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National Trust Raises Over $10 Million To Preserve Historic Black Sites
The National Trust through its Action Fund has supported four new National Treasure designations, including the childhood home of singer Nina Simone; and Memphis-based Clayborn Temple, famed for its role in the Sanitation Workers' Strike of 1968.
Actor Omar Epps Discusses Black Fatherhood At Summit In West Baltimore
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BGE CEO Calvin G. Butler Jr. Honored With Governor's Champion Of Service Award
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On May 30, 2018 the director of the National Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Gevorg Vardanyan met with the Technical Adviser of SME State Support Program in Armenia Pierre Privich and consultant, intermediary and trainer of the Kaldschmidt Consult company Syuzanna Kaldschmidt. The meeting was also attended by the Head of Innovation commercialization and enterpreneurship support department, representatives of other departments.
Pierre Privich presented the activities carried out by the German International Cooperation Agency in Armenia in the frame of research and innovation projects «Support to SME Development in Armenia» and «Horizon 2020» aimed for supporting start-up entrepreneurs, local economic development activities and implementation of innovative projects.
Privich presented Syuzanna Kaldschmidt from Germany as an expert on capacity and continuous development of state and private companies.
The director of the Center briefly presented the activities of the Center and its four regional branches, the resources of the Scientific and Technical Library of the Center, the informative, library and consulting services provided to innovators, entrepreneurs, scholars, students and other stakeholders.
The head of the department of Innovation commercialization and entrepreneurship support presented the ongoing works aimed to support the commercialization of innovative ideas, noting the necessity to organize long-term trainings for the managers of the International Youth Scientific School «Innovation Management» and offers various professionals from abroad to be involved for the implementation of the training.
Syuzanna Kaldschmidt visited the Center's departments, library funds and discussed the problems of the Center. At the end of the meeting, she expressed her willingness to cooperate and to be useful in promoting for more effective activites of the Center.


After the North Pole, we headed to the resort to swim for a bit and get ready for the zoo the next day.
"Momma! I am going to looove the zoo. But, you need to be patient with me!"
^^^Carter and I got to feel the African winds in a special wind tunnel.
^^^Peter was almost smashed by an elephant.
^^^going through the bear cave.
^^^and one more carousel ride.
The zoo was beautiful and so fun for the kids. It was cool enough in the mountains to really be able to enjoy it, too!
Haha....I love it. Just be patient with me--my guess is that he's heard that before! :) And your mama is so darn adorable by the way--she's dressed so cute!
That zoo looks terrific! And don't you just want to have a heart-to-heart with the architect for placing the toy store smack dab in the middle of the entrance? One of my biggest pet peeves!
THese are amazing pictures! I love the safari hats, too! And Olive Branch looks amazing.
Gorgeous photos! Nothing quite like a day at the zoo. The picture of Peter, sitting and thinking about the zoo and his Dippin Dots, is awesome.


"We left Harry and Mick at the camp, just in case Coote should arrive while we away".
Blakeley, F. Dream Millions. 66. Illbilla 9/8/30.
The above photograph, opposite page 37 of 'Lasseter's Last Ride', was taken by Phillip Taylor at Ai Ai Creek on 10/8/30. The photo is titled, 'THE COMPANY'S HOPES CRASHED WITH THE GOLDEN QUEST', which is a fairly accurate summation of the Company's fortunes. The photograph has implications for the accuracy of Sullivan's Diary and may be yet another lapse in Blakeley's recollection of events as set out in 'Dream Millions'.
Blakeley had arranged with Coote to wait for three days at Illbilla pending the return of the pilot from Ai Ai Creek flying the Golden Quest, "On the third day I was nearly mad. I cursed and cursed those arrangements I made with Coote". Anticipating the worst the Thornycroft was prepared for a hurried return to Ai Ai Creek on the afternoon of 9/8/30, at sunset the arrangement with Coote lapsed and Blakeley, Sutherland and Taylor immediately returned over the outward track. "We left Harry and Mick at the camp", in case Coote should return during the search.
On closer examination Blakeley's reason for leaving Lasseter and Micky at Illbilla is flawed, it would make no difference to the pilot if he returned to a temporarily deserted camp, well aware of the arrangements, he would expect the men to be out searching for him and to return within a few days. On the other hand It would be sensible to leave two men at the camp to guard the supply dump although no Aboriginals had been sighted to that time. It is also worth remembering that Lasseter was afraid of the Aboriginals and Micky more so, at Illbilla he was trespassing on Luridja land and the punishment for that crime was death! Perhaps not the soundest choice in guards if that were the case.
So according to Blakeley three men left Illbilla to search for Coote and arrived at the crash scene mid afternoon, 10/8/30. That being so there should only be two men in the photograph with Taylor behind the camera, therefore who is the third man?. The tall slim Sutherland is easily identified, on the right leaning against the plane with the solidly built Blakeley in the centre, right hand on hip. The third man on the left looks like Lasseter, being much shorter in statue than Blakeley and with a shadow line along the cheek, very similar to that shown in the photograph of Lasseter at Pantas Well. It could well be Lasseter and there may be a straightforward explanation.
Given Blakeley's hopeless record of events it is very likely that he has confused the first rescue trip in search of Coote with a later journey over the same track in search of Fred Colson who was several days overdue when the Expedition returned to Illbilla from Mount Marjorie on 27/8/30, "Old Man Worry had taken a firm hold of me, for Freddy was now four or five days overdue". On the second trip to the east in search of Colson, Blakeley includes Lasseter and Micky in the crew and when the Thornycroft arrived at Ai Ai Creek, "Harry went over and had a look at the marks where the plane had crashed". After a tea break the men continued east to camp on The Derwent River where Colson arrived later in the evening.
While Blakeley was procrastinating at Illbilla, Paul Johns arrived at the camp, sometime towards the end of August and it is during this interlude that Blakeley, "made a bargain with him to stay about here a while. In two or three weeks' time I would know whether we could get through to our position and if we could not, I thought I might hire him and his camels to carry on". At this point in time there should be eight men at Illbilla, five men from C.A.G.E. and Johns with his two Aboriginal guides, more than enough men to mount a rescue mission and guard the camp.
The following sequence of events is suggested as a plausible alternative. The first trek east in search of Coote and expecting the worst, may have been a case of 'all hands on deck', including Lasseter and Micky. As no Aboriginals had been sighted in the vicinity of Illbilla, it would be a reasonable risk to leave the supplies unguarded, besides Lasseter and especially Micky would have been quite reluctant to remain at the camp. If this is so then the third man in the photograph would be Lasseter. It is on the second trip in search of Colson that Lasseter, perhaps at his request, remained at Illbilla, very likely in the company of Paul Johns, which would have been a convenient arrangement for both men. Of course in the greater scheme of things it makes little difference if Lasseter travelled with the rest of the men on both rescue missions, it would explain the presence of the third man in the photograph. Nothing, except the lack of a daily log book, explains Blakeley's erratic memory.
Blakeley, F. Dream Millions. 66.106.114.118. Idriess, Ion. L. Lasseter's Last Ride. 37.


London was the last stop of our Europe trip, and today I'll be sharing one of my favourite districts in London -- Notting Hill. If you like colourful houses, pink doors and quaint neighborhoods, you'll love Notting Hill.
Whenever I think of Notting Hill, I remember the movie with Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, the cute 'Rom-Com' classic. In my opinion, Notting Hill is even prettier than depicted in the movie.
Portobello road was on my must-do list for Notting Hill. While I enjoyed the Portobello Market Street and the little boutique shops, I enjoyed venturing off Portobello Road even more because that's where I found the prettiest and pinkest houses and doors.
I wasn't completely sure how to pack for London because the weather is similar to Vancouver - completely unpredictable. Thankfully we had mostly sunny days and I was able to break out this unique crop top from Sans Souci. The cut outs and off shoulder detail takes this basic outfit from boring to bomb!
I'm so glad the hubby and I were able to explore Notting Hill and I can't wait to be back.
Notting Hill looks absolutely charming! And your outfit is so perfect! I love that crop top!
Oh Notting Hill looks like the most charming place! Everything is so cute! I definitely want to paint my house pink too after seeing all these pretty houses!
You look stunning! I love this look and I'm obsessed with your hair!
Gorgeoussssssss photos love!!!!!!! Love the bag with the background!!!
I went to London years ago when I was in high school and I so want to go back. You photos are so fun! And love the high waisted jeans with the Gucci belt. Gorgeous!
I love London, great pics!
You look great in this casual chic outfit!
Gorgeous pics. Love this outfit.
I love the photos. The backdrop was perfect for the outfit and that fabulous bag.
Hi Rina, Notting hill is my favorite part of London! Of course, after The Selfridges and Oxford Circus. You look gorgeous in this cropped top and jeans! I love it.
Yass i'm obsessed with your outfit! So simple but chic!
Notting Hill is so cute! I love the colorful buildings and houses, especially the pink ones!
OMG, I am obsessed with this look! Such an edgy and cool look with a feminine pop of pink - so gorgeous. And you even compliment the buildings :) I need to visit Notting Hill!
Beautiful shots and love your top so much! How wonderful you went to notting hill, it is so pretty and definitely a spot to go whilst in London.
Notting hill looks so amazing! The buildings are so cute! And I love the cut out detail on that crop top!!
LOVE your bag and your belt! You look so chic! The pink buildings are so cute!
Love your hair! Notting HIll is so pretty.
What a cute outfit! You're rocking that Gucci belt & bag! Love those mules too btw!
Nottinghill is definetly one of the prettiest places I saw so far.
Lovely and your casual Outfit is simply perfect.
Yet the classy Details such as this lovely bag make it so eyecatchy.
Notting Hill is so pretty. I love your crop top and your stunning blog.
I love Notting Hill! You look gorgeous in your outfit.
I love the simplicity of all the black in this look and then the gorgeous pop of pink! So chic.
Love your outfit, reminds me so much of Jenn Im. And Notting Hill is always beautiful, perfect for photoshoots.
What a pretty road, the door with the flowers and bike is the nicest. Love what you're wearing, the top and Gucci accessories!!!
Great outfit and photos! I love your bag and belt.


