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Gleb Narymunt, przed chrztem: Narymunt (starorus. Нарымонт, ur. ok. 1301, zm. 2 lutego 1348 nad Strawą) – książę połocki i piński, pierwszy syn Giedymina, a także członek rodziny Giedyminowiczów.

Pomimo pierwszeństwa sukcesji do tronu, nie mógł się o niego ubiegać z powodu przyjętego wcześniej chrztu. Narymunt za życia władał częścią Rzeczypospolitej Nowogrodzkiej, jednakże niedługo później przeniósł się do Połocka. Został wzięty do niewoli tatarskiej, a następnie sprzedany Moskwie. Po powrocie do Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego osiadł w Pińsku.

W konflikcie jego braci o tron wielkoksiążęcy opowiedział się po stronie Jewnuty, co w konsekwencji spowodowało jego ucieczkę z kraju. Zginął w Bitwie nad Strawą w 1348 roku.

Narymunt jest protoplastą Narymuntowiczów i przodkiem Pińskich, Koreckich, Kurakinów, Golicynów i Chowańskich.

Sukcesja
W 1962 r. został po raz pierwszy wydany tzw. Skrócony zwód Iatopisarski 1498 r., Narymunt wystąpił tam jako "syn bolsze" (poprawnie "bolszyj") Giedymina i spadkobierca jego tronu. Był zatem jego najstarszym synem. Uwaga o Narymuncie jako najstarszym synie Giedymina znajduje swe potwierdzenie w dawnym latopisie ruskim, począwszy co najmniej od zaginionego ogólnoruskiego zwodu metropolity Cypriana z 1408 roku, który umieszczał Narymunta na czele wykazu synów Giedymina.

Życiorys

Początki
Konkretna data urodzenia Narymunta nie jest znana. Z uwagi na fakt, że Narymunt miał już w 1338 roku dorosłego syna, uważa się, że bez wątpienia urodził się jeszcze w XIII w. lub przed 1301 rokiem, co potwierdza również jego starszeństwo w stosunku do pozostałych synów Giedymina, a jego młodszych braci.

Pierwsza wzmianka na temat Narymunta pochodzi z 1331 roku.

Przysięga Nowogrodzian
W 1331 roku, metropolita całej Rusi – Cyprian – przysłał posłów do Nowogrodu Wielkiego z apelacją, aby tamtejszy pop – Bazyli – objął arcybiskupstwo nowogrodzkie. Tego samego lata, wskutek owego wezwania, Bazyli ruszył w drogę wraz z towarzyszącymi mu bojarami na Wołyń, gdzie przebywał wspomniany metropolita, aby oddać mu należyte honory oraz otrzymać święcenia na nową godność arcybiskupa. Podczas ich przejazdu przez Wielkie Księstwo Litewskie, pomimo pokoju z Rzeczpospolitą Nowogrodzką, miał zatrzymać ich wielki książę Giedymin, który nie chciał ich przepuścić, dopóki nie przyrzekli w imieniu miasta, że Narymunt, syn Giedymina, otrzyma kilka dziedzicznych dla niego i jego potomków miast w dzierżawę.

Nowogród Wielki
Nowogród pozostający w stałych sporach z Wielkim Księstwem Moskiewskim, rządzonym przez Iwana Daniłowicza, potrzebował podpory ze strony Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego, a przynajmniej zabezpieczenia od nieprzyjacielskich napaści. 2 lata później, w 1333 roku, zwierzchnictwo miasta postanowiło wywiązać się z obietnicy, wymuszonej na kilku bojarach przemocą i utrzymać dobre porozumienie z Giedyminem.

Giedymin przysłał nowogrodzianom swego syna, Narymunta, który został przyjęty przez mieszkańców z wielkim poszanowaniem, a następnie złożył przysięgę wierności w Soborze św. Zofii. Dostał w dziedziczenie, dzierżenie miasta Ładogę, Orzechów, Kosielsk, ziemię kosielską i połowę Koporża, które miał również ochraniać przed Moskalami, Inflantami i Szwecją.

Według Kroniki nowogrodzkiej, Narymunt był już w tym czasie chrześcijaninem, a na chrzcie przyjął imię Gleb. Choć według niektórych źródeł wziął chrzest w 1333 roku w Nowogrodzie Wielkim lub w jego okolicach. Najprawdopodobniej chęć Giedymina do osadzenia jednego z synów w Nowogrodzie, doprowadziła do jego ochrzczenia, albowiem poganin nie mógłby mieć wpływu na strefę polityczną Rzeczypospolitej Nowogrodzkiej. Należy również zaznaczyć, że wydarzenie to sprawiło, że nie mógł objąć władzy po swoim ojcu Giedyminie, pomimo dziedzicznego prawa do sukcesji tronu.

Połock
W 1338 roku przebywał już w Wielkim Księstwie Litewskim, a w Rzeczypospolitej Nowogrodzkiej pozostawił tylko namiestników. Nowogrodzianie w obawie przed napaścią Szwedów, posłali po Narymunta do Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego, który jednak nie miał zamiaru uczestniczyć w tym sporze. Kazał też opuścić Orzechów swojemu synowi, Aleksandrowi.

Przyczyną opuszczenia swych nowogrodzkich posiadłości, a nawet odwołanie z nich w 1338 roku syna było nadanie przez Giedymina Narymuntowi księstwa połockiego, opróżnionego po śmierci  (Putuwerowicza), brata Giedymina, mimo że Woin pozostawił syna, kniazia Ljubka.

Traktat połocko-ryski
W latach 30. XIV w. została zawarta umowa handlowa pomiędzy Połockiem i Rygą, gwarantująca swobodny handel na Dźwinie (wcześniej błędnie datowano ją na 1330 rok). Umowa została uwierzytelniona załącznikiem z dwiema pieczęciami. Pierwsza z nich należy do biskupa połockiego Grzegorza, druga natomiast do księcia połockiego Gleba, czyli Narymunta. Pieczęć Gleba Narymunta przedstawia prymitywne wyobrażenie jeźdźca na koniu, będący pierwowzorem herbu Pogoń Litewska. Należy przy tym zaznaczyć, że wyobrażenie jeźdźca na pieczęci Narymunta, wskazuje na używanie tego znaku także przez Giedymina, skoro wystąpił jeszcze za jego życia na pieczęci najstarszego syna.

Traktat wielkolitewsko-ryski
Wielki książę smoleński, Iwan Aleksandrowicz, zawierając około r. 1340 układ z Rygą, wspomniał w nim o innym, wcześniejszym układzie wielkolitewsko-ryskim, zawartym przez swego "starszego brata" Giedymina i jego synów Gleba i Olgierda. Tekst tego układu zachował się do dziś. Według niego, uczestniczyli w nim (poza Giedyminem) bezimienni książęta Połocka i Witebska. Imiona tych książąt wymienił – uzupełniając i wyjaśniając tekst układu w swoim dokumencie – dopiero wielki książę smoleński Iwan Aleksandrowicz. Wymieniony przez niego Olgierd to bezimienny książę witebski z tekstu traktatu, wobec, czego bezimiennego księcia połockiego identyfikujemy z Glebem Narymuntem. Traktat nie mógł wobec tego powstać później niż w 1338 r., gdyż w tym roku Gleb, został wzięty do niewoli przez Tatarów, w konsekwencji czego Giedymin odebrał mu Połock.

Niewola
Autor Skróconego zwodu latopisarskiego 1493 r., podaje, że Narymunt znalazł się w niewoli tatarskiej jeszcze za życia Iwana Daniłowicza. Iwan Daniłowicz miał udać się w r. 1338 do Ordy, kiedy to wybuchła wojna litewsko-tatarska, a Gleb Narymunt został jeńcem tatarskim, wykupionym następnie przez przebywającego w Ordzie wielkiego księcia moskiewskiego Iwana.

Po schwytaniu przez Ordę Narymunta, należące do niego księstwo połockie przeszło zapewne w bezpośrednie posiadanie Wilna, a rodzina Narymunta objęła w jego imieniu księstwo pińskie, potwierdzone następnie Narymuntowi tzw. "Testamentem Giedymina" (patrz) . Być może już wówczas pieczę nad Połockiem i obronę wschodnich granic państwa przed Moskwą przejął po Narymuncie Olgierd. Świadczyć o tym może najazd Olgierda na moskiewski Możajsk, przeprowadzony jeszcze za życia Giedymina, 1 października 1341 roku.

