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|Daniel L. W. Chieng, Jack B. Andersen, Larry E. Hand
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/805,591, filed Mar. 19, 2004.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/805,591 claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/469,725, entitled "SRC with Dual Input Rate Estimator Counters for Automatic Second Sample Rate Detection," by Chieng, et al., filed May 12, 2003; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/456,414, entitled "Adaptive Anti-Clipping Protection," by Taylor, et al., filed Mar. 21, 2003; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/456,430, entitled "Frequency Response Correction," by Taylor, et al., filed Mar. 21, 2003; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/456,429, entitled "High-Efficiency, High-Performance Sample Rate Converter," by Andersen, et al., filed Mar. 21, 2003; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/456,421, entitled "Output Device Switch Timing Correction," by Taylor, et al., filed Mar. 21, 2003; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/456,422, entitled "Output Filter, Phase/Timing Correction," by Taylor, et al., filed Mar. 21, 2003; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/456,428, entitled "Output Filter Speaker/Load Compensation," by Taylor, et al., filed Mar. 21, 2003; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/456,420, entitled "Output Stage Channel Timing Calibration," by Taylor, et al., filed Mar. 21, 2003; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/456,427, entitled "Intelligent Over-Current, Over-Load Protection," by Hand, et al., filed Mar. 21, 2003.
Priority is claimed to each of the above applications, and each of the above applications is incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates generally to audio amplification systems, and more particularly to systems and methods for converting multiple data streams at an input sample rate to one or more output sample rates using dual rate estimate counters.
2. Related Art
Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) or Class D signal amplification technology has existed for a number of years. PWM technology has become more popular with the proliferation of Switched Mode Power Supplies (SMPS). Since this technology emerged, there has been an increased interest in applying PWM techniques in signal amplification applications as a result of the significant efficiency improvement that can be realized through the use of Class D power output topology instead of the legacy (linear Class AB) power output topology.
Early attempts to develop signal amplification applications utilized the same approach to amplification that was being used in the early SMPS. More particularly, these attempts utilized analog modulation schemes that resulted in very low performance applications. These applications were very complex and costly to implement. Consequently, these solutions were not widely accepted. Prior art analog implementations of Class D technology have therefore been unable to displace legacy Class AB amplifiers in mainstream amplifier applications.
Recently, digital PWM modulation schemes have surfaced. These schemes use Sigma-Delta modulation techniques to generate the PWM signals used in the newer digital Class D implementations. These digital PWM schemes, however, did little to offset the major barriers to integration of PWM modulators into the total amplifier solution. Class D technology has therefore continued to be unable to displace legacy Class AB amplifiers in mainstream applications.
One of the problems with conventional digital audio amplifiers relates to the fact that there are many different sources of audio data that may need to be amplified. For instance, the audio data sources may be CD players, MP3 players, digital audio tape players, or other types of data sources. The problem is that these devices may provide digital audio data at different sample rates. A CD player, for example, may output digital audio data at a sample rate of 44.1 kHz, while a digital audio tape player may output data at a sample rate of 32 kHz.
Conventional digital audio amplifiers do not have a particularly efficient mechanism for dealing with the different sample rates that may be encountered. For instance, a conventional system typically has to provide two entirely separate sample rate converters in order to handle two different data sources that have different sample rates. Further, each of these sample rate converters has to be configured to handle a particular predetermined sample rate. If the audio data that is received does not have the predetermined sample rate, the sample rate converter cannot properly convert the input audio data to the sample rate that is used within the processing system of the amplifier. These mechanisms for handling different input sample rates are therefore relatively costly and inflexible.
One or more of the problems outlined above may be solved by the various embodiments of the invention. Broadly speaking, the invention comprises systems and methods for converting input data streams having variable sample rates to an output sample rate that are used in processing the data streams.
One embodiment of the invention comprises a system having a clock source, first and second counters coupled to the clock source and configured to count cycles between frame sync signals in first and second digital data streams, respectively, and a data processor coupled to the first and second counters. The data processor is configured to read the number of cycles counted by each of the first and second counters between corresponding frame sync signals and to convert the first digital data stream from a corresponding input sample rate to a predetermined output sample rate based on the number of cycles counted in the corresponding digital data stream. In one embodiment, the data processor converts the second digital data stream from a corresponding input sample rate to the predetermined output sample rate based on the ratio of the numbers of cycles counted by the first and second counters.
In one embodiment, the counters are configured to count cycles by incrementing each time a cycle is detected. In one embodiment, the output of the rate estimators (which is based on the numbers of cycles counted by the counters) may be low-pass filtered to reduce variations in the estimated input sample rates. In one embodiment, the system is implemented in a single sample rate converter in a digital PWM amplifier. In one embodiment, the system includes a FIFO corresponding to each data source for storing audio data until the data can be converted from the corresponding input sample rate to the output sample rate.
An alternative embodiment of the invention comprises a method which includes the steps of receiving a clock signal and first and second digital data streams, counting the numbers of samples in the first and second digital data streams, and converting the first digital data stream from a corresponding input sample rate to a predetermined output sample rate based on the number of samples counted in this data stream. The method may also include converting the second digital data stream from a corresponding input sample rate to a predetermined output sample rate based on the ratio of samples counted in the first data stream to the number of samples counted in the second data stream.
In one embodiment, the method is implemented in a single sample rate converter of a digital PWM audio amplifier. In one embodiment, the cycles are counted by incrementing counters each time a cycle is detected. In one embodiment, the output of the rate estimators based on the numbers of cycles counted for each data stream may be low-pass filtered. In one embodiment, the data from each data source is stored in a FIFO until a corresponding sample rate is estimated and the data can be converted from the estimated input sample rate to the output sample rate.
Numerous additional embodiments are also possible.
Other objects and advantages of the invention may become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon reference to the accompanying drawings.
While the invention is subject to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and the accompanying detailed description. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and detailed description are not intended to limit the invention to the particular embodiment which is described. This disclosure is instead intended to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
One or more embodiments of the invention are described below. It should be noted that these and any other embodiments described below are exemplary and are intended to be illustrative of the invention rather than limiting.
