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The Asian Relations Conference was an international conference that took place in New Delhi from 23 March to 2 April, 1947. Organized by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), the Conference was hosted by Jawaharlal Nehru, then the Vice-President of the interim Viceroy's Executive Council, and presided by Sarojini Naidu. Its goal was to promote cultural, intellectual and social exchange between Asian countries.

Envisioned to be non-political, the Conference included almost all Asian countries, as well as several independence movements. These included nations and communities that were on opposing sides, which inevitably raised political questions. Though the conference achieved an immediate sense of solidarity among Asian nations and saw the establishment of the Asian Relations Organisation, suspicions of an Indian or Chinese hegemony held by the minor nations did not allow the organisation to be effective, nor the second Asian Relations Conference held in 1950 to be as successful as the first.

Conception and organisation
It is not known who first conceived the idea of the Asian conference. Though Nehru stated, in the opening speech of the conference, that "the idea of such a conference arose simultaneously in many minds and many countries of Asia", some observers at the conference attributed the conference to Nehru. As early as December 1945, Jawaharlal Nehru stated in an interview that an Asian conference could further promote cooperation between Asian countries. Reporter Phillips Talbot stated that the conference was conceived by Nehru in 1946 as a response to the impact of the Second World War on Asia. In March of that year, Nehru had a meeting with Aung San during his South East Asia tour. It was reported that the topic of an Asian Conference was discussed. In August, he credited the 1927 League against Imperialism, which he attended, as his inspiration for an Asian conference. Another possible engineer of the conference was B. Shiva Rao, who was involved in the Indian Institute of International Affairs (IIIA) and the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), and who attended Institute of Pacific Relations (IPR) and United Nations conferences. In September 1945, he proposed the idea of an Asian conference, parallel to that of the United Nation's, to the ICWA and Nehru.

The decision to organise the conference was formalized on 21 May, 1946 by the Executive Committee of the ICWA, The ICWA claimed to be "an unofficial and non-political body" which would "not express an opinion on any aspect of Indian or international affairs", though Nehru had stated that the conference "might develop a solidarity and strength which could lead to a real inter-Asian policy." The ICWA was a private organisation, freeing the conference from the influence of the Viceroy's Executive Council, though Nehru had sought backing from the government, only to be turned down by Minister of Finance Liaquat Ali Khan who saw the conference as a chance for Nehru to amass personal glory. The cultural aspect of the conference was emphasized to avoid disapproval from the West. The format was modelled after the 1945 IPR Conference at Hot Springs, Virginia, which was attended by the ICWA. In a speech on 22 August, 1946, Nehru stated in a speech that the conference "will help to promote good relations with neighbouring countries. It will help to pool ideas and experience with a view to raising living standards. It will strengthen cultural, social and economic ties among the peoples of Asia." The conference was envisioned by Nehru to be non-political, though this would prove difficult as the conference must balance the positions of various conflicting nations.

Active preparations began on 31 August, 1946, when the Organising Committee was established. Nehru was made President of the Committee, which included Sarojini Naidu, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Abul Kalam Azad, Asaf Ali, Baldev Singh, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, G. D. Birla, Hannah Sen, Hansa Jivraj Mehta, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Bidhan Chandra Roy, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Zakir Husain and Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi. Nehru joined the Interim Government of India in September, and it was thought inappropriate for him to be the President of the committee. Sarojini Naidu was elected the President in Nehru's place. Funding was largely acquired through public subscription, along with donation from businesses such as the Birlas and the Tata Group. Several princely states ruler, including that of Baroda, Patiala and Jaipur, were personally persuaded by Naidu to provide cars, drivers, fuel and lodgings for delegates in their Delhi houses.

The conference raised concerns from the West of a possible Asian bloc, and Nehru had to affirm that the conference would not "be opposed in any way to America or the Soviet Union or any other power or group of powers."

The topics of discussions were originally to be settled by the various Asian countries, but owing to time constraints 8 topics, to be discussed in "Round Tables", were eventually decided by the ICWA:
 National Movements for Freedom
 Racial Problems
 Inter-Asian Migration
 Transition from Colonial to National Economy
 Agricultural Reconstruction and Industrial Development
 Labour Problems and Social Services
 Cultural Problems
 Status of Women and Women's Movement

"Defence and Security questions" was originally the first topic, but it was replaced by "National Movements for Freedom" to avoid controversial political issues at the conference.

Delegates invited
All Asian countries were invited, along with Egypt who was thought to be closely aligned to the Middle East, and observers from the West. Nehru had also requested delegations to include "at least one woman  delegate from your country who will be able to assist the Conference by presenting the women's point of view on the various matters before the conference and, in particular, in the discussing of the status of women and women's movements in Asia which is one of the main topics suggested for the agenda." In total, delegates from 28 countries and 8 institutions attended the Conference.

Japan was invited but did not attend, as foreign travel was prohibited by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP). Nehru stated that he would not give representation of the Japanese to General Douglas MacArthur or the SCAP over the Japanese people themselves. For the attendees, while most delegates did not oppose the attendance of Japan as the conference was of a non-political nature, a delegate from the Philippines objected to Japan's inclusion due to Japanese war crimes in the Philippines.

The All-India Muslim League, which viewed itself as the sole representation of Muslims in India, declined the invitation to the conference. The ICWA was seen as closely aligned with the Indian National Congress and the Brahmin-dominated institution. In a statement, the League denounced the conference as "a thinly disguised attempt on the part of the Hindu Congress to boost itself politically as the prospective leader of the Asiatic peoples" and the "sole cultural representative of this vast sub-continent." The organisers, meanwhile, argued that "political problems, particularly of a controversial character or relating to the internal affairs of any participating countries are deliberately excluded from the agenda of the Conference." Syria, Lebanon and Yemen did not participate in the conference due to this boycott.

Six Kenyan leaders, upon hearing news of a conference of colonised nations, wrote to Nehru asking for African representation in the conference. Nehru denied on the basis that it was an Asian conference, but invited Kenyan observers. Nehru also offered scholarships to Africans studying in India. In a private letter to Shafa'at Ahmad Khan, former Indian High Commissioner to South Africa, Nehru wrote that "this will indicate to Africa and to the world how much interested we are in the advance and progress of backward peoples."

Conference
The conference was held between 23 March and 2 April, 1947, lasting for 10 days. The President of the Organizing Committee of the Conference was Sarojini Naidu. Its opening and closing session were held publicly under a large pandal in Purana Qila.

The opening session featured speeches by Naidu and Nehru. In his speech, Nehru reiterated that the conference "shall not discuss the internal politics of any country because that is rather beyond the scope of our present meeting", and that his intentions for the conference was that "some permanent Asian Institute for the study of common problems and to bring about closer relations will emerge" and "also perhaps a School of Asian Studies."

The official language of the conference was English, though Russian, French, Arabic, Persian, and Chinese interpreters were available. Some delegates, such as Tibet, brought their own interpreters. In one session, the idea of a new auxiliary language for Asia was discussed. Indian linguist Baburam Saxena denounced English and suggested Hindu, while the Soviet republics suggested Russian. There were some support for the use of Esperanto. Alfred Bonne, professor of psychology and member of the Jewish delegation, proposed a new language based on Esperanto. Ultimately, English prevailed as the international Asian language when the Georgian delegation, who did not speak English, agreed to its use.

China and Tibet

Tibet received the invitation through Hugh Edward Richardson, the Representative of British India in Lhasa, who advised the Tibetans that it would be a good opportunity to assert Tibet's de facto independence. The team of delegates, geshes, interpreters and servants was led by Teiji Tsewang Rigzing Sampho and Khenchung Lobsang Wangyal of the Tibetan Foreign Office. The delegation brought along with them documents relating to the Indo-Tibetan borders, including the original copy of the Simla Convention, in hope of reclaiming the disputed North-East Frontier Tracts.

