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After starring in countless hardcore pornographic films and ruining his health with alcohol and drugs, actor Harry Reems - best known for his role as a randy doctor in "Deep Throat" - turned to God. He spent the next 20-plus years clean and sober, married to the same woman and attending church. Reems has passed away at the age of 65.
Pornographic film star Harry Reems would find God and embrace born-again Christianity later in life.
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3/20/2013 (3 years ago)
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Keywords: Harry Reems, pornography, born again, alcoholism, cancer
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Reems, whose real name was Herbert Streicher was working on the Florida-shot pornographic film "Deep Throat" as a lighting technician when he was offered the lead male role. "Deep Throat" would reap untold millions - but not for any of the actors. Female star Linda Lovelace would die in a traffic accident, living in poverty and obscurity. Reems was paid all of $250 for his work in the film.
Reems already had a somewhat shady past. His father had been a bookie for the New York mob, and "Deep Throat" was financed by the organized crime-mob's money.
With his bushy moustache and easy-going style, Reems had a charisma and likeability that endeared him to audiences. He made a few R-rated films, but the notoriety he won from "Deep Throat" relegated him to pornographic films. He remains the only U.S. actor ever tried and convicted of pandering obscenities for being in a film. The conviction was overturned on appeal, but the damage to any possible career for Reems in "legit" films was done.
Reems would plunge into end-stage alcoholism. While appearing in many pornographic films throughout the 1970s and 1980s, he would often be reduced to panhandling on Los Angeles streets.
Reems would find God and embrace born-again Christianity. Turning his back on acting, Reems became a salesman for a time-share company, selling condos in Jamaica. Eventually he moved to Park City, Utah and sold real estate. He earned a full broker's license, and was a certified investment Realtor.
He also became active in Park City's 12-step recovery community and took his last drink in 1989. A year or so after becoming sober, he met his wife Jeannie, to whom he proposed marriage on the first date. Married four months later, the couple was to spend 22 years together. It was the first marriage for both.
"If I didn't put God in my life, I'd be dead now," he said. "I am not religious. I'm spiritual, 100 percent."
Reems had made peace with the past - he kept the name Harry Reems as a real estate agent, and never denied being the shaggy haired Romeo of countless skin flicks. "The past is the past," he would say.
Suffering peripheral neuropathy and emphysema, Reems retired form real estate. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year and lost his battle with the disease this week.
On a personal level, I had met various people who knew Reems while he worked in real estate and they all said he was the most honest and generous guy you could ever hope to meet.
Rest in peace, Harry.
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by David Wilkerson, CTO
It is vital to distinguish between a mobile site and a mobile app, even though the skills and technologies required for a hybrid app overlap.
What is a mobile "hybrid" app? Since the IBM acquisition of Worklight this year and release of version 5.0, a lot of interest in the newest member of the IBM product family has been generated. It is a response rich with confusion regarding the meaning of "app" and "hybrid."
The IBM Worklight product is a member of the IBM Mobile Foundation along with two other key products: IBM Cast Iron, and IBM Endpoint Manager. IBM describes Worklight as, "An open mobile application platform for smartphones and tablets that helps organizations efficiently develop, run, and manage HTML5, hybrid, and native applications."
The Worklight product components include a server and a development tool. The server is Java based and runs on a WebSphere Application Server. The development tool, called the Worklight Studio, includes an ability to integrate with lifecycle management by IBM Rational Team Concert, and multi device runtime support. The hybrid approach which relies on HTML5 is based on the Apache Cordova project, more commonly known as PhoneGap.
IBM has other products available in the mobile solution space such as Web Experience Factory and WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0 and Mobile. I am of the opinion that if you have already invested in these platforms and can build a solution that is entirely constructed using these technologies, then you should do so.
However, if you find you need access to native device features such as the ability to store and work with information off line, you will require some amount of device specific code. Worklight provides such a framework. It is far more than "just another mobile site development tool."
One aspect about the Worklight platform that a lot of people overlook is that they can develop solutions across an entire continuum from mobile "site" to native "app." By leveraging the Worklight platform you will have access to a highly manageable application, push notification framework, and a server interface for secure integration of enterprise content and related solutions. In addition, Worklight gives organizations a way to distribute a public solution through an app store such as Apple's iTunes or Google Play. And, as most of us know, there's a lot to be said for that.
This article is from our monthly resource e-Newsletter. Did you miss it in your inbox? Visit our eNewsletter archives for past editions or if you want to receive our monthly newsletter automatically, simply write to Ruth Jarvis and request to be added to our E-Newsletter list. Thank you!

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Wiley Has Weak Second Quarter; Restructuring Planned
Posted at 5:29PM Monday 10 Dec 2012Soft higher education markets, tight library budgets, and sluggish global retail channels, resulted in a disappointing second quarter at John Wiley. For the period ended October 31, revenue fell 3%, to $431.8 million, and operating income declined 13%, to $62.9 million. CEO Steven Smith said in prepared remarks that, due to what Wiley sees as permanent changes in some consumer behavior, it is preparing a restructuring program that will "better align" its costs "with current and expected market conditions as they impact our traditional print business."


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Have you checked out La Crosse's brand new 3D Mural yet?
The city's arts board chairperson says thousands of people have taken it in. Dozens more have stopped to look at the massive mural on the side of The Pump House in downtown La Crosse while driving or walking by.
The artwork by internationally recognized artist John Pugh is complete, but the area around it is still being spruced up.
There's some landscaping that needs to be completed and the arts board is waiting to add a statement from the artist on what he wanted to achieve.
"It's a complex work and it's important to spend a few minutes with it and see elements that people don't notice," said Arts Board Chair Donald Smith.


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Report: Madonna To Headline Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show
SBNation.com is reporting that Madonna has been picked for the halftime show for the Super Bowl. Citing an inside source, the website says that the Material Girl will be performing at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the February 5 event.
After Janet Jackson's infamous wardrobe malfunction in 2004, the NFL has been picking classic acts for their halftime shows. Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, and The Who have all performed since. Last year the Black Eyed Peas, Usher, and Slash took the stage to poor reviews.
Madonna is a fairly risky choice compared to those other acts in terms of sexual content. Also, how many football fans are fans of Madonna? Does her music really reflect the sport in any way?
What do you think of Madonna performing during the Super Bowl?


