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Former state Sen. Don Pederson of North Platte is a previous winner, along with philanthropist Dick Holland, Native American leader Charles Trimble, public TV pioneer Ron Hull, state Sen. LaVon Crosby, historian Gary Moulton, poet Ted Kooser and former newspaper publisher John Gottschalk.
Judi Gaiashkibos, executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs received the 2012 Sower Award.
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Cozad and Gering/Scottsbluff are among the communities that have won the award.
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As most of the Republicans vying for their party's nomination in Georgia's race for governor sounded off on some of the state's most important issues Tuesday, state Rep. Austin Scott took the opportunity to criticize U.S. Rep. Nathan Deal.
FLOWERY BRANCH - Flowery Branch is taking steps to revive at least one part of downtown by fixing up a pair of century-old Main Street buildings.
At one time a tenant in one of the buildings, the city has spent more than $11,000 remodeling them the past few months, after buying them two years ago.
Days before the state legislative session is set to convene, the office of the state House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee - the committee for which David Ralston is vice chairman - is teeming with state troopers, lawyers and legislators.
2009 was quite a year. Our lake returned to its full glory. One local politician dropped out of the governor's race, but another jumped in. The Gainesville High football team played for a state championship. New schools opened. And, oh, the vice president came to the region.
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This is part of an occasional series called "Preservation and Progress" dedicated to the historic side of Hall County.
This is the first of an occasional series called "Preservation and Progress," a series dedicated to the historic side of Hall County.
Lake Lanier has flirted with, or soared above, 1,073 feet above sea level many times, including after hard rains two weeks ago.
And there are those who would like to see that elevation become the permanent full-pool marker.
BRASELTON - Casey Ramey and her husband were the first people on the scene of a head-on car accident back in March.
The wreck happened right by her neighborhood, Chateau Corners, off Thompson Mill Road in the part of Braselton that falls in Hall County.
Were you slow to raise your hand in math class as a kid? Do you still feel like you're not a "math person"? If you were a kid in an elementary classroom today, it might be different for you.
American educators are realizing that the math class of yesteryear, where pen and paper were the primary tools, is not effectively teaching math basics or inspiring students to pursue careers in engineering and science.
OAKWOOD - Lamar Scroggs knows the value of hard work.
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Meaning: 1. Massive, huge, momentous, having a great impact and of great importance. 2. Laboriously created, made with the greatest of effort and endeavor—like our Good Word series.
Notes: Today's rather rare word is the adjective from molimen "great effort", taken very carefully from Latin (see Word History). You may use it as an adverb if you add the usual suffix -ly. Since this adjective is derived from a noun, there is no need to create one with -ness or -ity (moliminosity). Most of us couldn't pronounce it, anyway.
In Play: The meaning of today's Good Word oscillates depending on whether the focus is on the activity of producing something or the thing produced. If it is the process, the adverb is usually more suitable: "Derek struggled moliminously for 53 years counting all the words in English before giving up for the lack of a definition of the word word." The adjective usually fits the product better: "Rhoda Book's moliminous encyclopedia of the universe dwarfs the Wikipedia."
Word History: The noun underlying today's word, molimen "great exertion, effort", was traced letter-for-letter from the Latin noun. The Latin noun was derived from a shorter one, moles "large mass, pile, heap", which probably started out as mogh-les from Proto-Indo-European mogh-/megh- "great, large". This root also underlies English much and that old Scottish standby, mickle. If so, the same root also turns up in Sanskrit maha "great", which we see in maharaja "great king" and mahatma "great one", as in Mahatma Gandhi. (Speaking of great, this was a great if not moliminous word itself, and we thank Jeremy Busch for suggesting it.)
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A case of beer appears to be the motive in the shooting death of a man a year ago.
Winnipeg police said they made an arrest this week in the April 6 killing of Allan Frank Crockford, 42.
Crockford and another person were walking just after midnight in the 600 block of Maryland Street when they were confronted by a man who allegedly demanded the beer the two had just bought at a local vendor.
WPS spokesman Const. Jason Michalyshen said police suspect Crockford and his friend walked away and ignored the man, who then allegedly pulled out a rifle and shot Crockford. He died from his injuries.
The suspect fled, stealing only the beer.
"It's a very, very unfortunate circumstance made only more mind-boggling that such a tragic event would be as a result of something as insignificant as a quantity of beer," Michalyshen said.
News coverage of the shooting attracted several tips over the following months, Michalyshen said, and one tip recently led to a suspect already in custody on other robbery charges.
Derek John Hall, 26, has been charged with second-degree murder, robbery with a firearm and numerous other firearm-related offences.


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The message is aimed at Metro buses and the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), which created dedicated bus lanes along the busy commuter route. Drivers complain it gives them fewer lane options and doesn't make their commute any faster, according to a Seattle P-I article. The article reported that SDOT is still studying the effectiveness of these bus-only lanes.
This is just another example of the mounting transportation tension in this city. Recently, Seattleites have been going before the Metropolitan King County Council to plead for their bus service.
Mayor Ed Murray has proposed a regional transit fund created with the same sales-tax and car-tab increase that failed in the August special election. Seattle voters approved the last one, so it's not much of a stretch to think this Seattle-only funding would pass. And there are other proposals out there, like the one to raise commercial-parking and head taxes — a plan from City Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Nick Licata — to pay for Metro service and stop the cuts.
