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Anthony Andrews Movies
An actor since 1967, eternally boyish leading man Anthony Andrews first gained notice as one of the teenaged protagonists of the Irish-filmed TV drama
A War of Children
. Andrews played bits in a couple of films, then co-starred as Stephen Kelko in
(1974), the first of his many TV miniseries appearances. Of his later ventures into serialized teledramas, Andrews' most famous assignment was the role of Sebastian Flyte in the internationally popular
Brideshead Revisited
(1981). He has also played the title characters in the early-1980s TV adaptations of The Scarlet Pimpernel and
, was seen as Nero in AD (1985), and impersonated Professor Moriarty in the 1990 Sherlock Holmes adventure
Hands of a Murderer
. Perhaps the best of Anthony Andrews' comparatively few theatrical-film stints was his performance as the half-brother of tosspot Albert Finney in John Huston's
Under the Volcano
. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The King's Speech
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Emmy Award-winning director Tom Hooper (John Adams) teams with screenwriter David Seidler (Tucker: A Man and His Dreams) to tell the story of King George VI. When his older brother abdicates the throne, nervous-mannered successor George "Bertie" VI (Colin Firth) reluctantly dons the crown. Though his stutter soon raises concerns about his leadership skills, King George VI eventually comes into his own with the help of unconventional speech therapist Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush). Before long the king and Lionel have forged an unlikely bond, a bond that proves to have real strength when the United Kingdom is forced to flex its international might. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Tha Alkaholiks: Live from Rehab
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This hip-hop concert video features performances by artists such as Xzibit, ing T, and Heltah Skeltah. The setlist includes renditions of "Party Ya Ass Off," "Going Crazy," "Make Room," and "Only When I'm Drunk." ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi
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Tha Alkaholiks: X.O. - The Movie Experience
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In the tradition of Robert Frank's harrowing 1972 C.S. Blues and the behind-the-scenes moments of Peter Clifton and Joe Massot's 1973 The Song Remains the Same comes the eye-opening 83-minute documentary The Alkaholiks: X.O. - The Movie Experience. The Alkaholiks, an Underground rap sensation, acquired a rabid fan base with the release of the EPs 21 & Over (1993), Coast II Coast (1995), Likwidation (1997) and X.O. Experience (2001). Now, travel with the members of this gritty underground sensation- E-Swift, Tash and J-Ro - for indelible footage of wild parties, outlandish onstage (and backstage) behavior, bevies of wild women, insane groupies, and drunken all-nighters, for a raw, uncompromising and outrageous glimpse into the lives of four rap superstars. This release also features clips of unreleased raps by E-Swift and freestyles by Tash, J-Ro and The Likwit Crew. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
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David Copperfield
Hot on the heels of the BBC's multipart 1999 adaptation of Charles Dickens' semiautobiographical novel David Copperfield came this American-financed version, prepared for the TNT cable network as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame. Child actor Max Dolbey and adult performer Hugh Dancy share the role of David Copperfield who, after enduring a tempestuous youth at the hands of his cruel stepfather Murdstone (Anthony Andrews), manages to survive into adulthood with the help and support of such sympathetic figures as Aunt Betsy Trotwood (Sally Field), the eternally-in-debt Mr. Micawber (Michael Richards), and loyal old Dan Peggoty (Nigel Davenport). Even so, David's later years are none too serene, thanks in great part to antagonists like the wheedling, "'umble" Uriah Heep (Frank MacCusker), and to his own star-crossed romantic misadventures. At the time of its first telecast on December 10, 2000, this two-part adaptation of David Copperfield was criticized for the "stunt" casting of former Seinfeld regular Michael Richards as Micawber, who is transformed into a Kramer-esque slapstick figure; however, one must remember that not everyone was enamored of W.C. Fields' now-classic interpretation of the same character in the 1935 film version. David Copperfield was lensed on location in Ireland. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Adapted from the novel by James Herbert, this subtle, melancholy British chiller owes a great deal to Henry James's The Turn of the Screw. The story opens with a chilling prologue in 1905 England, in which a young boy fails to prevent the accidental drowning of his sister. As a young man, David (Aidan Quinn) is still tormented by guilt and remorse. After several years in the United States, David returns to England to continue his work researching and debunking claims of the supernatural. His latest investigation into the alleged haunting of Edbrook Manor -- at the behest of the Marriell's family nanny, Tess (Anna Massey) -- introduces him to the eccentric company of the lovely Christina Mariell (Kate Beckinsale) and her brothers Robert and Simon (Anthony Andrews and Alex Lowe). Despite repeated warnings from Tess that mischievous spirits are at work, David refuses to concede that the house is haunted -- until the angelic vision of his drowned sister reveals the true nature of his strange hosts. The rich period setting lends a classy Merchant Ivory touch to the film, and the high production values indicate the guiding hand of executive producer Francis Ford Coppola, but the performances are a bit too cold and detached to provide any legitimate tension. Fans of the classic 1961 film The Innocents will not find the central mystery particularly challenging. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi
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Danielle Steel's 'Jewels'
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When an American socialite's husband dies, she is faced with running the business the two have successfully created -- a vast jewelry empire -- together with staving off the petty jealousies and rivalries she has with her siblings. Based on a Danielle Steel novel. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
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Lost in Siberia
Geopolitics and big oil play into the capture of a British geologist (Anthony Andrews) by the Russian military in Iran at the end of 1945. As soon as they capture him, they ship him off to a Siberian prison camp. The majority of the rest of the film is about his attempts to survive, and the relationships and adventures he has while imprisoned. Despite the presence of an English star, the rest of the major performers in this film are Russian, and it was one of the first films made on Russian soil to clearly depict life in the infamous gulags (prison labor camps) of Siberia. The geologist has numerous significant relationships, but the most dramatically compelling are with a female camp doctor and a young girl prisoner. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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Hands of a Murderer
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In this entry in the continuing exploits of Sherlock Holmes, the great detective must track down his nemesis Professor Moriarty after the villain kidnaps Holmes' brother Mycroft. The evil doctor is forcing his captive to decode highly classified military documents. The film is also called Hands of a Murderer. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine
After an absence of nearly a decade, Peter Falk returns to the role of dishevelled detective Columbo in Columbo Goes to the Guillotine. The special guest murderer this time out is professional psychic Anthony Andrews. The victim is magician Anthony Zerbe, a onetime cellmate of Andrews' who had been the psychic's co-conspirator in a plan to steal military secrets. Zerbe is found lying next to his guillotine trick, his head neatly severed from his body. An accident, says the coroner. Maybe not, says Columbo, whose efforts to tighten the noose around Andrews' neck are complicated by the latter's ESP prowess. The 2-hour Columbo Goes to the Guillotine was telecast February 6, 1989, as the opening volley of The ABC Monday Mystery Movie. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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This 60-minute TV adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 doppelganger yarn stars Anthony Andrews as kindly London medico Henry Jekyll. Fascinated by the concept that within every man lurks two separate personalities--one good, one evil--Dr. Jekyll concocts a potion that releases his own nightmarish alter ego, Mr. Hyde. Contemporary critics noted that Andrews' Jekyll was so cloddish that his bestial Hyde came as something of a relief. Laura Dern co-stars as Jekyll/Hyde's long-suffering fiancee Rebecca. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde premiered as an HBO Nightmare Classic on October 29, 1989. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Woman He Loved
