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Unison est le dixième album de Céline Dion, et son premier en langue anglaise, sorti le .

Historique
Après avoir conquis le Québec et la France au cours des années 1980, Céline Dion se lance en 1990 dans une carrière internationale. Unison est son premier album anglophone. Produit notamment par David Foster, connu entre autres pour son travail avec Barbra Streisand, il lui permet de toucher des publics de langue et de culture différentes. L'album est enregistré pendant toute l'année 1989 et elle enregistra à New York avec David Foster, à Los Angeles avec Andy Goldmark (qui produira la chanson qui donne le titre à l'album), à Londres avec Christopher Neil qui lui produit quatre chansons (dont le hit Where Does My Heart Beat Now).

Le titre Have a Heart est la version anglophone de la chanson Partout je te vois, incluse sur l'album précédent Incognito. Elle l'interprétera pour la première fois lors des Juno Awards de 1988.

Céline Dion avait toutefois déjà enregistré plusieurs titres en anglais au cours de sa carrière : le premier en 1985, Listen to the Magic Man pour le film The Peanut Butter Solution (la bande originale du film comprend également Michael's Song). En 1989, sort au Canada son second single en anglais, le duo Can't Live with You, Can't Live Without You avec Billy Newton-Davis. La chanteuse enregistre la même année Listen to Me avec Warren Wiebe, chanson-thème du film homonyme de Douglas Day Stewart, et Wishful Thinking avec Dan Hill.

L'album sera lancé dans 18 pays. Il est lancé en  au Canada, en  aux États-Unis et en 1991 dans 16 autres pays (dont le Japon, la France et l'Australie). Le lancement au Canada aura lieu au Métropolis le , où elle interprète 6 des chansons de l'album. Au départ, l'album devait sortir beaucoup plus tard aux US, mais après le congrès de Sony International au château Frontenac où elle chante Where Does My Heart Beat Now devant les patrons de Sony USA, la sortie de l'album est avancée aux États-Unis.

Ventes
Au Canada, l'album débute en 55e position, mais sort très rapidement des classements. L'album reçoit un disque de platine en 2 mois (dont presque toutes les ventes étaient au Québec à ce moment). Il faudra attendre le congrès de Sony International en , mais aussi que le single Where Does My Heart Beat Now n'atteigne les palmarès (qui atteindra la 6e position en ), pour que l'album prenne enfin son envol. Jumelé en autres par les juno (qui remporte les trophées de chanteuse de l'année et album de l'année) et la tournée canadienne, l'album atteint finalement la 15e position en .  À ce jour, il s'en est vendu  exemplaires et il est certifié 7 fois disque de platine.

Aux États-Unis, l'album ne se vend pas pendant plusieurs semaines. l'album sort en  et fait sa première apparition aux États-Unis au Tonight Show où elle chante Where Does My Heart Beat Now (qui attendra plusieurs mois plus tard la 4e position du Billboard Hot 100). Après trois mois sans apparition, l'album entre en  position en  pour finalement atteindre la  position en , pour finir avec seulement 300 000 copies à la fin de 1991, des ventes en deçà de ce que René avait espéré. Plus tard, avec le succès des albums suivants, l'album est certifié or en 1994 et Platine en 1997.

Plus tard, lorsqu'elle devenue une star internationale, l'album s'est retrouvé sur les palmarès au Royaume-Uni et en Belgique en 1995.

À ce jour, l'album s'est vendu à 3,5 millions d'exemplaires dans le monde.

Le 1er extrait au Canada fut (If There Was) Any Other Way, qui sort quelques semaines avant la sortie de l'album. La chanson marche très fort au Québec et la chanson obtient quelques diffusions radiophoniques au Canada anglais, ce qui lui permet d'obtenir un succès modéré, atteignant la 23e position. La chanson sortira comme 2e extrait de l'album partout dans le monde en 1991 et le single n'aura qu'un succès modéré aux États-Unis, atteignant le top 40 du Billboard Hot 100 et passant 12 semaines au palmarès.

Le 2e extrait canadien de l'album fut la chanson-titre de l'album, qui sort en . La chanson a été remixée pour la sortie en single au Canada. Bien que la chanson marche très fort au Québec, la chanson est finalement un échec commercial dans le marché anglophone. La chanson sortira aussi comme 4e extrait au Japon.

