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By Brin Best
Porro prism configuration of 8x30 is probably the most successful in binocular history. A magnification of x8 gives plenty
of reach, yet does not bring with it the hand-shake of a more powerful instrument. Objectives with a diameter of 30mm give
good light gathering power – especially when coated – and can be used with suitable oculars to give a pleasingly
wide angle of view of at least eight degrees.
Porro prism system makes it easier (and cheaper) to manufacture binoculars with very good optical performance compared with
roof prism models, and of course the 3D picture which can delivered by those widely-spaced objective lenses is impossible
to reproduce using sleek roof prism designs. Added to that, the whole package will fit easily into a handy-sized instrument
that is reasonably light and ergonomically effective.
many plus points have led all the major manufactures to produce 8x30 models which have correspondingly sold in their millions.
8x30 binoculars first appeared early in the 20th century and were popularised with Carl Zeiss Jena's landmark
Deltrintem/Deltrentis model which was launched in 1920 and went on to sell – more or less unchanged apart from the introduction
of optical coatings – for almost seventy years. Throughout this period 8x30 binoculars have been available at a wide
range of price points and continue to be sold to this day. Although never being as popular as 6x30 glasses for military use,
8x30 binoculars have also been used as part of military operations in many parts of the world, though this review confines
itself to civilian models.
this article I outline what I consider to be the best centre focus 8x30 Porro prism models ever made. Building on the success
of this classic configuration, in the last couple of decades some manufacturers have introduced 8x32 models, which confer
the above-stated benefits together with additional light gathering power. Two of these are included in this article too.
each binocular a score out of 10 is given for optical quality, with the best binoculars being listed first. Also quoted is
the cheapest price the author could find at the time of writing, together with some additional commentary on each model. The
reader is also referred to the notes at the end of the article which provide further context and information.
The top four performers are all (just about) still available new at the
time of writing. They consist of three Japanese-made models (two by Nikon, one by Opticron) and one hailing from Austria (by
Nikon 8x30 EII (10/10) 385GBP
is a company with a long and distinguished history, rooted in Japan's drive for self-sufficiency in optical and photographic
devices in the early part of the 20th century. Although the company makes a very wide range of binoculars –
including some budget models – there is no doubt that it produces the finest civilian Porro prism models made anywhere.
is simply no finer 8x30 Porro than the Nikon EII. The brightness, contrast, resolution and colour rendition is quite exceptional,
and rivals the very best 8x30/8x32 roof prism models currently made, costing over 1,000GBP. It also has the widest field of
view of any 8x30 currently available, at 154m at 1,000 m degrees. The quality of the image of this superb binocular is so
good that I keep one as my reference standard for x8 binoculars – at any price.
If a binocular can compete with this model, it is certainly a very fine one indeed.
outstanding optics of the Nikon 8x30 EII are not, unfortunately, mirrored by its ergonomics and other features. It has old-fashioned
fold-down rubber eyecups, is not waterproof and has no rubber armouring on any part its exterior surface. If Nikon could address
these features and produce a thoroughly modern 8x30 with the superb optics of the EII, it would surely be the top binocular
choice for a range of uses. Unfortunately, the latest generation of roof prism-loving binocular users mean that commercial
pressures are pushing Nikon in the opposite direction and price-wise into the stratosphere, with its latest EDG models.
the stated drawbacks, for the price-conscious binocular user, the Nikon EII provides the chance to enter the alpha class in
terms of performance, for a fraction of the cost of the high-end roof prism models made by the 'big four' . Snap
yours up while Nikon is still making it!
Nikon EII is the latest evolution of a model that was launched in the 1950s when binoculars from this manufacturer still bore
the additional name of the parent company Nippon Kogaku. It was designed to compete with the very best 8x30s coming out of
Europe at this time, and comparisons with these rival models from this period show it did so remarkably well. The model that
preceded it – the 8x30E – was also an exceptional binocular, which deserves a score of 9/10. It was not quite
as bright or sharp as the later model and came with a more conventional field of view of 150m at 1,000m. There is also a 10x35
variant of the EII, with very impressive optical quality, but I do not rate it quite as highly as its smaller brother.
Nikon 8x32 SE (10/10) 499GBP
is another hugely impressive binocular from Nikon. The final selection of this model or the Nikon 8x30 EII would depend on
which specific features a user might prefer rather than being based on any key differences in optical quality. Both are outstanding
binoculars – the SE has better edge-to-edge sharpness, though the trade-off is that it has a narrower field of view
than the EII (135 m at 1,000m). I find that the SE gives a slightly brighter (or whiter) image than the EII, yet the latter
binocular seems to resolve a touch more detail. The SE does comes with the advantage of full rubber armouring, surely a boon
for most users.
the price of the Nikon 8x32 SE makes it excellent value for money when compared to the high-end roof prism models with which
it compares so favourably, it is still 20% more expensive than the EII – a price differential that I believe cannot
be justified on optical grounds alone.
this article was being written it appeared that the last of the Nikon 8x32 SE binoculars had been produced, with this model
being reported to have been now 'retired' from production. While it is still possible (in the UK at least) to
find new examples of this binocular at some retailers, which have remained unsold since manufacture, it is likely that this
fine binocular will soon only be available on the used market. It is surely destined to be a design classic and much sought
after by binocular connoisseurs.
its cousin the EII, the 8x32 SE has a big brother in the shape of the 10x42 SE (and a bigger brother still in the guise of
a 12x50 model). Unlike the EII, however, the 10x42 SE is if anything is a better performer than its smaller sibling. Indeed,
some people believe it to be the finest x10 model ever made, and many would say it is the best x10 Porro in existence.
Swarovski 8x30 W (10/10) 459GBP
luxury Austrian manufacturer is best known for its superb roof prism models in the SLC and EL ranges, yet some of the finest
Porro prism binoculars currently made still roll off the production lines in the shadow of the Alps. The 8x30 W, sometimes
known as the 'traditional' model – is a poorly-known and under-appreciated Porro prism binocular of superb
optical quality, that deserves its place among the best 8x30s ever made.
Swarovski has managed to make its latest range of Porro prism binoculars waterproof (the family is completed with the equally
superb 7x42 and 10x40 models), a development that has eluded Nikon in its parallel EII and SE offerings. There is also the
option of rubber armouring, though all models come with the now dated fold-down rubber eyecups.
optical performance of the Swarovski 8x30 W is right up in the same league as the Nikon EII and SE models and is field of
view identical to the SE. The Austrian glass does tend to suffer from stray light more than its Japanese rivals, and is not
quite as bright as the SE. Otherwise, it offers exquisitely detailed and colour-rich images than are unlikely to disappoint.
combination of prestigious optical performance, waterproofing and the option of rubber armouring probably make this the most
'modern' high quality 8x30 Porro available. Added to this, the legendary build quality and aftercare service offered
by Swarovski make this a sensible choice for those seeking the finest in Porro prism binoculars. Its price point places it
on a par with the Nikon 8x32 SE – still excellent value considering the optical performance you are getting for your
Opticron 8x32 SR GA (9/10) 132GBP
British company Opticron makes a bewildering variety of binoculars for all budgets and I am told that they sell more binoculars
in the UK than all the other manufacturers put together.
am convinced that Opticron's strangely under-marketed 8x32 SR GA model is the very finest x8 binocular they have ever
made. It also can be considered a real bargain at its current selling price of less than half the cost of the previous three
SR GA, made in Japan, uses very high quality glass and coatings and the result is an incredibly bright and sharp image, with
excellent colour rendition. Its optical performance is only marginally less impressive than the three previous binoculars
and its field of view of 144m at 1,000m places it between the Nikon 8x32 SE and the Nikon 8x30 EII.
carried out by myself and others have shown this glass to be especially good at controlling stray light. It is rubber armoured,
with fold-down rubber eyecups, but is not claimed to be waterproof.
are persistent rumours that this model – along with the others in its range – are about to be discontinued, so
you may be best to buy now if this is the binocular for you. In value for money terms you would be hard pushed to find a better
deal – at any price.