As indicated by the title, The Woman He Loved is the story of the romance between Britain's King Edward VII (Anthony Andrews) and American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson (Jane Seymour). Forbidden by the Church of England and Royal Protocol to wed Mrs. Simpson, Edward abdicates in 1936, spending the rest of his life with his beloved Wallis as the world's most visible non-paying guest. Told in flashback (Wallis, preparing for Edward's funeral in 1972, reflects on their life together), this made-for-TV movie manages to sidestep the pricklier aspects of Edward's post-monarch existence, notably his heavy drinking, his flirtation with Nazism his attempts to avoid military service during World War II. Olivia De Havilland, Julie Harris, Robert Hardy, Lucy Gutteridge and Phyllis Calvert are among the familiar faces dotting the supporting cast. The Woman He Loved was first telecast April 3, 1988. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Bluegrass was a two-part TV movie that resurrected virtually every "racetrack" cliche known to man. Widowed Cheryl Ladd heads to Kentucky to start up a horse farm. Her wicked neighbor is Wayne Rogers who seeks Ladd's downfall. Faithful farm manager Brian Kerwin won't let Rogers stand in the way of Ladd's dream. Anthony Andrews hangs around as a Harlequin romance-style Irish rake with a Dark Secret. And what would a horse-farm movie be without Mickey Rooney? Part One of Bluegrass raised a stir upon its February 28, 1988 debut, with a brief shot of horses mating. But it was the foaling sequence in Part Two that really made the headlines. All tangled plotlines knot together in the second half of Bluegrass. Part Two, first telecast on Leap Year day in 1988, Ladd literally bets the ranch on the Kentucky Derby, while mysterious Irish stranger Anthony Andrews reveals his (gasp!) terrible secret. One of the film's highlights was the genuine birth of a foal. The poor animal looked so shaky that the network issued an official statement insisting that the newborn horse survived. When the truth came out (the foal didn't make it), the producers were heartily condemned by animal activist groups--which may be why all current films bear the closing disclaimer about no animals being injured during shooting. Bluegrass was directed by Simon Wincer, who later helmed the epic miniseries Lonesome Dove. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Hanna's War
Maruschka Detmers stars as Hannah Senesh, a real-life Hungarian Jew who became a martyr to the cause of freedom during WW II. Though safely ensconced in Palestine at the outbreak of the war, Hannah volunteers to venture behind enemy lines in Europe on a life-or-death mission. Unfortunately, she is captured, undergoing unspeakable tortures before the Germans are finished with her. The script, based on Hannah's diaries (as edited by Yoel Palgi), surprisingly downplays heroics in favor of sensationalism; the prison scenes could just as well have been lifted from a Linda Blair "babes behind bars" picture. Even so, Detmers is excellent in the title role, while Ellen Burstyn is likewise superb as Hannah's mother. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Lighthorsemen
An elite Australian cavalry unit attacks the Turkish-held stronghold of Beersheba in this World War I adventure drama. Four friends goes through the trials of battle in this epic $10 million production. The Australians resent being led by the British who continually misuse the cavalry. They conspire to strike out on their own to prove their effectiveness and drive the Turkish hordes from the desert town. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
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In this remake of Hitchock's suspense film, a new bride (Jane Curtin) fears that her groom is a ruthless killer and that she may be his next intended victim. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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The Second Victory
The first victory in The Second Victory is the Allied triumph in World War II. British major Anthony Andrews, in charge of the occupation troops in a remote Austrian village, must deal with the uncooperative attitude of the locals when one of his men is killed by a deranged Axis soldier. Andrews also pursues a romantic involvement with Birgit Doll, the niece of crooked lawyer Max Von Sydow. The lawyer kills himself when his crimes are revealed, whereupon Birgit, heretofore the only "sympathetic" villager in the film, turns on Andrews, holding the Major responsible for her uncle's death. We strongly suspect that the title The Second Victory was meant to be ironic: Nobody wins in this one. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmed in Tunisia on a budget of 30 million dollars, the five-part, 12-hour miniseries A.D. was the final installment in a historical trilogy which included Moses the Lawgiver and Jesus of Nazareth. Covering the years 30 to 69 A.D., the teleplay, co-written by Anthony Burgess, chronicled the political intrigue which plagued the Roman Empire, with such key players as the emperors Tiberius (James Mason in his final role), Caligula (John McEnery), Claudius (Richard Kiley), and Nero (Anthony Andrews) calling the shots. Meanwhile, the death of Jesus Christ (played by Michael Wilding, son of Elizabeth Taylor) not only sparked a widespread monotheistic religious movement, but also resulted in devastating factionalism amongst the various Jewish sects of the era. Offsetting the true events are a number of fictional subplots, among them the romance between Jewish slave girl Sarah (Amanda Pays) and Roman soldier Valerius (Neil Dickson), and the tempestuous relationship between male and female gladiators, Caleb (Cecil Humphreys) and Corinna (Diana Venora). The huge cast included Ava Gardner, making her TV-movie debut as the scheming Agrippina. The winner of an Emmy award for Best Film Editing, A.D. was broadcast by NBC from March 31 through April 4, 1985. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The Holcroft Covenant
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Director John Frankenheimer and writers Edward Anhalt and George Axelrod try to inject some life into this adaptation of Robert Ludlum's best-selling espionage novel. Michael Caine stars as Noel Holcroft, who was adopted in Germany by an American family in the waning days of World War II. Now middle-aged, Noel learns that his biological father, who had been one of Hitler's key economic advisors, left him more than $4 billion at his death. Noel is supposed to dispense the money to specific individuals who had suffered under the oppression of Hitler. But Noel comes to realize the money is, in fact, being used by fascists starting a new Nazi regime. When the neo-Nazis find out Noel is wise to their plans, they chase him through Europe, trying to assassinate him and make way for a Fourth Reich. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
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Under the Volcano
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A strange, hallucinatory adaptation of the Malcolm Lowry novel of the same name, John Huston's bleak drama is set during the Mexican "Day of the Dead" ceremony in 1939. Albert Finney stars as Geoffrey Firmin, the booze-besotted former British consul to Cuernevarca, who has cut himself off from his loved ones, the better to drink himself to death while surrounded by all manner of skull-and-skeleton decorations. At the urging of his wife Yvonne (Jacqueline Bisset), his half-brother Hugh (Anthony Andrews) goes on a "heart of darkness" search for his missing sibling. Novelist Lowry was himself a suicidal alcoholic, who poured every drop of his embittered philosophy into the Firmin character. If any director could bring Lowry's difficult novel to life, it was Huston, whose own record for drunken self-destruction is the source of legend. (Huston was actually the seventh director to tackle the novel, which had originally been optioned in 1957 by actor Zachary Scott.) Artists contributing to the fascinating Under the Volcano include the brilliant Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa, screenwriter Guy Gallo, composer Alex North, and director Emilio Fernandez, cast in a significant cameo as a bartender. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Sparkling Cyanide
Scriptwriters Robert Malcolm Young, Sue Grafton and Stephen Humphrey transposed the Agatha Christie story Sparkling Cyanide from its veddy British locale to the plush environs of Pasadena for this 1983 TV-movie adaptation. Leading character Anthony Andrews is still a Briton, mingling with the rich and famous. Seeking glamour, Andrews finds only depravity and death as several of the glitterati drop dead due to poisoned champagne. The motives are the oldest and most reliable: avarice and jealousy. Sparkling Cyanide was filmed at the same time as Caribbean Mystery, another Christie adaptation utilizing the same producer, director and scenarists. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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The classic adventure novel by Sir Walter Scott, which covers the same ground as the various Robin Hood legends, becomes this impressive television production, boasting a well-heeled British cast, a robust pace, and solid production values. Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Anthony Andrews) is a young Saxon knight of 12th century England. Returning home from fighting in the Crusades alongside King Richard the Lionheart (Julian Glover), Ivanhoe finds that the nation is now under the dictatorial thumb of the king's brother, Prince John (Ronald Pickup) and the prince's thuggish Norman cohorts. He is also dismayed to learn that his longtime love, Lady Rowena (Lysette Anthony), has been betrothed to another man. Determined to restore throne and country to Richard, the courageous Ivanhoe has soon run afoul of those in power, though a few rebellious types like Robin Hood (David Robb) are on his side. Ivanhoe also finds love again, with the lovely Jewish girl Rebecca (Olivia Hussey), though she and her wise father Isaac of York (James Mason) face Norman persecution for their religious faith. Ivanhoe also finds a deadly rival in the cynically twisted knight Brian de Bois-Guilbert (Sam Neill). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
