di Bocconi Students Food Association 12 Giugno 2017 8 min.
Have you realized Starbucks is actually not the first American giant that intends to sell products invented by Italian people in Italy? The fact is that, a US pizza producer entering this market more than one year ago and is still there till now. We are talking about Domino's pizza, the US based pizza franchiser.
Founded in 1960, Domino's has now turned into the second largest pizza chain around the world with presence in more than 85 countries and operation of 13,800 stores. The business started from Tom Monaghan and his brother James's purchase of a small pizza store named DomiNick's in Michigan. Its first international store was opened in Canada in 1983, since when rapid expansion to other continents occurred in the following years. With combination of specialization in pizza delivery and successful localization, Domino's pizza gained popularity in both US and international market.
In 2015, the company finally took the challenge to test its capability in the motherland of pizza, Italy. The first presence was a store opened in Milan on 5th October 2015. Before its entering, there's no precedent of successful major American pizza franchiser in the Italy market, which is featured by a large number of pizzerias down in the street corner and existing fierce competition. To distinguish itself from local competitors, Domino's Pizza Italy sticks to its focus on delivery model. If you pass by Domino's stores, piles of pizza boxes along with a few tables are what you could expect rather than well-decorated dinning space.
"We have done a pure business thinking and not of flagship. We live in neighborhoods, we are strong in delivery pizza house: our business model is aimed at the home, the door to the delivery of home, with payment by credit card… " said Alessandro Lazzaroni, CEO of Domino's Pizza Italy.
For food delivery businesses, efficiency without doubt plays an essential role in customer satisfaction especially when it comes to pizza. Just imagine how disappointing it would be when you order pizzas for a party at home with friends but turn out to receive something covered by non-melting, solidified cheese!
With years of experience and expert in pizza delivery, Domino's has not only been capable to provide speedy delivery service, but also allowed customers to track their order online: the order status will be kept up to date with an online application tool named Pizza Tracker. That is to say, the whole process is under monitoring from the moment a pizza is prepared to the second it is sent for delivery. In the most recent survey, it is claimed by Domino's Italy that the average delivery time per order in the last two months has been shortened to only 21 minutes. Even the most impatient customers will be pleased with it.
Except for on-time delivery, another factor contributing to Domino's great success is its capability in localization. The company adapts product offering to the market it operates in to meet different needs. Menus varied by region. For example, a vegan pizza is provided in Israel where a soy-based cheese is used as substitute of mozzarella.
This is also exactly what Domino's do here in Italy. Aware of the fact that Italians are accustomed to high quality pizzas and particular about ingredients, the company seeks improvements in the whole process of pizza producing to appeal to local customers, from ingredient selection, recipes development to pizza making.
"We've created our own recipe, starting from the original pizza recipe, with Italian products, like 100 per cent tomato sauce and mozzarella, and products like prosciutto di Parma, gorgonzola, grana padano and mozzarella di bufala campana".
As a result, both traditional Italian pizzas like 4 Formaggi, and American styled pizzas like Hawaiana are provided in Domino's menu for Italian customers to choose from. Even better, there's flexibility to create your own pizza and get charged based on toppings selected. To enrich the pizza eating experience, a wide range of side dishes, desserts and drinks are available to order as well, including chicken strippers, potato wedges, cinnamon sticks, and even Haagen Dazs: the American version of gelato.
Menu: there are more than 34 millions ways to create a single pizza in Domino.
Topping: the most welcomed topping in the US is pepperoni, followed by mushrooms and pepper.
Brand logo: the logo in use today has three dots and was first created in 1965. There were 3 Domino's stores in total at that time, and each dot represented one store. The initial idea was to add a new dot with one addition new store, but was dropped soon as unexpectedly rapid growth of the company.
While waiting to see Starbucks' performance in Milan in the near future, it would be interesting to have a look at how its America peer Domino's Pizza does during this period. Wondering how the pizza producer combines American service with localized products? Explore more and place an order on Domino's website or app by yourself!


Too narrow a focus by some commentators on the economic aspects of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) risks hiding the unity of the Holy Father's challenge to Catholics.
Francis wants the joy that "fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus" (1) to spread through evangelization, with a renewed effort to serve the poor (48). He gives us both principled and pragmatic reasons for prioritizing this concern for the poor. First, because God wills it (187). Second, because this would be the "'the greatest and most effective presentation of the good news of the Kingdom'" (199; quoting Blessed John Paul II). Imagine the powerful impact and witness of 1.2 billion Catholics around the world working diligently and daily to improve the lives of the poor. Third, the inequality and lost productivity of the poor is a drag on the growth of the global economy and will lead to further economic crises (202).
He asks us not only to perform "small daily acts of solidarity in meeting the real needs which we encounter," but also to "work to eliminate the structural causes of poverty and to promote the integral development of the poor" (188).
What are these structural causes, and how do we eliminate them? The most provocative is what the Pope called the "absolute autonomy of markets" (202). Francis denounced the idea that "economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world" (54) and said that we "can no longer trust in the unseen forces and the invisible hand of the market" (204).
What does the Pope mean by this? It is not likely that he could be condemning the market economy system in its entirety and proposing socialism in its place, because in doing so he would be contradicting the unbroken teaching of popes since Leo XIII in 1891. On the contrary, the document affirms that "it is through free, creative, participatory and mutually supportive labor that human beings express and enhance the dignity of their lives" (192) and that welfare projects "should be considered merely temporary responses" (202).
It also doesn't seem to make sense to say that Pope Francis is criticizing the entirely unregulated, and mythical, "laissez faire" economy, because, surely, he knows as well as anybody that this does not exist anywhere in reality. Nor is he likely to be condemning markets as such, since the justice and usefulness of markets have been acknowledged by popes and theologians for centuries.
What, then, is he criticizing? It appears that the Holy Father is denouncing the ideology (56) that when human beings are left alone to contract freely with one another, then the best of all possible worlds will arise. Like most ideologies, this one takes a good idea — of markets, which in themselves are the fairest and most efficient way to manage economic transactions — and extends it far beyond its proper scope.
Common sense alone should be sufficient to show the fallacy of this ideology: Without clear and fair ground rules for economic activity, and without principled behavior by participants, an economy cannot run efficiently, let alone justly. Indeed, the Church has taught consistently that the market economy needs to be founded on what Pope John Paul II called a "strong juridical framework" (Centesimus Annus, 42) that orients economic activity towards the common good (Evangelii Gaudium, 56 and 203). She teaches, further, that charity is the guiding principle even of our political and economic relationships (205, citing Benedict XVI's Caritas in Veritate).
But does anyone try to live this ideology in reality? Here are two examples of this ideology in action, which are prevalent in our society and which certainly justify Pope Francis' criticism. The first is "crony capitalism," where firms depend more on political connections than on market success. Here, the belief in absolute autonomy leads them to make "investments" (typically through lobbying) to change the juridical framework underlying the market in order to receive special favors, such as "corporate welfare" or preferential regulation that inhibits new competition.
The second is a phenomenon that economist Andy Yuengert of Pepperdine University calls "the market made me do it." Business leaders will sometimes take actions that are inconsistent with human decency, such as paying very low wages, and claim that they were forced into such actions because of the competitive realities of the market. While this can sometimes be the case, at other times, it is a cop-out, reflecting a lack of imagination on the part of management.
Some can be so completely captivated by the ideology of the absolute autonomy of markets that it never even occurs to them to look for alternative options; they only do what the market "makes" them do. A more principled approach in this case, one that a number of firms have taken, is to find ways to help employees develop their skills to increase their productivity and substantiate higher wages.
Another structural cause of poverty is the "idolatry of money" (55). We let consumerism, the pursuit of money and stuff, rule our lives. The Church, at least since medieval times, has affirmed the legitimacy of private property. But she has also, as Pope Francis reminds us, taught that the "universal destination of goods" is more important than private property (189).
The universal destination of goods means that God created the world for the benefit of all, without any exclusion. Therefore, after satisfying our own needs and those of our family, the proper use of our property is to help others. The decision about what counts as our "needs" is a personal one. Nevertheless, Pope Francis reminds us, "The old question always returns: 'How does God's love abide in anyone who has the world's goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?' (1 John 3:17)" (187).
The Pope also speaks about the decline of marriage, which is worrisome because it is the "fundamental cell of society" (66). This decline deserves to be included in any list of structural causes of poverty, because the incidence of poverty, at least in the United States, is dramatically lower among intact families — where a husband and wife collaborate for the good of the family — than where single parents are forced to carry the burden of their families alone.
This, then, is how the economic aspects of Evangelii Gaudium are united with the rest of the document: If we work hard to find creative ways to include the poor in economic activity, and if we reject consumerism and the waste and weakness that it leads to, then we will serve God, grow in joy and foster greater economic prosperity for all.
Andrew Abela, Ph.D., is the dean of The Catholic University of America's School of Business & Economics, which teaches a person-centered approach to economic life.


