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Julia Gillard has become Australia's first female prime minister after former PM Kevin Rudd stood aside from a party ballot.
Ms Gillard's appointment was the result of a surprise leadership vote in the ruling Labor Party.
BBC News website readers from Australia have been commenting on the country's new leader.
It just goes to show that the prime minister can never rest on his or her laurels. Despite doing a good job, Kevin Rudd has paid the price of taking his power base for granted. Julia Gillard is a strong performer and should be a match for the opposition leader if past form is anything to go by. It will be interesting to see if she is as good a prime minister as she was a deputy.
Julia Gillard will be a highly competent and popular prime minister. She is intelligent, articulate and will be empathetic to the needs of working class Australians. The opposition will find it hard to challenge her. She will also be well equipped to deal with foreign leaders on international issues. It's a great day for all Australians, not just women.
Mr Rudd is an intelligent, hard-working and good man. But he was not a good leader, in that he was unable to master the art of the 15-second soundbite, so necessary to engage today's increasingly short-spanned electorate. But he significantly improved Australia-China relations, had the courage to cut back the vast profits mining companies make from Australia's natural resources to a more reasonable level, and represented his country with dignity and honour.
It's long overdue but won't mean a thing until she is elected by the people in October rather than installed.
We are very proud to see Julia Gillard break the glass ceiling. She is very highly regarded in Australia, she is a straight talker and is perceived to be honest and have integrity. It is however, a great shame that to achieve the title "first woman prime minister" she did not have the opportunity to achieve this by winning a public election first.
Our first female prime minister is a giant leap forward for Australia, however we must remember that she is yet to be elected by the voters of Australia. Prime Minister Gillard has a massive task ahead in gaining the trust and votes of the public.
I'm an Australian and am very pleased we finally have a female prime minister. As one of the first countries to allow women to vote we seem like one of the last to finally have a female leader. I'm glad this has changed. Julia Gillard is an impressive politician and I wish her well but also hope she will do all she claims. Australia is at great risk of becoming increasingly polarised in society and this needs to be addressed.
We needed to stop the rot, and Julia Gillard seems to have the steel. Gender probably doesn't matter.
The fact that we now have a female prime minister holds little relevance for me. Gender makes no difference at all when it comes to leading a country forward. I hold the view that Kevin Rudd started off well, then recently lost his way completely. I hope and trust that Ms Gillard can change the direction of this country so that we can once again be a world leader.


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With the Budget Repair Bill dominating the news, there have been many questions asked about the role of state employees. While the debate rages on, the stories of people who work in the public sector are often never shared.
Take Nia Enemuoh-Trammell. She's an administrative law judge for Wisconsin Workers Compensation, the nation's first compensation program, enacted in 1911, that serves as an international model. Its main functions are to keep litigation costs down by monitoring compliance with the Workers Compensation Act and to oversee the time-liness and accuracy of payments related to the 30,000-plus work-place injuries annually reported.
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Enemuoh-Trammell worked at a prominent law firm for nine years before switching gears for the opportunity to work with colleagues who share her passion and have a sense of civil service that transcends personal ambitions and gain. "So many people gave so much to me growing up. Now it's my turn," she says.
Enemuoh-Trammell also works with families and the courts on child abuse issues as a court-appointed special advocate. In her spare time she volunteers for Girls on the Run, a ten-week program for third- to eighth-grade girls that preaches healthy life choices, self esteem and endurance, and culminates in a 5K run.
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Congratulations to the 2011 YWCA Women of Distinction award recipients Anne Hartwig, Gloria Hawkins, Marion Morgan, Fabiola Hamdan and Lisa Kvistad. They are now members of an impressive class of women, 185 people strong, who have been recognized since 1974. To this year's honorees: You truly exemplify the mission of the YWCA to empower women and eliminate racism.
I think it's great that Google has chosen Madison as a test city for its new Hotspot restaurant and business website, which will allow users to rate and review area establishments. Could it signal the beginning of a trend to help break the stereotype of Madison being unfriendly to businesses?
