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Every business owner or executive knows how important marketing is for getting the word out about your business and getting in front of the best potential customers. The process of building and implementing an effective marketing strategy is complicated enough, but the even greater challenge may be deciding whether to keep the efforts in-house or outsource to an experienced agency.
When Not to Outsource
You're already getting results.
If your in-house marketing efforts are keeping the lead funnel full and producing sales, then you may not need outside marketing management. But it's important to remember that the landscape can—and does—change rapidly, so forming a relationship with an agency that can provide periodic consulting and training for your team can be beneficial.
You have a full team in the marketing department.
If you are already fully staffed for marketing, then outsourcing isn't a necessity. But if you're lacking in any particular area, don't think you can't make use of an agency. Outsourcing to cover a gap or weak spot can bolster the quality of your own efforts—and results.
You're a pro at both marketing and reporting.
If you have all the knowledge you need about marketing (and keep up with constant changes), and you have all the data and analysis you need to determine what works, what doesn't, and the overall ROI, then outsourcing isn't for you. But that probably means you sell marketing services—or perhaps should!
When to Outsource
You're not getting results.
The internet is a crowded landscape, so it's easy to chase results but not ever find them (and waste a lot of money in the process) due to inexperience. Your expertise is your business and the products or services you sell. You probably didn't go to marketing school and don't have years or experience in the field. So rather than struggling, outsourcing will give you an experienced and knowledgeable partner, and is an investment in future profit rather than an expense.
The job is too big.
Do you have a marketing team? A single overworked person? An employee tasked with adding marketing onto their "regular" work? It's tough to get results when there's more to be done than can be managed in-house. Get better results with an agency team that can be far more effective and efficient due to experience and immersion in the industry.
The impossible task of measurement.
It's tempting to try tons of tactics in the effort that something brings in results. But if you try this broad approach but without strategic data gathering and reporting, you'll never know what worked and what didn't or how to optimize for the best ROI. Poor or nonexistent reporting, and therefore the inability to make business decisions from those results, can waste tons of money. An agency partner can plan and implement data collection and provide reporting based on the metrics that truly demonstrate business-goal-based success.
Tyranny of the urgent.
Having too small a marketing department or divided attention from staff also assigned to other responsibilities can keep your efforts of a treadmill of sorts: running in place from the tyranny of the urgent. Deadlines always seem too close. You're checking items off the "to-do" list but there's no solid strategy behind it. Instead, an agency can help develop a business-goal-focused multi-channel strategy where the actions on the to-do list have meaning and purpose—with attainable milestones and deadlines.
A full-service agency contract isn't right for everyone. But agencies like PrairieWeb offer an array of services that can benefit even companies that manage the majority of their own marketing. And for those companies that have been muddling through with too few resources, it may be time to take the leap to working with an agency that can help you meet not just the marketing goals but your business goals—and help you be even more profitable. Have questions, or are ready to get started developing a solution for your needs? Give us a call or contact us!


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North Korean Review, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Fall 2017)
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About the Book
This is a single back issue only. To order a current subscription, or for more information, please visit the journal's web page at www.mcfarlandpub.com/nkr.
Back issues are available to individuals for $30 and to institutions for $75. For individuals, please place your order at the default price and, upon receipt of the order, the total will be adjusted to the proper charge of $30 per issue. Back issues are subject to availability.
About the Author(s)
Yongho Kim is the director of the Yonsei Institute for North Korean Studies and a professor in the Political Science & International Studies Department at Yonsei University.
Bibliographic Details
Edited by Yongho Kim
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 98
Bibliographic Info:
Copyright Date: 2017
pISBN: 1110020000132
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Editor-in-Chief's Comments (Yongho Kim) 3
Unique or Common? The Kim Jong Un Regime and Modern 5
Authoritarianism (Bon Sang Koo)
Inter-Korean Integration Mirrored in Division Films: 24
Changing Collective Emotion in South Korea Toward
Inter-Korean Integration (Lee Woo-Young and Kim Myoung-Shin)
The Political Logic of Economic Backwardness in North Korea 48
(Francis Schortgen)
Commentary Essays
ASEAN and North Korea's Nuclear and Missile Programs 66
(Liang Tuang Nah)
Pyongyang, Propaganda and Postage Stamps (Mark Sommer) 74
North Korean Human Rights Abuses and Their Consequences 84
(Gregory W. Ulferts and Terry L. Howard)
Book Review 93
Call for Papers and Style Guide 96

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16 – 17 March 2017
Kings House, Bedford, 245 Ampthill Road, B
This course will run on 16th and 17th March
This course is designed to be used as part of branch development or as part of regional strategy to develop mentoring schemes in branches. Optional programme 1 on the next page suggests the activities which can be run with anyone interested in setting up a mentoring scheme, not just potential mentors themselves. The remaining activities are designed introduce UNISON activists to some key mentoring skills.
Central to the approach adopted in this course is the principle that mentoring will only be effective as a means of supporting new stewards where all branch officers are supportive and aware of the role the mentors will play. The activities within the course would fit well where, for example, a branch is keen to develop a mentoring scheme to support and involve new stewards in the day to day work of the branch. They could also be used as part of a branch's support for Union Learning Reps and to encourage the development of a branch education team. It is not recommended however that the course be run aimed at anyone interested in either finding out about mentoring or training to be a mentor, because of the need to ensure full branch support and engagement.
Finally, these activities could also be used within a specific sector or self organised group, for example, where members employed by the same national employer but spread across different branches are establishing a support network.
The aims of the course are:
• To gain an understanding of what is mentoring
• To understand the context of a regional or branch strategy on mentoring
• To develop key mentoring skills including listening and questioning
• To develop awareness of the process of developing stewards
• To agree the scope and boundaries of the role of mentors within the branch (or other group)
On completion of the course, the learner will:
• Have a clear idea about the main approaches to mentoring, including traditional and peer mentoring
• Understand how being a mentor will work within their own branch and region
• Have an understanding of some of the key skills a mentor needs, and have practised these
• Have reflected on the stages of development of a new steward in UNISON, and identified key milestones when a mentor might be able to support a new steward
• Have identified some of the potential pitfalls which might arise when introducing a mentoring scheme and worked out how to tackle these
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By Zach Chouteau
Every Richmond resident has their own special favorite slice of local waterfront. For this reporter, it's without a doubt Barbara & Jay Vincent Park at the end of Marina Bay Parkway.
It's not really one particular element that stands out here, but the fact that the sprawling outdoor space offers so much variety. Younger kids, like my five-year-old son Logan, love the spacious playground area, and the stretches of sandy beach are another highlight. Stroll along and savor the sweeping Bay Area views over the water, and watch cyclists, sailboarders, joggers and fishermen engaged in the haven of outdoor fun.
