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The good news: The aerospace market is alive, active, and growing in number and strength. The bad news: The mil/aero market seeks new, cutting-edge solutions (from individual components to comprehensive systems) that are not only well designed, but thoroughly tested and verified. (And if this geek had his say, they would be designed, tested, and verified using trusted, high-end, industry-proven software tools.)
Now, when government and commercial aerospace officials use terms and phrases such as "new", "cutting edge", and "bleeding edge" in their quest for aerospace solutions, what this geek and mil/aero veteran really hears is "unproven and untested".
This geek loves innovation. Loves it. Can't get enough of it, in fact. Show this geek a new widget and he will want to acquire it, put it to work, push it to its limit, and take it apart to see how it ticks (putting it back together is optional). Launching it into space, however, is a whole different thing entirely.
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Multiphysics Investigation of Thermo-optic Effects in Silicon-on-Insulator Waveguide Arrays
F. Magno, F. Dell'Olio, and V.M.N. Passaro
Politecnico di Bari
A theoretical investigation of thermo-optic effect in Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) rib waveguides and waveguide arrays by means of the Finite Element Method (FEM) has been carried out. Both static and dynamic analyses have been performed.
Silicon-on-Insulator MOS Optical Modulators
F. Dell'Olio, F. De Leonardis, and V.M.N. Passaro
Politecnico di Bari
One of the most important requirements of any integrated optical technology is the ability to perform optical modulation, which permits to encode a bit stream onto the optical carrier provided by the laser source. In this paper a multiphysics model for silicon modulators adopting a Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOS) structure is presented.
Design of Electro-Optic Bragg Amplitude Modulators
A. Secchi[1], V. Foglietti[1], E. Cianci[1], L. Pierno[2], and M. Dispenza[2]
[1] CNR-IFN, Italy
[2] SELEX-SI, Italy
The subject of this work is the design of a LiNbO3 electro-optic tuned Bragg filter to be used as an amplitude modulator. We analyze in detail the realized waveguide and simulate the grating, developing a fabrication methodology for building the Bragg modulator by niobate core etching. Finally, we evaluate the performance of the modulator, using the finite element method analysis.
Structural Acoustic Modeling and PML's in COMSOL Multiphysics
M. Zampolli
NATO Undersea Research Centre, La spezia
In water we can't see far, because light and electromagnetic waves are absorbed over relatively short distances. In contrast, sound travels very well in water In fact it is well known that marine mammals rely on sound for communication over large distances, and some of them even use sound to locate their target while hunting. In this presentation we provide an overview of the principles of ...
Transient Heat Conduction in Solids Irradiated by a Moving Heat Source
N.Bianco, O.Manca, S. Nardini, and S. Tamburrino
Università degli Studi di Napoli, Italy
Transient three-dimensional temperature distribution in a solid, irradiated by a moving Gaussian laser beam, was investigated numerically by means of COMSOL Multiphysics. Convection and radiation from the work-piece surfaces as well as variable thermophysical properties are accounted for.
3D Simulation and Experimental Comparison of Temperature Dynamics in Laser Welded Cornea
F. Rossi[1], R. Pini[1], and L. Menabuoni[2]
[1] Istituto di Fisica Applicata, CNR, Firenze
[2] U.O. Oculistica, Prato
3D model analysis of the temperature dynamics during a welding process is presented. Bio-heat equation described laser-tissue interaction in porcine and human eyes, simulating the surgery conditions. The modeled behavior of the superficial cornea temperature was compared with direct measurements performed by an infrared thermo-camera. The results indicated a selective, spatially-confined ...
Nonlinear Magnetic Analysis of Multi-plate Magnetorheological Brakes and Clutches
M. Benetti, and E. Dragoni
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
This paper deals with the nonlinear magnetic analysis of a 100 Nm, multi-disc, magnetorheological fluid rotary brake or clutch, carried out with COMSOL Multiphysics. Along with the results of the analysis, the paper presents merits and limitations found in the use of the software and introduces current efforts to include in future simulations the thermal and the mechanical responses of the ...
Cyclic Voltammetry Simulation at Microelectrode Arrays
A. Lavacchi, U. Bardi, S. Caporali, A. Fossati, and I. Perissi
University of Firenze
In the present paper we report the results obtained applying COMSOL Multiphysics to the numerical simulation of Cyclic Voltammetries (CV's) at microelecrodes arrays. CV's at inlaid micro disk electrode arrays have been simulated showing how the electrochemical response is affected by geometrical parameters such as the electrode radius and the distance among the electrode canters.