Make the truth about vaping common knowledge throughout the general population.
VAEP is a grass roots nonprofit set up by a registered nurse to help people learn the truth about vaping.
After reviewing the scientific evidence, we deliver the information in a way that anyone can understand it.
Please see our Education section for the tools we currently have available to help you learn about vaping.
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Through advocacy and education, disseminate to the general population accurate and comprehensive information about vaping.
Ensure smokers can make an informed decision about vaping as a smoking alternative.
We are currently developing our online learning center, VAEPology. This resource will consist of a reference library, a video library, myths flowcharts and animated tutorials. VAEPology will allow you to easily access the information you want and link to the supporting scientific evidence.
Unify the growing numbers of knowledgeable vapers and their passion for vaping by engaging them in the development and implementation of a population education campaign.
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Once our VAEPology is complete, we will begin direct advocating to community leaders and healthcare professionals. We will also continue building resources to support vapers in their advocating efforts.


Embracing these principles can help ensure that your leadership development is deliberate and productive.
How exactly did you get to be a senior financial executive? Was the deck stacked against you? Did you hurdle obstacles? Or were you groomed from day one and drawn through the ranks? Was it a straight line from cubicle to corner office or a series of fortuitous digressions? Did you signal your aspirations early or let your achievements push you into the boss's seat?
Regardless of one's path, I believe great leaders are ultimately made. Or, at least, they make themselves.
Even when a future leader is born with abundant aptitude, he or she needs to take on progressive, surmountable challenges to flourish. Ideally, many of these challenges will be delivered intentionally, continuously and systematically from one's employer.
Since today's leaders are tomorrow's retirees, leadership development should be constant. Just as farmers amend their soil for the future even as they grow this year's crops, great organizations never stop cultivating leadership potential.
In many organizations, leadership development is urgent. CFOs and VPs of finance collectively rank leadership within [our] organization as the highest priority of eight finance areas potentially needing improvement over the next year in Protiviti's 2018 Finance Trends Survey Report. Sixty percent rated that area an eight, nine or 10 on a 1-to-10 priority scale.
Hold today's leaders accountable for the next generation. Developing the next wave of leaders is a central responsibility for any current finance leader. Long-term business performance depends on it. Make it clear to executives and managers that leadership identification, development and inspiration will be expected, measured and rewarded.
Review the entire workforce. Have current finance leaders periodically come together specifically to identify and assess emerging leaders in their midst. Evaluate progress and get promising candidates the support they need to grow. See if you can spot any employees showing leadership potential for the first time. Keep it positive: The goal is not to pick winners and losers or cull the field, but to help every legitimate candidate advance.
Review both ways. Enable subordinates to review upward. Invite them to assess their superiors so you emerge with 360-degree assessments of all finance leaders, including the current ones.
Mentor. Employees with high leadership potential always want more knowledge. They will thrive when given direct, liberal access to experienced leaders who can accelerate the learning process one on one. Make sure every finance employee has a mentor and, if possible, is a mentor.
Give stretch assignments. This is a hallmark of my company. The only way for a high-potential leader to grow is to embrace new challenges. My company provides emerging leaders with diverse experiences in a variety of settings – small stretches – before inviting them to make bigger stretches. Clarify that mistakes are a natural part of the learning process and are acceptable as long as one recommits to progress. There's no greater joy than seeing an emerging finance leader nail their first stretch assignment.
Help leaders identify themselves. Ask every employee about their aspirations, interests and hidden talents (such as foreign languages) as well as their preferences for relocation (or not). Formalize this information-gathering in your HR software so that when you're looking to fill new opportunities, the right candidates rise to the top. Many CFOs are looking for improvements in analytical skills, digital technologies/automation and core business skills, according to the latest Deloitte CFO Signals report. Also make it clear that diversity is valued at all levels as a matter of both fairness and business performance.
Do behavioral interviews. In conversations with your emerging finance leaders, get them talking about what they've accomplished. Leadership is ultimately about performance, not potential, and accomplishment is where the rubber meets the road. Train all your leaders to interview through this lens. It sets the tone and reinforces what's important.
Cultivate learning agility. This quality is one of the greatest predictors of leadership success. Learning agility is an employee's ability to: learn just about anything that will help them perform; navigate a large, complex organization; rebound from failures; embrace change; and demonstrate a growth mindset. If you consciously look for learning agility in protégés, you will recognize it when you see it.
Embracing principles like these will help you ensure that your leadership development is deliberate and productive. Action with intention is important because even born leaders are ultimately made – and made better through systematic processes.
Not everyone needs to be a leader. But for those with the right stuff, there will continue to be varying paths to senior positions. While candidates themselves need to do the hard work, senior financial executives can make sure that the paths are clear, well-marked and connected to the right destination.
Thomas A. Lawson is chairman and CEO of FM Global.


ICC Iran will organize on Tuesday & Wednesday 26, 27 April.2016 a seminar under the topic of "Uniform Customs and practice for Documentary Credits (UCP600)".
ICC Iran Arbitration commission will organize on 15 December 2015 a seminar under the topic of "International Commercial Contract". This seminar will enable participants for deeper understanding of International Commercial Contract according to the post-sanction era in Iran.
ICC Iran will organize on 25 November 2015 a seminar under the topic of "Amendment to Direct Taxes Act, Opportunities, Challenges and Administrative Implication". This conference will enable participants for deeper understanding of amendments in law and create opportunities for discussion.
For the first time, ICC Italy and ICC Iran held a joint seminar titled "Iranian Economic Potentials" on 28 & 30 Oct. 2015 in Rome and Milan respectively. The purpose of holding the seminar was to address Iran's economic potential to the Italian business community.
ICC Iran to hold a seminar on " Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits ( UCP600)"
ICC Iran will hold a seminar titled "Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits ( UCP600) " on 19-20 May 2015 from 8:30 to 12:30 at the place of Iran Chamber of Commerce and will bring together professionals from Iranian banking community who will learn how following the UCP rules when structuring their trade transactions can help facilitating the Documentary Credit process and avoid pitfalls.
ICC Iran organizes a seminar on "The Role of Documents in a Credit"
ICC Iran Arbitration commission will hold the first seminar titled " Legal & Commercial Aspects and Effects of Sanctions" on 6-7 January 2015 from 8:30 to 18 in order to the duties and requirements of Iran business community, at the place of Iran Chamber of Commerce. The purpose of holding the seminar is Investigate the legality In particular, Consequences and effects of arising the actions and learning how to cope with adverse effects.


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Aristolochia () is a large plant genus with over 500 species that is the type genus of the family Aristolochiaceae. Its members are commonly known as birthwort, pipevine or Dutchman's pipe and are widespread and occur in the most diverse climates. Some species, like A. utriformis and A. westlandii, are threatened with extinction.

Isotrema is usually included here, but might be a valid genus. If so, it contains those species with a three-lobed calyx.

Description

Aristolochia is a genus of evergreen and deciduous lianas (woody vines) and herbaceous perennials. The smooth stem is erect or somewhat twining. The simple leaves are alternate and cordate, membranous, growing on leaf stalks. There are no stipules.

The flowers grow in the leaf axils. They are inflated and globose at the base, continuing as a long perianth tube, ending in a tongue-shaped, brightly colored lobe. There is no corolla. The calyx is one to three whorled, and three to six toothed. The sepals are united (gamosepalous). There are six to 40 stamens in one whorl. They are united with the style, forming a gynostemium. The ovary is inferior and is four to six locular.

