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Vapers Digest May 4th
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Friday's News at a glance:
E-cigarettes and the FDA – Won't somebody think of the 'bad' children? – The Nicotine Fiend – Poison Control Centers' Data – FDA Targets Hazardous Packaging – FDA Attacks Juice Makers – Pediatrics Journal Tries To Cover Up Errors – Confused About Vaping – The 'teen vaping epidemic' is a myth – Reduced Harm Report – Vaping Linked to Decrease in Smoking – Flavored tobacco ban is bad policy – Proposed smoking law a step too far – Kansas Paediatricians On The Marijuanas – Are there secondhand consequences of new smoking policies? – Nicotine Science and Policy Daily Digest
E-cigarettes and the FDA
Kevin Crowley, Vaping Links
The F.D.A. had warned the e-cigarette industry. Repeatedly. Senators have been on rampages. California has based their offense on itwith "Still Blowing Smoke". Various "health groups" are and will continue using these images until the end of time. If you don't know what I'm babbling about – I'm not sure we can be friends…
If you are, or will now receive a warning letter, you have no one to blame but yourselves. Labels mimicking food products. Blatant, literal and idiotic intellectual, trademark and/or copyright infringements and dumbass cartoons. What you thought were cute labels were clearly both the wrong choice and message to portray.
Harry's Blog 59:
Won't somebody think of the 'bad' children?
Harry Shapiro
From reading the esteemed work of Professors Wayne Hall and Lynn Kozlowski, I have been led into the world of moral psychology as it applies to harm reduction and the attempt to explain the root of passionately held views. The modern day moral psychology guru Jonathan Haidt argues that trying to reconcile opposing moral positions will never work if neither side is prepared to acknowledge where the other side is 'coming from'.
Vaping industry and the vaping community
Questioned on e-cigarettes
The Science and Technology Committee continues its inquiry into e-cigarettes. This session focuses on the perspective of the vaping industry and the vaping community.
The panel of witnesses will be asked about their opinion on aspects of e-cigarette policy, including regulation and advertisement.
The Nicotine Fiend
Lindsey Stroud, Daily Caller
In 2012, Charles Koch argued "to end cronyism we must end government's ability to dole out favors and rig the market." Koch knows government goodies harm consumers by decreasing economic competition and innovation. Unfortunately, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal regulatory body that might as well be renamed the Pharmaceutical Department of America, has refused to heed Koch's sage advice.
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Ecig Swiss Success
Switzerland made a quick response to the growth in popularity of vaping – and that was to crack down on it. Swiss smokers have struggled to access liquids and had to be prepared to cross borders to hunt out products. Finally, thanks to a court decision this week, the country is being forced to accept that electronic cigarettes are here to stay.
It seems exceptionally off that the home to Squape, one of the world's most well-known atomiser companies, should be anti-vape, but nicotine was banned and smokers faced an extra hurdle if they wanted to switch to a safer alternative.
Poison Control Centers' Data
Puts E-Cigarette Exposure Risk in Perspective
Brad Rodu, Tobacco Truth
The journal Pediatrics recently reported that "there were more than 8,200 calls to US poison centers regarding exposures to liquid nicotine and e-cigarettes among children younger than 6 years of age from January 2012 through April 2017, averaging 129 calls each month or more than 4 a day." (here) As I previously noted (here), annual exposures (which were 1,548 according to the Pediatrics article) should be considered in appropriate perspective.
FDA Targets Hazardous Packaging
But Still Fails As A Proper Regulator
Carl V. Phillips, Daily Vaper
The FDA has issued 13 warning letters to merchants who make or sell e-liquid in containers that resemble food items, such as juice boxes and whipped cream cans. The action was taken in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission, which has a better legal claim to jurisdiction over packaging than does the FDA (despite their assertions). If this was all there was to it, it would be a useful and clearly legitimate regulatory action. Unfortunately, the FDA could not resist the opportunity to promulgate disinformation and try to use this to support their manufactured panic about vapor products being marketed to children.
FDA lets vaping flourish as it eyes crackdown on cigarettes
FDA Attacks Juice Makers
Claiming that children's lives are being put in danger because of the potential to mix up eLiquid with real food, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has written to a number of companies demanding they change their product design. The FDA appears to have an issue with cartoons, flavour descriptions and colours.
The letter has informed the juice manufacturers that the FDA and the Federal Trade Commission believe their products are "misbranded" under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The claim continues: "[This is] because their labelling and/or advertising imitating kid-friendly foods is false or misleading."
Pediatrics Journal Tries To Cover Up Errors
After Publishing Refuted Glantz Article
The journal Pediatrics recently published another "vaping is a gateway to smoking" article by Benjamin W. Chaffee, Shannon Lea Watkins and Stanton A. Glantz. As previously reported, it was shown to be fatally flawed by Brad Rodu and Nantaporn Plurphanswat. Rodu immediately called for the paper's retraction in an letter-to-the-editor online comment. Two blogposts by Rodu and a Science Lesson here further explained why the paper was fatally flawed. But rather than seriously consider retracting the paper…
Reduced Harm Report
Substantial steps forward have been made in the understanding of the role vaping can play in reducing harm for tobacco smokers according to the latest review by public health academics. The paper addresses all of the criticisms of electronic cigarettes and cites useful resources to combat the negativity.
Confused About Vaping
National Tobacco Reform Initiative
According to the National Tobacco Reform Initiative, misperceptions that nicotine is the harmful part of tobacco are one of the biggest barriers to encouraging adult smokers to switch to nicotine products that do not burn.Nicotine doesn't cause cancer and, in small doses, may contribute minimally to cardio-vascular disease. In contrast, cigarette smoke contains 7,000+ chemicals, including carbon monoxide and 69 known carcinogens, and causes almost half a million premature deaths in Americans every year.