The next four models are no longer made, with production having stopped
at least 15 years ago. However, they are available on the used binocular market and still represent an excellent choice for
those seeking out high quality 8x30 Porros.
Bausch & Lomb 8x30 Zephyr (8/10)
World War II came to an end the manufacture of binoculars by the US optical giant Bausch & Lomb could be turned away from
military production towards the growing market for high quality civilian binoculars. The company had made a superb 8x30 Zephyr
binocular prior to the outbreak of hostilities, but after the war it remerged with coated lenses, improving light transmission.
Bausch & Lomb Zephyr range is not well known outside the USA, yet can be considered of equal and occasionally superior
optical quality to the best models coming off European production lines in the decades after the war. For example the 7x35
Zephyr is considered by some to be one of the very best birdwatching binoculars ever made.
8x30 Zephyr has a wide field of 150m at 1,000m and gives very bright, colour-rich images with excellent resolution. It was
produced in a standard and a lighter version, allowing weight conscious users to gain an advantage.
appears that the best examples to seek out are the US-made models which are stamped 'Rochester, New York', prior
to production being transferred to Japan. US eBay is the best place to find this wonderful glass.
Carl Zeiss (West) 8x30 (8/10) 200GBP
1954 the western division of Zeiss – now a separate company from Zeiss Jena – launched its first new binocular
in the form of a newly designed 8x30 with air-spaced objectives. It was a luxury model costing twice as much as the equivalent
binocular from East Germany, but also offering a better image quality and a higher standard of build than the binoculars made
to the east of the Berlin Wall. This Zeiss West 8x30 continued in production for a couple of decades before being phased out
in favour of the Dialyt roof prism model, which had been pioneered by another German firm Hensoldt, which Zeiss eventually
terms of resolution, brightness and richness of colours, this binocular still compares well with the best 8x30s ever made.
In its standard form it has a wide field of 150m at 1,000m, though a B model (with rubber eyecups) was also made which gives
a smaller field of 130m.
is important to note that the internal lubricant of this model can become deposited on the prisms, yellowing the image and
reducing contrast. Although this can be rectified through careful cleaning, it may reduce optical performance to a level that
puts this binocular below some of those listed below.
binocular is much harder to find on the used binocular markets than the Zeiss Jena 8x30 and still sells for a premium price.
UK and German eBay are the best places to find it.
Kern Pizar 8x30 (8/10) 175GBP
Swiss maker Kern is not well known to many binocular users outside this mountainous European country, but they manufactured
some formidable optical instruments before being bought by Leica. After Leica acquired Kern it continued to make a rubber
armoured military 8x30 of prestigious performance, with a blue Leica badge where the Kern logo had previously been located
at the end of the bending bar.
produced several 8x30 models, but the coated Pizar was the pick of the bunch. It has superb resolution and contrast and amazing
low light capabilities, and is beautifully engineered. The field of view is 140m at 1,000m, a little narrower than rival models.
binoculars are hard to find used, even by looking overseas, but are well worth seeking out for those who want optics which
are built to the highest possible standards.
Leitz Binuxit 8x30 (8/10) 200GBP
German optical giant Leitz was one of a number of companies that launched an 8x30 model prior to World War II to compete with
the hugely successful Zeiss Jena 8x30 which had dominated the market for many years after its appearance.
Binuxit model that appeared after the war in its coated form represents one of the very finest 8x30s ever made. There is a
brightness to an optically clean Binuxit which is very impressive even by modern standards, and the fine resolution and accurate
rendition of colour make for a very pleasing picture. The build quality of all Leitz binoculars is very reassuring, and the
bridge of the Binuxit rarely provides any 'play'.
stopped producing this and all its other Porro prism models with the launch of the first Trinovid range in the early 1960s.
It later put the Leica badge on all of its binoculars. The Leitz Binuxit comes up for sale less frequently than any of the
8x30s from Zeiss, and presumably sold in much smaller numbers when new. German eBay is the place to find it most readily.
Carl Zeiss Jena 8x30 (7/10) 125GBP
is probably the most successful binocular ever made in terms of the number of examples sold, which must run into the millions.
First launched in 1920 as a centre focus (Deltrintem) and individual eyepiece focus (Deltrentis) binocular, the Carl Zeiss
Jena 8x30 was in continuous production right up until the company collapsed following the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1991.
Jena introduced optical coatings to its 8x30 models immediately after the end of the war, this technology having been pioneered
by the company in 1935 but kept as a military secret for several years. In 1978 multi-coatings were was introduced, improving
light transmission still further, though some people feel they also tend to wash out the colours compared to coated versions
of the same glass.
build quality of the Deltrintems produced in the two decades after the end of the war was superior to those of later production.
These early post-war models also had a thicker focussing wheel and a few other design differences which provided good ergonomics,
which for some reason were later phased out.
to chase much-needed foreign currency, Zeiss Jena launched a Jenoptem branded version of its 8x30 in the 1980s (along with
similar 7x50 and 10x50 varieties). This was available at about 30% less than the Deltrintem despite being apparently identical
in every respect! A catalogue states the 'modern production techniques' were used to make the Jenoptem, but it
remains unclear how they could be produced for less than the Deltrintem while still maintaining acceptable standards of quality
control. Even retailers had difficulty explaining to customers why they should part with extra money to own what appeared
to be an identical binocular with a different name.
Carl Zeiss Jena 8x30 can be considered a well-performing optical workhorse rather than occupying a place in the upper echelon
of 8x30s. Its resolution, contrast and colour rendition are all a notch or two down from the previous binoculars listed above.
Nevertheless, with its pleasing wide field of 150m at 1,000m and relaxed viewing, this proved to be a very popular glass,
especially in Europe. For a period in the 1980s it was one of the bargains in optics,
since cash hungry East German executives slashed to UK price to a meagre 40GBP.
