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8 key considerations when reviewing your ERP strategy
by Coenrad Alberts and Georgina Stubbs of Deloitte Consulting
There has been talk about the demise of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), however the ERP industry is thriving. Major ERP vendors are reporting healthy profits and organisations globally are currently implementing or re-implementing ERP systems or going through the planning phase.
The playing field has changed however. There are fewer ERP software vendors and the ERP solutions out there are robust, rich in functionality and stable. Organisations no longer have to make grudge purchases (classic example was the millennium bug) and are a lot more tech-savvy. ERP investments now have to be backed with a solid and sound business case.
This paper provides insight into the key cost considerations of an ERP investment and some of the crucial decisions that should be considered regarding the organisation's ERP strategy going forward – in order to implement a sustainable, scalable and cost-effective solution that will cater for the organisation's future growth and requirements.
Here are 8 key drivers to consider when reviewing your enterprise resource planning investment strategy:
1. Software
Select the right solution for the right job.
Vendors no longer advocate ERP solutions as cure-alls. They rather recommend that organisations implement ERP solutions to provide core enterprise functionality and select best-of-breed point solutions to meet specific requirements, e.g. specific billing requirements.
The advent of SOA has made integration of multiple systems easier and more efficient. It is, therefore, often advisable to implement a solution that fits the problem rather than to manipulate both the solution and the problem in an effort to make them fit, sometimes at the expense of critical business requirements.
By carefully selecting a hybrid of solutions that will directly address best-practice business requirements, the initial implementation effort will be reduced, user adoption will be increased and because customised development will be reduced, so will the ongoing cost of ownership.
Investigate Software as a Service offering.
Many ERP software vendors these days offer "Software as a Service" (SaaS).
By subscribing to a SaaS application, rather than purchasing licences outright, you avoid the initial overhead associated with implementing conventional software. You don't incur the capital investment of a typical software implementation, such as purchasing and maintaining servers, housing them securely, and installing and maintaining the software – an overhead that can be four to five times the cost of the original licence fees.
SaaS applications also leverage economies of scale achieved by "multi-tenancy", because many customers can run their applications on the same unit of software and even on the same infrastructure, e.g. advances in security and virtualisation make it possible for multiple customers to share databases.
When you subscribe to a SaaS application, you pay a monthly or annual subscription fee. Compared to a traditional software licence, this subscription payment structure can work to your advantage. An ongoing monthly expense is often easier to incorporate into your budget than a large one-time outlay, and if you cancel or change your subscription, you do not lose a large initial investment. And, as SaaS subscriptions are based on metered usage, you pay for what you use.
Another key aspect of SaaS is that you gain immediate access to the latest innovations and upgrades, however the potential downside of SaaS is that you cannot customise the solution to meet your specific requirements.
2. Hardware and Infrastructure
Consider hosting.
Even if you don't subscribe to SaaS, one option to contain your investment in hardware and infrastructure is hosting, whereby you rent servers and the associated infrastructure from a third party and pay on a monthly basis, rather than investing in the equipment upfront.
Reputable hosting service providers offer holistic IT infrastructure support, meaning that your organisation can have access to a fully redundant IT infrastructure, including disaster recovery facilities, delivered on the latest technology platform and maintained by highly skilled IT technicians, without the associated costs and risks. Service providers guarantee uptime to suit your requirements and often offer other services such as domain management and registration, internet connectivity, 365/24/7 operations monitoring of your servers, physical and information security services, UPS and generator power, daily tape back-up facilities, provision of statistics, reports on bandwidth and network utilisation, fault correction initiation, encryption and LAN and WAN support.
Not only do these services reduce your investment in the actual infrastructure, they also reduce the need for your organisation to have a large IT department with the expertise to service all the different components of the infrastructure, and the availability to provide 24/7 support.
The duration of your implementation is also reduced, as the hardware infrastructure is already in place.
3. Implementation costs
Investigate available industry-specific preconfigured solutions.
By selecting an industry-specific preconfigured solution, you can reduce the impact on your business, the implementation costs and the duration of the implementation, while ensuring that your solution is based on industry best practices. The customisation effort is also reduced because industry specific components are already pre-built, e.g. specific costing models, data templates and load programmes, banking interfaces and workflow.
Quality preconfigured solutions provide organisations with an accelerated implementation that starts with a working and fully pre-documented and preconfigured system, which can be rapidly configured into a productive solution.
These solutions have been developed based on years of hands-on industry experience and are based on best practices which are continually refined over the years.
Choose your implementation partner with care.
Ensure that you have consultants who understand your business and industry and are "business led, but also technology enabled". Consultants that understand your industry will be able to facilitate design discussions and make meaningful contributions to functional and technical documentation. They will also be better equipped to anticipate and manage scope changes based on a deeper understanding of industry-specific requirements.
4. Training and change management
Ensure that your investment in training and change management provides a real return.
Although it is strongly recommended that you do not reduce the investment in training and change management, it is also important to ensure that the return on that investment adds tangible value to the implementation project and the organisation. Don't be afraid to ask your service provider for detailed training and change plans that identify clear deliverables aligned to tangible and measurable outcomes.
It is also critical to ensure that you don't pay lip service to these items and that there is executive sponsorship, without which your investment will be wasted.
5. Ongoing maintenance
Consider outsourcing to meet ongoing maintenance requirements.
By outsourcing the management and maintenance of your applications, you will reduce the need to build, maintain and train a team of specialised and senior application consultants, which is becoming a more cumbersome task as organisations implement a hybrid of solutions, thereby increasing the diversity of skills required.
Ensure that your application management service providers proactively add value through their support services, rather than just react to problems. By providing you with statistics on which types of problems occur frequently, value adding service providers enable you to address those problems at source, i.e. by identifying the root cause – for example: where more training is required or where a different solution should be considered. These statistics can also be used to optimise your support contract by reducing the support hours required over a period, as the solution beds down or your users become more skilled.
6. Process efficiencies
Measure potential process efficiencies.
Effective business process design, based on industry best practices (such as the Deloitte best practice IndustryPrints), is essential to ensure that process efficiencies are achieved and to reap the real benefit of your ERP implementation.
Processes can be measured, costed, benchmarked to similar organisations and then mapped to solutions to identify where real process efficiencies will be achieved, and where manual manipulation, duplicate transaction processing, etc. can be eliminated.
When considering the ERP investment, this tangible benefit should be accounted for.
7. Tax efficiencies
Don't overlook potential tax efficiencies.
A well-designed, tax-enabled ERP Solution can increase speed, accuracy and data integrity, all of which are important, particularly when working through last-minute updates at either quarter-end or year-end. These improved data collection processes also help companies better manage workflow, which, in turn, increases visibility. Furthermore, it provides greater control over information, and the associated movement or flow of work allows the tax function to be more effective and to report virtually in real time. This makes the organisation more nimble when it comes to business decisions and the related tax implications of such decisions and frees up the tax department to spend more time performing value-added activities, such as strategic income tax planning.
