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Tigers Picked Behind Tar Heels in Preseason Baseball Poll
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GREENSBORO, N.C. – North Carolina, coming off a 54-14 season and seeking its fourth straight trip to the College World Series, received the nod as Atlantic Coast Conference baseball preseason favorite in voting by the league's 12 head coaches.
The Tar Heels tallied 72 points with 12 first-place votes in receiving the nod as Coastal Division favorite and were named the overall ACC favorite on 10 ballots.
Florida State picked up eight first-place votes in Atlantic Division voting and emerged the coaches' choice to win a third straight division title. The Seminoles finished with 67 points. Clemson picked up the other four first-place votes and placed second with 61 points.
Georgia Tech (56 points) finished second to North Carolina in the Coastal Division balloting, followed by defending Coastal Division champion Miami (49), Virginia (34), Duke (24) and Virginia Tech (17).
NC State (50 points) placed third behind Florida State and Clemson in Atlantic Division voting. Wake Forest (33) was fourth, followed by Boston College (25) and Maryland (16).
ACC teams open their seasons Feb. 20 and conclude regular-season play May 16. The ACC Baseball Championship will be held May 20-24 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in Durham, NC. The ACC placed six teams in the 2008 NCAA Tournament and led all conferences by placing four teams in the Super Regionals and three – Florida State, Miami and North Carolina – in the College World Series.
Complete results of the 2009 ACC Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll are listed below. First-place votes are in parenthesis:
Team Points
Florida State (8) 67
Clemson (4) 61
NC State 50
Wake Forest 33
Boston College 25
Maryland 16
Team Points
North Carolina (12) 72
Georgia Tech 56
Miami 49
Virginia 34
Duke 24
Virginia Tech 17
Overall champion: North Carolina (10)
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Glendale and surrounding communities are rich with artistic opportunity. Learning, teaching, creating, displaying and viewing art are part of the area's cultural fabric. Jewels in this artistic tapestry include some impressive art teachers, particularly Margot Lennartz and two of her students, Karen Horn and Sarah Gordon. Horn and Gordon are displaying 30 works, 24 by Horn, at the La Cañada Flintridge County Library.
Horn, a Glendale resident, had her first exhibition experience in grammar school, when a prescient principal hung two of Horn's paintings in his office. Reflecting on this encouragement, the artist reignited her passion in 2006 after 40 years of giving to her career and family.
The former La Cañada resident's training with Lennartz and others is apparent in the professional polish of her work. Her ability is noted locally as she serves on the board of directors for the Verdugo Hills Art Assn., and holds membership in such prestigious groups as the California Art Club, Foothill Artist League, San Luis Obispo Art Assn. and Sierra Madre Creative Art Group.

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The best beauty products to maximize your hair color.
"Darker hair can handle brighter makeup and still look fresh. An orange lip is unexpected and brings out chocolate-brunette tones." —Polito
Don't neglect your brows — they create a frame for the rest of your face.
Lip liner will ensure your pucker stays fresh all day — or night — long.
Brunette beauties never need to shy away from color — try a bold, bright lipstick.
The eyes have it, so be sure to add some sparkle to your lids.
Platinum Blonde
"It's easy to overdose on color when you're blonde, but substituting blush with bronzer ensures that your skin won't look washed out." —Polito
Platinum Blonde
Draw attention to your eyes with dark- and neutral-toned shadows and liners.
Platinum Blonde
Play around with a lighter lip color — it will complement more darkly made up eyes.
Platinum Blonde
Matching brow color to hair tone can make or break your look.
Platinum Blonde
A little bronze shimmer gives cheeks a dewy, sun-kissed look.
Platinum Blonde
A couple of swipes of black mascara on lashes add a nice contrast to blonde locks.
Red Hair
"Neutral shades won't compete with your crimson. Try layering deep-purple eye pencil with brown shadow for a subtle kick of color." —Polito
Red Hair
Opting for a nude lip doesn't mean you can skip the liner. Always keep your lip shape strong.
Red Hair
A splash of purple does a redhead good.
Red Hair
Copper tresses require a more natural color palette — play up eyes with little shimmer.
Red Hair
Add a dab of color to your pout to finish the look.
"Red can clash with warm hair tones, so try plum for a richer, more modern ruby lip." —Polito
Skip the heavy foundation and highlight your natural skin tone with a tinted moisturizer or primer.
A smoky eye is the perfect complement for auburn locks.
Go bold with a deep, dark ruby — this lip color is not for the timid.
Balance a bold lip by highlighting cheeks with a creamy, dewy shade.
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It was a very simple scenario; Ottomans (my friend, Ruhi Kucuk) was chosen to be the attacker and British (me) were defenders. Turks had twice the number of units and would attack the Inadequate Trenches of British around table center line. Also, half of the British units were put to Reserve. (they could not move or shoot until turn 2, passing turn 1 reorganising)
Objectives: Two trenches captured or the British battalion routed would mean an Ottoman victory. One trench captured would be draw and none of the trenches captured or Ottoman regiment routed would be British victory.
As I could not transport my dirt color table to the club, we played it on a green landscape and a fairly open table-set up to keep things simple. Also, it was the first time we used the tokens designed for this game. (thanks a lot Serdar Candan!)
Table set-up. British in trenches await the Turkish assault. Ottoman regiment focus on British right flank, leaving little troops on British left.
British game aids, regimental command tokens depicting Lord Kitchener on a visit to Anzac Corps at Gallipoli.
Ottoman game aids, regimental command tokens depicting Mustafa Kemal with his staff at Gallipoli.
Turkish regiment: 2 Regular Infantry Battalions with 4 Companies and 2 MG Squads each. 1 unit of Stormtroopers. 6-Gun Field Artillery and 6-Gun Howitzer Batteries.
British Battalion: 4 Regular Companies with 2 MG Squads. Cavalry and 6-Gun Field Artillery.
After Ottoman 2nd Turn, they roll wonderful command dices and move rapidly towards the British right flank. Entrenched British infantry is hit by Turkish artillery and MG Squads.
Turkish assault hits British trenches, British infantry and MG are "Under Heavy Fire" so they are not able to repel the assault.
Ottomans destroy the enemy and successfully capture trenches on British right flank.
British reserves try to form a defensive line to stop the Turkish advance. Cavalry dismount.
Ottomans in control of trenches.
After regrouping, Ottomans advance towards the British reserves. Again with successful command dice results, they reach the British and assault them.
Seeing their brethren capture the British right flank, two companies of Ottoman infantry rush for British left flank. But here, the assault is repulsed by MG fire.
It was a simple but enjoyable game. Turks rolled superb for regimental command, in 5 of 8 turns, they rolled "Excellent Plan". Timely artillery hits pinned the British right flank and assaults were very successful. All in all, we decided that it was a fairly balanced scenario. The rapid Turkish advance decided the fate of British defenders and I would expect no less from a game that was played on Turkish national holiday!
Our work on game rules continue, but there is little to do left now.
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- Short Stories from the Mahabharatha
- Stories from Puranas
- Stories from the Ramayana
- Stories of Arjuna
- Stories of Bheema
- Stories of Ganesha
- Stories of Garuda
- Stories of Hanuman
- Stories of Indra
- Stories of Kings
- Stories of Krishna
- Stories of Panchatantra
- Stories of Princes
- Stories of Sages
- Stories of Shiva
- Stories of the Mother Goddess
- Stories of Vishnu
- The Mahabharatha
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Kaushika and Balaka
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Dear MamReplyDelete
thanks for posting this story.it certainly tell us about the importance of reasoning or situation behind an action.But i have one question i have no where heard of this incident,arjuna going to kill yudhistira.I believe the true strength of Pandva lies in the love & respect which they had for each other.in our scriptures it is written that elder brother is equivalent to father.The thought of killing your own father or your elder brother is great sin.in this case as you have written arjuna was going to kill his elder brother.So i just have little apprehension in accepting this story as a whole however the context and message which you have communicated is indeed of great knowledge.
Dear Sir,ReplyDelete
This episode of Yudhishtara insulting the Gandiva and the following consequences can be found in Veda Vyasa's Mahabharatha in the Karna Parva.
Dear MadameReplyDelete
I Thank you for giving me an incident, happened in mahabharatha. certainly ur contribution is well appreciated.
Brijesh Nayar


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Archive for March, 2008
All Your Public Domain Questions Answered!
I hope by now you have seen the amazing potential for product creation using Public Domain works. Over the past year, I've worked my tail off to provide you with the tools, resources and answers you need to be wildly successful in your Public Domain-related ventures.
As I was re-reading some of the great testimonials I've received over the past months, I began to wonder if perhaps there were issues related to the Public Domain that still needed clarity. I wondered if you maybe still had questions about the Public Domain.
So, with the help of my friend, Mike Sigers, I've decided to hold a F.R.E.E. teleseminar on Thursday, March 13th where I plan to answer ALL your questions about the Public Domain. But I REALLY need your help. I need to know the one really big question you have about finding and using Public Domain works. It can be anything…and I don't want you to go easy on me.
Once you've decided on a question (chances are you already know what it is), go the the website below and enter the question. You'll also receive all the details about the teleseminar…the start time, the call-in number, etc.
