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La sociologia della globalizzazione è quella branca della sociologia che studia gli effetti e le problematiche sociali e culturali dei processi di globalizzazione, con particolare riferimento alle mutazioni delle forme di comunicazione interpersonale e sociale, dello sviluppo economico e delle politiche sociali ad esso correlate. Essa permette di analizzare i processi e le formazioni, localizzati in ambiti nazionali e sub-nazionali, caratteristici del rapporto di interazione stabilitosi con le dinamiche locali. Ne consegue l'individuazione delle reti transazionali e dei mezzi di collegamento, che sostengono l'articolato sistema di relazioni multidimensionali, venutosi a creare nei rapporti che riguardano differenti paesi e località. Tale disciplina, quindi, indaga sulla costante interazione sussistente tra quanto avviene nei grandi apparati e fenomeni internazionali e quanto si verifica a livello delle unità di vita locali, dei sistemi di auto-organizzazione delle microcomunità, siano essi locali, nazionali o mondiali.

Lo sviluppo storico della disciplina
Benché molti studiosi inizino a parlare di globalizzazione solamente a partire dalla fine della Prima Guerra Mondiale, c'è da sottolineare che tuttavia il concetto nasce, con caratteristiche e particolarità diverse, molto tempo prima, all'epoca degli Imperi Coloniali, anche se in riferimento a quel periodo risulta forse più corretto parlare di internazionalizzazione che di globalizzazione.
L'interesse delle scienze sociali per quanto riguarda la globalizzazione, inizia a nascere nel corso del XX secolo quando i processi transnazionali, quali l'economia, la politica e la cultura, iniziano ad intensificarsi e i processi globali iniziano ad avere un effetto destabilizzante sulla gerarchia di scala che ruota attorno allo stato nazionale, lanciando così una serie di nuove sfide teoriche e metodologiche sulla globalizzazione.
A partire dagli ultimi decenni del secolo scorso infatti, molti sociologi si sono interessati a cercare di creare nuovi paradigmi sociologici, che interessino tutte le tematiche della vita quotidiana della globalizzazione.

Temi di principale interesse per questa disciplina sono, ad esempio, la crescente interdipendenza della vita economica, sociale e culturale a livello mondiale e le conseguenze che questo comporta. Alcuni indicatori utili per analizzare questi temi sono il commercio internazionale, gli investimenti diretti esteri, l'andamento dei mercati finanziari, i flussi migratori e la continua denazionalizazione. Su questo tema Giaccardi e Magatti introducono il concetto di doppia sconnessione (rispetto al passato e al futuro): rispetto al passato si ha infatti una rottura e un distacco dalla società del XX secolo, mentre guardando al futuro si denota un'apertura verso degli scenari ancora non chiari e che si tentano di prevedere.
Altri studiosi invece non si sono solamente soffermati all'aspetto socio-economico della globalizzazione, ma ad esempio, come il sociologo tedesco Ulrich Beck, si sono occupati con particolare attenzione delle conseguenze della globalizzazione in termini di disuguaglianze sociali e sostenibilità ambientale.
Indubbiamente il dibattito su questi temi rimane ancora ampiamente aperto e molti aspetti risultano ancora inesplorati, tuttavia le scienze sociali in questo campo stanno cercando di dare il loro massimo contributo, continuando a riflettere e a considerare nuovi possibili indicatori e temi da tenere in considerazione.

Ambiti d'interesse
Le società sono inserite all'interno dello Stato, come identità collettive e assetti sociali, ma l'avvento della globalizzazione all'interno della società giunge a metter in crisi la connessione tra la sociologia e l'idea di stato-nazione. Per rendere più chiaro questo processo, si può immaginare di rappresentare la sociologia della globalizzazione come un insieme indistinto di diversi fattori che influenzano le "società-stato" rendendo fragili e indistinti i loro confini: tentare di definire con accuratezza questo fenomeno è il compito della sociologia della globalizzazione.
Come disciplina pone l'attenzione sull'analizzare gli effetti della globalizzazione sulla società, tentando di collocare il processo storico e socio-culturale della "globalizzazione" nella sua dimensione complessa di fenomeno che risulta un processo storico, ma al tempo stesso culturale, economico e politico.

La sociologia della globalizzazione è dunque:
"…un processo comprendente stati, organizzazioni internazionali, gruppi economici multinazionali, associazioni e gruppi di pressione, che agiscono in modo sistematico allo scopo di espandere alla totalità del globo l'economia di mercato e i suoi modelli di organizzazione internazionale della produzione, di governo delle imprese, di tecnologia, di scambi commerciali e mercato del lavoro; e sistemi politici, tratti culturali e mezzi di comunicazione che siano con quello coerenti..".

Dalla definizione di Gallino emerge dunque che i principali argomenti d'interesse della disciplina sono le organizzazioni internazionali e i gruppi economici multinazionali, tenendo in considerazione al contempo anche l'economia di mercato e i suoi modelli. Alla luce di quanto espresso, risulta dunque di fondamentale importanza anche la comprensione delle tecnologie e dei mezzi di comunicazione che rendono possibili sia gli scambi commerciali sia la circolazione di caratteristiche culturali locali, che possono rapidamente diffondersi nel mondo.

Teorie e autori principali

Immanuel Wallerstein

Immanuel Wallerstein (New York, 28 settembre 1930) con i suoi studi e le sue ricerche, ha contribuito alla nascita della sociologia della globalizzazione. Nella sua analisi sociologica della società, preferisce utilizzare il termine "sistema-mondo", rispetto al termine globalizzazione ritenuto deviante; ciò che viene comunemente definito globalizzazione, dal suo punto di vista, non è che "un aspetto dell'economia mondo-capitalista". Il mondo è dunque un unico sistema, che si impone mediante l'affermazione a livello globale del capitalismo. Nello specifico la teoria del sistema-mondo emerge dall'insoddisfazione per la più ristretta teoria della modernizzazione, che analizzava le società solo in modo comparativo (con l'Occidente come punto di riferimento). Con il passare del tempo si notano dei cambiamenti rilevanti anche per quanto riguarda la velocità con cui vengono prese le decisioni e rispetto alla loro trasmissione e diffusione, con reazioni nuove rispetto alla globalizzazione: infatti all'interno delle democrazie contemporanee, i lavoratori richiedono sempre più di frequente protezione agli Stati, proprio alla luce di questa nuova condizione di "flessibilità" e cambiamento.

Roland Robertson

Roland Robertson (1938) inizia ad affrontare il tema della globalizzazione dalla metà degli anni '60 proponendo un approccio culturale alla teoria della globalizzazione. Per interpretarla appieno, ritiene necessario analizzare temi quali la differenza culturale, il nazionalismo, i nuovi comunitarismi e i fondamentalismi; in questo modo risulta possibile comprendere come sia gli individui che la società in generale siano alla ricerca di simboli rilevanti per comprendere la propria identità. Nella sua ricerca, considera rilevante indagare anche tutti gli aspetti culturali, soggettivi e interpretativi, che in precedenza non venivano considerati di pertinenza della sociologia della globalizzazione, notando come proprio la dimensione culturale risulti essere il punto di riferimento per plasmare relazioni, di tipo ostile o amichevole, fra le differenti società organizzate su base nazionale. Spesso però la separazione fra relazioni internazionali e sociologia ha portato ad avere scarsa attenzione sulle culture, le tradizioni e le identità locali, privilegiando piuttosto una visione del mondo basata sui rapporti fra Stati sovrani. Per questo motivo risulta importante considerare qualsiasi prospettiva che presenti come centrale l'interesse per il mondo intero (nella sua complessità anche locale e specifica e non solo nelle relazioni fra Stati), anche se di tipo antiglobalista (come i vari fenomeni "no global"), poiché rappresentano anch'essi uno sviluppo della coscienza della globalità.

