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Create zero-pole-gain model; convert to zero-pole-gain model
sys = zpk(Z,P,K)
sys = zpk(Z,p,k,Ts)
sys = zpk(M)
sys = zpk(Z,p,k,ltisys)
s = zpk('s')
z = zpk('z',Ts)
zsys = zpk(sys)
zsys = zpk(sys, 'measured')
zsys = zpk(sys, 'noise')
zsys = zpk(sys, 'augmented')
zpk to create zero-pole-gain models
zpk model objects), or to convert dynamic systems
to zero-pole-gain form.
sys = zpk(Z,P,K)
creates a continuous-time zero-pole-gain model with zeros
P, and gain(s)
K. The
sys is a
zpk model
object storing the model data.
In the SISO case,
Z and
P are
the vectors of real- or complex-valued zeros and poles, and
K is
the real- or complex-valued scalar gain:
Z or
p to
[] for
systems without zeros or poles. These two vectors need not have equal
length and the model need not be proper (that is, have an excess of
To create a MIMO zero-pole-gain model, specify the zeros, poles, and gain of each SISO entry of this model. In this case:
Z and
P are
cell arrays of vectors with as many rows as outputs and as many columns
as inputs, and
K is a matrix with as many rows
as outputs and as many columns as inputs.
The vectors
Z{i,j} and
P{i,j} specify
the zeros and poles of the transfer function from input
j to
K(i,j) specifies the (scalar) gain
of the transfer function from input
j to output
sys = zpk(Z,p,k,Ts) creates
a discrete-time zero-pole-gain model with sample time
Ts (in
seconds). Set
Ts = -1 or
Ts = [] to
leave the sample time unspecified. The input arguments
K are
as in the continuous-time case.
sys = zpk(M) specifies a static gain
sys = zpk(Z,p,k,ltisys)
creates a zero-pole-gain model with properties inherited from the
LTI model
ltisys (including the sample time).
To create an array of
zpk model objects,
use a
for loop, or use multidimensional cell arrays
Z and
P, and a multidimensional
array for
Any of the previous syntaxes can be followed by property name/property value pairs.
Each pair specifies a particular property of the model, for
example, the input names or the input delay time. For more information
about the properties of
zpk model objects, see Properties. Note that
sys = zpk(Z,P,K,'Property1',Value1,...,'PropertyN',ValueN)
is a shortcut for the following sequence of commands.
sys = zpk(Z,P,K) set(sys,'Property1',Value1,...,'PropertyN',ValueN)
You can also use rational expressions to create a ZPK model. To do so, first type either:
s = zpk('s') to specify a ZPK
model using a rational function in the Laplace variable,
z = zpk('z',Ts) to specify a
ZPK model with sample time
Ts using a rational
function in the discrete-time variable,
Once you specify either of these variables, you can specify
ZPK models directly as rational expressions in the variable
s or
z by
entering your transfer function as a rational expression in either
s or
zsys = zpk(sys) converts
an arbitrary LTI model
sys to zero-pole-gain form.
The output
zsys is a ZPK object. By default,
zpk uses
zero to
compute the zeros when converting from state-space to zero-pole-gain.
zsys = zpk(sys,'inv')
uses inversion formulas for state-space models to compute the zeros. This algorithm is faster but less accurate for high-order models with low gain at s = 0.
An identified model is represented by an input-output equation
of the form
y(t) = Gu(t) + He(t), where
u(t) is
the set of measured input channels and
e(t) represents
the noise channels. If Λ= LL' represents
the covariance of noise
e(t), this equation can
also be written as
y(t) = Gu(t) + HLv(t), where
zsys = zpk(sys), or
zsys = zpk(sys,
'measured') converts the measured component of an identified
linear model into the ZPK form.
sys is a model
of type
zsys represents the
relationship between
u and
zsys = zpk(sys, 'noise') converts the noise
component of an identified linear model into the ZPK form. It represents
the relationship between the noise input,
v(t) and
y_noise = HL v(t). The noise input channels
belong to the
The names of the noise input channels are
yname is the name of the corresponding output
zsys has as many inputs as outputs.
zsys = zpk(sys, 'augmented') converts both
the measured and noise dynamics into a ZPK model.
zsys has
ny+nu inputs
such that the first
nu inputs represent the channels
u(t) while
the remaining by channels represent the noise channels
zsys.InputGroup contains
2 input groups,
'measured' and
zsys.InputGroup.Measured is set to
1:nu while
zsys.InputGroup.Noise is
set to
nu+1:nu+ny. zsys represents the equation
= [G HL] [u; v].
An identified nonlinear model cannot be converted into a ZPK
system. Use linear approximation functions such as
linearize and
As for transfer functions, you can specify which variable to
use in the display of zero-pole-gain models. Available choices include s (default)
and p for continuous-time models, and z (default), z-1, q-1 (equivalent
to z-1), or q (equivalent
to z) for discrete-time models. Reassign the
'Variable' property
to override the defaults. Changing the variable affects only the display
of zero-pole-gain models.
zpk objects have the following properties:
System zeros.
System poles.
System gains.
Specifies how the numerator and denominator polynomials are factorized for display purposes.
The numerator and denominator polynomials are each displayed
as a product of first- and second-order factors.
For continuous-time models, the following table shows how the polynomial factors are written in each display format.
For discrete-time models, the polynomial factors are written as in continuous time, with the following variable substitutions:
where Ts is the sample time. In discrete time, τ and ω0 closely match the time constant and natural frequency of the equivalent continuous-time root, provided |z–1| ≪ Ts (ω0 ≪ π/Ts = Nyquist frequency).
Transfer function display variable, specified as one of the following:
The value of
Transport delays.
For continuous-time systems, specify transport delays in the
time unit stored in the
For a MIMO system with
Input delay for each input channel, specified as a scalar value
or numeric vector. For continuous-time systems, specify input delays
in the time unit stored in the
For a system with
You can also set
Default: 0
Output delays.
For a system with
Default: 0 for all output channels
Sample time. For continuous-time models,
Changing this property does not discretize or resample the model.
