Subj: ZENDA II (Vol III,#3 ; 3/3/97) Date: 97-03-03 08:46:17 EST From: zenda@ix.netcom.com (ZENDA) To: zenda@ix.netcom.com Aadaar 3, 6746 March 3, 1997 left ***** ***** * * **** ** * * ** * * * * * * *** * * * * * ****** * * * ** * * * * ***** ***** * * **** * * Volume III, Issue 3 A Weekly Online Publication of the ZENDA Assyrian Newsagency -Section 2 of 2- =========================================================================== C A L E N D A R OF E V E N T S =========================================================================== Thru Mar 10 Art & Empire: Treasures from Assyria in the British Museum National Gallery of Victoria Melbourne, Australia Admission: $10.00 Thru Apr 6 The Ain Ghazal Exhibit Smithsonian Institute Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Washington D.C. AAA of Southern CA (818) 506-7577 Mar 12 Guardians of the Gate: The Assyrian Winged Colossi Lecturer: A. Harrak Near and Middle Eastern Civilization University of Toronto St. George campus Toronto, Canada 8:00 p.m April 9 Recent Excavations at Gordion, Turkey: An Achaemenid Persian Imperial Town in Central Anatolia Lecturer: T.C. Young, Jr. Royal Ontario Museum Toronto, Canada 8:00 p.m May 4 "Near Eastern Archeology" Speaker: Dr. Thomas E. Levy University of California, San Diago Location: Westchester, New York Call Hugo Vandenwall Bake (914) 472-0874 May 5 "Near Eastern Archeology" Speaker: Dr. Thomas E. Levy University of California, San Diago Location: Tufts University, Boston Call Jodi Magness (617) 628-5000 x2680 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classicsDept/aia.html May 24 A C N C '97 The Third Assyrian Community Networking Conference The Assyrian State Convention of California Turlock, California Organized by The Assyrian Community Networking Society Aug 26-Sept 2 Assyrian American National Convention Hyatt Regency Dearborn Fairlane Town Center Detroit, Michigan All Single,double,triple,quad rooms: $95 per day Reservations: (313) 982-6880 Reservations must be made by August 7. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E N T R A C T E --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 21 Kha b'Neesan Cocktail Dance Party Assyrian American Association of San Jose San Jose Athletic Club 196 North 3rd Street (408) 292-1281 7:30 pm Donation: $30.00 "Hot Hord d'oevres!" No tickets sold at the door/no reservations For tickets call: Caroline Nasseri (408) 268-7990 Ellen Sayad (408) 997-0392 Jaleh Atniel (408) 927-8881 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I N T E L L I G E N T S I A --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Assyrian Athletic Club, under new committee, have started a children Soccer development program, for children ages 7-14 years. The program takes place Monday nights from 7:45 - 9:45 p.m. at Weber Park Gym. on Western Ave (by Devon St.) in Chicago, all are welcome. Fridays Assyrian Educational & Cultural Club at Modesto Junior College 1:00 pm Founders Hall 108 Modesto, U.S.A. Saturdays Nisibis School 10:30-1:30 The Church of the East Toronto, Canada Sundays Assyrian Boy Scouts Assyrian American Association of Southern California Assyrian Club 5901 Cahuenga Blvd North Hollywood, California 9:30am to 12:30pm Contact Sargon Gewargis @ fishtale@juno.com (818) 891-3705 after 7:30 pm Assyrian Student Union California State University, Northridge Assyrian American Association of Southern California Assyrian Club 5901 Cahuenga Blvd North Hollywood, California 6:00pm Contact Sargon Gewargis @ fishtale@juno.com (818) 891-3705 after 7:30 pm =========================================================================== A S S Y R I A N S U R F I N G P O S T S =========================================================================== Why is a circle 360 degrees? Because ancient Bet-Nahranaye (Mesopotamians) said so. Check out this week's featured website: http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/problems/origin_degrees.html =========================================================================== P U M P UP THE V O L U M E =========================================================================== English Modern Assyrian To End khtam/ta (tha) [F] Ana bekh/ta/mo/wan swaa/dee. [I am finishing my talk]. To begin shaa/re/ta (tha) [F] ___________________________________________________________________________ F = Feminine M = Masculine P = Plural =========================================================================== B A C K TO THE F U T U R E =========================================================================== B.C. (625) Nabopolassar, the first ruler of the neo-Babylonian (Chaldean) Dynasty, begins the restoration of Babylon in an effort to bring the city to its former glory. <<<< The Ishtar Gate, Verlag Philipp von Zabern >> A.D. (Jan 24, 1898) The Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft is established to finance the Babylonian excavation and other scientific enterprises. An excavation team was sent to Babylon in the same year. <<<> =========================================================================== L I T E R A T U S =========================================================================== SIR HENRY AUSTIN LAYARD'S FIRST IMPRESSION OF NORTHERN BET-NAHRAIN The scene around is worthy of the ruin he is contemplating; desolation meets desolation; a feeling of awe succeeds to wonder; for there is nothing to relieve the mind, to lead to hope or to tell what has gone by. These huge mounds of Assyria made a deeper impression on me, gave rise to more serious thoughts and more earnest reflection, than the temples o Balbec, and the theatres of Ionia. <<<< Foundations in the Dust, Seton Lloyd >> =========================================================================== T H I S W E E K I N H I S T O R Y =========================================================================== March 5, 1817: born, Sir Henry Austin Layard, British archeologist who discovered the ruins of northern Bet-Nahrain. =========================================================================== B R A V O =========================================================================== ASSYRIAN SOCCER TEAM WINS NATION'S CUP (ZNDA: Chicago) Team Assyria, majority of whose members are represented by the players of the Winged Bull of Chicago has won the Nation's Cup of Soccer. It defeated Mexico, Albania and Romania in a very exciting tournament that took place last month. =========================================================================== the D I R E C T O R Y =========================================================================== ZNAD (Assyrian Democratic Organization) ZNAM (Archeology Magazine) ZNAP (Associated Press International) ZNBN (Bet-Nahrain Inc/ KBSV-TV "AssyriaVision") ZNDA (Zenda: zenda@ix.netcom.com) ZNMN (San Jose Mercury News) ZNNQ (Nabu Quarterly) ZNNV (Nineveh Magazine) ZNRU (Reuters) ZNSJ (San Jose Mercury News) ZNTM (Time Magazine) ZNUP (United Press International) ZNUS (US News & World Report) =========================================================================== W E L C O M E T O Z E N D A =========================================================================== Zenda welcomes our new on-line subscribers from: CORPORATE ACCOUNTS Sargent & Lundy of Chicago Cadence Design Systems, Inc Applied Materials UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTS McMaster University, Canada PERSONAL ACCOUNTS Chicago [3 accounts] Poland =========================================================================== S A L U T E =========================================================================== Zenda wishes to thank the following individuals & organizations whose contributions appear in this issue: Sargon B. 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