While the Republic of China enjoyed cordial relations with India, China viewed Tibet as their sovereign territory and protested Nehru's invitation to Tibet. Dai Jitao, who was supposed to lead the delegation, declined to attend due to the Tibetan issue. K. P. S. Menon, India's Agent-General in China, had to convince China that the conference was a cultural organization where no political conclusions could be drawn. He also agreed to call Tibetan delegates "representatives" instead. In a letter to Menon, Nehru wrote that he was "unable to understand Chinese attitude to Asian Conference when Conference Organisers have fully explained the position which is in no way injurious to Chinese interests. Non-official cultural conference cannot be expected to consider political niceties."

The Tibetan delegation heard about the Chinese opposition for the first time when they arrived at Calcutta. They sent their servants ahead to Delhi, to see if their invitation and accommodations were cancelled. The Indian Government assured that they were still invited. It was reported the journey from Lhasa to New Delhi took 21 days. Upon their arrival, they were urged by Nehru to keep the conference non-political and not to raise their border issue. The Tibetan delegates agreed not to be the first to raise the border issue, but would "not remain a silent spectator if the Chinese did."

During the conference, Chinese observer George Yeh protested to Nehru that the map on the stage showed Tibet as independent of China, and that the Chinese delegation would withdraw unless the map was corrected. According to one account, Yeh, a calligrapher and painter, was eventually allowed by Nehru to paint Tibet the same colour as China. Later, the Chinese Ambassador in India attempted to bribe the Tibetan delegations, asking them not to pursue the Tibetan border dispute in exchange of a sum of money, supposedly for the expenses related to the conference, though this was refused by the Tibetans. Eventually, Chiang Kai-shek sent a message to Chinese Embassy in Delhi, saying that he absolutely wanted the Tibetans to accept the money, which was once again refused by Teiji Sampho in a personal telegram. The conference also saw the first appearance of the flag of Tibet at an international gathering, but also the last international event Tibet participated in, before their annexation by China in 1950.

Outside of the dispute with China, the Tibetans were not high-profile participants of the conference, partly due to their isolation from international politics. Their main interest was religion, and they bought a message from the Dalai Lama.

On the other hand, China remained active in the discussions for "Racial Problems" and "Inter-Asian Migration." Chinese delegates were concerned about the legal status of Chinese immigrant populations in Southeast Asian. The Southeast Asian nations, including Ceylon, Burma, and Malaya, accused the Chinese and Indian immigrants to be "narrow minded" and "refused to assimilate", and called for the dual citizenship (and allegiance) issue of these immigrants to be resolved. Chinese delegate Wen Yuan-ning, who headed the discussions, called for equality of "persons of foreign origin who have settled in a country." The consensus reached was that equality for all citizens should be respected. At the closing session, George Yeh announced to the public that China would host the next session in 1949, though the second conference never materialized.

Other notable Chinese delegates included their leader Zheng Yanfen, Han Lih-wu, Yi Yun Chen and Tan Yun-Shan.

French Indochina and Vietnam
High Commissioner in Indochina Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu initially did not wish to accept the invitations for French Indochina in fear of anti-French demonstration at the conference, but changed his mind to avoid representation given to the Viet Minh, Khmer Issarak or the Lao Issara. The delegations for French Indochina was handpicked by the French. Princess Pingpeang Yukanthor represented Cambodia, Dang Ngoc Chan represented Cochinchina and Ouroth Souvarnavong represented Laos.

North Vietnam, on the other hand, was represented by Tran Van Luan (Deputy of the National Assembly), Tran Van Giau (Former President of the Viet Minh Resistance Committee in Cochinchina) and Mai Te Chau (Permanent delegate of the Viet Minh in New Delhi). The delegations reported that two squads of messengers were killed while smuggling credentials from Ho Chi Minh's headquarters in Bangkok, and arrived late at the conference. At the conference, the North Vietnamese denounced French imperialism and asked for help against the French. They made various requests to India, such as a formation of a "fighting federation", for India to recognize their government and intervene in the UN on their behalf. When they began reading a message from Ho Chi Minh, Nehru, despite his known sympathies to Ho, interrupted their speech. Nehru argued that he could only provide moral support to the Vietnamese, as any non-moral support would mean war with the French. Asian specialist Evelyn Colbert wrote that his decision was influenced by India's hope to enter negotiations over France's enclave in India with the French.

India

In 1947, the end of colonial rule in India was in sight. The partition of India would occur four and a half months later, and several communal riots broke out in March.

India fielded the largest delegation with 52 delegates and 6 observers. Guests invited by India included Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. During the opening of the conference, Mahatma Gandhi was visiting villages in an attempt to quell riots and violence. Nehru, in his opening speech, noted that Gandhi was "engrossed in the service of the common man in India, and even this Conference could not drag him away from it." However, Gandhi was able to attend on 1–2 April after he was urgently summoned for a meeting with Mountbatten in Delhi. He addressed the communal riots in his closing speech, calling them "a shameful thing and it is an exhibition which I would like you not to carry to your respective countries but bury here."

During discussion for "National Movements for Freedom", India faced some criticism regarding the presence of Indian troops in the British colonial subjugation of Burma, Ceylon, Malaya and Indonesia. North Vietnam pointed out that French planes were still allowed to refuel in Indian bases. Nehru argued that only French hospital planes were allowed to be refueled in India, that his government had begun withdrawing troops from Indonesia and affirmed that "no Asian country should give any direct or indirect assistance to any colonial power in its attempts to keep any Asian country in subjection." When confronted about the issue of Indian immigrants and their dual citizenships in Southeast Asia, the Indian delegates showed "indifference" and implied that the immigrants' "right to return" could be revoked.

One goal of the conference, though denied by Nehru, was to propel India to be the leader of new Asia. In the opening speech, Nehru stated that "it is fitting that India should play her part in this new phase of Asian Development... She is the natural centre and focal point of the many forces at work in Asia."

Jewish delegation, Egypt and Arab League
Mandatory Palestine was represented by the Jewish community from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The delegation was led by Professor Hugo Bergmann, and notable delegates included David Hacohen. There was no representation for Palestinian Arabs, though Egypt and observers from the Arab League would come to defend Palestinian interests and disputed some statements made by the Jewish delegation. The Egyptian team was led by one of its observers, Abdul Wahab Azzam Bey.

When Bergmann referred to Palestine as the holy land for his community, Karima El-Said of Egypt sought to respond. Nehru remarked that "we have tried to avoid, for obvious reasons, raising and discussing controversial issues at this Conference... but some reference was made... I think it only right that she should have a chance." In her response, El-Said stated that "we strongly object to any settlement in Palestine except for the Arabs... The Arabs must live in Palestine. Palestine cannot belong any more to its original inhabitants." The Jewish delegation's request to respond was refused by the chairman, and as a result they walked out of the conference, though they were later persuaded by Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar to return and shake hands with the Arab delegates. In the closing speech of that session, Nehru said the "question of Palestine itself will be settled in co-operation between them and not by any appeal to or reliance upon any outsider." The Arab League observer Takieddin el-Solh followed with a speech rebutting the Jewish delegates. On the next day, the observer from Egypt Abdul Ahab Azzam issued a signed statement against the Jewish delegation. Mostafa Momen of Egypt also organised a press conference, where he denounced the inclusion of Jewish representatives from European nations representing Palestine.

Soviet republics
Soviet republics participating in the conference included Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, who sent separate delegates. Kirghizia and Turkmenistan arrived late, landing in Delhi one day after the closing plenary. They praised the Soviet system, and tried to demonstrate how it had helped them overcome the many problems faced by the countries in the conference. They claimed that "no strikes occurred in the Soviet Union... because industry belongs to society as a whole." Kazakhstan promoted her democratic and agricultural reforms, and together with Uzbekistan reported their achievements in education after it was made free and compulsory. The Georgian delegation was led by Victor Kupradze, who headed one session of the Round Table for "Cultural Problems." The country promoted her scientific and culture progress since the Russian Revolution in 1917.

US observers commented that "upon request they gladly told of the achievements of their respective governments but their complacency precluded any admission of even the existence of such problems as were plaguing other countries of Asia" and, according to diplomat G. H. Jansen, "in consequence, the report is full of flattering references to the Soviet republics."

Other nations

Afghanistan
The delegation from Afghanistan was led by Dr. Abdul Majid Khan, President of the Kabul University, who headed one session of the Round Table for "Cultural Problems".

