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# Cornelis Saftleven

Cornelis Saftleven (c. 1607 in Gorinchem – 1 June 1681 in Rotterdam) was a Dutch painter who worked in a great variety of genres. Known in particular for his rural genre scenes, his range of subjects was very wide and included portraits, farmhouse interiors, rural and beach scenes, landscapes with cattle, history paintings, scenes of Hell, allegories, satires and illustrations of proverbs.

## Life

Cornelis Saftleven was born into a family of artists. He learned to paint possibly from his father Herman, along with his brothers Abraham and Herman Saftleven the Younger. He lived for a time in Utrecht with his brother.
After training in Rotterdam, Cornelis likely traveled to Antwerp around 1632. Peter Paul Rubens is known to have added figures in paintings of Saftleven before 1637. When Rubens died in 1640 there were eight Saftlevens in his collection, four of which with figures added by Rubens.
Among his earliest works are portraits and peasant interiors influenced by Adriaen Brouwer. By 1634 Cornelis was in Utrecht, where his brother Herman Saftleven the Younger was living. The brothers began painting stable interiors, a new subject in peasant genre painting. He also made a double-portrait of himself and his brother in the Two Musicians (c. 1633; Academy of Fine Arts Vienna).
By 1637 Cornelis had returned to Rotterdam. In 1648 he married Catharina van der Heyden, who died in 1654. The year after her death, he married Elisabeth van der Avondt. He became dean of the guild of Saint Luke of Rotterdam in 1667.
His pupils included Abraham Hondius, Ludolf de Jongh and Egbert Lievensz. van der Poel.

## Work

Approximately two hundred of Saftleven's oil paintings and five hundred of his drawings still survive. His subject matter covered various subjects, including genre works, portraits, beach scenes, and biblical and mythological themes. His images of hell as well as his satires and allegories are considered to be his most important contributions to Dutch painting. Related in motif to these hell scenes are the numerous versions of the Temptation of St Anthony.
Saftleven excelled at painting animals and often portrayed animals as active characters, occasionally with a hidden allegorical role. As a draftsman, Saftleven is best known for his black chalk drawings of single figures, usually young men, and his studies of animals, which show Roelandt Savery's influence.
# Hendrik Verschuring

Hendrik Verschuring (1627–1690) was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter from Gorinchem who often decorated his landscapes with soldiers on horseback.

## Biography

His father was a hopman, which is a Dutch term for a flag bearer of a schutterij. When his son seemed to have more interest in art than in military matters, he was sent to learn drawing from a portrait painter, Dirck Govertsz, at the young age of eight. At thirteen he became the pupil of Jan Both where he stayed six years, until he left Utrecht for a trip to Rome. He made drawings of all the places he stayed, especially new buildings or items of interest. His work was in demand in Venice, so he stayed in Italy for ten years. On his return journey in Paris, he met Joan Huydecoper, the son of the Mayor (burgermeester) of Maarseveen, who was on his Grand Tour to Italy and who persuaded him to be his guide. He again spent three more years in Italy and returned finally to Gorinchem in 1662, where he continued to paint soldiers on horseback in natural landscapes.
According to the RKD he was the teacher of his son Willem Verschuring and Mattheus Wijtmans, and became a member of the Gorinchem city council in 1672. He was a pupil of Dirck Govertsz from the age of eight to thirteen. After that he was with Jan Both for six years (Houbraken 1719)

## Works

* Paintings by Verschuring in the Louvre
* Cavalry attacking a Fortified Place, 1677, National Gallery, London
* The Dogcart, Museum Bredius, The Hague
* The Forecourt: Figures and Horses by Town Gate, Mercer Art Gallery
* Fight for the flag, Dorotheum,
# Anthonie Verstraelen

Anthonie Verstraelen or Van Stralen (Gorkum, 1593/1594 - Amsterdam, 1641) was a Dutch landscape painter, best known (with Hendrik Avercamp and his nephew Barend Avercamp) for his winter scenes.
Gillis van Stralen, Antonie's father, was a textile merchant. The family originated in Weert but moved between 1584–1590 to Gorkum, presumably because of Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma's armies marching through the area.
We don't hear much from Anthonie Verstraelen, until 1635 when he married Catalijntje van Oosten from Antwerp. The location of the wedding is unknown. The couple went to live in Oude Spiegelstraat, near Singel. In Amsterdam Antonie got into a dispute with the Sint Lucasgilde, for its laxness in allowing in too many non-citizen painters.
In 1641 he was buried in the Westerkerk. In 1644 his two children inherited two hundred guilder each from the sale of their father's paintings. The paintings must have been sold very cheap. His widow remarried their guardian Emmanuel Jacobszoon van Hoogerheijm, an unknown Leiden 'fijnschilder'. Three months later their first son became born, Jacob van Hogerheijm, who also became a forgotten painter.
# Pinkoi