Le 3e extrait canadien fut Where Does My Heart Beat Now, la chanson qu'elle a interprété au congrès de Sony International à Québec et lors de sa première apparition TV aux États-Unis. Après deux singles sans grand engouement, ce titre sort en  et devient le 1er titre à décoller au Canada anglais, il entre sur le palmarès en  et se hisse jusqu'en 6e position en . Le succès de la chanson permet à l'album de prendre enfin son envol. Pendant ce temps, la chanson sera lancée aux États-Unis comme 1er extrait de l'album en  et obtient le même succès, passant 24 semaines sur le Billboard Hot 100 et atteint la  position en . La chanson obtient un succès modéré dans le reste du monde, se classant dans le top 40 en Norvège, France, Nouvelle-Zélande, Pays-Bas et en Irlande.

Le 4e extrait canadien fut The Last to Know. Lancé après le grand succès de Where Does My Heart Beat Now, le succès rencontre un franc succès, se classant dans le top 20 et passe 19 semaines dans les palmarès. La chanson sera lancée comme troisième extrait dans le reste du monde.

Le dernier extrait fut Have a Heart, une chanson qu'elle a chantée lors des Juno Awards de 1988. La chanson obtient un succès modéré dans les palmarès, se retrouvant le top 40 du palmarès canadien.

Controverse
Une polémique voit le jour au Québec au sujet du démarrage de la carrière anglophone de la chanteuse. Au gala des prix Félix 1990, elle refuse le trophée , s'affirmant en tant qu'« artiste  québécoise », et propose de renommer la catégorie « artiste québécois s'étant le plus illustré sur un plan international » .

Tournée
Alors qu'Unison est lancé en Europe, aux États-Unis et au Japon, Céline Dion entame une tournée au Canada avec un concert à Drummondville le . Elle donne un concert à Sherbrooke où le spectacle est interrompu à cause d'un problème vocal, elle doit ensuite garder un silence absolu pendant trois semaines à la suite de ce spectacle pour éviter l'opération. Ensuite au début de 1991, elle poursuit et chante pour la première fois dans des petites salles au Canada anglais pour partir à la conquête du public. Sa tournée s'achève en  avec un spectacle à Québec.

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Distribution

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Récompenses

Notes et références

Album de Céline Dion
Album musical sorti en 1990
Album produit par David Foster
Album publié par Columbia Records
Album publié par Epic Records
Album certifié septuple disque de platine au Canada