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This bit here sucks. Now the order in which you pick specializations messes with your point total. I don't like it one bit! To buy a second "same career / same specialization" it would cost me 10 points. Doing so would then raise the cost of buying a "different career / different specialization" from 20 to 30 points! So I have an experience-point reason to go into the various "different career / different specialization" trees before I go into "same career / same specialization" trees. I hope this is simply worded wrong!
The order of specializations purchased should not effect your point-total!
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So I go to this board on 4chan. As to be expected, the word "faggot" gets thrown around a lot on said board.
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As a Michigan transplant to Phoenix, I am not familiar with the seasonal aspects of growing mums. I bought a large pot of them last fall, which overwintered nicely and produced a large crop of flowers this spring. But now the plants are all turning brown in the heat. Is this normal? Should I cut them back? Will they come back in the fall? |
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I have a few that have been outdoors for 2 or 3 years, but they are all in shade. They get a bit of morning sun, that's all. You can cut the long spindly stems back and they will grow out again in the fall. Make sure they get shade and water through the summer. I have one pot that still blooms, although the blooms are pretty small. |
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We are committed to having Renewal by Anderson replacement windows installed. We are also going to have the house resided with LP Smartside. Our contractor is very well regarded, but I have a concern on how they explained the window installation. (Window and siding choices were based on what will look right for our 60s raised ranch.) The old windows will be taken out to the studs, and the interior and exterior trim replaced. They will be doing the windows first, and then come back and do a tear off of the existing siding. When I asked about how the new windows will have the flashing installed, the sales rep and the cut away they had in the showroom showed me that they insert a fin over the existing opening and under the existing siding. The fin/flashing only appeared to only go about 3 or 4 inches below the opening sill. Is this an acceptable installation and amount of flashing? If it isn't what should I ask them to do? The contractor is big enough where they have a windows division, a siding division, etc, so I don't expect the siding crew to do anything above and beyond with the windows while they are there. Asking because one of those TV shows where money is no object, and the most esoteric details get discussed without commercial interruption showed a flashing that went at least a full foot around the window with some type of membrane behind that while the siding was off. Our house will be wrapped with Tyvek before the new siding is installed. |
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Looks ok to me so far. Dont get to caught up with those home improvement shows on tv. |
- Posted by windowsonwashington (My Page) on Mon, May 13, 13 at 10:40
I would prefer to have the siding cut back at those locations to just flash the flange at that point and then have the siding companies do their full removal. |
There will be another rep from the contractor coming out to do the "technical" measurements. I will ask him again and try to get more details. The sales consultant could be a bit removed from the installation crew, and lacking a full understanding of the process. The sales consultant played up the insulation, since we are in Wisconsin. |
- Posted by HomeSealed (My Page) on Mon, May 13, 13 at 17:33
A foot of flashing tape around the opening would be complete overkill.There are several steps that should be taken in proper flashing (back-caulking the nailing fin, closed cell foam, window flashing tape, metal drip cap/head flashing, etc) that will offer several steps of protection. I'd give the "technical" rep the opportunity to explain those issues to you. On the Renewals, if you chose the woodgrain interior be sure to keep moisture off of it as it will be adversely affected if you don't, and that warranty is only 10 years. You really want to treat them as you would real wood windows IMO. |
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I really appreciate the comments and suggestions. I was a bit hesitant to post this, and am glad there are others who share the same thoughts on life. This certainly isn't something we take lightly and will really plan things out, well as much as possible. You guys have given us a lot of insight! As far as health concerns I would rather take that on under my own terms. Living day-to-day with the stress relating to someone else's bottom line sounds like a lot less fun than dying cutting down a tree which directly relates to my bottom line. I welcome more ideas, and will somehow keep connected when we do move which will be in about three or so years, but planning starts now. We have a motto already...it's all about ME <--Get it? All about Maine I'm stoked.