So again, go to the site and enter your most pressing question about the Public Domain. It can be about copyright law, books, films, magazines, product development, tools to use, questions about my products, research…whatever it is that you STILL have questions about.
I look forward to hearing from you. I'll see you at the website!
Tony Laidig
PS – Don't forget…this is a F.R.E.E. teleseminar! It's just another way for me to give back to you for being one of my friends and partners.
Photoshop Tricks, Volume 3
I JUST finished a brand-new, hot off the presses report that I'd like to give to you for F.R.E.E. It's a new report that continues the tradition of my Photoshop Tricks series with brand new case studies and tricks to give you that product creation edge when using Public Domain images. And the best part is that you really don't even need Photoshop! These tricks will work with GimpShop (which is available at no cost) and other image editing software packages. AND, just in case you missed them, I've also re-issued volumes 1 and 2 again (again for f.r.e.e). You can grab them at the Yard Sale site:
While you're there, make sure you pick up the other f.r.e.e reports and other great products available there!!
If you haven't picked up your copy of The Magazine Master List yet, I suggest you grab it tonight (or today depending on where you are). As the website has said, the price goes up in FIVE days, and those five days are up tomorrow at midnight (EST). Why am I raising the price? Simple. I lowered it so that you could take advantage of the great offer, but the information is honestly worth more than the $14.97 I've been charging. I mean, $15 bucks for 50 hours of my time… Not to mention the ongoing support you'll receive at the Magazine Master List blog where, just yesterday, I added 29 new magazine listings related to the Pet Niche, so this list will keep growing! Hurry to grab your copy now!
BTW…if you don't have a copy of Tony's Public Domain Magazine Secrets book yet, you can claim your own copy here:
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We hebben weer een nieuw designteam lid! We verwelkomen dit keer Alberto Gava uit Italië.
Hello everyone! I'm Alberto. I'm 18 and i've studied in an Art School close to Venice. With my blog i share my passions, my cardmaking, scrapbooking and mixed media stuff...and of course all the things that make me happy! I hope you like to follow me in my scrapbooking trip and i hope you enjoy my blog and my project using Scrap-Unlimited products!
Hugs and thank you in advance for the support and all your sweet comments!
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Books And Authors Quiz
21. Which of the following English films was the first one to be dubbed in Hindi?
- A. Aladdin
- B. Universal Soldier
- C. Speed
- D. Iron Man
Answer: A
22. Who wrote the book 'Reminiscences of the Nehru Age'?
- A. C.D.Deshmukh
- B. Dr. P.C.Alexander
- C. M.O.Mathai
- D. S.C.Rajagopalachari
Answer: C
23. Aurobindo was the author of
- A. Discovery of India
- B. Hindu view of life
- C. Yogashastra
- D. Savitri
Answer: D
24. Which of the following is a biography of the Lady Mountbatten?
- A. Edwina Mountbatten – A Life of Her Own.
- B. Edwina Mountbatten – Her relationship with Nehru
- C. Mountbatten
- D. Edwina Mountbattten
Answer: A
25. In which year was the 'All India Radio' set up?
Answer: A
26. Who directed the film 'Sardar'?
- A. Das Gupta
- B. Shyam Benegal
- C. Tapan Sinha
- D. Ketan Mehta
Answer: D
27. Who said "God helps those who help themselves"?
- A. Andre Maurois
- B. Andre Gide
- C. Algernon Sidney
- D. Swami Vivekananda
Answer: C
28. The film 'Salaam Bombay' was directed by
- A. Shyam Benegal
- B. Mira Nair
- C. Aparna Sen
- D. Mrinal Sen
Answer: B
29. 'Alice in Wonderland' the famous TV serial is based on a book written by
- A. Father Discoste
- B. Thomas Hardy
- C. Charles Dickens
- D. Lewis Caroll
Answer: D
30. The owner of Star TV is
- A. Rupert Murdoch
- B. Tata Group
- C. Richard Attenborough
- D. George Lucas
Answer: A
31. 'The Gathering Storm' is written by
- A. Winston Churchill
- B. George Washington
- C. Voltaire
- D. Romain Rolland
Answer: A
32. The television serial 'Charitraheen' is based on the famous novel of which of the following authors?
- A. Rabindranath Tagore
- B. Sarat Chandra Chattopadhaya
- C. Tara Sankar Bandhopadhya
- D. Bankim Chandra Chatterji
Answer: B
33. The programme 'Gyan Vani' is broadcasted by
- A. Zee TV
- C. Sony TV
- D. Doordarshan
Answer: B
34. Who is the author of the book 'My Experiments with Truth'?
- A. Mahatma Gandhi
- B. Michael Anderson
- C. Winston Churchill
- D. Jarnes Morris
Answer: A
35. Who is the writer of 'Swamy and Friends'?
- A. Munshi Premchand
- B. Raman
- C. Max Muller
- D. R. K. Narayan
Answer: D
36. 'The Naked Face', a very popular book is written by
- A. Dominique Lapierre
- B. Larry Collins
- C. Sidney Sheldon
- D. Juan Benet
Answer: C
37. The author of controversial book 'Lajja' is a citizen of
- A. Pakistan
- B. Indonesia
- C. Bangladesh
- D. India
Answer: C
38. The first history book was written by
- A. Euclid
- B. Herodotus
- C. Aristotle
- D. Julius Caesar
Answer: B
39. 'A Secular Agenda' is a book written by
- A. Arun Shourie
- B. Mani Shankar Aiyar
- C. Prem Shankar Jha
- D. M.J. Akbar
Answer: A
40. In which language did 'Dr. Masti Venkatesh Iyengar' write?
- A. Malayalam
- B. Tamil
- C. Telugu
- D. Kannada
Answer: D


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Knowledge and Experience
When you start the hiring process for a professional position what qualities in a person do you want most? Experience, knowledge, integrity, honesty and team player rank right at the top. If you find out later that even one of these components is missing, the chances are very slim that the person hired will meet expectations.
I started working at Columbia Gas in January 1981. Instead of trying to figure out my age, just realize that over the past 36 years I've always worked in the energy business; accounting, marketing department, Director, Vice President and General Manager at various Fortune 1000 energy companies until taking ownership of the Ohio energy broker RD Energy in 2008.
It's safe to say that all those phone calls you get each week are paid telemarketers from a Call-Center somewhere in the U.S. They know nothing about energy, but are pros on how to be aggressive, not take no for an answer and are really good at selling their supplier price of the day. Many of these phone calls are from operators actually paid by the supplier themselves. Many are calling from out of state.
Our clients know that we at RD Energy are focused on the lost qualities of customer service and customer education. We work together with our customers to help them make smart decisions based on current and relevant data. Isn't it better to make decisions that are data driven than being conned into a bad price by listening to a professional telemarketing hitman?
It's hard to place a value on knowledge and experience. However, I strongly believe that our clients would agree that working together RD Energy gives them the highest degree of confidence in achieving their best results. Knowledge, experience, integrity, honesty and working as part of your energy team is what defines us.


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March 2012
« February 2012 | Main | April 2012 »
March 31, 2012Racial Incitement By NBC: The Network Aired Edited Zimmerman 911 Audio (Updated)
March 30, 2012Obama Kills Atlantic Offshore Drilling For Five Years
(Cartoon) Flexible Enough
(Video) American Energy Alliance ad: 'Nine Dollar Gas'
(Video) New RNC ad on Obama's greatest bipartisan achievement: 'Zero Votes'
(Video) New American Crossroads Ad: 'Operation Hot Mic'
Canada Does What U.S. Democrats Refuse To Do: Raise Retirement Age And Take Steps To Balance Books By 2016
Hurt: 'Brutal week for Barack Obama ... the worst of his presidency'
George Zimmerman's brother speaks out on Piers Morgan
Where Does the Supreme Court Get Its Power?
March 29, 2012Video: Arrested Drunk Guy Sings Bohemian Rhapsody
RNC Ad: Obamacare on Trial
Audio: Jimmy Carter: 'It's time for Democrats to moderate on abortion'
Video: Tip of the Iceberg - The Effects of Muslim Immigration to the UK From the Third World
Obama: End Tax Breaks For Oil In Order To 'Double Down' On Wind And Solar (Updated)
Obama's Pick for World Bank Hates Capitalism (Updated)
March 28, 2012'How Obamacare Derailed the Economic Recovery'
Fed Chairman Barnanke on Obama's Job Numbers: 'He's Makin' Sh*t Up To Get Reelected'
Fox News' Special Report Panel on Trayvon Martin
Former NAACP leader C.L. Bryant: ''Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are 'exploiting' the Trayvon Martin tragedy to racially divide this country''
Re: Conspiring with Russia (Updated)
March 27, 2012Krauthammer on Fox's Special Report: 'Obama Admitted To Medvedev That Second Term Will Be Pretty Hard Left'
(Video) Liberal CNN Legal Correspondent Jeffrey Tobin on Obamacare Supreme Court Arguments: 'This Was a Train Wreck for the Obama Administration'
CIA Counter-Terrorism Chief is a Convert to Islam
Barack Obama and the Problem of Proportion
It's Much More Than Just A Plot To Get Rush
March 26, 2012'Media Omits Race Of Suspects In MSU Murder'
On Video: Obama Argues Against Obamacare
Re: 'UK Changing Law, No More Secret Halal Meat to Be Sold to Unwitting Public: Meat Must be Labeled'
On Saving Religious Freedom
Obama to Medvedev, on open mic: "I'll totally surrender on missile defense in my second term if Putin will give me "space" to get reelected"
On the Manipulation of the Tragedy of Trayvon Martin
March 24, 2012Obama Wades Into the Trayvon Martin Controversy ... Adds to Racial Devisiveness (Updated and bumped)
March 23, 2012Re: Media Pretty Sure of George "White Hispanic" Zimmerman's Racist Motive, But Not Quite Sure What Might Have Motivated Mohammad Merah
Re: Barack's People
Comparing the Ryan and Obama deficits to Obama's Own Deficit Commission's Plan
Krauthammer on ObamaCare
Video: NRCC Ad Parody For ObamaCare Anniversary
We Know the Problem ... What's the Answer?
