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Tour of California's anti-doping rules clear way for Armstrong
Lance Armstrong at the front, Tour Down Under 2011, stage four
By Gregor Brown
Lance Armstrong's chance to participate in the Tour of California in May is secured thanks to an anti-doping rule change.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) will take over testing from the International Cycling Union (UCI) for the first time in the stage race's history. The Tour of California organiser yesterday announced the change as a means to toughen pre-race and targeted testing.
Teams must submit a list of 12 riders that will be used to select their eventual eight-man teams. The USADA will be able to test those riders starting February 15. The stage race, now in its sixth year, runs May 15 to 22.
Lance Armstrong will be part of RadioShack's 12-man list, his legal spokesman Mark Fabiani told the Los Angeles Times.
"You are not locked in to predetermined tests, which have historically been of some concern," USADA executive director Travis Tygart told the Los Angeles Times.
"We are going to review data that we receive from the testing and also incorporate the scientific intelligence to do further target testing to the extent it's necessary."
The change, three months before the race begins, ensures Armstrong's participation. As part of USADA's rules, cyclists who are under investigation for doping, but have not received a suspension are allowed to participate.
The Tour of California in the past used the UCI rule to prohibit cyclists from starting its race. Tyler Hamilton, Oscar Sevilla and Santiago Botero were unable to start in 2008 due to their involvement in the Operación Puerto investigation.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has opened a grand jury investigation into allegations made by Armstrong's former team-mate Floyd Landis. Landis alleged in April last year that Armstrong doped during his seven Tour de France victories. The FDA has already heard testimony from several of Armstrong's former team-mates and associates.
"Every athlete," Tygart added, "is entitled to full and due process before being removed from the playing field."
Armstrong completed his last international race two weeks ago at the Tour Down Under in Australia. He faced questions about the FDA investigation and a Sports Illustrated article detailing doping claims against him.
He said he was unsure what he would do after the race. It is believed, though, that Armstrong will participate the Tour of California in May and his last race, Colorado's new stage race in August.
"I don't know yet," he said of his next races and goals. "Still thinking about that."
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Gregor Brown
Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.


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Partiklen i en boks eller den uendelige brønd er inden for kvantemekanikken den simpleste model for en partikel i et potential. Inden for et begrænset interval i rummet er potentialet fladt, men uden for dette interval er potentialet uendeligt, og partiklen kan således ikke slippe ud. Ved at løse Schrödinger-ligningen ses det, at partiklen kun kan antage diskrete energitilstande - et kendetegn ved kvantemekanikken.

Modellen danner udgangspunkt for at beskrive en fermigas.

Potentialet

Potentialet  er altså givet ved:

hvor  er sidelængden. Dette er for én dimension , men for flere dimensioner skal betingelsen blot gentages for hver dimension.

Bølgefunktionen i 1D
For den én-dimensionelle boks er den tidsuafhængige Schrödinger-ligning:

I boksen er potentialet 0, og ligningen kan derfor reduceres til:

Det uendelige potential kan implementeres ved at kræve at bølgefunktionen er 0 i siderne, da partiklen ikke kan forlade boksen:

Dette er grænsebetingelserne og gælder desuden generelt for stående bølger.
Det ses, at Schrödinger-ligningen er reduceret til differentialligningen for en bølge:

hvor den generelle løsning kan skrives som:

Hvis 0 sættes ind skal bølgefunktionen også være 0:

Cosinus-funktionen falder altså ud:

hvor faktoren foran  er bølgetallet :

Sammenhængen mellem bølgetal og bølgelængde  er:

Efter  er sinusfunktionen 0 for hver halve bølgelængde. For at bølgefunktionen skal opfyldes grænsebetingelserne, skal det altså gælde, at:

hvor  er et naturligt tal, der angiver antallet af halve bølgelængder inden for . Bølgetallet for et bestemt  er dermed givet ved:

Energiniveauer

Energien er altså givet ved:

eller ved at indsætte udtrykket for  :

Det ses, at der er et energiniveau for hver værdi af . Da  kun kan antage diskrete værdier, kan  altså også kun antage diskrete værdier. Dette er stik imod det klassiske tilfælde, hvor en partikel kan have en hvilken som helst kinetisk energi.

Bølgefunktionen
Den tilsvarende bølgefunktion for  er:

Dette skal normaliseres:

Den simpleste løsning for  er bare reel:

Altså er bølgefunktionen for

hvor det her er skrevet eksplicit, at bølgefunktionen er 0 uden for boksen.
Da hver bølgefunktion passer til en bestemt energi, kaldes de for energi-egentilstande. Tilstanden, hvor , er
grundtilstanden, mens de andre tilstande er exciterede tilstande med højere energi.

Inden den tidsafhængige løsning findes, kan bølgefunktionens symmetri undersøges lidt nærmere. Hvis koordinaterne flyttes, så  er midten af boksen

er bølgefunktionen nemlig:

For hver stigning i  bliver bølgen rykket med en kvart fase og er derved en cosinus-funktion for ulige , men en sinus-funktion for lige .

Dvs. at bølgefunktionen skifter mellem at være symmetrisk og antisymmetrisk omkring midten af brønden. Om dette har fysisk betydning er beskrevet i afsnittet om sandsynlighedsfordelingen.

Denne korte bemærkning om symmetri forlades nu, og den tidsafhængige løsningen for egentilstanden kan findes. En faktor ganges på den tidsuafhængige løsning:

Denne faktor er tidsafhængig og giver en rotation i det komplekse plan.

De meste generelle løsninger til partiklen i en boks er dog lineære kombinationer af disse egentilstande:

Hvis et system består af en lineær kombination - kaldet en blandet tilstand - vil sandsynligheden  for at måle energien  være givet ved:

Eksempler på blandede tilstande er givet i figuren.

Sandsynlighedstætheden i 1D
Sandsynlighedstætheden  i forhold til position er nu givet ved:

For egentilstandene

For energi-egentilstandene giver dette:

Det ses, at sandsynlighedstætheden er uafhængig af tiden:

Selvom bølgefunktionen er kompleks med mulighed for at være negativ, er sandsynlighedstætheden altså reel og aldrig negativ. Modsat bølgefunktionen er sandsynlighedstætheden desuden altid symmetrisk; dette giver intuitivt mening, da boksen er symmetrisk.

Generelt
For en lineær kombination af egentilstandene er sandsynlighedsfordelingen generelt:

Det ses, at den tidsafhængige faktor ikke forsvinder for led, hvor . Generelt kan sandsynlighedsfordelingen altså godt ændre sig over tid, når partiklen ikke er i en energi-egentilstand.

