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from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
from unittest import TestCase
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch

from transformers import AutoModel, TFAutoModel
from transformers.onnx import FeaturesManager
from transformers.testing_utils import SMALL_MODEL_IDENTIFIER, require_tf, require_torch

@require_torch
@require_tf
class DetermineFrameworkTest(TestCase):
    """
    Test `FeaturesManager.determine_framework`
    """

    def setUp(self):
        self.test_model = SMALL_MODEL_IDENTIFIER
        self.framework_pt = "pt"
        self.framework_tf = "tf"

    def _setup_pt_ckpt(self, save_dir):
        model_pt = AutoModel.from_pretrained(self.test_model)
        model_pt.save_pretrained(save_dir)

    def _setup_tf_ckpt(self, save_dir):
        model_tf = TFAutoModel.from_pretrained(self.test_model, from_pt=True)
        model_tf.save_pretrained(save_dir)

    def test_framework_provided(self):
        """
        Ensure the that the provided framework is returned.
        """
        mock_framework = "mock_framework"

        # Framework provided - return whatever the user provides
        result = FeaturesManager.determine_framework(self.test_model, mock_framework)
        self.assertEqual(result, mock_framework)

        # Local checkpoint and framework provided - return provided framework
        # PyTorch checkpoint
        with TemporaryDirectory() as local_pt_ckpt:
            self._setup_pt_ckpt(local_pt_ckpt)
            result = FeaturesManager.determine_framework(local_pt_ckpt, mock_framework)
            self.assertEqual(result, mock_framework)

        # TensorFlow checkpoint
        with TemporaryDirectory() as local_tf_ckpt:
            self._setup_tf_ckpt(local_tf_ckpt)
            result = FeaturesManager.determine_framework(local_tf_ckpt, mock_framework)
            self.assertEqual(result, mock_framework)

    def test_checkpoint_provided(self):
        """
        Ensure that the determined framework is the one used for the local checkpoint.

        For the functionality to execute, local checkpoints are provided but framework is not.
        """
        # PyTorch checkpoint
        with TemporaryDirectory() as local_pt_ckpt:
            self._setup_pt_ckpt(local_pt_ckpt)
            result = FeaturesManager.determine_framework(local_pt_ckpt)
            self.assertEqual(result, self.framework_pt)

        # TensorFlow checkpoint
        with TemporaryDirectory() as local_tf_ckpt:
            self._setup_tf_ckpt(local_tf_ckpt)
            result = FeaturesManager.determine_framework(local_tf_ckpt)
            self.assertEqual(result, self.framework_tf)

        # Invalid local checkpoint
        with TemporaryDirectory() as local_invalid_ckpt:
            with self.assertRaises(FileNotFoundError):
                result = FeaturesManager.determine_framework(local_invalid_ckpt)

    def test_from_environment(self):
        """
        Ensure that the determined framework is the one available in the environment.

        For the functionality to execute, framework and local checkpoints are not provided.
        """
        # Framework not provided, hub model is used (no local checkpoint directory)
        # TensorFlow not in environment -> use PyTorch
        mock_tf_available = MagicMock(return_value=False)
        with patch("transformers.onnx.features.is_tf_available", mock_tf_available):
            result = FeaturesManager.determine_framework(self.test_model)
            self.assertEqual(result, self.framework_pt)

        # PyTorch not in environment -> use TensorFlow
        mock_torch_available = MagicMock(return_value=False)
        with patch("transformers.onnx.features.is_torch_available", mock_torch_available):
            result = FeaturesManager.determine_framework(self.test_model)
            self.assertEqual(result, self.framework_tf)

        # Both in environment -> use PyTorch
        mock_tf_available = MagicMock(return_value=True)
        mock_torch_available = MagicMock(return_value=True)
        with patch("transformers.onnx.features.is_tf_available", mock_tf_available), patch(
            "transformers.onnx.features.is_torch_available", mock_torch_available
        ):
            result = FeaturesManager.determine_framework(self.test_model)
            self.assertEqual(result, self.framework_pt)

        # Both not in environment -> raise error
        mock_tf_available = MagicMock(return_value=False)
        mock_torch_available = MagicMock(return_value=False)
        with patch("transformers.onnx.features.is_tf_available", mock_tf_available), patch(
            "transformers.onnx.features.is_torch_available", mock_torch_available
        ):
            with self.assertRaises(EnvironmentError):
                result = FeaturesManager.determine_framework(self.test_model)

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Home / About Hillel / Countering Antisemitism on Campus
As the world's largest Jewish college organization, Hillel International takes a leading role in countering antisemitism on college campuses worldwide. We work with students, campus professionals, Jewish communal and higher education leaders, and leading anti-hate organizations to proactively address antisemitic activity on campus and in online spaces through a wide variety of initiatives and programs. Our work to counter antisemitism on campus aims to empower Jewish students to speak out against hate and to educate broader campus communities and allies to ensure antisemitism is not tolerated at colleges and universities.
Hillel International's Campus Climate Initiative (CCI) works collaboratively with higher education administrators and university presidents to ensure a positive campus climate in which Jewish students feel comfortable expressing their identity and values, free of antisemitism, harassment, or marginalization. The CCI model involves partnership between the college or university administration, the local Hillel, and the CCI team. It is based on the premise that key administrative leaders play an essential role in effecting broad-based educational and policy change on campus, and that the university-Hillel partnership can lead toward positive changes that will benefit both Jewish students and all students.
Read more about the Campus Climate Initiative Here.
Reporting Antisemitic Incidents
In 2021, Hillel International partnered with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Secure Community Network to launch ReportCampusHate.org, an online portal that allows Jewish students, college students, and allies to report antisemitic incidents on college campuses and receive immediate support. All incidents reported through ReportCampusHate.org are reviewed by a trained security professional, who supports students in the incident response process and connects them with the campus Hillel to address the issue with university administrators and law enforcement, as appropriate. Students who leave their contact information are also connected to tools and resources to improve campus climate, as well as wellness services. Incidents can be reported anonymously if desired to safeguard a student's identity.
Read more about ReportCampusHate.org here.
Antisemitism Curriculum Development
Hillel is at the forefront of developing best-in-class training on countering antisemitism for college students and staff, in partnership with expert organizations like ADL. Launched in 2021, Hillel International's signature "Understanding Antisemitism on Campus" Curriculum is a video-based curriculum designed to educate Hillel professionals and student leaders about the history and context of past and present manifestations of antisemitism, and help staff feel well-equipped to identify, respond to and proactively educate others about antisemitism.
Read more about Hillel's work to address antisemitism on campus through education.
The University Presidents Summit
In February, 2022, Hillel International and the American Jewish Committee (AJC), in collaboration with the American Council on Education (ACE), will bring together college and university leaders from across the United States for a two-day summit on the unprecedented increase in antisemitic activity and the marginalization of Jewish students on campus. The summit will give university administrators the tools and resources they need to speak out against antisemitism and take specific steps to make campuses safer. Participants will explore meaningful ways in which institutions can respond to antisemitism within the context of fulfilling their overarching diversity, equity, and inclusion mission to combat all forms of racism, bigotry, discrimination, and harassment on campus, while respecting principles of academic freedom and free speech.
Read more about the University Presidents Summit here.
Student Empowerment
Hillel International works day in and day out to empower Jewish college students and their allies to call out and resist antisemitism. In October, 2021, Hillel launched the #OwnYourStar campaign to counter hate with Jewish pride, encouraging students to stand up against antisemitism on their college campuses, online, and beyond. #OwnYourStar encourages students to post on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok about what the Star of David, or other Jewish symbols, mean to them using the hashtag #OwnYourStar.
Learn more about the #OwnYourStar campaign here.
Industry-Leading Research
In 2021, Hillel partnered with ADL on a nationally representative survey of Jewish college students in the U.S. The survey, conducted by online survey and analytics company College Pulse, found that antisemitism is a looming and present threat for Jewish college students, with one in three students personally experiencing antisemitic hate directed at them in the 2020-2021 academic year. The survey also found that most students who experienced antisemitic activity on campus did not report it, suggesting the frequency of incidents on campus is larger than previously thought.
Read more about the survey results and Hillel's research here.

