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This article was originally published July 2nd, 2010 on Examiner.com.
You can read the announcement of the 2009 joint Queer Press Grant recipients right here on PrismComics.org.
Pam Harrison, last year's recipient of the Grant for her House of the Muses series, talks to this year's recipients, Ed Luce and Eric Orner, about their work the QPG, and more:
What drew you to creating comics?
Ed Luce: I've been a lifelong comics reader but never really took to drawing them beyond high school. Although I majored in art during college and grad school, my studies drove me more toward fine arts and graphic design. I also spent a lengthy stint as an art professor where enforcing the curriculum meant crushing the spirits of many aspiring cartoonists. So it was safe to say I was kind of at odds with the medium for the better part of my creative life...' til I kind of reached the end of my rope with painting and decided to try expressing my ideas through comics.
Eric Orner: When I was a kid in the '70s and 80s, I hated Super Hero comics. I thought the narratives were sort of stilted and boring. None of the characters were wise asses, and the women all seemed particularly cardboard. I liked irreverent satirical stuff instead, and was totally obsessed with Mad Magazine. My idols were the great Mad cartoonists Sergio Aragones, Al Jaffee, Mort Drucker and Dave Berg. I even liked the lame imitator mags Cracked and Crazy. I loved how subversive these works were, how unafraid of lampooning everything.
I wanted to write like Jules Fieffer and Stan Mack, and draw like the masterful Pushpin Studio artists in New York: RO Blechman, Ed Sorel, Seymore Chwast and David Levine. I also loved the great feminist cartoonists like Nicolle Hollander and Lynda Barry, and the mostly apolitical but knock down funny Roz Chast.
In the 1990s I joined the army of folks who love and admire Alison Bechdel. And I liked the cartoonist Donelon, whose work I thought was sort of intimidatingly Nellie, but pretty arch also. Like a cartoonist's version of Ru Paul.
Nowadays I really admire Chris Ware's artistic and design ability. As far as queer creators go, I am a big fan of Justin Hall and Steve MacIssac. I come out of more of a newspaper cartoon—as opposed to comics—tradition (though I think the two are drawing closer via the advent of graphic novels). For the last several years an excellent cartoonist out of Vancouver, Tyler Dorchester has been drawing an enormously funny, big hearted, cuttingly satirical comic strip called "The Brotherhood", which runs in Xtra West and Xtra Toronto. I am a big fan of Ty's work and hope that everyone that who cares about the queer cartooning-journalistic tradition will check him out and buy his book.
Did you go to art school or did you teach yourself?
Ed Luce: I went to art school for illustration and then grad school for painting, installation and performance. So I believe I had all the "tools" for making comics, it just took a bit of a shift in mindset, style and production. The most difficult part for me was learning how to draw the same characters over and over!
Eric Orner: The closest thing I got to art school was attending for two years UCLA Film School's Masters Program in animation. I need to finish an animated movie I've been working on about a trio of sushi pieces who go on an adventure in one of those wooden sushi boats, before they'll give me the degree.
In the mid 2000s I worked at Disney Animation, storyboarding on the Tinker Bell movie. The experience gave me a great opportunity to take drawing classes at the studio. I am not a particularly talented Disney style artist—I lack that cute sensibility—but the teachers there taught me a great deal, for which I'm really grateful. I continue to take a lot of life drawing classes whenever I can.
What sparked your interest in creating each of your respective series? Was this something that has always been in mind, or did it develop from a number of "Art Imitates Life" experiences?
Ed Luce: I guess my fondness for big, hairy cartoon characters finally drove me to create one that resonated my own tastes and interests. It's true there's a preponderance of brutish guys in mainstream comics and even bear types in erotic queer comics. But I was wanting to see something a little more playful and true to my and my friends' life experiences. Of course, not everything in my comic is quite so literal; I don't know anyone who stuffs dolls with their own body hair...yet. But certainly the comic is built on a series of real situations that have been exaggerated for comedic effect!
Eric Orner: Drawing The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green meant the world to me—and the adaptation of the strip to a feature film back in 2006 made me really proud—especially Meredith Baxter's very funny portrayal of Ethan's mom in the film. However, I didn't submit any Ethan work to Prism in applying for this grant.
Instead, my submission involved my asking for help creating a new website devoted to graphic storytelling and reporting from around the world. During the past ten years I worked on a number of animated movies, and found myself doing quite a bit of traveling as a result. Animation artists call themselves animation gypsies because of the amount of travel involved as many productions are now based overseas. Many animation artists are also excellent cartoonists who use their off hours drawing what they are experiencing in foreign places.
The excellent graphic novel Pyongyang, by Guy Delisle, is an example of a guy working on an animated film—in North Korea of all places—and drawing his experiences into a book as a result. I am hoping to create an on line magazine devoted to that sort of longer form graphic storytelling and reporting.
I've met artists from all over the world working in animation, and I hope to create the sort of site where you can click on a spinning cartoon globe, hit Russia for example, and take a look at the latest dispatch from Dmitri Donskoi—or hit Uganda and see the work of Joshua Dysart and Alberto Ponticelli.
House of the Muses was originally conceived, front to back, in prose, and went through a number of incarnations before I found a creative medium of putting it all together. How were each of your works originally conceived?
Ed Luce: I was invited to contribute several drawings for a paper doll themed art exhibition and one of the designs I came up with was this "Wuvable Oaf" character, pretty much as he appears now in the comics. The bare, unclothed doll was a big, scowling, scary guy but he was clad in kitty-faced skivvies. All his outfits revealed he was really a cream puff: fuzzy blue footsie pajamas, a Smiths T-shirt, a sweat suit covered with black kittens, Chipmunk and Smurf records as accessories. That drawing got a lot of attention from some friends, who kept asking "Who is this guy?! I want to know more!" A comic seemed the best way to tell that story...
Eric Orner: The work I submitted as my contribution to the project included excerpts from a graphic memoir I am currently working on about the two years I spent in strife torn east Jerusalem working on an animated film there. Some of this same work is going to appear in an excellent new project of Rob Kirby's called Three. Rob's done some great work for this upcoming anthology, as has Joey Sayres and I am really delighted they asked me along for the ride.
I think the biggest hurdle for me was just getting started. I felt like I was doing it just for myself, at first. I'd offered it up to a couple of lesbian forums I was frequenting and with a handful of exceptions, it was not well-received. I didn't know many comics creators personally and self-publishing was completely new to me. Even before receiving my grant, just the presence of Prism Comics helped inspire me. What was it like for you when your series was just taking shape?
Ed Luce: I completely sympathize with your initial uncertainties and lack of publishing experience! It definitely took me some time to figure out what form the narrative was going to take. And I had no idea how I was going to get the thing into peoples' hands! Certainly Prism played a huge part in spreading the word, via their invaluable presence at conventions and online.
I think my approach to introducing the Oaf to readers was a bit different than most, which ultimately helped a great deal. Before I started the comic in earnest, I had created a sort of 'template drawing' of the Oaf in his kitty undies, for use as a personal reference to better draw him repeatedly. A friend thought it would be a great idea to take that image and print up a bunch of shirts, to drum up interest in the character prior to the comic's release. Almost like an attempt at a 'viral' t-shirt. And that idea most definitely worked, to the point that it threatened to eclipse the comic itself! People started posting pictures of themselves wearing the Oaf on multiple profile sites and before I'd even finished any stories, we'd sold hundreds of shirts. Still, that early collective curiosity very much inspired me to keep going and complete the first two issues. And folks were very keen to pick up those comics as a way to learn more about this kooky guy in his kitten undies.
I think it's important to get your work out there in any form you can so the feedback can energize you. If it sits in your head or tucked away in your portfolio, how are you going to make it to that next step? As we both know, the hardest part is just getting that first comic out there...
Now that you're established comics creators, what's your writing and illustrating schedule like? What's your personal remedy for writer's block?
Ed Luce: I like to try and have four releases a year, two regular 32 page issues (with special editions) and two shorter specials that explore the characters outside my main storyline. It's a rough schedule to maintain but it means having something new almost every time I hit a convention.
I also love the challenge of producing short stories and strips for anthologies and magazines, so I take on as many of those as I can. It allows me to fit my characters into strange and different scenarios that I never would have come up with in my own comics.