March 22, 2012Obama yawns as Saudi grand mufti declares it is "necessary to destroy all the churches of the region."
IBD: Obama Plans Won't Cut Oil Prices For Decades, If Ever
Romney's Mr. 'Etch-a-Sketch' Deserves A New Job
Someone Is Indeed Ignorant About Energy ... But It's Not Who the WH Claims
The 'Motive Mystery' and the Four Stages of Media Denial
On Choices And The Overextended America
March 21, 2012Karzai calls Americans 'demons'
Islam: 'The Eighth Wonder of the World' (?)
Tebow traded to New York Jets (Updated)
Romney 'Finally' Gets Tea Party Support
Proof 'Man-Made Global Warming' Is Really - 'Man-Made'
Obama's So-Called 'All of the Above' Energy Policy Nothing More Than a Big Snow Job
March 20, 2012Video: The Whole Truth (Obama Throws Grandma Off the Cliff)
Chart: 'Buffet Rule' vs. Obama's Deficits (2012 - 2022)
Re: 'One conservative's case for Mitt Romney'
(Must-see Video) 'Gimme Some 'Obama Bucks'
Congressional Democrats: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Budget
As of the Ides of March, Obama's addition to our national debt in 1,150 days now surpasses 8 yrs of the Bush administration
'Another example of the strange and radical company Obama has kept and continues to keep'
HUD Distributes $42 Million in Housing Counseling Funds to Radical Liberal Activists
March 19, 2012White House Retreats From Claim Of Obamacare As Positive For Economy
Re: 'Axelrod Stays Classy With Romney/Hitler Comparison'
Krauthammer's Take From Friday
Early Release For Marco Rubio-Memoir
March 16, 2012Afghan jihadi soldier murdered U.S. Marine on Feb. 1, Pentagon lied about cause of death (And there are other coverups as well)
Remember How Democrats And The Media Reacted When Bush Was President And Gas Got To $3.51 A Gallon? (Video)
(Hilarious Video) OBAMA: All countries are close allies!!
Krauthammer on Obama's 'rigid, fatuous, fantasy-driven energy policy'
Re: Obama Admin OKs Using Aborted Babies' Brains in Lab Tests
Re: CBO: Obama's budget adds $6.4 trillion to deficits
Pro-Obama Media Bias?
Wake up call: Most of the meat you buy in your supermarket is halal
Praetorian Progressives and Their Imperial Dreams
Re: Fla. Democrat County Chair Plays Race Card On Combat Veterans
March 15, 2012David Limbaugh: 'Obama's Health Care Duplicity No Longer Debatable'
Obama, Heroin Trafficking, and the Taliban
Report: 13 women and children killed in Afghan bomb attack
(Video) Caught on Tape: Dead People and Clones Offered Ballots in Vermont Primary
Michael Barone, On The 44th Chief Executive
Re: 'Obama to Cameron: Let's Use Our Emergency Oil Reserves!'
Poor Sandra Fluke Wants You To Pay For Her $9/Month Birth Control ... But She Frolicks in Spain & Pompeii With Her Rich Socialist Boyfriend (Updated)
HHS Finalizes ObamaCare's Abortion Funding Rule
March 14, 2012Zero Hedge: On This Day In History ... Gas Prices Have Never Been Higher
Looks Like We're Facing $2 Trillion (Plus) For a Decade of Expanded Health Coverage Under ObamaCare
U.S. Marines Disarmed Before Meeting With U.S. Defense Secretary In Afghanistan
The Shocking Photo Team Obama Doesn't Want You to See!
Why the Derrick Bell-Barack Obama Connection Matters (And What It Tells Us)
Veterans angry over American flag featuring Obama
March 13, 2012Joe Biden: 'Republicans Don't Know What it Means to be Middle Class'
Muslim Journalist Defends Surveillance By NYPD: "The truth is, we do have a problem in our Muslim community"
Getting Down To What Really Caused The Murders Of Afghan Civilians By An American Soldier
Re: Selectively and Heavily Edited Obama Attack Video Against Palin, Breitbart, Hannity
Polls Show Left's 'War on Women' Meme Less Than Convincing
March 12, 2012Coffee Is Also An Essential Benefit (Mandate it?)
March 9, 2012Posting break
Real Rebels and the Counter Revolution
March 8, 2012Gallop: Obama Approval Averaged 45% in February
Univ. of Rochester President:'Professor Disagreeing with Sandra Fluke is 'outrageously demeaning of a student'
Gallup's latest unemployment survey: Unemployment now up over 9%
Disgusting Report: Obama Playing Politics With U.S., Israel, Security - Bribed Israel To Delay Iran Attack Until After November Elections
Obama ''Personally Lobbying' Democrats to Reject' Keystone Pipeline
Barack Obama Now Okay With Presidents Helping Out Big Campaign Donors
March 7, 2012Re: Wanted: Deus Ex Machina
Daily HHS Contraception Mandate Lies: Public opinion And The Right's War On Women
ICE To Provide Transgender Illegal Alien Detainees With 'Hormone Therapy'
What's The Real Story Behind The Sandra Fluke Contraception 'Campaign'?
Re: Remedial Constitutional education for Markos Moulitsas
March 6, 2012Video: Laura Ingraham Blasts The View: When I Was Called A Slut, Barbara Walters Laughed It Off
Re: ''Daily Contraception Mandate Lie: 'Free' pills''
'Diplomacy Can Stop Iran From Getting Nuclear Weapons'
Is Fluke A Fluke?
Is "Much Ado About Limbaugh" A Fluke?
Re: 'The New Louisiana Purchase: Obamacare's $4.3 Billion Boondoggle'
What War On Women? (The Dems Are Geniuses At Changing The Subject)
March 5, 2012Video: Gingrich Excoriates 'Elite Media' for Making Rush Limbaugh the 'Great National Crisis of This Week'
More Scoop On Sandra Fluke
The Reasoning Behind The Dems Creation Of Slutgate
Obama to Fellow Democrats: Get Your Own Damn Campaign Cash
Georgetown Woman Speaks: An Alternative View To Sandra Fluke's 'Going Broke For Sex'
March 2, 2012Calvin, Predestination, And Mitt Romney
George Will: Take Congress, Forget About the White House
None Dare Call It ...
Steve Bannon Tells Hannity, Amdrew Breitbart's 'Obama College Videos' Will be Released in 7 - 10 Days (Video)
Newt Gingrich: Obama Is More Sympathetic to Islam
March 1, 2012Americans held in Egypt are freed
New RNC Ad: '100 Fundraisers Later'
Re: Former Kos Kid: What Is Right About Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer
Democrats Table Blunt Amendment
Gallup survey: GOP leads in voter enthusiasm
On Dystopia in America
Raymond Ibrahim On The Historical Reality of the Muslim Conquests
Shocker: Andrew Breitbart Dead At 43
Two more American soldiers murdered by Afghan soldier, civilian
Another 2 'Green Energy' Companies In Trouble (Updated)
Re: If You Use Georgia Pacific Paper Products, Barack Obama Wants You To Turn Yourself In
Mandating contraception -- bad for policy, bad for liberty, and today the Senate faces a crucial vote.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A person whose wealth amounts to at least a billion dollars, pounds, or the equivalent in other currency.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Somebody whose wealth is greater than one billion (109) dollars, or other currency.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who possesses property worth a billion reckoned in standard coin of the country.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
The world's youngest billionaire is now 26-year-old Dustin Moskovitz, who is 8 days younger than his former Harvard roommate and Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg.
SAGAL: So our question is, Mayor Bloomberg, you are aware you are a billionaire, is this not true?
That's where the oil company that made Adams a billionaire is based.
'Not going anywhere': Titans still see future in Vince Young
After a lifetime spent wearing the cowl – and a scowl that's made him the scourge of Gotham's madmen – the fictional billionaire is taking full responsibility for keeping the caped crusader financed to fight crime.
Former President Bill Clinton, featured in billionaire Meg Whitman's thoroughly dishonest TV attack ads against Jerry Brown, issued a rousing endorsement of Brown, with whom he campaigns next month, and debunked state press reports of a feud with Brown.
