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Charles Curtis
|Charles Curtis
|31st Vice President of the United States
|In office
March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933
|Herbert Hoover
|Preceded by
|Charles G. Dawes
|Succeeded by
|John Nance Garner
|Senate Majority Leader
|In office
March 9, 1925 – March 4, 1929
|Charles G. Dawes
|Wesley Livsey Jones
|Preceded by
|Henry Cabot Lodge
|Succeeded by
|James Eli Watson
|President pro tempore of the United States Senate
|In office
December 4, 1911 – December 12, 1911
|Preceded by
|Augustus O. Bacon
|Succeeded by
|Augustus O. Bacon
|United States Senator
from Kansas
|In office
March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1929
|Preceded by
|Joseph L. Bristow
|Succeeded by
|Henry J. Allen
|In office
January 29, 1907 – March 4, 1913
|Preceded by
|Alfred W. Benson
|Succeeded by
|William H. Thompson
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 1st district
|In office
March 4, 1899 – January 28, 1907
|Preceded by
|Case Broderick
|Succeeded by
|Daniel R. Anthony, Jr.
|Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kansas's 4th district
|In office
March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1899
|Preceded by
|John Grant Otis
|Succeeded by
|James Monroe Miller
|Personal details
January 25, 1860
Topeka, Kansas
|February 8, 1936
(aged 76)
Washington, D.C.
|Political party
|Anna Elizabeth Baird "Annie" Curtis <1859-1889>
|Permelia Jeannette Curtis
Henry "Harry" King Curtis
Leona Virginia Curtis
Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was a Kaw Nation Native American Indian who served as a Republican Vice President of the United States. After serving as a United States Representative, and then a longtime United States Senator from Kansas, Curtis was later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States (1929–1933). He was the first person with significant acknowledged Native American ancestry and the first person with significant acknowledged non-European ancestry to reach either of the two highest offices in the United States government's executive branch. He was enrolled in the Kaw tribe and his maternal ancestry was three-quarters Native American: Kaw, Osage and Potawatomi.[1][not in citation given] His father was European-American. Curtis spent years of childhood living with his maternal grandparents on their Kaw reservation.
As an attorney, Curtis entered political life at the age of 32, winning multiple terms from his district in Topeka, Kansas, starting in 1892 as a Republican to the US House of Representatives. He was elected to the US Senate first by the Kansas Legislature (in 1906), and then by popular vote (in 1914, 1920 and 1926), serving one six-year term from 1907 to 1913, and then most of three terms from 1915 to 1929 (when he became Vice President). His long popularity and connections in Kansas and national politics helped make Curtis a strong leader in the Senate; he marshaled support to be elected as Senate Minority Whip from 1915 to 1925 and then as Senate Majority Leader from 1925 to 1929. In these positions, he was instrumental in managing legislation and accomplishing Republican national goals.
Curtis ran for Vice-President with Herbert Hoover as President in 1928. They won a landslide victory. Although they ran again in 1932, the population saw Hoover as failing to alleviate the Great Depression, and they were defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner.
Early life and education[edit]
Born on January 25, 1860 in Topeka, Kansas Territory, prior to its admission as a state in January 1861, Charles Curtis is notable as an Executive Branch officer born in a territory rather than a state of the Union. Curtis was nearly half American Indian in ancestry. His mother, Ellen Papin (also spelled Pappan), was one-fourth French, one-fourth Kaw, one-fourth Osage, and one-fourth Potawatomi.[dubious ] His father, Orren Curtis, was an American of English, Scots and Welsh ancestry. His paternal grandparents were William Curtis and Permelia Hubbard. William's parents were Thomas Curtis and Eunice Peet from early Connecticut.[2] On his mother's side, Curtis was a descendant of the chiefs White Plume and Pawhuska, of the Kaw and Osage, respectively.[3]
From his mother, Curtis first learned French and Kansa. As a boy living with his mother and her family on the Kaw reservation, he started racing horses. Curtis was a highly successful jockey in prairie horse races.[4] On June 1, 1868, one hundred Cheyenne warriors invaded the Kaw Reservation. Terrified White settlers took refuge in nearby Council Grove. The Kaw men painted their faces, donned their regalia, and rode forth on horseback to meet the Cheyenne. The two Indian armies put on a military pageant featuring horsemanship, war cries, and volleys of bullets and arrows. After four hours, the Cheyenne retired with a few stolen horses and a peace offering of coffee and sugar by the Council Grove merchants. Nobody was hurt on either side. During the battle, the mixed-blood Kaw interpreter, Joe Jim, galloped 60 miles to Topeka to request assistance from the Governor. Riding along with Joe Jim was eight-year old Curtis (also called "Indian Charley").[5]
Curtis' mother had died in 1863 when the boy was three. His father remarried and divorced, then married again. The elder Curtis was imprisoned because of an event during his service in the American Civil War. During this time, Charles was cared for by both sets of grandparents. His Curtis grandparents helped him gain possession of his mother's land in North Topeka, which he inherited despite his father's attempt to gain control of the land.[4]
Curtis was strongly influenced by both sets of grandparents. After living on the reservation with his maternal grandparents, Julie Gonville and M. Papin, Curtis returned to Topeka. He lived with his Curtis grandparents while attending Topeka High School. Both his grandmothers encouraged him to get an education.
Afterward Curtis read law in an established firm and worked part-time. Curtis was admitted to the bar in 1881.[4] He commenced practice in Topeka and served as prosecuting attorney of Shawnee County, Kansas from 1885 to 1889.
Marriage and family[edit]
On 27 November 1884, Charles Curtis married Annie Elizabeth Baird[6] (1860–1924), with whom he had three children: Permelia Jeannette Curtis (1886-1955), Henry "Harry" King Curtis (1890-1946) and Leona Virginia Curtis (1892-1965). He and his wife also provided a home for his half-sister Theresa Permelia "Dolly" Curtis and then after his wife died in 1924.
A widower when elected Vice President in 1928, Curtis had his half-sister "Dolly" Curtis Gann live with him in Washington, DC and act as his hostess for social events. To date, Curtis is the last Vice President who was unmarried while in office.
Political career[edit]
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The zest Curtis showed for horse racing (he was a jockey in his youth) was expressed in his political career. First elected as a Republican to the House of Representatives of the 53rd Congress, Curtis was re-elected for the following six terms. He made the effort to learn about his many constituents and treated them as personal friends.
While serving as a Congressman, Curtis originated and helped pass the Curtis Act of 1898, with provisions that included bringing the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma under land allotment and restructuring provisions. It limited their tribal courts and government. By his own experience, Curtis believed that the Indians could benefit by getting educated, assimilating and joining the main society. The government tried to encourage Indians to accept individual citizenship and lands, and to take up European-American culture. In application of these goals, some administrators went too far in terms of threats and breaking down families. (see Indian Boarding Schools)
With his ties in Congress, Curtis was always abreast of changes in Indian law and programs. He re-enrolled with the Kaw tribe, which had been removed from Kansas to Oklahoma when he was in his teens. In 1902 the Kaw Allotment Act disbanded the Kaw nation as a legal entity. This was the tribe of Curtis and his mother. The act transferred 160 acres (0.6 km²) of former tribal land to the federal government. Other land formerly held in common was allocated to individual tribal members. Under the terms of the act, as enrolled tribal members, Curtis (and his three children) received about 1,625 acres (6.6 km²) in total of Kaw land in Oklahoma.
