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The 2012 Mountain State Forest Festival is now history. The street barricades have been removed, the sidewalks and streets are cleaned, the carnival and vendors have packed up and moved to the next town, the thousands of visitors have returned home, and life is settling back into its normal routine. Now that our family has had a few weeks to decompress and reflect on our experience, we feel compelled to write this letter.
Our daughter, Emily McKibbin Everson, served this year as Maid/Queen Silvia for the 76th Mountain State Forest Festival. While we were counseled in advance about what our experience would be like, no amount of coaching could prepare us for our actual experience, as it greatly exceeded our expectations.
We were genuinely impressed with the citizens of Elkins and Randolph County, with their gracious welcome, the warm hospitality, and kindness as we were taken in and made one of your own. From all ends of the county and in every location around town, we were welcomed with open arms and gladly received into your community.
The genuine nature of your residents is what made our experience of the 2012 Forest Festival such an enjoyable adventure. Our daughter was truly treated like royalty, and for your kindness we offer our sincerest thank you. It was a "magical experience."
We need to acknowledge and express our appreciation to the residents of the city, and county, to the board of directors, the assistant directors, and to the many individuals behind the scenes who worked so hard to make the 2012 Mountain State Forest Festival a resounding success. Elkins and Randolph County can be proud of the Mountain State Forest Festival and the folks who work tirelessly to organize and facilitate the events. Without question, it is the best festival in the state of West Virginia.
It's difficult to cite specific individuals as having made our participation special, because there were so many individuals whose collective efforts contributed to our experience. There are so many people behind the scenes making the Forest Festival function smoothly that the number of volunteers was a little overwhelming, but we appreciate your efforts. A special note of appreciation to Director General Mike Karlen and his wife, Susan; being matched up with the Karlen family was a perfect pairing and a tremendous blessing, and made for a memorable experience. We're grateful for their kindness and newfound friendship.
Also thanks to the parents of the maids of honor, Rich and Marsha Nida, and Todd and Kelly Thompson, for their graciousness and camaraderie during the festival. We've formed several great friendships that will continue through time. We also need to acknowledge Assistant Director Lydia Wagner Jones, and the Queen's Department and their entire support team for everything that they do we're in awe.
The Mountain State Forest Festival will become an annual pilgrimage for our family, as we seek to nurture the friendships, reflect on the memories and create new adventures. We now consider Elkins and Randolph County our home away from home. Thanks for everything; we'll see you next year at the 77th Mountain State Forest Festival.
John and Lisa Everson


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The families of Hannah Danielle Evans and Nicholas Tyler Williams announce the couple's engagement and forthcoming marriage.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Brian Evans of Elkins and the late Christina Evans. She is a 2008 graduate of Tucker County High School, and she will graduate from Fairmont State University in 2013 with a degree in secondary education with a specialization in social studies. She is the granddaughter of Milton and Eloise Evans of Thomas, Rosalie and Keith Winters of Horse Shoe Run and the late Larry Schoonmaker.
Her fiance is the son of Jeff and Maria Williams of Sutton. He is a 2009 graduate of Braxton County High School and is a current student at Fairmont State University, majoring in civil engineering. He is the grandson of Jim and Shirley Williams of Sutton and the late Wesley and Fernie Frame.
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text: Emogene B. McManigal, 90, Tyrone, died Sunday. She was born in Tyrone, daughter of Charles and Ann Kerlin. She was twice married, first to Elmer Johnson, then to Wilmer McManigal. Surviving are children: Anna Myers and Charles, David and Stephen Johnson; stepchildren: Sharon Grissinger, Karen Heaster, Angela Evans and Brian and Brent McManigal; and a sister, Ethel Eschbach. She was preceded in death by siblings: Charles Kerlin and Gertrude Summers. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Richard H. Searer Funeral Home Inc., Tyrone, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012.


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City Council is expected tonight to review using $140,000 in gas well impact fees for cleaning up toxins at a housing project site once the Brodart warehouse on Memorial Avenue is demolished....
The gas impact fee got passed on the idea that the money would be used to pay for the widespread destruction of the gas industry. Why is the money being used for a broadart building that was there way before the gas drilling? Did the gas drilling cause the broadart building? Seems like there is a misallocation of funds here.
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Am I missing something here? The way it is written seems to say our state and local governments are coming up with a million dollars so a private developer can build a housing project? Does the city then own this development or does the developer? If their are toxins, why are the tax payers on the hook for remediation of the site? Are there really any toxins or is the $140,000 being used to raise the structure? I believe redevelopment money can be better used to aid the elderly and low income person replace sewer laterals, and bring housing up to codes. More affordable housing within the city is a very good thing. Reusing that property is also wise. I just can't see giving a outside company the money to do it so they can make money. If anything the $973,033 should be a low interest loan paid bad to community development for future projects. But this piece seems to be missing a great deal of information....
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- Antony-Paul - 09-04-2010
I can't help feeling that life is a journey from A to B. We can't chose A because it is our origin at conception, but we can chose B which in my case is God. As with any journey there is a route to be followed, and this is another choice - which route. As life progresses it becomes apparent that there are many pathways from A to B. It is quite possible to change pathways yet keep making progress to B.
In my case I spent sixty years on the Roman Catholic path. One is entitled to ask 'why change'. It would be easy to simply criticise Rome, since an awareness of its faults was a significant element, but I am not silly enough to imagine that Orthodoxy is faultless. So, it's not just a matter of moving to a 'better' pathway, but rather the right one for me.
I suspect that the reasons for my move are many and complex, and I have not worked them all out yet. But I do know I am in the right place. One aspect is the nature of the spirituality of the OC liturgy. The nearest I have ever been to this before was in a period in a monastery some years ago. Of course, since then I have been subjected to the factors discussed by Father Simon in the Lent sermon elsewhere on this forum. The rushing about, the desire for personal recognition, acquisitiveness, and a lack of true humility seem to characterise my life for some time past, resulting in the inevitable tiredness that limits activity in matters that are really important
My immersion in the Liturgy has proved the beginning of a cure for these ills - or at least I hope so. I find it so prayerful and profound. There is a quiet joy, and Jesus' love for me is so clear. I am finding myself doing exactly what Father Simon writes: simplifying my life of much of my extraneous things and activities. But herein lies a problem.
I have a family, and thus have accepted the task from God of looking after them. This gives me much joy too. But at the same time I am minded of Martha. I sometimes wonder what exactly Jesus would say - do I continue with my family care, or do I abandon them for Him. Given the opportunity, I suspect I would enter monastic life again so that I can devote myself totally to God. But that would reject the care of my family which He has asked me to do. This, it seems to me, is the classic dilemma of the layman. How does one reconcile these two apparently opposing ways of life?
It seems to me that the answer is an acceptance that each role in God's family has its own significance and value. Each is just as important as the others. It is impossible and illogical for us all to aspire to being a Patriarch, despite the importance and significance of that office. God is satisfied with us if we do what He asks, however humble or exalted the task may be.
Which brings me back to the Liturgy. It is during this Divine prayer that I am able to achieve the prayerfulness that I might otherwise get as a monk. The spirituality allows me to return to my family refreshed and re-energised to carry on with God's task. Hence the nature of the Liturgy is critical for me. By all means permit attendance for part of the service for those for whom it is appropriate, but I hope you will not mind a newcomer pleading that to me it is essential to retain the full majesty and beauty of our long and wonderful Liturgy.
St. James? service - James-Antony - 09-04-2010
Hello Fr. Simon,
Christ is Risen
For those who are unsure of the Orthodox faith, the greeting ?Christ is Risen? and reply ?He is Risen indeed? is what is used from Pascha until the Ascension.
In the tradition of the Orthodox Church the service generally lasts for three hours this is especially with the St. Basil liturgy. I have been to several liturgy services, one of them being for school children, their was no mampy, pamby stuff there, and no ! can we have a shorter service either.
