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Statistical Process Control: Beyond the Data

Statistical process control used correctly allows moldmakers to connect data sources, collect data and issue failure alarms in real-time.

With appropriate data analysis tools moldmakers can move from simply controlling processes to optimizing processes. Too often data collection does not allow companies to drill down and get to the root cause of process variation. Only when they turn data into knowledge are process improvement efforts based on fact, not opinion. All fabricators and moldmakers are able to achieve a strong lean variation dynamic through the use of real-time statistical process control.

Beyond the Data

Collecting data is not a challenge for many in the moldmaking and fabricating enterprises; however these groups may think they are data driven, and in a way they are, but they have fallen far short of their entitlement. If you take the same data and make one very subtle change to how you use it, you can make a tremendous stride forward in becoming data driven.

In Figure 1, the starting point is the same: measure an output. But the subtle difference is that instead of comparing it to the specification (the requirement), it is compared to what is expected based on some simple statistical techniques. Now instead of rejecting a product based on the failure to meet requirements, companies using SPC solutions can focus on how to use the data acquired to improve the overall process. This is called listening to the voice of the process.

SPC: Closing the Loop

Once companies find the process has changed, they are able to investigate the reason for the change and improve the process. If the process hasn’t changed, then companies can evaluate whether they are satisfied with the process output and improve it by finding ways to reduce chronic variation. This is how moldmakers and fabricators can increase the value of data.

Four Aspects of Data Value
In a manufacturing environment, there are four aspects of the value from using data.

1. Product Release and Control

Use data to validate products are acceptable for shipment. This data is primarily accept/reject type data, and may be based on either measurements or some other kind of pass/fail criteria, and is based on the voice of the customer.

2. Process Control

Apply statistical process control tests to key products and processes. These activities use the Voice of the Process to determine the stability of the process. React immediately to instability and unexpected variation.

3. Continuous Process Improvement

Use data to close the loop on our processes and drive continuous improvement. People must be trained to use this data to look for hidden sources of variation and correlation between key input and key output variables.

4. Data Visibility and Transparency

Data must be readily visible at all levels of the organization. Every stakeholder, from process owners to the leadership team, must be able put their fingers on the performance data that matters to them.

Only the best SPC solutions ensure that information is summarized in easy-to-understand dashboards that help separate signal from noise, so they don’t react to the wrong things. Furthermore, they can readily get to the underlying data to better understand the drivers of their key metrics.

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Data Collection Software Streamlines Machine Maintenance

Available from Shop Floor Automations, Manufacturing data collection (MDC) is a data collection tool that tracks and reports machine activity to help streamline jobs on the shop floor. Specifically designed and built for CNC machines, it can also track machine status to help the maintenance department identify machines that are down for repair, preventative maintenance or other reasons.


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No KIDS Allowed

A few weeks ago my BFF and I FINALLY got to go out. A girl’s night so excited. A night for us without hubbies without kids is PRICELESS. We first headed Starbucks (of course – you know me – Black Ice Tea with Lemonade unsweetened) {the BFF had a gift card – thank you very much} then we were off to the cheap theater to see Pitch Perfect {she paid for me – hey it was only $3 bucks each hehe} . OKAY that movie was just to cute – predictable yet entertaining. We ended up having to park {she drove us} pretty far from the movie theater so when we exited I swear I wanted to climb into my BFF’s arms for her to hold me – that cold!! Once in the car with the heater blasted I was finally defrosting. We headed over to Pei Wei {I love this place and they are closing up everywhere so we drove to the closest one BUT yummy} – again the BFF had a gift card.

This was turning out to the best date I have had in a long time – I was wined, dined and paid for with no “deed” needed at the end haha.

Sorry… back to the story. Well while we were at Pei Wei on our kid less night just chatting, cursing, talking about sex and everything and anything on our minds UNTIL they set the adorable family next to us – 2 kids about the age of our children. They were screaming, yelling, complaining – just being kids. This is when it hit me WTF??? Why don’t restaurants have a NO KIDS ALLOWED section?? I am so for it. I have kids and I get it – the rarity that us parents get with children should be cherished and honored. So how do I start a petition for this – anyone????

Also, stay tuned I have some great NEWS to share with everyone very soon.... And maybe I will start writing about my kids too hehe!!

  1. Let me be the first to sign! Kids are cute at times, but when I am on a kid free night I don't want to be by anyone else's kids. The bar is kid free, but I don't always want to sit there lol. So EXCITED for you and I am glad you got to enjoy a night out. Pitch Perfect is pretty cute!

  2. Sounds like an amazing night and I'd happily sign that petition. I'd love for restaurants to have a families with kids section too!

What are your thoughts? I love to read them!


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Thursday, December 12, 2013

If your meeting gets sick, or if you get sick of your meeting.

Now that I am on a glorious break from internship and school, I can go back to my old "stay-at-home-mom" status until January 13th.  A whole month of what my life once was.  Except just the happy part.  Boy, is this nice.

*I am speaking for myself here.  As always.

I get to attend my daytime meetings again.  I get to attend meetings again, period!  I had been skipping them often because the nights that I COULD go, my family needed me, and I needed them.

It feels great to be back into the old swing of things and with my people.  Absolutely great.

Well…except it really totally doesn't.  The meeting that I consider my "home group" has dwindled.  There was a time where there was over SIXTY strong, young, old, intelligent, brilliant, sisterly, recovering women, who weekly came together, and supported, loved, and accepted each other.  To me, it was a sacred and special place.

But something has gone terribly wrong in that group.  And it has, in my eyes, gotten sick.  This happens in meetings.  And when it does, it is time to take a break or move on.

I counted in the group the last time I went, and it had dwindled down to 22 women or so.  So I don't think that I am the only one who notices that something is just not quite right.  What a bummer.

My point to this post is that meetings do get sick.  We put personalities before principles.  We are human.  And when this happens, the feeling of positive recovery shifts. At least for me.