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Court Resurfacing
Written on 05 August 2020 .
The work to resurface the block of three courts begins on Monday, Aug 17, although some preparatory work might start on the weekend. Since the work involves repairing the underlying asphalt the project is expected to take four weeks. The car park will be unavalable for use during that first week.
As the coaches will be taking their annual leave after the end of the summer children's camps on Aug 14, all of the block of four courts will be available for general play for the following two weeks or so. Coaching is expected to restart on Sept 3, using the back two courts. Thus, from that point, until the resurfacing work is finished, only two courts will be available for general play.
Court booking ceases on Aug 14 and will not be restarted. Hence, during this short period when only two courts will be available for general play, we should expect to wait for a court to become available and then come off after playing only one set. Only doubles should be played while people are waiting to play,
Booking Slot Reduction
With the change in court usage because of the camps we are reducing the weekly court booking slots available from 3 to 2 per booker. Before the camps, there were four courts available for 12 hours. There are now three courts available for 6 hours, and, hence fewer booking slots are appropriate. This will be kept under continual review.
Side Gate Lock Replaced
The lock to the side gate on the Blackberry Path has been replaced and your old keys should now work.
Courts Usage During Camps
Written on 28 June 2020 .
The summer camps for kids begin on Monday, July 6, and will continue for six weeks until mid-August. The camps will take place between 9:30AM and 3:30PM, Monday-Friday, and will be held on the block of four courts, as they have in the past. While camps are on, general play will be on the block of three courts. Before and after camp times, general play will be held, as now, on the block of four courts. After camps end, coaching will continue on the block of three courts. However, at the weekend, at least one of the coaching courts on the block of three will be available for general play, in addition to the block of four courts.
Court booking will be applied to general play on the block of three courts while camps are on. But, as general play reverts to the block of four courts after camps have finished, courts will not be booked but will become like weekends are now.
I will be issuing another newsletter regarding court arrangements once the resurfacing of the block of three courts starts after the camps finish.
Finally, I would like to thank all those who emailed me with appreciation for the last newsletter. While I fully endorsed the wording and sentiments expressed, the words were not mine, but crafted by Matt Bamford.
Court Booking Thoughts
Your understanding and patience during the Coronavirus crisis has been much appreciated and has enabled us, the tennis committee, to formulate plans for the future without undue stress. The feedback regarding the court booking system has been predominantly positive, despite a few teething problems at the start, but, of course, such a restrictive system doesn't suit everybody; so we are working on a medium-term solution whilst the country eases tentatively out of lockdown. Rest assured that all views will be taken into account, but at no point will the fundamental DNA of Brondesbury change. We are an inclusive club and have, since 2008, been working hard to create a 'family' of club members and coaches who know, like and respect each other. The transition from 100% booking to the total freedom of days gone by may be a rocky road, and, of course, all compromises will be considered, but our ethos is different to institutions such as a David Lloyd Centre, where booking is the only possible option and, as a result, club spirit completely absent. This Brondesbury spirit is often remarked upon when we play away matches, or when visitors come to us. One of the men's teams regularly travels abroad to spread an equal mixture of camaraderie and mediocre tennis to the citizens of Mallorca. These friendship groups would never have developed under an exclusive booking scheme. Similarly, two of our coaches joined the club as little boys and, although their educational paths were separate, the Brondesbury bond and the access to better players, brought them back full circle to continue the evolution of the next generation.
So please bear with us whilst we ponder these divergent views, and try to remember the club you joined: we pride ourselves on our social cohesion; the co-operative ethos of the volunteers who work hard on your behalf; the professionalism and decency of the coaching team; and, above all, the sheer luxury of hitting a ball with friends in such fabulous surroundings. For some people, the lockdown has been a lonely and traumatic experience - let's appreciate our good fortune during this unforgettable time and look forward to a summer of good health and great tennis.
Weekend Social Play - Update
Last Sunday reverted to its 'normal' unbooked state and went ahead, as far as we can tell, as it did before lockdown. Hence, weekends will continue in this manner. I am receiving emails from some of you about the court booking system, which will continue for midweek play for the immediate future. Hence, the three weekly slots 'bookers' have are now needed only for five days of the week rather than seven. The booking system remains under review and will need to be adapted when the kids camps begin on July 6.
Side Gate Lock
The padlock on the side gate into the club grounds from Blackberry Path has been changed temporarily. It was installed (and the old one removed) during recent repairs to the gate and fence. A replacement lock has been ordered and will arrive in about 10 days time. The keys for the old lock will fit the replacement, so PLEASE DO NOT THROW AWAY YOUR OLD KEYS. There are no spare keys available for the temporary lock currently in place.
Sunday Social Tennis
As mentioned in a previous newsletter, courts this Sunday will not be booked. We should all return to the way the club operated prior to lockdown. Thus, if all courts are in use, people playing singles should enable those waiting to form a doubles. With people waiting for a court, a court should be vacated at the end of a set. People waiting should, of course, maintain appropriate social distance.
It's intended that this practice will continue for all weekends from now on.
Marina will be running kids camps over the summer holidays and, when they have finished, the block of three courts will be resurfaced, including the underlying asphalt, in the second half of August and first part of September. I will let you know later how we plan to organise coaching and play over the summer.
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Paddy McNair is on the brink of joining Middlesbrough after a deal was resurrected over the weekend.
Sunderland accepted a bid of just of £5 million last week but the Teesside club pulled out of the running, upset that the player was, in their view, still being offered to potentially interested clubs.
Talks between McNair's representatives and Middlesbrough have now got a deal back on track and the 23-year-old is expected to have a medical on Monday.
The Northern Ireland international had initially said that he hoped for a return to the Premier League but having had an opening bid rejected, Brighton & Hove Albion have not returned with an acceptable offer.
Stoke City were close to matching Donald's valuation but Middlesbrough now look to have all but closed a deal.
Last week, Donald told the Roker Report podcast that he believed the fee Sunderland are receiving to be a fair one.
He said: "There's an argument about value. Fundamentally, he's a League One footballer who doesn't want to play for us, who has been relegated twice, had a bad injury and is coming back from that.