I wouldn't say I've had writer's block per se just yet. If anything, I'd say I suffer from the opposite...there's so much I want to do, I can't get it out fast enough. Wuvable Oaf #0 introduced a large cast of characters; as I mentioned, I have yet to explore BuFu's experiences in plus PLUS size fashion, Lil' Papa's mysterious past and experiences raising the Oaf or any of Smusherrrr's nefarious doings. And I plan to do whole arcs on the comic bands EJACULOID, SPHINCTERINE and MUFF 'n ' TOP GRRLZ. The cast almost feels like they have lives of their own already, I just have to find the time to sit down and draw it all!
Eric Orner: Having a day job which doesn't involve the cartoons I'm currently working on. It makes me grateful for the time I'm at my own desk, creating under my own steam. Also, walking the dog a lot.
What are some of your favorite comics?
Ed Luce: I feel a particular artistic kinship with Bil Sherman, who created several issues of Wanky Comics a few years back. His work is beautifully messy and ballsy and bursting with energy. I'd say he's the bizarro, erotic comic brother of the Oaf. His work is still available at his website (wankycomics.com) and comes highly recommended by me!
I'm also a big fan of Roberta Gregory's Bitchy Bitch and Bitchy Butch comics, as well as Dame Darcy's expansive Meatcake empire. I count Edward Gorey, Aubrey Beardsley and Osamu Tezuka's libraries among my favorites too!
Besides an ever-changing variety of mainstream superhero comics, I never fail to pick up Robert Kirkman's Walking Dead, Jeff Smith's RASL or the "can't-look-away car-crash" that is Dave Sim's Glamourpuss.
Eric Orner: Curbside by Rob Kirby, Chelsea Boys by Alan Neuwirth and Glen Hanson, Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel, and all of Ralf Konig's work. I also really like Bitter Girl by Joan Hilty.
Are there any creators out there who have served as mentors either directly or indirectly?
Ed Luce: I met Justin Hall not long after moving to SF in 2006 and he was one of the first creators who actively encouraged me to give this whole thing a try. He introduced me to Prism, suggested a lengthy reading list of queer indie creators and was just there to spur me along at the right moments early on.
I've also been greatly inspired and mentored by my collaborator Matt Wobensmith. He has a long history in publishing (he was responsible for the 'zine OUTPUNK in the 90's) and producing music (he released early singles by Pansy Division, Tribe 8 and Screeching Weasel, to name a few), so his experience has been invaluable. Our creative partnership has allowed me to push past the boundaries of the printed page and create records and other paraphenalia inspired by the Oafiverse.
Eric Orner: The Los Angeles based cartoonist Mimi Pond—whose Secrets of the Powder Room at the back of the Village Voice was partly a model for my The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green—which I always saw as a sort of "Dating Tips for Desperate Gay Guys".
The Queer Press Grant opened a lot of doors for House of the Muses, but the grant's influence also went beyond pure dollars. There was a definite bump in interest after the announcement. How has it been for you?
Ed Luce: Without question, receiving the Queer Press Grant has kicked the Oaf's profile up a few notches! It's like winning the Ms. Queer Comics Beauty Pageant! But seriously, I'm looking to use the grant to publish a collected bound edition of the first few issues, with some all-new material, so that we can have an increased presence in bookstores and libraries, nationally and internationally. This means the book will be able to reach an entirely new audience and I couldn't be more excited.
Where can readers buy or order your work?
Ed Luce: All things Oaf are available at wuvableoaf.com. The site also has a set of links for retailers around the country that carry the book. And the Goteblüd store is always well stocked with my stuff too; check out goteblud.com for store hours and information on our various exhibitions and events!
Eric Orner: There are 4 Ethan Green books from St. Martin's Press. You can find the movie based on the strip, also called The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green on Netflixs. For more recent work, let me plug Freud's Blind Spot, an upcoming book from Simon and Schuster/Free Press. A great anthology about siblings, edited by the novelist Elisa Albert (The Book of Dahlia) in which I have a longish graphic story.
Is there anything else you want to share with our readers?
Ed Luce: I have to give big thanks once again to the folks at Prism for choosing me for the QPG! I'd also like to encourage both aspiring and established creators to apply for the grant; it's a rare opportunity when anyone actually wants to give you money to make comics, so take advantage and give it your best!
And I'd like to thank everyone who has supported me and the Oaf so far. There are bazillions of comics out there that folks can drop their hard-earned cash on and I'm always grateful when people are moved enough by what they see to take a chance on mine.
Lastly, I just want people to know that no creator can produce their work all by their lonesome selves. I'm lucky enough to have a partner who is every bit as responsible for the success of the comic as anyone I've mentioned so far. So my undying thanks and love go to Mark for all his patience and support!
Eric Orner: Just my congratulations to Ed Luce, whose Wuvable Oaf is outstanding, and deep thanks to my cartooning, comics drawing, graphic novelling brothers and sisters for letting me share in the grant this year.
Pam Harrison and Kurt Sasso recently had the opportunity to interview Ed Luce live at TGT Webcomics on June 8th! (Unfortunately, Eric Orner was not available to appear as well.) You can listen in on the interview with Ed at the TGT Webcomics website! Kurt Sasso and Pam Harrison celebrated Pride Month by interviewing many of the best and brightest in LGBT comics and webcomics, and are eager to find out who they'll have on next year. This first year kick off podcast extravaganza was sponsored by Prism Comics.
Pam is the creator/author/illustrator of the House of the Muses graphic novel miniseries. To find directions to the comic shop near you, take advantage of the terrific ComicShopLocator.com!
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BY ANNA POULTER-HENDRICKSONUW Athletic Communications
MADISON, Wis. -- Using a strong ground game that included 337 rushing yards, five touchdowns and 19 first downs, the Wisconsin football team claimed a dominant 38-13 win over Minnesota Saturday afternoon at Camp Randall Stadium.
It was a performance that UW head coach Bret Bielema knows is about more than just running backs.
"The reason Montee (Ball) and James (White) are having success, they're doing a lot of great things individually, but the people in front of them are playing well," Bielema said.
The Badgers claimed their ninth-straight victory over the Gophers, matching longest winning streak by either team in the most-played rivalry in the FBS.
The win also marked Wisconsin's 21st-consecutive home win, the second-longest active streak in the country (tailing only LSU at 22). The Badgers have also won 12 consecutive games against Big Ten opponents.
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Junior RB James White had the second-best rushing output of his career, running for 175 yards on 15 carries. He went over the 100-yard rushing mark for the second-straight game and the seventh time in his career.
It was a performance that White enjoyed.
"It was a lot of fun," White said. "Our offensive line, tight ends and receivers really did a great job of opening up the holes. We were just making our reads and trying to score."
White ran for an average of 11.7 yards per carry against Minnesota, moving him to 6.1 yards per carry for his career, well ahead of Ron Dayne's UW career record of 5.8 yards per attempt.
With three touchdowns, it was White's eighth career multiple-TD game, giving him 27 career touchdowns.
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With a pair of touchdowns and 166 yards rushing, senior RB Montee Ball went over the 100-yard mark for the third-straight game and the fifth time this season. The performance moves him into third in the UW record books with 21 career 100-yard rushing games.
Ball now has 74 career touchdowns, trailing only Ricky Williams of Texas (75) and Travis Prentice of Miami (Ohio) (78) on the all-time NCAA list.
The win over Minnesota and keeping the Axe was something Ball was focused on.
"It's just the tradition behind it; it's something you want to be a part of," Ball said. "It's an overwhelming experience, and something I'll never forget. I wanted to make sure I was going to run around with my teammates and enjoy the moment."
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It was the second-straight game and fifth time in the last three years that both Ball and White have rushed for at least 100 yards in the same game. A feat that trails just Terrell Fletcher and Brent Moss' seven dual 100-yard rushing performances in 1993-1994.
Ball sees White's performance as a motivator for his own.
"When (White) starts playing really, really well, it kind of sets a fire into me," Ball remarked. "I told him I had better get going, and vice-versa, which is the healthy competition that we have.
"It betters the offense. The offensive line is clicking, fullbacks and receivers are clicking. It's a great feeling right now."
Junior WR Jared Abbrederis sees the importance of the running back duo in Wisconsin's offense.
"It means everything," Abbrederis commented on Ball and White's performance. "I think it wears down the defenses a lot. So it's great to see both of them running hard and running really well."
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Forcing turnovers is something the Badgers have been focusing on.
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Walk for Jesus Planned Today

