Mahamrityunjaya mantra, the body and mind should be absolutely clear. That is, some kind of wrong feeling should not be in the mind.
2. You should carefully chant this mantra. If you can not speak your own mantra, then it can be chanted with a worthy pundit.
3. Chant this Mantras in a certain number. You can increase the caps over time.
4. Make a mention of this mantra by meditating on Lord Shiva's form.
5. During the mantra chanting, the sunlight should be burning throughout the entire time. You should take special care of this.
6. You must only use Rudraksha Mala while chanting this. Do not chant the mantra without a posture.
7. Face towards east direction while chanting this mantra. Chant the mantra only at the fixed place.
Gayatri Mantra Jaap
मंत्र- ऊँ भूर्भुव: स्व: तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो न: प्रचोदयात्॥
You have often seen elders praying in the school or at home often chanting the Gayatri Mantra. Om Bharbhuva: Self-realization of devotional Bhargo Devasi Dhamahi Dhiyo Yo Naa: This chant of the great-hearted, though very small, but its effect is very broad. By now you have seen Gayatri Mantra only in spiritual form, but do you know that by chanting the Gayatri Mantra you get many health benefits too. So let us know about the health benefits of the Gayatri mantra … It is the mindset of the mind. It helps with stress and anxiety.
In such a way, everything is found in it, if not, then the mind is at peace. Thus, it is very good to chant Gayatri Mantra to relax yourself. Actually, when you sit in a secluded place and chant Gayatri Mantra, vibrate in your lips, tongue, palate, throat, and scalp from the first letter of this mantra. This vibration helps relax hormones from your body, refreshes your tone and heart and helps you experience a lot of happiness and peace.
Importance of Gayatri Mantra
Increasing concentration The study of The International Journal of Yoga reveals that not only does the memory of a person chanting the Gayatri Mantra, but also memory is faster, but it is also more concentrated than other people. Indeed, the vibrations activates the muscles of three faces in your head. And these three chords are connected directly to your brain, eyes, sinus, lower part of the head and thyroid gland which improves concentration. Improves the respiratory system when you chant Gayatri Mantra, at that time you usually do Deep Breathing.
Due to Deep Breathing, your oxygen reaches enough amounts to the lungs and blood supply is also better in your body. Thus, this mantra gradually improves your respiratory system. Gayatri Mantra improves the process of blood circulation in your body and improves your respiratory system. It also has a positive effect on your heart. The heart pumps well and it helps with good blood circulation throughout the body and it reduces the heart disease.
Other benefits
Improving the functioning of nerves, chanting Gayatri Mantra puts pressure on your tongue, lips, palate and vocal cords and related areas. This vibration causes an echo in your brain, which makes your nerves function better than before. This resonance releases neurotmeter, which also helps in the movement of impulses in your body. There is no threat of depression. We all know that in the modern era man has got stress, anxiety, and depression in sauga. Because of the increasing burden of work, his happiness has gone missing. In such a way, chanting Gayatri Mantra can be beneficial for you. Since Gayatri Mantra gives you mental peace, therefore, you do not have to worry about anxiety or depression. When a person experiences inner calmness and happiness, external anxieties cannot affect his body or mind.
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This will be a busy week for Neosho native Jeff Jeffers.
This will be a busy week for Missouri native Jeff Jeffers.
The Thanksgiving holiday is quickly approaching, and on top of that, he will have to pack up for a road trip to Los Angeles this upcoming weekend.
Jeffers, a 1971 graduate of Neosho High School, is in his 34th year as a broadcaster for the Notre Dame football network on Westwood One. The play-by-play job is in addition to his job as the sports director of the NBC affiliate WNDU-TV station in South Bend, Ind., the home of the Fighting Irish.
It has been a long trek over the years from Neosho to Notre Dame, and Jeffers has enjoyed all of it.
"It has been amazing," Jeffers said. "You never would've thought a guy from Neosho, Missouri, would get a chance to go to Notre Dame and stay here. It has been a dream come true. I owe a lot of thanks to the people in Neosho."
Jeffers began his media career as a 16-year-old, working for KBTN radio station, doing a little bit of everything he said, from being a DJ to a janitor when needed.
When talking about Neosho, Jeffers brought up many people that had an impact on him that still resonates to this day.
Some of them include those with ties to the Neosho Daily News in Bill Ball and Dick Keezer.
Others include TV and radio personalities from the area including Ned Reynolds of KY3 in Springfield and the late Don Gross, the former play-by-play announcer for Missouri Southern.
Finally, there is the impact from those that were at Neosho High School in coaches?Al Potter and Calvin Lane. Jeffers also noted former Crowder men's' basketball coach Bob Sneller as a great influence on his life.
Jeffers played football for Lane, who the fieldhouse is named after, all four years in high school.
"Football is still very exciting to me," Jeffers said. "I have been all over the country with Notre Dame and it all got started at Bob Anderson Stadium. I've learned more about football life from Calvin Lane than I have anyone else.
"There wasn't a better play to grow up than Neosho. It was a little town, but it was exciting. You had Rocketdyne going full speed in the space race. You had a lot of people from different places, but it never lost its small town feel. I remember the sidewalk sales downtown. It was kind of like Mayberry on the "Andy Griffith Show," but it wasn't imaginary, Neosho was real."
After Neosho High School, Jeffers went to Tulsa where he got his degree in film studies. After graduating, he came to Notre Dame in 1976 to start his master's in communication arts.
Ironically, in his first year at Notre Dame, he was the assistant baseball coach.
Over the years he has served play-by-play broadcaster for Notre Dame football, basketball, baseball and hockey.
His current duties with Westwood One include doing the postgame and pre-game shows, and he also hosts a "Countdown to Kickoff" TV show. His TV broadcasting is among the best in Indiana.
He was named the top sportscaster in five of the last six years, and he has won seven Associate Press awards for excellence in broadcasting.