A tax-enabled ERP solution provides opportunities to benefit from tax savings ideas directly and indirectly associated with ERP implementations, such as maximising R&D tax credits and deductions, training incentives, transfer pricing, customs and excise, VAT optimisation and other appropriate strategies.
As organisations redesign processes and install enterprise-wide systems to create a competitive advantage, they often consolidate legacy systems and initiate process improvements that, at best, do not enhance the tax reporting process and, at worst, actually impede access to tax-sensitive information and do not take advantage of potential tax savings.
8. Shared services
Ensure that you implement the most efficient and effective operating model.
A large number of support processes in IT, finance, procurement and HR (including payroll) are repetitive and not unique to the individual business but rather add value through operational excellence, delivering zero defect at the lowest cost. Other processes are more ad hoc and knowledge involved, adding value through maximum benefits at appropriate cost, only when necessary. Both transactional and knowledge-involved processes can take advantage of benefits through a shared services model, either internal or outsourced.
An example of such a model is the Deloitte Mining Shared Services (DMSS) platform, which provides cost-effective back-office process support to mining companies with a need to focus on core business operations and also to create a low, fixed-cost overhead structure.
This service delivery model allows mining companies to co-source and/or outsource transactional and knowledge processes and take advantage of the cost benefits offered by consolidating and streamlining back-office processes. While the shared services centre runs these processes, mining companies retain some functionality based on the individual organisation's requirements and business case.
So – far from dying – ERP is alive and well and back on the Executive Committee's agenda. But the conversation today is very different to that of 10 to 12 years ago. Traditionally, organisations invested time and money selecting the right ERP solution to meet their needs; however, nowadays there are fewer Tier 1 products to choose from – and most of them offer similar functionality with some minor variations in their value propositions.
This means that, while it is important to select the right product (whether an organisation is considering an upgrade, reimplementation or replacement), there are other discussions to be had and decisions to be made. The decisions will have a more significant impact on the initial and ongoing cost of the investment and the impact to the business.
These decisions need to consider all the innovative and varied options available to finance this investment, and derive maximum value, and this is what will drive the business case. And, whereas a robust business case was not a requirement when the implementation of a new ERP was not an option, it has now become critical to justify this semi-discretionary investment.
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American Homes 4 Rent, the second-largest landlord for single-family U.S. homes, said it plans to market bonds backed by some of its more than 21,000 rental properties after Blackstone Group LPs Invitation Homes completed the first deal of the type this week.
American Homes plans to start marketing the transaction within 90 days, it said in a statement today. Wells Fargo & Co. has been working on a securitization for the Agoura Hills, Calif.-based company, a person with knowledge of the matter said last week, asking not to be named because the information is private.
We are very excited to finalize the details to take advantage of this new capital opportunity, American Homes CEO David P. Singelyn said in the statement. The offering may help the company reduce our cost of capital over the long term, he said.
The $479 million of debt sold by Invitation Homes may herald a slew of additional deals by institutional rental-home operators that have mainly relied on banks for financing since the industry emerged amid the U.S. housing slump, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank AG, which structured the offering.
Securitized loans backed by home rentals totaling in the billions is not out of the question by this time next year, the New York-based analysts Harris Trifon, Ying Shen and Doug Bendt wrote in a Nov. 5 report. Indeed, barring another recession, we find it hard to imagine how a relative flood in deals wont happen in the next year or two.
Public Storage founder B. Wayne Hughes created American Homes to take advantage of record foreclosures and tightened mortgage lending, raising money from investors including the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. The firm raised a gross $887 million in August with an initial public offering and private placement of shares to investors including the Alaska fund, which invests royalties from state oil revenue.
American Homes last month sold $110 million of preferred shares in what potentially was the first financing thats tied to increases in home prices, the cost of which starts at 5% and can rise to as high as 9% through 2020, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


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SLE334 - Medical Microbiology and Immunology
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3 x 1 hour class per week, 5 x 3 hour practicals per trimester.
This unit will cover aspects of microbiology and immunology relevant to understanding infectious disease. The unit will commence with an introduction to the history of infectious disease leading into the modern views of the principles of infectious disease. The unit will then introduce the biology of bacteria, viral and parasitic pathogens of global importance and those of importance to specific populations within Australia. Host defence mechanisms, immunisation and vaccine technologies, and the management of the spread of infectious disease within Australian communities and health care settings will be introduced in the context of specific diseases. Assignments will be used to enhance the students understanding of epidemiology of emerging infectious diseases, the development of candidate vaccines and the identification of pharmacological targets for antimicrobial therapeutics.
Class test 15%, assignment 20%, laboratory work and report 15%, examination 50%. To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve at least 50% in the laboratory component.
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What's wrong with my personality, the impulsivity, the temper? What about all of the good things that I bring to the table?
by Jane D.
Last night was girls' night out: frozen margaritas, guacamole, salsa, and all the color and festivity of a night in the big bad apple. It was also a breaking point of sorts.
There is too much going on, and the plate cracked. There is the job, the swimming, the part-time gigs, the hunt for the perfect man, the city, the fifth-floor walk up, and a lot of hurt feelings and regrets that come with the second breakup in the last five months. The friend listened patiently as I described the second guy – 35 years old, fit, a fellow swimmer, a gentleman – who spent eight months swimming, breakfasting, and movie-going with me, but never made a single move. He grew on me a lot.
She said it sounded like that at one point he liked me, and then along the way discovered that my personality just didn't jive with him, and that we weren't a match. That maybe he thought about this for a long time and decided to cut losses early. I'm sad about it. What's wrong with my personality? So what if I like to snack, that I often get up late, that I am a night owl, that I can be loopy and forget things, that I am always running ten minutes behind? What about all of the good things that I bring to the table?
"You need to find someone who will still be with you in the long haul, thick and thin," my friend says. But this is what always happens. The men look at the wrapping paper – cute 32-year-old woman, fashionable, well educated – and then in several months, they see the tardiness, indecisiveness, the impulsivity, the temper, and they run the other way. It's the ADD, I think—or my fear of intimacy.
Maybe unconsciously, I think I don't deserve someone. "Stop beating your brain up, and drink," my friend said. But I've been walking around with a frown on my face, a confused, quizzical look. The father told me I should make a survey and interview the type of men I like and ask them what they look for in a woman, and if I'm lacking some screws, I need to make some changes.
I wish. I regret. I am sorry that I was late all of those times when I promised someone I would show up. What else can I do? In the adult world, there are few second chances. OK, I am sitting in this hot and steamy kitchen in the fifth-floor walk up feeling sorry for myself, but what else can I do?
I need to move on and focus on the positive things about being my quirky self. If anything, I'm good at being kicked to a corner and getting up again. Call in stubbornness or maybe stupidity.