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Recently, The Sreepur Village initiated a programme for the safeguarding and development of young children - a modified Anchal Programme of Centre for Injury Prevention Research of Bangladesh - CIPRB.
After much research, it was noted that the children were most at risk between 9.00 am and 1.00 pm so, by setting up the Anchal Programme the children, under proper management and supervision, are now able to be kept safe while their mothers or family members attend to other activities. The programme also helps in the early development of children. An Anchal is a centre managed by trained 'Anchal Ma' (mothers), the supervisors who provide children with care and the opportunities to play and learn.
Eid UL Adha, the second most significant Muslim festival, was recently celebrated in The Sreepur Village. A three- day-long programme Eid, in The Sreepur Village, is marked with a number of lively activities such as singing, dancing and games. Every mother and child from the village went to each and every event, in which they sported not only their best attire but lots of enthusiasm too.


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Paul	Film	 October 8, 2020 1 Minute
There are films that can can really challenge you, that can force you to reconsider your prejudices and make you look at the world differently. And then there are films about sand-worms in Nevada.
Tremors is a film that knows exactly what it wants to be and exactly what it is. It's a film that knows exactly what it's audience wants, and it manages to meet and then exceed all expectations.
The plot revolves around Val and Earl (Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward), a pair of odd-job men living and working in and around the desert town of Perfection. Inevitably enough, when they finally manage to pull together the motivation to leave their dead-end lives and head for the city, corpses start to crop up here, there and everywhere.
Of course, they head back to warn the town's population that there is a murderer on the loose. Then discover that they are no longer able to leave…
Tremors is generally described as a comedy-horror, which is not entirely true. It is very much a horror film, in which a small population finds themselves stranded an facing an unseen menace. It is also, however, a very self-aware film and it's this self-awareness allows for humorous touches to be included without totally ruining the atmosphere.
At heart, Tremors is an homage to the monster movies of the 1950s. It's funny, frightening and superbly suspenseful and, unlike many homages, it manages to avoid slipping into parody and, if anything, this film improves on those films that inspired it.
Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are superbly sympathetic as the none too bright handymen, and this true of the whole cast. The screenwriters have clearly made an effort to ensure that all of the characters — even the survivalist couple — are both well-rounded and sympathetic.
As for the monsters themselves, these are superbly realised and their underground nature gives them the same sense of pervasive menace that Spielberg achieved so effectively in Jaws.
Tremors is a cheerfully scary monster movie, one that relies on characterisation and suspense to keep you on the edge of your seat, and it's a film that is well worth revisiting.
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Traveling Exhibit Features Military Mail Call History
The Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition "Mail Call" will debut on Saturday, Aug. 4 at the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum in Alameda, California, and will remain on view through Oct. 14, before continuing on its 14-city national tour.
The Museum, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, is also hosting a grand opening ceremony of the exhibition on Sunday, Aug. 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Air Force Band and an array of food trucks will join the Museum to celebrate the event. The Museum will offer free admission to the public on this day until noon.
A name is shouted out, and a parcel is handed through the crowd to its eager recipient – mail call is a moment when the front line and home front connect. Letters, news and packages from home unite families, boost morale and in wartime, elevate the ordinary to the extraordinary.
The traveling version of the National Postal Museum's permanent exhibition, "Mail Call" explores the history of America's military postal system, and examines how even in today's era of instant communication, troops overseas continue to treasure mail delivered from home. Organized and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the exhibition tells the fascinating story of military mail and communication – from the American Revolution to current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Throughout American history, the military and postal service have combined forces to deliver mail under challenging – often extreme – circumstances. But whether it takes place at headquarters or in hostile territory, on a submarine or in the desert, mail call forges a vital link with home.
On the battlefront and at home, mail has long sustained the vital connections between military service members and their family and friends. With compelling documents, photographs, illustrations and audio stations, "Mail Call" celebrates the importance of this correspondence. Visitors can discover how military mail communication has changed throughout history, learn about the armed forces postal system and experience military mail through interesting objects and correspondence both written and recorded on audiotape. The exhibit offers an appreciation of the importance of military mail and the hard work that has gone into connecting service men and women to their government, community and loved ones at home.
"Mail Call" features a number of items that bring to life the story of military mail. One such highlight is a kit with supplies for "Victory Mail," a microfilm process developed in World War II to dramatically shrink the volume and weight of personal letters. Beginning in 1942, V-Mail used standardized stationery and microfilm processing to produce lighter, smaller cargo – 150,000 microfilmed letters could fit in one mailbag. Visitors will also gain access to dramatic firsthand records and heartfelt sentiments through excerpts from letters exchanged between writers on the front line and the home front. The exhibit also explores how the military postal system works today and describes the new ways the men and women of the armed forces are communicating with home.
"Mail has always played a very important role in the lives of the men and women of our armed forces and their families at home," said exhibit curator Lynn Heidelbaugh of the National Postal Museum. "Writing and receiving correspondence has a significant power to shape morale. The relationship between mail and morale is expressed time and again in messages from deployed military personnel, and it is a compelling reason behind the extraordinary efforts to maintain timely mail service."
Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation preserves and honors the legacy of the USS Hornet and its role in naval aviation, the defense of our country, the Apollo Program and the exploration of space. Through field trips and live-aboard experiences, the USS Hornet offers educational programs focusing on naval history, science and space technology. A registered state and national historic landmark, the ship is open to the public daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is permanently berthed at 707 W. Hornet Ave., Pier 3 in Alameda.


Dale is an internationally licensed Mountain Guide (IFMGA) and Technical Director of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA).
Never one to focus on a single aspect of climbing, Dale is an accomplished all around climber with high-end skills that cover all disciplines of climbing including; sport, trad, mixed, ice and alpine.
His passion depends on the season, feeling equally happy on WI6, M8 or 5.12.


We're proudly present – the one of the most popular Zouk DJs and music producers, the member of the Zouk Night Love – Fabiano Trofino aka Nyx ZNL! Do not miss a chance to burn the dancefloor with Nyx ZNL cool mixes!
Nyx began molding his talents in 1986 at the age of 8 with classical piano and moved on to become a multi-instrumentalist and professional vocalist. In 1992 created his own recording studio (FDT Studios) and started working with music production, audio engineering, graphics design, and throughout the years was part of various musical projects and bands at his hometown Miami Beach, FL. USA. Nyx broadened and polished his skills and talents attending two highly acclaimed schools, The Sdoia-Satz Music Institute as well as the University Of Miami School Of Music. Passion, Energy, and Emotion Nyx is one of the most eclectic and versatile artists in the world and has grasped the audience with his innovative style, musical productions and performance. As one of the veterans of the ZNL "Zouk Night Love" team, Nyx travels around the world performing and teaching at numerous events, festivals and congresses. Fabiano "Nyx" Trofino is also a Songwriter, Composer, Producer, and Instructor. Nyx extracurricular activities include fitness and watching movies. Family is extremely important to him, in his downtime, he enjoys spending time with his daughter, Ashley.


The most unique event space to hit Sydney Harbour, Hamptons Sydney is a purpose built pontoon vessel boasting two open-plan floors with over 200 square meters to explore and take in the ever-changing Sydney Harbour landscape. Having two hulls and a wide beam she is very stable and has ample space for large events. The lower level consists of two outdoor decking areas, a large interior main saloon with full wrap around glass windows while the upper level consists of a large open deck space ideal for taking in the stunning views of Sydney Harbour. It is transformable to suit every occasion and to provide a comfortable area for guests to enjoy. A large platform located at the stern of the vessel allows guests to swim in the warmer months. Hamptons Sydneys spacious features make her a great choice for product launches and PR events as well as Birthdays and even Weddings.
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One may say that designer Christin Chang is a storyteller. With a background in fine art, her media of choice has become scarves which now makes up her New York-based label Chrisu. Whimsical to the eye, this casual luxury brand has a body of work that is not just a chic accessory, but is also left for the wearer to interpret.
Each scarf is hand drawn and painted as a water color drawing before being digitally printed on silk. Using crepe de chine and chiffon silk, her pieces are soft to touch and can be worn throughout the year for both dressed up and casual looks. She tells us, "we wanted to create a line of silk scarves that can be worn effortlessly for a younger generation."
For 2014, her collection is about illusion and perspective of space. Inspired by M.C Escher's, Day and Night Tessellations her work is made up of thoughtful patterns and design. Case and point: the Game of Labyrinth scarf is an aerial map of an unknown garden, but in reality, it is just a part of a board game. And, in the No Diving Allowed scarf, the swimmers seems to be diving deep, but in reality, they may be just laying on a tile floor in a diving position, but you could never tell.
Learn more about the label at Chrisu.