William Bradley: Why on Earth Would Jerry Brown Want to Be Governor of California?
Matthews, Wales's first billionaire, is the archetypal local lad who has done particularly well and is now based in Canada.
Meet Celtic Manor's Sir Terry Matthews ... and a man called Maggot
On screen, the Harvard undergraduate who became the world's youngest billionaire is the most anti of antiheroes since Travis Bickle, or maybe Raymond Babbitt from "Rain Man."
: I do wonder: who here thinks that Salma Hayek's billionaire is indeed stuck with her?
Nad al Sheba's exclusive Al Barari development in Dubai and located in a royal enclave is often referred to as the billionaire's row.
Mike Bloomberg - with the bluntness of a three-term billionaire mayor with nothing to lose


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On Tuesday, September 20th, 2016
The PSAC Toronto Regional Women's Committee will have a special meeting.
Special guest speaker Kara Gillies, sex work advocate and co-founder of the Canadian Guild for Erotic Labour and the former Toronto Migrant Sex Workers Advocacy Group, will be joining us to talk about sex workers' rights.
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British clothing brand 'Yours Clothing' recently announced the release of a new plus-size maternity line. While many mainstream retailers have begun to offer plus-size options, maternity brands have yet to follow suit. Now there is a maternity collection for plus-size moms-to-be.
The plus-size maternity line from Yours Clothing consists of comfortable clothing for plus-size women that are expecting. The 'Bump It Up Maternity' line is available in sizes 14 to 30 and features a wide variety of staples such as cardigans, jersey leggings, trousers and lace dresses. Not only is the clothing comfortable and stylish, but it also comes at a price most expectant mothers can afford.
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Bullet Ride's turbo project
So I got this car last august it a semi complete state. The car was "driveable" but it had a number of things that still needed to be sorted out. Well, I got busy fixing up my other car and just never got around to this car. I'd like to start working on it now here and there when I have the time so that I can have it ready to go for the fall.
The kit was a budget build. It has an e-bay manifold and turbo (TO4E 50 trim .63 a/r), knock off type-rs BOV, and some turbo chip (for 8psi maybe? I need to open the dme and take a look at it)
Things I need to do:
- Redo the intercooler set-up so that I can actually put the headlights back into the car
- Wire in wideband O2
- Install an oil pressure and oil temp gauge
- Clean up the engine bay (routing wires, vacuum lines, and hoses)
- Redo the brakes because they are shot
- Install the lowering springs and shocks I pulled from my other car
- Start shaking the car down looking for bugs.
At some point I'd like to go to a stand alone engine management (most likely MS) but I need to save some money for my last year of school starting this fall. So I just want to get the car into a driveable state, then next year I'll convert it to stand alone, add on some arp head studs... and up the boost:P
I'll update this thread as I work on the car, here are some pics of the car pretty much how I got it last year
Looks like a decent base to work with but I think you'll get fed up with all that rrpfr business quickly and join the standalone darkside.
This should be a good build. Decent clean looking engine bay
doesn't look bad at all under the hood, quiet clean setup
Well I know that I haven't updated this thread in over a month but I promise there will be some updates soon. I received my intercooler piping kit and hope to install that this weekend.
Also after doing a bunch of reading I figured that rather than spending money on a rrfpr or paying someone to tune my car for only one level of boost my best bet in terms of cost and flexability would be to go stand alone DIY style ...you were right Devon I got fed up before I even started lol :rolleyes:
I didn't like the idea of hacking up a harness or gutting a DME so I managed to scrape together the money to buy one of these... http://www.diyautotune.com/catalog/d...kit-p-385.html
Just noticed in the pic as well you should re do those vaccum lines and make deadicated ones for the WG, MS and boost gauge if you have one, the BOV you can tee off the FPR line.
I also have some 36lb injectors fs:) sell it to ya cheap cause they needs rebuild lovin but I know thats no sweat for you..let me know!
Are you using Tunerstudio? I know Everlast is. That's what I'm planning on using.
let me know if youd want teh injectors, hate to see parts sitting that be put to good use!
Just a quick update. Look what came in the mail this week...
I was hoping to build it this weekend but alas I'm tied up with some other things unfortunately.
That looks like my car;) Let me know on how she's doing, looks like she's in good hands.
Good Luck on the build, take me for a ride when your done.
Thanks Jeremie
Ok so I FINALLY got around to putting together the DIYPNP kit. Between last night and today I've assembled the kit 99%. There's just a couple more jumper wires that I need to research into before I hook them up.
Just getting everything laid out
Starting to put in the resistors
All resistors in place...yeah, there's not very many...
Diodes, capacitors, transistors, and one chip soldered in...
Transistors soldered....
Serial ports, 12V power supply, and map sensor soldered
Microsquirt board installed
Test fit in case with Bosch 55 pin adapter board.
Jumpers pretty much done
This kit was pretty easy to put together. All the components are labelled and the general assembly guide is clear and easy to follow. The DIYPNP guys also have an install guide on their site specifically for a late model E30 325i that has a jumper table and some other important notes. They also include base maps for the car so you can start the car. If you wanted to you could build and install one of these units on a stock N/A car and roughly tune it in a single weekend which is amazing if you ask me.
There were also a few things that I emailed them to ask about because some of my jumpers are slightly different than the stock jumper configuration and they were very prompt to respond (I actually identified a small but important typo in their guide that they are going to fix)
Tomorrow I'll power up the unit to load the firmware and base maps. Hopefully all goes well.
Sick, good progress. I want to do this one day when I have time and a car I don't have to rely on for DD duties (preferably another E30 :))
Nice! Love that diyautotune took the time to make the PnP option..wish it was around when I was MS shopping. It looks a lot easier to install vs the standard v3.0 board which is good and has all the circuits you need already built in. Only thing is you're stuck with MS2 but thats not bad at all!
Hurry and get it in, tuned and boosted! You're one weekend away from having a tuned turbo car!
But like I was saying, this kit is easy enough to build that you can build it and tune a car so that it's fairly drivable over a weekend, and since it's PNP you can always just swap the stock DME back in at any time and drive the car.
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Once again, Camas has performed well in the real estate market, with Average Sale Price consistently looming above most of Clark County at $414, 300. New listings are down slightly from November 2014 (understandable with holiday activities), but pending sales are up by 32%. Additionally, December 2014 pending sales are up an impressive 118% over […]


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The temple of Mahakal, Ujjain is no less than a tirth for any Hindu in India as it is also one of the twelve "Jyotirlings" in India. Any who visits the temple of mahakal their wish always gets granted.
As we all know Mahakal is decorated in various ways and devotees rarely get to see his various facets all at the same time.But as we know the biggest time of the year "Maha Shivaratri" parv is here. This is one festival where Mahakal gets lot of different Shringars and people get to see them all at once.
When are the shringars done:
20th feb- Holkar Mukhauta
21st feb- Manmahesh
22nd feb- Umamahesh
23rd feb- Shiv tandav
24th feb- Nirankari Swaroop on the day of mahashivratri
25th feb- Saptadhan and Bhasma aarti at noon on this day.


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Population and Conservation in the Sonoran Desert
ew areas in North America can match the challenges to conserving the natural environment that have accompanied human population growth and development in the Sonoran Desert. The biological resources in this region comprise a broad array of plant and animal species, many found nowhere else in the world. But the threats to the survival of these resources are considerable, with population growth and development in the Sonoran Desert over the past half-century occurring at rates rarely matched anywhere on the North American continent.
Located in the states of Arizona and California in the southwestern United States, and in the states of Baja California and Sonora in northwestern Mexico, the Sonoran Desert covers about 222 700 square kilometers. As with all deserts, it receives minimal precipitation -- as little as 100 millimeters annually in its driest sections. But despite this aridity, the Sonoran Desert contains remarkably high biological diversity. Available evidence indicates the presence of about 130 species of mammals, 20 of amphibians, nearly 150 of reptiles, about 25 of fish, and at least 500 species of birds. Plant diversity is marked as well; the state of Sonora alone contains at least 20 percent of Mexico's plant species. In terms of the number of life forms and the variety of ecological communities, the Sonoran has been called the richest desert in North America.
As often is the case, the species in the Sonoran Desert that has come to dominate all others is human beings. Human occupation began about 11 000 years ago, when prehistoric hunter-gatherers entered the region. Although some indigenous peoples eventually developed elaborate irrigation systems, providing an adequate agricultural foundation for sedentary settlements, total population in the Sonoran Desert remained of the order of a few tens of thousands until European contact in the 16th century. For several reasons, most notably its remote location and its arid natural environment, population grew slowly during the ensuing four centuries of Hispanic and Anglo-American occupation. But late in the 19th century, the connection of this remote region to other areas by road and rail, and the emergence of large-scale projects to control water, provided the foundation for considerable population growth. This growth began in earnest after the Second World War. By 1970 the population of the Sonoran Desert had reached nearly 2.3 million people and was growing at a rate in excess of 4.0 percent annually; by 1995, regional population was nearly 5.5 million, and still growing at a rate of 3.0 percent per year.