Narymunt powrócił do Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego z niewoli tatarskiej dopiero po śmierci Giedymina, a więc najwcześniej w 1342 roku. Iwan Daniłowicz, a następnie jego syn i następca na tronie Szymon Iwanowicz, zatrzymali go zatem jako zakładnika w Moskwie.

Testament Giedymina
W grudniu 1341 roku Giedymin zdążył przed śmiercią podzielić swoje państwo pomiędzy synów. Jewnuta otrzymał tron Wielkiego Księstwa w Wilnie. Kiejstut dostał Troki, Olgierd, będący już księciem witebskim, dostał Krewo. Narymunt zasiadł w Pińsku, a Koriat – jak świadczy  – miał dostać Nowogródek, Wołkowysk i Mścibochów, rozciągające się do rzeki Słuczy, , a więc całe późniejsze województwo nowogrodzkie, z wyjątkiem Słonimia na Rusi, który rzekomo miał dziedziczyć jego brat Monwid wraz z Kiernowem. Wreszcie Lubart dziedziczył Wołyń po swoim teściu, nieznanym księciu włodzimierskim.

Każdy z nich oprócz dzielnicy miał również prowadzić coś w rodzaju ściślejszej polityki. Do Jawnuty, jako nowego władcy, należało dźwiganie ciężaru spraw ogólnopaństwowych. Olgierd miał kierować polityką wielkolitewską wobec północno-wschodniej Rusi. Koriat działał wraz z Narymuntem i Lubartem na Rusi południowej, utrzymywał stosunki, głównie z Tatarami. Lubart przede wszystkim z Zjednoczonym Królestwem Polskim, Kiejstut z Mazowszem, a zwłaszcza z zakonem krzyżackim. Monwidowi przypadała prawdopodobnie rola rzecznika wielkolitewskiego wobec zakonu inflanckiego.

Konflikt z braćmi
Zimą pomiędzy 1344 a 1345 rokiem, Jawnuta został usunięty z tronu przez swoich dwóch braci. Olgierd i Kiejstut opanowali Wilno bez rozlewu krwi, a kompletnie zaskoczony Jawnuta zbiegł do Moskwy. Jeszcze jesienią tego samego roku, za zgodą Kiejstuta, nowym wielkim księciem litewskim został Olgierd. Z Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego zbiegł również, wspierający Jawnutę, Narymunt. Znalazł on schronienie u Złotej Ordy, jednakże rychło w 1346 roku powrócił do kraju i pojednał się z braćmi. W ślad za nim poszedł Jawnuta, który nie otrzymawszy pomocy w Moskwie od szwagra Semena, powrócił do kraju w 1347 roku.

Śmierć
Większość historyków, opierając się na przekazie kroniki  i Kroniki czterech zakonów jerozolimskich, stwierdza, że dwóch braci ówczesnego władcy wielkolitewskiego – Olgierda – zginęło 2 lutego 1348 roku w bitwie nad Strawą, będącą jedną z krucjat północnych przeprowadzanych przez Krzyżaków. Pierwszym z tych braci był Narymunt, zaś drugiego z nich badacze identyfikują z Monwidem.

Rodzina

Narymunt był synem Giedymina, protoplasty wszystkich Giedyminowiczów i prawdopodobnie Jewny. Miał 7 braci: Jawnutę, Witolda, Olgierda, Kiejstuta, Lubarta, Koriata i Monwida, a także 6 sióstr: Elżbietę, Marię, Aldonę, Augustę i dwie nieznane z imienia: N. (Eufemia?) i N. (Helena?).

Z pierwszego małżeństwa miał jednego syna, Dymitra. Z drugą żoną, Marią, miał pięciu synów: Aleksandra, Jerzego, Patryka, Szymona i Michała.

Jan Werner w Genealogii Jagiellońskiej zaznaczył, że jedną z jego żon była córka władcy Taurydy.

Drzewo genealogiczne zostało sporządzone na podstawie prac Józefa Wolffa oraz Jana Tęgowskiego.

Herb
Według tradycji rodziny Sapiehów, powstałej pod koniec XVII w. lub na początku XVIII w na podstawie nieznanych źródeł, herbem Narymunta miały być Trzy Lilie, a raczej częścią składową tego herbu. Herb ten przedstawiać miał się w sposób następujący: tarcza herbowa podzielona poziomo w pół; górna połowa podzielona pionowo na dwa pola: w pierwszym – trzy lilie, w drugim – Pogoń Litewska; w dolnej połowie tarczy – stylizowany herb Kolumny.

Według Miesięcznika Heraldycznego, herb księcia bełskiego Jerzego Narymuntowicza, syna Narymunta, miał być podobny do opisanego powyżej z drobną różnicą. Mianowicie tarcza była przedzielona poziomo na trzy części, przy czym w pierwszej części (górnej) znajdować się miał herb Rużyński. W drugiej obok siebie Trzy Lilie i Pogoń, a dolna nosiła Kolumny. Wszystkie pola poza pierwszym byłī tymi samymi znakami, co w domniemanym herbie Narymunta.

Według historyków, herby Narymunta i Jerzego opierają się na fantastyce, a nie na faktach.

Upamiętnienie
O Narymuncie pisze Juliusz Słowacki w nie dokończonym dramacie Wallenrod, chociaż prezentuje go jako brata Jagiełły, czyli o kilka wieków później.

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By CricShots - May 10, 2019 5:47 pm
Former Indian cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar has all the praises for the young Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant. He has now termed the youngster as the Virender Sehwag of the present generation and he feels that similar to Sehwag. Pant needs to be handled in a different manner and ought to be allowed to play cricket the way he wants.
Talking to Twitter, Manjrekar wrote: "Penny dropped for me last night. Rishabh is this generation's Viru. Batsman who needs to be treated differently… which is to just let him be. You either pick him or drop him but never try and change him".
Penny dropped for me last night. Rishabh is this generation's Viru. Batsman who needs to be treated differently…which is to just let him be. You either pick him or drop him but never try & change him.#RishabhPant
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) May 9, 2019
Pant had once again proved his worth with his mind-boggling batting performance under the pressure which helped the Delhi Capitals (DC) to a thrilling win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Eliminator. Pant played a match-winning knock of 49 off 21 balls as Delhi chased down 163 with two wickets in hand and a ball to spare.
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Earlier, last month, Rishabh was excluded from the 15-member squad that will represent India at the 2019 ICC World Cup at England and Wales. In his place, Dinesh Karthik has been preferred as the second wicket-keeper for the mega event for his superior "wicket-keeping skills".
While announcing the squad, the Indian chief selector, MSK Prasad had said, "We all (agreed) that either Rishabh Pant or Dinesh Karthik will come in only when (Dhoni) is injured. In an important game, wicket-keeping is also important. That's the reason we went with Dinesh Karthik. That is the only reason why we went ahead with DK otherwise Pant was almost there. Pant is full of talent, he has time on his hands. Unfortunately, he missed out."
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Many former cricketers, including the veterans like Michael Vaughan, have stressed that this move of the Indian selectors can't be justified, saying they should reconsider their decision and include the young southpaw in the squad for the World Cup that begins from the end of this month.
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Yep, it's a Valentine's Day post! How to have a pretty solid Valentine's Day: the established couple edition.
Let the stress of Valentine's Day start weighing heavily on your mind.
I usually start thinking about Feb. 14 sometime in January, because I one day hope to be one of those people who can get their act together and be super prepared for occasions such as this. And my thoughts sound like this, "Okay, Heather, Valentine's Day, you have a whole month still. What's it gonna be? You should probably do better than you have before. I mean, you're not terrible, but have you ever cooked for the S.O.? He did. Maybe you should do that, too…" This is where the stress starts kicking in because I want to show S.O. I care, but the thought of cooking is scary, but if I can't do it for him, who will I do it for and oh no make it stop!!!
Procrastinate in the (not very much) hope that your contribution to your Valentine's Day celebrations will magically sort themselves out with no effort on your part.
Buckle down and buy a gift online early enough that you do not have to pay extra for super fast shipping!
This is a major victory. Which requires a victory dance.
Do a victory dance for doing something right.
Stop dancing because you realise there is more to do.
Oh yeah, I should probably round out that gift with a nice gesture. Cooking dinner is back on the table. Metaphorically. For now.
Be pleasantly surprised when the S.O. suggests you guys cook together because he likes spending time with you more than salmonella.
Fist pump. Breakfast Club style.
Do not wrap gift. Do not look for dinner recipe.
Do the rest of your prep work mere hours before the celebrations begin.
That's what I'll be doing this afternoon. Because if you didn't stress over the (self-inflicted) time constraints and feel some mild panic over doing something nice for your S.O., does it really mean anything?
Look like a boss. Cook like a boss (well, cut the vegetables like a boss). Eat, drink, be merry. Bask in the glory that is your gift to the S.O. that you so considerately bought weeks before the big day. Feel the love. That's my plan.
Happy Valentine's Day, folks! Tell somebody you love them today, whether it's romantically, or in a 'just friends' kind of way. I'll see you back here on Thursday.