As described herein, various embodiments of the invention comprise systems and methods for converting multiple data streams at two or more corresponding input sample rates to an output sample rate using dual rate estimate counters.
As noted above, audio amplifier systems may receive input audio data from multiple sources. These sources may have various sample rates. For example, the digital audio output from a CD player may have a sample rate of 44.1 kHz, while the output from a digital audio tape player may have a sample rate of 32 kHz. In some instances, the different audio data streams may comprise multi-channel audio. In this instance, one data stream has what is considered a "primary" sample rate, while the other data stream has what is considered a "sub-sample" rate. The "sub-sample" rate is typically an integer multiple of the primary sample rate. For example, the DVD-Audio specification permits some channels to be sampled at twice the primary sample rate. There are also instances in which the sample rates of the different audio data streams are not multiples of each other, or are not at the predetermined rates.
The present systems and methods, rather than using two separate sample rate converters that can only accept certain input sample rates, use a single sample rate converter with multiple rate estimator counters. Including one or more additional rate estimator counters adds minimal logic to the system, but increases the capabilities as described below. In one embodiment, both rate estimator counters are clocked by the same high speed system clock. The output of each counter is stored in a register accessible by the digital signal processor (DSP) of the sample rate converter. During normal operation, one of the rate estimator counters will capture the primary sample rate, and its output will be used for rate estimation. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the secondary sample rate is a multiple of the primary sample rate. The second rate estimator counter is therefore read by the DSP, and the value is compared to the first rate estimator counter value to determine the relative integer multiple value. The sample rate converter then adapts automatically and adjusts the conversion ratio accordingly. This methodology removes the need for input sample rate messaging or external configuration.
Data at each sample rate will be stored separately in the input FIFO and the DSP processes each block of data according to the corresponding sample rate. This concept may apply to a multi-sample rate converter configuration as well. The master sample rate converter performs the rate estimation, while slaves detect the sub-sample rates. This concept may also be applied to having any number of rate estimate counters for multiple rate detection, only limited by the bandwidth of the DSP.
One approach is to add a second rate estimator (RE) counter that has a minimal amount of logic, adding insignificant cost to the system. Both rate estimate counters are clocked by the same high speed system clock. The output of the counter is stored in a register accessible by the digital signal processor (DSP) of the sample rate converter. During normal operation, one of the rate estimate counters will capture the primary sample rate, and its output will be used for rate estimation. The second rate estimate counter is read by the DSP, and the value is compared to the first rate estimate counter value to determine the relative integer multiple value. The sample rate converter then adapts automatically and adjusts the conversion ratio accordingly. This methodology removes the need for input sample rate messaging or external configuration.
In one embodiment, data at each sample rate is stored separately in the input FIFO and the DSP processes each block of data according to the corresponding sample rate. This concept may apply to a multi-sample rate converter configuration as well. The master sample rate converter performs the rate estimation, while slaves detect the sub-sample rates. This concept may also be applied to having any number of rate estimate counters for multiple rate detection, only limited by the bandwidth of the DSP.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is implemented in an audio amplification system. As noted above, pulse width modulation (PWM) technology has recently been applied in audio amplification systems, but has suffered from the drawbacks of conventional methodologies. These methodologies employ analog modulation schemes which are very complex and costly, and which provide relatively poor performance. The present systems and methods are instead implemented in digital modulation schemes and employ methodologies which overcome some of the problems that existed in the prior art.
Referring to
In the present systems and methods, sample rate converter 110 converts the input data stream from the sample rate at which it was received to a predetermined internal rate which is used within system 100. In one embodiment, this internal sample rate is 100 kHz. Thus, if data is received at a sample rate of 50 kHz, sample rate converter 110 will re-sample the data to produce a corresponding internal data stream at a sample rate of 100 kHz. This internal data stream is then provided to an audio effects subsystem 120. Audio effects subsystem 120 performs any desired processing on the internal data stream and provides the resulting processed data stream to PWM modulator 130.
The data stream received by PWM modulator 130 represents a pulse code modulated signal. PWM modulator 130 converts this data stream to a pulse width modulated signal. The pulse width modulated signal is then provided to output stage 140. In output stage 140 amplifies the pulse width modulated signal and may perform some filtering or further processing of the amplified signal. The resulting signal is then output to a speaker system 150, which converts the electrical signal to an audible signal which can be heard by a listener.
The present disclosure focuses on the sample rate converter in the audio system described above. As explained above, the purpose of the sample rate converter is to receive an input data stream which is sampled at a first rate, and to generate an output data stream which is sampled at a second rate. While the audio signal which is represented by the data stream remains essentially unchanged (at least in some embodiments), the sampling rate is changed to conform to the requirements of the audio system so that it can be processed by the system.
Referring to
The up-sampled data stream is low-pass filtered and then decimated to reduce the sample rate from the intermediate rate to the desired output rate. After down-sampling, the sample rate is Fout=(M/N)�Fin. The down-sampling, or decimation, of the data stream is typically accomplished by dropping samples from the intermediate data stream. For example, if the intermediate data stream is sampled at 200 kHz and the desired output sample rate is 100 kHz, every other sample will be dropped.
Ideally, M and N are integers. If M is an integer, the up-sampling of the input data stream comprises inserting M−1 new samples, evenly spaced between each of the original samples. Then, if N is an integer, the down-sampling of the intermediate data stream comprises taking only every Nth sample and dropping the rest. This is illustrated in
One of the problems with a straightforward implementation of the up-sampling and down-sampling of the input data stream is that, in order to make M and N integers, and in order to maintain the desired resolution, M and N typically must be very large numbers. Consider the example of
Another problem with the interpolation-and-decimation methodology is that it may be difficult to handle variations in the sample rates of the received data streams. In typical audio systems, each device or component may generate its own clock signal upon which the corresponding sample rate is based. Even if the clock signals for two components are intended to be identical, however, the clock signals are not synchronized and may have slight variations. As a result of the differences in clock signals, data may be dropped, or buffers may overflow, resulting in errors. The present sample rate converter is designed to handle these differences.