Let's not forget bike lanes, which are getting a lot of support with $20 million a year in funding — all amidst the continued battle between cyclists and cars in the city, each staking their claim over the same roads.
There are a lot of dynamics at play here. There's the battle with density. As a city, we're asking the young techies who move here to live in high-density, no-parking apartment buildings and live an idealized urban lifestyle. At the same time, we're slashing transportation options, and commuters are speaking out against Metro.
With Seattle being the fastest growing city in the United States last year, we need to focus on expanding transit options, not cutting them. The cracks in our infrastructure and urban planning are starting to show as we grow.
We can either use this as an opportunity to think of solid, long-term solutions that will create a better, more navigable Seattle — or we don't. But time is of the essence.
What these commuters fighting the bus lanes might not realize is those buses and their bus-only lanes could be replaced with 30,000 more cars. It's doubtful that alternative would make them any happier.


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A TEENAGER who threatened to kill himself by jumping from a building in Fishmoor Drive, Blackburn, eventually came down of his own accord.
The 19-year-old had clambered on to a roof in what was believed to be a suicide attempt.
Police called for assistance from the fire service but, when officers arrived on the scene at 4.45am today, the youngster came down.


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One Boat, Five Hours, Ten Volunteers and a Mega Load of Rubbish
One afternoon on the island of Koh Tao, a poor boat captain watched as his vessel filled with rubbish. Over five hours, ten volunteer divers removed a record amount of trash from one reef.
Some months earlier, in a bid to protect a shallow reef at Hin Ngam, local dive schools and the Save Koh Tao Group installed a 'No Boat' Zoning Line. But after the monsoon season New Heaven divers were astonished to find an 80 metre stretch of line covered in bags, ropes, and marine debris.
Armed with scissors and Project AWARE clean up bags this group of dedicated divers worked hard to remove the rubbish. And they worked even harder to get the rubbish onto the boat.
Two boat loads of rubbish were ferried to the beach. Onshore more New Heaven divers, staff and customers greeted the team to help bag and sort the rubbish.
Exhausted divers enjoyed free ice cream donated by a nearby shop. "This will surely be a clean-up we remember and will be talking about well into the future," said Chad Scott of New Heaven. "Not only was it a personal, and dive school record, but we think it may be an island record as well."
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In roughly 15 minutes the train will reach its destination, where Miliband will have to broadcast his reaction. The mood is urgent but there is no panic. Miliband's features barely flickered when an aide leaned across the table to deliver the news. He absorbed the data with a slow nod. "Oh. Right." Now, his face is a mask of solemn concentration. The task is clear enough. The Labour Party is steeped in enmity towards Thatcher but its leader must find words that address the occasion without partisan rancour. The gravity of the moment and respect for a family's bereavement must somehow be combined with acknowledgment of a political legacy that divided the country and, in the eyes of the left, inflicted social wounds that are yet to heal. Opposite Miliband sits Tom Baldwin, another senior adviser, taking a call from Harriet Harman, deputy Labour leader and the first shadow cabinet minister to make contact since the news broke. He passes the phone to Miliband to confirm briefly the contours of the response. The draft statement is emailed around the table from phone to phone; a handful of calls are made to senior party figures back in Westminster. There isn't time for rumination on the wider significance of the moment. Only one political decision is made within seconds of the news breaking. Miliband declares a suspension of the local election campaign he was supposed to be launching today. A ripple of logistical calls rolls down the carriage. The text is still being finalised as the train pulls in to Cambridge. Then there is a brisk stride to a waiting car and a hurried quest for a suitable location to film the tribute. The script is memorised en route to the Backs, a belt of manicured parkland behind a row of imposing colleges, and delivered in one take to a Sky TV crew. Only on the walk back to the car does the Labour leader allow himself the faintest flicker of a wry smile at the sombre turn the day has taken. When we'd met at Liverpool Street Station first thing that morning, Miliband had been in a congenial mood, fresh from a family holiday in rural Devon. He had a campaign to kick off with a gleaming new policy – giving local authorities power to banish predatory payday lenders from the high street. He was unfazed by a week in which his party had been bogged down in gruesome combat over its position on welfare. The debate had taken an ugly twist when George Osborne cited the case of Mick Philpott, a convicted child killer, as a case study in the failings of the benefits system. When senior Labour figures expressed outrage, they were accused of siding with waste and depravity over honest toil. On the train to Ipswich I asked Miliband if he was concerned by the Chancellor's supreme confidence that public opinion supports his harsh line on welfare; that Labour walks into his traps by defending a system many voters deem indefensible. "You have to do what you think is right. I don't feel anxious about it because I've learned that the most powerful form of politics is sticking to what you believe in . . . The Tories will go looking for traps and tricks. They'll engage in the most divisive, dirty kind of politics. We've got a bigger task than that." Behind the welfare attacks, Miliband sees the hand of Lynton Crosby, David Cameron's campaign chief, who has a reputation for brawling attack politics imported from his native Australia. "They are making a massive strategic error by going down the Crosby route," Miliband says. "It's a classic mistake of using devices that maybe look good for a day and then come apart." At times, his dismissal of the Tory leadership verges on contempt. "The biggest enemy is not enthusiasm for the Conservatives. You don't meet people who say, 'I think David Cameron is really brilliant.' Not even in the Tory party. Tory MPs put their thumbs up