Carl Zeiss Jena 8x30 – both in its Deltrintem and Jenoptem forms – is readily available on the used binocular
market. There are usually a handful on eBay at any moment in time.
that a trade dispute with the western division of Zeiss meant that the name 'aus Jena' was used on Carl Zeiss
Jena binoculars sold in the USA for most of the post-war period.
exist Japanese-made versions of the 8x30 Jenoptem which appear to have been made under license in that country after Zeiss
struggled to keep up with the demand for its binoculars (the same happened to the 7x50 and 10x50 models). Often wrongly described
as 'fakes', they do nevertheless have slightly inferior optical quality to the German-made version. The easiest
way to tell them apart is the look for the tell-tale groove in the plastic focussing wheel which is not present on the European-made
you have a little over 100 GBP to spend, then this review has tried to show that there are 8x30 Porro prism binoculars of
excellent optical quality available which are likely to provide a lifetime of viewing pleasure. As with all binocular buying,
however, a final choice should be made only after you have tested a range of models to ensure that the final selection is
comfortable to use, as well as having good optical properties. Further advice on buying binoculars is provided here.
its popularity in the past, trends in binocular buying mean that the 8x30 Porro configuration now appears to be in danger
of extinction. Several of the models discussed in this article are either no longer being made, or are marginalised in the
catalogues of the manufacturers, which are now swamped by roof prism binoculars. Fashion has driven most users to choose the
roof prism route, and it is becoming increasingly rare to see Porro prism binoculars in use in such places as nature reserves.
This article is the copyright of Brin Best and was first published March
2009. Brin Best writes about binoculars from his home in the English Yorkshire Dales. His ground-breaking book, 'Binoculars and People', was published in 2008.
1. The comments
and scores given for the binoculars listed above solely reflect the opinion of the author. I have not been paid or otherwise
supported by any binocular manufacturer in the preparation of this article. Although from time to time manufacturers have
supplied samples of their binoculars for review purposes, they have been provided on the understanding that an independent
judgement would be made.
2. The scores
out of 10 given to binoculars in this review reflect their performance relative to other binoculars of the same specification.
A binocular receiving a score of 10/10 is considered to be the best or equal best-performing model of its specification ever
constructed. Note that all tests were carried out with instruments restored to original optical condition. This is especially
significant in the case of older binoculars, where a build up of haze can diminish optical performance.
3. Prices quoted
are the lowest UK internet price, in pounds sterling, from a reputable dealer at the time of writing (in the case of models
still made), or the average eBay selling price for a mint example (for those models no longer made).
4. This article
is the copyright of the author. Please do not reproduce it without permission. Requests for reproduction should be addressed
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'Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge
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- Valdosta, Ga. - April 08, 2012 -
He's the Adel boy who made good.
Shaun Hopper tours the country playing to sold out crowds. When he's not playing solo, he's toured with B.B. King, Stevie Wonder and Dave Matthews guitarist Tim Reynolds.
But Saturday night he played for his home crowd at "Take Five" in Valdosta. He teamed up once again with his good friend Joe Smothers.
"To have the support of people from my home town who actually came to the show and fill the room up, it's just amazing," Shaun said.
Shaun took Eyewitness News reporter Greg Gullberg to his home town in Adel. They sat at the old train depot where he used to practice playing.
Shaun has long, well-groomed finger nails. He specializes in finger-style guitar where he plucks wildly at the strings and drums the sides.
"It's a little awkward, you have to go to a nail salon and sit there. And women stare at you like you're strange," Shaun said.
They took a walk to the steel mill where he worked as a young man.
"And in between my breaks, I would just sit out here in the shade and just play under these steel beams," Shaun said.
Shaun is a guitarist's-guitarist. He earns his fame by playing with impressive difficulty. But life on the road is not always easy.
Making time to come home is a rare treat.
Max Hopper is Shaun's Father. He welcomes his son home with a warm hug.
"I've never seen anyone more dedicated to playing music than he has been," Max Hopper told Gullberg.
"You do have to be ready to kind of sacrifice things. So, you give up time with your family, you give up time with your friends," Shaun said.
Up next for Shaun, is a concert in Tampa where he'll be the headline act for a sold out crowd of more than 700 people.
To listen to Shaun Hopper's music, learn more about him and check out tour dates go to "shaunhopper.com".
- Valdosta, Ga. – October 16, 2011 –
On a cool October night in downtown Valdosta, a popular coffee shop, Stage 51, emanates rhythmic acoustic guitar music.
The crowd sits in awe as the performer plucks wildly at the strings with long finger nails and crawls his fretting hand down the neck of the guitar like a spider.
He keys his own bass rift on the lower register strings of his acoustic guitar.
A wave of percussive beats ring out as he drums his fingers against the wood of the instrument's body.
Playing guitar, bass, and drum at the same time, Shaun Hopper gives new meaning to a one-man-band.
"It's finger-style guitar; you literally use all ten fingers to get the most sound you can from your instrument," Hopper said. "It makes it sound like multiple players when it's just one person."
Hopper lets his finger nails grow long on his right hand so that he can pluck the strings with them.
"(I) go into these nail salons and they put acrylic on (my) right hand. It's a bit awkward sitting there with a bunch of women but you know… you've got to do it for good tone."
For Hopper, home is Adel, Georgia, in Cook County, just north of Valdosta.
But these days he lives anywhere he can find a bed along his cross country tour taking him from Washington D.C. to San Diego and everywhere in between.
But Saturday night, he's glad to be back home in southern Georgia.
"It's a surreal feeling to get to come back to Adel and play for my friends. It keeps me grounded."
Hopper travels the country playing with famed performers like lead guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band, Tim Reynolds and former guitarist for the late Sir Elton John, John Georgeson.
Across the nation, Hopper is a true "guitarist's guitarist"; he plays music at such a high difficulty level that it awes other musicians.
But on this night at Stage 51 in Valdosta, he has all the recognition he needs.
Among the coffee shop crowd sits a line of local musicians nodding and clapping admiringly.
They comment back and forth, "He's the real deal."
But for Hopper, it's not enough to just play music for his audience.
He jokes with them and teases them, leaving the room laughing in stitches.
"Even once you get to that (talent) level, you have to really interact with your audience and entertain them," Hopper said. "As long as it's fun for the crowd, it's fun for the artist."
Hopper discovered music growing up in Adel at age 11.
He would play at arcades with his friends who agreed to teach him.
"I started by playing Nirvana covers and it was like the easiest thing in the world and I took it from there. I started studying classical music, Irish music, Jazz, Blues and Folk."
But it was a music teacher in Valdosta named Bill Brown that launched his love of finger-style acoustic guitar.
At the time Hopper was having Brown teach him Bass guitar, but that all changed one night.
"I was leaving one night and heard him playing some finger-style stuff and I was enamored right away at what it sounded like. And I said I don't want to play bass anymore, I want to do that."
As soon as Shaun Hopper came home to southern Georgia, he left again; off to more concert dates in distant cities.
But no matter where Hopper goes, it's the music that makes him at home.
"I just love the sounds you can get from a guitar and the way people respond to it."
To listen to Shaun Hopper's music, learn more about him and check out tour dates go to "shaunhopper.com".