The vast majority of current population in the Sonoran Desert occurs in and around urban areas. Some cities have grown quite large. For example, in the Mexican portion of the region, the cities of Mexicali and Hermosillo both currently contain more than half a million people, while in the United States portion of the region, metropolitan Phoenix contains about 2.5 million people and metropolitan Tucson another half-million. In 1990, the most recent year for which we have reliable data for the entire region, more than 88 percent of the Sonoran Desert's inhabitants lived in 40 communities containing 10 000 people or more. Although concentrated population tends to concentrate impacts to the natural environment, in the Sonoran Desert sprawl serves to disperse impacts around the urban centers. Moreover, the modern technology that has enabled the development of large concentrations of population also serves to deplete surface and subsurface water supplies far beyond the geographic limits of these cities, causing enormous environmental impacts.
Although an excess of births over deaths has contributed to the population increase in the Sonoran Desert, the majority of population growth has been due to migration. Between 1985 and 1990, for instance, in several United States counties and Mexican municipios in the region more than 20 percent of the population aged five years and older had relocated from another state or country -- the total for the desert in excess of 650 000 in that short period alone. The reasons for this high rate of migration vary between the two countries, but seem to share a common foundation in economic opportunity. In the Mexican part of the Sonoran Desert, many people have relocated from other parts of the country to areas close to the border to take advantage of potential employment -- primarily to work in manufacturing plants called maquiladoras, and to a lesser extent to work in the Borderlands cities and in coastal resorts. In the United States portion of the region, growth in the Sonoran Desert has been part of a larger phenomenon of growth throughout the Sun Belt, a combination of relocation for retirement coupled with economic growth in manufacturing, the tourism industry, and to support the growing population of retirees.
A recent conservation plan developed by The Nature Conservancy and partner organizations identified 100 landscape-scale conservation sites and about 30 smaller conservation sites in the Sonoran Desert. Many of these sites are in areas of sparse population and minimal population growth. Others, unfortunately, lie in areas of dense and growing population, or in the path of likely growth. What the future holds for these sites depends in large part on the direction of future population change and development and, in particular, on efforts to guide development in a way that uses scarce resources wisely and minimizes the damage done to the natural environment.
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Buying the world an iPhone 3GS
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All I see is murder murder, my mind state
Makes it too late for cops in tryin' to stop the crime rate
All I see is murder murder, my mind state
Murder, murder, murder, and kill, kill, kill!
Left the keys in the van, with a gat in each hand
Went up in Eastland and shot a policeman
Fuck a peace plan of citizen bystands
But shit is in my hands, here's your life span
For what your life's worth this money is twice than
Grab a couple grand and live a nice land
See I'm a nice man but money turned me to Satan
I'm thirsty for this green so bad I'm dehydratin'
Hurry up with the cash bitch, I got a ride waitin'
Shot a man twice in the back when he tried escapin'
I want the whole plot, I won't be denied nathan
Maybe I need my head inside straightened
Brain contemplatin', clean out the register
Dip before somebody catches ya
Or gets ya description an' sketches ya
The connection was the prime suspect
But I ain't set to flee the scene of the crime just yet
Cuz I got a daughter to feed
And $200 ain't enough to water the seed
The best thing would be for me to leave Taco Bell an' hit upChess King
And have the lady at the desk bring
Money from the safe in the back, stepped in wavin' the Mac
Cooperate and we can operate and save an attack
This bitch tried escapin' the jack
Grabbed her by the throat, it's murder she wrote
You barely heard a word as she choked
It wasn't nuttin' for her to be smoked
But I slammed her on her back 'til her vertebrae broke
Just then the pigs bust in yellin' 'Freeze!'
But I'm already wanted for sellin' keys
And bunch of other felonies from A to Z like spellin' bees
So before I dropped to the ground and fell on knees
I bust shots, they bust back
Hit the square in the chest, he wasn't wearin' a vest
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Left the house, pullin' out the drive backin' out
Need a backin' out this lady's Jag started blackin' out
Pulled the Mac-10 out, stuck it in her face
Shut ya yackin' mouth before I blow the brain from out the backya scalp
Drug her by her hair, smacked her up
Thinkin' fuck it, mug her while you're there, jacked her up
Stole her car, made a profit
Grabbed the tape from out the deck and offed it out the window
Like the girl on Set It Off did
Jetted off kid, stole the whip, now I'm a criminal
Drove in thru somebody's yard, dove into they swimmin' pool
Climbed out and collapsed on the patio
I made it out alive but I'm injured badly though
Parents screamin': 'Son, go in and call the police
Tell 'em there's a crazy man disturbing all of the peace!'
Tried to stall him at least long enough to let me leap up
Run in they crib and at least leave with some little cheapstuff
Actin' like they never seen nobody hit a nick before
Smashed the window, grabbed the Nintendo 64
When they sell out in stores the price triples
I ran up the block jumpin' kids on tricycles
And colliding with an 80-year old lady with groceries
There goes the cheese, eggs, milk and Post Toasties
Stood up and started to see stars
Too many siren sounds, it seemed like a thousand police cars
Barely escaped, must-a been some dumb luck
Jumped up and climbed the back of a movin' dump truck
But I think somebody seen me maybe
Plus I lost the damn Nintendo and I must-a dropped the BeanieBaby
Fuck it I give up, I'm surrounded in blue suits
Came out with a white flag hollerin' 'TRUCE TRUCE!'
Surrendered my weapon to cops
Wasn't me! It was the gangsta rap and the peppermint Schnopps
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Why else would the executive director of the agency need to ask permission of a policy adviser (employee), who had not worked for the agency since the beginning of 2013 (who also had surrendered the devices back to the agency when she left), to access the text and email messages on those devices?
Well, in today's Yellow Sheet Report, we learn that APS-owned commissioner Doug Little made a policy (don't know how official it could be, but it's FAR too little, too late) for his staff. (again, paragraphs inserted for readability)
The controversy over Stump's text messages has led the Corp Comm to look for ways to better retain public records on electronic devices, settling on a process that could become a model for other state agencies. The commission this week installed software on computers, which will copy and maintain text messages, thereby creating a safety net if texts got deleted on commissioners' devices.
The Corp Comm has been embroiled in a dispute with DC-based Checks and Balances Project, which is seeking a copy of Stump's text messages. Stump admitted to deleting the messages on his commission-issued phone and then discarding the phone, which he said was "literally crumbling" in his hands. The software will require commissioners and their policy advisers, as well as executive director Jodi Jerich and lobbyist Lori Lustig, to plug their phones into their computers to make copies of text messages, Jerich told our reporter today.
The back-up work is voluntary, and would be done every two weeks or so. Commissioners will use a cable to connect their phones to their computers, and create a copy of all their texts, which will be stored on their computers. Jerich said she started researching ways to maintain texts a few months ago, after it became clear that the only place a text is immediately saved is on the phone. Jerich said she actually found software that works like a phone app and automatically copies texts into email.
That app doesn't have a lag in uploading text messages but it requires a newer version of Microsoft Office, which the commission doesn't yet have. Jerich said the Corp Comm is in the process of migrating to newer versions of Microsoft Office, but she wants to have something in place in the meantime. "It's not the best solution, but this is what we could use right now until we upgrade," Jerich said.
All five commissioners are in Washington, DC for a conference this week, so Jerich has only spoken generally with them about options for backing up text messages on their phones. She sent the commissioners an email yesterday explaining how the software will work, and she asked them to make appointments with IT staff to walk them through the process. Jerich said she would prefer that commissioners set up a routine schedule with IT staff (maybe every two weeks or every month) to upload their text messages.and under the YS heading of "Common Sense works, too"
Meanwhile, Commissioner Doug Little has already established a policy to govern the use of texts and emails in his office: No business with any individual associated with a regulated entity will be conducted via text message. Little's policy, which was formalized in June, also says "under no circumstances" will official commission business be conducted on personal cell phones and emails.
He emphasized to his staff that this prohibition extends to text messages exchanged on personal mediums. "By the same token, I indicated that no personal business should be conducted on Commission-owned devices," Little said in a letter to Jerich. Little and his staffers, policy adviser Matt Rowell and executive aide Shannon Whiteaker, have commission-issued cell phones.
Additionally, Rowell and Little have commission-issued laptops. Little says he has availed of commission-issued phones for his office in order to "eliminate, to the extent possible, any need to conduct any Commission related activity from any personal device or personal email account." Any communications with anybody associated with regulated entities must also be done via commission email, Little said, adding, "I hope this provides clarification and insures that proper records will be maintained and that there is full transparency on any and all electronic communications from this office."Now, it appears the Yellow Sheet reporters are proud of themselves for suggesting that what Little did was "common sense." But think about it. This is 2015. Arizona state agencies have been using email and cell phones for more than 20 years. Why would Mr. Little even have waited until June? He took office at the beginning of January. IF common sense were in play in this situation, why the hell did ANYONE even have to do ANY of these policy implementation steps... again, in 2015?!
In 2014, a Harvard University study found Arizona to be the MOST CORRUPT state government in the country.