Diffusion Processes in the Human Brain using COMSOL Multiphysics
C. Cherubini[1,2], S. Filippi[1,2], and A. Gizzi[1]
[1] Università Campus Biomedico di Roma
[2] University of Rome
This article discusses the RMN import of a brain geometry in COMSOL Multiphysics via an interpolating function. The physical property associated with the grayscale is the diffusivity tensor, assumed here to be isotropic but inhomogeneous. Applications to anti-tumor drug delivery and cancer growth processes are discussed.
Multiphysics Models of Biological Systems
S. Filippi[1,2], and C. Cherubini[1,2]
[1] Facoltà di Ingegneria Università Campus Biomedico di Roma
[2] International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, University of Rome
This article presents different applications of COMSOL Multiphysics in the context of the mathematical modeling of biological systems. Simulations of excitable media like cardiac and neural tissues are discussed. --------------------------------- Keynote speaker's biography: Simonetta Filippi is member of the Engineering Faculty at the University Campus Biomedico and of the ...

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23 August 2011
Social media and its role in the London riots rages on
This week may shed more light on how the government, and in turn the police, will manage social media in times of unrest. On Thursday, social network Facebook, microblogging service Twitter and Research in Motion (RIM)'s Blackberry are to meet the UK Home Office to discuss the riots in England.
Whichever way the government moves it's going to have a major impact on the way social environments are managed, not just in times of civil unrest, but at anytime. Hopefully there will be an understanding that social media can have both a positive or negative impact, pretty much like any other communication tool, with responsibility squarely laid amongst providers, users and stakeholders.
Individuals and groups have been sharing information for a number of years and it has taken the recent rioting for certain quarters to become aware of how powerful this can be and the fallout that it can have for the wider community (good and bad).
We may never know what transpires at the meeting on Thursday, or indeed if all the aforementioned organisations will be in attendance, but if the powers that be are focused on three providers and not the wider issues that they are faced with, this may be an indication that they are not prepared to meet many more technology issues ahead.
We've all seen ingenuity rise above expectations, so if the clampdown on certain providers is the sole goal (and for them to be silenced at times of civil unrest), then we may see the migration of information sharing to other multiple providers. After all, the intention may be using what works, rather than what is socially popular in this instance to avoid monitoring.
Summer may nearly be over, but with the Notting Hill Carnival, one of the UK's largest events set for this bank holiday weekend and not much public discussion around its policing (off or online) until today - in particular to social environments. We could witness another outburst if already frayed relationships are pushed again to the limit. Lets hope that if there is any tension that they are dismissed with the amazing carnival atmosphere and all enjoy what could be a great bank holiday weekend.
If you missed BBC Click's report on social media usage during the riots 'How has technology affected the riots in England?', you can watch it here and on the BBC iPlayer.
With the British media now honing in on social media stories connecting to the riots, including sentencing for inciting rioting using social networks, some of what we saw were:
England riots: Two jailed for using Facebook to incite disorder
16 August 2011 Last updated at 19:57
Facebook flashplodder to appeal against 4-yr cooler stint
17th August 2011 11:57 GMT
Facebook 'inciters' appeal four year sentence
17 August 2011 Last updated at 17:29
Man jailed for Facebook incitement to riot to appeal
17 August 2011 Last updated at 18:45
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Under the tenure of Xavier's 34th president Father Michael J. Graham, S.J., Xavier University has seen dramatic growth and change with academic growth, new facilities, community initiatives and an enrichment of Xavier's foundational Jesuit Catholic mission, tradition and heritage.
Since assuming the presidency on January 1, 2001, Graham's vision has been to invigorate Xavier's Jesuit tradition of serving society by educating students to become rigorous and reflective, committed and compassionate men and women for and with others.
- Recognized as one of the top 10 universities in the Midwest for the last 20 years by U.S. News & World Report, including a rank of fifth for 2015.
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- Named among "The Best 379 Colleges" in America and one of 322 "Green Colleges" by The Princeton Review.
- Ranked among the "100 Best Values in Private Colleges" by Kiplinger's Personal Finance.
- Ranked first for having the best graduation rate among Midwest master's-level colleges and universities.
