Today, Alemannic is a linguistic term, referring to Alemannic German, encompassing the dialects of the southern two thirds of Baden-Württemberg ( German State ), in western Bavaria ( German State ), in Vorarlberg ( Austrian State ), Swiss German in Switzerland and the Alsatian language of the Alsace ( France ).

Today, many Ainu dislike the term Ainu because it had once been used with derogatory nuance, and prefer to identify themselves as Utari ( comrade in the Ainu language ).

Today anyone can use the term " Arbor Day " as well as hold their own Arbor Day celebration.

Today, Internet forums occupy much of the same social and technological space as BBSes did, and the term BBS is often used to refer to any online forum or message board.

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 the term is generally understood in the biochemistry sense, which excludes compounds with only one or two carbons.

Today, this term also refers to the doctrines and practices from the Reformed churches, where Calvin was an early leader.

Today the term " Collegiate Shag " is most often used in reference to a kind of double shag ( see explanation below ) that is believed to have originated in New York or New Jersey during the 1930s.

Today the term design is widely associated with the Applied arts as initiated by Raymond Loewy and teachings at the Bauhaus and Ulm School of Design ( HfG Ulm ) in Germany during the 20th Century.

Today, the term is used to describe steel that mimics the appearance and performance of Damascus steel, usually that which is produced by either crucible forging or pattern welding.

Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.

Today, however, game theory applies to a wide range of class relations, and has developed into an umbrella term for the logical side of science, to include both human and non-humans, like computers.

Today, the term is most often used to refer to the valley of the East African Rift, the divergent plate boundary which extends from the Afar Triple Junction southward across eastern Africa, and is in the process of splitting the African Plate into two new separate plates.

Today the term " Soft Science Fiction " is often used to refer to science fiction stories which lack a scientific focus or rigorous adherence to known science.

Today, the term " holomorphic function " is sometimes preferred to " analytic function ", as the latter is a more general concept.

Today, law enforcement agencies, popular media, the United Nations, other nations and even some medical practitioners can be observed applying the term very broadly and often pejoratively in reference to a wide range of illicit substances, regardless of the more precise definition existing in medical contexts.

)' ( Rosen 2000 ). Today, many musicologists no longer distinguish between musicology and New Musicology, since many of the scholarly concerns that used to be associated New Musicology have now become mainstream, and the term " new " clearly no longer applies.

" In 2010 National Public Radio reported that young members of the Unification Church " bristle at the term ' Moonie '", while USA Today reported that " the folks who follow Rev.

Today it is usually used to refer to mainstream economics, although it has also been used as an umbrella term encompassing a number of other schools of thought, notably excluding institutional economics, various historical schools of economics, and Marxian economics, in addition to various other heterodox approaches to economics.

Today, philosophers have adopted the term philosophy of religion for the subject, and typically it is regarded as a separate field of specialization, although it is also still treated by some, particularly Catholic philosophers, as a part of metaphysics.

Today the term " priest " is used in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, and some branches of Lutheranism to refer to those who have been ordained to a ministerial position through receiving the sacrament of Holy Orders, although " presbyter " is also used.

Today the term quaestor is used as a senior police rank in Italy and Romania, and as the title of an office of financial oversight in some organizations.

The term quasar was coined by Chinese-born U. S. astrophysicist Hong-Yee Chiu in 1964, in Physics Today, to describe these puzzling objects:

Today the term rhetoric can be used at times to refer only to the form of argumentation, often with the pejorative connotation that rhetoric is a means of obscuring the truth.

Today the term republic still most commonly means a system of government which derives its power from the people rather than from another basis, such as heredity or divine right.

Today, the three largest US American Ásatrú organizations have specifically denounced any association with racist groups.

Today most Egyptians see themselves, their history, culture and language ( the Egyptian variant of Arabic ) as specifically Egyptian and at the same time as a part of " Arabs.

Today it is often called Chinese opera although this normally refers specifically to the more well-known forms such as Beijing Opera and Cantonese Opera, there have been many other forms of theatre in China.

Today, such a tax is prohibited by the First Amendment ( specifically the Establishment Clause ) to the US Constitution.

Today Napier Turbochargers is a wholly self-owned company employing around 160 people, having previously been owned by Siemens Power Generation, specifically Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery Ltd being based on the same site in Lincoln when it bought the neighbouring Alstom Power Turbines in March 2003 ; Alstom ( former GEC-Alsthom ) had owned the company since GEC bought English Electric in the late 1960s.

Today, these associations persist, but waypoints are more often associated with physical artifacts created specifically for navigation, such as radio beacons, buoys, satellites, control points, etc.

Today, it is possible to buy god pots made by the Lacandón specifically for tourists.

Today the term Obligation, as it applies within civilian legal systems, means more specifically a legal bond between two or more persons, by which one person, the debtor, is held liable to another, the creditor, to perform a " prestation " consisting of " doing " or " not doing " something at the risk of legal sanction.

Today, abelian varieties form an important tool in number theory, in dynamical systems ( more specifically in the study of Hamiltonian systems ), and in algebraic geometry ( especially Picard varieties and Albanese varieties ).

Today it is used as a source of certain in-depth concepts of the " Written Hasidism " not concerned specifically with emotion felt during service or repentance.

In July 2009 Christianity Today noted the organization's Bridges to Healing Ministry, which specifically addresses the issue of PTSD.

Today, whole foods stores have captured a significant share of the grocery shopping market, specifically, Whole Foods Market, Wild Oats, and others.

Today, the debugger is considered an integrated and essential part of the Microsoft Visual Studio family of products, and owes its true roots to CodeView, and the enhancements seen in version 4. x specifically.

Today, it is invested with legal powers in a number of religious matters ( din Torah, " matter of litigation ," plural dinei Torah ) both in Israel and in Jewish communities in the Diaspora, where its judgments hold varying degrees of authority ( depending upon the jurisdiction and subject matter ) in matters specifically related to Jewish religious life.

Today, many physicists believe that the holographic principle ( specifically the AdS / CFT duality ) demonstrates that Hawking's conclusion was incorrect, and that information is in fact preserved.

Today, it's often assumed that an attacker knows how the encipherment process works and breaking specifically refers to finding a way to infer a particular key or message ( see Kerckhoffs's principle ).

Today, this kaffirhina style ( often referred to by its " 6 / 8 " time ) has been adapted from violin, bongo drums, mandolin, box guitar and honky tonk piano to accommodate modern instruments — specifically the electric guitar and synthesiser / workstation keyboards, octapad, and drum kit.

Today, American Humane Association's Animal Emergency Services includes a fleet of emergency response vehicles customized to help animals in disasters, as well as specialized rescue equipment designed specifically for animal search and rescue.

Today, the Lebanese Forces and its main political representatives strive to re-establish the many Christian rights, which were significantly lessened during Syria's occupation of Lebanon, specifically from 1990 – 2005.

Today this region is thought by many international travellers to possess " quintessentially " German scenery and culture, specifically in towns and cities such as Nördlingen, Dinkelsbühl and Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Today it is often called Chinese opera although this normally refers specifically to the more well-known forms such as Beijing Opera and Cantonese Opera, there have been many other forms of theatre in China.

Today, the Samoan term " gagana fa ' a Palagi " still refers to the English language specifically, even though it is understood that many ethnic Europeans who are considered " palagi " do not speak English but rather German, French, Spanish, etc.