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Image: The entrance to the Tomb of Hillel the Elder, as it was around 1900. From the Jewish Encyclopedia, published by Funk & Wagnalls between 1901 and 1906. Public Domain.
Hillel the Elder is perhaps the most famous and most quoted of the early rabbis. He was born in Babylon about 110 BCE and died in Jerusalem about 10 CE. He was renowned in his own time as a teacher of Torah and had many students, who became known as Beit Hillel, the House (or School) of Hillel. His name is forever associated with his fellow scholar, Shammai, who had his own followers, known as Beit Shammai.
He is not called "Rabbi Hillel" because he is from a time just before the rabbis. Some writers give him that title, but in his case it is an anachronism.
All of our information about Hillel comes from sources written down long after his death, in some cases, hundreds of years after his death. What we know for sure is that he founded a great school of Torah study. The debates between Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai became the model for beneficial disagreements, "arguments for the sake of heaven." (Pirkei Avot 5:17)
The stories we have about Hillel himself depict him as a mild individual with a brilliant mind for Torah. One of the longest stories about Hillel is from Shabbat 31a, which is so good that I will quote it in its entirety:
The Sages taught in a baraita: A person should always be patient like Hillel and not impatient like Shammai. The Gemara related: There was an incident involving two people
who wagered with each other and said: Anyone who will go and aggravate Hillel to the point that he reprimands him, will take four-hundred zuz. One of them said: I will aggravate him. That day that he chose to bother Hillel was Shabbat eve, and Hillel was washing the hair on his head. He went and passed the entrance to Hillel's house and in a demeaning manner said: Who here is Hillel, who here is Hillel? Hillel wrapped himself in a dignified garment and went out to greet him. He said to him: My son, what do you seek? He said to him: I have a question to ask. Hillel said to him: Ask, my son, ask. The man asked him: Why are the heads of Babylonians oval? He was alluding to and attempting to insult Hillel, who was Babylonian. He said to him: My son, you have asked a significant question. The reason is because they do not have clever midwives. They do not know how to shape the child's head at birth.
That man went and waited one hour, a short while, returned to look for Hillel, and said: Who here is Hillel, who here is Hillel? Again, Hillel wrapped himself and went out to greet him. Hillel said to him: My son, what do you seek? The man said to him: I have a question to ask. He said to him: Ask, my son, ask. The man asked: Why are the eyes of the residents of Tadmor bleary [terutot]? Hillel said to him: My son, you have asked a significant question. The reason is because they live among the sands and the sand gets into their eyes.
Once again the man went, waited one hour, returned, and said: Who here is Hillel, who here is Hillel? Again, he, Hillel, wrapped himself and went out to greet him. He said to him: My son, what do you seek? He said to him: I have a question to ask. He said to him: Ask, my son, ask. The man asked: Why do Africans have wide feet? Hillel said to him: You have asked a significant question. The reason is because they live in marshlands and their feet widened to enable them to walk through those swampy areas.
That man said to him: I have many more questions to ask, but I am afraid lest you get angry. Hillel wrapped himself and sat before him, and he said to him: All of the questions that you have to ask, ask them. The man got angry and said to him: Are you Hillel whom they call the Nasi of Israel? He said to him: Yes. He said to him: If it is you, then may there not be many like you in Israel. Hillel said to him: My son, for what reason do you say this? The man said to him: Because I lost four hundred zuz because of you.Hillel said to him: Be vigilant of your spirit and avoid situations of this sort. Hillel is worthy of having you lose four hundred zuz and another four hundred zuz on his account, and Hillel will not get upset. – Shabbat 30b-31a
This passage is followed by other stories about Hillel. Here is another, perhaps the most famous story of all:
There was another incident involving one gentile who came before Shammai and said to Shammai: Convert me on condition that you teach me the entire Torah while I am standing on one foot. Shammai whacked him with the builder's cubit in his hand. This was a common measuring stick and Shammai was a builder by trade. The same gentile came before Hillel. He converted him and said to him: That which is hateful to you do not do to another; that is the entire Torah, and the rest is its interpretation. Go study. – Shabbat 31a
The image that emerges of Hillel is a man so willing to teach Torah that he will put up with some significant shenanigans from students. He means it when he says "no question is too stupid!" In the second story, Shammai rejects a jokester who seems to be mocking the Torah. Hillel summarizes the Torah, then admonishes him: Go study. Hillel has faith in the power of Torah study to change a life.
Hillel was a modest man who established a great school of rabbis. He is one of the foundational figures for Rabbinic Judaism, and a role model to all of us who try to do justice to Torah in our own time.

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Jay Bruce's tenure with Phillies has started well
Outfielder Jay Bruce has only been a Phillie for three days, coming over from the Mariners over the weekend, but his tenure with his new team has started off on the right foot. After entering Monday's game when Andrew McCutchen suffered a season-ending knee injury, Bruce went 1-for-3 with a single, with the single coming off of lefty reliever Robbie Erlin.
On Tuesday, Bruce doubled and scored in the second inning. He then belted a go-ahead two-run home run in the fourth, and tacked on a grand slam in the fifth as the Phillies eventually won 9-6. Bruce kept it going on Wednesday, doubling in the second inning and swatting a solo homer in the fourth. THe Phillies would go on to win 7-5. Altogether, Bruce has come to the plate 11 times with the Phillies, racking up six hits of which two are doubles and three are homers.
The Phillies badly needed Bruce to produce. Along with McCutchen, the club is currently without injured outfielders Roman Quinn and Dylan Cozens, and Odúbel Herrera remains on administrative leave due to a domestic violence incident. The club was so short on outfield depth that it promoted Adam Haseley after just six games at Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Haseley drove in the eventual game-winning run with a double on Wednesday afternoon.


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Munger pledges $200M for UCSB student housing
A Montecito-based philanthropist pledged at least $200 million to build new student housing on the UC Santa Barbara campus and possibly create a new model for the entire UC system.
Charles Munger, the 92-year-old vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, presented his plan at a recent UC Board of Regents meeting to replace existing dorms on a 28-acre plot of the UCSB campus with two tall student housing buildings. It also included a small housing project for about 300 students on a 5-acre maintenance yard site.
While the exact size and scope wasn't specified, Regent Hadi Makarechian said at the meeting that the estimated $1.4 billion project would alone satisfy UC President Janet Napolitano's Student Housing Initiative that strives to add 14,000 beds by 2020.
The board and UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang enthusiastically backed the proposal, lauding the student-centric approach to the development and Munger's continued generosity.
The construction would reduce cost and create building efficiency so 60 percent of the students it houses would pay "way below" the occupancy costs at current UCSB dorms, Munger said. They would be built with pre-cast concrete and premade steal. The buildings would have communal kitchens to reduce meal plan costs and communal space that would facilitate "mutual propinquities," or opportunities to learn from each other, he said. Munger would also want UCSB to assign mentors to the units.
"I think it would be the best undergraduate facility in the world. If I didn't think so I wouldn't have the slightest interest in giving it any money," Munger said at the meeting.
It would be the largest housing of its type on any college campus in the U.S., the board said.
"As we add in-state undergraduates, it ties in perfectly with our ongoing housing initiative and couldn't come at a better time," Napolitano said at the meeting. "It's just a great partnership we will have as we continue to build out Santa Barbara."
The vacancy rate is below 1 percent in Isla Vista, said Steve Golis of Radius Commercial Real Estate and Investments. Even with an influx of student housing, enrollment increases would likely offset the new supply, he said.
"It's a blessing if it does happen and it would absolutely help in the short run but that would likely be absorbed by enrollment increases," Golis said.
In 2014, Munger provided a $65.9-million gift to build and furnish the Charles T. Munger Physics Residence for visiting scholars at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics.
Munger is determined to build the development at UCSB, but would look elsewhere if it wasn't permitted, he said. It would need approval from the California Coastal Commission.
"If it makes sense to revolutionize housing for the better on one campus, it can be done at other campuses," Munger said.
More space for Yardi
The Santa Barbara-based real estate and property management software developer Yardi is expanding into The Offices at The Collection in Oxnard.
Yardi will move into about 29,000 square feet of space on Park View Court, occupying two floors in the building. The office space wasn't built out so Yardi can design it to its liking.
There are only two suites remaining totaling 7,000 square feet at the property, according to Tom Dwyer of CBRE. The retail, office space and housing communities at The Collection are all doing well, he said.
Yardi has grown more than 25 percent each year since its 1984 inception. The company employs about 4,800 employees in 34 offices worldwide.
Speaking of The Collection…
The Johnston Group recently purchased the six-story office building adjacent to The Collection at 1000 Town Center Drive from Equity Office Properties for about $23 million.
The 115,000-square-foot building was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale.