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- 76% of Xavier applicants accepted to medical school
- 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio
- 26% multicultural students - Class of 2018
- 94% career outcome rate
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- Fix buffer overruns when muxing MAT frames (Dolby TrueHD, Meridian Lossless Packing)
- Fix wrong frame length calculation in passthrough of 14-bit-encoded DTS streams
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- Meridian Lossless Packing up to 5.1 176.4kHz 24bit
Dolby audio test files come from well-renowned internet sources.
DTS audio test files come from well-renowned internet sources, or were encoded by myself.
MLP audio test files are from DVD-Audio disks.
Additional GUI settings:
When output to HDMI is selected, bitstream output of high-res audio formats becomes enabled:
In case of DTS, the maximum supported DTS format of the connected DTS decoder may be selected. Unsupported DTS formats may be output as core bitstream then, or as LPCM decoded by XBMC:
Bitstreaming is not enabled for the XBMC music player (yet), but for testing purposes all of the above audio formats may be played with XBMC's video player.
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Michael sighed and shook his head. "You know, these jokes can be classified as a case of homophobia. Would you like to see a counselor?" The silence he got in reply was enough let Michael know he got his point across. "Is everything set for the mission?"
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quote:Without a doubt, Tennessee, 2010. If T-Bob doesn't snap the ball to a befuddled JJ, CLM might not be here today. He should hire Dooley as well for having 13 people on the field.
quote:We've been dominant, pretty much, since that game.
quote:This x 1,000. It's like the man has a little good luck charm following him around. He's had his arse saved more times than a cat has lives by the strangest circumstances. Any other coach under similar circumstances would not have things fall that way and would have been fired long ago.


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Almost half of all organisations believe their vulnerability to fraud risk has increased in the last 12 months, it has been reported.
Research conducted by Deloitte found that fraud remains at the forefront of board agendas, with 43 per cent reporting increased vulnerability.
Some 98 per cent of organisations said they encourage a strong approach to fraud risk, with 79 per cent having a documented fraud policy.
However, 40 per cent are still not performing regular fraud risk assessments, which may be hampering their efforts to identify weaknesses.
Michael Jones, partner in Deloitte's Enterprise Risk Services practice, said there is still work to be done by companies to ensure fraud is kept to a minimum.
"While continued economic uncertainty has given greater attention to the risk of fraud within organisations, the fact that many organisations are still not performing regular fraud risk assessments is an area of weakness," he stated.
"Failure to undertake fraud risk assessments on a regular basis will make it difficult for internal audit functions to determine how to effectively focus key and sometimes limited resources on the areas of highest risk."
Jarrod Haggerty, a partner in Deloitte's Forensic Technology practice, said there is "clearly work to be done" by some organisations.
They need to change their approach in order to successfully manage and analyse large volumes of data in an efficient and meaningful manner, he stated.
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Tairaa wrote:What's the legal limit for alcohol content in beer over there? 3%?
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I used to only drink the hard stuff, but I do so a little less frequently now. It's a different kind of drunk, I find that beer makes me cheery, rosie, energetic, happy, outgoing.
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quote:You seem to be forgetting the Bob matches which needed Connor Casey and others like him to win.
quote:My issue main issue with Jurgen is that he has a terrible eye for talent.
quote:Bob's teams played ugly at times
quote:Name three matches where Bob played "pretty."
quote:played ugly at times
quote:Judging Klinsmann based on CONCACAF results is moronic. That isn't why we hired him.
quote:Bob got killed for playing "Bradley Ball" but at least he wasn't trying to make the USMNT into something that it cannot be
quote:Remember that Bob Bradley had a a 100% record during this round of qualifying, until his side of experimental players (Adu and Davies the only real standout names) lost a meaningless final round game in Trinidad.


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Evie Shockley is the author of two books of poetry: the new black (Wesleyan UP, 2011)—one of Library Journal's Best Books of 2011 and an Honor Book in Poetry in the 2012 BCALA Literary Awards—and a half-red sea (Carolina Wren Press, 2006). She has also published a critical study, Renegade Poetics: Black Aesthetics and Formal Innovation in African American Poetry (U of Iowa P, 2011).
Her poetry and essays have appeared in such journals and anthologies as African American Review, Contemporary Literature, Callaloo, The Nation, CURA, Harvard Review, Tri-Quarterly Online, Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry, Contemporary African American Literature: Our Living Canon.
Shockley's awards include the 2012 Holmes National Poetry Prize, a Leo Maitlin Fellowship from the Millay Colony for the Arts (2011), an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship (2008), and a Schomburg Scholars-in-Residence Fellowship from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (2007).