In May, he was inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in Richmond, Ind., for his work with Notre Dame and his duties as a TV broadcasters covering high school football in his area. He said there are about 20 teams in his coverage area.
"It was a great honor," Jeffers said. "Some are posthumously enshrined, and I was able to have my whole family there."
And on top of all of his duties as a broadcaster, he is also an author. In 1981, he penned the book, "Rally! The 12 Greatest Comebacks in Notre Dame History."
The Fighting Irish are 6-5 heading into Saturday's game at USC, the No. 5 team in the country.
Notre Dame at one point was 5-2, but entering its rivalry game against the Trojans, the team is 6-5.
"They are a lot better than they were last year," Jeffers said. "It has been very exciting."
The season will likely continue into the postseason for the Fighting Irish this year, after a 3-9 season last fall. Both ESPN.com and The Sporting News predict the team will play in the Brut Sun Bowl, Dec. 31, in El Paso.
Jeffers and his wife, Leslie, are the parents of four children: Leighann, Scott, Reilly and Kelly, who is still in high school.
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Pity the potato. It's widely blamed for the fattening of America . But a small new study found that daily consumption of a certain type of potato -- purple ones, that is --- can help lower blood pressure, without causing weight gain.
The research, conducted by Joe Vinson, a chemistry professor at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania, tracked 18 overweight or obese, hypertensive subjects who either ate six to eight small purple potatoes, with skins, at both lunch and dinner (for a daily total of 218 calories), or had no potatoes as part of their "normal" diet for four weeks. Then the participants crossed over to the other regimen.
On average, diastolic blood pressure -- the bottom number in a blood pressure reading -- dropped by a statistically significant 4.3 percent and systolic blood pressure -- the top number in a blood pressure reading -- dropped by 3.5 percent.
While eating potatoes, most of the subjects -- even those on anti-hypertensive medications -- experienced lower blood pressure, and none of the subjects gained weight.
Although less popular than their white counterparts, purple potatoes — increasingly available at supermarkets, specialty food stores and farmers' markets — boast higher levels of polyphenol antioxidants that protect body cells against free radical damage that can increase disease risk. To preserve these powerful plant chemicals, subjects in Vinson's study were asked to microwave their potatoes instead of using other cooking methods.
While research from larger sample sizes is needed, Vinson says the findings "provide at least some evidence that eating potatoes might be preventative like drinking coffee to reduce blood pressure." He notes that, like coffee, potatoes are high in a specific polyphenol called chlorogenic acid that has been shown to lower blood pressure in mice.
The study, not yet published, was presented this week at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Denver.
The new research may help redeem the potato's nutritional rep. While a recent Harvard study found that having an extra daily serving of potatoes caused a small but significant weight gain (1 to 2 pounds) over a four year period, a closer look at the data reveals that weight gain from French fries was 6 times higher (3.35 pounds) than from boiled, baked, or mashed potatoes (0.6 pounds).
"The high cooking temperatures used to make French fries and potato chips seem to destroy most of the healthy substances in potatoes and leave mainly starch, fat and minerals," according to Vinson. Although the new study didn't include unfried red- and white-skinned potatoes, Vinson believes they will prove to produce similar body weight and blood pressure effects in future, larger human studies.
Indeed, potatoes can be a healthful addition to any diet, even if you're trying to lose weight. They're naturally low in calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and rich in vitamins and minerals including vitamin C, an antioxidant that protects against cellular damage and potassium, a mineral that helps balance body fluids and negate possible blood pressure-raising effects of a high sodium diet. Potatoes also pack in fiber that may promote fullness and aid weight management.
To maximize possible nutritional and health benefits and minimize calories, lightly sauté, mash, or microwave potatoes instead of frying them and watch how you dress them. My favorite potatoes are red oven-roasted potatoes, cut in quarters, drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, some balsamic vinegar, and a pinch each of garlic and onion powder. Sweet potatoes cut into French fries and baked with a pinch of paprika and sea salt are also smart options.
Some recommendations for preparing potatoes from Jackie Newgent, R.D., author of "Big Green Cookbook:"
- Hash browns: Combine diced or sliced unpeeled potatoes with shallots and some chili pepper in a little olive oil. Cover first to steam, and then remove the lid, add garlic and scallions, and sauté until done. Finish with a handful of fresh herbs including parsley and rosemary.
- Mashed potatoes: Keep potato skins on to maximize nutrients and add home-style appeal. For creamy moistness, use almond milk. Also add roasted garlic for extra flavor (and potential heart-heath benefits).
- Baked or microwaved potatoes: Top with one pat of butter, a large dollop of plain Greek yogurt, and a generous amount of fresh chives or scallions. Or add zing with a dollop of tzatziki dip (a Greek dip made with yogurt, chopped cucumber, and mint).
- Potato salad: For 2 pounds potatoes, use 4 tablespoons mayonnaise, 3 tablespoons stone-ground or Dijon mustard, 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt, and 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar. Serves 6.
Elisa Zied, R.D. is the founder/president of Zied Health Communications, LLC, author of "Nutrition at Your Fingertips" and co-author of "Feed Your Family Right."
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Did your New Year's resolution include losing weight or eating more healthfully? You're not alone. Millions of Americans have made the same resolutions. I just hope you don't go on a diet. Because if you go on a diet, you'll eventually go off a diet.
Here's my advice: skip the diet and buy a book instead, specifically Cooking Light: The Complete Quick Cook by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. Having written more than 20 cookbooks together, Weinstein and Scarbrough know how to develop recipes that work. If they say a recipe takes 30 minutes or less, is good for you, and tastes great too, then you can believe them.
In The Complete Quick Cook, you'll learn how to be a savvier shopper, faster cook, and healthier eater, all of which will help you lose weight and keep it off. The book includes over 200 healthy, quick-cook recipes organized into chapters including Fast & Fresh Salads, Convenience Cooking, Stir-Fry, Fast & Fancy, and Sweet Endings. Most are written in short, clear sentences, and have relatively short ingredients lists with easy-to-find ingredients. Nearly all recipes are accompanied by a color photo.