How about the dedicated football fans that travel up and down the country and even to Europe to watch their football team, through snow, hail, rain and storm , they do not look for a shorter match. Then their is all those young teenagers (that may not go to Church) but can spend a whole week-end at Glastonbury through rain muck and mud no! Shortened service here is there. Just to listen to their favoured pop-group / singer. As you know Fr. Simon there are some Orthodox services held in Glastonbury Abbey, and the people travel from Bournemouth, Waterlooville and Portsmouth to these services. For myself I always feel cheated as the St. James? service is about half hour to an hour shorter, I am one of many that does not want the services made shorter. Those of you feel they need a shorter service could try else where, and they will find out shorter services empty churches.
Fr. Simon, perhaps you should post in here all the arrangements required for setting up a mission so people can see how to get on with something that is both short and local.
orthodoxy through another perspective - kirk yacoub - 10-04-2010
Just two points:
1/ The length of a service is no problem for me, though I have to say that, in one way, I never want the services to end because it is during the Sunday service that I feel most in contact with reality.
2/ Regarding young people, during the Syriac Orthodox liturgy in London I see a wide range of age groupings, with a number of very young people helping in whatever way they can. This is no doubt because the Faith is the unifying factor of people who have been exiled and are determined to preserve not just an ethnic, but more importantly, a religious identity.
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- admin - 10-04-2010
Just to be clear, I don't think anyone is saying that the Sunday liturgy is too long - interestingly enough the same conversation is taking place on another Coptic forum.
For myself, I am simply wanting to explore the content of our Orthodox tradition, which has produced canonical eucharistic services which did not require the full suite of supporting services to be prayed and which were used on occasions other than Sundays. One of these, now redundant forms in Oriental Orthodoxy but not in Eastern Orthodoxy, is the pre-sanctified liturgy - as an example of such a form.
On another Coptic forum someone has commented that Pope St Kyrillos would pray a weekday liturgy in about 50 minutes. (I don't know how). I must suppose both that it was possible for him to be entirely reverent in such a liturgy, but also to respond to the needs of those who wished to attend a morning eucharist before having to go to work and could not attend for 3 hours.
The pre-sanctified liturgy was also a means of the eucharist being able to be communed under the presidency of a deacon in need rather than a priest. I can imagine that in the circumstances of the time in which St Severus formalised such a rite there were occasions when it was appropriate - and certainly it was providential that he allowed such a rite since in the decades and centuries following there were often times and places without even an Orthodox priest very regularly available.
The issue, for me, is not about the pre-sanctified liturgy or about the length of services, so much as asking the question of myself as to whether there are legitimate and traditional forms of our Orthodox practice which communicate our faith better or differently in the circumstances and times we now find ourselves in.
We can be sure that the practice of modern Copts is not the same even as that of Copts in the 1850's, which was not the same as that of Copts in the 850's or the 550's. We do not have an inflexible and unvarying tradition - indeed we believe as a matter of faith that the Holy Spirit is always present in the Church such that today is the day of salvation.
As far as I can see we are already comfortable using the internet as a means of ministry. We have produced our own English language editions of Coptic rites. We are trying to be present to the 21st century in England (and the US and elsewhere). We do sing good English hymns. We do venerate our Western saints. We have already inculturated our faith to some extent. Had we simply copied the Coptic forms and used the Coptic language and the Coptic tunes then we would be missing something important and would surely not be becoming Orthodox in the same way as we are.
So I am not concerned about the length of the Sunday Liturgy. As we have described, there are possibilities to come in later if necessary. And my Sunday morning is dedicated to the service. I am never planning to do anything else. But if I was to do a weekday morning liturgy and expect anyone to be able to attend then I do wonder how the Copts and other Orthodox handle not having 3 hours and yet facilitating folk receiving communion during the week? This was one of the reasons the pre-sanctified liturgy was and is used. My local Anglican Church does facilitate a morning eucharist, and of course this is much shorter than our liturgy. Yet how have Copts managed through the ages? If they rise at 5am and finish the liturgy by 8:30am then that is one way. I am sure that happens, or they attend as soon as they are able I guess, perhaps by 7:30am at the latest? I see that St Mark's, with several priests and loads of deacons of course, have a weekday liturgy from 6am to 8am. But the main Sunday liturgy is from 8:30am to 12:30pm. Therefore they must reduce the services in some way to facilitate folk being able to receive communion before going to work. The English language liturgy on a Saturday also seems to be 2 hours rather than 4. As I have said, I don't think has anything to do with the Sunday liturgy. But it is asking what the Coptic and wider Orthodox tradition has to say about eucharistic and non-eucharistic celebrations on other occasions.
Likewise, I know that many Copts will spend 3 or 4 hours of a Friday and/or Saturday evening praising God, but it was Father Athanasius Iskander who warned me many years ago not to try and do everything all at once. Is it only appropriate to do the Praises canonically, and take 3 to 4 hours, or is it possible to excerpt them and have a period of prayer or study as well, so that folk are able to experience something of the Praises, while also being taught, and also being encouraged to pray? If we only have folk for one mid-week slot a fortnight then it is not possible to do everything. But teaching, prayer and praises are all useful, and good things for enquirers, catechumens and members to experience in part.
We once asked our varied and variable congregation what they thought of our musicality, and they were all happy with it and thought the simplicity was a benefit. So we stopped worrying that we were not using either the Coptic or another Orthodox musical tradition. I just wonder whether there needs to be a balance somewhere between saying 'this is what we do' and 'how do you find what we do and what else would you like to be able to do'. On the one hand all we do at Chatham is 'what we do', but on the other hand I do want to be responsive to the needs of people and our present context and situation. I don't want someone to say in a few years time - you have never provided teaching, or you have never allowed us to praise, or you have never allowed us to pray informally as a community. Yet in our present circumstances, and perhaps in our Western context, this need to do many things to develop a properly rounded spirituality does seem to require sometimes some flexibility since we are not able to have several priests serving different ministries at different times and days of the week. We might only have - for the foreseeable future at Chatham - a Sunday liturgy, two fortnightly evenings together, one of which will be a Liturgy - and one Raising of Evening Incense. I would love us to incorporate some aspects of the Praises, for instance, but it would not be possible to do the whole rite any times soon and therefore there would have to be some excerpting.
Father Peter
- Simon - 10-04-2010
Dear James-Antony,
He is Risen Indeed!
The following are the guidelines agreed for establishing a British Orthodox mission. They are brief and hopefully not over demanding and allow for local prayer, worship and teaching and yet also require, 4 times each year, a pilgrimage to a British Orthodox Church.
Proposed British Orthodox Missions
General mission arrangements:
Regular Sunday(?) worship is to be one of the Hours from Glory to God (Agbia or Hours). (Teaching to be via cassettes, DVDs, books, discussion, etc ? with possible occasional visits from others).
The physical resources for such a service of prayer: a venue, Glory to God (Agbia or Hours) books, 3 icons (Our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ, the Mother of God and the saint under whose patronage the mission is dedicated), 3 candles (one in front of each icon). Suggested additional resource: a second icon of our Lord God and Saviour Jesus Christ, tin containing sand and short votive candles for people to light as they venerate this icon.
Initially the British Orthodox Church will help with funding the mission (when such funding is actually available which isn?t always guaranteed at any given moment!) but the mission must, from its very beginning, work towards later self-funding. (The possibility of meeting in someone?s home initially may be one way of providing a venue and keeping costs down. It might also allow a slightly less formal ethos or atmosphere).
The aim of the committed members must be to attend a British Orthodox Liturgy for a minimum four times each year (approximately quarterly), including Holy Pascha ? the Paschal pilgrimage should aim to include Holy Thursday evening and Good Friday. These quarterly Liturgies are to be attended as a group, not merely by individuals (either in one or two cars depending on numbers or by minibus). They are a Liturgical pilgrimage for the members of the mission together. This quarterly Liturgical attendance and annual Paschal attendance is considered essential for grounding the mission within the Orthodox Liturgical cycle and as part of bringing the people into Orthodoxy.
Support and responsibilities:
The local co-ordinator is to be responsible for the practical running of the mission, the one running the mission on the ground with such back-up as may be available from clergy.
A priest is to have pastoral responsibility for the mission. This pastoral responsibility shall include being spiritual father to the co-ordinator and praying for the mission. It shall also include ?being there? for the co-ordinator via ?phone and email. Should a priest become available to visit either for Evening Incense and/or Morning Incense and Divine Liturgy this should be seen as an ?extra? in addition to the four quarterly Liturgical pilgrimages and not instead of these).