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I share this in response to Pokey's blog this morning, re: Landscapes, simplified. I made the 4 seasons recently as a 'play break' from real quilting. I challenged myself to set the mood for each season by a single color. I fudged with a second accent color a couple times. Fiery Fall is my favorite. I may quilt them more. I might 'frame' them in birch limbs. I don't know... I was just having fun!
Your choice of fabric works quite well. I love these kind of landscapes, quick to do and there are so many ways to embellish if you decide it's not quite done!
Embelish...hmmm... more play in store, with that idea! Thanks!
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U of Richmond / Re: Fall 2007« on: March 31, 2007, 12:43:55 PM »
I'm starting at Richmond.
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General Off-Topic Board / Re: Anyone else wanting to lose a few pounds?« on: June 29, 2007, 11:46:45 AM »
Yes, I would like to losing 10-12 lbs. I've started at the gym and will start going about 3-4 times a week. Then after about 2-3 weeks, it' be 5-6 times per week. I have also started watching what I eat and how much.
General Off-Topic Board / Re: have you/would you date outside your race?« on: June 21, 2007, 10:06:09 PM »
I actually have a cultural/ethnic preference, not a racial one.
General Off-Topic Board / Re: Science vs Religion« on: June 21, 2007, 09:28:12 PM »
I chose religion and actually believe in both. I do not believe that "true" religion and science are in direct conflict at all. In fact, they go hand in hand.
Black Law Student Discussion Board / Re: Black Immigrants, An Invisible 'Model Minority'« on: May 16, 2007, 02:15:20 PM »
That, however, does not mean that all white people are directly culpable in present injustices. Generalized comments that suggest as much is what I find offensive. See where I'm going with this?
Sorry, I meant sweetepiphany.
Affirmative Action / Re: [The Few] White Law Students [Who Don't Quite Get It] Discussion Board« on: May 16, 2007, 02:10:35 PM »
Who and what specifically are you really responding to? I see my post was barely addressed. Just wondering if you intended to give a direct response...
Affirmative Action / Re: [The Few] White Law Students [Who Don't Quite Get It] Discussion Board« on: May 16, 2007, 10:25:25 AM »
i love this argument!
Wow! Well, I am curious to know the amount to reading you have done on the African continent on a whole. Since when was everyone suffering in Africa before trans-Atlantic slavery? There were, of course, challenges facing the hundreds of different cultures in Africa before the Europeans arrive, but many of the difficulties faced today are linked to colonialism. In fact, the modern day nations that you see did not even exist until the arrival of colonists.
But please do tell me what "bad situation" my family would have been in since you must somehow be aware of the region of Africa from which I descend and the ethnic group to which I belong. BTW, I am neither of American heritage nor of recent African descent.
Also since when are all "blacks" descendants of slaves? Further, how do you know how respectful of our ancestors "blacks" are? Do you know how important ancestors are to African/African descended religions? Are you aware of the impact this has in the many "black" cultures today, whether traditional religions are practiced or not?
Lastly, which "blacks" or African descendents today are you referring to? The ones in political office? Your fellow law students or students to be? Those residing in the U.S., Latin America or the Caribbean, Europe? Tell me, how do "WE" act?
Look forward to you response. I love this argument too!
Affirmative Action / Re: [The Few] White Law Students [Who Don't Quite Get It] Discussion Board« on: May 16, 2007, 09:49:52 AM »
My goodness...
Black Law Student Discussion Board / Re: BLSA...optional or mandatory?« on: May 16, 2007, 09:43:40 AM »
I'll most likely be joining BLSA, as well as a few others.
General board for soon-to-be 1Ls / Re: Law Student Paradise« on: May 16, 2007, 09:18:03 AM »
This is my first time hearing about it, so thanks.


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The Big Picture blog has a huge post full of beautiful lightning shots. Take a moment and check it out! Here are three of my favorites from the post – come on, everyone loves lightning!
The Big Picture blog has a huge post full of beautiful lightning shots. Take a moment and check it out! Here are three of my favorites from the post – come on, everyone loves lightning!
On July 22 of this year, China and part of Asia saw the longest solar eclipse of this century – six minutes and 39 seconds long. The next longest solar eclipse? I certainly won't see it, as it's supposed to take place in 2132. Maybe Bernie Madoff can see it when he gets out of prison.
Boston.com's The Big Picture blog has some absolutely stellar (bwahahaa) images of the eclipse – I posted 3 smaller ones, but the blog has such better shots, if I do say so myself. Also check out a small video below.
When I stumbled on the link to the metaconcrete site, my first thought was – "websites with frames still exist?"
Then I was wow'ed by the wonder of the Universe Light – a fixture with particular attention paid to the shade – and beautiful projections. This light casts lighting texture all over the room – interesting, unique texture. I love, love, love projection fixtures. If my wife would let me do it, I'd have them all over the house. Why paint texture on the walls when you can use the magic of projection to do it?
I LOVE this light. The website could use some loving. But the light totally makes up for it.
Thanks, Designboom!
The Telegraph posted some images of Aurora Borealis – or as most refer to them, "The Northern Lights." I have never had the pleasure of seeing this phenomenon, but my wife and I have a goal to save up for an Alaska trip to see them in the Northern night sky at some point in our lives.
Every image I see of the aurora makes me wonder how Solar winds flowing past the Earth can show such beauty. They remind me of the first time I ever saw a moonbow, standing in the below freezing temperatures in Macomb, IL in 1997.
Santa Monica city government and the Santa Monica Arts Foundation produced an even in Summer 2008 called Glow 08 – it was an evening to morning event featuring music, light, and art installations and projects. From the website and other articles I've read, it was pretty fantastic. One of the projects I ran across was a HUGE water screen with projections on it "governed" by the excitement of the crowd – depending on how the crowd responded to the installation, it would process video visualizations accordingly. How cool is that?!
The installation was named "Primal Source," and was created by Usman Haque of Haque Design and Research. There's a small bit of background information at the project website. From that site:
Specially commissioned by the City of Santa Monica, California, for Glow 08, Primal Source was an all-night performance/installation brought to life through the active participation of festival-goers (estimated at approx. 200,000 over the course of the night).
Located on the beach near the Pier in an area that had been specifically landscaped over the course of several days, and making use of a large-scale outdoor waterscreen/mist projection system, the mirage-like installation glowed with colours and ebullient patterns created in response to the competing and collaborative voices, music and screams of people nearby.
Responding to sounds emanating from the crowd, the system's modes changed every few minutes depending on how active the crowd participation was (more quickly when there was more noise). Each mode responded in a slightly different way to the individual voices and sounds picked up by 8 microphones distributed towards the front.
Some modes created "creatures" whose colour, shape and movement followed the frequency and amplitude dynamics of individual syllables and sentences picked up; other modes responded to wider collective phenomena, e.g. distorting a grid in response to the crowd volume, or creating a rush of wind through a wheat-field landscape.
Haque Design's specialization statement is pretty excellent – check it out:
Haque Design and Research specialises in the design and research of interactive architecture systems. Architecture is no longer considered something static and immutable; instead it is seen as dynamic, responsive and conversant. Our projects explore some of this territory.