It should be noted that audio systems may also include various different types of audio sources. For example, the audio signal may be generated by a CD player, MP3 player, digital audio tape or the like. These devices may be configured to generate audio signals at different sample rates. For instance, a CD player may provide an output signal that has a 44.1 kHz sample rate, while a digital audio tape player may generate an output signal at a 32 kHz sample rate. The present systems and methods enable the sample rate converter to accommodate multiple different sample rates in the input data stream. Moreover, the sample rate converter is capable of independently adjusting each channel to accommodate a different input sample rate. By comparison, prior art systems can only accommodate different sample rates on different channels if the two sample rates are known.
The accommodation of different sample rates, and variations between rates that are nominally the same, may be achieved in part through the use of a polyphase filter. The polyphase filter performs the functions of both interpolator 210 and decimator 220. The polyphase filter performs these functions by interpolating the input data stream in a manner which does not require that the data stream be up-sampled by an integer factor or down-sampled by an integer factor.
The interpolator and the decimator described above are typically implemented as (FIR-type) filters. The polyphase filter is obviously also a filter, but rather than generating a large number of samples (as performed by the interpolation filter) and then throwing away unneeded samples and (as performed by the decimation filter), the polyphase filter generates only those samples that will, in the end, be retained. Thus, compared to the example of
The polyphase filter is defined by a set of filter coefficients. If the coefficients are extrapolated to a different set of coefficients, different sampling rates are achieved. This enables non-integer sample rate conversion through the choice of appropriate filter coefficients.
Referring to
As shown in
Frame sync signals associated with the audio data are received by rate estimator counters 421 and 422. Rate estimator counters 421 and 422 simply count the numbers of clock cycles between samples received on the respective channels. (It should be noted that, while the present embodiment has two channels, and corresponding rate estimators, other embodiments may handle N channels and have N corresponding sets of components.) One of the rate estimator counters is selected by multiplexer 430 and the corresponding count is filtered by low pass filter 440. The filtered sample rate count is forwarded to phase selection unit 450, and is used to interpolate the filter coefficients for the polyphase filter. The interpolated polyphase filter coefficients are then convolved with the data samples in convolution unit 410 to produce the re-sampled data.
Referring to
The manner in which sample rate converter 520 utilizes the rate estimate counters may vary from one embodiment to another. For instance, in one embodiment, sample rate converter 520 may reset the rate estimate counters at regular intervals. in another embodiment, sample rate converter 520 may maintain a rolling count over the required interval. Sample rate converter 520 may also low-pass filter the count in order to reduce jitter in the computed sample rate.
The audio data to which these frame sync signals correspond is received on separate lines. More specifically, the audio data stream corresponding to frame sync signal 0 on line 530 is received by the sample rate converter on line 533. This data stream includes audio data for two channels (channels 1 and 2), as the data is typically handled in stereo pairs. The audio data stream for channels 3 and 4 (corresponding to frame sync signal 1 on line 531) is received by the sample rate converter on line 533. The audio data received on each of line 533 and 534 is stored in separate buffers (one for each data stream). In one embodiment, these buffers are FIFOs. As the sample rate for each of the data streams is computed, the appropriate conversion (to achieve the desired output sample rate) is determined. The data is then removed from the buffers and converted to the output sample rate.
In one embodiment, the output of one counter is used for rate estimation of a primary data stream. The second rate estimate counter is then read by the sample rate converter, and the value is compared to the value read from the first rate estimate counter value to determine the ratio between them. This ratio corresponds to the ratio between the sample rates of the two data streams. The ratio is typically an integer multiple. The sample rate converter may be configured to adapt the computed sample rates for the two data streams so that one rate is an integer multiple of the other. The sample rate converter then converts the primary data stream according to the sample rate determined from the value in the first rate estimate counter and converts the secondary data stream according to the sample rate determined from the ratio of the counter values.
Referring again to
In one embodiment, rate estimator counters 421 and 422 are 24-bit counters. Each can select from four input frame sync signals: SAI LRCK; SPDIF RX frame sync; Packet Data frame sync; and ESSI frame sync. The period measurement is accomplished by counting the number of DSP clock cycles within the counting period of the frame sync signal. The counting period is programmable, typically with the period equal to 1. In this embodiment, the count is multiplied by a gain. The gain is a 12-bit integer which is typically set to a power of 2, which is equivalent to a 1-bit left shift which creates an additional bit of resolution.
Low pass filter 440 is, in one embodiment, a second-order IIR filter. This filter may, for example, comprise a pair of cascaded first-order IIR filters. Low pass filter 440 attenuates jitter in the count received from the rate estimator counter. This ensures that the count changes slowly, and thereby improves the quality of the sample rate conversion. The averaging process that is implemented by the low pass filter causes the potential for buffer underflow or overflow. This problem is corrected by implementing closed loop feedback in the software which adjusts a 24-bit offset that is added to the count value before the value is passed through low pass filter 440. In one embodiment, the filter coefficient of low pass filter 440 is adjustable to allow faster frequency and phase lock.
Coefficient interpolator 460 works in conjunction with the ROM in which the coefficients are stored and the ROM address generator that provides addresses for retrieval of the coefficients for use by the interpolator. The filter coefficients are actually stored in two ROMs—one stores even coefficients, while the other stores odd coefficients. The interpolator performs a cubic spline interpolation. The interpolator employs a five-stage, two-cycle pipeline to perform the interpolation, thereby enabling resource sharing while maintaining a throughput of one interpolation per two clock cycles.
In one embodiment, the software of the sample rate converter is responsible for performing a number of tasks. For example, as mentioned above, rate estimator counters 421 and 422 multiply their respective counter values by a gain, but the gain is determined by the software. Similarly, the offset and filter coefficients for the low pass filter following the rate estimator counters are determined by the software. The software is further responsible for calculating the ratio of the input sample rate (Fin) to the output sample rate (Fout). Based upon the ratio of sample rates and the filtered counter values, the software determines the filter length, phase and phase increment for interpolation of the polyphase filter coefficients. Further, the software is responsible for convolving the polyphase filter coefficients with the input samples, managing the input and output FIFOs, and providing feedback for adjustment of the estimated input sample rate.