Eksempel

Et eksempel på en blandet tilstand er en ligelig kombination af første og anden energi-egentilstand. Bølgefunktion er da:

mens sandsynlighedsfordelingen er givet ved:

Det ses, at det tredje led er tidsafhængigt, og denne blandede tilstand er derfor ikke stationær. I animationen vises, hvordan sandsynlighedsfordelingen ændrer sig over tid.

Forventningsværdien
Udtrykket for sandsynlighedsfordelingen kan skrives ud:

Kildehenvisninger

Kvantemekanik

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FALMOUTH, Maine — Maine Audubon is looking for volunteers to be on the lookout for endangered species of wildlife.
Volunteers are being asked to survey roads in southern Maine this spring and summer to record sightings of dead and alive endangered species and other wildlife. They'll enter their observations on Maine Audubon's "Wildlife Road Watch" interactive website.
Biologists with Maine Audubon and the state's Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife will use the information to work with town planners and the state Transportation Department to come up with solutions to reduce the road risks for rare wildlife while improving conditions for drivers.
Species of particular interest include Blanding's turtles, spotted turtles, black racer snakes and New England cottontails.
More information is available on the program's website.


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I'm not sure why, but string art has always scared me. Maybe I simply over analyzed the process, but a weekend or two ago I decided to try my hand at it using hemp twine. I think my DIY String Art on an all white pumpkin has a perfectly rustic feel and stays within my love for neutrals.
Spray paint your pumpkin, if needed.
Sketch or trace your artwork onto the pumpkin. I did a (very) rough sketch of an R using a pencil. You can see the faint pencil lines in the image below.
Tie end of hemp twine in a tight knot around a corner nail. Start weaving. I really didn't use any rhyme or reason to how I wrapped the string and nail art… as my husband and I always say, "the imperfections add character." So, I embraced any imperfections.
Tie off, knot and trim.
You're done. My first attempt at this project was with jute twine… and I would have to say that was a HUGE fail. I think it would have looked much better on a larger pumpkin, but I wanted a more manageable size for my decor.
Regardless, I think it turned out perfectly sweet. I love the neutral colors and, well, any form of twine knows how to make my heart go pitter patter.
What do you think? Have you ever done any pumpkin string art or Halloween string art? Any tips?
So styling, and chic, but perfectly farmhouse. Love it!
Thanks Diane! Appreciate it…and appreciate you stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your week. HUGS.
I Love it! It adds a very rustic touch to the Fall Decor. I'll give it a try.
Thanks mom! Love you. MUAH.
I love this so much… Pinning!
Thanks so much Desiree! Appreciate it. Have a great evening. xo.
I love this! Its such a unique look!
I love the look of the pumpkin. Was it difficult to keep the nails from being pulled out by the twine? What size nails did you use?


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Q: How to calculate quantization error from 16bit to 8bit? Does anyone know how to calculate the error of quantizing from 16bit to 8bit?
I have looked at the Wikipedia article about Quantization, but it doesn't explain this.
Can anyone explain how it is done?
Lots of love,
Louise
Update: My function looks like this.
unsigned char quantize(double d, double max) {
  return (unsigned char)((d / max) * 255.0);
}

A: I think you need to convert both the 16-bit value and the 8-bit value to their respective analog values that they represent and then take the difference between those. To stick with the wikipedia entries, here is one that talks about it.

A: Generally, the error is the difference between the reconstituted quantized signal and the original signal.
Say your original series is Xi, and you quantize by doing an integer division by q - you get a series of integer values int(Xi/q). Your error term is e = Xi - q*int(Xi/q).
For example: a sample value of 60000 divided by 256 gives 234. 234*256 = 59904 after dequantization. The quantization error is 60000-59904=96.

A: It is interesting that if you treat last 8 bits as signed char, it gives you correct quantization error.
char absolute_quatization_error(short measurement) //lets consider that short is 16bits
{
   return (measurement & 0xFF);
}

Ok upper function is tricky you should use something like.
short absolute_quatization_error(short measurement) //lets consider that short is 16bits
{
    short r;
    r=measurement & 0xFF;
    if (r>0x7F)
        return (0xFF-r);
    else
        return r;
}

If you need relative error you should use.
float relative_quatization_error(short measurement)
{
     return 1.0*absolute_quatization_error(measurement)/((float)measurement); //i did not check if this correctly converts to float.
}

A: It is there in the Wikipedia article, expressed as signal to noise ratio.  But I guess the real question is, in what units do you want the result?  As a signal to noise power ratio, it's 20 log(2^8) = 55 dB
You probably need to read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decibel

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Adobe Demonstrating iPhone Applications Built Using Flash
Monday October 5, 2009 12:55 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
While Apple's iPhone has notably been left out of Adobe's new initiative with Flash Player 10.1 to bring an integrated Flash experience to browsers on smartphones and other platforms, TechCrunch notes that Adobe has also been using its Adobe MAX 2009 conference to show off capabilities found in the company's forthcoming Flash Professional CS5 that will allow developers to build Flash-based applications and then export them to the standard .ipa format used for native iPhone applications.
The new support for iPhone applications in the Flash Platform tooling will not allow iPhone users to browse web content built with Flash technology on iPhone, but it may allow developers to repackage existing web content as applications for iPhone if they choose to do so.
Flash Player uses a just-in-time compiler and virtual machine within a browser plug-in to play back content on websites. Those technologies are not allowed on the iPhone at this time, so a Flash Player for iPhone is not being made available today.
Flash Professional CS5 will enable developers to build applications for iPhone that are installed as native applications. Users will be able to access the apps after downloading them from Apple's App Store and installing them on iPhone or iPod touch
Applications created using Flash Professional CS5 meet all iPhone .ipa and SDK requirements, allowing them to be included in Apple's App Store via the standard iPhone Developer Program. Adobe has even featured seven current App Store applications that were built using a pre-release version of Flash Professional CS5.
Platform Fighter 'Brawlhalla' Welcomes its 52nd Legend, the Haunted Suit of Armor Named Magyar

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Q: how to let get.back take some argument my wish is when user hits back button on Page B to jump back to Page A, Get.back() is activated, but it should take an argument such as newCreatedId, I found something like Get.back(result: [newCreatedId]);, but I didn't find tutorial how to let Page A get this argument, plz help me thanks!