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Herbs for Women's Health
by Dr. John Neustadt
The use of botanical medicines in women's healthcare is an ancient practice. Dong quai (Angelica sinensis) has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for at least two thousand years and black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa) by Native Americans for centuries. In Germany, St John's wort (SJW; Hypericum perforatum) is prescribed by doctors for depression, while in other European countries and in the United States, SJW is available as an over the counter dietary supplement. SJW has also been studied for the treatment of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Modern research has analyzed the use of herbs and found some botanical treatments to be quite effective at treating hot flashes, depression, PMS, and other ailments.
Dong quai is a perennial herb found in mainland China, Japan, and Korea. It's dried root if prized for its medicinal value, which delivers a distinct blend of bitter, sweet, and pungent taste to its overall warming effect. Among other medicinal actions, dong quai is considered a uterine tonic, as an antispasmodic in painful menses, and for hot flashes associated with menopause. While one human clinical trial for the use dong quai to reduce hot flashes showed no difference between the treatment group and placebo, dong quai is most frequently used in combination with other herbs and may have a synergistic effect that provides benefit included in an herbal formula.
A native of North America, black cohosh is a perennial herb that grows 3-9 feet high, and found in shady woods from Maine to Ontario, and from Wisconsin south to Georgia and Missouri. The rhizome (trailing root) of the plant is used medicinally. Native Americans used black cohosh to alleviate pain during childbirth and menses.
It has also been used, and studied, extensively for the treatment of hot flashes. One particular standardized extract of black cohosh, marketed as Remifemin has been evaluated in multiple clinical trials. Positive results for Remifemin for hot flashes were shown in 3 of 4 clinical trials. And in another study, women with breast cancer who were also taking tamoxifen were given black cohosh extract for 12 months. showed that "almost half of the patients" in the treatment group "were free of hot flashes, while severe hot flashes were reported by 24.4% of patients of the treated group." In contrast, 73.9% of those in the placebo group reported severe hot flushes.
The mechanism of action of black cohosh is incompletely understood; however it does not appear to have estrogen-like activity. An in vitro study determined that black cohosh did not bind to estrogen receptors in endometrial or breast cells cultures.5 The recommended dose of black cohosh is 40 mg/day.
SJW has many documented medicinal properties. Clinical trials comparing SJW to standard antidepressant medications (e.g., Prozac) have shown SJW to as effective for the treatment of depression with less side effects. SJW is sold as the raw herb and as a standardized extract. The most frequently studied SJW preparation studied was a standardized extract called LI160 given to volunteers at a dosage of 300 mg three times daily.
Research has also shown SJW effective at treating symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). In one study, 19 women received 300 mg of SJW standardized to 0.3% hypericin three times daily. PMS symptoms decreased by 51% overall, and more than two thirds of the women experienced at least a 50% reduction in symptom severity.
There is one important note of caution for people considering taking SJW. It interacts with many prescription medications and decreases their effectiveness. If someone is taking immunosuppressive drugs (e.g., Cyclosporine), or anticoagulant medication (e.g., Warfarin), the results could potentially be deadly. SJW may also decrease the effectiveness of oral contraceptive pills. SJW can also cause photosensitivity, which makes your skin more sensitive to the sun and easier to sunburn. On the other hand, there have been no documented herb-drug interactions with dong quai or black cohosh; however, as with any herbal medicine, consult a healthcare professional knowledgeable in herb-drug interactions before taking any herbs.
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Stephens overcomes injury to advance at Cincinnati
Watch out, WTA contenders. Sloane Stephens is getting hot again with the U.S. Open drawing near.
The world No. 3 American continued her recent strong stretch of hardcourt play on Wednesday by defeating Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-3, 6-2 in second-round action at the Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio.
The 25-year-old Stephens won fairly easily in 71 minutes despite receiving treatment for an injured right thumb in the middle of the match. Stephens was attended to between the third and fourth games of the second set as a trainer bandaged the thumb.
Nothing could deter the third-seeded Stephens, who despite recording just one ace in the match still applied pressure with both her first serves (won 79 percent of the points) and second serves (won 67 percent).
The defending U.S. Open champion, Stephens is using the Open tune-up tournaments in hopes of peaking as she did a year ago when she reached back-to-back semifinals before her first Grand Slam win. This summer she is coming off a thrilling, yet disappointing, three-set loss to Romania's Simona Halep at the Rogers Cup final on Sunday.
Fellow American Madison Keys, the No. 13 seed, also advanced easily, besting Italian Camila Giorgi in dominant fashion, 6-2, 6-2, in a match that lasted just less than an hour.
The last two matches of the evening in the Cincinnati-area event were suspended due to rain. Halep, the top seed, is up 4-6, 6-3, 4-3 on Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic, and American Amanda Anisimova holds a 5-4 lead on Croatia's Petra Martic.
Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark lasted just one set in her second-round contest before retiring due to a left knee injury. The Netherlands' Kiki Bertens took the first set from Wozniacki 6-4 before the reigning Australian Open champion put an end to the contest.
The defending tournament champion, Garbine Muguruza, also was eliminated Wednesday.
The seventh-seeded Spaniard dropped a tough three-setter to Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Muguruza was serving up 4-2 in the decisive set when she double-faulted to lose a chance to go up 5-2. Tsurenko rallied past Muguruza, who, like Tsurenko, was coming off an injury.
Muguruza had an arm ailment, while Tsurenko had a back issue.
"I felt good. I'm happy that I didn't feel pain," Muguruza said afterward. "Obviously I didn't have a lot of practices to try to recover, so I had to manage a little bit. ... I competed. It didn't go my way.
"I'm going to take that positive [feeling] and keep training for the U.S. Open."
In other action, No. 9 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic fell to Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.
Seeded favorites who advanced included No. 4 Angelique Kerber of Germany, who survived a challenge from Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4. No. 15 Elise Mertens of Belgium also endured a difficult three-set win, defeating Sweden's Rebecca Peterson 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (1), while No. 16 seed Ashleigh Barty of Australia ousted Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 7-5, 6-3.
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La Cordillère australienne () est la seule chaîne de montagnes importante d'Australie. Elle s'étend de la pointe nord-est du Queensland aux monts Grampians, dans l'ouest du Victoria, en suivant la côte orientale à travers la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud et l'État de Victoria avant de tourner à l'ouest à l'extrémité du continent et enfin venir mourir dans l'immense plaine centrale.

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Le plus haut sommet australien, le mont Kosciuszko (), ainsi que toutes les zones de haute montagne de l'Australie continentale font partie de cette cordillère. Les zones les plus hautes sont connues sous le nom d'Alpes australiennes et se situent dans le sud de la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud et à l'est du Victoria.

En fait, le terme de cordillère australienne est mal approprié, la chaîne de montagnes n'étant pas d'un seul tenant. Toutefois, elle sépare le bassin oriental des cours d'eau qui se jettent directement dans l'océan Pacifique sur la côte est de l'Australie, du bassin Murray-Darling où les rivières s'écoulent vers les plaines intérieures, en s'éloignant de la côte pour se jeter dans l'océan Indien dans la région d'Adélaïde (voir carte).

En certains endroits, tels que les montagnes Bleues, les Snowy Mountains (les « montagnes enneigées »), les Alpes victoriennes et les escarpements de l'est de la région de Nouvelle-Angleterre, les régions montagneuses forment une barrière importante. Dans d'autres lieux, les pentes sont douces et par endroits la cordillère est à peine perceptible.

Tandis que certains sommets atteignent des altitudes respectables (un peu plus de ), l'âge de la cordillère et l'érosion expliquent que la plupart des montagnes ne sont pas sensiblement pointues et que pratiquement toutes les cimes peuvent être atteintes sans équipement d'escalade.

Histoire
Au début de la colonisation européenne, les montagnes Bleues, la partie de la cordillère directement à l'ouest de Sydney, représentait une barrière impénétrable pour les colons, jusqu'en 1813, quand Gregory Blaxland, William Lawson et William Wentworth, trois propriétaires de terrains, réussirent à passer les montagnes.

Activités
La plus grande partie de la cordillère est une succession de parcs nationaux ou autres réserves. Les parties basses sont utilisées pour la sylviculture, une activité qui est source de beaucoup de frictions avec les défenseurs de l'environnement. La cordillère est aussi la source de pratiquement tout l'approvisionnement en eau de l'Australie orientale, tant par les réserves des barrages humains que, par le  Grand Bassin Artésien, immense réserve naturelle d'eau souterraine.