The 'teen vaping epidemic' is a myth
Abby W. Schachter
Public-health policy — especially regarding children — is being driven by the Voltaire Rule: The perfect is the enemy of the good.
Take the current mania about vaping and, most recently, a product called Juul. News reports are replete with high-school officials fretting about how hard it is to monitor the product because it looks like a flash drive and doesn't produce the same smoke as traditional cigarettes.
Vaping Linked to Decrease in Smoking
Larissa Kyzer
A new study from Iceland's Directorate of Health shows that smoking in Iceland is on the decline, with evidence that the use of e-cigarettes may be contributing to a decrease in the consumption of traditional cigarettes, RÚV reports. Although these are viewed as positive trends, some in the medical community fear that parliament's proposal for new restrictions on e-cigarettes could negatively impact the trend away from traditional tobacco use.
Flavored tobacco ban is bad policy
Cathy Reisenwitz
In June, voters will choose whether to uphold the Board of Supervisors' ban on flavored tobacco, including flavored cigars, smokeless tobacco and vaping, on Proposition E. I'm proud to work with the campaign to oppose the ban and support choice.
There are three reasons the ban is a bad idea for the people of San Francisco: It will increase police abuse, rob small business owners of much-needed sales and deprive The City of tax revenue.
Proposed smoking law a step too far
Thys Visser, the late CEO of investment holding firm Remgro, is credited with having said something to this effect: "There are more serious problems than smoking a cigarette." Of course, Visser had to say that — he made a living from manufacturing cigarettes. No doubt he was reacting to the trend of regulating the trading and smoking of cigarettes that has squeezed the industry across the world. In an effort to limit smoking — due to its harmful effects on public health — SA outlawed the advertising of tobacco products about 20 years ago.
Common goal…
To get as many people as possible off the smokes
Russell Bowden fights back tears as he talks about the addiction which kept him hooked for nearly 30 years. The 43-year-old smoked cigarettes from aged 13 to 40. He quit the smokes when he discovered vaping and hasn't looked back.
If fact, he believes in the alternative so much that he has opened a vape shop on Stafford St, Timaru. Vape Crew Timaru has its official launch on Friday where Bowden will offer a range of vaping products. Rewind to 2015 when Bowden and his partner were spending about $200 a week on tobacco.
Are there secondhand consequences
Of new smoking policies? – Marewa Glover
The New Zealand Government adopted the "Smokefree 2025" policy in March 2011. The aim of the policy is to bring smoking rates to below five percent of all population groups by December 2025. Arguably, the main measure for achieving this goal is the attempt to make tobacco products less affordable. Since 2011 the government has imposed an additional 10 percent excise tax, plus inflation, on tobacco products annually. Whilst it may be a noble goal, is this the least harmful way to reduce the harm that tobacco causes?
Kansas Paediatricians On The Marijuanas
This month's issue of Pediatrics contains a study that plumbs new depths of ludicrous. The American Academy of Paediatricians (AAP) conducted a farcical exercise in data manipulation in order to come to the conclusion that if teens vape then they will go on to use cannabis.
Rajasthan govt's promise…
To ban e-cigarettes goes up in smoke
Despite health minister Kalicharan Saraf's assurance and directives passed to ban e-cigarette in Rajasthan, it seems that the state health department is not serious about banning the deadly poison that is fastly catching up in the youth. Health activists have shown concern that instead of doing serious efforts to ban e-cigarette, health department officials are delaying the process.
On this Day…2017
A look back at how things have moved on or otherwise….
NNA snus ban challenge – Update May '17
More progress with our case against the ban on snus: the European Court of Justice has now sent the legal arguments out for comment.
In January the High Court in London ruled that Swedish Match and NNA could take their challenge against the UK and EU ban on snus to the European Court of Justice, in Luxembourg.
The documents setting out the legal arguments were agreed between Swedish Match, the UK Department of Health (as defendant) and NNA, approved by the High Court and sent to the European Court of Justice. You can view them here.
NNA snus ban challenge – the legal case
NNA contends that snus fulfils the criteria for a tobacco harm reduction product and hence should be available in the UK. The legal ban on snus denies smokers of the choice of a much safer nicotine product than cigarettes.
The introduction of snus into the United Kingdom would form part of a coherent strategy of tobacco harm reduction that help people avoid smoking. The current scientific evidence, and the fact that Sweden, where snus is used, now has the lowest lung cancer and tobacco-related mortality in Europe, indicates that snus is a suitable and appropriate product for individuals who are seeking to avoid smoking and other combustible tobacco products.
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EP REVIEW: HEADSTICKS featuring STEVE IGNORANT- 'Lies, Lies, Lies' (2017)
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The new four track EP from northern England folk-punk powerhouse Headsticks featuring the legendary voice of Mr. Crass Steve Ignorant.
On first listen to this you may wonder why its being reviewed on these pages. After all we pride ourselves on being celtic-punk and covering (or trying to cover) every aspect of the Celtic music diaspora. While this has seen us feature everything from trad to metal to hip-hop the one kind of music that we haven't really gone into is what I use to describe as 'festival music'. The sort of alternative folk-rock pumped out for the last few decades by the likes of New Model Army or The Levellers. But they do own, much like everyone in England!, some rather special Celtic credentials too with the bands roots firmly in the ashes of two much loved, and sadly long gone, celtic-punk bands 'Tower Struck Down', who were one of first English celtic-punk bands back in 1985, and Jugopunch.
Headsticks (not The Headsticks) hail from the once proud industrial town of Stoke once amed for the manufacture of pottery (the area is known as The Potteries), coal mining and steel making. All of the areas main industries are long gone having been decimated by successive governments of Labour and Tory who care nothing for the working class while they chase the votes and follow the whims of the urban 'chattering' classes. They have featured on this site before with reviews of their debut album, Muster and their follow up Feather And Flames. Both albums were very well received and have seen the bands star rise with each release and having graced the 0161 Festival in Manchester among others and even reached London several times, each time with a growing number of fans.