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Swordplay, secret messages, and the rustle of ballroom finery make this 1982 adaptation of The Scarlet Pimpernel a gala bash. Anthony Andrews heads the cast as English nobleman Sir Percy Blakeney, a conceited but amusing fop in the drawing rooms of British high society. But beneath his veneer of lacy impertinence is a man of bravado and derring-do. In disguise, he becomes the Pimpernel -- ta-da! -- and steals into France to rescue aristocrats condemned to the guillotine during the French Revolution. After each rescue, he leaves behind a scarlet pimpernel, a flower whose petals close at the approach of stormy weather. He also uses a signet ring engraved with a scarlet pimpernel to identify himself on the sealing wax of letters to compatriots. It is all jolly-good intrigue. Because he cloaks his schemes in great secrecy, not even his new wife Marguerite (Jane Seymour) realizes he is anything more than an innocuous dandy. Frustrated, the French send the ruthless Chauvelin (Ian McKellen) to England to serve as ambassador and ferret out the elusive Pimpernel. In a plot that ensnares Marguerite and closes the Pimpernel's petals, Chauvelin finally confronts his clever adversary, and it's
en garde
-- parry and thrust! ~ Mike Cummings, Rovi
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Mistress of Paradise
In her first TV-movie appearance, Genevieve Bujold plays Elizabeth, an attractive heiress from the North who becomes the second wife of aristocratic Creole plantation owner Charlie Beaufort (Chad Everett) in the mid-19th century. As the new "Mistress of Paradise," Elizabeth immediately finds herself fending off the amorous advances of neighboring plantation master Buckley (Anthony Andrews). Worse still, the heroine begins to suspect that the official story of the death of the first Mrs. Beaufort may not be entirely true. Brazenly borrowing story elements from both Gone With the Wind and Jane Eyre, the Mississippi-filmed Mistress of Paradise debuted October 4, 1981, on ABC. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Danger UXB
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The 13-part Danger UXB was the third presentation in the 1980-81 season of PBS' Masterpiece Theatre. Based upon the memoirs of Major A. B. "Bill" Hartley, this British production stars Anthony Andrews as engineer Brian Ash. In the early days of World War II, Brian volunteers for the Royal Engineers' UXB, or "Unexploded Bomb", division. Making his already dangerous job doubly perilous is the fact that many of the "dead" bombs that have fallen in the London vicinity have been booby-trapped by German technicians; they can go off without warning at any time, so it's not surprising that the ranks of the UXB unit diminishes on a near-daily basis. The storyline traces Ash's rise through the ranks to Lieutenant, as well as his romance with Susan Mount (Judy Geeson). Danger UXB's American TV run extended from January 4 through March 30, 1981. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Romeo and Juliet
This 3-hour TV adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet features Patrick Ryecart and Rebecca Saire in the title roles. Though these names may not be familiar to the casual viewer, the same cannot be said of the supporting cast. Celia Johnson appears as the Nurse, Michael Hordern is Lord Capulet, Laurence Naismith is Prince Escalus, and Alec Guinness is the Chorus. Also appearing are stars-to-be Anthony Andrews as Mercutio (his "Queen Mab" speech is a singular highlight) and Alan Rickman as Tybalt. Originally presented as part of PBS' "Shakespeare Plays" series, Romeo and Juliet was first aired March 14, 1979. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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1 Heavenly hosts in ceaseless worship
"Holy, holy, holy!" cry;
"He who is, who was and will be,
God Almighty, Lord Most High."
Praise and honor, power and glory
be to him who reigns alone;
we, with all his hands have fashioned,
fall before the Father's throne.
2 All creation, all redemption,
join to sing the Savior's worth;
Lamb of God whose blood has bought us,
kings and priests, to reign on earth.
Wealth and wisdom, power and glory,
honor, might, dominion, praise
now be his from all his creatures
and to everlasting days.
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First Line: | Heavenly hosts in ceaseless worship |
Title: | Heavenly Hosts in Ceaseless Worship |
Versifier: | Timothy Dudley-Smith (1972) |
Meter: | 87 87 D |
Scripture: | Revelation 5:6-14; Revelation 5:13; Revelation 4:11; Revelation 4:8-11 |
Topic: | Praise & Adoration |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | © 1975, Hope Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Used by permission |
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Name: | BETHANY |
Composer: | Henry Smart (1867) |
Meter: | 87 87 D |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Scripture References:
st. 1 = Rev. 4:8-11
st. 2 = Rev. 5:9-13
This versification of Revelation 4:8-11 and 5:9-13 incorporates phrases from the five doxologies recorded in Revelation 4-5: the four living creatures sing, "Holy, holy, holy. . ." (4:8); the twenty four elders sing, "You are worthy. . ." (4: 11; see also 232); the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders together sing a new song: "You are worthy . . ." (5:9-10); a multitude of angels sing, "Worthy is the Lamb. . ." (5:12); and all creatures in heaven and on earth sing, "To him who sits on the throne..." (5:13). This is an awesome vision in which ever-greater numbers of creatures gather to sing praise to God and to the Lamb. Our singing could follow the same plan by gradually adding voices and instruments every two lines, until reaching a glorious conclusion to this powerful doxology. A three-stanza version could begin with a few singers on stanza 2, then more singers on stanza 1, this time in harmony.
Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. Manchester, England, 1926) versified this passage in 1972; it was first published in the British collection Psalm Praise (1973). Educated at Pembroke College and Ridley Hall, Cambridge, Dudley-Smith has served the Church of England since his ordination in 1950. He has occupied a number of church positions, including parish priest in the diocese of Southwark (1953-1962), archdeacon of Norwich (1973-1981), and bishop of Thetford, Norfolk, from 1981 until his retirement in 1992. He also edited a Christian magazine, Crusade, which was founded after Billy Graham's 1955 London crusade. Dudley-Smith began writing comic verse while a student at Cambridge; he did not begin to write hymns until the 1960s. Many of his several hundred hymn texts have been collected in Lift Every Heart: Collected Hymns 1961-1983 (1984), Songs of Deliverance: Thirty-six New Hymns (1988), and A Voice of Singing (1993). The writer of Christian Literature and the Church (1963), Someone Who Beckons (1978), and Praying with the English Hymn Writers (1989), Dudley-Smith has also served on various editorial committees, including the committee that published Psalm Praise (1973).
Liturgical Use:
As a song of praise and worship at the beginning of the service, or (more likely) as a doxology at the end–great for worship services focusing on Christ's second coming.
--Psalter Hymnal Handbook
BETHANY, named after the village near Jerusalem, is a suitably dramatic tune for the song text. It was composed by Henry Smart (b. Marylebone, London, England, 1813; d. Hampstead, London, 1879), a capable composer of church music who wrote some very fine hymn tunes (REGENT SQUARE, 354, is the best-known). He originally composed BETHANY for the text "Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken"; it was first published in Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867). Though Smart favored unison singing, which works well, especially with all the stops pulled out and the tempo increased on stanza 2, the harmonization is quite accessible to part singing. (Note: this BETHANY should not be confused with one composed by Lowell Mason in 1856 and first published as a setting for "Nearer, My God, to Thee.")
Smart gave up a career in the legal profession for one in music. Although largely self taught, he became proficient in organ playing and composition, and he was a music teacher and critic. Organist in a number of London churches, including St. Luke's, Old Street (1844-1864), and St. Pancras (1864-1869), Smart was famous for his extemporizations and for his accompaniment of congregational singing. He became completely blind at the age of fifty-two, but his remarkable memory enabled him to continue playing the organ. Fascinated by organs as a youth, Smart designed organs for important places such as St. Andrew Hall in Glasgow and the Town Hall in Leeds. He composed an opera, oratorios, part-songs, some instrumental music, and many hymn tunes, as well as a large number of works for organ and choir. He edited the Choralebook (1858), the English Presbyterian Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), and the Scottish Presbyterian Hymnal (1875). Some of his hymn tunes were first published in Hymns Ancient and Modern (1861).
