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The Credit Suisse Global Education Initiative is supporting selected international development organizations to improve the education opportunities for thousands of school-age children and young people worldwide through locally relevant programs.
Global Education Initiative
Launched in 2008, the Global Education Initiative partners' programs have aimed to break down barriers of access to education and to improve the quality of educational opportunities for school-aged children in selected countries throughout the world. Between 2008-2014 the Initiative developed strong partnerships and we believe we have made a real impact, reaching over 100,000 students in over 400 schools in 38 countries. More than 15,000 teachers have been trained in subjects ranging from Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and IT to child-friendly teaching methodologies.
Based on the success of the bank's Global Education Initiative, we rolled out a new program focused on financial education for girls in 2014. The program is being implemented by the global organizations Plan International and Aflatoun. Aligned with both the Microfinance Capacity Building Initiative and the core business of Credit Suisse, the program brings together Plan International's expertise in enabling access to quality education and Aflatoun's expertise in improving the life skills of girls and the development of social and financial skills curricula and teaching methods. The program aims to improve the financial education and life skills of approximately 100,000 adolescent girls in Brazil, China, India and Rwanda and to encourage them to transition through secondary school. We are continuing our partnerships with Room to Read and Teach For All, focusing on building their capacity to grow and deliver effective interventions. In the case of the former, we support literacy instruction, and for the latter, the operational effectiveness of the Teach For All network partners so that they can scale up their programs.
2015 marked the 10 year anniversary of Credit Suisse's long standing partnership with Room to Read. By the end of 2015 Room to Read has benefitted 10 million children through their work in Literacy and Girls' Education.
To see the work accomplished with our 6 partners (2008-2014), see the Global Education Initiative 5 year anniversary section.
In 2014 we transitioned to a new signature program, 'Financial Education for Girls' in Brazil, China, India and Rwanda. This program aims to provide relevant and timely financial education to girls and young women at key points in their lives, as part of a program to support girls with the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to tackle decisions along their life's journey, whether this is personal, professional or in continuing education.
Access to financial and social assets is essential to helping youth make their own economic decisions and escape poverty.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
It is increasingly recognized that young people need not only knowledge, skills and a responsible attitude to managing money but also the confidence to support their ambitions. These are critical life skills for young people to have as they transition from school and join the adult world. Providing children and youth with a strong set of financial, social and personal skills as part of their education equips them at an early age to thrive.
Furthermore, it is clear that young women are more disadvantaged than young men when it comes to financial knowledge and skills. Therefore, our Financial Education for Girls program will target girls and young women with appropriate and relevant interventions to ensure they are adequately prepared for the challenges, both financial and social, that they will face as they transition from school to adult life. Working to increase both the financial capability of girls as well as their awareness of their social and economic rights, the program will enable girls to better fulfil their potential and take advantage of economic opportunities when they transition into adulthood.
Our not-for-profit partners in the Financial Education for Girls program are Plan International and Aflatoun International implementing the program in selected regions of Brazil, China, India and Rwanda.
schools have benefited from our support
teachers have been trained
students have benefited from financial education and life skills classes
The Financial Education for Girls program is being implemented in 4 countries where Plan International has established relationships with local communities and schools. Through this partnership between Aflatoun and Plan International, we bring together Plan's expertise in enabling access to quality education and life skills education with Aflatoun's expertise in the development of social and financial skills curricula. The two partners' approach to teaching methodology is perfectly aligned: a blend of learning in class and practical group activities. Girls and boys set up and manage their own savings clubs, some of which may result in small businesses. Aflatoun is for children under 14 years and Aflateen is for those over 14 years. These programs aim to provide children and young people with experience and confidence in managing money which will underpin their future decisions and life choices.
Financial Education for Girls at a glance
Region: Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil
Target: Students aged 11 – 14 years, with a focus on girls
|Support approximately 3,250 girls to complete their basic education and transition to secondary school.
The Aflatoun and Aflatten Curricula will be used with the girls in clubs.
Region: Guangnan County, Yunnan Province
Target: Students aged 12 -17 years, with a focus on girls
|Enable over 11,500 disadvantaged girls to successfully transition to senior secondary education.
The Mandarin program 'Aflateen' and the Non Formal curricula will be contextualized and used in the project.
Region: Bikaner district, Rajasthan
Target: Students aged 14 -18 years, with a focus on girls
|Quality and relevant education for approximately 82,300 girls in the state of Rajasthan.
The Aflateen curricula will be used here. Special teaching and learning aides will be developed. For the girls in residential schools this curricula will also blend social skills into the Financial Education.
Region: Bugesera and Nyaruguru districts
Target: Students aged 12 -15 years, with a focus on girls
|Improved education for approximately 2,000 disadvantaged girls in Rwanda.
The Aflateen curriculum will be used. It is in French and has already been adapted for the local context.
The Global Education Initiative and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
'Achieving Universal Primary Education' by 2015 was defined in 2000 as one of the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Since 2008, Credit Suisse has made a contribution to reaching this ambitious target through its Global Education Initiative (GEI). In 2015, the UN adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which replace the MDGs and form a core element of the UN's ambitious and transformative 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The SGDs consist of 17 sustainable development goals that range from ending all forms of poverty and hunger and promoting access to education to combating climate change and building peaceful and inclusive societies. SDG 4 aims to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all".
With the belief that education is a great equalizer and a powerful force for social and economic change, Credit Suisse's efforts have focused on providing education to those most in need. Launched in 2008, the GEI is proud of the achievements and the strong partnerships developed over the past years. These partnerships have focused on breaking down barriers to accessing education and improving the quality of educational opportunities.
Through our funding and multi-faceted support, our partner organizations have been able to pilot new programs and approaches while also strategically developing these in order to ensure their sustainability.
In 2015, Credit Suisse published a report in order to raise broader awareness of the SDGs and to promote a constructive dialogue about this topic. In the publication "Aiming for Impact: Credit Suisse and the Sustainable Development Goals", we illustrate how the SDGs provide tangible opportunities for companies to pursue business objectives while also contributing to sustainable development.
Stories from Our Partners (2008-2014)
Camfed plays a catalytic role in the transformation of young people's lives by providing a holistic package of support, including formal education for girls at school, health awareness, and business and leadership training for young women who have left school.
Camfed tackles the complex interplay between poverty, gender and power that keeps girls locked in a cycle of lower educational attainment and vulnerability to sexual exploitation. The strategies used include securing girls' entitlement to education and protection: firstly, by ensuring that excluded girls have the opportunity and support to enrol in and succeed at school; and secondly, by working with school governance structures and local authorities to ensure that these are gender-responsive and act to protect girls' welfare and entitlements.