CBRE's Michael Slater and Dwyer represented the sellers in the transaction.
While the West Ventura County office market has been sluggish as of late and has a 20 percent vacancy, Class A space has been in high demand, Dwyer said.
Agoura Hills-based Johnston Group is a real estate development and management firm with more than 50 years of experience throughout the western United States.
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Opening Remarks
As we come to the end of this three part series it is important to note what's happened in the previous two parts. Almost a third of this class is not currently graduating with UM. Whether it's from academic issues, discipline issues or even arrest warrants; we've seen it all. If anything can be taken away from this look back it's that recruiting is an inexact science. In the end it comes down to if a player has the right mentality when he steps onto campus, if he has an opportunity to contribute at some point and sometimes just dumb luck when it comes to being in the right position to help the team excel on the field.
(Sr.) Stephen Morris, #48 Quarterback (***)
Morris came into the program as an unheralded recruit. Mark Whipple (congrats on getting the HC job at UMass by the way, Mark!!) hand picked him to be the next great QB at UM and although many were left scratching their heads at the commitment, he's made an impact on the team. Post his junior year many were raving that Morris could be a late first round pick in the upcoming NFL Draft because of his sterling play at the Manning Passing Academy. However, due to an injury in essentially an exhibition game (SSU) his senior season wasn't necessarily derailed but, many could argue, his production was crippled for 4-6 weeks in the middle to late part of the season due to a balky ankle that he played on.
I feel like Morris' senior year was a microcosm of what was seen at the UM program as a whole. If you look at his end of season stats he had an alright year but if you go game by game and watch the film you'll begin to see that many receivers were missed in open space and a few games got away from him that shouldn't have.
(Sr.) Allen Hurns, #193 Wide Receiver (***)
Throughout this series we've seen a lot of puzzling selections when it comes to middle to lower tier recruits that the everyday Miami fan would go "why did we bring this guy in?" Shannon brought Hurns in because he was an above average receiver and could block relatively well for his age. In fact, that's what he primarily did his freshman year. Let me rephrase the last statement.. Hurns played his freshman year instead of redshirting (we'd have him another year if he had) because Coach Shannon wanted to use him as a goal line receiver, to block.. Yea..
Anyways, Hurns had a great senior year. He was easily Morris' favorite target and was viewed by many on the team as a critical leader who helped lead the team through the good times and bad. Lastly, he set the single season receiving yardage record for the Canes, no small feat.
(Sr.) Kelvin Cain, #73 Outside Linebacker (***)
This series has had a lot of players that were supposed "diamonds in the rough" and Cain was no different as his only other scholarship offer was from Nevada. He was a late pickup, being offered and accepting a scholarship about two weeks before signing day in 2010. During his duration at UM he's split his time at defensive end and linebacker but has never really mastered either. He's played primarily on the special teams units and has contributed as a backup the last 4 years earning spotty duty along the way.
(Sr.) Maurice Hagens, #4 Fullback (***)
Fullbacks have really hard luck when it comes to scouting boards. The fact of the matter is not many teams in the college ranks utilize a true fullback anymore due to the spread offenses/passing game advancements in the last five to ten years. With that said, Hagens was rated highly coming out of high school and has made a lasting impression on this team. The fullback in almost all offenses, if used, is rarely noticed due to being almost exclusively a blocker on all plays. During the last few years that's the role Hagens has held and he's done it well.
(RS. Jr.) Jermaine Barton, #83 Offensive Tackle (***)
Barton was another player asked to leave the team once Golden set foot on campus. As a redshirt freshman he left for Illinois State and per their website started all of the 2012 season at Tackle. I couldn't find much on him for 2013 but it looks like he declared for the draft and is rated a mid to late round lineman. We'll have to see where he ends up if he's picked up.
(RS Jr.) Malcolm Bunche, Offensive Tackle, No Rating (NR)
Prep School can be really great for football players. They go for a year, get their grades up and go to the college of their choosing with a clean slate, ready to play. Unlike most of this class who seemed to go the Pre School route and fall into an abyss, Bunche was able to go that route and come to UM in this class and thrive. His redshirt sophomore year saw him unseat Seantrell Henderson for the starting left tackle position but this season he took a step back as other players outperformed him to earn more time (Ereck Flowers, Linder and Feliciano specifically). Next season Bunche will be counted on to be used heavily in that starting line rotation again. Look for him to have a good, possibly great senior season.
(RS Jr.)Andrew Tallman, #47 Tight End (***)
I have mixed feelings for Tallman. He came to UM and stated flatly he didn't want to play along the offensive line. He was fine with playing either Tight End or Defensive End. What happened when he got to campus? His suitemates were Brandon Linder, Jonathan Feliciano and Jermaine Barton. Yea, he either didn't get the message or Coach Shannon and his staff may have misled him on his future as a Cane in regards to positions.. During his freshman year he redshirted and once Shannon was let go Golden asked Tallman to take on a role as an offensive lineman. With that request by the new coaching staff Tallman decided to transfer.
Tallman transferred to the University Richmond and well, hasn't played much if at all.. If you guys are interested in knowing, he's playing defensive end.
(RS Jr.) Clive Walford, Tight End, No Ranking (NR)
Walford was a relative unknown when he came to UM. He played basketball as a high schooler but Coach Shannon offered him a scholarship and he's been a pleasant surprise ever since. Walford is primarily a receiving tight end who had a good redshirt junior year when it comes to reception numbers and he even flirted with going pro but decided to come back for his senior season. Look for him to make major contributions next season as UM will run out primarily smaller, speedy wide receivers (Dorsett, Waters and Coley). Due to the size on the outside, he should get lots of looks in the red zone.
(Sr.) James "Jimmy" Gaines, Middle Linebacker, No Ranking (NR)
Even though Kelvin Cain was listed as a two or three star recruit on many sites, Gaines wasn't listed at all, period, by many sites. He played out of Buffalo, New York which was not exactly a "recruiting pipeline" for UM but he didn't disappoint when he got on the field. He started most of the 2013 season at Middle Linebacker and was a top tackler on the team for the last two seasons.
With Gaines you have to keep everything in perspective. Was he a beast, Jonathan Vilma type player? Absolutely not. But, was it ever thought that he would be in the same mold? No. He was a guy that Coach Shannon brought in and Al Golden developed to the best of his ability on the defensive front.
(Graduated) Chase Ford, Tight End, No Ranking (NR)
Do you all remember how excited we were when UM brought in Beau Sandland and everyone started to make comparisons to Jeremy Shockey? A la, the tight end out of Junior College that would make an instant impact on the field and be a match up nightmare for all the opposition. Well, before Sandland was a incoming player named Chase Ford. His stats at UM were relatively pedestrian for the two years he had left of eligibility.. He finished with 16 receptions for 184 yards and two touchdowns. I will mention though, he currently plays for the Minnesota Vikings and got some burn this season in the final few games so he has represented "The U" in the pro's.
Final Thoughts
I'm not going to comment on the recruiting process to finish this article but rather this class as a whole. In the end, Coach Shannon took "a swag" at a lot of risky recruits that flat out didn't pan out for the program. This has effected what we are currently seeing today due to the fact that many of these players should be either RS juniors or seniors in the program currently and they simply aren't there. Due to the fact that 10 of the 30 players recruited aren't even on campus, you have say this class was debilitating to the progress this team would eventually be making in the future years. There were a few players who made a large, long standing impact on this team (Morris, Hurns, Linder, etc.) but overall, for the most part this class's impact was ineffective or simply nonexistent.
See the Breakdown:
Starter (10)
- Seantrel Henderson (LT, RT)
- Brandon Linder (G)
- Shane McDermott (G,C)
- Jonathan Feliciano (G,C)
- Stephen Morris (QB)
- Allen Hurns (WR)
- Maurice Hagens (FB)
- Malcolm Bunche (RT,LT)
- Clive Walford (TE)
- Jimmy Gaines (MLB)
Backup (6)
- David Perry (DL)
- Eduardo Clements (RB)
- Tyrone Cornelius (LB)
- Asante Cleveland (TE)
- Kacy Rodgers (S)
- Kelvin Cain (DL)
Transferred (10)
- Storm Johnson (Playing Time)
- Kevin Nelson (Dismissed)
- Keion Payne (Dismissed)
- Jeremy Davis (Academics)
- Darion Hall (Dismissed)
- Delmar Taylor (Academics)
- Devont'a Davis (Dismissed)
- Travis Williams (Dismissed)
- Jermaine Barton (Dismissed)
- Andrew Tallman (Playing Time)
Graduated (1)
- Chase Ford - currently on the Minnesota Vikings
Hasn't Played College Ball (3)
- Tavadis Glenn (Academics)
- Latwan Anderson (Academics)
- Jeffrey Brown (Criminal Investigation)


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- Author: Penny Leff
The people of Suzie's Farm, diversified organic growers in San Diego, have explored many ways to connect their customers to the farm and the good food growing on the farm. They offer regular farm tours, a CSA program, strawberry U-Pick days, farm dinners and other events. About a year ago, farm manager Lauren Gagliano Saline and her staff noticed that some of their customers wanted more chances to get their hands dirty, maybe to harvest their own CSA.