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I enjoy my life as it is right now. I don't have any desire to change it at this point. But, I do know people, like you, who are so 'held hostage' by their jobs that the stress levels are killing them. For instance, my brother. He has a very high stress job. There are lots of demands on him and he is responsible for a lot. He also travels quite a bit which puts a stress on his family life. He has a HUGE house that is killing him with mortgage payments. He is crabby most of the time because he is so stressed. He's the type of guy who has to show people he's successful but it's killing him and he's not enjoying life. I don't think the answer for him is to 'get off the grid' but I think many people can benefit from downsizing. Get rid of the house and mortgage payments that are killing you. Who needs a house that can house 2 whole families? Do you really need the most expensive vehicle to prove your successful? Do you really need the RV, the snowmobile, the jet ski, the country club membership, dining at the best restaurants, etc? Sometimes you can save your sanity by downsizing and simplifying.
Again, all good points. The growing season is a concern so we are looking into a root cellar design as well as canning to preserve as we go and reduce waste. We are really looking into the Passive House designs so thanks for that tip. There is actually a passive house website specific to Maine that my wife has dug into. They seem to be quite expensive from our initial research, but may just be worth it in the long run. I spoke with my dad last night and he wants to move with us He is retired and is quite skilled in wood working.


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SummaryOn September 5, 2005, a 27-year-old male construction laborer died after falling approximately 10 feet from a ladder and landing on a gatepost. The decedent was removing aluminum siding while standing on an aluminum ladder on the west side of a house he and his two coworkers were remodeling. The ladder was positioned over a cyclone gate and fence of a neighboring home. It appears that while he was removing the siding, he lost his balance and fell (Figure 1). One of his coworkers, who was carrying debris to the dumpster on east side of the home, heard the decedent moan. He returned to the decedent's work location and found the decedent's midsection folded over the gate. The decedent's head and legs were not touching the ground. His midsection was lying across the end cap of the gate, which was about two inches higher than the gate's top bar. He was also lying across a small nut and bolt, which was about one inch above the top bar. The ladder the decedent was working from was standing against the house, still positioned over the gate. The decedent rolled off the gate and landed on the ground. The decedent told his coworker to call 911. His coworker panicked and began to yell for help. A neighbor heard the calls for help and called 911. Passersby provided emergency first aid until emergency response arrived. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was declared dead.
IntroductionOn Wednesday, September 5, 2005, a 27-year-old construction laborer died after falling approximately 10 feet from a ladder and landing on a gatepost. MIFACE personnel were notified of this incident by an Internet blog, and then confirmed that the death was work-related when the death certificate was received. August 14, 2006, the MIFACE researcher interviewed the decedent's parents and a nurse and her husband who provided first aid to the decedent directly after his fall. The decedent's father accompanied the MIFACE researcher to the incident site where the owner of the home next door to the incident site had called 911 and the neighbor's ex-husband assisted in first aid activities after the injury. MIFACE was unable to contact the decedent's employer and another company owner who were on site at the time of the incident. During the course of writing this report, MIFACE reviewed the death certificate, the medical examiner report, the police report and pictures, and the MIOSHA citations. MIFACE also conducted a phone interview with the responding police department's detective assigned to the case. All photographs used in this report are courtesy of the responding police department. Three individuals were on-site the day of the incident: the decedent, the decedent's employer, and another worker (Worker #1). The decedent's parents gave the MIFACE researcher copies of the business cards of the individuals who were working with the decedent that day. The decedent's employer stated on his business card that he was a "builder/contractor." The business card of Worker #1 stated "building and design, specializing in investment properties" and that he was "licensed and insured." MIFACE contacted the State of Michigan Builders Licensing Unit to verify the parents' statement that the individuals were not licensed to perform the renovation work. MIFACE found that neither individual was licensed as a residential builder in the State of Michigan. Worker #1 had taken and passed a real estate exam for real estate licensure in 2004, but did not apply for his real estate license. The decedent's parents stated that the decedent had been working on site for approximately one week. The decedent loved working with wood and had worked for other construction firms, including the business owned by Worker #1. He was experienced in construction activities. The owner of the home being renovated contracted the decedent's to perform the renovation work to prepare the home for sale. It is unknown if the decedent's employer had a health and safety program or if the decedent's