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An amputee buddy of mine that I met when he lived in Vermont and was starting up a support group a couple of years back just sent this to me. I thought that it was worth sharing with everybody. I have not seen the movie, but I respect the point of view, and will think twice before using the "R' word from here on out.
I don't know how many of you have heard, but there is a movie out that ridicules people with developmental disabilities. The movie is Tropic Thunder. It repeatedly uses the "R" word in the movie which is a offensive portrayal of people with developmental disabilities. I hope that all of you will support people with disabilities by not attending or supporting this movie. APRIL, which is the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living has developed a response to this offense. Click on the link below to see a great response to this terrible attitude that the movie industry has allowed. Remember, "RESPECT" is the correct "R" word.
It's brief and well worth watching!


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Azul Backs Off Latam Takeover After Reorganization Plan Drops
Edward Russell
Azul has dropped plans to take over Latam Airlines Group and ended its ambitions to create another giant South American airline. The move came two days after Latam filed a standalone reorganization plan with a U.S. bankruptcy court that is backed by its largest shareholders.
The difference was — it appears — in the numbers. Azul's non-binding proposal, which Latam acknowledged receiving on November 11, included $5 billion in equity financing plus $4 billion in merger synergies, whereas Latam's plan includes nearly double the amount of new equity: $10.5 billion split between $9.7 billion in new convertible notes and an $800 million issue of new shares.
"Azul will continue to focus on its exclusive competitive advantages," the Brazilian carrier said on November 28. It added that it will continue to "evaluate future partnerships and consolidation opportunities."
The combo, had it occurred, would have been among the largest in South America. It would have greatly eclipsed Gol's acquisition of Brazilian regional carrier Map Transportes Aéreos, and surpassed the potential merger of Avianca and Chile's Sky Airline. It would not have been the first for Latam: The airline itself was created through the merger of Lan Airlines and Tam Airlines in 2012.
Latam filed its reorganization plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York late on November 26. Backed by major shareholders, the Cueto family, Delta Air Lines, and Qatar Airways, the proposal would see the airline exit its Chapter 11 restructuring with $2.67 billion in liquidity and roughly $7.26 billion in outstanding debt — a 35 percent reduction in its long-term obligations compared to when it filed for bankruptcy in May 2020. The Cuetos, Delta, and Qatar would all receive new equity in the restructured carrier through backstopping nearly $1.4 billion of the new convertible notes.
Roberto Alvo, CEO of Latam, in a statement called the plan a "critical milestone" in the airline's restructuring.
Investors reacted negatively to the plan, which would see existing Latam shares make up just 0.1 percent of the new capital structure. On Monday, Latam's stock was down more than 43 percent from opening to 530 Chilean pesos ($0.63) a share in trading as of 2:40 p.m. local time in Santiago.
Latam did not outline any major changes to its commercial strategy in the plan. The airline plans to maintain and grow its domestic entities in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru — it closed its Argentina subsidiary early in its restructuring — and its position as South America's leading global carrier. In addition, Latam continues to push forward with its proposed joint venture with Delta covering flights between the U.S. and South America. Only U.S. authorities need to sign off on the pact that would allow the two airlines to coordinate on schedules and other commercial initiatives.
This differs from other airlines restructuring under Chapter 11. Avianca outlined plans to add seats to its narrowbody jets and launch more point-to-point routes in an effort to better compete with low-cost competitors in its plan that was approved in November. And Aeromexico aims to boost connectivity over its Mexico City hub and leverage its joint venture with Delta to achieve more synergies under its plan that was filed in October.
While Latam's plan focuses on creditors and shareholders, the airline has achieved savings through Chapter 11. It cut labor costs by roughly 44 percent, with a headcount reduction of 14,300 employees to 28,700 staff. And Latam streamlined its fleet by returning 42 aircraft — including all of its Airbus A350s — while renegotiating commitments with both Airbus and Boeing. The airline has firm orders for 70 Airbus A320neo-family jets, and two Boeing 787-9s. Latam operated 302 aircraft at the end of September.
Latam plans to hold a shareholder meeting on the plan in late December with an initial U.S. court hearing tentatively scheduled for January 27, 2022. A confirmation hearing could occur in March and, if approved, the carrier would aim to exit bankruptcy protection by the end of June.
Photo Credit: A Latam Airlines Airbus A320. / Latam Airlines Brasil