to me when I do well at Prime Minister's Questions." That doesn't mean Labour can walk the next election. Miliband declares the Tories "eminently beatable" but on one condition: that his own party can overcome the corrosive feeling of despair that leads voters to think that politics itself is failing and that there is no alternative to the bleak Conservative offer of perpetual austerity. "The right wins when there is fatalism, when no one can see a way out of their problems. We win when we convince people that there is a way and that we can set Britain in the right direction." In the carriage with us is the man Miliband thinks might hold an antidote to such fatalism. Arnie Graf is the 69-year-old US veteran trainer of "community organisers". If all goes according to plan, Graf's system will transform the Labour Party from a centralised, rusty machine for mass leaflet delivery into a thriving ecosystem of grassroots campaigners. The key, Graf tells me, lies in giving ordinary members ownership of the policymaking process. Then they become not just cogs in a mechanism but evangelists for a cause. "If people feel their ideas are taken seriously, they'll participate. But if you're told what to do from London, if you're told what to do from anywhere, after a while you either won't do it or your lack of enthusiasm will become clear." Miliband speaks with soft awe about the enthusiasm that Graf generates in rooms full of fresh recruits – "Arnie's Disciples", he calls them. The feeling is mutual. Graf has been "organising" in communities for 50 years but steered clear of party politics in the US. Now he is on board with Project Miliband. "I've just never come across anyone I want to work for. Ed is the first." The Graf view of politics is partly what lies behind the new policy of giving councils power to thwart the legal loan sharks colonising Britain's high streets. Westminster might not be much perturbed by payday lenders but the ease with which they prey on vulnerable people in less affluent quarters is a concern that has been passed up to the Labour leadership by anxious councillors across the country. The idea wins a rousing cheer when presented to a packed hall in central Ipswich (although the crowd is generously seeded with local party members). Yet the promise to resuscitate ailing high streets also gets a warm reception from shoppers in the town centre when Miliband goes walkabout. He plainly enjoys this side of the job, bouncing from one encounter to the next, shaking hands, wrapping arms around shoulders, nodding vigorously, laughing, amassing a trail of well-wishers and curious onlookers. Inviting journalists to witness this bonhomie – the rays of Miliband's dawning celebrity – is no small part of the campaign. It is meant to dispel the notion that Miliband is wooden and lacking in charisma. The Labour leader's boundless appetite to hear the concerns of voters is also supposed to form a contrast with his Tory counterpart, who is painted as aloof, arrogant, heeding only the demands of his own MPs and wealthy donors. Extricating Miliband from his East Anglian public in time to catch the train to Cambridge proves to be a challenge for aides, who signal frantically at watches and then resort to tugging at his sleeve before steering him into a taxi like a kidnap victim. The train is caught with seconds to spare. Two hours later, after the news: another journey, this time from Cambridge straight back to London. The whistle-stop tour of electoral target regions planned for the next few days is blown. Thatcher's passing has suspended ordinary politics. The entourage sets up camp in a new carriage and haggles politely over sandwiches. It is a last chance to ask Miliband some questions. One topic is inescapable. "There are lots of people in the Labour Party who deeply dislike what Mrs Thatcher did, who saw her as a very divisive figure," he says. "I myself, at university and growing up, disagreed with so much of what she did but there are also a lot of people today who will be feeling very upset and will feel – rightly, I think – that there needs to be an acknowledgement of her achievements as a person. That's what I've tried to reflect in what I've said." In the statement prepared on the train earlier, Miliband had made the point that all three main party leaders today were products in some way of the Thatcher era. It is, he notes, extraordinary to consider that her shadow is so long when she left Downing Street 23 years ago. Anyone younger than 30 now will barely remember her time in office, he muses. "But she has defined the trajectory of politics . . . It wasn't just specific policies. She established an ethos, a way of thinking about things that was profoundly different from the 1970s." In the early days of Miliband's leadership, some of his allies talked enthusiastically about lessons from Thatcher's time in opposition. Cautious parallels were drawn – the unexpected leadership candidate, dismissed as lacking the gravitas to be prime minister, who harboured a discreetly radical ambition to change the orientation of British politics. It is clear that Miliband will not be drawn into any disquisition on the strategic relevance to his own ambitions of Thatcher's revolution, and wisely so. We talk more generally about the deep cycles of politics: the abandonment of trust in central state interventions, followed by unquestioning belief in market forces that has been undone by the financial crisis. People now feel powerless, says Miliband, exploited by vast commercial interests and betrayed by politicians. "That's the challenge of the time," he says. "People don't have faith in market forces, absolutely not. And people are also worried about an unresponsive state. It's cutting through those two things that's important. That is where politics needs to be." This is a return to the earlier theme of our conversation – the idea that the discourse and habits of Westminster are losing relevance with alarming speed. The Tories, he says, have proved they are not equal to the scale of the task facing the country. Their way has already failed; Labour's challenge is not to sit back and watch Cameron unravel but to set out the moral and ideological terms on which politics will be conducted after him. "We're not in classic pendulum politics. You have to convince people that you can make a difference. You've got to push the pendulum." 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By Mike Wells
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Wouldn't it be nice if the only thing the Indiana Pacers had to worry about was staying focused while preparing for the playoffs?
