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"A Travesty on the National Pastime"
The Brooklyn Eagle called it "(A) travesty on the National Pastime." The Associated Press said it was "A comedy in Brooklyn."
1915 home opener between the Federal League's Brooklyn Tip-Tops and the Buffalo Blues.
The 1915 Federal League opener between the Brooklyn Tip-Tops and Buffalo Blues resulted in 13 to 9 Brooklyn victory, slogged on for three hours and ten minutes, and Brooklyn Manager Lee Magee was ejected from his first game as a manager in the first inning.
Lee Magee
None of those things were the cause of the headlines.
The Washington Times said:
"Of all the offenses committed against the fair name of baseball none has loomed up so ludicrously as the prize 'bone' play perpetrated in the opening game."
In the seventh inning, catcher Grover Land pinch hit for pitcher Bill Upham. Land singled and was then removed for pinch runner Dave Howard.
The Eagle said, in the following inning:
"Land donned the windpad and mitt in the eighth and proceeded to catch the balance of the game in place of (Mike) Simon, whose sore arm caused his retirement.
"Land's return to the game after having once been replaced was a distinct violation of the rules, but Acting Manager (Jim) Delahanty wotted not of such things, Umpire Jimmy Johnstone gave it not a thought and Leader (Larry) Schlafly of Buffalo ignored it entirely, either from lack of observation or with a view of future action in the way of a protest. The re-advent of Land caused a mix-up in the scoring, which turned the press box into a bedlam of protest, but there was no redress. Later, the humor of the situation dawned on the scribes and they gurgled with glee at the monumental piece of stupidity perpetrated by the home management."
Grover Land
The following day, Schlafly filed a formal protest with Federal League President James Gilmore, and told The Buffalo News he was aware of the mistake and "Knew as soon as Land went in to catch the Brookfeds could not win the ball game."
The Eagle later apologized to Delahanty for claiming he was responsible for the "bone play:"
"An injustice was done Jimmy Delahanty when it was stated that he was acting manager of the Brookfeds when Grover Land did the in again, out again, and in again stunt…The truth must be told. Lee Magee was on the bench at the time, despite the fact that he had long before been chased off the field. The Boy Manager had slipped into a long ulster, and, as he thought, disguised himself so the umps would not recognize him. Then he slipped behind the water cooler and directed things."
The paper concluded that Magee pulled the "bone" and chided him for allowing his players to take the blame.
Magee was fined $50 and suspended for two games for returning to the bench after the ejection. The protest was rejected and the game remained in the record books as a 13 to 9 Brooklyn victory.
The Blues were 13-28 in June when Schlafly was fired. Magee was replaced as manager by Brooklyn with a 53-64 record in August. The teams finished sixth and seventh during the league's second and final season.
Tags: Bill Upham, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Buffalo Blues, Dave Howard, Federal League, Grover Land, James Gilmore, Jim Delahanty, Jim Johnstone, Larry Schlafly, Lee Magee, Mike Simon
Hap Myers
When the 6' 3" 175 pound Ralph Edward "Hap" Myers was let go by the Boston Braves after the 1913 season a reporter told Braves shortstop Rabbit Maranville he was sorry to see Myers go. Maranville joked:
"Well, you might be, but I'm not. Do you know that guy is so thin that every time I picked up a grounder I had to shade my eyes with my gloved hand to locate him before throwing the ball."
Myers began his professional career after graduating from University of California, Berkeley in 1909, where he also played baseball. The San Francisco native hit a combined .311 playing for the Sacramento Sacts in the Pacific Coast League, and the San Jose Prune Pickers and Santa Cruz Sand Crabs in the California League.
Myers went east in 1910 after being purchased by the Boston Red Sox, but became ill, with scarlet fever, and as a result appeared in only six games in Boston before being sent first to the Toronto Maple leafs in the Eastern league, then the Louisville Colonels in the American Association.