Concluding Comment:
This could be read as a ?hard? response but it?s no good pretending that British Orthodox Church life is going to be easy, especially in the early stages, for new missions as we simply don?t have sufficient clergy resources available to make things less difficult. It may well be for all we know that future clergy may come out of these missions but at this time we don?t have the clergy manpower and it?s no good pretending otherwise. It seems better to approach things realistically and honestly.
- Fr Gregory - 11-04-2010
Perhaps I am in a minority, but I certainly consider the average Orthodox Liturgy, and certainly the Coptic Liturgy, to be far too long when celebrated outside a monastery. It may be that few of the writers on the Forum have experienced the full ? by which I mean ?full? ? Coptic rite. Celebrated correctly (which it very rarely is in parishes), the Liturgy begins with the Raising of Evening Incense and the singing of the Hours and associated prayers, the previous night (which, commencing around 6.00 p.m., might conclude by midnight). This must be followed by the Raising of Morning Incense and the singing of the Hours in the morning, and then the Liturgy. Beginning at 7.30 a.m. it might be concluded around mid-day. There is, in the Coptic tradition, no basis for leaving out a single element.
Orthodox liturgies are essentially monastic rites, not parish rites (an important distinction made in relation to the daily offices by the eminent liturgical scholar, Baumstark, who noted an early division between ?Cathedral? and ?Monastic? forms).
It might be said that the laity need not bother to attend the full Liturgy (and, indeed, very few Orthodox laity do ? I have celebrated the Coptic Liturgy in a church with fifteen people present until immediately prior to the Gospel when suddenly another 500 appeared!). This raises the obvious question: if the parts they do not attend are not essential, why use them? Wouldn?t it be preferable to have a whole liturgy that the whole People of God attend?
I recently observed a celebration of the so-called Liturgy of St Gregory. This is, essentially, the Tridentine Mass slightly adapted and approved for use by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia and the Antiochian Orthodox Church in their Western Rite parishes. It was a said (as opposed to sung) celebration and without a sermon. It involved basic vestments and ceremonial, and only a Priest assisted by a Deacon. It was simple, dignified and inspiring ? and lasted less than an hour. Had hymns and a sermon been added, and the liturgy been sung, it might have taken slightly less than two hours.
A shorter, simpler liturgy also addresses two other significant problems. First, if the liturgy takes, say, two or three hours, when do we have time for either education or community building, especially in a small church like ours when people may have to travel long distances to attend? Can we ask people to stay for another hour for an educational program, and yet another hour for, say, lunch and getting to know one another? Or doesn?t education in the Faith and the building of community matter?
Second, what might be thought of as ?full? liturgies require that the clergy are properly trained and fully competent in celebrating them. I think such liturgies need to be done properly or not done at all! Better a simple liturgy well celebrated than something grander which is not. The Coptic rite is, alas, horrendously complicated in its ceremonial requirements. I had the inestimable benefit of being trained in the rite by an extraordinarily knowledgeable and ultra-conservative senior Priest (and former Abbot). The painful months of training and the stressful ?examinations? gave me a deep appreciation of the rite, but no desire to use it on a regular basis. It also led me to feel great discomfort when I see the rite used incompetently ? rather like listening to Grand Opera being performed by amateur singers accompanied by the local school band.
The question of the length of the liturgy involves a further question which had been raised on the Forum recently which, if I might paraphrase it, is what is the relationship between our ?ordinary? lives and responsibilities, and our obligations to prayer and worship? There are, sadly, those who apparently believe that God requires them to spend endless hours in church even at the expense of their obligations to family, work and community.
This is, in part, I suspect a consequence of the myth perpetrated in some Orthodox communities that the monastic life is the ideal and that those who cannot follow that ?higher? path must imitate it as far as possible. The monastic path is neither higher nor lower, merely different. Those who are called to be parents, to care for families, to have vocations in the world are as much called as those drawn to the monastic life. And those who are called to a life in the world have the same obligations and responsibilities to service, commitment and education as monks and nuns. Abandoning family or marital responsibilities (allegedly) to worship God is not, I think, true worship. Any more than the employee who cannot worthily earn his wages because he is too tired from too many hours of church attendance.
I do not accept the distinction been ?ordinary? and ?spiritual? life. I am required to manifest my Orthodox Faith no less in my university teaching and my Tribunal hearings than in my formal or personal worship. Each is, in fact, ?liturgy?. Each must demonstrate the highest standards of commitment, dedication and energy. If I fail adequately to prepare for a lecture because I have been too busy at church or in prayer, I am betraying my students and, indeed, effectively stealing from my employer who pays me to teach.
We need to rediscover what might be called the asceticism of the life in the world rather than assuming that we could be ?really holy? if only we could spend all our days in prayer and liturgy.
It is entirely unreasonable to expect, let alone demand, that men and women who bear heavy responsibilities for their families, for earning a living, for sharing in the lives of their communities, must be able to set aside excessive hours each week to attend church. We should be inspiring them to live their Faith in their lives in the world, rather than implying that they are somehow spiritually inferior. We should be offering them Divine Worship that meets their needs.
Sadly, Fr Peter?s suggestion of a ?Liturgy of the Presanctified? ? by which I assume he really means a service with Holy Communion outside the celebration of the Divine Liturgy ? is seriously problematic in Orthodoxy. In the Coptic Orthodox tradition the reservation of the Sacrament has been strictly forbidden for centuries (although it clearly was common practice in early centuries). Without Reservation there cannot be Communion outside the Liturgy (other than, as is the case with the Copts, when the Sacrament is taken to the sick, for example, immediately following the Liturgy).
Even without adopting a different liturgy (such as that of St Gregory), we can simplify our celebrations and reduce the commitment in time. The Liturgy does not need to be sung on every occasion, we do not need to use the fullest vestments at every celebration, we do not need a full complement of assisting ministers every time. Consider a simple said celebration of the Liturgy of St James with minimal vestments, and a Priest assisted only by a single Deacon!
No doubt these comments will provoke ? at the very least ? discussion!
Fr Gregory
- John Charmley - 12-04-2010
That, dear Fr. Gregory, was a classic. for which many thanks.
In our daily lives, which we know as well as the Aboriginal people know the desert, we should look for the water; it would make a change from complaining about the desert for some of us
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RE: Orthodoxy through another perspective - DanielM - 27-07-2013
Alonsonnk, could you explain this a bit more coherently. I am struggling with what you are saying.
Are you saying that a Jesuit said that Clericalism should be eliminated? If so, what has this to do with Orthodoxy? Rome has its own problems and they need to deal with them.


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The American actress and French actor, both 47, have named their son Maceo-Robert, a source close to the couple confirms to PEOPLE.
The "Maceo" part is said to be of Spanish origin – Martinez's father, Robert Martinez, was a Spanish boxer – and means "gift of God."
TMZ.com was the first to report the name.
The hyphenated name gives the boy one foot in the old world and one in the new – perfect for the transatlantic couple, who "decided on a name that's great in both the U.S. and France," a source close to Martinez recently told PEOPLE.
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Three Women's Golfers Tabbed All-America Scholars
MUNCIE, Ind. – Three Ball State women's golfers were named Wednesday as All-America Scholars by the Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA).
Departing senior Sarah Westaway was recognized along with rising senior Jenna Hague and rising junior Karley Dobis.
It is the third year in a row Westaway and Hague have been honored and the second straight year for Dobis. The Cardinals have now had at least three selections in each of the past nine years.
To be nominated for All-America Scholar recognition, golfers must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher and compete in at least 50 percent of their team's competitive rounds during the year.
Hague and Westaway were also named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team, while Dobis earned honorable mention recognition. All three golfers were fixtures in the Ball State lineup this season with Hague winning a pair of tournaments and earning a berth in the NCAA Central Regional as an individual.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State women's golf, follow @BallStateSports and @BallStateWGolf on Twitter.
Ball State's WGCA All-America Scholars
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Gearing up to launch a new fall show, Jada Pinkett Smith also has another important matter on her mind.
Pinkett Smith is speaking up for rape victims, a cause that nearly hit close to home for the actress, who revealed her niece was recently drugged, though fortunately not assaulted.