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DOVER — The Dover High School girls basketball team did well to rally from a 13-point deficit on Friday night against Salem.
"We were being more aggressive," said Dover sophomore forward Mercedes McDermott, whose steal led to a layup by Molly St. Germain that knotted things at 54-54 with 3:28 to go in the contest, the first time it was tied since 2-2 in the game's opening minutes. "We had better passes in the fourth quarter and we stopped turning it over as much." Salem's Emily Hickey hit her third 3-pointer of the night to put the Blue Devils (6-4) up 57-54. Then McDermott converted a 3-point play to tie it again with 2:42 to play. "Dover hit some nice shots," Salem coach Anne Alosa said. "Overall, they did a nice job maintaining their composure. The ball's going to swing one way or another, but it was a fun game to play." Salem got the lead back up to four (63-59), then Dover's Abby Tilton cut it to two with a pair of free throws at the 1:25 mark. The Green Wave then caught a break when Skylan Longtin missed the front end of a one-and-one, but Dover wasn't able to get the tying bucket on the other end of the floor. Salem hit 4 of 7 free throws down the stretch to shut the door on the Green Wave.
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I'm sure glad I didn't waste 50-100 bucks on that pathetic display last night. Not one fight either... I see fans staying away in droves... What a goddamn ripoff.
GREAT JOB NHL, for ROYALLY screwing up what was once BY AND FAR the most kick ass spectator sport on earth. It used to be edge of your seat excitement. Now, fans just sit there like zombies and zone out as nondescript players wearing 4 inches of armor bounce around like pinballs, injuring each other indiscriminately because they know they won't get their asses kicked.
You know all these open ice hits we think are so bitchin... you know, the ones that destroyed Eric Lindros' career, screwed up Paul Kariya, and knocked Pat LaFontaine out of the game? Well, you used to get your ass kicked for something like that, clean or not. That's just the way it was.
Last night, Cam Janssen steamrolls a Panther and who is there to kick his ass? Nobody, because being a pussy on the ice is now part of the NHL's philosophy. So, unless there's a goon on the ice, nothing happens. Other players need to step up. I guess they're too worried about getting a punch in the nose or (Franking) up their expensive dental work.
It's absolutely pathetic.
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June 8, 2009--A male jaguar focuses on a camera trap as the device snaps his photo on April 27, 2008, in Peru's Amazon rain forest.
The camera was one of 23 set up over 8.5 square miles (22 square kilometers) in a remote and unstudied region of the country's northeast as part of the Peruvian Amazon Biodiversity Project, run by the National Zoo's Center for Conservation Education and Sustainability in Washington, D.C.
The project is investigating how wildlife--particularly a small feline called an ocelot--is being impacted by oil exploration by the Madrid-based petroleum company Repsol Exploración Peru. (See a map of the region.)
So far, preliminary results suggest that ocelots and other big cats, including jaguars, have not been disrupted by exploration operations, said National Zoo research scientist Joe Kolowski. (The oil company is funding the project, but Kolowski said the firm has no influence on the research.)
The project is also recording the area's rare and elusive forest creatures. Between April and September 2008, Kolowski and colleagues captured at least 28 different species of mammals and 18 species of birds on film. (See more camera-trap photos taken recently in Ecuador.)
Checking the camera every ten days was like "Christmas morning," Kolowski said. "There was a lot of anticipation and anxiety about what we would find … ."
This particular jaguar--identifiable by his spot pattern--was photographed nine times at four separate camera stations, a pattern of movement that is not unusual for the wide-ranging predators, he said.
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Armadillo and Ocelot
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A curious ocelot trails a nine-banded armadillo in an April 29, 2008, image captured by a camera trap in the remote reaches of northeastern Peru's Amazon rain forest.
The armadillo likely wasn't on the menu: Ocelots usually go after small rodents, birds, and reptiles--and the cat would probably have had a hard time getting through the armadillo's tough armor.
Camera-trap photographs of two animals interacting are rare, Kolowski said, "and give you some idea of what the animals are doing in the forest, which is always interesting."June 8, 2009
Salvin's Curassow
Photograph courtesy Peruvian Amazon Biodiversity Project
A prized game bird, the Salvin's curassow (pictured above in an April 2008 camera-trap photo in northeastern Peru) is declining throughout the human-inhabited areas of its range, which also includes Colombia and eastern Ecuador.
But the turkey-size bird seems to be doing well in areas without hunting pressures, such as in the secluded region of the Amazon where this photograph was taken.