Units for the time variable, the sample time
Changing this property has no effect on other properties, and
therefore changes the overall system behavior. Use
Input channel names, specified as one of the following:
Alternatively, use automatic vector expansion to assign input
names for multi-input models. For example, if
sys.InputName = 'controls';
The input names automatically expand to
You can use the shorthand notation
Input channel names have several uses, including:
Input channel units, specified as one of the following:
Input channel groups. The
sys.InputGroup.controls = [1 2]; sys.InputGroup.noise = [3 5];
creates input groups named
Default: Struct with no fields
Output channel names, specified as one of the following:
Alternatively, use automatic vector expansion to assign output
names for multi-output models. For example, if
sys.OutputName = 'measurements';
The output names automatically expand to
You can use the shorthand notation
Output channel names have several uses, including:
Output channel units, specified as one of the following:
Output channel groups. The
sys.OutputGroup.temperature = [1]; sys.InputGroup.measurement = [3 5];
creates output groups named
Default: Struct with no fields
System name, specified as a character vector. For example,
Any text that you want to associate with the system, stored as a string or a cell array of
character vectors. The property stores whichever data type you
provide. For instance, if
sys1.Notes = "sys1 has a string."; sys2.Notes = 'sys2 has a character vector.'; sys1.Notes sys2.Notes
ans = "sys1 has a string." ans = 'sys2 has a character vector.'
Any type of data you want to associate with system, specified as any MATLAB® data type.
Sampling grid for model arrays, specified as a data structure.
For model arrays that are derived by sampling one or more independent variables, this property tracks the variable values associated with each model in the array. This information appears when you display or plot the model array. Use this information to trace results back to the independent variables.
Set the field names of the data structure to the names of the sampling variables. Set the field values to the sampled variable values associated with each model in the array. All sampling variables should be numeric and scalar valued, and all arrays of sampled values should match the dimensions of the model array.
For example, suppose you create a 11-by-1
array of linear models,
sysarr.SamplingGrid = struct('time',0:10)
Similarly, suppose you create a 6-by-9
model array,
[zeta,w] = ndgrid(<6 values of zeta>,<9 values of w>) M.SamplingGrid = struct('zeta',zeta,'w',w)
When you display
M(:,:,1,1) [zeta=0.3, w=5] = 25 -------------- s^2 + 3 s + 25 M(:,:,2,1) [zeta=0.35, w=5] = 25 ---------------- s^2 + 3.5 s + 25 ...
For model arrays generated by linearizing a Simulink® model
at multiple parameter values or operating points, the software populates
Create the continuous-time SISO transfer function:
Create h(s) as a
zpk object
h = zpk(0, [1-i 1+i 2], -2);
Specify the following one-input, two-output zero-pole-gain model:
To do this, enter:
Z = {[] ; -0.5}; P = {0.3 ; [0.1+i 0.1-i]}; K = [1 ; 2]; H = zpk(Z,P,K,-1); % unspecified sample time
Convert the transfer function
h = tf([-10 20 0],[1 7 20 28 19 5]);
to zero-pole-gain form, using:
This command returns the result:
Zero/pole/gain: -10 s (s-2) ---------------------- (s+1)^3 (s^2 + 4s + 5)
Create a discrete-time ZPK model from a rational expression
in the variable
z = zpk('z',0.1); H = (z+.1)*(z+.2)/(z^2+.6*z+.09)
This command returns the following result:
Zero/pole/gain: (z+0.1) (z+0.2) --------------- (z+0.3)^2 Sample time: 0.1
Create a MIMO
zpk model using cell arrays
of zeros and poles.
Create the two-input, two-output zero-pole-gain model
by entering:
Z = {[],-5;[1-i 1+i] []}; P = {0,[-1 -1];[1 2 3],[]}; K = [-1 3;2 0]; H = zpk(Z,P,K);
[] as a place holder in
Z or
P when
the corresponding entry of H(s)
has no zeros or poles.
Extract the measured and noise components of an identified polynomial model into two separate ZPK models. The former (measured component) can serve as a plant model while the latter can serve as a disturbance model for control system design.
load icEngine z = iddata(y,u,0.04); nb = 2; nf = 2; nc = 1; nd = 3; nk = 3; sys = bj(z, [nb nc nd nf nk]);
sys is a model of the form,
= B/F u(t) + C/D e(t), where
B/F represents
the measured component and
C/D the noise component.
sysMeas = zpk(sys, 'measured')
Alternatively, use can simply use
zpk(sys) to
extract the measured component.
sysNoise = zpk(sys, 'noise')
zpk uses the MATLAB function
roots to
convert transfer functions and the functions
zero and
pole to
convert state-space models.


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Poole, who followed 4chan with the image-sharing service Canvas, stated that he noticed most adults don't consider themselves creative. He said that many struggle with the "blank paper problem"—when presented with a sheet of paper and asked to make something, they freeze. But for people who do identify as creative, that quality "has a lot less to do with natural ability versus the ability to self-start," Poole said.
When users sign up for the app, they are presented each day with a "daily quest," or simple sketch (an outline of a superhero, a stick figure standing on a shore) and a question to help them fill the drawing in. A color wheel and a few different line-drawing tools are provided in the app, and users can post their drawing to a feed, as well as follow friends to view and like their drawings. The app is done up in such a nonthreatening design that it seems a bit childlike, but Poole states he hopes to "appeal to the child in every adult... being like play was important to us."
Unlike DrawSomething, DrawQuest doesn't structure art up into a competition; unlike apps like Paper, the user isn't simply handed art tools and then cut loose. Poole's other project, Canvas, also attempts to encourage creativity by allowing users to "remix" the drawings of others and share them, but since it's on the Web it generally requires tools that most users don't have (a tablet and pen) or hampers them with the mouse and keyboard, as opposed to the iPad's touch interface. The app is also a step up from cut-and-paste art that the Internet can be so fond of, such as rage faces.
Poole states the he thinks of DrawQuest like "a Mr. Potato Head," a tool to foster creativity. "Very few people make music on a daily basis, but a lot of people could benefit from making music," Poole said. "We want there to be happy accidents, for people to be happy they're even doing it."


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The ball was on the right foot of defender Josh Williams for an instant and all that stood between him and the potential tying goal was 10 yards and Chicago goalkeeper Sean Johnson.
In the short period of time it took for the blistering volley to travel that distance, Johnson had the near post covered and was able to deflect the Columbus Crew's last best chance in the 79th minute to come out of Toyota Park with at least a point on Saturday.
Instead, the 2-1 loss leaves the Crew (13-11-6, 45 points) teetering on the edge of falling out of the Eastern Conference playoff chase after their third loss in four games.
"I can't hit it much harder than that," Williams said. "I don't know if he made the save or he tried to keep his head on, but he got his hands up and knocked it out of the way."
Williams has played all three backline spots – he was at left back for this match – but no matter where he sets up misfortune follows.
Despite getting his first career goal at Philadelphia on Aug. 29, he's had a couple of goals disallowed because of questionable offside calls and four other attempts either hit the post, cleared off the line or stopped by great saves such as the one by Johnson.
This time a long free kick by Federico Higuain bounded out of gaggle of heads to Williams for what he thought was a sure goal.
OPTA Chalkboard: Columbus dominate possession in loss
"It was one of those where you hit the sweet pot," he said. "I thought my hard luck was over at Philly."