text: Bio for Michael R. Lewis, M.D. Michael R. Lewis, M.D.Associate Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory MedicineDivision Chief, Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology & Laboratory MedicineDirector, Flow Cytometry Laboratory, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Contact Information E-mail: email@example.com Location: EP-114A ExpertiseHematopathologyPostdoctoral Training2004-2005 Fellow, Gynecologic Oncology Pathology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center2002-2003 Fellow, Hematopathology, University of Utah Hospital and Clinics2000-2002 Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Fletcher Allen Health Care / University of Vermont; Chief Resident, 2001-20021998-2000 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Pathology and Biochemistry, University of Vermont1996-1998 Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Fletcher Allen Health Care / University of VermontEducation1992 BA, Mathematics (magna cum laude) Southern Methodist University1996 MD, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston2002 MBA, University of VermontAcademic Appointments2011 - Present Associate Professor/Attending Pathologist, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont/The University of Vermont Medical Center2006 - Present Affiliate Member, Vermont Cancer Center2005 - Present Attending Pathologist, Department of Pathology, The University of Vermont Medical Center2005 - 2011 Assistant Professor/Attending Pathologist, Department of Pathology, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health CareAwards and Honors2015 Accepted as Member of the Teaching Academy, University of Vermont College of Medicine2013 Nominated for Pathology Residents' Annual Teaching Award, Fletcher Allen Health Care /University of Vermont2012 Nominated for Pathology Residents' Annual Teaching Award, Fletcher Allen Health Care / University of Vermont2011 Nominated for Dean Warshaw Integration Award (recognizing the faculty member whose teaching best captures the spirit of the Vermont Integrated Curriculum) by the Class of 2014, University of Vermont College of Medicine2011 Participant in the American Heart Association's 37th Ten-Day Seminar on the Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease2010 Participant in the Harvard School of Public Health's Leadership Development Program for Physicians in Academic Health Centers2009 Good Catch Award, Fletcher Allen Health Care, For noting error in National Quality Forum Serious Reportable Event reference to "patient death or serious disability associated with a hemolytic reaction due to the administration of ABO/HLA-incompatible blood or blood products"2007-2011 ISAC Scholar, International Society for Advancement of Cytometry2001 Beta Gamma Sigma1992 Phi Beta Kappa1991-1992 Ervin J. and Thelma P. Prouse Scholarship, Southern Methodist UniversityPublications2016 Meydani SN, Das SK, Pieper CF, Lewis MR, Klein S, Dixit VD, Gupta AK, Villareal DT, Bhapkar M, Huang M, Fuss PJ, Roberts SB, Holloszy JO, Fontana L. Long-term moderate calorie restriction inhibits inflammation without impairing cell-mediated immunity: a randomized controlled trial in non-obese humans. Aging (Albany NY). 2016 Jul;8(7):1416-31.PMID: 274104802016 Villareal DT, Fontana L, Das SK, Redman L, Smith SR, Saltzman E, Bales C, Rochon J, Pieper C, Huang M, Lewis MR, Schwartz AV. Effect of two-year caloric restriction on bone metabolism and bone mineral density in non-obese younger adults: a randomized clinical trial. J Bone Miner Res 2016;31:40-51. (PubMed ID 26332798)2015 Schaberg KB, Evans MF, Wilcox R, Lewis MR. Antisecretory medication is associated with decreased Helicobacter pylori detection in gastric marginal zone lymphoma. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2015 Dec;19(6):397-402. PMID: 266157052014 Pittas AG, Dawson-Hughes B, Sheehan PR, Rosen CJ, Ware JH, Knowler WC, Staten MA; D2d Research Group. Rationale and design of the Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes (D2d) study: a diabetes prevention trial. Diabetes Care. 2014 Dec;37(12):3227-34. PMID: 252051392014 Devitt KA, Lunde JH, Lewis MR. New onset pancytopenia in adults: a review of underlying pathologies and their associated clinical and laboratory findings. Leuk Lymphoma. 2014 May;55(5):1099-105. PMID: 238293062007 Fung MK, Lewis MR, Bushor S, Capeless E, Fuller R. Antibodies to low-incidence antigens: do we need a different set of rules in prenatal laboratory evaluation? Transfusion. 2007 Nov;47(11):2170-1. PMID: 17958548 For a complete list of Michael Lewis's publications, please visit PubMed.


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Far Cry 3 Preview -- Welcome to the JungleBy Jake Gaskill - Posted Feb 16, 2012
Outside the cozy confines of the Ubisoft Montreal offices, a good foot of snow covers the sidewalks and open field across the street and the temperature rests at a brisk 20 degrees. Inside, we are preparing to take a trip to a place that couldn't be farther from the scene outside the windows, a tropical island whose breathtaking vistas and sun drenched environs have been a siren's call for many a traveler looking for an adventure they'll never forget. For us, and the unfortunate group of friends we are about to meet, our tickets to paradise are about to become one-way tickets to hell.
Before our latest in-depth gameplay walkthrough for Ubisoft Montreal's upcoming shooter Far Cry 3, producer Dan Hay tells us that Far Cry 3 is all about "fighting to survive an insane situation...fighting to survive an island of insanity." Hay's stone-cold demeanor and chair-rumbling tenor voice do nothing but drive this point home with almost experiential authority. To ensure this vision hits with the desired impact, the team has focused on three core elements: making the game feel real, gritty, and insane.
The "real" part comes via the game's protagonist, Jason Brody, a classic "everyman" who, while traveling through southeast Asia with some fellow recent college grad pals—including his brother and a potential love interest—finds himself fighting for survival after the group stumbles across an uncharted island inhabited by bands of ever maddening cast of characters that make up what the devs refer to as a "mosaic of dysfunction." Far from the one man armies that players have become accustomed to playing as in shooter after shooter, Jason is just a guy unlucky enough to be thrust into an insane situation with only two possible outcomes: kill or be killed (presumably painfully).
The "gritty" should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the Far Cry series, especially those who pried hundreds of bullets out of themselves in Far Cry 2. While things like bullet removal (and weapon jamming come to think about it) appears to have been dropped in the new game, there will still be plenty of ways that the game will make it abundantly clear to players that this is a harsh and unforgiving situation, one that makes digging a slug out of your leg seem like a quaint and jovial pastime. A lot of this "grittiness" will obviously come from the disturbing and morality-bending experiences you'll encounter throughout Jason's adventure, but, as anyone who has watched the new cinematic trailer can tell, it will also factor heavily into the overall tone and mood of the game as well.
When it comes to "insane," well, that's a bit harder to pin down, because it saturates the entire Far Cry 3 experience. From the island setting to the crazed cast of characters that inhabit it to the actions Jason will be forced to perform in the name of survival, it's all presented through a filter of madness, of civilization set adrift and allowed to fester and devolve into a toxic brew of lawlessness and depravity. Over the course of his journey, insanity will take its toll on Jason's own psyche—and his arm actually, as Jason's exploits will be documented via tattoos that may or may not shift and distort based on his mental state. To what twisted end will this lead Jason? Too early to say. But chances are, it ain't gonna be pretty.
With all of these grand visions and expectations in place, Ubisoft dumps us into the world of Far Cry 3.
At its core, Far Cry 3 is a shooter, and the team at Ubisoft has worked hard to ensure that it stays true to the Far Cry DNA (open world setting, freeform combat scenarios, large arsenal of loud and powerful weapons, console-defining tech, etc.) while also broadening the scope of what players have come to expect from a first-person shooter. So even though you might find yourself oohing and ahhing once again at the stunningly detailed world surrounding you and navigating through the most elaborately crafted Far Cry story yet, when you pick up your first AK-47 or shotgun, you will see, feel, and hear the weight of that death dealer in your hands.
During our eyes-on session, we witnessed a wide variety of bone-rattling firefights. Early on there was a fight through a beach littered with abandoned cargo containers where machine guns and grenades were the weapons of choice. Once Jason reached the top of a beached tanker ship, he zip lined across to another ship, picking off dudes with a pistol along the way. From there he hopped on a turret and proceeded to mow down waves of enemies descending on the scene. In the last section, Jason maneuvered through the hull of a ship, blasting fools left and right with a particularly gnarly sounding shotgun and making great use of his sliding ability to get behind cover quickly.
It's worth noting that our demo picked up a few hours into the campaign, so Jason had had a chance to use some of his XP—a new addition to the series—to upgrade some of his abilities (what these abilities are and how they affect Jason are two fat question marks at this point). This could help explain how he was able to do things like sneak up on a guard, remove the guard's knife, stab said guard in the neck, and then toss the knife with deadly accuracy into the head of another guard nearby. After all, he's supposed to be a regular dude, so I'm betting that early on, his abilities will be hamstrung in some way to get across his lack of experience in the killing arts.
Now, exploration has always played a big part in the Far Cry series, but this time around, Ubisoft has designed the game world in such a way that players are traversing vast expanses simply to go from point A to point B. In Far Cry 3, the developers have filled the game with "rabbit holes," aka places designed specifically to take player off the beaten path and entice them to delve deeper and deeper to discover whatever might be hidden inside. Not unlike non-story based dungeons in open-world RPGs, these mystery pockets™ won't be forced upon players, but rather serve as a way for players to learn more about the treacherous island/islands on which they find themselves.