Sometimes people become divided with the way a meeting should be run, sometimes there is gossip, sometimes people exclude people from stuff, and it becomes more of a popularity contest than anything else.  Some people think they are in charge of the meeting.

Am I guilty of any of the above stuff?  Sure I am.  I am human.  You know when you split up into smaller groups, and your number happens to match up with that one person who talks FOREVER and it never has anything to do with the topic or step?  Sure I have made myself a 3 when I was a 2.  Not nice, but true.

Gossip?  You know I can.  I try not to.  We are progress, not perfection.  Rumors?  I try to avoid those like the plague.  Dishonesty of our actions?  No.  I plead ignorance.  I try to treat everyone with respect.  (unless you are that talker, and then I just go to a different room.)

At my favorite, dwindling meeting, we all often meet for lunch after.  There used to be a HUGE group of fellowship and it was so fun. This week we had decided where we were going, I announced it to a group.  One of the people turned to the person she was standing by and said, "oh no, now can't go there."

I am a big girl.  I can handle that.  She can go wherever she likes to lunch.  I have had my horrible thoughts of come-backs and revenge. I mean, how fucking rude. I, of course, made it about me and was terribly offended.  I mean, I want it to be a big happy group, how it used to be, because I liked it that way!

But with a little rational thinking (yes, I CAN do that sometimes), I've decided that it is possible that she wanted to go somewhere alone with the other person, so that they could talk without the pressure of, A) sitting with the big group (there were four of us), and  B) trying to talk over me. (Again, about me).  And maybe she just didn't want to hang around us. All of that is her business. And I am okay with it.

It is a bummer to me that the meeting has changed so much over the almost six years that I have been in and out of that place.  Some are sick, some go back out, some are snowbirds, some die, some just leave.  Change is okay, and it is dependable.  But it doesn't always feel right.

Here is my suggestion for those of you new to the program.  You are not going to like everyone you meet at a meeting.  Everyone at the meeting is not going to like you.  People will say and do stupid things to you, just as you might say and do stupid things to them.  THIS does not mean the meeting is all bad.  And it certainly doesn't represent "the program."  There is still much you can take away from any meeting.  There is also the choice to move on.

*I want to be clear that I am not suggesting that any certain people make a meeting sick. It is the group of the meeting that becomes sick. It no longer exists as a working group. There is more negative vibe than positive. And also, this is my perception, and also my own shit. I love all the people in that place.

  1. what goes around comes around:)

  2. Enjoy the time off! Hope you did well on your finals.

    1. I did fine, thank goodness. That was hard!!


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Why Waitresses Hate Families and I Don’t Blame Them

When I was a waitress, I despised families. Families ranked up there with the worst potential restaurant

Perverts, sleazeballs, meal splitters, meal modifiers, rude people, stalkers and even bad tippers
rank above them. Why? Because families are horrible. Messy, demanding, obnoxious and notoriously
bad tippers on top of everything else, they are the worst kind of social pariah. Every time you even
glance in their general direction, they are clamoring for extra napkins; insisting on ordering something
that isn’t even on the menu, breaking something, spilling their drinks or hanging from the light fixtures.

Whenever a family would come into the restaurant I worked at, we waitresses would do anything to
avoid putting them in our own section. No one wanted to wait on the families.

As a former waitress with small children of my own, I now feel ashamed when I dine in any restaurant
that doesn’t have a play area, an in-house balloon twister or man dressed in a fuzzy mouse suit. I know
how much the servers despise us and I understand their feelings completely.

For example, the other day my husband, kids and I went to eat lunch at Uncle Julio’s which is one of my
absolute favorite Mexican restaurants. Before we even sat down, Diego had managed to run in between
the legs of several guests, nearly toppling a 75-year-old grandma on her way to the restroom.

We had the nicest waiter who didn’t act like he detested us in the least. He brought us crayons, coloring
sheets and extra napkins without even asking. He didn’t seem disturbed when we had to return several
drinks because the kids mixed beans and salsa into them. He didn’t even roll his eyes when we dropped
an entire plate of guacamole on the floor, or when Diego nearly overturned the table next to us or when
Nino accidentally threw a tortilla and it almost landed on the hostess.

Meanwhile, I was distracted by a young couple at the table across from us. You could tell from their
body language that they were obviously in their first month or two of dating. They were flirting around
with each other and holding one another’s gaze with rapt attention. The girl was toying with her hair
and the guy was inching his chair closer to hers.

I remembered when my husband and I were dating. I remembered how it felt to stare at him across
the table, fiddling with my fork because I was too excited to eat. I looked across the table at my own
husband who was trying to keep Diego from climbing into the chip bowl. I gave him a flirty smile and
tried to pretend I didn’t have a 28-pound toddler crawling across the table on his hands and knees on his
way to my lap.

“What’s going on, baby?” he said with a funny smile.

“Nothing,” I replied, twirling a strand of my hair. “I was just remembering what it was like to go out with
you before we were married with children.”

He was still looking at me kind of funny, but didn’t say anything.

“What?” I said. “Is something wrong?”

“Nothing, sweetie. It’s just that you have a little bit of sour cream in your hair,” he said quietly, as if he
regretted to have to tell me.

Embarrassed, I looked down and sure enough, I was just about to twist a meatball-size wad of sour
cream right through my fingers. Not that it would have made a big difference. My hands and shirt had
already been baptized with guacamole minutes before, when Spiderman decided to take a dip in the
Avocado Lagoon, thanks to Diego.

It took me a while to get used to being a restaurant outcast. As a former waitress, I was used to being a
desirable customer. A customer who knew how to act, how to order, how to not be a nuisance and most
especially how to tip.