A: the Get.back() with the result property is exactly what you need, and I will explain it to you:
so using Getx, when you're trying to navigate to another route, we usually just call Get.to() directly:
Get.to(MyOtherScreen());

right?
in order to get some data from the MyOtherScreen(), it's different a little bit, instead of calling just Get.to() directly we need to assign its call to a variable like this:
var futureData = Get.to(MyOtherScreen());

even if you assign it to a variable like this, it still works fine and navigates to MyOtherScreen() as expected.
after navigating, we are now in the MyOtherScreen(), after the user did what he needs to do on that page and wants to pop/back of that page with some data, you need to call:
Get.back(result: theDataFromMyOtherScreen);

what this will do:
it will close the MyOtherScreen() page and will store the theDataFromMyOtherScreen inside of the first variable where we assigned to it the Get.to().
so the result after popping the page will be:
var futureData = Get.to(MyOtherScreen()); // futureData == theDataFromMyOtherScreen

now if you try to print it as example:
print(futureData); // will print the value of theDataFromMyOtherScreen

and every time you do the same routing process, it will store new data in that variable.
to recap:
the Get.to() we called inside the variable navigates with us to the other page, and Get.back() will return us to the previous page with the value stored in the result property, so you can think of them that they are linked.


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KREO may refer to:

 KREO (FM), a radio station (93.5 FM) licensed to serve James Town, Wyoming, United States
 KMGQ, a defunct radio station (105.3 FM) formerly licensed to serve Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, which held the call sign KREO from 2001 to 2014
 Rome State Airport (ICAO code KREO)
 Kre-O, a toy line from Hasbro


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Tidal-wave
Tidal-wave sentence example
In the case of Messina the horror of the situation was heightened by a tidal wave.
Carmen poured grain into the feeders and the smell of oats and honey brought a tidal wave of goats into the barn.
The tidal wave of the Southern Ocean, which sweeps uninterruptedly round the globe from east to west, generates a secondary wave between Africa and South America, which travels north at a rate dependent only on the depth of the ocean.
The present city is half a mile north of the site of the old town, which was destroyed by an earthquake and tidal wave in 1746.
In 1868 the town was nearly destroyed by an earthquake, in 1875 by fire, and again in 1877 by earthquakes, a fire and a tidal wave.
It is situated on the right bank of the Seine, the tidal wave of which (mascaret) can be well seen at this point.
The town occupies a narrow beach between the sea and bluffs, and was greatly damaged by an earthquake and tidal wave in 1877.
In Acapulco a tidal wave followed the shock.
Coquimbo was swept by a tidal wave in 1849, and Concepcion and Talcahuano were similarly destroyed in 1835.
The great earthquake which partially destroyed Valparaiso in 1906, however, was not followed by a tidal wave.
A very strong "bore" or tidal wave runs up the estuary of the Meghna at spring tides, and a singular sound like thunder, known as the "Barisal guns," is often heard far out at sea about the time it is coming in.
Second course Circles crash through the tidal wave of monster post grunge rock that is Why.
News began to filter through and we heard that an earthquake in Sumatra had caused a tidal wave.
With Aids in Africa, you can't see the tidal wave of despair.
Such knowledge floods the soul unseen with a soundless tidal wave of deepening thought.
The tidal wave of violence in Gotham proves to be the work of someone the Batman trusted.
With Aids in Africa, you ca n't see the tidal wave of despair.
Even more astounding is the fact that the turn of the century tidal wave of new technology made it possible for scrappers to reap the benefits of free materials.
In turn, this makes ticket prices high, but savvy park guests can find Sea World discounts that allow them to enjoy all these parks have to offer without drowning under a tidal wave of dollar signs.
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British mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, and philosopher Sir Harold Jeffreys (1891-1989) was one of the great original applied-mathematical thinkers of the 20th century. He is noted for his wide variety of scientific contributions.
Examples of Ways to Measure Volume
Volume is the level at which something is heard or the amount of space a solid, liquid or gas occupies. With sound, its volume is the loudness of the sound. With a container, its volume would be its capacity, or how much it can hold. Volume is often expressed in cubic units determined by the International System of Units. Learn how to measure volume with ease.
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Q: Why does std::is_function evaluate to false when using on a dereferenced function pointer? I am trying to use std::is_function to determine if a variable is a function pointer.
When running the following code
#include <iostream>
#include <typeinfo>

using namespace std;

int main() {
    typedef int(*functionpointer)();

    functionpointer pmain = main;

    cout << typeid(functionpointer).name() << " "<< is_function<functionpointer>::value << endl;
    cout << typeid(decltype(pmain)).name() << " " << is_function<decltype(pmain)>::value << endl;

    cout << typeid(decltype(main)).name() << " " << is_function<decltype(main)>::value << endl;
    cout << typeid(decltype(*pmain)).name() << " " << is_function<decltype(*pmain)>::value << endl;

    return 0;
}

the output is
PFivE 0
PFivE 0
FivE 1
FivE 0

Can anybody with insight explain why the last expression of std::is_function evaluates to false?
(Code tested under g++4.7, g++4.8 and clang++3.2)

A: That is because decltype(*pmain) yield a reference to a function type, for which std::function is false as intended. Try:
is_function<remove_reference<decltype(*pmain)>::type>::value

BTW: ISO C++ forbids to take the address of ::main()


Under Armour has been around for many years, but for some people, they relate the name to either 3x NBA Champion Stephen Curry or action mega-star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. But Under Armour Basketball is looking to change the way you perceive the brand by introducing a brand new original series titled Home Court: Baltimore.
The series is focused on showcasing the cultural impact that basketball, music, fashion, and food have on today's communities. Home Court will take its viewers to different cities across the country, but their first stop will be where Under Armour first started, Baltimore.
Home Court: Baltimore is directed by filmmaker and co-founder of Illusive Media Shomi Patwary, who herself has worked with musical artists that include Beyonce, A$AP Mob, and Pusha T. The show is hosted by Sarunas Jackson who has starred in T.V. and Movies such as HBO's Insecure and Spike Lee's 'Chiraq.' Sarunas takes us through Baltimore as he discusses with its locals about how the city of Baltimore plays a part in the way they carry themselves on and off the court.
Along the way, Sarunas will be joined by NBA player and Baltimore native Will Barton. Local basketball superstars Aquille Carr and Terry Hosley. Fashion Designer and Musician A$AP Ant, with stops at Baltimore famous Cloverdale Courts, and Mike Tribb's barbershop.
With Basketball icons such as Steph Curry, basketball today has truly made a massive impact in today's youth and by changing the way they not only represent themselves but as well as their communities. With today's differentiating views on almost every topic under the sun, with some causing volatile discussions, Home Court: Baltimore shows us the importance of never forgetting where we come from as well as re-investing our time and energy to our communities to uplift and inspire today's youths.
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Fall 2014 is around the corner and fringe is on everything from earrings to booties! It's a fun style that is easy to wear. I would recommend only wearing one fringe item so your outfit doesn't look too busy.