Risulta inoltre di rilevante importanza la comprensione di come universale e particolare siano intrecciati in un nesso globale, dato che la globalizzazione favorisce lo sviluppo di individui e di movimenti interessati al significato del mondo nel suo insieme, oltre a generare la ricerca di identità specifiche, giungendo a volte alla generazione di tradizioni "inventate"

Arjun Appadurai

Arjun Appadurai (Bombay, 1949) riflette sulla globalizzazione, notando come spesso risulti un'omogeneizzazione che segue il modello americano e che ad esso si adegua. Sottolinea come caratteristica centrale della cultura globale odierna la politica dello sforzo reciproco che tenta di bilanciare uguaglianze e differenze fra realtà più o meno vicine, che cercano di condividere idee, culture e tradizioni sostenendo che

"La nuova economia culturale globale deve essere compresa come un ordine complesso, sovrastante, disgiuntivo, che non può più essere considerato nei termini dei modelli esistenti di centro-periferia"

Per comprendere meglio queste disgiunzioni, risulta necessario analizzare le relazioni fra diverse dimensioni:

 Ethnoscape: ovvero il panorama di persone in movimento che costituiscono il mondo mutevole in cui viviamo, considerando inoltre che la rottura di reti stabili ha origine nel movimento umano;
 Technoscape: ovvero la configurazione globale della tecnologia;
 Finanscape: ovvero i movimenti finanziari attraverso le barriere nazionali.

La relazione globale tra queste dimensioni risulta essere disgiuntiva e imprevedibile, dal momento che ciascuno di questi panorami è soggetto a restrizioni e a stimoli intrinseci; inoltre, allo stesso tempo ognuno di essi agisce come restrizione e parametro per il movimento degli altri.

Altre due dimensioni completano l'analisi delle disgiunzioni:

 Mediascape: ovvero il riferimento sia alla distribuzione elettronica in grado di produrre e diffondere informazione, sia alle immagini del mondo create da questi media;
 Ideoscape: ovvero concatenazioni di immagini, sono spesso con contenuti politici e messe in relazione con l'ideologia degli Stati (e le relative controideologie dei movimenti).

Anthony Giddens
Anthony Giddens (Londra, 18 gennaio 1938) propone una riflessione sulla globalizzazione strettamente legata al concetto di modernità: la globalizzazione rappresenta una delle conseguenze fondamentali della modernità, che è intrinsecamente globalizzante. Essa infatti impone di adattare i paradigmi di razionalità in direzione di una maggior riflessività e consapevolezza dei rischi e della sostenibilità sociale ed ambientale in tutte le decisioni politiche che riguardano le relazioni fra Stati diversi. In particolare propone un'analisi istituzionale della modernità, sottolineando l'importanza di porre l'accento anche sugli aspetti culturali ed epistemologici. Le conseguenze della modernità così intesa, divengono dunque sempre più radicali e universali e consistono in un allontanamento dai tradizionali tipi di ordinamento sociale, con trasformazioni molto maggiori rispetto al passato.
In particolare si considera inoltre quanto vi sia una rapidità estrema nel cambiamento, non solo in ambio tecnologico, che coinvolge l'intera superficie terrestre, che porta anche alla nascita di alcune nuove forme sociali, che non esistevano nelle precedenti epoche storiche, quali ad esempio lo stato-nazione.

Zygmunt Bauman
Zygmunt Bauman (Poznań, 19 novembre 1925 - Leeds, 9 gennaio 2017) Analizza come nella globalizzazione si possa notare l'emergere di sentimenti di insicurezza che generano una domanda crescente di protezione su tre differenti livelli di sicurezza:

 Safety: ovvero il livello dell'integrità fisica e psichica, intesa quindi come la ricerca di mantenimento della propria incolumità e della salvaguardia della propria persona;
 Security: ovvero il livello di inclusione relativo agli standard della vita normale, accettato dalla comunità sociale di appartenenza;
 Certainty: ovvero il livello di certezza di carattere cognitivo, che si concretizza nella capacità di comprendere il mondo.

Ulrich Beck
Ulrich Beck (Stolp, 15 maggio 1944 – 1º gennaio 2015) elabora il concetto di "risiko-Gesellschaft", sostenendo come la società contemporanea non disponga dei dispositivi necessari a fronteggiare i rischi (tecnologici, ecologici e di coesione) che essa stessa alimenta. In particolare, i nuovi rischi sociali corrispondono ad una vulnerabilità originata anche dai cambiamenti nella struttura delle famiglie e dal lavoro che risulta maggiormente destrutturato e con reddito sempre più basso ed incerto, che spesso non riesce ad impedire la caduta in forme di povertà. Questa vulnerabilità senza tutele produce anche il mancato accesso a dispositivi di assistenza fondati su un conclamato stato di esclusione e di bisogno.

Saskia Sassen
Saskia Sassen (L'Aia, 5 gennaio 1947) descrive il mondo globale in termini di reti e flussi di capitali e di informazioni, che coinvolgono attori economici, politici e professionali. Le dinamiche di questi flussi si sviluppano a più livelli: globale, nazionale e locale, coinvolgendo vari attori che intervengono nei differenti livelli. Ne deriva dunque un gioco complesso e fluido di interrelazioni, dove lo stato nazionale permette la creazione delle dinamiche e degli attori, in diverse direzioni, sia verso l'alto, ovvero verso il mondo, verso una maggiora apertura, sia verso l'interno, ovvero verso le reti relazionali regionali e locali.

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Voci correlate

 Globalizzazione
 Sociologia
 Arjun Appadurai
 Ulrich Beck
 Zygmunt Bauman
 Immanuel Wallerstein
 Roland Robertson
 Anthony Giddens
 Saskia Sassen

Collegamenti esterni

 Far fronte alla Globalizzazione. L'OCSE in un mondo mutevole https://www.oecd.org/general/33808729.pdf
 Globalizzazione: la piattaforma dell'internazionale socialista http://www.tommasonannicini.eu/media/articles/files/lrds8.pdf
 Globalizzazione e localismi tra antropologia e sociologia http://mondodomani.org/dialegesthai/map01.htm
 La globalizzazione avanza e non è un male http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/economia/2011-01-25/globalizzazione-avanza-163029.shtml
 Le sfide della società complessa e globalizzata http://www.social-one.org/it/convegni/2-convegno-2005/11-le-sfide-della-societa-complessa-e-globalizzata.html