When we first started taking our son Nino to restaurants when he reached the high chair age, I was
horrified by the amount of food that we would leave behind on the floor. I would even get down there
and try to clean it up somewhat so it didn’t appear that we ate our entire meal beneath the table. I
would apologize profusely to the servers when I asked for extra straws, silverware and napkins for the
fifth time and feel ashamed to admit when we needed replacements for our spilled food or drinks. I
felt especially neurotic as I did Olympic laps around the restaurant while chasing my toddler who was
determined to have nothing to do with the table we were seated at.

Over the years I’ve relaxed somewhat. I’m still not crazy about being a restaurant outcast, but I don’t get
down on my hands and knees to try and clean up. Someone else cleaning up is actually one of the main
benefits of restaurant dining, I now realize, along with free crayons and meal replacements when the
children accidentally drop their plates on the floor. I am especially fond of restaurants who seat all the
families in a specific room which is generally a lot rowdier (and filthier) than the rest of the facility, but
in a good way, because then you don’t have to worry when your two-year-old decides to eat beneath
your neighbors’ table while lying on his back, picking his nose and massaging his toe lint.

Yes, I do understand why waiters and waitresses aren’t fond of families. But, at the same time, I really
do like to eat out occasionally. So we suck it up and accept that we are about as desirable as toxic waste,
try the keep out children at least in the general vicinity of our table, apologize when we ask for extra
napkins for the twelfth time, and always, ALWAYS leave a very generous tip.

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Budget for Summer Spending

Have you considered a summer budget? If you haven’t done so, its a good time to plan one, NOW.

According to Kathy Grannis, a spokeswoman for the National Retail Federation, summer spending is second to the Christmas holiday season. Really? That darn sun! 😉

As it warms the earth, the people come out to play.

It makes sense to me as there is a multitude of events that take place in sun. And if you don’t have a decent budget in place, these situations can leave you with a negative cash flow.

Summer expenses:

  • Weddings
  • Graduations
  • Holiday parties/bbq’s & beer
  • Staycations
  • Home improvement projects
  • Back-to-school shopping
  • Yard sales
  • Summer clothes
  • Flea Markets

Don’t forget league games, and if you’re fortunate enough, a vacation.

Summertime, living large on a budget

One way to prepare for summer expenses ahead of time is to open a Summer Account with your local bank. My credit union’s Summer Account allows you to deposit a specified amount (I do $35 twice a month) via direct deposit. Then once a year (June, July, or August) the money is released to you and deposited into your checking account.

For me, this money comes in perfect for increased day care expenses and taking in a theme park. But chances are, if you’re reading this it’s because you’re planning for summer fun last minute.

Make a Plan

Step 1: Go to the dollar store to pick up a cheap calendar to stick on your wall. Map up the dates when all the events are taking place. Totally helps to see what plans are ahead of you.

Step 2: Estimate its costs. Give yourself a decent budget. Don’t strap yourself so much you are not going to enjoy it.

Step 3: Comp the total and divide. Divide the by week’s dawning the first event. Does it look like a feasible budget to attend all the soiree’s? If not, consider what events are most important to attend and omit the others.

Step 4: Recalculate the costs. I know we’d love to do it all, but at least attending the most important summer events would be nice.

Step 5: Start Saving! It might not be much, but its a start.

Or you could raise fast cash for summer by: Hosting a yard sale, sell your stuff on eBay or Craigslist. Pick up a second part-time job delivering pizzas. Or take the notion and plan for some frugal entertainment – there some great low costs entertainment options!

Summer lends for wanting to immerse in the fun the season brings. And there is nothing wrong with partaking in these festivites as long as it doesn’t set you back. The best solution is to plan for it.

My Week’s Reading Picks:

25 More Inexpensive Ideas to Give Your Life Luxury
More Style Than Cash

8 Big Reasons Why Your Getting an F in Personal Finance
Len Penzo

Enjoyable and Cheap Ways to Get Your Exercise
Sweating the Big Stuff

The $10,000 Trick to a Rainy Day Fund that just grows and grows
Single Mom, Rich Mom

5 Tips for Saving Money on Your Next Road Trip
Peak Personal Finance

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Will “Buy American” Really Mean More Jobs?

Will “Buy American” Really Mean More Jobs?

An advertising executive-turned-consumer advocate recently made a short film and posted it on Youtube, and it’s getting a lot of attention. It’s also generating discussion about the ongoing “Buy American” campaign,  which has been percolating around the country for a couple of years now.

Alex Bugosky, formerly of ad agency Crispin Porter + Bugosky and named AdWeek’s Creative Director of the Decade in 2010, spent $7000 and seven months in producing the 3 ½ minute film, which he calls the Million Jobs Project. In the film he claims that if all Americans bought just one more thing out of every twenty objects they buy, a mere 5% more of their purchases, that was made in America, then that action alone would generate over a million new jobs for American workers.

It’s a compelling argument in today’s world of high unemployment and low-wage service jobs, and it really doesn’t seem to be too great of an undertaking to ask of American consumers. Just one more product, just a few extra dollars a week, a month… to generate a million new factory jobs for displaced American workers.

Yes, the U.S. Has Lost Manufacturing Jobs

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 1979 was the peak of American manufacturing, with 19.6 million manufacturing jobs. Since then the number has dropped to 12 million today.   So nearly 8 million jobs have been lost since 1979, of which the majority – 6 million – have been lost since 2000.

However, it’s important to note that not all of the losses are from outsourcing jobs overseas. A significant proportion of job losses also comes from technology improvements that have improved productivity over the last decades.

From 1987 to 2007 (before the worldwide recession began), manufacturing productivity in the United States increased by 123% while employment decreased by 21%. Automation and other technology innovations were certainly a contributing factor during the time period.

But is that the only side to the story?

Consumers widely believe that Chinese products make up a significant part of the U.S. economy, but the actual statistics do not bear out that belief.

According to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in 2011, less than 3% of American dollars was spent on items produced in China. The study also demonstrated that for every dollar that was spent on a product imported from China, only 45% actually goes toward the cost of producing the item itself, and the remaining 55% makes up various other costs such as transportation, wholesaling and retailing activities, which are actually performed in the United States.