You can also picnic or grill out here, relax on one of the many pristine lawns or just chill out on a bench and people-watch. Regardless, this six-acre oasis is a nice spot for an alfresco outing and an excellent escape from the bustle of the city's urban realms.
Find out more at the city's official park webpage.
Zach Chouteau is a longtime travel writer and editor, and currently blogs about group and family getaways at Pineapple Go.


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Proposed commission model 'cross-subsidisation'
A new commission model proposed is a nice idea but won't work, one former insurance company boss says.
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by Susan Edmunds
Financial Advice NZ practitioner director and PAA chairman Bruce Cortesi and industry consultant Darrin Franks have reportedly developed a new remuneration model concept for advisers.
It would involve advisers receiving commission based not on annual premiums but on up to 1 per cent of the total sum insured.
"The maximum fee an adviser can charge would also be linked to the persistency they have, which is linked to the solution on the issue of churn that has been so topical recently," he told media.
Trail commission would remain but would be paid to the adviser providing the service, not the adviser who placed the policy.
Former Fidelity Life chief executive Milton Jennings said he was aware Cortesi had put significant effort in recent years into developing the new concept. But he said it was unlikely to succeed.
He said a 60-year-old and 25-year-old with the same sums insured would have vastly different premiums - and it would be much harder for advisers to sell the same policy to the older person, who would have to pay higher premiums. It would be unfair to pay the same in both instances, he said.
"If commission is based on the sum insured you get that subsidising effect. Insurers need to base it on the premiums not the sum insured because of that difference in the age. Any actuary would tell you it's a pretty hard concept to make work."
He said however commissions were structured, the problem was the conflict of interest. "The only way to avoid that is to go to a level commission structure."
Michael Naylor, of Massey University, said it was worth exploring the idea.
"I agree with Milton that there are issues with tying commission to policy size and not premium cash-flow, but I like the idea of annual cash flow going to the policy service provider.
"The issue is that based on premium it seems to be a high percentage, whereas based on policy it seems a low percentage, so consumer acceptance could be better. Of course a percentage based on policy size for a young person could be a high percentage and lead to customers buying from an adviser who charges via the old model.
"It could be simpler to base payments on premiums with a capped upfront and a larger trail, tied to service provision, as I have previously suggested. If the insurer is paying it then cash-flow does need to tie to commission."
David Whyte, formerly of AIA and AIG Life, said regulators would likely point to potential risk of over-selling.
Industry commentator Russell Hutchinson said the things to consider around commission structures were who paid, how transparent it was for the customer, what was being paid and who should negotiate that.
A fundamental question, which insurers were not yet differentiating on, was whether the payment was for the sale or for advice, he said.
Adviser business coach Tony Vidler said he had seen an increasing number of insurance advisers charging clients a fee.
Hutchinson said it was something that more could do – but it was internationally recognised that commission of some form was likely to remain a factor in the industry.
The FMA said it had had discussions with Franks and Cortesi.
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How about the following model.
1. Replaced premium only qualifies for a 20% ongoing commission, no upfront. Any increase over and above the existing premium can, at the discretion of the adviser, attract upfront commission.
2.The replaced premium does not qualify for any incentives.
3.An adviser must disclose that they are replacing existing cover. If they don't, and take full upfront commission and are caught, their license is cancelled.
We need to encourage new premium into the market, not recycling (call it replacement/chun whatever). This way you will never again see in excess of 200 advisers qualify for an overseas junket with the one provider.
Rohan Welsh
As far as this being promoted by companies, comes as a complete surprise to me. The companies I deal with all offer benefit pass backs only restricted by reinsurers, outside the companies control.
As a few veterans will testify, allocating a percentage of the sum assured as remuneration was the prevailing method of rewarding agents/advisers until the rampant inflation of the 1960's rendered the model uneconomic. That doesn't nullify examining the current proposal as we live in a completely different financial services environment from the days of the "20 bob" and "40 bob" agency days.
But before diving into the debate, I'd suggest some measured context be provided to the discussion.
There have been commentators asking the question - "What exactly is the problem?" - so let's put some issues on the table.
On many occasions, regulators have stated in meetings that the amount of commission paid to Advisers does not concern them, it is only the structure, style, and manner of the remuneration that creates concerns of conflicts of interest in their minds.
This is understandable as none of the FMA personnel I have encountered has any first-hand experience of running their own financial advisory business. But those who have such experience normally counter any concerns with an "Ask my clients" response. And that is also a fair proposition as some years back, LIMRA conducted a survey of 600 recent purchasers of life insurance in NZ and the least influential factor in their decision to buy was their Adviser's remuneration.
Rohan Welsh's piece in the most recent "Asset Magazine" is a very good summary of the current position of which the FMA should take note - it's not the first time that this point of view has been presented to them!
In my humble opinion, there is far too little evidence drawn from consumers in either MBIE's or the FMA's thinking on such issues. Rohan is certainly not alone in believing that the Authorities have concentrated efforts and resources disproportionately on financial advisers and treated the Big End of Town with considerably more tolerance.
Looking at the alternative remuneration suggestion, charging a percentage of the sum assured - like any compensation methodology whether based on fees or commissions - is open to abuse.
A fixed percentage of the sum assured is complicated in the area of Income Protection, but simple in the capital benefits area. However, the larger the sum assured, the greater the dollars paid to the Adviser and no doubt, there will be someone within MBIE or FMA that will point to the potential over-selling risk.
Also, I suspect that our Actuarial colleagues will have a view on linking Adviser remuneration to the amount of capital benefit insured.
So my initial thoughts are a) to place the proposal in context, b) to engage and encourage debate with open minds invited to participate, c) to conduct objective and properly structured research into consumer attitudes on Adviser remuneration and associated issues.
Insurers need to step up and start reducing upfront commissions immediately. The FMA can do their part by disciplining the advisers with a pattern of churn.
I do agree with the part that the servicing adviser should be paid and not the adviser who put the policy in place.
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WATCH: How Spain's glamour World Cup clash with Portugal hit Limerick FC's home crowd
Limerick FC's Shane Tracy wins the ball ahead of Lee Grace of Shamrock Rovers in their SSE Airtricity League Premier Division tie at the Markets Field on Friday night
LIMERICK FC were left cursing their luck on the double on Friday night after the Blues crucial SSE Airtricity League tie with Shamrock Rovers at the Markets Field clashed with the first big pool fixture at the FIFA World Cup.
The high profile Iberian derby meeting of Spain and Portugal which had live TV coverage kicked off at 7pm on Friday evening with Limerick FC's SSE Airtricity League Premier Division clash with Shamrock Rovers getting underway at 7.45pm.