That's one of the few concerns Detroit Pistons coach Flip Saunders has with his team during its remaining games.
The Pistons have already wrapped up the Central Division title and home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs.
"The last six games you want to stay sharp and you want to improve in some areas," Saunders said.
The Pistons have gotten off to slow starts since the only thing they're playing for is getting home court through the entire playoffs. The Pistons have still sent messages to other teams. They've beaten Miami, Phoenix and Dallas, all title contenders, in the past two weeks.
"We've faced a lot of teams that have had that sense of urgency, so what has happened, teams have kind of jumped on us early," Saunders said. "We've had to fight our butts off to get back in games."
Difference of starts
Pacers coach Rick Carlisle gave a slight grin and shook his head when asked if he ever thought he would be coaching a team that surpassed last year's total of 30 different starting lineups.
"No, if you look at my history as a coach, I haven't been a big lineup switching guy," he said.
The injury-riddled Pacers this season have used 31 starting lineups, including eight in the past 11 games.
The Pistons, on the other hand, set an NBA record by using the same starting lineup for 73 straight games. The streak ended when Rasheed Wallace was suspended for a game last week. They've had only one player -- Carlos Delfino -- miss a practice this season.
"That's an unbelievable streak," Carlisle said. "It shows how those guys work to take care of themselves and why they have the best record in the league."
Wallace dominates boards
The Pacers had no answer for Detroit's Ben Wallace in the rebounding department.
Wallace, who is fourth in the league in rebounding, grabbed a season-high 22 rebounds, including nine offensive, Sunday.
"When we come out and play the way we played, good things happen," Wallace said. "Everybody gets a chance to feel the ball, get the defense moving, make the defense break down, and it allows you to get to the boards."
The Pacers' starters combined for 24 rebounds. The Pistons outrebounded the Pacers 52-35, including an 11-rebound edge on the offensive end. That led to a 24-4 advantage in second-chance points.
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Members and visitors to this site might be interested in the release of the fif and final volume of the American Dictionary of Regional English. The story itself in the NYT is interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/25/books ... olume.html
It took me a while to get to it, but, yes, this is an interesting topic and I wish I could get a set of the dictionary. I do believe it's also time to start the whole thing over. Our language has changed a great deal in just the last 5 years.
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Interim Cronulla coach Peter Sharp slammed his NRL side as embarrassing as their Brookvale Oval hoodoo continued in emphatic fashion on Sunday.
The Sharks were hammered 24-4 by Manly, who were rampant in the first half before fading in the second.
The Sea Eagles led 20-0 after 33 minutes and when a Peta Hiku try extended that lead to 24-0 in the 54th minute, the game was all but over.
The Sharks have enjoyed success at Brookvale just five times in 37 matches.
After the Sharks notched their first win of the season over the Warriors last weekend, their performance was a big step back and Sharp didn't hold back in his appraisal.
"It was terribly disappointing," the former Manly coach said.
"It was an important game for us in the bigger picture against a quality side away from home, something I was really looking forward to.
"We were miles away in terms of energy levels.
"It was embarrassing, really, really disappointing."
Jorge Taufua tore the Sharks apart early in his first game of the season after recovering from a shoulder injury.
He put on the final pass for Steve Matai's opening try in the third minute and scored one himself in the 21st minute.
In between, Brenton Lawrence crossed off a looping pass from Brett Stewart in the 15th minute, the superstar fullback earning three try assists for the afternoon.
Matai earned his double in the 33rd minute, his fourth of 2014.
The Sharks finally got on the scoreboard in the 80th minute through stand-in skipper Wade Graham when Hiku failed to diffuse a Jeff Robson bomb.
Hiku moved to the right wing to accommodate Taufua, with David Williams dropped.
Manly coach Geoff Toovey said he was pleased with his side's response to their 34-18 defeat to Wests Tiger last week.
"It was a really good turnaround defensively on our energy this week, particularly in the first half," Toovey said.
"It was a big change from last week."
Toovey admitted Manly let their foot off the gas in the second half.
"It was very reminiscent of the Melbourne game in the end (when Manly lost 23-22 after leading 20-0), but it was a good effort," he said.
Andrew Fifita struggled for the Sharks, as did Todd Carney, who was sporting a peroxide blond buzz cut.
Sharp declined to comment on Carney's game.
When asked if the Sharks had suffered any injuries, Sharp joked: "No, unfortunately."
Sharp said back-rower Anthony Tupou (knee) would return for Saturday's clash against premiers the Sydney Roosters at Remondis Stadium, but captain Paul Gallen (ankle) was another week away.
Isaac De Gois is in doubt with a knee injury.
Manly host North Queensland in Gosford in round seven on Friday.


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Our Favorite Small-Screen Hunks Weigh in on Women's Fashion
For those who weren't able to visit the Musée Christian Dior in Granville, France, this summer, a new tome captures in its pages what the exhibition space explored behind the villa's doors—the ongoing inspiration the haute couture house has drawn from Impressionist painters such as Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, and Edgar Degas. We have a sneak-peek at the book, which includes looks designed by Raf Simons, John Galliano, and, bien sûr, Christian Dior himself.
