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Lean Manufacturing: Eliminating the 8 Hidden Wastes – Part 8 of 8. The E in DOWNTIME
Excess processing is doing anything more than the minimum required to transform material into an acceptable product. It is effort that adds no value to the service or product from the customer's viewpoint. After all, it is the customer, either internal or external, that needs to be satisfied. Clarifying customer requirements and changing the manufacturing or service orders causes different costs. If caught too late, this leads to re-work or even the rejection of shipped goods. This includes processing beyond customer values or taking extra steps that are not required. Whatever the cause, the result is predictable: wasted money, time, effort and resources. The only option is to closely examine the processes and correct them without sacrificing quality.
LOOK FOR poor process control, lack of standards, lack of or poor communication, overdesigned equipment, undefined true requirements, human error, redundant approval or inspection, non-standard business processes, re-entering data, just-in-case logic, "Not Invented Here and / or "Not My Job" syndromes, lack of teamwork or lack of adequate training.
REDUCE BY using Lean tools such as Value Added Flow Charts, Statistical Process Control (SPC), 5-Why Analysis, A3 Reports and Total Productive Maintenance.
The Value-Added Flow Chart is a tool to improve cycle times and productivity by visually separating value-adding from non-value-adding activities. Value Added Flow Charts give teams vision into where processes are creating value and where potential improvement efforts should be targeted. The charts are effective at showing current state and improvements resulting from projects. Teams can understand the value of process steps and identify waste in various forms. This tool is the cornerstone of any process improvement toolbox.
Statistical Process Control (SPC) is based on the analysis of data and requires, like any program, support from the top, and a great deal of coordination. If done successfully SPC can greatly improve a process's ability to be controlled and analyzed during process improvement projects. The process will be most effective if senior managers make it part of their daily routine to review charts and make comments. Some practitioners share initial charts when they review them to provide visual support. Charts that are posted on the floor make the best working tools-they are visible to operators, and are accessible to problem-solving teams. While the initial resource cost of SPC can be substantial, the ROI gained from the information and knowledge the tool creates proves to be a successful activity time and time again.
The 5-Why Analysis method is used to move past symptoms and understand the true root cause of a problem. It is said that only by asking "Why?" five times successively can you delve into a problem deeply enough to understand the ultimate root cause. By the time you get to the 4th or 5th why, you will likely be looking squarely at management practices. This methodology is closely related to the Cause and Effect (Fishbone) diagram and can be used to complement the analysis necessary to complete a Cause and Effect diagram. 5-Why analysis is more than just an iterative process or a simple question asking activity. The purpose behind a 5-why analysis is to get the right people in the room to discuss all of the possible root causes of a given defect in a process. Many times teams will stop once a reason for a defect has been identified. These conclusions often do not get to the root cause. A disciplined 5-why approach will push teams to think outside the box and reach a root cause where the team can actually make a positive difference in the problem instead of merely treating symptoms.
A3 Reports are one page reports used for documenting the necessary information needed for progress reporting and decision making. They simplify project reporting because they pull from otherwise numerous and detailed progress reports and extensive background analysis. A3 reports condense the information to a single page and visually communicate to the reader using graphs, charts and succinct bullet points. Also referred to as "1 pagers", the A3 report got its name from Toyota Motor Company and refers to the metric paper size that the report is produced on (equivalent to a paper size of 11 inches by 17 inches). This report can be characterized as a Lean tool best suited for solving relatively short duration Kaizen improvement activities. An A3 Report is comparable to today's computerized "dashboard".
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) was developed in the 1970's as a method of involving machine operators in the preventive maintenance of their machines. This was a reaction to increasing specialization and centralization of the maintenance function that had crated division of labor barriers between operators and the maintenance of their machines and equipment. TPM involves both the operators and maintenance crews working together to improve the overall operation of the equipment. The operators are around the equipment all of the time and should be the first to identify noisy or vibrating motors, squeaky fan belts or chains and oil and air leaks. Operators need to understand the basic standards for their equipment and check it closely and routinely to assure it meets those standards. As soon as a minor defect in operation is identified, maintenance needs to be notified. Catching problems early and fixing them is the key to preventing catastrophic failure or complete shutdown of expensive equipment. Equipment reliability is a cornerstone of a lean manufacturing system. With little or no buffer inventories, equipment failures directly impact production volumes and customer service; therefore, effective preventive maintenance is a critical activity. By bringing together people from all areas concerned with equipment into a comprehensive PM system, overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) is raised to the highest possible level. This requires the support and cooperation of everyone from top management on down.
How much profit is your company losing due to non-value added processing activities?
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Lean Manufacturing: Eliminating the 8 Hidden Wastes – Part 7 of 8. The M in DOWNTIME
Motion waste is the unnecessary movement of people, product or equipment that adds no value to a process. Workers walk back and forth from the work area to supply, around unneeded equipment or perform redundant motions that can be eliminated to speed up a process. This can be one of the most frustrating wastes for workers and management. The lost time and production rob most processes of opportunities to function efficiently and make the employees work harder. While most processes are not designed to have motion wastes in them, it is one of the first wastes to creep in and cause disruption.
LOOK FOR excessive walking, moving or handling.
REDUCE BY developing and then examining a spaghetti diagram and Current State and Future State Value Stream Map (VSM) of every process to fully understand operator, equipment or material movement. Implement a Standard Work Practices program and develop an Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) record.