Also check out the Processing and Pure Data websites, both products used in the creation and production of the installation. Processing is an open source language that processes images, animations, and interaction – and Pure Data is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. Both of these open source products are free. Yes, free.
Primal Source (video documentation) from haque d+r on Vimeo.
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Being a lighting designer who LOVES atmospherics, especially haze, I would be prone to say "no, absolutely not, I need it!" But as anyone who has worked with Equity and the other performers' unions before, you'd know that there are limits. Everything in moderation, I suppose.
Atmospheric products – ie, haze and fog – give shape to beams of light. These terms, along with "smoke," are often confused, misused, and abused when talking about the general category of atmospheric products. Fog is thick – sometimes very thick – whereas haze is wispy, light, and you can generally see through it. Haze gives beautiful, lovely shape to beams of light and turn templates shining through the air into three-dimensional works of art. However, not everyone is a fan of haze. Some people are irritated by haze, not in the attitudinal sense, but in the pulmonary sense. There is also the "hypochondriac" element to consider – when you put something that people can see into the air and ask them to breathe it, you can expect that at least one in every ten people will start hacking and coughing, whether or not it irritates their breathing.
A ceramic "heater cone," used for Sal Ammoniac powder
Atmospheric products have taken up all shapes and sizes, and chemical compositions over the years. An effective product that is horribly annoying to breathing is Sal Ammoniac – Ammonium Chloride (NH4Cl) – in a powdered form. The powder was added to a "smoker cone" or just a pan and heated up. The great thing about the product is that you need the powder, the heater cone, and an Edison base – that's pretty much it. It produced a "smoke" that was easy to spread throughout a venue, and really did wonderful things to beams of light. It's non-toxic, but widely known as an irritant. It certainly makes some great beam effects! What a shame, huh? The original Catch-22. I used this as recently as 1997 when designing a production in undergraduate school. It's a bit acrid to the nose – but it's fantastic for lighting.
The Diffusion DF-50 Cracked Oil Hazer
There's also the big debate about cracked oil haze products versus water-based haze products. Cracked oil products are, in my humble opinion, considerably superior to the water-based haze products – but the cracked oil products, like the DF-50 hazer's output, have a tendency to leave a thin film on everything. If you've ever loaded in a rock and roll tour that's using a cracked oil hazer, you know exactly what I mean – everything is slippery. LCD projectors also don't really appreciate cracked oil haze – quite the contrary, as they usually get ruined after some exposure, or at least experience a degradation in quality. I will say that I have used the DF-50 in literally hundreds of shows, and I love it, no matter what.
Water-based haze products are a solution, and really are becoming a norm – one of my only gripes with cracked oil products is the "float" factor – I think it is more difficult to keep water-based haze in the air, and even. Cracked oil has often very easy to regulate, dissipate, and just plain keep looking nice.
There are tons upon tons of haze machines in the water-based category. Products like LeMaitre's G-300, which is a hzer/fogger combo, is pretty popular, as is their Neutron XS hazer, which is pretty small and fairly cheap in price. I've used the Neutron XS in all kinds of environments, and it's great for small theatres, clubs, concert venues, etc. My favorite product in the water-based haze category lately is the Unique 2 by Look Solutions USA. I bought a Unique 2 at both of the last colleges I taught, and it's a fantastic device. You also don't have to drain the fluid or really clean it- I left mine sitting for 3 months over a summer, and came back to the office and fired it right up. Amazing. It's two channels – pump and fan – and DMX controlled. It's a solid device.
The Unique 2 from Look Solutions
The Rolls Royce of hazers – at least from the people I know who use them – is the MDG hazer products. They're expensive like a Rolls, too! They utilize a CO2 tank which needs to be filled on a regular basis – but the quality they put out is fantastic. I toured in the UK on a show, and that was the go-to hazer. Great stuff, a little high maintenance for my tastes – but that's why they're my tastes.
An MDG "Atmosphere" Hazer
I responded to a post at Ask.Metafilter.com a few days ago – it made me want to write about atmospherics!
As for health aspects of atmospheric products like these – I had the pleasure of sitting in on a lecture with Monona Rossol a few years ago, and she told me things about atmospherics and the lungs that I never knew. Monona is the author of The Artists' Complete Health and Safety Guide. MSDSs can be downloaded for every product that's out there – it's the law! There are permissible exposure levels (PELs) for all of the products – and unions like Equity regulate how much exposure one of its union actors is allowed to have. Casts have gone on strike because of the haze levels, and some people are sensitive to some products, it's a fact. My experience with atmospherics has been on several hundred shows across the globe; I have probably literally used hundreds of gallons of fog and haze fluid in several brands of machines, for better or for worse. I also know that I just recently had a cancer screen done on my lungs – and I'm clear. I'm sure the years of cigarettes didn't help my lungs though. Good thing I quit three years ago.
In short, a good amount of lighting designers like haze. End of story.
The Actor's Equity document list on atmospheric products is here.
There's a product called "Fogscreen." Fogscreen is basically a sheet of atmospheric that is jetted downwards so that a projector or other fixture can project onto the screen. You can walk through it. Great, right?
The thing is – this actually works really well. I was amazed at how clear and bright the projected image was on the fog screen. Check it out. Also, check out Fog Screen (http://www.fogscreen.com).


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On Nov. 13 the Carbon High School divers traveled to Bear River High School for a qualifying meet.
In the competition they were up against 10 other schools. Michael Glasson and Philip Noes represented Carbon's boys team. Both did a good job finishing 3rd and 8th individually. As a result of their placement Carbon took second in the boys part of the meet. Neither of them failed at any of their dives which makes them both eligible for the state meet this winter. But they have some more work to do because they must be in the top 24 in points and go to at least three meets to make it to state.
In the girls division Lyn D' Anderson placed 6th and Mikaleen Loveless placed 9th in the individual competition. They placed third as a team.
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Jerry already shared a few of the holiday greetings he received so I thought I'd share a few of my favorites too.
Hands down my favorite greeting of the year: Joe Pelling designed and directed this one for London-based production studio Sherbert. All the models were cut from wood and hand painted (see the making of photos). The spirit of George Pal lives on!
A film by Nicos Livesey, Azusa Nakagawa, Joseph Pelling, and Becky Sloan
Photographed by Thomas Bolwell
Sound by Andrew Kinnear and Joseph Pelling
Colorado-based filmmaker Corrie Francis Parks depicts snow with an ironic use of sand animation.
Queens, NY-based David Sheahan, whose short film Together! earlier appeared on Cartoon Brew TV, created this cheery holiday ditty.
Rio de Janeiro-based artists Cristina Eiko and Paulo Crumbim, who publish a webcomic in both Portuguese and English at QuadrinhosA2.com, created this greeting.


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PAWTUCKET - Margaret F. Quilitzsch, 76, passed July 27, 2013. She was the wife of Robert O. Quilitzsch. They have been married for 59 years.