Pinkoi is a Taiwanese e-commerce platform focused on the sale of original design goods in East Asia and Southeast Asia, based in Taipei. It was founded by Peter Yen, Mike Lee and Maibelle Lin in 2011.
In March 2016, Pinkoi acquired iichi, a Japanese handicraft e-commerce platform. Pinkoi became iichi’s top shareholder. iichi’s other shareholders are Hakuhodo and Hakuhodo DY Media Partners. In August 2017, Pinkoi announced its official launch in Thailand. The site is currently available in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Thai, and English.
In April 2020, Pinkoi launched Pinkoi for Business, a one-stop online wholesale solution targeted at buyers, wholesalers, retailers, and importers in the design industry. Pinkoi for Business provides market sales data along with cross-border logistics, payment, and customs duties solutions that assist in the product curation and buying process.
Pinkoi for Business uses data from Pinkoi’s global marketplace, which has sold over 10 million products worldwide, to identify the top vendors and trending products in categories such as home decor, accessories, pet supplies, stationery, beauty, electronics, and kitchen tableware.
Pinkoi for Business serves established design retailers like Design Within Reach (a subsidiary of Herman Miller Inc.), Tsutaya Books, LOFT, Siam Discovery, National Gallery of Art, etc.
# NetForce (film)

NetForce is a 1999 American made-for-television science fiction action drama film directed by Robert Lieberman, written by Lionel Chetwynd, and starring Scott Bakula. Based on the Tom Clancy's Net Force series of novels created by Tom Clancy and Steve Pieczenik, it was broadcast on ABC in 1999.

## Plot

In 2005, Alex Michaels is deputy head of a new division of the FBI called "Netforce" which investigates computer crime and polices the Internet. When his boss and mentor, Steve Day, is assassinated, the evidence points to Web pioneer and owner of the company Januscorp, Will Stiles, a character said to be Bill Gates' apprentice. Stiles is about to release a new web browser that may allow him to hack into any computer in the world and to gain control of the Internet. Michaels is appointed acting Commander of Netforce, and leads his people on the hunt for Stiles.

## Cast

* Scott Bakula as Alex Michaels
* Kris Kristofferson as Steve Day
* Judge Reinhold as Will Stiles
* Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Leong Cheng
* Joanna Going as Toni Fiorelli
* Brian Dennehy as Lowell Davidson
* CCH Pounder as FBI Director Sandra Knight
* Xander Berkeley as Bo Tyler
* Frank Vincent as Johnny Stompato
* Anjul Nigam as Uday Shankar

## Production

NetForce was shot in Los Angeles, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

## Reception

Bruce Fretts of Entertainment Weekly called it "boring cyber-nonsense". William McDonald of The New York Times wrote, "The movie does gather suspense and momentum in Part II, but so much is going on, and so much dialogue is devoted to explaining it, that no one has time to be interesting." Steve Johnson of the Chicago Tribune called it "pretty silly stuff".
# List of Singaporean electoral divisions (1963–1968)

The following is a list of Singaporean electoral divisions from 1963 to 1968 that served as constituencies that elected members to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore in the 1963 Singaporean general elections. Upon Singapore's independence in 1965, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved and became the 1st Parliament of Singapore.