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Honda Turns Cute Van Into a Cafe, Fit Into a Pseudo-Crossover for Tokyo Auto Salon
by admin69 January 10, 2021, 1:50 am 678 Views
Customized Fit e:HEV and N-Van show off Honda's spunky side at the virtual 2021 Tokyo Auto Salon.
The Tokyo Auto Salon, a delightful auto show that generally shows off the best and funkiest Japan has to offer, is going virtual this year, just like SEMA and other recent shows that weren't outright canceled due to the global pandemic. Honda's come through with a couple of intriguing and adorable concepts that add some attitude to the tiny Fit and N-Van.
The Fit you see here is the latest-generation car, now available as a hybrid (e:HEV) biased strongly towards pure electric drive modes. This one is called the 2022 Fit e:HEV Crosstar Custom, and it takes the Fit's outdoorsy Crosstar trim level to a logical extreme. It builds on the main styling elements of the Crosstar—a blacked-out roof and pillars, roof rails, a smidge more ride height, and water-resistant seat material—and adds a bold strip of cladding to the middle of the doors, steel wheels, Toyota all-terrain tires, a Yakima roof rack, and Honda E-inspired lamps in the lower fascia. It's partly inspired by the retro Honda CT125 Hunter Cub motorcycle, too. It's still not really a crossover, but it sure looks fun.
Meanwhile, the N-Van Custom "3rd Place"—we don't understand what the name's about, but maybe it makes more sense in the original Japanese—is an adorable little mobile cafe. The remarkable space efficiency of kei vehicles like the N-Van is fully on display. There's even a cute little striped awning. The metal-effect finish gives it an industrial design look, like an Airstream trailer converted for catering use or perhaps an iconic Moka pot, and the black steel wheels add to its vintage vibe. The clearance lights above the windshield are cool, but we doubt this thing is as wide as the FORD script in the grille of an F-150 Raptor, so they're also a bit of a laugh.
Honda will drop more details and photos of these two concepts when they're officially revealed on January 15th, and we're hoping they'll have some surprises for us, too. Until then, you can fantasize about seeing these in person at the Tokyo Auto Salon in some alternate universe.
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Olver to lead University Research Park
by Tech Council | Jul 17, 2014 | Featured, NEWSROOM, Tech Council News
Aaron Olver, a former secretary of the state Department of Commerce
and head of Madison's economic development division, has been hired as
managing director of University Research Park.
"Aaron has extensive experience as a leader on economic development
in the Madison region and across the state. He has the skills to lead
University Research Park as it grows and changes," says UW–Madison
Chancellor Rebecca Blank, who serves as chair of the URP Board of Trustees.
Read this story here.
Olver worked in the Department of Commerce from 2003 to 2011, first
as executive assistant, then as deputy secretary and secretary. After
leaving Commerce, Olver became the director of economic development for
the City of Madison. He has also spent time in the private sector,
serving as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Chicago.
With 3,600 jobs at 126 companies, URP has long been considered a
national model in the use of real estate as a venue for high-tech,
high-paying jobs with strong links to a research university.
A 2010 study found that the 260-acre park on Madison's west side was
generating $826 million in economic activity. A 370-acre expansion of
the park, dubbed University Research Park 2, is also underway to the
west of the URP site.
"Aaron has guided many innovative projects that brought significant
investment and revitalization at both the city and state level. I look
forward to working with him to continue the success in our existing
research park and in the development of the second research park that is
being developed on the west side of the city," Blank says.
Olver graduated with honors from UW–Madison, earning a bachelor's
degree in economics. He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and attended
Oxford University, where he earned a graduate degree in philosophy,
politics and economics.
"Major public research universities are engines that
drive regional economic growth, and the URP has been an important
component in stimulating that growth."
Aaron Olver
Olver replaces Mark Bugher, who retired as director of URP last November.
"I am thrilled to have this opportunity to work in such a dynamic and
innovative environment," Olver says. "Major public research
universities are engines that drive regional economic growth, and the
URP has been an important component in stimulating that growth. It is
one of the most effective university-run research parks in the country."
Many URP companies, like Flugen and Cellular Dynamics, emerged
directly from discoveries at UW-Madison. Others, like Ultratec, the
park's largest tenant, were initiated by UW-Madison employees. At least
60 percent of the jobs at the park derived from work at UW-Madison.
The managing director works in close partnership with the Research
Park, Inc. Board of Trustees, university leadership, faculty and staff,
and entities such as the UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations and
the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. The managing director
coordinates the design, construction and real estate development of the
buildings and property within the park, as well as the acquisition and
redevelopment of other properties that strategically support UW-Madison.
The managing director also serves as a key liaison with city and
county government, state officials and agencies, the business community
and local media, working to maintain strategic relationships that foster
the research park's planning, growth and development objectives.