The second annual Walk for Jesus is planned from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, leaving from Evergreen-Rotary Park and winding through downtown Bremerton. It is sponsored by Community Women of God, a group of women from various denominations, who will share their faith with those they meet on the walk.

After the walk the group will return to the park for a free youth rally, a concert by Second Nature, Sharp Skills with Phillip Jacobs, Willie Will, Judy Kennedy and other musical groups. There also will be chicken, potato salad and drinks, all without charge. The event should wind up about 5 p.m.

Bikers are welcome to participate and those who needs rides are asked to call Vanessa Kroegar at (360) 265-0179.

Recording Artist to Sing in SK

Grammy-award-winning recording artist Steve Archer will perform in concert at 6 p.m. today at South Park Assembly, 1522 Baby Doll Road in Port Orchard. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

A free-will offering will be taken at the contemporary concert, which has first-come, first-served seating. Pastors Jim and Betty Hill will host the artist who has weathered the ups and downs of an ever changing music industry for more than three decades and has re-emerged as a seasoned artist. For information call the church office at (360) 871-1492.

'Fact or Fable?' Explored at Event

Calvary Church of Port Orchard will sponsor "The Flood of Noah — Fact Or Fable?" at 11 a.m. today and at 9 p.m. Sunday on community television, BKAT Comcast Channel 12 and Charter Channel 3. It will explore thought-provoking answers to the questions of where the water came from and where it went, along with Dr. Walt Brown's Hydroplate Theory explanation for a global flood. The two-hour presentation will be presented by Pastor Kevin Lea. For information call (360) 876-7288 or visit www.calvarypo.org.

Ministry Set for The Cruz

Calvary Church of Port Orchard will have its "Our Taste and See Ministry" trailer set up at The Cruz in downtown Port Orchard from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on Bay Street by the Port Orchard Theater. There will be free refreshments, listening "ears," spiritual counseling and prayer.

Port Orchard Church Sets Community Fair

Northwest Baptist Church will hold its first Community Fair from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 9 at the church, 5715 Sunnyslope Road in Port Orchard. The family-oriented fair is free and will offer fun activities and booths for all ages, plus lunch. For information or directions call (360) 895-0605.

Spiritual RenewalDay Set for Leaders

The Rev. Dr. Sandra Bochonok, president-elect of the Bremerton Ministerial Association, has announced a Spiritual Renewal Day for local clergy and religious lay leaders Sept. 19 at the Seabeck Christian Conference Center, Colman Center Building, at 15395 Seabeck Highway NW in Seabeck.