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Trade town, Gehel (1)
Eclay said with a slight frown.
"Are you going to be transparent?"
"I don't know why, but it turned out to be transparent enough to be comparable to water!"
"Hey… It's amazing. It might be worth doing some research."
"But why are you so excited?"
Seeing Eclay's childish appearance for the first time, he asked with a smirk.
Then Ray took a deep breath and calmed the redness, then looked at Eclay and smiled.
"If you do this well... you can fix Eclay's eyes"
Eclay threw the book he was reading and closed it.
"what!"
She also started showing signs of excitement.
With her permission, Ray could monopolize the lab.
Eclay wanted to see the research that might be able to fix his eyes right in front of his eyes, but the position of chief executive officer was not a comfortable place to rest.
There were only three days off per month. As a saint, I had a day off for a month.
It seemed that he was still in the period of settlement, so he did not ask for anything, and God did not give any instructions to him, so it was the birth of a white beast saint.
Rey, a model white beast saint, was now experimenting with synthesizing orc blood by controlling the clotting of troll blood.
First of all, it is an experimental stage, so when coagulating the blood of the troll, it was not necessary to give it a shape.
Mix well so that the troll's blood does not clot, and then let the orc's blood flow slightly.
Then, the blood of the two individuals, who wanted to mix well, hardened on one side, and the other became slightly transparent.
Ray sighed.
"Fuyu- I have to put the two together."
No matter how hard you try to put them together, it doesn't come easily.
I don't know what the problem was, but the two didn't seem to mix like water and oil.
However, it had only been a day since the study was conducted.
It's not like you can't give up in just one day holding a clue like this. Rey began to mix things up to mix these two objects together.
Ogre blood, troll skin tissue. even those of other entities.
But it was always prone to failure.
Two days passed, and on the day Eclay returned, we conducted research together. Still, no significant progress has been made. Why did it become transparent in the first place, and what gender
It was not unreasonable to fail because we did not know that there was anyone.
Ray was forced to use the last method he had envisioned.
"Where are the trolls and orcs around here?"
Leaving Selonia, they quickly moved to the outskirts of the Holy Kingdom.
Since it is a self-evident fact that strict guards and knights will follow if they say they go out, they have no choice but to leave the kingdom as a secret.
Eclay has agreed to hide the fact that he has left Selonia, so he probably won't have to worry about it for a while.
We only spent half a day moving.
Passing through Selonia, they entered the outlying city of Gehel.
But what he saw was terrifying.
It makes sense that this is a suburban city, with all the buildings demolished and all the people living in it were children.
Is it reasonable to say that only children live in the city?
Is the situation in Seongguk any worse than he thought?
He thought he had earned quite a bit of money from the development of mercenary priests and farming methods, but he was not returning a single penny to those in need.
Their appearance looked like the inhabitants of the end of the century.
There was nothing to eat in the devastated area, only dust was fluttering.
In one corner, a girl came into view, taking care of her younger sister who was not part of the group.
The girl who thinks she must have been fifteen has cold eyes, and the fact that there is frost around her is a bit hazy.
What do you mean by living in heaven? If I become an Assassin, I think I will blow my name a bit.
In fact, there was no one around her.
Rey approached the girl.
He took out well-dried jerky and water from his pocket and suggested.
"Eat."
Then the girl looked at Ray.
Wear luxurious clothes that do not go well with this place. The silk seemed to move as if it were alive, and even the dust of sand could be shaken away with a single gesture.
Besides, how's the look? Like his striking white hair and his attire, the vitality that did not go well with this place was young in the light of his eyes.
But the girl shook her head and refused the food he offered.
This is the part where you can roughly guess what kind of intention you had when you refused food.
Rey smiled and again offered jerky and water.
"I didn't do anything strange to the food, so come on.
eat."
As he spoke, he ripped off a corner of the jerky and showed it to be chewed.
After that, he nodded his head to see if his doubts were resolved a little, and he puts the jerky in his mouth.
Do you still have the strength to chew with a bare body? Even when the girl moved her chin, her expression of difficulty was evident.
He took the hard-chewed jerky out of his mouth and put it into his brother's mouth.
The younger brother, who must have been about ten years old, when food entered his mouth, he couldn't even think of chewing and rushed to swallow.
How much would it be if the amount of jerky was large? When the girl repeated it three times, she had no jerky to eat, and only her younger sister looked at the girl as if she was still hungry.
Ray sighed as she looked at the girl with her head bowed, unable to face her younger sister's gaze.
'Heh, it hurts my heart.'
He, who rarely spends money, took out his pocket.
Tossed it on one side of the girl's foot.
Rei said to the girl who looked at her with a puzzled look.
"Take it and live in Celonia." As far as I know, the best place to live in the Holy Kingdom was Selonia.
It was also the capital of Seongguk, and above all, because it is a place where the unique characteristics of priests and nobles who make good things are applied.
Twenty gold coins are in the pocket. With that amount of money, he would be able to buy a house in Selonia and open a small shop.
The girl opened her pocket slightly and looked at Rey with a surprised expression.
He looked like he was asking why he was doing this to himself the first time he saw it.
Ray frowned at him.
"What can I do about sitting in such a conspicuous place holding my younger brother in a miserable way?"
It was a sight that looked like it was woven with thread.
Besides, even if he was hungry, his heart to take care of his younger brother made him move his money bag.
At first, he looked around Gehel in general, and tried to pass by saying, 'This must also need improvement.'
Most of all, I don't know how many orphans there are in this city, but I can't take care of them all.
I couldn't help but help the girl who looked like she had a sign that said 'I'm sorry:' right in front of her.
Besides, I liked his personality. Although it was disguised with cold eyes, there was love in it, and a strong will for life was felt on her chapped lips.
This was the last time Ray could help.
If you can't stand up even after you've done this, it's probably because of this girl's lack of ability.
After one glance at the girl, he turned his back without hesitation.
The reason I came to Gehel was different.
He entered the Gehel Mountains at high speed using his characteristic glide and eccentric runs.
Eclay said, in the Gehel Mountains, there are many other monsters as well as trolls and orcs.
Of course, she also knew the divine power radiating from around her body, so she didn't say anything about taking care of herself.
However, I have been told that I do not know what kind of monsters will come out, so I am always on the lookout.
The mountain range was incredibly large. It is enough to create an atmosphere that is likely to exist even in a dragon's rarity.
As I walked into the mountain range, I saw a place that looked like an orc village from the beginning.
It was a part where I could see why there was no village around.
It's been a while since I've gone in, but if you look at the villages of monsters sitting there.
The orcs found Rey while they were wondering if it was actually because of the monsters that caused the city of Gehel to become like that.
"Chwiik! It smells like a human!"
"Here are humans! Chwiik!"
Ray frowned at the sound of their noses again.
It was a strong nasal sound that I couldn't get used to at any time.
He seriously pondered whether he should widen the orcs' nasal passages.
However, the orcs have blown their spears despite their concerns.
Nettle-!
The spear flew towards him with a great pounding sound of the wind.
He avoided the spear that was shot with his face pointed exactly at his face, and he shook his head slightly.
faan-
"Great speed and accuracy. If I was a baseball player, I would have succeeded."
As he admired the spear embedded in the rock, the orcs that looked over 20 in the village surrounded Rey as if the medicine had risen.
"Chwiik! humans die Chwiik!"
"Die quietly! Chwiik!"
Male and female, odd-looking things snorted here and there, and I was distracted.
Seeing them holding spears, trees, and even swords from where they picked them up, Rei shouted a small starter.
"Hold."
stand tall.
With his words, the Orcs, who were daring as if to rush at any moment, stopped as they were.
The orcs' eyes began to change as they suddenly became unable to move.
Irrespective of that, Rey started looking around the orcs one by one to check their health.
He is a legendary doctor with a history of always being at the forefront of modern medicine.
Just by looking at your eyes and posture, you can roughly guess where the pain is.
The hold was released by selecting only the healthy ones, leaving the sick ones alone.
"Cancel. You guys follow me."
"Chwiik! Chwiik!"
"Chwiik!"
He was able to breathe, but as soon as he was able to move, he snorted.
They looked down on their hands and feet and clenched their fists, then they rushed at Rey.
It was an intelligent monster, but it was because the level was remarkably low. Without fear, they rush in with confidence because of their large number of heads.
Rey grinned and raised her fists.
In an instant, his fists engulfed the orcs' bodies.
When the orcs rushed to think that something had passed them, they had to taste the pain they felt throughout their body.
"Oh, it hurts! Chwiik!"
Looking at the orcs that had fallen to the floor as they were running, Rey began to beat them.
It sounded like it was being hit with mana, not with a fist, but with a sledgehammer.
The orcs felt that their life was threatened.
Orcs said they thought they might end their lives with human fists.
"Chwiik! human! I'll follow you! stop! Chwiik!"
"Wrong! Chwiik!"
"Here we go, Chwiik! Die! Chwiik!" But the fist never stopped. he said with a sly smile.
"I do not need!"