For the Peruvian Amazon Biodiversity Project, National Zoo researchers are using a new type of digital "trail" camera with sensors that register an animal's body heat and movement. The new digital cameras also store thousands of photos, so the scientists don't need to trek off-site to develop film.June 8, 2009
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Easily hunted for their meat, the gentle giants are now scarcely seen throughout most of South America.
Seeing photographs of such rain forest animals is important, because the images can help "people to realize what's out there in a place where they'll likely never be able to go and see for themselves," the National Zoo's Kolowski said.June 8, 2009
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Photograph courtesy Peruvian Amazon Biodiversity Project
The few studies done on the short-eared dog (photographed by a camera trap on May 4, 2008) have centered on its diet, which mostly consists of rodents and fruit.
Many people don't realize two species of wild dog roam the Amazon rain forest, the National Zoo's Kolowski said, so these photos show people "animals that they know nothing about and may not [have] even thought existed."June 8, 2009
Bush Dogs
Photograph courtesy Peruvian Amazon Biodiversity Project
An image of two rarely seen bush dogs taken on April 14, 2008 is perhaps the "most exciting" of all the camera-trap photos recovered so far as part of the National Zoo's Peruvian Amazon Biodiversity Project, Kolowski said.
Almost nothing is known about this species, which is rarely seen even by indigenous people who live and hunt in the rain forest.
"It's fascinating how elusive these guys can be," Kolowski said, adding that it's unusual for a large dog species to go unstudied for so long.
What scientists do know is that the animals are social, Kolowski said. In both camera-trap photos that have been taken so far during the project, bush dogs appeared in pairs.June 8, 2009
Peccary and Piglet
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A collared peccary and her very young piglet get their photo taken as they pause for a rest in a remote area of northeastern Peru on August 18, 2008.
In addition to counting species and estimating population numbers, camera-trap photos provide scientists with unusual insights into animal behavior, such when different species reproduce.
For instance, scientists could estimate the age of the piglet in this photo and figure out when peccaries usually birth, Kolowski pointed out.
The zoo researcher hopes the Peruvian Amazon Biodiversity Project will allow "people to see the huge diversity of animals that live in the Amazon," as well as make the public aware of some of the threats, such as hunting and habitat loss, that exist for these rare creatures.June 8, 2009
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Political action committee
In the United States, a political action committee (PAC) is a type of organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.[1][2] The legal term PAC has been created in pursuit of Campaign finance reform in the United States. This term is quite specific to all activities of Campaign finance in the United States. Democracies of other countries use different terms for the units of campaign spending or spending on political competition (see Political finance). At the U.S. federal level, an organization becomes a PAC when it receives or spends more than $2,600 for the purpose of influencing a federal election, according to the Federal Election Campaign Act.[3] At the state level, an organization becomes a PAC according to the state's election laws.
In 1947, as part of the Taft–Hartley Act, the U.S. Congress prohibited labor unions or corporations from spending money to influence federal elections, and prohibited labor unions from contributing to candidate campaigns (an earlier law, the 1907 Tillman Act, had prohibited corporations from contributing to campaigns). In response to these limitations, the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) created a separate political fund that it called the Political Action Committee. This was the first political action committee.
In 1971, United States Congress passed the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA). In 1974, Amendments to FECA defined how a PAC could operate and established the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to enforce the nation's campaign finance laws. The 1974 amendments also restricted the amount of money that could be given directly to a Congressional campaign, spurring a boom in the creation of PACs as campaigns shifted how they raised money.[4]
FECA and subsequent FEC rules provide a range of restrictions on PACs:
- Individuals are limited to contributing $5,000 per year to federal PACs;
- Corporations and unions may not contribute directly to federal PACs, but can pay for the administrative costs of a PAC affiliated with the specific corporation or union;
- Corporate-affiliated PACs may only solicit contributions from executives, shareholders, and their families;
- Contributions from corporate or labor union treasuries are illegal, though they may sponsor a PAC and provide financial support for its administration and fundraising;
- Union-affiliated PACs may only solicit contributions from members;
- Independent PACs may solicit contributions from the general public and must pay their own costs from those funds.
Federal multi-candidate PACs may contribute to candidates as follows:
- $5,000 to a candidate or candidate committee for each election (primary and general elections count as separate elections);
- $15,000 to a political party per year; and
- $5,000 to another PAC per year.