Bhutan
Bhutan sent two observers, Jigme Palden Dorji and Rani C. Dorji, but no delegates.

Burma
Burma was, at the time of the conference, undergoing the 1947 Burmese general election, and Aung San did not attend due to his campaign. The Burmese delegation was led by Justice Kyaw Myint of the Rangoon High Court. Notable delegates included Htin Aung, Hla Myint, Thein Han, Tha Hla, Ba Lwin, M. A. Rashid and Mya Sein, while notable observers included Thakin Mya and Chan Htoon.

The Burmese resistance to British was discussed, with the Philippines proposing "a policy of peaceful resistance" for the country, which Daw Saw Inn rejected as "the Burmese are a nation of fighters." The Burmese delegation, along with Ceylon and Malaya, also raised the issue of Chinese and Indian immigrants in their countries.

Ceylon
The Ceylon delegation was led by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, who also headed the Round Table for Transition from Colonial to National Economy. Notable delegates included C. W. W. Kannangara, Justin Samarasekera, Cissy Cooray and E. M. V. Naganathan, while notable observers included George E. de Silva, Anil de Silva and E. W. Kannangara. Bandaranaike proposed the formation of an Asian economic bloc, though it was opposed by Southeast Asian nations such as Indonesia, Malaya and Vietnam, who cautioned against a repeat of Japanese Asianism. The Ceylonese delegation, along with Burma and Malaya, also raised the issue of Chinese and Indian immigrants in their countries.

Indonesia
Indonesia had recently gained recognition from Netherlands, and negotiated for trade and diplomatic relations during the conference. The Indonesian delegation was led by Dr. Abu Hanifa. Other notable delegates included Siauw Giok Tjhan and Ali Sastroamidjojo, and observers included Agus Salim and Mochtar Lubis. Prime Minister of Indonesia Sutan Sjahrir missed the opening session as he was signing an agreement with the Dutch, but was later brought in an Indian plane chartered for him by Nehru's government that allowed him to arrive in time for the closing ceremony.

Iran
The Iran delegation was led by Gholam Hossein Sadighi. Notable delegates included Mehdi Bayani and Safiyeh Firous, who headed one session of the Round Table for "Status of Women and Women's Movement". Ali-Asghar Hekmat served as one of the three observers.

Korea
Korea was represented by delegates from the Republic of Korea (South Korea). It had recently been independent from Japanese rule. The delegation, missing a flight in Shanghai, arrived on the last day, and was led by Dr. Lark Geoon Paik of the Chosun Christian University. During the discussion for "National Movements for Freedom", Korean delegates raised the issue regarding its occupation by Allied forces. They stated that, despite the promises of freedom and independence by the Cairo Declaration, "what the Koreans got was Allied occupation and
a division of the country into two."

Malaya
The Malayan Union delegation was led by Dr. Burhanuddin and included John Thivy, Abdullah CD, E. E. C. Thuraisingham, P. P. Narayanan, S. A. Ganapathy and Philip Hoalim, who headed the Round Table for "National Movements for Freedom". Thivy proposed the idea of a "neutrality bloc" that will not provide manpower or resources to colonial powers, though this was not adopted. The Malay delegation, along with Ceylon and Burma, also raised the issue of Chinese and Indian immigrants in their countries.

Mongolia
The Mongolian People's Republic had recently broken free from China. The delegation took a detour to Moscow to pick up Russian interpreter, who was to be their only contact with the other delegates. They arrived on the last day of the conference, and was led by Lubsan Vandan of the Committee of Sciences.

Nepal
Nepal sent 5 delegates. Its leader, Major-General Bijaya Shumshere Jung Bahadur Rana, headed the discussions for "Agricultural Reconstruction and Industrial Development". Another notable Nepalese delegate was Surya Prasad Upadhyaya.

Philippines
The Philippines, which had recently become independent, sent a delegation led by Anastacio de Castro. De Castro denounced American imperialism during the conference. Other delegates included Paz Policarpio Mendez, who headed one session of Round Table for "Status of Women and Women's Movement".

Siam
The 2-member Siamese delegation was led by Phraya Anuman Rajadhon, who headed one session of Round Table for "Cultural Problems", along with Sukich Nimmanheminda.

Turkey
Turkey only sent one observer, H. Kocaman, who was the Turkish Vice-Consul in India.

Observers
The Arab League, United Nations, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union sent observers.

The Arab League observer was Takieddin el-Solh, and the United Nations observer was Kamal Kumar of the United Nations Information Centre in New Delhi.

Australia sent Gerald Parker of the Australian Institute of International Affairs and John McCallum of the Australian Institute of Political Science as observers. According to McCallum, Australia "adhered strictly to listener."

The United Kingdom observers included V. K. Krishna Menon of the India Institute, along with W. W. Russell and Nicholas Mansergh of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. The United States sent observers from the Institute of Pacific Relations, which included Virginia Thompson, Richard Adloff and Phillips Talbot.

The Soviet Union sent observers from the Institute of Pacific Relations, which included E. M. Zhukov and T. P. Plyshevski. One delegate, writing about the Soviet observers, stated that "it is hard to get to know them. They have come here and seem interested in discussions. But, except for cultural topics, they regularly tell us they have already solved all problems that are facing the rest of us and conversation stops there."

Result
The Asian Relations Organization (ARO) was established as a result of the conference. A provisional council of 30 members elected Nehru its president. B. Shiva Rao and Han Lih-wu of China were made the ARO's general secretaries. The following goals were laid out:

 To promote the study and understanding of Asian problems and relations in their Asian and world aspects
 To foster friendly relations and co-operation among the peoples of Asia and between them and the rest of the world
 To further the progress and well-being of the peoples of Asia

Most nations were not enthusiastic about the ARO, as they feared that it would allow India or China to exert influence over them. This led to the delegates of some Southeast Asian nations to visit Aung San in Rangoon immediately after the conference to discuss the formation of a Southeast Asian organisation. The ARO was closed in 1955 as there was "little work for the Organisation", and merged back into the ICWA.

At the closing session, Nehru announced that "an academic institute should be set up in the capital of each Asian country with a view to studying the history and culture of Asia," though this plan never came into being.

The second Asian Relations Conference was to be held in Nanking, China in April, 1949. As the Chinese Civil War intensified in 1948, the Philippines offered to host the conference instead. The second conference was held in Baguio, Philippines in May 1950, though participation was limited to India, Pakistan, Ceylon, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia and the Philippines. Nehru, attempting to keep the conference non-political, dismissed the idea of a proposed Asian Regional Organisation and military cooperation between the Philippines and Australia.

Western reactions focused on Asia's future role on the world stage, in particular that of India and China. A British observer wrote that "even though the Conference may not decisively influence the course of events in Asia, it was the outward and visible sign of Asia's new importance in world affairs." Western observers also criticized what they saw as India's imperial ambitions displayed during the conference.

List of Participants
The official list of participants names 231 people who were distributed among the following countries (number of delegates / number of observers):

  Afghanistan (5/2)
  Armenia (2/0)
  Azerbaijan (2/0)
  Bhutan (0/2)
  Burma (15/4)
  Cambodia, Cochin China and Laos (3/0)
  Ceylon (13/5)
  China (8/1)
  Egypt (3/2)
  Georgia (2/0)
  India (49/6)
  Indonesia (15/6)
  Iran (3/3)
  Kazakhstan (2/0)
  Kirghizia (1/0)
  Korea (3/0)
  Malaya (14/0)
  Mongolia (2/1)
  Nepal (5/3)
  Palestine Jewish Delegation (10/0)
  The Philippines (6/0)
  Siam (2/2)
  Tajikistan (2/0)
  Tibet (4/0)
  Turkey (0/1)
  Turkmenistan (1/0)
  Uzbekistan (2/0)
  Vietnam (3/0)

The following states and organizations sent observers only:
  Australia (0/2)
  Arab League (0/1)
  United Kingdom (0/3)
  Soviet Union (0/2)
  United States (0/3)
  United Nations (0/1)

See also
Congress of the Peoples of the East
Pan-Asianism
Asian–African Conference

Citations

References

1947 in India
20th-century diplomatic conferences
Diplomatic conferences in India
Politics of Asia
1947 conferences
1947 in international relations
India–Tibet relations
India–Vietnam relations
India–Taiwan relations
China–India relations
Taiwan–Tibet relations
China–Tibet relations
France–Vietnam relations

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According to data posted on the website of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Globacom had 19,690,526 subscribers surfing the net with its network in April, up from 18,617,607 users in March.
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This application is a proxy between Slack and the LaMetric Time. It allows you to send messages from a Slack channel and have it display on a LaMetric Time device.