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Rule #27: No Such Thing as "Bad Press?"
Ever heard that saying? No? Yes, you have. (Liar.)
"There's no such thing as BAD PRESS," they said. "Oh, yes there is!" you scoffed. "Like, remember the time when Miley Cyrus donned a Trojan bikini and gyrated on that Beetlejuice guy at the VMA's or whatever, and it totally destroyed her career?"
Except, wait…no it didn't.
"But okay, how about that crazy Trump guy with the ridiculous hair–OMG, so ridiculous, like the bleached armpit hair of an orangutan quilted into a lopsided mop? Right? It's awful. And the crazy, ludicrous things he says, just terrible. No one will ever take him seriously as a human being, let alone a candidate for the highest office of…wait. Seriously? SERIOUSLY???"
And yeah. Maybe those were both freakish examples of the ONE time–no, the TWO times–when crazy tactics like this made a crater on public regard without totally destroying the career of the cannon-baller (ballee?) who took a risk and made a dent.
I don't believe there IS such a thing as bad press. However, I think 99% of people who disagree with that phrase have no idea what press actually is. It's not the content of the message, but the delivery. It's not what people are SAYING about you (or your message), it's the fact that they are TALKING about you (or your message) at all.
Bad content is bad content. Good content is good content. But not all good content gets delivered to where it needs to go. Not all heartbreaking works of staggering genius make it into the light of day, to be lauded or picked apart by the vultures of our time.
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Focus on the Fantastic
Earlier in the year I was I thinking a lot about science fiction roleplaying. Now I find myself thinking a lot about fantasy, an old love I keep returning to. I'm running fantasy, in the form of the 13th Age roleplaying game in the Planescape setting.
I've deeply conflicted thoughts about both fantasy literature and fantasy roleplaying. For this post, I'll focus on the literature. Fantasy literature was one of the earliest sources for my imagination. On another level, I find much fantasy a bit boring these days, and find many invented worlds hard to invest in. Rather than being negative, I thought I'd call out a few things that give me pleasure these days.
Middle Earth (J.R.R. Tolkien)
You saw this one coming, right? Over the last couple of years, after a long break, I've fallen in love again with J.R.R. Tolkien's works. The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings, the Silmarillion are all great for me in different ways. I'm awed by the depth and detail of the invented history and mythology, of course the languages, even the geography in Lord of the Rings where every hill and wood has a tale. There's nothing else like it.
Guy Gavriel Kay's not quite historic novels
I've not read much Guy Gavriel Kay yet- he's a recent find for me, and the novels I'm talking take place somewhere very close to the real historic world, with both a dose of invention and a very very small dose of fantasy- magic is present, but an extremely minor feature of his works. He sometimes deals with big sweeping events, and being fantasy rather than historic fiction frees the books from having to follow history. They evoke a time a place beautifully, as well as being human and genuinely moving stories. Sailing to Sarentium and Lord of Emperors (the two "Byzantium" books) got me hooked, and The Lions of al-Rassan (in an analogue of Islamic Spain) was just as good.
The Saga of the Exiles (Julian May)
This is not so much fantasy as science fiction with lots of fantasy trappings- based around those who volountarily exile themselves from the world of 2110 to prehistoric Earth, six million years ago- and find it under the rule of two warring alien races who are rather close to beings out of Celtic legend- right down to their names being slight variations of the Celtic gods. I won't go into detail here- or the details of the magical "metapsychic" powers which are the main element of the setting. I can't really say why I like it so much- maybe because it's just sheer fun.
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell (Susannah Clarke)
Just one novel this time, though it's rather meaty. It involves the return of magic and the Fae to early 19th century England, after a long exile from the world, where at the start magicians exist, but merely study the history and theory of magic, not being capable of actually putting it into practice. There are numerous (often big) footnotes referring to history and the real fairy tales of the world of the novel. It's slow moving, and sometimes written in the language and spelling of the era. Yet I love it. One reason is that it's one of the most terrifying depictions of faeries I've come across in fiction, even with (and to an extent because of) all of the whimsy.
That's all for now. It's not all I want to talk about (there's Stephen King's Dark Tower series, Michael Moorcock and Pratchett to name but three), but it will do for a first post on fantasy novels.
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Nice, Mitch. The Julian May books I'd long forgotten about but may have to reinvest in sometime soon as they were a formative read for teen years in the 80's. The guy's still alive, I believe, and in his eighties. GGK writes with the one thing missing from the vast majority of current fantasy and that's heart. The characters and events are beautifully drawn and the settings resonate with familiarity.
There's not much I can say about Tolkien other than thanks for the introduction to fantastic worlds and thanks for the one that still looms largest in my visual imagination.
Not sure the Susannah Clarke hits my taste buds but I can give it a try.
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Thanks Richard. I agree fully about Kay. Susannah Clarke's a funny one- she'll either tickle your fancy or drive you mad. Or both at the same time. I liked the book quite early on, but others I know got quite a way into it (when it got to magical involvement in the Napoleonic Wars) before it "clicked"), but it's a slow start.
By the way, Julian May's a woman! I liked the Milieu Trilogy sequel/prequel to the Saga of the Exiles too, but haven't read anything she wrote outside that sequence. Very much a series from my teenage years too, but rereading it a couple of years back gave me feelings of warm nostalgia rather than disappointment.
How embarrassing – for me, not her. I totally forgot it's Julian Clare May. Apologies to her.