Of course, the Crew wouldn't have been in that position if they didn't squander an early lead, just as they did a week earlier in a loss at New York.
Jairo Arrieta took advantage of Johnson's turnover to make it 1-0 in the 15th but Chris Rolfe responded in the 23rd and 26th minutes.
"Rolfe had an amazing touch and a very good finish," Crew defender Julius James said.
The Crew is one point behind fifth-place Houston for the final postseason spot and two back of D.C. After Sunday's games between the Dynamo and Philadelphia and D.C. vs. Chivas USA, the three contenders will have four matches left.
"Especially when you're trying to make the playoffs, you've got to make those early goals stand," Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum said. "We're giving up the lead too quickly on the road right after we get one."


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Alfredo Despaigne set the single-season home run record in Cuba's Serie Nacional with 32 homers in 2008-09, only to have it broken last year when Yoenis Cespedes and Jose Abreu each hit 33 home runs. It may not take long for Despaigne to reclaim his crown.
The Granma outfielder hit his 20th home run of the season today, the latest in a recent homer binge that included two home runs in a game on Sunday and one on Wednesday, and all in just 46 games. Granma has played 47 games of its 90-game schedule so far, so even with some second-half regression there's a good chance that Despaigne could become Cuba's newest single-season home run king.
Despaigne, 25, is now hitting .358/.479/.756 with 26 strikeouts and 35 walks (including 11 intentional walks), leading the league in slugging and ranking seventh in OBP entering today's game. Of course, this is nothing new for Despaigne, who already has two Serie Nacional MVPs after winning the award in back-to-back years in 2008-09 and 2009-10 and being named an all-star last season.
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This may be the coolest. Alfredo Despaigne (red t-shirt) and Yoenis Cespedes (blue t-shirt) prepare for the baseball season:


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Getting through: Stones confront traffic, lingerie
For hundreds and perhaps thousands of concert-goers, the bomb scare wasn't the biggest beast of burden. It was the traffic, and if it hadn't been for quick thinking by some local officers, even the world's most famous band might have missed its own concert.
The idea was that, late in the afternoon, three limousines carrying Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ron Wood would leave Richmond where they'd been staying for the duration of the D.C./Charlottesville/Durham leg of the tour. Concert planning decreed that a four-man motorcycle escort would meet the limos on Interstate 64 to usher them into the city.
The I-64 meeting– with one UVA and three Albemarle officers– happened in Fluvanna County without incident, but the motorcade into Charlottesville soon slowed.
"We ran into both lanes of traffic totally blocked just east of Pantops," says Albemarle motorcycle officer Bob McCormick. "It was gridlock."
Unlike Cavalier football games, which typically also draw 60,000 people each week, the Stones concert, McCormick theorizes, drew strangers to Charlottesville. And perhaps too many strangers had been told to park at UVA's Fontaine research park.
Compounding the problem, McCormick says, were oversized illuminated signs reading "concert traffic, next right," all heading to Fontaine. So I-64 was reportedly backed up from the Fontaine exit several miles east to the Pantops exit.
"People were out of their cars," says McCormick. "They were leaning against guardrails and relieving themselves in the woods."
So the motorcade pulled over into the breakdown lane with lights running and sirens blaring. Savvy concert-goers must have figured out who was passing. But on the eastern outskirts of Charlottesville, the motorcade suddenly found itself confronted. With lingerie.
"At first, we weren't sure what was being thrown," says McCormick, "but then a thong stuck to a motorcycle windshield."
The motorcade rolled west through Charlottesville all the way to the Ivy Road exit. Normally packed on football game days, Ivy Road was clear of traffic– so clear that about 20 minutes before the concert, officers there were reassigned to cordon off Fontaine and direct drivers west to Ivy Road, McCormick says.
"They would not have made it to the concert if those officers had not made that move," says McCormick.
McCormick delivered his three travelers to Scott Stadium around the time opening act Trey Anastasio was taking the stage.
As for the exuberant Mick Jagger, he arrived by private aircraft to the Charlottesville airport. But around 5:20pm, at the intersection of the general aviation road and Dickerson Road, his Lincoln Town Car bumped into an Albemarle fire engine as the chauffeur tried to pass a fire engine on the right, according to assistant fire chief Bob Brown. Jagger and his two- or three-person entourage climbed into a UVA police vehicle, which was supposed to escort the Town Car, for the ride to Scott Stadium.
"It wasn't anything that was structurally significant," says Brown, "and fortunately nobody got hurt."
After a lunch for officers at University Hall, Albemarle police officer Bob McCormick waits for his signal to motor out to I-64 to escort Richards, Watts, and Wood.
By 3:42pm, southbound traffic on Emmet had ground to a halt, rendering this Burma Shave-style entrepreneurial parking offer (there were two other signs spaced about 100 yards apart) nearly moot.
This City crew place about 300 cones on Emmet Street by 4pm. At 1:15am, they were picking them all back up.


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Grammy-winner Bruno Mars will perform at halftime of the Super Bowl.
The NFL made the announcement ahead of the kickoff of games on Sunday, with Mars joined by FOX co-host Terry Bradshaw and analyst Michael Strahan in Times Square.
The league's championship game will be played Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Mars is one of pop music's top acts, with several No. 1 hits including his most recent, "When I Was Your Man."
The 27-year-old singer-songwriter-producer was honored for best male video and choreography for "Treasure" at the MTV Video Music Awards last month.
Halftime shows have drawn more than 100 million television viewers in the United States in past years.
Beyonce was the star of this year's Super Bowl halftime show in February in New Orleans, where the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31.
Some recent halftime performers at the NFL's championship game were Madonna in 2012, The Black Eyed Peas with Usher and Slash in 2011, The Who in 2010, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in 2009.
Mars, who was born Peter Hernandez, released his platinum-selling debut, "Doo-Wops & Hooligans," in 2010, and released his second album, "Unorthodox Jukebox," last year. His hits include "Locked Out of Heaven," ''Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade."


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|System: X360, PS3
|Review Rating Legend
|Dev: CD Projekt
|1.0 - 1.9 = Avoid
|4.0 - 4.4 = Great
|Pub: Atari
|2.0 - 2.4 = Poor
|4.5 - 4.9 = Must Buy
|Release: Fall 2009
|2.5 - 2.9 = Average
|5.0 = The Best
|Players: 1
|3.0 - 3.4 = Fair
|ESRB Rating: Mature
|3.5 - 3.9 = Good
by Jonathan Marx
January 6, 2009 - For those of you who haven't played CD Projekt's outstanding RPG for PC, The Witcher, you're in luck. The game is getting revamped and re-released for PS3 and Xbox 360 with the new moniker, The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf.