## Constituencies

| District | Code | Electorate (1963) |
| Aljunied | AJ | 16,152 |
| Anson | AS | 9,192 |
| Bras Basah | BB | 10,678 |
| Bukit Merah | BM | 12,225 |
| Bukit Panjang | BP | 12,225 |
| Bukit Timah | BT | 12,502 |
| Cairnhill | CA | 12,340 |
| Changi | CH | 11,866 |
| Chua Chu Kang | CK | 8,198 |
| Crawford | CF | 10,949 |
| Delta | D | 14,037 |
| Farrer Park | FP | 10,189 |
| Geylang East | GE | 16,014 |
| Geylang Serai | GS | 15,302 |
| Geylang West | GW | 15,386 |
| Havelock | H | 15,159 |
| Hong Lim | HL | 12,003 |
| Jalan Besar | JB | 13,764 |
| Jalan Kayu | JK | 9,164 |
| Joo Chiat | JC | 14,966 |
| Jurong | J | 7,611 |
| Kallang | KL | 16,974 |
| Kampong Glam | KG | 10,186 |
| Kampong Kapor | KK | 11,672 |
| Kampong Kembangan | KN | 15,787 |
| Kreta Ayer | KA | 13,103 |
| Moulmein | MM | 10,670 |
| Mountbatten | MB | 16,843 |
| Nee Soon | NS | 10,064 |
| Pasir Panjang | PP | 6,721 |
| Paya Lebar | PL | 13,544 |
| Punggol | PG | 10,294 |
| Queenstown | Q | 16,133 |
| River Valley | RV | 10,532 |
| Rochore | R | 11,698 |
| Sembawang | SB | 9,329 |
| Sepoy Lines | SP | 10,046 |
| Serangoon Gardens | SG | 8,765 |
| Siglap | SL | 15,915 |
| Southern Islands | SI | 5,236 |
| Stamford | ST | 11,628 |
| Tampines | TM | 13,137 |
| Tanglin | T | 9,239 |
| Tanjong Pagar | TP | 11,395 |
| Telok Ayer | TA | 13,219 |
| Telok Blangah | TL | 13,263 |
| Thomson | TH | 11,336 |
| Tiong Bahru | TG | 12,534 |
| Toa Payoh | TY | 13,394 |
| Ulu Pandan | UP | 11,866 |
| Upper Serangoon | US | 12,433 |
# Ikos

Ikos may refer to:
* Ikos, a stanza within a kontakion, a form of hymn originating in the 6th century
* Ikos (island), an island in the Aegean Sea, also known as Alonnisos or Alonissos
* IKOS Systems, an American defunct electronic design automation company
# 1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1981 | | West Chester | W 65–53 | 1–0 (1–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 1, 1981* | | Utica | W 60–43 | 2–0 (1–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 3, 1981 | | at Lehigh | W 60–43 | 3–0 (2–0) | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 5, 1981* | | Fordham | W 64–63 | 4–0 (2–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 9, 1981* | | South Carolina | W 54–51 | 5–0 (2–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 12, 1981 | | Rider | W 88–72 | 6–0 (3–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 19, 1981* | | vs. Villanova | W 52–48 | 7–0 (3–0) | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 23, 1981* | | at St. John's | L 61–68 | 7–1 (3–0) | Alumni Hall Queens, NY |
| Dec 29, 1981* | | vs. Florida | W 85–81 | 8–1 (3–0) | |
| Dec 29, 1981* | | at San Diego State | L 64–75 | 8–2 (3–0) | San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California |
| Jan 4, 1982* | | Pittsburgh | L 59–60 | 8–3 (3–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 6, 1982 | | at Bucknell | W 80–54 | 9–3 (4–0) | Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 9, 1982* | | Navy | W 80–64 | 10–3 (4–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 13, 1982 | | Delaware | W 73–49 | 11–3 (5–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 16, 1982 | | at Hofstra | W 61–58 | 12–3 (6–0) | Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, NY |
| Jan 19, 1982* | | at Marist | W 61–58 | 13–3 (6–0) | McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Jan 23, 1982 | | vs. Saint Joseph's | W 82–77 | 14–3 (7–0) | |
| Jan 27, 1982* | | at Penn State | L 50–53 | 14–4 (7–0) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 3, 1982* | | vs. Maine | W 77–57 | 15–4 (7–0) | |
| Feb 6, 1982 | | at Drexel | W 64–44 | 16–4 (8–0) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 9, 1982* | | vs. Penn | L 56–59 | 16–5 (8–0) | |
| Feb 13, 1982* | | at William & Mary | L 59–68 | 16–6 (8–0) | William & Mary Hall |
| Feb 16, 1982 | | Lafayette | W 76–66 | 17–6 (9–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 20, 1982 | | vs. La Salle | W 86–72 | 18–6 (10–0) | |
| Feb 26, 1982 | | at American | W 67–62 | 19–6 (11–0) | Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall |
| ECC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1982 | (1) | (9) Drexel Quarterfinals | L 55–61 | 19–7 (11–0) | McGonigle Hall (1,600) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NIT Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1982* | | at Georgia First Round | L 60–73 | 19–8 (11–0) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||
Source
# 1936 Canadian census