Suzie's staff tried an unguided vegetable U-Pick, letting customers pick vegetables from the fields. That didn't work out so well. Many people didn't know how to walk in the fields without trashing the beds, and didn't know how to harvest the different crops, and the random picking adventures tied up staff time. So Lauren and the team created a guided U-Pick option, and the U-Pick Harvest Club was born.
Now about fifty U-Pick Harvest Club members pick their own CSA every week. They join and prepay for four, eight, sixteen or more "picks". Each "pick" is a varying list of eight items with a set quantity of each item, designed to be approximately equal to a CSA share. Harvest Club members are told the times each week that they can pick their shares, on Tuesday, Saturday or Sunday. The picking times are when farm staff are leading their regular farm tours, so Harvest Club members join any of the tours and are supervised in their picking by the tour leaders. Of course they are not charged for the tour, which usually costs $10 per person.
Another advantage the U-Pick Harvest Club members enjoy is the chance to customize their pick, an option not available to regular CSA members. Rather than picking a set amount of each of the eight items, they are allowed to substitute more of one crop if they prefer. For example, they can pick eight melons one week if melons are one of the listed items, and take none of the other things on the list. And some people, Lauren explained, just prefer to pick that perfect bunch of kale. Harvest Club members are also allowed to bring along up to three people to "help" them pick - which includes the free farm tour.
The first year of Suzie's U-Pick Harvest Club has been a success, seeing steady growth and renewals for the second year. For more information, see Suzie's Farm website.
About four years ago, the Olsons set up a "U-pick/CSA Member Program," and now reserve the u-pick experience for farm CSA members. The price of membership is a case of Gabriel Farm's organic juice. For $36, customers get three gallons of juice and the ability to pick and purchase whatever is in season. Once they had the membership program established, Lucy and Torrey felt comfortable in opening up the U-Pick options to their full range of crops - from apples, pluots, berries, Asian Pears, tomatoes and flowers in August through persimmons and pineapple guavas in November.
Membership in the U-pick CSA program at Gabriel Farm averages about 500 families. A membership is good for a family or for a group of four people. Most customers are families with young children who want their children to learn where their food comes from and to be able to experience the farm. Most drive an hour or two from the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Lucy and Torrey are happy with their program. They have found that most people who make the membership commitment are supportive, kind and respectful of the farm.
Most U-Pick CSA members only come out to the farm once a year, as they are very busy people, Lucy explained, although she encourages all members to experience the apple harvest at least once if they start in a different season. Turnover in the program is about 80 percent, but enough new members join each year to maintain the average membership numbers.
The Olsons are not trying to grow their U-Pick program. They tried a hay pyramid one year for the children to play on, but decided that they didn't want to be in the agri-tainment business and did not repeat the experiment. They plan to continue to use the U-Pick membership program to limit the number of customers and to make more of a connection with people who enjoy and respect Gabriel Farm. For more information, see gabrielfarm.com/portal/u-pick
- Author: Penny Leff
Nigel and Lorraine of Eatwell Farm in Dixon go an extra mile to share a taste of real farm experiences with their 500 CSA members and their friends and relations, partly for increased understanding about the farm by their customers and partly to build loyalty and attract new CSA members.
After arriving and getting settled, we all walked out to the garlic field, where we learned how to pull up the bulbs with the stem still attached. We got the hang of garlic harvesting quickly, as the soil had already been loosened around the bulbs, making pulling pretty easy. We picked and pulled and shook off the dirt and piled our findings into harvesting trays to bring back to the packing shed.
After we'd filled a dozen or so trays with our harvest, Connie and Eric, our hosts for the afternoon, let us loose in the next field over, the most beautiful abundant strawberry patch, with instructions to taste and pick what we wanted. No prices, no weighing, just picking and eating of the most delicious ripe and sweet berries. Smiles were everywhere.
Then it was time to learn how to braid. First a little instruction in cleaning off the outer layers of skins, then a short demo on how to braid, and we were ready. We all made a few braids, or tried to make braids. Although the farm sells garlic at their farmers' markets, Connie and Eric again let us know that we could take home as much as we wanted! We felt royally gifted with kindness.
Finally, dinner was ready. The main course was farm-raised chicken, prepared by Lorraine. Rounding out the delicious meal were potluck salads, sides and sweets brought by the visitors. Dinner was followed by a campfire, complete with marshmallows and all the makings for classic s'mores.


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Pro-Collagen Advanced Eye Treatment is a lightweight serum while Pro-Collagen Eye Renewal has a richer cream consistency. Pro-Collagen Advanced Eye Treatment is the perfect introduction to using an eye product as it is quickly absorbed and doesn't feel heavy. You can use Pro-Collagen Eye Renewal on its own if you require more moisturisation around the eye area, or you can even layer it on top of Pro-Collagen Advanced Eye Treatment for maximum effect on dehydration and fine lines.
Neck & Décolleté
The neck and the décolleté area is one of the first areas to show the signs of ageing as the skin here is thinner than on other parts of the body and prone to crêpiness. By moisturising and hydrating this area from an early age we can minimise the signs of premature ageing. A good skincare routine means treating your complexion as spanning from your face to your bust. Pro-Collagen Neck & Décolleté Balm has been specially formulated for this purpose. It should be applied to the centre and both sides of the neck and décolleté using three quick, upward sweeping strokes. Then leave it to dry to allow the flexible 3D network of polysaccharides from Tree Fern to form, tightening and lifting the skin, whilst the targeted active complex of Padina Pavonica, Sea Buckthorn Oil and Chlorella Vulgaris is delivered effectively to the skin. In just 28 days the neck and décolleté appear plumper, smoother, softer and more youthful**.
Pro-Collagen Lifting Treatment Neck and Bust is a more intensive smoothing cream for slackening skin, minimising the signs of ageing for a smoother, firmer, more youthful-looking neck and bust. Clinically proven to reduce skin crêpiness by up to 33% and increase skin firmness by 17% with a 14% increase in elasticity**, it contains a powerful synergy of Padina Pavonica, Seabuckthorn, Royal Jelly and Propolis with Aromatic Waters of European Samphire and Cistacea.
How To Build Your Routine
Pro-Collagen Marine Mask is the luxuriously textured intensive treatment mask. Containing Padina Pavonica as well as adaptogenic Noni, Moringa and Argan tree oil, it helps support the skin and improve elasticity for a more youthful, firmer appearance. Exfoliate your skin beforehand with Skin Buff or Gentle Rose Exfoliator to ensure that these potent ingredients reach the skin. You can also layer Pro-Collagen Super Serum Elixir or Pro-Collagen Quartz Lift below the mask and for enhanced results, leave the layered products on overnight.
Pro-Collagen Hydra-Gel Eye Masks are loved by make-up artists and catwalk models because they are perfect for prepping your skin when you need to look your best by giving the eye area an instant boost. Apply them before an event or in the morning when your complexion needs perking up - 20 minutes and you're done! Layer Pro-Collagen Eye Renewal below the masks for a super-boost of moisture.
If you'd like to extend the marine-charged power of Pro-Collagen to the cleansing stage of your skincare routine, Pro-Collagen Cleansing Balm is a joy to use and a real multitasker. Massage it into the skin to dislodge grime and make-up before removing with a cleansing cloth while enjoying the signature aroma-therapeutic scent and its comforting texture. Thanks to the Rose and Mimosa waxes, Elderberry, Starflower and Optimega™ oils plus that supercharged anti-ageing algae, Padina Pavonica, skin is left feeling both nourished and intensely cleansed. This Beauty Editor's favourite doubles as a nourishing mask when left on the skin for ten minutes. Apply it in the bath so that steam opens the pores and allows for a deep cleanse.


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Often Brisbane gutters require biannual cleaning. Leaves, twigs and other debris can collect in gutters and cause water to back up, sometimes flowing back into your facias and rotting the wood in your home. Otherwise, the water flows into your landscaping and can cause damage and foul odours.
We offer both gutter cleaning and minor repairs. Not just a sideline, we take this part of our business seriously. Obviously we are trained at working at height. We also have a range of safety equipment so you can be sure there won't be any problems.
We are equipped to clean gutters in homes and in commercial buildings of any size all over Brisbane. Our prices are competitive and our cleaning is thorough. We understand you may not know the condition of your gutters so we photograph your gutters when we are quoting. Just ask if you would like to see the amount of debris in your gutters.