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The year is 1701. We remember the Vestry Act of 1701. The reading for today comes from an obscure Quaker named Henry White.
The year was 1701. Today we turn our attention to the Anglican Church in England, in America, and especially the colony of North Carolina.
In 1701, wary of another succession crisis, the English passed the Act of Settlement. You may remember that the Glorious Revolution took out King James II and put on the throne his daughter, Mary II, and her husband, the Dutch Protestant William III. When Mary II died, and William remained childless, the Parliament decided that Mary's sister, Anne, would be next in line, followed by King James I granddaughter, Sophia, the Hanover's electoress. After Anne's reign, Sophia's son George would ascend the English throne, thus inaugurating the house of Hannover, which would reign in Britain through Queen Victoria.
1701 also saw the creation of the "Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts" by Thomas Bray. With more and more foreign parts popping up on the map with English colonies, this society sought not only to propagate the Gospel but also to teach and assist indigenous peoples in these "foreign parts." It was a strictly Anglican group, although, in the new world, it could be dicey to make such an explicit connection to the Crown.
One such place that the Society would find fertile ground was in one of the two colonies named King Charles I, Carolina. Of course, the story of North Carolina, or what would become North Carolina, is one of the very first stories of the English in the New World. It was Sir Walter Raleigh that was given the task of forming an English colony by Queen Elizabeth. This would lead to the so-called "lost colony of Roanoke," which is perhaps only supplanted by Stonehenge for needlessly complicated conspiracy theories.
In 1701 North Carolina was just called Carolina. It was another decade before the two Carolina's were formed. The Great Deed of Grant had given the colony recognized status, and the discovery of deep-water inlets allowed for more accessible sailing and trade. Tobacco and whaling brought good money to the region, and soon the good Anglican Brits saw this as a place to settle. But this caused problems with the Quakers who were already there. What to do?
On this, the 12th of November, in 1701, the local assembly passed the Vestry Act of 1701. The Vestry Act brought political stability in that it divided the colony into five parishes, with each parish being represented by 12 men. A vestry, while technically the room where the vestments are donned, could also mean an assembly. You can think of vestry meetings in England like voters' meetings in churches today. But for ease of communication and rule, the Vestry Act of 1701 capped the decision making to just 12. It also formed a kind of legal and governing body as two of the men in the vestry would also be wardens in charge of doling out punishment and collecting required tithes. This was the rub. The Vestry Act made the Anglican Church the only recognized church body in the colony, and tithes were mandatory for the upkeep of Anglican churches and to pay their Anglican church leaders. Famous rebellions from Cary's Rebellion to the rise of the Regulators would stem from this perceived overreach.
While other colonies and denominations would adopt similar practices, connections to the Anglican Church were especially suspect by the time of the Revolution. Anglicanism would cease to have the same pronounced presence in the state until the later, post-Revolutionary creation of the Anglican Church in America (who we have decided to call Episcopalians).
But it was a moment for the colony and the Anglican Church in the new world when North Carolina passed the Vestry Act of 1701 on this, the 12th of November, in 1701.
The reading for today comes from an obscure Quaker named Henry White, who wrote what is considered the first piece of poetry, in English, in North Carolina around the time of the Vestry Act. This is a selection from that long unnamed poem:
But come, methinks I here proclaim
A restorer again for to be named
As woman pluck the fruit and thorn, dread
How seed should bruise the serpents head
Which seed is Christ as scripture saith
the same that all the holy saw by Faith
As good auld Jacob said unto his son
The Law can't depart till it is done
And Prophets of the Lord did plainly tell
That He should restore his people Israel
And be a light unto the Gentiles in his birth
And grant salvation to the ends of ye earth
This has been the Christian History Almanac for the 12th of November 2020 brought to you by 1517 at 1517.org. The show is produced by Christopher Gillespie, a man whose favorite fictional Regulators include Emilio Estevez from Young Guns and Long Beach's own Warren G. The show is written and read by Dan van Voorhis. You can catch us here every day. Remember that the rumors of grace, forgiveness, and the redemption of all things are true…. Everything is going to be ok.


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Timothy Johnson
Writer, Editor, Nerd
The Pillars of Dawn
Holiday 2019 Update
My first semester in an MFA program has come to an end. I wrote a lot and liked some of it. I read a lot and liked some of that, too. I tutored a bunch of students and think I even helped some of them. I did some work in selections and layout for a literary magazine. I found every writer in this program is brilliant, and I think some of them even like me.
It's been good, is what I'm saying.
Creatively, I came to George Mason University wanting to push myself into trying new things, and not only do I feel I accomplished that, but I think the teachers and other writers helped open doors I wouldn't have been able to open on my own. The first semester was difficult but a success, and even though I'm off for winter break now (a prospect that still seems bizarre to me), I'm eager to keep pushing forward.
But first, happy holidays, everyone! I hope your celebrations are merry.
'So you're a writer? Let me ask you, where do you get your ideas?'
When you're a writer, one of the most common questions you get is about where your stories come from. I don't know about other writers, but in my experience, stories begin like a loose thread you one day notice on your shirt. Smarter people will get the scissors, cut it off, and toss it aside, but not you. You're compelled to pick and tug at it because there's something satisfying about drawing it out.
The more you work it, the more your shirt unravels. Before long, the seam is open, and you can see something of what you look like underneath. You keep pulling, and eventually, the sleeve is in tatters. You keep going, and often, the thread jumps off the seam. That's when it becomes grueling work.
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I Have Some News
The short version is I was accepted into George Mason University's MFA in Creative Writing program. I'll be starting this fall with full funding, including tuition remission, a stipend, and a GTA position. For the next three years, I'll be taking classes, writing, reading, and teaching full time.
So that's pretty neat.
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Anatomy of an Ending
There is a popular sentiment that stories, like life, are about the journey, not the ending. I think good fiction has to differentiate itself from life, so stories are about the journey and the ending.
Maybe I'm hopelessly morbid, but I think about death all the time. I know I'm not the only one, but how I'm going to check out is constantly on my mind. It doesn't frighten me or stop me from living, but like a good story, I do want to know how it all ends. Like reading a good story, though, I'm not eager to get there. It's a paradox. I don't want it to end.
You can stop psychoanalyzing me now.
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Come See Me at Awesome Con
So what are you doing the weekend of April 26-28th? If you're planning to be in D.C., you should check out Awesome Con downtown at the convention center. If you're not planning to be in D.C., you should plan to be in D.C. and come check out Awesome Con downtown at the convention center
I will have a table (Q-09) in Artist Alley with three other local writers: Nick DeWolf, Slade Grayson, and E.J. Wenstrom. We're going to be planted across from Wild Bill's Olde Fashioned Soda, which I've never heard of, but I think it's reasonable to assume Wild Bill knows how to party. I mean, his name is Wild Bill. We'll also be adjacent to Dark Horse Comics, which, cool!
Friday evening, Nick, E.J., and I will be on a panel of local writers with Neil Cohen, David Salkin, and Alton Simpson, so you should come ask us questions. "Ask us questions" may also be read as "heckle us." Earlier that day, E.J.'s on another panel, and then Neil has one on entrepreneurship on Sunday. Mostly, I'll just be hanging out, enjoying the con, and hoping I get to meet some cool people (and hopefully sell a few books).
If you decide to come, please swing by and say hello. Mention this blog post, and get a free bookmark!
Under New Management, The Walking Dead Shambles On
I haven't written about The Walking Dead for a while. I haven't felt like it's been worth writing about for a while. But now that it's under new management and a major cast member has exited the show, I was interested to see where the series stands after nine seasons, an eternity on network television.
(Coincidentally, this ended up being 3,600 words, an eternity on the Internet, so if you don't feel like reading that and want to leave right now, I really can't blame you. I wrote it, though, so I'm posting it, dammit!)
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On Jonathan Franzen's Rules for Novelists
In November, Lithub republished a list of ten rules for novelists by Jonathan Franzen that had originally appeared in the Guardian in 2010. It apparently raised a stink on the Internet. Reading the list now, I see why it was divisive. Some of his rules are obvious. Some are preposterous or pretentious. Overall, it's just not a helpful list.
All of this is in my humble opinion, of course (this is my blog after all). Franzen has accomplished far more in his writing career than I probably ever will, but I see reflections of some broader issues in the literary community here that I feel the need to comment on.
To be clear, this isn't really about Franzen's list. This is about the impetus of some of his ideas. And admittedly, it probably reveals more about my own philosophies than Franzen's, so take it for what it's worth
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One Sentence About This State of Emergency
After two years of holding partisan control of the federal government during which border security was not an emergency, a president the American people don't want is declaring a state of emergency that doesn't exist to build a wasteful and ineffective wall the American people don't want, by taking money from the military's tax-funded budget, not Mexico as he promised, and to satisfy prejudices and assuage fears he helped create with lies and demagoguery, thus sidestepping democracy and invoking autocracy in the country that used to be the leader of the free world where self-proclaimed patriots and champions of liberty used to criticize a black president for using the power of executive order and now are celebrating victory for getting nothing their country wants or needs, because one failed businessman turned celebrity exploits the popular scorn of modern American politics to convince them he knows best and reinforces that belief with propaganda, confirmation bias, and the cognitive dissonance of a generation that stripped future generations of their prosperity and is losing its grasp on the modern world.
Villains Never Die by Nick DeWolf
The first thing you should know about Villains Never Die is it's going to be familiar. The second thing you should know about Villains Never Die is it's going to be completely foreign.
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Confidence in Writing
Last week, a young writer asked if I had any insecurities about my writing. My initial response was, yes, of course I have insecurities. I wouldn't be a writer if I wasn't on some level insecure about my writing (and in general about everything for always and forever).
However, after some retrospection, I realized I'm in a much better place than I was when I started.
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I generally refrain from criticizing other humans, but this dude is talking to his girlfriend on FaceTime with his… https://t.co/ISwWg6EOjd
My life sometimes: is it a heart attack? Who knows? Let's go for a run and find out.
Saw the new Star Wars. Liked the new Star Wars.