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty that places special focus on working alongside poor women because, equipped with the proper resources, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE's community-based efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of disease, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources.
CARE's education programs take a comprehensive approach to addressing the complex interrelated challenges in this area by promoting and facilitating discussion between parents, teachers and other members of the community to overcome barriers to education.
CARE also works alongside governments and partner organizations to bring about systemic change. Credit Suisse began working with CARE in 1989 through the Americas Foundation and then within the Global Education Initiative in Peru and Tanzania in 2008.
Plan, an international children's development agency founded in 1937 works with children, families and communities in the world's poorest countries to overcome poverty and injustice by encouraging children to claim their rights.
Plan's long-term practical support enables poor communities to take action to achieve children's rights to an education, decent healthcare, clean drinking water and more.
The aim of Room to Read is to empower children through the early intervention of education opportunities and to ensure the right conditions for encouraging literacy specifically, and education more broadly.
Room to Read envisions a world in which all children can pursue a quality education, reach their full potential and contribute to their community and the world. To achieve this goal, they focus on two areas where Room to Read believes they can have the greatest impact: literacy and gender equality in education. Room to Read works across Asia and Africa to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and also supports girls to complete secondary school with the life skills they'll need to succeed in school and beyond.
Credit Suisse and Room to Read's relationship began in 2005 with post-tsunami efforts in Sri Lanka and India. Later, the bank became the largest corporate financier of the Girls' Education Program in India and Vietnam, investing in the education of 850 girls at risk of dropping out of school.
Credit Suisse also provides free office space for a small Development Team in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Sydney, enabling Room to Read to invest more of its funding directly into programs.
Teach For All is a global network that aims to expand educational opportunity internationally by increasing and accelerating the impact of independent social enterprises that enlist their nations' most promising future leaders in addressing educational need.
Teach For All was launched in 2007 as response to demand from entrepreneurs around the world seeking to start Teach For America and Teach First-like enterprises in their own countries. These enterprises provide a pipeline of high-caliber teachers who go above and beyond traditional expectations to lead their students to significant academic achievement, despite the challenges of poverty and the limited capacity of their countries' school systems.
Teach For All increases and accelerates the impact of these programs - in the immediate term on student achievement and over the long term on their countries' broader education systems - by providing direct support services to its partner organizations and by fostering a powerful network among them.
Latin American countries rank the lowest in the world in terms of the quality of education (World Economic Forum 2008 survey). Worldfund's goal is to raise the quality and relevance of education in Latin America – the key to transforming lives and breaking the cycle of poverty. Their aim is for every child in Latin America to have access to a high-quality education.
Worldfund focuses on the key area which can have the greatest impact: leadership at the school level. They deliver training and ongoing support to teachers and principals from underserved schools in Latin America, fundamentally impacting the system from the bottom up.
Signature Program Partners
Aflatoun's programs through a combination of social and financial themes, help children and youth learn about themselves, child rights, saving, basic financial concepts, and enterprise. Aflatoun puts children and youth at the centre of their learning process and through practical activities engages them with the world around them. By doing so, Aflatoun believes that the social and financial lessons that they receive will stay with them forever.
In Aflatoun's educational programs Children and Youth are given space to express themselves, to act on their own, solve practical problems together and develop social and financial enterprises for themselves or their communities. Aflatoun's educational program was refined over 17 years of action research in India. Following a 10 country global pilot project, the program has been scaled to 15 million children and youth in over 180 countries. It has been adapted to be appropriate for children in different regions and of different ages, and to be taught both in classrooms and out of school. Aflatoun's work is grounded in a belief that children around the world should have an understanding of their rights and responsibilities. Furthermore, they should know, and have access to, the financial tools they need to realize these rights.
In 2014 we launched a new signature program focusing on Financial Education for Girls. Aflatoun was selected to be one of our two partners to implement this new program in Brazil, China, India and Rwanda.
Plan, an international children's development agency founded in 1937 works with children, families and communities in the world's poorest countries to overcome poverty and injustice by encouraging children to claim their rights.
Plan's long-term practical support enables poor communities to take action to achieve children's rights to an education, decent healthcare, clean drinking water and more.
In 2014 we launched a new signature program focusing on Financial Education for Girls. Plan International was selected to be one of our two partners to implement this new program in Brazil, China, India and Rwanda.


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i wondering if having night sights are a plus or not so much. if so what are some good ones that are not terribly expensive? at this point im not sold on night sights. any feed back one way or another would help me.
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i wondering if having night sights are a plus or not so much. if so what are some good ones that are not terribly expensive? at this point im not sold on night sights. any feed back one way or another would help me.
I like mine they are the sights more visible in low light, and look awesome in no light. the ones on my sig 1911 are novak style. I have to say the cheapest way to get them is to buy a gun with them. I sent my other 1911 off to novak to have them install a ghost night sight and that's kind of expensive. if you can change your sights your self that will save some coin.
I like the Trijicons I have on my Glock.
I believe that "night sights" are a complete waste of time and money.
(Several well-qualified shooting/tactical trainers agree with me.)
• If you practice as much as you should, you will find that you can "point shoot" or "slide shoot" without any use of the sights at close range. The mere dark silhouette of the rear end of the pistol is sight enough, if you can see it, and instinctive shooting in pitch dark will also work...if you practice.
• If it's so dark that you can't see your sights without Tritium (or other glow-in-the-dark) illumination, then you can't see your target, either. Are you sure that it's a burglar, or might it be your 'teenager or your roommate, stumbling around in the dark? So what you really need is a flashlight, and training in its use as an adjunct to a defensive firearm, not glow-sights.
• I have consistently found that glow-sights are a serious distraction, pulling your eyes away from the search-and-identification of a possible bad guy, and swamping your eye's light receptors with unnecessary glow.
• Learn to always place your pistol in the very same position on your night-table, so you don't need the glow of its sights to allow you to find it quickly. Place a "tactical" flashlight right next to it. Sight glow helps the bad guy to find your gun, too.
Nifty gadgets and miracles-of-the-week do not relieve you of the need and the responsibility to learn to shoot well under all conditions. In fact, they may make your learning job that much more difficult.
There are no shortcuts. The best thing you can do is to practice, practice, and then practice some more.