While there is nothing particularly 'Celtic' going on within this EP what you do get is four songs of expertly played catchy as hell and in-yer-face folk-punk with a biting and still humorous at times social commentary which takes well aimed strikes at those who blight our lives with their misrule while all the time knowing exactly who their music is aimed at.
"It's a social commentary that the working classes can easily relate to…..we aim to make people stop and think with our songs and it does seem to do that! It's not so much about smashing the statues and setting fire to the government buildings, but more of asking people to look outside their own bubble, basically to start giving a shit before it's too late!"
The band describe themselves as "where folk and punk collide" and is as perfect a way to sum them up in five words as could be imagined. The songs start side 1 and 'Big Game Hunter' and features the unmistakable dulcet tones of the one and only Steve Ignorant of seminal English anarcho-punk band Crass. We have all seen the photos on Facebook of these utter shits standing next and smiling over the corpse of some amazingly beautiful animal they have shot from safety while on safari. While our hope is that they turn the tables on these monsters it rarely happens and 'trophy hunting' only seems to be getting more and more popular among the rich and powerful. Maybe one day they will doing it to us? The song has managed to catch both the typical sound of Headsticks and a couple of Steve's better previous bands pitched somewhere between Schwartzeneggar and the Stratford Mercenaries.
"Arrogance personified, the abuse of wealth and power"
Side 1 comes to an end with 'Dying For A Lie' which gives its name to the record. The sad tale of war criminal Tony Blair and the lies. lies, lies that he told to bring us to war in Iraq. The song is catchy and a real head nodder for those of us well past our moshing days. Like a lot of their previous stuff there are touches of country music here and there and it all makes for an enjoyable romp with a nice fist in the air chorus to shout along to.
Flipping over we have side 2 and we are off with the fantastic folk-punk anthem 'Soaps & Costume Drama'. The recent fad of fancy BBC dramas is a world away from the lives of most people and nowhere on this EP do the words resonate so powerful.
"She escapes into another costume drama, as she waits for her knight in shining armour"
Absolutely classic Headsticks and it sees the welcome introduction of one of my favourite instruments the harmonica too. The disc comes to an end with 'You're Killing Me America', both a band and a crowd favourite re-recorded from the Muster album. It's brought slap bang up to date beginning with Donald Trump's voice starting the song off and I would say the rough edges are gone but I don't think the old version had any but they have added something to it besides a few samples but its kind of hard to put your finger on it. It may have only acoustic guitar and harmonica as 'folk' instruments but Headsticks have an unmistakable traditional English folk sound that I'm sure would appeal to all fans of celtic-punk.
(a live version and without the samples and harmonica and extra flourish of the version on the EP but just to give you a wee taster!)
The whole thing comes in a package of a 10″ record on red vinyl that is quite possibly the most beautiful package we have ever received at London Celtic Punks towers. You don't just get the record either with a whole bunch of stickers, postcards, lyric sheet and download code included. Having been around a bit I'm more than happy to see the resurgence of vinyl even if I do personally listen to most of music on my mobile! The band have also released a live album recently and we will be getting round to that soon but the urgency and honesty and just plain good old fashioned folk'n'roll from their album's is still very much in evidence and while they may be heavy on the mind they are also light on their feet. An EP of four superbly crafted songs that reflect perfectly what the band represent- the place "where folk and punk collide".
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The Cryptocurrency market has largely witnessed a bearish market for the most part of 2018 especially in comparison with the year 2017. The market has been seen to take almost 80% dive in value since an all-time high of over $600 billion in market cap to the current $200 billion.
As at the 31st of August, 2018 the total Market cap for BitcoinDark hovered around $19 Million, but over the last one week or more, the cryptocurrency's market cap has increased by as much 315% giving it a jump up to almost $80 Million (as at the time of publishing this article on the 12th of September, 2018).
It is quite curious to know how the relatively unpopular cryptocurrency is enjoying a boost as the entire market is bearish. According to graph from CoinMarketCap, it was interesting to note that there was much buying activity of the currency between the 8th and 10th of September, and then it went quiet on the 11th of September, and then renewed relative moderate activity on the 12th.
Could it be that a large bag holder of some of the popular cryptocurrencies has decided to move holdings into a coin with a small market cap to help recover and capture more gains, and then re-enter the more popular coin markets when the market begins to make a recovery? Such things remain some of the many puzzles which only the crypto-market can give.


Ruskin Bond's Tales of Fosterganj, published by Aleph Book Company, just arrived in the mail! Here's the cover I did, seething with some of the quirky characters from the book set in a whimsical old forgotten town. Below, are a couple of my illustrations from the inner flaps of the cover – the bewildered leopard's an Especial Favourite Chosen Love. Here's an extract from the book.


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Ewan McGregor Has Some Extremely Profane Opinions About Beauty and the Beast Homophobia
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"He's a gay character! It's 2017, for fuck's sake!"
By Jay Willis
If you are so inclined, the Internet is full of detailed breakdowns of your favorite Disney classic films that aim to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that mischievous animators lovingly nestled some kind of hidden sexual imagery in between the frames. (No, I'm not going to link to any of them.) Although I have not verified this claim, it would not surprise me in the least if the inventors of the Internet were motivated, at least in part, by their urgent need to make their intricate, risqué theories about the star formations in The Lion King known the world over.
With this proud legacy in mind, it's perhaps unsurprising that a minor controversy has erupted over the inclusion of a "gay moment" in the live-action Beauty and the Beast remake, apparently involving Gaston's sidekick LeFou. It was enough to earn the film an "adults-only" designation in Russia, and the release has been scuttled altogether in Malaysia. Stateside, a drive-in theater in Alabama announced that it would not show the movie, explaining in a since-deleted Facebook post that its owners refused to "compromise on what the Bible teaches." (Alabama is not very good at dispelling stereotypes about itself.)