The Complete Quick Cook is more than just a wonderful collection of easy, healthy recipes; it's an invaluable resource for home cooks. You'll learn the top 10 secrets of a quick cook including how to keep a well-stocked pantry (they provide you with list of essential ingredients), how to embrace convenience foods (rotisserie chicken, anyone?), and which foods are quick-cooking (flank steak, pork chops, onions) and long-cooking (brisket, Boston butt, potatoes).
Here's to keeping your New Year's resolutions and to a happier, healthier 2012.
Szechuan Pork
YIELD: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup pork mixture and 1/2 cup noodles).
Printable recipe.
For the best taste, use natural-style, no-sugar-added peanut butter, a savory flavor against the fiery mix. If peanut allergies are a problem, use cashew butter or tahini.
6 ounces soba (buckwheat noodles), uncooked
2 teaspoons dark sesame oil
1 (1-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed and cut into 2-inch strips
1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
1 teaspoon bottled ground fresh ginger
3/4 cup red bell pepper strips (about 1 small pepper)
1/4 cup fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
11/2 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon peanut butter
3/4 cup (2-inch) diagonally cut green onions (about 4 green onions)
1. Cook noodles according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain and rinse with cold water; drain.
2. Heat oil in a wok or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pork, chili garlic sauce, and ginger to pan; stir-fry 2 minutes. Add bell pepper to pan; stir-fry 2 minutes. Add broth, soy sauce, and peanut butter to pan. Reduce heat to low; cook 1 minute or until sauce is slightly thick. Stir in onions. Serve over noodles.
CALORIES 338; FAT 8.6g (sat 2.2g, mono 3.5g, poly 1.9g); PROTEIN 30.4g; CARB 36.8g; FIBER 1.7g; CHOL 63mg; IRON 2.9mg; SODIUM 693mg; CALC 40mg


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(Garrison, NY) When Facebook introduced a feature that enables people to register to become organ and tissue donors, thousands did so, dwarfing any previous donation initiative, write Blair L. Sadler and Alfred M. Sadler, Jr., in a commentary in Bioethics Forum, the blog of the Hastings Center Report, which analyzes the "Facebook effect" on donation.
The Sadlers, Founding Fellows of The Hastings Center, helped draft the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, established in 1968 to standardize state laws on the donation of organs and tissue after death. Blair Sadler, a lawyer, is a member of The Hastings Center's Board of Directors. Alfred Sadler is a physician.
Their commentary tracks the response to Facebook's introduction, on May 1, of a feature that lets people state their wishes to become donors in an attempt to reduce the long waiting lists for organs and tissue. "By the end of the day of the announcement, 6,000 people had enrolled through 22 state registries," the Sadlers write. In California alone, 3,900 people signed up, compared with 70 on a typical day.
After two weeks, the rate of registration returned to previous levels, but the Sadlers suggest several strategies for harnessing the full potential of social media to achieve a sustained increase in registration. "Perhaps missing is the repeated cuing that can help drive individual action," they write. "An annual day to celebrate registered organ donors would be one way to enhance cuing. Asking state donor organizations to provide Facebook with real-time updates on the growing number of registered donors might be another."
"State registries could include social sharing on their sites, so that once a person joins the registry, he or she has the option to share this information via Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks which should drive awareness among friends and family," they write
The Sadlers also suggest that social media companies allow donor registries to advertise at no cost. "Facebook has challenged other technology companies to show corporate leadership and has demonstrated the power of social media to encourage altruism."


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A great place to source local information and ask any advice about travelling in Ireland is one of the many Regional Tourism Offices
Regional tourist offices are excellent for sourcing local advice. If you spot one on your travels, be sure to pop in for information on what to see and where to stay in the area and recommendations for eating, drinking and sightseeing. Aside from the main tourism offices located in cities, there are also smaller offices in towns and, in some cases, villages. They're all listed here.
Armagh Tourist Information Centre
Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Market Street, Armagh; tel: +44 (0) 28 3752 1800; email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau
47 Donegall Place, Belfast, BT1 5AD, tel: +44 (0) 28 9024 6609; fax: +44 (0) 28 9031 2424; email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Coleraine Tourist Information Centre
Coleraine Town Hall, 35 The Diamond, Coleraine, County Londonderry, BT52 1DE tel: +44 (0) 28 7034 4723; fax: +44 (0) 28 7035 1756; email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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East Coast & Midlands Tourism
Clonard House, Dublin Road, Mullingar, County Westmeath;tel: +353 (0) 44 48761 (Admin only)
Ireland West Tourism
Áras Fáilte, Forster Street, Galway;tel: +353 (0) 91 537 700; fax: +353 (0) 91 537 733
North West Tourism
Áras Redden, Temple Street, Sligo; tel: +353 (0) 51 875 823; fax: +353 (0) 51 877 388
South East Tourism
41 The Quay, Waterford City; tel: + 353 (0) 51 875 823; fax: +353 (0) 51 876 720
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The Streamline Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversions Act
Senator James M. Inhofe
Floor Speech (As prepared for delivery)
October 20, 2009
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Last summer when gasoline prices were hovering over $4 per gallon, I was the first in Congress to introduce a comprehensive bill to promote the use of natural gas as a realistic alternative for the many Americans who were looking for price relief. The bill I introduced was called the Drive America on Natural Gas Act. A year later, I'm encouraged to see several members on Capitol Hill have introduced similar bills promoting the use of natural gas and propane as a transportation fuel. This past summer I joined with Senator Pryor to once again introduce a comprehensive bill to promote these fuels for America's drivers. Additionally, Majority Leader Harry Reid recently announced his firm support for natural gas vehicles and hopes to bring a stand alone bill to the floor in the near future. I welcome the Majority Leader's support and encourage him to make this a priority for floor consideration.