A Spaghetti diagram is a simple visual tool to demonstrate the flow of material, flow of information, and flow of money in a process, and is used to expose waste AND opportunity. The word "spaghetti" is descriptive because it describes flow that is not easily understood, cannot easily be followed, or if the flow is literally all over the place. It represents a point of departure, that is, what does the current state look like and what are the exact improvements needed to be made. Put another way, a spaghetti diagram is a visual representation of how bad things really are. Sometimes, through, poor thinking and poor choices, they are not just representations of how things are, but they can be representations of what we have created; sometimes we turn our processes into spaghetti diagrams. Remember, the spaghetti diagram process is not just completing a diagram but using it to fuel decisions that will improve the workplace. Ensure that operators are involved in the activity. In the results, look for large distances and repetitive movements; consider why they are made and what can be done to improve. Optimizing the workplace can only be carried out when its weak points are known.
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is documenting an overhead view of a process that looks all the way from the finished product back through a process to the raw materials or request for action (information) which is where most processes start. VSM can help to clearly understand and communicate all of the steps in a process and also allows you to identify those hidden wastes that exist within a process. From the raw materials storage to delivery of a finished product or service, materials flow throughout a process and are handled many people and machines. Information also flows all the way from initial request for a product or service through to the customer reception of the product or service. Historically, most flow charting or mapping processes did not include this crucial element called information flow. VSM not only includes information flow, but also shows how it is intertwined with material flow, machines and manpower.
Standardized Work Practices allow process steps to be decomposed and optimized into simple easy to follow steps that any operator can easily perform. Standardized practices allow operators and workers to perform tasks the same way each time by combining and using all resources effectively such as time, technology, tools on shadow boards and raw materials. By breaking down any process into clearly defined tasks, one can achieve consistency and increase throughput and OEE. These standard tasks or sequence of tasks should be well measured and documented into Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and simpler tasks or standards developed into one point lessons, which form the basis for training new operators in performing a task and as a performance and quality measurement tool.
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a method of measuring productivity performance. More specifically, it is a statistical metric to determine how efficiently a machine is running. The four bits of information required to calculate OEE are total staff time and the machine's efficiency, quality and availability. The result is the value that a machine contributes to the production process. OEE is a globally recognized best practice measure to systematically improve processes for higher efficiencies and better productivity, ultimately leading to lower manufacturing costs and higher profitability. It is frequently used as a key metric in a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) program.
Are Motion Wastes walking away with your customer's and your company's profits?
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Lean Manufacturing: Eliminating the 8 Hidden Wastes – Part 6 of 8. The I in DOWNTIME
Inventory waste is any material in excess of the one piece required for the next step in the process and can be found in any of three states-raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods. Unless the product is being worked on and having value added to it, or it is on its way to the customer, it is inventory. Excess inventories hide many unwanted conditions. Excessive inventory may cover up quality problems like rework and defects, manpower and/or production scheduling problems, excessive lead times and supplier or vendor problems. It is very expensive to carry excessive inventory which requires capital to be tied up in interest payments. Excessive inventory reduces ROI on manpower and raw materials.
LOOK FOR inventory held "just-in-case" problems arise, or unreliable shipments from suppliers or for excessive service capability or excessive inventories with less than 12 turns per year. Also look for large lot production, unreliable forecasts, poor scheduling, poor market forecasts, unbalanced workloads, poor communications and management decision issues any of which result in increased labor, fuel, space and/or maintenance costs and material aging and risk of obsolescence.
REDUCE BY implementing Just-In-Time (JIT) movement of materials, Single Piece Flow, kanbans, 5S, and cellular layouts.
Just-in-time manufacturing is a strategy used to reduce costs by reducing the in-process inventory level. It is driven by a series of signals that tell the production line to make the next piece for the product and when it is needed. The signals used are usually simple visual signals, such as the absence or presence of a piece that is needed in the manufacturing process. In just-in-time manufacturing, reorder levels for certain inventory items are set and new stock is ordered only when those levels are reached. There is no overstocking of parts or items, which saves on space in the warehouse. This manufacturing strategy can lead to improvements in quality and efficiency. It also can lead to higher profits and a larger return on the company's investment. Although this specific manufacturing strategy was created by the Toyota company in Japan during the 1970s, previous businesses used manufacturing processes that were based on similar concepts. One of the first was created by Henry Ford, whose automobile company bought materials only for its immediate needs in the manufacturing process. Ford bought only the amount of material that was needed in the production plan and planned the transportations of materials so that the flow of the product would be smooth. This created a rapid turnover and decreased the amount of money that was tied up in raw materials.
The Single Piece Flow technique allows us to make only the quantity needed to fill the hole to be "pulled" by the next operation downstream from their operation. This keeps the work-in-progress to a minimum and is usually managed with a good kanban system. Often movement of batches are minimized to the smallest number efficiently handled and eventually further reduced to Single Piece Flow.
Kanban is a scheduling system that uses signals to help determine what to produce, when to produce it, and how much to produce. It is not an inventory control system. It works from upstream to downstream in the production process (i.e., starting with the customer order). At each step, only as many parts are withdrawn as necessary, ensuring that only what is ordered is made. The necessary part in a given process step always accompanies the signal to ensure visual control. The upstream processes only produce what has been withdrawn. This includes only producing items in the sequence in which the signals are received, and only producing the number indicated. Only the products that are 100% defect free continue on through the production line. In this way, each step uncovers and then corrects the defects that are found, before any more can be produced. The number of signals should be decreased over time. Minimizing the total number of signals is the best way to uncover areas of needed improvement. By constantly reducing the total number of signals, continuous improvement is facilitated by concurrently reducing the overall level of stock in production.
The 5S system is a workplace organization method that greatly improves the efficiency and management of an operational area while improving morale and saving time. The five S's stand for Sort, Set-in-order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain. 5S is often the first step in applying Lean techniques. It helps to get all of the "junk", including materials, out of the work area and then set procedures to keep it that way.