I don't like front and rear night sights, but do favor a front only, I like just the tritium vial, no big white ring around it. What Steve posted is true but a single tritium dot negates a lot of it. I find three dot sights of any type to be too "busy" and in those cases black out the dots on the rear sight.
On guns like my HK45/P30 where the sights are "Luminous" I actually mark over them with a marker as they are almost too bright and during shooting the front sight becomes darker than the rear sight.
I could take them or leave them, but most of the guns I buy come with them and I really like the Heinie or 10-8 sights, not cheap but I favor the wide notch rear sight option.
A lot of people like the TFO option, and while I may change to fiber one day, I don't know if I'm ready to make the jump yet. Maybe next season I'll try some out.
Those are some big ifs. :mrgreen:Quote:
• If you practice as much as you should, you will find that you can "point shoot" or "slide shoot" without any use of the sights at close range. The mere dark silhouette of the rear end of the pistol is sight enough, if you can see it, and instinctive shooting in pitch dark will also work...if you practice.
Yes, all comments well taken, they may work for some, others have no need for them, some just like one, but it's up to you to decide there utility. If you can try to find a pistol w/ them and one w/o and compare them in low light and darkness to determine if it works for you. The front sight is indeed the most important sight, it's acqusition is paramount, you should find the front sight first and the rear sights will follow, but at the end of the day I'll think you'll see the light. I prefer Trijicons and their customer service is excellent. The warranty is for 12 years on the green and I've had some go for 15 before needing to be replaced. After the 15 years I shipped my slide back to them and they replaced all 3 ampules for $54.00 and they shipped it back for free.
I suggest to those who prefer glow-sights, and especially to those who prefer glow-sights front and back, that you go out, some dark and overcast night, and try this out:
Have a friend place three widely-spaced targets, more than seven yards downrange, while you are looking in the other direction.
When your friend is back behind the firing line, load up and try to find the targets. Try to put a couple of hits into each one as soon as you find it. (Don't find all three first, and then hit them. Shoot at each one as soon as you find it.)
That exercise may convince you that glow-sights can make dark-room shooting more difficult.
Try it and see.
Steve, fair enough, I will come back with an objective report once I put your suggestion into action. Likewise, I'll try the same scenario with darkened sights.
This is a pretty good read on the matter:
pistol-training.com » Handgun Low Light Essentials
Here is my take on night sights. Being able to see the sights at night is one thing, being able to see the target is another. If the target is not visible what good are night sights.........I use CTC lazers. One shot at night the night sights are worthless, can't see them because the muzzel flash just blinded you.


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I'll give you this...we have the first report of someone saying Kekua is real:
Still, with that PR, looks like Te'o is admitting he never met her in person. Certainly, would need to investigate Mauia's statement, but it is at least offering a counter view of the Deadspins story....
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Re: Manti Te'o hoax (wth?!?)
Personally as weird as this thing is, if he slides and is a good value then I would still have very little hesitation pulling the trigger over this stuff. Look its not like he was caught doing drugs, carrying a gun, or some other type of egregious behavior. This is a kid who seems to be a decent kid other than this one albeit bizarre thing. When your in the spotlight, everything you say and do is fair game. I would guess that maybe Teo is learning this valuable lesson that will serve him well in the future. Look if NFL teams started seeing less value in every prospect who told a lie at sometime or another they would have very few prospects to consider lol.A linebacker's job is to knock out running backs, to knock out receivers, to chase the football,
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Re: Manti Te'o hoax (wth?!?)
What evidence? The investigator hired by ND said he has all the phone records showing that they talked for hours and hours and hours a week. If Teo was "in on it", why would he do that? Why take the time to call this mythical woman with that frequency if it was just a hoax? Doesn't that seem a bit much?
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The Manti Te'o story is just really really odd. I dont see how a team can just look past it. Either hes in on it and obviously shady and the purpose would be questionable at best or he wasnt and you almost have to question the guys intelligence to be duped by such a thing. At the very least is he mature/responsible enough to hand the pressure of being an NFL player on and off the field?
I think he was in on it personally, because he and his father have claimed to have met the girl multiple times in Hawaii. How do you meet somebody that doesnt exist and continue to believe they do? The fact that he would fake such a thing for national attention, or whatever the case, is definitely raising questions about his maturity and character. things that have dropped far better talents in the draft.-JAB
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At this point, like I said, he's going to be undraftable to some teams... others will drop him substantially... I think he's CERTAINLY out of the 1st round right now. Worst case scenario, he pulls a Burfict and slides out of the draft. Best case, he goes in the 2nd.
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I think everyone who is reading into this Te'o story is doing so from their point of view.
This is a different generation that this kid is part of where people have entire lives and relationships online, it is absolutely possible for someone who has grown up with the internet to feel they have a relationship with someone online. People of my generation and older look at that and say that's absurd.
I haven't heard any where that the Teo's dad says he met her (maybe he did though).
MY take is Manti had what he felt was a relationship with this girl, who he talked to on the phone and someone was faking the voice, when people would like us ask how do you have relationship with someone you haven't met, he would start saying they met to stop those questions.
Maybe I am completely wrong and giving him the benefit of the doubt, but I as of right now believe he was a victim of a hoax and highly doubt he slips out of the 1st. I'll wait to hear the rest of the story from him though.
BTW - every passing judgement, did you know Notre Dame had an investigation and their investigator found the person that sat on the other end of the phone talking to Te'o...We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid. - Benjamin Franklin
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I make this easy meat and veggie bake often because it provides plenty of delicious leftovers for later. My fiance and I love broccoli, so this hearty recipe pleases us both. it would go over big as a featured entree for a brunch buffet.
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- 3 cups frozen chopped broccoli
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
- 3 cups seasoned salad croutons
- 2 cups (8 ounces) shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of broccoli soup, undiluted
- 1-1/3 cups milk
- 1 can (2.8 ounces) french-fried onions
- Cook broccoli according to package directions; drain and set aside. In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the broccoli, croutons and cheese.
- Transfer to a greased 2-qt. baking dish. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, soup and milk. Pour over sausage mixture.
- Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with French-fried onions. Bake for 3-5 minutes longer or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Originally published as Sausage And Broccoli Bake in Country Woman January/February 2004, p31
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Still not shure. Went to jobber for info on paint,posted a month ago,and still cant get answers.He,[ppg] distributer said that people mix vodo paint mixes in privet. This might be true and I know it's how some realy supper paint jobs are done, but a simple question,Is the clear in the mid coat the same as the final clear. His answer was ,what's going in the mid coat?. I thought thats why I was there, to find out? I personaly would think you would want the midcoat to tack up quicker to hold on the vetical,as it is the vehical to transport candes, or flakes or whatever.But Im not a trick painter just your basic basecoat/cear guy. Once againe I will add a pict, of a car and woud like some help sa to how it was painted . Would be indebited.
