Former President Bill Clinton's scheduled speech tonight at the DNC convention reminds me of just how often we, as conservatives, have allowed the Democrats and the liberal media (redundancy!) to dictate the narrative and rewrite history.
Seriously, I have been hoping for a long time to see this trend change, but even with social media taking a large chunk out of the dinosaur news networks, we are still allowing the liberals to get away with an insane amount of propaganda.
Maybe it is because I am old enough to remember how things were when they actually happened. Our newest set of voters was still in diapers during Clinton's last term. The Democrats work to take full advantage of the naiveté of youth, which is why they target younger voters and deceive them. What disturbs me most is that all too often conservatives go right along with the deception unwittingly.
But I fully remember Bill Clinton's first election. This is because I actually supported Clinton. Don't hate me!
It was a definite year of discovery for me. It was the year that I discovered first-hand how blatantly deceptive the liberals can be.
I was young. The 1992 election wasn't my first, but it was close to it. I was angry at George H. W. Bush for his myopic "family values" platform. Ross Perot had some good sound bites, but I thought the guy was a bit of a lunatic (and it turns out that I was right). Bill Clinton was the "cool" candidate, much like Barack Obama was portrayed in 2008. Hell, he could play the saxophone! He went on popular shows like Arsenio to prove it. Even most conservatives will still say that Clinton is a likable guy on a personal level.
But, in reality, Bill Clinton was Barack Obama 1.0.
Clinton's first campaign was very much like Obama's. The Democrats pilloried Bush for going back on his pledge to not raise any taxes, even though it was the Democrats in Congress that placed that poison pill into an unrelated bill that Bush felt he could not veto. Clinton promised to lower taxes and bring us all together as a nation. He gave us empty platitudes.
What we got instead was almost IDENTICAL to Obama's first two years in office.
As soon as Clinton got in, he and his Democrat allies in Congress passed one of the largest tax increases in the history of the country. Then Bill and Hillary went to work to push a universal health care plan, dubbed "Hillarycare". The only difference was that they did not have a super-majority in Congress, like Obama. The nation recoiled at Clinton's actions. They were so incredibly unpopular that Republicans swept the House and Senate races to gain control for the first time in 54 years. The sweep was nearly identical to the one in 2010.
Citizens of the United States had developed a clear case of buyer's remorse.
At that point, there were only two differences between Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Without the presence of Ross Perot in the elections, Clinton would never have come close to winning, either time. He never managed a majority of the popular vote. But Clinton did something else that Obama failed to do; after he got his clock cleaned in the mid-term elections, Bill Clinton decided to portray himself as a centrist.
Today, we have liberals like Barack Obama going around telling the country that his ideas are the same as Clinton's, and that those ideas worked. And he is allowed to get away with it.
Not even conservatives will call him on it.
But the truth is that the ideas that brought us prosperity in the 1990's were not so popular with Clinton. He fought against them tooth and nail, and went so far as to wage a war with the Gingrich-led Congress that would shut down the government. If Clinton had gotten his way, and had retained control of the House or Senate, we likely would not have seen so much prosperity, even with the technological boom. Clinton went kicking and screaming against ideas like welfare reform (vetoed three times), until he was forced into a political position where he had to sign such ideas into law. He then turned around and portrayed ideas like welfare reform and a balanced budget as hallmarks of his administration, with the liberal media in full cooperation.
But those ideas did not originate from Clinton, he opposed them at the outset, and he only came to get on board when it became politically expedient for him to do so.
The boom in technology was enough to spur our economy to great heights, not because of Clinton's policies, but despite them. In fact, Clinton ignored several pitfalls that caused our economy to take a large downturn near the end of his administration. Several companies were cooking the books. Many of the prosperous internet corporations had no physical inventory of which to speak. When the bubbles burst, Clinton didn't care. He was on his way out.
The media blamed George W. Bush for Tyco, Enron, WorldCom, and the like, but those crimes were all committed under Clinton's watch. Apart from that, Clinton's administration had more high level corrupt scandals than even Obama's. They made Nixon look like a choir boy. But the dinosaur media covered for him, and portrayed him as an enigmatic superstar.
And now we are letting them tell everyone how successful Clinton was as a President.
Because we allowed them to create that narrative and let it become ingrained as common knowledge.
We even went along with it to a degree, and we're paying the price now. Obama is able to fool much of the populace with this narrative.
We've got to stop letting this happen.


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The Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua is a dynasty of Tongan kings which originated in the 15th century and assumed political power from the Tuʻi Tonga line. In the 18th century, it merged power  with the Tuʻi Kanokupolu dynasty, and became existent only esoterically by the end of the 18th century.

Moʻungāmotuʻa – around 1470; might have been first installed as viceroy by his older brother Kauʻulufonua I the incumbent Tuʻi Tonga, as the latter remained in his residence on the high grounds of Olotele in Muʻa, while he had to stay on the lowlaying lands of Fonuamotu, reclaimed from the lagoon. These two areas were separated by the Fonuamoa (dry land) road. As such his followers became known as the Kauhalalalo (low road people) while the chiefs associated with the Tuʻi Tonga line became known as Kauhalaʻuta (inland road people). However considering what happened after, it seems that later (or sooner) Moʻungāmotuʻa seized all the power from his brother although he did not dare to wipe out completely the Tuʻi Tonga. Instead he sent Kauʻulufonua away to Samoa and reigned in his name until his new dynasty, the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua line had grown powerful to eclipse the Tuʻi Tonga. That took about a century.
Tanekingaʻotonga
Kau Vaka'uta - Tu'i 'Eua  (Vaka'uta Title Holder of 'Eua)
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Vakalahi-Moheʻuli – around 1550, he (or his father) allowed the Tuʻi Tonga to come back from exile in Samoa
Moʻunga ʻo Tonga – he had several sons whom he appointed governors. One of them, Ngata, was appointed to the Hihifo district and imperceptibly started the Tuʻi Kanokupolu line. A daughter married Fatafehi, the Tuʻi Tonga, starting a blood relationship between the two dynasties.
Fotofili - was met by Abel Tasman in 1643
Vaea - discovered that the Tuʻi Kanokupolu had grown into a serious rival, and fought a civil war against Mataelehaʻamea. His daughter was the last one to marry a Tuʻi Tonga, ʻUluakimata II
Moeakiola - contemporary with Tuʻi Tonga Tuʻipulotu I, who preferred a Tuʻi Kanokupolu princess as wife
Tatafu - first one not to be a son of his predecessor, he was the son of Fotofili
Kafoamotalau - a son of Vaea, showing quick successions, troubles, and a decline with the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua line; contemporary with Tuʻi Tonga Fakanaʻanaʻa
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Fuatakifolaha - son of Tongatangataulupekifolaha, who was not a Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua (or perhaps was according to others); grandson (through his mother) of Mataelehaʻamea the Tuʻi Kanokupolu; therefore troubles and quick successions had still not ceased
Tupoulahi - gave up around 1771 his title as Tuʻi Kanokupolu because of old age and may have been offered the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua title instead. Generally, however, it is doubted whether he was ever formally installed.
Maealiuaki - was also a previous Tuʻi Kanokupolu, and also was offered the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua title as an old age gift. It is not sure whether he really accepted or considered himself as retired. Met in that state with Captain Cook in 1777; died shortly after. With him went the last real Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua. Any successor named by history after him is dubious at best.
Mumui - may or may not have been the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua, depending on whether his older brother Maealiuaki respectively was it not or was it
Toafunaki - was mentioned around 1790 as the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua by the missionaries, but seems never to have been officially installed. Died young in 1797 and his reburial in 1799 was an opportunity for the assassination of the Tuʻi Kanokupolu Tukuʻaho.
Mulikihaʻamea - even more unsure whether he ever was a real Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua or not. He also was Tuʻi Kanokupolu for a while. Some believe that he came after Maealiuaki, others see him instead of Toafunaki. Whatever the case, by this time the title had become defunct, but it would be his descendants who would claim to have been the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua otherwise.
His son was Fatukimotulalo, whose son was Tungī Halatuituia. By then the line had acquired a new title: Tungī, which still is nowadays one of the highest noble titles in Tonga. Halatuituia's son was Tukuʻaho (of the lakalaka fame), who was on his turn the father of Viliami Tungī Mailefihi, who amalgamated with the Tuʻi Kanokupolu.
4 out of the current 33 hereditary noble titles in Tonga trace their authority from the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua. These are: Tungī, Luani, Fotofili and Fakafānua. Collectively they are known as the Fāaʻi hai (those four). The traditional burial grounds of the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua is in 'Eua, and in Lapaha are: Fale pulemālō, Fale fakauō, Fale tuingapapai (or tuipapai), Fale loloʻamanu (nowadays split up into (Fale) Loʻāmanu and Tauhakeleva). These 5 are considered to be traditional langi although not named so, as the real langi are for the Tuʻi Tonga only.