Depending on the slope of your roof and its structural integrity, our gutter clean usually includes removing the debris from your roof as well. We figure there's not much point in cleaning your gutters if there is more rubbish that will fall into your gutters in the next storm.
Our high quality gutter guards can stop leaf matter falling into your gutters in the first place. We are also well-placed to remove overhanging branches should they be an issue. When we quote we can suggest the main problems for your gutters and how to stop them blocking.
Some gutters are infected with mildew because of dampness from being block or being incorrectly sloped. We use a non-toxic solution to clean mildew from gutters and downpipes so your tank water isn't poisoned.
For a fully-professional gutter cleaning service in all Brisbane suburbs, phone us on 1800 873 377 or mobile 04 888 27267. We will inspect and quote on cleaning your gutters at no cost or obligation and even photograph your gutters. We can often diagnose the cause of your problems while we are there and provide a range of solutions. It's all part of the Brisbane Trees and Gardens gutter cleaning service.
This gutter had vine growing up the wall of a shed, up to the eaves and between the soffitt and gutter. It then filled the gutter and grew out over the other side.
A clean gutter. We used a chainsaw to cut the vine from below. Then a hard brush was used to clean the soil from the gutter and also on the roof. If you live in Brisbane and would like to save your gutters, call us for a free assessment and quote.


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The general term for liquid that is used for adding colour to a surface is 'paint'. Paint is literally a pigmented colouring coating for different surfaces. Somebody who paints for his job is a painter. Usually the powder is the basic ingredient for making paint. This powder is usually made from a variety of chemicals. Most of the pigments comes straight from natural things, for example clay or mud. You have to make the paint wet before adjusting it to a surface. Otherwise the paint will not stick to the surface it is painted on.
There is also a difference in the jobs and tasks that painters have. House- painters are usually painting with enormous cans where the paint is mixed in. Artist have smaller paint in tubes, or make the paint for themselves and also mix it. There are also different kinds of paint brushes. You have a large variety of paint brushes. The house-painters use rollers and for example spray-guns. Another way to buy paint can be online. You can by it in high pressurized cans or you can buy spray paint.
Paint also must have the time to dry. Otherwise the paint will not give the optimal result and you have to paint it over and over again. You can wait 1 hour, 6 hours, 1 day, 3 day, but also a week or 2 weeks. It depends on the type of paint you use. You can also put many layers of paint on top of each other. It is also very important to clean the surface and make sure it is nice and smooth, without any bumps and it also must be dry when you are going to paint. The usage of paint also depends on the type of surface you are going to paint. For example, there is paint made especially for wood and also for metal. Buy your paintsprayers or wagner airless paint sprayer now on the website of Paintsprayer.co.uk


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Master of Supply Chain Innovation
Choose your specialisation
With strong links to industry partners and professional bodies, the accounting specialisation provides a strong theoretical and practical foundation.
Business Analytics
This specialisation focuses on machine learning in business and the skills used to deliver insights from data through visualisation techniques.
Business Information Systems
The Business Information Systems specialisation teaches students how businesses can exploit technology to improve their decision making.
Digital Marketing
Learn to build businesses with confidence by understanding how to use traditional and data-led marketing strategies with this Digital Marketing specialisation.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
This specialisation gives you the tools to develop the mindset needed to lead and manage high-growth organisations through innovation.
This specialisation delivers a practical and theoretical approach to Finance and has strong links with industry partners and professional bodies.
Financial Technologies
This cutting edge FinTech specialisation blends theory with practical applications, giving you the expertise to accelerate your career.
Human Resource Management
This specialisation is designed to give you the essential theoretical skills and practical experience to create dynamic workplace cultures.
International Business
Learn how to do business within an international context during one of our innovation study tours or internship placements in Europe, America, or Asia.
Project Management
This specialisation equips you with real-world experience, and the tools, knowledge, and innovation, to manage diverse, complex projects.
Become familiar with writing a research plan and then using this knowledge to conduct practical research and write a business research thesis.
The Master of Supply Chain Innovation uniquely combines key elements of supply chain management, innovation and business information systems.
Successful supply chain managers can think innovatively to gain a competitive advantage. Our course content is designed to empower you to improve today's supply chains and equip them for the industry's changing needs. We'll also help you transition into strategic management roles once you graduate.
Looking at postgrad in 2024?
Whatever stage you're at – from browsing courses to starting an application – there's a Swinburne expert here to help.
Upgrade your skills
- Ability to engage critically
- Entrepreneurial mindset
- Ethical mindset
- Awareness of local and international supply chain environments
Stretch your career further
Students can enhance their career opportunities by gaining additional leadership and management skills – an important asset in a today's complex and changing business environment. The below examples demonstrate the types of roles graduates can attain.
- Supply chain manager
- Procurement manager
- Logistics manager
- Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
Key codes
International student visa
International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.
Professional accreditations and partnerships
Why Swinburne?
Top 5% of the world's higher education business schools
91.1% of graduates found employment within 4 months of finishing.
The median income for PG graduates one year out is $79.5K
Business graduate employers include Telstra, NAB, ANZ and IBM
Swinburne provided me with academic knowledge and the opportunity to directly interact with top companies in the supply chain industry. We worked on real life projects with people from CEVA Logistics and Officeworks. This gave us a glimpse of what to expect in the future and prepared us for our career in the supply chain field.
Pemi , Master of Supply Chain Innovation
Fast track your course*
A fast-track course gives you the same qualifications as a 'regular course', but is completed in a shorter amount of time. Designed for those who already have business or industry experience, you'll participate in workshops, with assessments based on the workplace.
*Example fast-tracked durations:
Applicants are required to have one of the following:
- completed a bachelor degree (or higher award) in any discipline from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent OR
- completed the Postgraduate Qualifying Program (available to International applicants only)
Applicants who have additional qualifications are eligible to enter the program with Advanced Standing and may be able to complete the program in less than two years.
1 year duration (full-time, or equivalent part-time)
Applicants who have completed one of the following may be able to complete the program in 1 year of full-time study (or equivalent part-time study):
- the Graduate Certificate of Supply Chain Innovation; or
- an honours bachelor degree in a related discipline
1.5 year duration (full-time, or equivalent part-time)
Applicants who have completed one of the following may be able to complete the program in 1.5 years of full-time study (or equivalent part-time study):
- a bachelor degree in a related discipline; or
- a graduate certificate in a related discipline; or
- a bachelor degree (or higher award) in any discipline and have two years relevant work experience* or
- the Postgraduate Qualifying Program (available to International applicants only) PLUS either previous related discipline Higher Education Study, OR a minimum of two years relevant work experience*
Applicants are required to have one of the following:
- completed a bachelor degree (or higher award) in any discipline from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent OR
- completed the Postgraduate Qualifying Program (available to International applicants only)
Work experience
Relevant professional/managerial experience and evidence of academic capability will be determined by the Faculty PVC (or delegate) with reference to faculty-determined guiding principles. Applicants must submit a curriculum vitae (CV) with their application.
Documents substantiating relevant experience are required, clearly detailing roles and duration and evidence of formal and non-formal learning. Where relevant experience is used for the basis of admission, no further recognition for prior learning/credit can be granted on that basis.
Admission requirements
Meeting the minimum entry requirements for the course does not guarantee an offer of a place. See admission requirements for general information about the admission process.
English language requirements
Satisfactory completion of one of the following:
- IELTS overall band of 6.0 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0
- Swinburne's English for Academic Purposes (EAP 5 Advanced level) with overall 65%, all skills 65%
- or equivalent measures available at English language requirements.
Need to undertake an English assessment for entry?
A prerequisite for many courses, the Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic) can now be done at our Hawthorn campus.
Credit transfer
Credit is granted in recognition of previous study and/or experience and allows students to gain advanced standing towards their course. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Recognition of prior learning
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) allows students to gain credit (advanced standing) towards their course in recognition of skills and knowledge gained through work experience, life experience and/or formal training. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis.