The software components are implemented in a data processor. Typical modern processors have the capability of executing tight loops very efficiently while reading in data streams. For example, digital signal processors (DSP's) have "zero overhead looping" capability. Modern microcontrollers also have the capability of executing multiple instructions per cycle. These DSP's and microcontrollers typically also have separate program and data memories that make them suitable for sample rate converter applications.
These processors have the capability, for example, to execute the following in one processor cycle: read a data sample from memory (as indicated by a sample pointer register); update the sample pointer register to point to a next sample; multiply the data sample by a coefficient value; and add (accumulate) the result of the multiplication in a data register. If the polyphase filter contains X coefficients, X clock cycles are used to compute one output sample.
Aside from the functions mentioned above, the sample rate converter is responsible for reading and interpolating the polyphase filter coefficients. A processor can handle a number of parallel channels Y at the same time, where Y is limited by the available number of accumulator and sample pointer registers. When Y channels are processed simultaneously using identical coefficients, relatively compact hardware can be designed to perform the following in Y or less cycles: read a number of coefficients from memory (as indicated by coefficient pointer); update a coefficient pointer register; and perform interpolation to calculate filter coefficients to a desired precision.
In "pseudo C" the processor would do the following:
for every output sample
Initialize the hardware coefficient calculator
for j=1 to Y
o[Y] = 0;
// Initialize accumulators
p[Y] = start(N);
// Initialize pointers
for i=1 to X
// For every coefficient
C = mem[coeff]
// Read coefficient
for j=1 to Y
// For every channel
o[Y] += C*mem[p[Y]++]
Typically, the inner loop using j would be unrolled, and reading the next coefficient would be done in parallel with the last iteration (j=Y). A simple and efficient processor would calculate a new coefficient for every Y cycles. A more flexible solution would calculate a coefficient in Y or fewer cycles. When a new sample becomes available, it will halt computations until this sample is read and thereby automatically adjust to the rate at which the DSP reads the filter coefficients. Besides making the actual value of Y more flexible, this also allows the processor to periodically halt the computations and service other functions like interrupts.
In some embodiments, components of the sample rate converter may be shared between two or more independent sample rate conversion paths. For instance, two different paths may both use the same interpolator hardware.
Those of skill in the art will understand that information and signals may be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced throughout the above description may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof. The information and signals may be communicated between components of the disclosed systems using any suitable transport media, including wires, metallic traces, vias, optical fibers, and the like.
Those of skill will further appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Those of skill in the art may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present invention.
The various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented or performed with general purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs) or other logic devices, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), discrete gates or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functions described herein. A general purpose processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, state machine or the like. A processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.
The steps of the methods or algorithms described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in software or firmware modules executed by a processor, or in a combination thereof. A software product may reside in RAM memory, flash memory, ROM memory, EPROM memory, EEPROM memory, registers, hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. In the alternative, the storage medium may be integral to the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside in an ASIC. The ASIC may reside in a user terminal. In the alternative, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
The benefits and advantages which may be provided by the present invention have been described above with regard to specific embodiments. These benefits and advantages, and any elements or limitations that may cause them to occur or to become more pronounced are not to be construed as critical, required, or essential features of any or all of the claims. As used herein, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variations thereof, are intended to be interpreted as non-exclusively including the elements or limitations which follow those terms. Accordingly, a system, method, or other embodiment that comprises a set of elements is not limited to only those elements, and may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to the claimed embodiment.
While the present invention has been described with reference to particular embodiments, it should be understood that the embodiments are illustrative and that the scope of the invention is not limited to these embodiments. Many variations, modifications, additions and improvements to the embodiments described above are possible. It is contemplated that these variations, modifications, additions and improvements fall within the scope of the invention.
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Lanzarote's most famous son, the artist and designer César Manrique, was a man with a strong sense of place. "I believe that we are witnessing a historic moment," he said in 1987, "where the huge danger to the environment is so evident that we must conceive a new responsibility with respect to the future." But words were not enough; he'd decided to do something about it.
Manrique was born 90 years ago in Arrecife, Lanzarote's capital. He studied and worked in Europe and New York before returning to this, the easternmost Canary Island, in 1966. He was on a mission to preserve and beautify the place, using nature as his inspiration – and it worked. As a result of his efforts there is but one high-rise block in Lanzarote: the Gran Hotel in Arrecife, which was built before he began his architectural crusade. Even this has been refurbished recently, its view of the Atlantic utterly uninterrupted by further development.
Mankind's relatively restrained impact on the landscape here is plain to see. Manrique's aesthetic of low-rise, whitewashed buildings – evident in the Fundació*building that was once his home and now bears his name – works perfectly against the stark backdrop of this raw and rugged Atlantic outpost.
The interior of the island, meanwhile, is dominated by a spine of still-grumbling volcanoes. An artist's palette here would go heavy on browns, reds, golds and ochres; the brush strokes themselves would be bold, jagged, brutal. It's no coincidence that the Manrique-designed sign for the Timanfaya National Park consists of a grinning devil, its forked tail dripping downwards cheekily. This is the land of the "Fire Mountains", a fearsome, elemental place.
Lucifer himself would surely feel at home astride one of the grumpy camels that plod in caravans across the crumbled basalt.
Within the park, at Islote de Hilario, our camera captured the scene as a guide solemnly poured water into a crack in the ground. I, for one, wasn't quite sure what to expect, but the geyser of super-heated steam that rocketed upwards seconds later was undeniably impressive. Lanzarote doesn't like to be trifled with: a barbecue within the nearby restaurant uses heat stored within the earth to char-grill chicken legs by the dozen.
But there's tranquillity on offer, too. I sipped a glass of Lanzarote's fragrant white wine as we recorded the sun setting – reds and golds again – over the hills near Puerto del Carmen, the island's main tourist hub. The vines for this are found growing in strange circular scoops carved out from the landscape, often guarded by low stone walls that protect the grapes from the Atlantic winds. It's a peculiarly regular pattern in a thoroughly disordered landscape; man and nature combining in a way that Manrique would presumably have thoroughly approved of.