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The game of hockey is for kids. Kids play the game because they love it and because it is fun. As parents we must all realize that, for kids, positive participation is always more important than excellence. The personal and social development that comes from being part of a team is one of the most enriching experiences offered by the game. We must continue to live the values of fun and fair play, respect, integrity and teamwork with a balanced perspective of expectations and definition of success. We must celebrate our good experiences with this great game.
It's about play! It's all about family! It's about us all having fun and being kids!
The OMHA is pleased to announce it has once again partnered with the Respect Group Inc. to provide an education tool that will further our commitment to fostering a safe and fun hockey environment for all participants.
The Respect in Sport Program for Parents is a unique, in-depth 1 hour online program geared to providing the parent with information on how to evaluate and understand:
Moving forward as leaders in the game, the OMHA will move to become a complete 'Respect' integrated association effective the 2014-2015 season.
Effective August 31, 2014, in addition to Team Officials, the OMHA will require all On-ice Volunteers, On-Ice Officials and Parents to take the appropriate 'Respect' education.
At least one parent or guardian of each player registered in minor hockey in the OMHA will need to complete the online Respect In Sport Parent Program as a condition of participation. The program is a proactive, educational program that empowers parents with the tools to ensure the game is enjoyable and respectful for themselves, their children and all other stakeholders in the game.


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Check out this exclusive MSG Varsity.com highlight as the Colonials of Morristown (maroon, white) go against the Argonauts of Rutger Prep (black,white)
Gregg Sarra and Carl Reuter break down the Long Island Championship games and discuss the Nassau County Awards Dinner.
Gregg Sarra and Carl Reuter discuss the fall's top student athletes, while Andy Slawson stops in to discuss Long Island wrestling.
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Isotope production comes back on-line in Canada and the US
May 28, 1998
The six-day strike by technicians at the
Chalk River laboratories in Canada ended at the
weekend and
main reactor at Chalk River became operational again on Tuesday (see last week's
Meanwhile the Brookhaven National Laboratory in the US is to start manufacturing medical isotopes following the closure of other facilities in North America and Russia. Accelerators at TRIUMF in Canada, Los Alamos in the US and the Institute for Nuclear Research in Russia are either being used for physics experiments or being upgraded.
Brookhaven will produce germanium-68, which is used to calibrate positron emission tomography (PET) scanners, and copper-67 for diagnostic and research purposes. It will also make strontium-82: this isotope decays into rubidium-82, which is widely used in studies of the heart. The recently upgraded Brookhaven Linac Isotope Producer (BLIP) accelerator will be used to produce the isotope. The device bombards metal targets with protons to produce short lived isotopes. The isotopes will be produced when BLIP is not needed to accelerate protons for particle physics experiments at Brookhaven's Alternating Gradient Synchrotron.


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In 1984, Rev. Jesse Jackson was quoted by Washington Post reporter Milton Coleman as referring to New York City as "hymietown." The term hymie is an derogatory word for a Jewish person. At first, Jackson denied making the remark but later apologized to Jewish leaders.
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United with Oklahoma
A time for aid and comfort, not political wrangling
Published: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 6:56 p.m.
The photographs of tornado-savaged Moore, Okla., exude a terrible stillness: trees with no leaves; cars with no drivers; lots with no homes.
To help
Charitable organizations are providing emergency aid to Oklahoma
tornado survivors. Here are a few ways to send money:
• American Red Cross: Donate online to www.redcross.org; call 1-800-RED
CROSS; or text REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10.
• Salvation Army: Donate online at www.salvationarmyusa.org; call
1-800-SAL-ARMY; or text STORM to 80888 to give $10. Checks -- marked
"Oklahoma Tornado Relief" -- can be mailed to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box
12600, Oklahoma City, OK 73157.
• Oklahoma City Tornado Recovery Fund: Give online at www.occf.org; or mail
care of Oklahoma City Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1146, Oklahoma City, OK
But images can deceive. In reality, Moore is not a static scene of destruction. It is a community roiling with urgency as rescuers dig for survivors; as the injured flood into hospitals; as parents -- the lucky ones, that is -- bear-hug children pulled from the rubble of schools.
Americans outside the devastation zone look on in sympathy and an "it could happen here" concern. Tornadoes, after all, are a familiar threat -- sudden, deadly, awesome in their power -- in many parts of the nation, including Florida.
Far less familiar to most of us is the unrelenting difficulty of a disaster's aftermath: the overwhelming sense of loss; the shock and stress of lives turned upside down; the dawning recognition that rebuilding will be a long, exhausting, frustrating slog. Perhaps only those who go through this experience can really understand the impact.
In Southwest Florida, many residents of Charlotte County and Arcadia know these feelings because they survived 2004's Hurricane Charley. That storm, a Category 4 when it hit with tornadic intensity, left damage looking eerily similar to this week's photographs from Oklahoma.
Just two years ago, a series of Southern tornadoes claimed more than 300 lives. The disasters were so widespread that, at one point, "People in more than half the country" were seeking help from the American Red Cross, the organization reported.
On a personal level, recovery from such disasters takes resilience, patience, optimism -- and willing insurers. Important though these are, however, they are not enough. They must be accompanied by relief and aid from a caring nation, teamed with a wise community vision and capital for rebuilding.
Oklahomans, like all Americans, should be able to count on getting this help when needed. Disaster relief should not become a political football, as it did after Hurricane Sandy last year when legislation stalled due to disagreements over "pork" contained in the bill.
Oklahoma's senators, Tom Coburn and James Inhofe, were among those voting against that relief measure. Now their state is the one in need. Next month, it could be Florida, or Texas, or California in the line of fire. No state is completely safe from natural disasters.
For the sake of the many people traumatized by Monday's tornado, and countless more who could experience a natural calamity in the future, the nation should send a unified message of compassion.
Congress also should ensure that agencies central to life-saving services, such as weather forecasting and storm relief, are adequately funded.
Some things, we just shouldn't argue over. This is one.
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Law:Government Organization Act, Atlantic Canada, 1987
From Law Delta
R.s.c., 1985, c. 41 (4th Supp.)
An Act to increase opportunity for economic development in Atlantic Canada, to establish the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts
(1988, c. 50, assented to 18th August, 1988)
Short Title
Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Government Organization Act, Atlantic Canada, 1987.
Part I
2. to 24. (See Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act)
Part Ii
25. to 44. (See Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation Act)
Part Iii. Consequential And Related Amendments
45. to 56. (Amendments)
Coming Into Force
Coming into force
- 57. This Act or any provision thereof shall come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
- (Note: Sections 1 to 24, 45 and 53 to 56 in force September 15, 1988, see SI/88-152; sections 25 to 44 and 46 to 51 in force December 1, 1988, see Si/88-140.)


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Welcome to the Change Management Tutorial Series
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Change management: the process, tools and techniques to manage the people side of change to achieve a required business outcome.
Providing context - the background story
"What is change management?" This is a question you may have heard from colleagues or coworkers in passing or in formal presentations. While many of us "know" intuitively what change management is, we have a hard time conveying to others what we really mean.