#### Requirements:
* A Slack account (https://slack.com)
* A LaMetric Time (https://lametric.com/)
* A LaMetric Developer Account (https://developer.lametric.com)
* Visual Studio 2015 (https://www.visualstudio.com)

#### Slack Configuration
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#### LaMetric Configuration
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* Set the Application Type to **PUSH**
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#### Application Configuration
There's not much you have to do here. In the `Web.config` file in the **Web Application** project, there will be two application settings for `lametric:url` and `lametric:token`. Simply take the *Push URL* and *Access Token* from the LaMetric application you created earlier and put them in here. After that, the application is configured and ready to go!

#### Local Testing Tips
When running this application within a local testing environment using Visual Studio and IIS Express, you'll need to give Slack the ability to send messages to the application, which might be hard if you're behind a firewall. Also, IIS Express doesn't like to talk to the outside world, so you'll need to **run Visual Studio as an Administrator** when testing this locally as well, as I configured this application to listen on all host names when running locally.

To provide Slack access to your local IIS Express instance, I recommend ngrok (https://ngrok.com/), which makes the process extremely simple. All you have to do is download the application and run `ngrok http 51980`.

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REVIEW: McDonald's Blueberry Muffin, Apple Fritter, and Cinnamon Roll
November 5, 2020 November 8, 2020 BrandonP Reviews
The McCafe brand has been an undeniable success for McDonald's all around the globe. Its expanded coffee offerings have allowed the company to keep up with Starbucks with the added benefit of establishing a retail brand visible in the coffee aisle of grocery stores.
You can pull up to the drive-thru speaker and order a large, iced, non-fat Caramel Macchiato with an extra shot of espresso, hazelnut syrup, a chocolate drizzle, and whipped cream while also getting a McNuggets Happy Meal with a Buzz Lightyear toy for your kid. But if you ever craved a treat to accompany your obnoxiously complex McCafe drink, you were usually left with the choice of a handheld apple pie or a rather uninspiring chocolate chip cookie.
McDonald's has wisely decided to expand its once meager baked goods selection by introducing the McCafe Blueberry Muffin, Apple Fritter, and Cinnamon Roll.
The Blueberry Muffin comes surrounded by a lovely tulip-style muffin wrapper to help distract from the fact that it was handed to me in the same bag as a packet of tangy bbq sauce. The muffin is adorned with a streusel crumb topping and a sprinkling of crystallized sugar that adds a really nice, subtle crunch when consuming.
It is very tender and moist with somewhat sparse but delicious blueberries mixed throughout. There is a slight aftertaste of either a preservative or artificial flavor that I find common in boxed blueberry muffin mixes. While I would have to say that it is borderline too sweet for a blueberry muffin, I think the texture and overall flavor make it a nice addition to McDonald's menu.
Apple Fritters are never much to look, and the McCafe offering is no exception. It's a brown, bumpy mound with a glazed outside that gives way to a dense center with abundant swirls of cinnamon. When biting in, you instantly get the warm cinnamon filling your mouth, followed closely by the tart apple flavor.
The light icing adds just the right amount of sweetness, and the dense but tender texture is perfect for a fritter. As one of my favorite treats, I love an apple fritter to have a crispy edge, which this did not. It could also benefit from more abundant apple pieces. But this is the treat I'll be craving next time I pull into the drive-thru.
The Cinnamon Roll looks the part, served warm with deep valleys of sugar and cinnamon in between the swirled dough and enough cream cheese icing to run down the sides but not flooding the entire roll with an overwhelming sweetness. From the moment I first tried to cut off a piece, I could tell that the outside had gotten tough, no doubt from being reheated.
Perhaps it once had that ideal slightly doughy, gooey center, but lost it in the microwave, sacrificed for the sake of quick service. It is a real shame that the texture is too tough because the cinnamon flavor and the cream cheese frosting are spot on, with the overall level of sweetness being just right. As a big fan of McDonald's Cinnamon Melts, I can't help but wish the company just revived it instead because it is a far superior product.
Purchased Price: $1.99 (Blueberry Muffin), $2.19 (Apple Fritter), $2.49 (Cinnamon Roll)
Rating: 7 out of 10 (Blueberry Muffin), 9 out of 10 (Apple Fritter), 5 out of 10 (Cinnamon Roll)
Nutrition Facts: Blueberry Muffin – 470 calories, 22 grams of fat, 3.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 360 milligrams of sodium, 64 grams of carbohydrates, 36 grams of sugar, 2 grams of fiber, and 6 grams of protein. Apple Fritter – 510 calories, 29 grams of fat, 12 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 360 milligrams of sodium, 58 grams of carbohydrates, 28 grams of sugar, 3 grams of fiber, and 5 grams of protein. Cinnamon Roll – 560 calories, 17 grams of fat, 8 grams of saturated fat, 35 milligrams of cholesterol, 490 milligrams of sodium, 92 grams of carbohydrates, 46 grams of sugar, 8 grams of fiber, and 9 grams of protein.
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21 thoughts to "REVIEW: McDonald's Blueberry Muffin, Apple Fritter, and Cinnamon Roll"
Holly May says:
Pretty much exactly the review I was expecting. Thanks!
8 grams of fiber for the cinnamon roll? Pleasantly surprised but probably a misprint.
Thanks for the thorough review.
You only mention reheating with the Cinnamon Roll: do you think they all were reheated/prepared at the same time, with only the Cinnamon Roll being negatively affected? Or do you think you got a "fresh" (or non/less-reheated) Muffin and Fritter (meaning they could be worse if re-heated) and a re-heated Roll (meaning it could be better if "fresh")?
Purple Dave says:
Apple fritters are nature's way of telling you to stop eating fritters because you ran out of cherry fritters.
Also, I don't think I'll ever be able to eat the blueberry muffin now that you said it's wrapped in a tulip. For over a decade I lived in a place where they have to impose fines for killing tulips, and where a radio station in the nearest major city used to run a promo where they'd line tulips up next to the lake and hand out golf clubs.
Zach S. says:
So this is for people in carpools who everyone else wants a McDonald's breakfast right? I don't think outside of you review people someone would want to go there for these items. Nice review as always!
Hantoa says:
McCafe? More like a poor man's cafe.
Rene Provencher says:
The sodium and calories are beyond normal. My Grannie made all this stuff with a pinch of salt as a preservative. Fresh fruit. I are a lot of them, sure wouldn't gain weight eating her muffins and other sweets. Eat fresh eggs and pancakes for breakfast!
Ruffy says:
A fritter needs to be relatively fresh or it's worthless. Gotta have those crispy edges!
Damn, I miss those cinnamelts too.
Daria says:
Yeah, I'm a fan of the Cinnamelts as well. I was pissed when they were discontinued.
ML says:
If they were smart they'd bring back the retro cheese danish, those were just tops.
I had the same issue with the cinnamon roll. It was tough (even though I didn't microwave it). I also thought the frosting was too sweet; I was surprised it was a cream cheese frosting, because to me, it tasted just like standard frosting.
Jon Feigenbaum says:
Thee cinnamon roll WAS tough from reheating, and the price is a JOKE . Much too small for a $2.49 price. It's supposed to be MCDONALDS. Not expensive! I'm not cheap , but you can get one that's better most anywhere
Emily Robinson says:
I tried the blueberry muffin and I was surprised at how good it was. I especially like the crunch of the sugar. Thank you for the review!
I tried the fritter, and it was basically just what I hoped for as far as it did not disappoint at all. Simply a very good fritter. Not any better than that, but no 'no bad for McDonalds' flaws.
My only issue with it is the price, $2.69.
That's double what a local place down the street sells a just as good, bigger fritter for.
At ourMc Donalds they usw to carry the Costco brand (or it tasted like it) of muffins, choice of orange cranberry, and blueberry, with real fruit. These new muffins are so bad ,all I taste is chemicals from the artificial 'berries"
Ethel Mathey says:
The apple fritter is way overpriced and less than a good eating experience. Bought an apple fritter from Dunkin' Donuts the other day. Far superior and reasonably priced. Apples were very present
as compared to McDonald's
Carrell Stringfellow says:
Love Apple fritters but this has no resemblance to a real Apple fritter. Took one bite and threw the rest away. Empty calories with no redeeming quality
JC9 says:
I agree. I love apple fritters as well, and these were only average, maybe even slightly below.
PCL says:
I just tried the McDonald's roll and I could barely get through it. The "drizzle" on top was so thick and sugary that I had to scrap it off with a napkin, but it didn't stop there; the cinnamon glop between the layers was also much thicker and more sugary than what you find in better cinnamon rolls, so I ended up unrolling it and mopping up as much of that as I could. Still, this thing was too big and way too sugary; finishing it made me feel a little dirty. What happened to the apple and cheese danish McDonald's used to serve in the 1980s, the ones that were heated by a blast of steam before they served them? Those were wonderful and reasonably priced. The current rolls are grossly inferior to something I could buy at Wall Mart for 1/5 the price ( the apple fritters are not much better) and just one more reason to avoid McDonald's dire breakfast menu.
Blueberry muffin was bad. Toppli.g look like struestal but was hard sugar?
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This past weekend's Starbelly Jam in Crawford Bay provided some memorable moments.
Last weekend's Starbelly Jam, the annual music (and everything else) festival held in the small community of Crawford Bay, was an intimate festival that felt global. Or maybe it was a global festival that felt intimate.
Solar-powered sushi trucks shared lots with "fatty burrito special" booths; acts from around the world traded off on both of the ground's stages. From the high school of Cranbrook to the civil war of Sierra Leone, the musicians that brought their talents to the popular event came from a wide range of backgrounds and musical aesthetics.
With the height of the summer season now on us, festivals become the best new way to experience music and interact with others, and though they are relatively small festivals, Starbelly and its peers (think Slocan's Unity Festival, or Fernie's Wapiti) have something special going on. Just ask The Good Ol' Goats, a band of teenagers from Cranbrook who have exploded onto the Canadian independent music scene after winning runner-up in CBC's Searchlight competition.
"It was the best. The most fun I've ever had," said Nolan Ackert, the band's frontman.
Outdoor festivals like this one are especially important for a group that's still too young to legally enter many of the establishments they're booked to play.
"When we play bars we have to have a liquor-free area to sit in when we're not playing," lamented fiddler Angus MacDonald.
"The second we get off stage, we gotta go right there," added Ackert.
While mega outdoor shows like Coachella and Sasquatch will always get the big name draws, the amazing festivals all around the Kootenays provide an environment of community that the big ones can't, without sacrificing any talent. These are places where the bands will gladly join in with the crowd after their sets to groove to sets by Sierra Leone Refugee All Stars or headbang to The Pack A.D. Fresh young faces like the Goats can entice a whole field into hollering and foot-stomping. Local youth dance group, Slava Doval's DanceFusion, can gather an audience to rival rapper Aesop Rock's.
To jump right into the festival spirit, check out Unity Festival this weekend in Slocan City where Starbelly favourites The Boom Booms and Shane Philip will be playing. You can also catch the Good Ol' Goats at Wapiti Festival in Fernie on August 9 and 10.