One of the major components of my Drive America on Natural Gas Act addressed the desperate need to overhaul the EPA emission certification process which effectively prohibits the ability of nearly all car owners the option to legally convert a car to bi-fuel operation - a car that can run either on natural gas or gasoline at the flip of a switch. Why? With certification and emissions testing expenses ranging between $50,000 and $150,000 per conversion system type, the costs are prohibitive for the aftermarket conversion system manufacturers to produce these systems for more than just a handful of different vehicle models each year. And these heavy costs are ultimately borne by the consumer. Due to the rigidity and cost constraints of these regulations, EPA has issued less than 300 certificates over the past eight years. Oftentimes, the vehicle models eligible for conversion are only so for a short time, since a certification lasts less than a year before a conversion system manufacturer must decide if it will recertify that particular system.
Today I'm pleased to join with Senator Wicker, Congressman Dan Boren, and Congressman Heath Shuler to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation to simplify and streamline the EPA emissions certification process for aftermarket conversion systems. The Streamline Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversions Act makes critical changes in five key ways so that vehicle conversions can become a commonplace option for all Americans.
First, our bill eliminates the need for subsequent yearly recertification after a system has already been certified. This provision avoids the needless resubmittal of data to EPA to recertify a system which has not changed.
Second, the legislation directs EPA to establish criteria that would cover several different yet similar vehicle makes, models and model years on a single certificate of conformity using the test data from a single vehicle.
Third, we instruct EPA to allow the submission of previous testing data if a vehicle or the conversion system has not changed in a way which would affect compliance.
Fourth, our bill directs EPA to promulgate regulations to help conversion system manufacturers comply with potentially difficult on-board diagnostics (OBD) requirements and compatibility. Since 1996, OBD systems have been required in all light duty cars and trucks to monitor engine and emission components.
And finally, we clarify the treatment of vehicles which are beyond their useful life as defined by the EPA. These older vehicles, typically those that are at least 10 years old or have at least 120,000 miles, are by default regulated under the Clean Air Act's tampering provision, causing regulatory uncertainty. Our legislation would allow the conversion of these vehicles as long as the conversion system manufacturer or the converter is able to demonstrate that the emissions would not degrade due to a conversion.
Over the past several months, this legislation has been through numerous drafting reiterations with the assistance of NGV America, the National Propane Gas Association, and the EPA. I specifically want to thank the EPA for their input and assistance in helping us craft a bill which will aid the Agency in their efforts to streamline compliance. I'm also encouraged by EPA's internal efforts to reform the process, and I'm pleased that our bill will complement and enhance their actions.
By simplifying this compliance process, The Streamline Alternative Fuel Vehicle Conversions Act will not only incentivize conversion system manufacturers to offer more systems for additional vehicle makes and models, but will eventually reduce the costs of these conversion systems for interested car owners - perhaps by hundreds and even thousands of dollars.
Ultimately, this legislation will allow Americans to choose whether propane or natural gas powered vehicles are right for their own individual and business needs while simultaneously preserving the country's stringent emission standards. The promise of natural gas and propane as mainstream transportation fuels is achievable today, not 15 or 20 years from now, and this bill will help make that happen.


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More than 1,300 Exelon employees donated 5,000 hours to 83 community service projects as part of company's award-winning volunteer program
CHICAGO (April 27, 2009) - As part of its commitment to environmental stewardship, Exelon dedicated nearly half of its employee-led volunteer work during National Volunteer Week to environmental projects. Overall, more than 1,300 employees across the Exelon family of companies participated in more than 80 community service projects. This campaign is part of Exelon's Energy for the Community volunteer engagement program, which has been named Corporate Volunteer Program of the Year two years in a row by VolunteerMatch, the Internet's largest and most popular volunteering network.
National Volunteer Week is an annual, nationwide observance of individuals' and organizations' contributions to their communities. This year's National Volunteer Week program empowers employee volunteers to design their own service projects and recruit colleagues. Employees once again chose to concentrate on a wide variety of environmental projects that support the company's Exelon 2020 low-carbon strategy and goals.
"I applaud our employees for continuing to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve," said Exelon Chairman and CEO John W. Rowe. "Exelon employees have organized and rallied behind projects that reflect Exelon's commitment to take a leadership role in the corporate response to global climate change."
Employees from every Exelon operating company participated in the annual celebration of volunteerism. This includes ComEd in Chicago and northern Illinois, PECO in Philadelphia and southeastern Pennsylvania, and Exelon Generation and Exelon Business Services Company employees in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
"The enthusiasm our employees have for volunteerism allowed Exelon to double its National Volunteer Week effort this year," said Steve Solomon, Exelon's director of corporate relations. "Our employee volunteer program as a whole has grown by more than 30 percent over the last year, which is a testament to the company's culture and its dedication to the community, particularly in an economic climate when our communities can use our help the most."
Although National Volunteer Week officially runs from April 19-25, Exelon's celebration this year kicked off early with environmental projects on April 18 and will extend through May 9 with a Chicago River cleanup project. Earth Day events took place on April 22. The 36 green projects staffed by Exelon volunteers included:
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Exelon, a Chicago-based company, is one of the nation's largest utilities and the largest owner/operator of nuclear plants. Its Exelon 2020 strategy to address climate change set a goal of reducing, displacing or offsetting more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year by 2020. This is more than the company's annual carbon footprint. Exelon recently announced that as of the end of 2008, it had reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 35 percent from 2001 levels, far surpassing its voluntary 8 percent reduction goal under the U.S. EPA Climate Leaders program.
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Birth of Hate
Mordred was born out of an incestuous relationship between King Arthur and his sister Morgause as Arthurs first born son. He was not, however, his mothers first born child as she had been married off to King Lleu bearing him four sons and two daughters. Their sons were Gawain, Agravain, Gaheris and Gareth while their daughters were Clarissant and Soredamor. They were sent into exile with King Lleu raising Mordred not knowing he was not his son. It would be under his stern authority that Mordred would be trained to become a soldier as he was not in line to succeed King Lleu and Mordred was all but overlooked save by his loving mother and her visiting sister Morgan le Fay. Mordred was known for being mischievous and even cruel as a child so that when his aunt showed interest in raising him, Morgause was more than willing to allow it.