With a dedicated news enterprise publishing the Arizona Capitol Times weekly (or, is "weakly" a more apt descriptor?) and the Yellow Sheet five times/week, one might hope that a FREE PRESS would hold state government officials' feet to the fire to demand integrity and accountability.
This situation demonstrates the abject failure of that enterprise to do anything but facilitate the corruption. And the state's largest newspaper, the Arizona Republic, with a full-time, dedicated reporter "covering" the corp comm, doesn't do ANY better. Yesterday, Republic business editor Kathy Tulumello wrote up what in religious commentary would be considered an apology.
Public records, including daily calendars, e-mails, memos, reports — and now potentially text messages — provide an essential guide to the debate over important public matters.
Randazzo routinely requests this information for review. It has been an essential element in his comprehensive coverage of solar's future in Arizona. And in his oversight of the commission, APS and Salt River Project.IF Randazzo/the Republic's coverage was comprehensive, he would have been asking the hard questions and reporting on the answers. He doesn't have the chops for that kind of coverage. But he's good at taking cheap shots at Democratic former commissioners and covering Bob Stump's bee-hind on Twitter.
Anyway, shouldn't we be able to expect legitimate journalists to report with enough insight and savvy to make some headway in undermining the legal and illegal corruption in our state government?
In the interest of brevity, I'll save more nitpicking on Tulumello's apology for another day.
Netroots Nation '15 begins Thursday morning. I will live tweet some as well as posting a couple of times to this blog.
Highlights will include a Friday morning keynote speech by Elizabeth Warren and a Saturday morning town hall featuring Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley. Both of those events will be live streamed. Details at the conference website.
It would be nice if Hillary would grace us with her presence, but that doesn't appear to be in the cards for this week.
By popular demand, you are invited to #FeeltheBern on Saturday evening at the Phoenix Convention Center. Initially, local Sanders supporters wanted to arrange for Bernie to visit with supporters after the Saturday morning town hall. That has ballooned to more RSVPs than the first venue, Comerica Theatre, could hold. Arrangements were then made to hold an evening rally at the convention center. PLEASE RSVP and join us then.


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I know I promised this recipe over a month ago before I headed on my Europe teaching trip but I am now only finding the time to sit down and compile it without feeling exhausted. 🙁
Firstly to start, my new Craftsy class launched today and it's on modelling fondant animals! I will walk you through all the basic shapes that I use on a daily basis to create my animals 🙂 Click here to get 25% off the class price, life time access and watch it in your own time too.
This chocolate and stout recipe is currently my favourite cake flavour of all time. I have not tried it with any other beer than Guinness so I don't know if it will change the taste if you substitute it. The stout taste is not strong but it gives the cake a slight unique flavour and makes it light and soft. And when it is paired with the stout swiss meringue buttercream? oh. my. god.
These are not my original recipes and I have credited them below but I have made a few slight adjustments.
Guinness Stout and Chocolate Cake Recipe
(originally from Dave Lieberman)
Bakes a taller 7in round cake/ 6in square or a shorter 8in round/ 7in square cake
85g unsweetened cocoa
400g caster sugar
300g all-purposeflour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch fine salt
350ml Guinness stout beer
115g butter, melted
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 large eggs
200g sour cream
Preheat oven to 170 degrees C.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa, sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt.
In another medium mixing bowl, combine the stout, melted butter, and vanilla. Beat in eggs, 1 at time. Then mix in sour cream until roughly combined.
Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. I usually work in about 1/4 of the dry mixture at a time.
Lightly grease and line your baking tin and fill about 3/4 of it with batter.
Bake for approx 45 minutes or until a inserted skewer comes out clean. Chill in the fridge before filling with icing.
Stout Swiss Meringue Buttercream Recipe
(Original recipe from Joanne of Simple Ingredients)
This is enough for filling the cake only. If you wish to also cover the outside of the cake with buttercream, please double the recipe.
240g Unsalted butter, room temperature
150g Caster sugar
3 Egg whites, Large, room temperature
½tsp Vanilla bean paste (optional, you can also use extract)
90 – 100ml Guinness stout beer
Beat butter until fluffy and pale, using an electric mixer with a paddle attachment.
Fill a medium saucepan with water (one-third full), heat it on the stove (Do not boil, simmer)
Mix egg whites and sugar together in a heat-proof bowl or bowl of a stand-mixer and whisk over the pot of simmering water. Whisk until sugar dissolves and egg whites are warm to the touch, 150-160ºF (be careful not to overheat it). The mixture will thicken and become very foamy.
Using stand-mixer with whisk attachment, beat mixture on high speed until light and fluffy for about 10 minutes until the bowl is cool to touch. Reduce speed to low, add butter in, few tablespoons at a time while mixer is on.
Once all butter is added, beat mixture on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Add vanilla bean paste in and slowly pour in the beer. Mix well on medium speed until everything is combined.
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21 Comments on Guinness Stout and Chocolate Cake Recipe with Stout SMBC
Wow this sounds delicious! I really like the gingerbread cake from a local bakery in San Francisco, CA and it uses a stout beer as well. I think it makes a big difference and am SO excited to try this recipe. Thank you for always sharing!
its so yumnmy
so yummy
so yummy
Hi Sharon, don't know if you will still remember me but I attended your classes in Dubai. I have a question on this cake recipe..can any kind of beer be used incase the one mentioned is not available. Thanks & happy new year.
Is this buttercream ok to be left at room temperature under decorated cake?
Hi Sharon, I made this cake for my father in laws birthday on St Patrick's Day, but substituted Bailey's buttercream and it was the nicest cake I ever made! Thanks for sharing the recipie 🙂
is there any substitute for the guinness stout beer? thank u
Is this cake for children too?
do you have this recipe converted? Not sure how much 400g is in cups and so forth. 🙂 thanks!
Hi Sharon,
Can I substitute Castro sugar to Pure Cain sugar!
Hi Sharon,
The cake turned out lovely but the stout Swiss meringue was too runny. What went wrong?
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Ennepetal. DORMA can already look back on a long and impressive run of market-defining innovations – the cam-action door closer, the first concealed door closer, a series of electromechanical swing door operators, plus emergency escape locks and high-quality glass fittings offering excellence in both function and design. Now the company wants to add another chapter to this success story.
Appearing at BAU 2015 under the banner slogan "Access to Innovation," DORMA will be presenting six new products ready for distribution. The company is also showcasing the prototype of an extremely flat, gearless and low-noise direct drive for revolving doors that follows on from a study presented two years ago in Munich.
"For DORMA, BAU 2015 marks the start of an innovation offensive. Our aim over the next few years is to convert our innovative strengths – apparent not least from our lead position in original patent applications – into additional and more far-reaching market success," declares Thomas P. Wagner, CEO of the DORMA Group. Among the six new products, visitors will be able to see once again the flattest electronic fitting available in the marketplace – MATRIX AIR – which celebrated its debut at Security 2014 in Essen, Germany. The new electronic access control product family combines exceptional styling with wide application coverage yet also offers reduced model variety and simple, fast installation.
Alluring design, exceptional quality, advanced technology, improved operability and convenience and effortless installation are the common denominators linking the six new products, each of which reflects the DORMA brand values to an outstanding degree.
In addition to the products celebrating their premiere at BAU 2015, DORMA is also showcasing a completely new range of glass architectural hardware; a further development of the AGILE manual sliding door with additional features aligned to convenience and ease of use; two horizontal sliding walls (HSW) offering, among other things, simplified installation and more security options; and also a folding door that combines maximum through-passage width with exceptional thermal insulation.
"Our innovation philosophy is quite simple: innovation is anything that benefits the customer. Consequently, the focus of our trade show content at BAU 2015 will be on the presentation of the various benefits of our new products for our different customer groups – architects and specifiers, fabricators and installers, and building users and operators," Wagner explains.
Dedicated innovation management
The six new products alone have resulted in DORMA registering 90 patents.
Going forward, the company intends to maintain its dedicated approach to innovation management in order to properly convert its innovative strength into tangible market success. DORMA's internal "MIND" process (Management of Innovation from Need to Demand), which the company introduced in 2011, provides an essential basis for the systematic planning, control and monitoring of innovation projects and the subsequent market launch.
"Innovations can only be successful if they are closely aligned to customer and market requirements, are based on a solid business analysis, and the period from idea to realization can be reliably estimated," says Peter Fischer, Vice President Global Marketing & Sales at the DORMA Group. "In addition to the current examples being showcased, we also have a number of other innovation projects at an advanced stage of development," Fischer adds.
With the close involvement of the Global R&D department located at its HQ, DORMA has built a Technology Center in Ennepetal – completed at the beginning of the year – that now has responsibility for prototyping new products. Initial production also takes place in its ramp-up section. The underlying aim is to reduce the time to manufacturing maturity, to quickly raise new products to the highest possible quality level and thus to expedite their launch onto the market.
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On an unrelated note, I'm guessing by the lack of a response so far that no one knows of a way to sign up for a monthly YA subscription anymore? RIP, Sasuga Books.
This is the stupidest shit I've seen in the thread so far. Congratulations!
Explain to me how what I just said is "Stupid" because all I said was it was alright for Miura to take a break from what he has been doing only just so not to forget it, Maybe what I said might not have came out right but that's a little harsh to call me stupid don't you think?