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One who controls the internet rules the world
We recently came across a very interesting editorial that highlights our opinion that Asia when viewed though an Asian mindset actually makes more sense to us – Indians and Chinese, as compared to assessing Asia from a purely western, alien perspective.
At a time when Eastern countries are demanding server information from Blackberry, China is controlling google and banning facebook, twitter and several blogsites and the threat of security has gone cyber, we ask is China or India wrong in demanding the veracity of the information that zooms through their routers? Isn't it time we take a step back, analyse the imperialistic forces that govern the internet and think about who is actually controlling the megabytes of information that flood our monitors everyday?
Vociferously tracking back the hands that control the internet, the editorial by Chen Baoguo a researcher at the Development Research Center of the State Council of China in the Global Times, a Chinese English Language daily, explains how the internet is completely controlled by the US, which literally has the powers to turn it off and on. – 'In 2004, the US cut off the ".ly" domain name by using the root server, resulting in Libya's disappearance in Internet for three days. It generated worldwide criticism of the US hegemony on the Internet and concerns over Internet security,' Baoguo wrote.
Other excerpts from the editorial read –
At present, the five core areas of Internet infrastructure are monopolized by US IT giants, including high-performance computers, operating systems, database technologies, network switching technologies and information resource libraries.
Across the world, around 92.3 percent of personal computers and 80.4 percent of super computers use Intel chips, while 91.8 percent of personal computers use Microsoft operating systems, and 98 percent of core server technology lies in the hands of IBM and Hewlett-Packard.
Meanwhile, 89.7 percent of database software is controlled by Oracle and Microsoft, and 93.5 percent of core patented network switching technology is held by US companies.
After the control of Internet infrastructure, hardware and software system, the US is now turning to Internet content….
For an Asian nation which already has the world's largest number of Internet users, more than 420 million, values its internet security, is concerned over the content available to its citizens and which aims to provide its people with an imperialist free network, China doesn't seem to be wrong in checking what information flows into the country. If viewed as China's way of preventing its citizens from being swayed by western powers and protecting their national integrity, then China is right in blocking google, twitter and facebook, for every country has the right to protect its people against an alien invasion. The great firewall of China then, is probably a good thing?
China though, being the dragon economy that it is, is not a lame sitting duck. The country recently announced plans to create a government-controlled search engine to compete with home-grown but privately owned Baidu. Beijing said the state-owned China Mobile — the world's biggest cellphone carrier — and Xinhua, China's official state-run news agency, have agreed to create a joint venture called the Search Engine New Media International Communications Company.
At the announcement of the joint venture in Beijing two seeks ago, Zhou Xisheng, vice president of Xinhua, said the new company would build a leading search engine platform. But he also said the move was "part of the country's broader efforts to safeguard its information security and push forward the robust, healthy and orderly development of China's new media industry."
The middle kingdom is also in the process of putting its final touches on IPV6 (Internet protocol version 6), the gen-next for web addresses. It is estimated that witin the next few years, the current number of web addresses currently running on IPv4 will be exhausted and the next generation of Internet Protocol will be in high demand. Developed as part of a five year plan, already in progress, Beijing hopes to construct China's next generation Internet backbones, develop key network technology and major applications for the next generation Internet, promote industrialization and application development of next generation Internet equipment and software and participate in international organizations, and playing an important role in standards setting.
It is a scary thought for in the future, if China like the US today is able to control the internet and the information we read and how we read it and what is available to us, it will have the power to change future mindsets and alter the way the world thinks and what they believe in.
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SAFE AFTER DRONE ATTACK ON RESIDENCE, MILITARY SAYS : IRAQI PM SAFE
IRAQI PM SAFE AFTER DRONE ATTACK ON RESIDENCE
BAGHDAD - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al - Kadhimi escaped unharmed in an assassination attempt by armed drone in Baghdad on Sunday, November 07,2021, officials said, in an incident that dramatically raises tension in the country weeks after a general election disputed by Iran-backed militia groups.
Six (6) members of Kadhimi's personal protection force stationed outside his residence in the Green Zone were wounded, security sources told reporter.
Three (3) drones were used in the attack, including two (2) that were intercepted and downed by security forces while a third (3th) drone hit the residence, state news agency INA quoted a spokesman for the interior ministry as saying.
A spokesman for the armed forces commander in chief said the security situation was stable inside the fortified Green Zone, which houses the residence, government buildings and foreign embassies, after the drone attack.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
It came two (2) days after violent clashes in Baghdad between government forces and supporters of Iran-backed political parties, most of which have armed wings, since those groups lost dozens of seats in parliament after a general election on October 10,2021.
Kadhimi has ordered an investigation into the deaths and injuries of demonstrators and security forces in those clashes.
President Barham Salih condemned the attack as a heinous crime against Iraq. " We cannot accept that Iraq will be dragged into chaos and a coup against its constitutional system, " he said in a tweet.
Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose party was the biggest winner in last month's election, calling the attack a terrorist act against Iraq's stability that aimed to " return Iraq to a state of chaos to be controlled by non-state forces".
The U.S. State Department condemned the attack and offered assistance with the investigation.
" This apparent act of terrorism, which we strongly condemn, was directed at the heart of the Iraqi state, " spokesman Ned Price said in a statement.
Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry said the attack was a " cowardly terrorist act ", Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya TV reported.
DAMAGE TO RESIDENCE
Images published by INA showed damage to some parts of the prime minister's residence and a damaged SUV vehicle parked in the garage.
Remains of a small explosive-laden drone used in the attack were retrieved by security forces to be investigated, a security official with knowledge of the attack told reporters.
" It's premature now to say who carried out the attack," the security official on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to comment on security details.
" We're checking our intelligence reports and waiting for initial investigation results to point the finger at perpetrators."
The Iraqi military said in a statement the attack targeted Kadhimi's residence and that he was in " good health ". It provided no further detail. Kadhimi's official Twitter account said the prime minister was safe, and called for calm.
Two (2) government officials said Kadhimi's residence had been hit by at least one (1) explosion.
Western diplomats based nearby in the Green Zone said they heard explosions and gunfire in the area.
The groups leading protests and complaints about the result of the October 10, 2021 vote and heavily armed Iran-backed militias that lost much of their parliamentary power in the election. They have alleged voting and vote-counting irregularities, allegations rejected by the country's election officials.
Demonstrations by their supporters turned violent on Friday when protesters pelted police with stones near the Green Zone, injuring several officers.
The police responded with tear gas and live gunfire, killing at least one (1) demonstrator, according to security and hospital sources in Baghdad.
Independent analysts say the election results were a reflection of anger towards the Iran-backed armed groups, which are widely accused of involvement in the killing of nearly 600 protesters who took the street in separate, anti-government demonstrations in 2019.
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Black Student Union petition demands action from college
February 19, 2015 piolog News 0
Students ask for support from President Glassner on racial issues and the diversification of school curriculum
By Julie Oatfield /// Staff Writer
This month, Lewis & Clark's Black Student Union released a petition calling on President Barry Glassner to continue efforts to turn the college's mantras of social justice into reality. Student and faculty signatures are currently being collected, and will be presented to the president at the end of February.
Following 2013's Walk the Talk movement and national outrage over racially charged police violence in Fall 2014, the BSU seeks to keep momentum going for positive social change.
The petition makes two specific requests. First, for President Glassner to "make a public statement in support for activism and protest against racism, and all issues of discrimination and injustice in the United States." Second, for the president to "encourage the Curriculum Committee to revise its course offerings and incorporate not only scholars outside of the typical white male catalogue of thinkers, but scholarship that has students actively engaging with social justice, civil rights and human rights issues."
BSU President Raymond Fenton ('16) said that although such change requires the engagement of the entire LC community, President Glassner is the best man to lead the charge.
"I think he's the person who would listen most," Fenton said. "We're looking to him because we think his heart is in the right place."
Fenton points to the speech Glassner gave during a sit-in outside the Manor House in December 2013 as an example of the president expressing emotional concern for issues of discrimination and diversity.
Meanwhile, certain changes are already happening both inside and out of the classroom.
Many students are concerned about the lack of perspectives and dialogue on sensitive topics, especially in Exploration & Discovery courses which largely focus on white, male authors. However, some changes have already been made to help diversify the curriculum.
"We've heard of different professors incorporating different authors [into E&D curriculum]," Fenton said.
Additionally, the E&D program held a screening of the documentary "Black Girl in Suburbia." Director Melissa Lowery and Professor Kim Cameron-Dominguez opened up a discussion surrounding intersections of race, class, and gender after the film.
BSU member Sonja Nosisa Noonan-Ngwane ('18) said of the event, "I thought it was very engaging and helpful, because it was relevant to many kids who find themselves at LC. It facilitated good conversations within the showing and the panel, and afterward those conversations carried on. It was helpful to me at least, relevant to my own life. I like that it was incorporated into the academics of LC."
The Pioneer Success Institute seminar series for incoming students has been another effort to open up discussions around race, class, human rights, and social justice. Effectively incorporating these discussions directly into academic settings, however, remains a priority.
The BSU, and those who sign the petition, are asking the college to better reflect its written motto to "explore, discover, and work together" in understanding and creating social change.
"We're asking for a follow-through," Noonan-Ngwane said. "If this petition goes through, the public will know what we stand for, and that could be a very strong part of this college. If we stand for social justice, those searching for colleges in the future will be aware of it, and strive for this kind of message to be a part of what they're looking for and expecting."
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Sorolla and America opens in Meadows Museum Dec. 13, 2013
Posted on December 12, 2013 Updated: December 12, 2013
Self-Portrait, 1909, by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863-1923), oil on canvas. Madrid, Museo Sorolla, 840.
SMU's Meadows Museum is co-organizing the first retrospective of work by Joaquín Sorolla to focus on the impact the artist had in the United States.
Sorolla and America features nearly 160 works by the Spanish Impressionist, including several of his most iconic paintings, as well as works that were purchased during the artist's lifetime and have never been exhibited publicly.
The exhibition opens Friday, Dec. 13 and will run through Saturday, April 19, 2014. It will then travel to the Meadows' partners at The San Diego Museum of Art and Fundación MAPFRE, Madrid.
Sorolla was internationally acknowledged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as one of the foremost Spanish painters, and rose to acclaim in America following major exhibitions of his work in the United States in the early 20th century. Those exhibitions were organized with the help of Archer Milton Huntington, founder of The Hispanic Society of America, who became acquainted with Sorolla in London in 1908.
The public response to these exhibitions was unprecedented; the first exhibition Huntington arranged in New York in 1909 drew more than 150,000 visitors in one month. Later that year, that same exhibition traveled to Buffalo to the museum now known as the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, and to the Copley Society of Art in Boston. It also inspired a second exhibition, which traveled in 1911 to the Art Institute of Chicago and St. Louis Art Museum.
The enthusiastic reception of Sorolla's work led to a series of portrait commissions for the artist from notable Americans including President William Howard Taft and Louis Comfort Tiffany. Because those commissions and a large portion of the work Sorolla produced for the American exhibitions quickly entered private collections, much of it has gone undocumented.
Blanca Pons-Sorolla – great-granddaughter of the artist and guest curator of Sorolla and America – has worked for decades to locate these paintings and portraits. The exhibition will feature more than 100 works that have not been publicly exhibited since they were presented in the U.S. during Sorolla's lifetime, including more than 40 works that will be publicly displayed for the first time. Together, the works offer an exceptional insight into how Sorolla inspired, and was inspired by, America.
"The Meadows Museum is uniquely well suited to present the first exhibition examining the reciprocal influence Sorolla had on America and America had on Sorolla," said Mark Roglán, the Linda P. and William A. Custard Director of the Meadows Museum and Centennial Chair in the Meadows School of the Arts. "The research Blanca Pons-Sorolla has done to uncover works that have survived in private homes, coupled with our own collection of Sorolla works, will allow us to present the pivotal artist in a way no one has seen him in the last century."
Portrait of Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1911, by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (Spanish, 1863-1923), oil on canvas. The Hispanic Society of America, A3182.
Each work in the exhibition was either created in America, exhibited in America, or sold in America during Sorolla's lifetime. The show features works from many notable U.S. collections, including The Hispanic Society of America, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the private collection of the U.S. Department of State — as well as five Sorolla works from the Meadows' collection. In addition to American loans, works from Mexico, Spain and other European countries will complete the exhibition.
Another Marguerite! (¡Otra Margarita!), 1892, a monumental canvas depicting a young woman accused of suffocating her child. Sorolla submitted the work to the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in 1893, where the painting received a Medal of Honor. This was the first work by Sorolla to enter an American museum (Washington University in St. Louis – now the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum).
Sad Inheritance (¡Triste herencia!), 1899, one of Sorolla's most iconic works, which earned the highest awards at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 and Spain's National Exhibition in 1901. Together with Another Marguerite!, it set the stage for his introduction to the American patrons who would eventually bring his work to the United States.
Valencia Beach: Morning Light, 1908, originally on view at The Hispanic Society of America in 1909 and later purchased by the institution. Sorolla's beach views were all painted in situ, and he received numerous accolades in the press and in scholarly articles for his technique.
Portrait of William Howard Taft, President of the United States of America (El Presidente de los Estados Unidos William Howard Taft), 1909, the first portrait ever painted of the 27th President of the United States.
Portrait of Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1911, painted in the gardens at Tiffany's country estate on Long Island just days before Sorolla departed America.
A series of nearly two dozen casual sketches Sorolla made on the backs of paper menus while he was in New York City and Chicago, revealing his interest in the residents of those cities.
Christopher Columbus Leaving Palos, Spain, 1910, one of the largest and most important commissions by business magnate Thomas Fortune Ryan; Sorolla traveled to Spain to research the subject and based the portrait on one of Columbus' descendants.
The 320-page catalogue for Sorolla and America published by Ediciones El Viso will, for the first time, include a complete list of all works exhibited, created and sold in America during the artist's lifetime, including works that have yet to be located. The catalog will be edited by Blanca Pons-Sorolla and Mark Roglán and will include essays by M. Elizabeth Boone (University of Alberta), Mitchell Codding (The Hispanic Society of America), Maria López Fernández (Fundación MAPFRE), David Ruiz López (Museo Sorolla), Roxana Velásquez (The San Diego Museum of Art).
The exhibition has been organized by the Meadows Museum, The San Diego Museum of Art, and Fundación MAPFRE. The contributions of The Hispanic Society of America have been crucial to the success of this exhibition. A gift from The Meadows Foundation has made this project possible.
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Categories: Calendar Highlights, NewsTags: Blanca Pons-Sorolla, exhibitions, exhibits, Impressionists, Joaquín Sorolla, Mark Roglán, Meadows Museum, Sorolla and America, Spanish art
The Trains at NorthPark honors Dallas Hall's 100th birthday in 2012
Dallas Hall, with an SMU Centennial flag on the dome and a vintage Mustang coupe at the front steps, celebrates its 100th birthday as a highlight of The Trains at NorthPark's 2012 exhibition. Photo: Kim Ritzenthaler.
Each holiday season, more than 80,000 people visit Dallas' NorthPark Center to see the most elaborate toy train exhibit in Texas. And in 2012, the scale locomotives – including an SMU railcar – roll past Dallas Hall in honor of the historic landmark's 100th birthday.
The Trains at NorthPark celebrates its 25th anniversary supporting the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas and its 14th year at NorthPark Center in 2012. The exhibit encompasses 1,600 feet of track and more than 4,000 square feet of train-themed environments, with all the trimmings of the holiday train travel experience: steam engine and coach cars, a ticket booth and a train station.
This holiday season, SMU's iconic oldest building joins a Dallas cityscape that includes the downtown skyline, the new Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge, the State Fair of Texas and the Cotton Bowl. Dallas Hall's presence in the exhibit was made possible by the SMU Centennial Host Committee.
The miniature journey across America also includes New York City's Times Square and Grand Central Station; the White House in Washington, D.C.; New England fall foliage; Albuquerque's hot-air balloon festival; the Grand Canyon; Route 66; San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and many other sights and highlights.
The plaque placed at Dallas Hall during its 100th birthday celebration commends "those visionary donors and leaders who created the crowning symbol of SMU." Photo: Hillsman S. Jackson
The University marked Dallas Hall's centennial in November with the placement of a plaque commemorating its 100 years as SMU's center and focal point. The plaque is located next to the building's southwest door, near the cornerstone laid by the University's founders on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 1912.
> SMU News: Happy 100th Birthday to Dallas Hall
Since 1987 The Trains at NorthPark has raised money for children and families served by the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas. Currently this annual fundraiser provides the funds for almost one-third of the organization's annual operating budget.
The Trains at NorthPark is located on the 2nd level of NorthPark Center, next to Barneys New York.
Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for children and seniors. The trains run through Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013.
> Visit YouTube for a video of The Trains at NorthPark's 2011 exhibit
> Check out more photos at the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas gallery
Categories: Calendar Highlights, News, Save the DateTags: Centennial Host Committee, community involvement, Dallas Hall, exhibits, Hillsman S. Jackson, holidays, Kim Ritzenthaler, NorthPark Center, SMU Centennial, The Trains at NorthPark, toy trains
Calendar Highlights: Sept. 6, 2012
Posted on September 6, 2012 Updated: September 6, 2012
A Taste of Tango: Break out your dancing shoes and join the Meadows Wind Ensemble for "A Night in Buenos Aires: A Celebration of Tango." The program features numerous tango performances that are sure to dazzle and inspire you – and even includes works by Igor Stravinsky and John Phillip Sousa! The performance begins at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 7 in Caruth Auditorium. Admission is $7 for students, faculty and staff. For more information, call 214-768-2787 (214-SMU-ARTS).
Back to the Boulevard: The Mustangs' first home game of the season is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8. We are up against Stephen F. Austin and hope to see everyone in white supporting our team. Pony up!
Jammin' in the Atrium: Starting Sept. 12 you can add zest to your Wednesday lunch hour and join the Meadows World Music Ensemble for a jam session. The sessions start at noon in the Taubman Atrium, Owen Arts Center, and feature art and music from various cultures.
Annual archaeology lecture: Jeremy Sabloff, president of the Santa Fe Institute, gives the 2012 Fred Wendorf Distinguished Lecture in Archaeology at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13. Sabloff will discuss the development of Maya hieroglyphic texts and other exciting advancements of study in "Settlement Pattern Studies and the Emergence of the Current Model of Ancient Maya Civilization." The lecture takes place in McCord Auditorium, 306 Dallas Hall. (Left, Jeremy Sabloff, photo courtesy of the Santa Fe Institute.)
Spanish art influence: This semester the Meadows Museum of Art will host the exhibit: "Diego Velazquez: The Early Court Portraits." Velazquez was the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV and had large influence over the portraiture of the period. In the Meadows Museum from 3-6 p.m. on Thursday, Sep. 13 a free symposium, featuring three guest speakers, will take place. The exhibit will open the following Sunday, Sep. 16, 2012 and run through Jan. 13, 2013.
The Opera Stars of SMU: The opening showcase of the 2012-13 Opera Free For All series begins at 1 p.m Friday, Sept. 14 in the Bob Hope Lobby of the Owen Arts Center. The showcase will feature 60-second arias by Meadows Opera Theatre Ensemble members. Performers will strategically use their allotted time to stand out and make a lasting impression.
Latin Spice: Latin American Heritage Month begins Sept. 15, 2012. President Lyndon Johnson first introduced this month-long celebration of Latin history and culture; Sept. 15 was chosen as the start date because on that day in 1821, five Latin American countries gained independence. During this month we recognize and appreciate the accomplishments of the Latin American community.
Categories: Calendar HighlightsTags: archaeology, Boulevard at SMU, Caruth Auditorium, Diego Velazquez: The Early Court Portraits, exhibits, Fred Wendorf Distinguished Lecture Series in Archaeology, Jeremy Sabloff, Latin American Heritage Month, McCord Auditorium, Meadows Museum, Meadows Opera Theatre, Meadows School of the Arts, Meadows Wind Ensemble, SMU Mustang football
Meadows Museum exhibit uses 3-D imagery to explore Chinese cave temples
A new exhibit at SMU's Meadows Museum is using 3-D technology to virtually restore a majestic sixth-century Chinese Buddhist cave temple.
Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan, which runs through Jan. 8, 2012, includes a video immersion into one of the largest stone temples carved into the mountains of northern China. The exhibit also includes ancient sculptural masterpieces from the caves.
The 11 Buddhist cave temples in China's Hebei Province represent the most significant artistic achievement of the short-lived Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). The manmade caves of Xiangtangshan (prounounced shahng-tahng-shahn) once featured large-scale Buddhas, divine attendant figures and crouching monsters carved into the cave walls and sculpted from quarried stone that was set into place.
When the remote caves were rediscovered in the early 20th century, however, many of the sculptures and carvings had been removed and sold to dealers, collectors and museums. This exhibit, compiled from collections around the world, represents the first time the sculptures and carvings have been exhibited together.
An additional 100 items from the caves, now in institutions and collections worldwide, have been digitally captured with hundreds of overlapping scans to create the life-sized virtual cave that is the centerpiece of the exhibit. Through video and still images, visitors will see the sculptures as they once appeared in their original locations inside the caves.
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> Find high-resolution photos at the SMU News homepage
(Right, the exhibit includes this sixth-century Standing Avalokiteshvara from the Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan, China. The limestone sculpture with lacquer-like coating is on loan from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.)
Categories: Calendar Highlights, NewsTags: Buddhist cave temples, Chinese cave temples, exhibits, Meadows Museum, Xiangtangshan
New exhibits to feature abstract painter Mark Williams
SMU's Meadows School of the Arts opens two exhibits Sept. 13 featuring the work of abstract painter Mark Williams, whose works have been shown throughout the United States and countries including Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden and Brazil.
The main exhibit, "Exquisitely Calibrated: Recent Paintings by Mark Williams" in the Pollock Gallery at Hughes-Trigg Student Center, will feature a selection of Williams' geometrically abstract paintings. Williams' acrylic- and enamel-based paintings focus on a clash of vertical and horizontal objects, often portrayed in muted colors and in seemingly random variations.
Pollock Gallery Director Philip Van Keuren writes for the exhibition catalogue "Mark Williams: Pure Clear Word": "Williams' paintings are characterized by sensitivity to the actual appearance of things on the panel and, more precisely, to color-form relationship combinations. He calibrates these combinations tirelessly, realizing there can only be solutions, never conclusions."
A complementary exhibit, ""Mark Williams: Small Drawings and Studio Notebooks," will be open for public view in the Mildred Hawn Gallery (located inside Meadows' Hamon Arts Library). This addition features many of Williams' small drawings and studio sketchbooks from his New York studio, showing examples of his method and process used to "construct" his larger pieces.
Williams, a Pittsburgh native born in 1950, has had previous ties to the Metroplex as he received a B.F.A. in art education and an M.F.A. in painting and sculpture at the University of North Texas. Williams has received two National Endowment for the Arts grants (1980 and 1989) among numerous other awards and grants and recently gave a guest lecture at the 2007 SMU-in-Taos summer term.
The Pollock exhibit will be open from 11-5 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday until Oct. 16. The Hawn exhibit will be around a bit longer as it will operate under regular Hamon library hours until Dec. 4.
(Above, Choice by Mark Williams, 2006.)
Categories: Calendar Highlights, NewsTags: Central University Libraries, exhibits, free events, Mark Williams, Meadows School of the Arts, Mildred Hawn Gallery, Philip Van Keuren, Pollock Gallery