Born in England, she was a daughter of Reginald and Marjorie Smith.
Margaret had been employed as a health aide for Lifetime Medical and the VNA Nursing of Pawtucket for many years.
Besides her husband she is survived by her sisters Greta and Lillian, and her brother, Keith and several nieces and nephews.
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How to Dress as a Management Consultant
Personal appearance counts. Especially in management consulting. This article is intended to serve as an advisory to anyone (males in particular) who aspires to give professional advice to other professionals and hopefully help you avoid some common fashion faux pas, especially in the more conservative business environment of Asia.
General Advice
There is a general way that people dress in any industry. Management consulting is no different. This largely means that you will wear a suit with a full-sleeved shirt & a tie, and keep a conservative hair style. However, it does not mean that you need to look like a photocopy of everyone else. You may aspire to have a flexible 'statement piece' which could be a specific hair style, a unique tie collection, or a designer eyeglass. It does mean that you present an image that is professional. Your clothing and accessories should not be a distraction for colleagues and clients. This is achieved by having consistent statement pieces. If your statement piece is a bow-tie, then always wear bow-ties to all meetings with the client. Do not surprise your client by alternating between a long tie and a bow-tie. Similarly, if you wear a stud in your ear, always wear that piece of jewelry to all meetings. While deviating from the norm is fine, you must not deviate from your norm. Stick with the style that you have chosen.
Remember not to have more than one statement piece. As a management consultant, a statement piece helps project an image of an individual who can think beyond the current paradigm, create out-of-the-box solutions and hold your own opinion in the face of opposition. However, a consultant who mixes bow-ties with red socks and ear-rings does not look like such an individual. He merely looks eccentric.
Following the one-by-three rule is a good way to create a professional wardrobe that looks affluent. Instead of buying three average suits, buy one very good suit. Instead of three average ties, buy one great tie. A well fitted, high quality suit is instantly recognizable and distinguishable. And well worth the great impression it leaves. The bottom line – a management consultant must always be formally dressed and therefore prepared for a client meeting.
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A suit is a suit. A suit is not a sports jacket, or a blazer, or cardigan (no matter how fancy) worn over trousers of matching or contrasting color. A suit consists of at least two pieces – a coat and a pair of pants stitched from the same cloth. The third piece, a waist coat, is optional. A suit does not have leather or metal buttons. The suit should be well-fitted, and have no loose threads, burs, or missing buttons. A dark suit is preferable in the winters, while light colored suits work fine in the summers. To guard against the cold, it is better to use a cardigan or thermals rather than wear a multi-colored v-neck or high-neck sweater under the coat. Polyester and nylon do not usually make a good suit due to their lack of proper 'fall'. Suits should be made of wool, cotton, linen, silk or a blend of natural fibers.
Shirts should be full-sleeved and well fitting. A ready-to-wear shirt should be of the correct collar size, such that the top-most button should close comfortably, the correct sleeve length and appropriate torso fit (regular, fitted, or big). A rule of thumb is that the shirt collar should be one-fourth to one-half inch above the suit collar and loose enough to fit one finger into it. Sleeves should be up to one-fourth of an inch longer than the suit sleeve. The shirt should be well ironed and crisp, with no wrinkles in the collar, cuffs or front. It should not be torn, stained, or discolored and all buttons should be intact. French cuffs are optional, but should always be worn with professional-looking cufflinks. Plain colors or light colored strips, small checks or light colored self-prints make good formal shirts to be worn with a tie.
A tie should be formal; flashy prints such as those with comic characters should be avoided. The tie should fit tightly on the collar with a decent and clearly made knot (see http://www.tie-a-tie.net/ to learn how to tie a tie). The top button of the shirt should be closed. An undone top button looks casual at best and sloppy at worst. If the shirt collar is too tight, use an elastic collar extender. The tip of your tie must lie somewhere on your belt buckle.
Always wear a leather belt of the same color as your shoes. The belt must pass through, not over, all the loops on the trouser. Needless to say, all the belt loops on the trouser must be intact.
Shoes must be leather and of the same color as the belt. They should be polished to a shine. While many suggest that a sharp clacking noise on hard floors is the sign of a high quality shoe with all leather soles, it is best to avoid a shoe that is ostentatious.
Socks must always be worn and should be long enough to ensure that no skin is exposed from beneath the trouser leg. The color of socks should blend with the pants and/or shoes. Towel socks are not formal wear.
Facial Hair:
Choice of facial hair should be consistent and neat. Well-trimmed beards of any style or a clean-shaven look are both acceptable, as long as you do not wildly alternate between styles. Avoid the shaggy beard or stubble. Stubble is not a beard and is unacceptable in most formal occasions, including in consulting.
Silk looks best in a tie. A silk shirt might work, if paired with a woolen or cotton tie. Avoid pure silk suits as they dazzle and distract.
Body Art and Piercings:
Do not have visible tattoos. Depending on cultural and professional norms, they can be considered unprofessional. Male management consultants should not wear colored nail polish. They should also avoid distracting piercings. While a small, inconspicuous stud in the ear maybe fine as a statement piece, large dangling earnings or an eyebrow piercing is a certain no-no.
Body Odor:
Mild, but effective, deodorant, perfume or talcum powder, depending on personal taste, should be used daily to mask any unpleasant body odors.
Hair Oil, Gel and Cream:
Style or oil your hair if so desired. However, use only processed hair oils. Raw or highly perfumed oils, gels or creams are a major distraction and are to be avoided at all costs. Excessive gel or cream should also be avoided – no one will hire a consultant who drips on the carpet.
To avoid any awkward social situations, always carry a clean, unused handkerchief each day. Handkerchiefs are usually light in color and made of cotton. Pocket squares are not handkerchiefs.
Dressing Down or Semi-Formal Dressing:
An invitation to dress down or dress in semi-formal attire is not an invitation to turn up in jeans. Semi-formal dressing is still formal in nature and the appropriate attire is a full-sleeved, button down shirt worn with trousers, leather shoes & belt, and accompanied by a matching or contrasting coat. A tie is optional, depending on the occasion.
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"Unlike many other online business courses, CORe participants are graded in each course based on quizzes, a final exam, and their level of participation. The program is largely taught through case studies of issues and challenges at such organizations as Amazon, PepsiCo, The New York Times, and the American Red Cross. But there also are lessons from managers at small, local companies, including the Bikram Yoga studio near campus. Harvard awards a certificate of completion to each graduate and says it will maintain transcripts of the grades. Top performers receive an Honors or High Honors designation, similar to what Harvard MBAs get when they graduate from the school.
So, what has Harvard learned after sending two cohorts through the program? The second B-to-B cohort had an 80% completion rate and engagement rates off the chart, much like the pioneer cohort. The completion rate fell by five percentage points, largely because the second cohort was comprised entirely of full-time managers and employees who often found it difficult to complete all the work. Learners find that it takes about 10 hours a week over the two-month program to get all the work done. Participants also are prevented from moving forward unless they complete a module within a two-week timeframe, a deadline that makes it hard to catch up when students fall behind."