See also
Tuʻi Tonga Empire
History of Tonga
 Malo Tonga Tuputupulefanua Tu'iha'atakalaua Cocker 2000

References
I.C. Campbell; Classical Tongan kingship; 1989
E. Bott; Tonga society at the time of Captain Cook's visit; 1982
Tonga Chronicle newspaper, 3 August 2006

Tongan monarchs
History of Tonga
States and territories established in the 15th century
Dynasties
15th-century establishments in Tonga

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Pupils and teachers thanked as exam results are announced
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06/08/19 Councillor John Wheeler met a group of pupils from different Aberdeen schools to shgare their joy as the passed their exams-
SQA examination results released today (Tuesday 6 August) reveal that young people in Aberdeen schools are performing well, with overall SQA pass rates sustained.
There is evidence of young people being presented for a wider range of qualifications this year with more flexible routes such as engagement with the Foundation Apprenticeships which has increased.
There has been a significant improvement in pupils attaining grades A-C in Advanced Highers.
Attainment in S4 English National 5 remains statistically unchanged at 87.31% (A-C). The figure for S4 National 5 Mathematics increased to 73.16% from 70.57% in 2018.
Cllr John Wheeler, Education Operational Delivery Convener, said: "I am pleased to see performance sustained across SQA measures, including S4 Maths National 5 and Advanced Higher.
"I appreciate this that is only part of the picture across the City and look forward to reviewing our Insight data, which shows a fuller view of attainment and achievement for our pupils, upon publication in September 2019."
Cllr Wheeler added: ""The dedication, enthusiasm and professional commitment shown throughout the year by pupils, head teachers, teachers and support staff is to be commended. This year has once again been a challenging one for schools who continue to manage a level of vacancy in key subjects.
"We continue to be innovative in our approach to education and supporting our children and young people. Free school meals in holiday periods, involving children in decision making and promoting children's rights through our involvement with Unicef UK in working to make Aberdeen a Child Friendly City."
Aberdeen City Council Co-Leader Cllr Jenny Laing said: "My congratulations go out to all our young people who have completed this year's SQA examinations. An enormous amount of hard work has been put in and today is the culmination of that.
"As well as praising the pupils for their efforts I would also like to thank the staff in our schools for their hard work and commitment to supporting children and young people through their school journey."
"As we are demonstrating through our Local Outcome Improvement Plan, we are totally committed to ensuring our children have the best foundations by removing barriers to attainment and achievement".
Photograph shows: Councillor John Wheeler, Education Operational Delivery Convener, with pupils from St Machar and Harlaw Academies and Grammar School celebrating their exam results.

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The Apple HomePod hasn't had the warmest welcome, with customers complaining about its limited functionality — and perhaps more important, its price. At $349, the smart speaker, released February 9, is leaps and bounds more expensive than similar (and perhaps more useful) products from other companies like the Amazon Echo and Google Home. Could a cheaper one be en route?
The rumor mill has been churning; some claim Apple has taken note of the criticism. Reports suggest Apple could release another version of the HomePod in 2018 at a significantly lower price point. The most recent gossip suggests that Apple is looking to release a $199 version of the HomePod under its Beats brand.
This marks the first time that the Beats name has been brought into the conversation — the iEmpire bought the headphone brand back in 2014 for $3 billion. That said, it's not entirely out of the realm of possibility. When Apple debuted Airplay 2 in 2017, it did note that the feature would ultimately arrive in Beats products as well. As such, it seems reasonable that Apple would bring together the feature with the hardware in a new HomePod product.
The rumor, supplied by Loveios, also suggests that Apple is working with MediaTek to make the more affordable device.
That said, we should note that these reports do not come from the most dependable of sources. As such, it's entirely possible that the rumor of a Beats-branded HomePod is just that — a rumor.
The dream of a cheaper HomePod is nothing new. According to a report from KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo, "there will be a cheap version of HomePod in the second half of" this year. There is certainly precedent for this sort of move, though deciding to drop the price of a product a few months after launch does seem particularly aggressive. Keep in mind, however, a cheaper iPad was released in 2017.
Based on those moves, it seems Apple is attempting to appeal to a wider range of buyers, both marketing toward the top and bottom of the spectrum. For all the relatively inexpensive products the company puts out, it also debuts high-end smartphones (the iPhone X will set you back $1,149) and, of course, the perennially expensive MacBooks.
So how exactly might Apple lower the price of its HomePod? It might consider releasing a smaller version, like the Amazon Echo Dot or the Google Mini, both of which are diminutive versions of their older siblings. This would certainly slash the price while maintaining many of the same selling points — in the case of the HomePod, it's the quality of the speaker itself.
We should note again that Forbes is highly skeptical of the veracity of this rumor. After all, new products generally stay on the market for more than a year before Apple makes any updates — think the Apple Watch or the AirPods. As such, the notion of two HomePods arriving in the span of a single year would be unprecedented. Plus, seeing as the HomePod isn't even widely available across the globe quite yet, it seems even less likely that the company would already be working on another version, or thinking of dropping the price.
In any case, we have several months to determine whether or not this rumor proves real. We'll let you know when we do.
Updated on May 20: Added report that the cheaper HomePod may be Beats-branded.


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Immerse yourself in the quiet and frozen nature of Iceland as the Northern Lights dance above with this winter self-drive tour. Those wanting to witness the wealth of beautiful natural sights on the Golden Circle route and the diversity of the South Coast landscapes in just four days should grab this chance now.
This self-drive tour allows you to visit some of the country's most beautiful attractions at your own pace, providing you with the chance to see frozen waterfalls, snow-topped mountains, black sand beaches and the Northern Lights without worrying about bus schedules or impatient tour guides.
Prior to your journey, all accommodations will be sorted out for you and you will receive a personal itinerary guiding you there each night. This itinerary will also tell you about some of the region's most popular destinations, as well as gems hidden in lava fields or under glaciers.
If you wish, you can make a visit to the world-famous Blue Lagoon where you can unwind in the spa's geothermal waters with a silica mask and a complimentary drink. If you'd like to add more activities to this tour, you can customise your itinerary to include a glacier hike, a snowmobile ride, a snorkelling or a horse-riding tour, and even a trip to an authentic ice cave.
So don't hesitate. Fill your stopover holiday in Iceland with sightseeing, adventures, and fun and book this 4-day winter self-drive tour now! Check availability by choosing a date.
The Northern Lights are a natural phenomenon, and therefore cannot be guaranteed. They are only visible during the winter. This itinerary is designed to maximise your chances to see them if weather allows.
Your car will await you at Keflavík International Airport when you arrive in the country. Once you've got the keys, it is time to make your way to Reykjavík City where you will find your accommodations for the night.
En route, you will drive through the dark lava field of the Reykjanes Peninsula. Nestled in the ink-black lava is the world-famous Blue Lagoon Spa. If you are not in a hurry to explore the city, you can stop at there to unwind in the warm, azure waters, surrounded by the rugged, moon-like landscapes of the peninsula.
Once in Reykjavík, you can settle into your accommodations and start exploring the city. Dotted around are numerous restaurants, cafés and bars. You can get a taste of the country through the food and try some traditional treats like 'harðfiskur' stockfish, 'hangikjöt' smoked lamb, or the dairy product 'skyr'.
Leave the city behind today, and start your adventure on the road. If you'd like to begin the day by creating unforgettable memories, you can take a short drive out of the city to a horse farm where you can meet and ride the friendly Icelandic horse. These creatures are both gentle and intelligent, so this tour is suitable for both beginner and expert riders alike.
Begin your sightseeing journey by visiting the Golden Circle. First stop is Þingvellir National Park, the birthplace of Iceland's parliament. Viking settlers would gather here to settle disputes and create the laws of the land which, in 930 AD, lead to the creation of the world's longest ongoing parliament, Iceland's Alþingi.
Not only is Þingvellir a historical treasure, but it is a geological wonder as it is not located on the North American nor the Eurasian tectonic plates, but in a valley between. As the plates move, they tear open the earth, creating huge fissures in the surrounding landscape.
One of those fissures is called Peningagjá or 'coin fissure' as people throw coins in it for luck, but the most famous one is Silfra. The crystal-clear waters of Silfra have made it a popular spot for snorkelers and today; you'll have the option of taking a snorkelling tour where you swim in the glacial water that fills the fissure.
Continuing onwards, you'll move to Geysir geothermal area. Aside from being steeped in history, this place is the home of bubbling mud pools of unusual colours, hissing steam vents, hot springs and erupting geysers! The most active geyser is Strokkur which erupts every 5-10 minutes, reaching a height of around 20 metres.
The last part of the Golden Circle is the thunderous waterfall Gullfoss. Here you'll find power and beauty rolled into one as this double-drop waterfall tumbles down 32 metres into an ancient canyon. Visiting in the winter, you'll see the surroundings covered in ice, appearing frozen as in awe of the violent water.
If you are looking for excitement today, you can take a tour from Gullfoss waterfall to Langjökull glacier where you race across the white expanse on a snowmobile, zipping past snowy hills with the mountain air in your lungs and adrenaline surging in your veins.
At the end of the day, make your way to the town of Hvolsvöllur where you'll find your accommodations for the night. If the sky is clear of clouds, you can go searching for the beautiful Northern Lights before going to bed.
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Today, you'll explore the wonders that line the South Coast of Iceland. The day will be filled with glaciers, waterfalls, black sand, spectacular ocean views and adventures.
Head east to your first attraction, the magnificent Seljalandsfoss waterfall. The days are dark in Iceland during the wintertime, and if you set out early, the sun might not be up. But don't worry, Seljalandsfoss is lit up in the winter with strong lights that create a sense of drama and mystery around it.
From there, you'll move on to another, equally impressive falls, Skógafoss. This one is much wider than Seljalandsfoss and has a more classic shape, tumbling down cliffs of around 60 metres with a width of 25 metres. If the sun is up by now, you might see a rainbow or two forming in the cascade's mist.
As you travel between these two falls, the glacier volcano Eyjafjallajökull will be visible in the north. Then, further along, the mighty Mýrdalsjökull glacier will start to appear. You can stop at Mýrdalsjökull's outlet glacier, Sólheimajökull, where you can view the unique landscapes created by glacial erosion and volcanic eruptions.
At Sólheimajökull, you can opt for one of two tours so you can get a better view of the glacier. You can explore the massive ice cap on a glacier hike where a knowledgeable guide will lead you past deep crevasses and ash-covered peaks. Or, if you missed it the day before, you can go on a snowmobile tour.
Nearby is the village of Vík. This is a great place to stop and relax before your journey back to Reykjavík. Vík sits on the banks of the black sand beach of Reynisfjara, known for its hauntingly beautiful scenery and treacherous waves. Surrounding the beach are cliffs made of columns that form strange geometric patterns in the rock walls, and out in the ocean rise the massive sea stacks of Reynisdrangar.
As this is a self-drive tour, you are in charge of the itinerary, so you decide which of these amazing sites you'll visit first. If you are looking for an exciting way to start the day, you can head straight to the village of Vík in the morning to take a tour of an authentic ice cave in Mýrdalsjökull glacier. Afterwards, you can drive back to Reykjavík, stopping at these mesmerising sights mentioned above.
Spend the day getting to know Reykjavík city before you head to the airport to catch your departing flight. Just make sure that you arrive in good time in Keflavík to return your vehicle and check in.
If you are in a sightseeing mood, you can visit the architectural wonders of Hallgrímskirkja church and Harpa Concert Hall, see the historic Parliament building, and visit City Hall to look at a 3D map of Iceland where you can try and spot all the places you just visited in the past days.
You can also visit some of the city's many museums. Check out the National Museum to learn about the heritage and history of Iceland, from the settlement age to present day, or Árbær Open Air Museum, which is a display of ancient Icelandic houses, providing insight into the daily lives of Icelanders before industrialisation.
Scattered around the city and neighbouring towns are also many speciality museums centred around whales, natural history, glaciers, and even punk music.
When it is time to leave, you'll drive again through the moon-like lava fields of the Reykjanes Peninsula to Keflavík International Airport. Have a nice flight, and we hope to see you soon.