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INTERPOL condemns 'cold-blooded and barbaric' murder of British hostage
LYON, France – On behalf of global law enforcement, INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble has strongly condemned the murder of British aid volunteer Alan Henning at the hands of the group calling itself the 'Islamic State'. He proposed it be renamed by the international community as 'CM' for #CowardlyMurderers.
"The cruel murder of an innocent man who freely gave his time to assist the people of the very region where he met his death is a testament to the depravity of this terrorist group, which is seeking to create a reign of terror across the region," said Secretary General Noble.
"I ask the global community: why should we allow a bloodthirsty group of terrorists to name themselves after a religion as a pretext to justify their heinous crimes that no religion would justify?
"I propose that the global community and law enforcement rename this group as 'CM' for Cowardly Murderers. By doing this, we will remove their efforts to legitimize their crimes and put would-be foreign fighters on notice that if they join this group, then the world will see them as nothing more than cowardly murderers.
"Finally, let me stress that the cold-blooded and barbaric murder of Alan Henning only serves to harden the resolve of the global community to increase our efforts against the growing threat posed by militant terrorist groups, and bring those responsible for committing such atrocities to justice," added the INTERPOL Chief.
Last week, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2178 recognizing the efforts of INTERPOL against the global threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters, highlighting the use of INTERPOL's I-24/7 secure police communications network, global databases and international notices system, in addition to its counter-terrorism efforts and procedures to track stolen or forged travel documents.
"As the UN Security Council decision makes clear, now is the time to act against this scourge of terrorism which threatens international security. We must intensify our collective efforts to exchange information and prevent the proliferation of foreign terrorist fighters," said Secretary General Noble.
"We will not allow these cowardly terrorists to intimidate those of us who respect human life and the rule of law. Moreover, we will not allow these murderers to shield themselves behind their distortion of a religion," concluded the INTERPOL Chief.


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Q: Empty trainable variable in keras model(keras version = 2.2.4-tf) I am a beginner in Keras programming.  I just want to manually update the model weights manually in keras so as to get a deep understanding of gradient descent. However, when I tried it, the model either cannot get converged or the loss even gets exploded. My steps are listed as follows:

*

*First, I use keras sequential model to fit a quadratic function y = 2*x*x - 7*x + 11
below is the code using the sequential model:
model = Sequential()
model.add(Dense(64, input_dim = 1, activation = 'relu'))
model.add(Dense(32, activation = 'relu'))
model.add(Dense(1))
model.compile(loss='mean_squared_error', optimizer='adam')
model.summary()

training loss

fitted curved and original one

*Then, I use the following code to update the weight manually:
class MyModel(keras.Model):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.layer1 = Dense(64, input_shape = (1, ))
        self.layer2 = Dense(32)
        self.layer3 = Dense(1)

    def forward(self, x):
        y = keras.activations.relu(self.layer1(x))
        y = keras.activations.relu(self.layer2(y))
        y = self.layer3(y)
        return y

def loss_fun(y_pred, y):
    return keras_backend.mean(keras.losses.mean_squared_error(y, y_pred))

def compute_loss(model, x, y, loss_fun = loss_fun):
    logits = model.forward(x)
    mse = loss_fun(y, logits)
    return mse, logits

def compute_gradients(model, x, y, loss_fun = loss_fun):
    with tf.GradientTape() as tape:
        loss, _ = compute_loss(model, x, y, loss_fun)
    return tape.gradient(loss, model.trainable_variables), loss

def apply_gradients(optimizer, gradients, variables):
    optimizer.apply_gradients(zip(gradients, variables))

def train_batch(x, y, model, optimizer):
    '''
    one step batch training
    '''
    gradients, loss = compute_gradients(model, x, y)
    apply_gradients(optimizer, gradients, model.trainable_variables)
    return loss

model2 = MyModel()

epochs = 200
optimizer = keras.optimizers.Adam(learning_rate = 0.01) #据查这个0.01是keras默认的learning rate
loss = []

x_train = np.expand_dims(x_train, axis = 0)
y_train = np.expand_dims(y_train, axis = 0)
for i in range(epochs):
    l = train_batch(x_train, y_train, model2, optimizer)
    loss.append(l)
    if i % 10 == 0:
        print(f'current loss = {l}')

while the loss looks like this:

*I also try another way to manually update the weights:
epochs = 200
lr = 0.01
optimizer = keras.optimizers.Adam(learning_rate = 0.01)
loss = []

x_train = np.expand_dims(x_train, axis = 0)
y_train = np.expand_dims(y_train, axis = 0)
x_train = tf.cast(x_train, tf.float32)
y_train = tf.cast(y_train, tf.float32)

for i in range(epochs):
    y_pred = model5.forward(x_train)
    l = k.mean(keras.losses.mean_squared_error(y_train, y_pred))
    gradient = k.gradients(l, model5.trainable_weights)
    new_weights = model5.get_weights() - 0.001 * np.array(gradients)
    model5.set_weights(new_weights)
    if i % 10 == 0:
        loss.append(l)
        print(f'{i}th loss is: {l}')

In this case, the loss explodes like this:

where is the problem?