In thinking about how to define change management, it is important to provide context related to two other concepts - the change itself and project management. This tutorial shows how change management and project management are two critical disciplines that are applied to a variety of organizational changes to improve the likelihood of success and return on investment. As a starting point, remember the scope of focus for "the change", project management and change management:
Ultimately, the goal of change is to improve the organization by altering how work is done
When you introduce a change to the organization, you are ultimately going to be impacting one or more of the following four parts of how the organization operates:
While there are numerous approaches and tools that can be used to improve the organization, all of them ultimately prescribe adjustments to one or more of the four parts of the organization listed above. Ultimately, "the change" in an organization is initiated to move from a current state to a desired future state, where performance is better than it had been. There are numerous examples of "the changes" happening in organizations right now, including: Six Sigma initiatives, new performance review systems, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications, 360 degree evaluations, virtual work environments, Balanced Scorecards, mergers/acquisitions, or implementing a Project Management Office (PMO). Each of these examples of "the change" have a future state they are trying to achieve.
The change typically results as a reaction to specific problems or opportunities the organization is facing based on internal or external stimuli. While the notion of "becoming more competitive" or "becoming closer to the customer" or "becoming more efficient" can be the motivation to change, at some point these goals must be transformed into the specific impacts on processes, systems, organization structures or job roles. This is the process of defining "the change".
Formally defining change management and project management
It is not enough to merely prescribe "the change" and expect it to happen - creating change within an organization takes hard work and structure around what must actually take place to make the change happen. To begin, we look at the formal definitions of project management and change management - two key disciplines required to bring a change to life. These are two commonly accepted definitions that help us begin to think about these two distinct but intertwined disciplines.
As shown in Figure 1, both project management and change management support moving an organization from a current state (how things are done today), through a transition state to a future state (the new processes, systems, organization structures or job roles defined by "the change"). Project management focuses on the tasks to achieve the project requirements. Change management focuses on the people impacted by the change.
Any change to processes, systems, organization structures and/or job roles will have a "technical" side and a "people" side that must be managed. Project management and change management have evolved as disciplines to provide both the structure and the tools needed to realize change successfully on the technical and people side.
Thinking about what each tool is trying to achieve
So, project management outlines the specific activities for defining and prescribing how to move from point A to point B (by changing processes, systems, organization structures or job roles). Change management outlines the steps needed to help the individuals impacted by the change adopt it and do their jobs in the new way (for example, people transitioning from fulfilling function "a" to function "b" as shown in Figure 2).
The goal of "the change" is to improve the organization's performance by reaching a future state. The goal of project management is to effectively deploy resources in a structured manner to develop and implement the solution - in terms of what needs to be done to processes, systems, organization structure and job roles. The goal of change management is to help each individual impacted by the change to make a successful transition, given what is required by the solution.
Using the right amount
Each initiative or project you undertake requires some level of project management and change management. These two disciplines are tools used to support the implementation of a variety of changes that you may be undertaking. For example, think about the simplistic but illustrative table below:
Note: All of the projects mentioned above need both project management and change management. There are very few instances where you will not need both disciplines.
Change management and project management are tools that need to be applied independent of the actual change that you are undertaking. Anytime you alter processes, systems, organization structures or job roles, you need a structured approach to manage both the "technical" side and the "people" side of the pending change.
Do project management and change management look the same for every initiative? Typically, no. While the right amount of project management and change management is at least some, each of these tools are at their best when they are customized for the unique situation that you are facing and are fully integrated. Your organization, its culture and history, and the specific change that you are implementing all influence the right amount of project management and change management.
Separate but integrated in practice
So far in this tutorial, project management and change management have been discussed as two distinct disciplines. While separate as fields of study, on a real project change management and project management are often integrated. The steps and activities move in unison as teams work to move from the current state to a desired future state.
As an example, think about what activities occur during the planning phase of a project. On the project management side, teams are identifying the milestones and activities that must be completed. They are outlining the resources needed and how they will work together. They are defining the scope of what will be part of the project and what will not be. From a change management side, teams begin crafting key messages that must be communicated. They work with project sponsors to build strong and active coalitions of senior leaders. They begin making the case of why the change is needed to employees throughout the organization, even before the specific details of the solution are complete. The most effective projects integrate these activities into a single project plan.
While integrated in practice, there is certainly value in addressing the two areas separately. Some of the key advantages of this separation include:
The PCT Model as an additional framework for definition
Prosci's Project Change Triangle - or PCT Model - provides another approach for defining and positioning change management. This simple but powerful framework shows the three crucial elements of a successful project as corners of a triangle:
Successful projects have all three components: governance and direction provided by Leadership/Sponsorship, structure and activities to support the technical side of the solution (Project Management), and structure and activities to support the people side of the solution (Change Management). Without all three elements, the triangle will be unbalanced and the project will struggle.
At the center of triangle is the ultimate goals of "the change" that are achieved when all three elements of the triangle are present - meeting objectives, completion on time and on budget and realizing expected Return on Investment.
The PCT Assessment is a tool with 10 questions on each of the corners of the triangle. The assessment can be a useful tool when trying to define change management. The questions for each of the three corners help to further define what is meant by Leadership / Sponsorship, Project Management and Change Management. This assessment is a useful tool in one-on-one conversations or in project team meetings to establish a baseline of what needs to be done on the project and to evaluate the current health or performance of change.
Both the PCT Model itself and the PCT Assessment provide a necessary framework showing the relationship and necessary components of the three essential elements of any change project.
Organizations undertake change in order to improve performance - through reduced costs, improved efficiencies, increased revenue, better utilized employees, reduced risk exposure, etc. To improve performance, changes must be made to the processes, systems organization structures or job roles - and ultimately these changes impact how people do their jobs. For these changes to be successful, they must be managed from a technical perspective using project management and from a people perspective using change management.
The better we can separate out and define change management, project management and "the change" - the more success change efforts will have. Think about what each component is trying to achieve (see the table below) - this is the best way to tell someone else what change management is, and how it is related to "the change" and project management.
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Lemonade Fudge
What cute little gems these are!! Try them and enjoy the lemon flavor in fudge. Another
perfect Easter goodie!
Lemonade Fudge
1 1/2 teaspoons plus 1/2 cup butter-divided
1 package (4.3 ounces) cook and serve lemon pudding mix
1/2 cup whole milk
3 3/4 cups confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1)10 Line a 9 inch square pan with foil. Grease the foil with 1 1/2 teaspoons butter,
set aside.
2) In a large heavy saucepan, combine the pudding mix, milk and remaining butter.
Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat. Beat in
confectioners sugar and extract, Pour into prepared pan, Refrigerate until set.
3) Using foil, lift fudge out of pan. Discard foil. Cut fudge into 1 inch squares.
Store in refrigerator.