These flowers have a specialized pollination mechanism. The plants are aromatic and their strong scent attracts insects. The inner part of the perianth tube is covered with hairs, acting as a fly-trap. These hairs then wither to release the fly, covered with pollen.

The fruit is dehiscent capsule with many endospermic seeds.

The common names Dutchman's pipe and pipevine (e.g. common pipevine, A. durior) are an allusion to old-fashioned meerschaum pipes at one time common in the Netherlands and northern Germany. Birthwort (e.g. European birthwort A. clematitis) refers to these species' flower shape, resembling a birth canal.
Aristolochia was first described by the 4th c. BC Greek philosopher and botanist Theophrastus in his ''Inquiry of Plants'' [IX.8.3], and the scientific name Aristolochia was developed from Ancient Greek aristos (άριστος) "best" + locheia (λοχεία), childbirth or childbed, relating to its known ancient use in childbirth. The Roman orator Cicero records a different tradition, that the plant was named for the otherwise unknown individual with the common Greek name Aristolochos, who had learned from a dream that it was an antidote for snake bites.

Selected species

 Aristolochia acuminata Lam.
 Aristolochia arborea
 Aristolochia baetica
 Aristolochia boosii
 Aristolochia bracteolata Lam. – worm killer
 Aristolochia californica Torr. – California pipevine, California Dutchman's pipe
 Aristolochia cauliflora Ule

 Aristolochia chilensis Bridges ex Lindl. – Chilean fox's ears
 Aristolochia clematitis L. – European birthwort
 Aristolochia contorta
 Aristolochia cucurbitifolia Hayata
 Aristolochia cucurbitoides C.F.Liang

 Aristolochia delavayi Franch.
 Aristolochia didyma – yawar panga
 Aristolochia durior (= A. macrophylla) – common Dutchman's pipe, common pipevine
 Aristolochia eriantha
 Aristolochia esperanzae Kuntze
 Aristolochia fimbriata – white-veined Dutchman's pipe
 Aristolochia gibertii
 Aristolochia gigantea Mart. – giant pelican flower, Brazilian Dutchman's pipe
 Aristolochia gorgona
 Aristolochia grandiflora Sw. – pelican flower
 Aristolochia hainanensis Merr.
 Aristolochia indica L.
 Aristolochia labiata Willd. – mottled Dutchman's pipe, rooster flower
 Aristolochia lindneri

 Aristolochia littoralis D.Parodi – elegant Dutchman's pipe, calico flower
 Aristolochia longa – long aristolochia, sarrasine
 Aristolochia macrophylla Lam.
 Aristolochia macroura

 Aristolochia maxima Jacq. – Florida Dutchman's pipe
 Aristolochia obliqua S.M.Hwang
 Aristolochia paecilantha
 Aristolochia pistolochia L.
 Aristolochia pontica
 Aristolochia quangbinhensis
 Aristolochia ringens Vahl – gaping Dutchman's pipe
 Aristolochia rotunda L. – smearwort, round birthwort, English mercury, mercury goosefoot, allgood, tola bona, fat hen – type species
 Aristolochia scytophylla S.M.Hwang & D.L.Chen
 Aristolochia sempervirens L.
 Aristolochia serpentaria L. – Virginia snakeroot
 Aristolochia sipho L'Hér.
 Aristolochia stevensii  Barringer
 Aristolochia tagala – Indian birthwort
 Aristolochia thwaitesii Hook
 Aristolochia tomentosa Sims – woolly pipevine, woolly Dutchman's pipe
 Aristolochia tricaudata
 Aristolochia tuberosa C.F.Liang & S.M.Hwang
 Aristolochia utriformis S.M.Hwang
 Aristolochia watsonii Woot. & Standl. – Watson's Dutchman's pipe
 Aristolochia westlandii Hemsl.
 Aristolochia yunnanensis Franch.

Swallowtail butterflies
Many species of Aristolochia are eaten by the caterpillar larvae of swallowtail butterflies, thus making themselves unpalatable to most predators. Lepidoptera feeding on pipevines include:

Choreutidae
Millieria leaf miner
Papilionidae
False Apollo (Archon apollinus) – known from numerous pipevine species
Bhutanitis
Bhutan glory (B. lidderdalii) – known from A. griffithi, A. kaempferii, A. mandshuriensis and maybe others
Chinese three-tailed swallowtail (B. thaidina) – known from A. moupinensis
Troidini
Great windmill (Atrophaneura dasarada) – only known from A. griffithi
Common batwing (Atrophaneura varuna) – only known from A. kaempferi
Troides plateni – only known from Indian birthwort (A. tagala)
Cairns birdwing (Ornithoptera euphorion)
Richmond birdwing (O. richmondia)
Paradise birdwing (O. paradisea)
Rajah Brooke's birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana) – only known from A. foveolata
Magellan birdwing (T. magellanus) – known on A. cucurbitifolia, A. ovatifolia, A. zollingeriana and maybe others
Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) – known on A. macrophylla, Virginia snakeroot (A. serpentaria) and others
Polydamas Swallowtail (Battus polydamas)
Parides genus of swallowtails, also called cattlehearts
Zerynthiini
Allancastria caucasica
Eastern Festoon (Allancastria cerisyi) – known from numerous pipevine species
Southern Festoon (Zerynthia polyxena) – known from numerous pipevine species
Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina) – known from numerous pipevine species

In Australia the invasive Aristolochia littoralis is fatal to the caterpillars of Ornithoptera euphorion and O. richmondia and threatens to displace their proper host, A. tagala.

Herbalism, toxicity and carcinogenicity
The species Aristolochia clematitis was highly regarded as a medicinal plant since the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, and on until the Early Modern era; it also plays a role in traditional Chinese medicine. Due to its resemblance to the uterus, the doctrine of signatures held that birthwort was useful in childbirth. A preparation was given to women upon delivery to expel the placenta, as noted by the herbalist Dioscurides in the 1st century AD. Despite its presence in ancient medicine, Aristolochia is known to contain the lethal toxin aristolochic acid.

The Bencao Gangmu, compiled by Li Shi-Zhen in the latter part of the sixteenth century, was based on the author's experience and on data obtained from earlier herbals; this Chinese herbal classic describes 1892 "drugs" (with 1110 drawings), including many species of Aristolochia. For 400 years, the Bencao Gangmu remained the principal source of information in traditional Chinese medicine and the work was translated into numerous languages, reflecting its influence in countries other than China. In the mid-twentieth century, the Bencao Gangmu was replaced by modern Materia Medica, the most comprehensive source being Zhong Hua Ben Cao (Encyclopedia of Chinese Materia Medica), published in 1999. The Encyclopedia lists 23 species of Aristolochia, though with little mention of toxicity. The Chinese government currently lists the following Aristolochia herbs: A. manshuriensis (stems), A. fangchi (root), A. debilis (root and fruit), and A. contorta (fruit), two of which (madouling and qingmuxiang) appear in the 2005 Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China.

In traditional Chinese medicine Aristolochia species are used for certain forms of acute arthritis and edema.

Despite the toxic properties of aristolochic acid, naturopaths claim that a decoction of birthwort stimulates the production and increases the activity of white blood cells, or that pipevines contain a disinfectant which assists in wound healing. Also, Aristolochia bracteolata is colloquially known as "worm killer" due to supposed antihelminthic activity.

Aristolochia taxa have also been used as reptile repellents. A. serpentaria (Virginia snakeroot) is thus named because the root was used to treat snakebite, as "so offensive to these reptiles, that they not only avoid the places where it grows, but even flee from the traveler who carries a piece of it in his hand". A. pfeiferi, A. rugosa, and A. trilobata are also used in folk medicine to treat snakebites.

Toxicity and carcinogenicity
In 1993, a series of end-stage renal disease cases was reported from Belgium associated with a weight loss treatment, where Stephania tetrandra in a herbal preparation was suspected of being replaced with Aristolochia fangchi. More than 105 patients were identified with nephropathy following the ingestion of this preparation from the same clinic from 1990 to 1992. Many required renal transplantation or dialysis. Aristolochia is a component of some Chinese herbal medicines.

Aristolochia has been shown to be both a potent carcinogen and kidney toxin. Herbal compounds containing Aristolochia are classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Epidemiological and laboratory studies have identified Aristolochia to be a dangerous kidney toxin; Aristolochia has been shown to be associated with more than 100 cases of kidney failure. Furthermore, it appears as if contamination of grain with European birthwort (A. clematitis) is a cause of Balkan nephropathy, a severe renal disease occurring in parts of southeast Europe. In 2001 the UK government banned the sale, supply and importation of any medicinal product consisting of or containing a plant of the genus Aristolochia. Several other plant species that do not cause themselves kidney poisoning, but which were commonly substituted with Aristolochia in the remedies, were prohibited in the same order.