In Cellular Layouts, production work stations and equipment are arranged in a sequence that supports a smooth flow of materials and components through the production process with minimal transport or delay. Implementation of this lean method often represents the first major shift in production activity, and it is the key enabler of increased production velocity and flexibility, as well as the reduction of capital requirements.
Are excess inventories tying up your cash, creating financial inflexibility and costing your company money?
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Lean Manufacturing: Eliminating the 8 Hidden Wastes – Part 5 of 8. The T in DOWNTIME
Transportation waste occurs when people, product, equipment or information are moved more often or further than needed. During multi-step processes, materials and people are moved from process to process that are separated by distance and/or time. Instead of processes being sequential or positioned next to each other, they are far apart and require forklifts, conveyors or other moving devices to be re-positioned for the next step in a process. All of these movements add no value to the process or product.
LOOK FOR the movement of people, materials or information that does not add value to a process.
REDUCE BY minimizing the physical distances the materials, equipment and/or manpower travel with zoning, cellular layouts, value stream mapping, and sequencing.
Zoning is a technique of identifying the boundaries of a particular work center. Everything has a marked home and there is no excess work-in-process storage. When Just-in-Time (JIT) is fully implemented, equipment and personnel are optimized in new layouts. Techniques like frontal loading, retrieval and ergonomically correct work centers are implemented. Place supply and removal paths at least 1 meter away from the back of workers and make the paths at least 2 meters wide to reduce potential accidents. Some organizations establish parts "super markets" to locate materials near to where they will be needed and operators will "pull" materials into their work center, versus having work "pushed" to them.
A Cellular Layout should provide all of the equipment, tools, work instructions and materials to accomplish a single task or group of related tasks. It does not matter if the cell shape is a T, I, L, U or V, although the U is the most common. The best shape is the one that produces the most efficient productivity in a safe manner. Most people are right handed, so the most ergonomically correct flow of parts or objects in a cellular layout is counter-clock wise. Arrange production cells to minimize the stretching and reaching for parts, supplies or tools and to accomplish tasks. Place the height of the work surface based on the type of work to be done and the weight of the materials to be moved. Observe and talk to workers doing the task before determining the final layout.
Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is documenting an overhead view of a process that looks all the way from the finished product back through a process to the raw materials or request for action (information) which is where most processes start. VSM can help to clearly understand and communicate all of the steps in a process and also allows you to identify those hidden wastes that exist within a process. From the raw materials storage to delivery of a finished product or service, materials flow throughout a process and are handled many people and machines. Information also flows all the way from initial request for a product or service through to the customer reception of the product or service. Historically, most flow charting or mapping processes did not include this crucial element called information flow. VSM not only includes information flow, but also shows how it is intertwined with the flow of materials, machines and manpower.
Sequencing is a JIT technique which was revolutionized the Toyota Production System in which they scheduled their automobile manufacturing for mixed model production. Their implementation of Lean techniques allows them to effectively produce the correct model of automobile with variations needed to meet the changing customer demands. Similar models that require different parts are scheduled for production with the right parts delivered to the production line just-in-time. These techniques can be applied to any production line that produces similar items and knows the frequency of their customer demands. There is no need to tell customers that they have to wait until you complete a long production run of one type of product before you can produce a similar one. Operations that are process-focused versus function-focused, with smaller machines and well trained operators are usually flexible enough to use sequencing. In today's market, customers do not want to wait for their product while your competition is producing goods when the customer wants it.
Is transportation waste creating bottlenecks and roadblocks that are hindering the financial success of your customers and your company?
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Lean Manufacturing: Eliminating the 8 Hidden Wastes – Part 2 of 8. The O in DOWNTIME
Many manufacturers believe in the traditional long runs of equipment because it is supposed to be more efficient to run a big batch versus running several shorter batches that include change-overs. Long runs require large inventories. Large inventories tie up large sums of money and keep our customers waiting longer. Thus, long runs reduce our ROI! Manufacturers that are leading their industries have found that when change-over times are drastically reduced and simplified, they can change-over more often and please more customers.
Over-Production waste occurs when we manufacture, assemble, or build more than what is needed. We make something just-in-case instead of Just-In-Time (JIT). Inaccurate scheduling, long lead times, long changeovers and not being close enough to our customers to understand their changing needs, leads us to longer production runs. We worry that our customer might need more while we have to suffer with the associated cost of unsold goods or services.
LOOK FOR processes producing more than is being "pulled" by the customer and requires storage between processes.
REDUCE BY improving Change-over and Set-up times and Line Balancing (Balancing Production Lines).
Quick Change-over and Set-up times on smaller and more flexible equipment make it easier to please many customers while reducing the overall cost of holding large quantities of inventory that is waiting for production opportunities. Drastically reduce change-over times requires an in-depth 2 step analysis and documentation of the process. The first step is to identify and move as many of the now internal ("power off") activities to external ("power on") activities. This first improvement step cost almost nothing to change, but are sometimes the hardest to implement because of years of old habits and resistance to change. The next step is to reduce the time required to perform the remaining internal activities. A valuable resource available on the subject is A Revolution in Manufacturing: The SMED System by Shigeo Shingo. His referral to SMED stands for Single Minute Exchange of Dies, and he believes the target for all change-overs should be 9 minutes or less. If you put together a cross-functional team from maintenance, operations, quality assurance and the tooling department (if it is separate from maintenance), the results can be amazing. These people have many ideas on how to improve change-overs and reduce the time required. They need to be empowered to suggest, plan and implement these improvements.