How credit points work
To qualify for the Master of Supply Chain Innovation students must complete 16 (or equivalent) units (200 credit points) comprising of:
- [4] foundation units (50 credit points)
- [8] core units (100 credit points)
- [4] units comprising one specialisation or [4] elective units (50 credit points)
Your units
Graduate Certificate
Completing 4 core units entitles you to a graduate certificate.
|Units of study
|Unit code
|Core units
Opportunity Discovery, Creativity and Design
Core unit, 12.5 credit points
Six Sigma Lean Green Belt
Core unit, 12.5 credit points
Supply Chain Management
Core unit, 12.5 credit points
Logistics Management
Core unit, 12.5 credit points
Graduate Diploma
Completing an additional 2 core units and 2 specialisation or elective units entitles you to the graduate diploma.
|Units of study
|Unit code
|Core units
Business Analytics and Visualisation
Core unit, 12.5 credit points
Project Management for Innovative Outcomes
Core unit, 12.5 credit points
Specialisation Units
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Masters degree
Completing 4 foundation units, 2 core units and 2 specialisation or elective units entitles you to the masters.
|Units of study
|Unit code
|Core units
Artificial Intelligence and Insights
Core unit, 12.5 credit points
Innovative Supply Chain Technologies
Core unit, 12.5 credit points
|Foundation units
Business Information Systems
Foundation unit, 12.5 credit points
Business Sustainability and Social Impact
Foundation unit, 12.5 credit points
Future Management Skills
Foundation unit, 12.5 credit points
Operations Management
Foundation unit, 12.5 credit points
Specialisation Units
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Learn about all the electives you can take in the course handbook.
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2024 fees
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The student tuition fees as published are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. These fees apply for units studied in 2023 only and may change for units studied in future years. If part-time study is permitted, annual fees will be proportionally lower based on the number of units taken per semester.
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How do I pay my fees?
FEE-HELP is a loan given to eligible full-fee paying higher education students to help pay part or all of their tuition fees. The Commonwealth Government pays the amount of the loan directly to Swinburne.
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- are an Australian citizen doing at least one unit of your course in Australia; or
- hold a permanent humanitarian visa and will be living in Australia for the duration of your course; or
- hold a New Zealand Special Category visa and meet the special eligibility requirements for New Zealand citizens
- are undertaking bridging study for overseas trained professionals and will be living in Australia for the duration of this study
- have not exceeded the new combined Help Loan limit.
The HELP limit is the maximum amount you can borrow from the government in your lifetime towards your education costs. It is fixed and cannot be topped up.
Student services and amenities fee
This funding serves to improve the student experience at Swinburne. You may use many or just some of the services and amenities that the fee provides.
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This amenities fee is included within your annual tuition fee listed above. The fee shown in the capped amount for 2024.
Please refer to the Student Services Amenities Fee page for more information.
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Our handy guide will assist you to gather documents for your application.
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Property Details
- Type: Residential
- Sale/Rent: For Sale
- Lot Acreage: 0.35
- Price Per SQFT: $ 285,429
- POSSIBLE USE: Single Family
Location & Schools
- Subdivision: Trail Creek Estates
- County: Bannock
- LOCATION: Low Traffic
- Area Desc: West Pocatello
- Elementary School: Jefferson
- Middle School: Irving
- High School: Pocatello
- ZONING-CITY: Residential
- ZONING-COUNTY: Other/NA
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Inside Features
- DOMESTIC WATER: City-Stubbed to Lot
- ELECTRICITY PROVIDED BY: Idaho Power
- Improvements: Fully finished lots accepted by City, includes, water, sewer, curb, gutter, power, gas, and cable.
- ELECTRIC INFO: To Lot
- NATURAL GAS: Available
- TELEPHONE: To Lot
Outside Features
- CURBS/GUTTERS: Curbs In,Gutters In
- SEWER TYPE: City Sewer-Stubbed to Lot
- LANDSCAPING: None
- SOIL TYPE: Loam
- VIEW: Mountain View
- ACCESS ROAD: Paved
Legal Information
- Taxes: $ 0
- Tax Year: 2021
- TERMS: Cash,Conventional
- HOA Amount: 75
- HOA Frequency: Yearly
- HOA Dues (Y/N): Yes
- Legal Description: Lot 13 Block 2 Trail Creek Estates – Division 4
- Buyer Exclusions (Y/N): No
- Dual/Variable Comm (Y/N): No
- Foreclosure y/n: No
- Agent Owned (Y/N): No
- Short Sale y/n: No
This listing is courtesy of ReMax Country Real Estate. The IDX information is provided exclusively for personal, non-commercial use. It may not be used for any purpose other than to identify prospective properties consumers may be interested in purchasing. The data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed to be accurate.
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Callaway Shamrock Chrome Soft Golf Ball
With its Truvis golf balls, Callaway took advantage of research that patterns on the ball can increase focus and visibility. The original designs were hexagonal, making the golf ball look like a soccer ball. But the benefits apparently also acrue with other patterns — such as this shamrock, just in time for St. Parick's Day.
I'd categorize this under my Ridiculous Golf Item of the Week category if I didn't have the suspicion that it actually works.


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Looking for Saatva Mattress Hawaii…
Founded in 2010, Saatva concentrates on direct-to-consumer luxury bed mattress under three brand: Saatva, Loom & Leaf, and Zenhaven. Between these 3 brands, the company offers several mattress designs, consisting of the all-foam Loom & Leaf;& Leaf; the latex Zenhaven; the airbed, Solaire; and the hybrid
The Saatva Bed mattress, also called the Saatva Classic, integrates two layers of coils, two layers of polyfoam, and a thin layer of memory foam. in 3 firmness choices, which it calls Plush Soft, High-end Company, and Firm. These choices correspond to soft (3 on the 10-point firmness scale where 10 is firmest), medium company (6 ), and company (8) respectively.
Readily available in 2 height alternatives: 11.5 inches and 14.5 inches. While the 11.5-inch version falls in the average density range, the 14.5-inch choice is high-profile, so it may require much deeper sheets.
This review will go over the Bed mattress extensive. We'll cover its building and construction, efficiency, sizing, prices, customer reviews, and business policies. We'll likewise highlight how the different variations of the bed mattress vary in efficiency and who each may be best for.
Choose Plush Soft if …
You weigh under 130 pounds.
You prefer higher motion seclusion.
You like a plush feel.
Pick High-end Firm if …
You weigh in between 130 and 230 pounds.
You sleep with a partner from a various weight group or with various position choices.
You choose a balance of conforming and assistance.
If …
You weigh over 130 pounds, select Firm.
You choose a firm feel.
Saatva Mattress Review Breakdown
The hybrid bed mattress that uses a combination of materials, consisting of a comfort layer with fiber fill, polyfoam, memory foam, and pocketed coils together with a support system of hourglass coils.
It omes in three firmness choices and 2 height alternatives. The firmness alternatives are Plush Soft (3 ), Luxury Firm (6 ), and Company (8 ). The height choices are 11.5 inches and 14.5 inches.
A knit cover built of natural cotton enrobes the sleep surface. This material permits airflow into the mattress while feeling soft to the touch.
All three firmness levels have similar convenience systems that consist of a Euro-top with sewn-in cushioning. The Plush Soft and Luxury Company versions utilize 1.25 inches of soft polyfoam, while the Company variation utilizes 1.5 inches of company polyfoam. All of the firmness choices also consist of.75 inches of fiber fill and 1 ounce of Dacron to cushion the surface of the bed mattress.
Beneath the Euro-top, there is a.625-inch layer of polyfoam and a.375-inch layer of memory foam. This thin layer of memory foam supports the sleeper's lumbar region to promote enhanced back positioning. Next, a 4-inch layer of 14.5 gauge foam-encased coils gets used to the sleeper's body while supporting strong air blood circulation throughout. This coil gauge is close to the middle of the range, stabilizing responsiveness and contouring.|Beneath the Euro-top, there is a.625-inch layer of polyfoam and a.375-inch layer of memory foam. Next, a 4-inch layer of 14.5 gauge foam-encased coils adjusts to the sleeper's body while supporting strong air flow throughout.}
These coils are crafted to make the mattress more durable while enabling for significant air flow through the mattress. The 11.5-inch version of the bed mattress uses a 4-inch layer of coils, while the 14.5-inch variation uses a 7-inch layer.
Which mattress is better Saatva or Casper?
Mattress Type
Soft– 3 (Plush Soft choice)/ Medium Firm– 6 (Luxury Firm choice)/ Company– 8 (Company choice).
Constructed of several layers that consist of polyfoam, memory foam, and two coil systems.
Cover Material:.
Knit Organic Cotton.
Convenience Layer:.
Plush Soft and High-end Firm:.
Euro-Top with Sewn-In Product [1.25 ″ Soft Polyfoam,.75 ″ Fiber Fill, 1 oz. Dacron]
.625 ″ Polyfoam.
.375 ″ Memory Foam Lumbar Pad.
4 ″ Pocketed Coils (Foam-Encased, 14.5 Gauge).
Euro-Top with Sewn-In Product [1.5 ″ Polyfoam,.75 ″ Fiber Fill]
.625 ″ Polyfoam.
.375 ″ Memory Foam Lumbar Pad.
4 ″ Pocketed Coils (Foam-Encased, 14.5 Gauge).
Assistance Core:.
4 ″ or 7 ″ Hourglass Coils (13 Gauge).
.5 ″ Loft Pad and.875 ″ Fiber Pad.
Foam Boundary Encasing.