Most painters use an intercoat clear as a carrier and all an intercoat clear is, is a clear basecoat. Like you suspect, they use it for ease and speed.
The car in picture looks like nothing more the a House of color pick, off the paint chart with use of a candy.
I am certainly no custom painter but back when I did do a few candies and pearls the midcoat WAS the same clear at the final clear. You added pearl or candy to that clear, applied it over the base color then the clear was sprayed over that.
Is it not done like that at all anymore?
Last car I did that way using a homemade pearl set up was on a new black vett.
Gray scuffed the factory paint, added three different pearls to the clear, shot two coats and then went to three coats of just clear.
Like I told the guy who was a good friend of mine, there is no such thing as ever matching this car if you damage the door.
I think this is what the original poster is after, what is the "mid coat" in a candy paint job.
The "colorless basecoat" of today isn't what he is after I don't think, we will wait until he comes back.
I know that matching that pearl and candy three stage (again, only did it a few times) wasn't that big of a deal IF you knew what the actual color was in the original. Doing a let down panel is all you need as the amount of coats applied provide the "Variants" and you pick the proper one. If you had a little more or less pearl or candy in the clear the let down panel lets you sort that out.When you don't know, that is a whole different story. I have sanded off the pearl to the base and cleared it then matched that base color, then matched the pearl with a let down panel.
The true candy paint job you paint the base coat, typically a gold or silver, then spray the "mid coat" candy which is a tinted clear, it's transparent like a tinted window. You apply that over the base in as many coats as you want to provide the color you are after. You then apply a clear clear over that to protect it.
On a pearl, you apply the base coat which there is no typical color, any color you want and everything in the world has been done at one time or another. You then apply a "tinted" clear over that which is a clear with pearl it with the amount of coats you want to achieve the color you are after,then clear clear over that.
A "colorless basecoat" is the way to do this today with modern basecoat clear coat systems, but years ago it was a regular clear. I don't know but HOK may still do it that way, again, I am NO custom painter by any stretch of the imagination but that gets you a little more basic info. House of Kolor- the Official Site for House of Kolor Custom Finishes
I was cooking strudel,my 15 year old was on my computer all day, but finaly got to read this stuff,thanks for all the help. Im getting closer to my answer. I think I was on the wrong track. I was told that to get the results like what was painted on the willys,[picture], I would have to start with a black basecoat then paint my midcoat over that. A few coats and you would hardly see the midcoat maby only in bright sun.Add more coats and you would see it in less ligth,the highlights that is. I want a mostly black paint job,[ black candy base coat], with a mid coat that will give me the look like the willys in picture. Now this is where it gets tricky.In stead of brandywine, what I think is in his mid coat, I want to use a orange like manerin orange that h.o.k puts out. My problem is very simple but because of my lack of knowleg, need to know the steps. Do I use the consitrate and add it to clear,do I add somthing to make it flash quicker,or do I buy the mid coat already mixed and what's in the mix. I know someone painted that car, but I cant locate him, and even if I did it might be his secret.
I was just giving an overview of a three stage straight up uses of todays HOK stuff I am lost, haven't done it in years.
I'm sorry I jumped in here when I don't have a clue what HOK has these days. Hopefully Barry will chime in with some good info being you aren't going to get anything from me but the basics from a hundred years ago.
Here is a custom paint forum.Custom Paint Forum
In my area there is a great custom paint store that would have all the answers, maybe there is something in your area?
Love the color on that Willys, mind telling me what it is and I will shoot my 40 Ford that color. I'm in R.I. so I dont think anyone will say I copied you. Thanks,Charlie.
It's only a picture I used to try to get some info, but I was told the color was brandywine shot over ? base
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You would begin by painting the car with straight black PPG Deltron 2000, your mid coat would be a clear carrier...the part number is DBC 500. To the DBC 500 (which is a transparent base coat using the regular DT reducer line) you would add a dye (what ever color you want, PPG makes many colors of Dye)...I grabbed the closest one I saw in my mixing room, turns out it's a blue dye, part number DMX 216...that's blue, not orange or red, they are different part numbers. Generally 2 to 3 coats of the mid coat is all you would need to get the effect your looking for...high points red or orange, your choice, in sun and black in the shade. After your mid coat, apply as many coats of clear that it takes to make you happy.
If the jobber doesn't know about this, tell him that the PPG computer program that he has can teach him, the program has formulas for this. If you want Orange use this PPG mixing number 908326/2 That is the PPG formula for an Orange mid coat. These should be readily available at any PPG jobber as well as color chips...part number for the Vibrance Collection binder with color chips is DOX 600.
I hope this is the information you where looking for...If I have a Vibrance collection binder so should your jobber. There are many more colors available than just what there is in this binder...there are also two Vibrance/Radiance fan of chips available as well...both mine are out on lone right now to one of my customers or I would give you those part #'s as well.
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The bottom line is, if you want to paint that color, it is no big deal other then how thick your wallet is.
BUT all all the guessing in the world and playing on a computer is going to do nothing for you but cause you to spend money, you don't need to and end up with the wrong color when done.
IF you want this color, go to House of Color and buy there color chip book, last one I bought was 10 or so years ago and I think it was $50 dollars, so even if it is a $100 now, it will be money well spent as it will show that color and the slight changes made by using different color undercoats.
Now you know exactly what colors you want and then you can go to a Basf, PPG or a Matrix jobber that has their company "custom color mixing system" in stock and with the numbers you have they can mix it exact.
Now you can shop the colors with codes in hand and I can see where a color like this it could mean a $500-800 saving.
This does not have to be as complicated as it is being made out to be, as this is actually done everyday in bodyshops around the world.
The OP mentioned he went to PPG and got no where...that's one jobber for PPG not all of them, that's why I listed part number's for PPG.
Some colors are made to order or custom made by either a paint shop or a jobber, if that's what he wants, the wallet needs to get deeper to pay for building custom colors and spray out panels of custom colors to get exactly what he wants.
My PPG chip books cost $75.00 three years ago, so Barry, I'm sure your close.
I tried to explain the process and arm the OP with enough information to assist him when he went to his jobber for help.