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Here are the most popular used vehicles in all 50 states
By Mark Macesich on December 29, 2017
Thirty-nine states.
If it were a gorilla, it would be King Kong.
In the case of used-car sales, it represents domination of another sort, though equally as impressive, from the Northwest to the Southeast, from the Southwest to the Mid-Atlantic.
That is the number of states where the Ford F-150 is the highest-ranked among most popular used vehicles, based on a study by iSeeCars.com that was released exclusively to the Santander Consumer USA blog. A research website for used-car shoppers, iSeeCars.com analyzed 4.6 million cars, trucks and SUVs for sale from September through November to identify the top seller in each state.
Besides its competitors, the F-150 beat out the 36-state total it garnered in iSeeCars.com's first study.
Ford F-150 is a giant among used vehicles.
Nearly everything the website said about the F-150 after its first win still is true.
"The Ford F-150 dominated the used [vehicle] sales in nearly every state," said iSeeCars.com in a report on its website accompanying the first study. "It is the best-selling vehicle in the United States."
While overall sales of used pickup trucks aren't readily available, sales of used F-150s apparently mirrors their popularity as new vehicles:
Through November, Ford had sold 807,379 new F-150s, growing 10 percent year to date over 2016, while the Silverado, which had 518,188 in new sales YTD, was the top used vehicle in five states. The Ram pickup, the third-most-popular among all new vehicles at 455,816 YTD, was shut out as most-popular used vehicle, according to the iSeeCars.com study.
Chevrolet Silverado was No. 2 favorite in the study.
That left only six states for all other models, and four of those were Hondas, with the Accord capturing honors in three states and the Civic in one.
The Nissan Altima and Toyota RAV4 were favorites in one state each.
Sales of the F-150 surpassed 3 percent of total used-vehicle sales in 31 states, and ranged from 2.2 percent in Rhode Island and Nevada to 7.4 percent in North Dakota, the highest of any vehicle in any state. No vehicle other than the F-150 scored more than 5 percent of sales in any state, with other state winners ranging from 2.8 percent to 5 percent of total sales.
The F-150 so dominated, that it will be easier just to tell you where it didn't lead in sales.
The Chevrolet pickup won in Arkansas (4.5 percent), Iowa (5 percent), New Hampshire (2.8 percent), New York (2.3 percent) and Vermont (3.3 percent); the Accord in Connecticut (2.8 percent), Maryland (2.9 percent) and New Jersey (3 percent), and the Civic, RAV4 and Altima in California (2.8 percent), Massachusetts (2.9 percent) and Hawaii (3.4 percent), respectively.
For more on the first study, see the iSeeCars.com blog post The Most Popular Used Car in Each State.
The Honda Accord scored its best mark, 3 percent, in New Jersey.
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Mark Macesich is an experienced writer and editor whose background includes six years in marketing communications with national auto lender Santander Consumer USA, where he works on several consumer/customer and business-to-business blogs and other customer- and dealer-facing content.
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Renaissance Center opens on The BLVD
by M. Dilworth • May 23, 2012
(L to R) Renaissance Center co-owners Nicolle and John Irving accept a Certificate of Congratulations from the City of Lancaster, presented by Council Member Sandra Johnson.
LANCASTER – Local musicians, actors, painters and poets now have a place to hone and showcase their talents – right on The BLVD! Wednesday marked the grand opening of The BLVD's Renaissance Center. Dubbed "AV's Art Hub on the BLVD," the center offers a variety of visual and performing arts classes for all ages.
Gospel Hip Hop Artist YB performs at the grand opening of the Renaissance Center.
"The Renaissance Center is an aspiring artist's paradise," said Mayor R. Rex Parris in a city news release. "They offer workshops and classes, while providing a venue for artists to showcase their skills."
The founders, John and Nicolle Irving, began by hosting a small group of poets, actors, singers and dancers in their home. Over time, the group's performing art rehearsals became community performances, and they were inspired to open a venue on The Blvd.
"People can expect new works, local artists coming together to put on shows, good classes and instruction," said Nicolle Irving, a singer and painter. "They can expect to be trained in a range of art, everything from vocal to painting and acting."
City officials enjoy local performances at the Renaissance Center's grand opening.
"It's a place where I can inspire artists and be inspired by artists, a place where art and creativity can take place in Lancaster," said John Irving, an actor and pastor.
John Irving taught Special Education at Challenger Probation Camp for seven years, educating at-risk youth. He said the experience helped inspire him to create the new venue.
"One thing about inner city youth that are incarcerated is that there is a lot of talent," said John Irving. "I began a lot of programs in probation camps to hone their talents and get their minds off doing negative things. That experience inspired me to create something where youths could hone their skills and express themselves in a positive way."
The center features a "Visual Hall" where local artists can showcase their works.
The Renaissance Center will feature creative arts classes, live theater, live poetry, improv workshops, an art gallery, a performance hall, apparel and accessories, a recording studio, and rental space for art events.
At Wednesday's grand opening, Council Member Sandra Johnson, City Manager Mark Bozigian and several other city officials toured the new facility.
"It's something that the community has needed and I am so excited that it's on The BLVD," said Johnson. "What I really appreciate is that it's a husband and wife, and you can see their passion… both of them have a passion for arts."
Johnson, who co-owns the University of Antelope Valley with her husband, Marco Johnson, said she is looking forward to establishing a relationship with the Renaissance Center.
"I'm really excited about promoting it at the university," Johnson said. "There are so many kids over there that are passionate about the arts, and they could come over here to be fulfilled and to think about starting their own company. It's just very exciting and very rewarding."
"The City of Lancaster and the SBDC [Small Business Development Center] have been very instrumental in our development," said John Irving. "We are especially grateful to Scott Ehrlich for believing in our vision and providing an opportunity for us to bring it to fruition. Nicolle and I feel extremely blessed to be young entrepreneurs in Lancaster, and hope to demonstrate to our community's youth that dreams can become reality."
Classes at the Renaissance Center start on June 2.