Well, I'm still here...only by the grace of God. This past year has been very trying, but it is finally coming to a close-the school year, that is. I only have one class left at Newberry College before I transfer to the University of South Carolina Sumter Campus; and boy am I glad!
Yesterday afternoon I set out on the trek towards Newberry from my job in Orangeburg, SC. I have been driving the car that my husband usually drives, and I noticed that a red light had come on. It indicated that the antifreeze was low. I called him, and he told me to stop at the truck stop, get a gallon of antifreeze, and pour it in to the fill line.
I did this, and got on I-26 Westbound, headed for my class. The light never went off, but I kept a close watch on the temperature gauge. I had driven for about thirty minutes, and had made it to Columbia, near the Harbison Boulevard exit. It was then that I noticed another light had come on. This light read "Check Gauges". I immediately thought out loud, "Really? What gauges? I've been watching the temperature gauge, my speed, what else is there to check?" And then I realized...my gas gauge was in the red! I had stopped at the truck stop and was so concerned about the fluids, that I forgot to fill the car up with gas!
I knew that I needed to stop very soon, but I couldn't get in the right lane to get off the interstate at the Harbison exit, and I was beginning to panic, because once you pass Harbison, the exits become really spaced out! I prayed out loud for God to please help me make it to the next exit to the gas station, but that evidently wasn't His plan!
I coasted to the side of the interstate, barely passing another car that had pulled over and was currently abandoned, and immediately called my husband to ask if there was a jug in the back of the car-and of course there wasn't. He asked if needed to come and get me, but there was no time! I was two hours away from him, and I couldn't wait that long. So, I locked the car, and to the shoulder I went-walking towards the exit ramp.
I made it to the guardrail over a little branch, and I noticed that a Honda was backing up. I noticed that it had Florida plates, and I became concerned. I had my keys in my hand in a defensively position, just in case. It was still daylight, but nowadays, that doesn't matter!
A man rolled down his window, and politely asked if I needed a ride to the exit. I thought that I would feel nervous, but I had peace. I can't explain it other than it was the Holy Spirit letting me know that it was okay to get in the car; so I accepted.
The gentleman had moved in to the area not too long ago, and only really knew the interstates that he used to commute to work. He took me to the gas station, waited for me to get the gas, drove me back to my car, filled up the tank, and then made sure that I was able to crank the car before he left!
Talk about your Good Samaritan! He went over and beyond the call of duty! Through nervous small talk, I disclosed that my husband was a pastor. He never remarked in any way about church, whether or not he was a believer, or even if he went to church. But, before we parted ways, I gave him a Gospel tract with our church's contact information printed on the back along with my husband's name. I told him that if he was ever in our area, to please contact us, so that we could repay his kindness. He smiled, took the leaflet, and said that he would.
That afternoon, before my incident, I had passed a Camper Trailer that had run off the road, and two cars on the shoulder before my car coasted there to join them. The gentleman filled me in on another wreck that had occurred BEHIND me around the junction of I-26 and I-20, and that it was pretty bad. I remarked that I couldn't complain. I only ran out of gas--it could have been much worse--and that God might have actually been saving me from something worse down the road! He agreed.
"Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."
"Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."
I could have coveted others' roadside assistance, but I was not upset about walking up that hill to get a gas can, even though it was really hot. God didn't stay in the car, waiting on me. He walked up that hill with me, and I know that he sent that gentleman to help me. He could have been an angel, or God may have allowed me to forget about the gas so that he could bring our paths together, and I could place that Gospel tract in his hands. I pray that if it was the latter, that he will read it, and ask God to save him before it is too late.
After the car started, I immediately proceeded to the gas station, filled up, and then drove hastily on to school, as I was now 20 minutes late. As I was sending a message to my classmates via the hand-held Internet, I noticed blue lights in my rear view mirror. I looked at my speed, and I was doing a little over, but nothing worth pulling. But, again, I couldn't complain-I hadn't wrecked that day, and God had sent someone to my rescue. I'd just take the ticket. But, the SUV sped right past me, and I said, "Praise the Lord!" and kept on cruising!
Later that night on the ride back home, I was on highway 261, almost home. I came quickly around one curve, and found three does standing in the middle of the road. I had plenty of time to slow down, but I prayed, Lord please don't let them jump at my car! They usually scatter. But this time, they acted more like cows. I had to slow down almost to a stop, and honk the horn to get them to move! They slowly made their way back into the woods! I'd never seen deer do that before. But I guess when God is leading them, they don't have to run scared!
I made it home by God's grace and providence. I know that everything could have been so much worse. I thank Him for His protection, love and care. Looking back, I should have felt more afraid, but I'm more excited about the fact that I didn't feel that way. God's peace kept me stable and sane.