Aristolochic acid was linked to aristolochic acid-associated urothelial cancer in a Taiwanese study in 2012. In 2013, two studies reported that aristolochic acid is a strong carcinogen. Whole-genome and exome analysis of individuals with a known exposure to aristolochic acid revealed a higher rate of somatic mutation in DNA. Metabolites of aristolochic acid enter the cell nucleus and form adducts on DNA. While adducts on the transcribed DNA strand within genes are detected and removed by transcription-coupled repair, the adducts on the non-transcribed strand remain and eventually cause DNA replication errors. These adducts have a preference for adenine bases, and cause A-to-T transversions. Furthermore, these metabolites appear to show a preference for CAG and TAG sequences.

Garden history
Due to their spectacular flowers, several species are used as ornamental plants, notably the hardy A. durior of eastern North America, which was one of John Bartram's many introductions to British gardens; in 1761 Bartram sent seeds he had collected in the Ohio River Valley to Peter Collinson in London, and Collinson gave them to the nurseryman James Gordon at Mile End to raise. The vine was soon adopted for creating for arbors "a canopy impenetrable to the rays of the sun, or moderate rain," as Dr John Sims noted in The Botanical Magazine, 1801.

See also
 Nepenthes aristolochioides, a carnivorous plant with pitchers resembling Aristolochia flowers
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Footnotes

References
  (2006): Known and Probable Carcinogens (Including Industrial Processes, Occupational Exposures, Infectious Agents, Chemicals, and Radiation). Version of 02/03/2006. Retrieved 2007-NOV-12.

Further reading

External links

 Pictures of Aristolochia chilensis and Aristolochia bridgesii

Vines
Piperales genera
Abortifacients
Medicinal plants
IARC Group 1 carcinogens

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US politicians discover personally the pitfalls of facial recognition: is it time to ban it completely?
Posted on Aug 11, 2018 by Glyn Moody
For all the theoretical concerns about the limitations of facial recognition systems, there's nothing like personal experience to hammer the point home. That was confirmed recently when the ACLU ran an interesting experiment using Amazon's cloud-based Rekognition system, which Privacy News Online discussed a couple of months back:
Using Rekognition, we built a face database and search tool using 25,000 publicly available arrest photos. Then we searched that database against public photos of every current member of the House and Senate. We used the default match settings that Amazon sets for Rekognition.
The result was noteworthy: Amazon's software incorrectly matched 28 members of Congress, identifying them as other people who have been arrested for a crime. Particularly troubling was the racial bias displayed by the matches: nearly 40% of Rekognition's false matches in the ACLU's test were of people of color, even though they make up only 20% of Congress. Also striking was how little this experiment cost – just $12.33, which underlines how cheap facial recognition systems have become. That fact means the barrier to deploying them widely is low.
Not surprisingly, some US politicians were not best pleased by these results. Cnet obtained copies of letters sent by some of them to Amazon's CEO, Jeff Bezos. One pointed out why Rekognition's apparent racial bias was such a concern – something that the Congressional Black Caucus had already raised back in May, when details of the Rekognition system were first revealed. As the recent letter put it :
Given the results of this test, we are alarmed about the deleterious impact this tool – if left unchecked without proper, consistent, and rigorous calibration – will have on communities of color: immigrants; protestors peaceably assembling and others petitioning the Government for a redress of grievances; or any other marginalized group.
Calibration is a key issue for facial recognition systems. If the training data is unrepresentative, or used incorrectly, the system will produce biased results. Many people probably view matches obtained with facial recognition as trustworthy, thanks to a kind of circular reasoning that since it's a match, it must be correct. That's not the case: a badly-configured system will find matches where they don't exist, as the ACLU experiment shows. Another issue was raised by Amazon's response to this incident, written by Matt Wood, who is in charge of Machine Learning at Amazon Web Services. He noted that there was an important variable that helped determine how good the match is, as measured in terms of the false positives that are generated – apparent matches that are incorrect. This is the so-called "confidence threshold":
The 80% confidence threshold used by the ACLU is far too low to ensure the accurate identification of individuals; we would expect to see false positives at this level of confidence. We recommend 99% for use cases where highly accurate face similarity matches are important (as indicated in our public documentation).
Amazon's post went on to explain that the company carried out its own experiment, seeking matches for public photos of all members of US Congress among a dataset of over 850,000 faces commonly used in academia. Despite the much larger dataset, there were zero false positives when the confidence level was set to the more stringent 99% level. As Amazon rightly notes, this shows the critical importance of choosing appropriate confidence levels when deploying facial recognition systems – something that is rarely discussed. However, an ACLU spokesperson pointed out to Ars Technica that this argument is rather undermined by a post on Amazon's site explaining in detail how police forces can use Rekognition to "identify persons of interest for law enforcement", which set a confidence level of 85%, not 99%.
Amazon's response to the ACLU's results also suggested that in real-world public safety and law enforcement situations, Amazon Rekognition is "almost exclusively used to help narrow the field and allow humans to expeditiously review and consider options using their judgment", rather than allowing the system to make fully autonomous decisions. That may be a rather over-optimistic view.
One of the key concerns with the wider roll-out of low-cost facial recognition systems is that they will become a routine part of policing, for example as part of the new FirstNet system discussed last week. The technology is likely to be deployed in situations where officers are required to make rapid decisions; there may not be much time to "review and consider options" – they must act. The natural tendency will be to trust facial recognition systems without worrying about technical issues like confidence levels. It is easy to imagine errors being made, perhaps with fatal consequences. Even Axon, the biggest supplier of body cameras in the US, thinks this is a concern.
Amazon's Matt Wood concludes his blog post by supporting Microsoft's earlier call for government regulations:
machine learning is a very valuable tool to help law enforcement agencies, and while being concerned it's applied correctly, we should not throw away the oven because the temperature could be set wrong and burn the pizza. It is a very reasonable idea, however, for the government to weigh in and specify what temperature (or confidence levels) it wants law enforcement agencies to meet to assist in their public safety work.
There are already suggestions how this might be done through regulation. A 2016 report entitled "The Perpetual Line-up: Unregulated Police Face Recognition in America" from a group at the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law, not only analyzed the problem, but offered some solutions. These include Model Face Recognition Legislation, and a Model Police Face Recognition Use Policy.
However, Woodrow Hartzog, Professor of Law and Computer Science at Northeastern University School of Law and College of Computer and Information Science, takes a more pessimistic view. He believes that a regulatory framework is not enough – he says we need a complete ban on the technology:
Because facial recognition technology holds out the promise of translating who we are and everywhere we go into trackable information that can be nearly instantly stored, shared, and analyzed, its future development threatens to leave us constantly compromised. The future of human flourishing depends upon facial recognition technology being banned before the systems become too entrenched in our lives. Otherwise, people won't know what it's like to be in public without being automatically identified, profiled, and potentially exploited. In such a world, critics of facial recognition technology will be disempowered, silenced, or cease to exist.
Hartzog's call is bold and well-meaning, but is it realistic? Are police forces or intelligence agencies likely to be willing to forgo the surveillance capabilities that facial recognition offers? Even if it is forbidden to use the technology, it is hard to tell when it is being deployed: every CCTV, every photo, can potentially feed into a facial recognition system, and no one would know. Equally, the technology and expertise is already out there, and there is no way to call it back. It will always be used and abused by those who want its power, and who are prepared to dodge or simply ignore any legal consequences that might follow in some jurisdictions.
Maybe the best we can hope for is reasonable government regulation that limits the worst excesses of facial recognition systems. The fact that Microsoft and now Amazon are showing a willingness to move in that direction means that other tech companies would probably do the same. Some US politicians have just learned the hard way how flawed facial recognition systems can be. Perhaps they are beginning to appreciate the serious consequences that might flow from these kinds of false positives. As a result, now seems like a good moment to begin a wider conversation about regulating the technology before it is too late, and the situation becomes as bad as Hartzog fears.
Featured image by ACLU.
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Glyn Moody is a freelance journalist who writes and speaks about privacy, surveillance, digital rights, open source, copyright, patents and general policy issues involving digital technology. He started covering the business use of the Internet in 1994, and wrote the first mainstream feature about Linux, which appeared in Wired in August 1997. His book, "Rebel Code," is the first and only detailed history of the rise of open source, while his subsequent work, "The Digital Code of Life," explores bioinformatics - the intersection of computing with genomics.
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Sums up the definition of digital citizenship.
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This leads straight to trouble and perhaps court cases, as slander, bullying, smear campaigns, threats, hacking, etc are commonplace when they are not taught digital etiquette.