The Cato Institute also provided a study in 2011, which showed that 88.5% of American dollars are spent on goods and services that are produced in the United States. Of course, it must be understood that services such as haircuts and oil changes make up a large part of that 89%, along with grocery items that come from American farms.

67% of American dollars are spent on services, of which 96% are “Made in the USA”. An additional 9% of dollars go to food (90% Made in the USA), 4% to gas/fuel/energy (88% Made in the USA) and 10% to consumer durables (66% Made in the USA.)

In other words, a far lesser proportion of our dollars go to products that are Made In China than most people understand. And a far greater amount goes to products and services that are Made in America than we realize.

“Buy American” Certainly Can’t Hurt our Economy

Despite Bugosky’s claims, I did not find substantiation for the “5% = one million jobs” statistic. This fact is offered up repeatedly, in the Million Jobs Project film and in other literature, but no source for such a claim is provided.

However, on a strictly logical basis, it does make empirical sense that products that are made in the United States require Americans to make them.

That being said, there is certainly room for improvement in the buying patterns of American consumers. In many cases, it would be possible to choose an American-made product versus a foreign-made product. In an effort to test this theory, ABC Nightly News ran a series of special episodes in early 2011, in which they furnished an entire house with items that were Made in the USA. While occasionally they had trouble identifying a maker for particular items, ultimately they succeeded in their efforts.

Where You Can Buy American and Make A Difference

“Made in China” products do make up a higher proportion of U.S. consumer spending in several categories: in electronics, in household furniture, and in clothing.

We cannot compete, at least not at this time, in electronics – but the electronic picture is not as bleak as all that. Take, for example, the iPod, which costs nearly $200 retail, and is considered a “made in China” product because that is where is is assembled – yet a paper produced by the Alfred P Sloan Center clearly demonstrated that only $6 of the price of an iPod, a mere 3% of the cost, could be attributed to actual Chinese input.

However, nearly 40% of U.S. spending on clothing goes to Chinese products, and this is one category where American firms absolutely can compete. American-made clothing is becoming quite accessible, thanks to entrepreneurs who are working hard to provide high-quality, high-fashion clothing at a reasonable price.

What You Can Do

American-made products may be a bit more expensive, but they also tend to be of higher quality than their cheaper Chinese-made counterparts, and they tend to last longer.  A recent Consumer Reports survey found that over half of Americans would not mind paying up to 10% more for an American-made product, and 25% would pay up to 20% more.

It would be beneficial to pretty much everyone if a consumer stopped and thought a moment before buying. More mindful purchasing, like the more mindful “buy local” trend that is growing among food shoppers, can prevent the binge, impulse-buying that most people practice.

We can all slow down and think about our purchases, and actually make a conscious effort to look at where our potential purchases are produced. If we choose not to buy those that aren’t made in America, then we can make an impact, however small, on the economy.

And that small impact, multiplied by 130 million Americans, can turn into a big impact.

Will our purchases create a million new American jobs? That’s hard to say. But we should all try anyway.

Where to Look

It can be confusing, though, with current product labeling, to determine if something is truly “made in the USA”. The FTC only requires cars, textiles, woolens and fur products to fully reveal their full origins.

Fortunately, with popular interest in this sort of disclosure growing, there are plenty of websites that compile lists of Made in America manufacturers of various types of products.

Karin Hernandez has been interested in personal finance since she began reading Money magazine in high school. Over the years, she has traded stocks, IPOs, options, futures and forex. She became a freelance financial writer in 2012, and currently writes stock market analysis for The Motley Fool and Seeking Alpha, as well as financial blog posts and articles for numerous private clients. She now totally believes that dividend-growth companies are the best way to invest.

5 Responses to “Will “Buy American” Really Mean More Jobs?”

  1. Chris Romans says:

    This was a really interesting article. We don’t often hear any details behind the “Buy American” campaigns, and I found this article to be really compelling because of the reliance on statistics to back up the information provided. Aside from potential job creation and product durability, is there really any incentive that consumers have to purchase American made products? I’ve never fully understood the whole “Buy American” thing, and still do not. While I am a US citizen, my buying plans emphasize what is good for my wallet. I’m sure many people can relate to this thought process, and in a lot of ways it is the basis of capitalism in general. Companies have opportunities to exploit cheap labor overseas. Why should they not? Maybe we lose some jobs on our shores, but this may be a sign that government regulations need to change to allow for employees to be paid less. I mean, simple warehouse jobs in my area range in pay between 12 and 20 dollars an hour for entry level floor work. That is ridiculously high for manual labor, and it ultimately effects the cost of products at the end of the line.

    At the end of the day, the whole “Made in the USA” thing irks me just because their is little transparency regarding where things are made. Sure, there are tags placed on products, but they are often misleading. I see this all the time where I work.

  2. James says:

    Great article about buying American. Frequently I’ve heard that buying American creates more jobs and helps America out. I’ll definitively take a look at the websites at the end and try to buy American more.

  3. Arthur says:

    Well its disappointing that we cannot compete in every category but I’ll definitively do my best to buy more American made clothing!

  4. Karin Hernandez says:

    I tried really hard to find substantiation for the “5% = 1 million jobs” and was unable, which was really disappointing. I do believe that Buying American can bring SOME jobs back, but I am not sure to what extent. And the more that we do try to Buy American, the more American entrepreneurs will try to provide things for us to buy – so the circle goes.

  5. efpierce says:

    I used to think that buying American would mean more jobs here, but have since found that to be false. I still believe in shopping a lot more than most, but that is mainly to keep the economy moving which is something that more people should be doing.

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A quick look at five noteworthy shows Friday at the Montreal International Jazz Festival:

Gianmaria Testa (6 p.m., Gesù — Centre de créativité, 1200 Bleury St., $51.35). The Italian singer-songwriter kicks off a three-night run of solo shows in which his poetic, populist lyrics will be adorned only by guitar.