From earth and fire, to air and water. The elements combine rather differently in Fuerteventura. Just half an hour by ferry from Lanzarote, this place is all about the wind and the waves. In summer, the wind- and kite-surfing world championships are held here; in the winter, surfers ride the white water which crashes against nearly 100 miles of beach.
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But there are plenty of other sports to try here in the adventure capital of the Atlantic: sailing, perhaps, or scuba-diving. And after my recent dunkings, I can speak from experience when I say that the water is impressively warm even at the very end of November.
Fuerteventura is bigger than Lanzarote, and developing fast. But like its little brother to the east, the interior of the island is a strange amalgam of present-day tranquillity and ancient turmoil. When we paused at the peaceful village of La Oliva to film the simple lines of its colonial-era church, my eye was drawn first to the vivid blue sky that contrasted so pleasingly with the white stucco of the building – and then to the jutting volcano that glowered just beyond.
The Basque poet Miguel de Unamuno, exiled to Fuerteventura by the government in Madrid in the 1920s, called it "an oasis in the desert of civilisation". It's a description that holds true today: far fewer people live here than on Lanzarote, and the raw, untamed character of this island is evident after just a few minutes watching the surfers along its western shores. Try as they might to tame the waves, the Atlantic always wins in the end.
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Should you happen to have the good fortune to find yourself one morning reading the local newspaper in La Palma's luscious capital, Santa Cruz, you may be surprised to learn that the Canary Islands appear to have acquired a new, eighth isle. An entire page is devoted to the goings-on on "La Octava Isla".
Take another bittersweet sip of cafe con leche, glance around at architectural surroundings that reflect the creams and dark browns of the coffee options, and read on. You are likely to be entertained by the latest pronouncements of Hugo Chávez, el presidente of Venezuela. "The Eighth Isle" refers to this vast South American nation: the people of Caracas share much in terms of genes, gastronomy and culture with the citizens of Santa Cruz.
La Palma is an island on the edge. It lies at the wild north-west of the Canaries, and as such has been a trading post since the New World was first a novelty . Many people from La Palma emigrated with high hopes and returned with full pockets, which embellished this Atlantic fragment. Consequently, the island's links with Venezuela – as well as Cuba – seem as strong as those with the Spanish mainland.
Spain's very own emerald isle is a vulcanologist's heaven, having emerged barely a blink ago in terms of the age of the earth, and with a mile-high National Park at its heart spilling from the Caldera de Taburiente, the most impressive of the many craters that have combined to create terra firma (at least for now – La Palma was the location for the most recent eruption in the Canaries, 38 years ago).
The National Park is the centre of a network of 600 miles of trails that spread across the island. A web of wonderment, indeed – but one that was born from necessity rather than a celebration of La Palma's great outdoors. The guanchos, La Palma's original inhabitants, first began to blaze trails through the corrugated countryside, and settlers from Spain, Flanders and beyond extended the network. Today, all paths seem to lead to the Balcó*de Taburiente. This café is half a mile above sea level, with the ocean ahead, the national park behind and a café con leche in front of me.
The question that kept coming back to me was: where is everyone? Given the beauty of the island and its modest but impressive selection of beaches – including Tazacorte on the dry, sunny west side, which is claimed to be the sunniest place in the nation – La Palma feels strangely empty. Which, I guess, is part of its charm.
Back in Santa Cruz, I decided this must be Europe's closest approximation to Latin America. El Salvador is both a small Central American country, and also the name of the beautiful church that decorates the centre of Santa Cruz. There are even a couple of bars, El Floridita and La Bodeguita del Medio, shipped straight from Havana. The New World is closer than you thought.
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text: Fridge Locker Secures Your Snacks From Crappy Roommates and Co-WorkersSean Fallon11/09/09 4:00pmFiled to: FoodFridge lockerRefrigeratorSecurityLock65EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink Tired of your lunch being stolen by your roommates and co-workers? Instead of hiding your snacks, get serious about security with the fridge locker. Advertisement Essentially, it's a polyurethane cage full of goodies that you store in the fridge and secure with a combination lock (included). Of course, there's nothing preventing thieves from stealing the entire cage and working on it later with a hacksaw, but that's a lot of trouble to go through for a can of Beefaroni and a bottle of Mtn Dew. [Perpetual Kid via RGS via OhGizmo]Reply65 repliesLeave a reply


text: Publisher's Description+ From MapXL: World Atlas HD is an informative maps app- a rich repository of political, physical, boundary and thematic maps providing last-mile information on continents, countries and cities. This interactive app is a handy guide for professionals, businesses, researchers and students looking for value-added maps. Users can compare countries based on various parameters. The App keeps users updated about the current happenings with bite-size news of latest amends. The updated version of the app comes with a revamped UI that creates different interaction patterns compatible with iPads. HD is ahead of the competition curve by the virtue of its offline navigation support, which means users can work on the maps even without data connection. It enables users to share the maps with friends and family through various social media channels. The app comes with some interactive In-App purchases that includes maps of countries with detailed information and the facility to print or email your favourite maps.Get your World Atlas now!! What's new in this version: Updated Maps read more +


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I am Johnny Parker and I am 22. I have studied the weather since I was 5. I have cerebral palsy and my goal is to become a meteorologist.
By: JohnnyParker , 10:31 AM GMT on March 23, 2013
Good Morning! At Smithville, MS, the current temperature is 46 and it feels like 46. There is an 80% chance of scattered thunderstorms today, and a slight chance of rain tomorrow. Winds tomorrow will be West at 21mph. Main threats for today into early Sunday morning will be for large hail, damaging winds, heavy rainfall of 1-3 inches with locally 3+ inches, and flash flooding. An isolated tornado or two cannot be ruled out. Highs will continue to range between 51 and 73 with lows between 28 and 55. At the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo, MS, the current temperature is 47 and it feels like 47. Todays high is 58 and a low of 52 with an 80% chance of scattered thunderstorms. Sundays high is 56 with a slight chance of rain and winds West at 23mph.