LA PORTE CITY — Zola F. Bagenstos, 80, of 403 Schull Ave., died Wednesday, May 5, 1993, at Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo, of a stroke.
She was born Nov. 20, 1912, in Grinnell, daughter of Taylor and Alice Mae Clark Tarvin. She married Edward C. Bagenstos on Nov. 18, 1931, in Cedar Rapids. He died March 22, 1973.
Mrs. Bagenstos worked for Sieberts Laundry for 22 years.
Survivors include three sons, Douglas of Waterloo, Eugene of Colorado Springs, Colo:, and Lewis of La Porte City; two daughters, Zoe Maddex of Marengo and Rayona Roszell of La Porte City; 15 grandchildren; 27 greatgrandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter; two sisters, Vivian Florang of Mojave Valley, Ariz., and Mildred Kendall of Ontario, Ore.
Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, with burial in West View Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Huisman Funeral Home, where there will a be 7:30 p.m. wake service.


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Disciples Liberation in the test Great Dark Fantasy
On November 17, 2021 By admin
Bahamas Lagoon (バハムートラグーン) is a Tactical RPG video game created and also published by Japanese Culture Square. He released Super Nintendo in February 1996 only in Japan.
In the sub-genre of the strategy role-playing games, the Disciples series is just as part of the inventory as King s Bounty and Genre-Primus Heroes of Might and Magic. More than 20 years ago, the series launched some good titles. The last one is already twelve years back. Time to finish this nurse track, Publisher Calypso Games thought and committed the Canadian developers of RIMA Studio to implement Disciples: Liberation. Although the team has no experience in the genre, yet a very decent entry in the Disciples series has succeeded.
Page 1DISCIPLES: Liberation in the test: Story, characters, combat system
1.1 a world in war
1.2A city as a refuge
1.3GUT Tactical facilities
Page 2DISCIPLES: Liberation in the test — difficulty, character development, conclusion, rating
2.1firming challenge
2.2 increase of a heroine
2.3 fun brake
2.4 opinion and rating
3rd page 3 picture gallery for Disciples: Liberation in the test: exciting, tactical, but to…
In the game world we discover secret routes (through the portal left), NPCs (question marks) and raw materials (arrows). Source: PC Games
A world in war
As in the predecessors, it takes us to the dark-fantasy world of Nevendaar. A world in which the various races like the elves, the Empire of the people who are undead and the demons in eternal conflict. In the midst of this chaos we hatch in the role of Ayanna, who dates together with her childhood friend Orion as a mercenary. One day, the two are drawn into a story in which they are in the center, and they have to deal with the torn states in the world.
Let s save one or the other. Again and again, there are difficult decisions that can have far-reaching consequences. Source: PC Games The story is interesting and waiting for some interesting phrases during the course. Above all, she lives on the bang-hard decisions, which she repeatedly demanded the player. The four already mentioned fractions combat each other and usually also have internal conflicts running, which leads to a very complex total yield. Often, it is important to make a decision on the side of certain NPCs. It is not always apparent immediately what impacts for our standing with the four peoples. So we can beat ourselves on the side of a troop of people, but still look at the empire because the fighters we support may belong to a religious group that works on the fall of the imperator.
The world of Nevendaar is divided into a good dozen level, by moving our heroine on behalf of our entire army. Similar to King s Bounty 2, the developers also have at Disciples: Liberation (Buy Now €49.99 / €39.99) The lap-based strategy component from this part of the game removed. Instead, we move in real time through the territories. However, one has maintained the stylized ISO perspective as usual for the genre. In our opinion, this fits much better to the game and also plays much more pleasant than the third-person view in the competition.
A city as a refuge
As lived from the predecessors, we collect raw materials in the levels, take production building for resources, talk to NPCs and meet a lot of enemy armies. In the city of Alien we build buildings of the individual fractions to recruit and train their units. Source: PC Games The raw materials mentioned we need to acquire new units to train them, learn spells, to improve items and expand buildings. For again, a central city serves us as a base for our adventures. However, this is not a fixed starting point on the Overwent, but a mystical place we reach by portal. Early in the game, our heroes randomly stumble across the mysterious Allan. No matter where we are in the world, at any time we can switch to the city view at the touch of a button.
Here is a blacksmith, a marketplace and various buildings of the various factions. The latter serve to recruit a variety of units of the respective peoples. The higher these buildings are upgraded, the better troops can be undertaken. However, we also need a good reputation at the appropriate faction. So it is advantageous if you are at least with one of the peoples really thickness to have access to the most powerful fighters. At such Hexed battlefields the fighting takes place. The strip on the upper edge of the picture indicates the train order. Source: PC Games
Good tactical facilities
Well-trained warriors are needed, because it is fought more than enough in the world of Nevendaar. The battles take place in round-based tactics on separate hex field cards. The train order of the different units will be linked to their respective initiative value on the left side we specify the list of and compilation of our troops. Three units in the back line, Anna, two companions and up to ten other units. Source: PC Games determined. The individual fighters can have different types of action points that determine how often the unit per round attacks and movements can perform. Each unit type has special skills for you. This includes a standard attack, a special attack that is more powerful, but has a cooldown, as well as a passive ability.
Added to this is a so-called back line capability, which then comes to carry when placing the unit in the rearmost line of your own posing. In this rearmost line can be placed up to three fighters. These do not actively participate in the fight, but supply the remaining troops through their back line capability but with exciting passive as well as active bonuses. For example, if we put a druid of elves into the back line, it heals once per round our unit with the lowest lifestyles.
In addition to our heroine Ayanna, we play up to ten regular units as well as two companions in the actual battle formation. How many troops we can command, also depends on Ayanna s leadership. The more powerful one unit is, the more leadership is needed for you. So we decide if we rather set up stronger units, or if we work with mass instead of class. So there is quite a few tactical considerations that begin when setting up your own army. During the fighting experience, we must pay attention to things like placement of the opponents, obstacles on the battlefield and special soil effects that can either damage or strengthen us.
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Q: Limiting Octave console output for large matrices Let's say I have a moderately large matrix with data. Around 200k elements.
Whenever I mistakenly input X into the console, it locks into a printing loop that lasts minutes (I can't imagine what would be like with a real data matrix with millions of elements); meanwhile languages like python have the much saner default of printing only a few rows from the start & end of such matrices (or lists).
Is there any option (I'm not finding one in the docs) to make this the default behavior? My quality of life using octave will improve a lot.