Protection environnementale

La plus grande partie de la Cordillère australienne est composée de parc nationaux et autres réserves :

 Parc national alpin – VIC
 Parc national de Bald Rock – NSW
 Parc national de Barrington Tops – NSW
 Parc national Baw Baw – VIC
 Parc national des Blue Mountains – NSW
 Parc national des Border Ranges – NSW
 Parc national Brindabella – NSW
 Parc national de la chaîne Brisbane – VIC
 Parc national Budawang – NSW
 Parc national Bunya Mountains – QLD
 Parc national de la montagne Burrowa-Pine – VIC
 Parc national Cathedral Rock – NSW
 Parc national Conondale – QLD
 Parc national Cunnawarra – NSW
 Parc national de la chaîne Dandenong – VIC
 Parc national Deua – NSW
 Parc national de Dharug – NSW
 Parc national de Gibraltar Range – NSW
 Parc national de Girraween – QLD/NSW
 Parc national des Grampians – VIC
 Parc national de la rivière Guy Fawkes – NSW
 Parc national de Heathcote-Graytown
 Parc national Kanangra-Boyd – NSW
 Parc national du Kosciuszko – NSW
 Parc national du lac Eildon – VIC
 Parc national de Lamington – QLD
 Parc national de Morton – NSW
 Parc national du Mount Buffalo – VIC
 Parc national de Mummel Gulf – NSW
 Parc national de Namadgi – ACT
 Parc national de Nattai – NSW
 Parc national de la Nouvelle-Angleterre – NSW
 Parc national Nowendoc – NSW
 Parc national des Oxley Wild Rivers – NSW
 Parc national de la Snowy River – VIC
 Parc national South East Forest – NSW
 Parc national de Springbrook- QLD
 Parc national Sundown – QLD
 Parc national Toonumbar – NSW
 Parc national Wadbilliga – NSW
 Parc national Washpool – NSW
 Parc national Werrikimbe – NSW
 Parc national Wollemi – NSW
 Parc national des Yarra Ranges – VIC
 Parc national Yengo – NSW

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste des massifs montagneux

Liens externes

Massif de montagnes en Australie
Montagne dans le Queensland
Montagne en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud
Montagne dans le Victoria
Montagne dans le Territoire de la capitale australienne

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Редакторський висновок — створений редактором офіційний видавничий документ, який є результатом ретельного аналізу авторського рукопису і містить максимально об'єктивну характеристику позитивних та негативних рис твору, а також рекомендації видавцеві щодо доцільності подальшої роботи над рукописом.

Мета

Висновок робить безпосередньо редактор після ретельного аналізу запропонованого автором твору. Мета редакторського висновку — максимально об'єктивне судження щодо якості авторського твору, ступеня його готовності до публікації, оцінка і критика текстових одиниць (від невеликих до найбільших) та вичерпні рекомендації щодо його покращення. Адекватний редакторський висновок потребує високого рівня професіоналізму редактора, абстрагування від особистих уподобань на користь об'єктивної оцінки твору щодо якості писемного мовлення автора, правильності структури твору та його актуальності для потенційної цільової аудиторії. Редактор повинен, не ображаючи почуття гідності автора, надати йому рекомендації щодо необхідних правок або відмовити у публікації та пояснити причину відмови, якщо це передбачено правилам видавництва.

Схема редакторського висновку

Редакторському висновкові передує ретельний аналіз рукопису. Для того, щоб редактор міг висловити максимально об'єктивні судження щодо твору, він повинен пройти декілька етапів:
 Тематико-типологічний аналіз — спочатку редактор визначає актуальність теми твору, її адаптованість до потенційної цільової аудиторії, доцільність видання такого типу на книжковому ринку, суспільну значимість твору. Спеціально для цього вдаються до маркетингових досліджень і визначають ступінь наповнення того сегменту ринку, до якого належатиме видання. Визначається також ступінь розробленості теми автором і конкурентоспроможність книги порівняно з вже існуючими тематично близькими виданнями.
 Аналіз композиції та рубрикації твору — редактор досліджує текст на предмет його смислових, логічних та змістових зв'язків — чи дотримана єдність часу та простору, єдність сюжету, послідовність викладу подій та структурних елементів твору.
 Предметно-інформаційний аналіз — оцінка якості фактичного матеріалу на повноту, доцільність, достовірність, співвідношення нових та вже відомих читачеві фактів.
 Мовностилістичний аналіз — в першу чергу редактор перевіряє відповідність мовного наповнення твору інтелектуальному та культурному рівню його цільової аудиторії. Прослідковує також стилістичну виваженість тексту, визначає його основні мовні та стилістичні вади, а також відзначає «типові» помилки та хиби конкретного автора.
 Аналіз художньо-технічного оформлення та апарату видання — з'ясовується, чи якісно дібрані ілюстрації, чи відповідає художнє оформлення книги потребам потенційних читачів, чи створив автор зручний апарат видання.

Після проходження всіх етапів редактор робить комплексний висновок щодо твору («прийняти на редагування», «відхилити», «повернути авторові на доопрацювання» з окресленням напрямків вдосконалення твору). На основі цього висновку видавець орієнтується, чи брати видання на доопрацювання з метою подальшого друку та розповсюдження.

Вимоги до написання

 аргументованість;
 комплексність;
 наявність констатаційної частини;
 наявність опису позитивних рис твору;
 наявність критики та прикладів з авторського оригіналу із посиланнями на сторінки.

Рекомендований мінімальний обсяг редакторського висновку — 12 сторінок гарнітурою Times New Roman, 14 кеглем та інтервалом 1,5.

Джерела

 Тимошик М. С. Редакторський аналіз: теоретичний і практичний аспекти / М. Тимошик. — Наукові записки Інституту журналістики : науковий збірник. — К., 2011. — Т. 44. — Липень-вересень. — С. 127–132.
 Мильчин А. Э. Методика редактирования текста. Изд. 3-е, перераб. и доп. — М.: Логос, 2005. — 524 с. — с. 122.
 Схема редакторського висновку.

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Founding Director of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience and Co-Director of Centre for Neural Computation. PhD in neurophysiology, University of Oslo 1995.
Edvard Moser is interested in how spatial location and spatial memory are computed in the brain. His work, conducted with May-Britt Moser as a long-term collaborator, includes the discovery of grid cells in the entorhinal cortex, which provides the first clues to a neural mechanism for the metric of spatial mapping. Subsequent to this discovery the Mosers have identified additional space-representing cell types in the entorhinal cortex and they are beginning to unravel how the neural microcircuit is organized and how grid patterns are generated.
Edvard Moser was the Founding Director of the Centre for the Biology of Memory, a Research Council-funded Centre of Excellence with a life time from 2003 to 2012. In 2007 the Centre became a Kavli Institute, with Edvard Moser as the Director.
Nobelprize: Edvard Moser share the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology 2014 with May-Britt Moser and John O'Keefe.
Bellmund, Jacob Lukas Sarid; Gärdenfors, Peter; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Doeller, Christian Fritz Andreas. (2018) Navigating cognition: Spatial codes for human thinking. Science. vol. 362:eaat6766 (6415).
Bjerknes, Tale Litlere; Dagslott, Nenitha; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt. (2018) Path integration in place cells of developing rats. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. vol. 115 (7).
Ito, Hiroshi; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt. (2018) Supramammillary Nucleus Modulates Spike-Time Coordination in the Prefrontal-Thalamo-Hippocampal Circuit during Navigation. Neuron. vol. 99 (3).
Rowland, David Clayton; Obenhaus, Horst-Andreas; Skytøen, Emilie; Zhang, Qiangwei; Kentros, Clifford; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt. (2018) Functional properties of stellate cells in medial entorhinal cortex layer II. eLIFE. vol. 7.
Tsao, Albert; Sugar, Jørgen; Lu, Li; Wang, Cheng; Knierim, James J.; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2018) Integrating time from experience in the lateral entorhinal cortex. Nature. vol. 561.
Wernle, Tanja; Waaga, Torgeir; Mørreaunet, Maria; Treves, Alessandro; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2018) Integration of grid maps in merged environments. Nature Neuroscience. vol. 21 (1).
Ye, Jing; Witter, Menno; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2018) Entorhinal fast-spiking speed cells project to the hippocampus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. vol. 115 (7).
Donato, Flavio; Jacobsen, R. Irene; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2017) Stellate cells drive maturation of the entorhinal-hippocampal circuit. Science. vol. 355 (6330).
Ledergerber, Debora; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2017) Memory Retrieval: Taking the Route via Subiculum. Current Biology.
Miao, Chenglin; Cao, Qichen; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2017) Parvalbumin and Somatostatin Interneurons Control Different Space-Coding Networks in the Medial Entorhinal Cortex. Cell. vol. 171 (3).
Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt; McNaughton, Bruce. (2017) Spatial Representation in the Hippocampal Formation: A History. Nature Neuroscience. vol. 20 (11).
Eichenbaum, Howard; Amaral, David; Buffalo, Elizabeth A; Buzsaki, György; Cohen, Neal; Davachi, Lila; Frank, Loren; Heckers, Stephan; Morris, Richard G M; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Nadel, Lynn; O'Keefe, John; Preston, Alison; Ranganath, Charan; Silva, Alcino; Witter, Menno. (2016) Hippocampus at 25. Hippocampus. vol. 26 (10).
Bjerknes, Tale Litlere; Langston, Rosamund Fay; Kruge, Ingvild Ulsaker; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt. (2015) Coherence among Head Direction Cells before Eye Opening in Rat Pups. Current Biology. vol. 25 (1).
Ito, Hiroshi; Zhang, Sheng Jia; Witter, Menno; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt. (2015) A prefrontal-thalamo-hippocampal circuit for goal-directed spatial navigation. Nature. vol. 522 (7554).
Kropff, Emilio; Carmichael, James E.; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2015) Speed cells in the medial entorhinal cortex. Nature. vol. 523 (7561).
Lu, Li; Igarashi, Kei M; Witter, Menno; Moser, Edvard Ingjald; Moser, May-Britt. (2015) Topography of Place Maps along the CA3-to-CA2 Axis of the Hippocampus. Neuron. vol. 87 (5).
Miao, Chenglin; Cao, Qichen; Ito, Hiroshi; Yamahachi, Homare; Witter, Menno; Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2015) Hippocampal Remapping after Partial Inactivation of the Medial Entorhinal Cortex. Neuron. vol. 88 (3).
Moser, May-Britt; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2015) Where Am I? Where Am i Going?. Scientific American. vol. 314 (1).
Moser, May-Britt; Rowland, David Clayton; Moser, Edvard Ingjald. (2015) Place cells, grid cells, and memory. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. vol. 7 (2).