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Original post by Nikolay Osadchiy on his wonderful blog!
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Happy New Year! My most popular post so far has been about Tesco bringing grocery shopping to Korean subway. Here is another example of retail innovation (hat tip – Benn Konsynski). Yihaodian a Chinese company using augmented reality to build a 3D virtual store. Their stores exist only on a smartphone screen, but otherwise it's a fully immersive experience.
Interestingly, customers still need to go to a store, augmented reality works only at specific locations. At first, it seemed odd – why limit consumer experience? Perhaps the company is betting on association with the trendiest locations. Another reason why Yihaodian is doing this might be studying how consumers move about the store and applying it for improving store layout. Given Yihaodian's effective merger with Walmart, I would not be surprised if the virtual store browsing data is applied for traditional brick and mortar store design.


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Netflix has just enabled 1080p content for Apple's new iPhone 6 Plus, with the company updating its iOS application so that the higher-resolution iPhone can now enjoy Full HD content.
The latest app is now capable of 1080p playback, just like its older Android 4.3 counterparts. The new Netflix for iOS app has a few other improvements for iOS 8, as well as improved Chromecast streaming.
SoundCloud will soon offer music lovers a subscription service
While Spotify and Pandora continue to scoop up millions of users, SoundCloud is preparing its own paid subscription service that has seen the company team up with Warner Music Group. Warner being one of the biggest music distributors in the world doesn't hurt now, does it?
SoundCloud's paid subscription service will use its ad program On SoundCloud, and will begin sometime early next year. The program will allow artists granular control over how their content is made available to fans, and how they can make money from it. We don't know much else about the subscription plan, but when we do, you can be sure we'll be here reporting on it.
Gmail 5.0 for Android will allow support for Outlook and Yahoo
Google has only just unveiled Android 5.0 Lollipop, but one of the bigger surprises it has is Gmail 5.0 for Android. Gmail 5.0 for Android will sport a new look, pulling it alongside the new refreshed look of its Android apps of late, but it will do something that should shake up other companies: supporting Outlook.com and Yahoo accounts.
This sees Google wanting to have Gmail as a one-stop-shop for all things email, baking in support for two of its biggest competitors. In a leaked video, we can see that other mail services that are supported, apart from Outlook.com and Yahoo, will include IMAP and POP3, as most would expect. Some rumors suggest that Google has sprinkled Exchange ActiveSync over Gmail 5.0 for Android, which will stop people from having to switch between email apps, keeping it all within Gmail.
We should expect Gmail 5.0 to roll out when Android 5.0 Lollipop launches in a couple of weeks time.
Spotify announces family plans, allows up to five separate accounts
Spotify has announce that it will soon allow multiple accounts under a new family plan, something that will see existing Spotify accounts priced at $9.99, with additional members adding on $5 per user, versus $9.99 for a new subscription.
This means that two users will cost $14.99, three at $19.99 up toi a total of $29.99 per month for five users. The streaming music outfit hasn't said how it will enforce the 'family' part of these plans, and whether it would force them under a single IP address, which would stop a group of friends sharing one single account, at $5 cheaper per month or not.
Google Now will now remind you to pay your bills
Google Now continuously receives new updates and superpowers, with its latest ability: warning you of your unpaid bills. Google has just unveiled the new feature, which is simple to activate and get working.
The company explains: "When you can't remember whether you've paid your bills - or you simply can't remember how much money you need to pay - you can now just ask Google. Tap the mic on the Google app (g.co/googleapp) and say, 'Show me my bills' or 'My bills due this week.' If you have the payment due date and amount in your Gmail, you'll see a quick summary of upcoming and past bills".
This is a nice feature, as it simply runs in the background. You might remember randomly one day, 'oh, have I paid my phone bill', to simply access Google Now and find out.
Google updates Gmail for iOS, works better on the new iPhone 6
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are still fresh in consumers' hands, with Google releasing an updated version of Gmail for iOS. The new version of Gmail works better with the higher resolution displays found in the new iPhones.
It's not a massive change, but the increased resolution, especially on the iPhone 6 Plus, is messing up a slew of apps. At least now, Gmail for iOS isn't one of them. The added pixels on screen allow Gmail users to see more messages at once, without losing Gmail features to a lack of pixels like labels and stars.
Google Maps breaks into 20 additional countries
Google Maps is an incredible part of Google's ecosystem for Android, with the company bringing its Maps and Navigation app to 20 new countries. Google Maps will include free driving, walking, and bike directions to millions of people in the following countries:
- Angola
- Bahamas
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Fiji
- Guyana
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- Tobago
- Trinidad
If you're in one of these countries, go and grab Google Maps now!
U.S. military seeking technologies able to dodge missiles
The Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) is developing a Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXVT-T) craft that is able to automatically adjust to avoid incoming rockets. However, with the safety effectiveness of armor going down - and the cost of vehicle armor increasing - a futuristic system to assist drivers avoid rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons could be greatly beneficial.
Military researchers have increasingly improved armor on battlefield vehicles, but have lagged behind new weapons and bombs designed to penetrate armor. The GXV-T program should help disrupt current mechanized warfare by providing new technologies to keep soldiers safe.
GXV-T's goal is not to just improve or replace one particular vehicle - it's about breaking the 'more armor' paradigm and revolutionizing projection for all armored fighting vehicles," said Kevin Massey, DARPA program manager. Inspired by how X-plane programs have improved airfraft capabilities over the past 60 years, we plan to pursue groundbreaking fundamental research and development to help make future armored fighting vehicles significantly more mobile, effective, save and affordable."
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Watch a video ad on Spotify Free, get ad-free music for 30 minutes
Spotify is continuing to climb up the music streaming mountain, announcing that it is diving into the video business, offering up video advertising products for its over 30 million free users.
The new video ads are split into two sides, the first is a brand partner being able to purchase 15- or 30-second "takeover" ads for desktop users. These ads will only be displayed when the desktop client is open, but if not, a normal audio ad will be played instead. The second ad will be offering up mobile users a 30-second commercial, providing them with 30 minutes of ad-free listening.
Spotify is able to do this with some big sponsors jumping on-board, such as Coca-Cola, Ford, McDonalds, NBC Universal pictures, Target and Wells Fargo. The music streaming outfit is aiming at a specific group of its users, something the company calls its "highly engaged" audience, users who spend an average of 146 minutes per day, or more, listening across multiple devices. The ads will be pushed into six markets for Q4 2014: Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, the US and the UK. Spotify will roll it out globally sometime in 2015.
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WhatsApp sails past 600 million monthly active users
WhatsApp growth doesn't seem to be slowing down, with its CEO Jan Koum tweeting that the mobile messaging app has over 600 million monthly active users. The tweet from Koum wasn't just to brag about the growth of WhatsApp, but that its 600 million users are actually active, compared to its competitors.