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Just before the 2012 season opener in Hawaii, Glover injured his knee paddleboarding and never was able to get his year on track. As a result, he made a little more than $67,000 in earnings for the whole season.
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Running Man RAW Episode 171
On Air : 10th November 2013
Location : South Korea
Guests: Exo and Ryu Hyun Jin
On Air : 10th November 2013
Guest: Exo and Ryu Hyun Jin
Main : Yoo Jae Suk, Kim Jong Kook, HaHa, Kang Gary, Ji Suk Jin, Lee Kwang Soo, Song Ji Hyo
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Exo (stylized as EXO; /ˌɛks ˈəʊ/ eks-oh; Korean: 엑소) is a South Korean-Chinese boy band produced by S.M. Entertainment. Formed in 2011 in Seoul, South Korea, Exo comprises twelve members separated into two subgroups, Exo-K and Exo-M, performing music inKorean and Mandarin, respectively. Their name was taken from exoplanet, a term referring to planets outside of the Solar System.
Exo made their official debut on April 8, 2012 with the release of their debut single, "Mama". The single was a moderate success; Exo-M's version topped mainland Chinese music charts after only one day of release, and Exo-K's "Mama" music video reached to number seven on YouTube's Global Chart. The group's two albums, the 2012 debut EP Mama and the 2013 comeback studio albumXOXO, were major commercial successes, selling over a million units in total worldwide. The lead singles off XOXO, "Wolf" and "Growl", were K-pop hits, landing first place trophies on music shows from all three of Korea's major free-to-air broadcast stations. The latter also peaked at number three on Billboard's Korea K-Pop Hot 100 chart.
The group received numerous "newcomer" awards in 2012, and has since won over ten awards since their debut in April 2012.
Hyun-jin Ryu (Hangul: 류현진; Hanja: 柳賢振; born March 25, 1987) is a South Korean left-handed starting pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. In 2013, after spending seven seasons with the Hanwha Eagles of KBO, Ryu became the first player from the KBO to join a MLB team via the posting system. Ryu was also the first South Korean to serve as the starting pitcher of a Major League Baseball postseason game.
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Hyun-jin Ryu: 2nd – He joined Running Man Episode 84 and 85
EXO : 1st – New Guest
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Sandy Lake celebrates their 10-1 victory over Lac Seul in midget A-side final action Feb. 19 in Sioux Lookout during the Little Bands Native Youth Hockey Tournament.
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The Kasabonika Eagles are A-side bantam champions of the 2012 Little Bands Native Youth Hockey Tournament in Sioux Lookout. Kasabonika defeated Sachigo 4-1.
It wasn't even close. Four quick goals early in the first period. It would have been enough.
In a fourth attempt to defeat Lac Seul in midget A-side finals at the Little Bands Native Youth Hockey Tournament, Sandy Lake finally did good. The team skated to an easy 10-1 rout of Lac Seul to claim top spot. The excitement was evident for the Sandy Lake players as they celebrated each goal with unbridled, youthful enthusiasm. Lac Seul had eased past all their opponents in the six-day tournament in Sioux Lookout. But Sandy Lake came to play right from the start, leaving Lac Seul wondering what went wrong.
It was the fourth straight time the two communities met in the midget final, but this time around, Sandy Lake proved to be too much, putting together a solid team effort, backed by strong goaltending.
The annual tournament featured over 400 players from 36 teams from First Nations in the Sioux Lookout area.
In bantam A-side action, Kasabonika beat Sachigo Lake, while Sandy Lake also won A-side championships in the peewee and novice division. Lac Seul won the atom A-side championship.
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I have a delicious recipe to share with you today. A few weeks ago I purchased strawberries at the grocery store completely forgetting that my daughter is really the only one in our family that loves fresh strawberries and she's back in Florida taking summer classes at the university she attends.
So they sat in the refrigerator for a few days until I realized they were going to spoil if I didn't "create" something with them. I was making pancakes for breakfast and quickly decided to put together this strawberry sauce that my husband loved. We enjoyed it on our pancakes and then a few days later on some ice cream.
Homemade Strawberry Sauce
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- 2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup orange juice
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 3 Tablespoons corn starch
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine the strawberries, 1/4 cup water, orange juice and sugar. Stirring gently, bring to a boil.
In a small bowl, combine together the cornstarch and 1/4 cup cold water. Gently stir the cornstarch mixture into the strawberries without mashing the berries too much.
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The University of Minnesota, Morris Weekly Bulletin is published by University Relations weekly August through May, and monthly over the summer. Submissions accepted by noon on Wednesday of publication. Send items electronically for inclusion in the Weekly Bulletin to Judy Riley, at email@example.com/. The next summer issue will be Wednesday, Aug. 6.
The J. Paul Getty Charitable Trust has awarded $180,000 through its Getty Grant Program to UMM for the development of a preservation plan for the West Central School of Agriculture and Experiment Station Historic District. One of the most intact examples of a residential agriculture high school still standing in the U.S., the WCSA was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in January 2003. The historic district nomination brings with it a challenge to preserve, and, when possible, rehabilitate the historic landscapes and buildings within the district. While the plan will not change any of the campus� landscapes or buildings, it will create a written preservation reference encompassing the historic district. The plan will help UMM to better understand the original design intent of landscapes and buildings and the changes that have occurred through time, and to formulate practical strategies for preservation. It will set the course for future day to day and long-term activities associated with the District.
Aida Martinez has been appointed director of the Minority Student Program. Martinez has served most recently as director of Intercultural Programs at Hollins University in Roanoke, Va. Prior to that, she worked at UMM as educational/Gateway coordinator in MSP. Aida earned her bachelor of arts degree in psychology from Michigan State University and her master of science in College Student Affairs Administration from Indiana University. She will be on campus full time beginning in August.
Over 100 people attended the First Annual Symposium on Small Towns with the theme Rural Minnesota: A Century of Change. The Symposium was sponsored by the Center for Small Towns and began on June 10 with a concert by Peter Ostroushko and Dirk Freymuth. People from across the state gathered on June 11 to hear presentations by former Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland President of the Blandin Foundation, Paul Olson and others. The Symposium received local and statewide coverage, with reporters from KMRS-KKOK radio, the West Central Tribune in Willmar and Minnesota Public Radio in attendance.
Fourth of July Recital at the Conroy house, 605 6-1/2 Street, Hancock, in the alley between the ballpark and main street, after the parade, or approximately 3 p.m. Della Conroy, piano Sara Fleider and Amanda Kent, flute vocalist Jane Mooberry. Art sale with works by Della Conroy, Phyllis Joos, and Hope Zeltwanger
The 19th annual Summer Scholars program will be held at UMM from July 13-25. Academically talented high school seniors from the five-state region will stay on campus for two weeks and take one of two offered college classes: either "Human Reproduction & Biotechnology" taught by Van Gooch and Tom Turner or "Writing Workshop: Growing Up American" taught by Roland Guyotte and Dwight Purdy. In addition to a variety of classroom activities, field trips, and guest speakers, students experience the fun of campus life at UMM and get a taste of what college is like. Student assistants for the program are Kevin Ely, Jesse Goembel, Eleanora Hilton and Kristen Kalina. For more information contact Karen Ellis, Continuing Education & Summer Session, x. 6463 elliskj.
West Central School of Agriculture alumni will celebrate the school�s 93rd anniversary during their annual reunion July 19-20 at UMM. Anyone who attended, worked, or taught at the School from 1910-1963 is invited to attend. Susan Granger �80 will be the featured speaker at the All-School Reunion banquet on July 19. Granger is co-owner, along with Scott Kelly �77, of Gemini Research, the historical research firm that facilitated WCSA and Experiment Station�s successful nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Granger will share information about the nomination process as well as stories she has discovered about campus history. For additional information and a complete schedule of events, contact Pat Gannon, director of alumni relations, at ext. 6067. Full news story on line at http://www.mrs.umn.edu/alumni/universityRelations/news/current.php/.