A: I have figure out where the problem is.
When getting the model through the following code:
model = MyModel()

The trainable variables in model are null.
When I try to print them using this:
print(model.trainable_variables)

it outputs
[]

I try to make the weight trainable manually by the following code:
for layers in model.layers:
    layers.trainable = True

But it still doesn't work at all.


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OPINIONOPINION,
Opinions|Business and Economy
A new Silk Road made from steel
The success of future pipelines and rail networks depends on the security situation in the South Caucasus.
Luke Coffey
Luke Coffey is a research fellow specialising in transatlantic and Eurasian security at a Washington DC based think tank. He previously served as a special adviser to the British defence secretary and was a commissioned officer in the United States army.
Erdogan with his Azerbaijani and Georgian counterparts during the ground-breaking ceremony for TANAP pipeline in Turkey [REUTERS]
One of the most important energy and transport corridors for Europe is Turkey and the South Caucasus. This region has sat on a crucial geographical and cultural crossroads that has proven strategically important for military and economic reasons for centuries.
But in the early 20th century the region's importance increased for Europe.
In 1906, the region's first pipeline was completed, connecting Baku on the Caspian Sea with Batumi on the Black Sea. More than 100 years later this pipeline, measuring a mere 20 cm in diameter, has been replaced with a modern network of natural gas and oil pipelines with the potential of connecting the heart of Asia with Europe.
Inside Story: Oil wars – Shifting balance of power?
This year marks a series of important milestones for transit and economic activity in the South Caucasus – making the region even more important for Europe's security.
Important year for transit
Last week construction started on The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP). The TANAP pipeline will run 1,850 km from Azerbaijan to Turkey. It will then link up with the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). Construction for TAP also started this year and once completed will run from the Turkish-Greek border to Italy via Albania and the Adriatic Sea.
Both the TANAP and TAP are expected to be completed by 2018 and will link up with the existing South Caucasus Pipeline (which connects Turkey to the Azerbaijani gas fields in the Caspian Sea, through Georgia). Together, all three pipelines will form the so-called Southern Gas Corridor.
Not to be outdone, Russia announced in earlier this year that its South Stream project is cancelled and will be replaced with a so-called Turkish Stream pipeline. This new pipeline will supposedly bring Russian gas across the Black Sea to Turkey to then link up with TAP. Already 10,000 oil tankers a year pass through the Turkish Straits and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline brings oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean. It is debatable if Turkish Stream is even affordable, but if it is built it will help reaffirm Turkey's desire to serve as a regional energy hub.
The mentality in the Kremlin is: if Europe is not buying oil and gas from Russia, then it should not be getting it from anywhere else.
Not only pipelines
It is not only pipelines that are being constructed.
Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway, the modern day successor to the Transcaucasian Railway, is expected to be finished this year. Initially, the railway will move one million passengers and some 6.5 million tonnes of freight each year between Turkey and Azerbaijan via Georgia.
In the near future, capacity is expected to reach 15 million tonnes of freight and 3 million passengers each year. This is a huge number of passengers equivalent to moving the entire population of Armenia by train.
Turkey is also in a process of modernising a number of internal railways to accommodate high-speed trains. This will better connect central Anatolia to ports on the Mediterranean Sea in a way never seen before.
Already, a new high-speed railway connects Istanbul with Konya in only four hours 15 minutes, compared to 13 hours before. Last year, a new high speed train line between Istanbul and Ankara was opened, which cut journey times in half.
2015 is also an important year for the Caspian Sea, as it is likely that an agreement will be reached on delineating ownership of its waters.
Agreement on the Caspian Sea
Europe desperately needs oil and gas from Central Asia but the only way to bypass Russia and Iran is through the Caspian Sea. The idea of a Trans-Caspian pipeline has not become reality because there has been a long standing disagreement between countries with a Caspian shore on delineating ownership of the Sea.
As current technology and gas prices allow, a pipeline is the only economically viable option to move gas across the Caspian Sea. Transporting natural gas as Liquefied Natural Gas is only profitable after 2,000 km or more and the distance between Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan to Baku, Azerbaijan is only 270 km. So clearly, LNG transport is not a realistic option.
The success of these future pipelines and rail networks depends on the security situation in the region. It is in Russia's interest, from both an economic and geo-strategic standpoint, that the South Caucasus remains unstable. This is one of the reasons why conflicts in Nagorno-Karabakh, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia will not be resolved anytime soon. The mentality in the Kremlin is: if Europe is not buying oil and gas from Russia, then it should not be getting it from anywhere else.
It is important that Europe encourages the development of this new "Steel Road". It stands to benefit greatly from investment opportunities and alternative sources of energy from the region and beyond.
Considering Russia's willingness to use energy resources as a tool of foreign policy, this could not come at a more important time for Europe.
Luke Coffey is a research fellow specialising in transatlantic and Eurasian security at a Washington DC based think-tank. He previously served as a special adviser to the British defence secretary and was a commissioned officer in the United States army.
The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy.
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opinion by Vartan OskanianVartan Oskanian
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Is this an opportune moment for Eurasian powers to tackle the festering Nagorno-Karabakh conflict?
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Iran deal will haunt the Middle East in the future