Curtis served in the House from March 4, 1893 until January 28, 1907, when he resigned, after being chosen by the Kansas Legislature, to fill the short unexpired term of Senator Joseph R. Burton in the United States Senate. On that same day of January 28, Curtis was also chosen by Kansas' state lawmakers for the full senatorial term commencing March 4 of that year and ending March 4, 1913. In 1912 he was unsuccessful in gaining the legislature's designation again as senator, but his absence from the Senate was brief.
After passage of the 17th Amendment, which provided for direct election of senators, in 1914 Curtis was elected by popular vote for the six-year Senate term commencing March 4, 1915. He was re-elected to the Senate in 1920 and again in 1926. Curtis served without interruption from March 4, 1915 until his resignation on March 3, 1929, after being elected as Vice-President.
During his tenure in the Senate, Curtis was President pro tempore of the Senate as well as Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior, of the Committee on Indian Depredations, and of the Committee on Coast Defenses, as well as of the Republican Conference.
In 1923 Senator Curtis, together with fellow Kansan, Representative Daniel Read Anthony, Jr., proposed the first version of the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution to each of their Houses. The amendment did not go forward.
Curtis' leadership abilities were demonstrated by his election as United States Senate Republican Whip from 1915 to 1924 and Majority Leader from 1925 to 1929. He was effective in collaboration and moving legislation forward in the Senate. Idaho Senator William Borah acclaimed Curtis "a great reconciler, a walking political encyclopedia and one of the best political poker players in America."[4] As Time magazine reported when featuring him on the cover in December 1926: "It is in the party caucuses, in the committee rooms, in the cloakrooms that he patches up troubles, puts through legislation."[7]
Vice President of the United States[edit]
In 1928 Curtis ran with Herbert Hoover heading the Republican ticket for president and vice-president. Following their landslide 58% to 41% victory, Curtis resigned from the Senate on March 4, 1929 to assume the office of Vice President. The pair was inaugurated, he had an Indian jazz band perform, on March 4, 1929.[8] Soon after the Great Depression began, Curtis endorsed the five-day work week, with no reduction in wages, as a work-sharing solution to unemployment. (See John Ryan's book Questions of the Day.)
Curtis' nomination for vice president made history because he was the only native Kansan and only Indian to hold the post. As the first American of Indian ancestry to reach high office, he decorated his office with Native American artifacts and posed for pictures wearing Indian headdresses.
Curtis was remembered for not making many speeches. The same Star article also said that he had the "best card index of the state ever made." Curtis used a black book, later a card index, to write down all the people he met while he was in office or campaigning, causing him to be known for "his remarkable memory for faces and names."
"Never a pension letter, or any other letter for that matter, came in that wasn't answered promptly," the article stated. "And another name went into the all-embracing card index. The doctors were listed. The farm leaders. The school teachers. The lists were kept up to date. How such an intricate index could be kept up to date and function so smoothly was a marvel to his associates. It was one of Curtis' prides."[9]
Curtis was celebrated as a "stand patter," the most regular of Republicans, and yet a man who could always bargain with his party's progressives and with senators from across the center aisle. Newspapers claimed that Curtis knew the Senate rules better than any other senator and declared him "the most competent man in Congress to look after the legislative program of the administration."[10]
He was the first Vice President to take the oath of office on a Bible in the same manner as the President always had. Since Curtis employed a woman as secretary to the Vice President, instead of the customary man, he scored another minor first. Miss Lola M. Williams of Columbus, Kansas, who had been working for Curtis for some time, became one of the first females to venture out on the Senate floor, traditionally a masculine monopoly. The Topeka Drum Corps, featuring an eighty-two year-old fife player, journeyed to Washington to drum him into office; it was claimed that this had always been done for Curtis since he became county attorney in 1884. Other hokum in the tradition of American politics included the presentation of several gavels and the receipt of a comical telegram from the leader of an Indian delegation from Oklahoma, asking for horses to meet the train so the squaws and children wouldn't have to walk, a humorous way of asking that transportation from the station be provided."
After the Stock Market Crash in 1929, the problems of the Great Depression led to the defeat of the Republican ticket in the next election. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected as president by a margin of 57% to 40% in 1932. Curtis' term as Vice President ended on March 4, 1933, and he was succeeded by John Garner.
Curtis' search for status revived the issue of an official vice-presidential residence. The wealthy widow of Missouri Senator John B. Henderson lived in a brownstone castle on 16th Street, on a hillside several blocks north of the White House. For years Mrs. Henderson had lobbied to rechristen 16th Street as the Avenue of the Presidents and had persuaded many embassies to locate along the street—by selling them inexpensive parcels of land. Mrs. Henderson became convinced that the street would be the perfect location for a permanent vice-presidential dwelling, suitable for entertaining, and she offered to give the government a house overlooking Meridian Hill Park, whose land she had also contributed to the city. Earlier, Vice President Calvin Coolidge had declined a similar offer.
After politics[edit]
Curtis decided to stay in Washington, D.C. to resume his legal career as he had a wide network of professional contacts from his long career in public service.
He died there on February 8, 1936 from a heart attack.[11] By his wishes, his body was returned to his beloved Kansas and buried next to his wife at the Topeka Cemetery.
Legacy and honors[edit]
- He was featured as Kansas Senator on the cover of Time magazine, December 20, 1926[12] and June 18, 1928;[13] and as Vice President on the cover of Time, December 5, 1932;[14] all with accompanying articles.
- His house in Topeka, Kansas has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated as a state historic site; the Charles Curtis House Museum is now operated as a house museum.[15]
Portrayal in film[edit]
- In Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951), a biopic about Native-American Olympian Jim Thorpe, newsreel footage from the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics includes Vice President Charles Curtis opening the Olympics.[16]
- In Sporting Blood (1931), Gambler Warren 'Rid' Riddell (Clark Gable) wins a racehorse, Tommy Boy, on a bet. Rid consistently wins with the horse in both honestly and dishonestly run races. Vice President Charles Curtis is shown in newsreel footage of the 1931 Kentucky Derby included in the film.[17]
See also[edit]
- Curtis Act of 1898
- List of Chairpersons of the College Republicans
- List of people on the cover of Time Magazine: 1920s — December 20, 1926 and June 18, 1928
- List of people on the cover of Time Magazine: 1930s — December 5, 1932
- ^ Pearson, Ellen Holmes. "Divided Loyalties?". Teachinghistory.org. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ Christensen, Lee R. The Curtis Peet Ancestry of Charles Curtis Vice-President of the United States 4 March 1929-3 March 1933.