Since the release of The Witcher to PC in 2007, the title has sold over one million copies (not to mention how many more copies were pirated). The Witcher is recognized as one of the most innovative and engrossing RPG experiences to hit the PC platform in years. As such, the devs and Atari have decided to bring the game to console gamers everywhere.
News of the upcoming release was detailed at the Atari Live event on December 2, 2008. The crew at CD Projekt RED has been hard at work improving the game's already tight visual presentation, translating the PC keyboard and mouse setup to more user-friendly console controls, and making combat even more dynamic.
The acclaimed story of The Witcher will remain wholly intact for the console version. Though players already familiar with the yarn spun by the original will find nothing new in terms of narrative, newbies and console-only players will finally be treated to the excellent tale. Created by best-selling Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf will have players take on the role of Geralt, a white-haired, monster-slaying badass who was reared in the ways of the Witchers. Mutated to be faster and more agile than regular humans, Geralt possesses arcane and regenerative powers unique to his heritage.
However, unlike the rest of his kind, Geralt still feels largely human. As such, he experiences emotions that don't influence other Witchers. Accordingly, players will constantly be faced with difficult decisions throughout the game. "Geralt is a reluctant hero who nonetheless finds himself all too frequently in the heat of battles that are not his own. In this world there is no right or wrong, only decisions and consequences." This will lead to a host of unlockable endings depending on how you play. This should make for a more genuine role playing experience and increase the title's shelf-life. It sounds like questionable morality and getting your hands dirty will be part and parcel of The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf.
The art style encompasses a dark world that's full of detail and strange enemies. Geralt himself is a brooding, necromantic, warlock-like character that is a lot more skillful than he is pretty. According to Atari, Geralt "exists on the fringes of a complex society troubled by the kind of problems more commonly found on the front pages of newspapers than in a fantasy universe." So, hopefully you're open to crazy Cthulu-like beasts rather than just traditional high fantasy baddies!
Unlike most PC ports, Rise of the White Wolf is getting completely revamped. The developers are taking the very best of what the PC version had to offer and are supposedly making it even better for current-gen consoles.
For starters, the graphics are getting a lot more polish. CD Projekt is using a completely new graphical engine to ensure that the classy visuals of the original are well translated to consoles. France's WideScreen Games has teamed up with CD Projekt by providing them with access to their DaVinci engine, a cross-platform development tool. This new graphics engine allows for fully dynamic lighting and more realistic and detailed environments. Also, the care being put into the new animation sets is impressive. If the initial game trailer can be used as a litmus test, the in-engine motions being fleshed out should also look amazing. Moreover, the devs are spending a lot of time improving textures to give the world and characters a more lived-in feel.
Also, the devs have been challenged by console controllers. Instead of replicating the controls found on the PC, they have gone for a more intuitive, context-sensitive approach. In other words, button presses will often serve double-duty depending on what's going on in the game. This should give the game a cinematic look and feel, and it will also make the gamer feel empowered. To many gamers, the prospect of a simplified control scheme raises red "easy" flags, but Tomasz Gop, the game's executive producer, insists that this is not the case, and it is essential to make things more intuitive when translating the game to home consoles. In fact, combat should be even more engaging than ever before due to the obliging user interface.
Though The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf promises to be a dynamic and brutal single-player RPG, don't expect any multiplayer action this time around. Instead, the developers are setting the stage for the game to make a splash in the console market by enhancing the original title's strengths rather than getting bogged down by new, ill-conceived, console-specific additions. If Rise of the White Wolf does well in terms of sales, expect DLC, sequels, and new features, such as multiplayer content, to follow. For now, we'll have to remain contented by the devs' insistence upon releasing a quality remake for home consoles. Look for The Witcher: Rise of the White Wolf to hit stores in fall 2009.
Jonathan Marx
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It's taken I an' I a long time 2 put this particular post down. The problem with history is that, no matter how earnest the documentarian, it's flavoured by those who tell it, sometimes with tiny inflections, sometimes with broad strokes. Now we cld get n2 that... but nah, that's a whole 'nother conversation, mayb 4 a 'nother time. What I will say is this... Nothing is completely objective (if u disagree then hit me up, I'll set u str8), but in this particular case I feel that it wld b remiss on me 2 contextualise the following, as that is something u, the reader must do.
Think on the time in which what you read is taken from, if u find yr knowledge lacking, then feel free 2 check a few things out. Take into consideration what the World was, and how it was understood; what was mankinds' heights of technological, philosophical and sociological knowledge. How did people come 2 their sense of self, and understanding of worth in themselves and others. The thing that struck me is how much, even in this present era... especially in this era, that life is valued foremost by financial worth and its worth and sale-ability to others in a time of celebrity as religion, the iconography and devotional expression of this becoming so dominant, it's what really matters as told 2 us by the media high priests.
That same price on a human in another era... Put yrself in the position of those whose voices u will now hear spk, wld u express yrself any differently?
"Then for love of filthy Gold, straight they bore me to sea; Cramm'd be down a slave ships hold, Where were hundreds stow'd like me. ...Shrieking, sickening, fainting, dying, Deed of shame for Britons brave..."
Hannah More, The Sorrows of Yamba, or the Negro Woman's Lamentation, 1795
"From the observations that I have made, I have no doubt that the situation of the West India slaves is preferable to that of the labouring poor of Europe"
James Tobin, sugar trader and owner of a plantation in Nevis, who believed that local (Bristol, a slave trade port) commerce would be destroyed by abolition
"He avoided... all connection with the slave trade, declaring that the credit of his house would be ruined, if he were known to send those, who put themselves under his care, into it."
Thomas Clarkson, an abolitionist, referring to a Mr Thompson, a pub landlord who wouldn't allow slave-ship recruiters into his pub, putting his welfare and safety at risk
"We hope (the cargo) will purchase you 240 choice slave(s), besides a Quantity of ivory, the latter of which you are always to embrace... seeing in that commodity there's no Mortality to be feared"
"So soon as you begin to slave, let the netting be fixed breast high fore and aft, and so keep them shackled and hand bolted to prevent them rising or leaping overboard"
Isaac Hobhouse, merchant, to William Barry, Master of the ship Dispatch, 1725
" 'My husband' said she, 'lost all by gaming, he was forced to sell me'.
'Left you children behind?'
'Yes' replied the poor creature with streaming eyes, and raised one finger, as an indication of the number."
Zachary Macaulay, Governor of the Sierra Leone colony, to his sister, 1795
"As an abstract question, freedom must be held preferable to slavery, but I very much doubt whether, if the Negroes in the West Indies were to have their freedom granted them, they would be nearly as happy as that are now?"