The clash of fixture certainly impacted on the attendance at the Blues game on Friday night. While no official attendance figure was announced over the PA system, the turnout was in the region of just 700, including up to 100 Shamrock Rovers fans who made the trip to Limerick.
As well as the counter-attraction of the FIFA World Cup, Limerick FCs poor home record this season is also having a negative impact on attendance figures.
The Shannonsiders have won just one league fixture this term, that coming against basement side Bray Wanderers in early March.
Since that 1-0 victory over Wanderers, Limerick have failed to win 10 home league fixtures.
The Blues will be glad of the mid-season break as the Blues struggle to cope with a lengthy injury list to several key players.
Limerick FC chiefs will be anxious that soccer fans turn out in large numbers for the first home fixture after the mid-season break, the mammoth relegation six-pointer with Bray Wanderers on Friday, June 29, 7.45pm.
WATCH: Watch impact glamour TV @FIFAWorldCup clash of Spain & Portugal had on turn out for Limerick FCs Premier Division clash v Shamrock Rovers at Markets Field last night #ESPPOR #WorldCup #LLSport @Limerick_Leader pic.twitter.com/RZ3v0erjj7— Colm Kinsella (@ckSportLeader) June 16, 2018
Limerick manager, Tommy Barrett said: "We have to give the crowd something to cheer about as well.
"I felt we were doing that the last while. Tonight, I would agree, we weren't great.
"We were well in the game until we gave away a sloppy goal. I would urge the crowd to come (for the Bray game).
"There are some good young lads there on show and probably the younger lads again were the better players tonight.
"We have a lot to take out of it for them. Some of the senior pros probably need to step up to the mark now."


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Reworking Talk Therapy: How ACT as Clinical Behavior Analysis Enhances Language-Based Interventions for Meaningful Behavior Change
Behavior analysts have long been interested in both: (1) private events and their functional relationships with overt behavior, and (2) how behavior analysis might explain the effectiveness of talk therapy. For example, currently this interest is renewed by the return of ACT, a talk therapy that developed as clinical behavior analysis. As ACT dissemination became increasingly successful, however, the behaviorist philosophical and theoretical roots became less and less salient.
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Roast dinner for one
Cooking for yourself definitely doesn't have to be boring with this roast for one that's cheap and easy to prepare
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- kcal702
- fat31g
- saturates6g
- carbs55g
- sugars17g
- fibre14g
- protein43g
- salt0.7g
- 2 tbsp olive oil
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- 1 large chicken breast, skin on
- 6 small new potatoes (about 200g/7oz), halved
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- 2 carrots, cut into rounds
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- 1 small onion, cut into wedges
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- 3 broccoli spears or florets
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- 3 thyme sprigs
- 1 bay leaf
- 150ml chicken stock, warmed
- ½ tbsp plain flour
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Rub 1 tbsp of the oil over the chicken skin,then season. Put the potatoes, carrots, onion and broccoli in a small roasting tin with the thyme and bay leaf. Drizzle over the remaining oil, season well and toss together to coat everything. Sit the chicken breast on top and roast in the oven for 25-30 mins until it is cooked and the veg are tender.
Remove the chicken, potatoes and broccoli from the roasting tin and set aside while you make the gravy. Set the tin on the hob over a high heat and add the stock. Bring to the boil, then simmer for a few mins. Add the plain flour and stir constantly to remove any lumps. Once the sauce has thickened, take off the heat.
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Recipe of the Week | Ravioli and Rosemary Soup
This is a simple soup recipe born one cold day shortly after the Thomas fire. I call it my "healing soup."
I had a few leftover things in the refer (green beans) and fresh rosemary from my herb garden, then I went to the store for the ravioli. The texture of the green beans and potatoes are a nice complement to the pasta, and with fresh rosemary and basil — the flavor quotient is off the charts!
6 cups vegetable broth
2 teaspoons Better Than Bouillon – No Chicken Base
2 cups red potatoes (cut into ½-inch pieces)
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary (chopped fine)
9-ounce package Buitoni refrigerated zucchini and mushroom ravioli
2 cups fresh green beans (trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
Fresh basil leaves (torn into pieces for garnish)
In a 4- to 6-quart pot, bring vegetable broth to boiling over medium-high heat. Add potatoes and rosemary; return to boiling. Reduce heat to medium and cook, covered, 10 to 12 minutes. Add ravioli and green beans. Return to boiling, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 5 to 6 minutes more or until pasta and potatoes are tender.
Stir in olive oil and fresh basil. Serve while hot.
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BEAT ME, created by Play'n Go, is a simple, yet enthralling card game, recreated here online with a great deal of professionalism and realism. The rules of the game are as follows; the player and house are both dealt a card, face up. If the player has a higher value card, they instantly win, if the house has a higher card, the player instantly loses. If the cards are a tie, the game goes on to the next step. The game is played at a lightening fast pace, with a round normally taking a few seconds. This means that a fortune can be won or lost in the blink of an eye. This online game uses a voice narration system, which calls out the wins, loses, and other steps of the game. High quality animation is also used for the cards being dealt. This game may be played for free at Canadian casinos, or for real money, as the player chooses.
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Not only have the junior doctor contracts been imposed, but on top of that, there is talk of the NHS bursary being taken away.
The NHS bursary currently gives medical and dental students funds to pay for the 5th year of their degree. With such a long degree, the NHS bursary really goes a long way in terms of the enormous debt students are left with!
To remove this would add to the financial stress we already encounter! Although this is just a rumour at this point, the junior doctor contracts began like this and this led to the imposition of that idea. I feel very scared for the future students if this happens.


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Haunted Houses, Spook Walks & Other Halloween Attractions in De Forest
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Whether you're from De Forest, or you're simply visiting this Halloween Season, there are plenty of festive fun to enjoy this Halloween Season. If you're looking for a day of family fun in a pumpkin patch, or spending the evening Haunt hunting with friends is more your speed, De Forest has plenty of exciting Autumn activities to enjoy this October. Halloween comes around but once a year, so if you're passing through De Forest this Fall, make sure to not miss out on the thrills, chills, and scares this year!
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West coast based Eric Gruber, is a highly sought after bassist in many genres. Gruber was classically trained from a young age but later turned to the dark side of Jazz where he has flourished. With his earlier roots in Bluegrass, solid time and rhythm came easy, and have allowed many paths throughout his career. He can be seen playing with local luminaries including Darrell Grant, Devin Phillips, and the Northwest based Folk/Americana group "Skybound Blue".


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I found a 2 part epoxy with glass. Guy said it could work on plastic soooooooooo lets try
Built up the bottom side then flipped it over and did the same.