- ^ "Genealogy of Vice President Charles Curtis - Mother's side: Pappans (of Charles Curtis)". VPCharlesCurtis.net. Retrieved July 19, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Charles Curtis, 31st Vice President (1929-1933)". U.S. Senate: Art & History. US Senate.gov. Retrieved December 14, 2011., reprinted from Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789–1993. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. 1997.
- ^ Unrau, William E. (1971). Mixed Bloods and Tribal Dissolution: Charles Curtis and the Quest for Indian Identity. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 72–75. and Crawford, Samuel J. (1911). Kansas in the Sixties. Chicago, IL: A.C. McClurg. p. 289.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc.. Standard Publishing Company. p. 487.
- ^ "The Congress: Quiet Leader". Time. December 10, 1926. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ http://nativeamericannetroots.net/diary/642
- ^ http://cjonline.com/stories/032303/our_curtis.shtml
- ^ http://askville.amazon.com/President-Vice-President-Charles-Curtis-serve/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=51432553
- ^ "Former Vice President, Charles Curtis. Succumbs". Southeast Missourian. February 8, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "The Congress: Quiet Leader". Time. December 20, 1926. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ "Senator Charles Curtis". Time. June 18, 1928. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ "Lamest Duck". Time. December 5, 1932. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
- ^ Charles Curtis House Museum, official website
- ^ "Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)". The Internet Movie Database. January 21, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
- ^ "Sporting Blood (1931)". The Internet Movie Database. January 21, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
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- Charles Curtis at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- "Charles Curtis; Native-American Indian Vice-President; a biography", Vice President Charles Curtis Website
- Whispers Like Thunder, Moro Films official movie web site
- Don C. Seitz, From Kaw Teepee to Capitol; The Life Story of Charles Curtis, Indian, Who Has Risen to High Estate, full text, Hathi Trust Digital Library
- Charles Curtis House Museum, official website
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Alhalali, Safoan M. O. (2006) THD Improvement for Variable Speed Drive Using Single Phase Multilevel Inverter. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Low harmonic waveform is a very important requirement of the high power applications. Nowadays many researchers are focusing on new voltage source. Such voltage sources are formed by Cascade H-bridge Multilevel Inverter with low Total Harmonic Distortion (THD). A multilevel inverter has wide applications especially for High-Power Electrical Vehicle motor drive because they convert small DC voltage to high AC voltage. This study investigates the performance and discusses the features of transformer and transformer-less multilevel inverters. In order to generate sinusoidal wave with minimum total harmonic distortion, one approach has been adapted to calculate the conducting angles. Simple external circuit was employed to equalize the magnetic flux via each transformer which makes it more efficient in order of the manufacturability. All H-bridge will have the same specifications which enhance the modularity of the system. THD values have been measured experimentally and from simulation results, the results show a good agreement with latest research. The experimental result has been compared with the simulation values, considerable difference have been notice because the effect of some factor such as the difference in components quality and the precise of the microcontroller. The PIC microcontroller was used to generate the gate signals and controlling the swapping circuit. The proposed circuits were simulated using Orcad/Pspice and experimental prototype was build as a drive for single phase induction motor based voltage 1 frequency method to show the validity of this system. Simulation of the diode clamped and transformer-less cascade multilevel inverter has been carried out to investigate their features.
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If you open up a bag of Black Forrest Gummy Worms, you will notice that each worm has a smile on their face. These worms grew up with the knowledge they were going to be stuffed in plastic bag and consumed at corner stores. People are going to sink their teeth in their little high fructose bodies and rip them to pieces in the name of a late night snack, and these worms are happy about it. I can only imagine that from birth, the greatest honor that could be awarded in their culture is to be digested amongst their fellow worm. The purpose of life can only be equated to the one true thing you want to achieve. If you're reincarnated as a Gummy Worm, be the most edible piece of candy in the bag. If you're an alcoholic, be the best alcoholic you can be. Live up to who you are is all life asks of us. That's why while we don't necessarily condone Matt Hughes hunting animals, we're not mad at him. Although, I'm sure PETA will not like a recent pictures Matt Hughes published on his website of his big game hunting in Africa. Check out the pictures below.
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This should be the cherry on top as to why this guy wins the all-time greatest UFC douchebag, scum of the earth award (even over Tito). bible thump some more....it suits you.
How do you know all of these.. been hunting in Africa or what?
1. Blue Wildebeast
2. Kudu
3. ?
4. Roan Antelope
5. Eland
6. Black Wildebeast
Bet they all taste great though.
i guess they do this just 'cause killing humans is illegal
a) deer are overpopulated in that area and need population control.
b) they actually use as much of the deer as possible because they don't make a lot of money and can eat for quite a long time off one successful kill.
that being said, i doubt that is what matt hughes is doing here, but maybe the kill gets donated to some poor african village. benefit of the doubt.
I have a friend who's parents both are avid moose hunters (Norway), and whenever they eat anything, from pizza, to lasagna, to a nice stew, it's always moose meat, and it tastes great.
But hunting just to kill and take a goofy ass picture is... yeah I know it sounds extreme, but to me that is evil. It's vandalism. Destroying for pleasure is vandalism.
Fuck you matt hughes.
hughes, you cunt, do you want to hunt? instead of using a high-powered rifle with a crazy ass scope, get a fucking knife and have a go at it...
In Soviet Russia, we hunt bears with fork and knife.
Getting my hands on this giant was something I will never forget! This hunt definitely will be at the top of my list for many years to come! A huge thanks to Frikkie and Tommie for being the best PH's a girl could ask for! I wouldn't chase this critter without anyone else in front of me with the manpower and firepower!
I think thats fucking pathetic. I'm not against hunting in the right context but thats just fucked up. There is even a pic of her posing next to it with her kids. Stupid fucking bitch.
"i hope jon jones gets his head caved in.... wait wut, hughes is killing animals out in africa and the meat/carcass are being eaten/used by local tribes?! Fuck *you* matt hughes!!!" ... you guys fucking cereal?
Get over yourselves.
If Hughes were to cover himself in mud, and track something for a few days first, then kill it with a bow and arrow, then sure.
Nothing manly about an African drive-by
Matt Hughes is a grown fucking man, with many years of life experience, and abundance of wealth and all the fucking free time in the world. So instead of making himself useful, and contribute to the human race which you so proudly defend behind your computer, he chooses to get in touch with his neanderthal side, yet act as a pussy and go hunt EXOTIC animals on top of it just as the cherry on top with laser guided weapons away from any danger to himself, because he can.
If we are talking about this type of human being then YES, i DO value any animals life over this scum of the earth. A man, with everything he needs, a conscience and a functioning brain should act accordingly. We are the superior species by a landslide, so we should behave as such. So imo, you sound crazy. you should seek help. Ive thought this all out, many many many years ago.
You need literally need some counseling. Sport hunters are creeps, on the low murders imho
you'll love this then.
This is like porn for me ^^^^
Even more pathetic he did it from a safe distance, with a powerful weapon, and the animal had no idea it was coming. Wow what a powerful man.