Appearing at Sunday's Fox TCA panel for the upcoming Caped Crusader origin series Gotham in Los Angeles, Pinkett Smith had first addressed the topic of sexual assault earlier this month after the hashtag #justiceforjada started trending following an incident in which a 16-year-old named Jada was drugged and raped.
"My niece was given a date rape drug that weekend," the actress, 42, told reporters at the Gotham panel. "She's 20 years old – thank God nothing happened because she was with some responsible guys that took care of her."
The actress explained, "She was safe because she was with a group of friends that realized – she said, 'Oh, my god, I can't feel my …, " and she started losing consciousness."
Taking the larger view, she said, "There is an epidemic going on out here in regards to the treatment of women. We have to figure out how we can empower people in different ways."
Pinkett Smith is already at work to empower and educate her 13-year-old daughter, Willow.
"I had my niece sit down with my daughter and a couple of her friends and tell her about that experience," Pinkett Smith said.
"It's one thing to sit with me as her mother: It's like 'Okay, Mom, yeah, I get that.' But when you have your 20-year-old cousin that comes in, and she's like, 'This is what happened,' and it was somebody you looked up to as well, it's like, 'Oh, man, this is really real.' "
Pinkett Smith expressed confidence in her daughter.
"I give her the opportunity to be empowered by having herself first, because when you allow a person to be an individual and you allow a person to have power within and have confidence with who they are, she'll never have to look in the eyes of a man and question whether it's a 'yes' or a 'no' – she's going to be very clear."
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Jada Pinkett Smith Takes on Cause of Sexual Assault After Family Incident
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"It's hard when you're on national television to show your real self, but I'm trying to just be myself," a smiling Raisman told PEOPLE after wowing the crowd and the judges with a stellar contemporary routine with partner Mark Ballas on Monday's performance show.
"We have fun all day," Raisman said of dance rehearsals with Ballas, a two-time Dancing champ. "This past week was a really great week."
Not only did the duo earn the season's top score, they had a special cheering section, which included Raisman's fellow U.S. gymnastics team mates Gaby Douglas and Kyla Ross, who Tweeted about being in the ballroom.
So glad I got to come support @aly_raisman and @markballas on DWTS! Tune in tonight to see their amazing performance!— Kyla Ross (@kyla_ross96) April 9, 2013
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the scariest mom of all? Evidently not Angelina Jolie.
Even though the Oscar winner was armed with horns, yellow eyes and claws, her daughter Vivienne, the littlest Jolie-Pitt, didn't bat an eye while playing Aurora opposite her mother as the threatening title character in Maleficent.
"She was 4 at the time. Other 3- and 4-year-old [actors] wouldn't come near me," Jolie, 39, says in the March 14 issue of Entertainment Weekly. "So in order to have a child that wants to play with [Maleficent] … It had to be a child that really liked me and wasn't afraid of my horns and my eyes and my claws. So it had to be Viv."
Viv's brother Pax, who was 8 at the time, had a different reaction to seeing his mom in character.
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I recently went downtown to the BMO Harris Center for an Icehogs game. There were several events that evening and the parking lots were full. We had to park some distance from the center. I was appalled at the condition of the sidewalks in the downtown area. If this had been immediately after a snowfall, it might have been excusable, but we had, in fact, had no snowfall for several days, and, in fact, there had been some melting.
I understand there are numerous vacant buildings downtown and the sidewalks in front of these do not get shoveled. Perhaps that is an issue which needs to be addressed. But that is not what really amazed me. There had been absolutely no effort to clear the sidewalks at the intersections. They were piled high with snow that had been plowed across the intersection, and as people tried to tromp their way through, they had become icy and extremely difficult to "climb" through.
I will repeat, before you try to impose regulations on residential folks, how about cleaning up your mess downtown, the area you constantly try to tell us is a wonderful place to visit. I certainly shall not visit again soon, at least not during the winter months.
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Did they quit? Tough question.
The only people who truly know if they rolled over Sunday in the latest humiliating loss are the players, who showed more emotion in the locker room while defending their honor than they did on the field in the 45-3 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Bring up the Q-word in a professional locker room, and you're asking for trouble.
But what other conclusion could one draw after the debacle at Candlestick Park a week after the 52-28 fiasco last week at home in a division game against the Patriots? The names and faces changed, but the result was basically the same. The Bills in back-to-back weeks looked like they were on their knees and begging for mercy.
"Nobody in this locker room gave up or said it was over with,'' receiver Stevie Johnson said after returning to his hometown. "When the game was starting to get out of control, we still felt like we were one or two plays from making a comeback. … Nobody was quitting on our team. Nobody gave up in the game.''
Well, Stevie, it sure looked that way.
"Nobody quit,'' safety George Wilson said. "Quit does not associate with these men in this locker room. Nobody quit. Nobody laid down. Everybody played to the very end. We didn't tackle well. They moved the ball. We didn't stop them. They made more plays than we did. Nobody in this locker room quit.''
Regardless, the fourth quarter was enough for even the most optimistic, card-carrying, jersey-wearing Bills' fan to quit watching the game. You couldn't blame the fans back home for changing channels after enduring the blowout last week against the Patriots. Really, for a while, all that separated the two teams was a handful of plays.
The Bills once again stayed committed to making good players look like Hall of Famers against their defense, which has allowed 97 points over the past two weeks, including 73 in the second half of both games. At least they didn't break the team record, when they allowed 103 points in back-to-back blowouts to Miami and Baltimore in 1976.
Alex Smith passed for 303 yards and three touchdowns and had a quarterback rating of 156.2. Michael Crabtree had 113 yards on seven catches. Crabtree would have had 144 yards in the first two quarters, but a 41-yard reception was wiped out by a penalty. Wait. Excuse me, I failed to mention the 49ers rolled up 320 yards in the first half.
Buffalo's defense couldn't cover Kyle Williams, their defensive tackle, let alone Kyle Williams, the Niners' third-year receiver who broke free on a 43-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter to give San Francisco a 10-3 lead. It grew progressively worse in the 2� quarters that followed.
Say whatever you please about Mario Williams, but he's been one of their more consistent players. He has been consistently absent for all five games this season, selling himself as a $100 million player while offering $10 of productivity. He had two tackles, no sacks, Sunday. Did he quit? I'm not sure, actually, because it's hard to know the difference.
Apparently, for some mysterious reason, the defense tumbled out of control and surrendered 28 points in the second half after coughing up 45 points over the final two quarters against New England. This time, the offense was worse than the defense. And that's how teams lose by six touchdowns, plus six extra points.
Worse, a reminder of what could have been was standing on the opposite sideline soaking up his 18th victory in 23 games, including the playoffs, since taking over the Niners. Jim Harbaugh, once rumored to be on the Bills' list of coaching candidates, must have been thanking his lucky stars that he didn't pursue the job in Buffalo.
The man Buffalo hired, Gailey, made a transparent attempt to take the blame after questioning his players' mental toughness last week. By the looks of things, he was right the first time. He deserved his share of criticism, too, along with the players, assistant coaches, the general manager and the bus driver who took the Bills from the airport.
Harbaugh outsmarted himself a few times, following the NFL coaches' manual. He brought Colin Kaepernick off the bench and had him run a reverse. Kaepernick fumbled, and the Bills recovered with 46 seconds left in the second quarter. No need for Harbaugh to get uptight, of course, because Gailey didn't waste time trumping him.
Gailey didn't need to push for a score in that situation given the minuscule odds of scoring against a good defense. What he did need was an intervention. What he received was a fumble by Scott Chandler. One play later, Smith found Crabtree alone in the end zone. Good pass, nice catch. Niners 17, Bills 3. And that, folks, was the ballgame.
"I feel for those guys,'' said Niners safety Donte Whitner, the former Bill. "There needs to be a change somewhere along the line. It's a hard-working bunch. I was with those guys for five years. I know they want to get it done and have the passion to get it done.
"Only for so long can you hear, 'we have to build the killer instinct' or 'we're not mentally tough.' That should never leave the meeting room. You're questioning your own team's mental toughness in the media? That's not right.''
Now, the staggering numbers.