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When adjusting color in an image you have three tools; Tint and Temperature or RGB Curves.
Think of the Temperature and Tint sliders as the quick and easy method to change color and RGB curves as the precise method.
Remember on our Color Wheel we said that adding opposites colors gives white light? Cyan and Yellow are opposites. Dragging it right (higher in temperature) corresponds to a overcast day. It increases the luminance of Red and Green pixels and decreases the luminance of blue pixels. This moves the color in the yellow direction. This is great if your captured pixels were tending to be too blue as in an overcast blue day.
This laid out on your screen first because it makes sense to adjust it first. It is able to fix incandescent or outdoor light color cast issues.
Use when you have a neutral grey object in the shot or a reference shot to set the WB.
Use to fine tune Cyan to Yellow adjustments.
Use when you have a skin tone in the shot to set the WB.
Use for fine tune Cyan to Yellow adjustments.
To Remember: If you see cold (magenta) or warm (yellow) casts fix it with the Temperature Slider.
The second slider, adjusts on the Green to Magenta scale. It's second to temperature (and absent in two Aperture 3 modes) because color casts in this direction are less common. Color casts in this direction occur generally because gas based lights were used or when White Balance is left in AWB and there was a lot of green in the shot.
Gas based lightbulbs can emit nearly any light. Older Fluorescents were known for their green hues.
To Remember: If you see green or pink hues (easiest to see in the hair) slide the Tint slider in the opposite direction.
Think of these as the precision control for color.
Aperture 3: You get the full power of the histogram at your disposal for color corrections. If you know the Color Wheel and the effect on color by adding or subtracting light then this method is much preferred. It's also powerful when color casts exist only in certain tones. The histogram is just a line graph for each color. The X-axis is the tone. The number of those pixels in the shoot is the height of that line.
Lightroom 4: Select the color you want and change it's hue, saturation and luminance. They use the word hue just to use a different word then color. Think of hue as the slider that spins around the color wheel. Think of luminance (brightness) as the slider for moving that color left or right on the histogram. Saturation slide takes the color out from a certain color without changing its luminance.
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How do you lower the cost of educating our kids so we can cut taxes, while maintaining or improving high student outcomes? How do you stay within the lines of the Brigham Supreme Court decision that guarantees all students equal access to a tax base while respecting local control, yet also dealing with the reality that that Vermont's K-12 system has lost 25,000 students since passage of Act 60?
The answer has been under Vermonters' noses for nearly a century and a half. It's parent-driven school choice. Currently, 93 Vermont towns (about 5 percent of the K-12 population) take part in a program called "town tuitioning" that allows them to send their kids to any public or approved, non-religious independent school with the publicly financed tuition dollars following the child.
This system has been tested. We know it works. It is rooted in Vermont history and Vermont values. And, it is wildly popular in the communities that have it.
Here's one example of why. In the Northeast Kingdom, where a predominant number of towns are "tuitioning," parents of high school-aged students can choose between the independent town academies, St. Johnsbury Academy and Lyndon Institute, smaller independent schools such as the East Burke School, Burke Mountain Academy (specializing in educating and training winter athletes), the Cornerstone School (focusing on kids with special needs), or from roughly eight public schools in Vermont and New Hampshire, all within reasonable driving distance. Similar choices exist for middle and elementary students.
Of course, these parents can choose any approved independent or public school regardless of geography, and some have used their tuition dollars to educate children out of state or even internationally. This kind of competition spurs diversity and excellence, and every Vermont child should be able to benefit from these kinds of options.
So, how does this apply to our current education financing puzzle?
Better outcomes. The communities that enjoy tuitioning have given rise to some of Vermont's most dynamic education opportunities. Before the public school in Winhall "went independent" in 1998 and became a tuitioning town, the school had some of the lowest test scores in Vermont (as well as the state's highest per pupil cost). But after a decade and a half of steady improvement (FY13), the independent Mountain School at Winhall 8th graders scored 13 points above the state average in reading, 16 points above state average in math, and 19 points above the state average in writing. And the school is achieving these results for significantly less than the public school average per-pupil cost.
Compatible with Brigham. Almost any other funding mechanism imaginable will run into problems with the Brigham court decision that spawned Act 60. However, a statewide education tax that funds tuition scholarships to every individual child would comply with Brigham. In fact, it would go beyond the fairness of Brigham's requirement that every kid have equal access to the tax base, and ensure every kid gets equal funding for their education (with allowances made for children with special needs).
Greater local control. After Act 60, the idea of "local control" of education has become more of an illusion than a reality. Moving to a choice-based system should return power to the most local of levels – families and schools. Principals and local school boards need to be granted the freedom to innovate. Raising the money to fund tuitions will be a state responsibility, but how to spend it will be entirely local.
Consolidation. It is a sad fact that Vermont's K-12 system has lost roughly 25,000 students (over 20 percent of the population) since the passage of Act 60. As a result, some level of consolidation is necessary. By empowering parents to vote with their feet in the best interests of their kids, we will better ensure that a) consolidation is an organic, people driven process and b) the best schools will be rewarded and supported.
Any major change in how we pay for and deliver education will be complicated, and moving to a school choice system will certainly be so as well. Many details will need to be worked out. But it is the simplest, most transparent, fairest option available, and the one most likely to provide the most satisfying rewards.
Rob Roper is president of the Ethan Allen Institute (www.ethanallen.org). He lives in Stowe.