--Psalter Hymnal Hadnbook
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So I've never had a tank larger than 75 Gallons and I'm not sure what kind of heater I should buy. I'm looking to pay around 100$ total. I would like to know...
-how many Watts
-if I need more than one heater
-What type since I understand that piranhas can damage them
Tank is very close to 200g and I have 2 fx5's running on it. Planning to have a shoal of 10-20 rbp's...
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Heater For 200 Gallon What Wattage? lol
Posted 31 May 2012 - 01:15 PM (#2)
I would consider two 300 watt Fluval E Electronic Heaters if someone could let me know if its enough power to heat my tank... 40$ off amazon
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What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger...
Posted 31 May 2012 - 03:04 PM (#4)
Really? Then I should be really fine with two 300 watts... I though I'd need waaaaaay more. Thanks
What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger...
Posted 01 June 2012 - 11:31 PM (#5)
you don't need more then that. I run a 300g on 2 x 150w heaters. Mind you my pump kicks out some good heat too. but 2 x 300's is TONS
Posted 02 June 2012 - 08:06 AM (#6)
Well, then it should just be safe with both (in case one stops working) I got a buddy working for hagen who can get me two for 20$ each.
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I have officially embraced the Android ecosystem and, at the same time, kissed the Palm Pre bye, bye. I live in the Richmond, Virginia area and am one of the 1.2 million people who lost power. To conserve my Pre's battery life, I shut it off, FULLY CHARGED. I turned it on a total of three times. Well, turning the damn thing on must use a ton of battery life because turning it on, checking a few things and shutting it down FULLY DRAINED it. That, coupled with poor reception, a flimsy build and its abandonment convinced me that enough was enough. A trip to Best Buy netted me an HTC Evo 4G from Sprint.
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The syncing capability is on par with what I had for my Pre. All I did was give it my GMail credentials and off it went. Now, this pre-supposed that you use Gmail and already have some kind of syncing taking place. Otherwise, setup is a bit more involved. After a good Sprint connection was established (they seem to have very spotty coverage in Richmond at the moment) it took about fifteen minutes for my contacts, calendar and mail to get synced.
My Best Buy/Sprint experience, though, is less than desirable. The Sprint personal was somewhat knowledgeable, but was more interested in what another young customer was doing than taking care of us. Since it was close to closing, this was probably inevitable and, for me, not a huge problem since I just wanted the phone and nothing else. Still, Best Buy's customer service is less than stellar. Sprint, however, deserves the gold medal for deviousness. When I bought my Pre, I was forced into a thirty dollar a month data plan. I still have that plan-had to keep it for my son's Samsung as well as my soon to be fiance's Blackberry. Well, imagine my surprise when I was informed that I have to pay an additional ten dollars a month for data for this new phone. It is definitely time to go over the pile of money I am paying Sprint. It is ridiculous and makes me wonder just how a company can be so mismanaged as to lose money while gouging it's customers this much. Absurd.
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Biology's traditional holiday food drive begins on Monday the 9th and continues through the Holiday Social on Dec. 16th. Please contribute non-perishable food for those in need. You will find collection bins in the BioSci mailroom and the French atrium (no glass containers, please). On the 17th the food will be delivered to Urban Ministries and the Durham Tech food pantry.
The Dec. 18 issue of Current Biology will publish first-author Tristan Li's paper, "Combinatorial rules of precursor specification underlying olfactory neuron diversity." The paper was rated highly enough to merit a review artifcle in the same issue. Congratulations to Tristan, Pelin and all the hard workers in the Volkan Lab! [more]
The Joint Genome Institute has approved a proposal by Jon Shaw and co-PI David Weston (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) to sequence the genome of a species of Sphagnum (peatmoss). JGI chose Sphagnum to be the first plant genome sequenced because of its importance to the global carbon cycle and climate change. Scientists believe peatmosses contain almost 30% of the terrestrial carbon pool because of the thick deposits of peat they form in northern wetlands. [more]
Zhen-Ming Pei wants to understand how plants sense basic aspects of their environment: salt, temperature and most of all, water. They do this with ion channels, specialized parts of cell membranes that open and close in response to environmental signals. If water is present the corresponding channel stays closed. When the plant lacks water, the channel opens and allows calcium to enter the cell. There the calcium atoms bind to an array of different proteins, triggering processes which allow plants to save water.
Identifying the genes responsible requires years of painstaking labor, generating plants with random mutations and sorting through them to find the ones that don't have the calcium cascade. That means that the ion channel is not working and its controlling gene has mutated. Zhen-Ming's lab can propagate these plants for further study.
Obviously drought- and salt-resistant crops would have great importance for agriculture. But Zhen-Ming really wants to work on a big question: sensing processes. The rest of the time he is happy tinkering with his car.
[more]Chantal Reid is excited about teaching "How Plants Feed and Fuel the World." She and Jim Siedow have taught it before, but this time is different: they've "flipped" the classroom and instituted "team-based learning." "You can see the students learning, it's really exciting," she says. "I don't ever want to teach another way."
Flipping? Teams? Huh?
In a flipped class, there is no formal lecture; the students prepare by studying the assigned material beforehand. Class begins with a test taken individually and then in teams. The students discuss the material and debate the correct answers; the faculty are careful to make the teams roughly equal in ability so that those with more background can help the others. Meanwhile the professors hover, ready to guide the discussion if it starts going down the wrong path. If lots of students have the same misunderstanding, the faculty can halt the discussion and give a mini-lecture on that subject. The teams also do projects together, such as analyzing data taken from a published paper without knowing the author's conclusions. The students end up teaching themselves, which is pretty sweet for the faculty!
Actually, preparing short videos, study guides and tests takes a lot of time. If she had any spare time, Chantal would use her creativity to sew all her own clothes.
The New York Times of Nov. 18, 2013 published an article featuring among others the work of Manuel Leal on reptilian intelligence, including video of a very dashing green anole solving the problem of uncorking a tube to get his dinner. The research shows that reptiles can exhibit behavioral flexibility and learning, including learning from the example of others or social learning. Congratulations, Manuel, for this well-deserved recognition! [more]
Mohamed Noor's Coursera class on Genetics and Evolution drew some 30,000 students--and a little over 2000 even finished all the assignments! Students formed discussion groups in Portuguese, Russian, Norwegian, Greek and gave Noor loads of helpful feedback. Australian Russell Myers developed an iPhone app gor generating test questions that Noor will continue to use in his Duke classes. Read all about it at Duke Today. [more]
Jenn Coughlan, Katie Thomas and Maggie Warner have received two Science Student Education Outreach grants to fund activities at Lowe's Grove Middle School in Durham. The grants will support work with the 6th and 8th grades, presenting "Vision Field Day" and "Food fight: plant defense compounds" as part of a continuing partnership with the school, which serves an at-risk population. The lessons developed will be available to other graduate students doing outreach work. Three cheers for Jenn, Kate and Maggie!
The Joint Genome Institute has accepted a proposal from Rytas Vilgalys and Greg Bonito to study "Comparative genomics of early diverging terrestrial fungi and their bacterial endosymbionts." The study will obtain genome sequences from 25 early-diverging plant-associated fungi and their endosymbiotic bacterial partners.
John Willis loves figuring things out--specifically, how the wildflower Mimulus adapts to different environments. Colonies adapt to different elevations, or degrees of drought, or soil types. Some have even evolved to live on highly contaminated soil near a copper mine. Which of their genes change, and do they change in many little ways or one big way? Why do some separated groups lose the ability to reproduce with their neighbors? Are the genes that help them adapt the same ones that prevent living hybrid offspring?
The Willis group tests this with "tricky crosses" between different varieties. If the copper mine variety mates with nearby types, the offspring all die. But when one parent is crossed to a third and their viable offspring to the other parent, it produces some living offspring and some that die. By analyzing which parts of the parents' chromosomes each type inherited, the lab can zero in on the killer gene. Scientists assumed that the copper-tolerant gene was the killer, but Willis recently showed that a near neighbor, which "hitchhiked" with copper tolerance into the population, was guilty.