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Five "Spiritual" Signs That You Are Really In Love!
If we really want a genuine organic nerve tonic that is free of charge, it is our deepest love for forgiveness. As long as we hold a grudge in the secret chamber of our heart, the nerves weaken. When we realize the power of forgiveness, we forgive as the highest form of self-love; the release of the poison of blame and guilt lifts us up into a world where we can hear the Universal footsteps and the music of the spheres as we are enjoy perfect health.
It seems like so many of us have been dramatically changing in the past couple of months~ at least it feels like it on the inside. We can't really tell if it looks much different on the outside.
Something dawned on me the other day. It happened indoors, so it is not even attributable to being out in nature, as is usually the case. The idea crossed my mind that I like knowing. Curiosity does exist as part of our human nature, and we can choose to view it as a definite blessing in life.
What would our world be like if every one of us was to be granted supernatural faculties?
A first glance at such a scenario comes up with a seemingly indisputable picture of an ideal society living in peace and harmony, with every person having boundless freedom in all aspects of their lives, being able to fully satisfy their every wish and desire, undo all of their mistakes and social faux pas, change the past and create a definite future.


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Q: GWT can not deploy to the remote tomcat with http 404 and page not found info as return remote:fedora 15 with jdk+tomcat (vmware)
local:win7 with jdk+tomcat(my notebook)
Several days before,I create a default GWT project using Eclipse google plugin and deploy it to "remote" successfully,it works fine!And now I create a new one on the same way.IE gave me a http 404,page not found infos as a return.I'm sure I do nothing to the project file except creating it.And the former still works fine,the latter doesn't work yet.The only difference between them is the dir which contain the war files.
I try solving it by many ways.Here are some useful result:
I can almost confirm the block bellow(in web.xml) cause the problem
  <servlet>
    <servlet-name>greetServlet</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>com.test.gwt.server.GreetingServiceImpl</servlet-class>
  </servlet>
  <servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>greetServlet</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>gwtref/greet</url-pattern>
  </servlet-mapping>

when I change servlet-class content to anything (even wrong),the http 404 error would disapear.I can get the right page,as you can imagin,rpc doesn't work for servlet-class'content being changed!
I don't know how it happens,I do nothing except time going by!
I also deploy the latter to tomcat installed on my notebook.It works fine!God!What a amazing problem!I'm a newer to web application development with java.Can someone help me out?

A: This is a wild guess, but here I go.
In general if you get a runtime error while starting the war in a servlet container the whole war will be marked as unavailable. You are saying that if you remove the servlet the 404 goes away, which makes me believe that the class com.test.gwt.server.GreetingServiceImpl is not insde your war file (some typo?).
Take a look into WEB-INF/classes/ if its there. If not you got your error...

A: I had the same problem and following helped me to fix it:

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*Build jar from the src folder of the project (Export the jar into /war/Web-Inf/lib/(name_of_jar).jar

*Build a war file from your war folder and deploy it on tomcat (I used Ant Build to make war)

<target name="default" depends="buildwar,deploy"></target>

<target name="buildwar">
    <war basedir="war" destfile="(Some Name).war" webxml="war/WEB-INF/web.xml">
        <exclude name="WEB-INF/**" />
        <webinf dir="war/WEB-INF/">
            <include name="**/*.jar" />
        </webinf>
    </war>
</target>

<target name="deploy">
    <copy file="(Some Name).war" todir="." />
</target>

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PAULEY Takes Gold For Innovation at Learning Awards 2016
At PAULEY, we're delighted to have won the highly coveted gold award for Innovation in Learning along with the National Training Academy for Rail (NTAR) at the prestigious Learning Awards 2016 run by the Learning and Performance Institute.
The Learning Awards—held on February 4th at the Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane—celebrated and honoured the best of the best in the learning and development industry. Recognised as the L&D sector's premier awards ceremony, this year saw a record 400 entries from all over the world. Now in their 20th year, the Awards are judged by an independent panel of industry experts looking for exceptional vision and depth in providing learning solutions with a proven business impact.
Beating Refined Data Solutions, Filtered, Ernst & Young LLP, Johnson & Johnson and What Goes Around to the top spot, our award-winning solution combines touch screen technology, CAD and Oculus Rift virtual reality.
In the official programme, we were praised for making "an impressive contribution to the delivery of learning". The judges commended our ability to combine different technologies to make "cutting-edge, engaging and realistic learning". They also praised how our solution successfully integrates and accelerates learning in the workplace and is very scalable due to the use of affordable equipment, available to everyone.
We created powerful VR interactive online courses from over 4,000 documents to create a unique, game-changing learning experience with the aim of engaging and inspiring the next generation of rail industry engineers and apprentices being trained by NTAR.
We reformatted existing paper-based and PowerPoint slide course materials to NTAR branding and made them suitable for use on 90-inch touchscreens, desktop PCs, laptops and mobile devices such as tablets. Some courses create VR environments using Oculus Rift hardware—a first for the rail industry—meaning that trains can stay on the rails where they are most needed.
Simon Rennie, NTAR's General Manager, had previously said that our innovations "demonstrated intuition and innovation in developing and delivering an interactive and immersive training experience, which adds greatly to how NTAR will bring alive its training."
After winning the award, he added: "It was essential for us to adopt this kind of innovative technology—it provides not only the impact factor required for a flagship training organisation, but also delivers highly portable content that can be delivered consistently and at high quality at multiple locations. The approach has allowed us to invest predominantly in content (as opposed to hardware) and it has been a pleasure working with PAULEY who have provided intuitive and hugely engaging learning material."
We believe that winning this award demonstrates that we are the industry's front-runner for transforming paper-based content and dull eLearning into a highly immersive learning experience that is far superior to classroom learning and that delivers tangible business results.
Our win goes to show that 2016 is shaping up to be the year of VR. We expect to see many more learning providers beginning to experiment with this technology as it becomes increasingly accessible.
If you're interested in finding out more about how we can help you innovate your learning, get in touch for a chat today!
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I live in the state of Texas. A few years ago I had two to three credit cards -- small amounts, adding up to $3,000 total -- and one large loan charged off. I was in a bad financial bind at the time. The one large loan was a home improvement loan for approximately $30,000.
Once I got back on my feet financially, I started paying back the home improvement loan at the same payment amount. I believe I went about 10 to 11 months with no payments being made. I am now being told that it may not be in my best interest to pay any of these back. I had full intentions of paying all of them back, regardless of the charge-off. I am being counseled to get "debt validations, etc." Once you already have a charge-off, is it in your best interest to pay them off or not?
Whoever told you that not paying your debts may be in your best interest is dead wrong! Asking for validation of a debt that you are not sure is yours or one that you know does not belong to you is a good idea. Requesting validation for a debt that you know you owe is a stalling tactic. The fact that a debt has been charged off by the original lender does not mean that the debt goes away or is no longer owed. It simply means that 90 to 180 days have passed without payment, and the lender has moved the account from an asset to a liability on its books.
I am surprised your home improvement loan creditor did not threaten foreclosure proceedings, considering the loan is secured by your home. It may be that the lender had too many nonpayment loans to deal with and just didn't get around to yours. Whatever the reason, if you haven't done so already, I would recommend you communicate with the lender and verify exactly what you owe on the loan and whether the lack of payment for so long has affected the terms of the loan. It may be in your best interest to request refinancing the loan if large fees and penalties were added due to nonpayment. Check your loan paperwork to determine what default consequences are included in the terms.
One reason you may be getting advice not to pay the charge-offs is that payment does not immediately improve your credit. However, nonpayment will likely result in collection activity that could end in court action, legal fees, years of bad credit, wage garnishment and/or home foreclosure. In addition, it is unlikely you will qualify for another loan, at least at affordable terms, unless you pay your charge-offs. A new lender will want to see that you pay your debts before giving you any more credit or better terms.
My recommendation is to continue paying what you owe. As you make good on your charge-off accounts and continue to pay on time and as agreed on your other accounts, your credit will improve. Two to three years from now, the negative effects from the charged-off accounts will be greatly diminished.