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Frédéric Pierucci's The American Trap: a memoir of theft on an industrial scale
Frédéric Pierucci uses his experience of arrest and imprisonment in the US to tell the story of a long, quiet trade war waged by America against the rest of the world.
By Will Dunn
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White-collar captive: Alstom executive Frédéric Pierucci was imprisoned in the US for over a year.
Earlier this year a select group of journalists was allowed into the office of Ren Zheng-fei, the reclusive founder and CEO of Huawei. When pictures of the visit were published on the internet, readers were quick to notice Ren's choice of reading: a Mandarin translation of Le Piege Américain, in which Frédéric Pierucci used his experience of arrest and imprisonment in the US to tell the story of a long, quiet trade war waged by America against the rest of the world. It must have been an urgent read for Zheng-fei, whose company is a focal point of the tension between the US and China and whose daughter, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, is currently under house arrest in Canada, facing extradition to the US on fraud charges (which she contests). But as Pierucci found out, America's pursuit of foreign businesses is an established trend.
In early 2013, Pierucci was invited to dinner on the 57th floor of the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore by his boss, Patrick Kron, then the CEO of the French industrial giant Alstom. Among the executives present was Keith Carr, the group's general counsel. Carr and Pierucci briefly discussed "the Tarahan case": an investigation into the use of "consultants" to persuade members of the Indonesian government to buy Alstom's equipment for use in their power stations. Most in the power business knew that these "consultants" bribed officials, but an internal investigation at Alstom had cleared Pierucci himself of any involvement. As they sipped cocktails over Singapore, Carr told Pierucci: "You have absolutely nothing to fear."
A few weeks later, Pierucci flew to New York on a routine business trip. He was arrested by FBI agents as he got off the plane and found himself, within hours, manacled to a wall and under interrogation. Still reeling from shock and jet lag, he was moved to a maximum security prison and in an overcrowded, windowless block in which murder and sexual violence were commonplace, was told that he faced a maximum sentence of 125 years.
Pierucci was charged under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, which allows the Department of Justice (DoJ) to prosecute foreign nationals for crimes – particularly bribery – committed outside its jurisdiction. If a company employs people, trades its shares or even stores its emails (as almost everyone does) in the US, the DoJ has grounds to investigate, imprison and issue huge fines.
The Americans knew that Pierucci was not the ringleader of Alstom's corrupt practices. As other Alstom executives were nabbed and the DoJ went after the company's leadership, it became evident that Pierucci's freedom had become leverage in a deal. In April 2014, after just over a year in prison (without having been sentenced or bailed), Pierucci found out what the deal was. From a television in the prison common room, he learned that Alstom had agreed to sell its entire energy division to General Electric (GE).
France has a model of state investment in energy supply that the UK can only dream of. After the 1973 oil shock, the country implemented the Messmer Plan, a huge building programme that created 56 nuclear power stations. France has so much cheap nuclear power that it is able to sell it to other countries; three million British homes are powered by French electricity. But in 2014, much of France's nuclear infrastructure – including the generators themselves – became American property.
Pierucci and his co-writer, the investigative journalist Matthieu Arron, have put together a detailed account of the machinations that allowed this act of "economic warfare" to take place. It shows lobbyists making their way easily from the offices of Barack Obama and Emmanuel Macron to the GE boardroom; auditors seeing only what they're paid to see; retail shareholders watching their investments disappear while Patrick Kron, who was CEO for most of the period that Alstom bribed its way into energy markets around the world, leaves the company with an unblemished record and a payout of more than €12m.
Beyond the fact that there is corruption everywhere and it's only punished when convenient, this book has something important to say about the world today. While Trump challenges China's industrial dominance with the blunt instrument of tariffs, a more subtle and effective trade war has been fought for many years. Under both Republican and Democrat administrations, the US was able to "destabilise", as Pierucci describes it, the multinationals of other nations. British, French, Swedish, Russian and German companies paid tens of billions in fines as the US extended its legal jurisdiction around the globe. Nor is America the only combatant: Carlos Ghosn, the former CEO of Nissan-Renault, was arrested in Japan on financial crime charges but protests that he is the subject of a politically motivated "conspiracy", as Japan and France jostle for control of car production.
Most importantly, it confirms that while politicians position themselves as being on the side of the free market or the state, this is a lie. No market is free, and the two are always intertwined – sometimes a lot more than we might imagine.
The American Trap
Frédéric Pierucci
Hodder & Stoughton, 336pp, £25
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Will Dunn is managing editor of the New Statesman.
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Agresti, Francesco
Born in Italy. At the age of 7, he moved to the Bronx, NY. He earned his Bachelor's at Hunter College and Master's in Fine Arts from Lehman City University of NY. Agresti taught at the University of La Verne in Napoli and has taught at several universities and colleges in North Carolina where he became a professor of fine arts. He has shown his work in the US, Italy, Germany and Russia. Agresti's pieces can be found in a myriad of private collections and his commissions include major works for Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Alysworth, Lynn Nelson
Lynn has been a member of the Hudson Valley Art Association since 1999 and has shown in many juried shows. She has won awards at the Salmagundi Club, American Artist's Professional League National Show, Catherine Lorilland Wolf Show for Women Artists sponsored by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Kent Art Association, the Ridgewood Art Insitute, the Florence Griswold Museum, and the Newark Museum. Her work was featuredin the American Artist Magazne twice. Her work is in many private and corporate collections.
Baxter, Julie
Julie is a lifetime and award winning potter. Her teaching career has been with the Arlington County, Virginia, Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Resourses. She taught all levels of wheel-throwing classes and workshops on surface decoration. She also taught children's handbuilding classes at Arlington County Elementary School. Julie was a member of Grey House Potters, Arlington, Virginia and the Kiln Club of Washington. Julie's undergraduate degree is in ceramics.
Burgan, Beth
Beth Burgan brings experience of teaching art to gifted and talented (K-12) university students, and challenged adult populations. Her B.S. degree is in art education. She has an MFA, was a teaching assisstant in sculpture at Kent State University. She worked in Human Resources for 15 years and owed a clinical massage therapy practice in Minneapolis for over 30 years. All the various career paths had one thing in common, to empower each individual to create and manifest positive self-awareness.
Cassidy, Marilyn
Marilyn has a B.A. in Sociology and an M.S. in Education. She taught in the Albany City Schools in New York State. She moved to Florida in 1990 and worked in Early Education in Sarasota. She has studied with several local and nationally known artists. Her goal is to share her collected knowledge with others who are honing their artistic skills; who want to have fun and discover a wonderful pastime.
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Diane Chencharick has a long background in the arts as a graphic designer, art director, creative director and watercolor artist for more than 40 years. She is known for her strong use of color and keen sense of design. Her award-winning abstracts hang in many galleries, and exhibitions. She has mentored numerous artists, honing their skills and teaching effective use of contrast and color. Her specialty is helping artists overcome self-limiting behaviors that keep them stuck in old patterns. www.deepwatergallery.com
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By embellishing her clay pieces with a wide array of found objects, Jane Freund elevates the basic pinch pot to a distinctive — and expressive — art form. Originally a wheel thrower, she switched exclusively to handbuilding many years ago and has developed advanced pinching methods that are both organic and elegant. Jane has exhibited widely at galleries and in juried shows. She shares her techniques at workshops and classes in both Pittsburgh and Sarasota.
Gilmer, Judy
Judy has been making art since she was a child and made critters from clay dirt, drawing on her school papers (which her primary teachers did not appreciate) Music, nature and travel inspire her artwork. She responds to the surface as she creates and through this internal dialogue, she works until she is willing to share her painting with the collective art world. While this process of paitning can produce a very fresh painterly outcome, it may create a beautiful surface with a long histpry that peeks through the surface and creates depth.www.judygilmer.com; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Sheila Golden has worked in fine art for over 30 years, being included in a women's art calendar and exhibiting in New York City, San Francisco and Santa Fe, NM. Her watercolors are in Sarasota's Marietta Museum of Art & Whimsy. She has a BA in Fine Art from Sonoma State University and has studied with noted artists Barbara Nechis, Robert Burridge and Wolf Kahn. With her art in private and corporate collections, she enjoys sharing the magic of watercolors.