Services such as Kik and Line only report on their registered numbers, so we don't know how popular they are at any given time. When Facebook acquired WhatsApp back in February for $19 billion, the company was edging on 500 million users. A couple of months later, in April, WhatsApp hit the 500 million mark, so it has only taken the company another four months to take in another 100 million users.
Right now, WhatsApp is free to use for the first year, and just $0.99 per year after. With 600 million monthly active users, the company isn't making much of its half-billion user base, but I'm sure we'll see that change soon when the Facebook acquisition closes later in the year.


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Seattle Seahawks restricted free agent offensive lineman Chris Spencer has signed his one-year tender, a league source has confirmed.
Defensive end Brandon Miller, still recovering from wrist surgery last off-season, was waived to fit Spencer on the team's 80-man off-season roster.
Spencer (6-3, 312) was the Seahawks' first-round pick (25th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft, and the former Ole Miss standout has started 54 of his 64 games in the NFL. Not eligible for unrestricted free agency, the Seahawks tendered Spencer at the "Original Round" level, which will compensate Spencer at 110% of his 2009 base salary, or $2.42 million dollars in bases salary in 2010.
Moved from center to right guard for three games late last season, new Seahawks offensive line coach Alex Gibbs has Spencer back at his natural center position during the team's recent mini-camp.
Miller played inside linebacker at the University of Georgia, but was converted to defensive end by the Atlanta Falcons, who signed the 6-2, 252-pounder as an undrafted free agent in 2008. Miller totaled 5 tackles, including two for a loss, during the pre-season, but was waived at the end of training camp and re-signed to the team's practice squad.
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Published Sunday, January 27, 2013
By JOHN A. WINTERS
The national commander of the American Legion was in Newnan Saturday promoting Operation Comfort Warriors.
It is the first time a national commander has visited the local American Legion Post 57, and dignitaries from across the state were on hand.
Operation Comfort Warriors is a program pushed by National Commander James Koutz dedicated to providing wounded, injured or ill military personnel with comfort items not usually supplied by the government. Items range from clothes to iPods for individuals, to large items like ping pong tables and drum sets for common areas.
"We cannot do it without your help," Koutz told the packed audience. "And that means donations. Every cent out of your pocket goes to these soldiers."
Earlier this month, the Legion's project donated more than $4,500 in electronic equipment to the Warrior Transition Battalion at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Ga. More than $30,000 has been given out in January alone throughout the country.
"Our goal is to provide our wounded soldiers with whatever they need," Koutz said. "The American Legion is there to help."
The commander also pushed for the Legion to work on increasing membership, saying that has declined in the last few years. Currently, the Legion has 2.4 million members, and is holding to reach its 100th anniversary goal — in 2019 — of 3.3 million.
"We need to knock on doors. We need to advertise in the media about the incredible things we are doing," he said.
One way to help is the "Adopt A Vet" program, where current members pay the dues for other veterans who are in nursing homes or hospitals or just can't afford it.
"I ask you to do that," Koutz said. "We need to adopt them and pay their dues for a year. Maybe they can save up and pay the next year, but if not, then pay it for another year.
Another topic the commander touched on was the backlog — nearly 1 million — of Veteran Affairs claims.
"If I owned a grocery story and people were standing outside every day waiting for help, I'd hire more people," he said, and then asked members to write their congressmen about getting more funding for the VA.
He also discussed the GI Bill, saying Congress is looking "hard" at it. The bill helps cover education costs for veterans.
"We can't have veterans drop out of school," he said. "We need to get them to stay in and get that education."
Koutz closed with the slogan he selected for the traditional one-year term national commanders serve: "Every day is Veterans Day."
"This is a real honor for us to host our national commander and we want it to be a visit he will long remember," said Newnan Post Commander Dick Dennis. "He will learn that we are a part of a caring community of patriotic citizens."


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This is the same box file as this one. It is an exclusive one you get with the Cricut Mini, but awhile ago it was one of their free files for a week. The paper is all American Crafts and the ribbon is just from my stash.
Wow...so pretty...lovin' the boxes!!! Lee-Ann :)
This is elegant and beautiful!! I love the colors!! Happy Wednesday :)
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Ditto to what Lisa said. Elegant and beautiful!! I love the ones is your last post, too!!


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UCLA -Derrick put up steadily improving numbers throughout his career ... Has done a fine job as a tailback and in one-back situations ... Possesses a good combination of size, strength and speed ... Also a standout on special teams.
2011 - Appeared in all 14 games as a running back and on special teams ... Was named the winner of the Tommy Prothro Award for Outstanding Special Teams Player and the Paul I. Wellman Memorial Award for All Around-Excellence by the coaching staff ... Ranked second on the team with a career-best 765 yards rushing ... Led the team with 11 touchdowns ... Named second-team All-Pac-12 as a special teams performer (seven tackles and member of kick return and kick cover units) ... Had three 100-yard games on the season ... Led the team with 39 yards rushing in the bowl games vs. Illinois and caught one pass (5 yds) ... Topped the team with 83 yards rushing in the Pac-12 championship game at Oregon ... Also caught a pass (6) ... Hauled in two passes at USC (6) ... Carried 11 times for 54 yards against Colorado ... Ran 12 times for 43 yards at Utah ... Totaled 119 yards and two touchdowns against Arizona State ... Ran for 81 of his 119 yards in the second half, including 65 on the game-winning drive which culminated in his one-yard scoring run with 49 seconds remaining ... Had 80 yards on 19 carries against Cal and found the end zone on runs of two, 20 and 24 yards ... Had five rushes for 13 yards at Arizona ... Carried 11 times vs. Washington State for 27 yards while scoring twice on short runs ... Recorded exactly 100 yards on a career-best 20 carries at Oregon State ... Ran for two scores and 47 total yards against Texas ... Led the team with 135 yards rushing on 14 carries vs. San Jose State ... Carried seven times for 17 yards and a score at Houston.
2010 - Appeared in 11 games and made two starts ... Ranked second on the team with a career-high 487 yards ... His per-game average of 44.27 yards ranked 13th in the Pac-10 ... Averaged 5.9 yards per carry and was second on the team with five touchdowns ... Made 10 tackles on special teams coverage units ... Started the opener at Kansas State and ran for 29 yards on five carries ... Started and carried six times for 23 yards prior to being injured (concussion) in the third quarter against Stanford ... Did not play against Houston ... Returned to action at Texas and came off the bench to rush for 94 yards on 16 attempts ... Had a 29-yard touchdown run late in the game ... Six of his runs against the Longhorns accounted for at least five yards and three were for double-figure yardage ... Made three tackles on special teams ... Compiled a career-high 185 yards on the ground and three touchdowns (one, one, four yards), another career-best against Washington State ... His 73-yard run was the longest of his career and the longest by a Bruin since Johnathan Franklin had a 74-yard run last year versus Cal ... Six of his runs against the Cougars measured at least five yards and four were in double figures (including runs of 73, 36 and 23 yards) ... Carried twice at Cal for one yard ... Totaled 34 yards at Oregon and made three tackles ... Ran for 42 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown, on nine carries versus Arizona ... Gained six yards on five attempts against Oregon State ... Ran for 30 yards on seven carries at Washington ... Totaled 18 yards on four rushes at Arizona State ... Carried six times for 25 yards against USC ... Tri-winner of UCLA's Tommy Prothro Award for Outstanding Special Teams Player (made 10 tackles).
