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JERUSALEM cheap nike air max 95 , Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- A rare fragment of a 2,000-year- old inscription dedicated to the Roman emperor Hadrian, discovered earlier this year in Jerusalem, was displayed to the public by the Israel Antiquities Authority on Tuesday.
The limestone slab engraved with Latin inscriptions was discovered in Jerusalem and among "the most important" items. " This is an extraordinary find of enormous historical importance," Dr. Rina Avner nike air max 95 ireland , excavation director, said in a statement.
The slab, roughly one meter wide, was probably set at the top of a triumphal arch in the entrance to Jerusalem, dedicated to Hadrian to honor his visit to Jerusalem in the year 130 AD nike air max 90 womens ireland , the researchers believe.
Their analysis shows that the fragment of the inscription is half of a complete inscription, the other part of which was discovered nearby in the late nineteenth century and was published by the prominent French archaeologist Charles Clermont-Ganneau.
That stone is currently on display in the courtyard of Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Museum in the Old City of Jerusalem.
The completion of the two parts of the text reveals an especially large inscription, which reads "To the Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, son of the deified Traianus Parthicus, grandson of the deified Nerva cheap nike air max 90 womens , high priest, invested with tribunician power for the 14th time, consul for the third time, father of the country (dedicated by) the 10th legion Fretensis Antoniniana."
According to Avner Ecker of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who translated the inscription from Latin nike air max 90 womens , the significance of the inscription stems from the fact that it specifically mentions the name and titles of Hadrian who was an extremely prominent emperor, as well as a clear date.
"It is a significant and tangible confirmation of the historical account regarding the presence of the 10th Legion in Jerusalem during the period between two revolts by the Jews, and possibly even the location of the legion's military camp in the city," Ecker said.
VANCOUVER, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- If there's such a thing as over-doing it when it comes to Christmas decorations cheap nike air max 90 mens , the residents of Vancouver's Trinity Street have clearly out-done themselves.
For one month every year -- for more than a decade -- the Christmas festive lights in this neighborhood have become one of Vancouverites' favorite holiday traditions.
But it's not just about out-doing your neighbor. Thousands of visitors who come to see the displays can pay a small fee to vote for their favorite unit, and all of the proceeds go to funds for the local hospice.
Unknown to many visitors to this jolly occasion, the event was born out of tragedy, after two elderly women were killed on Trinity Street during violent home invasions in the late 1990s. In response, the residents decided to show solidarity and community spirit by hosting an annual lights competition.
Residents said crime has dropped since 1998 when the competition was first held nike air max 90 mens ireland , and the event keeps growing, with thousands of people visiting the neighborhood in the weeks and days before Christmas.
Bill Tumay, a Trinity Street resident, told Xinhua that he has been carried away and away every year when the time of the year comes for the neighborhood to put up decorative lights for Christmas.
"Well, I do it mostly for the kids nike air max 90 mens , you know. Christmas has always been one of my favorite times, like Halloween."
Some displays are subtle, some are flashy and few are extreme. Roughly 80 percent of the residents put up decorations and lights, which are obviously a major hit with youngsters from around the city.
For many Vancouver residents, a year without taking a stroll down Trinity Street during the holidays is a year incomplete.
"We usually come down every year. It's just a nice walk cheap nike air max 90 , if it's a nice night, you walk a whole few blocks and it's gorgeous," a visitor called himself June said.
In a city of millions, where most people don't even know their neighbors' names, the Christmas lights of Trinity Street seem to bring people out of their homes nike air max 90 ireland , and bring out the best in people as well.
"People love this event. The residents of Trinity Street are so generous to do it year in and year out. We want to support the generosity of the neighbors. They have no problem with people walking up and down the street," said Lesley Anderson, director of resource development and communication with The Bloom Group in Vancouver.
"I think it's wonderful. I do enjoy it. It should be in more places," June added.
by Ronald Ssekandi
MPIGI， Uganda， April 9 (Xinhua) -- A loner， secretive bird， the giant grey shoebill is facing extinction in Uganda.
The large expanses of swamps on the shores of Lake Victoria provide a home to the giant bird that attracts tourists from afar because of its uniqueness.
The large stork like bird derives its name from the likeness of its beak to a shoe.
"That bird is different from other birds because you cannot find it in a group. This uniqueness defies the saying birds of the same feathers flock together，" Irene Namubiru， a local tour guide at Mabamba Swamp， a protected site in central Uganda， told Xinhua in a recent interview.
Although it is a water bird， the shoebill cannot swim because its toes are not webbed.
Its hunting style is unique because it waits for fish to come where it is.
"It can stand in one place for more than three hours waiting for something to eat. It feeds on lung fish， cat fish， tilapia and frogs，" said Namubiru.
According to scientists， the shoebill lays two eggs in five years and only hatches one of them. This partly explains their limited numbers.
The gist in their reducing number however lays in the increasing human activity in and around the swamps.
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