Despite hitting just .240 with Louisville, Myers was selected by the St. Louis Browns in the Rule 5 draft. The Red Sox claimed Myers still belonged to them and his contract was awarded to Boston, where he began the season, was sold to the St. Louis Browns, who quickly released him despite hitting .297 in 11 games, then back to the Red Sox where he hit .368 in twelve games before being sent to the Jersey City Skeeters in the Eastern League.
It was never clear why, in spite of hitting .333 in 81 at bats in 1910-1911, Myers couldn't stick in the American League.
In 1912 he returned to the West Coast to play for the Spokane Indians in the Northwestern League where he led the league in hits, and runs, hit .328, and led all of professional baseball with 116 stolen bases. The Portland Oregonian said:
"Myers base stealing smashes any previous performance in Northwestern League history. You have to go back 20 years in official guide books to find any record to compare…and that includes every league in organized baseball."
Spokane owner Joe Cohn went overboard in his praise of Myers in The Spokane Spokesman-Review:
"Best ballplayer in the Northwestern League by a long shot. He is the greatest ballplayer I ever saw. Boy I tell you this Myers is a wonder. Ty Cobb, Hans Wagner, Tris Speaker and all of them have nothing on Myers…I think Myers has it on Cobb, Wagner, Lajoie, Jackson and the whole bunch."
Myers, and Portland catcher Rex DeVogt were purchased by the Braves from Portland, Devogt would only last for three games, and six hitless at-bats in April of 1913. Myers would become the Braves starting first baseman. Another Pacific Coast League player, pitcher "Seattle Bill" James also joined the Braves.
"Seattle Bill" James and "Hap" Myers
Myers got off to a slow start; he was hitting just .224 in early July, but was leading the National League in steals. An article in The Tacoma Times said:
"When Hap Myers, recruit first baseman of the Boston Braves is in full stride stealing bases, he covers nine feet…the average stride of a sprinter is six feet. "
The article said the average player took 13 steps, roughly seven feet per step, between bases but Myers took only ten steps:
"Myers is something of a baseball curiosity, and his work is watched with interest by the fans. If the time comes that the big fellow climbs into the .300 class as a batter, he is apt to become a veritable terror of the paths."
He was also said to use "a bat of unusual length," but the size was never mentioned.
After the slow start, Myers hit well in the second half of the season, ending with a .273 average and 57 stolen bases (second to Max Carey of the Pittsburgh Pirates who stole 61). Despite his strong finish, Myers was replaced at first base for 22 games in August and September by Butch Schmidt, who was purchased from the Rochester Hustlers in the International League.
At the end of the season Myers was sold to the Hustlers, the deal was, in effect, a trade for Schmidt. The Boston press simply said Myers did not get along with manager George Stallings; Myers told a reporter in San Francisco that there was another reason; baseball's labor unrest:
"I was assigned by the fraternity to get as many Braves as possible into the fraternity, and succeeded in enrolling nearly the entire team. The powers that be evidently didn't relish my actions for soon my every move began to bring calldowns and I was not surprised to read in the newspapers a little later that I had been sent to Rochester."
Myers jumped Rochester to join the Federal League; his signing was reported months before he actually signed. The Associated Press said in March of 1914:
"Although it has been generally understood that Hap Myers, last season's first baseman of the Boston National has been under a Federal League contract for some time, the elongated first sacker did not put his name to a contract until yesterday afternoon. Myers originally expected to play with Larry Schlafly on the Buffalo Federals, but was transferred to Brooklyn, and seemed altogether pleased with the move."
Myers got off to a strong start, and The Sporting Life said:
"Brooklyn fans cannot understand why Hap was passed out of the National League. They have had a chance already to give his successor at first base on the Boston team (Butch Schmidt) the once over, and the general opinion is that- Hap Myers "lays all over."
His success in Brooklyn didn't last; in 92 games Myers hit just .220.
Hap's story continued tomorrow.