Line Balancing is simply leveling the cycle time for all operations within a line or process. It is building the cycle time concept into the standardized operations of a production line for maximum efficiency. Line balancing smooths work tasks and operator motions to create a harmonious and uninterrupted flow of product through the process steps. Workers learn to identify those processes that are out of balance with others and how to bring them back into line. While most companies assign the duties of measuring and improving production lines to process engineers, there ARE things that a team of line personnel can measure and examine for improvement opportunities. These people handle the process daily and understand the impact that balanced flow has on through-put, lead time to the customer and inventory levels, all of which play a very important role in the financial success of the organization.
What financial impact is Over-production having on your organization?
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22-year-old prisoner, Hasan Turabi, died of leukemia at the Afula Medical Center in the north of present-day Israel last Tuesday, 5 November. The young man, from the village of Sarra, near Nablus, had been in Israel's Megiddo prison since 17 January.
Already hospitalized once in March this year, Turabi's health deteriorated again three weeks ago despite reports from the prison's physician stating that he was in good condition. The Palestinian Minister of Detainees and human rights organization are accusing Israeli prison authorities of medical negligence.
"On his last report, the doctor of the prison said he was doing okay," says Mohamad Nader Kharraz, Turabi's lawyer. In order to expose the prison doctor's report for the fabrication that it was, Kharraz appealed to the Israeli court, asking them to require an examination by an external doctor for his client.
The court dismissed the appeal, stating that the prison doctor's report was sufficient. For Turabi's lawyer, this rejection is a method frequently used in order to prevent prisoners from leaving jail early for medical reasons, and therefore, not serving their full sentence.
Despite the Israeli court system's trust in the prison doctor's examination, Turabi's last statement before his death, taken by Hiba Maslaha, a lawyer for the Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Prisoners Affairs, tells a different story.
"I have been suffering from extreme headaches and abdominal problems for two weeks and I'm often dizzy. I went to the prison's clinic almost every day but they only gave me pain killers which did not help me at all. Ten days before the incident (burst blood vessels) I threw up a relatively large amount of blood and went to the clinic but I did not receive any treatment. On Tuesday I felt extremely dizzy with strong abdominal pain and headache, then I suddenly started throwing up and I lost consciousness."
Addameer, the Ramallah based Prisoner Support and Human Rights organization, published Turabi's statement in a press release issued the day of his death.
A "systematic policy of medical negligence"
"At the time of his arrest Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) already knew that he suffered from leukaemia," Addameer's press release argues.
According to the organization, his death is directly related to the improper and inadequate treatment Palestinians receive from the Israeli Prison Service (IPS).
"The Israeli Prison Service (IPS) has adopted a systematic policy of medical negligence in prisons and detention centres housing Palestinian detainees. Long delays in providing substandard medical treatment are typical. Although all prisons include a medical clinic, physicians are on duty irregularly and specialized medical healthcare is generally unavailable," writes Addameer on its official website.
For Turabi's lawyer, the prison's physician is a "criminal." Gavan Kelly, Addameer's Communication Officer, similarly argues that "the so-called 'doctors' are hired by the prison's services," not by the civil medical authorities. "Their loyalty lies with the security services," says Kelly.
"Prison medics treated the case recklessly and did not give him any medicine until he collapsed and lost consciousness on March 16, 2013", declared Issa Qaraqe, PA Minister of Prisoners' Affairs, in an interview with Ma'an News Agency.
Turabi is now one of the 52 other prisoners who have died within Israeli prisons since 1967, with Turabi being the third prisoner to die in 2013 alone.
Gavan Kelly estimates that as many as 44 Palestinians could be suffering from cancer without appropriate care within Israel's network of prisons.
Turabi's death sparked protests in Megiddo prison that lasted throughout the day on Tuesday. 20 prisoners were injured after the Israeli prison guards assaulted the inmates for refusing their meals and daily break in the prison yard.
"Detainees being held in Nafta jail launched a two-day hunger strike in response to the death, while lawyers who work for the PA Ministry of Prisoners boycotted Israeli courts in protest against Israel's 'systematic' medical negligence," reports Ma'an News Agency.
In its press release, Addameer "calls on the UN Secretary-General Mr. Ban Ki-Moon to immediately form an international committee to investigate the conditions and treatment of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, and also investigate the continued systematic torture practiced by the Israeli security services and IPS."
For Addameer's communication officer, Gavan Kelly, this situation "will not change until more pressure is put on Israel" in order to "hold the authorities accountable."
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Bloody schoolkids with their YouTube, Facebook, Twitter
THIS is the latest episode in the Dusty Dexter short story series by Sunshine Coast author Jan Richards. This particular story will continue Sunday and finish Monday. See below for a summary of the main characters.
WHAT I want to know is, "Where's Mr Hetherington?"
Red. "Good question."
These clowns couldn't even get the right guy.
I ask Red. "Did you see the body?"
"So how'd you know it was your client?"
"Police radio, said it was a teacher, Mr Smith, details of the scene."
"So Mr Smith is your client, the dead guy. But these kids were after Mr Hetherington."
Red looks at me, respect.
Wish she'd just let me do the job instead of whinging about me studying the PI certificate.
I continue. "So we've got a dead Mr Smith, who was being blackmailed. And a live Mr Hetherington, who should be strapped to a chair in front of his classroom starring in a YouTube video."
She nods.
"So, shouldn't we find Mr Hetherington? Before the Goon Squad realise they've got the wrong guy, go looking for him."
"Cops can look after that. I'm on Mr Smith."
That's no fun, he's already dead, I wanna find the other guy.
Wonder if I should have a word to Hank - jeans on his hips, iPhone to his ear, eyes on my cleavage.
Thing is, I've been avoiding this moment, the Hank moment.
Not sure whether I want to rekindle the Hank-Dusty relationship. Sure, the sex was great. But I'm not up for a bloke who wants to fix my broken railing, re-timber the deck.
Soon he'll be painting the walls, fitting out a nursery. No way.