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Subject: Re: Shane West/Ray Barnett Thu May 07, 2009 1:34 am
anna wrote:
Ha ha I completely forgot those comments didn't get past the all hearing Weaver... what was her quip ? something along the lines of 'well how about you move em over to ?
Anna -- right; she said something like "well move it over to Admit!"
Kerry and Ray had some great exchanges ("it's the whole package"; and the whole "resignation accepted' conversation. funny stuff!)
KG-- I know, that Pratt one cracks me up all the time.
jontinf
Subject: Re: Shane West/Ray Barnett Fri May 08, 2009 12:10 am
So, I realized the SB line is "I wish I didn't feel the way I feel..." which makes me feel a little silly since it's one of my all-time favorite Reela scenes.
I'm quite fond of the "Is he cute?" comment as well. It has something to do with the delivery and the look on his face...
Right, I get such a kick out of the Sikh day line because we see how he cracks himself up.
This isn't a Ray line, but I love his reaction when Morris starts breaking out into singing "Mo-mo-Moooorris" during the end of some trauma in 'Gallant Hero' and Ray just looks back at him so bemused.
I also love the "Holiday Inn" line. I'm not even going to try to paraphrase it. But, it's lovely, and this has made me realize that hanging out with Ray would be quite fun.
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Subject: Who was Ray Barnett? Mon May 11, 2009 11:16 pm
Still winding down. But just thought I'd add this before I finally stop posting.
Lets face it. Ray was a bit of an Enigma really.
Ray – a true generation Xer. Cool Dude, a poseur, a little eccentric. Although only ever alluded to, one got the sense that he was your typical latch-key kid from a one-parent family. But we never learned for sure, he always remained a little bit of a mystery.
He was a grungy rock musician turned doctor, the epitome of cool. He was fun and charismatic, charming and clever but we really never learnt much about who he really was.
We learnt a lot about Neela's background, ditto for Abby, Luca, Pratt, Gates and Sam. That allowed us to identify with them. Even Morris' background was shaded in. Come to think of it we learnt more about Brenner and Banfield than we ever did about Ray.
Ray's background was, to say the least, very sketchy. It was only ever hinted at in throw-away comments and one-liners. Even he admitted that some of the information was untrue(eg. he invented a brother to console a young patient.) Another time there was a mention of Philly, yet his mother lived in Baton Rouge. He alluded to the fact that his father did not know what it was like to sit down to a hot dinner. But we never learned why. Another time his mother was painted as a bit of a party girl. But all of that leaves us in even more doubt as to who he really was. What snippets about him were true what were not?
He was an only child. But was his mother a single mum? Were his parents still together? Were they divorced? Had either or both remarried? Everything about him was so vague. Yet Shane West brought incredible charisma to the part.
In Series 11, we saw Ray grow up and make real choices about his future. In Series 12 we saw him fall in love and mature as a doctor but there was still something reckless about him. Remember the hilarity around him resigning and not resigning. So feckless and so typically Ray! Then in Series 13, we saw him chasing his tail and floundering. Was that, in part, because Shane West had already decided he was moving on? Or were there greater plans for Ray if Shane had stayed? We'll never find that out now.
I always felt, in many ways Ray just did not fit. His character was more suited to 'One Tree Hill, The OC or even Gray's Anatomy than it was to ER. Oddly, I thought he played better off the older characters like Kerry, Carter and Abby than he did off the newer generation with the exception, of course, of Neela.
I liked Ray, I enjoyed him, I was entertained by him but I did not get him and in the heel of the hunt I really do not know who he really was.
Subject: Re: Shane West/Ray Barnett Tue May 12, 2009 4:24 am
Ray's a mystery regarding his background, however we do know how he as a person, I saw Ray as an immature rocker doctor with a big heart, I truly believe that Neela changed him for the better, although Neela unpurposely burned him, She gave him the best thing of all, HER in the end. His face was priceless, despite everything that was thrown at them, they come out intact in the end and now as lovers....
Subject: Re: Shane West/Ray Barnett Thu May 14, 2009 11:18 pm
It looks like Shane and The Germs are having a summer tour. Anyone thinking of catching a show?
Subject: Re: Shane West/Ray Barnett Fri May 15, 2009 12:57 pm
GalwayGirl wrote:
I always felt, in many ways Ray just did not fit.
You know, when I think about it, I think that's what I liked so much about that character:
he did not exactly fit, and I must admit to me that's why he was a bit of a breath of fresh air at the time he became a regular on the show, he was fun and really gave out that "i live my life the way I want to" kind of thing. Of course that also showed that he needed to mature and grow up a bit, which he more than did, but I liked the fact that he always remained someone who lived his life the best he could in his own way (without ever coming across as selfish, as we all know what a big hearted character he was!).
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — State health officials hosted a COVID-19 briefing for the first time since the holidays. Omicron now makes up more than half of the COVID-19 cases in New Mexico.
On Wednesday, New Mexico reported 2,514 additional COVID-19 cases and 36 deaths.
Dr. David Scrase, acting cabinet secretary with the New Mexico Department of Health, said Omicron cases currently make up about 50% to 60% of all new cases. He expects it will make up 100% of new cases in another week or two.
Scrase also said hospitals are still struggling – there are just nine ICU beds and 40 surgical beds in the state. The shortage is due to 497 COVID patients in the hospitals.
"They are still struggling, they're struggling getting staff, they're struggling covering shifts," Scrase said. "They're struggling getting the work done, they still have long emergency room waits and delays in care."
Over the last month, unvaccinated people made up about 66% of new COVID-19 cases, more than 83% of hospitalizations and 88% of deaths.
New Mexico has also adopted the CDC's recommendation to stay home for just five days after a positive test – as long as you have no symptoms.
If you test positive, CDC guidance says you should stay home, in a room away from others, for five days.
It's recommended you take another test at the end of five days, but not required.
If you have no symptoms after five days, you can leave the house – but wear a mask for five more days.
Stay home until your fever is gone for 24 hours, and tell anyone you've had close contact with about your positive result.
If you have symptoms but test negative, the guidance is to take a second test within two days.
State health officials are also reminding people what to do if you are a close contact:
If you're up to date on your vaccines, wear a mask for 10 days and test on day five if possible.
If you're not vaccinated, stay home for five days, then take a test, and wear a mask for five more days.