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Visit Of Her Excellency Ms. Joanna Kempkersand Troupe Dancers Of New Zealand
Delhi Public School R.K. Puram played host to delegates from New Zealand on 16 November 2017 .The Principal, Ms. Vanita Sehgal welcomed the Chief Guest Her Excellency, Ms. Joanna Kempkers along with her colleagues and a troupe of Maori Dancers, Waka Toa. Vice Principals Dr. Renu Nayar and Ms. Padma Srinivasan also graced the occasion.
Her Excellency, Ms. Joanna Kempkers is the High Commissioner of New Zealand. She is currently the Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The event began with the inaugural lighting of the lamp followed by a mesmerising performance by the Western Music Choir. The Principal felicitated the Chief Guest with a token of appreciation.
In her welcome address, Ms. Sehgal expressed her gratitude towards Ms. Kempkers for re-visiting the school and giving the students an opportunity to learn more about New Zealand's culture. The Chief Guest focussed her attention on the importance of reinforcing culture through performing arts. She emphasised on how Maoris first talk about their place in the world and then themselves. Praising New Zealand for its education and culture, she ended by singing a song in her traditional language, which imparted the message of love, hope and peace to all.
This was followed by the main attraction 'The Maori Dance'. Maori is the national dance of New Zealand. It is an emotional and powerful combination of song, chant and dance. Through the dance they convey the message of working in peace to bring peace. Their songs depict their struggles. It was an extremely captivating and enchanting performance. Their traditional costumes and interactions with the students added a unique flair to it. They commenced their performance by inviting the Chief Guest, the Principal and a few students to join them on stage for 'Maranga Tiaho Mai', a song about rising up.
Waka Toa presented the Principal with a Greenstone pendant which speaks of strength, courage, focus and determination. They also presented the Chief Guest with a token of their friendship and love.
It was inspiring to see how the Maori performers cherished the beauty and uniqueness of their tribes and traditions. The school hopes that it continues to consolidate and share culture with New Zealand.
The vote of thanks was proposed by Vice Principal, Dr. Renu Nayar. The event ended with the National Anthems of New Zealand and India.
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The labor movement depends on our collective strength and solidarity, but it is built on the backs of giants willing to stand up for these principles. Geoff Revell, a long-time labor leader from London who passed away recently, was one of these giants. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Tim Strangleman remembers the man who first encouraged him to get involved in his union.
While Geoff was gifted in many ways, he was not unique in the workplace culture from which he sprang. Contemporary accounts of working class identity, both in the UK and the USA, sometimes treat it as damaged, a position that any rational person should aim to leave as soon as they could. But Geoff and people like him made being working class attractive, something that many would want to be. It was a badge of achievement not shame. I know this was true for me. I spent just five short years on the Underground in the 1980s, but I grew up in those years in a rich and stimulating environment. For at least a few years, I was lucky enough to see and be part of a self-confident working-class culture, it had lots of faults, to be sure, but it was simultaneously enriching and empowering for those who enjoyed it.
Take a minute to read the post in its entirety and check out other Working-Class Perspectives posts on our website.
In so many of our cities, working-class people are being pushed out of their communities. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Nick Coles discusses how gentrification is undermining the stability and survival of lower-income people, most of them African-American, in Pittsburgh. He also argues that the solution lies in community activism and progressive policies.
The Big Short is a fantastic film that brilliantly depicts the greed and recklessness on Wall Street that led to the Great Recession. Yet as former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann reminds us in this week's Working-Class Perspective, the devastating impact of the home mortgage finance crisis is still being felt by working-class homeowners in America, and the government is doing little to help families at risk of losing their home.
The next time you walk your dog around the block in Las Vegas, Cleveland, Chicago, Daytona Beach, Toledo, or Jacksonville, keep in mind that it's likely that the owner of every fourth house you pass probably owes more than the house is worth. Realty Tracreports that, as of the third quarter of 2015, 6,917,673 American homeowners owners are under water. In the Cleveland area, where I live and practice law, 27.2% of homes are worth less than the balance of the mortgage, the third highest rate in the U.S. Nationally, among homes in the foreclosure process, over 50% of distressed and delinquent properties are significantly under water. With wages stagnant (the Economic Policy Institute pegs wage rate increase at 1.8% since 2000) and no home equity, many homeowners who are not already in default are just one furnace repair or roof replacement away from foreclosure.


North Norfolk Community Transport (NNCT) are set to expand their services thanks to an incredible £120,000 lottery grant.
The transport charity caters to the local community of Norfolk by providing valuable services to those who require extra support when travelling.
Last year, NNCT provided an outstanding 17,500 trips to those without wheelchair accessible cars or who have limited accessibility to public transport due to poor health or certain disabilities.
The North Walsham-based community transport group have decided to set up a three-year project to boost the variety of excursions for people who face loneliness.
The service runs special excursions to some of Norfolk's main attractions, including Sandringham Flower Show and boat trips.
One of the groups most popular services, 'Dial-a-Ride', provides convenient pick-up and drop-off for those who have limited transport solutions.
A minibus service for school pupils and college students operates alongside a volunteer and accessible car scheme.
Claire Abbs, Chief Executive of NNCT, describes the transport group as being a vital lifeline that provides members of the community wider outdoor access.
Claire said: "We're so pleased to have successfully secured Lottery funding for this project.
The extra funding provided by the National Lottery Community Fund will support extra services for its expansion plans.
The transport group depends on generous grants and kind donations to continue running all services and cover the costs for vehicles out on the road.


2017 - Words by Roos Smit - With the Back Me Up Lounge and Salon versions, Brekveld puts a contemporary spin on the voluminous club chair. The whispered design gives you room to breathe both physically and mentally. Wherever the chairs are placed, they invite relaxation. Their seating and slightly raised backs offer a surprising amount of comfort, while the elegant armrests are happy to support you — even if you're working on your laptop or tablet. The Back Me Up family of chairs include three versions that can all function together, in any place. The Lounge version is characterised by its large, inviting armrests, while the Salon's open arms bolster its modest character. As the base for the club chairs you can choose between an elegant swivel base and four wooden legs that spread graciously outward.