The YouTube video is played and replayed. Wet kids in school uniforms huddle over phones. Some cry.
"Mr Smith, he was my favourite teacher."
"He always used to stay back and go through stuff with you."
"He had respect."
The discussion continues.
Red's phone rings. She steps away, but I can hear the wailing from the other end of the line. Mrs Smith, no doubt.
The kid in the red mankini's disappeared.
Hank wanders over, slim hips, firm thighs under his jeans, T-shirt taut across his chest. Man who'd do a mankini justice, not that he'd be seen dead in one.
"Hank, long time no see."
"Dusty. Finished the PI course yet?"
Bastard. Bet he's been talking to Red. Between them I'll never get to work a case.
They don't get it, I solved my first case, one they couldn't solve. I might as well be a professional. I've proven myself.
Man up Dusty, show him what you can do. "Reckon we need to find Mr Hetherington, before those kids realise they got the wrong teacher."
"On it."
"Mr Smith was a client of Red's, being blackmailed."
"I know."
Something new Dusty. "Those blokes, the ones in the video, they're not students."
"Reckon you'd be right."
"Someone put them up to it."
He's listening, smirk in the corner of his mouth.
"Gunna tell me who Dusty? Solve the case for me right now?"
Smart arse.
"I'm workin' on it."
Hank's phone rings.
Red placates Mrs Smith.
Janet phones the office.
I work my way through the throng of schoolies and parents.
A school boy nudges his mate, "That's the 'ho flashed her tits at us."
I give them a look that shuts them up, then I front them. "I'm Dusty Dexter Private Investigator. Know anything about this?"
"Not me."
"Know Mr Hetherington?"
"Yeah. Good teacher. IT."
"Mr Smith?"
"Good bloke."
"Tough, but good."
One of them giggles. "Small dick."
"Have some respect. Bloke's dead."
"Yeah. Now do you know something about it?"
Heads shake. "No."
I walk on.
Think. Mr Smith gets tied up, while being filmed, has a heart attack, dies.
But the kids who do the deed think he's a Mr Hetherington. They didn't want to kill him. They wanted to send a message. Maybe they don't even know he's dead.
Bloody kids with their YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, filming themselves doing stupid things. A video that's going viral, every kid's dream.
Maybe that's all they wanted.
Mr Smith thought it was real - so real he had a heart attack. He was already being blackmailed, had something to hide.
What if they'd got the right guy, Mr Hetherington? How would he have reacted?
I'm thinking about this when one of the kids says. "Great rack."
Another. "Show us your tits."
I walk away, look for Hank.
He's still on the phone, but his eyes are on me. I sashay over - tempted to flash my tits, for his personal satisfaction, resist the impulse.
He hangs up. "Found Mr Hetherington?"
"No. I've been thinking."
"Should have been studying. Haven't you got the PI exam soon?"
Give me a break.
I explain my theory about the video, still playing on every iPhone in the vicinity.
He listens. "Prank gone wrong? Bit farfetched."
"Maybe they were put up to it, didn't know Mr Hetherington, or Mr Smith. Make it more real. Maybe some other kid's behind it."
He pulls out his phone. Dials. "Found Mr Hetherington?" A pause. "Find him."
The kids I flashed walk past, "Show us your tits."
Hank glares, pulls out is badge.
They move on.
Note to self. Possibly a good idea to keep your shirt down, Dusty. You're a professional now.
As I consider this a group of kids walk towards us, five of them, in balaclavas. One out front, his iPhone filming their entrance.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictiously and any resemblance to any actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely accidental.
Website and blog: dustydexterpi.com
author's facebook page: facebook.com/jannyrichards
dusty's facebook fan page: Dusty-Dexter-PI-Her-First-Case-by-Jan-Richards
Twitter @dustydexterpi
DUSTY Dexter's a private investigator, well she will be, if she ever does the study. Dusty reckons on-the-job training's more important, so she's determined to prove herself and crack another case.
Besides, after she cracked her last case, and made prime-time tv, in a bikini, she's famous.
Janet Jones, journalist, is Dusty's best friend, although most of the time she's not sure why, especially when Dusty involves her in her schemes.
Janet thinks she's an investigative reporter, and she's always on the lookout for her next front-page story.
Red's an ex-cop with a secret, and she's Dusty's boss. She's five foot nothing and 50 kilos but she's got attitude, and a gun. As far as Red's concerned Dusty's not getting another case until she finishes the PI course.
Hank, senior sergeant Stern to you, is always the first man on the scene when there's a body.
He's got a soft spot for Dusty, he even did some handywork around that dump of a house she lives in. They're having a stand-off, and he's not sure why.


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Visiting a pre-K program in Riverdale, Mayor Bill de Blasio joined Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña to urge parents to apply for free pre-K. The deadline to apply online or in person at an enrollment office for pre-K in public schools—the first in a series of admissions deadlines—is this Wednesday, April 23.
The Department of Education will open a record-breaking 4,268 new full-day pre-kindergarten seats in public schools by September 2014, bringing the total number of public school seats offered to more than 20,000. Once community-based early childhood centers are awarded additional seats this spring, more than 53,000 children will have a high-quality, full-day pre-K option this fall.
New York City children turning four in 2014 are eligible to apply for pre-K. The Department of Education will notify families about public school placements in June. The application period for community-based early childhood centers continues; families will have the opportunity to apply for additional options made available in the coming months.
"If you've been considering applying, today is the day to do it. If you thought there were no options in your neighborhood, check again. We have been getting the message out to parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and neighbors: apply now. There has never been a better chance of your child getting into a free, high-quality, full-day program than there is right now," said de Blasio.