Why Are New X-Files Episodes Airing Out of Order?
Something strange happened on the way to Fox broadcasting all-new episodes of The X-Files, which kicked off this past Sunday with the first new episode in four years. While the first episode aired as intended, subsequent episodes are airing out of the order they were originally intended. But show creator, producer and writer Chris Carter has a perfectly good explanation as to why this had to happen. Trust us, there is no conspiracy.
As The X-Files six episode event series continues, viewers will see most of the episodes airing out of order. Episode 2 has now become Episode 4. Episode 4 will air as Episode 5, and Episode 5 is now Episode 2. Episode 3 will air in its original slot. Episodes 1 and 6 will be what they were always intended to be, mythology builders.
What happened behind the scenes that caused this episode shuffle? Chris Carter claims it was all about the flow of one episode into the next, and that it's better for the overall storyline. Here's what the creator had to say to TVLine.
While Chris Carter claims this was better for the series, it still caused some continuity issues. They were, however, very minor. To help better smooth things out, Episode 4, which is titled Home Again, did get trimmed. But it didn't result in a deleted scene, instead just deleted dialogue. Most viewers won't notice the slight episode shake-up.
This Monday brings the third episode Mulder & Scully meet the Were-Man. When a dead body is found in the woods, Mulder and Scully are called in to investigate whether it was an animal attack, a serial killer or just maybe a strange creature as described by eyewitnesses. Meanwhile, Mulder is able to confront some of his own demons about feeling disillusioned with his life's work. The X-Files airs Mondays at 8 p.m. EST on Fox.


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There Is Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven, Let's Keep It a Secret
Gah, my phone can't 'compose' only 'edit html'. Oh well. So, Scott Joplin bored me, so I wrote this.
So, I've played the new Bring Me the Horizon CD over and over. I could write a whole track by track analysis if I wanted. It's really good. Almost every track is really amazing. They all sound different enough, and fit well together. Listening to it all the way through does not give the audience that all too familiar feeling of listening to the same song for the duration of an album (*cough*) Whitechapel's new CD (*cough*). There is a Hell doesn't fall into that trap, breaking up the usual sonic assault with slower and more melodic passages. Oli's electronic influence is clearly evident here, with sections like at the end of 'Anthem' or the song 'Memorial'.
Not to say that's the only thing keeping this album from sounding the same. The strongest section of the album are the three songs 'Home Sweet Hole', 'Alligator Blood', and 'Visions'. These three are aggressive, loud and have really catchy choruses. They don't have a break in between and you can easily tell the difference between the songs.
Suicide Season's best moment were the first two tracks. The best part happens when you're reaching the end of "The Comedown" and you know "Chelsea Smile" is about to come on. And as awesome as "Comedown" is, you know "Chelsea Smile" is the better song. But that doesn't stop the appreciation of either one. They create a passage of sound that you want to be immersed all at once. You want it to keep going and also be in the same spot. This kind of momentum that Bring Me The Horizon creates is here in Hell too. The momentum built from "Home" to "Visions" is great, but the better song is "Crucify Me". This song may be the best song BMTH has written to date. The perfect blend of vocal pitch changes, electronica breakdowns, gang vocals and amazing guitar work.
Really Cool Parts of Songs:
Crucify Me- Oli's opening scream of "Crucify Me". The way he sings "I am the ocean, I am the sea". The way he does his emotitive yell of "let's keep it a secret" then death growls "No one needs to know". The call and response of "Save yourself" and then the gang vocals of "Save your breath". Light's chanting of "There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It". The way she pauses on "be-e-lieve me". the "Yea!" at 3:06. The electronica breakdown after Light's second chorus at 4:05. the lyrics "pray for the dead" chanted. The ending "I am the ocean, I am the sea".
Anthem- The opening guitar riff is sweet. The riff at :38. You can hear the chord changes. So sweet. "I hate to say I told you so, but fuck yea I told you so". Vocal growl at 1:30. The vocal yelp at 1:57. The riffs here at 2:00 are great. 3:05 pause. Breakdown at 3:26. Vocal growl of "a dedication to the end of everything".
It Never Ends- almost everything. Opening riff is sweet. Made even better with the synth sounding thing in the background. Then the riff at :25. Oli's call "one more foot in the coffin" with the response gang vocals "One more foot in the grave". The way he screams "thissss" after "how has it come to this?". Then "I've said it once, I've said it twice, I'll say it a thousand FUCKING times, that I'm okay, that I'm fine, that it's all just in my mind" and the background chanting at this part is amazing. The guitar riff at this part is great too. Then "You say this is suicide, I say this is a (gang vocals)war". The guitars chug and then the way he says "We're not losing the battle" and then screams "OH!", with the backing vocals. Then it comes back and does the opening riff again, with the synth background. Then the ending "Every second, every minute, every hour every day" is really good too.
Fuck- The opening scream of "LETS FUCK". the way he screams "how do you say goodbye?" in the beginning. The held scream of "helloooo". The "let's Fuck, fuck , fuck fuck fuck" part. The guitars at 1:07. The breathing with the beeping leading into the guitars diving. the "Fuck"s at 1:50. The way he screams "hello" at 2:25. The "oh!" at 2:27. The clean vocals of "We all need to love, heart attacks waiting to happen". The duet of Josh and Oli. Oli's screams end up being the better part, but you need to have the clean part.
Don't Go- Guitars at 1:10.
Home Sweet Hole- Opening guitar riff. The way it picks up at :53. "oh shit" at 1:23. the gang vocals call and response. "Home sweet hole" at 1:45. The second "oh shit, I've done it again, I'm way too far in over my head". "yea!" at 3:05. "Home sweet hole" at 4:12.
Alligator Blood- Opening is really cool. "Let's play a game of Russian Roulette. I hold the gun, you place the bets". Guitar riff at :29. scream at :45. Drums leading up to "My Alligator Blood is starting to show". The Alligator Blood is starting to show call and response with gang vocals. 2:38-3:07 sounds like "Chelsea Smile". Matt Nichol's double bass drum kicks during the third time of the chorus "My Alligator blood is starting to show" at 3:23 and the deeper growling. yelp at 3:40. riff at 3:45. The gun sound at 4:04. "Paint the wall with my fucking brains".
Visions-Riff at :50-1:04. "All is fair!", "in love and war so they tell me!", "All is fair!". 1:36 electronic mix. "Bring out the dead" at 1:50. "I've been lying in these trenches far too long"."I never saw a thing until I shut my eyes/ never knew a thing until I lost my mind/ I would have sold my soul to know it all/ that I held the keys all this time!" at 3:15.
Blacklist- "youuuu" at :33. "With friends like you, there's no need for enemies. With friends like you there's no need for (death growl) anything".
Memorial- Good all around instrumental track.
Blessed With a Curse-
Fox and the Wolf- The opening vocals. The way it punches right out the gate. "I think I'm losing my mind". this song has the best lyrics in the whole CD. "You say you'll never be younger, than you are tonight."
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