The aforementioned James Tobin, to a Parliamentary committee, 1790
"If there were no buyers there would be no sellers"
Ottobah Cuguano, freed African slave, in the book Thoughts and Sentiments on the... Traffic of the Commerce of the Human Species, 1787
Since my arrival I've purchased 9 negroe slaves at St Kitts and can assure you I was shock'd at the first apprearance of human flesh expos'd to Sale. But surely God ordain'd 'em for ye use & benefit for us: otherwise his Divine will wou'd have been made manifest by some particular Sign or Token."
John Pinney, 2 March 1765
"Captain Tucker went immediately to the cabin, and brought out with him his large horse-whip, and exercised it about my body in so unmerciful a manner, that not only the clothes on my back were cut to pieces, but every sailor on board declared they could see my bones."
From The Life of Mr Silas Told, written by himself, 1786
"We... fitted out again for... Africa and thence to Charlestown... during the gale we lost 20 or so of the slaves... and the remainder much impaired, so that we came to a very bad market."
Joseph Banfield, Journey of a Life at Sea, 1780's
"This fellow seemed to disdain the other slaves for their readiness to be examined and scorned to look at the Buyers... This got him an unmerciful whipping... from his master... Who had certainly killed him but for the loss he must have sustained by it"
John Atkins, Royal Navy surgeon, in A Voyage to Guinea, 1721
"Great Benin... is larger than Lisbon... The city is wealthy and industrious. It is so well governed that theft in unknown and the people live in such security that they have no doors on their houses"
Lourenco Pinto, Portuguese ship's captain, 1694
"...a Trade, altogether as advantageous to the Natives as to us, for whilst we supplied them with Things they wanted, and were of Value amongst them, we took in exchange Slaves, which were else of little Worth to the Proprietors"
John Cary, merchant, in A Discourse Of The Advantage of The African Trade to This Nation, 1711
"I, John Jea, ... was born in the town of Old Callabar, in Africa, in the year 1773 ... At two years and a half old, I and my father, mother, brothers, and sisters, were stolen, and conveyed to North America and sold for slaves"
John Jea, freed slave and Christian Preacher, in The Life ... of John Jea ..., 1815
It's always good 2 listen 2 the voices of those b4 us, whether we like what we hear of not, but then that depends on what those voices say 2 u... what did u hear?
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ON MENTAL ILLNESS:Dealing with a Diagnosis
Becoming diagnosed with schizophrenia hurts. Just prior to the diagnosis, a person with mental illness very likely had an episode of psychosis that caused them to be diagnosed. An episode of full-blown psychosis is nothing to sneeze at-it is usually a horrible experience. Being told that you are mentally ill and that you will probably have this problem for the rest of your life adds insult to injury.
Coming to terms with a diagnosis of having a major mental illness is a difficult feat for someone who has difficulty living in reality to begin with. Denial, usually in the form of the belief that the diagnosis is wrong, is common. Accepting the reality that you will be dealing with this illness for years to come is a major hurdle. Yet, doing so is the key to getting better and to making progress in life.
It is difficult for someone who has experienced a psychotic episode to have the necessary clarity of thought that is needed to grapple with their diagnosis, to accept it as real and to move on from there.
For some people, psychiatric illness was precipitated by illicit drugs. That opens the door for that person to believe the drugs solely caused their illness, and to believe incorrectly that they are not ill and don't need medication, that they will be fine if they merely remain off of the illicit drugs. There are numerous avenues of rationalization available to someone who tends to be in denial.
(It is not uncommon for someone to be in a mental hospital after taking illicit drugs. The narcotics in some cases triggered a psychotic episode that would have happened without illegal drugs, but would have happened a little later. Still others are permanently damaged by illicit drugs and thus they entail the psychiatric diagnosis and the medication that goes with it.)
How can you blame someone for denying a diagnosis that seems like a life sentence to taking medication (that often has awful side effects) to living with the label of mentally ill person, to being institutionalized (even if sometimes on an outpatient basis) and to not having the good things in life that he or she was looking forward to upon reaching adulthood? How can you blame someone for not wanting to believe that he or she is a "defective" person, someone whom society often ridicules or shuns? Having a diagnosis of mental illness is harsh, and it takes a lot of work to get used to the idea.
Denial of the diagnosis, believing it isn't correct, and sometimes imagining other causes of one's difficulties, is one of the main paths to being medication noncompliant.
Part of the problem is, when the brain isn't working right to track reality, it can't deal with the information that it has a deficiency. Clarity must somehow be arrived upon in order to be able to digest the information that the brain has this problem. Under circumstances like these, it is sometimes necessary to force medication on someone. Once someone is medicated, we might hope that clarity will arrive and help the person get "on board" with their treatment.
It took me several repeat episodes over a period of decades to be able to finally admit for good that my disease is real and that I must remain in treatment, probably for life. The admission comes with some relief, since I am no longer battling against admitting the truth. Admission of the disability part of my illness allowed me to stop masochistically getting low-end employment which did not suit me.
The reader should note that denial of the diagnosis is more common when someone has a psychotic illness like schizophrenia, and does not happen as much with depression or with those cases of bipolar where there is no psychosis. With illnesses other than those that create psychosis, often the consumer embraces their diagnosis because they are glad to know what is wrong with them so that they can get it treated accordingly.
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Alcatraz is an island in the San Francisco Bay, approximately one third of a mile long, 525 feet across at the widest, comprising 22.5 acres and has been the site of events that had an important impact on the Nation from before the Civil War through an American Indian occupation lasting from November 20, 1969 until June 11, 1971. Alcatraz Island may have been used by the native Ohlone Indian population as a way station for their canoe trips across the waters. The first European exploration of the site was by Juan Manuel de Ayala's expedition which sailed the Spanish frigate San Carlos into the San Francisco Bay in 1775. Making cartographic observations by small boat, his Lieutenant, Canizares, described an island "so arid and steep there was not even a boat harbor there: I named the island de los Alcatrazes because of their being so plentiful there." Alcatrazes is archaic Spanish for cormorant, a seabird noted for its long neck, wedge shaped tail and a hooked bill. By 1826 the name Alcatraz was applied to the island--it was also applied to the island that later became Yerba Buena. Alcatraz is today most remembered for the Federal prison that stood there from 1934-1963, and is today one of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area's most popular attractions.
At the end of the Mexican California era, an exception was made by the Mexican authorities to the usual rule of government control of coastal islands, and title to the island was granted to one Julian Workman, a naturalized Mexican, on condition that he establish a navigation light there. Upon assumption of control by the United States, John Charles Fremont purchased the still vacant island for the U.S. government in his "official capacity of governor of California." In 1850, Alcatraz was set aside specifically for military purposes by order of President Millard Fillmore, based on the United States' assumption of Mexican government property. The need for Fremont to have purchased the island was therefore disavowed, and the matter became a series of legal actions by Fremont and his heirs until the 1890s. The initial survey of Alcatraz was one of the first conducted in the Tenth Military District, while still under the command of Brig. Gen. Stephen W. Kearny. The map that resulted from this 1847 survey became the basis for the establishment of fortifications on the island over the next 20 years.