Here's an idea, Matt Hughes vs a Tiger the next time they need tossave an event.
Every single animal he killed had its meat completely eaten.
Every single animal he killed was not even close to extinct.
Every animal he killed, he payed thousands of dollars in fees to kill them, all of which went to struggling local economies and conservation efforts. Wouldn't be surprised if he payed 100K or more for all these animals.
Every single animal he killed lived a better fucking live then the animals that died for the double cheese baconator you shoved down your fucking face earlier tonight. You know the ones that were raised from birth to live a live of complete capitivity and torture.
I personally find big game hunting distasteful but its a necessary evil in these parts of the world. National Geographic and others have written many articles about how necessary it is and how much needed money is brought in from these types of hunts. You don't have to love this shit but the hate should be directed to real scumbags, like poachers.
Every single animal he killed was not even close to extinct.
every single animal he killed was definitely extinct, dead, gone forever, kaput, slain, gone to animal heaven, no longer in the land of the living.
Maybe their species were not even close to extinction, but the animals were definitely extinct the moment he put a bullet through their heart.
Quoting K:
Every single animal he killed was not even close to extinct.
every single animal he killed was definitely extinct, dead, gone forever, kaput, slain, gone to animal heaven, no longer in the land of the living.
Maybe their species were not even close to extinction, but the animals were definitely extinct the moment he put a bullet through their heart.
Well said Solid bars. I agree with you completely. The individual who WAS just killed- *they've* lost their lives. I'm sure that TO THAT ANIMAL- his/her life meant as much to them as our lives mean to us. When they're killed- they have lost the most important thing to them; their life. Humans may or may not care about that animal's death, but that doesn't diminish the graveness of the loss, TO THAT ANIMAL, one bit.
He likes hurting people/animals and he likes to kill shit.
Matt Serra got robbed too when he beat his ass, Rigged decision
but im secure and hung like a horse, unlike little weewee matt hughes


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I once broke into someone's privacy fence, went to the back of the house and began breaking windows. It all started when I left the house on the way to the printer to pick up some envelopes for the church. I had to stop for gas, and as I was pumping the gas, I smelled something funny. It was the same smell my GI Joe action figures made when I was younger so it caught my attention. A few blocks away there was a brownish smoke rising, so I decided to drive over and see the obvious army of GI Joes. What I found was a house that had just caught fire. Now I am no hero, but being the only one there, I began to yell and pound on the door. No one answered. A semi-truck driver arrived and we kicked in the front door. Again I yelled but no one answered. I tried to go in but the smoke was thick. I was scared. Instead of going in, I broke into their privacy fence and went from window to window breaking them. Yelling inside. No answer. The dog barked. The fire trucks arrived, a paramedic bandaged up my bloody hands. I left and got my printing. As I left the print shop, I saw a car stop at the end of the road-block, a woman got out and yelled at the cop, "That is my house." She is panicked. Crying. She runs down the street. I leave there shaken. It was a Thursday. I arrived back at about 10 that morning and my pastor tells me that I can have the rest of the day off. I am still shaken. Finally, around noon, I called the TV channel, because I am overwhelmed with the fear that someone was in that house, that maybe the panicked lady had a child home sick that day. The person comes back to the phone. The house was empty. I am still shaken. 10 years later as I type this, I am still shaken. I hope that I will always be shaken.
Over the last week I have been shaken. Some would define all the virtual yelling and breaking of glass as hate. I do not. It is the overwhelming sense that the house is on fire. I am on scene, and something must be done. What is first classified as hate, ultimately will be seen as love. And conversely, what is now seen as love, acceptance and tolerance will ultimately be seen as the greatest form of hatred. Condoleezza Rice wrote in her biography that "Today's headlines and history's judgments are rarely the same." Be careful how you define hate. Be careful how you define love. Be careful how you respond to the smell of GI Joes burning in the distance.
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Before we get to the reason why I believe Obama will be re-elected, let me see if I can bring you into my perspective on the state of the human mind when it comes to change of direction.
People change their direction/mind when they are open to change of direction/mind. What opens their minds? Glad you asked....
1. They are STUCK because they are looking at a situation from a wrong point of view
3. They are SUFFERING the consequences of bad decisions
For an example of this, let look at the story of the prodigal son from the Bible.
The Parable of the Lost Son
Luke 15:11-32
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There will be two times of peace in the middle east. The first will be under a great world wide ruler that will be able to bring peace on earth for the span of 3 1/2 years. This great leader is the one the Bible calls the Anti-Christ. The second, and final peace will be brought under the Prince of Peace during the millennial kingdom when He rules and reigns over all the earth for 1,000 years.
To understand the events of this week, and for that matter, the last 1,500 years you must understand Genesis 22. I personally believe that without a firm grasp of Genesis 22, Christians may find themselves on the wrong side of history.
Before we begin, we must understand that Islam is not at war with Jews and Christians because of cultural differences or issues of free speech or even modesty of women. At its core is the fact that as long as Christianity and Jews are allowed to exist on the earth, Islam's core religious tenets will be in question.
For the purpose of understanding the conflict, we will combine Christianity and Judaism into one faith, that we will call the faith of the Bible. (The Jewish Old Testament combined with the Christian New Testament.)Or as it has been called the Judeo-Christian ethic. The link between these two world religions and by extension the nation of Israel and America cannot be underestimated.
The First Conflict: Isaac or Ishmael (The Jewish Conflict)
The root of the conflict between Islam and Biblical Faith exists in the account of Abraham on Mount Moriah. This is the place where in Genesis 22 the Bible states that Abraham sacrificed his son Isaac. For Jews this is a key historic event and for Christians this is a major picture of Isaac as a type of Christ and the lamb as a sacrificial substitute. (This also explains the constant battle for Jerusalem and specifically the Temple Mount)
In Islam, Abraham's first born, yet illegitimate son Ishmael was the one in the story. Ismael, the son of the Egyptian slave Hagar, is the forefather of the Ismaelites, of which Mohammad claimed to be a descendant. This conflict is core to understanding why these two worldview will always be in conflict.
The Second Conflict: Jesus or Mohammad (The Christian Conflict)
The root of this conflict between Islam and Biblical Faith exists in who's narrative of God you will accept. Though Islam claims that Jesus was a prophet, their mantra is that "there is no God but Allah, and Mohammad is His prophet." The exclusivity of Mohammad is as central to Islam as the exclusivity of Jesus is central to Christianity. There is no way to find an amicable resolution to this conflict.
For people of the Bible, there are some choices. Will you accept the narrative of the 24 hour news cycle that makes this about oil, or land, or insults? Will your loyalty be to the Bible, and Jesus? Will you stand with Israel? Will you accept the idea that Islam is peaceful, or that peace can be achieved through a two state solution, or by democratizing nations in an Arab Spring?
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I am a conservative that is right of Romney. Romney, let's not forget is a New England Liberal. One who has drifted with the expedient political winds. I will hold my nose as I cast my vote for him for the first time in November. Not because I disagree with his politics, but because I believe his is a far cry from the godly men we used to elect into office. American politics IS moving forward, but in what direction?