In addition to exploration, Far Cry 3 will put a premium on its characters. As you no doubt gathered from the stunning E3 demo in which actor Michael Mando delivered his heart-pounding "Definition of insanity" monologue, Ubisoft wants the characters that players encounter to make an impact and be a far cry from the interchangeable warlords found in the previous game. To help with this, Ubisoft is employing full body motion capture (facial animations and mocap done simultaneously) for the main characters, the same kind of process that has made Naughty Dog's Uncharted series the poster child for interactive storytelling. We were lucky enough to watch a scene being recorded at Ubisoft's mocap studio, and I can tell you that the performances in this game will no doubt be one of its most talked about features, and rightfully so.
During the middle section of our gameplay demo (the one that didn't involve a weapon, remember?), we met one of these highly memorable characters, a man by the name of Doctor Earnheardt. The good doctor, who immediately injects you with something to help heal your wounds (oh, and who appears to be a total loon who, from the looks of it, is in a constantly "self-medicated" state), sends you to explore an underwater cave to retrieve a particularly important mushroom for one of his experiments. Our non-violent quest has begun!
Once inside the cave, Jason starts to hallucinate (was it the shot the doctor game him, or something worse?). The cave walls shift and move around him. His hands blur in front of his face. His voice becomes distorted. It's bad times. Luckily, he's able to find through his delusions and retrieve the mushroom for the doctor. Needless to say, this sequence was a complete surprise, structurally and aesthetically, and that's precisely what Ubisoft is hoping to achieve with these "breather"-type missions. There will be plenty of opportunities to engage in blockbuster action sequences, but it appears that players can expect to take plenty of unconventional and unexpected journeys along the way as well.
It's this mix of tones and styles, tossed together with volatile and compelling characters and a massive game world filled to the brim with mystery and peril, that has the potential to make Far Cry 3 one of this year's, and generation's, standout efforts. Whether this ambitious and devilish brew will come together in the end is a question we'll do our best to pin down in the coming months leading up to the game's September 4 release; assuming we aren't driven completely insane in the process.
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Did anyone notice it said only PS3 and Pc platforms. But the picture is Xbox 360??? Just me or am I rightPosted: May 17, 2012 3:40 AM
Can't Wait. A must have game.Posted: March 5, 2012 9:03 PM
Now this is not me being cynical, or some anti-Far Cry troll. I seriously want someone to help me out with this one...
What makes Far Cry a good game?? I played the first one, and I wasn't impressed. But with so many people into the game, I'd even tried playing FC2, and like the first one, I do not for the life of me see what it is about the game that people liked so much?? It really comes across to me as a generic FPS. Maybe it gets intense midway through the game, because I never even played it long enough to find out. But overall I don't see what seperates this game from all other FPS.
Again, I'm not bashing, just looking for feedback from the people who actually played more then one of the Far Cry games, and really like the franchise. So you guys can go ahead and give me the thumbs down, but the ones who can tell I'm sincere, please let me know what it is that make you like the game so much...?Posted: February 29, 2012 4:50 PM
Hopefully the game developer utilizes the techology of the consoles!Posted: February 25, 2012 6:43 PM
Ehh, we wont be able to play this game for a while. It's listed under "xbox3560" :(Posted: February 21, 2012 7:37 PM
Ehh, we wont be able to play this game for a while. It's listed under "xbox3560" :(Posted: February 21, 2012 7:29 PM
i love that while the producer guy is talking about how jason isnt a super soldier theres gameplay being shown that has jason jumping off a ledge and stabbing a guy. im confused by the everyman/not a super soldier thing because the character is capable of throwing knives like bullets. last time i checked knife throwing isnt a skill one picks up after killing people or that one learns on the fly. this game looks great and the knife throwing is really cool, it just doesnt fit the character they are trying to sell us. i dont know anyone who can throw knives like that. im still probably going t buy the game, but the devs seem to be not paying attention to small details like that. i truly hope that doesnt reflect on the rest of the game negatively. maybe jason has some sort of military or survival background? it would make more sense that way than advertising him as your everyday 20-something.
im also kind of upset that they scrapped the need for those medical syringes. i thought that it was pretty cool and made me feel more vulnerable as a player. i didnt feel as though i could charge out and kill everything like rambo. i also really like that when you took major damage you had to do improv medical stuff like take shrapnel out of you arm, or re relocate your arm. if they dont want us to feel like a super soldier then why would they have regenerating health. the devs need to have a serious re-evaluation on how to make the player feel like they arent a spartan. regenerating health would fall under the super soldier category.Posted: February 18, 2012 8:18 PM
this game overall looks to be very very engaging and the cutsecenes from what been shown seem amazing. the writing in the monologue by the crazy mohawk guy seemed intense and kept me on the edge of my seat. also the one thing that i dont like that ive seen is the addition to the points system that pops up after you get a kill. it kinda take away from feeling like the character and almost reminds you that this is a video game. i think the point system should stay but be in a menu somewhere not on the screen as you get kills or any thing else point worthy. since great rpgs have been coming out in the last 4-5 years i feel like game devs are trying to hard to put rpg elements into games. they see people like it and then kind of approach it the wrong way. i also dont like the publisher who is working on this game he kinda seems a little pretentious. i dont knpw the guy or anything but its just the way he comes off while talking. he had the same tone at e3 when introducing farcry 3.Posted: February 17, 2012 4:00 PM
i really hate to be picky but the devs or whatever shouldnt be advertising the lead character as the "everyman." I cant honestly say i know nobody who can throw knives with deadly accuracy. I know they said the character learns skills as the game progresses, but knife throwing isnt something one learns one learns on the fly. I mean yeah you could learn how to throw knives but the way he does is like something out a bourne movie. I really want to play thins game. i've been very excited since the gameplay trailer from e3. I also loved farcry 2. fc2 had its problems and what not but it didnt take too much away for me to hate the game like some do. the only thing i wish the one guy on the ubi team wouldnt take himself so seriously. the tone in his voice comes off a kinda corny. its like someone narrating a corny action flick. but like i said before they shouldnt say he's "the everyman" when he is killing dudes like solid snake or sam fisher haha. i know nathan drake is advertised as such but its a little bit different and makes sense in the realm that its in.Posted: February 17, 2012 3:42 PM
It appears FARCRY3 will be even more savage & wild than the previous installment which is definitely a welcomed aspect. The creators in this brief interview seem truly passionate about their product and I feel it will translate throughout the gameplay.Looking forward to foraging through that dense jungle but I would like to have heard more about combat and weapons.Posted: February 17, 2012 2:18 PM
So I guess the predator elements are not returning. That was the only thing that made the first game something other than another generic, forgettable shooter imo. I just could not get into Far Cry 2. It was 80% driving and the combat was pretty standard. The MP especially suffered from no predator dynamic and the lack of a quality map editor.Posted: February 16, 2012 4:30 PM
Jason Brody is by far the worst name for a main character ever conceived.Posted: February 16, 2012 2:49 PM
Jason Brody is by far the worst name for a main character ever conceived.Posted: February 16, 2012 2:48 PM
FarCry 2 was and still is one of my all-time favorite games. I am so very excited for the next one to come! This looks amazing!Posted: February 16, 2012 2:44 PM
This game looks simply amazing. This may turn out to be a day one buy.Posted: February 16, 2012 2:43 PM
I like that they added in XP and unlockable abbilities. that will really give players good reason to do things like side missions and make the game more addictive.Posted: February 16, 2012 2:00 PM
Simply WOW!!.. WOW!.. Finally a Farcry game with a good compelling story (or any FPS for that matter)! I normally hate that shaky cam stuff that seems popular in movies, but here it makes sense and adds to the story. Even the characters felt more real than in most games. I just hope this was all in-game and not prerendered! And hopefully it's not like Zombie Island,.. Awesome trailer.. poor execution.Posted: February 16, 2012 1:59 PM
game looks sweet if only we had thous graphics when the first pc game came out remember the big square hands ?Posted: February 16, 2012 11:17 AM