Tags: American Association, American League, Bill James, Boston Braves, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, Buffalo Bisons, Butch Schmidt, California League, Eastern League, Federal League, George Stallings, Hap Myers, Honus Wagner, Joe Jackson, Larry Schlafly, Louisville Colonels, Max Carey, Nap Lajoie, Northwestern League, Pacific Coast League, Pittsburgh Pirates, Rabbit Maranville, Rex DeVogt, Rochester Hustlers, Sacramento Sacts, San Jose Prune Pickers, Santa Cruz Sand Crabs, Spokane Indians, St. Louis Browns, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb


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When we make cheese, we lock the front door to the dairy so that people cannot just walk in when we are making cheese.
This means that people have to go around to the back of the building, making their way through some bushes and um…. a bit of undergrowth and hammer on the door til we hear.
Mark, our part timer arrived last week more than a little wet, having cycled from home to us and said he thought he had seen a Bengal Tiger in the undergrowth. And so the legend of the Bengal Tiger was born.
Today, we had a visit from John the Rattyman whom we warned about encountering the Bengal Tiger when he checked the outside bait boxes. He said he thought he heard some rustling in the bushes and he would be extra vigilant. If the female traffic warden who terrorises the streets of Hawes each Tuesday (market day) disappears, we will know who to point the finger at…the Bengal Tiger.
And just for good measure, here is a picture of a Bengal Tiger.
I just want to mention that bengal tiger is among most endangered species and something must be done to protect it from extinction. Though Indian govt is doing its efforts but I feel these are not enough.
Absolutely, we will ensure it comes to no harm.


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8.11: Using Atomic Term Symbols to Describe Atomic Spectra
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UCD Chem 110A: Physical Chemistry I
UCD Chem 110A: Physical Chemistry I (Larsen)
8: Multielectron Atoms
Spin-Orbit Couping
Around 1930, several spectroscopists using high resolution instruments found that lines in the hydrogen atom spectrum actually are not single lines but they are multiplets as shown for an isotopic mixture of hydrogen,\((H^1_{\alpha})\) and deuterium, (\(H^2_{\alpha}\)), in Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\). A multiplet consists of two or more closely spaced lines. Two lines together form a doublet, three a triplet, etc. Multiplets also are called fine structure. The term fine structure means the lines are spaced close together, i.e. finely spaced. Such fine structure also was found in spectra of one-electron ions such as \(\ce{He^{+}}\).
Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Photograph of the first line in the Balmer series for atomic hydrogen and deuterium. These lines are identified as \(H^1_{\alpha}\) (hydrogen) and \(H^2_{\alpha}\) (deuterium), respectively. From H.E. White, Introduction to Atomic Spectra (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1934) p. 132 and G.N. Lewis and F.H. Spedding, Phys. Rev. 43, 964 (1933). The doublet splitting for \(H^1_{\alpha}\) at 656.279 nm was measured to be 0.326 \(cm^{-1}\).
You should recall that the \(H^1_{\alpha}\) line in the Balmer series at 656.279 nm was understood as resulting from a single transition of an electron from the n = 3 energy level to the n = 2 level. The observation of fine structure revealed that an orbital energy level diagram does not completely describe the energy levels of atoms. This fine structure also provided key evidence at the time for the existence of electron spin, which was used not only to give a qualitative explanation for the multiplets but also to furnish highly accurate calculations of the multiplet splittings.
Specifying the orbital configuration of an atom does not uniquely identify the electronic state of the atom because the orbital angular momentum, the spin angular momentum, and the total angular momentum are not precisely specified. For example in the hydrogen 2p1 configuration, the electron can be in any of the three p-orbitals, \(m_l\) = +1, 0, and –1, and have spins with \(m_s\) = +1/2 or –1/2. Thus, there are 3 times 2 different possibilities or states. Also, the orbital and spin angular momentum of the electrons combine in multiple ways to produce angular momentum vectors that are characteristic of the entire atom not just individual electrons, and these different combinations can have different energies. This coupling of orbital and spin angular momentum occurs because both the electron spin and orbital motion produce magnetic dipole moments. As we have seen previously, the relationship between the angular momentum and the magnetic moment is given by the gyromagnetic ratio. These magnetic dipoles interact just like two tiny bar magnets attracting and repelling each other. This interaction is called spin-orbit interaction. The interaction energy is proportional to the scalar product of the magnetic dipole moments, which are proportional to the angular momentum vectors.