For the OP I think it would be time and money well spent to do some test panels like on a scrap hood or fender to see how things work before painting the car..Once you are satisfied with the results and have an understanding then you are good to go..
I have tried most all of it and now do what is known to work..
[QUOTE=69 widetrack;1616290]Good Post BarryK...Paint is Paint..
LOL, not really sure that would come out of my mouth! BWK
The OP mentioned he went to PPG and got no where...that's one jobber for PPG not all of them, that's why I listed part number's for PPG.
Yes that is a problem as I do know not all PPG, BASF and Matrix jobbers carry the special color line mixes.
Feed back I have gotten, is the BASF and Matrix seems to have the colors dialed in the best and the best cost. BWK
Well , Widetrack, I finally am getting some where. Thanks for the info on DBC 500. Thats all I wanted the paint store to tell me. After that info I googled and am finaly getting some answers. Don't get me wrong,im still going to use PPG products, but I think that there are people in every field that just go to work and punch a clock. As far as, I might have to pay more for quality, Im 65 years old and figured that out. I am not going to sink $$$ into this project and put cheep paint on it. I admit I am ignorant[a fact of not knowing], about painting, but im not stuped,[Knowing and not doing].As far as testing on panels first , I probebly will shoot a gun or two just to get it right. But I do have another question. Have a devilbiss and the 18 tip shoots 2K primer but should I go a 2 so it will flow better or reduce it to keep atomizing better?And thank's for all the post's, I will continue to reed them and learn.
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Sounds like a worthy goal. I've been researching it also. If you don't have "Electric Propulsion for Boats" by Mathys you will be amazed at how much info he put together.
Did you every hear the one about how to identify the Pioneers. They are the people with the arrows in their back. There as so many, many things that can go wrong so a design will not work well. And then there are the things that work but will cost a lot more:
1. The motor you identified does not mention if it will run continuous at 100+ volts and put out the HP you need. Some folks have picked the motor and promptly burned them out as they may run at low volts for a long time but burn out in minutes at high volts
2. Saildog and Cam are the experts on battery, volts, amps etc conversions etc. but I'm pretty sure the battery holds a finite amount of power and converting to higher voltage makes it possible to use smaller cables but you only have so much power in a given battery and going to a dangerous voltage will not accomplish much.
3. I'm thinking that that Catalina 27 size boat might be near the max size as a Catalina 30 size boat will take a lot more HP to push.
4. One trick is to pick a flat day with no current and tow the target boat with powerboat and put a strain gage in the line to see how many lbs it takes. That would be ideal circumstances. Try it in a sea way and see the numbers shoot up.
5. You will need a new prop to get any reasonable efficiency.
6. Add up the: Motor, clutch (maybe), reduction gear, batteries, charger, regulator's, monitor, cables, and boat modifications to get your cost.
7. If you any expectations of selling the boat figure on a sale price that includes no motor.
8. Figure on significant limitations on distance and if you get caught in a squall and want to power off some rocks make sure you have full batteries and the squall is over in maybe 30 minutes.
9. Calculate the life of each part compared to a diesel.
10. And of course anything you buy this year will be considered quaint and a 'good effort' just five years from now.
Despite all of the above if I could get a Catalina 27 size boat and do 4 knots for 10 hours at 50% and full power for an hour before having to plug into shore power and get it installed for $5,000 and figure it would give me 10 years service and not take up all my stowage space I would consider it. It would be way cool as my wife is allergic to diesel. Unfortunately I suspect it will cost a bit more than that for now. The realistic problem is that you have to commit to this process as a life-style as you will be tinkering with it for hours on end, it will not go smoothly as you are a pioneer and their is precious little to go on.
I wasnt refering to that kit is piticular it only goes up to 48v and I think that voltage would draw way to many amps. My goal for the instal is 144v something that kit is unable to reach. I have also talked with people that have had bad reactions, and I also understand that from furthur talking, that these are people who are almost dissapointed that they cant water ski behind the electric. i have even been on one that performed very similar to what a small outboard would do only without the noise, this is what got me to thinking. I just wasnt intrested enough in the concept at the time to investigate furthur when I had the chance.
let me be clear the thunderstruck system is too small as advertised, I believe. this is the actual motor that I am thinking about using here Cloud Electric Again like I said the thunderstruck setup cant handle 144 volts.
i used to have a 5 hp outboard on a 30 foot columbia i know it dont take a lot of HP to move a boat, it worked well enough. At 5 hp you are burning 3750 watts and at 144v its in the 26 ahr range. There isnt ANYBODY that runs a diesel at wide open all the time, to try and say you will be running a electric setup in this manner is unfair and misguiding. It is true at 5 hp when I was going in and out of the harbor I ran it at wide open but it proved that 5 hp was about all I needed. Granted I wasnt going to try to plow my way out aginst a strong headwind into rough seas with just 5 hp, but then I dont know many people that do with any engine or motor in bad conditions. Most sailors wait for a little better conditions to get underway. The 17 hp gives me extra in reserve to feel comfortable. I have been sailing since I was 6 and have never spent a long time under power at any one time, just not my style. I would rather dink up a river or somewhere else if it is called for. I do want some reserve power for when it is called for, and feel it is a requirement.
I have no desire to motor across the atlantic. I do have a desire to have the juice available to use that a electric could create, and am strating to feel that a electric inboard and a transom mounted outboard is the way to go.
The most common old shoe that required way to many repairs
Replaced with a modern Electronic Variable Speed Drive that you can even get WET with it having a STROKE
I can only comment on what YOU point me to which is a tiny motor and control
Vs the motor
That eMKay shows that is big enough to have chance of putting out the power necessary to move the boat
"Our Sailboat Kit will convert your 3-12 HP diesel engine to clean, silent electric!
We've supplied these systems for sailboats up to 30 ft. long, and 12,000lb displacement, that are achieving hull speed. All systems have reverse on-the-fly and contactor disable.
Brushless means no brushes to wear out, and no ignition source for on-board gas appliances."
I always like it when they cant show you a single working install
The gas or diesel motor that was there had a powerband that had to followed to allow the boat to move efficiently and the electric motor has a powerband that will also have to followed to allow the motor to work efficiently
Then your not even thinking about the air flow necessary to keep the electric motor and control from having a meltdown when its closed up inside a boat a drawing 100 + amps
And most of what we do at work is change out OLD school mechanical Variable Speed Drives to Modern Electronic Variable Speed Drives and if you don't do your homework on the it does not work out well.
|I have often wondered how well they work and how good of a replacement they would make for a saildrive. I have a 26ft boat with a 15hp saildrive and primarily day sail with an occasional weekend cruise. I am not having trouble with my saildrive right now, but the day will come when I need to repower. I like the idea of an electric drive, quiet & clean power, but would be hesistant to go that route right now. I would be interested in hearing about the experiences of anyone who did go that route.