Mattress Prices and Sizing Saatva Mattress Hawaii
Compared to similarly-constructed luxury hybrid designs, the Saatva Mattress is an affordable option. Shoppers can pick in between three firmness alternatives and 2 height alternatives at no additional charge. Is available in all six basic bed mattress sizes.
|38″ x 75″
|11.5″ or 14.5″
|100 lbs.
|Twin XL
|38″ x 80″
|11.5″ or 14.5″
|105 lbs.
|54″ x 75″
|11.5″ or 14.5″
|110 lbs.
|60″ x 80″
|11.5″ or 14.5″
|120 lbs.
|76″ x 80″
|11.5″ or 14.5″
|145 lbs.
|California King
|72″ x 84″
|11.5″ or 14.5″
|145 lbs.
|Split King
|76″ x 80″ (2pcs.)
|11.5″ or 14.5″
|145 lbs.
|Split California King
|72″ x 84″ (2pcs.)
|11.5″ or 14.5″
|145 lbs.
What hotels use Saatva mattress?
Firmness and feel are 2 of the most crucial elements of any bed mattress– let's see how company the Saatva bed mattress is and what it needs to seem like for typical weight, heavyweight, and light-weight sleepers.
How Firm Is The Saatva?
The Saatva mattress comes in three firmnesses– Luxurious Soft, Luxury Company, and Company — we reviewed the Luxury Company variation, and it felt near a 7/10 in terms of firmness. The pillow top is quite soft on top of it, but the two layers of coils below are on the firmer side; integrated, they make the Saatva mattress feel just a bit firmer-than-average.
We will state, the Plush Soft variation makes our list for the very best soft mattresses, so if you're searching for something soft, that's the method to go. Is a great value that occurs to be both helpful and comfy at the same time. You can conserve $200 on a mattress merely by clicking the link below.
Is Saatva mattress a good mattress?
Back sleeping on the bed mattress, we are experiencing an excellent balance of convenience and support, so our hips sink into the pillow top however not too far. Below that, we feel support from the bottom coil layer and a mix of support and contouring from the microcoil layer. The mattress also supplies an excellent quantity of back support, making it one of the finest bed mattress for lower back pain and sciatica. Likewise, it is among the best bed mattress for arthritis.
When we are side sleeping, offering us a good amount of pressure relief on our hips and shoulders, but we do believe that those who sleep mainly on their side will prefer the Luxurious Soft model. Saatva Mattress Hawaii
Stomach sleeping, the is not a bad match at all; our hips do not sink in too far, and we are feeling solid overall support. As we will talk about below, larger stomach sleepers may require a firmer bed mattress and needs to consider the Firm model. It might actually be a good bed mattress for stomach sleepers.


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What is an evaporite and how is it formed?
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Nov 14, 2015
Evaporite is a chemical rock. It is formed when water evaporates and leaves behind mineral deposits.
Remember, chemical rock is the third type of sedimentary rock aside from clastic and organic. Chemical rocks are formed by chemical means that do not involve any living organisms .
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The little campsite at Grimbergen just outside Brussels was a gem of a find, very clean, organised and yet chilled out (we generally steer away from over organised campsites -too uptight and over manicured) with attractive layout and planting – as much as we'd like to wild camp we need wi fi and electrics on this trip so its a bonus when we find ambient little sites like this one. We decide not to go into Brussels City but instead to use a day or two of down time to get organised as well as planning for this first leg of the trip. It also helps us forget the fat fine we had found on Vic's windscreen in Bruges for what we are yet to decipher! We then push on into Germany and our first stop is the small medieval city of Aachen, famous for the crowning of many German kings, burial place of the emperor Charlemagne and a rather impressive Domed cathedral. A lovely first taste of Germany with interesting little boutique shops, a bubbly student community and that day a chic wedding complete with mobile champagne bar!
A tiny shop near the main square beckons us with its curious window display. It sells only brushes. There is a brush for every task you can imagine even one for cleaning other brushes. They are beautifully made from wild hog hair with stainless steel or leather details and olive wood handles, some only the length of a finger. I have a thing for unusual hardware, why have boring old plastic when you can have handcrafted 'tools' made with age old materials that are a joy to look at or hold in your hand and that will probably will last a lifetime. I convince Roddy we need the small chunky one with odd curved bristles…..to remove dog hairs of course!
Further down the street I meet Petra Sahm……. one half of 'Lotus Collection' a home interiors partnership that works with tailors in Nepal using local raw plant materials that are hand woven into sophisticated homeware textile products. What is notable is the care that has been taken to preserve something of traditional Nepalese designs balancing these with contemporary Western tastes. This is not a cheap labour set up but instead a respectful friendship and equal design collaboration the likes of which I have rarely seen in the UK.
Moving on through the winding streets and I am amazed to find another collaborative design store but this time on a much bigger scale. The Contigo shops may at first look like a standard fairtrade shop with independent coffee produce, woven baskets hanging outside and rainbow colours. A closer look however reveals sleek design products including handprinted printed origami lighting, angular table ware and hip accessories. I learn from the helpful assistant that the shops are dotted throughout Germany. The owner herself travels around the world several times a year to find interesting traditional craftwork and then works closely with them to develop new design products. Fairtrade conditions have been established throughout the process including subsidising the export and import the process and ensuring a good price for the makers. It quite inspiring really to see what is possible with a little imagination and effort. I think Germans are good at this – problem solving and finding creative and efficient ways of making things happen.
We stop for a late lunch tucking into our first and surprisingly tasty currywurst and a cold beer then leave for Cologne.


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A hunt for yield is prompting South Korean investors to pile tens of billions of dollars into unconventional assets abroad, raising risks of losses on unfamiliar strategies.
Holdings of overseas alternative assets such as real estate, infrastructure, private equity and debt, and hedge funds by investors in Asia's fourth-largest economy rose to at least about 201 trillion won ($173 billion) this year, a record, according to data compiled by Samsung Securities Co. and Korea Investors Service Inc. That compares with 158 trillion won held by fund managers, pension funds, insurers and brokerages at the end of 2018 and 118 trillion won in 2017.
South Korean investors are joining peers around the world in putting more money in alternative assets as equity and bond returns sag. The global amount of such strategies under management has risen more than three-fold over the past decade to $9.5 trillion in 2018, and it's forecast to grow to $14 trillion in 2023, according to Preqin data. The assets can expose buyers to bigger risks than conventional securities, because they are often less liquid with less information about them available to the public.
Some signs of trouble are already emerging.
An Australia real estate fund sold by KB Securities Co. is trying to retrieve its investments after a dispute with a local partner, according to a spokeswoman at the brokerage. Institutional investors put 236 billion won in the fund and retail investors parked 90.4 billion won in it.
Some derivative-linked securities tied to a German real estate fund sold by Shinhan Investment Corp. extended their maturities because of problems with the underlying assets, a Shinhan spokesman said. About 380 billion won of such securities were sold.
Lime Asset Management Co., Korea's biggest hedge fund firm, said last month it had frozen $710 million in withdrawals from its funds, some of which invested in collateralized loan obligations repackaging trade finance assets.
Korean brokerages have more overseas alternative assets on their books that they haven't been able to sell, and that could pose risks for them, a local ratings firm warned in September. Unsold assets that big brokerages have held for more than six months jumped to 1.3 trillion won at the end of June from about 500 billion won in 2018.
"We should learn from those examples and set up an adequate process to mitigate risks," said Andy Kim, a credit analyst at Samsung Securities. "Selecting asset classes is getting more important among alternative assets due to fierce competition for the products and high valuations."
Mr. Kim expects demand for infrastructure investment to rise further and recommended 5G facilities and European renewable energy projects because those assets are less affected by swings in the economic cycle.
South Korean institutions need to boost returns on their investments to help provide for an aging population, and the national pension fund has 708 trillion won in assets. But with a global economic slowdown and sliding interest rates dragging down returns, there are signs that some investors have grown less cautious when opportunities to earn extra yield arise.
Lee Do-yoon, chief investment officer at the Police Mutual Aid Association in Seoul, said that his staff recently suggested that the fund invest in a power plant in New York state because the potential return was high.
"I asked him if he visited the site or if he even knew where the plant was located exactly, and he said no," said Mr. Lee, whose organization oversees about 2.6 trillion won in assets. Mr. Lee rejected the proposal.
Mr. Lee said he doesn't think all alternative investments are bad but that fund managers should avoid indiscriminate investment in unfamiliar assets. He said it's "just nonsense" that funds that avoid junk-rated bonds have no objections to putting their money in direct lending with no credit ratings because it's considered an alternative investment.


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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that markets will crash like never before if he loses the presidential election. Trump, who is on a two-day tour of India, made the remark during his interaction with CEOs of major Indian companies in New Delhi.