Why would Miura ever forget about Berserk..? The series he's been working on for more than 20 years. It's a pretty fucking ridiculous notion, and you were called out on it. I will not call that harsh.
... as long as he does not forget about it then it leaves so much worrying to do what will happen next.
This is the stupidest shit I've seen in the thread so far.
...yes Berserk is still 20 years running so that was stupid to think that Miura would forget about it.
still that's no reason to call me stupid because I got what I was trying to say wrong.
So we're in agreement? Good. I called _what you said_ stupid. But you're really pushing me to consider expanding my original statement.
No, I just forgot to answer. The way I know of currently is through stateside Japanese bookstores. There was one in Atlanta I used to use, but has closed down. Kinokuniya Books is the largest one that I know that's still in operation. Here is their contact information: http://www.kinokuniya.com/us/index.php/fho003 . For shipping purposes, it's best to use one locally. If you live in San Francisco or New York, you are in luck. If not, be prepared to pay additional shipping (usually from Japan TO the bookstore and THEN over to you, whew...).Contact them by email or phone, tell them you'd like to place a subscription order for Hakusensha's Young Animal. They will likely make you sign up for between 6 months to a year, because it is expensive to bring over individual items (ships via air mail). Herein lies the hurdle with subscribing to Young Animalit's expensive, and with Miura's schedule you never know what you're signing up for.
http://www.younganimal.com/magazine/next.htmlNo Berserk in July 12. Next chance is July 26.....
And again... No Berserk in July 26. Next chance is August 9.
Breaking Bad returns August 11th. We'll have something to hold us over!
I know this has been said again before, but... is this in the norm for him?
As the thread title states, we're in the midst of a record-breaking hiatus. So no this isn't a normal length for a break. It's longer than normal.
Who was it that predicted we would be getting a longer stream of episodes with fewer breaks after the 3 part flashback? Oh yea. It was AAZ!!! Thanks for getting my hopes up!
I don't even care about the Berserk, the manga can go on a year-long break or more. But damn, this very prolonged absence worries the hell out of me about the well-being of the man himself I only hope Miura is doing well and he's in good health. That's all that counts


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The Labour deputy leader has called on British newspapers to ensure that half of their political journalists are women by the end of the parliament, as more evidence emerged that the industry is dominated by men.
Tom Watson said the lack of women in journalism is woeful and "should set alarm bells ringing for readers as well as reporters and editors across the country", after the industry body Women in Journalism published a highly critical report.
Watson, who is also the shadow culture secretary, said newspapers had to do more to increase the number of female journalists and that the area of politics was "among the worst offenders".
The MP called for gender parity in the lobby, where political journalists are based, by the time of next WIJ report – in five years' time in 2022 if the five-year cycle is repeated.
WIJ had found that in June and July just 25% of front-page stories in daily newspapers were written by women. Stories with female bylines tended to relate to health, the royal family and TV, while men dominated the coverage of the election, the London Bridge terror attack, and Grenfell Tower.
These figures are barely an improvement on the last WIJ report in 2012, when 22% of front-page bylines were women. The latest report also found that just 34% of senior roles at newspapers, such as the editor, news editor and political editor, were filled by women.
The warning about the lack of diversity in the newspaper industry echoes concerns about broadcasting. Ofcom, the media regulator, last week criticised British broadcasters for a woeful lack of diversity among their staff and accused the BBC of failing to lead the way. It said women, minority ethnic groups and disabled people were are all under-represented by broadcasters and this is creating a "cultural disconnect" between programme-makers and viewers.
Women in Journalism said the lack of women at British newspapers distorted their perspective on society and meant it was seen "through the prism of a predominantly old, white, male gaze".
The report added: "This puts half the population at a disadvantage and, at its worst, can put women off entering public life. Particularly egregious examples of this distorting lens include 'Legs-it' – how the Daily Mail described the meeting of Theresa May and Nicola Sturgeon, the two most powerful political leaders in the country on March 26 2017.
"Or how David Cameron's decision to appoint more women to his cabinet on 16 July 2014, was treated as an excuse to picture the new female ministers on a 'Downing Street catwalk' where their outfits were critiqued.
"Both examples reinforce to the public that no matter how powerful a woman is, or how impressive her credentials are for doing a job, it is her appearance that matters more than anything."
The WIJ report found that among daily newspapers, at the Daily Telegraph, 38% of front-page stories had a female byline, while for the Financial Times it was 35% and the Daily Mail 30%. One in 10 stories on the front page of the Daily Mirror were by female journalists, while at the Sun and the Evening Standard it was just 15%.
Of the Guardian's front-page stories, 43% were written by women, while 67% of its senior staff are women.
The Daily Mirror said its figures may have been "slightly skewed" by two reporters being on maternity leave, but added that it was working with its human resources department "to try to address this issue" and had just held the first meeting of a new group of senior women within Trinity Mirror, the newspaper's publisher.
Sunday newspapers had a higher proportion of female journalists on their front pages in June and July, with women accounting for one in three bylines. This included 83% at the Sunday Express, 75% at the Sunday Mirror, but 0% at the Mail on Sunday, although these figures rely on a low sample size because the newspapers are only published once a week and the tabloids usually contain just one front-page story.
Watson said: "Who writes and decides the news matters, and it is not good enough that just 25% of front-page bylines are by women, and just 34% of senior roles at national newspapers are held by women".
In terms of senior roles at the newspapers, which WIJ measured by 17 key positions, half are women at the FT, with 38% at the Sun on Sunday and Metro. Just 13% of key roles at the Sun are occupied by female journalists, with 25% at the Mirror and 27% at the Daily Star. The Sun said it employed women in senior roles in areas not monitored by WIJ, including royal correspondent, travel editor, and digital managing editor.
The research will increase pressure on the media to improve the gender imbalance in the industry. This imbalance was highlighted by the publication of the BBC's pay list in July, which showed that only a third of its best-paid on-screen stars were female and the top seven were all men.


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"Well! — my dear Tess!" exclaimed her surprised mother, jumping up and kissing the girl. "How be ye? I didn't see you till you was in upon me! Have you come home to be married?"
"No, I have not come for that, mother."
"Then for a holiday?"
"Yes — for a holiday; for a long holiday," said Tess.
"What, isn't your cousin going to do the handsome thing?"
"He's not my cousin, and he's not going to marry me."
Her mother eyed her narrowly.
"Come, you have not told me all," she said.
Then Tess went up to her mother, put her face upon Joan's neck, and told.
"And yet th'st not got him to marry 'ee!" reiterated her mother. "Any woman would have done it but you, after that!"
"Perhaps any woman would except me."
"It would have been something like a story to come back with, if you had!" continued Mrs Durbeyfield, ready to burst into tears of vexation. "After all the talk about you and him which has reached us here, who would have expected it to end like this! Why didn't ye think of doing some good for your family instead o' thinking only of yourself? See how I've got to teave and slave, and your poor weak father with his heart clogged like a dripping-pan. I did hope for something to come out o' this! To see what a pretty pair you and he made that day when you drove away together four months ago! See what he has given us — all, as we thought, because we were his kin. But if he's not, it must have been done because of his love for 'ee. And yet you've not got him to marry!"
Get Alec d'Urberville in the mind to marry her! He marry HER! On matrimony he had never once said a word. And what if he had? How a convulsive snatching at social salvation might have impelled her to answer him she could not say. But her poor foolish mother little knew her present feeling towards this man. Perhaps it was unusual in the circumstances, unlucky, unaccountable; but there it was; and this, as she had said, was what made her detest herself. She had never wholly cared for him; she did not at all care for him now. She had dreaded him, winced before him, succumbed to adroit advantages he took of her helplessness; then, temporarily blinded by his ardent manners, had been stirred to confused surrender awhile: had suddenly despised and disliked him, and had run away. That was all. Hate him she did not quite; but he was dust and ashes to her, and even for her name's sake she scarcely wished to marry him.
"You ought to have been more careful if you didn't mean to get him to make you his wife!"
"O mother, my mother!" cried the agonized girl, turning passionately upon her parent as if her poor heart would break. "How could I be expected to know? I was a child when I left this house four months ago. Why didn't you tell me there was danger in men-folk? Why didn't you warn me? Ladies know what to fend hands against, because they read novels that tell them of these tricks; but I never had the chance o' learning in that way, and you did not help me!"
Her mother was subdued.
"I thought if I spoke of his fond feelings and what they might lead to, you would be hontish wi' him and lose your chance," she murmured, wiping her eyes with her apron. "Well, we must make the best of it, I suppose. 'Tis nater, after all, and what do please God!"
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Global electronics distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry's largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, was awarded the EDN China innovation Award, "Engineers' Choice: International Distributor of the Year" for 2012. Digi-Key President Mark Larson accepted the honor at an EDN China awards ceremony which was held during the electronica 2012 tradeshow in Munich.
"Innovation is in our DNA," said Mark Larson, President of Digi-Key. "We're pleased to know that engineering professionals in China recognize Digi-Key's core values and leadership in worldwide electronic parts availability, distribution, service and delivery."