After I grinded it down. Need to paint it next
Good fit too. The stuff really got hard quick, now it is solid.
Note to dumb ass self, don't put an elbow in this area
console plate cleaned up. Now the flipping ashtray door slides open
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The consumerization of IT, recognized by both Gartner and IDC as a top trend in 2013, has hit the mainstream. For a few years now it has had its own conference, known as CITE for "Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise". The most recent gathering wound up at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco, on June 4, and received a fair amount of press for key takeaways.
One fascinating aspect of this trend is how it is turning the enterprise on its head. For decades enterprise IT infrastructure lived in static silos. The Internet brought external pressure to bear, particularly with CRM applications, but now the mobile revolution has many enterprises tilting back on their heels. Whether it's hardware, operating systems, or applications, the consumer is defining how the workplace uses technology, and as often as not, that consumer is a "millennial" – a member of the generation coming of age in the 21st century.
Consumerization and the habits of millenials are providing a great opportunity for organizations to extend their brand. There is no reason to see BYOD and social media as some kind of existential threat to the enterprise; on the contrary, with the right policies and security protocols it is now possible to extend ever more meaningful interactions via a wide range of channels.
In effect, for a modern enterprise the ability to make proprietary applications an integral part of the consumer experience is now central to ongoing success. It is also crucial that millennial employees are themselves treated like valued customers, with access to the best software possible. The requirements are more rigorous than for standard consumer applications, yet must include all of the advantages we see on popular mobile platforms like iOS and Android. Development must be adaptive and include an integrated testing strategy that allows for flexibility throughout the cycle. Within the enterprise consumerization is a meeting of worlds, with the millennial generation as the bridge.
The sessions at CITE certainly reflected this encounter: one session was on "The Challenge of Freedom in the Enterprise," with others addressing BYOD and the Social Enterprise. The consumer may have come ashore at the enterprise, but the enterprise cannot, will not, and should not fully capitulate to the Wild West of consumer apps.
Clearly, to get consumerization right an organization has to set priorities, and one of these is to examine how crucial other stakeholders, including the Chief Marketing Officer, can be to IT decision-making. Some wags are even heralding the death of the IT department, given that a lot of computing is moving to the cloud, and external providers are able manage mobile environments defined by only a few dominant players.
Still, the biggest concern with consumerization – and it isn't going away – is security. The irony is that at this point security is not so much a technological challenge as a social one. We can make the devices, applications, and infrastructure behave, but can we keep the humans in line? This could be a bigger challenge with millenials who grew up with social media and who may have less emphasis on privacy in their personal lives than their parents did. If a slack attitude transfers to the enterprise environment, there could be a world of trouble.
Overall, however, it would be unwise to see the millenials as part of the problem. Better to see them as integral to the solution. More than any other demographic they know that consumer applications are underleveraged, and that they have more technological power and freedom in their personal lives than at work. Tapping into millenials to find ways to build applications and services to improve organizational effectiveness will be essential to address what Gartner vice president Kimberly Harris-Ferrante says will be "massive changes during the period from 2013 through 2015".


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Where systems "collide" is often where we have problems serving consumers in the health and human service field. Good examples are the corrections system and the mental health system; the educational system and the disability support system; and, I think, the foster care system and Medicaid managed care programs.
But it is necessary for service provider organizations serving children in the foster care system to bridge this gap because the Medicaid managed care programs are here to stay – and states are more often including foster care children in Medicaid managed care coverage. For example, we just reported last week that, after federal approval, New York State plans to move Medicaid services for children in foster care from fee-for-service (FFS) to managed care, starting in April 2013 (see New York State Moving Children In Foster Care From FFS Medicaid To Managed Care).
The question for organizations serving foster children is how best help them access health care services as their coverage shifts to a managed care model. I think there are a few key considerations.
Prepare for the mechanics of managed Medicaid care – Children in foster care are "high utilizers" of health care services – so they need provider organizations that know how to access services on their behalf. Your organization needs to understand how to advocate for services in a managed care system. And, if you provide those services, to have contracts with managed care organizations – along with the infrastructure for financial sustainability. This infrastructure includes contracting and referral development, utilization management, enhanced clinical documentation requirements, billing and collections, collection of consumer payments, and enhanced information systems capabilities. Good resources on this topic include A Checklist for Managed Care Readiness for FFS Contracting , CHCF Releases Managed Care Assessment Tool to Review Plan Readiness to Serve Beneficiaries With Disabilities , Best Practices In Rural Medicaid Managed Behavioral Health , and Beyond FFS all members.
Plan for Coordinated & Integrated Systems – Medicaid managed care plans (and Medicaid fee-for-service plans, too) have a growing preference for coordinated and integrated service delivery systems. Hence all the health homes, medical homes, ACOs, and specialty care management programs. Your organization needs to figure out how to "plug in." Good resources on this topic include: Thinking About Integration? You're Not Alone all members and Thinking About Integration? Seven Measures To Create A Sustainable System all members.
Prepare For Accountability & Outcomes – With managed care organizations as payers, there is a pronounced shift to accountability for performance: performance measured as consumer access, consumer satisfaction, consumer outcomes, and "market" rates. To improve their strategic positioning, provider organizations need to optimize their performance in these areas with effective treatment planning, unit cost management, and better aftercare planning. Good resources on this topic include: P4P Meets Title IV-E all members, Making Pay-For-Performance Work all members, and The Decision Supports Tools Needed To Succeed In Pay-For-Performance Arrangements.
If your work with a provider organization and your state has not already moved the health services for foster children to some form of managed care, I think it is a matter of "when" rather than "if." And, even if the foster care issue isn't one that concerns you, working with Medicaid managed care plans is an increasingly universal market situation.
For another free resource, see: Treating The Whole Child all members


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Author: Terry Hutson
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The container ship MACUBA (11,153-gt, built 1998) heads off down Durbans Maydon Channel towards a berth on Maydon Wharf from where the ship will work cargo. Even here on
the wharf breakbulk and bulk cargo is being squeezed by the ubiquitous container. Picture by Rip Riphagen
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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) say they have approved a 60-million loan for the construction of a new container terminal at the port of Lomé in
Togo, West Africa.
The project involves the construction, development and operation of a new transshipment container handling terminal. It will be executed under a 35-year concession agreement
and will have an annual handling capacity of 1.5 million 20-feet container units. A Togolese company, Lomé Container Terminal S.A, will execute the project.
The Lomé port in the Gulf of Guinea is one of the few deep water ports in Western and Central Africa. It serves as a transshipment hub on the West African coast because of
its ideal location. It also serves as a gateway to landlocked Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, as well as the northern parts of Nigeria.