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Sociologia del lavoro
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Star Wars: Battlefront fans are in for a treat this spring, as creators DICE have outlined their future plans for the game, which includes both paid and free content. As far as free content goes, players should expect more in-game events such as Double XP weekends and community missions, as well as new Hutt Contracts for players to earn more Star Cards. DICE also teased that they have "a couple of surprises" that involves giving players more options to play the game offline. No other details were shared about the matter, however one can speculate that this could be some type of new Survival mode. On May 4th, which many fans regard as Star Wars Day, there are several activities that are being planned by DICE that are yet to be revealed.
As far as the paid DLC is concerned, Battlefront's second expansion has already been named and is set to release in June. Bespin will take players to Cloud City and will add in four new maps. "You'll see AT-ATs in Cloud City, take to the skies in Fighter Squadron, and even spend time in a carbonite chamber," DICE stated in an article on their website. Bespin will also add in new weapons, Star Cards, another game mode, and two new characters; Lando Calrissan, which is the Hero for this expansion, and Dengar, the Villian. There will eventually be eight total hero characters when all four DLC packs are released.
Outer Rim was released last Tuesday for Xbox One, PS4, and PC users. It included two new heroes, Greedo and Niem Nunb, as well as two new maps for players to explore and battle on. So far, the DLC has been receiving nothing but positive feedback and is sitting well with gamers. It's safe to say that DICE knows what they're doing when it comes to their fan-base, as they have been consistently listening to community feedback.
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BALENCIAGA FALL 22 – an icy storm with a hidden message
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DEMNA'S FALL 2022 COLLECTION FOR BALENCIAGA IS AN ODE TO FEARLESSNESS AND RESISTANCE
The designer, who fled his native Georgia to escape a civil war, made a poignant statement during Paris Fashion Week.Demna has put his distinctive stamp on Balenciaga since taking over the house in 2015. But he has arguably never put as much of himself into his presentations for the brand at Paris Fashion Week as he has this season.
At Balenciaga's Fall 2022 fashion show on Sunday, guests were greeted by an oversized two-tone T-shirt with the colours of the Ukrainian flag and a letter from the eponymous designer, the full text of which is below.
"The war in Ukraine has triggered the pain of a past trauma that I have carried inside me since 1993, when the same thing happened in my home country and I became a perpetual refugee. Forever, because that is something that stays in you. The fear, the despair, the realisation that nobody wants you, but I also realised what really matters in life, the most important things, like life itself and human love and compassion.
That's why working on this show this week has been so incredibly hard for me. Because fashion loses its relevance and its very raison d'être in a time like this. Fashion Week feels like some kind of absurdity. I briefly thought about cancelling the show that me and my team had worked hard on and that I was all looking forward to. But then I realised that cancelling this show would mean giving in and surrendering to the evil that has hurt me so much for almost 30 years. I decided that I could no longer sacrifice parts of myself to this senseless, heartless war of ego.
This show needs to be explained. It's a dedication to fearlessness, resistance and the victory of love and peace."
Demna was born in Georgia but fled with his family in the early 1990s during the civil war; they spent some time in Ukraine before eventually landing in Germany. He has already reflected the conflict in his home country and its aftermath in his work – namely Vetements' Spring 2019 collection. Given the developments in Ukraine over the past few weeks, the way Balenciaga's Autumn 2022 collection explores this idea of resilience feels all the more sobering.
The Kering-owned brand staged its latest debut in a self-contained winter wonderland – a kind of snow globe catwalk where models braved the elements in their stretch dresses and catsuits, turtlenecks and trousers, sleeves with turn-ups and sleek, oversized jackets. Originally, the set was meant to be a commentary on climate change, he told British Vogue backstage :
Balenciaga was one of the first major luxury brands to respond to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine by dedicating its social media profiles to sharing resources and partnering with the World Food Programme to provide food aid to those displaced by the Russian invasion. The brand's Autumn 2022 show opened with Demna reading a poem by Ukrainian writer Oleksandr Oles in Ukrainian.
"It's just innocent people dying in war. I lived through it and actually blocked it out for 30 years until I started reading the news last week," he told British Vogue . "It brought back all that pain, as anyone who has been through it would. The message is always love. And fashion has to come from that, at least in terms of a position on it."
The Autumn 2022 palette is largely restrained, starting mainly with black, grey and brown, before introducing hints of white, some bold floral prints (another Demna's Balenciaga trademark) and other eye-catching prints (see: the packing tape catsuit showcased by Kim, with brand logo Kardashian in the front row). The most poignant use of colour, however, came in the closing looks: a yellow tracksuit by Balenciaga, followed by a blue long-sleeved dress with train.
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Man accused of sexually abusing and robbing a woman at the Houston hotel
By Missy Evans Last updated Jul 2, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – A man was charged after allegedly sexually abusing and robbing a woman at a hotel in the Westchase area.
The incident was recorded on January 16 at the Home 2 Suites Hotel on Wilcrest Drive.
The victim told police she opened her room door thinking it was the food she ordered through a delivery service. At this point, the suspect identified as Isaac Osei-Kuffor, according to records, broke into her room.
Kuffor aimed a gun at the woman and forced her into a corner of the room before sexually abusing her on the bed, the records say.
After the attack, Kuffor reportedly took away the victim's cash and phone. He told her to count to 60 and said he would go.
When the victim was gone, the victim called the Houston police. She told them Kuffor wore an ankle monitor on his left ankle.
Through its system, HPD was able to adapt the ankle monitor to Kuffor. Houston police searched the hotel's surveillance cameras and agreed with the woman's description, according to a report.
Kuffor is currently in a Diboll, Texas prison on an unrelated charge. His scheduled release date is August 17th, but the Harris County Attorney's Office has detained him and he is being taken to Harris County to answer for the incident.
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Thursday Island shows the spirituality in sport
In November 2019, 120 students at Thursday Island's Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School kicked some goals for children in Ghana as part of their Socktober Event Day.
Spirituality in Sport on Thursday Island
Catholic Mission's iconic sockball found its way across the Torres Strait and into the hands of students on Thursday Island for their Socktober Event Day..
This ball has been around. It was made from recycled materials by four young Zambian men in a town four hours west of Chennai in southern India. It has since passed through Burmese and Cambodian hands and been kicked by Ghanaian and Filipino feet. It has endured the heat of Brisbane, braced the cold of a Melbourne winter, and found its home in Sydney.
In November 2019, the "sockball", which has become the iconic symbol of Catholic Mission's annual Socktober schools fundraising initiative, was taken north to Thursday Island, one of at least 274 that make up Australia's Torres Strait Islands.
This was an environment quite unlike any other that this ball has visited. Strong winds rip through the Strait late in the year, catching all three flags—Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Australian—that proudly fly above the ferry terminal and serve both as a welcome and a reminder that this is the land of the First Peoples who are proud to call Australia home.
A short walk away is Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a true seaside chapel, complete with a stained-glass window brought all the way from Issoudun in France by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, who founded the parish.
Perched above it on the hill is the parish primary school, where a small cohort fills out kindergarten to year six. The seventeen students at the school's campus on neighbouring Hammond Island take the total enrolment to just 120—making "Sacred Heart" one of the smallest and most remote Catholic schools in Australia. But while diminutive in number, the school showed throughout Socktober that it has a giant heart for global mission, raising a remarkable $1,800 for projects in Ghana and around the world.
Seven-year-old Donovan, a year two student at Sacred Heart, tossed the small and remarkably well-travelled sockball around in his hands as he nervously waited to film a message for children just like him in Ghana. The sun was setting on his school's Socktober Event Day, where he and his classmates had slotted dozens of penalty goals to raise funds for children's projects supported by Catholic Mission. The easiest ones, Donovan says, were kicked with the regular soccer ball, which was perfectly round and predictable. It was a lot tougher with the sockballs, which his class and others had made together by hand in the lead-up to their event day.
Donovan is the leading fundraiser this year for his school, which is no surprise given his early and keen interest in literally kicking some goals for kids in Africa. 'I am raising money with my school for children in developing countries,' he wrote on his fundraising page, which he set up with help from mum Jessika. 'The reason why I am raising money for them is so that kids like me in these countries can have food and clean water.'
It is no mistake that soccer was chosen as the game that would drive Catholic Mission's school's engagement program. In the most remote parts of the world, you can almost certainly be assured of finding a child wearing an English or Spanish football club jersey. It is one of the few things that links children of all backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities and faiths. This is what Pope Francis had in mind when he launched Sport at the Service of Humanity in 2015, which the Washington Post describes as "a global movement that embraces the unique ability of faith and sport to promote positive values, unite people for good and celebrate our common humanity, regardless of culture or religious beliefs."
"This is the moment when we can restore our faith in Faith, and belief in the values of Sport, as a metaphor for life." – Pope Francis
Nowhere is this truer than on Thursday Island, a place steeped in richly diverse culture and storied history, in which everything is grounded. 'I always teach my children to listen to elders who have walked the path before them,' said Harriet Dorante, a teacher aide from Hammond Island whose daughter Becca rallied her to register. 'They are the knowledge bank of our culture and tradition. They teach us moral values in life. They deserve to be honoured and respected.'
Majella Lynch-Harlow, Principal at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, says a unique spirituality flows through the people on Thursday Island. 'Our community is a very diverse one, we have residents from all around Australia, and from different faith backgrounds, and we have our local Indigenous population as well. Religion and Christianity are really deep and strong here; it's a very prayerful place. So, when we brought Socktober to this community, it was received very open-heartedly.
'As soon as we connect a story with children to our local people, it becomes even stronger, because children are at the heart of this place.'
"Socktober" itself was an initiative launched in 2012, but it was only in 2018 that it took on the distinct flavour of the world game, with the program incorporating the popular penalty shootout concept that 52 Catholic schools in Australia took up in 2019. Students are registered with their school on the Socktober platform, and family and friends sponsor them to kick goals for kids. There is a prize for the highest fundraiser, and during the penalty shootout, students attain points for each goal they kick; one point for the regular synthetic ball, and double for the handmade sockballs.
It's a straightforward program to implement, and while the funds raised benefit children and communities overseas, for Ms Lynch-Harlow, the impact on her own staff and students was crucial. 'It's a chance for our children to learn about Catholic Mission and come together in solidarity with people around the world,' she says. 'It's really exciting seeing all of our children coming together and discovering and connecting with other children around the world. It also shows them how lucky we are here in Australia.'
She says despite the school's impressive fundraising effort—well eclipsing its goal—the money was never the priority. 'Because we are such a remote school … there is a lot of disadvantage here. So, we weren't talking too much about fundraising; we were talking about awareness and solidarity. But when people started to hear the stories of what was happening overseas, they really got excited and engaged.'
Catholic Mission's Community Engagement and Innovation Manager, Sonja Krivacic, says Thursday Island's example is one that all of Australia can follow in 2020. 'This is a small school community that has taken on a big challenge in sharing resources and building awareness of mission projects in Ghana,' she said. 'We are hugely impressed by the dedication of the students, and particularly their parents, who registered, and the wider community of family and friends who supported them. It's a call to action for all Catholic schools to get involved and create their own impact.'
Looking back on the efforts of her school, Ms Harlow-Lynch says it shows that mission, like soccer, can be everyone's game. 'The fact that our children here have embraced Socktober so beautifully shows that this is what we are called to do as a Catholic school. We're all the same right across the world, and I think it says a lot about our school and Catholic education that we are encouraged to reach out to people most in need.'
The symbolism of the worldly sockball in his hands was not lost on Donovan. His class had watched the Catholic Mission school appeal video and seen the children at the Nazareth Home in Ghana, over 15,000 kilometres away, kicking this very ball. Suddenly, Donovan was closer and more connected to them than he ever imagined.
When he realised that he was in possession of the same ball that had been held and kicked about by the very children he was supporting, Donovan's eyes lit up in amazement. With an understanding beyond his seven years, the young boy looked down the camera and clearly and confidently delivered his message to unknown friends: 'Hi, I'm Donovan, and today I kicked five goals for you.'
You can support the efforts of Donovan and his friends at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Primary School by contributing to their fundraising total. Head to socktober.org.au/OLSHThursdayIsland.
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"A huge number of entrepremeurs, not to mention officials, do not know what supercomputers are," says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
Credit: Voice of Russia
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently criticized his country's information technology industry for failing to develop supercomputing technology, and urged a drastic change in the country's use of high-performance computing.
At a Security Council Meeting on Supercomputers in Moscow, Medvedev pointed out that 476 of the world's top 500 supercomputers were manufactured in the United States. "If we are talking seriously, a huge number of entrepreneurs, not to mention officials, do not know what supercomputers are," Medvedev says. "Today, businesses and federal agencies do not manifest their interest in supercomputer technology." He says that Western countries are using supercomputers to design products, such as aircraft, but in Russia, most design is still done on paper, and only a digital approach can create a "breakthrough effect" that will significantly improve the quality of life in Russia.
Medvedev has promised to invest in supercomputing technology, and warned that without it Russian products will not be competitive or of interest to buyers. Russia does have some advantages, such as the engineering and mathematical expertise that helped it launch the Russian space program and which still continues today. Western companies have established research and development facilities in Russia to use that talent.
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Stanwick (también conocida como Stanwick Camp) es una fortaleza de la Edad de Hierro ubicada en Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, Inglaterra .
El nombre proviene de steinvegges, que significa «paredes de piedra».