employer had provided health and safety training for the decedent. MIOSHA issued the following Serious and Other-than-Serious citations to the employer: Serious: Fixed and Portable Ladders – Part 11, Rule 1112(1).The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who uses a ladder. The program shall enable each employee to recognize hazards related to the ladder and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards. Employees using portable extension ladders to remove aluminum siding from the exterior of the house have not been provided with ladder training that would enable employees to identify the proper construction and correct procedures for use and placement of ladders. Serious: Fixed and Portable Ladders– Part 11, Rule 1122(5).An employee on a ladder shall not overreach, or do any pushing or pulling that may cause the ladder to move or topple. If both shoulders are outside of a side rail, the user is overreaching. Employees are using manual force to pull aluminum siding from the exterior of the house. The employees are working from portable extension ladders during this activity. Serious: Fixed and Portable Ladders– Part 11, Rule 1124(1).A portable ladder shall be used at such a pitch that the horizontal projected distance from the top support to the base is not more than ¼ the vertical distance between these points. Employee is using a portable extension ladder set at a 57-degree angle to remove aluminum siding from the west side of the house. The top of the ladder is approximately 13 feet above the ground and the feet of the ladder are approximately 8 feet 9 inches from the wall of the house that the ladder is set against. Serious: Fixed and Portable Ladders– Part 11, Rule 1124(2).A portable ladder in use shall be equipped with appropriate safety feet, unless the ladder is tied, blocked, or otherwise secured to prevent it from being displaced. Slip-resistant feet shall not be used as a substitute for care in placing, lashing, or holding a ladder that is used upon slippery surfaces, including flat metal or concrete surfaces that are constructed so that they cannot be prevented from becoming slippery. The portable extension ladder that an employee is using to remove aluminum siding from the west side of the house does not have safety feet and is not tied, blocked, or otherwise secured to prevent it from being displaced. Other-Than-Serious: Admin Rule 2139, Recording & Reporting of Occupational Injuries & Illnesses, Rule 1139(1).Report orally, work-related fatalities or hospitalization of 3 or more employees as described in Rule 408.2110 within 8 hours to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Employer did not notify the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration of fatal injury to an employee within the 8-hour time limit. Back to TopInvestigationThe following description of events is based upon the responding police detective's interview, responding police report, an interview with the decedent's family, and the neighbors who provided initial first aid. The decedent, the decedent's employer, and the other construction company owner were working at the site on the day of the incident. The construction involved remodeling a vacant home, both inside and outside the home. The most recent project was the addition of a dormer. The framing of the dormer was completed, and the next step was to attach the fascia on the home. To attach the fascia the existing aluminum siding had to be removed. The crew arrived early at the worksite, worked all morning, and had just finished lunch. The siding on the west wall within reach of ground level had been removed and dropped on the ground next to the home. To begin the siding removal from near the roofline, the decedent and one of his coworkers placed their ladders against the west wall. The decedent's ladder was positioned south of the dormer window. The other contractor's ladder was one section of an extension ladder and was placed south of the decedent's ladder. The decedent was wearing his tool belt. The decedent and his coworker removed several pieces of siding near the roofline prior to the incident. When police first arrived, there were two ladders positioned against the west side of the house. Remnant debris was on the ground at the base of the ladder. A large section of aluminum siding was hanging loose on the house. Either the decedent's employer or the other construction company owner at some point took down both ladders during the emergency response activities. Either the decedent's employer or the other construction company owner repositioned the decedent's ladder; the patrol officer stated to the department detective that the replacement location of the ladder accurately represented the ladder location when he arrived. The second ladder was not replaced. The ladder the decedent was working from was positioned over a cyclone gate and fence of a neighboring home. The ladder was resting on the one of the two concrete driveway tire tracks. The ladder was not secured or blocked in any way to increase ladder stability and did not have safety feet (Figure 2). A flexible "bungee cord" was hanging from the gate; the reason for its presence is unknown.
It is unknown how high on the ladder the decedent was standing. He was 6'1" tall, so it is hypothesized that he was not standing on the top three rungs of the ladder to reach above to strip the siding. The police detective stated that the hammer (Figure 3, arrow) was used by the decedent to assist him in removing the siding. The box in Figure 3 shows a divet in the ground caused by either the gate movement from the fall or the decedent/coworker "bracing" the gate by moving it toward the home they were working on.