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Appointment of Dr. Shari Baum as Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine
It brings us great pleasure to announce the appointment of Dr. Shari Baum to the position of Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, effective January 1, 2014. Dr. Baum replaces Dr. Marianna Newkirk, who served as Associate Dean, Research, since 2008 with great accomplishment, establishing many initiatives that have proven invaluable to the Faculty's research efforts. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr. Newkirk, sincerely, for her administrative acumen and commitment to advancing our research mission, and we wish her the very best in her retirement from a full-time academic career.
Dr. Baum brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in scientific research, as well as in academic administration, to the role of Associate Dean, Research, for the Faculty. A James McGill Professor in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders and its former Director, she has served as an esteemed member of the McGill Faculty of Medicine for the past 25 years. During this time, Dr. Baum has held several leadership positions, including, most recently, as one of McGill's Associate Deans (Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). She was also founding Director of McGill's Centre for Research on Brain, Language, and Music.
Actively involved in the administration of graduate and post-doctoral studies at McGill for well over a decade, Dr. Baum has been nominated three times for awards of excellence in Graduate Supervision and Teaching. Within the greater scientific community, she is repeatedly called upon as a reviewer for scientific journals and manuscripts and recently served as President of the Montreal Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience.
The primary foci of Dr. Baum's own research are neurolinguistics, psycholinguistics and speech science. Her studies explore the neural bases of language and linguistic processing in normally aging and brain-damaged populations, the mechanisms underlying speech motor control and the acoustic aspects of speech sounds. She has published close to 100 articles and manuscripts in leading scientific journals, five book chapters and presents regularly at major conferences and forums across North America and abroad.
Dr. Baum holds master's and doctoral degrees in Linguistics from Brown University in Rhode Island, in addition to a Master of Science degree in Communication Science and Disorders from the University of Vermont. Prior to joining McGill, she was a Visiting Assistant Professor and Research Associate in the Department of Cognitive and Linguistic Sciences at Brown University.
In her role of Associate Dean, Research, for the Faculty, Dr. Baum will manage the operations of our Research Office and serve as the Faculty's representative at the Office of Vice-Principal Research and International Relations on matters related to research infrastructure, animal ethics and special funding initiatives. She will work closely with the Vice-Dean, Life Sciences, the Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs, and the Associate Dean, Biomedical BSc, Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs in support of the Faculty's research mission.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Shari Baum to this position. We are certain that she will, once again, prove her leadership expertise by ensuring that the Research Office maintains its exceptional standard of service, and that productivity in research within the Faculty remains at the forefront.
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Deep into rehearsals for an autobiographical show, legendary dancer Carlos Acosta looks back on a troubled, transcendent life — from a tough working-class upbringing to the pinnacle of his artistry — in this heartfelt and rapturously alive new feature (with stunning dance sequences) from acclaimed director Icíar Bollaín (The Olive Tree).
From a working-class kid busting out his best street-corner Michael Jackson moves to an almost two-decade run as Lead Principal for London's Royal Ballet, legendary dancer and choreographer Carlos Acosta has never shied from turning his often troubled life into the kind of transcendent art that would catapult him to stardom. Taken as a child to Cuba's National Ballet School by his stern truck driver father Pedro (renowned choreographer Santiago Alfonso), "Yuli" (a terrific debut by 10-year-old Edlison Manuel Olbera Núñez) openly rebels against his own gifts, instead dreaming of soccer stardom and enduring merciless teasing by his friends. But when his raw talent is recognized by dance instructor Chery (Laura De la Uz), Yuli begins a journey that will take him out of Havana's slums and onto the great stages of the world in this gritty, heartfelt, and rapturously alive new feature from acclaimed director Icíar Bollaín (The Olive Tree).
In competition for the CV Cine Award.


SDLP Agricultural Spokesperson Patsy McGlone MLA has said that comments from the Ulster Farmers' Union that a no-deal Brexit would be a disaster for the Agri-food industry must be given consideration by MPs at Westminster.
Mr McGlone added, "The draft Withdrawal Agreement is far from perfect, but it is a positive arrangement that provides protections for farms across the North.
"The deal will allow farms to have unfettered access to both GB and European markets; anything short of this would be extremely damaging to the sector here.
"Now that the Agri-food and Business sectors have welcomed this deal, the SDLP hope that MPs in Westminster support this deal.


A belated report on yesterday's reserve game due to travelling to last night's game at Pittodrie. A strong Rangers side scored five against a young Morton side at The Hummel Training Centre yesterday afternoon. Once Rangers took the lead just before the twenty-minute mark the result was never in doubt.
Rangers first chance came on four minutes when Danny Finlayson volleyed a Stephen Kelly cross from the right narrowly over. Eight minutes later a Glen Kamara pass sent Josh McPake through, he was forced wide by keeper Brendan Pearson to the right hand byline, his cutback picked out Cammy Palmer who saw his shot blocked.
Almost immediately Glenn Middleton latched on to a slack pass from Darren Hynes and his powerful shot was parried by Brendan Pearson, Matt Polster latched on to the rebound on the left side of the box and his effort was blocked by the legs of Brendan Pearson. Rangers made the break through on nineteen minutes, Matt Polster passed to Cammy Palmer who played the ball to Glenn Middleton on the edge of the box, he showed great strength to hold off a defender, turn and shoot past Brendan Pearson.
Two minutes later Rangers doubled their lead, Cammy Palmer was the provider with a pass to Josh McPake inside the left side of the penalty area and he shot past the keeper. Just beyond the half-hour mark Glen Kamara won possession and sent Glen Middleton through into the right side of the box where he was denied by a superb Darren Hynes challenge.
Rangers grabbed a third five minutes later, Glenn Middleton's cross from the right picked out Stephen Kelly inside the left side of the box, his shot was blocked but the ball sat up perfectly for Josh McPake to volley past the keeper from around ten yards. Just before the break a quick free-kick allowed Glenn Middleton to try his luck from around twenty-two yards and Brendan Pearson produced a superb save low to his left to turn the ball wide.
The one way traffic continued after the break and there was only four minutes on the clock when Glenn Middleton in possession inside the right side of the box picked out Liam Burt who was denied at close range by Brendan Pearson diving to his right. Another goal came three minutes later, Liam Burt passed to Glenn Middleton on the right, he cut inside and progressed along the eighteen yard line before passing to Josh McPake who curled a shot into the keeper's top left hand corner.
The game was still a couple of minutes shy of the hour mark when Rangers scored a fifth. Dapo Mebude's pass inside Lewis Strapp freed Glenn Middleton inside the right side of box and he beat the keeper from a tight angle. Rangers next chance came when Josh McPake fed the overlapping Nathan Patterson on the left, he lobbed the keeper from inside the box but the ball bounced off the crossbar.
With the midpoint of the half approaching Glenn Middleton delivered a corner from the right and Danny Finlayson rose to head narrowly over. With the game now in the final quarter-hour the ball was played in from the right and Dapo Mebude's dummy allowed Kieran McKechnie to break into the box where he was denied by a Brendan Pearson save.
Rangers next chance came when Dapo Mebude held off a defender to force a save from Brendan Pearson with the striker following up to fire the rebound against the crossbar. Morton had shown little as an attacking force but came close to a consolation nine minutes from time, a quick throw sent Shaun Rodgers down the left and his shot from virtually on the touchline had Nicky Hogarth beaten but the ball rebounded off the near post.
Morton were reduced to ten men in the final minute when Ben Eardley was shown a second yellow card for a petulant kick at Cammy Palmer when a word in his ear would have been suffice.
Rangers :- Nicky Hogarth; Jon Flanagan, Gareth McAuley, Danny Finlayson, Matthew Shiels (Nathan Patterson HT); Glen Kamara (Liam Burt HT), Matt Polster (Dapo Mebude HT); Cammy Palmer; Stephen Kelly (Joao Balde 59 mins), Josh McPake, Glenn Middleton (Kieran McKechnie 71 mins).
Not Used:- Brian Kinnear (Gk), Ben Williamson.
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I don't get the opportunity to play many games, at least not here lately. I have my favorite stand-bys that I usually play with it's nice to find a new one every now and then. When I do I like to support smaller and independent developers such as Phelios games. Phelios is an independent developer of Windows and Mac Games that you can find at their web site. My biggest issue with thinking about switching to a Mac or Linux desktop is the lack of games designed for those operating systems.
Apparently there are some developers trying to remedy this and Mac games are starting to be a bit more readily available, particularly now that you can run the Mac OS on i386 hardware. I have always like RPG games, and Phelios sells those as well so go check them out when you get the chance.