The Bills allowed 621 total yards, becoming the first team since the 1950 New York Yanks to give up more than 550 yards on successive weeks. Wait, did someone say give up? OK, surrendered. Whatever. Water has a tougher time running through a strainer.
Tight end Vernon Davis handed the Bills their second straight Gronking with 106 yards on six catches. Frank Gore averaged 7.6 yards per carry on his way to 106 yards. Kaepernick even gained 39 yards rushing and scored on a 16-yard touchdown run.
It marked the first time in Niners' history that they had a 100-yard rusher, two 100-yard receivers and a 300-yard passer in the same game. It was also the first time in NFL history that a team had 300 yards passing and 300 yards rushing in the same game. All that happened in a game in which the Bills claimed they didn't quit.
Can you imagine how frightening the stats would have been if they did?
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The Lycoming College chapter of Sigma Beta Delta, the honor society for business students, recently inducted 16 students during a ceremony on April 18.
Among those inducted were Brennan Pysher, a junior business-financial major from Williamsport; Kayla DeMar, a senior accounting major from Middleburg; Kendra Bitner, a junior corporate communications major from Newville; Megan Keck, a senior business-management major from Millerton; Kyle Hetner, a junior business-marketing major from South Williamsport; Gabrielle Gaugler, a junior English-creative writing major from Fogelsville; Pierce Lawver, a sophomore business-financial major from Middleburg; Kimberly Guthrie, a junior accounting major from Mansfield; Curtis Hoffer, a junior accounting major from Manheim; Ngan Le, a senior business-financial major from Vietnam; Emily Smith, a senior accounting major from Towanda; Andrew Paulhamus, a senior accounting major from Linden; and Duong Pham, a senior accounting major from Vietnam.
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Dairy Promotion Directors Elect 2012-13 Board Officers
Dairy Promotion Directors Elect 2012-13 Board Officers
Leaders of Dairy Management Inc. ™ (DMI), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) announce the following dairy producers as officers. The elections were held during the 2012 annual meeting of NDB, UDIA and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF).
Current DMI officers:
· Chair – Paul Rovey, Glendale, Ariz.
· Vice Chair – James Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif.
· Secretary – David "Skip" Hardie, Lansing, N.Y.
· Treasurer – Steve Hanson, Clovis, N.M.
DMI, which manages the national dairy checkoff program, is funded by the NDB and the United Dairy Industry Association, which serves as the federation of state and regional dairy checkoff-funded promotion organizations.
Current UDIA officers are:
· Chair – William Siebenborn, Trenton, Mo.
· 1st Vice Chair – Neil Hoff, Windthorst, Texas
· 2nd Vice Chair, American Dairy Association® (ADA) Chair – Tom Woods, Gage, Okla.
· 2nd Vice Chair, National Dairy Council® (NDC) Chair – Jerry Messer, Richardton, N.D.
· 2nd Vice Chair, UDIA Member Relations – Paul Broering, St. Henry, Ohio
· Secretary – Steve Frischknecht, Manti, Utah
· Treasurer – Allen Merrill, Parker, S.D.
The UDIA is a federation of state and regional dairy producer-funded promotion organizations that provide marketing programs that are developed and implemented in coordination with its members. The UDIA is overseen by a board comprised of dairy producers elected by their respective boards of their member organizations.
Current ADA officers:
· Chair – Tom Woods, Gage, Okla.
· Vice Chair – Jerrel Heatwole, Greenwood, Del.
· Secretary – Steve Graybeal, Peach Bottom, Pa.
· Treasurer – John Larson, Okeechobee, Fla.
ADA, founded in 1940, is the domestic marketing arm of DMI.
Current NDC officers:
· Chair – Jerry Messer, Richardton, N.D.
· Vice Chair – Paul Doton, Woodstock, Vt.
· Secretary – Joan Smith, Sauquoit, N.Y.
· Treasurer – Lynn Ramsey, Emory, Texas
NDC, founded in 1915, is the producer-funded nutrition education and research arm of DMI and provides nutrition information through national, state and regional dairy council organizations.
Current NDB officers:
· Chair – Stephen Maddox, Riverdale, Calif.
· Vice Chair – Kenton Holle, Mandan, N.D.
· Secretary – Zach Myers, Jonesville, N.C.
· Treasurer – Paul Fritsche, New Ulm, Minn.
The 38-member National Dairy Board, formed in May 1984 under the authority of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983, carries out coordinated promotion and research programs to help build demand and expand domestic and international markets for dairy products. NDB funds, in part, Dairy Management Inc.™, which manages the national dairy checkoff program.
Wisconsin Dairy Wins Show Your Pride Photo Contest
Johnson Hill Farms from Valders, Wisc., recently finished first for the dairy checkoff's 2012 Show Your Pride photo contest.
The contest showcased producer photos that depicted support of the dairy checkoff's partnership with the National Football League through the in-school Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60) program, and their love of the dairy industry. Johnson Hill Farms' photo, which illustrates their passion for the Green Bay Packers, has earned a visit to the dairy from an NFL player.
Contest photos were posted at www.showyourpride.org where producers and industry allies voted for their favorite image. More than 5,000 total votes were cast.
The dairy checkoff, in partnership with the NFL, launched FUTP 60 in 2009. It promotes good nutrition – including low-fat and fat-free dairy – and physical fitness in our nation's schools to help defeat childhood obesity, the No. 1 public health issue facing our country.
More than 73,000 schools and 11 million students nationwide actively participate in FUTP 60.
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Relays Lead T&F On Final Day Of MAC Championships
ATHENS, Ohio - - The 4x400m relay posted a season-fast time of 3:51.83 to lead the Ball State track & field team on the final day of the 2014 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships hosted by Ohio.
Kent State won the three-day meet with 132 points, while Akron placed second at 127. Eastern Michigan finished third with a team total of 100.50 points, followed by Buffalo (87.50), Western Michigan (70), Central Michigan (63), Bowling Green (60), Miami (57), Northern Illinois (42), Ohio (41), Toledo (37) and Ball State (1).
In the meet's final women's event, sophomore Becca Kropf (Goshen, Ind./Fairfield) freshman Olivia Ashba (Ellettsville, Ind./Edgewood), freshman Ariel Hune (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) and senior Hannah Lange (Martinsville, Ind./Martinsville) combined to place 10th in the 4x400m relay by crossing the finish line in a season-best 3:51.83.
Earlier in the day, Ashba, junior Christina Crawford (Belleville, Mich./Romulus), freshman Makelle Skelton (Fort Wayne, Ind./Northrop) and Lange would combine for a time of 48.38 to place 11th in the 4x100m relay.
Ball State's top individual performance in the final meet of the season came from junior Haley Austin (Avon, Ind./Avon) who tied for 12th in the high jump at 1.56m.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State track & field, follow @bsuathletics and @BallStateTrack on Twitter.
Ball State's Saturday Results at the 2014 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships
13th - Erin Walker - 44.29m
18th - Michaela Hull - 38.03m
High Jump
T-12th - Haley Austin - 1.56m
4x100m Relay
11th - Olivia Ashba, Christina Crawford, Makelle Skelton, Hannah Lange - 48.38
Pole Vault
16th - Hannah Ciasto-Poor - 3.53m
T-18th - Elizabeth Eversole - 3.38m
Triple Jump
13th - Zenée Gadson - 10.86m
19th - Gabrielle Perryman - 9.91m
4x400m Relay
10th - Becca Kropf, Olivia Ashba, Ariel Hune, Hannah Lange - 3:51.83
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Walliams, Adlington and Payne launch SwimBritain
Having conquered swimming the Channel and the Thames, David Walliams has joined forces with world champion Keri-anne Payne and four-time Olympic medallist Rebecca Adlington to help launch a new national swimming challenge called SwimBritain.
British Swimming and ASA partners British Gas are the driving force behind SwimBritain as they aim to encourage 500,000 more people to swim regularly by 2015.
As part of the programme, British Gas are hosting the first-ever team relay event to get Brits back in the water.
With 11 SwimBritain events taking place around the country in August and September and three different ways to get involved, there are plenty of options to choose from.