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Beverly Gordon is an artist, writer and teacher who has long been passionate about "deep seeing" and helping people appreciate both the material and inner, intuitive worlds. She is Professor Emeritus in the Design Studies department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she taught textiles, design history and material culture for 30 years. She continues to teach through her own southwest Florida studio, through ACE (Adult Community Enrichment) programs in Sarasota and through further-afield institutions such as Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts in Wisconsin. She is author of numerous books and articles, most of which address meanings in our designed environment (representative titles: Textiles: The Whole Story—Uses, Meanings, Significance; "Raised Beadwork in the Iroquois Tradition" in Piecework magazine). Gordon's artwork has blossomed since her retirement from the university. She has developed a unique style and body of work, using fiber and mixed media techniques in assemblage and (usually) dimensional collage. She typically incorporates…
Heart, Nancy
Working in three dimensions has been Nancy's passion since high school. Her love of creating clay sculptures and teaching combine to make her "one happy camper." Her student's success and very busy classes support her enthusiasm and willingness to share her knowledge of sculpture techniques. After a successful 25-year career as a clinical social worker, working with children and adults, Nancy has found her niche continuing her art full time and teaching in Venice. "Life is Good!"
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Nanette Hopkins graduated from moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. She has lived in the Englewood area for 25 years where she creates artand exhibits in Fine Art shows and local galleries. She has taught children and adults for the past 15 years. Her teaching experience includes; The Venice Art Center, Sarasota Arts Council, Rongling College of Art and Design, Boca Grande Island School, Out of the Door Academy, Golide Feldman School, Visual Artists Association, Sarasota County Public Schools and the Englewood Art Center.
Keck, Alan
Fifty years experience on potters wheel. Made a living for 10 years as production potter, Masters degree in Art Education. Taught all levels of ceramics and glassblowing at Emporia High School in Emporia, Kansas. Last ten years as Department Chair.
Kelly, Patricia
Pat has worked as a studio potter for over 35 years. She is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology in Graphic Arts with post-graduate study at the School for American Craftsmen, where she studied with potters Franz Wildenhaim and Jim Seacreast. Her work has sold in specialty shops, Dean and Delucca and Tiffany's of New York City. She has been featured in House and Garden, Home Beautiful and Country Living. Her work is in private collections in the U.S. and Japan.
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Linda is the fourth generation of artists from a multcultural background. She has been painting for the past 40 years, had over 30 one-woman shows, and has been represented by various galleries in the US and Mexico. Her medium is acrylic paint on canvas. Her style ranges from realistic to abstract. She was an educator for pre-school children with delays and taught middle school her ein Florida as well as art classes at several venues in the area.
Maria, Gary
Gary received his BFA from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania in 1976, then studied at the Art Students League of New York, SVA, and NYU. He first worked as a graphic designer in NYC at several book publishing houses. He then freelanced illustration for Dell Puzzle Magazines, Silhouette Romance, and Barbour Publishing, and also worked as a fine art print colorist at Mill Pond Press in Venice, Florida. His work aspires to the traditions of nineteenth century academic realism.
McCullough, Heather
Heather is a watercolor, oil and acrylic artist from Venice FL who spends time each summer in the western United States. She is a retired physician who began her study of art at the Venice Art Center in the 1990's, and then continued for many years with Herbie Rose at his studio in Bradenton, FL, augmented with additional workshops, classes, and self study. She is an enthusiastic plein-air painter of landscapes and figures. Her work has been exhibited at the Venice Art Center, Venice Theater, and in Florida Watercolor Society shows, Drigg's Plein Air and in Wyoming, Her work can also be viewed on her website, HeatherMcCulloughArtworks.com. She is a member of the Florida Watercolor Society and the Venice Art Center.
McElhinney, Laura
Laura received her Masters degree from california Institute of the Arts in 2002. She has worked as a Theatrical Lighting Designer, Scenics Designer, and Painter for the past 20 years. Laura has worked many amazing places around the globe, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MOMA in New York, and international arts festivals in Singapore, United Kingdom, Brazil, Spain, France, Denmark, Belgium, and Korea. She loves to paint and create new art with her 3 girls.
Meyer, Katrina
Katrina, from Toledo, Ohio, became fascinated with minerals, gemstones and jewelry after a career in Ohio and Maryland as a secondary and adult education teacher and administrator. Beginning in 1996, she studied wire-craft jewelry making at William Holland School of Lapidary Arts in Georgia and in private sessions with internationally known master wire artists. She sells her award-winning designs at area art shows and has taught wire jewelry making since 2001.
Nishihira, Robert
Robert was a full-time commercial photographer for 18 years in California and had clients such as Callaway Golf, IBM, and Qualcomm. He won a number of honors including CA Magazine's Award of Excellence and ASMP's Gold Award. Robert's work has been published in magazines such as Vogue and Town & Country. After retiring from commercial photography, Robert taught photography at the City College of San Francisco for 20 years
Palmer, Jeanne
Jeanne has been a fulltime potter for over 25 years; having owned and operated a pottery school and gallery near Buffalo, NY for 12 years. Her education includes: Bachelor of Arts/Ceramics from S.U.N.Y. at Fredonia, Post graduate Glaze Chemistry at S.U.N.Y. Alfred, Art & Education Graduate studies at University of Colorado at Boulder, and Studio Concentration at Penland School of Crafts, NC. Jeanne has shared enthusiasm for her craft having taught classes at many art centers and retreats. Palmer Pottery is well recognized in the area as she exhibits at fine art shows and local galleries.
Platte, Roxcy
Roxcy Platte is an award-winning artist who has been sketching and painting all her life. Especially known for lively portraits and charming street scenes, she captures subjects quickly and brings that spontaneity to her classes. Her students learn how to see the world around them through the magic of light and shadow, color, shape and the use of negative space. Her classes are not to be missed.
Ponder, Haley
Haley Ponder is a 22 year old self taught artist born and raised right here in Venice,FL. Haley specializes in abstract acrylic painting but does not just stop there, she has also done custom paintings for homes nationwide. For reference you can check out her Etsy page. https://www.etsy.com/shop/ PaintingsbyPonder
Radomski, Michael
Michael Radomski has had an advertising career as an art director and photographer. He earned a BFA at Kutztown University and is classically trained in "wet" darkroom techniques. He now specializes in digital fine arts photography: Color, B&W and post-processing applications. Photography is an adventure. "Look small, you'll discover a new way of seeing the subtle details of our natural world." His work has been shown in galleries, museums and is contained in private collections.
Rosall, Judi
Judi is the founder/creative director at WildCherry Studio in Venice/Port Charlotte, FL. She is also a 20+ years, professional fine-art/mobile photographer and mixed-media artist. Her work ranges from figurative, to conceptual abstract, fine art photography; vintage/botanical composites; and seascape/wildlife photography. Judi has a B.S. degree in Journalism/Photojournalism, including advanced, fine art photography studies with leading CO, CA and NM, photographers.
Rosall, Judith
Judi Rosall is the founder/creative director at WildCherry Studio in Venice, FL, She is also a 20+ years professional Fine Art/Mobile Photographer. Her works ranges from figurative to conceptual abstract, fine art photography; vintage/botanical composites; and seascapes/wildlife photography. Jusi has a B.S. degree in Journalism/Photojornalism, including advanced, fine art photography studies with leading CO, CA, and NM photographers.
Rose, Nancy
Art training since age eleven, Nancy is a professional award-winning artist, listed in "Who's Who for American Art." Rose has exhibited at New Britain Museum of American Art and is a juried member of Connecticut Watercolor Society and Women Contemporary Artists. As an Individualized learning specialist who taught teens with disabilities, Nancy began taking this approach to the art classroom. A nurturing teacher with enthusiasm and optimism that is contagious, she encourages students to paint as unique individuals.
Salezze, Marla
Marla Salezze is a jewelry designer and teacher of bead weaving. She is the author of the book Learn to Stitch Beaded Jewelry published by Kalmbach Publishing. Her original beadwork designs have been published numerous times in Bead&Button, Beadwork, Beading Daily, Step by Step Wire, and Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazines. She teaches beadweaving classes, workshops, and retreats across the country. Contact her, purchase kits for her projects and follow her beading journey at www.beadedbymarla.com.
Schadler, Peggy
After 15 years as a free lance artist in Washington D.C., P.J. Schadler began 30 years' teaching fine arts and crafts to adults and children as Arts Director for the Military in MD, PA and in Italy. She expanded her love of fibers, batik, and abstract painting, studying with several renowned artists in Europe and the U.S. She loves combining media and techniques with nature, photographs and found objects. She believes art is a journey.