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How To Run a Successful Kickstarter Campaign
Apr 19, 2018 | Marketing | 0 comments
Many organisations see Kickstarter as a cost-effective way to raise funds and promote their products to a worldwide audience. But in reality, it can be a challenge to get noticed on Kickstarter and gain traction.
When our client Pokitmeter wanted some assistance with their Kickstarter campaign for a portable oscilloscope, multimeter and logger, they called on us to help.
Working closely with the client, and in a very short timeframe, their extremely successful Kickstarter campaign ended up raising over $200,000. Here's how we contributed to the campaign's success.
We focused on four main areas:
Social media. Posts were put up on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook and boosted to achieve maximum visibility. These achieved high click through rates of 53%, 64% and 70%.
Social posting in groups. We signed up one of Pokitmeter's team members to around 77 different groups that we identified as popular with their target audience (makers). We shared posts, comments and contributed to discussions within these groups. While we would normally recommend a longer timeframe, we were able to achieve excellent results in a single month – and given more time we could have added more groups.
Blogs. Blog content was created and posted on to the Medium blog platform at a rate of one blog per week.
Pre–launch promotions. Email pre-launch promotions were sent to backers along with updates throughout the campaign. Our campaign emails had an average open rate of 42.4%, far above the industry average of 20.87% according to MailChimp.
Pokitmeter also ran Facebook Ads which contributed to a lot of the campaigns success.
With this strategy we were able to reach many of the people in Pokitmeter's target audience and engage with them on a deeper level. Many of those we reached then became backers and contributed financially to the campaign.
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NEW SINGLE: "One Life (ft. Aerborn)" (SHVRDZ)
SINGLE: One Life (ft. Aerborn) ARTIST: SHVRDZ The word "banger" gets thrown around a hell of a lot, but the latest track from Brisbane producer SHVRDZ (pronounced 'shards', aka Michael Holmes) is a full-blown beat-fest pumped full of glittering synths, infectious hooks and dreamy vocals from fellow Brisbanite Aerborn.
Kicking off with some sensual synthy delights, 'One Life' evolves into a trap-induced thumper that balances its shattering drops with a sulking soundscape brooding beneath Aerborn's heady, soothing tones. It's not hard to spy SHVRDZ's influences here with his air-horns, handclaps and winding sub-bass, having found inspiration at the age of 13 from Skrillex's second EP - but the end result here is an inherent ability to craft a club-filler with a soul, with textural wizardry taking the spotlight just as much as the underlying message of the dangers of unrealistic body images/life expectations.
'One Life' came to life across two days, with SHVRDZ recording, mixing and mastering the track in a temporary bedroom studio using just a microphone and his laptop, and it's yet another example of this emerging producer's head-turning skills. Expect a few more killer remixes from SHVRDZ over the next few months, and a second studio EP fixed firmly on the horizon, but in the meantime check out 'One Life' below:
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The classic pairing of red wine and chocolate combine to form these decadent Red Wine Chocolate Cupcakes.
I feel like I should start with a warning here. This blog is going to get a little dessert heavy in the coming weeks as we lead up to Purim.
Too late, you say? I know, I know. I've been posting a lot of purim goodies lately, and I've got more of them up my sleeve! Starting today, with these crazy awesome cupcakes. We all know that drinking on purim is a tradition – wait, a mitzvah – so that makes these cupcakes downright righteous.
If you're making these for kids, opt for a non-alcoholic glaze (like this insanely delightful chocolate glaze). Don't worry about the alcohol in the cupcakes themselves – it bakes out. If you're making these for Purim, maybe do half and half.
With these Red Wine Chocolate Cupcakes, you can have your (cup)cake and drink it too!
Red Wine Chocolate Cupcakes make the ultimate boozy dessert!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 cupcake pans with paper cupcake liners and set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together margarine and sugar until creamy.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition to incorporate.
With the mixer on low, beat in a third of the dry mixture, followed by half of the wine. Repeat with another third of the dry mixture, then the remaining wine, followed by the remaining third of the dry mixture.
Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin pans, filling them ⅔rds full.
Remove from oven and set aside to cool before glazing.
Combine powdered sugar and red wine in a small bowl. Stir to combine. Add additional water, a little bit at a time, until you reach a thick but spreadable consistency.
Spread the glaze over the cooled cupcakes, and immediately top with chocolate shavings. Set aside until tops set.
Looks awesome!! Thanks for sharing.
OH MY GOODNESS!!! I am totally making these!!
can i sub oil for the margarine in this recipe?
Baking with wine has been on my to do list. It sounds like the next best thing to adding peanut butter to chocolate.
Wed Wine? Lol. Someone has been tasting some while baking. But I just happened to have had that bottle of wine – CASA DA CORCA DOURO on Shabbos and enjoyed it so much!
Yum! Are the cupcakes at all red from the wine? I tried a red wine velvet recipe some time ago with the promises of the wine replacing the food coloring. I ended up with a delicious cake but still deep chocolate brown.
These wine chocolate cupcake are stunning! you really had a great idea!
these look delicious! do you think that i can freeze the cupcakes, and then defrost and glaze them the day I want to use them?
Ok, I REALLY need to start baking with red wine and chocolate (while drinking red wine and eating chocolate, of course!). These look fabulous!
I would love to make this in a (bunt) cake. Do you think it would work? How long would you bake it for?