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16 Facts About Kim and Kanye's Wedding That Will Leave You Dumbfounded
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Wedding Facts
24 May, 2019 by Quinn Keaney
A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on May 27, 2014 at 7:58am PDT
From the moment they first started dating in 2012, Hollywood power couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have had a relationship unlike any other. Sometimes it seems like everything they do is over the top, from the gifts Kanye's given Kim, to the way they talk about each other. Of all the things the pair has shocked us with, though, few outrank their lavish May 2014 wedding. From the flower wall to the cake to the guest list, read on to see why we're still obsessing over every detail four years later.
The Surprise Proposal: To get an idea of how extravagant the couple's wedding was going to be, fans only needed to look at how Kanye proposed to his future wife. About a year before they got hitched, the "Famous" rapper rented out San Francisco's AT&T Park to propose to Kim with a ring coincidentally the size of a baseball stadium (a 15-carat diamond ring from jeweller Lorraine Schwartz). The big surprise was done under the guise of a 33rd birthday celebration for Kim, so Kanye invited 100 of their closest friends and family to attend. Once she heard the 90-piece orchestra playing Lana Del Rey's "Young and Beautiful," noticed the pyrotechnics, and saw the words "PLEEEASE MARRY MEEE!!!!" on the Jumbotron, it didn't take long for her to realise what was up.
A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on Oct 22, 2013 at 8:41am PDT
The Unique Venue: After doing a typical Hollywood wedding in 2011 when she wed Kris Humphries, Kim was intent on making her and Kanye's nuptials more meaningful, which is why they decided to have their official ceremony at 16th-century-era fortress in Florence, Italy (because it's the city where they conceived their daughter, North).
The Amount of SkyMiles They Racked Up: Ultimately their whirlwind wedding weekend spanned a total of 888 km and two countries, since the couple kicked off the party in Paris before flying all of their guests to Italy. Although they originally wanted their wedding to be held in the Palace of Versailles, their permission was denied. Fortunately they were able to host a party there the night before the ceremony (which they arrived to in a horse-drawn carriage, naturally).
The Intimate Ceremony: They exchanged vows with a beautiful flower wall serving as a dramatic backdrop, and had their close friend Rich Wilkerson Jr. serve as pastor. A wedding guest told People that "it went off without a hitch," and the pastor "acted like he does celebrity weddings every day."
The Gorgeous Walk Down the Aisle: As the bride walked down the aisle on the arm of Caitlyn Jenner, Andrea Bocelli serenaded everyone with a number of beautiful songs, including "Con te Partiré."
The Lack of Cameras: In a surprising move, there were a grand total of zero E! cameras recording the actual wedding ceremony. Kim noted the wedding itself would not be featured on Keeping Up With the Kardashians, but that they'd show "everything leading up to and after," and later share photos from the ceremony. "As much as we would love to share these memories, privacy is our main priority," she wrote.
The No-Phone Zone: The Queen of Selfies without a mobile phone? Say WHAT?! Kim and Kanye not only banned guests from using mobile phones during the ceremony, but also made them sign a non-disclosure agreement to keep the wedding's details under wraps.
The A-List Guests: Despite Beyoncé and Jay Z's infamous decision not to attend of Kim and Kanye's wedding (though Bey did share an Instagram dedicated to the couple later on), most of their famous friends turned out for the celebration. Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, Jaden Smith (dressed in a white Batman suit), Joe Francis, 12 Years a Slave director Steve McQueen, David Blaine, Serena Williams, LaLa and Carmelo Anthony, André Leon Talley, Rachel Roy, and many others danced the night away with the couple.
The Bridesmaids and Groomsmen: For her third wedding, only Kim's sisters served as bridesmaids. Like her wedding to Kris, they all wore white dresses. As for Kanye, his initial choice of Jay Z as his Best Man fell through when Beyoncé nixed their attendance, so his long-time manager Don C stepped in instead.
The Multiple Dresses: Kim made four total dress changes to celebrate getting married to Kanye. While in Paris, she wore three different dresses for the pre-wedding lunch, their rehearsal dinner, and her bachelorette party. Once in Italy, she donned the long-sleeved, lacy Givenchy gown for the main event, which was designed by close friend Riccardo Tisci (aka the man behind her infamous 2013 Met Gala look).
The Understated (Well, Kind of) Jewellery: On top of the Lorraine Schwartz 15-carat engagement ring Kanye gifted her with, Kim wore a simple pair of earrings that held a very special meaning. At Kanye's 2013 New Year's concert, when he announced they were expecting their first child, she was wearing Martin Katz's Tobey diamond studs (also a gift from 'Ye). She rocked the exact same pair on their special day, which feature two large diamonds surrounded by 100 smaller diamonds, all set in 18k white gold.
A post shared by Kim Kardashian West (@kimkardashian) on May 23, 2015 at 5:59pm PDT
The Minor Reception Meltdown: You might say Kanye approached designing their reception with planner Sharon Sacks with an eye for detail. You might also say that the event drove him maybe, sort of, kind of insane. An hour before the wedding started, he decided that the wooden bar that had been installed "looked like a bar from Texas," and sawed it in half. He had two pieces of wood nailed to the front of it and was finally satisfied, declaring, "Now it's art."
The Instagram-Worthy Dinner Table: In lieu of place cards for guests, Kanye hired a team of Italian stone masons to engrave each guest's name into a marble table. Once the party actually started, he gave a 20-minute-long speech praising Kim and everyone in attendance, all of whom sat at the 224-foot marble table that was hoisted in by a crane and put on a special platform so they could properly see the breathtaking Florence skyline.
The Cake Fit For a King and Queen: While dining at the 16th-century-era fortress, wedding guests consumed a Shaq-sized dessert. The seven-foot-tall confection was made up of seven tiers of white cake with white icing and fruit layers crafted by Galateo Ricevimenti, who also catered the rest of their reception. Although photos from their reception are scarce, the late Vogue Italia Editor-in-Chief Franca Sozzani shared a photo from the big day on Instagram, and you can see the staggering cake towering in the background.
The Insanely Talented Wedding Singers: Since Lana Del Rey sang at their pre-wedding festivities in Paris (free of charge, supposedly), the couple had close pal and Grammy winner John Legend perform a live rendition of "All of You" for their first dance. Afterwards, "These Arms of Mine" and "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding were played, followed by Kanye and Jay Z's "Otis" and Michael Jackson's "Rock With You."
The Even More Insane Wedding Gift: Although an official wedding registry for the two was never disclosed, Kanye's wedding present to Kim was a five-figure painting he commissioned of her wearing only a g-string and a pair of Louboutins, with the phrase "My Queen Kim" down the left side of the canvas, and "Perfect Bitch" on the right. It was done by the artist Bambi, whose manager revealed Kanye asked for "something regal but typically Kim."
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Titan Mercury has advanced to the finals of the World Clubs Cup, which will take place tomorrow at 9am EST. Alex Dieringer and Nico Megaludis went 3-0 on the first day to help the American based team advance to the finals. Dieringer is continuing his impressive run in his first non-collegiate season, today with three dominant tech falls.
Kyle Snyder fell in a match that of course was exactly what you thought. A 2-2 criteria loss where he chased the guy the whole time.
This is a fun event with plenty of great action. UWW sometimes provides some great free videos after events so hopefully we can share that as it comes available as well. We need an American Clubs Cup as I really love this format to expose freestyle while giving fans teams to root for in an easy to follow package.
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A field semester program for undergraduate students interested in natural resources and the environment.
The Haida Gwaii Semester provides students an immersion opportunity in a unique resource-dependent community in which the social, cultural, ecological, political and economic issues facing natural resource managers around the globe come together at a local scale.
Students live in the Village of Queen Charlotte, attend lectures at the world-class Haida Heritage Centre at Kaay Llnagaay ("Sea Lion Town") in Skidegate, tour the forests and landscapes of the islands, meet with local experts and knowledge-holders, and become part of the Haida Gwaii Community.
Sarah Robinson, FNIS alumna, spent a semester in Haida Gwaii. On the experience she remarked: "It gave me a glimpse that people with different agendas can come together and make it work." She also said "The community is super welcoming… you have the opportunity to learn so much." The courses are taught in an intensive manner, which allows students to focus on the material currently being taught. Sarah felt that this process encouraged her to be immersed in her studies in a way that a typical term at UBC cannot duplicate.
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HELENE SCHJERFBECK PAINTINGS FOR SALE & BIOGRAPHY
HELENE SCHJERFBECK
Finnish, 1862–1946
"Helene Schjerfbeck suffered from poor health since childhood, but she was completely absorbed by her art. When she was 11, she began her studies at the school of the Finnish Association of the Arts in Helsinki. By the time she was 18, she was painting noteworthy portraits of children and of genre scenes. After having passed through various studios in the school she left Finland for Paris in 1880. She took part in the Salon des Artistes Français (she continued to contribute to it after she left Paris), winning a bronze medal for the Exposition Universelle of 1900. In the 1880s she lived in St Ives and was a member of the artists community.
"The 1888 version of The Convalescent shows a wonderful mastery of traditional technique. Later she became interested in esotericism, an interest that was reinforced during her travels, between 1892 and 1894. From 1892 to 1894 she travelled to St Petersburg, Vienna and Florence, before returning to Finland, she then spent the last two years of her life in Sweden, near Stockholm. In France she met the artists of Concarneau and Pont-Aven, where she painted landscapes in the open air, in the style of Gauguin and the Nabis. Later, she considered this collection of landscapes as 'an impersonal and inexpressive period' in her work. In about 1882 she began studies on the theme of dancing shoes. She pursued this theme in a lithograph in 1938. One of the characteristics of her work is the repetition of several themes, which continued throughout her life. One of these themes was the series of self portraits that from 1910 became an obsession with her. The development of these these themes display the evolution of her technique and its pictorial conception, which tended towards an ever more radical emancipation the well-mannered painting in the Scandinavian countries. In 1888 she was painting still in the spirit and technique of the nineteenth-century post-Romantic tradition, but by 1890 she came under the influence of the Symbolists. The earlier treatment - exact and detailed - was refined and replaced by a style that progressively reflected the painters of Pont-Aven.
"Schjerfbeck is considered one of the greatest Finnish painters of the turn of the nineteenth century, and is best known most for The Convalescent. After the first version of 1888, she took up the theme again in 1927, using different techniques, and then again in still different ways in 1938-1939, using drawings, watercolors and lithographs. The 1927 version shows a tighter composition with insignificant details of the décor eliminated, than in the first painting of 1888. The creation is direct, spontaneous and syntheticist, but the pigmentary matter is still smooth and sensuous. In Portrait of Gösta of 1933, vivid paint textures in places, give shape and life to a face created with large, flat, syntheticist strokes, and with firm, simple strokes marking the eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth.
"During the last two years of her life in Sweden she was still working on the last version of The Convalescent. All the simplifications of stroke, surface, volume, detail and décor climax here. Apart from the contrast between the black jersey and the clear ochres of the face, hands and bed linen, there are almost no colors - only pink and yellow ochres. No more vivid paint surfaces, just a sparse flatness. The drawing, reduced to the minimum of information, is placed on top of the flatness. The deprivation of technique and form is overwhelming, as if the painter is telling us of the suffering that had been with her since childhood and of her constant dialogue with death" (Benezit, Dictionary of Artists, Paris, 2006).
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Didrichsen Art Museum, Helsinki
State Museums of Florence, Florence
Valtion Taidemuseo, Finnish National Gallery, Helsinki
Please contact us if you are interested in selling your Count Albert de Belleroche paintings or other artwork from the 19th century and early 20th century.
CIRCLE OF HELENE SCHJERFBECK
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EEU Official: Armenia's 2016 export figures "impressive"
SARA KHOJOYAN
Tatyana Valovaya / Photo: www.eurasiancommission.org
Armenia is the only country in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) that registered economic growth and did not saw a decline in 2015, the EEU Board member, Minister of Macroeconomics and Main Integration Directions Tatyana Valovaya said during a teleconference with Yerevan from Moscow on May 12.
It is interesting that the EEU official attributed that growth to Armenia's membership in the Russian-led economic grouping that also includes Kazakhstan, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan.
"Such an impact is particularly noticeable for new members," Valovaya said, referring to the fact that Armenia was fully integrated into the customs union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, the precursor of the EEU, only at the beginning of 2015.
Throughout 2015, Armenia's opposition and expert community criticized the government for the decision to join the EEU, as they could not point to any economic advantage gained through membership in this alliance. Critics particularly stressed the circumstance that contrary to expectations a decline was recorded in imports and exports to EEU member countries – Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
According to data of the National Statistical Service, Armenia's exports in 2015 fell by some 4 percent, while imports fell by more than 26 percent.
Valovaya expressed confidence that this situation can be changed, as she said she saw all conditions for promoting the export of Armenian goods.
"There are no customs restrictions, everything is there for expansion, now the matter is in the business field, and there is a great chance for favorable conditions to export goods to Russia and other EEU member countries. Many businesses in Armenia already use that opportunity," she said, adding that personally she has seen an increasing number of products of Armenian origin on the Russian market.
Moreover, Valovaya said that the export of Armenian goods to the EEU countries has shown an increase in the first months of 2016.
"Armenia's export figures are impressive. Statistics shows that in January-February this year exports from Armenia to Belarus increased by 45 percent as compared to the same period last year. Armenia's exports to Kyrgyzstan increased four-fold. Of course, the volumes are small, but the growth is significant. Armenia's exports to Russia increased twice," said the EEU official, promising to try to resolve the difficulties that arise for Armenian entrepreneurs.
"It is necessary to show greater activity. At the same time, if they [businesspeople] encounter any obstacles, we will always be happy to provide the necessary assistance within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Commission," Valovaya said.
Valovaya also touched on the issue of introducing a single currency in the EEU, stressing that it is not necessary at this point.
"This calls for a highly integrated market to be formed by 2025. Until there is a unified market, there is no requirement for a single currency either. We do not need to introduce a uniform supranational currency, but we need to use more extensively the Russian ruble, the Kazakh tenge and so on."
According to Valovaya, there are no prerequisites at the moment for integrating new members in the EEU either.
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I gave my cousin $50 to fix my car.
This English Language quiz is called 'Vocabulary - Parentheses, Brackets and Ellipses' and it has been written by teachers to help you if you are studying the subject at middle school. Playing educational quizzes is a fabulous way to learn if you are in the 6th, 7th or 8th grade - aged 11 to 14.
When writing down stories, journals, reports, books and letters, certain characters (or punctuation marks) are used to make emphases or clarifications to the reader. Three such characters include the use of parentheses, the use of brackets and the use of ellipses.
Many families (with more than five children) were the first to receive the new flu shot.
In this sentence the writer wants the reader to know that families with more than five children were the first to receive the new flu shot. The words in between the parentheses are not needed to make this a complete sentence as "Many families were the first to receive the new flu shot," is a complete sentence. However, with the words contained in the parentheses, the readers now have more information about the families.
In this sentence the writer is giving a quote of an original text, i.e., "He was excited when he found the new bike!" However, the writer has added a word to that original text, i.e., [extremely]. The word in the brackets shows the reader that the writer has added to the original text.
She was singing "Oh say can you see…" when they entered the stadium.
I want you to go to the store… on second thought, I'll go.
In the first sentence we are using several punctuation marks. We are using quotation marks to show the words that were being sung. The second mark used is the ellipsis (…) and it shows that more words to the song followed but they are not needed to add any additional information. The last punctuation mark is, of course, the period at the end of the sentence.
In the second sentence we see that a command is being given but then the speaker pauses and changes their mind. The ellipsis in this sentence represents the pause the speaker took.
Queen Elizabeth lives in Buckingham Palace most of the year.
We do need to add additional marks to this sentence. As such, Answer (a) is not correct. The writer is also not providing the reader with any additional information nor is anything being added or is missing from a quote. Therefore, Answers (b) and (c) are not correct. We can see, however, that someone is speaking and in the middle of speaking they have a change of thought. This change would reflect a pause. The sentence should read, "Melissa, do you know where my… wait a minute, I remember where I put it now." The ellipses shows where a pause took place and Answer (d) "ellipses" is the correct answer.
Not liking apple pie is almost like being u-American!
This sentence does require an additional punctuation mark so Answer (a) is not correct. There is no additional information being given to the reader outside of a complete sentence so Answer (b) "parentheses" is also not correct. There is nothing long being quoted that the writer has shortened as being not relevant so Answer (d) "ellipses" is also not correct. Now take another look at the sentence. What is "u-American"? It would appear that something is missing here. The writer would, therefore, need to add something. In this case, it is the letter "n" to make the word "un-American". The sentence should be written as, "Not liking apple pie is almost like being u[n]-American." This shows the reader that the letter "n" has been added in by the writer. Answer (c) is the correct answer for this sentence.
"Four score and seven years ago" was part of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
This sentence does require the use of additional characters or punctuations. Therefore, Answer (a) is not correct. The writer is not conveying any additional information to the reader so Answer (b) "parentheses" is also not correct. Although the sentence shows that something is being quoted, in this section of the quote there is nothing that is missing or being added so Answer (c) "brackets" is not the mark we are looking for. "Four score and seven years ago" is the beginning of a very long address that was given by President Lincoln and the writer needs to show the reader that there was more said. To do this, the writer would need to write this sentence as, "Four score and seven years ago…" was part of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Answer (d) "ellipses" is, therefore, the correct answer.
Mrs. Wilcox wanted to know but was a bit frightened to learn if it was her car that had been hit.
This sentence is definitely in need of additional marks so Answer (a) is not correct. There does not appear to be anything added to a quote or anything removed that would require brackets so Answer (c) is also not correct. In addition, there is no long title or quoted text that has been shortened nor is there a pause to be shown so Answer (d) is not correct either. Now, there does appear to be added information given to the reader as "Mrs. Wilcox wanted to know if it was her car that had been hit," is a complete sentence. The added information is (but was a bit frightened to learn). Answer (b), therefore, is the correct answer as parentheses are needed here.
She began to count out loud, 1, 2, 3, 4 until she reached the number 20.
We will need to add additional marks to this sentence; therefore, Answer (a) is not correct. The writer is not providing the reader with any additional information and nothing has been added or is missing from a quote so Answers (b) and (c) are not correct marks for this sentence. We can see, however, that the writer has shortened the listing of numbers, going from 4 to 20. To show this shortening, the writer should make this sentence read as, "She began to count out loud, 1, 2, 3, 4… until she reached the number 20." Answer (d) "ellipses" is the correct answer here.
This sentence does require the need for an additional punctuation mark/character so Answer (a) is not correct. There is no additional information being provided to the reader so Answer (b) "parentheses" is not correct either. There is nothing long being quoted that the writer has shortened as being not relevant so Answer (d) "ellipses" is also not correct. Now look at the sentence again. It shows that someone is speaking. We know this because of the quotation marks at the beginning and ending of the sentence. Now let's look at the first sentence, i.e., "Can you help me with this hing?" What is a "hing"? Clearly this word is missing a letter – the letter "t" to be exact. As it is missing from the original quote, the writer would rewrite the quote as "Can you help me with this [t]hing? I can't get it loose." A set of brackets will show the reader that the writer has added in the missing "t". Answer (c) is the correct answer for this sentence.
I gave my cousin $50 to fix my car although later he told me he would have done it for $25.
This sentence needs the use of additional characters or punctuation marks so Answer (a) is not correct. There is nothing quoted, nor is there any missing part to a quote so neither Answer (c) "brackets" nor Answer (d) "ellipses" is needed. It does appear, however, that the writer is giving the reader additional information. Looking at the sentence we read, "I gave my cousin $50 to fix my car." This is a complete sentence. However, the writer is giving the added information of (although later he told me he would have done it for $25). Answer (b), therefore, is the correct answer as parentheses are needed here to show the added information.
The bright sunshine coming through the window woke him up.
A child becomes emancipated when they turn 18 or when they graduate from high school whichever comes last.
This sentence needs the use of additional characters or punctuation marks so Answer (a) is not correct. As there is nothing that has been quoted, nor is there any missing parts to a quote, neither Answer (c) "brackets" nor Answer (d) "ellipses" is the correct answer. On the other hand, it does appear that the writer is giving the reader additional information. Looking at the sentence we read, "A child becomes emancipated when they turn 18 or when they graduate from high school." This is a complete sentence. However, the writer is giving the reader some additional information, i.e., (whichever comes last). This lets the reader know that emancipation will take place when the last thing occurs, i.e., turning 18 or graduating. Answer (b) is the correct answer as parentheses are needed to show the added information.