I am a conservative and I watch FOX News because I believe CNN Is a minion of the left wing. I was surprised that even their reporting showed the all out retreat of the Democratic party from the morality of our past. The Democratic national convention last night removed "God" from their official platform to the cheers of atheists who are quoted as approving of this forward motion. (See CNN article here).
I fear that my statements about November's election may be construed as political. It is not. It is, above all moral. I am watching as both parties move forward but they are facing away from God's word, and towards a secular humanist state.
Please understand that we get the politicians we elect. They are in the most basic sense, a reflection of our national values. I do not mourn the election of any politician more than I mourn the national sin that would choose such a politician.
Last night, the Democratic Party endorsed Contraception, Abortion, Gay Marriage. And this to thunderous applause. These are the issues that eclipse any political agenda. These are not political issues. These are moral issues. The danger is that those who believe in democratic principles are being swept forward in a moral tidal wave.
I can agree to disagree on economics and jobs, and politics. I cannot agree to disagree on morality and scripture. It is clear to me that both parties are moving forward in the wrong direction. Both parties are abandoning their biblical moorings and increasingly supporting and promoting ungodly lifestyles. The difference is that the Democratic party last night made it loud and clear that they wanted to win that race.
Broad is the road that leads to destruction, and forward is the way that we are headed. It may be too late to exit the vehicle before the cliff. The brakes may be out, but I choose to be in the car that is traveling "forward" in the slow lane.
It is my prayer that morality would be the reason Christians go to the polls. Not politics, not personality, but bible. That we would humble ourselves and pray and seek God's face and forgiveness and repent from our forward direction, and head back to the bible.
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I began blogging in 2006 way before it was cool, and while Facebook was still in diapers. It served as a way for people who did not know about us and Cornerstone to get a look behind the curtain before attending one of our Sunday services. In those days I felt that it knocked down some of the weirdness of attending a church that meets in a school and it allowed people to "check us out" before they checked us out. At that time, we were running an average of 108 in church, and it was a great way to interact and spread announcements.
Enter the Facebook Era. In September of 06, Facebook became available to normal people. Not that college students are abnormal, but let's face it. College students are abnormal. I was an early adopter on Facebook because it did exactly what I wanted the blog to do. It allowed me to communicate with our people in a timely manner and allowed them the ability to get to know me and my family apart from Sunday.
Through the years, I blogged less and less and about less important things and it became more of a nuisance than a real outlet for serious discussion and thought. By 2011, the blog was an after thought and needed some attention.
As the church has quadrupled in size, I found myself with a thousand Facebook "friends" and a more diverse congregation of people from all walks of life. Along with the growth and diversity came a shallower interaction with everyone, and an increased pressure not to be offensive to people who may not agree with my theology, philosophy, humor, politics, you name it. I found myself typing a status, only to delete it before posting, putting up a humorous picture, only to take it down as the sensitive were offended.
So last week I sat down and tried to put on paper a "Philosophy of Facebook" Now this was a personal exercise and I do not believe everyone needs one, but I needed to figure out its purpose and place. I came up with a few types of facebookers to consider....
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US Port Security In the Post-9/11 World
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Managing Editor, Sea Technology
It has been more than a decade since the terrorist attacks that shocked the U.S. on September 11, 2001. In light of our themes for this months issue, which include ports and harbors and homeland security, we at Sea Technology ask: Where are we now as a nation in terms of port security?
Every major commercial seaport before 9/11 was porous, said Jay Grant, chief executive of the International Association of Airport and Seaport Police, to the Los Angeles Times in an article that ran on the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks. They were vital engines of the U.S. economy, and few people were looking at security at all.
After 9/11, the security situation did a 180. Today, were not perfect, but someone is always watching. Someone is always paying attention, said Grant.
In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. Coast Guard made it mandatory for cargo terminal operators to submit security programs as well as emergency plans for approval.
Identification of those passing through U.S. ports was tightened. Unlike before 9/11, port visitors must now show a valid drivers license for an ID check. As for port-related employees, about 1.6 million truck drivers, longshore workers and others must now undergo background checks and obtain a Transportation Workers Identification Credential.
Screening of cargo containers has increased since 9/11, with radiation sensors now being used to check all cargo containers at the nations major ports. Environmental surveillance has been another area of major overhaul. For example, the Lost Angeles Port, which is among the busiest in the U.S., has installed 400 more cameras since 9/11 for a 360-degree field of view. The L.A. Port now has fixed and stationary cameras; pan, tilt and zoom cameras; and long-range infrared cameras.
In January 2014, Congress passed a $1.1 trillion Consolidated Appropriation Act that funded several high-priority port security programs. The bill includes $600 million in funding for TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) discretionary grants, which is 20 percent more than last years $500 million appropriation.
The appropriations bill includes $5.5 billion for the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works programs, of which $1 billion is dedicated to navigation channel dredging operations and maintenance.
Furthermore, the bill calls for $100 million from FEMAs state and local programs to go to the Port Security Grant Program. It also rejects the Barack Obama Administrations proposal to bundle all state and local programs security grants and shift responsibility for determining grant allocations to the states. The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) strongly opposed the shift to state and local decision making for these grant allocations, arguing that federal-level decision making would be better for protecting the nations international transportation gateways.
NOAAs National Ocean Service Operations, Research and Facilities appropriation is $471.9 million; 5 percent more than fiscal 2013. NOAAs Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS), which provides environmental observations, forecasts and other data to improve the safety and efficiency of maritime commerce, received enough funding to maintain its share of program costs, but it gets no additional funding for fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance. Individual ports continue to pay for operations and upkeep of PORTS.
Given the added technology, manpower and funding for port security in the post-9/11 environment, the state of the nations ports looks pretty good. However, the threat of terrorist attacks will not be able to be eliminated completely. It is impossible to have a real-world, 100 percent secure scenario for all ports all the time. The AAPA continues to advocate for a separate port security funding program to help ports boost security infrastructure, technology and personnel. This would contribute to the heightened vigilance necessary to try to prevent attacks.
Sea Technology is read worldwide in more than 110 countries by management, engineers, scientists and technical personnel working in industry, government and educational research institutions. Readers are involved with oceanographic research, fisheries management, offshore oil and gas exploration and production, undersea defense including antisubmarine warfare, ocean mining and commercial diving.


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|Thu, 07-14-2011 - 2:14pm
Anyone going to see the movie at midnight? Any fun plans to celebrate the end?