Smith, Frances
Frances Smith has been a freelance artist in Venice for over 40 years. She attended Boston Museum of Fine Arts School and Ringling College of Art, specializing in acrylic, watercolor and pastel - with extensive work in stained glass, calligraphy, and Public Art and wall murals - both indoors and out. Frances has taught both children and adult art classes and exhibited locally and nationally, winning numerous awards for her work.
Stramara, Joanne
Joanne's love for art has always been a part of her life while growing up in Pennsylvania. She studied art at Kutztown University, Wyomissing Institute and with many local and national art teachers. Art workshops to California, Arizona, France, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Florida, etc. "fueled the fire". Her favorite medium is watercolor and her love of experimentation has been rewarding.
Tilson, Linda
Beginning with a BS in Textiles plus Education from Texas Tech, Linda has been a teacher, a commercial textiles and clothing designer and entrepreneur. For the past 20 years she has been a textile artist, creating one-of-a-kind garments and accessories which she sells at fine craft/ fine art shows, including ACC, Lincoln Center, NYC, and some juried Florida shows. Venice is her home and Linda enjoys sharing her passion for working with colors and designs on fabric.
Valladeares, Rosa
Rosa Valladares was born in Lima Peru; where her passion for printmaking started. She studied at Tamarind Institute in New Mexico. And later on, was granted with a full scholarship to earn a Master degree in Fine Arts at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She has received others Art grants from various institutions. Rosa also participated in collective exhibitions all over the world. Her experience on teaching, reflects the enthusiasm she has to create and appreciate art.
Wilcox, Susan
Painting is one of the greatest joys of my life. I consistently use the gift that I have been given while striving to improve my technique and bring joy to others with my work. Susan studied in Buffalo, NY and earned a BS and MS in Art Education.
Winter, Norma
Norma is a Professional Artist/Educator, recipient of Woman of the Year 2011–12 plaque from NAPW for demonstrating excellence and dedication in her profession. She is a supporter of the arts in Mentor, Madison, Ohio, Fonda and Adirondack, NY, Wellington, WPB and Venice, Florida. She is a literacy and artist in residence volunteer in Venice Florida and a member and officer for Toastmaster's International. Norma taught in Ohio, New York, and Venice, Florida, including at her own Norma Albertha Studio Gallery in Madison Village, Ohio.
Zahn, Sherie
Sherie used to make her living as a free-lance medical illustrator and currently creates and sells copper and brass jewelry. She has published a book entitled "Tony's War", currently being sold in The National WWII Museum Bookstore in New Orleans and at book signings. She has a Ph.D. in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, a degree in Tropical Medicine and a Masters in Public Health. She is currently retired and living in Nokomis.
Zebot, George
George Zebot's work has taken him to over 80 countries. He served as an artist in Vietnam and a Peace Corps Volunteer. His former faculties list Chapman University, Saddleback College, Laguna College of Art and Design, University of the West Indies, and Pannasastra University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia and California State University, Long Beach. His biography has been listed in The New York Art Review, Who's Who in American Art and Contemporary Graphic Artists.
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Analysis of Cannabidiol, THC and other cannabinoids in hemp-based botanicals
Hemp seeds, hemp oil, hemp flour, hemp tea, hemp beer or food supplements containing cannabidiol (CBD): products containing ingredients derived from the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa L.) are currently experiencing a sustained boom in the health and wellness market. This being said, dynamic developments are taking place with respect to the interpretation of law and scientific assessment.
Legally compliant, sustainable marketing of hemp products requires a meticulous regulatory concept to the same extent as reliable monitoring of legally relevant constituents, particularly including Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (Δ9-THCA), by means of validated methods in an accredited laboratory. Court rulings and publications on the risk assessment of Δ9-THC levels in food and have brought hemp products and cannabinoids back into focus in recent months.
In March 2021, the Federal Supreme Court of Germany (BGH) reached a decision on the marketing of hemp tea obtained from EU-certified industrial hemp with a low THC content (judgement of 24 March 2021 - 6 StR 240/20). The Court confirmed the narcotic character of the products at issue (THC content between 0.08% and 0.33%) as established by the Regional Court of Brunswick, on the basis of the "Cannabis" entry in Annex I to Section 1 (1) (b) of the German Narcotics Law and the exclusion of abuse for the purpose of intoxication laid down in this document. According to the expert opinion, the possibility of abuse was not excluded as the tea could be used as an ingredient in cookies, for example, thereby enabling abuse for the purpose of intoxication by virtue of its THC content. The Federal Supreme Court did not confirm the suspended sentences imposed by the Regional Court of Brunswick - on the basis of procedural errors.
In the course of a preliminary reference procedure in a case on the free movement on goods (Case C-663/18) at the end of 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed that cannabidiol (CBD) does not cause any psychotropic effects and products containing natural CBD may therefore be regarded as being food. After suspending the processing of applications for novel foods because of the previously uncertain assessment of CBD, the EU Commission is now resuming its examination of novel food applications.
Safety assessment conducted by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and EFSA
For a long time, guideline values for total THC levels in food containing hemp dating back to the year 2000 were the only ones available in Germany. These amounted to 5 µg/kg for non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, 5,000 µg/kg for edible oils and 150 µg/kg for all other types of food.
The total THC level is determined as the sum of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) and Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (Δ9-THCA), as the latter can be degraded to Δ9-THC when exposed to heat and therefore constitutes potential Δ9-THC. In 2018, the BfR came to the conclusion that the guideline values laid down by the Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine (BgVV) in 2000 no longer provide a suitable basis for an assessment of foods containing hemp as they do not always ensure adherence to the acute reference dose (ARfD) of 1 µg Δ9-THC per kg body weight established by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2015.
Analytical quality assurance
In a recent statement dated 17 February 2021, the BfR recommends that total THC, i.e. the sum of Δ9-THC and Δ9-THCA, should be used for the toxicological assessment, provided that the measured values relate to the starting products. Considering that the possibility of heat treatment cannot be excluded, it seems appropriate to use the total content of Δ9-THC and Δ9-THCA determined in the raw material for assessments and relate it directly to the ARfD. This means that a method for legally compliant quality control of hemp products must include both Δ9-THC and Δ9-THCA. The CBD and cannabidiolic acid (CBDA) levels must also be determined for nutritional supplements containing CBD.
PhytoLab has developed a highly sensitive LC-MS/MS procedure for determination of Δ9-THC / Δ9-THCA and CBD / CBDA, which has been validated for tea blends containing hemp seeds, hemp oil and hemp herb*.
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Hemp seeds 0,01 mg/kg 0,01 mg/kg 0,05 mg/kg 0,01 mg/kg
Hemp oil 0,1 mg/kg 0,1 mg/kg 0,1 mg/kg 0,1 mg/kg
*The quantification limits for cannabinoids in tea blends containing hemp herb can only be estimated, as the naturally occurring content is well above the determination limits that can be achieved by means of analysis. The determination limits for hemp seeds may be used for orientation purposes.
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BgVV empfiehlt Richtwerte für THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) in hanfhaltigen Lebensmitteln [BgVV recommends guidelines values for THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in foods containing hemp], Press and Public Relations Office of the Federal Institute for Health Protection of Consumers and Veterinary Medicine (BgVV), 07/2000, 16 March 2000
https://www.bfr.bund.de/de/presseinformation/2000/07/bgvv_empfiehlt_richt-werte_fuer_thc__tetrahydrocannabinol__in_hanfhaltigen_lebensmitteln-884.html
Tetrahydrocannabinol levels are too high in many hemp-containing foods, BfR Opinion No. 034/2018 of 8 November 2018 https://www.bfr.bund.de/cm/349/tetrahydrocannabinol-levels-are-too-high-in-many-hemp-containing-foods-health-impairments-are-possible.pdf
The BfR recommends acute reference dose as basis for assessing hemp-containing foodstuffs, BfR Opinion No. 006/2021 of 17 February 2021
https://www.bfr.bund.de/cm/349/the-bfr-recommends-acute-reference-dose-as-basis-for-assessing-hemp-containing-foodstuff.pdf
Scientific Opinion on the risks for human health related to the presence of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in milk and other food of animal origin EFSA Journal 2015;13(6):4141
https://www.efsa.europa.eu/de/efsajournal/pub/4141
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Great Canyon (Japanese: おおいなる きょうこく Great Canyon) is the seventh dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team. It must be traveled through to reach the Hill of the Ancients, the home of a Xatu who helps out the protagonist with its precognition. Immediately after completing the Mystery Dungeon for the first time, the player becomes a fugitive and is not permitted to return to Pokémon Square until after completing Mt. Freeze Peak.
It consists of 12 floors. There is no chance of finding a Monster House, a shop, or a buried item in this dungeon.