The people of every great country are bonded by their history. Their cultural landscape is enriched by the patina of the buildings, monuments, sites and other places of meaning which reflect the events and layers of experiences and processes throughout the centuries.
Through today's event we herald our history and are proud of those who have played a pivotal role in our struggle for freedom.
This is one of the milestones that we need to record in the history of our struggle for freedom against colonial occupation and apartheid.
The colonizers were expansionist in their greed for land, especially when precious minerals were found in different parts of our land.
Collectively our forefathers, whether Khoi, San, Xhosa, Amampondo, Zulu, Sotho, Tswana, Pedi, Venda speaking people and others, fought wars of resistance to stem the capture of their land, with many being killed and others being captured, detained and beheaded.
Some great leaders who fought the wars of resistance were Adam Kok, King Hintsa, King Mphephu, King Sigcau, Nxele KaMakanda, King Shaka, King Dingaan, King Dingiswayo, King Moshweshwe, King Mampuru and many others.
They played a noteworthy role in the freedom of this country. It is also through them that we now enjoy a free and democratic South Africa.
This year marks the 56th anniversary of the Ngquza Hill Massacre where local political activists were gunned down by state security officers on 06 June 1960 whilst congregating on the hill in a valley adjoining Ngquza Hill between Mbizana and Lusikisiki discussing strategies to resist betterment schemes that had been introduced by the authorities to limit the number of cattle a man would be allowed to own.
They laid the foundation for the liberation struggle of this country. We are the beneficiaries of their efforts.
They were among those countless generations who paved the road to freedom through their sacrifice.
This is an important event as it celebrates the lineage, history and living reality of the Marota people.
It is also important because it is an integral part of the South African story.
This is the history that colonialism and apartheid would have wanted to destroy so as to declare the contribution of our people in resisting their rule as null and void.
Instead we have chosen to remember the past.
Through oral traditions and history, we know the truths of our past.
We want to continue with the work of our leaders, that of building a non-racial, non –sexist, democratic and prosperous nation.
Liberation heritage is an important element of this strategy. It is important that we have monuments, plaques, museums, arts centres and libraries where we pay tribute to our heroes and honour the legacy that they have left us.
Together we all have to play our part in telling the story that moves South Africa forward.
Nation building and Social Cohesion is our priority. We can grow this nation if we are aware of our history and proud of our culture.
We are a nation where our different cultural expressions are evidence of our diversity but together these cultural strands also collectively strengthen us.
A stable and united country can provide great developmental opportunities to the entire nation.
As culture is unique to each community of people, we from the national Department of Arts and Culture wish to strengthen cultural expressions in the various communities of our land.
· The government led by the ANC works to consolidate partnerships across society to strengthen social cohesion and ensure that our nation achieves the values of a caring society, inspired by the traits of human compassion which informed our struggle against colonialism and apartheid.
· The success of nation formation and social cohesion depends on changing material conditions of all South Africans for the better.
· We are informed by the precepts of the country's Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, which recognise that attached to individual freedom is individual responsibility; attached to collective freedom is collective responsibility.
· In promoting intellectual discourse, media freedom and diversity of views, the government encourages appreciation by the media fraternity and the intelligentsia as a whole of the role that they can play in promoting human solidarity and a caring society.The same applies to the arts including music, the oral and written word, crafts, theatre and film.
· Encouraging a positive role for the institution of the family and community, youth involvement in a variety of social endeavours, patriotism and civic responsibility, community activism, sporting and other social activities, we will seek to promote healthy lifestyles, moral integrity and role models informed by human compassion, generosity, incorruptibility and accountability.
· We will fight against all manifestations of racism, super-exploitation, patriarchy, ethnic chauvinism, religious and political intolerance, and abuse of women and children; discourage greed and the arrogant display of wealth; and campaign against the abuse of drugs and alcohol.
Vision 2030 remains our destination.
"Our new story is open ended with temporary destinations, only for new paths to open up once more. It is a story of unfolding learning. Even when we flounder, we remain hopeful. In this story, we always arrive and depart. We have come some way.
We know: What we do, and how we do it, is as important as what we want to achieve. What we are, is because of who we have been and what we want to become. We will continue to make it to make us, because we are happy with being who we are.
Let us work together to move this South African story forward.