I have to say, I'm really going to miss all this. Sure, there are better books to be read but this whole experience has been really fun for our family. I enjoyed
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|Thu, 07-14-2011 - 5:11pm
DD got to meet a couple of the kids who created "A Very Potter Musical" which we also love. It's been fun to see how it's melded into the culture of this generation. It's like no matter how different they are, they can connect with Potter references. I feel a little bad for my nieces and nephew who were never allowed to read them as children/teens.
|Thu, 07-14-2011 - 10:34pm
Our closest cinema is 40 miles away, and it's one of those little converted vaudeville halls divided into two narrow rooms, a large( "the big screen" ) and a small,
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p.s. I guess dd17 went to the midnight showing of HP#7 pt. 2...her facebook status this morning said just "HARRY POTTER!".
|Fri, 07-15-2011 - 2:53pm
We went to the midnight show last night - DH, DS 19, DD 16, and two of their friends.
|Sun, 07-24-2011 - 6:49am
I 'discovered' them also when the 4th book came out. Because of my young kids and sleep deprivation I hadn't been able to read a normal book in 2.5 years. I got a bad case of flu around that time and DH bought me HP1 to read. I started and didn't stop till I had finished it the same day, so the next day he brought me parts 2 and 3 home, and 2 weeks later part 4, LOL! I introduced them to Yara when she was 4.5 the first time, after she'd finished all Roald Dahl books available and I was looking for thick books but relatively 'innocent'. That was a little too quick, but right after her 5th birthday she caught on and didn't let go ;-) The same day the 7th book came out she had finished it!
It's never 'caught' L like it did Y, but she did read it and eventually watched all the movies together with Y/me. Y is very much a fan though, has read the books at least 20 times each, and knows whole bits of the movies by heart (she'll say what's being said next right ahead for minutes). We were just in London this week and again had fun looking at the city parts that can be seen in the movies, and we found a great book about how the movies were made, including all the graphic design work for the props etc. She's grown out of the 'walking around with her wand and stuffed owl' stage, but the magic is still upon her ;-)
And yes, we saw the last movie already, but not the day it came out, as I was in my last days before the deadline of my thesis. Yesterday I went for the second time, as a friend of mine wanted to see it too. Didn't mind at all ;-)


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The University of Massachusetts Amherst seeks candidates for the position of Coordinator of Digital Curriculum Reserve and Media. As the largest public academic research library in Massachusetts, we are a key partner in teaching, learning, and research at UMass Amherst and in the Commonwealth. By combining the latest information technology with excellent public service, the staff builds and maintains a rich information environment, facilitates access to it, and creates a place that functions as a hub of campus and community scholarly activity. The Coordinator of Digital Curriculum Reserve and Media will supervise and direct the ongoing activities of the subunit and promote the transformation of print/hard copy based services and processes to digitally delivered curriculum support. Coordinate staff schedules and assignments, interpret policies and procedures, resolve problems, manage copyright permissions and maintain user satisfaction in the Circulation/Reserves unit of the Access Services Department.
1. Bachelor's Degree in related field and a minimum one year of library experience.
2. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite products and Adobe Acrobat.
3. Demonstrated supervisory leadership skills and experience evaluating and mentoring employees.
4. Ability to foster a collegial work environment that encourages change and innovation. Ability to interact effectively and work productively, collegially, cooperatively and collaboratively in planning, organizing and supervising the work of others.
5. Ability to analyze work processes and plan for applications of technology; and ability to handle multiple responsibilities in a changing environment.
6. Ability and willingness to lead in an ever changing work environment.
7. Excellent written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
8. Familiarity with library automated systems preferably Ex Libris' Aleph and Atlas' ARES E-Reserves system, preferred.
9. Familiarity with academic Learning Management Systems such as Moodle.
10. Familiarity with Web content management systems such as Silverstripe.
11. Familiarity with screen casting software (such as Camtasia) and principles of video tutorial design preferred.
12. Familiarity with the concepts, applications and best practices of academic fair use for class curriculum support.
13. Reading knowledge of at least one foreign language preferred.
The University of Massachusetts is strongly committed to excellence and actively supports cultural diversity. As part of a commitment to its own multicultural community, the Library seeks an individual with a demonstrated commitment to diversity and one who will understand and embrace University initiatives and aspirations.
Hiring Salary Range: $37,300-$46,700; Normal Starting Salary Range: $37,300 - 42,000.
APPLICATIONS: Preference will be given to applications received by December 6, 2013. Applications must be submitted electronically at http://umass.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=44443. Please submit a letter of application, resume, and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of three professional references (who will not be contacted without permission).


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On December 10, 2013, Ormat Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") entered into an amendment to Yoram Bronicki's employment agreement, whereby (i) his employment with the Company was extended for additional two years until June 30, 2016, (ii) reflect his new position as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, effective June 30, 2014, (iii) clarify that he will need to devote only a majority of his time in such new position and that, subject to his confidentiality and non-compete obligations, he will be entitled to devote the remainder of his time to other pursuits, and (iv) reduce his annual bonus from 0.75% to 0.50% of the Company's annual consolidated profits (after tax) above $2,000,000 up to a maximum of six times his annual base salary.
The other material terms of Mr. Bronicki's employment agreement will remain unchanged. A description of those terms is contained under the heading "Executive Compensation-Our Group I Executives-Yoram Bronicki" in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 25, 2013, which is incorporated by reference herein
The foregoing description of the amendment to Mr. Bronicky's employment agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
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When you host your file in free file hosting services, you will not get its direct download link. Instead you will get the link to an intermediate page. This page has many banner ads and popup ads. Also there will be a download button in the page. But, when you click it to download, a timer will start counting and after the finishing the counting you will get a temporary download link. Mostly, the file being downloaded from this link does not support resume. Most of the users get irritated because of this type of free file hosting services. So we need a file hosting service which gives direct link or hotlink of files so that they can be included in blog posts or pages.
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Now that we're halfway through August, I finally got around to posting Heart and Soul, my Hot July Days story, as a free read. It's up on my website, or you can download the free ebook from SmashWords to view on your eReader.
Summary: The tattoos on Duke's body tell the stories of all the times he's loved and lost. His best friend, Ben, knows all the stories. But Ben doesn't want to be written on Duke's skin. He wants to be in Duke's heart.
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Wire :: Friday Ficlet
This began as a post for Aisling Weaver's FuckMeFriday prompt, "Wire." But it turned into something rather different. I'm posting it anyway.
Words in Print!
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Lim, Alex Kheng Booi (2001) Thermal Analysis of Two and Three-Gate Sand Casting Mould. Masters thesis, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
A study of thermal characteristics of the molten metal in sand casting process had been carried out. This comprises of experimental work and modeling of casting process. Two sand molds are fabricated using the carbon dioxide-silicate method. One of them has 2 gates and the other one has 3 gates. Data of temperature distribution can be obtained by detecting the temperature changes at thermocouples from various predetermined location of the sand mold. Presence of molten metal can be known by observing the drastic changes of temperature at a particular point and therefore the flow characteristics was studied. The data is presented in a graphical format and is compared with the calculated result produced from modeling program called Thermnet. The Thermnet program is a simulation program for thermal analysis. This simulation program is Network technique based. Comparison of modeling and experimental results are also presented. Finally, base on these data, weak point of the sand mold design is being pointed out and proposal for a better design is made.
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November 18, 2013
Vine and fig tree.
A few years ago, Jewish ethicist and educator Hanan Alexander published a book called Reclaiming Goodness—Education and the Spiritual Quest.