"Our markets will jump thousands and thousands of points if I win," Trump said. "If I don't win, you are going to see a crash like never before. I really mean it too."
Trump invited Indian multi-national companies to invest in the United States. He pointed out that regulations were relaxed and taxes were cut for corporations and new investments in the country.
Trump claimed that his government brought down clearance time for a project to two years.
Earlier, at a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump said India and the United States have made progress on a comprehensive trade agreement.
"I'm optimistic we can reach a deal that will be of great importance to both countries," he told reporters.
The two sides signed a more than $3 billion defense agreement, under which India will purchase advanced U.S. military equipment. Three pacts in health and oil sectors also were signed Tuesday.
Trump said the U.S. International Development Finance Cooperation will establish a "permanent presence" in India.
In the morning, Trump and First Lady Melania offered floral tributes at Raj Ghat, the tomb of Mahatma Gandhi.
They attended a state banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan, or the president's residence, later in the day.
They will return to the United States by 10 pm local time Tuesday.
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In the fall of 2012, I spent some time doing research at the Gordon W. Prange Collection at the University of Maryland, College Park, near where my mother lives and where I passed my teenage years. As you may know, this is the largest collection of printed matter from the Allied Occupation of Japan anywhere in the world.
Dr. Prange was a professor of Japanese history at UMD and author of best-selling books on World War II. His study of Pearl Harbor, for example, was adapted into the Hollywood movie Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). Between 1945 and 1951, for almost the entire duration of the Occupation, Prange was stationed in Japan. From 1946 to 1951, he led MacArthur's large historical staff, and focused on preparing the General's multi-volume report on the Pacific War. When the Civil Censorship Detachment ceased operations in September 1949, Prange recognized the importance of their files – ostensibly a copy of every book, magazine, newspaper, and press photograph published in postwar Japan between 1945 and 1949 – and was given permission to ship the entire collection (500 large wooden crates) to his home institution in College Park.
For anyone studying the Occupation, the Prange Collection is an inexhaustible treasure trove. For me, interested in the impact of American culture on Japanese manga, I cannot imagine research without this resource. There are reportedly 8000 children's books in the collection, 2069 of which are manga. This does not include the manga in magazines (children's or adult), which are a separate category. Some of the background research on Sugiura Shigeru for The Last of the Mohicans was conducted at UMD (two of the images in the essay are from the Prange). There are a couple of Sugiura titles at the Prange that do not even appear in the master list in the Mitaka City Catalogue (2002), the most complete resource on the artist.
For The Mysterious Underground Men essay, I used the Prange to learn more about the era's science fiction. Actually, the original intention had been to use the copy of The Mysterious Underground Men at the Prange to make our archival edition, since all the children's books have been scanned at publication-quality resolution. It was thus a surprise to be told that the Prange did not own that specific title. Not only that title, they also do not own two other major Tezuka books, New Treasure Island (1947) and King Kong (1947). They are also missing Hello Manga (1946-47), the Sakai Shichima-edited magazine that published some of Tezuka's first strips. Other books by the same publisher from the same year are there, but why not these? Did publishers find a way to circumvent the CCD? Did books get lost accidentally during packing, shipping, and storage?
This article is actually about a different omission. When I first started using the Prange, I was asked to watch a tutorial video about the collection. There were some clips from the Occupation period. One of them shows a Japanese boy and a Japanese man, if I remember correctly, reading an American comic book while sitting on the curb. The footage, I am told, came from the National Archives, also located in College Park. I have not bothered yet to hunt it down, though some day I will. The Prange has an amazing collection of press photographs, and I assumed that they must have similar images. But the curators could recall no such item, and within the subject categories under which the photographs are listed, there is no entry for comic books. Look at any twelve manga in the Prange collection and you are likely to find concrete evidence of the influence of American comics. But how great it would be to have an image of Japanese actually reading them!
Research works in mysterious ways. Mom wanted me to go with her to visit an old friend near Baltimore, who had spent some time working in Japan during the Occupation. Her name is Leora Smith. She goes by Lee. She is a sharp 92-year old. I grumbled on the ride up, pouting because I had better things to do. But how glad I am that I went. Lee wanted me to look at some of the art d'objets she had picked up in Japan, tell her a bit about their history, and estimate their worth. The Tsuchiya Kōitsu prints from the 1920s-40s were quite nice, but only curators and dealers can really discern between tourist curio and genuine antique when it comes to ceramics, dolls, and ivory and jade jewelry. Then she showed me some photographs she took while stationed in Japan, the first time between 1947-48 in Yokohama, the second time in Kure (near Hiroshima) between 1950-51. Under the title Memories of Japan: 1947-1951, she has published a selection of the photographs as a print-on-demand book through Apple.
There are landscape shots, cityscapes, images of the Fujiya Hotel in Hakone, farmers, itinerant performers, schoolrooms, crowded trains, playing children, cottage industries, and so on. Lee was trained as a photographer in art school in the 1940s, so the composition and printing are quite nice. Some of the pictures, like the one above with a boy passing a repaired shop window in Odawara, I can imagine appearing in Ars Camera or other photography magazines of the early postwar period with robust amateur sections. The tones and the semi-abstraction of the dotted line of white tape – almost like an animated insert – reward repeated viewing. Behind the boy, interestingly, are the kinds of objects expats were likely to buy, as if Lee herself, with her small collection, was reflected figuratively in that patched pane. Meanwhile, the average historian might be intrigued by the few cityscapes and depictions of education and industry in Lee's book. This one, shot near Hiroshima, would be fine gracing the cover of a book about popular entertainments.
And for the manga historian, especially for the manga historian looking for pictures of Japanese reading American comics during the Occupation, there is this wonderful surprise present from Christmas 1950, showing a kid from Hiroshima intently reading a copy of the premier "true crime" comic, Crime Does Not Pay.
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When historians find old photographs that seem useful for illustrative purposes, they are often handicapped by lack of data concerning their shooting. But here was the photographer herself sitting next to me, who despite being a nonagenarian recalls her time in Japan sixty-plus years ago in lucid detail. Between 1950-51, her second stint in the country, Lee worked as a secretary for the Public Health and Welfare Section of the US Army Civil Affairs Division. Her team was stationed in Kure, a major naval seaport with extensive shipbuilding facilities (the battleship Yamato was built in Kure) some 10-15 miles down the coast from Hiroshima. As elsewhere in Japan, the primary health concern in the region was tuberculosis. Japanese hospitals had no nurses, recalls Lee. As a result, there was no choice but for TB patients to convalesce at home – a disastrous situation for families and crowded communities due to the contagiousness of the disease. Lee's team was charged with caring for the sick and for public education about the disease, culminating in a major handbook on tuberculosis in Japanese, authored by one Dr. Barrett.
A cartoon-worthy aside: the veterinarian on their crew aided the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, the controversial ABCC, which was tasked with studying the effects of radiation on atomic bomb survivors. The veterinarian's assignment was to study Hiroshima's animals. Lee recalls being told that chickens survived the holocaust (if they weren't killed by the blast, of course) reportedly because they lack lymph nodes. True or not, it's strange even as fiction.
As for the comic book photograph: Public Health and Welfare was involved in various activities of a less medical sort. This photograph was shot at a Christmas party held in Kure for kids from an orphanage in Hiroshima. The exact location, Lee thinks, was the mess hall at Kure or one of the CAD staff houses. In her book, she includes the following in the caption: "Popcorn and Coke were treats they enjoyed and comic books were a source of great entertainment." Witness the famed "chewing gum and chocolate" in action, but not out of the back of a jeep. Were Christmas parties and comic books also tools in that goodwill mission? Lee herself did not participate in the organization of the depicted event. The photograph, shot on a 4x5 Graflex Speed Graphic, was taken for her own amusement, not on assignment. Asked whether she recalls if comic books were handed out on other occasions, she says no. She thinks even this copy of Crime Does Not Pay was probably just something that a CAD staff member or a GI had left sitting in the room in which the party was held.
It's ironic, nonetheless, that of all the comics in circulation, the boy should be reading this one, especially at a function designed to uplift orphans' lives (even if just for a day) and introduce them to the delights of American affluence. For Crime Does Not Pay, the industry's best-selling title in the forties (in the vicinity of three million copies a month), was, as far as mainstream blueblood America was concerned, the very worst kind of comic book. Not that the public knew this, but it was run by some shady alcoholic characters and distributed by mobsters. The founding publisher, Lev Gleason, was brought before the House Un-American Activities Commission in 1946 for his anti-fascist and leftist associations. Much worse, the magazine was filled with drugs, sex, and violence. Despite its ostensible anti-crime stance, it was the kind of title that anti-comics crusaders like Fredric Wertham condemned as a major cause of juvenile delinquency. In Seduction of the Innocent, published in 1954 but based on articles written since the late 40s, Wertham wrote, after singling out Crime Does not Pay by name: "Children know that in quite a number of crime comic books there is in the title some reference to punishment. But they also know that just as that very reference is in small letters and inconspicuous color, the parts of the title that really count are in huge, eye-catching type and clear sharp colors: CRIME; CRIMINALS; MURDER; LAW BREAKERS; GUNS; etc. The result of this is, of course, that when comic books are on display only the crime and not the punishment is visible."