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Andy Cohen Claims 'RHOP' Star Michael Darby 'Squeezed' His Butt
Ashley's husband faces multiple allegations of misconduct.
By Victoria Edel, September 30, 2019
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The Real Housewives of Potomac reunion on September 29 featured some groundbreaking allegations against Ashley Darby's husband, Michael. During the episode, the other cast members and their husbands brought forward more claims that they had seen Michael, 60, groping men's butts. And this time, they even accused Michael of squeezing Andy Cohen's backside.
Michael was previously accused of misconduct by a RHOP cameraman who alleged that the Australian businessman grabbed and groped him during filming. The case was eventually dismissed due to lack of evidence.
During Sunday's reunion, Karen Huger's husband, Ray, wasn't ready to let it go. He said to Michael, "I've seen you grab someone's behind, for myself. I saw you in a different situation. I saw you grab Andy's butt at the reunion. … I saw that. You guys were kidding around. It's not a big deal."
He said that witnessing Michael grope Andy, 51, made him believe the cameraman when those accusations came to light.
"I did believe you did it," Ray explained. "I didn't think it was a bad thing. I thought you were being playful. … My situation was, you do that. You told me and you told the world that you do that in Australia all the time."
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"What a waste of time. There's another unfounded accusation from someone," Michael said, denying all the claims against him.
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He told Andy, "You and I might have had a fun joke about it. I don't think I grabbed your butt."
During the reunion, Andy claimed he had no recollection of the but grab taking place. "I don't remember," the host said. "I'm sure I was fine with it. The show went well, I love you guys."
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But Andy changed his story during Watch What Happens Live on Sunday night. "That was me. It was at the end of the reunion a few years before, and I had just totally forgotten frankly," he said, confirming the squeeze did take place. "Someone at Bravo reminded me the next day. I said 'Wow, Michael squeezed my butt.' But he said that that's a way he's just friendly with other guys. Have you ever heard of that?!"
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During the reunion, the RHOP women also brought up some more accusations against Michael. During the show's first season, Michael was caught on camera touching the butt of Katie Rost's then-fiancé, Andrew Martin. Candiace Dillard's husband, Chris Bassett, said he saw Michael grope the same cameraman who made the misconduct claim.
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Candiace and Robyn Dixon also alleged that they heard Michael say he would perform oral sex on Robyn's husband, Juan.
On Instagram as the reunion aired, Ashley, 31, wrote that she had "little care or concern for the petty BS."
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A fifth-century Samaritan Mosaic Discovered at Zur-Nathan
A 5th-century Blessing Inscription was discovered at Zur-Nathan in the Sharon Plain during a survey and excavation directed by the Israel Antiquities Authority. The Greek inscription reads: 'Only God, help the beautiful property of Master Adios, Amen'.
Zur-Nathan mosaics. Photograph courtesy of Yitzhak Marmelstein, Israel Antiquities Authority.
The inscription was discovered in an impressive wine-press that was apparently part of the agricultural estate of a wealthy individual called Adios. The inscription's formula and the location of discovery points to the estate belonging to Samaritans.
According to Hagit Torge, director of the excavations: 'This is only the second such winepress discovered in Israel with a blessing inscription associated with the Samaritans. The first was discovered a few years ago in Apollonia near Herzliya'.
The inscription in the wine-press is additional testimony to once-extensive Samaritan settlement in the southern Sharon Plain during the Byzantine period.
Two Funerary Busts from Beit She'an
A local woman taking a winter walk near the city of Beit She'an spotted two funerary busts sticking up out of the ground, apparently exposed by the rain. The woman called the Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit (ATPU) of the Israel Antiquities Authority who transferred them to the national Treasury.
Funerary busts from Beit She'an in situ. Photograph courtesy of Dr Eitan Klein, Israel Antiquities Authority.
The statues have been dated to the the 3rd–4th centuries CE, the Late Roman Period. They are made of local limestone and closely describe facial and dress features.
Dr. Eitan Klein from the Israel Antiquities Authority who studied the busts said: 'Funerary busts were often located in or around burial chambers, and appear to generally describe the deceased. Similar statues have been found near Beit She'an and in northern Jordan, but no two are alike. These two busts were made in the oriental style, testifying to the waning of the classical styles and adoption of local styles in this region during the Late Roman Period'.
Antiquities Looters Caught at Khirbet Huqoq Synagogue
Two looters were caught at the ancient Synagogue of Khirbet Huquq in the lower Galilee. The two were caught red-handed by inspectors of the Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit (ATPU) while illegally digging in search for ancient coins, aided by a metal detector and digging equipment.
A metal detectorist at work. Photograph courtesy of Nir Distelfeld, Israel Antiquities Authority.
The looters had been under surveillance from the moment they arrived on the site. According to Nir Distelfeld from the Israel Antiquities Authority 'the two had ancient coins in their pockets. They succeeded to dig dozens of shallow pits into the site's surface, permanently damaging archaeological strata'.
Khirbet Huqoq has been studied by Archeologists since the 19th century. Since 2011 it has been excavated by archeologists from the University of North Carolina, headed by Prof. Jodi Magness, and assisted by the IAA and the Tel Aviv University. During the excavation a 5th-century synagogue adorned with magnificent mosaics has been found.
A Greek Inscription with the City's Name Uncovered at Haluza
A Greek inscription mentioning the city's name was uncovered during an excavation at Haluza in the western Negev.
Detail of a Greek inscription from Haluza. Photograph courtesy of Dr Tali Erickson-Gini, Israel Antiquities Authority.
Excavations at the site have been ongoing for the past three years, led by a team of the German University of Cologne under the direction of Prof. Michael Heisenelmann and a team of students from the University of Cologne and the University of Bonn, in cooperation with Dr. Tali Erickson-Gini from the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The name Haluza is mentioned in historical sources, but this is the first evidence for the name of the city to be found at the site itself. The text, which read 'Elusa' in Greek, is currently being studied by Professor Leah Di Segni of Hebrew University. The site ceased to exist in the 7th century C.E., but the name Haluza was commemorated in the Arabic name for the ruins: Al-Khalasa.
A Bulla of 'Natan-Melech the King's Servant'
A bulla bearing the Hebrew name 'Natan-Melech the King's Servant' was uncovered during archaeological excavations of the Givati Parking Lot in the City of David, carried by Prof. Yuval Gadot of Tel Aviv University and Dr. Yiftah Shalev of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
The artefact was discovered inside a public building that was probably destroyed during the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE.
The name Nathan-Melech appears once in the Bible, in the second book of Kings 23:11, where he is described as an official in the court of King Josiah, who took part in the king's religious reforms. The title 'Servant of the King' frequently appears in the Bible to describe a high-ranking official close to the king.
Information in this report was kindly provided by Dr Eitan Klein, Deputy Director of the Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Looting in the Israel Antiquities Authority, an Archaeologist of the classical periods and a Lecturer at the Land of Israel Department at Ashqelon Academic College.
Author Rachael SparksPosted on August 18, 2019 August 18, 2019 Categories Archaeological Report from Israel, August 2019Tags ancient synagogue, Antiquities Theft Prevention Unit, archaeology, Beit Shean, bulla, Byzantine, funerary busts, Greek, Greek inscription, Haluza, illicit excavation, Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem, Khirbet Huqoq, looting, mosaic, Roman, Zur-Nathan
Report from Jerusalem #70, 11th June 2015
Mummies in Chile Subject to Melting
The Museum at the University of Tatapaca in northern Chile houses a number of mummies dating back to 5000 BCE, believed to be the oldest in the world, according to the curator Mariela Santos. Over the last few years she has noticed that the mummies are melting, disintegrating and turning into a mysterious black ooze. The staff have called in a Harvard scientist Ralph Mitchell, a bacteria specialist, to investigate. He has come to the conclusion that the mummies are victims of climate change, due to the increased humidity over northern Chile in the last ten years, and the common micro-organisms have become voracious consumers of collagen, the main component of the skin of the mummies. Mitchell warned that this was the first case known to him but that the phenomenon may be increasing and affecting other valuable remains in other locations.
The mummies in question are known as the Chinchorro mummies. There are about 120 at the museum and date from a community of hunter-gatherers. They are unusual in that they include human foetuses, and the early deaths are considered to have been due to arsenic poisoning caused by drinking water poisoned by volcanic eruptions. The mummies have survived due to the arid conditions of the Atacama Desert where they were excavated. Mitchell and the museum curators are working on a solution and consider that humidity and temperature control offer the best solution. To achieve that a new museum is planned at cost of $56 million, by the Chilean government, where each mummy will be housed in its own glass cubicle with its own microclimate, and it is hoped that will save them. But Santos is not optimistic and said: "from the moment they are taken out of the ground they start deteriorating."
Ancient Treasures of Palmyra Threatened
Islamic State fighters are in occupation of Palmyra, whose remains were designated as a UNESCO world heritage site and listed as being in danger in 2013. The fate of its antiquities remains unclear. Also known as Tadmur, Palmyra was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world, and stands at the intersection of important routes to Damascus and Homs. Two weeks ago, while fighting was proceeding at two kilometres from the city Syrian antiquities Chief Abdulkarim said that the international community was not doing anything to protect the antiquities but "would weep and despair" after the damage had been done, as had happened in Iraq. In Palmyra, he said, the Roman-era colonnades, some well-preserved temples and a theatre were under direct threat from the Islamic extremists who were converging on the city.
Hasmonean Aqueduct Exposed in Jerusalem
During the construction of a sewage line in the Har Homa district to the south of Jerusalem, a section of the lower aqueduct constructed by the Hasmonean kings to distribute water throughout the city two thousand years ago, was found by archaeologist Ya'akov Billig, director of the excavation for the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). According to Billig, the aqueduct had been built in open areas around the city, but due to modern expansion, it was now buried under several residential areas. The aqueduct was one of the principal sources of water for the inhabitants and was preserved for two thousand years until replaced by a piped and pumped system in modern times. Due to its historic interest, the aqueduct will be further exposed, studied and preserved by the IAA, who plan to make sections accessible and visible to the public.
Oldest Musical Image Found in Western Galilee
A cylinder seal impression of the Early Bronze Age of about 3000 BCE was identified by the IAA as the scene of a Mesopotamian wedding in which the king has sexual congress with a goddess, and the seated figures are holding a musical instrument that looks like a lyre. Yoli Shwartz of the IAA said, "the seal's engraving includes music and dancing, a banquet, a meeting between the king and the goddess and their sexual union." Archaeologists claim that the inscription represents the sacred marriage rite conducted by the king with a priestess, representing the goddess, and was a necessary ritual to increase fertility of the crops and animals. The small relic, the oldest representation of a musical instrument yet found in Israel, will be exhibited to the public at a forthcoming symposium at the Hebrew University to be entitled, "Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll".
Visitors Archaeology Centre Approved Conditionally
A large visitor's centre planned to be built over the Givati Parking lot, located opposite the City of David entrance and south of the Dung gate, has been approved by the National Planning Appeals Board, subject to severe restrictions. The plan was to build a large complex of exhibition spaces, offices, parking places and facilities for visitors on pilotis or stilts so as to preserve the existing archaeological remains on the site. There were objections to the plan, known as the Kedem Centre, from two environmental groups that thought it was very near to the City walls and would oversail them visually and destroy the archaeological remains on the site. The Kedem Centre was the brainchild of the Elad Foundation, who are sponsoring the City of David excavation, and wanted to see a suitable complex to provide facilities for visitors coming to the site and give them an explanation of its importance. The plan has now been approved but with the condition that it be reduced in size and height so as not to dominate this sensitive area. Another condition has been that the plan for the preservation of the archaeological remains must be submitted for public approval before building work commences.
Author adminPosted on June 16, 2015 June 16, 2015 Categories Objects, SitesTags aqueduct, Chile, Chinchorro, City of David, cylinder seal, Damascus, EB, Elad Foundation, Hasmoneans, Homs, IAA, Jerusalem, Kedem Centre, marriage, mummies, Palmyra, UNESCO, University of Tatapaca, Ya'akov Billig, Yoli Shwartz
Report from Jerusalem #69, 4th May 2015
Egyptian Style Artifacts from Southern Cave
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) recently displayed artifacts unearthed from a cave near Tel Halif, 15 km. north of Beersheba. The items were found during a looting probe and date to the Late Bronze Age and the Iron Age, say from 1500 to 1000 BCE. Yuli Schwartz of the IAA said that the thieves had been thwarted and the IAA were now carrying out a salvage excavation. She said that more than 300 pottery vessels of alabaster, seals and seal impressions had been found, as well as jewellery of bronze, shell and faience in considerable quantities. The appearance of the artifacts were in an Egyptian style and suggest that there had been an Egyptian governmental centre in the area at the time, Many of the stone seals were scarab-shaped with Egyptian images, and several were inscribed on semi-precious stones from Egypt and the Sinai.
Some had the names of Egyptian Pharaohs, one had a sphinx with the name of Thutmose (c.1480 BCE), another with the name of Amenhotep (c. 1370 BCE), and one with the name of Ptah, god of Memphis. It appears the objects were mainly made in Egypt but some were of Israelite work using Egyptian methods and motifs. Dr. Ben-Tor of the Israel Museum noted that most of the finds dated to the 15th and 14th centuries BCE when Canaan was ruled by the Egyptians. The excavation continues and the finds have been transferred to the IAA laboratories for cleaning and further study before being put on display again.
Praise for Finders of Undersea Gold Coins
The divers who discovered the largest hoard of gold coins ever found in Israel were honoured at a recent ceremony at the Nebe Shuayb Druze shrine in the Galilee. They had found 2,600 gold coins of the Fatimid period on the seabed in near-perfect condition, and they reported it immediately to the IAA. Most of the coins bear the name of the Fatamid Caliph al-Hakim bi Amra-Allah who is believed to have founded the Druze religion in 1017 CE, and therefore the find was of tremendous interest to the Druze community, and their spiritual leader Sheikh Tarif attended the ceremony. The IAA said that they were proud to connect the Druze to their local past. No information was given as to how the coins had ended up on the sea-bed in Caesarea harbour. At the ceremony the six divers were presented by the IAA and the Caesarea Corporation with certificates of exemplary citizenship and with a replica of one of the gold coins.
Dome of the Rock, Tension over Carpet Renewal
The Islamic Trust, the Waqf, have recently replaced the worn carpet inside the Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. The IAA were not informed of the change and it only came to the notice of Zachi Dvira, a colleague of Gabi Barkai, who saw pictures of the move on pages of Islamic Facebook and expressed concern to the IAA, who were unaware of it. The concern is not with the change of the modern carpet but with the floor below which could have been examined when the old carpet was lifted.
It seems that the floor below is covered with tiles of the Crusader period, and these were removed or changed without proper supervision. Under the tiles the earlier floor might have shown evidence of earlier pavings or the existence of another floor below. The IAA should have been informed and could have done the necessary research and taken photographs. The Israeli government will not allow the work to be opened up again due to delicate relations with the Jordanian government, who financed the operation. According to the Waqf management the work was long overdue and they said "our work in the Dome is transparent, we are only putting down carpet, nothing more, nothing less." The suspicion by some commentators, is that the Waqf are trying to remove all traces of the Crusader geometric flooring of the 11th century CE, as pieces had previously appeared in Gabi Barkai's sifting of the earlier material that was illegally removed by the Waqf without supervision in 1999.
Author adminPosted on May 7, 2015 Categories Objects, SitesTags Amenhotep, Beersheba, Caliph al-Hakim bi Amra-Allah, coins, Dome of the Rock, Druze, Egypt, Fatimid, Gabriel Barkai, IA, IAA, Islamic Trust, Jerusalem, jewellery, LBA, Nebe Shuayb, Ptah, seals, Tel Halif, Thutmose, Waqf, Yuli Schwartz, Zachi Dvira
Jewish Revolt Coins Discovered
During work on the expansion of the Jerusalem to Tel Aviv highway, a rescue dig by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) uncovered a previously unknown village of the Roman period. In the corner of one room a cache of 114 bronze coins was discovered. The coins are all dated to year four (69/70 CE) of the Jewish Revolt. They are all the same denomination of one-quarter or one-eighth shekel value, and must have been hidden just before the Roman destruction of Jerusalem, according to Pablo Betzer and Eyal Marco, directors of the dig. The coins are marked "Geulat Zion" on the obverse and show a lulav and citrons with date 4 on the reverse. The village, now called Hirbet Mazruk, was destroyed by the Romans, partly rebuilt and destroyed again at the Bar Kochba revolt seventy years later. It is planned to preserve the village remains as part of the landscape works beside the new highway.
Rare Roman Coin Found at Bethsaida
A bronze coin of the reign of Agrippa II, great-grandson of Herod the Great, was found at Bethsaida, the site on the north shore of Lake Kinneret, which is being dug under the direction of Rami Arav, who dates the coin to 85 CE. It was minted at Caesarea Maritima and has the head of Roman Emperor Domitian on one side and a palm tree on the reverse.
Ancient Game Board Found at Tel Gezer
An inscribed game board, about 25cm long × 6cm wide, with three counters and two dice was recently uncovered at Tel Gezer, a Solomonic site 25 km. south-east of Tel Aviv. In spite of continued rocket fire from Gaza, the mainly United States student volunteers have refused to leave and have continued work on the site, and jump into their excavation pits when the sirens wail, according to joint directors Steve Ortiz of SW Baptist Theological Seminary of Fort Worth, Texas and Sam Wolff of the IAA.
Threat of Erosion to Western Wall
A recent study at the Hebrew University has shown that the interstices between the stones of the outer wall of the Jerusalem Temple, the site known as the Western Wall, a major tourist and religious attraction, are causing unusually high erosion of the limestone blocks that make up the wall.
The cause was due to "rapid dissolution along micron-scale grain boundaries followed by mechanical detachment of tiny particles from the surface" according to the researchers.
They add that it may be possible to develop materials that bind the tiny crystals into the rock and thus counteract the rate of erosion. In contrast, the air of Jerusalem is rather dusty with particles of sand blowing in from the Judean desert, and my scientific advisor says that this leaves a grainy deposit on the buildings that generally helps to preserve the ancient stonework.
Death of the IAA Director-General, Joshua Dorfmann
On 31st July of this year Joshua (Shuka) Dorfmann passed away. He was aged 64 and had been Director-general of the IAA since 2000. He had been appointed from the Army, where he was the principal artillery officer of the Israel Defence Forces with the rank of brigadier. He had an MA degree from Haifa University in Political Science and in his time at the IAA he had organised a large expansion of rescue digs throughout the country. His position will be filled by his deputy Dr. Uzi Dahari, until a new Director General can be appointed.
Author adminPosted on August 21, 2014 Categories Objects, SitesTags Bar Kochba, Bethsaida, coins, erosion, Eyal Marco, game board, Herod, Hirbet Mazruk, IAA, Jerusalem, Joshua Dorfmann, Pablo Betzer, Rami Arav, Sam Wolff, Steve Ortiz, Tel Gezer, Uzi Dahari, Western Wall
Report from Jerusalem #61, 23rd July 2014
Wall Paintings Depicting Crusader Period
The nuns of the Saint-Louis Hospital, near the old City of Jerusalem, have recently uncovered a series of nineteenth century paintings depicting the Crusader period in their basement storage areas. Because the paintings are "like murals from the times of the Crusaders" according to Amit Re'em, district archaeologist of the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA), they are of interest to the IAA, who have been helping the nuns to clean and preserve the paintings before they are displayed to the public. The hospital, named after King Louis IX of France, leader of the Seventh Crusade of 1248 CE, was completed in 1896 and the basement was decorated by murals showing the works of the Crusaders in Jerusalem. The paintings are of historical interest but as they are not antiques themselves, the IAA has no budget to assist in preserving them and the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition, who staff the hospice and care for terminal patients of all religions, are actively seeking funds to help them to preserve these interesting and historic murals.
Lead Seal of 12th Century Found Near Monastery
The seal was found in the Bayit Vegan area of Jerusalem in a rescue excavation of a Byzantine period farmyard, under the direction of Benjamin Storchan and Dr. Benjamin Dolinka of the IAA. The site had been abandoned after the Byzantine period and resettled during the Crusader and Mamluk periods, and appears to have been a farmyard belonging to the monastery of Mar Saba on the Nahal Kidron outside Jerusalem. The seal is an extremely rare example and depicts the bust of a bearded saint, who holds a cross in one hand and the Gospel in the other, and around it is the inscription, Saint Sabas, in Greek. Other artifacts found depict the daily life of the farm, while the seal, or bulla as it is called, would have been affixed to a letter to ensure that it was not opened by an unauthorised person. After authentication and recording, the seal was presented to Theopholis III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, on whose property it had been found. He noted its importance for the history of Christianity in the Holy Land.
Educational Centre in Grand Hall of Temple Mount Tunnels
In early June a new educational centre was opened under the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem, connected to the tunnels running alongside the Kotel, the outer Western Wall of the Temple. The area is delimited by tall arches standing on stone pillars and is surrounded by an Herodian staircase, a section of a Roman roadway and a Mamluk bath-house, showing the variety of periods that constitute this part of underground Jerusalem. The excavated area will become an educational centre for Jewish history and the elaborate excavation and preparatory work have been funded by Zvi Hirsch Bogolyubov, a Ukrainian billionaire living in Dnepropetrovsk and London, who wanted to demonstrate his love for Israel.
National Park World Heritage Site
The complex of caves in the Beit Guvrin-Maresha national park, south-west of Jerusalem, has been accepted as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO at its recent meeting in Qatar, where it was described as "a city under a city" formed by man-made caves, hollowed out of thick layers of soft homogenous chalk, in a series of historical periods of some two thousand years from the Iron Age to that of the Crusaders. The caves, which started as quarries, were later converted to craft centres, places of worship, bath-houses, tombs and hiding places. The site will be the 8th Israeli World Heritage Site. At the same meeting in Qatar, UNESCO included the early agricultural terraces of the village of Battir in the West Bank in the list of World Heritage Sites and also that of World Heritage Sites in Danger, in the name of the Palestinian Authority.
Author adminPosted on July 23, 2014 July 23, 2014 Categories Objects, SitesTags Amit Re'em, Battir, Beit Guvrin, Benjamin Dolinka, Benjamin Storchan, IAA, Jerusalem, lead seal, Mar Saba, Maresha, Saint Sabas, Saint-Louis Hospital, Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition, UNESCO, wall paintings, World Heritage, Zvi Hirsch Bogolyubov