"People are searching for spirituality today," he observed, "because comprehensive visions of the good are conspicuously absent from modern culture."
He continues: "Education is not first and foremost about acquiring knowledge, or gaining identity, or insuring group continuity … but rather about empowering a person to choose a vision of the good life."
A vision of the good life! What might that look like? The Scriptures have many astonishing images of the good life. Two come quickly to mind:
Micah 4:3-4: He shall judge between many peoples, and shall arbitrate between strong nations far away; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more; but they shall all sit under their own vines and under their own fig trees, and no one shall make them afraid; for the mouth of the Lord of hosts has spoken.
Acts 2:43 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
In stark contrast to "visions" of the good life that scroll ad nauseam across the screens of North American consumer marketplaces, the biblical visions are of goodness that is shared in common.
Vincent Harding, longtime friend and co-worker of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was a guest last year at AMBS. Harding said, "Martin used to love to say this: 'We've got to organize goodness.'"
"What would it mean to organize goodness?" Harding asked. "Is that what seminaries are for?"
My mind has not stopped spinning around this intriguing question. I recognized immediately that it named what I believe to be our seminary mission: to educate leaders who are prepared to organize and guide communities of shalom:
How do seminaries figure prominently in "organizing goodness"? —to return to Harding's question.
Unlike any other graduate school I know of, a seminary focuses on the astonishing biblical visions of goodness—visions so powerful that they have fired the imagination of untold numbers of musicians, poets, artists, activists, innovators, novelists, preachers, volunteers, physicians, mission entrepreneurs; yes, even radical reformers, for millennia.
When we lose sight of the comprehensive biblical visions of goodness, we gravely impoverish ourselves—as is evident everywhere in the remnants of our anxious, violent, greedy, polarized society. Perhaps more than anything, followers of Christ are called to empower persons to choose a vision of the good life; a biblical vision that springs directly from the Maker of the universe.
What vision of the good life fires your imagination?
This blog is hosted by Sara Wenger Shenk. While Sara is president of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, she writes as a practical theologian trying to make sense of everyday life—in light of God's reconciling mission in the world.
The views Sara shares here are not the voice of AMBS. As a woman, mother, author, educator, lover of God, Sara is a restless scout—searching out ways that lead toward God's shalom. She doesn't assert answers so much as pose questions, test assumptions, resist labels, play with possibilities, experiment with integration, practice wholeness. She hopes this blog will provide a spacious forum for thoughtful discernment around sometimes contentious issues.


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Offensive line propels Hackenberg to big day
Ficken's extra point ices a 31-30 win for Penn State.
Jacob Kaucher and the PSU football team are making their lists and checking them twice!
With eight New York area players on the Penn State roster, there's plenty of Yankee love among the Nittany Lions.
Just five miles from Yankee Stadium, Fordham University was the practice home for Penn State football leading up to Saturday's Pinstripe Bowl.
Twenty-Eight days may not seem like a lot, but when you've been sacked 42 times like Christian Hackenberg, every hour of recovery is golden.
Penn State's momentum continues, heading into the conference portion of their schedule.
A prep All-America offensive tackle, Jenkins signed and submitted his Grant In Aid agreement today.
The Nittany Lions lose to USF, 90-87
The Nittany Lions have won 6 of the last 8 NCAA championships
Senior LB is helping develop younger players
No. 5 Penn State handed No. 1 Stanford a 3-1 upset in the semifinals to punch their ticket to the National Championship game.
It's been a week filled with glimpses into the Nittany Lions' future.
Offensive tackle Paris Palmer, the nation's top-ranked junior college offensive tackle, has signed a national letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career as a member of the Penn State football program.
Two of the top programs in the country will meet in the Final Four on Thursday night.
Six Penn State football student-athletes have been named to ESPN.com's All-Big Ten teams, including four on the conference's All-Freshman Team.
Hull joins All-American Michael Mauti as recipients of the Big Ten Linebacker of the Year Award, giving LinebackerU two of the award's initial four recipients.
Senior LB says a mobile quarterback is a great challenge
The men's team beat George Washington, while the Lady Lions upended Rider
Many Nittany Lions have different sites they want to visit while in New York City, but all of them have at least one common theme.
The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 5 in the latest Intermat Tournament Power Index, won all but one bout to dominate Maryland 38-3 in the Big Ten dual meet opener for the Nittany Lions.
No. 5 Nittany Lions dominate Maryland.
With both teams trading blows throughout the game, Penn State was able to fend off Duquesne, 64-62, and improve to 9-1 on the season.
A late rally came up short in Hartford as the Lady Lions fall to 2-7 on the season.
The Nittany Lions had a busy day in New York City on Tuesday.
Three Lions score 20+ points en route to win over Wagner
Nittany Lions eye a seventh straight NCAA championship.
The Penn State Lady Lions struggled from the field, shooting just 27.8 percent and turned the ball over 20 times on the way to a 61-39 loss at #21Syracuse in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Penn State overcame a slow start to clinch the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for their conference, and a 61-58 win.
Senior is named conference linebacker of the year
The Lions get 15 more practices leading up to a bowl game.
Senior averaged 28.5 points per game last week
The Nittany Lions finish the 2014 campaign with a 20-4 record after winning its 16th Big Ten title and advancing to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the 10th time in program history.
The Nittany Lions (6-6, 2-6 Big Ten) will now will await selection for its 45th bowl game in program history.
Hackenberg's statisitcs continue to decrease as the pressure picks up from game-to-game.
The award is presented by the Rotary Club of Little Rock and Delta Dental to the nation's most outstanding assistant college football coach.
The Zips, who shot 58.6 percent from the field in the first half, went 6 of 29 in the second (21.2 percent). Penn State was 14 of 22 and shot 45.6 percent overall.
James Franklin not happy with game-winning drive by Illinois
Alex Cawley has a recap from Penn State's loss to Illinois
Lately, some true freshman have been making the headlines in State College.
Where does this Nittany Lions defense rank among the best to take the field at Beaver Stadium?
The Lions will get 30 extra days of practice with bowl eligibility
The Great Danes grab a 54-53 win
PSU OL has played three spots on the line this year
Nittany Lions beat Minnesota in front of a record crowd.
The Penn State women's basketball team (1-0) rallied from a nine-point second half deficit to earn a 71-64 victory over Towson (0-1) at the Bryce Jordan Center.
The former Penn State linebacker makes his first return to Beaver Stadium as a head coach.
Penn State might experience a few growing pains this season, but it will only make them stronger down the stretch.
Wedensday saw Coach James Franklin discuss plenty of topics, in realtion to Penn State's week.
The No. 6 team in the nation picks up their ninth straight win.
Information Courtesy of Penn State University Athletic Communications
Nittany Lions' linebacker Glenn Carson and safety Jesse Della Valle have traded in Penn State blue and white for State College Spikes red and blue.
The duo is part of the team's game day intern crew, getting some real-world experience to back up their advertising/public relations majors.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Friday evening's 11th annual Lift For Life was a resounding success with the defense topping the offense in a five-event strength and conditioning competition, which capped off a record fundraising effort spearheaded by Uplifting Athletes to benefit the Kidney Cancer Association.