"Fully funding universal pre-K marks an historic turning point in the education legacy of New York City. I urge all New York City parents to take advantage of this tremendous opportunity to ensure that their toddler receives the high-quality preschool education they deserve starting this September," said Klein.
"Families across our city have more options and opportunities to find high-quality pre-K than ever before. I urge all families with a 4-year-old to apply today—together, we can help our children achieve a world-class education, starting with this crucial extra year of expanding vocabulary and building critical-thinking skills through rich experiential learning," added Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña.
"We have worked very hard over the last two decades to establish quality, full-day universal pre-K, and I am proud that working with Mayor de Blasio, we were able to secure more than $1.5 billion in the state budget over the next five years to make this a reality. Universal pre-K is a game-changer in every sense, and because of our efforts, thousands of children are now eligible for these newly created pre-K slots. That is why it is vitally important that we get the word out to parents and family members, so they can sign up for this program as soon as possible," said Silver.
"Study after study shows that providing high-quality pre-kindergarten has a lasting impact on a child's success both in school and in life. It is crucial that our children are given this opportunity, and that all those that are eligible are enrolled before the April 23, 2014 deadline. Together, we must make sure that this crucial program gets off on the right foot!", Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the Senate Democratic Conference Leader, said.
"Universal pre-K is a giant step forward for New York's families, and with the online public school deadline coming up, I urge everyone to sign up for this critical program. New Yorkers should visit schools.nyc.gov/prek or text 'prek' to 877877 to get information on the program, along with instructions on how to enroll their children," added City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.
"Universal pre-kindergarten is a major victory for the families of this city, but if we do not get our children registered, that victory will be for naught. I join Mayor de Blasio and Chancellor Fariña in their call to get more children registered for this critical program," Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., said.
"I was a staunch supporter of Mayor de Blasio's UPK proposal during the recent state budget negotiations. It is universally agreed that early childhood education makes a lifelong positive difference for our young people. Now that we have achieved this great victory for the children of New York, we must take the next step by doing everything possible to encourage parents to apply for pre-K programs for their children. This free program is available in our neighborhood and in communities throughout the city," said Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz.
"I am excited that truly universal pre-K is coming to my district and all of New York City. Having great partners, like the Riverdale Neighborhood House with proven track records, will ensure that all children will have access to high-quality pre-K," said Councilman Andrew Cohen.
Parents can learn about and apply for public school pre-K options online at schools.nyc.gov or by visiting a Borough Enrollment Office. A list of Enrollment Office locations, the Expansion Guide, which lists new full-day public school options, and the updated Pre-K Directory with new and existing options, are available at schools.nyc.gov/prek.
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The Chase Point Warehouse is a warehouse building in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Located on Attica Avenue in Chase Point, Bohan, the building is a maze of crates containing Redwood cigarettes and Sprunk (shooting Sprunk boxes will result in streams of soda spurting out). At the front of the building there is an office, where a health kit can be found, which comes to use during Escuela of the Streets. There are also two Vending Machines which can replenish the player's health. Between the warehouse and the building across the alley is a staircase, and several wooden planks used by the player to gain access to the open skylight.
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The warehouse only appears during the mission Escuela of the Streets. Niko Bellic and Manny Escuela follow a drug dealer to this location, where Manny tasks Niko with clearing out the thugs inside. Niko can enter through the door (having to shoot out the lock, thereby alerting the dealers; this also happens by entering through a nearby window that also needs to be shot out), or climb the staircase in the alley next door, and taking the dealers by surprise by falling through an open skylight.
The finale of The Snow Storm also takes place in the alley behind the warehouse.
- The building remains open and accessible during the rest of the game. The player will not have to shoot out the lock to gain entry again.
- A Forklift can be found inside in Escuela of the Streets mission, but the door is too small for it to be driven out.
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Jide Adenuga-the handsome first son of Forbes rated Billionaire-Otunba Mike Adenuga- the Chairman of Glo and many other top companies, is clocking 30 tomorrow February 1, 2012. And we hear that there might be an exclusive party for very close friends and family members by the weekend, though information about the planned party is being kept hush-hush.
Jide is one of the Adenuga kids (apart from the young ones) that is not working for the dad (we hear that Oyin the eldest child also owns her own business concern now too), he owns a company- 3 Inclusive Ltd, that is into the importation of South African wines-the Solm Astor range . The very well-mannered young guy is one of the most eligible bachelors in town.
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It's just been too long since movie-goers have seen Naomi Watts struggling against all odds on film like she did in 2005 blockbuster "King Kong" -- but that will change now that Summit Entertainment has picked up the rights to "The Impossible" and "Fair Game."
In "The Impossible," Watts is set to star with Ewan McGregor in a film about the 2004 tsunami that battered the coast of Thailand, according to Deadline Hollywood.
The project, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, begins shooting Alicante, Spain, this August. Production will move to Thailand in October.
Clearly someone at Summit is a big fan of Watts' work. This is the second film featuring the actress that the studio has picked up recently. The first being "Fair Game" in which the always-watchable Watts stars as outed CIA undercover operative Valerie Plame opposite Sean Penn in a film that will debut at the Cannes Film Festival.
As far as immediate Watts-fixes, the actress stars as an emotionally-wounded lawyer in "Mother and Child," which opens this weekend.


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I have a friend who believes that car brakes can "heal themselves," and so continues to drive long after that metal-on-metal grinding sound begins to indicate a state of decreased safety and increased repair costs.
Naturally, things haven't worked out so well for her in the brake department (four new rotors tend to add quite a bit to the cost of a brake job), but maybe next time will be different! Her example may be the reason I find this xkcd comic so entertaining, though the truth is that I've been a big xkcd junkie for years (an occupational hazard of working in the software industry, which I do when I'm not writing about cars) and I don't need much of an excuse to push Randall Munroe's work on others. Here's the comic in its entirety; thanks to Fej for the tip:


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Sixteen freshmen started their Penn State experience this summer with an excursion to Jamaica for nine days as part of an international travel component of "Sustainability in Jamaica," a course offered through the Learning Edge Academic Program (LEAP) and the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS).