Historia
Stanwick constituía la principal fortificación de la tribu celta de los brigantes. Fue construida en tres fases: la primera alrededor del año 40 rodeando la elevación conocida como The Tofts, la segunda extendiéndose hacia el norte alrededor del 50 y la tercera hacia el sur en el 72, hasta alcanzar una extensión de unos 600 acres, llegando a rodear por completo la actual población de Stanwick St John, con unos 6,5 km de perímetro.

Cuando la última reina de los brigantes y aliada de Roma, Cartimandua se divorció de Venutius, éste se alzó en armas contra la reina y sus aliados romanos durante el gobierno de Aulo Didio Galo (52-57).

Para muchos historiadores el líder rebelde se hizo fuerte en la fortaleza de Stanwick hasta su derrota definitiva en el 71.
No obstante para otros, la existencia de artículos de lujo importados de distintos sitios del Imperio (cerámica del sur de Francia y del Rin, vasos de vidrio de Germania e Italia, ánforas de vino importado, etc.) indicarían más bien que la fortaleza en todo momento, o al menos después de la derrota de Venutius por la Legio IX Hispana en el 56 en la región de Barwick in Elmet, habría sido el sitio de la corte de Cartimandua.

Tras la ocupación romana, la población fue trasladándose a nuevos asentamientos romanos como Piercebridge, aunque permaneció un pequeño núcleo en el lugar. Posteriormente, hay evidencias de sitios de culto de los invasores anglosajones.