Stevens County Fair is coming August 6-10. Admissions and University Relations are collaborating to create a UMM exhibit to be displayed among other exhibits and booths in the Lee Community Center adjacent to the fairgrounds. Volunteers to oversee the booth will be enthusiastically accepted. Exhibits open at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7. Please contact Judy Riley, ext. 6050 or rileyjk BEFORE August 6 to volunteer for a two-hour slot Thursday-Sunday. Please submit materials to Judy for distribution or for door prize drawings by Monday, Aug. 4.
The Center for Small Towns has hired Professor Greg Thorson and several students to survey employers in 12 counties throughout west central Minnesota about health care insurance purchasing trends. The information will guide the Health Care Purchasing Alliance as it seeks to increase health care options for smaller businesses and their employees. "Eventually," Thorson explains, "these businesses will be able to join together and increase their health care purchasing power, resulting in more options and greater affordability. They may even chose to bypass the traditional insurance carriers altogether and contract directly with local healthcare providers." The University's West Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnership is also lending support to the initiative.
Production is currently under way on the next season of Prairie Yard and Garden episodes will include growing strawberries, pest management, tree selection, and unusual annuals and perennials. Roger Boleman, director of Media Services (which produces the series in cooperation with Pioneer Public Television), notes that next year's season will reach a potential audience of 16 million viewers: "A minimum of 600,000 people will see the show in the Chicago market alone." UMM is one of the few college campuses in the nation that provides students with the opportunity to work on a nationally-syndicated network television show.
There will be no ticketing in the North, Central, East & South Lots, during the summer months, until the beginning of the semester - August 25, 2003. Parking in the RFC Lot will be enforced as will the 20-minute zones.
Cougar wrestler Sharon Jacobson placed third in the World Team Trials at 129 pounds. Jacobson recorded two falls in the tournament and claimed her highest ranking of the season at the Olympic level.
Former Cougar wrestlers made their mark at the World Team Trials in Indianapolis. Katie Downing captured her second straight title at 147 pounds. Downing will represent the U.S. in both the Pan-Am Games this summer and in the World Championships in New York in early September. Joining Downing as a teammate in the both the World Championships and the Pan-Am Games is former Cougars Sara McMann at 138 pounds, and world silver medalist Tina George at 121 pounds.
Senior wrestler Katie Ross will appear on "Fear Factor - Special Edition" this season, vying for the grand prize of one million dollars. Ross sent in an audition tape filmed in the UMM wrestling room along with video of her in action on the mat at the 2002 U.S. National Wrestling Championships to "Fear Factor" who was searching for contestants for the upcoming season. A few months later Ross was invited to an interview in Minneapolis. Ross who is a studio art and math major from Greensboro, N.C. has been an All-American wrestler for the past two seasons at UMM, wrestling at 121 pounds.
Creative Study Institute director Tom Turner and Michael Strand, alumni and co-instructor of the Institute this year, were the guests on the June 18 KMRS "Community Connection" program. Two Creative Study students - Adric Waibel [who took courses in radio broadcasting and improvisation] from Lac Qui Parle High School and James Nelson [who studied web page design and radio broadcasting] from West Central High School were also guests on the show.
Bettina Blake, professor emerita of French, has been named to the statewide Board of the Minnesota Humanities Commission. Also, Blake�s article, "How Do These Colleges Do It? The Success of Private Black Colleges," was published in the May-June issue, pp. 28-29, of About Campus, a journal sponsored by the American College Personnel Association. The piece discusses the publication, Stand and Prosper: Private Black Colleges and Their Students, by H. N. Drewry and H. Doermann (2001). While on the Columbia University Alumni Association trip to the Black Sea, Blake seized the opportunity while visiting the Crimea to give a brief talk on "A Sidelight on History: The Crimean War-Morris, MN Connection." Blake related that Sister Mary Joseph of the Order of the Sisters of Mercy, who in 1887 founded the school for Indian children that would later become UMM, had served with Florence Nightingale in the 1850s as one of the first military nurses and a founder of the nursing profession during the Crimean War. Blake shared: �That gave me a chance to tell them not only about Sr. Mary Joseph and the founding of the Morris campus, of course, but also about UMM today! I had taken a few Admissions pieces with me, just in case, and people had a surprising number of questions, especially about Native Americans on campus.�
Laird Barber (professor emeritus, English), Jack Imholte (professor emeritus, history) and Bettina Blake attended the final Gala dinner and annual meeting of the U of M Retirees Association., of which former Chancellor Dave Johnson has been president this past year, on June 24 in the newly remodeled Coffman Union, Minneapolis campus.
The new campus home page is on line. Visit the site at http://www.mrs.umn.edu/indexrd.shtml/.
Thanks to the expertise of Seth Flynn �03 and Judy Korn �95, external relations/fund development, the campus� External Relations unit (Alumni Relations, Fund Development, Special Events, University Relations) has also launched a new web site. Click on �Alumni and Friends� on the UMM home page to check it out.
Effective July 1, 2003, Continuing Education and Regional Programs was transferred completely to the UMM campus and will no longer be part of the Twin Cities' College of Continuing Education.
KUMM 89.7 FM is on the air with a new summer schedule of live on-air talent. Live broadcasts are scheduled generally from 4 pm to midnight, Sunday through Friday. Consult the online schedule at www.kumm.org for more details. Those interested in participating in summer broadcasting are encouraged to call ext. 6076 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Due to renovation in the Disability Services office, its location has been moved to the Student Activities office, Student Center, room 16C. June and July office hours are Monday through Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. OR BY APPOINTMENT. Beginning August 1, office hours will return to Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Canoes and kayaks available for rent at the Regional Fitness Center. RFC hours: M -Th, 5:30 am-9 pm F, 5:30 am-7 pm Sat., 8 am � 5 pm Sun., Noon - 5 pm., ext. 6485. Student Activities and the Regional Fitness Center are 'partnering' this summer to make the Outdoor Center canoes and kayaks more accessible to the campus and area community. We are all very excited about the partnership as it greatly increases the number of hours during which rentals and returns are possible. Tents, sleeping bags, Duluth packs and more at the Outdoor Center. Other camping and hiking equipment will continue to be available at the Outdoor Center, lower level of the Student Center. Hours: M & F, 11am - 1pm. Phone: 589-6077 Contact the Office of Student Activities, ext. 6080, if you'd like more information.
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Missing Teens Found Alive In Cleveland Home
An FBI person missing sign stands in front of the family house of... Photo d'actualitéAdulte,Cleveland,Droit,FBI,Famille,Femmes,Gina DeJesus,Histoire,Horizontal,Ohio,Ohio Missing Trio,Personne humaine,États-Unis,Être deboutPhotographer EMMANUEL DUNANDCollection: AFP 2013 AFPAn FBI person missing sign stands in front of the family house of Gina DeJesus, one of the three women which were held captive for a decade, as it is decorated by well wishers May 7, 2013 in Cleveland, ohio. Three brothers have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of three women found safe in a home after being missing for a decade, authorities said. There were more questions than answers the day after the stunning turn of events that began with a frantic arm sticking out of a screen door, a woman screaming for help, and a neighbor kicking in the door to free her in a working-class neighborhood of the city in the American heartland. Ariel Castro and his brothers - Pedro, 54, and Onil, 50 have been detained, authorities said. AFP PHOTO/Emmanuel Dunand (Photo credit should read EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)