Alec Motten is excited about bioluminescence—live creatures that glow in the dark. The lab for Organismal Diversity gives him an excuse to gather together as many of them as possible: fireflies, sea pansies, fungi, parchment tube worms, bacteria, single-cell plankton, comb jellyfish, an embarras de richesse. There are representatives of every kingdom except plants. He also throws in some merely fluorescent things which require UV light to glow, like chlorophyll.
Mysteries abound when it comes to why these creatures glow, as the mechanisms all evolved separately. Firefly adults flash to attract mates (and some females to lure males of other species to become dinner), but then why does the larva glow? Do the marine bacteria light up like a neon Diner sign, hoping the customers will carry them to new territories? The worms bury themselves in the muddy tidal bottom; since they can't run, perhaps they hope to frighten predators by suddenly lighting up when disturbed. And the fungi? They're just weird.
Time cannot stale nor custom wither Nature's infinite variety. And Alec can't get enough of it.
Vikas Bhandawat chose to study the sense of smell in fruit flies because it is so much simpler than sight. Less than 10,000 neurons! But how to control the odors and map the fly's reaction? His group has devised an apparatus that traps the fly between 2 glass plates and confines the odor to one area. Vikas can then track the fly's reaction, not just whether it is attracted or repelled, but how fast it moves, how often it pauses, and its trail over the plate. Looking at Vikas' results for 2 different flies, it was striking that there was a basic pattern for each fly that remained consistent whether the fly was sensing an odor or not. One stopped frequently and ventured straight out and back, while the other stayed in motion but varied its speed, and took wide excursions to the plate's rim. Good Lord, can fruit flies actually be individuals? Yes, says Vikas; we think that we are very complex, but fruit flies are really amazing. "I wouldn't mind to be a fly. But the real question is, how much are we humans like the fly?" Vikas now works the problem from the other end with his current favorite activity: watching his 14-month-old daughter grow up. [more]
The great scientist Sir Isaac Newton formulated his theory of light at Cambridge University, enabling great improvements to lenses of microscopes and telescopes. It seems only fitting that Sam Johnson, who attended Cambridge simply because Newton did, should now manage Duke's Light Microscopy Facility, making 20+ high-tech microscopes available to researchers across the university. The scopes take pictures of sea scallop eyes, human cardiac tissue, nanoprobe chips, proteins moving inside living cells, lipid layers, and everything in between, usually treated so that the interesting bit is fluorescent. The LMCF's image analysis workstations are regularly beefed up with more computing power, the better to assemble 3-D images or stitch together a quilt of images covering a large sample. One of the latest innovations is a technique that renders objects almost transparent, so the researcher can see 8 millimeters deep into the sample. Sam also offers courses ranging from broad overviews to in-depth study over a semester. Get your head inside some cool pictures at http://microscopy.duke.edu/ ! [more]
The October 7 issue of Current Biology features an interview with Philip Benfey, describing his unconventional path to the research lab and the study of root development. Most interesting! [more]
Animals come in all sizes, but how does one know when it's grown to the right size? That's been puzzling Fred Nijhout for a long time, but he thinks he has part of the answer—at least for tobacco hornworms. It's all about oxygen deprivation. Instead of lungs, insects have branching tubes which carry air from holes in their bodies all the way down to the cellular level. The tubes' lining is the same stuff as the exoskeleton, folded into cylinders and diving inside the animal. And like the exoskeleton, it does not grow. As the caterpillar gets bigger, it reaches a point when the tubes can't supply enough oxygen: time to molt, big fella. The old exoskeleton cracks and falls off, taking the tubes' lining with it and making way for a new, slightly larger system. By controlling the amount of oxygen available to the hornworms, Fred was able to control their size. But how does the no-longer-hungry caterpillar know that it's time not just to molt but to metamorphose? Its juvenile hormones switch off. Fred originally planned to explain this in his Ph.D. thesis but it's still a great mystery. "Hope springs eternal," he says. [more]
Fruit flies live long enough to have degenerative diseases? Yes, and Nina Sherwood studies one that impairs the ability to walk. A defective gene affects how the cells of the nervous system talk to muscle cells: the neurons, or transmitter cells, don't form their synapses correctly and signals don't go through. But that's not the whole story. It now appears that the glial cells, once thought to be merely connective tissue, over-react to the malformed synapse and do more damage trying to repair it. Under the microscope Nina can see that glia in the mutant flies are much more active, reaching out appendages towards the neurons. The good news is that if the glia are halted, the disease is much less devastating. As there is a corresponding disease in humans, this is a gratifying discovery indeed. But what draws Nina into the lab every day, day after day, is the "aesthetics of biology;" she studies biology because it is so beautiful, on every level. [more]
Terry Corliss started collecting insects at age 5 and progressed to fish, reptiles and eventually microbes. Now she leads a hard-working team in the teaching labs, seen only when they venture above ground to remove boxes (sometimes disconcertingly marked "Live Animals") from the mailroom. The Lab Prep Team supports 6 courses and about 1400 students each academic year. Every semester the labs have to roll out like clockwork, and the Prep Team had better have the materials ready when the students show up. It's a perfect job for a microbiologist who has no favorites among all the organisms she deals with.
Does anything ever go wrong? Terry is cagey, but she does allow that occasionally Things Get Loose. The slugs were easily tracked by their slime, but the tarantula cruising down the hallway was more worrisome.
We are happy to report that heightened security is now in effect, including some carnivorous plants in the fruit fly lab. Of course Terry gives the biggest props to the humans on her team: Ewa, Patricia, Mark, Kathleen, Susan and Dianne! Go, Team!
Meng Chen got his job by accident; that is, he accidentally discovered a mutant while he was a post-doc, and now his lab is defining a new area in the study of light signal transduction. The pre-Socratic philosophers first observed how plants turn and grow towards light; now we know that light is the master switch that turns on or off a full third of the plant genome. Proteins sense the color, intensity, direction and duration of light and send signals down the pathway. Eventually the signals turn on genes causing the plant to respond by changing its shape, flowering, and so on. Scientists thought they had mapped the entire pathway but Meng's blind mutant lacks an essential component, still unknown.
But that accident that started it all--how did that happen? Meng admits that he is a very messy person. His postdoctoral colleagues actually took a photo of his supremely messy bench, framed it and added their good wishes for his future at Duke. Perhaps being messy leads to more accident-al discoveries, in which case we should all emulate Meng.