The event was unwitnessed. Several possible event scenarios have been developed; in each scenario the decedent was facing the home while standing on the ladder.
The decedent fell approximately 10 feet. The police report states that the decedent fell approximately 15 feet. MIFACE determined that based on the extended ladder length, the height of the decedent, and his hypothesized location on the ladder, a fall of approximately 10 feet is more likely. When he fell, one of his coworkers was walking with debris to a dumpster located on the driveway on the east side of the home. He heard the decedent moan. He returned to the decedent's work location and found the decedent's midsection folded over the gate. He was positioned next to the ladder. The decedent's head and legs were not touching the ground. His midsection was lying across the end cap of the gate, which was about two inches higher than the gate's top bar and across a small nut and bolt, which was about one inch above the top bar (Figure 4). The decedent rolled off the gate and landed on the ground.
The before the decedent lost consciousness, he told his coworker to call 911. According to the police report, the coworker stated he called 911. The neighbor who lived next door to the east of the home being remodeled and her ex-husband stated he panicked and began to yell for help and for someone to call 911. This neighbor stated she heard the calls for help and she called 911. A nurse and the nurse's husband were taking a walk with their child. The nurse's husband stayed with their child and the nurse and the ex-husband of the eastside neighbor applied initial first aid and heart compressions until the ambulance arrived. Emergency response stabilized the decedent and transported him to a local hospital where he was declared dead. Back to TopCause of DeathThe cause of death as stated on the death certificate was blunt force abdominal trauma. No autopsy was performed. The results of the toxicology tests were negative for alcohol and other screened drugs. Recommendations/DiscussionConstruction employers should consider using scaffolds or other work platforms to work from instead of ladders.Better work platforms for this construction activity would have been a scaffold or an aerial work platform. Many safety experts recommend that a ladder should be used primarily to climb to or from a work area, not as a work platform. Employers should endeavor to limit the use of a ladder as a work platform. The use of a ladder inherently limits the possible work area of a worker to an arm's length on either side of the ladder. Safe ladder use requires a worker to maintain a three-point connection (two hands/one foot or two feet/one hand) and his/her shoulders within the side rails. The employer should determine if there are safer alternatives to performing a job rather than using ladders. When possible, instead of using ladders to work from, use scaffolds or an aerial work platform, such as a scissor lift. A larger work area, more stable work platform, and reduced physical stress could be gained through the use of scaffolding or other types of work platforms. This would enable a worker to walk small distances safely and reduce the need for re-positioning a ladder to access a new work area during operations. Because a worker can stand fully upright and use both hands for work procedures, an additional safety factor is obtained with this type of equipment. Also, a larger work surface is available for the safer storage or positioning of tools and materials. Operators of an aerial work platform must receive training for the specific aerial work platform he/she operates and receive an aerial work platform permit. The aerial work platform permit should indicate the type of aerial work platforms an operator has been trained on and is qualified to operate. The permit may be carried on either the operator or be available at the worksite. Employers are also required to train each employee who performs work on a scaffold. Employee training must be performed by a person qualified in scaffold safety and enable the employee to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize the hazards. MIOSHA defines a qualified person as a person who, by possession of a recognized degree, certificate or professional standing, or who by extensive knowledge, training, and experience, has successfully demonstrated his or her ability to solve or resolve problems related to the subject matter, the work, or the project. If the employee is involved in erecting, disassembling, moving, operating, repairing, maintaining, or inspecting a scaffold, he/she must be trained by a competent person. MIOSHA defines competent person as a person who is experienced and capable of identifying an existing or potential hazard in surroundings, or under working conditions that are hazardous or dangerous to an employee and who has the authority and knowledge to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate the hazards.
Basement Waterproofing | Painting, decorating | Excavation | Storms, screens |
Concrete | Siding | House wrecking | Tile, marble |
Gutters, downspouts | Swimming pools | Masonry | |
Insulation | Carpentry | Roofing |
Individuals or companies providing services totaling less than $600 in materials and labor or who are functioning as a sub-contractor for a licensed contractor on a residential or combination residential/commercial construction project are exempt from licensure. Neither of the company owners had obtained a Michigan Residential Builders license which would have had State authorization to build a complete residential structure and to do maintenance & alteration (remodeling) work on a residential structure. Most likely, the remodeling work totaled more than $600, and therefore, both the companies should have been licensed.