Claude Monet, The Artist's Garden at Giverny, oil on canvas, 1900. Paris, Musée d'Orsay.
White organza dress embroidered with "pointillist" dégradé chiffon, Autumn-Winter 2012 Haute Couture collection. Christian Dior by Raf Simons.
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Agyemang-Duah and Tancic Pace the Way for Saint Leo
SAINT LEO, Fla. – Herns Agyemang-Duah and Jelena Tancic highlighted a day that saw the Saint Leo University men's and women's track teams record nine top 20 finishes in events at the University of North Florida Spring Break Invitational, Friday at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla.
Agyemang-Duah turned in the best finish of the afternoon for the Lions with a second place finish in the men's 400-meter dash with a time of 48.22. In addition, the junior finished the 200-meter dash in seventh with a time of 22.27.
Tancic recorded the best finish of the day for the women taking fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:43.11.
Six other Saint Leo performers finished in the top 20 of their respective events.
In the men's 800-meter run, James Mullin took 11th with a time of 1:58.98, while Carl Dunne finished 12th in 1:59.19, and Niclas Bez ran a 1:59.94, good enough for 14th.
Thomas Watson took 19th in the 400-meter dash, posting a time of 52.46.
Andrea Maxwell had two top 15 finishes taking 12th in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:21.02, and 14th in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:54.45.
Watson also ran in the 200-meter dash finishing 37th in a time of 23.98.
The largest contingent of runners for the Lions took part in the 5,000-meter run. Seven competitors ran in the distance event and were led by Rafael Lohner finishing 24th in a time of 16:39.53. Teammate Patrick Hill finished just behind Lohner in 26th with a time of 16:41.81, while Steven Brown took 32nd (16:57.04) and David Hill finished 36th (17:13.56). In 38th was Kyle Van Buren (17:15.30) followed by Kevin Papac in 41st (17:33.95) and Matthew Basin in 44th (18:35.70).
In additional women's competition, Grace Lederer finished 26th in the 1,500-meter run posting a time of 5:26.35, just ahead of Lee Ann Antuna in 20th (5:49.60) and Elyse Snyder in 31st (6:14.17).
In the 5,000-meter run, Anet Milian took 32nd with a time of 21:11.02. She was followed across the finish line by Snyder in 35th (22:53.51) and Allison Knipe in 36th (22:58.14).
The men's and women's track teams will return to action on April 4-5 at the prestigious Pepsi Florida Relays at the Percy Beard Track Facility in Gainesville.
For more on the Saint Leo University track team visit SaintLeoLions.com. Also be sure 'Like' the Lions on Facebook and 'Follow' the Lions on Twitter and Instagram.


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Admission to all majors at CSULB is competitive as CSULB continues to have more qualified applicants than spaces available for new students. Freshmen applicants must meet minimum CSULB eligibility requirements below to be considered. Be aware that CSULB criteria are higher than CSU system-wide minimum eligibility requirements.
You are considered a freshman applicant if you will have attained a high school diploma or G.E.D. but have not earned college credit beyond the summer immediately following high school graduation. To be considered for freshman admission to CSULB you must meet the following minimum requirements:
The minimum "Eligibility Index" to be considered for Fall 2018 CSULB freshmen admission:
Applicants who meet the minimum CSULB criteria above will be considered based on their intended major.
Eligible Applicants will be admitted based on the faculty evaluation of an audition. Contact the Dance Department or Music Department for details of the audition process.
Nursing is the most competitive major at CSULB. Freshmen applicants will be admitted based on a calculated "STEM Eligibility Index." The "STEM Eligibility Index" places additional weight on quantitative skills required for success in this major. Refer to STEM Eligibility Index for details of how this index is calculated. Applicants must have a minimum "STEM Eligibility Index." The minimum for Nursing consideration is 3,300. All eligible applicants will be ranked by the "STEM Eligibility Index" and will be offered admission based on space available.
Admission to Nursing will be to a 'Pre-Nursing' status. Students must meet specific course and GPA milestones to remain in Pre-Nursing and must apply to the Nursing Department to be considered for admission to the major at the junior level.
Be aware: CSULB strongly recommends that applicants to Nursing complete additional math courses beyond the minimum required for the CSU to improve the likelihood of success in the major and timely graduation.
Applicants will be admitted based on a calculated "STEM Eligibility Index." The "STEM Eligibility Index" places additional weight on quantitative skills required for success in these majors. Refer to STEM Eligibility Index for details of how this index is calculated. Applicants who are considered 'local' based on their high school of graduation or military status will be offered admission if they meet the minimum "STEM Eligibility Index." The minimum for consideration is 3,300. Other eligible applicants will be ranked by the "STEM Eligibility Index" and will be offered admission based on space available in the major or college.
Admission to STEM majors will be to a 'pre-major' status. Continuation in the major will be subject to meeting specific lower division course and GPA requirements at CSULB that indicate the student's ability to succeed and complete the major.
Be aware: CSULB strongly recommends that applicants to STEM majors complete additional math courses beyond the minimum required for the CSU to improve the likelihood of success in the major and timely graduation.