Rickie Lee Jones (7 p.m., Club Soda, 1225 St-Laurent Blvd., $61). The eternal bohemian returns to the festival for the first time since 2007. Local heartbreaker Jason Bajada adds to the evening’s pop smarts in the support slot.

Moriarty (8 p.m., Théâtre Maisonneuve of Place des Arts, $27 to $35). Mutable in sound and membership, the predominantly French-American group drew from folk traditions and mythologies for last year’s Fugitives album. Opening sets by spectral Montrealer Kandle and the sultry roots duo Whitehorse make this one of the festival’s most generous indoor tickets.

Susie Arioli (9 and 11 p.m., TD Stage, de Maisonneuve Blvd. and Jeanne-Mance St., free). The jazz-fest stalwart will have a septet in tow for a pair of outdoor performances.

Snoop Dogg (11 p.m., Metropolis, 59 Ste-Catherine St. E., $82 to $95.30). Not advertised as a Snoop Lion show, so the gangsta-rap icon’s reggae rebirth might be background noise here. All bets are off, including the hour at which fans will flop into bed.

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Sen. John McCain is taking a veiled swipe at President Donald Trump’s ongoing attack on the fourth estate, cautioning that “how dictators get started” is by shutting down the press.

The Republican Arizona senator, in an exclusive interview on Meet the Press airing Sunday, admitted that the relationship between the media and elected officials can sometimes be tense — highlighted by the Trump administration’s repeated sparring with reporters and the president calling news organizations “fake news.”

Half-jokingly, McCain said, “a fundamental part of that new world order was a free press. I hate the press. I hate you especially. But the fact is we need you.”

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Since the invention of fabric, its purpose has become vast. From clothing, to art, it may be transformed into almost any form yet it has no defined form in many ways. With this series of works I embrace the gestural forms a fabric maintains while at rest; as it awaits to become something "useful". I love the way fabric hangs, the way it melts unto the floor when thrown, the way it tells a story. By embellishing and hardening fabric with vivid colors and tangled forms, my intention is to visually destroy every object around it. I want it to take a stance and visually yell, "I am not here awaiting another use! I will no longer abide to your will and time. After today you will see me everywhere!"

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The last European round of the season is taking place in Valencia this weekend with many teams and riders deep in negotiations for the pioneering 2002 season which will see 4 stroke engines allowed into the World Championship. Discussions are rife over which riders will take control of the new breed of machinery, and one man to be linked with a possible 4 stroke ride is Loris Capirossi. Many people within the paddock had suggested a possible switch from his current West Honda Pons outfit to Italian outfit Aprilia, with whom he won the 250cc title in 1998.

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Three hundred years ago, there was a fight. A fight that left the Earth ruined. Broken. Dead. Some believe it was global warming that started the dieses, others believe it was a science test gone wrong but no matter what they believe, they can’t change what happened. They can’t change the fact that children are lured towards the sun every twelve days. They can’t change the fact that strange animals prowl the streets, eating all the crops and attacking their homes. They can’t change the fact that some children’s eye colours change and they see things other can’t. They can’t change anything but they can keep it to a certain limit. They can make a drug to stop everybody going insane and fighting each other. They can make a wall, also known as a dome, to prevent children walking off towards their death and they can keep the strange animals outside their protective walls of the domes but can they really stop the chilldrens rebbelllious thoughts and visions or is that just a myth?

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“The grass.” I moan. “It’s wet.”

“Shut up, you idiot. Just lay down and look up at the sky.” I obey and lay down beside Caleb but I don’t give up.

“It’s really wet; I can feel it underneath my jacket! Can’t we go get a blanket of something?”

“Stop complaining and look at the stars! Look how beautiful they are!” I grunt my reply and wiggle around, the grass tickling my face and soaking through my coat. He rolls his eyes before lifting an arm. “Look! You see that one? That star right there? You see it?” I squint hard, following his hand with my eyes but all I see is a darkening sky, full of little lights and a dim moon. I shake my head.  “Look harder!” I do.

“No.” I finally puff. “There isn’t anything there!” He rolls his eyes but continues.

“That star is the brightest in the sky,” He starts. I snort.

“Not that bright if I can’t see it …” I hiss but once again, he ignores me.

“That star is the brightest in the sky,” He repeats.  “But it’s not the clearest, do you understand me?”

“No. You aren’t making any sen-“

“The clearest of the stars think they are the brightest but really, that one right there, the one right above your head, that’s the brightest.” I give up and shut my eyes as he continues to talk. “I bet if that star was a human, it would be just like you.” I open one eye and then the other. I roll them.

“Invisible? Oh yeah, thanks.” I snap but I’m smiling slightly. He grins.

“No you idiot. Bright. You’re clever, Louise. Don’t let this “thing” get you down.” Thing? That’s what he refers my gift to? Thanks …

“I don’t.” I lie and he chuckles. “Shut up! I handle this thing quite well, if I say so myself!” He rolls his eyes.

“I suppose.” He admits and I grin. The stars continue to twinkle up in the night sky as he finally laughs. “You know, L,” I turn and look at him and realise he’s staring at me. “You’re the best twin I could ever have.” I grin.

“I know I am.” I reply and he gives me a small whack so I grin back at him. “Thanks. You’re too.” He smiles and his eyes twinkle under the dim moonlight, brighter than some of the stars above his head. A few seconds later, we both turn back to the night sky and lay there lost in our own worlds. And it doesn’t bother either one of us one bit.

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As I near the end of this long project of looking at the history of the world through the Hollywood lens, I have arrived at a film that feels most important to my purpose. It is Spartacus (1960). Not everyone loved this historical epic when it first appeared. There were those who pointed out the usual Hollywood flaws, and others who saw it as politically inflammatory. But it enjoyed a high level of success and has become a classic of its kind. Read only to the intermission if you like surprise endings.