Now, for your Severe Weather Update for the Southeast Region. There could be severe weather potential around March 30th-April 2nd, around April 5th-6th, and around April 7th.
Hope yall are having a great Saturday and I'll have another post tomorrow.
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Cannibalism: A Biological and Evolutionary Perspective
Sounds of Science Podcast
Ubiquitin System: The Next Class of Drug Targets?
A Complex Role in Cellular Process & Growing Tool Set to Elucidate It
Bispecific Antibodies Close in on Cancer
Plotting Molecular Pincer Movements, Denying Cancer Room to Maneuver
Troubleshooting SPR
Resolving Nonspecific Binding, Regeneration and Other Problems
20 NIH Scientists Win Highest Honor From President Obama
For this year's Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)—the highest honor the U.S. government bestows to outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers—President Barack Obama is honoring 102 accomplished early-career scientists from several different federal agencies, including 20 from the NIH.
According to the NIH, 17 of the 20 honorees are new investigators working at institutions around the nation; the other three hold positions in the NIH Intramural Programs.
PECASE was established in 1996 under President Clinton to honor scientists and engineers who are just getting started in their careers, but whose accomplishments so early on show great promise in assuring the nation's preeminence in science and engineering and also contribute to the awarding agencies' missions. Winners are selected for their innovative research and commitment to community service through scientific leadership, community outreach, or public education.
The NIH has funded 233 PECASE recipients since the award's establishment; they had 20 PECASE winners last year as well. Other departments who funded and/or employed many winners this year include the National Science Foundation with 19, the Department of Energy with 13, and the Department of Defense with 16.
"The impressive achievements of these early-stage scientists and engineers are promising indicators of even greater successes ahead," President Obama said in a statement. "We are grateful for their commitment to generating the scientific and technical advancements that will ensure America's global leadership for many years to come."
A complete list of this year's winners can be found here.
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American Horror Story fans got a surprise Monday as tidbits of information about Season 6 appeared on social media channels for the show. Many were certain the Season 6 theme would soon be announced after these channels went black on June 14; however, as of Monday, the AHS Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts don profile pictures… Continue reading
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Daenerys Will Depart For Westeros In The Season 6 Finale
Daenerys has had a brief but impactful storyline in Game of Thrones Season 6. We haven't seen her all that much, but when we have, she's done big things. She was captured by the Dothraki, and now she controls the united Dothraki horde—the most powerful military force in the world. She's returning to Meereen, where Tyrion… Continue reading
Giant Animals on Television: Great White Shark Attacks
People love watching animal documentaries, mostly because wildlife is so different than human life. Seeing exotic and giant animals tend to get the most interest due to their dominance in the animal kingdom.
BBC Earth is great at showing giant animals in their natural habitat and recently aired a short youtube clip showing the great white shark feeding on its prey. In the clip, Steve Backshall is on the look out for one of the oceans most giant animals, the great white shark, in order to measure just how much of a super giant this enormous predator truly is.
12 Netflix Originals You Can't Miss In 2016
If you've seen any of Netflix's original programming already, you'll probably agree that we do indeed live in the second Golden Age of Television, and these upcoming renewals and premieres are not exempt!
NOTE: This is just a selection from our list of Netflix original programming.
Feb 19 – Love
March 11 – Flaked
March 4 – House of Cards (season 4)
March 18 – Daredevil (season 2)
April 1 – The Ranch
April 1 – Lost & Found Music Studios
April 15 – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (season 2)
May 5 – Marseille
May 6 – Grace and Frankie (season 2)
June 17 – Orange Is The New Black (season 4)
July 15 – Stranger Things
Aug 12 – The Get Down
TBA – Bloodline (season 2)
TBA – Jessica Jones (season 2)
List of all Netflix Original Programming
If you love Netflix, then you should definitely check out their original programming. Between their highly acclaimed dramas, stand-up comedy specials, animated comedies and kid's shows, there's something for everybody on the most popular online streaming site.
Below is a complete list of all Netflix original programming.
NOTE: This document may change from time to time as Netflix cancels plans and adds new programming.
Fuller House
The Ranch
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Grace and Frankie
Orange Is The New Black
Stranger Things
The Get Down
House of Cards
Marvel's Daredevil
Lost & Found Music Studios
Hemlock Grove
Marco Polo
Master of None
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
W/ Bob & David
BoJack Horseman
F is for Family
Turbo FAST
Richie Rich
VeggieTales in the House
All Hail King Julien
Project Mc2
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show
Care Bears & Cousins
Dawn of the Croods
The Problem Solverz
Arrested Development
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Killing
Trailer Park Boys
DreamWorks Dragons
Trailer Park Boys: Live in F**kin' Dublin
Trailer Park Boys: Swearnet Live
Trailer Park Boys: Live at the North Pole
Bojack Horseman Christmas Special: Sabrina's Christmas Wish
Ever After High: Spring Unsprung
Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland
A Very Murray Christmas
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High And Unemployed Live In Austin
Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes
Chef's Table
Making a Murderer
Russell Peters vs. the World
Art of Conflict
The Zen of Bennett
The Short Game
The Square
The Battered Bastards of Baseball
Mission Blue
Print the Legend[19]
My Own Man
The Other One: The Long Strange Trip of Bob Weir
Hot Girls Wanted
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom
Stand-up Comedy
Bill Burr: You People Are All the Same
Craig Ferguson: I'm Here to Help
Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
Russell Peters: Notorious
Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive
Jim Jefferies: Bare
Chelsea Handler: Uganda Be Kidding Me
Doug Benson: Doug Dynasty
Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats
Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way
Nick Offerman: American Ham
Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot
Ralphie May: Unruly
Aziz Ansari: Live at Madison Square Garden
Chris D'Elia: Incorrigible
Jen Kirkman: I'm Gonna Die Alone (And I Feel Fine)
Chris Tucker: Chris Tucker Live
Demetri Martin: Live (At the Time)
Anjelah Johnson: Not Fancy
Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid
Brent Morin: I'm Brent Morin
Mike Epps: After Dark
Tom Segura: Mostly Stories
Beasts of No Nation
The Ridiculous 6
'Satisfaction' Goes From Polyamorous To Psychedelic
The best show on USA just got better, with mind-expanding experiences ranging beyond visits with your local Buddhist to discuss interpersonal relationships and into the vastness of psychedelic experiences.