Referencias

Bibliografía
Branigan, Keith, Rome and the Brigantes: the impact of Rome on northern England, University of Sheffield, 1980, ISBN 0-906090-04-0
Hartley, Brian, The Brigantes, Sutton, 1988, ISBN 0-86299-547-7

Enlaces externos

The Stanwick Fortifications (en inglés)
Stanwick Iron Age Fortifications (en inglés)
Fortaleza de Stanwick, en brigantesnation.com
Los Brigantes (en inglés) en roman-britain.co.uk
Los Brigantes (en inglés) en Romanos en Bretaña

Véase también
Britania romana
Britania posromana
Historia de Inglaterra

Etnias del Reino Unido
Antiguas ciudades de Gran Bretaña
Ciudades de la Antigua Roma en Reino Unido


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Runaway boat heads straight for Aberdeen after skipper falls overboard
Isobel Smith
The runaway boat travelled up to 20 miles with no one onboard after the skipper got tangled in nets and was pulled into the water
TAGS: ScotlandSea rescue
A runaway boat had to be intercepted off the coast of Scotland on Thursday after the skipper fell overboard in the North Sea.
The creel fishing boat was on autopilot and headed straight for Aberdeen Bay when a marine services company managed to bring the vessel under control.
The skipper was pulled overboard after becoming tangled in nets and spent up to 45 minutes in the water before making his way to shore where he raised the alarm.
Meanwhile, the boat travelled up to 20 miles unhelmed before someone was able to intercept it.
Following the ordeal, the skipper was found to be suffering from hypothermia and was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Speaking to the Press and Journal, a spokesperson for Greenhowe Marine Services said: "We were in the shore of Aberdeen harbour and we heard about the incident on the VHS radio, and that the coastguard was in need of assistance.
"Our crew went out and managed to get on board the fishing boat and one of our crewmen took it back into Aberdeen harbour.
"The boat was between Ythan and Balmedie and was heading towards supply boats and would have caused a lot of damage had it not been stopped."
Two RNLI lifeboats were tasked to intercept the runaway boat but once on scene found that the local crew transfer boat had resolved the situation.
Aberdeen lifeboat station said in a statement: "The skipper had managed to make his own way shore but there were concerns that the vessel, which was on autopilot was heading straight for Aberdeen Bay and the anchorage, where there were several vessels at anchor.
"The Aberdeen and Peterhead lifeboats were tasked with intercepting the run away vessel before it could cause any problems to shipping.
"Just before the Aberdeen lifeboat arrived on scene a local crew transfer boat had managed to put a crewman aboard the casualty vessel and get her under control.
"The crew's best wishes go to the skipper who taken to hospital after making his way to shore."


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Jörn Pfab (* 6. März 1925 in Hamburg; † 14. September 1986 ebenda) war ein norddeutscher Bildhauer, der für seine Arbeiten Bronze, Stein, nichtrostenden Stahl und Kunststoff verwendete.

Jugend und Ausbildung
Jörn Pfab wurde in Hamburg geboren, wo er 1941 die Schulzeit mit der Oberrealschule beendete. Von 1941 bis 1944 absolvierte er eine Steinmetzlehre, die er mit der Gesellenprüfung abschloss. Von 1944 bis 1946 folgten Kriegsdienst und amerikanische Gefangenschaft, aus der er 1946 floh. Von 1946 bis 1952 studierte er Bildhauerei bei Edwin Scharff an der Landeskunstschule Hamburg. Dort richtete er zusammen mit seinem Studienfreund Fritz Fleer eine Bronzegießwerkstatt ein. Sein Frühwerk umfasst figürliche Statuetten und Porträts.

Leben und Werk
1952 bezog Pfab in Hamburg ein eigenes Atelier. Sein Schaffen war zunächst von gegenständlichen Arbeiten geprägt. Durch das Hamburger Lichtwark-Stipendium gefördert, das er parallel zu dem Oskar Kokoschka verliehenen Lichtwark-Preis erhielt, reiste er 1952 nach Griechenland und nach dem frühen Tod seiner ersten Frau von 1959 bis 1961 nach Spanien und Marokko. Während der Reise entschloss er sich unter dem Eindruck des hellen, südlichen Himmels, ein das Himmelslicht spiegelndes Material – nicht rostenden Stahl – zu verwenden. Als er 1961 nach Hamburg zurückgekehrt war, absolvierte er deshalb einen zweimonatigen Schweißerlehrgang und bezog ein neues Atelier in Wedel/Holstein unweit von Ernst Barlachs Geburtshaus. Er wandte sich der Stahlskulptur zu, wobei seine Arbeiten zunächst noch von abstrahierten Pflanzenmotiven geprägt waren, aber zunehmend stereometrischer wurden. Während der Jahre von 1962 bis 1985 entstanden zahlreiche Großskulpturen aus Edelstahl, insbesondere für den öffentlichen Raum Hamburgs. Nach einem Herzinfarkt 1965 benutzte Pfab gelegentlich auch Kunststoff als Material.

Sein zeichnerisches Werk umfasst vor allem Blätter kleineren Formats. eine Marokko-Reise im Jahr 1960 inspirierten ihn zu Zeichnungen und neuen bildnerischen Ideen. Sein druckgraphisches Werk der Jahre 1961–1978 enthält Radierungen, denen 1970–1973 die von ihm entwickelten Prägedrucke folgten. Pfab entwarf ferner einige Möbel und Gebrauchsobjekte. Ein von ihm entworfener Sessel wurde durch die Firma Garpa in unlimitierter Serie angefertigt.

1966 und 1984/85 führte er in Schweißtechnik einige Porträts und Statuetten aus.
Seit 1978 nahm er jährlich an Ausstellungen japanischer und deutscher Bildhauer in Tokyo teil. 1982 reiste er nach Japan. Kurz vor seinem Tod gründete er die "Gesellschaft für Metallskulpturen-Unikate".

Pfab starb an den Folgen des Einatmens des beim Polieren seiner Arbeiten entstandenen Staubs. Er wurde auf dem Hamburger Friedhof Ohlsdorf, Planquadrat AD 10 (Anonymer Urnenhain vor dem Riedemann-Mausoleum gegenüber Kapelle 8), beigesetzt. Sein Erbe wurde von seiner zweiten Frau Dr. Fotini Pfab (1923–2011) mit großer Umsicht bewahrt und verwaltet.

Auszeichnungen
 1952: Lichtwark-Stipendium, Hamburg
 1954: ars viva
 1956: Stipendium des Kulturkreises des Bundes der deutschen Industrie
 1971: Edwin-Scharff-Preis der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg
 1976: Staatspreis der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg für ein Schachspiel
 1977: Mitglied der Freien Akademie der Künste Hamburg

Museen, in denen seine Arbeiten vertreten sind
 Halle, Stiftung Moritzburg, Kunstmuseum Sachsen-Anhalt
 Hamburger Kunsthalle
 Hamburg, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe
 Neu-Ulm, Edwin Scharff Museum
 Schleswig, Stiftung Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen, Schloss Gottorf
 Tokyo/Kamakura Sammlung des Metallskulpturen-Verbandes.

Ausgewählte Literatur
 Heinz Spielmann, Jörn Pfab. Marokko-Reise 1960. Katalog zu einer Ausstellung 10. Dez. 2013 – 17. Jan. 2014 in Kiel, Hamburg 2013
 Heinz Spielmann, Bildhauer in Hamburg 1900–1972, Ausstellungs-Katalog Hamburg 1972
 Jörn Pfab, Skulpturen-Prägedrucke, Ausstellungs-Katalog zur Verleihung des Edwin-Scharff-Preises 1971, Hamburg 1973
 Jörn Pfab (1925–1986) Das Lebenswerk, Werkverzeichnis der Skulpturen, Objekte und Druckgraphik, bearbeitet von Thomas Gädeke in Zusammenarbeit mit Fotini Pfab, Wachholtz Verlag, Schleswig 1989
 Heinz Spielmann, Reiner Wiehl, Thomas Gädeke, Ansprachen zur Eröffnung der Ausstellung "Jörn Pfab, das Lebenswerk" im Schleswig-Holsteinischen Landesmuseum Schloß Gottorf in Schleswig am 20. November 1988, Hamburg 1989.
 Jörn Pfab (1925–1986) Das zeichnerische Werk, Oeuvre-Katalog der Handzeichnungen, bearbeitet von Fotini Pfab unter Mitwirkung von Peter Schlicht, herausgegeben von der Gesellschaft für Metallskulpturen-Unikate. Hamburg o. J. (1996)
 Thomas Gädeke (Hg.), Jörn Pfab. Figur im Raum, mit Beiträgen von Daria Dittmeyer, Stiftung Schleswig-Holsteinische Landesmuseen Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig 2012