Bezina used to make a living by selling bread at home. Without any means of scaling up her business and reaching her potential, she was struggling to make ends meet.
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Bezina now wants to grow her businesses, invest in her childrens' education and a better home. She's also planning to buy some land to start growing food.


While the LGBTQ community has gained representation and visibility in many fields in recent years, there is a lack of visibility on how our community functions within the overall economy. In the next decades, entrepreneurs and small business owners will create more than half of all new jobs, and the LGBTQ community will make up a powerful and dynamic subset of that job creation.
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Q: In the console is there a way to stop java from starting a new line when pressing enter? For example, if the user enters 7 * 4
I want it to output 7 * 4 = 28
Instead of
7* 4
=28
I've been looking for a couple hours and haven't found anything. Thanks for any help in advance.
public class RecursiveMultiplication
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
    Console console = System.console();
    String input[] = new String[2];
    String multiplicand, multiplier;
    int product;

    while(true)
    {
        input = console.readLine("?> ").split("\\D+");
        multiplicand = input[0];
        multiplier = input[1];
        product = multiply(Integer.parseInt(multiplicand), Integer.parseInt(multiplier));

        console.printf(" = %d", product);

    }
}

public static int multiply(int multiplicand, int multiplier){
    if(multiplier == 0)
        return 0;
    if(multiplier % 2 == 0)
        return multiplicand + multiplicand + multiply(multiplicand, multiplier - 2);
    return multiplicand + multiply(multiplicand, --multiplier);
}

}

A: This is a limitation of the console your Java program is running on. It is not easy to get around, but you can take a look at the Java Curses Library. Personally, I don't think it is worth the hassle. It would be easier to write a Java Swing GUI instead.

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I like this painting because it shows how disturbingly ugly one can be. Thank you for your time.
Dont mean to be Mr Negative here, because you know everyone said this octure is "AWESOME!!!" I agree its, I love the facial expression of each character, but however, as a weapon collector, I couldnt help but to notice that the crossbows used by Grenn and the others are a bit too small, they were shooting enemy from 700 ft high, the crossbows they used should be much larger than that.
....AMAZING. All I can say...AMAZING. Gave me cold chills when I seen this picture. Great job.
I've always loved your watercolored works.
And this, this is apsolutely your best watercolored work!
The whole colouring job is PS The painting itself was greyscale. I love to work like that.
i'm very impressed,your figure work is outstanding!and the attention to detail for each person is quite impressive,i likes it alot .So was there just a slight colour change in photoshop? or was there some rendering involved?.
I was reminded of Helm's Deep when I first saw this picture. ^_^ It rocks, and so do you, Jenny!
Aaaah! Good girl! So, when can we expect your treatment of the main characters?
Oh, yes! Thanks, Bill! But it's always like that when I really like a book--before long, there'll be a few dozen pics at least. With these, might well be more than that!
as usual you rock:) I think I need to learn to draw men from you.
Great job Jenny, I can see the 'song of fire and ice' has really had a profound effect on you.
Oh, this turned out great! Wonderful dynamics in this!
Beautiful as always Jenny! And you fixed that arm well !
wow, i saw this in the forum, you work fast! beautiful work!