The Renaissance Center will host its opening show at 8 p.m., this Friday, May 25. The show will feature a performance by local improvisational comedy troupe The Imps. The following week will mark the center's first "Friday KNIGHT Live!" on June 1. This open mic event will be held every Friday from 8 to 10 p.m.
Starting June 2, Renaissance Center will offer several classes, including a vocal boot camp, piano lessons, and improvisational acting.
The center is located at 647 West Lancaster Blvd, and will be open from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday – Saturday. Hours may be subject to change during special events. For more information or to enroll in classes, call 661-942-8900 or visit www.renaissancecenter.org.
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13 comments for "Renaissance Center opens on The BLVD"
Jordan Avery says
I heard a while ago from a friend that you guys were looking for guitar teachers. I wish I didn't wait this long to contact you guys, but if you still need guitar teachers or are hiring, I am interested in applying. So if you could let me know that would be great. Thanks!
Chris Calaba says
I'm very happy to see more art-related businesses on the BLVD! We, at the Graphic Experience, have been serving the art community here for nearly 35 years now! It's nice to have all this company, from the Academy of Style, A.V. Art Studio, to the fantastic MOAH (Museum of Art and History) right here. Finally!! I wish nothing but the best for The Renaissance Center and all who walk through your doors. I'll be paying a welcome visit soon and I hope Nicolle and John will visit our gallery too!
Abdul Majeed Askia says
This post is about inspiring and being inspiried. This post is about
working with the youth and those that are incarcerated. Are we all
paying attention ? Amazingly six attacks and the post just opened !!!
Are these the people calling in on my lengthy subject matter that always
have something insightful or positive to benefit from ! Remember, the
monarch is crafty, these guys start businesses, they create art, the
business is the business of satan, and the art is the art of deception !
Solets stay on point and talk about encouraging our youth to reach
for the stars, to reach within themselves and manifest heir God given
talents.abdulaskia@yahoo.com
I commend anyone that does well.However,I'm certain now that after posting
on this web misguided lawenforcement and vehement racist have targeted
me for years with car crashes, social harassment and other illegal actions
within the system. If the last post had not been removed all would have
noticed social security and other personal matters that only someone within
the department would have known ! I believe in anyone being creative
and inspirational living out their dreams and touching the lives of others ! I too had my own business unti I was slammed head-on and my neck
was broken and even then I was mistreated!I am watching very closely
the string of events and insults Ace.and the host of attackers which will
eventually reveal the net work.abdulaskia@yahoo.com
Adam Chant says
This is about Nicolle and John Irving opening up a business. Yet you hijack the word business to somehow be about you.. interesting.
People get broken necks every day.. bones heal and life goes on. That doesn't mean the man is out to get anyone and if your business was well planned out that would have not been the cause of its failure. TRUST me I know from first hand experience.
This is another example of a business idea that was able to be implemented because of the unique opportunities available in that downtown district. Not specifically because of Rex or Scott or Steve, but because people who live and work in the downtown are a community. They care about what happens here and want to be a part of something that is bringing the community together. You may not get hip-hop or the scene they promote at Renaissance Center, but get this; The people who participate in the Arts have goals and ambitions. These goals are much better than robbing, steeling and general mischief. I commend and welcome Nicolle and John Irving to the BLVD because the actions they have taken speak volumes more than any negative words spoken ever could.
Business. Staying busy.Idleness is the devils workshop.Satan
is coming at me nine thousand,thats how you know when you
are making a difference. My enemies are mounting.
abdulaskiaYahoo.com….National spublic speaker
Ace,
If you are implying that I cater to a hip-hop clientele you would be incorrect. If you are honestly curious then you can find out through the 'Internets'. I don't think it's appropriate for me to go promoting my business when it's not the intended topic of discussion. I'm not trying to be coy with you, but I have a pet peeve with people sneaking in veiled promotions as signatures or comments to blogs.
Adam Chant – World Vintage Aficionado adam@v-s-n.com
Because you asked I own a vintage clothing store. (Vintage Styles Now) We specialize in stylish vintage apparel for men and women along with new vintage reproduction apparel for the pin-up and rockabilly scene. All of the new apparel we retail is manufactured in the U.S.A. and that is a core component of our business philosophy. My wife and I own the business exclusively as a LLC and can easily be traced directly to us. We're not affiliated with any power players and just making an honest go at it on our own. We have been low key for over a year now with little to no exposure other than word of mouth and foot traffic, but have been able to cover our costs and increase our section of products.
I get frustrated with all of the talk of the anchor stores of the BLVD just like everyone else, but know that there are 175+ other stores that have been on and around the BLVD for as long as 37 years. These are the unsung heroes of the BLVD and still want and deserve the patronage of the community. These are the businesses I speak for first and foremost, but respect what has been done with The BLVD to help us all be successful in what we do today.
Yo Mama says
Abdul The Fool, still at it….Love, Yo Mama!!
. says
Oh boo-hoo again Abdul! So much for Abdul's "let's stay on topic" mantra, but at least he's still hanging on to his "poor black me against all those racists" arguments.
I'm now convinced that Adbul is really Nicole Parsons. Who else could continually write pages and pages of words strung together in such an incoherent manner.
S. Parker says
See Abdul…
These two young people are setting an example for your community, not just with a bunch of puffed up talk, but with action!
Take note Adbul Majeed Askia. These are the kinds of positive contributions our community needs, not just from people of color, but from everyone.
Everyone should do their part in making a difference and I am paying
attention to the hidden hand.
I'm forced to question if you even have the capability to find a hidden anything. There's nothing hidden when folks address you. It's all straight up. Just read it, don't reinvent the cotton mill. Christ almighty…


