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[Jonathan Romero]

Has anyone had experience with the LARE flashcard system by MoMetrix for the Multiple Choice sections? I was thinking of purchasing them and wanted to know if anyone has used these and if they were helpful at all?

[NC]

Hi Carl,

 

Thanks for your reply.  I have only Sections B and D left and I am looking for a study group.  I am interested to meet up and have another sounding board.  If you are interested that would be great!  I live in Carlsbad.

 

Please email me at naricanari@yahoo.com and we can talk about scheduling a day and time you are available.

 

Thanks! 

 

Nel 

[Carl Liebhardt]

Hi Nel,

I’ll be in SD on and off for the next few weeks.  I live in La Jolla, and will be studying for A+B.

I believe the LARE is changing after this testing period and section D will be incorporated into the new graphic sections.  I think, unless you have completed the graphic sections already, it might not be in your best interest to study for section D – as it may be lost in the transfer to the new tests.  You should double check with local ASLA.

[michael spina]

Anybody planning to take the MC section of the LARE in March want to set up a study group in NYC?

[Matt Mathes PLA]

LARE Review Study Session on February 4^th – Sections A & B

 

In conjunction with their annual meeting, LCASLA is hosting review sessions for the upcoming LARE exam for sections A & B on Saturday, February 4th from 3:40 to 5:45 pm at the CPEX Office in the Shaw Center for the Arts (100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, 2^nd floor).

 

The sessions are taught by Matt Mathes, ASLA (PPI Author of study guides used in 49 states).

 

Each session is offered at the amazing price of $60/section for LCASLA members, and $100 each for non-members. This cost also includes the review book for each section published by Professional Publications, Inc:

 

LARE Review Section A Practice Problems:  Project and Construction Administration (LAAPP2), 2nd Edition

LARE Review Section B Practice Problems:  Inventory, Analysis, and Program Development (LABPP2), 2nd Edition

* While the LARE exam format will change in 2012 for Sections C, D and E, the format will not change for Sections A & B

3:40 – 3:45 pm                   Welcome & Sign-In

3:45 – 4:45 pm                   Section A Review Session

4:45 – 5:45 pm                   Section B Review Session

5:45 pm                                Wrap up and questions

 

Please go to https://lcasla.wufoo.com/forms/2012-lcasla-annual-meeting-and-awards-banquet/ to reserve your spot and pay online.  (You can see the speaker lineup and register for the LCASLA Annual Meeting here too!)

 

Contact Haley Blakeman at hblakeman@cpex.org if you have any questions.

[mark foster]

I landscape the homes I have lived in using mostly “dumpster plants”.  I also pay keen attention to the “infirmary” sections of the wholesale nurseries.  Very unusual things can be found there.

[Page Huyette]

This is an old thread, but I thought I’d revive it with a good resource for inspiring print options for portfolios.  

I use the text No Plastic Sleeves for the online portfolio course I teach.  Its written for photographers, but has some great in-depth sections on layout and binding.  The companion blog here has some nice interviews with gallery owners and other professional that answer questions on what an employer wants to see.

Happy New Year.  

[Ray Freeman]

LARE Preparation Course in Northern California

 

Date/Time:            January 20-22, 2012

 

Description:            Sections A, B & D  8:30 am-6:15 pm all three days.

 

Course Description: A detailed review of the multiple choice sections of the LARE. The course includes an overview of the LARE from the point of view of the objective sections as well as in depth review of the three sections. A syllabus containing approximately 500 pages of material and over 325 sample questions is provided. Approximately 25 hours of class time. Format includes lectures on different subsections of the exam, short quizzes, and question and answer sessions.

 

Over the past 6 years our students pass rates relative to ALL California Candidates (which includes the majority of our students) are: Section A: 92% vs 74%, B: 83% vs 61%, and D: 78% vs 55%.

For the objective sections, the numbers are: Section C: 79% vs 49% and Section E: 57% vs 31%.

 

Our classes have attracted students from 36 states, 5 Canadian Provinces, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Germany.

 

All of our courses are current with the 2006 exam format, and are updated every six months.

 

Instructors:             Ray Freeman, ASLA, RLA in California, Massachusetts, and North Carolina and CPESC (nationwide). Ray has 30 years experience in private practice, plus 9 years in the public sector. He is a former lecturer at Harvard, UC Berkeley, UC Davis Extension, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and has been teaching LARE reviews since April 2000.

 

                        Sarah Gronquist, ASLA, RLA in California. Sarah has 16 years experience in private practice and has taught LARE reviews for 4 years.

 

Location:             Marin Headlands, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California_ about 5 miles NW of San Francisco. The setting is unmatched. Inexpensive bunkhouse style accommodations at the facility are available, and there is a very reasonably priced shuttle service from SFO airport.