I cannot friggin' wait for Far Cry 3. If the E3 gameplay was anything to go by, it's definitely one of the best-looking game on consoles. It just looks like it's so much fun.Posted: February 16, 2012 9:11 AM
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I truly appreciate the business lessons my father taught me. After watching him through his many years of experience, and by asking for his advice, I've realized how significantly he's shaped my actions as an adult. From his wisdom, I have found strength, confidence and grace—a true foundation within myself, and I could not be more grateful. —Alexis Jonnson, Photo Editor
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The best lesson my dad imparted to me is: No mistake or wrong turn is too big to recover from. Everyone loves a comeback, and falling down only makes you ten times stronger. He has shown me that, while you can't erase the past, you can create an even more amazing future if you want it badly enough. —Amy Elisa Keith, Living Editor
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As a gifted listener, coach and friend, one of the best gifts my warm-hearted Italian padre has given me is the courage to believe in myself no matter what. He taught me that "you have to see the invisible to do the impossible." Don't wait for life to happen to you—it's up to you to go out there and make your dreams a reality. —Megan Bello, Managing Editor
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Last year, I called my dad for advice on whether to move home to Los Angeles or stay in New York, where I'd been living for nearly ten years. He said, "Family is important," quickly followed by, "Whatever you do will be the right decision." Ultimately, I did move home. Not because my father said I should, but because he reminded me of something he'd already taught me—that sometimes family trumps everything. —Shannan Rouss, Beauty Editor
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When I graduated from college, my dad told me: Some things in life can be changed, some can't, but—no matter what—everything will be okay. His philosophy reminds me that life is short, and, instead of holding a grudge or intensely worrying about a crisis, I should keep the bigger picture in mind. —Natasha Burton, Relationships Editor
Find Mr. Right7 of 8
My stepdad emphasized that I deserve to marry a great man one day (and he's quite a great man himself!). From raising an eyebrow when I've told him a guy didn't come to the door when picking me up for a first date, or giving that extra-firm handshake to a boyfriend, he always makes sure the man in question is man enough for me. —Natasha Burton, Relationships Editor
Be Curious8 of 8
I have a fond childhood memory of my father propped up on his bed, where he'd often write scientific papers late into the night, talking to me about lofty topics, including art and astronomy, as I tried to stall before sleep. I was so struck by not only how much he knew, but also how much he was interested in. A brilliant medical researcher, he believes that his curiosity feeds his creativity. In order to create anything new or meaningful, you have to first ask, "What's that?" before "What if?" —Anne Weintraub, Editor in Chief
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A.R.T. and education
Education in the arts is a topic that is unfortunately not a main focus in politics and not often highlighted in the media. Budget cuts and general neglect of this important subject have led to discontinuation of arts programs in Milwaukee's schools.
If we do not give today's youth the tools they need to cultivate their talents, how will we ever have another Michaelangelo, James Dean, Mozart or John Lennon?
This same question plagued Christina Ratatori's mind. Her worries deepened when she realized that local artists were not aware of the hurdles that Milwaukee Public Schools' arts education programs were facing. She decided to do something about this problem and formed Artists Rallying Together (aka A.R.T.) »Read Full Blog Post(1)
The cool vibe
Milwaukee has always had a sort of "the cool" vibe to me. Ever since I was a teenager first able to drive, Milwaukee was usually my destination. I'm from a suburb outside of the Milwaukee, and didn't really start exploring the city until I was about 17. Brady Street was a magical place for me back then. It was so different from quiet suburban life: alive and breathing all throughout the day, nothing like the suburban life I knew. But it was nighttime on the street that was truly vibrant. Most of the people I knew didn't travel far from home and I made going into the city a regular practice. I wore it like a badge of honor.
Milwaukee changed me. It changed how I would come to think and how I would view the world. In no small way did living so close to the city help influence me into becoming a musician, a martial artist, and a writer. Walking down any given street, music from live bands, both local and international, drifts out to ensnare anyone willing to enter. Next door, a locally funded art gallery shows cutting edge work created by the bright minds living here. And it doesn't stop there. It is endless.
It was these early experiences in the city that helped to shape the person I am today. My perspective of the city comes from that of a local musician, from someone not quite a part of the city, and from the introspective nature of a writer. I've been exploring this city for a long time, and the deeper I look, the more I find. Come and dig with me.
What to do in Milwaukee
Why do people leave the city? What are they looking for? These are the questions that I am continuously looking to answer. I am constantly in search of something to do every night of the week.
As a lifelong Milwaukeean, I am fully aware of the city's image. I also spend the majority of my time as a tourist in my own city. I seek out the next hip thing to do or experience to participate in. I consume all the media I can about event happenings and civic ideas.
I consider myself an urbanist and a truly passionate Milwaukeean. I have dedicated my career to enhancing this city for its residents and tourists. I don't need people to talk about us like they talk about Chicago or L.A. I would rather be at the same caliber of cities like Portland or Austin: a city with a thriving arts scene that supports its local resources without the feeling that you could get lost on your own block. »Read Full Blog Post(1)


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TDI Episode 56: How to be a CNBC Millionaire
May 11, 2008
Guests: Brian Shactman, CNBC and Brian Shannon, AlphaTrends. As the CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge is about to get underway, we look at the competition, the strategy and the prizes.
Brian Shactman joined CNBC in June 2007 as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for CNBC's Business Day Programming. Shactman joined CNBC after his four-year tenure at WVIT, the NBC owned-and-operated station in Hartford, Connecticut. The last three of which he served as the morning news anchor for "NBC 30 News Today," the station's top-rated program
Shactman covered a variety of stories, ranging from campaign finance reform and the scandal surrounding former Governor John Rowland, to the Red Sox winning the World Series in 2004.
Prior to joining NBC in 2002, Shactman held various positions at ESPN including analyst work on ESPNews, SportsCenter and on their flagship radio network. He also wrote, edited and produced content for ESPN.com. After leaving ESPN, Shactman remained active at the company, hosting a variety of Read more
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TDI Episode 46: The Premiere of FusionIQ
March 2, 2008
Guest: Barry Ritholtz brings us FusionIQ – an amazing stock selection system and powerful tool for research. FusionIQ decisively changes the game by bringing pro-tools to the investment public – this is not your ordinary stock screener.
– Stocks Discussed in the Episode: (SAFM) (FNM) (FRE) (MSFT) (AAPL) –
Mixing a set of highly critical quantitative filters with fundamental and technical overlays, this will quickly become an investor's most trusted research assistant. Just out of the gate on March 1st, it already provides a rich set of features that will shorten the time span from research to execution. Reviewing it during its beta testing cycle, I was able to work with the system and can report that it is not only powerful and accurate; but it is mighty fast!
Interestingly, the methods that FusionIQ uses to make a decision on buy-hold-sell, is right in-line the process Horowitz & Company has used and I have written about for years:
1) Quantitative (screens)
2) Fundamental (ratios and results)
3) Technical (history and charts)
In The Disciplined Investor Podcast Episode 46, FusionIQ CEO, Barry Ritholtz, (The Big Picture) and I explore how to get the most out of FusionIQ.
Remember: The phone number to call in to request answers to your investment questions is: 1-877-623-8473 – Next Episode we will spend some time answering these.
From Fusion IQ
FusionIQ works by using our unique combination of fundamental and technical indicators to rank 275 industry groups and over 8,000 stocks, ETFs, and closed end funds. The ranking range is from 0 (worst) to 100 (best). FusionIQ then applies
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The NFL preseason is not irrelevant.
Fans hate paying full price for much less than a full game of full-speed football. Coaches hate having to put their best players at risk for games that don't count. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said during May owners' meetings the league's still trying to cut down to two preseason games from four.
Yet, for all but the top handful of players on every team's 90-man roster, the preseason means everything.