This is something that I've thrown together to help people out with their keyboard mappings. What's a keyboard mapping? How many times a day do you accidentally hit cAPS lOCK BY MISTAKE AND END UP HAVING TO GO BAck and retype stuff? For me it was at least once an hour - in fact, I used to pop off the Caps Lock key so I wouldn't hit it anymore, but I found something better in Windows XP, as well as 2000, Server 2003, and Vista. There's a little used registry hack that allows you to remap keys across a keyboard. For me, this meant that I told my computer to treat Caps Lock as if it was a shift key, which it now does.
The more I started working with other keyboard, the more I wanted to have this ability to map other keys across my keyboard, but working with the Hex numbers and having too look up scan codes could be painful... hence SharpKeys.
Q: I installed SharpKeys on my computer and when I start the program up it says it can't find MSCOREE.DLL.
A: Your PC doesn't have the 2.0 version of the .NET Framework installed on it yet! You can get this from the Windows Update website for Windows 2000, Windows XP (Professional or Home), Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista.
Q: When I run SharpKeys 2.1.1 using Vista, I'm prompted to give SharpKeys Administrator permissions - why?
A: The registry key that SharpKeys is setting for you is located a newly protected part of the Registry; the only way that SharpKeys can edit that key is to be given Administrator rights temporarily.
Q: When I run SharpKeys 2.1, 2.0 or 1.x using Vista, I get an error when I clieck the "Write to Registry" - why?
A: This is expected behavior for these releases; either run SharpKeys as an Administrator or download the latest version of Sharpkeys (2.1.1 or higher).
A: Sorry, but this particular registry hack required Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Vista to run.
Q: I AM running the right version of windows but a particular key is still not mapped!
A: Frankly, I tried to get every know scan code that I could find, but some may not be correct OR your particular keyboard is doing something weird. For example, I could make my Right Ctrl key be a Left Windows key but I couldn't make the mute button be a Windows key.
Q: What are all these F-Lock keys?
A: Many of the newer keyboard on the market have dual functions for their F-keys that are toggled by an F-Lock key. Unlike the Caps Lock or Num Lock keys, the F-Lock key cannot be turned on by default - it requires someone to press it before it's turned on. By default, when a computer boots, instead of the Function keys being F1 through F12, they have a completely different function: Help, Print, Save, etc. Once F-Lock is turned on, these keys behave like function keys, F1 to F12. What SharpKeys will allow you to do is map the default nature of the key to a standard fucntion key. For example, if you want the F5 to act like F5 when F-Lock is OFF, map F-Lock: Open to F5. If you map all of your F-Lock keys to their F-key counterparts, the computer will start with all of the Functions keys active.
Q: I've got an Office keyboard - can I remap the function keys to be F1-F12?
A: Yes! Use the F-Lock keys for your functions and map them to the correct F1-F12 keys.
Q: What's all this stuff about "scan codes"?
A: Whenever you press a key on your keyboard, it sends a binary code to the keyboard controller in you PC. That code is passed on into Windows (in most cases) and Windows interprets it as "they pressed code 0x3A so that's Caps Lock - turn that on!" What modern versions of Windows also does is it checks a registry key when the machine boots. What that registry key does is tell windows "even though they pressed 0x3A, treat it as 0x2A" (which is left shift). What SharpKeys does is edits this registry key using a simple UI and sidestepping the registry editor.
Q: What is an "Unknown" key?
A: There's no way I could get a lab of keyboards to test, especially when almost every modern keyboard comes with extra keys or language specific keys - some companies are even making keyboards with special buttons for their own software or product line up. Consequently, when you use Type Key and it hit a key that SharpKeys may not know about, it can still be mapped, even if the label says unknown. If there's a key that you have on your keyboard that is listed as Unknown but you have a used for it, email me and I'll see about adding a better label for it.
Q: Neat little utility - how much is it?
Q: What happens if I use your utility and I add a bunch of key mapping and I can't use my computer anymore?
A: Well, more or less, you're screwed. I've tested this application a good deal, but there's always an element of risk when modifying the registry, especially when it's done with a non-standard utility. I would think you could get into Safe Mode and remove the Scancode Map registry key, but you'll be on your own. Having said this, please be careful and you're using SharpKeys at your own risk!
Q: I used Type Key to map a key and it's telling me a) key is disabled or b) Key is not supported - why?
A: One of two things can cause this message. First is that you are trying to make a key that you've already told to be disabled. If you disabled your Caps Lock key and rebooted, it's now disabled - you have to unmap and reboot again, before you can remap it. A similar situation would happen if you try to map an already remapped key; Window will report the "wrong" value for Type Key. If you're told it's "unsupport" or not found, then odds are you are on a non-US keyboard and the key cannot be found in the list of keys that are currently supported - please email us the key and code in question and we'll add it to the list!
Q: Can I remap a combination of keys to one key?
A: Sadly, no. SharpKeys only remaps whole keys rather than a modified key. For example, you can remap Ctrl or C but you can't remap Ctrl+C to another key.
Q: Can I remap a mouse click to a new key?
A: Sorry, but no. The remapping technology that Windows uses to remap your keys isn't aware of your mouse.
Q: Why can't I remap my Fn key on my [notebook or Apple] keyboard?
A: Some keys simply just never get to Windows. In the case of most Fn keys, they are interpretted by the hardware and never get passed onto the OS, no matter how they appear to work... if Windows doesn't see the key, there's no way for the key to be remapped by Windows.
This application started as Donation-ware but has since moved to an open source project. That said, donations are alway welcome! Visit my donation page at http://www.randyrants.com/sharpkeys.
Should you encounter any problems that are not addressed by this FAQ, please file a bug at http://www.github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys. As this is now open source, support requests will be answered as quickly as the community moves to fix it.
Thanks for the interest in SharpKeys!