This may be the only show on television that actually deals with what is happening with modern day "fuck-it" America. People these days are trapped within the capitalist system, pushed beyond their own expectations and into a realm of opportunism. This show actually visualizes the world how it is… with the help of really good looking characters who don't have financial problems.
Polyamorism isn't new and it isn't a paradigm shift in itself, but it's a lifestyle finally affecting a big enough portion of the population that the entertainment industry can actually make a buck off of it. That isn't to say that this show exists purely to capitalize on the trend, just the opposite. The trend enabled a television network like USA to feel no shame running with it to appease a portion of their audience. I happen to fall into that demographic and I've been pleasantly engaged in a TV show that doesn't rehash the same old laundry list of cliches that other shows follow. Instead, we have a story line involving a spectrum of morality spanning genders, generations, and genie-like wish fulfillment. That may be the dividing line between the show and reality, that what you see in 'Satisfaction' is very much a fantasy — but how far from real life can it be?
Pot has already been legalized in enough areas that we can really say the U.S. is a cannabis-embracing country without it being based on conjecture. Homosexual marriage is now the law of the land and that means more people are open about, unafraid of, or willing to experiment in sensual liaisons with the same sex. Life in 2015 just isn't what it was in 1955. Sixty years ago, deviants put lots of grease in their hair and smoked cigarettes in the boys room. Today, deviants are the norm. Nerds are the norm. It's cool to be a porn star and it's hip to sell drugs.
Old-school TV is a dying cyber-breed and that may be why USA decided to release this season of 'Satisfaction' online. The world that television drama needs to beckon is the world it should draw all of its creative ideas from and for this reason alone 'Satisfaction' hits a home-run. Issues that used to be taboo are now more-than tolerated, they're embraced by the mythology of show creator Sean Jablonski who calls it "a post-modern love story". Issues of modern-day dating, modern-day parenting and modern-day sexual indulgences are more than commonplace, they're becoming a standard of living that extends beyond metrosexuality and liberalism and into uncharted TV territory like families without a nucleus, businesses that embrace the black market and, most of all, sex that doesn't require a written consent form to engage in.
11 Lazy Rainy Day Amazon TV Binges
If you haven't already dived into the world of Amazon Video, you are seriously missing out. For anyone who refuses to pay the exorbitant costs of cable, most television shows are now streaming online. It puts Netflix and Hulu to the test with its up-to-date television and movie selection, even heralding new original programming worth a gander.
Unlike Netflix, Amazon has a habit of getting the rights to rent out brand new TV shows from other networks shortly after they are aired. This is great for anyone who doesn't want to pay for cable and wants to get an Amazon Prime account instead. It comes with a 30-day free trial
This sharp and moving action drama doesn't take its time to explore the dire effects of a zombie apocalypse, introducing new characters into the realm of AMC's The Walking Dead. Before the new season comes back around you should check this out!
2. Hand of God
Ron Perlman is a born again judge who's wrapped up in multiple murders and unraveling the mystery behind his comatose son. What's not to like? But, seriously, it's entertaining and short enough to give it a go.
3. Mr. Robot
One of the best new shows on television just got easy to download. This show lives and breathes Guy Fawkes rebellions and brings hacker geekery to primetime…..the right way. Meaning there are no beeps and blips every time someone uses a computer, the computer screen shows actual computerese instead of gobbledygook, and
4. Outlander
Based on a novel, it's an incredibly well-produced romance novel slash time travelling mystery based on the magical powers of a stonehengey type thing. There's also a good amount of sexy nakedness. This is a little more for the female audience but carries the guys easily with the sci-fi, blarney beards, 12-foot beer mugs and boobs.
Whether you've been putting it off or just want to catch up before season 6 comes out, Game of Thrones is a sure thing when it comes to action, adventure and magic fantasy lands with dragons and stuff. It's also a good way to be built up only to be devastated when your favorite character meets a fate you far worse than expected. For some reason this seems to be the successful driving force behind the show, and you won't stop watching once you start!
6. Orphan Black
Nobody is really ready for this show. It depicts what things might be like if there were a secret experimental cloning organization running around the world doing crazy shit. There are new characters in almost every episode and the old characters never overplay. A must-watch for sci-fi enthusiasts.
This cold-war era period drama takes spy movie to the next level cialis vendre. The two main characters are masters of disguise, wiretapping, picking locks, social engineering and various other awesome back-stabbing skills they teach you in the KGB. It successfully covers ground that no other movies or TV shows have been willing to cover in recent years, that of the overplayed 80s soviet espionage story….a story we typically only saw the American side of for two decades of action films.
With the new season just around the corner, why not brush up on the hit horror anthology from the beginning?
If only this show were aired multiple times a year.. Better Call Saul picks up where Breaking Bad left off with the backstory of notoriously crooked attorney Saul Goodman.
10. Justified
A modern day cowboy cop show that ultimately went nowhere but is totally fun to watch.
11. Heroes
When it comes to comic book TV shows, Heroes kept it real through the mid-2000s. The infamous WGA Writers' Strike in 2007 hurt the development and in turn the ratings of this deeply character-driven superhero petri dish of a story. The production is top-notch, from visual to sound and direction overall, and the narration gives a storybook quality that forces the show to stand out from the others that came before.
I Binge-Watched That '70s Show And Discovered That I Hate Josh Meyers
Some new characters cast to save a show from certain death do the opposite of said desired result, and Josh Meyers on That 70s Show is a perfect example.