Ewan McGregor, who appears in the film as the plucky candelabra Lumière, has apparently had enough of this nonsense, and when The Late Show's Stephen Colbert brought up all the homophobic hand-wringing on Monday night, McGregor was ready.
COLBERT, UNSUSPECTING: There was a little bit of controversy in this film. I think Russia—
McGREGOR, GRINNING: There's a lot of gay sex in it. That's just it. There's a lot of gay sex in this. If you live anywhere near Alabama, you should not go and see this film. What would Jesus think?
COLBERT, VISIBLY TERRIFIED: I'll ask him.
Colbert elaborated, explaining that the whole stupid controversy turned out to be about several seconds of LeFou dancing with a dress-wearing male character. McGregor, to his credit, wasn't willing to downplay the scene in the interest of placating bigots.
McGREGOR: No, I think he's a gay character!
COLBERT: He is?
McGREGOR: Yeah!
COLBERT: I thought it turned out that it doesn't actually say—
McGREGOR: It's just, like...he's a gay character. It's 2017, for fuck's sake!
McGregor is right. It is 2017, and if a handful of casual homophobes really feel the need to skip Beauty and the Beast because of a two-second snippet, that's probably their loss.
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By George Hay
4 minute readOctober 13, 202210:54 AM UTCLast Updated ago
Sovereign debt greens yet net-zero pledges darken
Participants attend the Saudi Green Initiative Forum to discuss efforts by the world's top oil exporter to tackle climate change, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 23, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
LONDON, Oct 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Governments are increasingly getting into green bonds. Saudi Arabia's state-owned Public Investment Fund last week issued its first one, earmarking proceeds for zero-carbon projects like energy efficiency. That's nice, but the boom in such securities doesn't seem to be helping the world avoid harmful global warming.
Investors' rapturous demand for PIF's $3 billion issue, which included a hundred-year tranche and garnered over $20 billion of orders, might sound odd. Buyers may be drawn to the near-7% yield on offer, but are still taking a punt that the kingdom's hydrocarbon-dependent economy can successfully transition to a zero-carbon society while keeping its mostly young, 35 million-strong population on side.
Yet Saudi's move highlights a trend. Nearly 40 sovereigns as well as other local public entities have issued green bonds in recent years. While corporate issuance has accounted for most of the $2.9 trillion in outstanding green bonds between 2017 and the end of June, government issuers jumped from 4.2% of the total in 2019 to 7.5%, according to the Bank for International Settlements. And they are also issuing green debt at increasingly longer tenors: in August the Monetary Authority of Singapore raised $2.4 billion via a 50-year green bond.
Hard logic explains why. As interest rates rise around the globe, debt with a green tinge is extra-appealing to investors, who are otherwise becoming choosier over who they lend to. Both buyer and issuer can flag how focused they are on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Still, the boom in sovereign green bonds has not been accompanied by much progress towards net zero. Despite committing at last year's COP26 to improve inadequate national emission-reduction targets that would see a damaging 2.4 degrees Celsius of global warming, hardly any of the world's near-200 countries are being meaningfully more ambitious, according to Climate Action Tracker.
The disconnect highlights what green bonds can and can't do. An insistence that the instruments' proceeds focus only on green projects, as seen in the PIF bond, sounds like the opposite of greenwashing. But merely setting aside funds for specific investments does not prod an issuer, let alone a heavy polluter like Saudi, to decarbonise more quickly. That's problematic, given the kingdom is rated "highly insufficient" in terms of progress to hit its own pledge to be net zero by 2060.
So-called sustainability-linked bonds, where coupons get more expensive if issuers miss milestones to decarbonise, are better bets. Although Chile is the only country to have issued one, they may actually incentivise tough action. For financial innovation to really help fight global warming, bankers and issuers may need to do more.
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Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund faced little scrutiny over its green credentials when it sold $3 billion in so-called green bonds last week in its maiden debt issue, people familiar with the transaction told Reuters in an article published on Oct. 12.
The debt issue was the first green bond by a sovereign wealth fund, and the first to include securities with a 100-year tenor. The bonds' proceeds will be earmarked for environmental investments, such as energy efficiency projects.
While the region's other issuers remain wary of market volatility, the sale went smoothly with little pushback from investors over its environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials, two bankers told Reuters.
Investors placed some $25 billion of orders for the bonds, said Abdeslam Alaoui, Deutsche Bank's capital markets head for the region and one of the deal's leads.
He said that PIF's issuance showed investor confidence in its credit strength and Saudi Arabia's long-term commitment to the energy transition. The world's top oil exporter last year pledged that its economy would be carbon neutral by 2060.
PIF sold $500 million of the 100-year bonds, which were priced to yield 6.70%. It also sold $1.25 billion of both five- and 10-year notes.
The bonds saw the highest placement in Britain, followed by the Middle East and North Africa, then U.S. offshore investors, Europe and Asia, according to a bank document seen by Reuters.
Editing by Neil Unmack and Oliver Taslic
Opinions expressed are those of the author. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.
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Ancient Kamiros
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The district of Kameiros stretches along the northwest coast of the island close to Cape Ayios Minas (ancient Mylantion) in the foothills of Mt Akramytis. In prehistoric times the Mylantian gods, who taught mankind milling and kneading, were worshipped here. Mycenaean necropoleis have been excavated at Kalamvarda, west of Kameiros. Finds from the Geometric period (8th c. BC) testify to the existence of a temple dedicated to Athena on the Acropolis. An earthquake in 226 BC destroyed the Classical city and probably the Classical temple of Athena Kameiras. An earthquake in 142 BC destroyed the city for the second time.
The Acropolis was first excavated by Biliotti and Salzmann in the last century (1852-1864).