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tAll alternators are motors and all motors are alternators. Just spin them backwards that's it.
Too bad there are not more owners out there to answer your post. There are a couple in this marina and their experience would support the position that Elect drive is not for everybody.
Here is my 2 cents:
There is no extra power. If you do not have a diesel gen to recharge your batteries will slowly die unless:
You have only short sails and the boat is returned to the dock for charging from the grid.
You have only long sails, days in length, and good wind.
You have a very short power use to get out of your slip and only sail on days with good wind.
I would suggest getting a larger motor, smaller bank and diesel gen large enough to drive your boat at cruising speed.
Better yet wait for a turn key system. They are coming they just are not here yet for less than big money.
the person that has a knee jerk reaction that says it cant replace 10 horse diesel is the person that don't know what he is talking about that's why I was wanting to hear from other actual owners. Its simple as a horsepower consumes 750 watts regardless of the power source here is the difference. your diesel can ONLY create the 10 horsepower at full power and max torque close to the same. A 8hp electric motor creates the same torque that your diesel does but from the time it starts turning regardless of RPM. All alternators are motors and all motors are alternators. Just spin them backwards that's it. When your sailing the prop spins and charges the batteries and you have endless power when you are sailing.
eMKay I totally agree with your Car project and thanks for the site I have been looking for that forum and couldn't remember the name of it. any way in a car yes your right, however we are talking about a boat that has a wave pushing it that's why it takes so little power to push a boat at hull speed. in a boat system i think for my own personal reasons i think 96v should be the smallest amount of power that should be used. i actually prefer 144v the amp draw at cruising speed should be in the 6000 watts range for a 30 to 32 footer and around 45-50 amps figuring in line losses.
another difference is the batteries in a boat you don't need the super fast discharge capabilities of the LiFePO4 batteries. They actually work against you and Trojan T105's would be a great choice. 220AH @ 20 hours with 144v in the system its 24 batteries a little heavy yea but factor this in at 50% discharge there is 2640 usable amps (of course you arent going to use them all at once) and thats a 50 hour or so burn rate and a (no wind no wave ideal condition) range of around 260 miles. when you get back under sail the system charges its self.
ok this is the plan I am puttin together
Oh and the "Gearing" is no more (on 90% of the systems) than a 2:1 pully system to slow down the electric motor to about 600 to 800 rpm
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I don't think electric is ready
But looking at the "KIT" it is really NOT ready you have to come up with your own gear box , The control looks very small to handle 100 to 200 amps
I work with all types of AC and DC electric motors forklifts to machines and the motor looks way to small to replace a 10 HP diesel
I think electric is a good idea, but don't think the technology for anything other than cruising near your home port is here yet.
Think currently the most viable system is a diesel electric, with a large enough battery bank to do some manuevering, get you out of the harbor with maybe enough reserve to get you another mile or two on battery alone.
Think that system would allow for cruising, especially if you used a regen type motor.
Now if you're talking about my fantasy system, I looked into placing the electric motor/generator between the diesel engine and shaft with a clutch between them. Figure that way I could run the electric, then when I wanted, engage the clutch and use the diesel for propulsion while running the motor as a generator.
Would have the best of both worlds, instant power and convenience of the electric drive, with the range of a diesel.
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On the second shot, the P220 went BOOM... and the round hit low and left. Well, hitting the target was a vast improvement, right? Popped out the clip, cleared the chamber, put the Sig down, and just relaxed. I started recalling everything the military taught me about shooting. Once I felt ready, I returned the stray round to the clip, slapped it home, pulled the slide back n released, and took aim at CM.
Calm down... breath steady... s-q-u-e-e-z-e the trigger, dummy...
BOOM! The very next .45 tore right thru where the right heart was marked. And another. And ANOTHER! I was peppering just left of my aim point. Not Marksmanship grade, but each one boosted my confidence. I still could shoot this caliber round.
I looked forward to the reload. Taking aim again at CM, I'd be able to confirm if I still had it, or if blind luck was the culprit. BOOM! Another strike!!! Woohoo!
I looked at where my first hit had struck home, where the text LIVER was printed and tried sending two rounds into that area, both with success. After a bit, I started alternating between these two grouping, just grinning like an idiot. Too much fun!
Admittedly, on clip 4, I got cocky. Attempted a double-tap and watched as no new hole appeared. Yep, let that be a lesson - "Rambo you're not!" Back to alternating between grouping, shooting every 1-2 secs. Accuracy's much better that way.
That's my range report. Pic to follow.
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top profile of slat; I see Brian is a proponent for dowels and his reasoning sounds good, debris/mites fall off. Has anyone taken this a step further and cut the slat tops to peaks..45 degrees from both sides?
spacing; I see the plans over at beesource using 3/8 slats on a 3/8 spacing...others use slats approximating top bar width 3/4-1" and space 3/8....I believe most doing this are running the slats parallel to the frames and trying to align gaps. How well does this work out? does it make for blockage when spacing of frames shifts over time with propolis build? What happens if you decide to squeeze 9 frames in and 8 frame box...or gap nine frames in a ten? I believe it's Robo who has mentioned that with slats running perpendicular you always have min 50% free fall...that sounds nice and easy, especially if the tops are shaped to deflect mites/debris.
related to spacing. Plans seem to have a great variety of difference in the space under the slats..not even accounting for the additional space a bottom board will add, anybody care to comment on that?
It would seem a reasonably dependable reduction of any sort would be an aide to the colony even if not a complete cure.