Of the 2,880 players in camp right now, only half will even dress for the opening game. Only about a quarter of them will start that game. Many fewer than that have ironclad grips on those starting jobs.
For most of the NFL, preseason is where all the minicamps, OTAs and training camp practices crystallize into a player's chance to make it. Preseason is a small handful of live-fire reps—a glimmer of a chance to lock up a starting job, make it into the rotation, crack into the two-deeps, make a case for the practice squad or just take a playbook home for one more night.
As rookies and veterans fight for playing time up, down and all across depth charts this weekend, here are the players with a little extra something to prove in all 16 Week 1 preseason games.


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Saturday's match-up between the Golden Gophers and the Wisconsin Badgers will be billed as rivalry weekend; reeling weekend might be more accurate. The Gophers have lost three straight games and the Badgers are coming off two losses in a row. Both teams had visions of a top four conference finish dancing in their head, and thanks to these early stumbles, it feels like that opportunity could be slipping away.
Perception matters, but so does reality. The reality is that both teams are about where they were predicted to be at this point in the Big Ten Season, even if the outcomes of individual games is confounding. The Gophers have one win that was unexpected, against Michigan State, to go along with the unexpected loss to Northwestern. The others games played out as projected. Similarly, the Badgers win at Indiana came completely out of nowhere, and the loss at home to Michigan State was a bit unexpected. The road loss at Iowa wasn't funfor Badger fans, but it wasn't mysterious either. Perception trumps reality though, and with ending a losing streak on the line, this feels like a much bigger game than it likely is.
With two teams facing slumps, statistics aren't particularly relevant. Statistics can offer great insight into how two teams would perform against each other if both teams were playing how they normally play. Neither team is playing how they typically play. For instance, the Gophers are coming off their worst shooting performance of this season, despite shooting exceptionally well during the first five games of the season. The Badgers rarely commit turnovers and usually keep teams off the free-throw line. However, they have fouled too often and have been playing sloppier than usual.
The winning team on Saturday is ultimately the team that can get their head on straight again, the team that can remember how to win. The game is being played in Madison, so home court advantage should make things for them. The Gophers arguably are more in need of win. Desperation has a way of blocking out distractions and refocusing teams on achieving their goals. Desperation can also causes teams to panic, magnify mistakes, and expose the true nature of teams.
The Gophers do not need to win tomorrow to save their season. Even with a loss, there will be ample opportunity to finish the Big Ten season with 11-7 or a 10-8 record. They do need play well enough to convince themselves that they are capable of winning. The Gophers have a 15-4 record against the third toughest schedule in the country. They can beat good teams. Remember that they ran Michigan State out of the gym, and the Spartans haven't lost since. The Spartans remember that game. The Gophers need to remember it too.


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Techs & Trends
mitac 8380
phone compatability
Frequency questions...
900 GSM and 1800 GSM are what the rest of the world uses.
And 1800 is what the US (N.A.?) has been using for digital mobile service.
Is all of the above correct, and if not will someone please enlighten me?
Thanks in advance!
Highest Resolution?
what is the best verizon phone
is the new t730 the best
AD discussions continues below...
Does anyone know the top 100 markets are for Local Number Portability?
Verizon & Motorola
color screen push to talk with Verizon
I definitely want push to talk....but the only push to talk phone that Verizon has...doesn't even have a color screen.
Does anyone know when and if Verizon is planning on putting out a color screen push-to talk phone??
Motorola v600
New Motorola smart phone MXC technolgy
wanderin if anyone does
and if they now when the phones are comming out
tell me some info
i was gonna get a new phone in december but now i am gonna wait do u think thats a smart decision. i hope verizon jumps on this
Is GAIT being used much?
Will this be dead soon?
from approval to my hands ?? HOW LONG -- samsung p500?
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An upgrade for GSM/GPRS networks that triples data speeds over standard GPRS.
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PS Rich if you see this "exsiting" is spelled wrong in the original article. And I love the spell checker in the new forums!!


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The "Stop the Greed" bus tour rolled into Denver, Colorado today and helped boost support for an important state ballot question on corporate political donations. PFAW's Colorado Coordinator Ellen Dumm joined Elena Nunez of Colorado Common Cause (pictured above) and Luis Toro of Ethics Watch in support of the bus tour and a ballot initiative to overturn Citizens United.
On Election Day, Colorado voters will have a chance to say "no" to the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which allows unlimited corporate campaign donations, by voting for Amendment 65. The ballot measure calls for the Colorado congressional delegation to support a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
The Stop the Greed Bus Tour is traveling to states to get the word out about how the billionaire oilmen Koch brothers are pouring millions of dollars into the 2012 elections in an effort to bolster their extreme right-wing agenda.
The Koch brothers have also bankrolled the controversial conservative group True the Vote, which has been accused of challenging eligible voters at the polls and disrupting elections.
The Citizens United decision brought about the rise of super PACs, and empowered 501(c)(4) public advocacy groups and 501(c)(6) trade associations to participate in (at times secretly-funded) electoral advocacy. The resulting influx of money into the election cycle has considerably altered the political landscape – and D.C. lobbyists have taken note.
As reported by Dave Levinthal at POLITICO, interest groups are utilizing super PACs to 'twist arms.'
So for some issue interest groups, super PACs are a potentially major complement to — if not upgrade over — traditional, Capitol Hill lobbying in their ability to bring heat on lawmakers and twist their arms toward their agendas.
"If you're a lobbyist, you're talking with a legislator and mention you're forming a super PAC, their ears are really going to perk up just because you said the words 'super PAC,'" said Shana Glickfield, a partner at public affairs firm Beekeeper Group. "It's such a big, scary thing — and can give you an extra edge of influence."
One of the first powerful lobbying firms to create a super PAC for additional influence was the National Association of Realtors, which has since rewarded lawmakers friendly to their agenda with hundreds of thousands of dollars in advertisements and air cover. A host of other lobbying groups have done so as well.
As People For noted in our written testimony for the Senate Constitution Subcommittee hearing this past July on the need for constitutional remedies to overturn Citizens United, the power of super PACs is twofold. Not only can special interest groups now spend freely on elections to promote their policy agenda, they can threaten to spend freely, effectively achieving the same result.
Of course, to accomplish its goals, a corporation need not actually spend such sums in every race they are interested in. Far from it. Especially for offices or in areas where electoral races are generally not overwhelmingly expensive – in other words, for most state and local legislative and judicial elections throughout the United States – the implied threat to spend large expenditures against elected officials could easily be enough to "persuade" them to take the "right" position. Conversely, the promise of an enormous windfall in supportive corporate independent expenditures could have an equally persuasive effect.
Such corruption leaves no evidence: no paper trail, no recordings, no ads. But it poisons our nation's democracy.
Do D.C. lobbyists really need more tools in their arsenal to effectively 'twist arms'? Are Sacramento lobbyists, Albany lobbyists, Tallahassee lobbyists or any other state-based lobbyists in desperate need of influence?
The obvious answer is no. Yet in the post-Citizens United world, the game is rigged, and those with power only accrue more of it. The people, meanwhile, are left with less and less of a say in government. It's no wonder the Democratic Party, President Obama, nearly 2,000 public officials, seven state legislatures and over 300 cities/towns, and 1.98 million Americans are in support of a constitutional amendment that would overturn the Citizens United decision.
Two days ago, President Obama sat down for a live "Ask Me Anything" session on the popular social news website Reddit. Of the ten questions President Obama was asked, one pertained to money in the politics:
What are you going to do to end the corrupting influence of money in politics during your second term?