Weblinks

 http://www.edwin-scharff.de/Edwin%20Scharff%20Schueler/Joern%20Pfab%20Scharffs%20Wechselbaeder.htm
 http://www.justusbrinckmann.org/resources/media/historie/geschichte_07.jpg
 Marokko-Ausstellung in Kiel 2013/2014: http://www.foerde-sparkasse.de/stiftungen/die_stiftungen_der_foerde_sparkasse/hans_henseleit_stiftung/index.php?n=%2Fstiftungen%2Fdie_stiftungen_der_foerde_sparkasse%2Fhans_henseleit_stiftung%2F

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Racial resentment predicted white Americans' economic evaluations in the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections
in Political Psychology
New research published in Presidential Studies Quarterly provides evidence that racial resentment was a significant predictor of personal economic evaluations among white voters in 2012 and 2016. The findings suggest that how people judge their economic situation is not only influenced by partisan bias, but also by racial bias.
"My colleague, Dr. Angie Maxwell, and I were working on a larger project examining the evolution of politics in the South and how those fundamental changes continue to drive political outcomes across the entire country, including our current crises," said study author Todd Shields, a political science professor at the University of Arkansas.
"That project resulted in, The Long Southern Strategy: How Chasing White Voters in the South Changed American Politics (Oxford University Press, 2019). We were surprised to find, among white Americans, that some of our most financially 'well off' participants in post-presidential election surveys in 2012 and 2016 also reported that their financial situation had gotten worse during the past year and they expected their financial situations to be even worse during the next year."
"We wondered why white participants who were employed with a high family income would simultaneously report that they were 'worse off' and that they expected their financial situations would continue to decline," Shields told PsyPost.
For their study, the researchers analyzed data from two nationwide Blair Center surveys, which included 7,274 respondents in total and were conducted about one week after the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections. They also examined data from 6,556 white Americans who participated in the 2012 or 2016 American National Election Studies.
Racial resentment was assessed by asking the respondents how much they agreed or disagreed with statements such as "Generations of slavery and discrimination have created conditions that make it difficult for blacks to work their way out of the lower class" and "It's really a matter of some people not trying hard enough; if blacks would only try harder they could be just as well off as whites."
All four surveys showed a similar pattern of results. In 2012, following the re-election of Barack Obama, those higher in racial resentment were more likely to say that their economic situation had declined over the past year and were less likely to believe that their economic situation would improve in the near future.
But in 2016, when Barack Obama was leaving the White House and Donald Trump was preparing to become president, racially resentful respondents were more likely to express optimistic economic outlooks compared to less racially resentful respondents.
This was true even after controlling for factors such as partisanship, ideology, income, unemployment, and approval of President Obama's job performance.
"Political theorists, scholars of public opinion, and political observers argue that retrospective economic evaluations (What is your financial situation compared to a year ago?) and prospective economic evaluations (What do you think your financial situation will be a year from now?) are the basic evaluations citizens use to 'reward or punish' elected officials at the ballot box," Shields told PsyPost.
"It is hoped that these economic evaluations are based on objective or 'real' personal economic considerations. What we find, however, is that at least during President Obama's administration, some white participants' economic evaluations were biased and based on their levels of racial resentment."
"Despite controls for current economic standing, partisanship, ideology, and other alternative explanations, white respondents with substantial racial resentment were more pessimistic about their current and future economic outlooks. These findings suggest that in the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections, governmental representatives were unfairly evaluated and were 'punished and rewarded' not just on economic reality, but also on white Americans' levels of racial resentment," Shields explained.
"White respondents who expressed a great deal of racial resentment were more likely to view their economic situation in a negative light, despite their objective economic position, and despite controls for other influences."
When it comes to the upcoming 2020 presidential election, the researchers believe a similar dynamic could be in effect.
"At this point, we are not sure if the presence of an African American president was a necessary condition to activate racial resentment and bias economic evaluations among whites in both the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections. While we currently do not have an African American in the White House, we are unfortunately experiencing significant racial tension across the country. It is possible that these racial tensions may activate racial resentment and bias evaluations among whites again during the upcoming presidential election," Shields said.
The study, "Polls and Elections: Racial Resentment and Personal Economic Evaluations in the 2012 and 2016 Presidential Elections", was authored by Todd Shields and Angie Maxwell.
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Well Did Our Pope Prophesy About You, Ricky Gervais: The pop atheists prove once again that they are out of their league.
The pop atheists prove once again that they are out of their league.
Pope Benedict XVI just released the second installment of his masterful work on the life of Jesus, "Jesus of Nazareth," which is getting praise from readers, theologians, and even many in the press, particularly for his reiteration of the Church's teaching that the Jews writ large are not to be held accountable for the Crucifixion of Christ.
If the second volume is anything like the first, it will be profound, relevant, and clearly written. He will be so in tune to the mindset of the world that the work will prove itself to be prophetic.
Consider the recent example of Ricky Gervais, the British comedian who recently made a splash in the Wall Street Journal for his piece entitled, "Why I'm an Atheist." The article received nearly 7,000 comments, and prompted a follow-up response.
"Christ is being challenged to establish his credibility by offering evidence for his claims. This demand for proof is a constantly recurring theme in the story of Jesus' life; again and again he is reproached for having failed to prove himself sufficiently, for having hitherto failed to work that great miracle that will remove all ambiguity and every contradiction, so as to make it indisputably clear for everyone who and what he is or is not."
"The issue, then, is the one we have already encountered: God has to submit to experiment. He is "tested," just as products are tested. He must submit to the conditions that we say are necessary if we are to reach certainty. If he doesn't grant us now the protection he promises in Psalm 91 ["For he will give his angels charge of you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone."] then he is simply not God. He will have shown his own word, and himself too, to be false.
We are dealing here with the vast question as to how we can and cannot know God, how we are related to God and how we can lose him. The arrogance that would make God an object and impose our laboratory conditions upon him is incapable of finding him. For it already implies that we deny God as God by placing ourselves above him, by discarding the whole dimension of love, of interior listening; by no longer acknowledging as real anything but what we can experimentally test and grasp. To think like that is to make oneself God. And to do that is to abase not only God, but the world and oneself, too."
"I don't believe in God because there is absolutely no scientific evidence for his existence and from what I've heard the very definition is a logical impossibility in this known universe."
"[Science] knows there is no scientific proof of anything supernatural so far. When someone presents a jar of God it will test it. If it finds some evidence of "godness" it will follow the evidence till [sic] it knows everything it can."
In the light of the Pope's exegesis, Gervais's veneer of humility--his claim to be following scientific evidence--melts away. A mind such as his that seeks to put God to the test will be blind to the example-- the evidence-- of the sinner who converts and begins living virtuously. Gervais's apparent objection would be that this evidence does not come in a jar. He won't even address Aquinas's five proofs of God or any other philosophical treatment of the matter. With a little thought, it becomes clear that it isn't evidence Gervais is actually looking for. He is looking to be the lawgiver to God-- "meet my demands, my burden of proof, and then I will believe," as the Pope rightly pointed out, before he even said it.


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De Slag bij Firenzuola  vond plaats in 923 tussen Rudolf II van Bourgondië en Adalbert van Ivrea enerzijds en Berengarius I van Friuli anderzijds, ter hoogte van Firenzuola, Italië. De inzet was de IJzeren Kroon of de titel van 'koning van Italië'.