King Lleu was a tyrant and of all those he thought to be his sons, Mordred was the most like him. It was for this reason that Morgause feared for Mordred as her husband was an intolerant man and he saw in Mordred the same lusts for power that he himself possessed. Having no use for Mordred, King Lleu might order the boy sent away to an unknown fate or have him put to death if Mordred became seen as a threat. In Morgan le Fays care, Mordreds cruelty would be encouraged and he was trained in the ways of deception so that when he did return to his fathers court, he would be better prepared to take his throne. But, which father would be important to know as she would reveal that Arthur was his true father and that Lleu was a fool whose kingdom was his should he eliminate his brothers. To that end, she had manipulated Mordreds brothers to follow after Arthur and to serve as Knights of the Round Table.
Sins of the Father
When Mordred too followed after Arthur, he would join as a soldier with none knowing of his parentage. His first role was as a squire due to his age and only when he saved the life of the knight, to which he was employed, would Mordred begin rising quickly through their ranks. Mordred would join the elite at a very young age and became an expert swordsman choosing to wield two smaller swords with one in each hand. Such mastery with the swords did he possess that they served both in offense to defeat his enemies and in defense as a shield allowing nothing to penetrate that could harm him. Only when Morgause herself informed Arthur would he learn that Mordred was his son and by this time, he was already well accomplished as a war leader. His men were farmers and the young who longed for lives of adventure but who would be trained by battle-hardened soldiers looking to retire on lands granted to them for their service.
For this reason, Mordred commanded his men's loyalty as he sensed that Arthurs men were war weary and proved successful at deceiving them into seeing him as something other than what he was. His was an obsession with war always moving from one battlefield to another wherever Arthurs armies might need him. He would eventually be given an "honorary" position among the Knights of the Round Table as he was never one to rest when bloodshed was to be had and refused to take a place sitting among them. Mordred would also raised to have at least some degree of respect for women as he would not bed them and cast them aside as the men he called father had done. He would become a bigamist for this reason but his one true love was the one woman he could not marry as Morgan le Fay would say of him, "Like father, like son" except that Morgan knew she was related to Mordred when she returned his affection.
Son of the King
Mordred would take Gwenhwyfach, Guinevere's sister as his wife because she was quite beautiful and Morgan wanted him to draw closer to Arthur. Although Gwenhwyfach and Guinevere were enemies and rivals of one another, by this time Arthur and Guinevere were themselves at odds with one another over their own infidelities. He would also marry Cywyllog, daughter of Caw of Strathclyde who bore him two sons where Gwenhwyfach only bore daughters. Mordred would finally take his place at Arthurs side after having risen to a position of popularity equalling Arthur himself and meeting with his father to discuss their relationship. Arthur would address Mordred as his rightful heir as he was his oldest surviving son and the only one proven worthy to succeed him. It was for this reason that he entrusted Mordred to protect the throne when he invaded the European mainland to enforce his claim of being Western Roman Emperor.
Arthurs reasoning would prove sound as Mordred had never shown anything but loyalty and in taking the war to his European enemies, Arthur was increasing the size of the kingdom Mordred himself was set to inherit. Mordred also stood to inherit the title as Western Roman Emperor himself should Arthur prove successful in forcing the Roman Empire to accept his claims. But, Arthur misread his situation as those who followed Mordred were loyal only to him and most despised Arthur either for having conquered them or for pressing them into military service as professional soldiers. Most of these men wanted to retire and to put their wars behind them having survived Arthurs campaigns and longing for the rewards they had been promised. Mordred had proven willing to grant such benefits and even had he wished to remain loyal, Mordred was now in a position where his mens loyalty would waiver if he thought of himself before thinking of their interests.
Battle For Britannia
His first mistake was becoming involved in an affair with Guinevere placing enmity between himself and his wife Gwenhwyfach. This affair began soon after his arrival to meet with Arthur and progressed rapidly until Mordred found himself marrying the former Queen. Mordred married Guinevere because she remained popular with many and the dissolution of her marriage to Arthur was not accepted by many in the Christian church although the pagans had accepted it. She was still viewed as the rightful Queen and since Arthur had not replaced her, her marriage to Mordred allowed Morgan le Fay to manipulate sympathies in his favor. Arthur would remain popular with the citizens of his kingdom even should he not be popular with his military and those he had most recently defeated in battle. To them, Arthur was a defender and he was bringing prosperity to the lands he ruled rather than exploiting them to send the fruits of their labors back to Rome.
Mordred also promised the Picts, Scots and Hibernians greater freedoms to rule themselves and vengeance against Arthur as long as they remained loyal to his authority over them. So, with Arthur having departed with most of the troops loyal to him, Mordred declared himself King of Britannia and immediately began putting down any who opposed his rule. Learning of this treachery, Arthur returned to begin a series of battles in which he proved victorious because while Mordred underestimated his position. While he commanded the loyalty of many in the military and the outer kingdoms, he did not have the love of most of his people. Even Morgan le Fay now seemed to abandon him saying only that she had enemies of her own who were now upon her so that Mordred was on his own. At the Battle of Camlann, the armies of both men would clash a final time with both men fighting their way until standing before one another. A group of knights would form to either side allowing them to make battle one on one in single combat protected by their men upon the orders of the would be kings.
Death and Rebirth
Mordred would best Arthur in this battle between the two men because Arthur was worn down by age and his many injuries in battle. He was still a brilliant leader of men but no longer one capable of physical combat at the same levels once true of him at a younger age. Time and again he outmaneuvered Arthur who was fighting with a sword Mordred instantly recognized was not the famed Excalibur which Arthur wore sheathed upon his back. When he knocked the sword from Arthurs' hand and delivered the fatal blow running his father through with both swords, Mordred felt assured that the kingdom was now his to rule. It might have been so if Arthurs young son Dúran had not rushed in to intercede on his fathers' behalf unknowing that Arthur would not survive this day. Before Arthurs anguished eyes, Mordred cut down his half-brother filling his father's heart with rage.