Although 39 men were involved in 14 separate escape attempts from Alcatraz, there is no proof that anyone succeeded. Several attempts failed violently. "Doc" Barker met his end in a hail of gunfire at a small beach facing the Golden Gate that now bears his name, and in 1946 the "Battle of the Rock" gained nationwide attention in May of 1946 when desperate convicts seized control of the cellhouse and faced correction officers and U.S. Marines in a violent battle involving guns and concussion grenades that lasted for three days. By the end the prison uprising was subdued with three convicts and two guards dead.
Alcatraz closed as a Federal prison in 1963. As the very last convict to leave passed the reporters gathered there for the occasion, he offered the comment that, "Alcatraz never was no good for anybody!" The facility was abandoned and only the lightkeepers remained to tend the lighthouse. Between 1969 and 1971, Alcatraz Island was under occupation for 19 months. A small group of people who called themselves "Indians of All Tribes" went to the island on a chartered boat, declared that they were taking back their land, and unknowingly shaped history. Some of the visible signs of the period are interesting graffiti throughout the island's structures. The invisible signs of the occupation are the establishment of D-Q University of Davis, California, California's only two-year accredited tribal college, and an increased awareness of the American Indian's social concerns. In 1972, Alcatraz Island became part of a newly established unit of the National Park System: the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The restorations of many of the facilities and historic tours of the island have been some of the most important accomplishments of the National Park Service on Alcatraz Island.
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If the Colorado Rapids want a result against the Columbus Crew in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semifinal on Thursday, they'd better regroup quickly following Saturday's disappointing draw with RSL.
Once the dust had settled on the final regular-season games this past weekend, the Rapids learned they will face the Crew in the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs, with kickoff scheduled for 9 p.m. ET at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The Rapids will travel to Columbus for a Saturday afternoon game on Nov. 6 for the return leg.
Driving wind and rain in the Denver area on Monday morning will do little to help the mood of the players, who were coasting to a 2-0 victory over RSL when three or four stoppage-time minutes of what head coach Gary Smith called a "farce" ended in an eventual 2-2 tie and a fourth straight Rocky Mountain Cup for RSL.
Not much was said by the Rapids players after the game, or at least not much that was fit to print. Smith, ever the professional, did give his thoughts and said he knows the mental toughness of the group will help them rebound very quickly. He said after the game he would be "absolutely gobsmacked" if his players don't respond and put Saturday night's closing minutes completely out of their minds.
"They are extremely angry about the way it all finished," he said. "We all know that what happened there in those final three or four minutes. How many times does that happen in a season or five or ten seasons? Not many."
Probably not much thought was given to the overall season for the Rapids in the immediate aftermath of Saturday's game, but the fact remains that Colorado have notched more points and conceded fewer goals at home this season than in all their history. The team also tied the LA Galaxy for second most goals scored in MLS this season. RSL finished with the most scored after tallying a last-second PK against Colorado at the weekend, but the Rapids can be proud of a good season performance heading into the playoffs.
"It's very good progression — we are moving in the right direction," Smith said. "The stats are lovely, but what would have been even nicer would have been to beat our dearest rivals 2-0 at home, keep a clean sheet and win the [Rocky Mountain] Cup."
C'est la vie. The Rapids will have to get the momentum of the past few weeks back for Thursday's crucial game. Over the past month, the defeat against D.C. United aside, the Rapids posted two draws against RSL, a tie with FC Dallas and a win against LA on the road. Not a bad performance, and plenty to take heart from as the Rapids play their first ever playoff game at Dick's Sporting Goods Park this week.
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Theresa celebrated her birthday this past Sunday with her family and friends at the Westchester Golf Club. Her Sign In Board was a portrait of her posing next to a family tree representing the seeds that grew her and the limbs and branches she helped to grow. The basic design was borrowed from the image of the Celtic Tree-of-Life, the large terra cotta pot inscribed with the names of her parents, and a Celtic band winding from left to right. The trunk was inscribed with her own information, and the 5 main branches represented her 5 sons, each festooned with a symbol of each of their professions; stethoscope, Bible, school notebook, ledger book, and psychology tome. The branches and leaves contained the names of the children and grandchildren. A leprechaun leans against the tree trunk, and the scene behind is a simple landscape of County Cooraclare, Ireland. Shamrocks are intertwined amongst the tree leaves.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen fell to a 20-month low against the dollar on Wednesday, buoying the benchmark Nikkei stock average to nine-month highs, as Japan swore in a new prime minister eager to pursue drastic stimulus steps to drive the country's economy out of deflation.
Asian shares and other assets were capped in thin holiday trade, with investors focusing on the fate of U.S. negotiations to avert a budget crunch looming at the end of the year.
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Hong Kong and Australia remain closed on Wednesday. Europe also will not trade, but U.S. markets reopen later in the day.
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Shinzo Abe, whose party won a landslide victory in an election earlier this month, was elected Japan's premier on Wednesday. Abe, who is expected to appoint his cabinet later Wednesday, is calling for a mix of aggressive monetary policy easing and big fiscal spending to beat deflation and rein in the strong yen.
He has kept up pressure on the Bank of Japan to be more drastic and adopt a 2 percent inflation target to beat deep-rooted deflation, pushing the yen to a 20-month low of 85.38 yen on trading platform EBS on Wednesday. Traders eyed the dollar's 2011 high of 85.53 yen as the next target.
The euro rose as high as 112.55 yen on EBS, just below its 16-month high of 112.59 yen hit on December 19.
The weaker yen has bolstered hopes for better earnings from Japanese companies and underpinned the Nikkei, which has gained some 18 percent since mid-November when the election was scheduled, fuelling expectations for Abe's party to win. The yen has lost nearly 8 percent against the dollar in the same period.
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"Most foreign funds have added Japanese shares and there are fewer participants today, but there still is a reason for the Nikkei to rise," said Hideyuki Okoshi, general manager at Chibagin Securities. "Not only exporters but investors are buying other stocks which could benefit under the new government."
Japanese government debt prices fell, with the 10-year bond futures hitting a three-month low of 143.65 in active trade. Ten-year JGB yields rose 1.5 basis points to 0.780 percent, matching a six-week high hit on December 19.
"We continue to see equities going high, so the pressure is on the long end of the JGB curve. For the short end of the curve, we continue to see the BOJ ease aggressively, so there is no change in that," said Tadashi Matsukawa, head of Japan fixed income at PineBridge Investments.