There is a SwimBritain challenge for both adults and children, both designed for teams of four, or a solo option:
- SwimBritain: a relay in 250m legs. Each team member swims four legs, 1000m in total, to reach the team goal of 4000m. Ten SwimBritain events are taking place in 50m pools around the country and there is an open water event taking place at Blenheim Palace.
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ATTICA - Bluntly put, the Midland Athletic League Championship has become more than a tradition for Seneca East - the Tigers won the first meet in 1986 and 19 of the next 27, including the one last year.
Saturday, the MAL went out like it came in, with the Tigers in the lead.
And as in the past, it came from a combination of talent and depth.
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Seneca East's Jason Willman (left) and Wesley Pipher sprint toward the finish line in the 1,600 Saturday at the Midland Athletic League Championships in Attica. Pipher won in 4:45.34, followed by Willman in 4:45.74.
Calvert's Tyler Long (left) and Shane Boehler run in the 100 meter dash during the MAL championships at Seneca East Saturday.
The Tigers won six events, going 1-2 in two of them, while placing in all events and getting two scorers in 13 of the 17 individual events.
In other words, a typical MAL meet for the Tigers.
"I get more nervous about today than they do. They just have such great confidence," said Seneca East's Jared Ruffing, who was also named the league's top boys coach. "We have very few, knock on wood, letdowns; very few times do people not finish where they should. They just kind of come out and take care of business. They're just kind of used to it, I think.
"I think part of it is, we put expectations on them year after year after year, even through the year," he said. "Every meet we go to, they know they're expected to perform well. As a team we're expected to perform well, and when they come out, it's just another day at the office."
The office was humming Saturday as the Tigers rolled to the final MAL title. The league disbands after this year.
Wesley Pipher (4:45.34) and Jason Willman (4:45.74) went 1-2 in the 1,600, and Jared Stockmaster (9:59.81) and Willman (10:34.04) did the same in the 3,200.
Zach Gregg doubled up wins in the pole vault (14-6) and high jump (20-3 1/2), Owen Best claimed the discus (134-1), and Willman, Stockmaster, Rob Schaffer and Pipher took the 4x800 (8:35.35).
Ben Frankart ran second in the 110 hurdles (16.88) and Adam Hall took second in the 400 (53.27).
Thirds for the Tigers came from Pipher in the 800 (2:07.45), Frankart in the 300 hurdles (43.2) and pole vaulter Kyler Green (11-6), Best in the shot (46-8) and the 4x100 team of Isaac Phillips, Brayden Walker, Gregg and Adam Hall (46.16).
All that added up to 122 of the team's 154 points, which still would have been enough to beat runner-up Calvert, which scored 103 1/2 points.
"As we went through, our guys basically did what they needed to do and landed right where we thought," Ruffin said.
"It's just fitting after doing so well for so many years. It's kind of the right way for it to finish out," he said. "It was nice, after what coach [Rod] Schaar has built. He's been able to be here and he helps out with our jumpers; nice to have him here to help us do well and the kids do well."
Hopewell-Loudon finished third with 100 points, followed by Carey (77), Mohawk (62), Old Fort (52 1/2), Lakota (35), Fremont St. Joe (26), St. Wendelin (20), New Riegel (17) and North Baltimore (15).
Calvert's Shane Boehler captured the 100 (11.13) and 200 (23.18), with Tyler Long taking second in the 100 (11.2) and Austin Ball ending second in the 200 (23.63).
Ren Boehler ran to victory in the 110 hurdles (15.69) and 300 hurdles (41.59), with Dan Reineke taking second in the 300 hurdles (42.12).
Ball, Long, and the Boehler twins also won the 4x100 (43.56) and 4x200 (1:31.08).
Hopewell-Loudon's Noah Breidenbach won the 400 (52.2) by more than a second, despite running in lane 8.
Marcus Ardner added a second in the 800 (2:07.25), and the Chieftains took second in the 4x100 (45.83), 4x200 (1:35.69) and 4x400 (3:38.53).
Elancio Velasquez, Cody Malone, Breidenbach and Eli Tooker ran the 4x100. Velasquez, Patric Gase, Breidenbach and Tooker competed in the 4x200. Breidenbach, Zach Clouse, Ardner and Ben Bodart competed in the 4x400.
Carey's Ben Kromer, Adam Hyatt, Trevor Cook and Alex Distel finished second in the 4x800 (8:48.17), and Kyle Swartz did the same in the discus (132-11).
Trevor Zender, Mitch Parker, Austin Eaton and Brandon Emshoff captured the 4x400 (3:37.93) for Mohawk.
Old Fort's Brad Bannister took the 800 (2:02.51) and Hunter Perry won the high jump (6-3). Adam Alexander ended second in the pole vault (13-6).
Kevin Crowe of Lakota took second in the shot (46-8 1/2).
Gabe Walters took second in high jump (6-2) for St. Wendelin.
New Riegel got a second from long jumper Timmy Ink (19-9).


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KENNESAW — Nearly 3,000 friends and family members streamed into the Kennesaw State University Convocation Center on Thursday to see about 280 students graduate from the school's College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
College President Daniel S. Papp recognized the solemnity of the occasion during his welcome.
"This ceremony represents a major milestone in the lives of the men and women who are being recognized for their academic achievements," he told the doctorate, specialist and master's degree candidates. "Those of you who are about to graduate at this afternoon's ceremony learned many things while at KSU. But most importantly, you gained the courage and the dedication to make your dreams reality and the wisdom to become a leader."
Papp said a college degree has great value in terms of health, economics and quality of life.
"As college graduates, the chances are that you will live longer, have a fuller life and make more money than if you did not graduate from college," he said.
Conducting a "final final exam," Papp asked the candidates to stand if besides being students, they held down one or more jobs, served in the military, hailed from other countries, volunteered at nonprofits or were parents.
"Obviously, you are an impressive and diverse group of candidates," he said.
The diversity continued to the podium, where his last question — "Are you tweeting now?" — garnered laughter as several college deans stood, waving their smartphones.
Historical school traditions, including bagpipe music from Marietta musician Tom Crawford and the singing of the alma mater "Kennesaw, Dear Kennesaw," mixed with references to new technology and live video streaming over the Internet.
In keeping with school customs, its newest dean, political science head Dr. Robert H. "Robin" Dorff, gave the commencement address.
He said although each graduate matriculated on the same campus, each had a unique and personal experience.
"You graduates are not here today having done exactly the same things in exactly the same ways over the same amount of time," Dorff said. "Each of you has a different story."
In a speech heavy with automotive metaphors, Dorff urged his listeners not to "text while driving through life" and not to live life looking only through "the rear view mirror."
"Remember the rear view mirror as you plan," he said. "It's not as often a clear path as the one seen out the front windshield."
Dorff reminded his audience of the importance of excellence, even during short jaunts through employment, volunteer service or other opportunities.
"Do your best," he said, "even if you think what you're doing at that moment is just a short side trip along the way."
Using examples from history — President Abraham Lincoln, 1936 Olympic medalists Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalf, Microsoft founder Bill Gates — Dorff encouraged graduates to find their niches and flourish there.
"It's not about what you've done or not done," he said. "It's certainly not about continuing to live in the rear view mirror. It's about finding something at each step you have a passion for, being confident new doors will open."
Ken Harmon, provost and vice president for academic affairs, presented the candidates for degrees.
"I congratulate you for your dedication and persistence, which helped you achieve your educational goals," he said. "My sincere wish is that you have had a very positive KSU experience and that you see graduation as one stop in a very long and prosperous life journey."
Harmon introduced the deans of the other schools.
Then, led by the student marshals, the graduates filed by rows of 12 toward the stage.
Executive Director of the Center for Election Systems Merle King read the graduates' names to varying responses from the audience — cheers, applause, whoops and musical instrument bursts.
With a handshake from Dorff and receipt of their booklet-bound diploma, the gold-ribboned graduates switched the sides of their tassels from right to left on black mortarboard hats, some of which were customized with legends like "Next Stop, Law School."
Rena Ead, an east Cobb native who earned a degree in psychology, said she wrote "Veni Vidi Vici" on her mortarboard for a reason.
"Because I struggled so much in school, that particular phrase means everything because it's true," the Lassiter High School graduate said. "I came to school, I saw what I needed to accomplish and I conquered it."