Pulling himself to his feet bloodying the vestments of Sir Lucan, he grabbed t6he knights spear and ran it through Mordred. But Mordred would now reveal his darker side as the spear did not kill him, it would not even harm him as he pulled himself along its shaft. He would then strike Arthur a savage blow across his forehead forcing the king to his knees as Mordred turned from him. His attention would be drawn back to Arthur who yelled at him that he was not yet dead and to finish the job if he were able. Turning to his father, he saw Arthur draw Excalibur which seemed to set his blood on fire as Mordred charged once more at Arthur only to have his swords broken and his body cleaved in half by Excalibur. As events transpired beyond him, Mordred used his remaining strength to summon crows to him and to attack his body. All would seem to turn to ash and smoke with only Morgan le Fay taking notice as a large raven flew after them as they journeyed into the World of Mythrium.
Kingdom of the Crows
When Mordred arrived in this world, he landed upon Morgan le Fays shoulder where she greeted him as if he were a favored pet so that none realized who he was. It would take him time to regain his strength and power with Morgan having need of his services as a familiar until he had achieved this. Mordred would make the acquaintance of the Svartálfar and find among them an enchantress named Metilasa who could help him. When she successfully restored his human form, he found that his skin was black as soot and that where his face should be, there was only a skull showing with his eyes burning with green eldritch energies. If this disappointed him, he would not show it as he instead stroked what passed for a face causing a sticky black substance to ooze forth to form a face where there was none. Mordred then embraced Metilasa calling her by the name Stearchræfn (Starkraven) and then using the name as his own surname.
Great things awaited them he told her and with the few servants under her command, Mordred began plotting the creation of his new kingdom come. He would set his sights on a region among the Svartálfar which was constantly at war with itself. One tribal confederation after another had arisen only to fall within a short time because no true kingdom had ever existed among them to put down the leaders of rival factions and to eliminate them if necessary. To aid him, he sought Morgan le Fay as an ally and, in return, he served her in her war with the Cailleachs (or Veiled Ones) and stood with her because he would never be free of his desires he harbored for Morgan le Fay. It would be Morgan who gave his kingdom the name Crāwe because of the powers of transformation Mordred possessed and shared with his peoples. Mordred would annoint his queen Matilasa twice over, first as Queen of Crows (her people) and secondly as Queen of the Realm recognizing her as Queen of Queens.
Mordred the Merciless
Central to Mordreds rule would be the building of Caer Dorcha Siantan (Castle Dark Storms) and the Sloc de Anman (Pit of Souls). As his kingdom expanded and he began to recruit mercenaries from the surrounding regions, Mordreds rule became evermore oppressive as the Svartálfar he sought to rule remained rebellious. Surrounding the Sloc de Anman would be Mordreds own version of Arthurs round table and sitting around it would be his most entrusted lieutenants called the Ridireach de Ròcas, the Knighthood of Crows. These "knights" served as administrators across his kingdom and if they betrayed him, he tossed their heads into the Sloc de Anman alongside those of leaders who had fallen bu refused to accept Mordreds rule over them. This "pit of souls" would be a wellspring of power through which Mordred could see across worlds and from which gods of darkness granted him their power.
But, Mordred was a leader of peoples and he understood that if he gave the people what they wanted or needed, they had no need for any other leaders than him. In return for their obedience, Mordred brought peace and prosperity to those he conquered. For those who opposed Mordred, the harshest of misfortunes awaited as he was intolerant of dissent and merciless in his brutality towards them. He had also learned the importance of having weapons that held power of their own and called upon the goddess Māra Rīganīs who bestowed upon him the Eòin-Creiche (Birds of Prey). Upon learning that Arthur had awakened and was now more god than man, Mordred began laying plans for vengeance and Arthurs destruction. But, until Morgan le Fay had no further use of Arthur, Mordred would be content to conceal himself in shadow building his kingdom into an empire and seeking the means to one day face Arthur god against god!


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Nouriel Roubini, a professor of economics at New York University and chairman of Roubini Global Economics has come to be popularly known as "Dr. Doom" for having predicted the recent financial crisis. He is author of "Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance."
His comments here, which touch on the Greece debt crisis are adapted from remarks at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Wednesday, 28 April.
Financial crises have occurred very often in history. They are caused by unsustainable bubbles that go bust, and from excessive risk taking and debt leveraging by the private sector during the bubble. Then, in the wake of, and as part of the response to, the economic downturn, government debts and deficits grow to unsustainable levels that can lead to default or inflation if not corrected. The crisis we are going through now follows this pattern.
Today there is a lot of talk about "deleveraging," yet the data shows that deleveraging has barely begun. Debt ratios in the corporate sector as well as households in the United States have essentially stabilized at high levels.
At the same time, we are seeing a massive "re-leveraging" of the public sector with budget deficits on the order of 10 percent of gross domestic product. The International Monetary Fund and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development are projecting that the stock of public debt in advanced economies is going to double and reach an average level of 100 percent of GDP in the coming years.
This is all actually quite typical of what happens in a financial crisis. What explains this re-leveraging?
First, "automatic stabilizers" (such as unemployment compensation) came into play during the recession.
Second, countercyclical fiscal policies (such as tax cuts and spending increases) have been implemented by government to avoid depression because private demand is collapsing.
Third, we have decided to socialize some of the private losses in the financial, corporate, and housing sectors and put them on the balance sheet of the government.
So, there is a massive buildup of public debt. And the lesson of history is that unless this buildup of sovereign debt is tackled eventually by raising taxes and controlling spending, then there are only two outcomes: default or high inflation.
Historically, we have seen a series of defaults and sovereign debt crises in both advanced and emerging market economies. If you are a country like the US, the UK, or Japan that can monetize its fiscal deficits, then you won't have a sovereign debt event but high inflation that erodes the value of public debt. Inflation is therefore basically a capital transfer from creditors and savers to borrowers and dis-savers, essentially from the private sector to the government.