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Home Featured Below Here Are Some Interesting Facts About Pakistan You Probably Didn't Know
Here Are Some Interesting Facts About Pakistan You Probably Didn't Know
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Pakistan is known worldwide for its rich cultural heritage, a fascinating history and a unique geographical location. Nevertheless, there is a lot more that the country has on offer and so, here is a look at ten interesting facts about Pakistan.
1. Pakistan Produces 40-60 Million Footballs Each Year!
Pakistan is the world's largest manufacturer of hand-sewn footballs. Local manufacturers in the region produce 40-60 million footballs every year. This accounts for about 50-70 percent of global output. There are presently around 200 football manufacturers in Pakistan. Most of them though are situated in the Sialkot city of its Punjab province.
Source: DW
2. Home To The Tallest Mountains
Pakistan is home to some of the world's tallest mountains. K2 which perhaps is the most popular of them all is the second highest peak in the world. It stands 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) tall.
Source: The News International
3. World's Highest ATM
Speaking of heights, the National Bank of Pakistan has the world's highest ATM, located in Gilgit-Khunjerab Baltistan's Pass. It was built in November 2016 and is located 15,397 feet above sea level.
4. Home To One Of History's Earliest Civilizations
Mehrgarh, is currently thought to be 7000 BCE old. Considered to be one of the oldest civilizations ever, it provides evidence of cultivation and herding.
5. The Largest Volunteer Ambulance Service In The World
Pakistan's Edhi Foundation operates the world's largest volunteer ambulance service, a record it has maintained since 1997. It operates a 24-hour emergency ambulance service and other services such as homeless housing, free health care, drug rehabilitation, orphanage and adoption services. It also provides local and international disaster assistance.
Source: Samaa TV
Also Read: 10 Interesting Random Facts That Will Make You Go, "OMG!"
6. The Fourth-largest Irrigation System
Agriculture provides a living for the majority of Pakistan's people. The government needed to construct a sophisticated irrigation system to grow 202,000 square kilometers of land. The irrigation system is located in the Indus Basin.
Source: Fukatsoft
7. World's Second Largest Salt Mines
The Khewra Mines in Pakistan produce 325,000 tonnes of salt per year. Alexander's army found the area when their horses began licking the salts. The massive mines have almost 40 kilometers of tunnels as well as a beautiful mosque.
Source: The Express Tribune
8. Home To The Youngest Nobel Laureate
Everyone has heard about Malala Yousufzai who is an activist for female education. Her struggle for the cause that started while she was still very young has allowed her to become the world's youngest Nobel Laureate.
Source: Asia News
9. Pakistan Has A Special Meaning!
Pakistan derives its name from the Persian words Pak, which means "pure," and Stan, which means "country of ."
10. One Of The World's Biggest Forest
Changa Manga forest was named after two brothers who were dacoits. The world's former biggest forest, is located in Pakistan (12,423 acres). British foresters began developing the forest in 1866.
Source: Trango Tours
How many of these interesting facts about Pakistan did you already know about? Let us know in the comments.
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Before having a child you ought to know about how significantly you will have to shell out even with health insurance. If you have a PPO you may stop up spending about $one thousand or even more for the delivery. If you have an HMO your expenses will probably be a good deal decrease. It is ideal to determine it out before you get pregnant.
The previous information was written with the hopes of assisting you find adequate information to aid you make the greatest determination regarding your health insurance coverage. Maintain these items in mind as you store around for the plan that is going to protect your family's health-related requirements these days and in the potential.