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The limits of geopolitical approach
Introduction to Contemporary Geopolitics
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This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will offer the participants an introduction into contemporary geopolitics, starting from the origins of classical geopolitics and continuing the discussion with the deep analysis of the examined country-cases, including the US, Russia, and China. Combined with small tests, based on the video's and recommended readings, the participants will be encouraged to dive into the complex theories and phenomena and get familiar with the concepts that are still very relevant in the contemporary world.
This course was information dense and has helped to shed light on a number of issues that occur today in Global Politics such as the middle eastern conflict.
It's the best course for anyone interested in International Politics and wants to know how one country positions itself in the world stage
Geopolitics and its Value
The last module of the course will provide an overview of the previously studied concepts and theories, students with an opportunity to revise and draw together what they have covered in the course. It is anticipated that students will be able to apply the major geopolitical formulations covered over the previous weeks to their subsequent study of international relations.
Geopolitics and its value9:49
Geopolitics: a short summary11:33
Main authors and literature: where to read about geopolitics?13:36
Geopolitical map17:42
The limits of geopolitical approach12:19
Andrei Skriba
Candidate of Sciences
Now, after we have discussed the geopolitical approach and how it can be used to describe International Relations, it is time to discuss its limits. In other words, what aspects of International Relations, geopolitics does not or cannot explain. To do this, we we'll try to compare geopolitics with several other International Relations theories. On the one hand, by doing this, we will show the geopolitics is just one among many theories in IR that tried to explain relations between countries and this means that even when we use geopolitics to describe any situation in the world, we show only the part of picture. On the other hand, by doing this, we will show what aspects of International Relations, for what aspects geopolitics is good to be used and for what aspects, for what side of International Relations, it is better to use other approaches. Let's start with realism. We remember that geopolitics is very close to realism. Some would even say that geopolitics was born in the family of the realists theories in the middle of the 20th century, when Nicholas Sparkman and Hans Morgenthau tried to combine benefits of the two theories. However, there are certain distinctions still. For example, for realism, the main variable is power itself in a broad sense and the main issue for realism is war and peace, the question of war and peace when states go to war and the what circumstances they decide to declare peace with each other. The subfield of realism, which is called structural realism or neo-realism, also considers the role of structure in International Relations, how the existing structure influences behavior of states. In geopolitics, it is a little bit different. For example, geopolitics pays more attention not to power itself in a broad sense but to the location of power, to how geographic variables influence the issues of power. In other words, while for realism, power is the most important variable, for geopolitics, it is more important the possibility of power projection in a particular place, even if the state, a certain state possesses a little bit less power than its opponent. Then for geopolitics, is this more important to speak about influence in a particular place rather than about the issues of war and peace. From the very beginning, geopolitics was about influence and control over particular places, trade routes and so on. The one political practitioner who tried to combine these approaches was Henry Kissinger, and we remember his approach, which was about global equilibrium or the role of geopolitical factors, imbalance of power. So in other words, the two approaches can be combined and it is a good combination. However, we have just shown their peculiarities. Now, let's compare geopolitics with another grand theory which is liberalism. For liberalism, one of its distinctive characteristics is that absolute gains in International Relations are possible. In other words, there is such a type of cooperation between states that can bring gains or benefits to both sides. So for liberalism cooperation is more natural than competition and contemporary liberalism also pays a lot of attention to institutions and their role in bringing the states to peace and cooperation with each other. A good example is case of the European Union, how the institutions developed within this organization contributed to peace among the European countries in the recent 70 years. So if you want to start at the rule of institutions, the rule of cooperation in International Relations, you should use the liberal approach. In geopolitics, it is totally different. For example, there are no absolute gains in International Relations according to geopolitics. Only geopolitical competition, competition for limited resources, competition for control over trade routes and so on. Institutions can be in geopolitical competition but they adjust tools of influence over the other countries. We can use the very same example, the European Union and geopolitical think about it as a tool of four states, truant states like Germany or France to influence the other countries of Europe, for example, in Eastern Europe. Finally, in geopolitics state is the key actor in international relations, while in liberal approach, a state is one of many actors among which we can also name some international organizations or even domestic organizations, communities and so on. In geopolitics, it is a little bit different. For example, competition in geopolitics is not legacy of age of imperialism. The very two geopolitics wars such a legacy and geopolitical knowledge emerged in the age of imperialism but we remember that geopolitical competition started many centuries before the age of imperialism and the factor of geography contributed to competition between states throughout whole history of humanity. Finally, competition and contest in geopolitics is not between rich and poor necessarily, but between great powers for resources and influence, this competition may happen between rich and rich state, between poor and poor state. So the place of state in this chain of wealth is not so important like in the neo-Marxism approach. One more approach in international relations to explain politics among nations is International Political Economy. This approach focuses on wealth as a key driver of international cooperation and studies institutions, how institutions are used to gain more profit. For this approach, state is the key actor however, state can cooperate with different organizations or with business, with private companies in order to maximize its profit, maximize its wealth. For geo-economics, it is closed but not the same. On the one hand, we can see that according to geo-economics, these state is looking for maximization of its gains. However, geo-economics is continuation of the logic of geopolitics. So in geo-economic state is looking for gains that can be converted in geopolitical advantage. For example, institutions here are used to get more profit which is associated with power of the state and in geo-economic stage is also key actor but it also can cooperate with business in order to achieve more gains that can be converted into its power. In one of the previous lectures, we started to compare critical geopolitics with constructivism. So let's very quickly remind this comparison. Constructivism is a theory that revises the objectiveness of liberalism. Liberalism, it believes that state is not the key actor in international relations and that we should focus on study of groups and persons who construct reality of international relations. So reality is other word is socially constructed. Critical geopolitics is very close to constructivism. It does not reject objectiveness of geopolitics, classical geopolitics, but it's rather focuses on study of domestic contexts, when and where this geopolitical knowledge emerged in a particular state. So for critical geopolitics, state is not a key actor as well because it focuses on study of people who created all this geopolitical concepts and it started not only decision makers, but also groups of people who participated in decision-making to such as a think tanks, or academic community. And so on. The last but not the least, Foreign Policy Analysis. This approach believes that state is actor in International Relations, but this actually is not homogeneous. It consists of many agencies, institutions, and decision makers who participate in decision making process and this is the main focus of study of Foreign Policy Analysis. For geopolitics, it is not the same. Geopolitics, classical geopolitics consider state as something homogeneous. It does not try to look inside the state. Critical geopolitics partly does this. It analyzes different agencies and how they produce geopolitical knowledge but critical geopolitics focuses only on construction of geopolitical concepts, geopolitical views not on anything else. So it is limited version of foreign policy analysis from the point of view of geopolitics. We can also name here one more subfield of geopolitics, which is anti-geopolitics. It tells us about the role of non-state actors in geopolitical competition. In other words, how these non-state actors contribute to competition among nations, among states at the regional or the global level. One of the examples is the role of terrorist organizations and how they are made possible conflict between the Muslim states and the United States in the early 2000s when the United States after the terrorist attacks, decided to invade Iraq. So as you see in this graph, classical geopolitics, geo-economics and critical geopolitics, altogether are just a little part of the complex knowledge, the field of science called international relations. This tools, this theories, this approaches are really very powerful. They emerged early and the were used very frequently by people to analyze relations, to advice to policymakers and to construct geo-strategies of countries and they are very frequently used even now but when you use them, don't forget that you describe only one side of International Relations and there are many more aspects that unfortunately cannot be described with the help of geopolitics and its variations and for which you should learn more about alternative approaches, alternative theories of International Relations. In the end of this lecture and of the course, let me finish with looking deeper in the future, and I will start with the quotation that we are the middle children of history, born too late to explore earth and born too early to explore space. We can see that it is the last frontier for geopolitics. Today, technologists are developing very fast and in the future, space exploration, space colonization, and new contexts for space resources and influence will become possible. We should remember it, the geopolitics is first of all about competition between countries on our planet, where geo meaning Earth. Space and earth orbit can be considered within geopolitics but they're viewed as a way of power projection on the Earth. The same is about space technologies. They are the issue of security and power projection. So in the future when the space colonization, space exploration will become possible, we will start to speak about the next level of competition between countries may be between planets, which will record as geopolitics. But this will be another topic for another lecture of another course. Thank you for your attention.