Ead, 25 and a Roswell resident, said she took five years to earn her bachelor's degree.
"I took my time because I wanted to make sure I passed all my classes, and I was working at the same time," said the manager of Roswell pottery studio My Playground. "I recommend to other people to take their time in school."
In addition, Ead, who will pursue graduate school and is interested in pet-assisted therapy for human patients, recommends a support network like she had with Marietta resident Lauren Stine.
"She was a backbone for me," Ead said. "We freaked out together during papers and tests."
More than 1,700 students will participate in winter commencements this week. The Coles College of Business and Bagwell College of Education will graduate today at 10 a.m. The College of the Arts, WellStar College of Health and Human Services, College of Science and Mathematics, University College, will get their diplomas today at 3 p.m.


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By Milt Northrop
One of the National Football League rivalries lost since the merger with the old American Football League took effect in 1970 was between the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Giants fans remember a 63-7 rout at the hands of the Steelers (Jim Finks was the Pittsburgh quarterback) at Forbes Field in 1953. Even more vivid is that famous photo of Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle with blood streaming down his bald pate after being mauled by a Steelers pass rusher in a 1964 game, which turned out to be Tittle's last. It was not a pretty rivalry.
The Giants and Steelers used to meet twice almost every season as divisional or conference rivals. Since the merger, when Cleveland and Pittsburgh shifted from the NFL to the American Football Conference, they have faced each other only eight times.
One of those rare meetings between the Giants and Steelers tops today's portion of the Week Nine schedule.
A look at the matchups:
Game of the day
Steelers (4-3) at Giants (6-2)
TV: Ch. 4, 4:25 p.m.
The line: Giants (-3)
The scoop: These two franchises have won four of last seven Super Bowls but they've met only once in that time frame (New York won at Pittsburgh, 21-14, in 2008). ... After starting 2-2. Giants have won last four, but needed fourth-quarter rally in last two over Redskins and Cowboys. ... Pittsburgh gives up 27 ppg on the road where it is just 1-3.
Outlook: In '50s and '60s, Steelers used to rough up Giants, but lose. Not this time. Pittsburgh, 24-21.
Top attractions
Vikings (5-3) at Seahawks (4-4)
TV: Ch. 29, 4 p.m.
The line: Seahawks (-4)
The scoop: Matchup of No. 1 (Adrian Peterson, Vikings) and No. 2 (ex-Bill Marshawn Lynch) rushers in the league. ... In five of the Seahawks' games, both sides scored 20 or less.
Outlook: Seattle shakes off close road losses to Niners and Lions, 20-13.
Cowboys (3-4) at Falcons (7-0)
TV: Ch. 2, 8:20 p.m.
The line: Falcons (-4)
The scoop: Is there any explanation why Atlanta has won last two at home by only 2 and 3 points? ... Dallas is 2-2 on the road. ... Falcons haven't beaten Dallas since 2003, losing last two in rivalry.
Outlook: Cowboys have a knack for losing. Atlanta, 31-20.
Eagles (3-4) at Saints (2-5)
TV: ESPN, 8:30 p.m. Monday
The line: Saints (-3)
The scoop: Another disappointing season compounds the pressure on Eagles coach Andy Reid. Facing NFL's No. 1 passing attack on the road isn't best cure for team desperately in need of a win. ... Reid sticking with Michael Vick as quarterback.
Outlook: Saints are last in league in defense and have allowed at least 24 points in every game. New Orleans, 35-30.
Dolphins (4-3) at Colts (4-3)
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
The line: Dolphins (-2½)
The scoop: Since opening loss at Houston, Fish have lost only twice (both in OT), winning the last three. ... Reggie Wayne of Colts is leading the NFL with 108.1 receiving yards per game. ... Miami rookie QB Ryan Tannehill expected to play after (knee and quad) injuries last week which brought veteran Matt Moore in to finish win at Jets.
Outlook: Andrew Luck of Colts wins duel of rookie QBs. Indy, 23-16.
Cardinals (4-4) at Packers (5-3)
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
The line: Packers (-10½)
The scoop: Cards 31st in league in total offense and rushing and have given up 39 sacks already. ... Hard to believe Packers were outgained by a wide margin at home in win over Jaguars, worst offensive team in league playing without best player (Maurice Jones-Drew). ... Aaron Rodgers of Packers leads league with 21 TD passes versus only four INTs.
Outlook: Injuries hampering Packers again this season, but Cards lack punch. Green Bay, 27-14.
Best of the rest
Bills (3-4) at Texans (6-1)
TV: Ch. 4, 1 p.m.
The line: Texans (-10)
The scoop: Houston averaging 33.8 ppg at home. Bills giving up 31 ppg on road. ... Texans third in league in total defense. Bills are next to last in total defense and last in rushing defense, third-down effectiveness and scoring defense. ... Texans have not allowed a rushing touchdown yet this season.
Outlook: Bills need a total reversal of defensive trends. Too much to ask. Texans, 28-10.
Broncos (4-3) at Bengals (3-4)
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
The line: Broncos (-4)
The scoop: Bengals never have won against Peyton Manning (0-7). Now they hit a Denver team on an upswing. Broncos have scored 31 or more in four of seven games. Losses have been to teams with combined 18-4 record. ... Disappointing Bengals have lost last three, badly need win to stay in playoff picture.
Outlook: Denver and Manning on a roll. Broncos, 35-30.
Ravens (5-2) at Browns (2-6)
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
The line: Ravens (-3½)
The scoop: Ravens coming off bye after shocking 30-point loss at Houston. QB Joe Flacco a minor disappointment so far with 84.0 rating. ... Former Browns (Ravens) have won last nine in rivalry. Browns looking for third straight win at home.
Outlook: Bye week helps Ravens still chafing from rout at Texans. Baltimore, 24-16.
Lions (3-4) at Jaguars (1-6)
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
The line: Lions (-4½)
The scoop: In three of their wins, the Lions have given up 23 points or more. Jaguars' season high is 23 points in OT losses to Vikings and Raiders. Jacksonville has scored only 20 points, total, in three home games (0-3).
Outlook: Even when they play well, Jaguars can't match points. Detroit 28-13.
Bears (6-1) at Titans (3-5)
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
The line: Bears (-3½)
The scoop: Bears have allowed only nine touchdowns. They have six interception returns for touchdowns themselves. ... Kendall Wright of Titans leads NFL rookies with 40 receptions. ... Bears have Texans and 49ers in next two games.
Outlook: Could be trap game, but Bears, 21-13.
Panthers (1-6) at Redskins (3-5)
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
The line: Redskins (-3½)
The scoop: Cam Newton of Panthers passed for 314 yards against Bears last week, but Carolina defense went soft and was unable to hold late lead in 23-22 loss. ... Robert Griffin III and Co. lost to Steelers last week.
Outlook: Exciting matchup of two talented, young QBs who can run, too. Panthers end NFL's longest losing streak at five, 34-24.
Dog of the day
Buccaneers (3-4) at Raiders (3-4)
Kickoff: 4:05 p.m.
The line: Raiders (-1½)
The scoop: Tough to figure out Raiders, who are 2-1 since bye but wins were over lowly Jaguars and Chiefs. Bucs WR Mike Williams (Riverside) has 25 catches for 17.4 average and four TDs.
Outlook: Bucs are 0-4 all-time in Oakland. Raiders, 31-28.
Last week's results: 8-5 outright, 5-8 versus spread. Season's record: 60-50 outright, 44-64-3 versus spread.
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A Citrus Heights mother and son are no longer considered missing, police said Thursday.
Danielle Lake walked into the Reno Police Department with the boy, Justice Seiler, and officers took the 7-year-old into protective custody.
Lake told police she saw the news story on the pair's disappearance in Reno. No further details were released, but the two are safe.
No one had seen the child or his mom, 41, since Sunday, according to a news release issued Wednesday by the Citrus Heights Police Department.
Police wanted to make sure Justice is OK, based on some circumstances from Sunday that officers didn't detail in the release.


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Has Social Security Disability Enrollment Hit Plateau?
The surge in the number of Americans receiving Social Security disability benefits – up 42% since 2004 – appears to have hit a plateau, but it's unclear if the program has actually peaked and will ever recede.