- PACs may make unlimited expenditures independently of a candidate or political party
In its 2010 case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the United States Supreme Court overturned sections of the Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (also known as the McCain-Feingold Act) that had prohibited corporate and union political independent expenditures in political campaigns.[5] Citizens United made it legal for corporations and unions to spend from their general treasuries to finance independent expenditures related to campaigns, but did not alter the prohibition on direct corporate or union contributions to federal campaigns.[6][7] Organizations seeking to contribute directly to federal candidate campaigns must still rely on traditional PACs for that purpose.[8]
Federal law formally allows for two types of PACs: connected and non-connected. Judicial decisions added a third classification, independent-expenditure only committees, which are colloquially known as "Super PACs".
Connected PACs[edit]
Most of the 4,600 active, registered PACs are "connected PACs" established by businesses, labor unions, trade groups, or health organizations. These PACs receive and raise money from a "restricted class," generally consisting of managers and shareholders in the case of a corporation and members in the case of a union or other interest group. As of January 2009, there were 1,598 registered corporate PACs, 272 related to labor unions and 995 to trade organizations.[9]
Non-connected PACs[edit]
Groups with an ideological mission, single-issue groups, and members of Congress and other political leaders may form "non-connected PACs". These organizations may accept funds from any individual, connected PAC, or organization. As of January 2009, there were 1,594 non-connected PACs, the fastest-growing category.[9]
Leadership PACs[edit]
Elected officials and political parties cannot give more than the federal limit directly to candidates. However, they can set up a Leadership PAC that makes independent expenditures. Provided the expenditure is not coordinated with the other candidate, this type of spending is not limited.[10]
Under the FEC rules, leadership PACs are non-connected PACs, and can accept donations from individuals and other PACs. Since current officeholders have an easier time attracting contributions, Leadership PACs are a way dominant parties can capture seats from other parties. A leadership PAC sponsored by an elected official cannot use funds to support that official's own campaign. However, it may fund travel, administrative expenses, consultants, polling, and other non-campaign expenses.[11][12][13]
Between 2008 and 2009, leadership PACs raised and spent more than $47 million.[14]
Controversial use of leadership PACs[edit]
- Former Rep. John Doolittle's (R) leadership PAC paid 15% to a firm that only employed his wife. Payouts to his wife's firm were $68,630 in 2003 and 2004, and $224,000 in 2005 and 2006. The Doolittle home was raided in 2007.[15] After years of investigation, the Justice Department dropped the case with no charges in June 2010.
- One Leadership PAC purchased $2,139 in gifts from Bose Corporation.[16]
- Former Rep. Richard Pombo (R) used his leadership PAC to pay hotel bills ($22,896) and buy baseball tickets ($320) for donors.[17]
- Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D) leadership PAC, Team Majority, was fined $21,000 by federal election officials "for improperly accepting donations over federal limits."[18]
Super PACs[edit]
Super PACs, officially known as "independent-expenditure only committees," may not make contributions to candidate campaigns or parties, but may engage in unlimited political spending independently of the campaigns. Unlike traditional PACs, they can raise funds from individuals, corporations, unions, and other groups without any legal limit on donation size.[19]
Super PACs were made possible by two judicial decisions: the aforementioned Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and, two months later, Speechnow.org v. FEC. In Speechnow.org, the federal Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit held that PACs that did not make contributions to candidates, parties, or other PACs could accept unlimited contributions from individuals, unions, and corporations (both for profit and not-for-profit) for the purpose of making independent expenditures.