Minutes of the BOJ's policy-setting meeting in November, released on Wednesday, showed that some board members said the central bank must act decisively, without ruling out any policy options, if the outlook for the economy and prices worsens further.
The dollar was expected to stay firm this week as the U.S. fiscal impasse is likely to continue to sap investor appetite for risky assets and raise the dollar's safe-haven appeal.
Ten-year U.S. Treasury notes held steady in price to yield roughly 1.776 percent in Asia, little changed from late U.S. trade on Monday. The U.S. bond market was closed on Tuesday for Christmas.
"I think there is about a 50 percent chance of the cliff being avoided at the year-end through an agreement of some kind, even if it turns out to be just a short-term postponement," said Tomoaki Shishido, a rate analyst for Nomura Securities in Tokyo.
A U.S. official said on Tuesday that President Barack Obama may return to Washington from his Hawaiian holiday as early as Wednesday evening to address the unfinished negotiations over the "fiscal cliff" of some $600 billion in automatic spending cuts and tax increases set to start on January 1.
If the United States falls off the fiscal cliff, economists warn that the world's largest economy could plunge into recession and drag global economies down as well.
Data out of Asia on Wednesday underscored fragile global growth.
Exports in Thailand, Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, rose nearly 27 percent in November from a year ago, but that reflected recovery from flooding in late 2011 and not growth in global demand.
South Korea's key consumer sentiment index held steady in December from November and stood below the neutral point for a fifth consecutive month, diminishing hopes of a quick economic rebound.
Gold edged lower on Wednesday on uncertainty over the fiscal cliff, but a weaker yen sparked a rally in bullion futures on the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM).
Brent crude climbed above $109 per barrel on Wednesday in thin trade, with investors hoping for a last-minute deal to avoid a U.S. fiscal crisis. U.S. crude futures also inched up 0.4 percent to $88.94.
(Additional reporting by Ayai Tomisawa and Dominic Lau in Tokyo and Masayuki Kitano in Singapore; Editing by Richard Borsuk)
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The editors of Sudden Denouement Literary Collective know that our strength is our writers. We hope that you enjoy getting to know them through our new Writer Interview Series.
What name do you write under?
My name is Sarah Doughty and it is not a pseudonym. I wanted my real attached to my words, not just because it's nice to see my name, but also as a means of showing I'm fully capable as a writer – which is something I was told I would never be able to do as a child. I very much wanted to prove that theory wrong. And I believe I have succeeded in that endeavor.
In what part of the world do you live?
I live in Indiana USA, in a suburb just outside Indianapolis. It's an interesting place to live, I'll leave it at that.
Tell us about yourself.
Writing has always been a passion of mine. Even as a child I dreamed up stories to tell and even used crayons to attempt to tell those stories. But my childhood wasn't one of light and happiness. It was dark, cold, and full of horrors most people wouldn't dream of. Not only was I a victim of abuse, I was a victim of daily abuse. In every way imaginable. For my entire childhood. In addition to all the physical things that happened to me, I was reminded on a daily basis how worthless I was to my abuser. How little I mattered, except for getting what he wanted out of me. I was told that any dreams I might have – like growing up, finding love, happiness, and being successful at anything, including writing – would never come to pass, because I simply wasn't good enough to do those things. My entire childhood was marred by these daily occurrences. So much, that I suffer from complex PTSD, debilitating anxiety, and depression. It's a battle I fight every day.
Where do you publish your writing?
My website is called Heartstring Eulogies – a place where I can share my soul in words. It can be found at www.sarahdoughty.com. I can also be found at @thesarahdoughty on Instagram at www.instagram.com/thesarahdoughty.
When did you begin your blog and what motivated you start it?
A little over three years ago, I hit a wall. I was slowly remembering the worst of my abuse. The things that happened late at night after the world was asleep. The things that took place after I was beaten. At first I thought I was having some rather disturbing visions, dreams, and thoughts, but then I realized they were flashbacks. My worst fears were real. I wasn't beaten unconscious when I was a child. My mind repressed the memories of being sexually abused. When I hit that wall, I found myself in a job that I loved, but crumbling under the pressure. I needed to do something for myself. I needed to finally turn to writing, one of the few things I can do that actually makes me feel better. Helps me to center myself and to calm down. I wanted a means of keeping myself accountable for my goals. Not only did I want to prove my abuser wrong – to prove to myself that I was capable of writing, and maybe, if I was lucky, find others that enjoyed reading my words as well. So I began to write. Every day. Even on holidays. I was writing. And it helped me feel better. It became a habit, a need. And I flourished doing it. It made me genuinely happy. I have been writing ever since. I accomplished my goal, and I have no intention of stopping.
What inspires/motivates you to keep blogging on your site?
Initially I wanted my website/Instagram to be a part of my daily accountability – to force myself to keep posting, to keep writing. But along the way, I found much more than that. I've met some incredible souls along this journey that I wouldn't trade for anything. They are my sisters, my brothers, my support system. The ones I can turn to when I need some encouraging words. What I found was a family – a virtual one, but still very near and dear to my heart. They are what keep me going. Not just through their continued support, but for their love of what I share. And the souls I've touched – the readers I've been so fortunate to find – they are a daily reminder that I do have a gift and that I should continue sharing it.
When did you join the Sudden Denouement Literary Collective?
I joined Sudden Denouement about a year ago. It's strange to think that I've been a part of this amazing group for so long. It's been a pleasure and an honor to have my name included with some amazing writers.
How did you find your way to Sudden Denouement?
I suppose it was a lucky twist of fate. At least I'd like to think so. I met some incredible writers, and as Sudden Denouement began to make a name for itself, it was like a piece of a puzzle that fit just right. When I expressed my interest to join, I was honored to have been accepted into the fold.
What does "Divergent Literature" mean to you?
I believe that writing should push boundaries. That it should hit deep into memories, emotions, and tackle tricky situations and global topics. When I see "Divergent Literature," this is exactly what comes to mind. Every piece I have read that has crossed Sudden Denouement's doors, has hit on something important – but not in the same fashion as most other collectives. Writers at Sudden Denouement dare to go deeper. They dare to do more. And that's what I love about it.
Sudden Denouement Founder Jasper Kerkau frequently talks about Sudden Denouement writers using the 'secret language'. What is it?
I think for many of us, this "secret language" is what we make of it. It's how we share our souls with the world. How we can see, even between the lines, into the core of what these writers are saying. How we can relate on such a deep level and come out the other side feeling like we've met someone that knows exactly how we feel, or have felt in the past. I think we are all fluent in this secret language, and it brings us closer together.
Tell us about your literary influences?