The 1936 Canadian census was the fourth of a series of special censuses conducted by the Government of Canada covering the rapidly expanding Northwest Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. These censuses were conducted every ten years from 1906 to 1946. This census was conducted as at June 1, 1936.
The entire population of Canada for 1936 was estimated at 10,950,000, an increase of 1.0% over the previous year. The Northwest Provinces had 2,415,545 people in this census, of which Alberta had 772,782, Saskatchewan 931,547, and Manitoba 711,216. Due to the Dust Bowl, Saskatchewan would not return to this population peak until 1966.
Canada's Statistics Act legislation does not permit the release of personal information until 92 years have elapsed. Detailed information from this census is not due for release until 2028.
The previous census was the nationwide 1931 census and the following census was the nationwide 1941 census.
# Metaphor: The Tree of Utah

Metaphor: The Tree of Utah, sometimes called the Tree of Life, is an 87-foot-tall (27 m) sculpture that was created by the Swedish artist Karl Momen in the 1980s and dedicated in 1986. It is located in the desolate Great Salt Lake Desert of Utah on the west bound side of Interstate 80, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Wendover and midway between the former railroad communities of Arinosa and Barro. The sculpture, which is constructed mainly of concrete, consists of a squarish 'trunk' holding up six spheres that are coated with natural rock and minerals native to Utah. There are also several hollow sphere segments on the ground around the base. The sculpture currently has a fence surrounding the base to protect people from falling tiles.
Inscribed on the plaque are the words from Ode to Joy by Friedrich Schiller; also used as the chorus of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. It has been said that Momen was moved to create the 87-foot-tall (27 m) tree after having a vision of a tree while driving across the desolate Bonneville Salt Flats.
Following the dedication of this work of art, Momen donated the sculpture to the State of Utah and returned to Sweden. However, in 2011 he proposed creating a visitors center at the location with construction costs being paid for by donations.
# Khader Yousef

Khader Yousef Abu Hammad (Arabic: خَضِر يُوسُف أَبُو حَمَّاد; born 6 October 1984) is a Palestinian footballer playing for Tarji Wadi Al-Nes of the West Bank Premier League as a midfielder.
He received his first national team cap for Palestine in 2008 against Jordan. He has since played for Palestine at the 2010 West Asian Football Federation Championship, the qualifying rounds of the 2010 Challenge Cup, 2012 AFC Challenge Cup, and in 2014 World Cup qualifying.

## International career
### International goals

    Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 6 October 2014 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | India | 3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 16 June 2015 | Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
# Buona Vista Single Member Constituency

Buona Vista Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1976 to 1997 and it was merged into Tanjong Pagar GRC.

## Member of Parliament

| Election | Member of Parliament | Party |
| 1976 | Ang Kok Peng | PAP |
| 1980 | Ang Kok Peng | PAP |
| 1984 | Ang Kok Peng | PAP |
| 1988 | Peter Sung | PAP |
| 1991 | Peter Sung | PAP |

## Elections

Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

### Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976: Buona Vista :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PAP | Ang Kok Peng | 12,704 | 82.75 |
| | United People's Front | Hashim bin Mukayat | 2,649 | 17.25 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,055 | 65.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 16,267 | |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 15,353 | 94.38 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 399 | 2.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,752 | 96.83 |
| | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) | PAP win (new seat) |

### Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Buona Vista :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Ang Kok Peng | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 17,287 | | 6.27 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
General Election 1984: Buona Vista :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Ang Kok Peng | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,041 | | 4.36 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |
General Election 1988: Buona Vista :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Peter Sung | 8,859 | 61.76 | N/A |
| | SDP | Low Yong Nguan | 5,037 | 35.11 | N/A |
| | PKMS | Abdul Karim B Abdul Sattar | 449 | 3.13 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,822 | 26.65 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 15,850 | | 12.14 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 15,353 | 98.83 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 181 | 1.17 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,534 | 98.01 | N/A |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold | PAP hold |

### Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991: Buona Vista :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PAP | Peter Sung | 10,481 | 79.42 | 17.66 |
| | PKMS | A Karim Sattar | 2,716 | 20.58 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,765 | 58.84 | 32.19 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,596 | | 7.91 |
| Valid ballots | Valid ballots | Valid ballots | 13,197 | 95.68 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 596 | 4.32 | 3.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,793 | 94.50 | 3.51 |
| | PAP hold | PAP hold | Swing | 17.66 | |
# Elinor Field

Elinor Field (born Eleanor Field; January 4, 1902 – February 24, 1998) was an American film actress who was one of Mack Sennett's Sennett Bathing Beauties. She also starred in the 15-episode serial The Jungle Goddess (1922).