The archaeological area of Kameiros comprises the settlement, which was built on three levels, with the following monuments:
Acropolis and Precinct of Athena Kameiras Acropolis and Precinct of Athena Kameiras. The Doric temple, a tetrastyle peripteral (with porticos on all four sides), was surrounded by a peribolos. It replaced a previous Classical temple which was destroyed by the earthquake of 226 BC. Only its foundation has survived.
Reservoir. A rectangular construction lined with plaster. Terra-cotta pipes and two apertures with stone covers on the bottom served to carry the water to the settlement. It had a capacity of 600 cubic meters of water, a reserve sufficient for 300-400 families. It dates to the 6th-5th c. BC. In the Hellenistic period its place was taken by a stoa, which put it out of use.
Hellenistic Stoa. Consisted of two rows of Doric columns and shops or lodgings at the rear for the worshippers. The columns at the front supported an architrave with metopes, triglyphs and a cornice (3rd-2nd c. BC). There was an impressive water supply system under the floor with wells (with covers, according to an inscription), subterranean tanks and terra-cotta water pipes, which replaced the earlier reservoir.
Four-sided Hellenistic Altar, in front of the Doric Stoa, Settlement of the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Built according to the Hippodamian system (with a grid of parallel streets and residential blocks of the same size, called insulae), it spread over the middle terrace of the hill. A principal feature of the houses was the interior colonnaded courtyard with one side usually higher than the others (Rhodian peristyle). They were adorned with mosaic floors and facades with architraves and painted decoration on plaster. Among them are the remains of public baths with hot and cold chambers and hypocausts (underfloor installations for heating the rooms).
Hellenistic temple on the third and lowest terrace of the archaeological zone, It was a poros distyle temple with a pronaos, cella and opisthodomos. The base of the cult statue is preserved in the cella. It was probably dedicated to Pythian Apollo.
Ionic Naiskos of poros , stone with plaster facing, used to house votive offerings.
Fountain-house. The facade consists of poros Doric half-columns faced with plaster and supporting an entablature. Inside there was an open tank from which the water was drawn (mid-4th c. BC). At a later period (3rd c. BC) the tank was replaced by a well and the columns were carved with the names of the Damiourgoi (eponymous priests of ancient Kameiros). Behind the fountain-house the remains of a stoa can be see.
A four-sided square (Agora) opened in front of the fountain-house, where the citizens forgathered for religious ceremonies. It had three steps on the south and east sides. Walls later enclosed the north and south sides. Half-columns embellished the north wall, and at the southeast corner there was a four-sided structure, perhaps a votive offering. The most important of the votive offerings was that of Panaitios, with the inscription ΘΕΟΙΣ ΠΑΣΙ - translated as "All the gods". There are two half-finished inscribed votive offerings behind the north entrance to the Agora, one of them probably depicting a bull.
Peribolos of the Altars. On the northeast side of the third terrace along the retaining wall inscribed altars were erected, on two levels, dedicated to different deities (Agathos Daemon, Artemis, Zeus, Poseidon and others). There are remains of a large oblong altar dedicated to Helios on the first level.
A semicircular dais in front of the Peribolos of the Altars. A monumental staircase between the Agora and the Peribolos of the Altars led to the residential centre.
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Bringing together leading theorists, researchers and policy makers with expertise in using realist methods, this book is a definitive guide to putting realist methodologies into practice.
Not just an overview of the field, this book looks to extend current debates and apply realist methods to new and practical challenges in social research. Featuring practical, worked examples of how to turn theory into evidence, it empowers readers not just to understand realist methods, but to use them.
- Produce useful evidence for policy.
Sophisticated and globally minded, this book is the perfect addition to the ongoing development and application of realist methods across evaluation, synthesis, and social research.
Realists need mechanisms, so what are they?
With which theory to start?
How are they different from realist evaluation?
What would more explanatory economic evaluation look like?
This is the book the realist community has been asking for. It offers "tricks of the realist trade", with useful tips for realist researchers and evaluators in areas from eliciting program theory and data gathering to understanding mechanisms. Reading the book is like eavesdropping on leaders in the field as they discuss each others' work, and indicate future directions for realist approaches.
This book is a feast to read and work with. With hands-on advice about realist methods, utilization and fieldwork as well as in-depth discussions around mechanisms, theories, and epistemology, it deserves a very warm welcome from realist and social researchers alike.
I wish all social science researchers would read this book – and then think much more carefully about the way they design and enact research studies. It sets out clearly the ideas of realistic or theory-driven evaluation, and brings together great wisdom and experience in doing such evaluations in practice.
This book successfully combines cutting-edge accounts of the application of realist research with important discussions about its scope. Its appeal is enhanced by the inclusion of significant reflections on the development and current state of play of realist enquiry.
This book offers stimulating analyses of the development and application of a realist approach to evaluation, evidence synthesis, and empirical research generally. With illustrations from projects in which they have been involved, the authors illuminate key methodological topics, from the nature of causal mechanisms to the task of "impacting" on policymaking. Anyone with an interest in this approach, and especially in putting it into practice, will find the book essential reading.
This important book provides detailed, practical advice on using realist theories and methods in program evaluation and social research. In particular, it is pathbreaking in demonstrating the value of integrating qualitative and quantitative approaches in realist research.
Doing Realist Research combines the foundations of the realist methodology with the very latest thinking in the application, and development, of the approach. From understanding mechanisms, and the formulation of programme theories, to understanding the role of complexity, and conducting economic evaluations. This engaging, easy to read book provides comprehensive advice and guidance for novices and experts alike.
The clear explanations of Programme Theories, Contexts and Mechanisms enable the novice realist researcher to understand the methodology and design their study effectively. There were a number of helpful hints presented, such as the online PubVenn tool that graphically represents the fruits of a literature search.