The ports existing capacity is estimated at 221,000 container units. This has to be expanded to meet growing Togolese needs and regional demand from Burkina Faso, Niger and
Mali, while Nigerias cross-border trade that is also projected to increase would also benefit from the facility.
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the worlds second largest container shipping line with a 12% share of the international container shipping market, will be the
Terminals anchor customer. MSC will enter into a terminal services agreement committing to channel most of its WCA cargo through the Terminal.
At the regional level, the Lomé Terminal has the potential to drive operational efficiency throughout the WCA shipping market that will provide importers and exporters better
access to foreign markets at reduced costs. This will stimulate competition in the regional shipping and logistics market that is expected to catalyze further regional
integration. The project will encourage other port facilities in the region to improve their efficiency and infrastructure in order to remain competitive.
The LCT project is expected to spur the expansion of Togos maritime sector, generate tax revenues for the government, and increase consumer and shipping lines savings.
Moreover, increased container traffic would enhance linkages with local transport businesses, many of which are small and medium-sized enterprises. Togo should also benefit
from port operation and management know-how, resulting in skills upgrade for the local workforce.
In 2008 a 35-year concession was awarded to Lomé Container Terminal, a locally incorporated company, to operate the ports container terminal, with an option for a further 10
years. source AfdB
Port of Lomé container terminal
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Jubba XX, pirated at the weekend. Picture EU NAVFOR
A second ship to be highjacked by Somali pirates, the Sharjah-owned tanker JUBBA XX (4831-dwt, built 1979) is heading back towards Somalia after pirates successfully boarded
the ship on Sunday, subduing the crew.
On Saturday another Emirates-owned vessel carrying a cargo of live goats was also captured off Socotra Island, bringing to an end a weather-enforced lull in ships being
highjacked and taken to Somalia. (In light of the latest report of the Jubba XX being captured, it is possible that earlier reports of a ship carrying livestock also being
seized off the island of Socotra may be incorrect.)
Despite the strong seas in much of the region, vessel operators are warned to take every precaution as a spate of pirate attacks can still be expected.
On Monday morning a maritime patrol aircraft reported the ship to be 100 n.miles north-west of Socotra and heading towards the Somali coast. It is thought tht up to nine
pirates are on board the Jubba XX, which is carrying a crew of 16 consisting of 1 Sri Lankan, 5 Indian, 3 Bangladesh, 1 Sudanese, 1 Myanmar, 1 Kenyan and 4 Somali.
EU NAVFOR reports that the ship was not registered with MSCHOA at the time of the pirating and says that it is continuing to monitor the situation.
COSCO to spend US$12 million on armed guards on board its ships
China Military News reports that COSCO is spending up to $12 million on bullet-proof vests and other on-board equipment including having armed guards on board COSCO vessels
sailing in pirate-threatened waters.
A spokesman for the Chinese shipping line said that British security companies that make use of former Special Forces or Royal Marines personnel would be employed to guard the
ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean.
Other Chinese and Hong Kong ship-owners are also reported to be arming their ships with guards when they travel through at risk seas.
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Port of Mombasa scene. Rail is trailing road transport 92 to 8 but a recent loan may help improve rails odds
A US$40 million loan to finance the Rift Valley Railways (RVR) has been secured from the African Development Bank, it was announced this week. A five-year $246 million capital
investment programme currently underway involves two concessions over a rail network running from Mombasa in Kenya to Kampala in Uganda.
It is estimated that on average 8% of goods are transported through this region by rail compared to 92% by road. While the East African Community transport policy calls for a
transition from roads to rail in goods transportation, the railways in Kenya and Uganda now operating under a concession as Rift Valley Railway, face multiple constraints,
including old equipment and infrastructure on a railway that is over 100 years old and which has seen very little in the way of maintenance since regaining independence 48
years ago.
Rift Valley Railways has the potential to significantly increase freight transport as a result of expanded capacity, faster trains and improved reliability of rail assets. In
a statement this week the AfDB said its loan to RVR supports the regions plan to shift from road to rail to ease the burden on the roads, as well as enhance the banks
efforts to contribute to major infrastructure development in the region.
The refurbishment and operation of the RVR is expected to simultaneously improve the quality and lower the cost of rail freight services in East and Central Africa. For
example, the volume of goods transported is expected to more than double to 3.3 million tons per annum by 2015, while marginal costs are expected to drop by up to 30%. In the
next 15 years, the project is expected to generate significant revenue for the Kenyan and Ugandan governments and have positive environmental effects by reducing the volume of
goods transported by more polluting trucking services.
The loan to support the rehabilitation of the Rift Valley Railway is a top development priority for both Uganda and Kenya. AfDB said in a statement that the project aligns
explicitly with the banks assistance strategies for both countries as well as its regional integration strategy for Eastern Africa. It is in harmony with the banks
strategic priority to expand Africas economic infrastructure as well as current efforts to increase financing from the Banks private sector window in low-income
AfDB led the environmental and social impacts due diligence on behalf of the lenders group. The bank also provided substantial technical guidance to RVR in developing the
Environmental Health Safety Audit Report, the Resettlement Action Plans, and other measures/initiatives for improving RVRs environmental and social performance and
To date, AfDB has approved more than 30 private sector operations amounting to approximately USD 500 million in East Africa. This is the second private sector regional project
in the area after the East African Submarine Cable (EASSy) Project.
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Durban Bay mangrove forest, photographed from the top of the building thought to be responsible for Transnet facing environmental disciplinary action. Picture by Terry
Transnet faces fines totaling several million rand because it went ahead with re-developing a section of the Durban Container Terminal without seeking the necessary
environmental permissions from the government.
In a front page article in Mondays The Mercury newspaper, it is reported that Transnet has begun a process of rectifying its unauthorised conduct and has through the medium
of newspaper adverts in the previous week invited members of the public to comment.
The matter concerns a R244.75 million re-development project close to the environmentally sensitive mangrove swamps, undertaken between 2007 and 2008 as Transnet sought to
increase stacking space at the terminal, South Africas largest. In terms of the legislation Transnet faces the possibility of being forced to demolish any illegal structures
while also facing the likelihood of receiving a heavy fine running into millions of rand.
However, in view of the strategic importance of the terminal and its further development it is thought highly unlikely that Transnet will have to demolish and restore the
property, which was undeveloped, but will face some form of fine or reprimand.
The construction involved is assumed to be the erection of a multi-storey staff parkade that was relocated from within the perimeter of DCT to a position outside and adjacent
to the mangrove swamps, which is a national heritage site. The space thus freed up within DCT has since been given over for a container stacking area.