\[E_{s-o} \propto S \cdot L \label{8.11.1}\]
with the following terms added to the Hamiltonian
\[\hat {H} _{s-o} \propto \hat {S} \cdot \hat {L} \label{8.11.2}\]
where the constant of proportionality is called the spin-orbit coupling constant. The spin-orbit interaction couples the spin motion and orbital motion of all the electrons together. This coupling means that exact wavefunctions are not eigenfunctions of the spin and orbital angular momentum operators separately. Rather the total angular momentum \(J = L+S\), the vector sum of the spin and orbital angular momentum, is required to be coupled for a completely accurate description of the system. Trying to describe the coupled system in terms of spin and orbital angular momentum separately is analogous to trying to describe the positions of two coupled bar magnets independently. It cannot be done; their interaction must be taken into account (Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\)).
Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): An electron that orbits the nucleus induces a "current" and a magnetic field. Similarly, the rotating electron (really intrinsic spin) of the electron induces a different magnet. Both a magnetic (dipole) moments will interact with each other via spin-orbit coupling to generate fine structure atomic spectra.Image used with permission (CC-SA OpenStax).
Higher energy or excited orbital configurations also exist. The hydrogen atom can absorb energy, and the electron can be promoted to a higher energy orbital. The electronic states that result from these excited orbital configurations also are characterized or labeled by term symbols. The details of how to determine the term symbols for multi-electron atoms and for cases where both the orbital and spin angular momentum differ from zero are given elsewhere, along with rules for determining the relative energies of the terms.
We have found that the selection rules for promoting a single electron moving from one atomic orbital to another via the absorption or emission of light are
\[ \Delta l = \pm 1 \label {8.11.6}\]
\[ \Delta m_l = 0, \pm 1 \label{8.11.7}\]
These selection rules arise from the conservation fo angular momentum during a spectroscopic transition and the fact that a photon has a spin 1. Within the limits of L-S coupling, these rules can be expressed in terms of atomic term symbols resulting in the resulting Russell-Saunders selection rules:
\[ \begin{align} \Delta S &= 0 \label {8.11.8} \\[4pt] \Delta L &= 0, \pm 1 \label {8.11.9} \\[4pt] \Delta J &= 0, \pm 1,\label {8.11.10} \end{align} \]
but the \(J =0\) to \(J= 0\) transition is forbidden
\[\Delta m_J = 0, \pm 1 \label {8.11.11}\]
but the \(m_J = 0\) to \(m_J = 0\) transition is forbidden if \(\Delta J = 0\).
These selection rules result from the general properties of angular momentum such as the conservation of angular momentum and commutation relations. The \(\Delta L =0\) option in Equation \(\ref{8.11.9}\) does not violate the conservation of angular momentum discussed previously, since \(\Delta l = \pm 1\) is still required. The orbital angular momentum of an electron must change upon absorption, but this does not necessarily affect the overall momentum of the state given by Equation \(\ref{8.11.9}\).
The selection rules apply only to atoms that can be described with Russell-Saunders (LS) coupling. These rules fail as the atomic number increases because the \(S\) and \(L\) quantum numbers become "bad" quantum numbers; this occurs when the jj-coupling coupling approach is more applicable. For example, the transition between single (\(S=1/2\) and triplet \(S=1\) states (volition of selection rule in Equation \(\ref{8.11.8}\)) are allowed and experimentally observed, in heavy atoms.
Example \(\PageIndex{1}\): Sodium Atoms
An example of this fine structure is the emission of sodium atoms.