Focuses on the retail planning guide 2002 for the furniture industry and trade in the United States. Provision of information to develop successful strategic plans; Identification of business growth opportunities; References for investment purposes.
Comments on the indispensability of basic business principles in the furniture industry and trade of the United States. Constancy of the attitude of consumers; Adaptation of the Internet on traditional business practices; Notions on business planning.
Reports the expansion of furniture industry Williams Import in the United States. History of the business; Purchase of a business site by the company; Number of employees working in the company.
Gives financial pointers for furniture retailers considering to expand their business.
Reports the expansion plans of furniture retailer Christians of Ireland in Dublin. Impact of the unprecedented consumer demand on the expansion; Plans of offering home office furniture and fittings; Utilization of profits accumulated on quality furnishings.
Reports the marketing strategy of leather furniture retailer Campbell Sales in the United States. Upgrade of furniture quality; Reduction of furniture prices; Offer of first-rate delivery of furniture.
Comments on furniture business survival in the United States. Comparison on the knowledge of neophytes and veteran businesses; Observation of short-term companies in the furniture business; Expansion of financial investments by Lifestyle Furnishings company.
Reports the business plan of stokers to build the purpose-built furniture stores in Great Britain. Location of the store; Date of construction; Number of branch store operating in the country.
Focuses on the impact of oil trade on the furniture industry in Dallas, Texas. Creation of jobs at all salary levels; Plans of Plano and Frisco on the construction of furniture stores; Business expansion of Weir's Furniture Village.
Reports the withdrawal of Style@Home from the High Point market in Greensboro, North Carolina. Apprehension of Jesse Brinkley, president of the venture to the condition of domestic industries; Impact of Far East influx to the startup; Options considered in lieu to the rejected venture.


The week before I headed to the beach, Quest sent me a sample pack of all their bars to review.
I have been eating them over the past few weeks, sampling them and sharing them with my family. We've really enjoyed them and I thought it would be great to share my experience with the bars for any one who has not tried them yet!
These bars a perfect for pre workout, post workout, added to Greek yogurt, baked like a cookie, or just eaten out of the wrapper for a snack. I was super thankful I had these for my trip to the beach. Perfect road trip treat!
There are a ton of flavors! So, I don't want to bore you so I will share my absolute favorites! Okay, there's a tie between the chocolate chip cookie dough and the chocolate brownie…but I choose the brownie!!!!
It is seriously the best bar when I'm craving something sweet. It fixes the problem, plus there is no added sugars and there is plenty of protein!
Next flavor I'm a huge fan of….White Chocolate Raspberry! Oh my goodness, like please do yourself a favor and stock up on these! They are so good. If you don't like them, then…I don't know…you should!
Good ole chocolate chip cookie dough! This one tastes so good if you stick it in the oven for 5 minutes on each side around 350 degrees. It's like a chocolate chip cookie! You will thank me, I promise.
Okay, I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. So when I saw that there was a PB&J Quest bar, I did get a bit excited! Haha, but really…so yummy! If you aren't someone who eats sandwiches a lot (like me) then this is a perfect replacement!
I loved all the quest bars, believe me! All of them are delicious! They are chewy, so if you aren't a fan of chewy, just bake the bar on 350 for 5 minutes on each side and throw it in a sandwich bag to bring with you!
Alrighty, glad I finally found time to share this with you! Hope all of you have a fantastic Thursday!
Have you tried Quest Bars yet?
Obsessed!!! Wish I wasn't all out of them…I could use a cookie dough bar right about now! I also really want to try the new double chocolate flavor!
I like the fact that they have only a few ingredients. And I can read them. Low in sugar and high in protein. No artificial sugars either I don't think.
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A study on women's representation in the Knesset and the Israeli government that includes recommendations for improvement of the situation.
Why is it important that women be represented in the Knesset and government? Do we expect women who are elected to these institutions to promote "women's interests" more than men do? What factors influence women's representation in Israeli politics? How has the representation of women changed over the years? And are quotas of different kinds a good idea?
Written by researchers in IDI's Political Reform project, this policy paper examines women's representation in Israeli politics from a comparative perspective. Its premise is that women's representation in politics, and especially in parliaments, carries great importance since it is goes hand and hand with liberal, democratic values. While there has been significant improvement in women's representation in Israeli politics over the years, Israel's standing on this issue offers little cause for celebration. The study before us looks at the effect of this situation on the status of women and on gender equality in Israeli society, and recommends ways of improving women's representation in Israeli politics.
This policy paper was written as part of IDI's Political Reform project, headed by Prof. Gideon Rahat.
For the past decade, the issue of women's representation in the political arena has taken center stage in academia and in public discourse. Underpinning the debate is the normative assumption that women's representation in politics, and parliaments in particular, carries great importance: it is consistent with the values of equality and representativeness, grants legitimacy to the democratic-liberal regime, and helps to impart a view of women as citizens on equal standing with men.
Some would argue that women's parliamentary activity is essentially different from that of men, in part because women parliamentarians tend to deal with issues related to the status of women in society and to promote women's interests to a greater extent than do their male counterparts.
According to this thesis, "descriptive representation," meaning a high proportion of women in parliament, is a precondition for "substantive representation," that is, advancing the interests and viewpoints shared by women. From a historical perspective, though there has been a genuine improvement in women's parliamentary representation in many countries in recent decades, in most cases it is still insufficient. This situation has led countries and parties that are aware of the importance of this representation to implement institutional measures aimed at improving women's representation in the political arena.
This policy paper is an effort to join this important debate. To this end, it examines women's representation in politics, and the factors affecting it, over the years, compares women's representation in Israel with that in other countries, and analyzes how descriptive representation of women in the Knesset influences their substantive representation. The study also assesses the institutional mechanisms adopted in Israel to enhance women's representation in the Knesset, and proposes strengthening and supplementing the existing measures.