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ATN Podcast 309: Off to a fun start
Yeah, this was a fun first week of the Division III football season, as we were treated to a Top Five showdown right out of the gate, another matchup of national semifinal teams and much more.
We suppose it may not be so fun to be a UW-Whitewater fan or a Muhlenberg fan this week, but we'll hear from Warhawks coach Kevin Bullis about the team's commitment to tough scheduling, the mistakes they need to fix, and more in our Fast Five segment. Plus SJU quarterback Aaron Syverson returned and talked about what it was like to get that test early in the season, in front of a huge crowd.
Fan question in our mailbag from @CL1974MN: "If sju wins its next two games is that enough to slot in at number one, or do they first have to cure cancer?"
Plus, game balls returns, as does Stat of the Week and On the Spot. We talk about which teams are underrated and overrated, plus talk about the most interesting things region by region, including the person who gave Rowan a vote on their Top 25 ballot. And who had the worse weekend, the Ohio Athletic Conference or the USA South Athletic Conference? Plus. we talk about every single team that is tagged at the bottom of this post. That's right! The regular season is back!
Photo by Wade Gardner, d3photography.com
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Quick Hits Week 7: All eyes on Minnesota
Posted on October 18, 2019 by Greg Thomas
This week our Quick Hits panel delivers takes on Johnnie-Tommie, of course, but also points out upsets brewing out east, undefeated runs coming to an end, and which teams are going to go home victorious for the first time this season.
Our regular crew is Keith McMillan, Ryan Tipps, Pat Coleman, Adam Turer, Frank Rossi and Greg Thomas.
— Greg Thomas
Photo by Ryan Coleman, d3photography.com
Which game is the Game of the Week?
Keith's take: Johnnie-Tommie. I might have gotten it wrong on the pod, but I'm right here. Given the rankings and the atmosphere, don't think you can go anywhere else for GOTW.
Ryan's take: The Johnnie-Tommie Game. As Pat would say … next question.
Pat's take: The Johnnie-Tommie game. Not to go MIAC two weeks in a row, but to be honest, you have to.
Adam's take: Johnnie-Tommie. This should be unanimous. Next question.
Frank's take: No. 4 St. John's vs. No. 11 St. Thomas. It's a survival game for St. Thomas and a major rivalry game — you can't ask for much more than that.
Greg's take: Johnnie-Tommie, yes. But also Hobart @ Ithaca, Middlebury @ Wesleyan, Wartburg @ Simpson, Delaware Valley @ Wilkes, and Alfred @ Cortland make for a nice undercard.
Which Top 25 team is most likely to get upset?
Keith's take: No. 9 Ithaca. The Bombers (5-0) would probably have to play their worst game of the season to lose to visiting Hobart (4-1), but I don't like to cop out and say none for this question.
Ryan's take: No. 19 UW-Platteville. Opponent UW-Stout has been playing better than their record would show, and Platteville is coming off a difficult loss last week.
Pat's take: No. 12 Salisbury. Rowan has played well against a tough schedule and Salisbury can't possibly execute as well as it did against Wesley.
Adam's take: No. 22 Cortland. The Red Dragons have looked impressive, but against inferior competition. The first real test of the season comes in Week 7 against 5-1 Alfred. The Saxons are 4-1, coming off a bye week, and are faced with a must-win.
Frank's take: No. 22 Cortland (vs. Alfred). Alfred had a bye week in Week 6, while Cortland struggled with Morrisville St. With 21 sacks in five games, the Saxons' defense needs to reach Cortland QB Brett Segala to win this.
Greg's take: No. 16 Delaware Valley. If there is a serious challenger in the MAC to the Aggies, it's got to be the undefeated, home standing Wilkes Colonels.
Pick a winner from a game between unbeaten conference opponents.
Keith's take: I think Del Val handles Wilkes, which is 5-0 against a schedule that's 6-16 in its other games, and ranked 209th by one metric and 230th by another.
Ryan's take: No. 22 Cortland, over Alfred. The Red Dragons' margins of victory have been impressive all year, though this week starts the first game in a very tough back half of the season.
Pat's take: St. Norbert, vs. Beloit. This might be the biggest gimme on the board.
Adam's take: Monmouth. The Scots haven't lost an MWC South contest since 2014. After laboring through an unexpected bye week due to Grinnell cancelling its season, the Scots will take out their frustration on Illinois College.
Frank's take: Anna Maria (vs. Dean). This ECFC game could go a long way in deciding the conference winner, since there are just five league games per member. Anna Maria "rings the bell" in Paxton, Mass.
Greg's take: No. 18 Wartburg. I'm higher on the Knights than the Top 25 is overall and I expect they'll be able to weather the Storm on Saturday.
Which game are you following that nobody else on this panel is following?
Keith's take: Morrisville State at Utica: The Mustangs nearly knocked off Alfred and Cortland the past two weeks. They are going to catch someone napping.
Ryan's take: The middle of the NCAC. With 4-1 OWU squaring off against 3-2 DePauw, and 4-1 Denison against 3-2 Wooster, we'll get a whole new (clearer?) picture of the conference after this weekend.
Pat's take: The panel is pretty solid. But I know that if I don't punch in the score of the Central-Buena Vista game, nobody else will either.
Adam's take: Misericordia at FDU-Florham. For the second straight season, the Cougars have opened conference play with a win streak. Impressive after the program failed to string together consecutive wins through its first six years. I'll be keeping an eye on Misericordia as long as the streak is alive.
Frank's take: Springfield at Merchant Marine. The Mariners can't get caught looking ahead to a potential NEWMAC undefeated showdown in Week 8 at WPI. Springfield needs to win the game to survive in the NEWMAC race.
Greg's take: Washington U. @ No. 5 Wheaton. Wheaton has a game in hand against their chief CCIW rivals, but the Bears can formally insert themselves into the CCIW race by duplicating their 2018 upset of the Thunder.
Pick one of the remaining 23 undefeated teams to drop their first game.
Keith's take: St. Olaf's schedule (8-17, 204th, 215th) is not much better than Wilkes'. Bethel gets it done.
Ryan's take: Wilkes, to Delaware Valley. Though having a loss to a nationally ranked team, the Aggies are still likely to come out on top in the MAC in Week 11.
Pat's take: Picked one above and will add Wilkes to the list.
Adam's take: St. Olaf. I discussed this deja vu in today's podcast. For the second straight season, the Oles opened 5-0. They will likely once again suffer their first loss at the hands of the Royals. Winning just one of their final five contests will give the Oles their best season since 2012.
Frank's take: No. 4 St. John's St. John's has been somewhat inconsistent on offense, while St. Thomas has been more consistent on both sides of the ball. We'll see if Eau Claire was a fluke or not by the end of this game.
Greg's take: St. Olaf. I expect a solid rebound game from Jaran Roste and the Bethel Royals and a reminder about the pretty clear tiers that exist in the MIAC.
Pick one of the remaining 28 winless teams to pick up their first win.
Keith's take: Allegheny (0-5) has had a top-loaded schedule, and will get on the right track against 3-2 Kenyon.
Ryan's take: Buffalo State, over Rochester. In a game not as close as you'd think between two winless teams.
Pat's take: Buffalo State. At least we know there will be one.
Adam's take: Maryville. The only 2018 playoff participant still seeking its first victory of 2019, the Scots face an improved Methodist squad. Maryville's offense finally got going in Week 6, putting up a season-high 35 points against Huntingdon. The defense will have its hands full once again against running back Vontre Howard and the Monarchs.
Frank's take: Gettysburg (at Juniata). Juniata has had an inconsistent path this season, making the Week 5 win before the bye potentially lead to a Week 7 loss, if the trend continues.
Greg's take: Allegheny. The Gators' first half schedule was tough, but I'm not sure 0-5 is how most saw the Rich Nagy era starting. Kenyon has been a good first half story, but I think it is Allegheny's turn to notch a win.
We invite you to add your predictions in the comments below. Download the Around the Nation podcast on Fridays, where Pat and Keith review the Quick Hits that were prescient, and the Quick Misses that were terribly off base.
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ATN Podcast 204: Now that was surprising
It was a surprising win for Misericordia, a surprising comeback for Thomas More. There were some great defensive performances and there was some good kicking as well. Yes, we can give a kicker or two a game ball, right? And we've been talking about this rant by Widener coach Mike Kelly, which came before his team lost in Misericordia's sixth win ever, so we'll really get down to it. We also hear from Thomas More coach Trevor Stellman about his team's rally vs. UW-Platteville.
And with that, most of Division III's non-conference play is over. Columnist Adam Turer will rank all of the conferences a little later in the season, but Pat and Keith take a look at which conferences are the big winners and which are on the other end after non-conference play.
Meanwhile, some teams have friends in low places, others get knocked down but get back up again, and it's all good on the Week 3 Monday D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast.
The D3football.com Around the Nation Podcast is a regular conversation between Pat Coleman and Keith McMillan and guests covering the wide range of Division III football.
You can subscribe to the Around the Nation Podcast in iTunes. You can also get this and any of our future Around the Nation podcasts automatically by subscribing to this RSS feed: http://www.d3blogs.com/d3football/?feed=podcast
Bonus link: Baldwin Wallace-Mount Union broadcast archive. The BW team runs out at about the 18:00 mark.
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Photo: Muhlenberg players celebrate. (Muhlenberg athletics photo)
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Leeds United's long-suffering supporters finally got their reward in a glorious FA Cup third round victory at Manchester United on Sunday.
That is the view of manager Simon Grayson, whose League One leaders valiantly clung on to the first-half lead given to them by Jermaine Beckford and in the end claimed a deserved triumph, and a fourth round trip to Tottenham.
"Our football club has had a lot of negativity over the last five years," said Grayson. "We have been in administration and we have been relegated. I said when I came to the club, we had reached rock bottom and would not go any lower. But our fans were there for us."
He added: "It is not just about taking 9,000 to Old Trafford.
"We have taken 3,000 to Bristol Rovers on a Tuesday night. Every away allocation, we sell. We regularly get 25,000 at home.
"There have been times when they might have downed tools and decided football was an expensive business and supported the team from home.
"But they have followed us the length and breadth of the country. They deserved this result."
A fourth round match at Tottenham would not be much of a reward for many clubs but for Leeds, whose main aim is to haul themselves back into the Championship, it seems somehow fitting given their reunion with former players Robbie Keane, Jonathan Woodgate and Aaron Lennon.
"It's another fantastic draw and another game that could have been quite easily a Premier League fixture five or six years ago," said Grayson.


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Q: using az functionapp start --name MyFunctionApp --resource-group MyResourceGroup in Automation Runbook We are looking at using az functionapp start --name MyFunctionApp --resource-group MyResourceGroup in Automation Runbook. As part of documentation its clearly stated that Azure CLI commands are supported in Automation runbooks, however not able to see this CLI command.

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*When trying to use below commands its throwing error that az is not recognized in internal or external command in Automation Runbook test. Can you please suggest sample code and references of modules.

*Could not see az functionapp start command in Az help module under Azure RunBook API.
Out task is to start and stop azure functions through Automation Runbooks.

A: Currently Automation account does not support Azure CLI.
You can check Feedback here-
https://feedback.azure.com/forums/246290-automation/suggestions/31482895-add-support-to-automation-for-az-cli

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Abd-Al·lah II de Jordània (Amman, Jordània, 1962) és l'actual rei de Jordània, essent el quart membre de la dinastia haiximita que governa Jordània.