If you were to have a library of free RPG's, what would it do?
Rob starts by presenting his own thoughts and a number of people have commented and shared ideas of their own. This is me weighing in. It is a totally selfish and subjective list of the stuff I would like to see in a free RPG library.
Firstly, I would want the site to do exactly what it says on the tin – be a library that is chock-full of RPG goodness. Easily searchable via a robust search engine. I want the ability to refine my search right down by tags (perhaps a little like I can do on sites like RPGnow), but also should be able to search by other parameters, such as title, author, publisher, date of publication or even words in the brief description that accompanies each game. I can do this when searching for books at my local library. I am no database expert and I am sure some of these options are easier than others. Regarding "tags" the RPGnow " publisher "back end" has a fairly comprehensive list of tags that you can allocate to each product.
Talking of RPGnow, I would want to upload my own stuff to the library in the same way I can on RPGnow. I don't want to wait around for a moderator. However, some firm guidelines or protocols will need to be in place to ensure people don't go checking every minor tangential tag for their game in the hope of appearing in every search. RPGnow and related sites have this problem – head over to Wargame Vault (it's for wargames), do a quick search and see how many RPG's turn up.
Actually, can I upload my free wargame? Or is it only for roleplaying games? What if my wargame has a game master and players only have one character each? Who makes the call? What if it's a card game or boardgame? You know, I don't have a problem if the library is a vault for all free games, but that might be diluting the message a bit.
Let's talk user interface. I have thought about the "library-type-websites" I use regularly and the features I like about them. Let's start with DeviantArt, since it was mentioned by Rob and comment leavers on his blog. I really like elements of DeviantArt, particularly the individual art piece pages, that have options to download the item, links to the creator's profile and gallery, lists of groups that users have put the piece into, and threaded comments below the piece. There are many elements that could port wholesale over to an RPG library. I really like the idea of user-created groups but I am not sure how useful they would be and you might just end up having every-man-and-his-dog create a "My Epic Fantasy RPG Group". DeviantArt does, however, have the facility for users to create their own "favourites" list, which is a good way of tracking the stuff you like.
DeviantArt isn't all roses, though. The search facility is nowhere near granular enough, and half the time I have no idea what category I should be looking for something in – good descriptions for visitors and guidelines for creators are needed. The front page is good at showing you recently uploaded works, but is really quite random in terms of order, category and the like.
Kickstarter is another "library" I browse regularly. It has a minimalist, easy to read front page that shows a single new/interesting/popular project that you can select by category. Clicking the "Discover" button then takes you to an easy-to-navigate page that you can adjust by category. The images are large, and accompanied by a short description. On an RPG site the little "funded" bar could be replaced by biographical details or even icons indicating genre and the like.
I must admit, I browse Kickstarter more than search, and don't know how good the search feature is on the site. Another thing Kickstarter has going for it is great social media accessibility – I can post details of projects I "Like" or back straight to Facebook and Twitter, and can put a Kickstarter widget directly into my blog. They would be a cool features.
Netflix is another library I use a lot, and it has some great features that I would love to see in an RPG library. Mostly, I love the landing page. It tells me what the last film I watched was, then gives a bunch of other choices I might be interested in. When I first signed up I completed a comprehensive survey of films I had seen and rated them, and Netflix now suggests movies it thinks I will enjoy – and most of the time it is pretty accurate! And, what's more, it remembers everything I view, and adds that to its little brain to inform future suggestions. Now, what if the RPG library remembered the last few games I viewed (or perhaps downloaded), and then suggested other games that shared tags or other features. Other "strips" of suggestions might be based on popular (by download) games, genre, recently uploaded, or "staff" picks.
There are already a number of sites that collect RPG links or files, and create communities. RPGgeek is a great idea, but I personally find the appearance very busy and difficult to use – however, the individual game pages are great, with links to additional resources, official web pages and reviews. Likewise, while RPGnow is a commercial site, the ability to read a review of a game is a very handy thing. The Free Wargames Rules page is a neat resource, but graphically very plain. It is organised alphabetically and by category, but there is no search function (or even tags!). The Compendium of Free RPG's is pretty much the same.
There you have it. My thoughts on what I would like a Free RPG Library to look like. At least from a game searcher viewpoint. As a game creator, there are probably some other things I would like, but that is for another post!