MIFACE encourages homeowners to ensure that contracted residential builder have a residential builder's license or, depending upon the work performed, an alteration and maintenance license for the trade desired. To determine if the contractor is licensed the homeowner should contact the State of Michigan Builders Licensing Unit. Home builder/remodeler contractors show potential clients the pocket card indicating their licensure with the State of Michigan to promote the recognition that licensure provides.
MIOSHA standards cited in this report may be found at and downloaded from the MIOSHA, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth (DLEG) website at: www.michigan.gov/mioshastandards. MIOSHA standards are available for a fee by writing to: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, MIOSHA Standards Section, P.O. Box 30643, Lansing, Michigan 48909-8143 or calling (517) 322-1845.
MIFACE (Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation), Michigan State University (MSU) Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 117 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1315; http://www.oem.msu.edu/MiFACE_Program.aspx. This information is for educational purposes only. This MIFACE report becomes public property upon publication and may be printed verbatim with credit to MSU. Reprinting cannot be used to endorse or advertise a commercial product or company. All rights reserved. MSU is an affirmative-action, equal opportunity employer. 2/01/07 (Link updated 8/5/2009)
MIFACE Investigation Report # 05MI163 Evaluation (see page 11 of report)
To contact Michigan State FACE program personnel regarding State-based FACE reports, please use information listed on the Contact Sheet on the NIOSH FACE web site Please contact In-house FACE program personnel regarding In-house FACE reports and to gain assistance when State-FACE program personnel cannot be reached.


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CFB - LSU, Georgia and others with toughest starts
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman picks out his top five programs that face the toughest road to start the season. Looking at the schedule, it's hard to find a bigger boom-or-bust proposition than what Les Miles and LSU face.
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CFB - USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington battle for SoCal recruits
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman describes the new battle for Southern California recruiting. With USC dealing with sanctions and UCLA having a coach on the hot seat, there is opportunity for newcomers Utah, Colorado, Oregon and Washington to make gains on the trail.
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College Football: Ranking the nation's fastest players, including...
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman ranks the top 10 fastest players in all of college football, including some big-name quarterbacks and lesser-known speedsters. Also: news and notes from around the country.
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College Football - Ranking the top 10 quarterback battles for 201...
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman ranks the top 10 quarterback battles heading into 2011 spring practice. Jordan Jefferson of the LSU Tigers and Jacory Harris of Miami will be fighting to keep their jobs, and the UCLA Bruins' Brett Hundley could start as a true freshman.
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College Football: Jimbo Fisher and the Florida State Seminoles ar...
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman delivers his observations from signing day, including his winners (Jimbo Fisher and the Florida State Seminoles come out on top) and losers (it's tough being Rick Neuheisel right now). Plus, lots of sleeper recruits and classes to watch.
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College Football -- With Aaron Murray and a top recruiting class,...
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman hits on several topics from this week's mailbag, including why he thinks the Georgia Bulldogs will be the 2011 version of the Auburn Tigers. Plus, lots of recruiting news and analysis.
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College Football -- Jadeveon Clowney, Isaiah Crowell, and the top...
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman takes a look at the recruiting battles for the top 10 uncommitted recruits for the class of 2011, and offers up his predictions on where each will sign.
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College Football -- The USC Trojans' plan to get around the NCAA'...
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman looks at the USC Trojans' recruiting plan for 2011, and how they are using their current appeal to get around the NCAA-imposed scholarship sanctions. Also, he provides updates on several key national recruiting developments.
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College Football: Are programs going too easy on drug offenders?
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman looks at the recent study on the varying drug policies of major college football programs, then discusses notions of how it should be enforced with former UGA All-American David Pollack.
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College Football: Respect for Big East conference at all-time low...
Bruce FeldmanSyracuse is coming off a close win at West Virginia, but even with a win at Cincinnati this week it's unlikely the Orange cracks the Top 25. Plus, the NCAA wouldn't bend should there be a 2011 NFL lockout. And is TCU heading to the Big East?