2009 - Appeared in all 13 games and made one start (at Washington St.) ... Member of the 2009 AFCA Good Works Team ... Second on the team with 244 yards rushing ... Came off the bench to lead the team with 69 rushing yards on four carries versus San Diego St. ... Had a 29-yard scoring run on his first carry in the game and a later dash of 31 yards ... Carried six times for one yard at Tennessee ... Totaled 46 yards on eight carries against Kansas St. ... Netted three yards on two rushes at Stanford ... Also had a three-yard reception ... Had one yard on two carries against Oregon ... Played on special teams and offense against Cal ... Saw special teams duty at Arizona ... Carried three times for 19 yards at Oregon St., including a 12-yard burst on his first carry ... Led the Bruins against Washington with 49 yards on 13 attempts ... Started at WSU and led all running backs with 50 yards on 12 attempts ... Carried twice for two yards versus Arizona St. ... Had one yard on his only attempt at USC and added a special teams tackle ... Gained three yards on his only carry in the bowl win over Temple.
2008 - Saw action in 10 games with one start (Washington) ... Second on the team in rushing yards with 284 (5.4 avg.) ... Ranked 21st in the Pac-10 in rushing (28.4/g) ... Made his debut against Arizona (game three) ... Carried seven times for 24 yards and made two receptions ... Led the team with 86 yards rushing against Fresno St. on 10 attempts, including a 44-yard jaunt ... Came off the bench against Washington St. to lead the team with 49 yards rushing on six carries, including a 31-yard burst ... At Oregon, he gained 12 yards on five carries ... His one-yard run in the third quarter was his first career touchdown ... Ran for 20 yards on four carries and made one reception vs. Stanford ... At Cal, he had four carries for six yards ... Netted three yards on three carries against Oregon State and caught one ball for six yards ... Made his first career start at Washington and ran for 42 yards on 10 carries, including an 11-yard scoring run on UCLA's first possession of the contest ... At ASU, he led the team with 43 yards on three carries, including a 38-yard run ...Carried once for minus-one yard versus USC.
HIGH SCHOOL - Three-year varsity starter at running back and linebacker at Troy HS in Fullerton, CA for coach Jim Burton ... Rated No. 2 fullback nationally by ESPN ... Earned three stars from scout.com ...Earned three stars from rivals.com ... Named All-State third-team by Cal-Hi Sports ... Named to CIF-Southern Section Southeast Division team ... Named team MVP and first-team all-league as a senior ... Ran for 5,214 yards in his career and scored 86 touchdowns ... Broke school record for most touchdowns in a season (38); most points scored in a season (232); most rushing yards in a season (2,456); most rushing touchdowns (38); most yards offense in a season (2,456); most touchdowns scored in a game (5); longest rushing touchdown (90 yards) ... As a senior, he ran for 1,084 yards and scored 19 touchdowns on 230 carries ... Also scored twice on receptions ... As a junior, he rushed for 2,456 yards (11.1 avg.) and 38 touchdowns ... Named Freeway League MVP ... First-team All-CIF SS and second-team all-county selection ... As a sophomore, he was named first-team all-league; first-team All-CIF SS ... Also lettered in basketball (two years) for coach Scott Blake and three years in track (100 meters, 4 x 100 meter relay, shot put, triple jump).
PERSONAL - Full Name: Derrick Lamont Coleman, Jr. ... Born: October 18, 1990 in West Los Angeles, CA ... Parents: Derrick Coleman and May Hamlin ... Has one sister, Tenisha and one brother, Keyon ... Lists NFL defensive back Antonio Cromartie as the athlete he admires the most ... Hobbies include all sports, but especially golf and lifting weights ... Can read lips ... Interested in a possible career as a lawyer ... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll in 2010 Spring Quarter ... Finalist for 2011 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease award ... Political Science major.


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Readership: Students, scholars, and educated readers seeking an understanding of the long-term origins of the French revolution; readers interested in the financial and economic difficulties faced by
militarily-engaged great powers
Guy Rowlands, Director of the Centre for French History and Culture, University of St Andrews
Guy Rowlands is Director of the Centre for French History and Culture and a Lecturer in the School of History at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of The Dynastic State and the Army under Louis XIV. Royal Service and Private Interest, 1661-1701 (2002), shich was co-winner of the Royal Historical Society's Gladstone Prize (2003). Prior to his appointment at St Andrews he held teaching and research positions at the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, and Durham. His research interests span
western European history between 1660 and 1800, with particular focus upon politics, war, and finance. He has been a Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2007-08) and a Senior Research Fellow of the British Academy and Leverhulme Trust (2010-11).
"... a clear, lucid and easily comprehensible description of how military finance operated in the largest unitary European state of the eighteenth century ... will make this book one of the standard works of reference for all historians of French and European finance and state formation." - Aaron Graham, French History. Volume 27, Issue 3.
"In Guy Rowlands's scholarly and spirited new book, we dive into the underworld of French royal finance ... there can be few better guides to this underworld than Rowlands, who leads us to a deeply researched, thoroughly convincing explanation of the how and why of financial breakdown in this
period." - Erik Goldner, H-France
"A lexical analysis of Rowland's writing makes the grim reality of the story he tells plain. ... Ostensibly focused on the financing of the war of the Spanish succession, this book has many ramifications." - Michael Hawcroft, French Studies
"this study provides a sure guide to a bureaucratic labyrinth and a convincing argument that the War of the Spanish Succession was even more of a disaster for France than has generally been believed." - Jotham Parsons, The Historian
"this book fills a crucial gap in the literature. One can only admire the author's ability to piece together
disparate elements to document and discuss a number of important, if complex, issues. It will remain a must-read for all interested in Louis XIV's finance and one of Europe's most important conflicts." - Joel Felix, The Economic History Review
General Introduction
Part I: The strategic management of war and the financial chain of command
1: Geostrategy, international politics, and the burden of war, 1688-1714
2: The king, his ministers, and the direction of financial policy
PART II: Raising money, finding money, making money: sourcing revenue in an age of crisis
3: Taxing to the hilt? Structural weakness and falling revenues
4: Borrowing to the limit
5: Manipulating the coinage
6: Paper money and absolute monarchy
PART III: The degeneration of military funding and the rising costs of war
7: The treasury of the Extraordinaire des Guerres in the era of the Spanish Succession
8: The crisis of spending and appropriations in Louis XIV's personal rule
9: The overdraft of war: short-term debt and military finance
10: Rent-seeking in the military paymaster world
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