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NYC New York Color Cosmetics Spring 2011 Collection
Eva Chen was tweeting images of the new NYC New York Color Cosmetics Spring 2011 Collection last week and after a little searching I came across the full list of items.
I imagine we'll start to see some of these items something in March.
Let's have a look!
The line focuses on a newly revamped line of mascaras with formulas and brushes to life, lengthen, volumize, and curl.
The mascaras are as follows:
- NYC New York Color Cosmetics Sky Rise lengthening mascara ($1.99) with Lift and Stretch technology
- NYC New York Color Cosmetics City Curls curling mascara ($2.99) with new Curl Xpress Technology
- NYC New York Color Cosmetics Show Time volumizing mascara ($3.99) with Volume Matrix Technology
- NYC New York Color Cosmetics Show Time volumizing waterproof mascara ($3.99) with a Flexible Polymer System
- NYC New York Color Cosmetics High Definition separating mascara ($4.99) with Precision Lash Technology
- NYC New York Color Cosmetics High Definition volumizing mascara ($4.99) with Dual Response Technology
NYC New York Color Cosmetics Individual Eyes Custom Compact-Smokey Eyes are new color shadow palettes that feature a primer, illuminator, four pressed shadows and a double-ended applicator. Each palette is designed to complement eye colors, and the shades include smokey browns, smokey blues and smokey greens. The price is $4.99 each.
NYC New York Color Cosmetics Smooch Proof 16HR Lip Stain ($4.99) is a lightweight, transfer-proof lip stain is available in 10 shades.
NYC New York Color Cosmetics Liquid Lipshine ($2.49) is a vitamin-infused lip gloss to leave lips soft and moisturized with up to 20% increased hydration. Liquid Lipshine is available in 10 high-shine shades.
And finally new NYC New York Color Cosmetics Skin Matching Foundation is a shade-adjusting technology formula. There will also be a Smooth Skin Liquid Foundation ($2.99) which has a lightweight, blendable formula. Plus, my favorite, a new Smooth Skin Liquid Concealer ($3.99) for concealing under eyes circles).
It all sounds interesting but I def need to play with it and see what I think.
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11/23/10 12:35 breyerchic04:
11/23/10 13:35 lulee:
muse whhoooooo is eva chen? i see her on twitter all the time with all sorts of makeup goodies, i kind of want her life.
11/23/10 18:23 lulee:
thanks muse… i know i wanted her life!! i wonder how one goes about getting a job like that… hahaha
11/23/10 18:03 Lily:
Ooh those lip stains have me in a lemming fit! Do you know if these are permanent additions Muse?
11/23/10 20:19 Sara:
I'm pretty excited about the lip gloss and stains. I absolutely *love* my NYC gloss in Riverside Rouge. It's perfect.
The only thing that makes me happier than a nice gloss is a stain that doesn't lean too purple or bright pink.
11/23/10 21:40 bayleysparkagex3:
concealer looks interesting !
11/25/10 0:38 Coral:
I like that the more budget friendly lines are upping the ante and trying to put good stuff out there. Whether its good or not is a different story, but I'm a sucker for mascaras and they look like they have a lot to try.
1/22/11 16:53 Cindy:
I have tried this and don't like it as well as their Smooth Skin makeup. The coverage is sheerer and once it sets, it peels off when you try to blend it in. I have pretty dry skin though, but did use a moisturizer first. The color is a good match for me – the medium shade is the same as the True Beige in the SS makeup.
9/29/11 18:59 Carly:
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A lot of time and effort can be wasted collecting data and analyzing the results. Fortunately, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, or OEE, is one of those metrics that is easily calculated and can be applied to any process, department, or the entire organization.
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OEE is comprised of three factors: Availability, Performance, and Quality. While calculating these factors is fairly straightforward, it is important to recognize that a standard industry definition for OEE does not exist. It is important to understand the assumptions you are making to make sure that you understand the final OEE result. This is increasingly more important when attempting to compare the results of one department or plant against the performance of another.
OEE measures how effectively TIME is used to produce a quality product. We have established the following definitions of TIME to be used to calculate OEE:
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- Planned Down Time: Scheduled down time events
- Unplanned Down Time: Unscheduled down time events
- NAT = Net Available Time (Scheduled Production Time – Planned Down Time)
- NOT = Net Operating Time (Net Available Time – Unplanned Down Time)
- IOT = Ideal Operating Time (Time to Produce All Parts at Rate)
- LOT = Lost Operating Time Due to Production of Scrap or Non-Saleable Product.
Although we will provide examples of these calculations, the following formulas are used to calculate each of the OEE factors and overall OEE:
- Availability % = NOT / NAT * 100
- Performance % = IOT / NOT * 100
- Quality = (IOT – LOT) / IOT * 100
- OEE = Availability * Performance * Quality
You will notice that a quick way to check your OEE result is to calculate the time required to make good parts divided by the Net Available Time:
A word on Availability:
Availability is based on the actual "scheduled production time". Assuming a production process is scheduled to run over an 8 hour shift or 480 minutes (60 * 8), the following definitions are applied for planned and unplanned downtime.
Planned Downtime:
- Scheduled break times.
- Scheduled clean up at the end of the shift.
- Scheduled Preventive Maintenance.
Unplanned (Process/Equipment) Downtime:
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- Material Changes
- Material Handling
- Quality Concerns
- Process Downtime
- Equipment Failures
- Personnel Relief