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Children of Kolda enjoy the books at the Kolda Community Library
Kolda, Senegal, 15 July 2011: Long-term business partners, logistics company DHL and shipping line Safmarine, have joined forces to create the first community library in
Kolda, Senegal. The new Kolda Community Library provides free access to global knowledge in the form of 350 French school books in a purpose-built 95 square metre facility
that caters to all ages from six to 60 and is open six days a week.
The Kolda Community Library officially opened last week with guests that included the mayor of Kolda, the regional council president and the governor of Kolda.
Many students in this rural area have gone through the school system without having access to a single book, said Amadou Diallo, DHL Global Forwarding CEO for Africa and
South Asia Pacific.
To tackle the issues of poverty and social exclusion and give this French-speaking community the opportunity to increase their knowledge, DHL partnered Safmarine to build a
community library. GoTeach is one of DHLs three Corporate Responsibility programmes with which we aim to champion education all over the world. The Kolda Community Library
reduces the local cost of education by providing a valuable resource thats free for the community to access.
DHL and Safmarine jointly funded the building and the stocking of the library which includes French books covering a range of interests from fiction/non-fiction, biographical
novels, rapid reads, school books, reference books, encyclopedias and dictionaries.
Safmarine is continuously seeking opportunities with our customers and stakeholders to promote sustainable development through education, said Safmarine CEO Tomas Dyrbye.
This is a great opportunity to extend a helping hand for the first time in Senegal.
Like DHL, at Safmarine we believe our people should make a positive difference in the community in which we operate. The Kolda Community Library will help to improve the
quality of life for young Senegalese through better literacy and education which in turn will lead to more job opportunities for the locals.
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The German-owned, Antigua & Barbuda-flagged container ship BONNY (30,024-gt. Built 2001) in Cape Town this past week. Pictures by Ian Shiffman
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Congrès pour l'abolition
du système prostitueur
à Munich du 5 au 7 décembre
avec la participation le 6 décembre de la Dre Muriel Salmona a une table ronde de psychotraumatologues : Trauma et prostitution: expériences et recommandations
Table ronde à laquelle participe également la psychotraumatologue allemande Ingeborg Kraus à l'origine du manifeste des psychotraumatologues allemands publié dans le magazine Emma
Version originale du manifeste :
Version anglaise, avec commentaire de Sabina Becker :http://www.sabinabecker.com/2014/09/german-psychologists-and-the-scientific-case-against-prostitution.html
Publié sur le site Ressources Prostitution :http://ressourcesprostitution.wordpress.com/2014/09/26/prostitution-manifeste-des-traumatherapeutes-allemands%E2%80%8F/
International congress for the abolition of prostitution: Stop Sexbuying
From 5th until 7th of December 2014 in munich,
Schlierseestr. 47.
Why this congress?
During our intensive analysis of prostitution and society and in our efforts to find solutions that looks to women's interests, we in KOFRA have
- founded a working group
- organized and hosted information and discussion events
- begun networking on local, national and European level with organisations, groups and people who want the abolition of prostitution on the lines of the Swedish/Nordic model, the prohibition of the purchase of sex
Our view and our aim are based on the following analyses and perspectives:
- Prostitution is an obstacle to equality
The sexual use of a woman's body for money lastingly prevents equal relationships between the sexes. The existence of prostitution creates a male awareness, that the sexual use of women is purchasable and permitted by society. An equal relationship between men and women is precluded here, boys and men do not learn to adequately communicate with women, to cooperate, to agree on shared desires. Their own sexual wishes dominate, are viewed as legitimate, taught early and may at any time and in any form be satisfied, for a few euros. This locks both women's and men's roles in society in the traditional, hierarchical patterns of dominance and submission, that we all believed to be overcome.
- Prostitution is violence against women
Women in prostitution experience the use of their bodies by unknown men between once and 20 to 30 times a day. Together with Sweden we view this reality as violence against women. An event offering information and raising awareness as regards the concrete situation of these women and the physical, psychological and mental consequences for them is absolutely necessary. Women who have succeeded in exiting prostitution are increasingly voicing their experiences. They report having to dissociate their feelings and reactions, having to function like a machine in order to go through the degradation and pains that they are subjected to by constant vaginal, anal and oral penetration. They report having learned this technique of dissociation through childhood violence. They hoped to finally gain control of the situation and thus power by repeating the trauma as an independent decision. The opposite then happens: the trauma is perpetuated by recurrent repetition.
In a society that denies women possibilities of jobs and satisfactory and adequately paid career choices that are compatible with their situations in life makes prostitution appear an easily accessible escape route: fast money when money is low, and the damages are denied.
The congress informs on the realities of prostitution, the high risks born by the women, the intense violence perpetrated by the punters. It counters the prostitution myths by reality and clarifies that the purchase of sex must not be legal.
In the Foyer:
Exhibition: Myths, Reality and the Consequences for the society
Films: Rita Knobel-Ulrich: "Trafficking in human beings in Europe", Marion Leonie Pfeifer: "Time of the Nameless" a.o.
Informations, Books, Projects….
Friday, 5.12. 2014
17.00 to 21.00 o´clock in the plenary room:
- Opening of the congress,
- welcome to the guests and participants
- words of welcome:
Mrs. Christine Strobl, 3. major of the City of Munich
Mrs Gunilla Ekberg, Swedish-Canadian human rights lawyer, activist and international ex- pert on human rights, gender equality, and trafficking in human beings.
Ms. Mary Honeyball, member of the European Parliament
Dr. Dorothee Schlegel, member of the German Parliament, SPD
Florence Hubert, Terre des Femmes
Pierrette Pape, European Women´s Lobby
Kathleen Barry, Abolish Prostitution Now
Lea Ackermann, Solwodi
- Honoration of Alice Schwarzer and her great struggle against prostitution und pornography
- Lecture on the reality and the risks of prostitution. The consequences on our societies, the destruction of gender equality (Dr. Anita Heiliger)
- Speech of Dr. Kathleen Barry, Kalifornia/USA
- Survivors of Prostitution speak about their fight against prostitution (Rachel Moran, and Tanja Rahm, SPACE International)
- Performance of the radical group FEMEN
- Filmspots: "Girls going wild in red light district" and "Campaign against prostitution", EWL
21.00 to 23.00 launch-Room: Coming together
Saturday, 6.12.
9.30.00-17.30 o´clock workshops in Discussion Rooms:
9.30 – 12.30:
1. The Reality of Prostitution: Survivors tell the truth
Rachel Moran, Space International, Dublin
Tanja Rahm, Denmark
"Marie", Germany
Jana Koch-Krawczak, Germany
2.The Swedish/model: what it is and how it works
Anna Skarhed, chancellor of justice, sweden
Gunilla Ekberg, lawyer, Swedish Government's expert on prostitution and trafficking in human beings.