Applicants will be admitted based on the calculated Eligibility Index used in establishing minimum CSULB eligibility above. Applicants who are considered 'local' based on their high school of graduation or military status will be offered admission if they meet the minimum "Eligibility Index" required of the major. Other applicants will be ranked by the "Eligibility Index" and will be offered admission based on space available in the major or college.
Admission to some majors will be to a 'pre-major' status. Continuation in the major will be subject to meeting specific lower division course and GPA requirements at CSULB that indicate the student's ability to succeed and complete the major.
Local Applicants: Applicants who are considered 'local' based on their high school of graduation or military status who meet the CSULB minimum eligibility requirements but are not admissible to the major will be offered admission as an 'undeclared' student. Undeclared students will explore other appropriate majors through coursework and advising and must meet the major-specific criteria for the major prior to declaring a major by their junior year. Applicants should note that 'undeclared' is not a route to their initial intended major. Undeclared students work with university advisors to identify and succeed in alternate majors.
The BEACH Pathways program: This program encourages applicants from targeted communities based on low socioeconomic status and historically low rates of college going to submit supplemental materials for a holistic admissions review. A limited number of applicants will be admitted based on, community involvement/leadership, overcoming significant hardship, and potential for degree completion.
Other applicants: Admission to CSULB is very competitive. As a result, many eligible applicants will not be offered admission. CSULB strongly recommends that all applicants have a back-up plan!
Freshmen applicants may either select a specific major or apply as undeclared. Since the major you select will impact the way in which you are considered for admission we suggest that you review the majors offered at CSULB paying careful attention to the courses required to earn a degree. Check out the University Catalog for this information.
Applicants must apply during the CSU initial filing period (October 1 – November 30 for Fall admission). Refer to Current Application Deadlines to see if CSULB is open to applications for a specific term and the deadline to apply. To apply to CSULB, visit Cal State Apply. Once submitted, we will send you a notification by email to acknowledge receipt of your application.
CSULB makes admission decisions based on self-reported information from the application so it is extremely important that coursework including grades and test scores are entered accurately and completely. Admitted students who intend to enroll at CSULB will be required to submit an official transcript in order to verify eligibility and high school graduation. Admission decisions may be withdrawn for students who misreported academic information or who have not met the terms of the admission offer.
To be considered for admission, you must take the SAT I or ACT, preferably by the end of October but no later than December. You must request that your score results be sent directly to CSULB from the testing agency.
For more information on these tests, check out the College Board or ACT websites. Additional information is also available from CSULB Testing, Evaluation & Assessment.
If your application information is complete, we may have sufficient information to determine your eligibility for admission. Once we review your application we will notify you by email with instructions and a deadline should we need any additional documents including transcripts. Please do not send your high school transcript prior to your graduation unless we request it.
Additional documents may be required in certain circumstances:
CSULB uses email as the official means of communication. Applicants are required to maintain a current email address on file with the university and to check their email regularly. You may update your email address or check the status of your admissions application at any time by visiting applicant self-service.
Offers of admission are normally made in March for Fall admission. All offers of admission will be provisional and subject to verification based on official transcripts. Admission offers may be withdrawn if the GPA, completed courses, or course grades are lower than what is reported or if you miss any admission deadlines. Please make sure to report accurate information on your application!
Absolutely! In addition to submitting documents to verify the admission decision, newly admitted freshmen are required to accept their admission offer and pay a non-refundable $150 enrollment deposit by May 1st in order to reserve a spot in the class. The enrollment deposit may be waived for students receiving state or federal need-based grants or full financial assistance. The deposit will offset a portion of the student's State University Fee.
In addition to applying to CSULB, we hope you have considered applying to one or two other colleges so that you will have alternatives in the event that you are not admitted to CSULB. If you are interested in pursuing another CSU as your backup, it may be in your best interest to file a separate application with that campus during the initial filing period, as many campuses have early filing deadlines.
Denials of admission are made only after an extensive review of academic qualifications and weighing those qualifications against the competitive nature of our applicant pool; therefore these decisions are rarely overturned and are considered only for extraordinary reasons beyond the control of the applicant.
Appeals must be submitted in writing within 15 days of the date on the denial notification and must include a basis for the appeal, and supporting documentation. We will notify you by email within 4 to 6 weeks, of our response to your appeal request. Only one appeal may be submitted for an academic term so the packet must be clear and compelling when submitted. More information on the Appeal Process.
Here are some important items to consider if you are offered admission and decide to attend CSULB:
Financial Aid: Check out Financial Aid to explore the programs that can assist in making CSULB affordable. Be sure to review the application procedures and priority deadlines.
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Placement Tests and Early Start: If you do not qualify for an exemption, you will be notified that you are required to take the English and/or Mathematics placement test(s) no later than the May CSU system-wide administration date. If required, we encourage you to take them as early as possible. For more information including examination dates and qualified exemptions, please visit CSULB Testing, Evaluation & Assessment. The CSU system policy known as "Early Start" requires most incoming students who do not demonstrate readiness for college-level math and/or English to begin remediation during the summer before coming to the CSU. The goals of Early Start are to better prepare students in math and English before their first semester, thereby improving their chances of completing a college degree. For more information see Early Start.College Credit: Students who are eligible to receive credit based on Advanced Placement, CLEP or International Baccalaureate assessments will need to have official test scores sent to CSULB. Be aware that credit granted by another institution does not 'transfer' to CSULB for test credit. Students who took college courses at an accredited 2-year or 4-year institution while in high school should submit official transcripts including earned grades for evaluation as some credits may also be able to count toward the bachelor's degree.
Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration: To help ensure a smooth transition to CSULB, new freshmen are required to participate in the University's Student Orientation, Advising and Registration (SOAR) program.
Campus Housing: All first-time freshmen at CSULB are required to live in University Housing (as space is available) during their first year unless they are, over 21 years of age as of the start of their semester of entrance, or will be living at home with a parent or legal guardian during their entire freshman year. Exemptions to this requirement will be considered based on identified criteria. Visit Housing and Residential Life for an explanation of the exemption process, and to learn about the various campus residence options.


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LEBANON -- Following eight straight losses, the Cumberland volleyball squad won its second straight match, a 3-0 Mid-South Conference victory over Bluefield on Saturday at the Dallas Floyd Recreation Center.
The Bulldogs (14-16, 5-9) were led by senior Mackenzie Gass who recorded 10 kills in her final home contest in a CU uniform. Gass' sister Meghan, also playing in her final home game, led the team in both assists and digs with 18 and nine, respectively.
Cumberland controlled the pace from the opening serve in the first set, leading throughout in a 25-11 victory. Already leading 10-3, the Bulldogs used three kills from Abby Shaw and several attack errors from the Rams on a 10-5 run to extend the lead.
Back-to-back kills from Sheridan Jones off of assists from Kasi Wells completed a 4-0 run to give CU the opening set win.
Bluefield responded, opening the second frame on a 7-0 run forcing a Bulldog timeout. Cumberland answered with one of its strongest performances of the season, scoring the next seven points and 18 of the next 21, grabbing an 18-10 advantage. The squad would go on to win the set 25-15.
The third set proved to be the closest of the day, as the Rams played point-for-point with CU throughout. Mackenzie Gass kept the Bulldogs in the set with her best of the match, recording seven kills.
Following a kill from Michelle Evans to give Cumberland a 23-21 advantage, Gass put down a pair of kills to finish off the Rams, 25-23, and complete the three-set sweep.
Cumberland will finish off the season with four-straight road contests while gearing up for the Mid-South Conference Championships, set to begin November 15 in Louisville, Ky. The Bulldogs currently sit in seventh place in the conference with the top eight squads qualifying for the tournament.
CU's next contest will come Friday, Nov. 1 at Shawnee State at 3 p.m. The club will remain in the state of Ohio on Saturday for a 10 a.m. match against the University of Rio Grande.


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Colonial American homes were built with wooden floors that were sawn using basic hand-held tools. The hand-crafted workmanship that went into those floors can be found in Virginia Mill Works handscraped floors.
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I really love the color and the look of this but the wood is so soft that a simple rolling cart dings it if loaded with much weight at all. I ran a cart across this and have identified at least four slats I'm going to have to cut out and repace since they took a huge depression from the cart that was maybe a 100 pounds.
used them on my stair with Mexican tiles, the contrast is beautiful!
I used this in my living room, entry way, stairs and hall way. love it so far.
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I used this product both in my dining room, my living room, and will soon be putting it on my stairs and upstairs hallways. The floor went down smoothly. The great thing about this stain is that you can use a black marker with any scratch or chip mark and just wipe away the marker once touched up and it is completely hidden. We went with it BECAUSE of that perk.
The down side is the softness. If you are one to use high heels or have a girlfriend/wife that likes heels make sure she takes them off when trotting around the house. You will see pock marks if they do not.
Luckily because it is hand-scraped those are hidden slightly, but I can imagine what would happen if you had a party and these instructions were not adhered to.
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This product should come with a warning that the 3.25" width is just an average. As my husband and I installed this flooring, we found that the boards varied in width by as much as 1/8" which caused much consternation. And not only did the width vary board to board it also varied from one end to the other of a single board. We consulted several friends who have laid other brands of flooring, and they assured us that this is not a common problem.
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Easy floor to lay down. Looks great. Barley any waste.. A little softer than I like, but the finish is real durable.
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Q:What particular type of birch is this?
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A:It is Chinese Birch.
Q:How would the durability of this product compare with oak?
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A:Birch is marginally harder than oak. As for the finish there is 7 coats of Treffert or Klumpp (made in Germany) highly resistant polyurethane finish with aluminum oxide anti-scratch and a 55% gloss. The same finish on oak would wear the same.
Q:We recently installed the handscraped cocoa birch in our dining room. It is stunning... but, within a week, it was already scratched up and looking a mess. I bought some espresso stain and touched it up and that worked well. Now I'd like to polyurethane a few coats over the stain to protect the floor from future damage. Would a waterbased polyurethane work on this finish? I tested on an extra piece and it seems to be adhering well. Thanks
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A:Section sanding and finishing is possible. You can tape around the effected boards, sand, and finish with a semigloss flooring grade waterbased urethane. The closest way to match gloss is to go to a local homecenter that has a computer matching system where they can read a sample of the flooring gloss percentage. This will give you decent results but is a bit of work. Resealing will void warranty. Sealer won't adhere to original finish unless it's lightly sanded and then use a water based flooring grade urethane. Or you would use a Bona Kemi prefinished floor resealing product. Www.bonakemi.com. However this is not recommended for pre-finished flooring unless it is worn and in need of refinishing.