És fill del rei Hussein I de Jordània i de la seva segona esposa, la britànica Antoinette Gardiner convertida en princesa Muna al-Hussein. Va nàixer el 30 de gener de 1962 al Palau de la Governació d'Amman i succeí el seu pare al tron el 7 de febrer de 1999.

Formació
Educat als millors col·legis del Regne Unit i els Estats Units i seguint el camí del seu pare rebé formació militar a l'elitista Royal Academy de Sandhurst on han rebut formació el comte Joan de Borbó, el príncep Carles de Gal·les o el príncep Pau de Grècia. Posteriorment estudià a Oxford i el 1986 es llicencià en relacions internacionals per la Universitat de Georgetown. Després prestà serveis a l'exèrcit britànic i a les unitats cuirassades de l'Exèrcit reial jordà.

Realitzà una brillant carrera militar tant a l'exèrcit britànic com al jordà i l'any 1993 fou ascendit al grau de subcomandant de les forces especials encarregades de la protecció de la família reial, i l'any següent, després de dirigir una reeixida operació de captura d'un pistoler que havia abatut a diverses persones, al grau de general al front d'una unitat especial antiterrorista. Aquesta unitat va participar en el restabliment de l'ordre públic arran dels disturbis de 1996 al sud del país.

Abd-Al·lah nasqué amb la condició de príncep hereu de la corona jordana però l'any 1965 Hussein cregué oportú designar el seu germà, el príncep Hassan de Jordània, davant dels múltiples atemptats contra la seva persona. Hussein tornà a canviar la decisió poques setmanes abans de morir.

Matrimoni i descendència
L'any 1993 contragué matrimoni amb Rania Al-Yassin, nascuda a Kuwait en el si d'una distingida família palestina i resident a Jordània des de 1990. Pel matrimoni i la successió de 1999 Rània té dret a la dignitat de reina per la disposició del seu espòs de 21 de març de 1999. El matrimoni té quatre fills:
 el príncep hereu Hussein de Jordània, nascut el 1994 a Amman.
 la princesa Iman de Jordània, nascuda el 1996 a Amman.
 la princesa Salma de Jordània, nascuda el 2000 a Amman.
 el príncep Hashem de Jordània, nascut el 2005 a Amman.

Rei de Jordània
El 25 de gener de 1999, el rei Hussein, a les portes de la mort i des dels Estats Units, on rebia un tractament contra el càncer que patia, va emetre un decret pel qual retirava a Hassan la condició de príncep hereu i l'atorgava a Abd-Al·lah. L'endemà Hassan traspassà tots els símbols de príncep hereu al seu nebot el nou príncep hereu Abd-Al·lah.

La decisió sorprengué profundament. No es discutia la capacitat del nou príncep hereu ni la de l'anterior, però sorprengué pel moment extremadament dramàtic en què tingué lloc. Segurament la decisió parteix de les gens dissimulades mostres d'ambició del príncep Hassan en forma d'intrigues palatines i de moviments per col·locar els seus homes de confiança a llocs claus de l'Administració i de l'Exèrcit. La trajectòria de Hassan, excel·lent gestor però príncep poc popular acabaren de fer decantar la balança.

Amb Abd-Al·lah al tron es restaurava el principi de primogenitura i de descendència directa del llinatge haiximita. La seva experiència militar li garantia el suport de les forces armades i l'afecte del poble del qual el nombrós component palestí (30% de la població) veuria amb bons ulls tenir una reina palestina. Malgrat tot, tenia poca experiència en l'Administració o en la diplomàcia però tenia bones relacions amb les Cases reials del Golf i havia participat en nombrosos projectes de desenvolupament turístic.

El 6 de febrer el rei Hussein va entrar en coma irreversible, i Abd-Al·lah fou declarat regent. Les declaracions d'Abd-Al·lah tranquil·litzaren enormement a la comunitat internacional, per a qui era un complet desconegut: "intentaré efectuar una transició pacífica i tranquil·la per mantenir l'estabilitat del país" i "emprendre reformes democràtiques radicals" i "un suport més gran al procés democràtic, a la llibertat d'expressió, al pluralisme polític i a les institucions de la societat civil".

El rei Hussein I de Jordània morí el 7 de febrer. Hores després Abd-Al·lah jurà com a príncep hereu i designà successor el seu germà, el príncep Hamzah de Jordània. L'enterrament, on acudí la comunitat internacional en ple, fou l'oportunitat per demostrar una imatge de normalitat i d'unitat entre les relacions del nou rei i el seu oncle, el príncep Hassan.

Dies abans Abd-Al·lah havia estat rebut per la secretària d'Estat Madeleine Albright qui havia recolzat plenament el nou monarca i havia compromès ajudes suplementàries al Regne de Jordània per tal d'evitar-ne l'excessiva dependència d'Iraq. Respecte al veí Iraq, el nou monarca canvia un pèl la política del seu pare, abandonà la neutralitat absoluta de Hussein i qualificà el país com una amenaça per la seguretat de certs països del Golf. Abd-Al·lah oferia les màximes garanties als Estats Units i n'esdevenia una fidel aliat que ja des de 1996 gaudia al seu nomenat el sisè país aliat princial no de l'OTAN.

La trobada amb Iàssir Arafat a Gaza el 26 de maig va demostrar que la desaparició de Hussein no alteraria les relacions entre Jordània i Palestina. Dos mesos després es trobà a Àqaba amb el primer ministre israelià Ehud Barak i també visità Síria i Líban. En les reunions deixà clar el seu suport a la causa palestina. L'any 2000 arran de la segona intifada va condemar l'ús de l'exèrcit per part d'Israel però alhora demanà prudència al moviment palestí.

A l'ordre intern, el setembre de 1999 Abd-Al·lah va disposar mesures repressives en contra de sectors islamistes i fonamentalistes de Hamàs. L'advertència anava en contra de tots els partits islamistes inclosos els Germans Musulmans.

Durant la primavera Àrab en febrer de 2011 anuncia la caiguda del Primer Ministre i la convocatòria d'un nou govern, i el 30 de setembre aprova canvis als 42 articles de la constitució però l'octubre destitueix el primer ministre Marouf al-Bakhit i el seu gabinet després de queixes de progressos lents en les reformes promeses. A l'abril de 2012, mentre continuen les protestes, Awn Al-Khasawneh va dimitir i el rei nomena Fayez Tarawneh com a nou primer ministre de Jordània i l'octubre de 2012, Abdullah dissol el parlament per a noves eleccions anticipades i nomena Abdullah Ensour com a nou primer ministre.

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Referències

Bibliografia
 "Abdullah II, HRH King bin al-Hussein", a: International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who, Editat per: Jennifer Dilworth, Megan Stuart-Jones. Consultat en línia el 10 de juny de 2016

Enllaços externs
 Pàgina oficial ,
 Biografia per CIDOB

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Prospective cognitive follow-up in primary CNS lymphoma patients treated with chemotherapy and reduced-dose radiotherapy Academic Article
Cognition Disorders
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions
High-dose chemotherapy and whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) can prolong survival in primary CNS lymphoma (PCNSL) patients, but is often associated with clinically significant cognitive decline. In this study we assessed neuropsychological functioning prospectively in newly diagnosed PCNSL patients treated with induction chemotherapy followed by reduced-dose WBRT. Twelve patients underwent neuropsychological evaluations at diagnosis, after induction chemotherapy, and 6 and 12 months after WBRT. Nine patients completed additional cognitive evaluations 18 and 24 months post-treatment. At diagnosis, patients had impairments in Executive Functions, Verbal Memory, and Motor Speed. There was a significant improvement in Executive Functions (P < 0.01) and Verbal Memory (P < 0.05) following induction chemotherapy, and scores remained relatively stable up to 12 months post-treatment. Among the nine patients who completed a 2-year follow-up, there was a significant improvement in the Executive domain (P < 0.05) and a trend toward a decline in the Verbal Memory domain. Executive and Verbal Memory functions improved following induction chemotherapy, likely due to decreased tumor burden and discontinuation of corticosteroid and anticonvulsant medications. There was no significant cognitive decline up to 24 months post-chemotherapy and reduced-dose WBRT in this group of PCNSL patients, however, difficulties in Verbal Memory and Motor speed persisted over the follow-up period.
Correa, Denise Dias
Rocco-Donovan, Mary
DeAngelis, Lisa M.
Dolgoff-Kaspar, Rima
Iwamoto, Fabio
Abrey, Lauren E.
Journal of Neuro-Oncology Journal