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Q: How do I find the average slope of a 3-D surface? MatLab `2.4   2.34  2.21   1.90    1.4   0.83  0
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This is what my matrix looks like at one point in time and Id like to calculate the average slope or gradient of the surface( An indicator of steepness).
It seems like MatLab should have a built in function for this sort of thing but  I can find one. I have also tried a code that I wrote but it is not accurate.
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A: the gradient is vectorial, so you can treat the two dimensions separately.
Calculating the gradient consists of calculating the first derivative to every parameter of the function. In the discrete domain, this can be done by taking the finite differences: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_difference
If you want it exact and calculate the gradient at each point, you can't just take the forward  or backward differences, because at the edge, you don't always have a forward (or backward) point.
But I think if you just want the mean of the gradient, you don't have to bother with the edges and you can just compute the finite differences for the central points between your original points by using diff:
dx = diff(data,1,1);
dy = diff(data,1,2);

mean_gradient = [mean(dx(:)) mean(dy(:))]

assuming equal spacing of the parameters of cours, else you'll have to divide dx and dy by the step sizes.
For the data you provided, this results in:
mean_gradient =

   -0.26381  -0.26381

which matches the plot you've made that shows that the function is monotonically decreasing and symmetric in the parameters.

A: One way to do this is to perform multiple linear regression, for example by using regress.
A two-dimensional regression is a best-fit plane, from which you can calculate a slope value.  The link has a nice example with code and a plot of the results.