45 comments:
YUM!!!! this looks delightful! :-) AND perfect as an Easter treat! :-)ReplyDelete
those look SOOOO good. i'm gonna have to try and attempt at making those.ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous little treat! I've decided calories don't count when the food is this pretty:)ReplyDelete
Oh, I was so hoping that you had put this on your blog...I am so in love with lemon! Thanks ;DReplyDelete
Val, this is so creative and perfect for a sweet, citrusy summer treat! Way to go on this clever and delicious looking recipe. :)ReplyDelete
This sounds perfect for a HOT day like today :)ReplyDelete
Oh this is too funny! Your lemonade fudge looks amazing. I will definitely have to try it soon since I'm in the lemon mood. Happy Friday to you too!ReplyDelete
Also - what did you put on top? Is it just little sugar pearls? Whatever it is, it's super cute!ReplyDelete
I love little treats! The perfect size withouth going overboard. And these...lemon. Oh goodness, this is trouble. Fudge + lemons sounds like a heavenly combo to me.ReplyDelete
Angie @ Cocina Diary
What a pretty little treat! And so easy too!ReplyDelete
This looks heavenly! I'll have to wait until after Lent to try them. I gave up sweets.ReplyDelete
Have a great pedi & fab weekend!!
oh wow how inventive...also we could use any flavors! Great idea, I will need to remember this one!ReplyDelete
Oh wow those look delicious!ReplyDelete
Hey Val, I will create the tablescape and you can do the yummy cooking. Wish we were neighbors :)ReplyDelete
This sounds absolutely delicious! Kori xoxoReplyDelete
They sound incredible!! i love all things lemon :)ReplyDelete
Oh my!!!!! Val, these are absolutely gorgeous!! You my friend are very creative.Love. Love. LoveReplyDelete
you always have the cutest little treats on here! one day im gonna surprise my friends and make them...because they know i can not really cook! :-) have a great weekend val!ReplyDelete
<3 megan
A Suitcase and Stilettos
What a beautiful color! My hubs loves fudge, and I love all things lemon so this looks like another must try. I'm blaming you if I can't wear a bikini this year. :) Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
I love lemon, love fudge so lemon fudge has to be a winner. It looks so good!ReplyDelete
Thanks for your sweet comment, Val! The husby and I have been drooooooling over your blog for about 20 minutes now, so needless to say, you've got a new follower in me. Can't wait to have fun with the recipes you post!ReplyDelete
Thanks for your comment. I am in love with your blog and your photos. Good work. Everything looks amazing and it probably is!ReplyDelete
Now that is the best of both worlds...lemon and fudge. It looks yummy! Perfect for spring!ReplyDelete
YOU ARE KIDDING ME WITH THIS...Lemon Fudge?! I must make this! Yummy!ReplyDelete
lemon fudge, genius!ReplyDelete
My mouth is watering! I've never heard of this but I want to try STAT!ReplyDelete
YUMMY! That picture is making me drool ;)ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by my blog ! Yumm...that lemonade fudge looks delish and is so cute too !!ReplyDelete
Just found your blog--I am in LOVE. : ) For lunch today, I am making your avocado salad and your chocolate peanut butter treats. Can't wait!ReplyDelete
What?!? Oh my, these are making my mouth water:)ReplyDelete
Anything with lemon makes me happy. And seriously, lemon fudge!? Could there be anything better.ReplyDelete
Those look amazing. Too amazing, as in I'm afraid if I make them, I will eat them. ALL.ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh this is absolutely what I need right now! So yummy! Thanks for stopping by I am a new follower too.ReplyDelete
So interesting! I must try this!ReplyDelete
Why oh why did I just find your blog now? My house is empty of anything with sugar and I am CRAVING all of your wonderful looking recipes! SO HUNGRY NOW! :)ReplyDelete
These would be so perfect for a brunch...or a bridal/baby shower...or a little girl's bday party...or for eating on the couch late at night all by yourself... :-)ReplyDelete
Another yummy treat!ReplyDelete
Val, I just made your Tomato, Mozz, Avocado salad and it was AWESOME!!!.... I posted it on my blog just now with credit to you,I hope that's ok. I just loved it, and it is so simple to make.
Your rockstarness never ends!ReplyDelete
too cute and perfect for spring!ReplyDelete
These seem so easy and look so wonderful to eat...Great after school thing to make with my 5 yr. old!ReplyDelete
my hubby loves lemon desserts! I think I'm going to have to make these for him :) And these are just gorgeous. Little lemony gems!ReplyDelete
P.S. I think I am going to make your tomato mozzerella salad tonight!
wow this sounds fantastic--i love anything with lemon!ReplyDelete
This is so interesting! I would love to try this!ReplyDelete
Ok, Val...so I love anything "lemon"...I can't wait to try this!ReplyDelete
Fabulous! Your photography skills are amazing and I love that I've never heard of this before! I am so glad you left such a sweet comment on my blog b/c I am IN LOVE with your site!! Amazing!!! Definitely will be following you!ReplyDelete


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Hey guys, first post here with a few problems I've got with MP3 playback on my Xbox
Heres the setup:-
Xbox 360 Slim using Wireless N
PS3MediaServer 1.20.412 installed on Ubuntu 10.10
The issue seems to be that on the Xbox you have to browse either Video, Music or Photo. Video and Photo sections are working fine, but the Music section doesn't seem to list any artists, until I browse to the folder via the Video browser and try play back an album, It then lists and plays under the music section fine!
Under the Navigation / Share settings tab I've enabled the Media Library / Cache and selected and scanned a root folder containing mp3's organised in folders for Artist and a sub directory for albums. I've also tried selecting just a folder with a few Mp3's in directly but unfortunately the problem still occurs!
Any help would be appreciated and if you need any logs etc I can post them up!
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DJ Pauly D, who became famous on MTV's Jersey Shore, drops off his first single 'Back To Love' featuring UK R&B artist Jay Sean. He is currently working on his debut album, which will be released on 50 Cent's G-Note Records.
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Bobsleds can hit speeds of up to 150 km/h, and even the tiniest wrong move can cause the sled to go hurtling off the tracks.
Getting a top time is a question of honed skill. Pilots have to ensure that the sled's runners run as straight as possible to cut down on friction. Figure skaters run into similar problems when they pirouette.
In both disciplines, natural laws play an important role in the end result. We went to talk with scientist Metin Tolan from the University of Dortmund to hear more about the physics behind the Olympics.


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Manchester United Message Board
dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Sep 11, 2013 14:15 Flag
Utd Players representing England
I know Rooney was injured and Welbeck suspended, but I think last night was the first time in a very long time that no Man U players were in England's starting 11. Now maybe it was just a one off which showed how depleted the England squad is at the moment, but in the past Man U has provided a large portion of the core of the squad, but even if all players were fully fit I'm not sure other than Rooney who from the Man U squad gets into the starting 11 on a regular basis. Is this a sea change?Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
the one and only the one and only Sep 14, 2013 08:59 Flag
Rooney and Welbz are deff starters, as would be Rio, if he made himself available.
Carrick is also needed by his country, England were crying out for the pass master in the middle of midfield Tues night, as the overrated Wilshire again couldn't keep hold of the ball, and Gerrard and Lamps were their usual #$%$,
FABONGRASS FABONGRASS Sep 11, 2013 16:27 Flag
And Rooney wants out.
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the one and only the one and only Sep 17, 2013 17:27 Flag
Not to mention Phil Jones, who will be better then Terry, i think.