Based on online votes by EDN's online readers and a committee consisting of industry experts and EDN's editorial board, this year's winners were selected based on an organization's technical design capability, customer service and market reputation.
The Innovation Award focuses on products, technologies and services favored by China's electronics design engineers. The "Engineers' Choice: International Distributor of the Year" category was created after EDN China identified that technical support from distributors, and their cooperation with electronic design engineers, is one of the important factors for helping or hindering innovation in electronic applications.
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The organisers of the traditional pre-season trial game between London Skolars and Harlequins RL are reported to be switching the game away from its traditional late January weekend slot at New River to a corporate focused event played on the afternoon of Tuesday 22nd January at the Honourable Artillery Company ground near Moorgate.
Initial indications are that tickets for the match will be restricted to three hundred people at £55 per person including some form of corporate hospitality. The hope behind the move is that it will introduce potential corporate supporters to both clubs, which in turn will produce a much needed influx of capital into rugby league in London. The danger, however, is that the game may fail to sell, leaving the clubs out of pocket and existing supporters alienated by the exclusivity of the pricing policy.
It will be interesting to see the makeup of any potential Quins side; recent years have seen a line up based largely around academy and fringe first team players allowing a more competitive friendly than would be expected from a straight clash between a professional Super League club and a semi-professional National League Two outfit. Creating any new corporate event is likely to be a challenge, creating one around a match that has traditionally been little more than a training exercise is likely to be even harder.
As by far the smaller of the two clubs London Skolars arguably have the most to lose from the event failing, a home game against Super League opposition early in the year usually attracts a decent crowd by regular season standards and with it a much needed cash boost. An expensive corporate event would need to deliver sufficient ticket sales to cover costs as once tickets have gone on sale any cancellation would leave both clubs looking very shoddy to the investors they are desperate to attract. If however just one significant investor were to come forward from the event then any short-term loss would be mitigated by the long-term benefit.
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Ponsonby Montessori Kindergarten has served Grey Lynn, Ponsonby and the surrounding Auckland community for over twenty years in a warm, friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We are a small nurturing centre licensed for 30 children over two years old. We deliver a holistic high quality Montessori programme in a friendly and engaging environment. A high teacher to child ratio caters to the individual needs of every child. Trained and dedicated staff provide quality language models and develop reciprocal relationships. Extra curricula activities by experienced visiting tutors, a working garden and a modern playground contribute to your child receiving a quality education at PMK.
In December 2014 the Education Review Office (ERO) found we were "very well placed to promote positive learning outcomes for children" and they will not need to review the service for another four years. Referring to the ERO website you will see this means they found that PMK is "consistently effective in promoting positive learning outcomes for children" and provides "high quality performance in relation to ERO's evaluation indicators". Check out the details in our latest ERO report here. To book a no obligation tour of our centre with our manager or assistant manager you may click on this link.
In March 2016 ERO published "Early mathematics: a guide for improving teaching and learning". Based on our ERO review we were invited to contribute stories for this guide which highlighted effective practices in the teaching of mathematics. We are proud that our centre features on the cover and in pages 19 and 20 of the guide .
The Montessori philosophy offers a holistic environment where we use specialist equipment and practices to develop a child's concentration and focus along with their literacy and numeracy skills while also assisting in developing self-management. Regular lessons in Music, Spanish, Cooking, te reo Maori and Yoga enhance our curriculum. We also offer Kelly Sports to aid in the development of perceptual motor skills. These are the important foundations for young children as they begin their journey of learning for life.
The Montessori method and practices of education were developed and based on diligent and scientific observation of children's holistic learning and development, therefore all children regardless of their social and cultural backgrounds will benefit from its well prepared specialised environment and equipment.
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Granite Hills' softball squad finds their swing
Some years everything just comes together. That seems to be the case for Granite Hills' softball team, whose sturdy seniors and lively freshmen are pulling together quite a season.
The Eagles (17-6-1) are currently undefeated in league (4-0) and have all the elements of a winning season ahead of them.
Co-captain Halle Kyler said, for the seniors, this season is the culmination of a several-year journey the Lady Eagles have shared.
"We've been playing together since we were younger and we've progressed ever since," said Kyler. "This is our year."
Although the Eagles placed second and third in Division II playoffs in the last two years, Kyler said she feels like the team has finally found the magic formula of peak performance and powerful players.
"We had the potential to be this good last year, we just needed to learn how to work together," she said. "We have different chemistry this year -- new girls, freshmen."
Head coach Curtis Barnes said the dynamic of having steady leadership from the veterans and youthful energy from the new recruits has been a killer combination.
"We have a good core group of five seniors," he said. "They're out there taking care of business, they're like leaders on the field. So that's been key, having those seniors. And then we had a good group of five freshmen come in and bring a new energy and new life to the team."
There are still a number of contenders in conference that the Eagles will have to beat before they can lay their hands on the league trophy. Steele Canyon (3-1) and West Hills (2-2) always put up a good fight and Santana (2-2) has beaten Granite once already this year in a non-conference game.
"I'm hoping that we stay focused and keep improving on what we're doing now," said Barnes. "We want to win league and the ultimate goal is to go undefeated, that would be icing on the cake."
Defensively, the Eagles are very sturdy, said Barnes, with strong pitching and fielding making up for somewhat unpredictable batting.
"Pitching has really carried us," he said. "Our defense has been strong and we're getting some of those really timely hits when we need them. We don't have a really explosive offense all the time, but we've been getting enough runs and our pitching has kept us in the game, kept scores low."
Because of their previous successes in Division II, the Eagles were moved up to Division I this season. Barnes said there is a chance they might even play Open Division playoffs, which would present its own set of challenges for the Lady Eagles.
"There's some solid teams there," he said. "That would be really tough for us. We'll battle. I think we can play with any of them, but all those teams in the top eight or top ten, they're all really strong teams."
This year's hopes are certainly build on a foundation of previous seasons' successes, but Barnes said every play, every game, every season is really up to the girls on the team rather than on pure momentum or a persistent coaching staff.
"You get a good group that comes in and you're up -- you get a bad group and you're down," he said. "It's not us, it's definitely the girls."


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When you're busy getting ready for Christmas, it's easy to forget about staying safe online.
Amethyst's Andy Heathcote shares his top tips for smart shopping and bagging festive bargains:
Always have internet security (antivirus) software and apps switched on and updated (including those new phone and tablet gifts)
Don't open attachments or click on links in festive (or any other) emails you're not expecting, as they could be scams. And be careful with ecards as they can be fraudulent too
Secure Wi-Fi is vital for your privacy. At home, check your router security settings. Out and about, never use free Wi-Fi hotspots when what you're doing is private
Passwords that are easy to guess, that you use for more than one account or that you share with others, are a no-no
Always check payment pages are secure, and log out when you've finished shopping online
When making a purchase from an auction website, use insured payment methods like PayPal and never do a bank transfer to people you don't know
Ensure that the website address begins 'https' at the payment stage which indicates a secure payment, you should also see a padlock symbol appear at the top or bottom of the page
Never enter your card PIN online
Keep your security software and firewalls up to date. Regularly update your internet browser when a new patch-security update is released
Be wary of low prices for branded goods as the items for sale may not exist or be counterfeit. If it is too good to be true, it usually is!


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We're excited to welcome two new research professionals to Slover Linett, both of whom will be based in our Boston office. Dreolin Fleischer, an experienced evaluator now completing her doctorate in applied research methods, joins the firm as an associate. Eric LaPlant, who recently earned a master's in museum studies, comes on board as research manager. Dreolin and Eric will work together on qualitative and quantitative studies in the arts, sciences, creative placemaking, cultural philanthropy, and other areas.
The soon-to-be Dr. Fleischer hits the ground running in a part-time role at Slover Linett while preparing to defend her dissertation later this summer. Both her master's degree and her expected doctorate are in evaluation and applied research methods from Claremont Graduate University in California. She has worked in evaluation for over a decade with firms like Goodman Research Group, Cobblestone Applied Research and Evaluation, and Claremont Evaluation Center. She brings both theoretical and methodological expertise in evaluation and has conducted numerous studies for cultural, media, and formal and informal learning organizations.
"Dreolin is the perfect addition to our team," says Slover Linett's Boston-based vice president for arts & culture, Sarah Lee. "She deepens our expertise in evaluation and has such a clear vision of how to help our clients learn and improve."
LaPlant comes to Boston via Seattle, where he earned an MA in museology from the University of Washington in 2012 with a focus on audience research. He conducted qualitative and quantitative studies for museums and other informal learning institutions in the Seattle area, and brings diverse experience in public programs, special events, capital campaigns and membership programs, exhibit installations, and collections caretaking.
"I've been so pleased with the insightful work Dreolin and Eric have already done together in the short time they've been here," adds Lee. The Fleischer-LaPlant team is busy with reinstallation research at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a national social impact study for Levitt Pavilions, and a multi-site evaluation of the NSF-funded Art of Science Learning initiative.
For more information about our growing cultural research and evaluation practice, please contact Sarah Lee at (773) 348-9200 x104 or by email.
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