The number of Americans receiving benefits hit 10,939,936 in March 2013, and has hovered around that level for the past year, according to Social Security Administration data. The program topped out at 10,988,269 in December and then retreated a bit. As of March, total enrollees hit 10,981,423. Average monthly benefits have ticked up slightly, to $995.38.
The program has become so large that budget watchers have estimated it could exhaust all of its trust fund reserves sometime in 2016 or 2017. But as people have watched it grow, some experts have wondered if it would ever stop growing. Now they know – it leveled off, at least for now.
The Social Security Disability Insurance program is one of the government's largest entitlement plans, paying out close to $140 billion in benefits each year.
Applications for benefits surged during the economic downturn, but have eased considerably as the economy has slowly recovered. In 2010, 2.9 million Americans applied for disabled worker benefits, twice the number that applied in 2000. In 2013, 2.6 million people applied for benefits, the lowest number since 2008, and the agency awarded benefits to 884,894 workers, the lowest number since 2007.
The SSDI program has faced growing congressional scrutiny because of a number of scandals, including recent arrests in New York and Puerto Rico amid allegations of systemic fraud. Some of the program's supporters have said SSDI's growth is a result of an aging population and the economic downturn, but others have said the program is implemented unevenly across the country.
One thing that definitely seems to have peaked is the amount of money that is paid to lawyers and other legal advisers who help applicants win benefits.
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SYCAMORE - After back-to-back 300-yard rushing games, Mohawk back Gunnar Johnson has earned a plethora of nicknames. Johnson said his favorite is "Gunsmoke." Which is appropriate because a cloud a smoke is sometimes all that can be seen of the Midland Athletic League's leading rusher as he sprints past defenses.
But Friday night, the smoke was more representative of a cannon-arm, as he rocketed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Mitch Parker to break a 21-21 tie with Seneca East with 45.3 seconds left.
Normally that would be enough to send the Warrior faithful home with a happy homecoming victory. But 45 seconds was plenty of time for Ethan Caudill and Seneca East to answer.
Passes of 22 and 12 yards to Alex Scheiber and Cory Depinet got the Tigers in striking range. Caudill then connected with Adam Hall for a 28-yard touchdown, it was the third scoring strike the two connected on in a six-minute span in the fourth quarter.
With only 10 seconds left, overtime looked in the cards, but the Seneca East's extra point bounced off the crossbar and the homecoming celebration begun on the home sideline.
Parker returned the ensuing onside kick 41 yards for a touchdown to seal a 34-27 Warrior win.
"So many emotions were going through my head, I can't even explain it," Parker said. "It was a roller coaster of emotions tonight. Up and down, tied game. It was just close all around."
It was a doubly special night for Mohawk fullback Eric Maskey who was crowned homecoming king before the game. His crown must've doubled as a battering-ram, as he plowed through the Tiger defense for 137 yards on 18 carries.
His third touchdown of the night, a 32-yard scamper, gave Mohawk a 21-7 lead with a little under eight minutes left to play.
"Words can't even describe how I feel right now," King Maskey said. "These last two years we've faced a lot of adversity and had problems coming out the second half and finishing games. I was in there, tears of joy. Right now I can't even describe it."
But two Caudill-to-Hall touchdowns evened things up with 1:56 to play.
"It seemed like they were trying to take it from us a couple times but our guys found a way," Mohawk coach Erik Baker said. "It's gratifying. We've had a couple years where things went the other way, and for our guys to rise to the occasion and never quit, that's why you go into coaching for nights like tonight."
Runs of 11 and 21 yards from Johnson got Mohawk close. After two more runs, Baker decided to go for the win.
"We've been pounding it, pounding it, pounding it. And we felt once they abandoned having a free safety and brought him up played him at linebacker and vacated the middle of the field, we had two downs to get a yard, let's take a shot. I told Gunnar 'If it's not wide open, run it and get your yard. If you don't think you can run it throw it out of bounds. We'll work on fourth down.' He and Mitch, it's something to watch them in practice. That's exactly how they do it. They, like, sight-read each other. Its very exciting."
Parker said the play didn't work as planned, but he made an adjustment on his route and Johnson found him.
"I was hoping the DB would bite up on the run but he was staying with me so I cut across the field," Parker said. "I didn't know if (Johnson) would be able to see me. But he saw me and he lobbed it up for me and I went up and got it."
"He was open when he cut to the middle of the field and I threw it," Johnson added. "It was perfect. Perfect catch, perfect pass. I thank God, thank my offensive line, my coaches. Everything."
The contrast to the jubilation of the Mohawk team and fans was the frustration in the Seneca East locker room after a heart-breaking loss.
"To be down like we were, and really struggle to move the ball at times throughout the game and have them be up a couple touchdowns, and I knew we had a chance," Seneca East coach Ed Phillips said. "I thought we could tie this thing 21-21 take it to overtime, 'cause I know that we're capable of quick strike stuff like that. Then in about five minutes we put 21 points on the board and to be standing here and not have the win after that last five minutes and the way our kids fought and clawed, I still don't know what to say to them. Because, I want to say something to them, but there's nothing I could say to them to make it alright. They had a chance to win that game and I think deserved to win at the end and it's not our win."
Johnson matched Maskey's rushing total with 137 yards, part of a 350-yard rushing night for the Warriors.
"The kind of defense they run, that UFO where they jump around like that, that's tough to defend against because they're all over the place, they're hard to block," Maskey said. "But the offensive line did a great job of making the holes. I just come in there blow it up make it bigger and hope Gunnar can get through there and go to score."
For Seneca East, Ethan Caudill threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns. Hall caught six passes for 123 yards and three scores. Five of his catches came in the final eight minutes.
"The way our seniors fought and some of the plays that Ethan and Cory and Alex and Adam made, it's like when we're little kids and we see those Alcoa Fantastic Finishes on TV 20 years ago," Phillips said. "I thought this is it. I thought this is that fantastic finish that ESPN should be showing next week. And then it just slipped away."


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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Last week, Apple Computer fell 9 percent and is now 24 percent below its October high. In short, the stock has been clobbered. In October, Wall Street analysts gushed over Apple, which had a meteoric rise as it introduced new products.
Some raised their target price to $1,000, $1,500 or even $2,000. Investors chased the stock ever higher. But that was then. Investors who loved Apple at 720 and acted as if it would rise forever love it no more at 525. We've seen extremes before ... many times.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, investors bought computer leasing companies, mobile home manufacturers and fried chicken franchisers as if simply having those words in their names guaranteed success. On more than one occasion they chased companies with "oil" or "energy" in their names even though they often had yet to drill a well.
The manias soon ended and few if any companies survived. In the late 1990s it was the dot.com companies. They raised money, bought a Super Bowl ad ... and soon closed up shop.
The big names in technology suffered, too. Cisco reached 77, Microsoft 60, and Intel was in the 70s. All were grossly overpriced and soon collapsed. More than a decade later they are still far below their highs, in fact far closer to their lows. That shows how extreme prices were.
Investors go to extremes on the downside as well. In March of 2009, amid the financial crisis, they sold some of America's largest companies as if their very survival was at stake. International Paper fell to 4, Dow Chemical and General Electric each fell to 6 and Wells Fargo touched 8. IP, Dow and GE have since soared. Wells is now 33. In the 1987 crash we saw similar extremes and mindless selling.
Back to Apple. Will it collapse? No. Now most everyone is assuming Apple's glory days are over. Because it has moved lower they now assume it will move lower still.
Apple is one of the world's great companies. But there are great companies and great stocks and the two are not necessarily the same ... at least not forever. Apple has been a great company for years, and for a few years a great stock.
But to act as if a dramatic price trend, whether up or down, will continue forever is inevitably a mistake. More often than not, going against the trend is the smart move, selling into a mania or buying in a panic sell-off. That is especially true when the moves are extreme. We've seen that many times, most recently with Apple. We'll see it again.
- David Vomund is an Incline Village-based fee-only money manager. Information is found at www.ETFportfolios.net or by calling 775-832-8555. Clients hold the positions mentioned in this article. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Consult your financial advisor before purchasing any security.