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Kentucky Wildcats future, Ricky Stanzi's Heisman chances and more...
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman dives into a variety of topics in this mailbag from Ricki Stanzi's Heisman chances to the chances TCU overtakes Boise St. in the polls.
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College Football: Cam Newton vs. Les Miles, Drake Nevis, Patrick ...
Bruce FeldmanHere we go: Bruce Feldman is plenty excited about 'Les Miles magic' vs. 'the Cam Newton Express' on Saturday afternoon on the Plains. Plus: what to expect from UCLA, the chip on Blaine Gabbert's shoulder, and UNC's deepening mess.
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Taylor Martinez Heisman talk takes thunder from Denard Robinson
Bruce FeldmanAfter proving he's a top QB threat against Kansas State, Nebraska's Taylor Martinez is a top-five candidate for the Heisman. Plus how the national-title picture looks as of this week, trouble for Dennis Erickson and what Texas can learn from UCLA.
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College Football: Week 5 picks, including Florida vs. Alabama and...
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman makes his Week 5 picks. He likes Bama and Oregon in the marquee games of this weekend, but he scatters a few surprises along the way -- one in the ACC, one in a prime-time game, and more. Plus: a change in philosophy for UGA.
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College Football: The UCLA Bruins and Norm Chow change their iden...
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman looks back at Week 4 in college football. UCLA's change of system -- a radical departure for Norm Chow -- is starting to pay off. Meanwhile, two huge games now loom for Week 5 -- Stanford vs. Oregon and Florida vs. Alabama.
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College Football: Picks for Week 4, including Alabama-Arkansas, W...
Bruce FeldmanBruce Feldman makes his Week 4 CFB picks. He projects four key games -- Alabama vs. Arkansas, WVU vs. LSU, Stanford vs. Notre Dame and Arizona vs. Cal -- as being extremely close. Plus: an update on Jadeveon Clowney's recruiting.
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Philip D. Stang, C.P.M., CPIM
Philip D. Stang, C.P.M., CPIM, Senior Consultant, Gemini Consulting, Morristown, NJ 07960, 201-285-9000.
Continuous transformation is the new business challenge
and, therefore, of preeminent concern for the purchasing organization of the
future. Most proactive firms, today, are awash in initiatives. Major efforts
are underway to enhance customer focus and to embed quality thought and
approach through TQM. Value analysis and reengineering are feverishly
attacking costs, and revamped software infrastructures are envisioning linkage
with the information superhighway. Although these are enviable endeavors,
they lack the cohesive impact of an orchestrated transformation approach.
We have all heard the old story regarding the differing viewpoints about a glass of water. The pessimist views the glass as being half empty, while the optimist views it as being half full. The latest twist to the story adds a third point of view, that of the reengineering consultant, who says, "The glass is too big.". This story illustrates the level to which reengineering has permeated the current approach to business revitalization. Unfortunately, too often this approach cuts too deeply into the muscle of the organization and destroys its ability to compete. Therefore, we must expand our horizons and look toward transformation with its enhanced reliance on growth and people to gain the ability to compete in the 90's and beyond.
This highly interactive presentation will focus on the four R's of transformation: reframing corporate issues, restructuring the company, revitalizing the organization, and renewing the organization and its people. The key success factors to moving the purchasing organization simultaneously through the four transformation dimensions will be presented and discussed.
The approach
outlined is based upon the 4R Transformation model:
The approach looks at the components of a purchasing transformation from a rather high level. It will be quite clear from this viewpoint, however, that significantly more than transitional reengineering is required for purchasing to attain its strategic value to the organization, and, more importantly, the customer.
REFRAMING purchasing is critical to generating a vision and subsequent mobilization of the organization. Reframing requires an understanding of the major cause and effect relationships within purchasing and how value is generated to the customer. Defined cause and effect relationships should be evaluated by two principles: (1) start with the customer, and (2) top-down direction setting. Questions used to understand and define cause and effect relationships include:
The answers to these questions will help to formulate a vision in which purchasing will deliver a differentiated value added product to the customer. Top down direction setting entails creating a vision of what "should be", determining how purchasing can add value to the customer, and developing an action strategy.