While it could be argued that setup or tool changes are planned events, they are considered part of the overall production process. If tool change or set up events affect equipment or capacity utilization, then an effort to reduce these times will reflected by improved availability and an increase in available capacity. It also makes capacity utilization much easier to calculate. Again, knowing what is in the definition is important. The purpose of establishing OEE is to drive improvement in your organization. For example, Quick Die Change, or SMED, programs are specifically geared to improve the change over process. If a separate program is used to manage the change over process, then you may so choose to leave this activity as a separate entity.
A word of caution! OEE is a metric, not a program. Use existing systems and processes wherever possible to manage or support your OEE activities at launch. New initiatives often fail because they are introduced in isolation and are often accompanied by "new ways" of doing business and tend to disrupt other existing work flows. A true improvement or initiative that saves the company time and money will stand on its own merits. This same initiative can be acted upon regardless of whether an "OEE Improvement Plan" exists.
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Calculating OEE: A real life example
An 8 hour shift is scheduled to produce three parts as shown in the schedule below. The shift has two 10 minute breaks and a 5 minute clean up period.
Production Schedule:
- M/C: A Part #: A123, Cycle: 10 (seconds), Produced: 2240, SCRAP: 50, Unplanned Downtime: 32 minutes
- M/C: B Part #: B456, Cycle: 45 (seconds), Produced: 450, SCRAP: 25, Unplanned Downtime: 18 minutes
- M/C: C Part #: C789, Cycle: 70 (seconds), Produced: 229, SCRAP: 11, Unplanned Downtime: 22 minutes
Lets start by calculating our time factors for each machine:
Net Available Time: Since each machine is scheduled to run for the full 8 hour shift, the Net Available Time for each machine is calculated as follows:
- Scheduled Time = 8 hours = 480 Minutes (8 * 60)
- Planned Down Time = 2 breaks * 10 minutes + clean up 5 minutes = 25 minutes
- Net Available Time (NAT) = 480 – 25 = 455 minutes
Machine A
- Unplanned Downtime = 32 minutes
- Net Operating Time (NOT) = Net Available Time – Unplanned Downtime
- NOT = 455 – 32 = 423 minutes
- Ideal Operating Time (IOT): 2240 total parts * 10 seconds = 22400 / 60 = 373.33 minutes
- Lost Operating Time (LOT): 50 scrap parts * 10 seconds = 500 / 60 = 8.33 minutes
Machine A: OEE Factors are calculated as follows:
- Availability: NOT / NAT = (423 / 455) * 100 = 92.97 %
- Performance: IOT / NOT = (373.33 / 423 ) * 100 = 88.26%
- Quality: (IOT – LOT) / IOT = (373.33 – 8.33) / 373.33 * 100 = 97.77%
We could also have calculated OEE using the Quick Check as shown below:
Time to produce good parts ONLY: 373.33 – 8.33 = 365
Using the same formulas as above the time factors for Machines B and C follow.
Machine B
- Unplanned Downtime = 18 minutes
- Net Operating Time (NOT) = Net Available Time – Unplanned Downtime
- NOT = 455 – 18 = 437 minutes
- Ideal Operating Time (IOT): 450 total parts * 45 seconds = 20250 / 60 = 337.5 minutes
- Lost Operating Time (LOT): 25 scrap parts * 45 seconds = 1125 / 60 = 18.75 minutes
Machine B: OEE Factors are calculated as follows:
- Availability: NOT / NAT = (437 / 455) * 100 = 96.04 %
- Performance: IOT / NOT = (337.5 / 437 ) * 100 = 77.23%
- Quality: (IOT – LOT) / IOT = (337.5 – 18.75) / 337.5 * 100 = 94.44%
We could also have calculated OEE using the Quick Check as shown below:
Time to produce good parts ONLY: 337.5 – 18.75 = 318.75
Machine C
- Unplanned Downtime = 22 minutes
- Net Operating Time (NOT) = Net Available Time – Unplanned Downtime
- NOT = 455 – 22 = 433 minutes
- Ideal Operating Time (IOT): 229 total parts * 70 seconds = 16030 / 60 = 267.17 minutes
- Lost Operating Time (LOT): 11 scrap parts * 70 seconds = 770 / 60 = 12.83 minutes
Machine C: OEE Factors are calculated as follows:
- Availability: NOT / NAT = (433 / 455) * 100 = 95.16 %
- Performance: IOT / NOT = (267.17 / 433 ) * 100 = 61.70%
- Quality: (IOT – LOT) / IOT = (267.17 – 12.83) / 267.17 * 100 = 95.20%
We could also have calculated OEE using the Quick Check as shown below:
Time to produce good parts ONLY = 267.17 – 12.83 = 254.34
Our next post will show you how to calculate a truly weighted OEE based on the examples given here.
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September 22, 2011 at 7:18 am
Very helpful !!!
October 8, 2011 at 9:37 am
I like very much this site because the comments are based in pratical applications and help a lot of users.
I have a doubt.
The performance efficiency is a factor in the calculation of OEE. It is a function of cycle time (theoretical time to produce a unit of product):
Performance Efficiency = (Ideal Cycle Time x Total Prod Qt) / Net Operating Time) x 100
Total Prod Qt: total quantity of products
Cycle time is easily measured in continuous production lines.
However, I am calculating the OEE for a batch process equipment.
It is a tablet coating equipment. We fill the machine with the entire batch of tablets, the process is carried out and then we discharge the batch of coated tablets. I was thinking of dividing the batch production time by the total number of tablets processed to determine the cycle time of each batch, but I don`t know if it is correct to call it cycle time? Is there another formula to calculate the performance for batch processes?
Another question. I would like to calculate the capacity of this equipment using OEE, but I need an academic reference of it. Do you know any? As I am attending a master´s degree program and my project will be about the application of OEE in the pharmaceutical industry, I need to reference this calculation.
Thanks in advance
February 7, 2012 at 10:19 am
hello sir…,
this is bhagath singh, i use zonal centrifuse… how i will get OEE
June 20, 2012 at 5:32 am
Hi Sir i would to know hould can i get the "cycle time" for production of goods or per scheduled production. please answer me as soon as you read this comment. thank you so much
June 27, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Really this help me alot in improving OEE, If you could provide me the downtime calculation like MTTr, MTBF Etc……
August 22, 2012 at 11:53 am
Does Tool change / Tool index downtime come under availability or Performance ?
September 2, 2012 at 5:48 am
Sir, Please explain how to calculate performance in more detail.
…Thank you Sir …
November 1, 2012 at 9:45 am
OEE has fascinated maintenance world for quite some time and dominated the discussion space also in a significant way. But I feel while it may have served the purpose of integrating some factors affecting the performance of a plant related to maintenance it has limited us also. It is time for critical analysis of this term and its validity also.