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In 905 werd Lodewijk de Blinde, zwager van Rudolf I van Bourgondië, vader van Rudolf II, definitief van de troon van Italië gestoten door Berengarius I. Adalbert van Ivrea raakte in diskrediet na de dood van zijn vrouw Gisela van Friuli, de dochter van Berengarius, en zijn nieuw huwelijk met de invloedrijke Ermengard van Toscane.

Toen Berengarius in 915 er ook nog in slaagde de keizerstitel in de wacht te slepen, was de maat vol. Verschillende keren werd er gepoogd hem van de troon te stoten, tevergeefs. Meer en meer vertrouwde Berengarius op Hongaarse huurlingen, wat tot een toenemende ontevredenheid onder de adel leidde. In 921 vroeg een groot aantal edelen en bisschoppen, onder leiding van Adalbert van Ivrea, Rudolf II van Bourgondië om koning te worden. Tegelijk vielen ook de Hongaren plunderend het land binnen. Berengarius trok zich terug in Verona om zijn kansen af te wachten.

Slag
Op 29 juli 923 ontmoetten de twee legers elkaar ter hoogte van Firenzuola. Beide legers werden persoonlijk door de koningen geleid. In de eerste fase versloeg Berengarius, Rudolf II, maar hij slaagde er niet in zijn mannen onder controle te houden. Zijn troepen sloegen aan het plunderen. Een groep onder leiding van de  de toekomstige hertog Bonifatius van Spoleto en graaf Gariard van Novara maakte van de verwarring gebruik en viel de verspreide troepen van Berengarius aan. Rudolfs soldaten hergroepeerden zich en voegden zich weer bij de strijd. Berengarius' leger stortte in en hij vluchtte naar zijn fort in Verona.

Nasleep
Kort daarna werd Berengarius gevangengenomen en door zijn eigen mensen gedood, vermoedelijk op bevel van Rudolf II van Bourgondië, die tot koning van Italië werd uitgeroepen.

Firenzuola
Firenzuola
Geschiedenis van Toscane
Geschiedenis van Bourgondië
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Happy Spring! We're excited to unveil our new website springing forth! Take a Moment to Peak, er, Peek!
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When I co-founded APPLE (Alliance for a Post Petroleum Local Economy) in Nevada County in 2005, we were concerned by the effects of declining cheap oil. At APPLE's recent public meeting, I joined other "old-timers" at the announcement of a new mission statement with broadened concerns:
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Janelle Orsi & Jenny Kassan at Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC) (Young Lawyers Lower the Bar to Sharing Economy, episode 210) have racked up Twenty major 2012 accomplishments, including a lot of workshops, a handbook Think Outside the Boss: How to start a worker-owned cooperative and Janelle's new book Practicing Law in the Sharing Economy: Helping People Build Cooperatives, Social Enterprise, and Local Sustainable Economies.
A smile brightened our faces as we watched a flash mob from the Copenhagen Philharmonic playing Peer Gynt on the Metro, shared by our friends at Undriving (Undriving – Changing the Way We Think, episode 205). What a fun way to travel!
The Firewood Angel is a true story: "It was two weeks before Christmas. As the young wife brought in firewood to light the fire, she thought, "There isn't enough wood for the rest of the winter. How will I keep my four children warm?"
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Preparing Emotionally for the Coming Chaos. "The external growth of a budding economy is over. The focus on growth now needs to be on the inner world." Carolyn Baker's Navigating the Coming Chaos is a toolkit to prepare emotionally and spiritually for the collapse of industrial civilization now underway…. (episode 225).
Inspiration Farm — Cultivating Nourishing Food and Creativity. "Changing times calls for changing lifestyles." says Brian Kerkvliet. "So [we've] put more energy into the land… The more you get your fingers in the soil, the more endorphins rush through your head. You get excited by all of that." Using permaculture and biodynamic practices, Brian's family is endlessly experimenting and innovating to find what works…. (episode 226).
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2018 Big Ten Quick Hits: Week 5
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Even though the majority of the conference was off, Week 5 was highlighted not only by a thriller between the two best teams in the conference but a game where a prohibitive favorite trailed most of the afternoon just to fight back and avoid upset.
Big Ten East Division:
Indiana Hoosiers 4-1 (1-1)
It may have been a lot closer than expected but the Hoosiers got the job done by defeating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 24-17. Quarterback Peyton Ramsey passed for 288 yards, and one touchdown and the Hoosiers were able to control the ball for the final 3:52 to close out the game. Fueled by cornerback Jamar Johnson's interception, the Indiana defense limited the Scarlet Knights offense to 291 total yards. The Hoosiers are beating the teams they are supposed to, but to get to that next level, they will have to beat a good team one of these days.
Maryland Terrapins 3-1 (1-0)
No game scheduled
Michigan Wolverines 4-1 (2-0)
It looked as if the road woes under Jim Harbaugh would continue as the Wolverines trailed the Northwestern Wildcats 17-0 for the majority of the first half but adjustments on both sides of the ball sparked a furious comeback that led to the 20-17 win. Shea Patterson is becoming the quarterback that Michigan fans have hoped for as he passed for 196 yards and rushed for 30 more. After the sluggish start, the defense locked down the Wildcats offense by only allowing 90 yards in the second half. Defensive lineman Kwity Paye and Josh Uche both had two sacks including one by Uche that ended the game. As the schedule begins to get tougher Michigan cannot afford these slow starts, so something needs to be fixed in Ann Abor quickly.
Michigan St. Spartans 3-1 (1-0)
The Spartans jumped out to a 31-3 lead and coasted to a 31-20 victory over the Central Michigan Chippewas on Saturday. The offense had four rushing touchdowns — two by quarterback Brian Lewerke –, but something seemed off with the Spartans. The offense only tallied 345 yards, and even though the game was never in doubt but, it has to be concerning to give up 17 unanswered points in the second half. Spartan fans will have to chalk this up to overlooking a far inferior opponent and hope there isn't a hangover once it gets back into conference play
Ohio St. Buckeyes 5-0 (2-0)
Despite trailing by double digits at two separate points, the Buckeyes found a way to steal a victory over the Penn St. Nittany Lions 27-26. This was the first game that quarterback Dwayne Haskins looked mortal as he struggled in the first half. But when it mattered, he stepped up and guided the Buckeyes to two scoring drives in the fourth quarter to get the victory. Defensive end Chase Young had two sacks on the night, but the most important play he made in the game was stopping running back Miles Sanders on a critical fourth down play to seal the victory. The Buckeyes got the victory, but this game showed that they are not utterly invincible like many thought after defeating TCU two weeks ago.
Penn State Nittany Lions 4-1 (1-1)
For the second straight year, the Nittany Lions could not hold onto a late-game lead against the Ohio State Buckeyes. This time it was a 13 point fourth quarter lead that turned into a 27-26 loss. Quarterback Trace McSorley combined for 461 total yards and two touchdowns, but on the most critical play of the game — a fourth and 5 — head coach James Franklin decided to give the ball to running back Miles Sanders who was stopped for a loss. That decision will be second-guessed forever but the lack of a run game from someone other than McSorley was non-existent, and the defense seemed to be a step slower trying to corral the OSU offensive players. Safety Garrett Taylor had an interception, but the Nittany Lions only had one sack and five tackles-for-loss on the night. PSU has two weeks to simmer on this loss, and it will be interesting to see how they respond the rest of the year.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 1-3 (0-2)
The struggle season continues for the Scarlet Knights as they got off to a slow start and couldn't overcome a 17 point deficit to lose to the Indiana Hoosiers 24-17. The best offensive player continues to be running back Raheem Blackshear ( eight carries, 64 yards), but when you dig a hole like Rutgers continually does, it's almost impossible to run the ball. The defense forced two turnovers — an interception by cornerback Damon Hayes and a fumble recovery by linebacker Deonte Roberts –, but it's hard to win when you surrender seven plays over 20 yards and 451 total yards. Finding a victory over the next few weeks may be hard for a team looking for anything to build upon.
Big Ten West Division:
Illinois Fighting Illini 2-2 (0-1)
Iowa Hawkeyes 2-1 (0-1)
Minnesota Golden Gophers 3-1 (0-1)
Nebraska Cornhuskers 0-4 (0-2)
.The Cornhuskers jumped out to an early 7–0 lead over the Purdue Boilermakers, but it was all downhill after that as the team lost 42-28 to remain winless on the season. Of all the losses this season, this may have been the most perplexing as the offense was able to move the ball. Led by running back Devine Ozigbo's 170 yards on 17 carries, the Cornhuskers rushed for 259 yards but somehow still surrendered 42 points and 516 total yards. Part of the issue for the Cornhuskers remains the lack of a pass rush; Saturday the defense only had one sack and five tackles-for-loss. The defense has a long way to go, but if quarterback Adrian Martinez can continue to put up big numbers (323 passing yards and 91 rushing yards), there is hope for the team in the future
Northwestern Wildcats 1-3 (1-1)
Playing on emotions, the Wildcats jumped out to an early 17-0 lead but couldn't muster any offense in the second half and were defeated by the Michigan Wolverines 20-17. Head coach Pat Fitzgerald's initial game plan was masterful for one half as it relied on the short passing game of quarterback Clayton Thorson offensively, and forced the Wolverines to move the ball through the air on the defense, but once Michigan adjusted he didn't have a counter-punch, and it cost the team. Blake Gallagher and JR Pace both had double-digit tackles but the Northwestern defense failed to force a turnover and eventually wore down. The Wildcats have been in this place before so it will be interesting to see if they can bounce back and salvage the rest of the season as it did in 2017.
Purdue Boilermakers 2-3 (1-1)
The Boilermakers are starting to find consistency at the quarterback play and its leading to better team play. This week David Blough's 328 yards passing was the catalyst to the 42-28 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers. In addition to Blough's improved play, the offense is getting a nice contribution from the run game as the team rushed for 188 yards — including 87 yards by DJ Knox and 59 yards by Markell Jones. Defensively the Boilermakers need to figure out how to finish games better — they allowed 21 points in the second half — but if the offense keeps progressing they may be able to outscore their opponents.
Wisconsin Badgers 3-1 (1-0)
Sports Q&A Big 10 Player of the week:
Dwayne Haskins – QB Ohio St.
The redshirt sophomore put on a second-half show that not only salvaged the Buckeyes season but kept him in consideration for the Heisman. Yeah, it may not have been the best game statistically for him, but he showed a lot of grit by being able to lead the offense on two key drives when it mattered.
Maryland vs. Michigan
This is a game that could cement the Terrapins as a competitive team in the East Division. Against inferior opponents, Maryland has shown the ability to move the ball and force turnovers but facing Michigan in the Big House is a different obstacle. Michigan cannot afford another slow start, and fortunately for the Wolverines fans, they won't have one. Quarterback Shea Patterson continues to show leadership as the U-M quarterback and leads them to victory.
Michigan 31 Maryland 20
Week 6 Picks: (Week 5 record: 5-0)
Michigan St. over Northwestern
Illinois over Rutgers
Iowa over Minnesota
Ohio St. over Indiana
Wisconsin over Nebraska
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Davis Hopeful On Left-Back
Steve Davis hoping to conclude summer transfer business over the next 48 hours.
Steve Davis is hopeful of concluding his summer transfer business with the capture of a new loanee left-back within the next 48 hours.
Davis has been chasing a new left full-back ever since Greg Leigh rejected our offer of a permanent contract and he has compiled a list of alternatives.
Steve has admitted that he is currently waiting on news about a possible left-back from a Championship club.
Steve revealed to crewealex.net: "We are waiting on a left-back and we hope to conclude that over the next couple of days.
"We are hoping to get him here sooner rather than later so he can do some work with the defensive unit. He has been involved in his own club's pre-season, so it is not as if he is coming without having done the work.
"We have had a few targets. Some we have missed out on like Greg Leigh earlier in the pre-season, but that is the game you have to play. Sometimes you wait for one and miss out on another one.
He added: "The player we are after is one I've gone to watch last season and he has playing experience. He would know what to expect."