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|I can also add, my buddy got a Slayblade last year along with K2 Company bindings, and raves about how much he loves the combo. Seems to go well together...responsive without being too stiff, super light, and well-priced.
|Never looked at the genesis, bit out of my price range!
|damn it i love new genesis by burton ^^ i'm reading a lot of good things about them. did you try them maybe? would you recommend them over 390 b's? there comes same question as with 390 boss actually, if they are not to soft for powder
yeah, exactly.
i'm not pro anyway, i can handle powder etc, but in park im newcommer. got some experience from 7 years of skateboarding but that's totally different..
let's say it short, i'm just having pure fun on snowboard and i want setup that will work in the forest, where i want to ride and jump, and in the park - means setup which i can use wherever i want
anyway i hear you about 390 boss vs targas and i think that will be better idea to take 390's actually. i just hope that 390 boss will be not to soft for powder
|Thats fine, like I said, try them out and get a feel for them, not trying to undermine or hate. Everyone's different, and likes different things. I love my new Targas, but personally, I think the Targa's are too stiff (even with the ankle inserts removed) for 50% park/fs riding, and I think the 390 boss are a better all round binding for a bit of everything. Just because they are softer, doesn't mean they are not as good, I just think they are better suited for all-round use. I use, and will predominantly be using my Targas for shredding, but occasionally may lap the park. If they work well for you then great, but I don't feel that they are the best all-rounders, which by the sounds of it, is what you want??
hmm it's not that i like rome products cause i never owned one visually rome stuff looks great, but i dont care about it, all i want is equipment that will work for me and last long. im just reading a lot while im waiting for cash to buy stuff and changing my mind often about what should i buy, first i was 100 % sure about cartels, then i wanted unions, now its rome.. :P
so i can't say what i like more, rome bindings look sick for me, and one thing why i want rome over union is that according to what i read canting option is good for people with wider stance, so its me. im 193 cm tall and i like to have wide stance, like most of tall people i guess?
anyway someone in other thread said that any of those bindings will work for me, so that's most important
but why would you recommend 390 boss over targas? they are softer so they will work better for all mountain riding?
I think Rome bindings vs Union bindings is like comparing chalk and cheese - on one hand you have a binding that incorporates a lot of customisation for each individual, on the other hand you have a binding which is ready out of the box!
The targas can be customised for FS riding, but imo are made for a more "serious" setup (hence why I use them on my Slayblade, use the stiff inserts on the ankle strap, and have lean angles on the highbacks). On the other hand the Atlas are ready out the box for all-mountain freestyle riding. Personally, I'm not a big fan of Union and find their bindings way over-hyped (I'm gonna get shot for bad mouthing Union!!) but if they work for you then go for them! I'm not a fan boy of any particular brand but I find Rome bindings the most comfortable, and I would suggest looking at the 390 Boss as a good all-rounder if you like Rome products.
Have a look and feel of them both, my guess is that the Unions will probably be lighter than the Rome. Also take your boots into the shop and try them on with the bindings (you may have to adjust the Rome's before they fit properly).
Let me know how you get on.
thanks for info!
well im not any good in the park, never tried real snowpark, just some smaller things with friends. this year i want to spend 50 % time in the forest, riding powder and jumping some and 50 % in the park trying some grabs + boxes
|oh, btw, the targas handle groomers and powder really well, and are super comfortable!
|hi, yeah got the Targas in the end. Really nice bindings!! I wanted a hard-charging, aggressive binding for mainly all-mountain, freeriding on groomers and powder, I've got park/FS specific setups. Personally, I wouldn't recommend these bindings for park or freestyle, they are too stiff! they have a lot of adjustability, whereas the Unions dont have any, but I'd say the unions are a bit softer and more of a "do-it-all" binding. It sounds like you want a binding to do it all so personally I'd recommend the atlas over the Targa's, purely because the targas are very responsive and not really made for lapping the park. That being said, if you're set on the targas, they can handle the park and fs riding, but imo there are better orientated bindings out there.
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U will probably get 90% of the responses against a mag disconnect. As long as it doesn't affect the feeling of the trigger pull, I personally do not care. I can see it has its place w/ a police gun. Perps do make graabs for guns. It is a way to basically turn the gun off.
When is the last time U shot a gun w/o a mag.
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Very good stuff guys. Thanks for the work.
It appears our coaches aren't adapting too well, or just not adapting at all.
In the past when our receivers didn't get seperation, it was because they were old and slow.
Now we have some fo the fastest wideouts out there except for Boldin, yet the same result in the second half.
Strategy and creative plays help get receivers open.
The Steelers and Patriots do it all the time.
We have played them enough to see what works against our own great defenses of the past decade.
Why not incorporate them into our own playbook?
Always makes me shake my head. It is called learning.
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The coaches film shows less blame should be placed on Joe and more on Cam and the receivers. It's becoming clear Cam can not come up with schemes to get receivers open. The receivers were blanketed by their dbs, and couldn't get separation.
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Yes Torrey was definitely yanked back coming out of his break on the outside come back that was 'thrown wide' on the third down play. Disgrace the ref didn't call it. Joe had one bad throw on the final drive. The rest was just a mix of bad formating, protection, or incredibly tight coverage.
We need to find creative and easy ways to get Torrey the ball. He shouldn't have to work so hard for three catches.
Joe didn't play great but I would still give him a B minus. He had the one horrible interception. Other than that, he was forced to be perfect to even manage a completion in the second half.
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I'd almost resort to flopping out there if I were a WR.
The holding and grabbing by DB's out there...in all games is crazy. Just man up, press, grab and hold.
Hell, if Sunday's game taught us anything, it's that even if the DB gets caught, the ref's aren't even calling PI...just holding/illegal contact.
Read a lot and watched a lot, plus several of you making the similar point here....the fact that Cammie continues to fail to either make proper halftime adjustments, or adjust on the fly is incredibly annoying.
However, I can actually buy that "the new mentality" (from another thread) hasn't taken root yet. If so, I hope to see a different approach in week 3. I think at this point in the season, the approach is better than the outcome (of course we all want a win). Reading between lines of Harbs' presser...he didn't like the [2nd half] approach either. I want to see a different approach b/c we have the talent to execute and succeed...but we need to be set-up for that success.
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Jimmy Smith worries me. he didn;t play much last year because of injury but when he did play he made big plays. i really thought he was going to be a physical shutdown cover guy but now i'm not so sure.
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i haven't reviewed the caches tape on NFL rewind but it looked like upshaw had A GOOD GAME.
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and on the other side of the coin?
Looks like our game plan(s) were kept intact "because they were so well conceived and thought out" that we had no adjustments for the ref created playing rules.
I saw one of the strongest examples of 'ref adjustments' from Jeff Fisher's Rams last game.
One of the chippiest/nastiest going at it as close to the whistle as I've seen in a while. (and both sides of the whistle)
(He brought Cortland Finnegan in and we know his nasty streak, he got a 15yarder on the Skins Morgan after the whistle)
Anyway, Steven Jackson spikes the ball (no TD) gets a 15 yarder and then sits the rest of the game.
You push the other team to the point where they lose it, but don't you dare lose it yourself or you are removed.