While the markets these days are worrying about Greece, it is only the tip of the iceberg, or the canary in the coal mine of a much broader range of fiscal crises. Today it is Greece. Tomorrow it will be Spain, Portugal, Ireland, and Iceland. Sooner or later Japan and the US will be at the core of the problem, shaking the global economy.
We need to recognize that we are in the next stage of financial crisis. The coming issue is not private-sector liabilities, but public-sector liabilities.
Revived economic growth alone will not generate enough tax revenue to relieve this sovereign debt crisis. Fiscal deficits are huge and structural. They are not due solely to a cyclical downturn in growth but to long-term commitments such as pensions, Social Security and health care. To avoid default or high inflation, the advanced economies will require some combination of raising revenues through taxes and cutting government spending.
In Europe, where tax rates are already very high, the right adjustment is cutting spending instead of raising taxes further. In the US, the average tax burden as a share of GDP is much lower than in other advanced economies. The right adjustment for the US would be to phase in revenue increases gradually over time so that you don't kill the recovery while controlling the growth of government spending.
What worries me most is the political gridlock in Washington. While everyone agrees that $10 trillion deficits (by the Obama administration's own estimates) for the next decade are not sustainable, there is no political will to act. The two parties are completely divided. Effectively, the Republicans are against any form of revenue increases. The Democrats are against spending cuts, especially of entitlements.
If the Republicans take control of the House of Representatives in the next election and refuse any revenue increases while the Democrats veto spending cuts, the path of least resistance will be runaway fiscal deficits that will then be monetized by the Federal Reserve, which has already embarked on this path. In just the last year alone, the Federal Reserve has bought $1.8 trillion of Treasury securities and agency debt, a course that will inevitably lead to high inflation if sustained. It is what is popularly known as printing money.
In Greece [with yields higher than 12 percent on two-year bonds] or Spain or Portugal, the bond markets are forcing an adjustment. In spite of the recession, the markets are telling them to either straighten out their problems or go bankrupt.
Unfortunately, there is no such adjustment being forced upon Washington at the moment because the bond market has not woken up to the dangers ahead. You can borrow at a zero percent rate on the short end and 3.6 percent on the long end. As a result, the political system is going to resist fiscal consolidation. This means the risk of something serious happening in the US in the next two or three years is significant.
Nouriel Roubini, a professor of economics at New York University and chairman of Roubini Global Economics has come to be popularly known as "Dr. Doom" for having predicted the recent financial crisis. He is author of "Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance."


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What is the lending picture for ventures owned by women, veteran, minorities, and immigrants?
Women-owned businesses (just like their male counterparts) largely depend on personal finances; but women-and minority-owned firms are more likely to use credit cards for startups and expansion. Women are 30 percent more likely than males to start businesses without seeking financing, and only half as likely to obtain business loans from banks. Hispanic- and African-American owned firms are more likely than other business owners to rely on owner equity at startup. Veteran-owned businesses' use of credit for startup and expansion was similar to other businesses. For example 11 percent of veterans used credit cards and 8 percent used bank loans for expansions, while the figures were 13 percent and 9 percent, respectively, for all firms.
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Every now and then when reading, particularly an older book, I come across a word that used to be very common but for whatever reason has fallen out of favor. I'm not saying you never see them, but they're so rare that when you do read them, you notice. For the most part, I'm not really talking about slang, mind you, which often has a short shelf life. I'm talking about legitimate standard words that seem to have faded a away.
Some happen because of technology changes (ditto, mimeograph). Others occur because a word sounds suspiciously like a different, offensive word ("niggardly," meaning miserly or tightfisted, comes to mind, though it should be noted the roots and meaning are nowhere near the offensive word). Others, who knows?
Off the top of my head, here are a few words that seem to have lost favor with writers and/or readers:
Crestfallen (disappointed)
Cross (grumpy)
Chum (friend)
Glum (unhappy)
Davenport (a couch or sofa)
What words have collectively gone missing from current writings and/or speech that you have noticed?
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Obsolescent words are indeed prime candidates for eggcorning. Among those you list, I posted 'chestfallen' for 'crestfallen' in 2005.
It's in the old user forum which you can get to by googling 'crestfallen' on the lower search window on the main page.
I agree that these are obsolescent words; I don't think I'd say these were obsolete yet. I believe most people would still know what they were, etc., but they might find them a little old fashioned or nerdy. I'm thinking of words that were prevalent in the middle of the 20th century (as opposed to 1920s slang such as zoot suit) and have not been embraced by recent generations.
I was born in the 1960s, and all those words were still pretty much in common use at that time, though perhaps more in writing than in speech. (In fact, they all were used prevalently in the Hardy Boys books, which I loved.) Here is a fake but believable passage from a Hardy Boys book that uses all four examples:
Crestfallen, Chet sat down heavily on the Hardys' beige davenport with a sigh. His chums waited expectedly for some explanation for his behavior but were greeted with silence. Finally, Joe said crossly, "Chet, would you hurry up and tell us why you're so glum?"
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Jon W,
Yikes! You are younger and hipper than I. I am comfortable with all of your examples. I do not think any of them are very far out of date.
Your concept is interesting nonetheless. My grandparents used to say things were "ducky" (= nifty, cool, whatever). That probably is old slang. How about Pocketbook for Purse? Extremities for Arms And Legs? Here's an expression from my father's time: "Pound sand." People still say this every once in a while, but nobody knows anymore what it means.
"Go pound sand!" used to be some sort of an insult. What does it mean?
Ah yes, pocketbook is a GREAT example. My mom used to say that. All these are perfectly good words, but you don't see or hear them much anymore. I've never heard "pound sand," though.
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"Pound sand" might mean "go away." As you walk away your feet will literally be pounding sand. It sounds pretty close to "kick rocks" to me.