Down behind the French building, far from the mailroom and offices, the labs on upper floors and the subterranean teaching space, there is a great kingdom: the kingdom of plants. That is, the greenhouses. This is Michael Barnes' realm, where he and his horticulturists tend thousands of plants. In some rooms the same plant marches row upon row, grown for research into natural genetic variation or how plants resist disease. But the Live Plant Collections hold 1,000 different species from all over the world, showing the kingdom's wondrous variety. One of Michael's most important tasks is protecting the plants from pests. "I spend a lot of time spraying pesticides, and I hate it." So to stay out of the protective "space suit," Michael is using organic pest control: bacteria, fungi and insects that eliminate the pests that ride into his kingdom on people's Duke blue shirts or hatching out of dirty pots. He just released some tiny wasps that feed on thrips, sucking out their precious bodily fluids. Other beneficials actually function like the alien in "Alien," laying their eggs in pests' larvae. The young eat the larvae from the inside out. Brrrr! There are still situations that demand pesticides, as when introducing a beneficial fungus would contaminate the genetic material being studied. But Michael is making a dent. In his free time Michael goes white-water kayaking, most recently in the New River Gorge. "I was genuinely scared for my life, but it was exhilarating." Don't put any dents in yourself, Michael! To arrange a tour, visit the Live Plant Collections website. [more]
Like many people today, Katia Koelle is fascinated by ancestry. But she's not tracing her family tree; instead, she uses genealogies of viruses like flu and sophisticated mathematics to model how these diseases transmit themselves and spread during an outbreak. "It just floors me how math can reveal fundamental patterns in biology," she says. By analyzing viruses' genetic heritage she can track how they have evolved, how different strains are related, and how their population has risen and fallen over time. Then she can begin to untangle how the virus's environment has pushed it to evolve, and in turn how this influences the amount of disease is around us. Katia also hopes to evolve her 18-month-old daughter's thinking about appropriate sports for women. She's taking her to the roller derby. [more]
Eric Spana just finished running "Nerd Camp"—that is, pSearch, a pre-orientation program introducing freshmen to research. All day for 2 weeks upperclassmen immerse the students in isolating, cloning and sequencing DNA, under Eric's benevolent guidance. These freshmen have been selected because they want a more meaningful exposure to science; Eric remembers one student whose high school biology labs were all done online. In pSearch they have fun and form lasting friendships, and members of the first pSearch class (2009) are now enrolled in medical school, M.D.-Ph.D. programs, and veterinary school. Now Eric is getting ready for another kind of "Nerd Camp"—the DragonCon convention in Atlanta, which he will attend disguised as Bruce Banner. Just don't make him angry. [more]
"It's a good time to be a mycologist," says Rytas Vilgalys. Rytas began by learning the edible and inedible mushrooms at his Muka's (grandmother's) side. He's never stopped, first studying the DNA of fungi to discover how species evolved and their relationships and differences. Current genomic techniques analyze the entire genetic makeup of species and particularly how different genes coordinate with one another. "It's a quantum leap," Rytas says, allowing his lab to study communities of different fungi living in the soil of pine and cottonwood forests: how they live, eat, reproduce, communicate, cooperate and compete with each other and even with plants. Every aspect of the natural history of fungi is open to scrutiny in the Vilgalys Lab, where it's all fungi all the time. [more]
Michael Spolum, a 2012 graduate of the Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program, is one of 18 Duke University students and recently graduated alumni to receive a Fulbright Fellowship for the 2013-14 academic year.
Spolum received the Fulbright-Clinton Fellowship (formerly the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship), which places post-graduate fellows in foreign government ministries to serve as "special assistants". He will spend the next 10 months in the Office of the President of the Union of Myanmar (Burma) working on pro-poor economic development strategies.
Spolum said he was excited to receive the Fulbright, especially since competition for fellowships in Myanmar was fierce. In addition, he will be in the country at a critical juncture in its development, as it emerges from more than 20 years of economic isolation.
During his fellowship, Spolum plans to investigate "green growth" policy options that will support the efficient use of natural resources and benefit people of all economic levels. He said that Myanmar has an unprecedented opportunity to learn from the mistakes of other resource-rich developing countries that failed to harness their natural wealth in a way that facilitated sustained economic growth and social development.
"The long-term costs of irresponsible and rushed resource development policies more often than not far outweigh the short-term economic benefits," he said. "If you don't have policies and safeguards in place that are sensitive to environmental and social impacts, you run the real risk of exacerbating social and political instability as well as poverty."
Spolum's research during his fellowship will focus on the role that Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geospatial analysis can play in evidence-based policymaking and economic planning.
"Rather than relying on laborious and costly on-the-ground surveys, you're getting very precise, detailed data that allow you to make intelligent, efficiency-driven decisions with respect to economic policy and planning," he said.
During the MIDP program, Spolum's research centered around environmentally sustainable hydropower development and corporate social responsibility strategies designed to enhance rural communities' resilience to socio-economic and climatic shocks.
"The program gave me a cutting edge, cross-sectoral and holistic understanding of the complex development challenges I'm hoping to address in Myanmar," he said.
He applied to the MIDP program in 2009, drawn by Duke's strong reputation and the program's focus on practitioners.
"The curriculum is tuned to mid-career professionals with on-the-ground experience, mature networks, passion and knowledge," he said. "I wanted actual tools to do my work, not just development theory."
Spolum has more than seven years of experience in Southeast Asia. Prior to attending Duke, he served as assistant director of a Bangkok-based business and risk consultancy. He also worked as an independent development consultant, partnering with multinational energy companies, grassroots communities, international NGOs, the World Bank as well as the Thai and Tanzanian government on issues such as rural electrification, renewable energy policy, climate change adaptation and forestry management.
A native of Colorado, Spolum earned a bachelor's degree in Asian Studies from St. Olaf College in Minnesota in 2004.
The Fulbright Program, one of the most prestigious international educational exchange programs worldwide, was created in 1946 to promote mutual understanding between the U.S. and other countries. The program has provided almost 310,000 participants with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research abroad.
Dr. Natalia Mirovitskaya, senior research scholar and lecturing fellow at the Duke Center for International Development (DCID), and Dr. William Ascher, founder of DCID and professor of government and economics at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif., have released the second in their series of books exploring the connection between economic development and conflict.
Development Strategies, Identities, and Conflict in Asia provides an overview of the evolution of development doctrines, patterns of socio-economic development and levels of violence in all Asian subregions. Through a set of carefully selected case studies, the book explores the often surprising impacts of development initiatives on inter-group conflict from West Asia to Southeast Asia.
These studies demonstrate the "need to get past the conventional wisdom about economic development and violence," Mirovitskaya said.
"For instance, the most explosive current conflicts in East and South Asia do not reflect the resentment against governments for neglecting the least developed areas, but rather the clashes that emerge from efforts to develop those areas," she said. "Also, although it is plausible that poverty would engender resentment and increase struggles for wealth, in some of the poorest Asian countries violence has been more likely in wealthier, more economically advanced areas."
The new book is part of a major multi-country research project on Economic Development Strategies to Avert Collective Violence, launched by Ascher and Mirovitskaya in 2009. The research is designed to help policymakers, development professionals and activists design conflict-sensitive strategies for development and avoid creating or magnifying fault lines between groups.
"Clearly, governments must be concerned about large gaps between the wealthy and the poor, about restricted social mobility, and about circumstances of economic desperation," Mirovitskaya said. "Yet development strategies and economic hardship attributed to government policy may also contribute to animosity toward other ethnic, religious or linguistic groups."
The book follows Economic Development Strategies and the Evolution of Violence in Latin America, released last year, which explores the links between economic policies and the nature and dynamics of intergroup violence in Latin America. Based on the patterns of 10 countries, the first volume traced the transformation from ideological conflict to the explosion of social violence, urban crime and confrontations over natural resources and drugs across the region from Mexico to Argentina.
Although there are some similarities between Asia and Latin America, Mirovitskaya said, "the liberalization reforms that brought acute disruption all over Latin America have generally been enacted with far less turmoil in Asia. Much of Asia's general success in economic growth and eventually in societal stability is owed to the elimination of inefficient state interventions combined with carefully designed compensation for reform losers."
The third book in the series, The Economic Roots of Conflict and Cooperation in Africa, is due out this fall. These books are part of the Palgrave Macmillan series entitled "Politics, Economics, and Inclusive Development," which is available online.
The Duke Center for International Development (DCID) introduced a new customized program for Indian Civil Accounts Service officers on Monday, July 15. Twenty senior-level officials are participating in the two-week program, which focuses on budgeting and public financial management.
Jawahar Thakur, Controller General of Accounts at the organization, expressed interest in providing a training program for civil accounts officers last year. He worked with Dr. G.P. Shukla, professor of public policy, and Tej Prakash, senior fellow and former economist with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to put the program in place earlier this year. Shukla and Prakash also have experience working for the Indian government.
"[Thakur] wanted the officers to get exposure to international practices in public financial management, especially in accounting, budgeting and public debt management," said Ravtosh Bal, Associate in Research at DCID. "The course is designed to provide an overview of the current best practices in specialized functions of their organization."
While at Duke University, the officers will receive training from DCID faculty, as well as World Bank and IMF officials. They will also travel to Washington, D.C., to visit these organizations and learn more about their operations.
The Indian Civil Accounts Service, made up of about 200 officials, is responsible for establishing and maintaining the country's management accounting system, monitoring government receipts and disbursements, and ensuring a sound and effective internal audit system. It also prepares the annual Appropriation and Finance accounts for the country's Parliament.
LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA - Faculty of the Duke Center for International Development (DCID) delivered a two-week Project Appraisal and Economic Management Program in Zambia June 10-21, 2013.
The executive training program, which was successfully completed by 42 public sector officials, is part of a human resource capacity building program aimed at increasing capabilities in financial, economic, risk and distributive analysis. The program was organized by Zambia's Ministry of Finance in partnership with DCID.
Fredson Yamba, Secretary to the Treasury of Zambia, endorsed the program during an opening event on Tuesday, June 11, in Livingstone.
"Before resources are spent on projects and programs, there is need to vigorously undertake ex-ante assessment to determine their investment worthiness," he said.
Pamela Chibonga Kabamba, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, added that participants from the ministry, as well as other major government agencies, would be able to draw on what they learned from the seminar to enhance the performance of government programs.
In a meeting held in Lusaka after the completion of the seminar, Zambian officials met to confirm their commitment to incorporating analytical processes in the ongoing formulation of the 2014 budget, especially for major capital investment projects.
The seminar was conducted by Duke University professors Fernando Fernholz and Rosemary Morales Fernholz; Fernando Cossio, professor of economics and public finance at the Catholic University in La Paz, Bolivia; and Alimamy Kamara, 2009 graduate of the Master of International Development Policy program at Duke.
Staff of the Duke Center for International Development (DCID) traveled to China from June 15-25 to meet with participants in the upcoming State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA) executive education program. The four-month program begins Thursday, Aug. 1.
Executive Director Jonathan Abels and Program Coordinator Derek DeLong introduced the 30 government officials to topics that will be covered in the program and answered their questions about living and studying in North Carolina.
During the trip, staff also had the chance to reunite with many SAFEA alumni, including 2005 alumnus Xia Bing.
"The program gave us not only the class theory but also useful tools for public policy making. For example, I always use the data analysis we learned for my daily work now," Bing said. "In addition, DCID has a group of highly experienced faculty members that gave us full directions and care. They are not just our teachers, but our lifelong friends also."
This summer marks the 10th year DCID has offered the SAFEA program. Designed specifically for mid- and senior-level officials from various ministries within China's central government, the program covers topics such as public finance, policy analysis, management, conflict resolution and environmental policy. Since 2003, it has trained approximately 330 government officials from ministries such as finance, foreign affairs and commerce.
Over the years, the program has evolved to incorporate various topics that are of growing interest to participants, such as the global financial crisis and emergency management.
In addition to classroom training, SAFEA participants meet with and learn from civic and business leaders through site visits to various institutions and organizations throughout the Research Triangle, including the School of Government at the University of North Carolina, the Supreme Court of North Carolina, the North Carolina General Assembly, the SAS Institute and Cisco.
The group also travels to Washington, D.C., and New York City where they attend meetings at international organizations such as the World Bank and the United Nations and visit popular U.S. monuments and landmarks.
"We were very pleased to see students from previous years and to learn what they are doing now, to hear how their experience at Duke and the Sanford School influenced their work and broadened their perspective, and to feel the warmth of their reunion with their classmates and with us," Abels said. "We are proud that Duke is having an immediate and long-term impact on their lives and, I believe, on the services they are providing their citizens."
Eighteen officials from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and foreign governments completed a weeklong course on fiscal policy and public financial management reforms on Friday, June 28.
The customized training program, led by faculty from the Duke Center for International Development (DCID), exposes participants to the principles and recent trends in governing fiscal policy, taxation, budgeting and fiscal decentralization, along with the new USAID PFM risk assessment framework.
"This course is for anyone who is interested in looking more closely at the public financial management systems of developing countries," said Tyler Holt, economist at USAID. "It helps us do our due diligence and better understand what governments are doing so we can address areas of weakness."
The program brings together a number of senior faculty members of Duke University as well as practitioners from Deloitte, USAID and international multilateral institutions, all with extensive experience in real-world policy reform, technical assistance and training.
Thomas Solomon, public financial management advisor with USAID, took the course last year and returned in 2013 to present a case study on Liberia's public financial management system and reform. He said the program is very timely, considering USAID's mandate to have 30 percent of funds managed by local partners and host governments by 2015.
"Sustainability at the end of the day is only achieved when a country is managing its own finances," Solomon said. "This course will allow program staff to assess host country strategies and engage their officials more effectively than they did before."
Faculty also benefit from the course, said Professor Roy Kelly, program director.
"The program provides a valuable opportunity for us to learn more about the specific challenges USAID faces in its country operations," he said.
The program was developed under the USAID-funded Leadership in Public Financial Management project, which is designed to support rapid and sustainable economic growth and enable USAID to better address economic governance issues.
DCID has offered the program for three years and trained approximately 60 USAID officials and 10 government officials from various countries.
Having spent six years in public office, 2005 Master of International Development Policy alumnus Steve Solon understands that you can't go it alone when it comes to international development.
In May, Solon was elected governor of the Philippines' southern province of Sarangani after running unopposed. In his previous role as vice governor, he was responsible for building relationships between the government, private businesses and nonprofits to find long-term solutions to issues such as medical access and the preservation of natural resources.
"With a limited budget, the local government is able to better leverage its funds by partnering with private organizations," Solon said. "We believe that increasing the private sector and staying away from activities more efficiently done by the private sector will lead to a more productive Sarangani."
Recently, Solon has worked with NGOs to provide basic services in rural areas, such as treatment for hernias, tuberculosis medication, and even vaccinations for farm animals.
"We had surgeons come in to help with a variety of outpatient services," Solon said. "In four days we served close to 3,000 people."
However, he said, the solution was not sustainable. When the volunteers were gone, so was access to critical treatment. With funding from the provincial government, Solon is working to build relationships with private partners for a flagship program by the province's Rep. Emmanuel D. Pacquiao to upgrade two district hospitals in rural areas and build a new hospital in Alabel, Sarangani's capital city.
The district hospitals would be outfitted to provide basic medical care, while the hospital in the capital would provide more advanced services such as dialysis.
"Among the leading causes of why people remain in or fall back into poverty is falling ill or the inability to access quality medical care," Solon said. "By bringing quality hospital services closer to the people, it will make it easier for the local government to accomplish its task of improving the health seeking behavior of communities."
Government officials and citizens are not the only ones who benefit, Solon said. These partnerships provide advantages for private businesses as well.
"Many large corporations have social responsibility departments who are always on the lookout for government partners that can help them," Solon said. "The local government has the ability to provide security and familiarity with the community, which results in better service delivery."
While working on these and other initiatives to improve the quality of life in Sarangani, Solon regularly draws on the training he received at the Duke Center for International Development (DCID) and the Sanford School of Public Policy.
"The policy analysis and development courses I took at Duke are going to help me improve the way research is done in our planning department," he said. "The most important thing, in my opinion, is to base all of our initiatives on evidence-based research."
As he moves into his new role as governor in July of this year, Solon said he is committed to working with outside partners, including DCID, to help identify opportunities for improvement and provide better services for the province's approximately 500,000 residents.
"The public-private partnership is alive and well in Sarangani," Solon said. "I believe this is the way forward."
Nicholas Enz, a Fellow in the Master of International Development Policy (MIDP) program, is the first student in the Sanford School of Public Policy to be awarded the Boren Fellowship for language and area studies abroad. As a result of the award, Enz will spend the 2013-14 academic year in Turkey studying the language and conducting research on social safety net programs with a special focus on Kurdish populations.
The Boren Awards provide U.S. undergraduate and graduate students with an opportunity to acquire language skills and experience in countries critical to U.S. national security. Since the program was created in 1994, over 5,000 students have received awards.
The program received a historically high number of applications this year. Out of 526 graduate applicants, Enz was one of only 110 to receive the award.
"It really was a dream come true," Enz said. "I felt incredibly fortunate and excited for the opportunity to integrate my Turkish language and area studies interest with my degree in International Development Policy."