Never Again we say. Never again will we allow ourselves to go like lambs to the slaughter. Never again will we be complacent while Jews are persecuted. But it's happening again.
A report by the Global Forum against Anti-Semitism in 2007 stated that antisemetic attacks rose in 2006, especially in Europe. The report states that there were hundreds of violent attacks, ranging from murder, to bodily injury, property damage and threats. In Austria, incidents increased by 66% in the past year (2005-2006), in Germany by 60%, in the Scandinavian countries by 50%, and in France and Russia by 20%.
I was told by friends and family that wearing an Israeli flag on my neck as I did in Paris this September was "stupid" and "dangerous." While I refuse to hide my identity, I cannot deny that in Europe today, it is once again dangerous to be Jewish. Wearing a kippot in certain neighborhoods of England can get you stoned. Being a Jewish yeshiva student reading Psalms on a public bus in London can get you stabbed…27 times. Walking out of a temple in Austria can get you attacked by a mob.
At that time, a survey by the anti-defamation league of 5 European countries found that more than half of those surveyed said the Jews "probably" have too much control of international finance. There was violence, too. In Berlin a grenade was thrown into a Jewish cemetery. In Belgium, thugs beat up the chief rabbi, kicking him in the face and calling him "a dirty Jew." Two synagogues in Brussels were firebombed; a third, in Charleroi, was sprayed with automatic weapon fire. In America, a Jewish recruit was assaulted days after he complained of religious harassment in his basic training unit. The boy had to be treated at an Army hospital for a concussion and bruising to his face. In Bondy, France, 15 men beat up members of a Jewish football team with sticks and metal bars. The bus that took Jewish children to school in Aubervilliers was attacked three times in 14 months. A Jewish girl in a Parisan school was thrown to the ground and beaten by 20 students, who were yelling, "Dirty Jew! Dirty Jew!" At one point, there were so many attacks on Jews in France that the chief rabbi urged religious boys and men to wear baseball caps instead of yarmulkes outside their homes. In Turkey, bombs were blown up in two of Istanbul's major synagogues killed 23 persons and injured more than 300 others. In Vienna, skinheads attacked the vice-director of a Jewish school with a beer bottle, leaving the victim with injuries. In Melilla, Spain, local youth attacked a synagogue with stones as worshippers ushered in the Sabbath. No arrests were made in the incident. In Ukraine, skinheads attacked Jewish worshippers and smashed the windows of Kiev's main synagogue. Ukrainian police denied that the attack was anti-Jewish. Four people beat Rabbi Dov-Ber Baitman, a teacher at the Jewish educational center in Dnepropetrovs, Ukraine, when he walked out of the central Golden Rose synagogue after evening classes. At the University of Geneva, a Jewish researcher wearing a small Star of David necklace was attacked in a campus elevator by Arab students. When she reported the attack, she was told not to wear the necklace in public.
But you may be surprised to learn that the events I just listed did not occur in the years leading up to the holocaust. No, every incident I mentioned above has occurred within the last 6 years. Make no mistake about it: In 2008, 63 years after the Holocaust and "Never Again," the Jewish people are yet again under attack. Never Again has once again become rhetoric.
As an addendum, I sat in on the Congressional hearing on Combating Antisemitism and Protecting Human Rights on April 14th 2010. There, it was mentioned that in 2009, violent acts against Jews worldwide were as numerous as they were in any year since the Holocaust. While 2008 saw 559 reported violent acts against Jews, 2010 saw 1129. This problem isn't getting better. It's getting worse.