The Penn State Uplifting Athletes' 11th Annual Penn State Lift For Life is set for Friday, July 12, with proceeds again benefitting the Kidney Cancer Association. The event is set for 5 p.m. at the Penn State Lacrosse Field, followed by an autograph session with the Nittany Lion football team. More than 80 members of the team are expected to participate in the event.
Bill O'Brien headlining Penn State's Stop in Dickson City, Eyewitness Sports Director Phil Schoener went one-on-one with Coach O'Brien.
Penn State will play three night games during the 2013 season, two in Beaver Stadium, with today's announcement of a 6 p.m. kick vs. the University of Central Florida on Sept. 14.
West Scranton grad Matt McGloin will get his NFL shot this weekend at the Washington Redskins Rookie Camp.
The Seattle Seahawks selected Penn State defensive tackle Jordan Hill (Steelton) Friday in the third round of the 2013 National Football League Draft.
Blue Mt and Penn State grad Matt Stankiewitch hopes a NFL team will draft him on Saturday.
Rising sophomore quarterback Steven Bench (Bainbridge, Ga.) has been granted a release to transfer from the Penn State football program. He will complete the spring semester at the University, which ends May 3.
Nittany Nation Report- Valley View grad Nyeem Wartman made a immediate impact in his first career contest, but the linebacker suffered a knee injury on the opening kickoff of the second game and was sidelined for the remainder of last season. He will be fight for a starting linebacker spot this season.
Eric Shrive the fifth-year senior appeared in all 12 games last season on offense and special teams and is working hard to play a larger roll on the offensive line this fall.
Nittany Nation Report- Secondary Depth is something to watch for on Saturday at the Penn State Blue-White game.
In his second year as the Penn State Head football coach, Bill O'Brien has a lot of focus on the offensive side of the ball, inparticular the quarterback position. The competition has heated up between sophomore Steven Bench and fromer College of the Sequoias signal caller Tyler Ferguson. Both quarterbacks are competing this spring to prove they are worthy of being the starting quarterback once the season starts.
All eyes are under center as the Nittany Lions start spring practice. They want to see who takes the lead in the race to become the next Penn State starting quarterback.
Penn State Football team does more than dance for THON this year at PSU. 70 members of the Penn State roster welcomed in 28 Make-A-Wish children and took them on a special tour.
Nittany Nation Report- John Urschel Math Wiz
Penn State will host the University of Central Florida (UCF) on Sept. 14 to complete its 2013 football schedule. The University of Virginia recently notified Penn State it would not be playing the game scheduled for Sept. 14 in Beaver Stadium in order to play an additional home game.
Tuesday January 22nd marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Joe Paterno.
Newly-promoted Penn State defensive coordinator John Butler is full speed ahead in getting things in order for the remainder of the recruiting period and the 2013 season.
Five Penn State football student-athletes have been named All-Big Ten as selected by ESPN.com and BigTenNetwork.com. In addition, BTN.com selected Bill O'Brien the Big Ten Coach of the Year and defensive end Deion Barnes (Philadelphia) the conference's Freshman of the Year.
Penn State senior Matt Stankiewitch (Orwigsburg) has been selected a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, presented to the nation's top center.
Penn State senior quarterback Matt McGloin (Scranton) was honored today by the Springdale Rotary Club as the winner of the Third Annual Burlsworth Trophy, presented to the nation's outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on.
Penn State coach Bill O'Brien has been selected 2012 Big Ten Coach of the Year by the coaches and media and defensive end Deion Barnes (Philadelphia) has been named the conference's Thompson-Randel El Freshman of the Year.
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Fans are allowed to vote for their favorite player via the AT&T Fan Vote. Voting can be accessed at www.burlsworthtrophy.comand began with the top 10 semi-finalists and continues with the three finalists. Fans are limited to one vote per day, and the voting will conclude on Dec. 2 at 12 a.m. CST.
Six Nittany Lions Named First-Team All-Big Ten: Carter, Hill, Mauti, Robinson, Stankiewitch and Urschel on First Team; Hodges on Second Team
Nittany Nation Notebook for the Wisconsin Game.
An emotional pregame scene and regulation, fittingly wasn't enough for the Nittany Lions in their 24-21 overtime victory against Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon inside Beaver Stadium.
The Springdale Rotary Club presents the Burlsworth Trophy. The honor was first awarded in 2010. Fans can vote for McGloin daily via the AT&T Fan Vote at www.burlsworthtrophy.com.
Nittany Nation Report- Penn State seniors last game, could it be Bill O'Brien's last game at Penn State.
Senior quarterback Matt McGloin (Scranton) has been honored by the Big Ten Conference for his record-breaking performance in Penn State's 45-22 win over Indiana last Saturday.
Nittany Nation Game Day Report from Beaver Stadium with KC Kantz.
Penn State's record-setting quarterback Matt McGloin (Scranton) is among the candidates for the Burlsworth Trophy, presented to the nation's outstanding college football player who began his career as a walk-on.
Nittany Nation Report: PJ Byers, Penn State football player, talks about his upcoming role as a Naval officer.
Nittany Nation Notebook for Nebraska Game.
Nittany Nation Report- Penn State is perfect on the road this season in the Big Ten, the Lions final road game of the season is Saturday at Nebraska.
Nittany Nation Notebook from the Purdue Game.
Nittany Nation Report- Penn State's five game win streak came to a end Saturday at the hands of Ohio State, the Lions with only four games to go at Purdue on Saturday.
Nittany Notebook- Ohio State Game
After igniting an already boisterous crowd of 107,818 with a blocked punt for a touchdown to take the early lead, the Nittany Lions were unable to corral Braxton Miller and the No. 9-ranked Ohio State offense in their 35-23 loss in Beaver Stadium.
"Nittany Nation Report" Penn State players can't wait to play Ohio State in a big time college football game.
Nittany Nation Report- Bill O'Brien talks about playing Ohio State in his weekly press conference.
Nittany Nation Notebook after the Penn State win over Iowa.
Penn State's primetime clash with unbeaten Ohio State will kick at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 and air on ESPN, the Big Ten Conference announced today.
After watching No. 24/22 Northwestern grab the momentum with a long punt return near the end of the third quarter, the Nittany Lion offense roared back with 22-straight points and the defense blanked the high-powered Wildcat attack over the final 16 minutes to close out the Penn State football team's come-from-behind victory, 39-28.
Nittany Nation Report- Bill O'Brien says Northwestern is the best team Penn State has played this season.
Nittany Nation Report- Nittany Notebook from the Penn State Big Win over Illinois
Penn State wins Big Ten Opener on the road at Illinois, Nittany Nation Reporter KC Kantz with the Story from Champaign.
Penn State Head Coach Bill O'Brien said Paul Jones left the team for personal reasons. Penn State starts Big Ten play Saturday at Illinois.
Bill O'Brien talks about Big Ten opener at Illinois.
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