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Brightline's ZELo Desktop Studio Light Helps Mizzen Marketing Sales Team Improve Customer Interactions
By rhoffman 2 years ago
Bridgeville, Penn. – May 25, 2021 – Brightline, a leading manufacturer of video lighting systems, today announced its ZELo desktop studio light is being used by the sales force of Mizzen Marketing, an independent manufacturers rep, to improve interactions with potential customers during videoconferencing meetings.
"ZELo gives the Mizzen Marketing team a consistent look across all of our offices," said Dave Taylor, owner of Mizzen Marketing. "The lighting is even and diffused, which is what you're looking for when lighting a person's face."
Mizzen's six-man sales team works from home or small individual offices, and each team member is now equipped with a ZELo. Between intra-office meetings and client interactions, Taylor estimated his company uses their lights 100 times a week. "Brightline knows lighting for video," Taylor said, "and they've leveraged their decades of knowledge for the benefit of those of us working from home."
Last spring, like many other companies, Mizzen had to shift quickly to a sales model built around virtual meetings via web-based videoconferencing platforms. Before the COVID-19 shutdowns, its sales team frequently visited dealers, integrators, consultants, and end users.
"We went from being behind the windshields of our cars traveling to meetings and on-site demos to not being able to do any in-person activities virtually overnight," Taylor recalled. "But we still had a responsibility to our manufacturing partners to help them find opportunities for their products to be sold, installed, and used."
While some companies have employees returning to their offices, many are not yet allowing in-person visits from outside agencies. As a result, Taylor expects to maintain a hybrid business model moving forward, which means continued reliance on videoconferencing platforms for sales efforts.
Based in Mansfield, Texas, for 16 years, Mizzen is the sales and marketing arm for about a dozen AV, audio, and video equipment companies, including Absen, AtlasIED, and TASCAM. Taylor said he wants potential customers to focus on the content of his presentations, not be distracted by poor video quality.
"Brightline lighting is what we use to remove the distractions from the stories we are here to tell," Taylor added. "Good lighting can make up for the sins of bad cameras and poor camera positioning. ZELo has been critical for the survivability of our business."
Taylor also appreciates the flexibility of the ZELo. The light itself can be tilted and rotated, and its telescoping arm can raise or lower the light to provide clearance over most desktop monitors. Plus, the light offers variable color temperature control, so it blends with any ambient room light.
"One of the things I really love about it is that I can manage it from an app," he said. "I can adjust the color temperature and brightness, and that allows me to make my video look however I want it to look. It's incredible."
About Brightline
A leading manufacturer of energy-efficient lighting systems for broadcast, videoconference, e‑learning, and government, Brightline's mission is to enable communication through clarity. With more than 5,000 customers in over 35 countries, Brightline specializes in enhancing the presentation of visual images by providing high quality, environmentally responsible, and cost-effective evolutionary lighting solutions. Get enlightened at brightlines.com.
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The new Quality Guide is available in English and German and, of course, as a PDF document.
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3-D Furniture Front Production Initiative Group introduces Quality Guide 2.0
Updated and extended new version for quality assurance in the furniture industry
Ten industry-leading companies were involved in its creation
The aim is to improve the image and positioning of the 3-D furniture front as a quality product
Hannover, August 25, 2017. Following the strategic merger between Hornschuch and Benecke-Kaliko under the umbrella of the Continental Corporation, the new unit Benecke-Hornschuch Surface Group is dedicated to the topic of quality in the handling and processing of 3D furniture films.
10 years ago, the 3-D Furniture Front Production Initiative Group was founded with the aim of continuously satisfying the increased quality requirements for the handling and processing of the individual material components for 3-D furniture fronts, as well as the process steps required for an optimum joining process. Film-coated 3-D furniture fronts are widely used in the furniture industry. Having been an integral part of the manufacturers' product ranges in the kitchen and bathroom furniture industry from the very beginning, they have become increasingly established in living room and bedroom furniture in recent years.
Ten industry-leading companies, which together form the 3-D Furniture Fronts Initiative Group under the umbrella of the German Adhesives Association (Industrieverband Klebstoffe) and the Association of Foil Manufacturers (Industrieverband Kunststoffbahnen – IVK), have revised and updated the Quality Guide, which has been in existence since 2009, as well as added the chapter on "Quality Assurance and Control". The upshot of this has been Quality Guide 2.0, an extended and supplemented new edition, which is in line with today's market requirements. Its 36 pages provide practical know-how on all aspects of the manufacture of 3-D furniture fronts. All relevant components of the entire process chain as well as potential influencing factors are referred to and recommendations for practical applications are given.
The new Quality Guide is available in English and German and, of course, as a PDF document. © Continental
The background was a broad-based research project on "Ingredients used in MDF and their possible significance in 3-D coating with PVC films and PU dispersion adhesives", which was initiated in 2013 as a project by the Central Innovation Programme for SMEs (Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand (ZIM)). The result, which has been available since last year, was recently published and induced the Initiative Group to publish a new edition of the Quality Guide.
The Quality Guide is published by the German Adhesives Association and the Association of Foil Manufacturers.
There are currently a German and an English version available as a PDF document; both can be downloaded from the websites of the member companies and the two associations. Both language versions are also available as a printed document which can be obtained free of charge from the members of the Initiative Group.
The following members of the Initiative Group were involved in the creation of the Quality Guide: BASF, Bürkle, Continental, Covestro, FB-Möbeltüren, H.B. Fuller, Henkel, Jowat, Renolit, Wemhöner.
It is planned to continue the Initiative Group and pursue the above topics further. As a result, film and surface topics will continue to be dealt with in the future and technical and qualitative measures discussed with increased frequency. The Quality Guide will then be extended accordingly and supplemented with topic-related booklets. The concept is rounded off with its own marketing activities by the Initiative Group, the aim of which is to sustainably improve the image of 3-D films or film surfaces and position them in the market as a quality product.
Axel Schmidt Head of Communications Surface Solutions Phone: +49 7947 81 522 E-mail: axel.schmidt@continental-corporation.com
Antje Lewe Spokeswoman ContiTech Phone: +49 511 938-1304 Cell: +49 160 4767260 E-mail: antje.lewe@contitech.de


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Boeing Selects Triumph Group as Major Supplier for its U.S. Air Force T-X Offer
Company will supply major aircraft components, generating 950 Texas jobs
RED OAK, Texas, Sept. 15, 2017 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has selected Triumph Group, Inc. [NYSE:TGI] as a major supplier for its T-X Air Force training jet. If the Air Force awards the contract to Boeing, Triumph's Aerospace Structures business unit, located in Red Oak, Texas, will supply the wing, vertical tail and horizontal tail structures, with opportunities for additional work, generating 950 direct and indirect jobs.
"Providing our military with the newest and most advanced training system is crucial to preparing future generations of warfighters," said Congressman Joe Barton who represents the 6th district in Texas where Triumph Aerospace Structures is located. "I would like to thank Triumph and Boeing for their commitment to our national defense and for promoting our community and jobs right here in the 6th District."
This announcement follows Boeing's May 15 decision to assemble T-X at its St. Louis facility.
"This opportunity secures economic growth for the community and attracts the best and brightest talent with highly-skilled jobs locally and across the nation," said Congressman Pete Sessions, Chairman of the Rules Committee. "Texas is open for business building the right choice for the next U.S. Air Force trainer with Boeing and Triumph Group."
The first two new, purpose-built T-X aircraft have proven the design's low-risk, performance and repeatability in manufacturing.
"Boeing T-X is a new, flexible design that meets the requirements of the U.S. Air Force," said Karl Jeppesen, vice president of Supplier Management for Boeing Defense, Space & Security. "Triumph Group is a long-standing supplier to Boeing, teaming with us on iconic programs such as V-22 Osprey and C-17 Globemaster III. It takes partnerships like this to win and position us for a bold, bright future, and we are proud to welcome Triumph as a major supplier and member of this team."
Triumph Group designs, engineers, manufactures, repairs and overhauls a broad portfolio of aviation and industrial components, accessories, subassemblies, systems and aircraft structures.
"We are excited for the opportunity to support the great men and women who serve and defend our country. Along with Boeing we are ready to provide the best option for the T-X program," said Dan Crowley, Triumph Group President and CEO.
Boeing T-X is a training system designed specifically for the Air Force training mission. It will replace the service's fleet of aging T-38 aircraft. The initial acquisition, for 350 aircraft and the associated ground based training and support, is valued at up to $16 billion. Initial operating capability is planned for 2024. The contract award is expected by the end of the year.
Get the latest Boeing T-X updates at www.boeing.com/t-x or by searching #NewBoeingTX on Twitter. Media can also access photos and video of the aircraft in flight at http://bds.navigon.net; user name: Triumph2017; password: TXEvent.
For more information on Triumph, visit www.triumphgroup.com.
For more information on Defense, Space & Security, visit www.boeing.com. Follow us on Twitter: @BoeingDefense
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Benjamin Pulli, MD, Department of Radiology resident, has been awarded a Research Resident Grant from the Radiological Society of North America for his research, Multimodal Molecular Imaging Profiling of Thrombus in Acute Ischemic Stroke.
Pulli's faculty mentor is John W. Chen, MD, director of Imaging Clinical Trials in the Division of Neuroradiology, and he will be co-mentored by Peter Caravan, PhD, of the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, and Aman Patel, MD, director of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery.
"Receiving this research grant from the RSNA is an extraordinary opportunity to continue research in molecular imaging techniques I have been a part of for the last several years.
With scientific advisor John W. Chen, M.D., Ph.D. (Division of Neuroradiology and Center for Systems Biology), and co-advisors Aman Patel, M.D. (Dept. of Neurosurgery) and Peter Caravan, Ph.D (Martinos Center), I will investigate thrombus composition in a mouse model of acute ischemic stroke with molecular imaging agents targeted at key clot components.
Results from these pre-clinical animal studies will be confirmed by testing samples obtained from stroke patients, and correlated with clinical information to generate specific imaging signatures and establish imaging predictors for clot retrieval success.
Marc Succi, MD, second year Radiology resident, has received an Innovator Award for his recent device inventions in the field of medicine.
The award was given at the inaugural Partners Innovation Award night.
"My research is primarily in low-cost medical devices, medical entrepreneurship and patent innovation.
One particular device I am developing is a low-cost, reusable, bedside nasogastric and feeding tube detector to replace x-ray confirmation of these tubes, thereby reducing radiation dose and saving significant associated personnel and technical costs.
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