Simon Häggström, police officer, Sweden
Agnete Ström, Kvinnefronten, norway
3. The Prostitutionlobby: myths and influences on the society
Dr. Inge Kleine, teacher and activist, munich
Sabine Constabel, social worker, Stuttgart
Chantal Louis, EMMA-journalist
4. Politicians for the criminalisation of the punter
Dorothee Schlegel, member of the german parliament, SPD
Mary Honeyball, EU Parliament, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Isabel Fezer, Mayor of Stuttgart, FDP
Manuela Schon, LINKE, City of Wiesbaden
5. Law-Discussion: how to enforce the Nordic model in Germany?
Prof. Dr. Rahel Gugel, lawyer at the "Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg"
Prof. Dr. Susanne Nothhafft, lawyer at the catholic university of applied science,
Seyran Ates, advocat, Berlin
6. Men against Prostitution
Patric Jean, Zero Macho, France
Gerhard Schönborn, Zero Macho Germany
Tobias AIFF, Zero Macho Germany
7. Trauma. Traumatisation as cause and consequences of prostitution.
Dr. Muriel Salmona, Psychotraumatologin, Paris
Michaela Huber, Psychotraumatology, Kassel
Dr. Ingeborg Kraus, psychologist, Karlsruhe
Tanja Rahm, survivor and therapist, danmark
8. European Initiatives for the "nordic model"
Mary Honeyball, EU Parliament, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Pierrette Pape, Policy Officer and Project Coordinator European Women's Lobby, Brussels, "Brussels Call"
Rachel Moran, Survivor, SPACE international
Andrea Matolcsi, Equality Now, London
Anita Kienesberger, "Feministischer Diskurs", Vienna, Austria, "Stopp Sexkauf"
Sandrine Goldschmidt, mouvement du nid, abolition 2012, France
9. Initiatives in Germany for criminalisation of the punter
Lea Ackermann, Solwodi, appeal "Mach den Schluss-Strich!"
Ulrike Maier, appeal of Karlsruhe
Alice Schwarzer/Chantal Louis, EMMA-appeal
Inge Hauschildt-Schön, Initiative against a mega brothel, Marburg
Inge Kleine, Abolition 2014, "Stop Sexkauf"
10. The perpective of the police regarding the criminalisation of the punters
Manfred Paulus, first detective inspector, decommissioned, Author, Ulm
Helmut Sporer, Judicial Police, Augsburg
Simon Häggström, police officer from the Prostitution Unit of the Stockholm Police, Sweden
11. The media and the criminalisation of the punter
Rita Knobel-Ulrich, Journalist, Filmproduction, Hamburg
Maria v. Welser, Journalist, Radio and televison, Hamburg
Chantal Louis, Journalist EMMA, Köln
Sabrina Hoffmann, Journalist Huffington Post, München
18.00-19.30 o´clock:
Plenary Diskcussion: Prostitution und Feminism
Kathleen Barry, San Francisco, Abolish Prostitution Now
Rachel Moran, Ireland, SPACE International
Agnete Ström, Norway, Kvinnefronten
Gunilla Ekberg, sweden, activist against prostitution in several countries
20-22.00: Launch Room, coming together, networking
Sunday, 7.12.2014
10-14.00 o´clock: plenary speeches and discussions about the consequences of the congress with all the representatives from the workshops (Mary Honeyball, Pierrette Pape, Chantal Louis, Dorothee Schlegel, Muriel Salmona, Helmut Sporer, Michaela Huber, Sabine Constabel, Patric Jean, Rachel Moran, Anna Skarhead, Ulrike Maier, Gunilla Ekberg, Lea Ackermann…)
Anton-Fingerle-Zentrum, Schlierseestraße 47, 81539 München
approx. 20.000.- €
Sozialreferat München/Kofra, Erika Wisselinck Nachlass gemGmbH, European Women´s Lobby, Autonomes Feministisches Forum, Solwodi, Frauengleichstellungsstelle, Kulturreferat München, catholic university of applied science, indivual donations….…
Landeshauptstadt München: Sozialreferat,Frauengleichstellungsstelle, Kulturreferat; Bündnis Aktiv gegen Männergewalt, Solwodi, Frauentherapiezentrum, Verlag Frauenoffensive, AUFF – Autonomes Feministisches Forum, Giesinger Mädchentreff, Terre des Femmes, medica mondiale, European Women's Lobby (EWL), Equality Now, KARO e.V., Maisha e.V., schwedische Botschaft Berlin, BI gegen Großbordell Marburg,
SPACE International, abolition 2014, Karlsruher Appell, women's projects throughout Germany, many more…


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Strong likelihood Trump denies waiver on Iran oil sanctions on Jan 12 or Later in May. Catalyst for US sanctions on 1 M b/d of Iran crude exports.
Jittery oil markets are awaiting President Trump's decision whether waive US sanctions on Iran's oil exports by a January 12 statutory deadline.
We think there is a strong likelihood that Trump will not waive sanctions again. Some of his foreign policy advisers and allies in Congress are urging him to give more time for a legislative fix to the Iran nuclear deal citing new momentum. But this new legislative momentum seems to have lost momentum over the last week.
The real question is how much patience does Trump have for a lack of progress in Congress or in diplomatic circles to fix flaws in a deal that he called "terrible" in a January 1st tweet.
Even if Trump is persuaded to issue another waiver on January 12 to provide more time for a solution, we think there is almost no chance he will issue another waiver again when the next deadline arrives on May 12. Based on the record to date, it seems unlikely that Congress will take any action to pass legislation or that our EU partners will address any of Trump's concerns about the deal. As a result, we think 2018 marks the start of US sanctions on Iran oil sales and likely the end of the Iran Nuclear Deal.
In our view, the protests that began in late December increase the odds that Trump doesn't waive sanctions again and make it hard to keep the status quo US policy on Iran as the January 12 date approaches.
Separate from the January 12 waiver decision, Trump will also likely decertify the deal again on the January 13 deadline (every 90 days). This is not a surprise but wouldn't have any real impact on sanctions. It would however restart the legislative clock again for a legislative fix and potentially offer public relations value to slam the regime amidst the protests. If he goes this route, it would set up a real showdown for the next sanctions waiver deadline in May.
While we are not sure Trump is patient enough to allow another two months for the "terrible deal" to be fixed, we are quite certain he will not agree to waive sanctions again without a fix when the next waiver deadline arrives on May 12. Another decertification on January 13 may be the last chance to salvage the Iran deal.
But we think the Iran nuclear deal and US waivers of oil sanctions are on life support.