Although not specifically asked about the amendment strategy, President Obama raised the issue in his answer:
Money has always been a factor in politics, but we are seeing something new in the no-holds barred flow of seven and eight figure checks, most undisclosed, into super-PACs; they fundamentally threaten to overwhelm the political process over the long run and drown out the voices of ordinary citizens. We need to start with passing the Disclose Act that is already written and been sponsored in Congress - to at least force disclosure of who is giving to who. We should also pass legislation prohibiting the bundling of campaign contributions from lobbyists. Over the longer term, I think we need to seriously consider mobilizing a constitutional amendment process to overturn Citizens United (assuming the Supreme Court doesn't revisit it). Even if the amendment process falls short, it can shine a spotlight of the super-PAC phenomenon and help apply pressure for change. [Emphasis added]
President Obama already had, through spokespeople, acknowledged his support of constitutional remedies to overturn Citizens United; he had not however done so himself, until now. The very fact that the sitting U.S. President is speaking seriously about the use of constitutional remedies to overturn Citizens United shows how far the movement has come. The movement has clearly made its move to the mainstream.
To date, here is what PFAW and our allies have accomplished:
- 1,951 public officials are now in support of constitutional remedies
- 96 House Representatives; 29 Senators
- 14 amendment resolutions introduced in the 112th Congress
- Over 275 cities and towns have passed resolutions supporting an amendment
- 7 State Legislatures have passed resolutions (HI, NM, VT, MD, RI, CA, and MA)
Yesterday, House Democrats held a press conference highlighting the need to clean up the election system through what they are calling the DARE initiative. (To note, this is the same initiative Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi presented and spoke about in length at PFAW's 30th Anniversary celebration this past June.) The acronym stands for the following:
D – Disclose
A – Amend
R – Reform
E – Elect
In just a short period of time, the impact of the Supreme Court's egregious ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which opened the floodgates to corporate and special interest spending in our elections, has been felt nationwide. In response, a growing chorus of activists and organizations are mobilizing to overturn the decision by amending (the A in DARE) the Constitution. As evidenced by the press conference, public officials are responding to this movement. Nearly 2,000 are already on record in support of amending the Constitution to overturn Citizens United, including 92 Representatives in the House.
In attendance of the press conference were Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Caucus chairman Rep John B. Larson (D-CT.), U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD.), U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA.), U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI), U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (),U.S. Rep Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), as well as Nick Nyhart, President and CEO of Public Campaign.
Nyhart outlined three critical steps needed to remedy this: full disclosure, small donor and citizen-led funding of elections, and the ability to limit donations from large corporate entities.
Recently Republicans and Democrats clashed on the Disclose Act, which would have required the disclosure of all major donors in the election process. Leader Pelosi expressed her concern that dark money is "suffocating the airwaves and suppressing the vote."
Not so long ago, disclosure was a bi-partisan issue. Congressman Van Hollen made this clear, quoting Senate Minority Leader McConnell's (R-KT) statement from 2000 endorsing such reforms: "Why would a little disclosure be better than a lot of disclosure?"
Expressing his passion about the issue, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, motioning toward the Capitol building, told reporters, "in post-production you might want to include a 'For Sale' sign in front of that." Kucinich stated, "Let's be candid, the system is for sale." The outgoing congressman urged immediate action on removing the corrupting influence of dark money, lest we lose our republic to the influence of special interests. This government must remain in the hands of the people - or as Mr. Nyhart put it, remain "Of, by, and for the many… not the money."
[Dylan Hewitt, Amelia Coffey, and Michael Jameson contributed to this post]
Two weeks ago, Senate Democrats filed cloture on the Republican-led filibuster of the DISCLOSE Act, and failed to achieve the necessary 60 votes to bring the bill to the floor. Thus the DISCLOSE Act died once again, as it did in 2010, at the hands of Republican Senators who prefer obstruction and dark money over functionality and transparency. And unless there is an abrupt, unexpected reversal of the tide in the Senate, those who wish to bring a higher level of accountability to our democracy will, in the short term, have to explore alternative routes to bring about such reforms.
Those alternative routes exist in the federal agencies that interpret laws passed by Congress, but that so far have done a poor job in doing so correctly.
For confirmation of this, one need only look at the significant dilution of the McCain-Feingold Act of 2002, which had strict provisions requiring outside groups – including 501(c)(6)'s & 501(c)(4)'s – who participate in electioneering communications (any communication about a clearly identified candidate on satellite, T.V., or radio within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a general election to a relevant targeted audience) to disclose their donors. The Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling upheld this part of the law, with eight of the nine justices in agreement.
However, transparency would take a back seat with the Federal Elections Commission's interpretation of the law, in which a loophole to disclosure was written into their regulations. That FEC regulation only requires disclosure of donors for 501(c)(4)'s and 501(c)(6)'s if those donors specifically earmark their donations for the purpose of electioneering communications. Thus as long as a donor does not require specifics for an organization on how to use their donation, disclosure of the donor's identity is not legally required. Yet the disclosure provisions of McCain Feingold were not written – and were never meant to be interpreted – this way.
On April 2, 2012 Congressman Chris Van Hollen of Maryland's 8th District won a lawsuit he filed against the FEC challenging the agency's interpretation of the law. D.C. District Court Judge Amy Jackson found that the FEC had severely watered down existing legal requirements to disclose donors in campaign-related ads, stating "…Congress did not delegate authority to the FEC to narrow the disclosure requirement through agency rulemaking." While Judge Jackson's ruling is supposed to restore the statutory requirement that requires greater disclosure of the donors who provide funding for electioneering communications, it remains unclear that it will be implemented. Paul Ryan, FEC program director and associate legal counsel at the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center has assessed, "Unfortunately, it's highly unlikely that this dysfunctional commission will heed the court's order anytime soon." Implementation will also be delayed further due to appeals from conservative groups.
Had Congress' law had been implemented accurately, full disclosure would have been the reality of the 2010 congressional races, which instead were marred by over $135 million in undisclosed spending; and which continues to mar the current election cycle.
Another party at fault is the IRS, which has sat idly by as a number of overtly politically-based 501(c)(4)'s have engaged in an overabundance of election activity when they are supposed to be first and foremost social welfare organizations. It seems obvious to all that the primary activity of organizations like Crossroads GPS and American Action Network is to engage in political advocacy and spend hundreds of millions of dollars influencing elections. Due to IRS inaction on the issue, the donors of these organizations need not be publicly disclosed.
In June the IRS finally initiated steps to to investigate some of these organizations taking advantage of tax exempt status while at the same time being overly engaged in election processes, in particular Crossroads GPS. However it is unlikely that any actions or penalties will be taken or applied in the near future leaving these huge, undisclosed, tax-exempt pools of money to flood our electoral process for the foreseeable future.
Moreover, and perhaps more importantly, IRS regulations that implement Internal Revenue Code distort the intent of the law. As noted by Democracy 21 and the Campaign Legal Center in a letter to IRS commissioners:
The Internal Revenue Code provides that section 501(c)(4) groups must engage "exclusively" in social welfare activities. … The regulations implementing this provision state, however, that "social welfare" organizations must be "primarily engaged" in social welfare activities.
If, as Congress intended, 501(c)(4) groups could achieve their tax-exempt status only by "exclusively" engaging in social welfare activities, the Crossroad GPS's of the world would instantly have their (c)(4) statuses revoked. Instead, as we've witnessed with the tax-exempt status of the American Legislative Exchange Council, the big money players are able to indirectly charge the American taxpayer for their lobbying and political activity by not paying their fair share, benefitting their entrenched interests and not the country as a whole.
We must not give up on transparency in our democracy, especially if our electoral process is to remain awash in unlimited spending under the Citizens United ruling. In the not so distant past this was the dream of Republicans and Democrats alike. In his 2002 memoir "Worth Fighting For," John McCain, a former champion of transparency, wrote "By the time I became a leading advocate of campaign finance reform, I had come to appreciate that the public's suspicions were not always mistaken. Money does buy access in Washington, and access increases influence that often results in benefiting the few at the expense of the many." We await a return to this sober analysis by the GOP, and by the agencies who implement the laws Congress passes; the foundations of our republic are dependent on it.