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Q: Updating a pandas dataframe and adding the missing lines considering a pattern I have a dataframe:
Date         Scenario  Value
2018-08-08     S1       120
2018-08-08     S2       132
2018-08-08     S3       127
2018-08-09     S1       114
2018-08-09     S3       107
2018-08-09     S4       201
...

What I want to have is:
Date         Scenario  Value
2018-08-08     S1       120
2018-08-08     S2       132
2018-08-08     S3       127
2018-08-08     S4        0
2018-08-09     S1       114
2018-08-08     S2        0
2018-08-09     S3       107
2018-08-09     S4       201
...

So there is a pattern. For each day there are 4 scenarios. Each must be there! In case they are not there, I need to create a line with the missing date and scenario and assign 0 to the corresponding Value column. Any suggestions? Thanks!

A: One way to do it, is to define a df2 with your 2 first columns and then use:
pd.merge(df, df2, how='outer', on=['Date','Scenario']).fillna(0)

A: We can do pivot then stack
s=df.pivot(*df.columns).stack(dropna=False).fillna(0).reset_index()
s
         Date Scenario      0
0  2018-08-08       S1  120.0
1  2018-08-08       S2  132.0
2  2018-08-08       S3  127.0
3  2018-08-08       S4    0.0
4  2018-08-09       S1  114.0
5  2018-08-09       S2    0.0
6  2018-08-09       S3  107.0
7  2018-08-09       S4  201.0

A: I've had to do something very similar recently.
What you need is to use a pd.date_range, using the max date of how far you want your dates to go.
date_range = pd.date_range(start=min_date, end=max_date)
df = df.set_index('Date').reindex(date_range).fillna(0).rename_axis('Date').reset_index()

You have to make sure you're doing this at the most granular depth possible

A: Create a list l of all posible Scenario values. Construct a multiindex idx from l and unique value of df.Date. Finally, set_index on Date and Scenario and reindex using idx and reset_index
l = ['S1', 'S2', 'S3', 'S4']
idx = pd.MultiIndex.from_product([df.Date.unique(), l])
(df.set_index(['Date', 'Scenario']).reindex(idx, fill_value=0)
                                   .rename_axis(['Date', 'Scenarios'])
                                   .reset_index())

Out[498]:
         Date Scenarios  Value
0  2018-08-08        S1    120
1  2018-08-08        S2    132
2  2018-08-08        S3    127
3  2018-08-08        S4      0
4  2018-08-09        S1    114
5  2018-08-09        S2      0
6  2018-08-09        S3    107
7  2018-08-09        S4    201

Or another way is constructing a dataframe from idx above and merge left with df and fillna. However, this method is not as clean as reindex method above.

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Music is a big part of our lives. But if you teach, there's a chance, it's an even bigger part of your student's life. In this post, we'll see if we can sharpen up your use of music.
You're likely to have a bit of time this summer to work on your music, since the school year gets pretty hectic. Next month, we'll show you the newest Alzheimer's disease interventions.
We know that music tickles the reward centers in the brain just like other pleasurable, but evolutionarily significant, experiences. It also appears that music rewards the listener to the degree that the music is found to be pleasant.
There are many studies which suggest that the right music can influence the brain's reward neurotransmitter, dopamine. The beauty of this is that classroom learning can get associated with positive feelings.
Why is this important? Two reasons come to mind: 1) emotional learning supports long-term memory, and 2) when positive emotions are associated with school, kids attend classes more and are more likely to develop a love of learning.
Unlike a concrete reward, music can arouse feelings of euphoria and pleasure. Scientists used PET scans and found endogenous dopamine release at peak emotional arousal during music listening (Salimpoor, et al. 2011). The time course of dopamine release was also curious; dopamine was more involved during anticipation of the music, and then again at the experience of peak emotional responses.
Put in teacher terms, even the anticipation of an abstract reward (listening to the music for pleasure) can result in dopamine release, distinct from that associated with the peak pleasure itself. By the way, dopamine release is highly beneficial for several things. One, it fosters a love of learning; second, it supports working memory. Both of those are very good in a classroom!
On the other hand, unpleasant music seems to involve a different region of the brain. In another study, scientists played music that contained dissonant chords varying in their degree of unpleasantness. They used brain imaging technology to observe and measure changes in brain activity as participants listened to the music. They found that the more dissonant the music, the less pleasant the participants reported the experience. Additionally, patterns of brain activity emerged that were consistent across subjects. Most active during the more dissonant sections of the music was a site in the brain that is physically situated between the cortex and the limbic system. Known as the paralimbic cortical area, this region mediates between cognition and emotion.
The choice of music you use DOES matter; not all music is good!
Another study found the effect of different frequencies of music on brain function. We know music can affect dopamine from the study above. But this study demonstrated that the capacity of music to affect blood pressure is specific to the music. The actual blood pressure-reducing response was dependent on the frequency of the music, and was markedly greater at higher compared with lower frequencies. These findings suggest that music containing high-frequency sounds stimulates dopamine synthesis, and might thereby regulate and/or affect various brain functions (Akiyama and Sutoo, 2011).
In general, music with certain rhythms, helps us feel better. Prior, older music that we liked, re-activates those positive feelings. High-energy music activates our brain's "uppers" that we call amines (norepinephrine and dopamine). Learning how to activate these positive feelings is a part of every good teacher's job. The artful use of music makes it easy and way more fun to learn!
There are many 'right ways' to use music. At the end of a day's work, I get asked for my music list so often, I wrote a whole book full of the playlists in Top Tunes for Teaching (Corwin Press). Having said that, when and how the music is used is as, or more, important than which music is used.
Baroque (consistent background music for seatwork, chosen for these two characteristics: 1) played in a major Key, and 2) an orchestra is used, not just a few violins or trumpets that stand out.
Here, I'll give you some of my favorites.
Akiyama K, Sutoo D. (2011) Effect of different frequencies of music on blood pressure regulation in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Neurosci Lett. Jan 3;487(1):58-60.
Bardo, M. T. (1998). Neuropharmacological mechanisms of drug reward: Beyond dopamine in the nucleus accumbens, Critical Reviews in Neurobiology, (12), 37-67.
Berridge, K. C. & Robinson, T. E. (1998, Dec). What is the role of dopamine in reward: Hedonic impact, reward learning, or incentive salience? Brain Research Review, 28(3), 309-69.
Blood A. J. & Zatorre, R. J. (2001, Sept). Intensely pleasurable responses to music correlate with activity in brain regions implicated in reward and emotion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), 98(20), 11818-23.
Breiter, H. C., Gollub, R. L., Weisskoff, R. M., Kennedy, D. N., Makris, N., Berke, J. D., Goodman, J. M., Kantor, H. L., Gastfriend, D. R., Riorden, J. P., Mathew, R. T., Rosen, B. R., & Hyman, S. E. (1997, Sept). Acute effects of cocaine on human brain activity and emotion. Neuron, 19(3), 591-611.
Salimpoor VN, Benovoy M, Larcher K, Dagher A, Zatorre RJ. (2011) Anatomically distinct dopamine release during anticipation and experience of peak emotion to music. Nat Neurosci. Feb;14(2):257-6.
Zatorre, R. J. (2003, Nov). Music and the brain. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 999, 4-14.


extracting longer phrases via moses, giza++, etc.
We can use -max-phrase-length, which is an option for /train-factored-phrase-model.perl to change max phrase length. (The default max phrase length is 7 afaik).
We can get Moses search graph by using the option -output-search-graph. Its format is explained at http://www.statmt.org/moses/?n=Moses.AdvancedFeatures. However after I have read it, I still did not understand many thing especially "covered" and "stack". ("recombined" is not in scope of this post.) Both "covered" and "stack" are related covered foreign (source) language words. Stack is number of covered words and "covered" is referred to start and end position of covered words. These are trivial. However probably because of my English is bad, from the explanation, I did not understand that "covered" referred to "current" or "latest" translated words but "stack" is referred translated words including previous (ancestor) hypotheses too.
For example, hypothesis 859's stack=2 since it is include the word "eat" (3-3) from hypothesis 80 too. Previous (ancestor) hypotheses can be traced by looking at "back" (back pointer). "out" is translated string (in target language). It is directly corresponded to "covered" since "out" does not contain translated string from previous hypotheses but only current one.
In brief, "out" and "covered" is about current translation made by a hypothesis only but "stack" is about current + what are inherited from previous hypotheses (ancestors). And previous hypotheses can be traced by "back".
I'm going to analyze phrase table that is generated by Moses. So I have studied phrase table format from http://www.statmt.org/moses/?n=FactoredTraining.ScorePhrases and written a Python script for reading a phrase table into Python dict. The code is as follow.
so i create this extension.
การแปลภาษาโดยใช้สถิติ เดี๋ยวนี้มีโปรแกรม open source ให้ download กันมาใช้แล้ว. เช่น GIZA++ ที่เอาไว้เตรียม model และ Moses ที่เอาไว้แปล (decode). โดยใช้งานตาม diagram ข้างล่าง.