I've heard my family elders (sorry) say "pound salt."
Chifforobe(amoire w/drawers), Divan (backless sofa), yonder (well known, out of use).
The furniture words falling out of favor could do with the fact that we now use closets, and backless sofas are out of style.
Hi, Blandford…. So you're a transplant too, huh? I thought maybe you were still in Mich.
My mom (raised on a farm during the depression) has breakfast, DINNER, and supper. When I talk with her on the phone, I have to mentally translate that when she tells me what she had for DINNER, she means "lunch." (She also referred to my dad's carrying a dinner pail to work. Come to think of it, "lunch pail" or "lunch bucket" is another word that is disappearing…..)
I think to many people dinner carries more formal connotations, and is often later, while friends might invite friends over for a light supper, which is often earlier in the evening and less formal.
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The dinner/supper thing is a central part of an anecdote in my own family. My parents both grew up in the Midwest, but many of my relatives have moved to California—especially to the southern Central Valley, the part of the state that most looks like the North Plains. Decades ago, some of my Midwestern cousins were out in California for a vacation, and they had been invited to the home of some of the Californians for dinner. They showed up around 1 PM, but nobody was home and the door was locked. They waited for a while, but finally assumed they were being purposely snubbed and left. Meanwhile, the Californians were out shopping for that night's special meal. They had everything ready by 6, but no one ever showed or called. Offended, they crossed my country cousins off the Christmas card list, and that decision was apparently mutual.
Years later (we're talking 10 or 15 years later, I think) the paths of two of my cousins from opposite sides of the divide crossed, and they got to talking about the family feud. They eventually realized that regionalisms were to blame: the Midwesterners ate dinner in the afternoon and supper in the evening. Fortunately, today the story is all that remains of the rift. I imagine that this kind of thing would be much less likely to occur in the age of the self-phone.
That's a great story. (Sounds like fodder for a novel.) George Bernard Shaw called Americans and Brits two peoples separated by a common language (or something like that), but it goes to show you that even within a country, regional meanings can vary widely, and in your story, two peoples were divided by the same word!
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OK… thought of a couple more disfavored words…. Galoshes (a type of pull-over boot) and (same meaning) rubbers. With the latter, it's easy to see why people no longer refer to protective boots as rubbers! With the former, it's probably fallen out of favor because people don't tend to wear boots over their shoes much anymore (do they??).
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no, they don't wear boots over their shoes, much to my chagrin; that's the kind of boots I wish I could have.
We called them, as kids, "four-buckle overshoes," though we did know the term "galoshes" as well. And, I find lots of Google hits for "four-buckle overshoes," so I see we were not alone.
I don't mean to keep bumping this topic, but it is one that interests me, and I came across another word this evening to add to the list. I sat down and started watching "The Shaggy Dog" (1959) on Turner Classic Movies, and heard the main character tell another character that he had found a magical ring because it fell into the cuff of his trousers. While trousers is not obsolete, it is slowly fading from use. People will say pants or slacks instead.
I also thought of the word parcel when I saw it in an eggcorn listing on this site ("part and parcel" is probably its most common usage these days, and the potential eggcorn was "part and partial"). People say package, box, etc. I wonder how many people even know that UPS stands for "United Parcel Service"?
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I used to work in a small town where people called it "the ups truck." Ups, as in opposite of downs. I think they actually thought the company was just called "Ups."
I'm familiar with "divan" for a sofa; My grandmother said that one and she placed the emphasis incorrectly on the first syllable: DI-van.
The supper/dinner debate is hilarious, too; In our family (in northwest Virginia), we had supper every night and only had dinner on Sundays after church. Nowadays, I tend to think of supper as a light evening meal and dinner as a heavy one.
"Carbon copy" runs along the same lines as ditto or mimeograph; carbons were still used in the late 70s when I was in grade school. (does anyone else say "grade school" to mean elementary school?)
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I'm glad to see my topic still has life in it… :-)
I don't know how much "grade school" is used anymore. Do kids say it? But it reminded me that "grammar school" used to be fairly common and is rarely heard anymore. (Although perhaps in British usage it is more common, though it might have a different meaning…?)
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settee (like a sofa)
Chesterfield (also like a sofa?)
frigidaire (genericizing the Frigidaire company's refrigerator)
fallen woman (but I guess this distinction is no longer in use)
This is a fun thread. I hope to see (and think of) more contributions!
Jon, as I seem to be the site's token Brit it falls to me to respond to your "Grammar School' query. Prior to the late 60s Grammar Schools here were selective secondary schools winkling out some of the academically gifted by means of an exam taken by all children at the age of 11: the '11+'. 'Comprehensive' education provision replaced the old system but some Grammar Schools remain state schools in some areas. 'Public' schools of course are private over here. That's enough education.
Thanks, Peter. Sometimes I feel like the US and Britain are often linguistic mirror images of one another where public here is private there, politicians run for office here and stand for it there (right?), etc., sort of like Alice in the looking glass. (The differences between our dialects could make a very interesting topic in its own right.)
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In 1950s western Canada we called galoshes "overshoes", and the smaller things that slipped on over dress shoes were called "toe rubbers". Of course, in those days even children wore "oxfords" unless they had a good reason to be wearing "sneakers" or "runners".
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Nice (intentional?) eggcorn hidden in a reply to this post above: We're in the age of the "self-phone". Beautiful! Sounds like the right accoutrement for the "Me Generation"!
Very intentional. "Self phone" is one of my favorite entries in the Database.
JonW719 wrote:
I don't mean to keep bumping this topic, but it is one that interests me, and I came across another word this evening to add to the list. I sat down and started watching "The Shaggy Dog" (1959) on Turner Classic Movies, and heard the main character tell another character that he had found a magical ring because it fell into the cuff of his trousers. While trousers is not obsolete, it is slowly fading from use. People will say pants or slacks instead.
Maybe so in the US, but in the UK, "trousers" is definitely a commonly used word. In fact for us "pants" are what one wears under one's trousers.
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