The result of the Citizens United and SpeechNow.org decisions was the rise of a new type of political action committee in 2010, popularly dubbed the "super PAC".[20] In an open meeting on July 22, 2010, the FEC approved two Advisory Opinions to modify FEC policy in accordance with the legal decisions. [21] These Advisory Opinions were issued in response to requests from two existing PACs, Club for Growth, and Commonsense Ten, which later became Senate Majority PAC. The opinions gave a sample wording letter which all Super PACs must submit to qualify for the deregulated status, and such letters continue to be used by Super PACs up to the present date. FEC Chairman Steven T. Walther dissented on both opinions and issued a statement giving his thoughts. In the statement, Walther stated "There are provisions of the Act and Commission regulations not addressed by the court in SpeechNow that continue to prohibit Commonsense Ten from soliciting or accepting contributions from political committees in excess of $5,000 annually or any contributions from corporations or labor organizations." (emphasis in original) [22]
The term "Super PAC," was coined by reporter Eliza Newlin Carney.[23] According to Politico, Carney, a staff writer covering lobbying and influence for CQ Roll Call, "made the first identifiable, published reference to 'super PAC' as it's known today while working at National Journal, writing on June 26, 2010, of a group called Workers' Voices, that it was a kind of '"super PAC" that could become increasingly popular in the post-Citizens United world.'"[24]
According to FEC advisories, Super PACs are not allowed to coordinate directly with candidates or political parties. This restriction is intended to prevent them from operating campaigns that complement or parallel those of the candidates they support or engaging in negotiations that could result in quid pro quo bargaining between donors to the PAC and the candidate or officeholder. However, it is legal for candidates and Super PAC managers to discuss campaign strategy and tactics through the media.[25][26]
2012 Election[edit]
Super PACs may support particular candidacies. In the 2012 presidential election, Super PACs played a major role, spending more than the candidates' election campaigns in the Republican primaries.[27] As of early April 2012, Restore Our Future—a Super PAC usually described as having been created to help Mitt Romney's presidential campaign—had spent $40 million. Winning Our Future (a pro–Newt Gingrich group) spent $16 million.[28] Some Super PACs are run or advised by a candidate's former staff or associates.[29]
In the 2012 election campaign, most of the money given to super PACs came from wealthy individuals, not corporations.[27] According to data from the Center for Responsive Politics, the top 100 individual super PAC donors in 2011–2012 made up just 3.7% of contributors, but accounted for more than 80% of the total money raised,[30] while less than 0.5% of the money given to "the most active Super PACs" was donated by publicly traded corporations.[31] Super PACs have been criticized for relying heavily on negative ads.[32]
As of February 2012, according to Center for Responsive Politics, 313 groups organized as Super PACs had received $98,650,993 and spent $46,191,479. This means early in the 2012 election cycle, PACs had already greatly exceeded total receipts of 2008. The leading Super PAC on its own raised more money than the combined total spent by the top 9 PACS in the 2008 cycle.[33]
The 2012 figures do not include funds raised by state level PACs.
Disclosure rules[edit]
By January 2010, at least 38 states and the federal government required disclosure for all or some independent expenditures or electioneering communications.[34] These disclosures were intended to deter potentially or seemingly corrupting donations.[35][36]
Yet despite disclosure rules, it is possible to spend money without voters knowing the identities of donors before the election.[37] In federal elections, for example, political action committees have the option to choose to file reports on a "monthly" or "quarterly" basis.[38][39][40] This allows funds raised by PACs in the final days of the election to be spent and votes cast before the report is due.
In one high-profile case, a donor to a super PAC kept his name hidden by using an LLC formed for the purpose of hiding their personal name.[41] One super PAC, that originally listed a $250,000 donation from an LLC that no one could find, led to a subsequent filing where the previously "secret donors" were revealed.[42] However, campaign finance experts have argued that this tactic is already illegal, since it would constitute a contribution in the name of another.[43]
2008 election[edit]
In the 2008 election, the top nine PACs spent a total of $25,794,807 (directly, and via their affiliates and subsidiaries) as follows:
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers PAC $3,344,650
- AT&T Federal PAC $3,108,200
- American Bankers Association (BANK PAC) $2,918,140
- National Beer Wholesalers Association PAC $2,869,000
- Dealers Election Action Committee of the National Automobile Dealers Association $2,860,000
- International Association of Fire Fighters $2,734,900
- International Union of Operating Engineers PAC $2,704,067
- American Association for Justice PAC $2,700,500
- Laborers' International Union of North America PAC $2,555,350
See also[edit]
- 501(c)(4) organizations
- 527 group
- Campaign finance in the United States
- Issue advocacy ads
- Lobbying in the United States
- Money loop
- Politics of the United States
- Soft money
- ^ Janda, Kenneth; Berry, Jeffrey M.; Goldman, Jerry (2008-12-19). The Challenge of Democracy: American Government in a Global World (10 ed.). Boston: Cengage Learning. p. 309. ISBN 054720454X. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ "Kentucky: Secretary of State - Civics Glossary". Sos.ky.gov. 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ "Federal Campaign Finance Laws". Federal Election Commission. April 2008. p. 1: §431. Definitions (4). Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ Krieger,. Joel (2012). The Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199891160.
- ^ Ely, Jr., James W. (2012) [2005]. Hall, Kermit L., ed. The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States (Electronic) (Encyclopedia) (2 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199916467.