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Young Scot today, Wednesday 3 November, launched the National Youth Information Framework (NYIF), developed in partnership with the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC) and the Scottish Government, at YouthLink Scotland's national Youth Work Week Conference.
The new Framework targets all organisations and professionals who are involved in developing and providing information for and with young people. The aim is to bring organisations and professionals together to provide a more effective service for young people. An enhancement of services and products will improve the flow of communication, and consequently the relationship between organisations and young people will strengthen. Ultimately the project aims to ensure that young people have access to high quality, up-to-date information on issues of particular interest to them.
The Framework allows comparison with the principles of best practice as agreed by the European Youth Information and Counselling Agency (ERYICA). It recognises that young people seek information from a variety of sources and people, and as part of ensuring best value, it is important to be able to consider current policies and practices in order to effectively support young people not only to make informed choices, but to take it a step further and support them in using information to bring about positive action and change in their own lives and as active local, national and global citizens.
Children and young people need information at different stages and times in their lives in response to different situations. The National Youth Information Framework has been developed to drive towards a nation of informed young people.
There are a wide range of quality improvement frameworks and schemes which are already in place with organisations that, as part of their functions, provide information for young people. The intention is not to create yet another but to ensure this framework complements others.
Louise Macdonald, CEO of Young Scot, said: "Information is key for all young people in making informed decisions and choices about their lives. Young Scot is proud to be working with SLIC and the Scottish Government in the development of dependable, youth-friendly information and services.
"The National Youth Information Framework is a first of its kind and will support young people to be involved as active citizens. A nation of informed young people enhances the positive contribution young people make to their communities, and overall, drives us towards a greater Scotland."
In announcing the launch, Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning Keith Brown said: "I'm particularly pleased to be able to launch the National Youth Information Framework today. This brings together partners and agencies to deliver an even more effective service for young people. It makes it easier for organisations to communicate with young people and be confident that their materials and approaches will be effective."
Elaine Fulton, Director of the Scottish Library and Information Council, commented: "SLIC is delighted to be involved in the development of the National Youth Information Framework. Libraries have an important role to play in helping young people get the right information at the right time and place.
Quality information is at the heart of good decisions we make in our individual lives and for Scotland. Like all of us, young people are faced with a deluge of information on a day to day basis. We hope this framework will encourage organisations to think about how they help young people make sense of all that information and help them become confident, active and informed citizens."
Notes to Editors
About NYIF:
- The importance of youth information is reflected within the range of Scottish Government policy drivers and reports, including A Curriculum of Excellence (CfE) and 16+ Learning Programme. Therefore, the NYIF has been designed to reflect on such policies (Getting It Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) and the Early Years Framework) and projects (Learning & Teaching Scotland) in its pursuit to improve youth information literacy.
About Young Scot:
- Young Scot is the national youth information and citizenship charity who provide young people aged between 11-26 years with a mixture of information, ideas and incentives to help them become confident, informed and active citizens. More information available on their corporate website: www.youngscot.net
- Scottish Libraries Information Council is the independent advisory body to the Scottish Government and Scottish ministers on library and information matters. For more information: http://www.slainte.org.uk/slic/slicindex.htm
- YouthLink Scotland is the national agency for youth work. It is a membership organisation and it is in the unique position of representing the interests and aspirations of the whole of the sector both voluntary and statutory. For more information: www.youthlinkscotland.org


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34 books about Construction
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34 books about Construction
BiblioVault ® 2001 - 2016
The University of Chicago Press
Contributors. Rosemary J. Coombe, Margreta de Grazia, Marvin D'Lugo, John Feather, N. N. Feltes, Ann Ruggles Gere, Peter Jaszi, Gerhard Joseph, Peter Lindenbaum, Andrea A. Lunsford and Lisa Ede, Jeffrey A. Masten, Thomas Pfau, Monroe E. Price and Malla Pollack, Mark Rose, Marlon B. Ross, David Sanjek, Thomas Streeter, Jim Swan, Max W. Thomas, Martha Woodmansee, Alfred C. Yen
Based on five years of close observation of students, writing and collaborative planning—the practice in which student writers take the roles of planner and supporter to help each other develop a more rhetorically sophisticated writing plan—foremost cognitive composition researcher Linda Flower redefines writing in terms of an interactive social and cognitive process and proposes a convincing and compelling theory of the construction of negotiated meaning.
Flower seeks to describe how writers construct meaning. Supported by the emerging body of social and cognitive research in rhetoric, education, and psychology, she portrays meaning making as a literate act and a constructive process. She challenges traditional definitions of literacy, adding to that concept the elements of social literate practices and personal literate acts. In Flower's view, this social cognitive process is a source of tension and conflict among the multiple forces that shape meaning: the social and cultural context, the demands of discourse, and the writer's own goals and knowledge.Flower outlines a generative theory of conflict. With this conflict central to her theory of the construction of negotiated meaning, she examines negotiation as an alternative to the metaphors of reproduction and conversation. It is through negotiation, Flower argues, that social expectations, discourse conventions, and the writer's personal goals and knowledge become inner voices. The tension among these forces often creates the hidden logic behind student writing. In response to these conflicting voices, writers sometimes rise to the active negotiation of meaning, creating meaning in the interplay of alternatives, opportunities, and constraints.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the legacy of the historian, ethnographer, and geographer Lev Nikolaevich Gumilev (1912–1992) has attracted extraordinary interest in Russia and beyond. The son of two of modern Russia's greatest poets, Nikolai Gumilev and Anna Akhmatova, Gumilev spent thirteen years in Stalinist prison camps, and after his release in 1956 remained officially outcast and professionally shunned. Out of the tumult of perestroika, however, his writings began to attract attention and he himself became a well-known and popular figure.
Despite his highly controversial (and often contradictory) views about the meaning of Russian history, the nature of ethnicity, and the dynamics of interethnic relations, Gumilev now enjoys a degree of admiration and adulation matched by few if any other public intellectual figures in the former Soviet Union. He is freely compared to Albert Einstein and Karl Marx, and his works today sell millions of copies and have been adopted as official textbooks in Russian high schools. Universities and mountain peaks alike are named in his honor, and a statue of him adorns a prominent thoroughfare in a major city. Leading politicians, President Vladimir Putin very much included, are unstinting in their deep appreciation for his legacy, and one of the most important foreign-policy projects of the Russian government today is clearly inspired by his particular vision of how the Eurasian peoples formed a historical community.
In The Gumilev Mystique, Mark Bassin presents an analysis of this remarkable phenomenon. He investigates the complex structure of Gumilev's theories, revealing how they reflected and helped shape a variety of academic as well as political and social discourses in the USSR, and he traces how his authority has grown yet greater across the former Soviet Union. The themes he highlights while untangling Gumilev's complicated web of influence are critical to understanding the political, intellectual, and ethno-national dynamics of Russian society from the age of Stalin to the present day.
The story of how the Utah Construction Company, founded in Ogden, Utah in 1900, became Utah International, a multinational corporation, is known to historians of the American West but perhaps not by the general public. The publication of this book remedies that omission.
