On The Road Again WIllie Nelson

Spring is in the air…in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopa. With clear skies and temperatures in the mid-70s, it’s certainly a fair bit warmer than springtime in Seattle, or the crisp low 20s of Beijing. But it does not compare to the low-90s of Mombasa, Kenya.

In honor of this global edition of New Directions, escape the madcap Seattle weather of the past year. Lose yourself in the accounts of Jeff Folman, Kyra Worrell, and Ann Anderson as they travel the world learning about and exploring UW financial operations and business opportunities abroad. Through the Global Support Project article, find out more how Financial Management is helping to develop an institutional framework for supporting global activities.

Back at home, we have the Purchasing & Stores folks to welcome to Financial Management. You will also learn why the wiki is revolutioning our work, how SPoC will answer complex financial questions, why “convergence” will make our business processes more efficient, and much, much more. 

The incredibly difficult contest that was featured last issue was SO difficult that not only did nobody win, but nobody even entered! With that said, here is an overview of the contest with the answers finally revealed!

Some of the headlines from the Pulp Fiction issue were based on famous pulp fiction detective novels. Your challenge was threefold: 1) identify the headline that was based on the novel, 2) identify the novel and 3) name the author.

Here are the answers:

Green Harvest = Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett

Farewell, My Spreadsheet = Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler

The Mentor Always Rings Twice = The Postman Always Rings Twice by James Cain

The ODIN in the Tank = The Lady in the Lake by Raymond Chandler

QI – The Manager = I The Jury by Mickey Spillaine

They serve Customers, Don’t They? = They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? by Horace McCoy

The Big Sweat = The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler

The Knowledge-Ease Falcon = The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

I Wake Up Chatting =  I Wake Up Screaming by Steve Fisher

In appreciation of you reading this all the way to the end, the first person to email the following words to seamline@u.washington.edu, wins a coffee card:

I knew all the answers, I just wanted to give someone else a chance.

Hold the emails, we have a winner! Vincent Lau responded in lightning quick fashion and took the prize.

Home Letter from the Editor Headlines An American Controller in China The Annual Report–Better Than Ever Jeff and Bill's Excellent Adventure Global Support Project Can't Find Answers? Turn to SPOC! On African Soil

Innovations Convergence Exploration Seminars and Pangaea Awards A “Load” of Improvement for Rate Calculation Process Welcome to Purchasing and Stores Staff Strategic Dashboard Development Accounts Payable – Continuous Improvement Put it in the Wiki!

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