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Big brands pledge to turn tide on global plastic waste
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A protester wearing a suit made of plastic bottles, cups and containers holds a placard while joining a demonstration against plastic waste in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 23 October 2018. [Patrick Seeger/EPA/EFE]
Big brands – from Coca Cola to Kellogg – pledged on Monday (29 October) to cut all plastic waste from their operations in what the United Nations called the most ambitious effort yet to fight plastic pollution.
The intiative comes as public pressure mounts on manufacturers and retailers to pare back the deluge of plastic packaging that is clogging landfills and choking the seas.
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Earlier this week my husband and I had a conversation with our children about real world events and I actually feared that they would fear as a result of the talk. If there's one thing I know they need to learn how to do, it's to pray when they are afraid.
Then flung the stars into the sky.
Be willing to hold my hand?
Be pleased to whisper to my heart?
Wonderful prayer! Reminding us of who our Amighty God is and what He has done is perfect. He is amazing! He can handle all of our fears and problems. I'm thanking God for you and the gift He gave you to write and encourage others. Thank you for being obedient to His call on your life. You bless me.
There is so mush reassurance in this prayer, Rachel. When we start to think about the amazing nature of God the things we fear get a different perspective. In this scary world, I'm so glad to have God!
Thanks for hosting – love to link up here.
Amen and thank you for linking up, Mel!
Beautiful prayer, Rachel. I love how you said " would you who spoke the world into existence be pleased to whisper to my heart". A reminder of our insignificance in comparison to the vastness of the world we live in but in God's eyes we are treasured. Blessings for God's warmth to wrap around you today!
Thank you, Mary! Especially in this 19 degree weather! 🙂 Blessings to you!
Great prayer, Rachel. Your words are always so comforting and I so appreciate how you encourage us all to turn to God regardless of what our need is. Without prayer, fear can certainly threaten to take us down. Thanks for this prayer and for faithfully hosting this link up!
This is a beautiful prayer. It sums up what I am going to use this to help me reassure my son about his nighttime fears.
We've certainly had our shares of those over the years. Prayers for him and YOU!