Led by Dr. Neil Brown, research associate for The Alliance for Education, Science, Engineering, and Development in Africa (AESEDA), Ms. Kimberly Del Bright, Giles writer-in-residence for EMS, and Ms. Kristin Thomas, global engagement coordinator for Global programs, students studied sustainability, communication, and leadership for five weeks on campus before traveling to Jamaica. This year, students examined sustainability on three scales: global, local, and interpersonal. Once in Jamaica, they were challenged to apply their classroom knowledge to hands-on projects, to live in sustainable ways, and to be engaged global citizens.
"Jamaica provides a good case study for examining sustainability issues because it has economic issues from high-density tourism that can cause problems with infrastructure and natural resource use," said Kyler Gordon-Rees, an incoming energy, business, and finance student.
In the classroom, students studied obstacles to achieving sustainable solutions. "When we arrived in Montego Bay and drove to Ocho Rios, I could see the huge walls built around the luxury resort compounds. I was seeing the actual physical barriers between the all-inclusive resorts and the rest of Jamaica. I realized the effects of tourism are more complex than I had originally thought," said Ryan McCann who plans to study petroleum natural gas engineering (PNG) in the fall.
"Living in three very different sustainable locations and making day trips to both tourist locations and sustainable developments made me more conscious that there are choices to the way we eat and live and the impact it can have on the environment," said Annie Rodden, a meteorology major.
Students stayed four days at the eco-friendly, Jamaican owned and operated Crystal Ripple Beach Lodge. They conducted research by interviewing local shop owners, fishermen, and residents. They took several day trips including ones to Dunn's River Falls, a 600 foot waterfall visitors and locals climb, and to Jacobs Ladder, a 100 acre home for children and adults with disabilities that practices sustainable agriculture to feed its residents.
After staying at Crystal Ripple, the students travelled inland from the coast to a small five-acre sustainable eco-village and organic farm. For four days, the students worked in teams with on-site help from Lyse Charron, one of the owners, to design and implement a natural chicken garden using permaculture principles. Communication and leadership skills were put to the test.
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The last stop was a luxury sustainable resort in Port Antonio, the Hotel Mocking Bird Hill. "I saw here that sustainability can even mean upscale, but it can be very expensive. We learned that 86,000 gallons of rain water has to be collected from some very costly rain barrels for use, and the water can be used for up to six weeks. Plus, even though the hotel has been in existence for over 20 years, they constantly look for new ways to make the human impact on the environment smaller. This made me think of sustainability more of a process than a finished deal, " observed Evan Lunak, a PNG major.
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Posted: Sun 03 Jun 2012, 12:17
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Writing scripts (for noobs!)
I posted this message but could see it myself. Maybe the moderator can fix why I can't see it. Thanks
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Good to know - thanks Mod
Anyway, It seems a couple of us noobs want to try writing some script. I understand scripts can be complicated so I hope you won't think we're too presumptuous. Well, maybe we are!!! Hopefully our projects aren't too lengthy so we can sort of muddle through with a bit of help.
We started out trying to automount/ auto unmount as described here.
But in the interests of others who may want to try some script writing, I thought it would be worthwhile to start a general thread on the subject. Here are some thoughts collected thus far which hopefully others can add so it becomes a useful reference thread. Thanks in advance.
So far I've found Puppy uses two scripts, one called
and another more basic script called
. For instance,
is a script that controls automounting and is written in sh. RXVT terminal seems to be based on bash script so you can test stuff by opening a terminal in the directory of interest.
Here is some background info on sh
Each script starts with a "shebang" and the path to the shell that you want the script to use, like so:#!/bin/bash
The "#!" combo is called a shebang by most Unix geeks. This is used by the shell to decide which interpreter to run the rest of the script, and ignored by the shell that actually runs the script. Confused? Scripts can be written for all kinds of interpreters — bash, tsch, zsh, or other shells, or for Perl, Python, and so on. You could even omit that line if you wanted to run the script by sourcing it at the shell, but let's save ourselves some trouble and add it to allow scripts to be run non-interactively.
The Bourne shell (sh), was the default Unix shell of Unix Version 7. Most Unix-like systems continue to have /bin/sh—
Bash seems like an easier script to understand than sh and includes things like a copy command which sh does not.
General thoughts for noobs:
. be careful in mods to basic puppy files as you may screw something up. If this happens, shutdown without saving or just use a ram only Puppy for experiments.
. there may be more than one termination point in the file you are trying to modify. I tried to tack on some bash commands at the end of an sh file without any response so maybe the next step is to try calling a new script file based on bash. Not sure how to do that but will edit later.
Here is a general / comprehensive Bash manual although I don't think the commands are the same as sh but we might find some clues.
This looks to be an 'official' reference manual for sh.
This link explains when / why to use sh vs Bash
EDIT: Instead of using 'reply' I'll just thank everyone for their suggestions /encouragement in the following posts here - thus i'll save the reply for when I have a specific question/problem as suggested. I think before I get to the 'waterstarting' stage as noted below, I'll just be doing some standard 'uphaul starts'. Which will make sense to those who enjoy my fav sport, windsurfing! Cheers.
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Just to clarify -
Puppy generally uses Bash. You may see scripts that are named "xxxx.sh" and some that have "#!/bin/sh " at the top but they are using "Bash".
Sh is a link to Bash. Enter "ls -l /bin/sh" in a terminal and you'll see that it is a link to Bash (/bin/sh -> bash).