 

Fee:            $475

 

Additional Information: To receive a PDF brochure and registration form, e-mail Rayfreeman3@comcast.net.

 

 

 

[Ray Freeman]

I have spent a little more time looking over the material these guys put out. There sections E and C material are pretty bad. I also looked at their section B material (which is mainly Q&A) and the questions/answers seem rather suspect. I’m not going to say they are wrong, but the questions themselves are rather oddly “framed”. They often do not look like what my experience with is as typical exam questions.

In short, I can not recommend this material.

[Mike Metevier]

Yes yes yes.  I also have passed all the sections except grading and drainage.  I am 50 yo and I have NEVER have to spec out a drainage pipe, That is what a Civil Engineer is for.  For me, I pretty much just gave up, but who knows.   Screw clarb. 

[Daniel Miller]

Well, this has been a re-assuring, confidence building read as I prepare to take Sections C and E next week…

[James Melnick]

I’ve been messing around with various render programs and there seems to be quite a bit that all vary in price and quality of the output.  I’ve kind of had to learn it on the fly as I finish my MLA but so far i’ve been using SU Podium and am pretty happy with the results.  The learning curve isn’t too bad and there are a ton of tutorials and great forum sections to help with training.

[Jessi Seglar]

ok…lets try that again, 

 

I was noticing that the LARE format is changing to a 4 multiple choice test format.  I’ve already passed sections A,B, and D.  But I was wondering if it would be worth my time to try for the June C and E administration of the test, or cut my losses with section D and wait for sections 3 and 4.

 

Thanks!

[Les Ballard]

Oh how exciting but even the idea of networking to get laws with teeth must feel like getting yours pulled in relation to the pollution.    I would say the port will get what the government are willing to do and enforce but just the drawings and sketches could be nice even if pitched in tranches, sections being finished one at a time.  It is sad but true that whatever could be done, however, cannot be without waste schemes and that is what I would concentrate on from removal to an inland dump, to piecemeal collection, to having those responsible see to their own waste whatever form that takes.  

A nice waterfront for locals, tourists, etc. is always at odds with the real work and living earning that goes on, if any facility is to be used but, I suggest you incorporate a bridge, canal and/or island to separate one from the other.  So the fishing port, for example, would look picturesque from the cafe opposite across some water but not be accessible – or present a danger – to tourists.  There would be separate road access and parking and also to the heavier industrial area.  Finally, you may want to allow for a car ferry and vehicle access and exit.  This has to include heavy vehicles both to be carried and to supply the ships.  Most big companies will say if they have an interest in a port or route and what they would expect to invest in.  You need public transport for foot passengers too.  This can incorporate a private marina.  

The Lebanon has an interesting climate and flora/fauna and any local nature society including university groups should be able to say what would work there.  Wind turbines face from many coasts now and you may find an electric company willing to discuss one, on or off shore, but I know that a more welcome sight for visitors (apart from a good cheap coffee) would be the symbol on the flag – cedars!    Good luck.  

[Les Ballard]

You put plot plants on a board over a manhole cover maybe, or sink it below the level of a lawn, but for a larger size you can disguise it with a lightweight box, maybe in sections, that can permanently support the weight of what planting you fancy.  Think semi-permanent but strong film sets.  

Equally, you can add a fountain or gazebo with hard looking seating area, even a higher wall up steps with a fish pond in the fabric of the box but it all has to be removable for access or cleaning when and wherever that is needed.  You get greenhouses now with strips of material, not glass, that are lightweight overall but run on rails so they are not technically permanent viz a viz planning permission – you tow them back and forth once a year maybe.  One of those could still be practical in this usage but hide a multitude of sins.

Not too long ago folk would just add a folly but the expense today of a stone palladian temple to Venus, etc. or a lighthouse (lol) seems prohibitive.  These days, using fibreglass often, a mix of pre-made pools or water features and even plastic but realistic looking statuary for the period/design of the home, seems a good bet.  That said, the client may like astroturf on sand surrounding a trampoline for all the family that can be moved in 5 minutes.  You can add plastic troughs rather than pots of smelly herbs in insulated boxes but they need the compost attending to, as well as the plants, about annually.  Do not forget to allow for draining water and the weight of snow, etc. over winter in construction.  Water is heavy and all pots, etc. have to be frost proof and insulated.  

There is a nice road bridge near London that has trees planted on top to comprise a park for pedestrians across the motorway.  Someone realised you can have quite big trees in little soil but. of course, yours may have to get moved and trees can be rather heavy lol though there is always bonsai.  No harm with yard deep planting troughs though, taking “family” apple trees or other dwarf rootstock items, roses for making rose hip wine or stepover peach trees if you fancy but, a lot depends on what the client’s lifestle or ambitions/interests are.  Have fun and I hope my input helps a little.