I am not going to repeat some of the limitations of OEE which has been spoken about in the past such as treating 20%*80%*90% equal to 40%*60%*60% whereas they are not and not acknowledging the relative weightage of the three factors or the cost associated with them etc.
Instead I am going to speak of two aspects of it:
1. How do we make use of information on OEE? Obviously we break it into the three components and analyse each of them separately and make an action plan on each of them. What is the additional value derived by it in such a case?
2. The value of OEE may be in fact giving wrong indication. Look at the following example:
Let us take a plant suppose to produce 1 component per hour under normal circumstances and let us consider a 30 days month.
It is shutdown for maintenance for 12 hrs in a month and has a breakdown for 6 hrs. Hence the availability is = (720-12-6)/720*100 = 97.5%
(loss of production= 18 components)
Let us assume it had problem in one of the machines foe which they had to run it at reduced rate (75%) for 12days. Though the machine did not stop producing but correcting the vibration problem took long. Hence the speed factor is =(18+0.75*12/30*100 = 90%
(loss of production= 72 components)
Let us further assume there was a fault in one of the machines which started generating 6defects per day and it took 3 days to diagnose and rectify it. Hence the quality factor is = (30*24-6*3)/(30*24)*100 = 97.5%
(loss of production= 18components)
Let us look at OEE. OEE = (0.975*0.90*0.975)*100 = 85.6%
If we calculate loss of production by this it is = 720*14.4/100 = 103.7
Whereas the loss of production actually is = 18+72+18 = 108 which will be reflected by the actual availability figure of 100-2.5-10-2.5 = 85.
In this example the difference is only 0.6% but one can take more extreme value and find out that it is in fact much more.
Hence while I fully agree that being aware of, measuring, keeping track of and making action plan against all the three factors is absolutely essential, the more meaningful way is the conventional way. All aware organisations measure all three convert them into equivalent and make action plan for improvement against all of them. If at all there is meaning full way of combining them it is addition. We may give it a name, let's say Overall Performance for simplicity.
November 7, 2012 at 11:12 am
Dear sir, We are chemical industry in which we want to implement OEE concept. Can you please help how to implement OEE concept in chemical industry maintenance. Also in chemical industries, Quality of product is depend upon many parameters like raw material quality, process steps, adding times. Then how we calculate quality ? What will be formula for quality of equipment in our industry which is batch type. Please guide.
June 8, 2013 at 2:31 am
hello sir,
how to calculate the OEE for continuous production such as paper industries, please give it with example.
December 28, 2013 at 7:21 am
I have to deal with machine performances improvement everyday, I'm an automation engineer like many of you, so I developed a powerful tool for Android to get cycle time just tapping on a button, record every cycle time and export data. I hope you will find useful: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avafab.cycletime
January 7, 2014 at 1:56 pm
Hello Redge,
I have a quick question regarding scrap parts and OEE. I see in the calculations that for each scrap part, it is assumed that there is a complete cycle loss. This may be the case in stamping presses where the quality is assessed after the machine operation.
However, what if quality can be determined at different points in the cycle?
For example, if a part is inspected prior to loading to the machine, and a defect is found, it can be rejected before cycling the machine. In this case, there is not a complete cycle loss. If this happens multiple times an hour, it can severely skew the calculations. ie. 20 scrap parts at only a 15 s loss each, compared to a complete cycle of say 60 s each.
How would you deal with a situation like this?
January 7, 2014 at 9:07 pm
Redge :
If the Tool change or Tool index time is incurred during the cycle time required to produce a part, the "down time" falls under Performance.
The time required to complete one full production cycle ("button to button" or "start to start") is the cycle time. Operations or sequences that occur during the cycle are all inclusive in the cycle time.
If the tool change is required to produce a different part, the down time falls under Availability.
Thank you for visiting!
Hi I am Vinayak Kamath,
I have a small query on the Tool change time. We have CNC Turning & Machining Centres. We need to index/replace the tool once it gets worn out. This happens many times during the production of a batch of identical parts. We consider this downtime under availability. Is this correct ?
Thanks in advance.
February 11, 2014 at 6:41 am
I am looking for s simple formula that I can use to determine how many pieces a machine center can run in an hour by my take a simple stop watch cycle time study. I used to run production and we had time studies performed to establish the number of pieces required to run every hour.
April 30, 2014 at 2:51 am
I am implementation of lean management system in aautomobile service centers and i am finding it very difficult to collect datas or i am not able to understand what to collect or the calculations that can be done relating to lean.few of which i know are takt time,vsm etc..can you plz help????
June 10, 2014 at 5:45 am
How can calculate the Ideal run rate???
June 28, 2014 at 2:19 pm
Sir i am appointed to access the OEE of the Carding Machine and i am confused about the Quality as it is difficult to determine the defected Meter run of the output.
July 15, 2014 at 11:59 am
Tollo changeover is planned or unplanned ?
May 22, 2015 at 2:12 pm
OEE performance is relative to a baseline for a given piece of equipment. Therefore it is specific to that equipment and not comparable across departments or plants.
We are told 80% OEE is "world class". Based in part on how OEE is calculated this can lead to bad decisions like over producing.
Who on the shop floor actually understands what OEE means and using it for improvement?
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