Presumably this Hiroshima boy was not able to read English, so he would have been spared the mixed messages on the comic book's cover. But still he had eyes, and while I don't think it wise to read too much into snapshot expressions, one can safely describe this one as "glued." What exactly is he looking at? I am having trouble positively identifying the specific issue, but I think (considering the light-colored title, the star at left beneath the seductively big C, and the pale area in the top right of the graphic) that it's Crime Does Not Pay no. 93 (November 1950). The date would be just right, of course, given that this is a photo from Christmas 1950 – which would also mean that American comics got to Japan very quickly after their release in the United States. Unfortunately the Digital Comics Museum doesn't have this one archived . . . anyone? I want to see what that kid sees. Presumably it is something that fits the following description, lodged by a comics-hating doctor with the Canadian House of Commons, and cited by Wertham: "the kind of magazine, forty or fifty pages of which portray nothing but scenes illustrating the commission of crimes of violence with every kind of horror that the mind of man can conceive."
What makes Lee's photograph more than a valuable historical document is what's bubbling around the comic book. Here are these orphans, five years after the war, being pumped full of sugar by their American families-for-the-day. The range of expressions is superb. On one end of the couch, a kid is immersed in a trashy comic book. On the other end, an older boy looks a little sickly and decidedly unbuoyed by the festivities. And in the middle – how fantastic for a photograph with a comic book – the youngest boy entertains himself with a string, maybe from the cellophane-wrapped Christmas goodies on the table, positioning it as if he is about to crane his nose upward into a snout . . . as if he had read Hokusai Manga!
That's a joke. But I wonder if this photograph and the contrast between the two kids' demeanors can't be exploited as a cipher for changes taking place in Japanese comics culture at the time. The anti-comics movement in Japan, while making loud noises since the 1930s, did not really take off until 1955. That's not the history I am thinking about. Instead, in my mind are how entertainment was redefined in comics immediately before and soon after the end of the Occupation, and what those changes entailed in terms of the relationship between work and reader – whether comics were more likely to make them laugh or fret.
The rule of laughter over children's manga, which was almost total even when it came to titles dealing with ostensibly heavy subjects like war or the adaptation of history and literary classics, was rapidly being usurped by adventure and mystery comics focused more on action and suspense. These latter were heavily influenced by American superhero, crime, and horror comics brought to Japan by the Occupation. There were figures like Sugiura Shigeru, a best-selling author in the 1950s, who absorbed that new wave through parodic citation and spoof. Tezuka Osamu represented the inverse. He integrated the older humor model (which itself was partially rooted in American cartooning, movies, and animation) within the new action and suspense mode, which he himself helped polish and popularize through his akahon of the postwar 40s.
Tezuka's first magazine serials appeared in 1950, not long before Lee took her photograph. This marked not only Tezuka's personal arrival into the mainstream of children's publishing in Tokyo, but also that of a new comics reading experience. His work instituted a method of captivating the child through a combination of multidimensional characterization, speedy narrative development, dynamic breakdowns, explosive physical action, soaring fantasy – but also laughter. The two kids together – furrowed brow plus silly snout – thus figure Tezuka. The photograph, as I said, was taken in the artist's coming-out year.
The comics-reader alone, meanwhile, represents the seed of developments that would transform manga so completely in the following years that even Tezuka feared obsolescence. The action and suspense mode that became known in the mid 50s as gekiga was rooted, in many of Tezuka's techniques for sure, but more directly in the judo manga of Fukui Ei'ichi, earnestly focused on the psychological tension and physical dynamism of the martial arts contest. In the mid 50s, Matsumoto Masahiko would adapt Fukui's aesthetic to locked-room mysteries. Tatsumi, partially under the influence of American comics, would further elaborate Matsumoto's aesthetic in the direction of fast-paced action and expressive drawing, away from crime detection and towards thrillers. Already by the late 50s, Tatsumi was claiming in writing that gekiga – the name he coined for this new style – intentionally set out to break with the dominance of humor and especially slapstick in manga. The expulsion (which was not always complete in practice) aimed to clear room not only for more serious and gritty content, but also for intensified feelings of excitement, suspense, and horror. Accordingly, one of gekiga's leitmotifs was the wide-open eye: witnessing a crime, anxiously awaiting death, attentively watching a threat. It presumed a reader that was similarly transfixed. (I recently published an article in IJOCA (Fall 2013) on this topic, if you are interested.)
The impression Crime Does Not Pay made on this Hiroshima boy might have lasted no more than a few seconds. But the kind of material he was reading would eventually find its way into the hands of impressionable young wannabe artists like Tatsumi, Saitō Takao, and their colleague at Hinomaru Bunko and later in the Gekiga Studio, Yamamori Susumu – as well as their elder peer in Tokyo, Mizuki Shigeru – and help guide them in creating comics designed specifically to engender the type of engrossed and disconcerting reading experience that one glimpses in Lee's photograph. This kid might thus be seen as the proto-gekiga reader, some five-six years before the style's maturation. And, as the gekiga artists would eschew slapstick for suspense and horror, so too our prophetic orphan is too mesmerized by scintillating depictions of crime to notice the classical cartoon by his side . . . or so a reading might go if we burden the photograph with maybe more history than it contains.
I close with classifieds: Do you have family that was stationed in Japan during the Occupation or after the Occupation in the 50s, and do they have any photographs showing American comics? Also, not related to this post: Do you have family that was stationed in Japan during the Occupation and had their portrait drawn by local artists, and if so is the portrait signed? Many painters and cartoonists did this to make a living. They talk about it in their reminisces, but few physical examples are known. Presumably most exited the country in the luggage of their sitters, perhaps stuffed side by side with the kind of artworks and antiques Lee owns.
That was probably the trade. Bring comics and other reading material over, in order to have American comforts to soften the culture shock of your tour of duty. Then leave that trash behind to make room for neat Oriental knickknacks when you head back home. The result: American arts got a little more Japanese, and Japanese comics got a lot more American.


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During the course of a recent breakneck tour of restaurants in London, the Gobbler found himself paying Kobe-beef-like prices for taxi rides and eating, among other things, more pig's head than he ever thought humanly possible. Unlike in New York, the maître d's of London weren't lying in wait for the Gobbler, and photos of his giant mug weren't plastered in every kitchen. So he also found himself dining in that vast restaurant wasteland known as Siberia. He was seated by the great yawning kitchen doors at a hot new restaurant in Piccadilly, among tourists from Singapore at Gordon Ramsay's newest place, and next to a giant flower pot at the Connaught Hotel. The experience prompted the Gobbler to compose another one of his lists. You know you're sitting in Siberia when …
You don't recognize any of the people at the next table. "I went to Elaine's once," a friend writes. "They sat me next to a guy with hair plugs and two women who were clearly hookers. I said to my wife: 'Honey, I think we're in Siberia.'"
You are sequestered in a secondary room. The term "Siberia" was coined to describe the upstairs dining room at Warner LeRoy's Russian Tea Room. As in LeRoy's day, any anteroom, lounge area, or brand-new second dining room is automatically Siberia.
You are made to wait for your table. Celebrities, regulars, and poseur restaurant critics rarely have to wait for their tables. If you cool your heels at the bar for more than 30 minutes, you are waiting to be sent to Siberia.
You are obscured by shrubbery. At Graydon Carter's new restaurant, the Waverly Inn, nonentities and hangers-on are exiled to the "Garden Room," a limbolike space away from Graydon's gaze, filled, ominously, with potted palms.
The front of the house is very far away. Restaurateurs like to show off important guests. As a general rule, the further you are from a restaurant's entrance, the closer you are to Siberia.
You don't know the terrain. Different restaurants have different ideas of where their best tables are. At Le Bernardin, for instance, fat cats are put up front, but also in the middle of the room, along the walls. If you aren't aware of this, you're probably a resident of Siberia.
The kitchen is very close by. Unless, of course, you happen to be in the kitchen itself, which in this era of rarefied casualness and hyperexpensive "chef's tables" is considered choice dining real estate.
The ladies' lounge is very close by. As with standing-room tickets to the opera, connoisseurs of Siberia notice subtle gradations when it comes to this famously undesirable location. "You're in trouble," a friend says, "when you can smell what kind of disinfectant they use on the toilets."


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