Spartacus  (1960)

There is some sense that Stanley Kubrick directed this film in 1960 on an intuition of the coming worldwide cultural revolutions in the late 1960s and early 70s. It plays surprisingly well forty or fifty years later. Based on the novel by Howard Fast, it is set in the time of the Republic, in the years 73–71 BCE. Spartacus (Kirk Douglas) is born into slavery and sent to work in the mines of Libya. “He dreamed of the death of slavery 2000 years before it finally would die.” Peter Ustinov as Batiatus (a historical character) is shopping for slaves for his gladiator school at Capua, and takes the rebellious Spartacus back to Italy. There are some very good scenes of gladiator training. This is a long meditation on the lives and repressed humanity of “those who are about to die.”

The powerful Crassus (Laurence Olivier) comes to the school with an entourage and demands a fight to the death, which is not normal in the school setting. It is the two women in his company that articulate the demand and choose the gladiators of their preference. Spartacus and an Ethiopian are selected. When they fight, Spartacus is downed by the trident and net, but the Ethiopian leaps into the gallery where he is struck down by a soldier and finished by Crassus. This invented moment effectively sets the scene for the slave rebellion against Roman nobility.

Pausing for fictional romance, Spartacus has fallen for a beautiful slave girl, named Varinia (Jean Simmons), from Britannia. Varinia is purchased by Crassus and taken away. When Spartacus is taunted in the slave quarters about his loss, he attacks his oppressor and incites the other slaves to escape. They make their way to the slopes of Vesuvius where they set up a revolutionary camp. The rebels cause some serious damage to noble households, and the Senate is greatly concerned. Charles Laughton is the chief orator, Gracchus. A Roman military force is sent out to put down the revolt. Young Julius Caesar (John Gavin) is given an improved command at home while this force ventures to the south.

In a further digression to fiction, Crassus is delivered a group of slaves as a gift. Among them is Antoninus (Tony Curtis), “a singer of songs.” Back at Capua, there is a pathetically funny scene in which the liberated slaves force two Roman nobles to fight in an arena. Spartacus interrupts the raucous affair and chastises the men for becoming like the Romans. He exhorts them to act like gladiators and take up their swords against Rome. They become an army to be reckoned with. Spartacus is reunited with Varinia when she escapes Crassus.

Now comes the famous episode where the Roman commander (Olivier) takes a heated bath with his slave (Curtis). In the midst of the seduction, Antoninus disappears from the palace to join the slave army. He will entertain the troops with magic tricks and poetry. The army of Spartacus continues to build strength from the escarpments of Vesuvius. They attempt to contract for ships that will take them to sea from Brindisium. The first force sent by Rome fails to stop the slaves, who continue their march toward the sea.

The Senate is in session, reviewing the military failure in the south. There is fear for the fragile Republic, and for the specter of chaos. Caesar is on the rise (though he appears only briefly), but Crassus prevails. Scenes in the baths underscore the gap between the nobility and the mob. The slave army is streaming toward the sea, led by Spartacus and his love. They are a huge throng, and it is a stirring sight. The film bogs down in travelogue sequences, and frolicsome scenes of love and celebration. They cross the Apenines (Ap-ee-nines). Spartacus and Varinia have wed, and she is pregnant. When they reach the sea, they find they have no ships. They turn to face the advancing forces of Crassus, who is determined to “kill the legend of Spartacus.” Pompey and others are at his rear. Crassus summons the help of Batiatus, the cynical gladiator schoolmaster. The confrontation comes at last on a field in south-central Italy. The two armies take up position; one a disciplined force, the other a desperate rabble. There is the appearance of a cast of thousands.

The Romans advance, and the slaves roll burning logs at them. A fierce battle (very impressive moviemaking) is waged, with Spartacus in the vanguard of the fighting. When the armies of Lucullus and Pompey appear on the horizon in vast lines of horsemen, all is lost. By nightfall, the field is littered with thousands of rebel corpses. Those that are left of the slave forces are chained as prisoners of war. Crassus proposes to spare them the horrors of crucifixion if they will identify Spartacus. As Spartacus stands, many men rise to cry, “I am Spartacus!” Crassus and Batiatus find Varinia and the child, and send them back to Rome. All along the Appian Way, there are 6,000 slaves crucified on T-shaped crosses. The movie should end here.

Resorting to fiction again, Spartacus and Antoninus are discovered among the prisoners and saved for last. Back in Rome, Laughton and Ustinov continue to intrigue. Crassus has taken Varinia into his home, and there is a long Richard III scene between Olivier and the indifferent Simmons. “You think that by threatening to kill my child you can make me love you?” Spartacus and Antoninus have time to talk about things as the end nears. Spartacus says that just by fighting the Romans they have won something. “When just one man says no, Rome begins to fear.”

The frustrated Crassus forces Spartacus and Antoninus to fight to the death. Each of the friends attempts to kill the other to spare him the cross. Spartacus wins, and is led off to crucifixion. Olivier gives the order, and informs Spartacus that Varinia and her child are slaves in his household. He adds that there should be no grave and that the slave leader’s ashes should be scattered to the wind. He has a brief encounter with young Julius Caesar. Laughton secretly arranges for the freedom of Varinia and the baby. Batiatus takes them away toward the sea. At a checkpoint, she sees her husband among the crosses along the road, and he is still alive. She brings the baby to him, so he can die knowing his son will be free. The End.

The ending, though a total movie fabrication, remains one of the more remarkable scenes in the folklore of the human race. The legend will not die. A History Channel special called “The Real Spartacus,” confirms that 6,000 men were crucified by the Romans along the Apian Way (and so it was said in the film), roughly a century before the death of Christ. They were left on view for three months. The body of Spartacus, it says, was never found.

Historically, this was called The Third Servile War (73–71 BCE). It would take almost 2000 years for the first waves of revolutionaries to decisively throw off the yoke of monarchy and restore the ideal of republic.