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The Vegan Biryani is one of our customer's favourites Main Course dish. So we thought you would love to know how to cook it by yourself!
This Crab Stack starter recipe will bring you boundless joy in the form of a lifetime of delicious introduction to a paleo meal.
Eating your fruits and veggies is way better when they taste like dessert and this smoothie Berry Acai would go perfectly with one of our healthy snacks.
Dosa, a savoury staple food of South India, is considered as a healthy food item. The tasty pancake can be eaten for breakfast, dinner, or even as a snack item. The Cycle Bistro has twist in line with our paleo principles. Enjoy!
Some tomato sauce is so good that you almost want to eat it straight from the jar, and when you make that tomato sauce into a soup, this is the soup you get.


Thanks to the continued support of Balzan's main sponsor Investors Mutual, the Balzan Nursery continued to make further significant progress coming into the new season.
Over the summer period the Balzan Nursery has recruited a number of leading youth coaches for its youth segment including John Galea as Balzan's new under 9's coach and Charles Micallef as the new Under 11 coach. In addition, Silvan Ciscaldi, who has just returned from a month in Sydney working with the Milan Soccer School continues to head the Nursery and from this season will take direct responsibility for Balzan's under 17 squad.
Balzan has also made a number of significant player acquisitions for its youth squads including some of the top youth players. Two of these players, Gianfranco Micallef and Mikhail Sciberras, being selected to attend trials in Italy in December after trials were held by ex AC Milan player Andrea Icardi at the Nursery's facilities in April.
In addition, Balzan continues to attract leading Italian coaches to work with the Nursery. To this end, the current Juventus under 17 coach Fabrizio del Rosso will be holding training sessions in early July with players from the Balzan Nursery. Further professional Italian youth coaches will be visiting the Nursery during the 2012/13 season.