- ^ 2 U.S.C. § 441b
- ^ http://www.sec.gov/comments/4-637/4637-21.pdf
- ^ Murse, Tom. "What is a Super PAC?". About.com U.S. Politics. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ a b "News Release: Number of Federal PACs Increases", March 9, 2009, Federal Election Commission
- ^ Kurtzleben, Danielle (September 27, 2010). "DeMint's PAC Spends $1.5 Million in Independent Expenditures". U.S. News and World Report.
- ^ Stern, Marcus; LaFleur, Jennifer (September 26, 2009). "Leadership PACs: Let the Good Times Roll". Pro Publica. Retrieved December 10, 2009.
- ^ "Leadership PACs and Sponsors". Federal Election Commission.
- ^ "Congress 101: Political Action Committees". Congressional Quarterly.
- ^ "Leadership PACs". OpenSecrets.org. Center for Responsive Politics. 2010.
- ^ FBI raids Abramoff-linked congressman's home, NBC News, Joel Seidman April 19, 2007
- ^ "Political Action Committees". OpenSecrets.org. Center for Responsive Politics. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ Weisman, Jonathan; Birnbaum, Jeffrey H. (July 11, 2006). "Lawmaker Criticized for PAC Fees Paid to Wife". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "Pelosi PAC fined $21,000 by federal elections officials". USA Today. February 11, 2004. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "Outside Spending (2010)". OpenSecrets.org. Center for Responsive Politics.
- ^ Cordes, Nancy (June 30, 2011). "Colbert gets a Super PAC; So what are they?". CBS News. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
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- ^ "Component Parts", Matt Corley, March 14, 2012
- ^ "How Super PACs got their name", Dave Levinthal, January 10, 2012
- ^ Grier, Peter (January 18, 2012). "Will Jon Stewart go to jail for running Stephen Colbert's super PAC?". The Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ McGlynn, Katla (January 18, 2012). "Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert Expose More Super PAC Loopholes Without 'Coordinating'". The Huffington Post.
- ^ a b Crankocracy In America. Who really benefitted from Citizens United?. Timothy Noah. 29 March 2012.
- ^ Winning Our Future. factcheck.org. 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Who's Financing the 'Super PACs'". The New York Times, February 20, 2012 [February 1, 2012]
- ^ Can 46 rich dudes buy an election? By Charles Riley @CNNMoney March 26, 2012
- ^ Corporations don't pony up for super PACs By ANNA PALMER and ABBY PHILLIP| politico.com| 3/8/12
- ^ Mooney, Brian C. (February 2, 2012). "Super PACs fueling GOP attack ads". The Boston Globe. 2012-02-02
- ^ "Super PACs". OpenSecrets.org. Center for Responsive Politics. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
- ^ Citizens Informed: Broader Disclosure and Disclaimer for Corporate Electoral Advocacy in the Wake of Citizens United, Yale Law School Legal Scholarship Repository, Page 625 footnote 13, by Daniel Winik Yale Law School, January 1, 2010
- ^ Campaign finance disclosure 2.0, Election Law Journal, by Richard Briffault, Page 14 of 31, November 4, 2010
- ^ Towards a Madisonian, interest-group-based, approach to lobbying regulation, University of Alabama School of Law, by Anita S. Krishnakumar, Page 10 of 61, February 18, 2007
- ^ Who funds Super PAC? FEC looks into powerful influence, By Gail Russell Chaddock, The Christian Science Monitor, Feb 02, 2012
- ^ "Super PACs" in Federal Elections: Overview and Issues for Congress, Congressional Research Service, by R. Sam Garrett, December 2, 2011
- ^ Federal Election Commission web site, Sourced: February 5, 2012
- ^ Forgetting a lesson from Watergate, CNN, By John Blake, February 4, 2012
- ^ In D.C., a mockery of campaign finance laws, Washington Post, By Colbert I. King, Published: January 14, 2012
- ^ A secret donor revealed, New York Times, By Michael Luo, February 7, 2010
- ^ The Strange Case of W. Spann LLC, by Bradley A. Smith, August 5, 2011
External links[edit]
- FEC.gov - Political Action Committees (PAC)
- FEC.gov - Speechnow.org v. FEC
- OpenSecrets.org from the Center for Responsive Politics
- FactCheck.org Players Guide 2012
- FactCheck.org Players Guide 2014
- PoliticalMoneyLine dot-com company that offers some free information; detailed info requires a subscription
- Sunlight Foundation


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