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July 20th, 2014 marks the 40th year since Turkey, in flagrant violation of International Law, invaded and occupied one third of Cyprus, an independent, sovereign state, member of the UN. As a consequence, almost one third of Cyprus' population became refugees in their own country and are still denied the right to return to their homes and properties and over 1600 Greek Cypriots went missing as a result of the invasion. A large number of them still remains unaccounted to this date. Unfortunately, for forty years Turkey refuses to co-operate effectively in investigating the fate of the missing persons. Ankara also continues to apply a policy of human rights denial towards the enclaved Greek Cypriots and Maronites who suffer daily threats and discrimination. In these four decades, thousands of settlers from Anatolia have been transferred by the occupying power in the occupied part of Cyprus in an effort to change its demographic character while the destruction of religious and rich cultural heritage is ongoing.
Forty years later, Cyprus and its people remain divided by the illegal use of military force and the Cyprus problem remains unresolved due to Turkey's refusal to abide by the numerous UN Security Council resolutions, UN General Assembly resolutions and international judgments.
Recently, Turkey was ordered to pay Cyprus a record of 90 million Euros, on account of grave human rights violation, in the wake of its 1974 invasion and the island's subsequent division. The European Court of Human Rights ruled the passage of time does not absolve Turkey's responsibility, ordering that country to pay 30 million Euros to relatives of the missing. It also condemned Turkey to pay 60 million Euros to the enclaved Greek-Cypriot residents.
The Government of Cyprus, remains fully committed to the UN process to reach a viable and lasting solution that would reunify Cyprus transforming the Republic of Cyprus into a bizonal, bicommunal federation, in accordance with relevant UN Security Council resolutions, the principles and values of the EU and in full respect of the human rights of all Cypriots. Recently, the Cyprus Government has tried to open new perspectives for a solution. In 2013, among other confidence – building measures (CBMs) President Anastasiades has put forth the "Famagusta Package", a package welcomed by the United States who described it as "a package of bold and innovative confidence-building measures and other constructive proposals, which have the potential, when agreed and implemented by the parties, to dramatically enhance cooperation between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities and restore faith in settlement efforts". (The White House – Office of the Press Secretary, February 11, 2014).
The Turkish side has yet to respond positively to these initiatives.
President Anastasiades and the Government of Cyprus are fully committed to the process under the UN aegis for finding a just and functional solution to the Cyprus problem and will spare no effort to this end. We do hope that the efforts of the UN Secretary General, under his good offices mission, as well as of others, will pave the way for a final and lasting settlement in Cyprus, where all Cypriots, Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots alike, will be able to leave peacefully together and to build a prosperous common future within the European family.


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Louisiana DOC suspends visitations at state-run prisons due to COVID-19 surge
by: Jenn Hensley
BATON ROUGE, La. (KTVE/KARD) — The Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) has announced they will be suspending their prisoner visitation indefinitely starting January 6, 2022 at the eight state-run prisons in Louisiana.
In a release from the DOC they say, "Out of an abundance of caution and in an effort to maintain health and safety concerning the latest surge of COVID-19 positive cases in Louisiana, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has suspended prisoner visitation indefinitely effective January 6, 2022."
The DOC went on to say, last week they chose to suspended volunteers from entering the prisons due to the rise in COVID-19 cases across the state. The DOC says they are taking every precautionary measure to protect the staff and the prisoner populations; and they will continue to review and reconsider the need for these safety measures.
The DOC says in the meantime while visitations are suspended the DOC will continue to offer two free phone calls per week to ensure the prison population is able to have a connection to their family and friends. The DOC says that the video calls are still available for free as well.
The DOC will also continue to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state-run prisons by using COVID screening with temperature checks and questioning anyone who enters the prisons, including staff and vendors.
DOC is still requiring staff to wear masks and the prison population is being strongly encouraged to do so as well to protect themselves and others. The DOC went on to say they have about 83% of their prison population who have voluntarily been vaccinated and they continue to make vaccinations and booster shots available.
If you would like to stay informed about decisions that will affect the state's prison population, you can visit their website: doc.la.gov.
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Family members of slain Slidell mother of two, Julia Dardar, have scheduled a rally and press conference for Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. on the steps of City Hall to demand that accused killer Benjamin Beale, a.k.a. Kelley Kirkpatrick, be held without bail.
Beale was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 11, and then booked three days later for the second-degree murder of Dardar, whose dismembered body was found stuffed inside a freezer located in a bus parked at his home on 2327 Pauline Street.
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Georgetown Palace Theatre
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Sweet Charity Audition Information
The Georgetown Palace will hold auditions for our production of Sweet Charity
Director: Jessie Drollette
Choreographer: Courtney Wissinger Eiland
Music Director: Leah Knight
Stage Manager: Cristina Skinner
The production will open Friday, March 13th and close April 5th.
About the Musical: "Inspired by Federico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria, Sweet Charity explores the turbulent love life of Charity Hope Valentine, a hopelessly romantic but comically unfortunate dance hall hostess in New York City. With a tuneful, groovy, mid-1960s score by Cy Coleman, sparkling lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and a hilarious book by Neil Simon, Sweet Charity captures all the energy, humor, and heartbreak of Life in the Big City for an unfortunate but irrepressible optimist. Musical numbers include: "Big Spender," "If My Friends Could See Me Now," "There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This," "I'm a Brass Band" and "Baby, Dream Your Dream."
Casting calls for 8 principle characters (4 male & 4 female) with an ensemble of 22-24. The ensemble cast is super important to the world of this show, will sing, dance and act. This is a dance-heavy show (think Fosse…) and we are looking for strong dancers, but we are hoping for dancers of all abilities to audition. We will also be casting males as dance hall boys. Every character in this show is pivotal to the story and the success of this production. All shapes, all sizes, all people are encouraged and welcome to audition. We will be casting on ability and stage presence.
Character breakdown/Sides
Please do note that we will not be casting any under the age of 18, as the play has adult themes and situations.
Auditions will be held Sunday, Dec 15th, through Wednesday, Dec 18th. Dance auditions will be on Sunday. Singing auditions on Monday and Tuesday and Callbacks on Wednesday from 7:00-10:00 pm and Wednesday from 6:30 to 10:30 pm.
You must attend the dance audition to be considered for any role in the production. Please bring jazz AND character shoes, dress to move, and be ready to learn a combination.
Audition Format: Dance auditions are SUNDAY in two sessions 6:00-7:20 pm (Monday auditioners) and 7:30-9:00 (Tuesday auditioners). Singing auditions will be on Monday and Tuesday, and auditioners will be asked to sing 16 bars of a song of their choice as well as a selected side from the character breakdown.
Auditions are located in the Palace Education Center Studio 220 W 9th Street Georgetown TX 78626.
Callbacks will be by invitation only and held Wednesday, Dec 18th, starting at 6:30 pm. Callbacks are posted on the palace website, not via email.
Auditions are scheduled online via the Palace website. You will fill out the audition form, sign up for a time, and fill out the conflict calendar, as well as upload a headshot and resume. Questions should be emailed to productions@georgetownpalace.com
You will receive an email confirming your appointment. If you are unable to attend any of the audition times, please send us an email and we will try to work with you to schedule an alternative time.
Click here to fill out the form
Rehearsals will begin around Jan 7th. We will distribute scripts and music the week after auditions.
Rehearsals are typically held Monday through Thursday from 7:00-10:00 pm and Saturday 1:00-5:00 pm. Performances are Friday and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, and Sundays at 2 pm. Sometimes ticket demand causes us to add Saturday Matinee performances at 2 pm.
Background checks: Everyone involved with the production must submit to a background check at the Palace's expense. If you are cast, you will receive a secure link where you can fill it out. There is no cost to you.
The Georgetown Palace Theatre is 501c3 Non-profit organization. There is no compensation for any of the actors.
We practice non-traditional casting, and all roles are open. All ages, abilities, gender, and ethnicities are encouraged to participate.
If you have any questions, please email productions@georgetownpalace.com.
You can't be cast if you don't audition!
We are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in Georgetown, Williamson County and Central Texas. We provide an affordable and accessible venue for musical and dramatic entertainment and unmatched educational opportunities in the performing arts.
512-869-SHOW (7469)
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810 South Austin Avenue


^ Looks like that image was taken from above here.
Has that connector actually been built or is this a project rendering?
That is the location. I'm inclined to think that's an actual photo given the shadows and apparent patches of ice from runoff on the rock cuts.
The connector curve and intersection approach looks photoshopped in, though. There are also no barricades closing off the connector. And a recent article from October mentions the connector won't open until November.