## Biography

Elinor Field was born on January 4, 1902, in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, USA, as Eleanor Field. She began acting straight out of high school. Although she appeared in more than thirty films, Field never became a major star. She died on February 24, 1998, in Chestertown, Maryland at the age of 96.

## Selected filmography

* The Pullman Bride (1917) as a Mack Sennett Bathing Beauty (uncredited)
* Are Waitresses Safe? (1917) uncredited
* How to be Happy Though Married (1919)
* The Blue Moon (1920)
* The Kentucky Colonel (1920)
* Once to Every Woman (1920) as Virginia Meredith
* Hearts and Masks (1921)
* Little Eva Ascends (1922)
* The Purple Riders (1922)
* The Leather Pushers (1922)
* The Jungle Goddess (1922), a 15-episode serial
* Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande (1923), starring role
* Blinky (1923) as Priscilla Islip
* Single Handed (1923) as Ruth Randolph
* The Red Warning (1923) as Louise Ainslee
# Storax balsam

Storax (Latin: storax; Greek: στύραξ, stúrax), often commercially sold as styrax, is a natural fragrant resin isolated from the wounded bark of Liquidambar orientalis Mill. (Asia Minor) and Liquidambar styraciflua L. (Eastern US, Mexico, Central America) (Altingiaceae). It is distinct from benzoin (also called "storax"), a similar resin obtained from the Styracaceae plant family.

## Composition

Purified storax contains circa 33–50% storesin, an alcoholic resin, both free and as cinnamic esters. It contains 5–15% cinnamic acid, 5–15% cinnamyl cinnamate, circa 10% phenylpropyl cinnamate; small amounts of ethyl cinnamate, benzyl cinnamate, and styrene. Some may contain traces of vanillin. Some sources report a resin containing triterpenic acids (oleanolic and 3-epioleanolic acids).

## Uses

Storax has a pleasant, floral/lilac, leathery, balsamic smell. Storax and its derivatives (resinoid, essential oil, absolute) are used as flavors, fragrances, and in pharmaceuticals (Friar's Balsam).
American storax resin (Liquidambar styraciflua) is chewed like gum to freshen breath and clean teeth.

## History

Mnesimachus, Aristotle, Theophrastus (Historia Plantarum), Herodotus, and Strabo mention the storax tree and its balsam. In ancient Greece, storax also denoted the spike at the lower end of a spearshaft.
Pliny (Historia Naturalis 12.98, 15.26; 24.24) notes the use of storax as a perfume, while Scribonius Largus drank wine flavored with storax. Ciris mentions storax as a fragrant hair dye. Dioscorides (De materia medica 1.79) reports its use as incense, similar to frankincense, having expectorant and soothing properties.
The 10th century Arab historian al-Masudi listed storax gum (mayʿa) as a spice in his book Murūdj al-dhahab (Meadows of Gold).
Chao Ju-Kuan, a 13th century trade commissioner in Fukien province, described liquid storax gum as a product of Ta-shï (the Arabs).
Linnaeus, who determined the scientific names of plants, thought that storax was extracted from the tree called in modern Hebrew livneh refu'i which he termed Styrax officinalis. However in the light of tests made in Israel it is very doubtful if a sap with medicinal or aromatic qualities can be extracted from this tree. The storax of the ancients was probably extracted from a different tree, seemingly from the Liquidambar orientalis which grows wild in northern Syria, and may even have been grown in Israel; from it is extracted an aromatic sap with healing qualities called storax liquidis. This may possibly be the biblical balm, though other sources conclude that the biblical balm is Balsam (opobalsamum).
This species originated in the Southern regions of Mesopotamia, present day Iraq and in particular Babylon. Babylonians used it for respiratory related diseases. 8
In the nineteenth century, styrene was isolated by distillation of storax balsam.
In North Africa, for mystical purposes, women burn benzoin and storax in potsherds.

## Safety

Storax resin is "generally regarded as safe" (GRAS), but at low levels, for example, circa 15 ppm in candy and 25 ppm in baked goods.