As shown on this map, most of Nebraska has been affected by flooding. The numbers shown here show areas affected as of Monday evening.
While Sidney and Cheyenne County fared pretty well during last week's blizzard, its affects on the state have been devastating.
With many of the state's rivers already being watched for flooding due to the buildup of ice, the storm's added moisture and wind resulted in severe flooding across nearly two-thirds of the state.
As of Monday, 65 of the state's counties had declared emergencies due to flooding, with more than 70 towns or cities affected.
Some, like Niobrara, no longer exist. Others, including Freemont, were cut off from the outside by flood waters surrounding their towns.
According to NEMA (the Nebraska Emergency Management Agency) 29 counties have had mandatory or voluntary evacuations across the state since flooding began last week.
On Monday, the Nebraska State Patrol, working with the Nebraska National Guard and the Nebraska Department of Transportation, led three convoys of semi-tractor/trailers and fuel tankers from the Omaha area to Fremont.
Agriculture producers who have been impacted by the blizzard and flooding and are now in need of hay, feed stuffs, fencing materials, volunteer help, equipment, etc. should call the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) at 1-800-831-0550.
Of the calls that NDA received Monday, about a third were from farmers and ranchers in need. Two-thirds were from people offering supplies and assistance.
A number of local organizations have established drives to collect goods to help those in need. Those with supplies for residents can donate by contacting DP Electronics in Sidney. Sidney Seed and Feed is also collecting relief supplies for animals affected by the flooding.


*The first two authors are sorted by the alphabetic order of their last names.
Figure 1: A fully dynamic animation of a dancing robot under environment map lighting rendered at 29.4 fps without any precomputation.
Incident radiance is approximated by 30 area light sources (256x256 shadow map resolution each).
Real-time, photo-realistic rendering of computer-generated scenes requires a high computational effort. One of the main bottlenecks is visibility determination between light sources and receiving surfaces, especially under complex lighting such as area light sources or environment maps.
The goal of our work is to enable real-time, all-frequency shadows in completely dynamic scenes and to support area light sources as well as environment lighting. The key contribution is a very fast method for rendering plausible soft shadows. It requires only a constant-time memory lookup, thereby enabling us to render soft shadows at hundreds of frames per second for a single area source. Environment-lit scenes can be rendered from a collection of approximating area light sources. Even though shadows are only approximate, the results are virtually indistinguishable from reference renderings, but are produced at real-time frame rates.
Shadow computation in dynamic scenes under complex illumination is a challenging problem. Methods based on precomputation provide accurate, real-time solutions, but are hard to extend to dynamic scenes. Specialized approaches for soft shadows can deal with dynamic objects but are not fast enough to handle more than one light source. In this paper, we present a technique for rendering dynamic objects under arbitrary environment illumination, which does not require any precomputation. The key ingredient is a fast, approximate technique for computing soft shadows, which achieves several hundred frames per second for a single light source. This allows for approximating environment illumination with a sparse collection of area light sources and yields real-time frame rates.
Paper (8MB), to appear in SIGGRAPH 2008.
Final video (DivX Codec, 23MB).
We thank Kun Xu and the Graphics and Geometric Computing Group at Tsinghua University for providing the robot 3D animation sequence, Michael Schwarz for the bitmask- and backprojection soft shadow demo, and Thomas Luft for providing the leaf model from Figure 12. Thanks to Paul Debevec for his light probes (http://www.debevec.org) and to the Stanford University Computer Graphics Laboratory for the happy Buddha model. The model from Figure 8 was Generated by 'Sculpture Generator 1' by Carlo H. Séquin, UC Berkeley. Part of the research at EDM is funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the Flemish government, and part of the research at UCL is funded by EPSRC (grant EP/E047343/1).