Growing up, when I wasn't writing, I was reading. Anything to escape my life and become someone else. I've always been drawn to the darker side of tales. The horrors, the paranormal. As long as the characters are worth believing in, or are worth caring about, it doesn't matter to me how fantastical the story is. I want to see how they come out the other side. In a way, that makes the characters more real to me. That's why I've always loved Poe and Dante Alighieri, and those dark epic poetries. That's why I've always been fascinated with Stephen King. That's also why I decided to never shy away from the dark or even the fantastical – as long as the characters are real and flawed – the story is worth telling and reading.
Has any of your work been published in print? How did that happen?
I've been published in many different publications through the years. School and university publications, online publications. Even a few anthologies and special collaborations that are now in print. I've always been humbled and honored when editors read my words and feel that they should be shared with their readers.
My books are like my babies. I wrote the stories because they nagged at the back of my head for years. They needed to be told. And I love my characters. I'm rooting for them all the way. I've laughed with them, cried with them, lived with them. Telling their stories has been incredibly fun – and incredibly healing at the same time. That was why I made the decision to self-publish them for free. As long as my stories help me to feel better about my dark past and my current issues, I don't want cost to prevent someone from being able to read them.
What are your writing goals?
This last year has been especially hard on me, because I have migraines. They've been so severe that my books have been put on hold. I want to continue, and finish that initial story – wherever it leads me. It's amazing how one scene in a dream has spawned an entire series of books – one big story. Beyond that, I want to continue writing the same kinds of stories that resonate with me – not just the stories, but the characters. So many more stories to tell, and I want to be able to tell them all.
Which pieces of your own writing are your favorites?
I have so many favorites, it's difficult to choose. These are a few that I hope you will enjoy as much as I do.
What else would like to share about your writing, Sudden Denouement, or yourself?
No matter where my story takes me, I am honored to be able to write these words and share them with the world. I am honored to have a voice when I had none growing up. I am honored to be alive, when there were so many times I could have died. I am honored to be among friends, writers, and family. I am so very honored to be a part of Sudden Denouement and to have this family on this journey with me. I hope that the future holds only good things for all of us.


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In the spirit of Peeps diorama competitions everywhere, the epicurious staff has created six Game of Thrones scenes, starring those sugary creatures. I never thought that I would ever see incest rendered in Peeps form, but I suspect it simply fulfills one of those unwritten rules of the Internet. See the rest at epicurious.
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A quartet from the Down Under, Revive made waves early last year with their major label debut, Chorus Of The Saints; while not a perfect record by any means, it majored on a raw pop rock sound and some clever experimentation that stood out somewhat in their field. With this acceptable debut in tow, plus a replacement of guitarists (Nevertheless's AJ Cheek filling in the position), we are introduced to their sophomore effort on Essential Records, Blink.
Blink has the unfortunate problem with having too many good things to say and not enough exciting tracks to contain them. Indeed, the lyrical content in Blink is nothing but admirable; examples include "Something Glorious," which pleads for God's majesty and refuses to settle for mediocrity, while "We Were Meant To Be" makes a charge for Christians to arise to their higher calling. The listener would be much more receptive to these messages, however, if the music accompanying them was more interesting. "All Of This For You," "Hold On Love," "We Were Meant To Be," and "Love Rule Today" all have the mutual problem of having nothing musically for on which the listener can hang their hat. With a monotonous and sometimes even boring flow to the whole record, it's hard to stay involved in what's coming around the bend because of the album's predictability. And sometimes when Revive tries something different, it still doesn't improve the album's experience; "Welcome To Eternity" closes out the record on a contemplative note, and while being acoustically driven effectively contrasts it from the rest of the album, its execution is dull at best.
To the album's credit, Blink does make a grand first impression, starting out with what is possibly the band's most accomplished song to date, "Almost Missed This Moment." With a mastered guitar section and fast-paced drums, it takes everything Revive was good at from their first release and pairs it with polished production to achieve a solid track. Another potential standout is "Love Found Me." With atmospheric guitars and a driving beat, the song successfully becomes an experience without compromising the message. Aside from these particular tracks, however, Blink has very little that grabs attention to itself. If the whole album was modeled with this level of distinctiveness throughout, the record would have been far more rewarding of a listen.
Compared to Revive's debut record, Blink doesn't feel like the progression or improvement it should have been. While their sound does feel a bit more refined with cleaner production and sleeker songwriting, the raw flavor that made Chorus Of The Saints unique is no longer present, and the album feels forgettable upon its conclusion. There are indeed some aforementioned tracks that effectively stand out from the pack; as a whole, however, Blink feels only like an average, destined-for-radio CCM release that could have been much more.- PReview date: 5/13/10; Review date: 6/20/10, written by Roger Gelwicks of Jesusfreakhideout.com
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Now that Penny is once again a single lady, she's back on the prowl, but you won't believe who she hooks up with on Friday's episode of Happy Endings.
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The gang will be shocked to learn that Penny (Casey Wilson) rebounds with... the Car Czar (Rob Corddry). As if it couldn't get more awkward, she's actually temporarily staying with Brad (Damon Wayans, Jr.) and Jane (Eliza Coupe), who will act as her disapproving parents as she makes this colossal mistake. But it would be no fun if we didn't have a first look at this, ahem, interesting new couple, so check it out:
Happy Endings airs Fridays at 8/7c on ABC.


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Tupac Hologram Has Been Shot
Wait… what?! Yeah, you read that correctly. So many clever things are possible in the digital age. The late Tupac can appear at a concert via a hologram. The same hologram can also be shot and part of a faux newscast (thanks to antiquiet), delivered by one of the best in the business: Anchorman Ron Burgundy. You stay classy, Internet.
You can view a photo of a Burgundy news package, with the breaking headline that the Tupac hologram was shot. It's certainly an intriguing image. Holograms can live and die, if you follow the logic of this image.
We're not really sure what the backstory is. Creative editing? A possible inclusion in the film's sequel, which is in the works? A riff on how the digital age pretty much turns the impossible into its opposite?
It could be anything, really. Thanks to the folks at antiquiet for giving us something to think about on so many levels. One thing's for sure: This sure gets us excited for the 'Anchorman 2′ release.


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- Portage bill for the Brig Othello, listing crew names, wages, and term of employment on a passage to the coast of Africa. Notes four men, George Harvey, Michael Keable, John Chace, and Ezekiel Mitchell [Mitchel] that "left the vessel at Virginia." On back, additional detail about wage payments to crew members.
- Insurance claim for the loss of slaves aboard the Brig Othello during a trading voyage to Leeward [Islands, West Indies], due to the "carelessness" and "neglect" of crew members Nathaniel Shearman, Ezekiel Mitchell, and John Bent. Claim submitted in Barbados and created by notary public Thomas Workman.