An examination of women's descriptive representation in the Knesset and Cabinet shows a genuine upward trend over the last twenty years. In the elections for the 19th Knesset (2013), a record 27 women were elected. There are four women ministers in the Cabinet at present, also an all-time high, and three Knesset lists—Labor, Meretz, and Hatnua—are headed by women. Moreover, contrary to past years, and to the standard claim in the literature, women's representation in Israel's left-wing parties over the past decade has not outstripped their representation on the right.
Nonetheless, even after the 2013 elections, women's representation in Israeli politics is far from satisfactory: the proportion of women in the population is 51%; yet only 22.5% of Knesset members and 18% of Cabinet ministers are women. What is more, women are excluded from many parties, in particular the ultra-Orthodox and Arab factions. Israel's situation is dismal in this regard in comparison with other countries as well: as of March 2013, Israel ranks 64th in the world in the percentage of women in parliament, and places 20th among the 34 OECD states.
The association between the descriptive and the substantive representation of women is among the most interesting connections in the field of political and gender studies. To understand its nature, we examined whether there are differences in patterns of parliamentary activity between male and female parliamentarians. In other words, do women concern themselves more than men with matters categorized in the literature as "women's issues" (for example, education, health, and children and family, along with subjects traditionally associated with women, such as maternity leave and battered women's shelters). And if so, why? In keeping with the professional literature in the field—which is not unequivocal but does clearly favor a certain perspective—we theorized that male and female parliamentarians in Israel are distinguished from one another in their patterns of parliamentary activity, and that women legislators engage, more than men, in issues whose purpose is advancing the status of women in society.
To obtain as comprehensive a picture as possible of the patterns of parliamentary activity among women members of Knesset (MKs), we looked at three major spheres of activity: legislation, parliamentary committees, and parliamentary questions. We selected these subjects since, in our opinion, they faithfully reflect the key areas of involvement of male and female MKs. The findings indicate that women are in fact more involved than men in areas considered "women's issues." This finding holds true for all indices examined in this study. However, despite the differences in patterns of activity between male and female MKs, it is important to note that we are not speaking of a binary division between the sexes, and that on many subjects—for example, education, health, and social welfare—men and women MKs are involved to a similar extent.
Two areas were identified in the study as fields that women MKs, more than their male colleagues, definitely engage in: so-called women's issues, and children and family concerns. This leads us to two primary conclusions: first, in these particular areas a rather patriarchal attitude has been retained among both male and female parliamentarians whereby women bear the major responsibility for the home, for child-rearing, and for running the family; and second, it is the women MKs who are most concerned with advancing gender equality and the status of women in Israel society. The latter conclusion offers a major normative justification for increasing the parliamentary representation of women. The question, then, is how to accomplish this goal.
How Can Women's Representation in the Knesset be Improved?
The research literature enumerates a range of factors affecting women's parliamentary representation. Many of these are social-cultural factors that are difficult to change, certainly in the short term—political culture, religious attitudes, women's education, and their participation in the work force, to name a few. But coupled with these are institutional factors, which can be altered by means of the right reforms. Some of these institutional factors relate to the electoral system; but in the case of Israel it is difficult to implement reforms in this area that would help advance the representation of women in the Knesset since the nature of the current system—proportional representation-list (electoral) system and one large electoral district (of 120 representatives)—already eases the way, in theory, for women to get elected to the Knesset.
Another institutional feature, which actually makes it harder for women to be elected to the Knesset, is the size of Israel's parliament—or more correctly, its lack of size. Israel's legislature is one of the smallest parliaments in the world, relative to the number of citizens. The notion that a small parliament has a negative impact on women's representation is based on the assumption that women generally have fewer political assets (financial resources, media exposure, ties with interest groups and political elites, and the like) than do men; consequently, most women are placed in low slots on their party's list. For this reason, enlarging the Knesset is expected to increase not only the number of women representatives but also their proportion of the total.
To test this theory, we examined how women's representation would change if the number of MKs rose to 180. The findings indicate that such an increase would moderately improve the proportion of women in the Knesset: in the 17th Knesset, their share would have risen by 2.5%; and in the 18th Knesset, by 1.4%. In absolute numbers, the change can be seen as more significant, namely, an addition of 13 women MKs in each of these two Knessets.
In the first type—reserved seats—the law stipulates that a certain number or percentage of parliamentary seats will be allocated exclusively to women. But this type of quota is only typical of non-democratic countries.
By contrast, the second type—legislative quotas—is common in many democracies, primarily Catholic countries in Western Europe or Latin America, for example: Spain, Portugal, Belgium, France, Ireland, Poland, Slovenia, and Costa Rica. These quotas are based on laws stating that each party running in an election must guarantee that a specific number or proportion—generally one third to one half—of its candidates consist of women. In certain countries, the law also mandates that women be placed in specific slots (in the case of elections based on party lists). In some countries, parties that do not meet these requirements are disqualified, and in others, a portion of the parties' funding is withheld.
The third type—voluntary party quotas—is the most common system in democratic countries, including many of the countries that have adopted legislative quotas, as well as the Protestant democracies of northwestern Europe (Germany, Norway, and Sweden). It refers to an obligation that the party takes upon itself—willingly and on its own initiative—to adopt representation quotas for women. In other words, the party adopts provisos by which it determines the proportion and position of women on the party list. The usual quotas in established democracies range between 20% and 50%.
Although the use of representation quotas—whether voluntary or mandated by law—has been harshly criticized at times by scholars and politicians, in our view it is an effective, normatively justified means of improving women's parliamentary representation. Voluntary and legislated representation quotas appear to be particularly effective and reasonable in countries such as Israel, where the status of women in society is already quite established (in most sectors of the population) but their representation in parliament is still low. In these countries, quotas are likely to contribute both to women's parliamentary representation and to further improvement in the overall status of women in society.