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2022 US Insurance Awards: Willis Towers Watson, Broker Team of the Year
Claire Wilkinson
November 02, 2022 Reprints
Current Issue Willis Towers Watson Agents & Brokers Aon Marsh & McLennan Cyber Risks Marine P/C Insurers More + Less -
Amy Mattle
A U.S.-based global retail pharmacy chain wanted to use analytic tools to look at its risks in a different way when it changed its insurance broker to Willis Towers Watson PLC in 2020.
The company, with annual revenue of more than $100 billion, wanted to take a strategic approach in a hard insurance market and get better value from its insurance program, which covers everything from property/casualty and professional liability to marine cargo and cyber risks, said Amy Mattle, Chicago-based executive vice president, global client advocate and co-retail industry practice leader for North America at Willis Towers Watson.
The pharmacy retailer wanted to "understand what insurable risks it was facing and how self-insuring portions of them would impact its balance sheet or operating margin," Ms. Mattle said.
The WTW broking team began a risk optimization study of the organization's insurable risks, using its analytics expertise and interviews with the company's C-suite executives in risk, finance, treasury, legal and tax to better understand its risk tolerance.
Through those conversations, the broker gained insight into what the executives viewed as the company's largest risks and how they felt if something was uninsured.
The complexity of the company, because of its retail pharmacy and health care focus, means that it faces different risks than other retailers, Ms. Mattle said.
In addition to being a brick-and-mortar space where people can buy shampoo, it dispenses drugs, provides vaccinations and offers general health advice, she said. Druggist liability and cyber liability are among its biggest risks, and the company is also making many acquisitions in the health care sector.
Using its analytics program, WTW ran thousands of potential scenarios, analyzing the company's exposures and losses across different coverage lines and applying different deductible and retention structures to its projected losses.
The broking team developed different options to deliver the most efficient insurance program for the company's 2021 renewal. As a result, the company decided to self-insure more of its risks — including business interruption and some of its professional liability — significantly increased its retentions and made greater use of its captive insurer, so that only catastrophic risks were being transferred to the insurance market.
The changes recommended by WTW resulted in more insurers being open to providing capacity and led to cost savings of several millions of dollars for the retail pharmacy at renewal, Ms. Mattle said.
• Aon PLC — Aon used a multiteam approach to solve a large transportation company's issue with legacy liabilities and secured reinsurance support to take on the exposures.
• Baldwin Risk Partners — The BRP Inc. unit's management liability team created a National Center of Excellence that provides resources throughout the brokerage.
• CAC Specialty — The brokerage's transactional liability team created a contingent risk market for portfolio litigation risks, developed a market for judgment preservation insurance and extended a market for tax insurance.
• Marsh LLC — Marsh's excess casualty team developed a new policy wording, added capacity available to clients and created a consortium of insurers that are aligned on claims handling.
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