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Texas Longhorns Basketball
PREVIEW: Texas hosts red-hot #18 Kansas State in Austin
The Longhorns hope to keep their win-streak alive against league-leading Kansas State
In another important Big 12 matchup, Texas will host the conference-leading Kansas State Wildcats on Tuesday. The second game of the season between the two schools will be a rematch of the early January meeting in which Texas embarrassed the Wildcats, 67-47. Wildcat sophmore guard Cartier Diarra will miss Tuesday night's contest due to hand surgery, but forward Dean Wade is back in the lineup, unlike last time these two teams played in Manhattan.
When: Tuesday, February 12th
Time: 8 PM CST
Venue: Frank Erwin Center
Location: Austin, TX
Television: ESPN2
What to watch for from Texas:
GETTING HOT LATE IN THE SEASON: Texas has played well in their last two games, achieving their first win streak since early January. Their shooting percentage of 49.56% (56-113) in those games has played an impactful role. Over the last two games, Texas is shooting well above their current average field goal percentage (43.6%) and Shaka Smart's team is shooting better than Iowa State, who lead the Big 12 Conference in field goal percentage (48.1%). The team is averaging a margin of victory of 17 points over the two-game stretch, building confidence for the Texas defense moving forward.
GUARD IMPACT: Texas has three electric guards in Kerwin Roach II, Matt Coleman III, and Courtney Ramey. In the last two performances, Roach has averaged 17.5 PPG, Coleman has averaged 12.0 PPG, and Ramey has averaged 14.5 PPG. This trio has played cohesively as of late, bringing intangibles to their performances. Roach's worth speaks for itself, as does the prolific speed of Coleman on fast breaks and the stout defensive performances from Ramey. It will be interesting to see how Kansas State handles the three-headed monster of these guards.
EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE-POINTER/SHOT SELECTION: In this two-game stretch, Texas has shot 39.53% (17-43) from behind the arc, which has given them an edge over their opponents. Compared to 3-point shots against Iowa State (6-23, 26.1%), the team is shooting with more conviction from deep. The team is also improving their shot selection by feeding Jaxson Hayes and Jericho Sims more often. Hayes has a field goal percentage of 81.8% (9-11, 21 points) in the last two games, while Sims has a field goal percentage of 75.0% (6-8, 13 points) over the same span. Utilizing the pick-and-roll has contributed to their success, but they also are receiving better feeds from the guards and are finding better looks.
MINIMIZING TURNOVERS: The Longhorns have handled the ball well in their last two games, averaging 8.5 turnovers per game, much less than their season average of 11.4 per game. Against a team like Kansas State, who has the best turnover margin and most steals-per-game in the Big 12, ball security will be paramount for Texas to have an edge.
What to watch for from Kansas State:
CONFERENCE LEADERS: The Wildcats have won 8 straight conference games. They have beaten Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Kansas during this stretch. They have all the momentum of the league since losing in Manhattan to Texas, and are seeking revenge.
BARRY BROWN JR. & DEAN WADE: The two top scorers for the Wildcats have led this team to where they are. Dean Wade did not play at the last meeting between these two teams, and will most certainly be a lot to handle. Wade averages 14.0 points per game, 6.8 rebounds per game, a field goal percentage of 50.9%, and a three-point percentage of 44.1%. Brown Jr. averages 15.3 points per game, 4.1 rebounds per game, a field goal percentage of 44.3%, and a three-point percentage of 31.6%. These players will most likely be indicators of the success of Kansas State in this game.
DEFENSIVE PROWESS: Kansas State leads many categories defensively within the Big 12, and their success will depend on maintaining that edge. They have the highest defensive rebound percentage at 76.1%, greatest turnover margin of +3.3, the most steals per game at 7.6, and the second-best scoring defensive with 59.3 points allowed per game. This has given them an advantage throughout their last 8 conference games, and it will be interesting to see how Texas attempts to overcome this.
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Makayla holding Mason after PT,
he was asleep minutes later.
Today Mason's physical therapist was over to work with us. Caylee's big focus is getting me trained to do the therapy Mason needs. There are generally two therapy approaches, hers, or a medical intervention approach where the therapist is responsible for the majority of the work with the child and is in the home multiple times a week. While there is a place for both approaches, the parent-training approach is working for us! I like the perspective she brings during her visits because it can be hard for me to notice the progress he is making little by little. She comes in and looks at the whole forest for changes since her last visit, while I am down here in the middle of the trees (daily exercises) too close to notice some changes. She is always a great resource for different approaches to helping Mason meet goals we set. Overall he's doing great and so we added a few new exercises to the day's work.
Joint compressions
These sound all fancy and difficult but are really easy. I hold above and below a joint and press the bone towards the joint gently 8-10 times. The pressure and movement fires off messages to his brain that things are happening and in fact can happen in these areas. It prepares his body for weight bearing activities like pushing up on his arms. She suggested I do joint compressions on his wrist, elbow, and shoulder joints as the first step in PT every time I work with him throughout the day.
I am going to apply it to his legs as well because we simply don't know what nerve impulses are or are not getting through from there. The more input his brain gets, the more it can build pathways to work with his legs. His hips will benefit from the input for certain because we know he uses those/has some feeling. It won't hurt his knees or ankles, and may provide some benefit over time. The brain is a remarkable organ that regenerates and comes up with alternate ways to do things when there has been a neural injury. If the input we do makes a difference, great. If not, at least we've tried it!
Sit backs
When he's sitting while we're holding his arms I'll move him backwards like I am going to lay him down. This leaning back posture will force him to work on muscles that help maintain head control. His extensors are still overcompensating for things a bit and so we're going to try and get around them this way so he can work other neck muscles.
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Christmas Comes ~~ a Whirligig poem
brown is a five letter word
Some of my very best friends,
white, red, black, brown, or yellow
Read their palms, Jesus loves all
born to die to save the world
Today Christians burnt for Him
consonants and vowels we
Like windows, visible and
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sins forgiven by our God
paint these words, out of the pant-
ry, "Jesus died for my sin!"
Photo and Poem Copyright © 2015 Jimmiehov. All Rights Reserved
On December, 22, 2015, I linked this poem with Kerry O'Connor's post, The Tuesday Encounter, at the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads (open forum day)
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I am linked with Whirligig, the Magical Mystical Teacher at Sunday's Whirligig: A Dozen Words for Writers (# 38)
THIS WEEK'S WORDS come from "Ghazal for White Hen Pantry" by Jamila Woods: brown, friends, white, palm, born, burnt, consonants, windows, unmarked, sins, paint, pantry. They are underlined in my 'poem' and you can see I used all twelve words.
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