But even in these countries, quotas (both voluntary and legislated) are liable to fall short of their goal. To prevent this from happening, the regulations and procedures relating to quotas must be difficult for parties to circumvent. Rules must therefore be put in place governing not only the percentage of women on a party list but also their share of realistic slots, including the highest positions. Likewise, sanctions imposed for non-compliance with a legally mandated quota should have deterrent value. To avoid a situation where women end up competing only for the slots allocated to them under the quota system—which would effectively "freeze" the proportion of women in parliament—one of three types of quotas should be adopted: high quotas, gradually increasing quotas, or quotas intended solely for new women candidates. In order to counteract arguments against quotas on normative grounds as undermining competition and principles of equality between candidates, the quotas should be only temporary, to be eliminated as soon as the desired representation of women in parliament is achieved. Finally, establishing a provision whereby parties that do not meet the quota requirements can run in elections and sit in parliament, but with greatly reduced funding, could strengthen the normative justification for legislated party representation quotas and the chances of their adoption.
Voluntary party representation quotas – These quotas have been common in many Israeli parties since the 1990s. In the elections for the 19th Knesset, five parties (of those who crossed the electoral threshold) implemented quotas, though the percentage set by three of them was rather low (20% or less). Higher quota levels, as practiced in many democracies, were adopted only by the Balad and Meretz parties (33% and 40%, respectively). As a result, quotas did not contribute greatly to enhancing women's representation in the Knesset.
We recommend that all parties in Israel adopt voluntary party representation quotas under which the party's Knesset list would contain no less than 40% of candidates from each gender. More precisely, we propose that at least two candidates of each gender be included in each successive group of five candidates (1–5, 6–10, and so on). Further, it should be established at the outset that the quotas will be abolished if they are not applied in two consecutive elections ("not applied" refers to situations where there is no need to "bump" women up the list). In parties where the share of women is low at present, we recommend raising the quota gradually.
Legislative quotas – Over the past two decades, more than 20 private members' bills advocating Legislative quotas have been brought before the Knesset. Some of them called for barring parties that did not meet the mandated quotas from running in elections, while others endorsed financial incentives for parties that filled the representation quotas. None of these bills passed.
For every candidate elected to the Knesset from the less-represented gender, the party would receive one additional unit of funding for its campaign expenditures—a significant incentive.
According to this proposal, in the 19th Knesset, Meretz would have increased its campaign funding by 55% over the present level, and the Yesh Atid party, by 40%. As with the voluntary representation quotas, here too we recommend that the proposed amendment to the Party Funding Law be nullified if there are at least 40% of MKs from each gender (on the date the Knesset is installed) for two consecutive Knessets.
Implementation of these recommendations is expected to greatly improve the representation of women in the Knesset. And based on examples from numerous established democracies, it is achievable. According to our study, the proposed measures would make a normative contribution to bolstering Israel's liberal-democratic regime and truly advancing the status of women in Israeli society.
Assaf Shapira, a researcher conducting research as part of IDI's Political Reform project, is a doctoral student in the Political Science Department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Dr. Ofer Kenig heads the political parties research group of IDI's Political Reform project, and is a senior lecturer at the Ashkelon Academic College.
Dr. Chen Friedberg heads the Knesset and electoral system research group of IDI's Political Reform project, and lectures at the Department of Israel and Middle Eastern Studies of Ariel University in Samaria.
Reut Itzkovitch-Malka, a researcher condcuting research as part of IDI's Political Reform project, is a doctoral student in the Political Science Department at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.


Elen just returned from UK, we coincidentally met at GJ. Gladly, she could make it to RaHu together with Nak Bang. Another great ladies night out until my bro and his friends joined us. Don't get me wrong! I didn't mean he spoiled the moment, just then it no longer was a ladies night out (hehe).


GIVE BACK. VOLUNTEER WITH THE Y.
Our civic-minded students and community members take social responsibility very seriously. We know that giving back and supporting our neighbors is a way to make a true impact and strengthen the community.
The YMCA of the Palouse provides three seasonal sports for community members with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Volunteers who assist with Special Olympics events and practices nurture participants' social, physical, and emotional growth. Days and times vary, but volunteers are required to attend and assist at weekly practices for the duration of the season (typically approximately two months) and attend a final tournament with the athletes.
The Y also has the Young Athletes program, which is an early program of Special Olympics geared towards children ages 2 to 7 with and without physical and intellectual disabilities. Practices are held on Saturdays and last approximately 1.5 hours.
The Elementary After-School program is a perfect volunteer opportunity for those that either want to go into the education field or just love to work with kids! This program serves children ages 5-12 at all 3 Pullman elementary schools. Volunteers assist with homework, curriculum, service learning opportunities and develop supportive relationships with participants. (2:45 pm - 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday). We ask that volunteers commit to at least two days per week over the course of the semester.
Practicum hours can be fulfilled with any YMCA of the Palouse program. For 200 hours and above, we offer multiple different types of office internships. To complete 90 hours and above, students volunteer for our Elementary After School programs for at least 3 days/week. 45 hours can be fulfilled through a combination of the Elementary After School program and Special Olympics program. 12 hours and under are best fulfilled through our Young Athletes program. More information can be found under specific program volunteer pages on our website.
Due to the demographics of people we serve we do not offer court-ordered community service volunteer opportunities.


Your customers want a seamless shopping experience both online and in-store.
Celect and SweetIQ got together for a fun discussion on the evolving disruption in retail. Among other things, we talked about the value of embracing omnichannel consumers to generate more foot traffic in stores.


The talk is 45 minutes with Q & A and is delivered by Nicos Scholarios, a member of Solicitors for Older People Scotland (SOPS). It is suitable for older peoples' groups, staff in NHS, Third Sector and Local Authority. Refreshments will be provided.