Last week, the Constitution Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. Senate held hearings entitled, "Taking Back Our Democracy: Responding to Citizens United and the Rise of Super PACs," which examined the devastating Citizens United decision, and the need to amend the Constitution to overturn it. As acknowledged by the hearings' participants – and as evidenced by the overflow crowd who came to see the hearing in person, as well as the 1.9 million petition signatures calling for an amendment that were delivered to the committee and on display in the room – these hearings were held in response to the growing grassroots movement across the country in support of constitutional remedies, and demonstrated a form of bottom-up democratic participation seldom witnessed in Washington.
As noted by the Executive Vice President of PFAW, Marge Baker, "… by holding these hearings, our elected representatives are honoring the millions of Americans who are calling for a Constitution that ensures that "We the People" means all the people, not just the privileged few."
The first panel of the hearings featured testimony from Senator Max Baucus, Senator Tom Udall, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Representative Donna Edwards, all of whom have introduced amendment resolutions in the 112th Congress. Although their approaches differ, one theme remained consistent throughout their testimonies: since legislative remedies alone cannot undo the damage wrought by Citizens United, the amendment strategy must be employed to take back our democracy.
In his opening remarks, Senator Durbin, who chairs the Constitution Subcommittee, echoed the thoughts of many of his colleagues – currently 28 U.S. Senators are in support of an amendment, as are 92 U.S. Representatives – by stating, "After much deliberation, with some hesitation, I have reached the conclusion that a constitutional amendment is necessary to clean up our campaign finance system once and for all."
Indeed, although we strongly advocate for an amendment that would restore the American people's ability to regulate election spending, People For The American Way agrees that the amendment process should not be taken lightly. As we noted in the written testimony we submitted for the hearings:
Amending the United States Constitution is not something we recommend lightly, but the danger caused by the Roberts Court's distortion of the First Amendment requires us to take corrective action. Some who are genuinely concerned about the threat to our democracy might nevertheless be reluctant to tamper with perhaps the greatest legal document in world history. As an organization that deeply respects the Constitution, we understand that reluctance, and we address this section of our comments to those of that view.
The American people, as shown by polling PFAW conducted on the issue, understand better than their elected representatives the need to support constitutional remedies to overturn Citizens United. The second panel of the hearings reflected this sentiment. It featured testimony from former Louisiana Governor and 2012 GOP presidential candidate Charles 'Buddy' Roemer and the celebrated legal scholar Professor Lawrence Lessig. As Professor Lessig stated in his testimony, "simply, the people have lost faith in their government," and therefore deep reform is now necessary. Testifying at the request of the ranking Republican member of the subcommittee, Senator Lindsey Graham, was senior fellow of the Cato Institute, Ilya Shapiro. He opposed not only the amendment proposals in the hearings, but also the DISCLOSE Act, which Republicans recently blocked from coming to a vote in a highly partisan filibuster.
In a piece published last week, Senior Fellow of People For the American Way Professor Jamie Raskin stated, "The American people have been forced several times to amend the Constitution to reverse the damage caused by the Supreme Court when it acts in collusion with the enemies of social justice and popular democracy." Professor Raskin then cited the Dred Scott decision, Minor v. Hapersett, and Breedlove v. Suttles all as cases that solidified unjust and undemocratic judicial systems; and all of which were later overturned by constitutional amendment.
It is up to the American people to ensure that Congress continues to examine the amendment strategy, and that Citizens United is added to that list. Video highlights of the hearings are featured below, while individual testimonies can be found on PFAW's YouTube Page.
Today, concerned citizens and organizations delivered 1,959,063 signatures calling for overturning Citizens United and related cases by amending the Constitution. The petitions were delivered in connection with hearings held by the Constitution Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee to examine the impact of Citizens United, Speech Now and related cases and the need for constitutional remedies to restore the democratic promise of America. The millions of Americans whose names appear on these petitions reflect the deep-seated public concern about the state of our democracy and the growing grassroots movement to restore government, of, by, and for the people.
Marge Baker, Executive Vice President of People For the American Way:
"The interests of the American people should be front and center in our elections, and today, 1.9 million Americans made that point loud and clear. But despite the message we sent Congress today, all over the country, our voices are being drowned out by the powerful corporations and the super wealthy. Short of changing who sits on the Supreme Court, amending the Constitution is the only way to undo the damage done to our democracy by Citizens United. The American people overwhelmingly support that idea, and by holding these hearings, our elected representatives are honoring the millions of Americans who are calling for a Constitution that ensures that "We the People" means all the people, not just the privileged few."
Leslie Watson Malachi, Director of African American Ministers in Action, a program of People For the American Way:
"This petition drive proves that our collective voice can be the spark of change. Because millions of people have signed their names to proclaim that our democracy is not for sale, this grassroots movement has the power to take back our elections and ensure government by people through fair and transparent elections. We've made it clear to our elected representatives that a constitutional amendment is necessary to uphold that ideal. These hearings show how far this movement has come."
Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen:
"The choice is simple: We can have a working democracy, in which the people rule, or we can have a Citizens United-facilitated plutocracy, in which giant corporations and the super-rich dominate elections. Rescuing our democracy requires that we overturn Citizens United and other decisions that constitutionalize the "right" of corporations and the super-rich to buy elections. With no prospect of the Court revisiting the damaging decisions it has inflicted, we need a constitutional amendment to reestablish the simple principle that Democracy is for People."
Justin Ruben, Executive Director of MoveOn.org Political Action:
"We've seen this summer how a handful of billionaires are trying to buy the election. That's one of the reasons nearly 700,000 MoveOn members have spoken out in favor of overturning Citizens United, getting big money out of our elections, and preventing our democracy from being sold to the highest bidder."
Becky Bond, Political Director of CREDO Action:
"How can the American people have an equal voice in our democracy when corporations are flooding the political system with millions in secret campaign donations? We must pass a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, end corporate personhood and help get shadowy money out of politics for good."
Bob Edgar, President & CEO of Common Cause:
"Super PACs have transformed our elections into the sport of kings. Billionaires and corporations are pooling unlimited sums of money into joint accounts, pledging astronomical sums in support of or opposition to candidates, and recklessly drowning out the voices of the American people. These corporations and mega donors are motivated by an expectation of influence and access, often at the expense of the public interest. We cannot afford to auction off our vibrant democracy to the highest bidder."
Lisa Graves, the Executive Director of the Center for Media and Democracy/ ALECexposed.org:
"While billionaires are openly writing million-dollar checks to Super PACs, millions more is being secretly funneled to front groups whose ads may affect who wins and wields power over people and policy. Deceptively named nonprofit groups are becoming the Swiss bank accounts of elections, receiving secret multi-million dollar gifts that buy ads to influence how Americans vote. We may never know the true identity of those attempting to buy our elections through such shadowy groups -- whether they are corporations or people, domestic or foreign -- but we do know American democracy is increasingly for sale and that's why We the People are demanding that the Constitution be amended to fight this corruption."
Peter Schurman, Campaign Director at Free Speech For People:
"For a campaign we all knew would be difficult, the Senate hearing today is a major milestone: it shows that the growing movement for a constitutional amendment is starting to make a dent in Washington. It's time for Congress and the states to overrule the Supreme Court and make it clear that we the people, not we the corporations, are in charge of American democracy."
Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap, National Field Organizing Director, Move to Amend
"In community after community citizens are making clear through ballot initiatives and resolutions that they want their elected representatives to pass an amendment to overrule the Court by abolishing corporate personhood and the doctrine of money as free speech. These hearings are one step toward achieving that amendment, and we won't stop our efforts until the majority of the members of Congress are behind us and show that they understand that their job is to serve the people, not corporations or the privileged few."