During its first decades, the company built railroads and dams and was one of the Six Companies Consortium that built Hoover Dam. Utah Construction was also engaged in numerous war-contract activities during World War II. In the postwar period, the company expanded its activities into mining and land development and moved its headquarters to San Francisco. Changing its name to Utah Construction and Mining, and eventually to Utah International, the corporation became one of the most successful multinational mining companies in the world. In 1976, Utah International and General Electric negotiated the largest yet corporate merger in the United States.
Based on the Utah International archives housed in the Stewart Library at Weber State University, the story of Utah International describes more than projects: it is also the story of how two remarkable entrepreneurs, Marriner Stoddard Eccles and Edmund Wattis Littlefield, transformed the company incorporated in 1900 by the Wattis brothers into the largest and most profitable mining company in the United States.
This innovative collection challenges the traditional focus on solitary genius by examining the rich diversity of literary couplings and collaborations from the early modern to the postmodern period. Literary Couplings explores some of the best-known literary partnerships—from the Sidneys to Boswell and Johnson to Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes—and also includes lesser-known collaborators such as Daphne Marlatt and Betsy Warland. The essays place famous authors such as Samuel Coleridge, Oscar Wilde, and William Butler Yeats in new contexts; reassess overlooked members of writing partnerships; and throw new light on texts that have been marginalized due to their collaborative nature. By integrating historical studies with authorship theory, Literary Couplings goes beyond static notions of the writing "couple" to explore literary couplings created by readers, critics, historians, and publishers as well as by writers themselves, thus expanding our understanding of authorship.
In The Metaphysics of Media, award-winning media critic Peter K. Fallon tackles the complicated question of how a succession of dominant forms of media have supported—and even to some extent created—different conceptions of reality. To do so, he starts with the basics: a critical discussion of the very idea of objective reality and the various postmodern responses that have tended to dominate recent philosophical approaches to the subject. From there, he embarks on a survey of the evolution of communication through four major eras: orality; literacy; print; and electricity.
Within each era, Fallon argues, the dominant form of media supported particular ways of understanding the world, from the ascendance of reason that followed the development of alphabets to the obliteration of space and time that we associate with electronic communications. Fallon concludes with a hard look at the mass ignorance that prevails today despite (or perhaps because of) the sea of information with which contemporary life is surrounded.
A stirring, philosophically rich investigation, The Metaphysics of Media offers not only a clear picture of where our society has been but also a road map to a more engaged, informed, and fully human future.
Of Men and Monsters examines the serial killer as an American cultural icon, one that both attracts and repels. Richard Tithecott suggests that the stories we tell and the images we conjure of serial killers—real and fictional—reveal as much about mainstream culture and its values, desires, and anxieties as they do about the killers themselves.
Erik J. Engstrom offers a historical perspective on the effects of gerrymandering on elections and party control of the U.S. national legislature. Aside from the requirements that districts be continuous and, after 1842, that each select only one representative, there were few restrictions on congressional districting. Unrestrained, state legislators drew and redrew districts to suit their own partisan agendas. With the rise of the "one-person, one-vote" doctrine and the implementation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, however, redistricting became subject to court oversight.
Engstrom evaluates the abundant cross-sectional and temporal variation in redistricting plans and their electoral results from all the states, from 1789 through the 1960s, to identify the causes and consequences of partisan redistricting. His analysis reveals that districting practices across states and over time systematically affected the competitiveness of congressional elections, shaped the partisan composition of congressional delegations, and, on occasion, determined party control of the House of Representatives.
This rich collection of essays presents a new vision of adolescent sexuality shaped by a variety of social factors: race and ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, physical ability, and cultural messages propagated in films, books, and within families. The contributors consider the full range of cultural influences that form a teenager's sexual identity and argue that education must include more than its current overriding message of denial hinged on warnings of HIV and AIDS infection and teenage pregnancy. Examining the sexual experiences, feelings, and development of Asians, Latinos, African Americans, gay man and lesbians, and disabled women, this book provides a new understanding of adolescent sexuality that goes beyond the biological approach all too often simplified as "surging hormones."
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Using an impressive array of archival and documentary sources, Diacon chronicles the Rondon Commission's arduous construction of telegraph lines across more than eight hundred miles of the Amazon Basin; its exploration, surveying, and mapping of vast areas of northwest Brazil; and its implementation of policies governing relations between the Brazilian state and indigenous groups. He considers the importance of Positivist philosophy to Rondon's thought, and he highlights the Rondon Commission's significant public relations work on behalf of nation-building efforts. He reflects on the discussions—both contemporaneous and historiographical—that have made Rondon such a fundamental and controversial figure in Brazilian cultural history.
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Definition of adore in English:
verb[with object]
1Love and respect (someone) deeply: he adored his mother
More example sentences
- He loved people, adored our friends and was the life of any party we had at home.
- While the people who saw him when he was first born adored him, their love for him has become so much greater now that he's developed his own personality.
- I loved her, adored her and what she represented.
love dearly, love, be devoted to, dote on, hold dear, cherish, treasure, prize, think the world of;
admire, hold in high regard, look up to, idolize, worship
informal put on a pedestal
1.1Worship; venerate: he adored the Sacred Host
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- In worship we adore the Triune God of creation and redemption and He gives Himself in the fullness of grace to His people.
- Worship and adore the Guru, the Perfect True Guru, and all your sinful residues shall be dispelled.
- The prize was some small comprehension of the worship of a people, unique because the God it adored and glorified was unique.
worship, glorify, praise, revere, reverence, exalt, extol, venerate, pay homage to
formal laud
archaic magnify
1.2 informal Like (something or someone) very much: she adores Mexican cuisine (as adjective adoring) blowing a farewell kiss to an adoring crowd
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- He dropped out of soccer altogether at 14 after being injured in a serious car crash but now regularly plays before 32,000 adoring City fans at Maine Road.
- There is a group of hardcore fans, which adores the game not bothering who the teams are.
- Liked, if not adored by fans, Mozegetar has proved both a marvel to listen to and watch in live shows where he exudes a certain passion for what he does.
like, love, be very fond of, be very keen on, be partial to, have a weakness for;
delight in, relish, savor
informal be crazy about, be wild about, have a thing about/for/with, be hooked on
- Example sentences
- The priests of the parish have made a special appeal for adorers on the First Friday of each month from 1 pm to 7.30 pm.
- At least two adorers should be present for the chosen hour - more would be welcome.
- Even Jesus' use of the term 'Father' emphasizes the new relationship of true adorers to God and consequently to one another.
- Example sentences
- He's one of the most powerful and wise men that I will ever know, 'she says adoringly.'
- Zoom in, and you see a father gazing adoringly at his son's first footsteps.
- Round about him, parents stand holding new-born babies while older children sit adoringly at his feet.
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin adorare 'to worship', from ad- 'to' + orare 'speak, pray'.
The semantic strands of 'worship' and 'spoken prayer' are interwoven in adore, which came from Latin adorare 'to worship'. The adorable came into use in the early 17th century meaning 'worthy of divine worship'; the current meaning 'lovable, inspiring great affection' dates from the early 18th century.
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