The point of all this, is what the refs are allowing demands that we change some things.
Someone here mentioned FLOP. Sure, why not? if a WR is grabbed, then he should spin his body and fall... instead we just sit back and watch no separation and balls missing by 3 yards because our WR was slowed illegally and uncalled.
And what do we do? On D we play off the receiver bracket them.
All told it was good enough to get close, and the Eagles were smart adjustments enough to get just enough to steal a victory from us.
It wasn't the players, the blame lays on the coaches because the assumption has to be made that you can't do anything about the refs, that is a given, you have to adapt to the circumstances.
Harbs (he of no direct game planning) did the best he could with a time-out to chew them out, but it wasn't his responsibility to make adjustments (It is his responsibility to see that his coaches learn to do it in the future and not let that second half situation exist again).
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Pees obviously knows this, but even if he doesn't trust them to do so successfully (based upon what he's seen to-date maybe *shrug*), he should bring them up to press a hell of a lot more, and aggressively, until these clown refs decide that they are going to call ICs/DPIs with some consistency.


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Val's Crafty Corner: Confetti Stamped Lunch Bags
August 31, 2012 at 1:00 pm Valerie at Inner Child Fun Leave a comment
This idea for creative play and crafty fun is brought to you by Melissa & Doug, written by our Blog Ambassador Valerie Deneen.
Enjoy crafting with your kids!
These colorful and festive lunch bags are sure to keep the kids busy, and they are so much fun to make! I love how projects like these give the kids an active role in making some of their own school supplies and a chance to show off their pretty artwork! They are perfect for back-to-school crafting fun!!
To make your own confetti stamped lunch bags, you will need a large stamp pad (we love this washable stamp pad from Melissa & Doug), a few pencils with new erasers, and some plain paper lunch bags.
Invite your child to stamp all over the lunch bag using the pencil erasers as stamps! We used a different pencil for each ink color. Quick tip — an easy way to remove stamp ink from hands is to use a baby wipe.
Wow! It's like a party in a bag!! I'm pretty sure these festive lunch bags will make our packed lunches taste just a tiny bit better, don't you think so? This was such a simple project, but it made my daughter so happy!
I especially love how each bag is unique, and there is really no wrong way to do this — lots of creative and crafty fun!!
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I recently bought myself a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2 running Windows 8 because I want a tablet device that can really run Windows and PowerPoint when I need them, and I have found all the iPad Office solutions to be lacking in some fashion. When I saw the new Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 2, it was love at first byte.
Like in all relationships, some of the new has worn off, and since it's "Internet time", it has only taken a couple of weeks as opposed to years to see my partner in a more realistic light.
So, here is my list of the good and the bad (architecturally, structurally) and bugly (things that can probably be fixed).
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PHOENIX -- Running the bases in the fifth inning, Kyle Lohse felt a twinge in his hamstring and hoped to avoid falling down.
Not only did he manage to eventually score, he also pitched another inning Wednesday night in St. Louis Cardinals' 7-2 victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Pinch hitter Matt Carpenter lined a go-ahead double in the sixth, Allen Craig homered to cap a four-run burst in the ninth and the Cardinals completed a three-game sweep.
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David Freese had three hits as St. Louis won its fourth in a row. Arizona has lost five straight at home and seven of eight overall.
Lohse's adventure began after he singled with one out and headed for third on Rafael Furcal's single.
Lohse said he felt "general soreness" in his right hamstring. He awkwardly lunged for the bag as Gerardo Parra's throw came in because "if I had slid, it would have been a flop headfirst."
"I was just hoping I wasn't going to be laying there between second and third," he said.
The right-hander said his warmup throws before the fifth were the litmus test.
"I just wanted to make sure that I could get through it," Lohse said.
Staying in for an extra inning helped lead to the Cardinals' first lead.
Carpenter came up with the score 1-all in the sixth after David Freese led off with a walk and Tony Cruz hit a two-out single. As Carpenter was announced, Arizona's bullpen phone rang and pitching coach Charles Nagy sprinted to the mound.
Carpenter doubled home Freese and Cruz.
"What worked out was Carp put together a nice at-bat against a left-hander and got a huge hit to change the game," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "It worked out all right."
Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson quickly pulled the left-handed Wade Miley (3-1) in favor of right-hander Bryan Shaw, who retired Furcal to end the inning.
Lohse (5-1) allowed one run on seven hits before giving way to the bullpen.
Carpenter was happy to take advantage of that opportunity.
"I've always thought of myself as a student of the game," he said. "I just watch and put myself into those positions mentally before they happen."
Arizona got within a run in the sixth when Miguel Montero singled and scored on a double by Aaron Hill.
The Cardinals extended their lead with a two-out surge in the ninth against J.J. Putz. Furcal and Carlos Beltran singled, Matt Holliday hit an RBI double off the center-field wall and Craig then hit his third home run.
Putz, making his first appearance in five days, allowed four runs on five hits whole getting two outs.
The Diamondbacks loaded the bases on three consecutive singles leading off the ninth against Mitchell Boggs, but Jason Motte came on and retired the side on a strikeout and a double play for his sixth save.
"I like watching him pitch," Matheny said of his closer. "I like getting him saves anytime we can."
The Diamondbacks' skid at home continued.
"We just got outexecuted the whole series," Gibson said. "They scored 23 runs, we scored nine. They outpitched us. They outdefended us. They swung the bats better than we did. And we are happy to see them go."
Three consecutive singles, the last on a looping hit to center by Miley, gave the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead in the second.
Miley pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on 10 hits with two walks. He lost for the first time since Sept. 16 at San Diego, a span of five starts and eight appearances.
"Late in the game I didn't make pitches when I needed to," he said.
Lohse has thrown exactly five innings in each of his past two starts. ... The Diamondbacks had been outscored 20-1 in the first four innings of their past four innings before Miley kept the Cardinals scoreless over the first four. ... Miley's single extended his hitting streak to five games, the longest by an Arizona pitcher since Barry Enright's five-game streak in 2010. ... Both teams have off-days on Thursday. LHP Jamie Garcia will go for his 30th career victory against Mike Minor and the Braves in St. Louis on Friday. Rookie LHP Patrick Corbin will open a three-game series against San Francisco at home for Arizona, also on Friday.


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Yankee Gas has completed upgrading gas lines and service connections and the city has been installing granite curbing, replacing concrete sidewalks and installing concrete driveway aprons. The DOT also is doing signalization work and drainage work on the three roads.
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