This film was directed by Stanley Kubrick under the heavy hand of producer Kirk Douglas. Ultimately, Kubrick elected to disassociate his name from the final product. More behind the scenes drama arose from the determination of Douglas to hire people that had been blacklisted. The famous “I am Spartacus” scene is said to have been a condemnation of the McCarthy hearings and their demands for the accused to name names.

The novel by Howard Fast, Spartacus (1951), provides more social and cultural context for the story. It is still necessary, however, to play the game of separating fact from fiction.What becomes clear is that little or nothing is known about the life of Spartacus beyond his military history.

Spartacus – USA  (2004)

USA Today hated this fresh effort at rendering the Howard Fast novel. Indeed the acting ensemble cannot come close to matching the Kirk Douglas film, but this work exploits the easiest advantage of modern filmmaking, beautiful photography. The action follows the same lines as the 1960 version, except that in the end Spartacus is hacked to pieces on the battlefield and his body is never found. Here they say “Sparta-coose.”

Amazons and Gladiators  (2001)

It opens with an account of the career of Crassius (sic), who vanquished Spartacus, but ran afoul of Caesar and was banished to a distant province. Embittered, Crassius takes out his frustrations on the people. He rampages through the village of a young girl named Serena and forces the girl to hold her mother on her shoulders with her head in a noose. He then sets fire to a bed of coals under her feet. The mother dies. Serena is taken away to a life of slavery. Ten years later, she is rescued by a group of Amazons and taken to their training camp. When she has mastered the necessary fighting skills, she challenges Crassius in a small arena and has her vengeance. She then warns the Roman spectators that if they abuse any more woman and slaves she will come back and kill them all. This is a tawdry little film, interesting for the fictional follow-up to the Third Servile War and the fusion of modern feminism with the improbable story of the Amazons.

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The camp is one week from being open and the summer season is barreling towards us.  If you haven’t already thought about it, it is most definitely time to get your son or daughter registered to attend the Michigan OutofDoors Youth Camp for Kids!  If your son or daughter is new to getting outdoors or has little experience in hunting and conservation we have the perfect opportunity for them.  Come join us for a week of Riley Wilderness Youth Camp.

At the Riley Wilderness Youth Camp hosted by the Michigan OutofDoors Youth Camp in Chelsea, MI and sponsored by SCI-Novi with a generous donation from the Riley Foundation, children are given the opportunity to learn more about hunting and conservation and even get their hunter safety certificates. For 6 days and 5 night’s children ages 9-14 are given the opportunity to leave their cell phones, tablets, and other electronics at home and spend time learning about the environment around them. Our camp program focuses on teaching useful technical outdoor life skills. During their week at camp, campers will increase their knowledge of conservation issues though hands-on nature exploration. The campers spend the week living in cabins on a property that consists of 250 acres of white pine forest, bordered on one side by a bog and on another by the waterfront of Cedar Lake, known throughout the region for its production of panfish and bass.  Far away from the bright lights of the city this setting gives the campers a great opportunity to learn about and experience the outdoors on a personal level.

The goal of the Riley Wilderness Youth Camp is to provide the opportunity for 80 boys and girls to connect with nature and to learn about hunting and conservation.  Since 2005, when the Michigan OutofDoors Youth Camp, SCI-Novi and the Riley Foundation began their partnership the Riley Wilderness Youth Camp has sent over 700 kids to the camp.  Last year 76 of the campers got Hunter Safety certified through this program.

The youth are provided a full scholarship to attend 1 of 2 sessions of camp depending on age.  The Riley Jr. Camp is for boys and girls ages 9-11 and focuses on a sampling of outdoor activities, ranging from archery and canoeing to fishing and hunter safety class.

The other camp option is the Riley Advanced Camp for boys and girls age 12-14. This camp is focused on the skills and techniques of hunting in Michigan.  We focus on turkey, deer, small game and waterfowl hunting techiques, as well wildlife conservation.  Youth in the advanced camp will also have the opportunity to become hunter safety certified and will spend time shooting trap and on the expanded 3D archery course during their week at camp.

These scholarships are available to youth who are interested in connecting and learning more about the outdoors and all are encouraged to apply.  The candidates who most qualify for the award will meet the following criteria:  1. Youth with limited outdoor experience, 2. Lack of a mentor to help them get started and learn about the outdoors, 3. Not yet having earned a Michigan Hunter Safety Certificate, and 4. Lack of family financial resources to attend a camp like program.

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Rural Zambian Community - Mud Hut Mama

I have been thoroughly enjoying The Piri-Piri Lexicon’sShow Me Your Neighborhood Around The World” series and today I am thrilled to participate and share some photos of a rural community close to our home. The idea is for people in a wide variety of locations to share photos of typical scenes in their area, click over for a photographic journey around the world.

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We live in a forest conservancy in Zambia which is about an hour’s drive from the nearest community. Here are some photographs taken near our camp and in one  rural community that is located about 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) from us.

A Street:

This is the road just outside our camp. Most rural roads in Zambia are unpaved.

Rural Zambian Road - Mud Hut Mama

A Market:

This is the closet market to our home. On a busy day it will have fresh vegetables at the outdoor stands and the shops will have a selection of items including biscuits, sweets, flour, sugar, cooking oil, salt, soap, washing powder and clothes. On this particular day there was a funeral and so it was only the goats enjoying the market.

Rural Zambian Market - Mud Hut Mama

A House:

Most rural homes are built with mud bricks and thatched or tin roofs. Each family will generally have a number of small houses built within close proximity to each other. Some buildings are used for specific purposes like storing grain or cooking and others are used for sleeping. Families generally separate with the boys and girls sleeping in different huts. The head of the household usually has the largest house which he shares with his wife. He may have more than one wife and many children so there may be several huts in a homestead.

Rural Zambian Village - Mud Hut Mama

A School:

This is a community school that serves 169 students from grade 1 to 7. The school was built a few years ago by a local mining company but most are either built by the community themselves or sometimes with government funds. You can read more about this school and the challenges it faces here.