I sometimes look for an old sitcom to put on in the background while I work and recently found myself in a That 70s Show binge. It was fun at first because the laughter sounded like it was a real studio audience. Then the second season hit and it started feeling like a fake audience mixed in with the real one, but at least the show still had decent writing, clever jokes and running gags galore, and the casting and acting worked. It wasn't until I finally hit the 8th season that I realized why the show was cut short.
That might sound weird because the show wasn't officially cancelled but concluded in 2006 at the end of the 8th season, but it was pretty obvious why. Sure, season 7 had a big drop in ratings which could have possibly meant that the Wednesday night audience just wasn't interested anymore, and it could have really meant that the show had already run its course since both Topher Grace (Eric) and Ashton Kutcher (Kelso) had already decided to pursue film careers exclusively. But you know what REALLY killed the show for me? The new characters, specifically Josh Meyers.
Josh Meyers is the brother of Late Night star Seth Meyers, whom I don't particularly like either. The two of them have a shit-eating grin forever plastered to their face that brings my hatred of humanity to new heights every time I see them. It wasn't just that Seth would laugh at his own jokes on SNL which pushed me over the edge, it was that his jokes just weren't that funny yet his facial expression told a whole other story. He's marketable, and that's about it. There's no artistry, only junior high level humor and the crux of his theatrical presence levitates right on the line of mediocrity. He's a personality and it'll probably work for Late Night for years to come, but I hope I never see him in an actual acting role.
Josh, on the other hand, has had a few and I'm still trying to figure out why. In season 8 of That 70s Show he's the worst addition to a cast I've ever seen. While all the other main characters have strong, distrinctive personalities, Meyers' is virtually non-existent. He looks perfect and only serves as a tool to push the story along. The other more perfect-looking people, Kelso and Jackie, ran archetypes that offset the more normal, geeky characters I grew to love by season 2. These new characters, though? The producers should be ashamed of themselves; Josh Meyers should have been strapped to a chair and beaten for a while before being allowed on set. It would have given him character. He was a terrible replacement for Eric Foreman, but more importantly he was a poor excuse for an actor.
I realized I hated Seth Meyers around the time that he had his brother Josh on Late Night to talk about their family. Guess what? I don't care about your family. I want to hear about the entertainment industry, that's why I tune into talk shows like that. It turns out, Seth worked a similar thing into his Weekend Update on SNL a few years ago as well. I looked it up to see if it was funny. It wasn't. Again, I don't care about your family, the jokes are only funny to you and your friends, not to me as a viewer. It's a bigger waste of time than watching a sitcom in the first place. I mean, I've already chosen to waste my time and laugh at dumb jokes, but now you're going to make jokes that only you think are funny and the audience is laughing nervously to? Argh, someone kill their careers please.
So, That 70s Show finally fell apart for me. Only 9 years late, I guess. To be honest, I don't think I missed anything. Aside from the cultural relevance of helping to push pot smoking into the mainstream throughout the early 2000s, the show's only real relevance is being the start of four actors' careers.
'Fear The Walking Dead' Strikes Terror Inside Political Protests
As if zombies weren't scary enough on their own, Fear The Walking Dead brings about an apocalyptic scenario a little too close to home, screenwriting even the likes of Mr. Robot season 1 haven't yet covered.
From anarchistic rioting to California blackouts, this past week's episode took the breakdown of society to a grisly new level by incorporating flesh eating zombies randomly into the mix, and just when you thought the chaos would finally end, we saw a blackout occur over the entire city of Los Angeles as our main cast fled the outskirts of the riots into the safeways of the suburbs.
The postmodern realism interwoven into this prequel leaves little to the imagination and much to be feared if there were to occur a zombie outbreak in the here and now amongst the plethora of disgruntled political groups on the brink of becoming angry mobs. From liberal outrage at racial inequalities to libertarian refusals to disarm, and then to anarchist anti-authoritarian desires to dismember society outright, we've seen an ever-increasing phenomenon of protests and riots occurring around the globe. To say the title of this show is on the mark is an understatement.
Perhaps the scariest part of the riot scene in this weekend's episode was the cop-on-cop zombie eating clip and one of our protagonists, a teenage boy, grabbing his dad's attention to it. At this point, the demonstration turns from civilians against cops to an every-man-for-himself all-out riot; so much is happening at once that it's difficult to even tell the difference between a protester and a zombie, a cop from the flesh-eating undead and a radical from a peacekeeping policeman. A dividing line is always there in a protest, but a zombie riot carries unforeseen consequences and violence that becomes unpredictable and outright senseless. You don't want to be caught in this sort of unstable environment, and Fear The Walking Dead perfectly captures this sensibility.
Social media has yet to become the feeding frenzy it once was over The Walking Dead, but I give this show another month and a few more episodes of this unnerving beginning to the zombie apocalypse before people realize that it's a much closer-to-home story than its predecessor.
Patrick Stewart Stars in Starz Comedy 'Blunt Talk'
Jonathan Ames, the novelist who created the short-lived but critically acclaimed HBO comedy Bored to Death, is trying his might on a new network with the help of Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane in the producer chair. Blunt Talk stars Patrick Stewart of Star Trek: The Next Generation and X-Men fame as Walter Blunt, a British newscaster whose recent migration to Los Angeles in the hops of climbing the American nightly cable news ladder leads to misguided decisions on and off the air, resulting in calamities and chaos that he must navigate through in order to save his career.
If it sounds cliche, think again.
The same story has been running for a little while under the moniker Episodes, but has failed to live up to the edgy potential that both the millennial and gen-X audience are looking for. Episodes stars a husband and wife team of writers from England who get a shot at writing an adaptation of a show for a U.S. television network only to find themselves drowning in the woes of TV executive back-office antics and the allure of the Hollywood lifestyle. By contrast, Blunt Talk is more about the self-destruction of a talking head hell-bent on becoming America's biggest news anchor. By teaming MacFarlane and Stewart you have some wackiness that might just spell "entertainment" with a capital E. And let's not forget the creativity of a writer like Ames. While Episodes proves its on-air right with its dry wit and quirky, saucy story-line, Blunt Talk goes beyond the pale, which can be seen in just the trailer alone.
To watch the trailer, click the video below.