David Levine, American Small Business Council CEO and Co-Founder:
"Business leaders would rather invest their money to create jobs than have to compete with big business bank accounts to be heard, and they are fighting back. More than 2,000 business leaders have joined the American Sustainable Business Council's (ASBC) Business for Democracy campaign to fight for a constitutional amendment that overturns the Citizens United decision."
Eric Byler, President of the Coffee Party Board of Directors:
"Public awareness about money in politics is growing rapidly and crossing all cultural and political divides. Just like the founders of this nation, we are responding to an abuse of power by elite profiteers who feel entitled to govern over people. The task before us is to finish what our founders started — not to start a revolution but to complete one — by amending the Constitution and reestablishing the right to self-governance for people; not profiteers."
Blair Bowie of U.S. PIRG:
"For nearly forty years, the Supreme Court has been driving us down a road that will inevitably dead end in the demise of American democracy. In equating money with speech the Court rejected the notion that in a democracy the size of your wallet should not determine the volume of your voice. Instead it enshrined the rights of artificial entities and ultra-wealthy individuals to drown out the voices of ordinary citizens in a flood of often secret cash. Ultimately, we can only get out of this judicial rut by amending the U.S. Constitution to clarify to the Supreme Court that the first amendment was never meant to be used as a tool for special interests to co-opt our democratic process. Today's hearing and the massive citizen mobilization across the country since Citizens United show that the American people are ready to turn this car around."
Stephanie Taylor, Co-Founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee:
"An unprecedented amount of secret money is already surging through our political system because of the Citizens United ruling. As we're demonstrating today, there is huge public support for passing a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. Americans want to take our democracy back from big corporations and billionaires. Passing this amendment is a critical first step."
Bob Fertik, President of Democrats.com:
"The Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United was catastrophic for American democracy. The American people now see the results in the form of endless TV attack ads, most of which are aimed at destroying President Obama. The Super PAC Billionaires who bought these ads remain largely anonymous, like hidden puppeteers pulling on strings. One million members of Democrats.com are united in our determination to pass a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United and replace Super PACs and other corrupt election money with clean public funds. Money out, voters in!"
Christopher Campbell, Wolf PAC:
"Our democracy is in serious trouble. It's time to change that. It's time we end the corporate takeover of our government. The only way to do that is to bypass the corporate-owned Congress and Supreme Court – and pass a constitutional amendment. We must pass a 28th Amendment saying that corporations are not people and they do not have the right to buy our elections."
Larry Cohen, President of Communications Workers of America:
"Our electoral process should be about the rights of individuals to participate in our nation's politics. That's what democracy looks like. The Communications Workers of America commends elected officials at every level of government who are fighting to restore fairness to our political process. The role of money in politics must be completely overhauled. Today it dwarfs everything else and is distorting our democracy. Working with other progressive organizations, CWA is committed to stopping the flow of secret cash to political campaigns and making it clear to all dollars are not speech. This effort will require constitutional changes and other measures to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, which opened the floodgates for secret spending and today enables billionaires to buy our nation's elections. We also will work for the public financing of elections, because without these very real changes, the one percent will continue to control our politics."
Natalie Foster, CEO of Rebuild the Dream:
"Throughout U.S. history, whenever something in our democracy hasn't been working, we've amended the Constitution. We've amended the Constitution to protect and extend the right to vote. Even basic rights we take for granted, like freedom of speech, are from amendments. Now, we must get big money out of our politics. This is another moment to make history and form a more perfect union together. "
The vast majority of Americans oppose Citizens United and related cases, and a grassroots movement calling on public officials to take action is growing stronger. This year, 51 organizations submitted a letter to congressional leaders calling for these very hearings, and more than 1,800 public officials from 41 states are already on record in support of constitutional remedies. More information on the effort to amend the Constitution can be found at www.united4thepeople.org.


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Brady Oxender is the drummer for Slim White and the Averys as well as Matt Monta and the Smoking Guns. He is an avid country fan and could tell you just about all you would want to know about a town called Bakersfield, mainly the sound that came out of it. In fact, his band pumps out a pretty mean reproduction of the sound. Yep, these buckaroos put on a good ol' fashion hoe down and you can catch them on the second Sunday of every month at the Shrunken Head. The show is all country music and the boys invite local, regional, and touring musicians through to showcase their talent. I asked Brady a few questions about the Ranch Party Round up and what we can expect next time 'round.
Chris:Tell us a little about the Ranch Party Round Up.
Brady: The Round Up is a free classic country show that Slim White & the Averys host on the second Sunday of each month at the Shrunken Head. It's a happy hour show, from 5-9. We generally feature 3 bands including the Averys. It is our goal to feature the best traditional country acts in town and to put on a show that the crowd can enjoy. We have Boots, our lead guitar player, spinning actual classic country records between sets, we have an MC, and we have country music trivia and raffles with country music prizes. The bands get paid through classic Nashville style. We have a boot at the front of the stage, and the crowd can tip the acts as they like. The bands are forced to put on a show if they want to be paid. The other thing that happens at the Round Up that doesn't happen at a lot of shows is that we start on time, right at 5:00.
Chris: Have you had any big acts come through recently?
Brady: My favorite touring act that has come through was Ted Russell Kamp. Ted is a solo artist who also plays bass with Shooter Jennings, who is Waylon Jennings' son. Ted was promoting a new album, and he came through town to play the Round Up. He was one of the most easy going people I've met, and he's one hell of a talented musician.
Chris: Columbus Ohio though not a huge one, is a big city in its own right. What can people expect that have never been to a country show in Columbus?
Brady: In a word, sincerity. The classic country scene in Columbus is sincere and genuine through and through. The musicians are all characters and are some of the kindest and truest you'll find. The music definitely reflects that. This is no frills old school county music. You won't hear any Taylor Swift, that's for sure. We all worship Hank Williams, and you can expect to hear at least a few Hank Sr. Songs at every show. Expect to have a good time, and to hear music by folks who care about tradition and work hard on their craft.
Chris: The country scene has been really growing steadily recently, what kind of fans have you guys started to attract?
Brady: Our fans are great. We have some folks in their 60's, 70's, and even 80's who consistently show up, and we have college students who rarely miss a Round Up. The universal theme within the crowd is that they all come to listen. Most of our crowd isn't out to socialize while music plays, they're there to listen to the country music that shaped this country, and to appreciate it.
Chris: What stereotypes about country shows do you want to get rid of?
Brady: Let me dispel the big myth: the average person doesn't know this- you like country music. You might not know it, but you do. If you hate Toby Keith and Rascal Flatts, you're not alone. That's not country. It's some kind of Nashville bubblegum garbage. To tell me that you don't want to go to a country show because you don't like what you hear on the radio is like saying that you won't go see The Who because you're not a Jonas Brothers fan.
Chris: Which ones do you want to keep?
Brady: There's this stereotype of the old timey barn square dance where everyone is friendly and they'll all get drinkin' and start dancin', sing along and act a fool. On a good night, that's exactly what happens at a country show.
Chris: Where can I get a good pair of boots in this town?
Brady: There are a few odd Mexican mini marts way out on east broad and east main that sell some really loud boots, but hands down, the best place in town is Rod's Western Palace. Their boot selection is great,and the place is legit. They have saddles and spurs and everything. They're the place to go for hats, too. They'll actually shape a hat especially for your head. Slim, our lead singer, has a fantastic hat he got from Rod's that is shaped to his exact specifications.
Chris: Any up and coming country musicians in C-Bus you think people should know about?
Brady: As far as the classic country stuff goes, I think the Averys have been playing in town the longest- Dottie and Clyde were here when we started and Lydia Loveless was working, I think, but there wasn't much more. Now, there are so many great acts in town that are so great. I love what Zach Whitney is doing. Chris Bingman has a ton of projects that are loads of fun. I heard The Houndstooth Bindles live for the first time at the August 14th round up. They're a young band, but they're really bluegrassy and what I've heard sounds great.


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