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Posted: Sun 03 Jun 2012, 23:54
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Hi canbyte; The copy command cp is a separate exec. sh or bash can run it.
It is part of BusyBox, but it`s disabled in Puppy as it`s not very capable.
If you look in /bin you`ll see many of the common commands, /sbin too.
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Hi canbyte:
There's at least several years worth of lessons available in numerous threads on scripting, in addition to a large collection of scripts for studying sitting right in the bins. Let us know if you have a specific problem with something you're working on...that's really what this thread is about. Picking up a book is always a good idea when trying to learn a language from scratch.
RXVT terminal seems to be based on bash script so you can test stuff by opening a terminal in the directory of interest.
Here is some background info on sh
Somehow, this reminded me of my initial entry into windsurfing, where, after purchasing my own board and expecting to sail away..I suddenly learned that there was just no way to climb onto the thing. One of the sailors introduced me to the term "waterstart"...something I had to go home an look up. It took a few months just to learn the technique so that I could just get onto the board and begin to learn how to windsurf. Then there was getting into the footstraps.....etc., etc.
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I was very impressed with this one liner bash script
ps aux | awk '{if ($5 != 0 ) print $2,$5,$6,$11}' | sort -k2n
then I remembered just typing
would get me similar . . .
Any fav one liners?
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Posted: Thu 19 Jul 2012, 04:53
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its still a pretty cool one liner
learn my first awk command yesterday
# removes lines between tags and removes tags
awk '/start tag/{p=1};!p;/end tag/{p=0}' old.txt >> new.txt
sed, grep and awk are useful, but there names and uses aren't overly intuitive
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That bit of awk-iness solves a problem I was stuck on ages ago.
I did a search on that line, and it took me
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O.K if this is for noobs then I'm just gonna take myself off to the naughty mat and wrap a sheet over my head and have a little weep - cos this stuff looks REALLY complex!
Noobs can do this??? Dang. I need to go back to school.
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I wasn't pretending I understand that stuff....
I've done "Hello World" in every programming language under the sun - and apart from changing the text to something rude, that's as far as I usually get.
I'm sort of persisting with bash scripting, but my head still hurts.
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Posted: Fri 20 Jul 2012, 13:04
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My fav one liner is
kill 0
You could also try
rm -rf $DESTDIR/bin
Now guess what happens when DESTDIR was not set at all?
That's what I call sheer madness...
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Here's a snippet for you (also for everyone):
#! /bin/sh
while [ $ntries -lt 10 ]; do
echo -n "Type a number between 1 and 10 inclusive:";
read num;
test "$num" || exit;
if [ "$num" -eq $targetnum ]; then
echo "Congrats pal! You got it in $ntries attempts!";
elif [ "$((num))" -gt $targetnum ]; then
echo "Target number is lower.";
echo "Target number is higher.";
echo "You didn't make it in 10 attempts...";
A silly game done in 20 lines of code.
Post more games like this if you have any ideas.
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Don't forget to mention that there are also commands on /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, and /usr/local/bin.
In fact, to know where the shell looks for commands, type this:
echo $PATH
That should output something like
Each item in the list is separated by a colon (':') character, and it specifies a directory to look for executable files.
Of course, you can also specify the full path (as is required with the shebang) such as /bin/sh or /usr/bin/env or /my/fully/qualified/path/to/my/executable or whatever.
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awk seems typical of bash. a short incomprehensible command with lots of symbols attached, but which is extremely powerful. I don't understand it, but I understand one small corner - enough to get me by. The great thing about Linux is there are so many tutorials on the net and forums with people making just about every mistake possible ; -)
that is the very page that help me out ; -)
neet game, is 4 the maximum number of guesses ever required?
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As you can see from the script, you can guess the number up to 10 times, but you can change that by modifying the line:
while [ $ntries -lt 10 ]; do
Change the 10 to the maximum number of guesses you want.
You can also change the
to something like
To select between 23 and 34.
Also, here's a revised version (for experts only) with colors:
#! /bin/sh
while [ $ntries -lt 10 ]; do
echo -ne "\033[34mType a number between 1 and 10 inclusive:\033[0m";
read num;
test "$num" || exit;
if [ "$num" -eq $targetnum ]; then
echo -e "\033[34;1mCongrats pal! You got it in $ntries attempts!\033[0m";
elif [ "$((num))" -gt $targetnum ]; then
echo -e "\033[34;1mTarget number is lower.\033[0m";
echo -e "\033[34;1mTarget number is higher.\033[0m";
echo -e "\033[31;1mYou didn't make it in 10 attempts...\033[0m";
And another useless script:
#! /bin/sh
echo -e "\033[40m\033[J\033[H";
for bg in `seq 0 7`; do
echo -ne "\t";
for fg in `seq 0 7`; do
echo -ne "\033[3${fg};4${bg};1mXXX";
echo -e "\033[0m";
echo -ne "\033[24;1H\033[34;1mHit RETURN to exit.\033[0m";
read x;
echo -ne "\033[0m\033[J\033[H";
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The expert version is a bit advanced for me, I like the colours though.
I meant using logic, if the range of number is 1 to 10, then you will always be able to guess in four or less go s.
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I had made a lunch to take to work, and was looking for something to put it in. I found the perfect container, but no perfect matching lid. I found a lid for my chicken noodle soup, but no matching soup container.
There were, as near as I could guess, approximately three dozen storage containers and lids in my cupboard - no two matched.
I do not know how this happens, and I am not one to point fingers. But let me just say that kitchen organization is not one of my housemates' priorities. My housemates are male - not that that's relevant whatsoever - and getting a clutter-free grip on the storage system is not high on their to-do list. They like to focus on other things, many of which involve a television and a remote control.
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