RESTRUCTURING within purchasing begins with the customer. It is critical that purchasing begin with aggressive determination and evaluation of customer needs prior to looking inward. Optimal benefits are not achieved if the changes undertaken do not create significant additional value for the customer, and unless the value is something competitors can not easily deliver. Questions used to determine customer needs include:
The restructuring process then can switch to internal issues. It begins with a mapping of the "as is" environment. The first step is to evaluate the current purchasing environment against key performance areas. The following table presents several key performance areas in the first column and presents hypothetical evaluations depicted as (1) Business As Usual Purchasing, (2) Competitive Purchasing and (3) Strategic Sourcing.
Key Performance Area |
Business As Usual Purchasing |
Competitive Purchasing |
Strategic Sourcing |
Supplier Base | Large for safety |
Rationalized for leverage and quality |
Optimized by process |
Supplier Selection |
Driven by constraints and history |
Identifying and opening opportunities |
Driven by business strategy |
Contracting |
Both annual and by contract |
Multi-year with limited teaming agreements |
Long term business relationship |
Supplier Interaction |
Primarily purchasing but anyone - little focus |
Driven and focused by procurement |
Multi-functional and parallel efforts |
Design Process |
Series effort - design and then purchase |
More proactive, but still limited |
Parallel carrying the strategic sourcing plan for the business |
Supplier Information |
Receives order and then issues RFQ |
Advantageous deliveries with multi-year out-look |
Sharing forecast data |
Incoming inspec- tion |
Incoming inspec- tion |
Supplier certification and inspection |
Pricing |
"Steel toe" negotiations |
Cost reductions by processes using competition, not pricing |
Price modeling with cost targets and CPI |
Planning |
Short term by contract |
Long term or multi-year |
Long term driving investment |
Business Action |
Reactive to business |
Proactive on business issues |
Business leader maximizing bottom- line contribution |
Problem Solving |
Reactive and ask- ing for help |
Marketing multi- functional team approach |
Multi-functional team ownership |
Make Or Buy |
Driven by production needs |
Driven by production needs |
Carrying business vision for lowest total cost |
Business Objective |
Minimize price |
Minimize program cost |
Minimize business cost |
There are several additional evaluation concerns including: determination of strategies and philosophies regarding suppliers and current relationships with suppliers, overall supplier structure, future supplier base strategies and plans, specific suppliers and volumes, supplier evaluations, segmentation and selection, accountability for overall supplier performance, current supplier initiatives/issues, and communication and technology sharing processes.
Once customer needs and the "as is" purchasing environment have been determined, the focus in the restructuring process moves to creating the "to be" environment, or determining where the purchasing organization should be heading. At this juncture a new set of issues and questions arise, including:
Reframing and restructuring drive the organization into motion and implement change that will deliver near term benefits.
RENEWING takes the next quantum step to develop people and the organization, to bring lasting, long term benefits. Purchasing must develop people with business expertise and vision to develop an organization that is adaptive and able to exploit technology as a competitive advantage. True transformation will not take place without developing individuals and the organization on a continual basis. Issues to address for renewing individuals include:
Other issues that need to be addressed include: does the organization thrive on diversity; do barriers exist between purchasing and other functions; are team building skills required; does the organization allow company vision and values to flourish; does the organization support the supplier and is the level acceptable; are systems in place to continually review the organization design and effectiveness; how do the changes within restructuring affect the organization; and does the purchasing organization learn and what is the relative rate.
Reframing, restructuring and renewing changes will lead to short term success unless efforts are made to grow revenue.
REVITALIZING the purchasing organization completes the integrated transformation process. Purchasing has a vital role in revitalizing the business through growing the existing businesses and inventing new ones. Engaging both suppliers and customers will open avenues to new business opportunities. The purchasing organization can creatively meet the dynamic needs of the customer by linking the supplier base directly to the customer. Issues to address in expanding business growth and revenue include:
Understanding the four dimensions of transformation and how
these dimensions can be applied to the purchasing organization is essential
for growth and success in the 90's and beyond.


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