Zambian Community School - Mud Hut Mama

A Playground or Play Area:

I haven’t ever seen a playground in rural Zambia but every community I have visited does have a football (soccer to Americans) field and many also have netball courts. Netball is a popular women’s sport throughout Zambia, a relic of English colonialism. It is similar to basketball but the players cannot move when they have possession of the ball so there is no dribbling, just passing, pirouetting and shooting. The goal posts and netball hoops almost never have nets and are usually made out of local materials.

Rural Zambia Football Pitch - Mud Hut Mama

A Form of Transportation:

Most people in rural areas get around by foot or on bicycle. There are also various forms of public transport available on main roads, which would be about 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) from this particular community. Minibuses connect small towns, villages and trading centers along the main roads and large buses or luxury coaches travel to and from all the major towns and cities.

Transportation in Rural Zambia - Mud Hut Mama

The Camp We Live In:

I wrote about our new home just three months ago and it is now time to move on again. This is the camp that we have called home since early July. It has presented some challenges but, overall, the girls have loved the freedom they have found here. We are looking forward to exploring a new neighborhood and starting our next adventure very soon, but I will be posting more about that a little later.

Our Camp - Rural Zambia - Mud Hut Mama

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  1. Annabelle says:

    How beautfiul and peaceful. Many thanks for taking part.

  2. Bridget says:

    Wow, re unique photos

  3. Becky Brown says:

    Hi, your neighbourhood is a wonderful contrast to some that we have already seen in the series. It looks so simplistic but as Annabelle said so beautiful and peaceful. I’m looking forward to sitting down with my boys and showing them all the different places where people live. Thanks for sharing!

  4. Lisa Nelson says:

    Wow. I am loving the market with the goats. That’s fabulous!

    The park is barren. I think that’s an amazing park and so different from the ones in the states. One way I look at it, the children use their imaginations – totally. Nothing much to play on. Right? Love it!

    You know, I’m reading this post thinking – I have never had these sort of experiences. WOW, what life changing experiences your kids are having. This is something totally unique to them that will impact their entire lives. WOW! They are so very lucky.

    You guy are excellent!

    • Jody Tilbury says:

      Thank you Lisa – I hope my girls agree with you when they are older! There is so much ingenuity with play in rural communities. Kids make really intricate toy cars out of scraps of wire and bits of trash. When I was in the Peace Corps I remember the kids turning a big termite mound into a slide and they would ride down on an old maize sack. You are so right – there is fun to be had anywhere with a little bit of imagination.

  5. bevchen says:

    Wonderful post… so different to all the others in the series!
    I love the goats in the market place.

  6. I love this post Thank you so much for the peek at your corner of the world. We are studying Africa this year, so I will be showing my boys this post when we get to Zambia.

    • Jody Tilbury says:

      Thank you Phyllis – I hope your boys enjoy learning about Africa this year and I’m thrilled that this post will be included in your studies.

  7. I love this series, and your post especially – the community does look incredibly peaceful.
    Good luck with your next move!

  8. So nice to see more of where you live. It’s pretty incredible and what an amazing experience for your girls. Can’t wait to hear about what’s next!

    • Jody Tilbury says:

      Thank you Stephanie – I can’t wait to find out what’s next either. We have a few good options we are following up but nothing definite yet.

  9. Heather says:

    Wow, moving again! Looking forward to hearing more about it. Thanks for all the pictures.

    • Jody Tilbury says:

      Thank you Heather – I’ll write more about the move as soon as we figure out what the next step is going to be.

  10. I can’t believe you are moving again so soon, but hope that your new home is a wonderful one, and a slightly more permanent one!

    I thoroughly enjoyed this look into your life in Zambia. Thank you for writing this post!

    • Jody Tilbury says:

      Sometimes I can’t believe it either even though I knew it was coming! The last four months have flown by and thank you so much for your well wishes – I am also hoping for a more permanent home in our next move.

  11. Jennifer says:

    your girls are having such an adventurous life! They’ll be ready for anything. Thanks for the tour of your neighbourhood!

    • Jody Tilbury says:

      Thank you for your lovely comment Jennifer. Moving my kids twice in the same year has been causing me a lot of stress. I hope they see it as an adventure – that’s definitely what I’m aiming for.

  12. What a wonderful glimpse into your world. Talk about a juxtaposition- I literally just got back from a whirlwind road trip where we spent some time in larger cities like Atlanta, Savannah, and DC. Although it was neat to see I realized just how much large cities no longer appeal to me. Too crowded- too congested- too impersonal. I’m glad to be back to my quieter home in the country. Granted- it is no where as rural as what you experience but it is a perfect balance for me. 🙂 I can’t wait to see where you guys end up next!

    • Jody Tilbury says:

      Thanks Kristen – I’m so happy that you are so happy in your new home. I know it’s been an adjustment but it looks like such a perfect place to be!

  13. Thank you for this beautiful tour of your neighborhood! These photos really convey what life is like in this rural community. I know it has been a challenging place to live, but hopefully it will become another part of the tapestry of your family life. Looking forward to your next adventure!

    • Jody Tilbury says:

      Thank you Leanna! I do really love rural Zambia and I’m hoping our next step with bring us to another part of it.

  14. Mina says:

    I have been looking forward for YOUR post and boy, was I right to! 🙂 Those goats are fantastic! Well, as everything else, so different from what the western world offers us. Moving though, that sounds less appealing. Fortitude is required for moving. Wishing you loads of that! 🙂
    Great photos! Thanks for sharing.

    • Jody Tilbury says:

      Thank you Mina! Yes, moving is never particularly easy is it? Thank you for the fortitude wishes – I could really use them!!

  15. Thanks for sharing. What an amazing landscape for kids to grow up in. What a contrast to the other places on this tour too.

  16. Vanessa says:

    OMG amazing – I would love to visit!! 🙂

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