Enz's research will build on work that he completed during the MIDP program on a conditional cash transfer program in Turkey. These types of programs aim to reduce poverty by making aid conditional upon the recipients' actions.
During the MIDP program, Enz was also able to pursue courses in economics, statistics and Turkish, which helped prepare him to apply for the Boren Fellowship.
"I appreciated the open-ended nature of the MIDP program and the exposure to a wide variety of subjects and analysis methods," he said. "The program gave me access to valuable tools for policy analysis and problem solving."
Enz said he also received advice and assistance with his Boren application from his MIDP professors, especially Rosemary Fernholz and Catherine Elkins.
Prior to joining the MIDP program, Enz spent four years in Azerbaijan – the first two years as a Peace Corps volunteer and the second two years working with Reporters' Freedom and Safety, a media watchdog organization, and Save the Children.
During this time, he wrote reports and grant proposals to raise awareness of and help provide aid for imprisoned journalists. He also worked to help children in orphanages take an active role in their communities and make a successful transition to adulthood.
"We gave them a forum to discuss issues in their communities and raise those issues with the government," Enz said.
In addition to the Boren, Enz is a recipient of the Paul D. Coverdell Fellowship, which provides returned Peace Corps volunteers with financial assistance for graduate study. He also was awarded the FLAS (Foreign Language and Area Studies) Fellowship by Duke University.
In exchange for funding, Boren Award recipients agree to work in the federal government for a period of at least one year. Enz plans to work for either the State Department or the U.S. Agency for International Development when he returns to the U.S. in May 2014. Having completed an internship with the State Department in Kazakhstan during the MIDP program, Enz hopes to conduct research that will help shape policy regarding Central Asia, the Caucasus region and Turkey.
"A lot of what we did was similar to what journalists do – reporting on issues important to the U.S. government," Enz said. "It was a very fast-paced environment, but I enjoyed it."
Thirty-eight officers from the Indian Revenue Service recently completed a two-week training program on tax policy and administration at the Duke Center for International Development (DCID).
"The course is extremely informative and interesting," said Sanjeet Singh, who participated in the program. "It provides not only important skills, but also a variety of new perspectives."
The program begins with three weeks of advance training at the Management and Development Institute in Gurgaon, India, which is taught by their faculty. The rest of the course is taught by Duke faculty in conjunction with experts from the Internal Revenue Service, the North Carolina Department of Revenue and the World Bank. The course concludes with a trip to Washington, D.C., to visit with officials from the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Internal Revenue Service.
DCID faculty has trained over 160 Indian Revenue Service officers in its custom programs and expects to train a total of more than 400 over the next three years.
The Project Appraisal and Risk Management (PARM) program graduated 26 students at a ceremony at the University Club on Friday, June 7. The two-week program drew participants from across the globe, including students from Haiti, Liberia, India and Japan.
PARM focuses on investment appraisal and management for professionals working in public and private-sector organizations. The curriculum explores modern and widely used techniques of finance, applied economics and risk management.
"Many times governments and the private sector end up implementing development projects without doing the necessary evaluations in advance," said Niaz Shinwari, a 2013 PARM graduate who served in the Fiscal Policy and Economic Affairs Department in Afghanistan. "PARM is particularly important because it teaches you the skills of evaluation to determine whether projects are financially viable."
PARM is one of four summer executive education programs offered by the Duke Center for International Development (DCID) to meet the diverse needs of policy makers, researchers and other professionals. Since 2002, when DCID began hosting these programs, over 928 alumni representing 100 countries have participated and are implementing their new skills around the world.


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The studios for Fox Sports North and Fox Sports Wisconsin had been located across the river of downtown Minneapolis. They now have a new home in downtown Minneapolis, and it's within walking distance to two Minnesota sports teams homes, Target Center and Target Field. A great location for them in order to be "close to the action".
The new space itself is a city block long in length, stretching from Hennepin Ave to LaSalle Ave, with windows facing out onto 8th Street. In fact, they have a great view of the new rooftop Union restaurant that just opened across the street. Located on the 2nd floor of the LaSalle Plaza building, they expect to have a good deal of foot traffic passing by their new location. But will they take advantage of that? You better believe it!
Located on the North side of their new space, along Hennepin Ave on the 2nd floor, people walking through the skyway will be able to watch "LIVE" production as it happens, in their Studio B. The green-screen studio has a public viewing area, so when it's being used for "LIVE" or taped programming, the public will be able to watch it as it happens. But the connection with the public doesn't end there.
On the South side of the new space, there is an open area that includes a LARGE screen for skyway travelers to watch FSN programming, as well as being able to watch "LIVE" programming from Studio A as it happens. You might get to see Tom Hanneman or Kevin Gorg in studio, with local Minnesota sports stars being interviewed about a recent game they played in and also being asked about how their season is going so far. All of this allows Minnesotans to get an up-close feel for what's going on in Minnesota sports.
All of this adds up to a great experience for the true sports fan. Who doesn't want to hear more about the Vikings, Twins, Wild, Timberwolves and Gopher sports teams, and at the same time, make a greater connection with the network that bring many of those teams games and interviews right into your home? This new location will provide fans with more access to what they want to know about their favorite teams, and the personalities that provide that to them. Do you want to know more? How about an "Inside" view of what goes on behind the doors and walls of the studio?
Be sure then to watch the video below to see what makes all of the shows that you watch at home on Fox Sports North or Fox Sports Wisconsin, possible.


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OK, just not for air vent mountPros: Several mounting options. Adjustable so you can get the phone at the angle you need. Sturdy grip. One button release. Cons: The clips for the air vent release are pretty much useless. They do not hold very well. If I accidentally bumped the mount or accessed my phone there was a good chance that the phone would either fall off or be left hanging by one clip, they just had no gripping power. Kind of a safety issue as I would wind up with the phone on top of the gear shift or on the floor by the gas/brake/clutch pedals. Not good. Other Thoughts: I wanted this mount specifically for the vent mount because I hate using adhesive on my dash and the slope of the windshield either leaves the mount obscuring too much view out the window and is too close to my face, or it's too far away to access conveniently when using the suction cup. I wound up using the adhesive disk mount. Did you find this review helpful? |
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Construction Seems PoorPros: It is a relatively intuitive device, and the suction cup appears to be the only part that is of decent construction (thick, heavy duty rubber type material). Cons: The plastic feels extremely cheap, like it may very easily break or crack from regular wear and tear. For the price, I am pretty disappointed. Other Thoughts: It does seem to have a somewhat decent grip on the phone as well as with the suction cup, but other than that, it seems like it simply wont last. There are less expensive things that will probably work just as well, if not better. Did you find this review helpful? |
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Does its job as advertisedPros: Fits snugly. Holds snugly. Spring release is quick. Landscape orientation. Cons: Big, bulky and ugly. Spring release feels like it might not last too long. Other Thoughts: I've had it for a month now. Have only used the suction to the windshield with Galaxy Nexus. I had to push the right "leg" adjacent to the left leg to expose the mic and micro usb jack, but it works. It can also be rotated to landscape orientation, which is what I prefer when using the phone for navigation. 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? |
Great ProductPros: This works perfect with my Galaxy Nexus. It is exactly what I was hoping it would be. Easy windshield use and plenty of adjustments to get it angled just the way I want it. Cons: I had to buy my own phone to use it with:) Other Thoughts: I read the reviews on here before I bought this and someone posted that it worked well with my smartphone. They were right. As usual Newegg was GREAT! Wish I could put an extra egg in for Neweggs ease of ordering and great service. Did you find this review helpful? |
Pros: Holds my Galaxy Nexus snug, and allows me to plug the device in to charge while I use it for the GPS. Cons: Air vent grip is not compatible with all car models. My PT Cruiser cannot make use of the air vent grip at all. The grip cannot find anything in the vents to clip on to. Other Thoughts: Could possibly see it blocking ports on some devices and thus not being an ideal choice. Still, I'm happy with my purchase. Did you find this review helpful? |
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