Q:Why does installation instructions say 'do not install flooring under permanent or fixed cabinetry'?
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A:When kitchen base cabinets are installed over a floor the boards can separate or buckle when the moisture level (relative humidity) and temperature changes due to lack of expansion space.
Q:what expansion room should be left between this and the wall? I see in the installation instructions it says 5/8" is this correct? Also, I was reading the other questions and a response to one them is you cannot use 18gauge staples or cleats because of the thickness of this product. However it is stated that the boards are 5/8" so from what I am reading 18 gauge would be just fine. Please correct if I am wrong.
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A:CLEAT NAILER (examples) 16 gage
Q:I have large (inside) dogs. What spec(s) should I look for specifically when considering which wood to choose?
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A:Low gloss laminates with AC3 ratings tend to be the most durable and scratch resistant. Many people also like to use ¾" hard solid wood flooring because it can be refinished many times if the dogs were to create a lot of scratches and wear to the flooring. Natural Strand bamboo could also work because it is such a hard species of flooring.
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In January, after 13 years and almost 700 columns, Mark Bittman announced the exit of The Minimalist from the Dining section of the New York Times. But just because you can no longer find him in print, doesn't mean he isn't around. Find your favorite home cook…right here on the Cooking Channel. The Minimalist premieres Sunday, March 6th at 10:30 a.m. EST.
But before you tune in (the first episode is all about pasta), here are 5 Things to Know About The Minimalist.
1. Mark Bittman has no formal training in the kitchen.
But he has years of experience. He's been an avid home cook since 1968, a professional food writer since 1980 and has several cookbooks to his name. And he's had the opportunity to cook with the best of the best in the food world. Fans love his simplified approach to cooking and his tried-and-true recipes.
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2. He drove a cab in New York City.
It was one of several odd jobs he did right out of college. "People find it exciting, but it's not that exciting," he said.
3. He wanted to write about politics.
He said he wanted to write about politics because "he knew how to fix everything." Fortunately for us, he found his way to the stove and food writing, and it all clicked.
4. He writes an Opinion column for the New York Times.
This is a recent development, coinciding with the end of his Minimalist column in the paper. While he was sad to end the cooking column, he said the joy he's feeling "in beginning a Times Opinion column is immeasurable." His first piece set out a Food Manifesto for the Future; his most recent column addressed oatmeal at McDonald's.
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5. His kitchen is smaller than yours.
Well, this might not be true. But he does cook in a small kitchen (here's a picture). And if he can make do, so can you. "Heat is heat, after all." So get cooking!
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My wife and I bought a Thermos Quick Start grill last year, one with a porcelain cooking grid. I have been very particular about taking care of it - seasoning, cleaning, etc. - because my wife's grill (before we got married) had more rust on it than a junkyard.
But here we are just about one year later, and the cooking grid is rusting, first in the back center over a hot spot, then slowly spreading to cover just about the whole center of the cooking surface. I am at a loss as to why.
Don't know if any of the following would be causes or have an impact: we've used the grill at least weekly since we bought it (including through the winter, though not during the Valentine's Weekend Big Snow), I season the grill with a fine mist of canola or other vegetable oil sprayed on when I first light the grill, and put another coating on after the grill has cooled a bit (it softens some of the ashy gunk for removal the next time), the grill cover was shredded by Spring and we went about 5-6 weeks without a cover, during the wettest April and May in memory (28 out of the 31 days in May we had rain in Baltimore), for cleaning I stopped using the synthetic scrunge-type pad and have been using a brass soft-bristle brush.
I've approached this grill as I would a cast iron skillet or other valuable stove pan, wanting to keep it well-maintained and seasoned, not abused. But I worry I've abused it in the process. I don't think the brush has scraped through the porcelain coating because the rust is only in one (spreading) patch rather than across the cooking grid especially in the spots where food has been cooked.
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The ExperimentLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
Three human subjects underwent an experiment. They were each given one letter that could be found in the following words:
The, fit, lid, bet, and big.
If all three put their letters together, they would be able to spell one of the words above. However, the letter they were given could not be shared with any of the other four. They were all in the same room when a woman came through the door and sat down in front of them. She asked the first patient if he knew the what the word was that could be spelled using all three of the letters. He said yes. She then asked the other two patients and they both said yes.
What was the word and how did all three know having only one letter and not knowing the other two?
HintAssume that they did not cheat in any way and that each genuinely knew only the letter that they were given and that they told the truth when they said yes.
AnswerThe word it spelled was 'the'.
The first subject answered yes, he knew the word. This told subject two that subject one had a letter that appeared only once throughout all five words. This means patient one's letter had to have been 'h', 'f', 'l', 'd', or 'g'. This in turn informed subject two that 'bet' could not be the word.
The third subject also made the same progress as subject two, figuring out that subject one's letter had to have been one that appeared only once. 'Bet' was then eliminated and subject two said yes, he knew the word. Subject three knew that if subject two knew the word, he had to have had a 'b', 'e', 'l', or 'd'. Subject three could then eliminate the word 'fit' from the list.
Patient three could only have had either an 't' or an 'i'. If he had an 'i', the word could have been 'lid' or 'big', but since he said yes he must to have had an 't'.
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