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Month: March, 2008
Totto eclipse of the heart
Monday, March 31st, 2008 | All Things, Drinks, Eats
B — always on the prowl for new places — had read a lot of good things about Yakitori Totto on West 55th. The location makes it easy to miss; the small, low-key restaurant overlooks the middle of a quiet street, and is reached by ascending the narrow staircase adjacent to Japanese restaurant Sugiyama.
As the name indicates, their specialty is yakitori — bite-sized pieces of chicken (meat or organs) skewered and grilled, usually over charcoal. Japanese street fare, served in a dining room setting. (As an alternative to the small tables, a number of seats are set up around a counter in front of the smoky grill.) Quite a lot has been made about the default traditional chicken preparation — medium rare to raw — but I figured that there were far more dangerous things to eat than not-quite-cooked chicken, and perhaps the looming threat of salmonella poisoning would add an extra edge to the overall experience. Besides, this restaurant opened in January 2004, and surely would have been shut down by now if it posed a serious public health threat… and just as surely would not have been named to New York magazine's Cheap Eats list in 2006 (#61)… right?
First, some sake for courage. B put in the order of Okunomatsu ginjo sake, and we were both a little taken aback with this supersized bottle arrived in a chilled bucket. It was easily twice the size we were expecting. In retrospect, I guess we could have sent it back…
We started our meal off tamely enough with the Hamachi Ceviche (yellowtail sashimi with citrus dressing) and a simple Totto Salad (Totto's special mix salad, with shiso leaf dressing). From there, we pored over the truly impressive assortment of chicken part options, the familiar and the less so: wing and thigh… liver and skin… gizzard, heart, "soft bone,"(?) "soft knee bone"(??)…
I insisted on ordering the heart — the little chunks of muscle arrived three to a bamboo skewer, and were delightfully juicy — and B piled on the rest: the Shishitou Tsukune (chicken meatball and asparagus wrapped in thinly sliced breast), Sasami Shisomaki (shiso leaf wrapped in sliced chicken breast with plum sauce), some other non-chicken skewers: the Enoki Bacon (mmm… bacon), the Kuro Buta Negi Pon (organic pork with scallion and ponzu)…
I lost track. I blame the sake. But I do recall that it was all delicious.
Things ended on a sweet note with the Yawaraka Annin Tofu (creamy apricot kernel tofu) — similar to the dessert I sampled at Kyotofu, and just as tasty. No lingering, though… as we were licking the last creamy bits off our spoons, our server came over and in an apologetic tone that nonetheless left little room for negotiation, reminded us that there was a growing crowd of hungry diners waiting for our seats.
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Tongue to go
Monday, March 31st, 2008 | All Things, Eats
It had been some time since I'd paid a visit to Hells Kitchen's Tulcingo del Valle, so when my dinner with MB was rescheduled, the evening seemed to present a fine opportunity for introducing another friend to this cheap, authentic Mexican restaurant, sprung from the bodega next door.
SYB and I made our way west to this somewhat desolate stretch of Tenth Avenue – along the way running into DM and her son en route to catch In the Heights — to find the restaurant closed. ¡Qué lástima! There were, however, a few tables set up inside the deli, so although it felt a touch strange to be dining within arm's reach of the cold cases of queso fresco, chorizo and tortillas, we were willing to make the adjustment.
Tehuitzingo Deli Grocery, located a block north between 47th and 48th Streets, has what I understand to be a similar set-up: a no-frills lunch counter tucked in the back of a bodega, behind which a staff of Mexican women serve up some of the most raved about tacos in Manhattan.
The tacos at Tulcingo del Valle are pretty good, too; SYB ordered up this meaty trio:
And though the "extremely delicious" Pipian de Pollo was offered as a special tonight, I decided to keep things lighter with a bowl of the Chilate de Pollo (described on the menu as "Spicy Chicken Broth"). But at the last moment, concerned that $4.75 "broth" alone wouldn't prove a substantial enough dinner, I added on the Lengua Torta – the beef tongue sandwich — Poblano style, i.e., with Oaxaca cheese, chipotle pepper, fried beans, avocado and papalo.
I should not have been concerned. The Chilate arrived in an enormous white bowl brimming with bone-in, skin-on chicken pieces, stalks of vegetables, and hearty chunks of potato, carrot and corn on the cob, accompanied by a basket of warm, foil-wrapped tortillas. I barely made it halfway through. Flavorful, if not actually all that spicy. And unlike the usually fine torta, it was just as good the following day.
Tags: Hells Kitchen, Mexican, Tulcingo del Valle
Le brunch in Bay Ridge
Sunday, March 30th, 2008 | All Things, Eats, Friends
With warm weather just around the corner, we found ourselves back in Bay Ridge for brunch.
LC suggested Saint Germain, a très French bistro on Third Avenue, which had received some good word of mouth from the locals. The location has been home to a series of French bistros, beginning in 1999 with Le ZaZou, to Provence en Boite (which relocated to Smith Street in Carroll Gardens) before hitting upon its current incarnation. The cozy restaurant is a popular brunch spot — no wonder: the prix fixe is an excellent value, offering choice of entrée, coffee or tea, plus orange juice or Lorina sparkling pink lemonade, and a fancy dessert, all for $16.95. Our party of four waited about twenty minutes for a table, which gave us plenty of time to consider the myriad pastry options in the glass display case up front, and to ponder what exactly goes into Saint Germain's specialty "Brigitte Bardot" cocktail. (Answer: lemon vodka, triple sec, and that sparkling pink lemonade. What, no St-Germain?)
For better or worse, our experience felt truly Parisian: beyond leisurely, the service ranged from benignly neglectful to maddeningly slow. After making our selections from the brunch menu (the usual egg dishes, croque monsieur, crêpes, French toast, croissanwiches), we waited another twenty minutes for someone to take our order. The entrées, when they came, were quite good, though I would have enjoyed my Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict more with the cup of coffee I ordered… which did not come despite two requests. (Each time we asked for our drinks, the waitress would cheerily respond, "Sure!" and continue merrily along, unfazed.)
When at last we got our coffees and teas with dessert (pictured below, my apple pastry and HH's chocolate mousse dome), they came poured into too-hot-to-handle glass tumblers. No explanation or apology given, but we deduced that the kitchen must have run out of their usual white cups, though I noticed about half a dozen used ones sitting on yet-to-be-cleared tables around us.
On the bright side, the slow service gave us plenty of time to catch up. Back on the sunny streets after our two hour brunch, we noticed an inordinate amount of bright green gear on the livelier than usual crowds spilling out of the Irish pubs. When we passed a group of kilted bagpipers, we knew something was up.
It seems we'd just missed the Bay Ridge St. Patrick's Day Parade, a procession which began at St. Patrick's R.C. Church (not Cathedral) and proceeded along (Brooklyn's) Fifth Avenue to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica. Beleaguered Kings County DA Charles "Joe" Hynes served as Grand Marshal for the post-St. Patrick's Day tradition, which began in 1994.
Next up: Bay Ridge's 17th of May Norwegian Day Parade, which will be held this year on Sunday, May 18.
Back at DK's home, after reruns of "Mythbusters" and the "Hawaii" episode of the Travel Channel's 1,000 Places To See Before You Die, we amused ourselves with a spontaneous digital cable version of "Name That Tune." The years may pass, but some songs are just seared in our memories.
Elsewhere in BK… Flickr preview: Greenpoint weekend (April 12-13, 2008)
Tags: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, brunch, French, parade
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