Figure above does not show this splitting).
616.07 nm 615.42 nm 589.00 nm 589.59 nm 568.82 nm 568.26 nm
How can these transitions be described in terms of transitions between microstates
We need to discussed states in terms of not only electron configurations, but in terms of microstates (i.e., term symbols) and the principal quantum number of the valence electron, \(n\):
The ground state has a \((Ne]ns^1\) configuration, which has only one microstate \(^2S_{1/2}\)
The excited state with the valence electron in the p-orbitals has an electron configuration of \([Ne]np^1\), which has two microstates: \(^2P_{3/2}\) and \(^2P_{1/2}\)
The excited state with the valence electron in the p-orbitals has an electron configuration of \([Ne]nd^1\), which has two microstates of \(^2D_{5/2}\) and \(^2D_{3/2}\)
Observed lines can be explained:
\(5S \rightarrow 3P\) gives two lines since the initial configuration has two microstates: 616.07, 615.42 nm
\(3P \rightarrow 3S\) gives two lines since the terminal configuration has two microstates: 589.00, 589.59 nm
\(4D \rightarrow 3P\) gives two lines since the terminal configuration has two microstates: 568.82, 568.26 nm
Splitting of the Sodium D Line
One notable atomic spectral line of sodium vapor is the so-called D-line, which may be observed directly as the sodium flame-test line and also the major light output of low -pressure sodium lamps (these produce pressure sodium lamps (these produce an unnatural yellow). The D-line is one of the classified Fraunhofer lines in Sodium vapor in the upper layers of lines. Sodium vapor in the upper layers of the sun creates a dark line in the emitted spectrum of electromagnetic radiation by absorbing visible light in a band of wavelengths around 589.5 nm. This wavelength corresponds to transitions in atomic sodium in which the valence-electron transitions from a 3s to 3p electronic state.
Closer examination of the visible spectrum of atomic sodium reveals that the D-line actually consists of two lines called the \(D_1\) and \(D_2\) lines at 589 6 nm and 589.0 nm, respectively. The splitting between these lines arises because of spin-orbit coupling. Na has one unpaired electron (\(S = ½\)). If we consider the \(S \rightarrow P\) transition, then for the excited state, \(P\), we have \(L = 1\). Thus, \(J = 3/2\) or \(J=1/2\).
Now we want to apply these ideas to understand why multiplet structure is found in the luminescence spectrum of hydrogen and single electron ions. As we have said, the \(H_{\alpha}\) line in the Balmer series at 656.279 nm can be understood via a transition of an electron in a n = 3 atomic orbital to a n = 2 atomic orbital. When this spectral line was examined using high-resolution instruments, it was found actually to be a doublet, i.e. two lines separated by 0.326 cm-1.
There are 9 degenerate orbitals associated with the n = 3 level, and 4 associated with the n = 2 level. Since an electron can be in any orbital with any one of two spins, we expect the total number of states to be twice the number of orbitals. The number of orbitals is given by \(n^2\) so there should be 8 states associated with n = 2 and 18 states associated with n = 3. Using the ideas of vector addition of angular momentum, the terms that result from having an electron in any one of these orbitals are given in Table \(\PageIndex{1}\).
Orbital Configuration
Term Symbols
Degeneracy
Table \(\PageIndex{1}\): H Atom Terms Originating from n = 1, 2, and 3
1s1 \(^2S_{1/2}\) 2
2p1 \(^2P_{1/2}\), \(^2P_{3/2}\) 2, 4
3d1 \(^2D_{3/2}\), \(^2D_{5/2}\) 4, 6
Table \(\PageIndex{1}\) shows that there are three terms associated with n = 2, and 5 terms associated with n = 3. In principle, each term can have a different energy. The degeneracy of each term is determined by the number of projections that the total angular momentum vector has on the z-axis. These projections depend on the \(m_J\) quantum number, which ranges from \(+J\) to \(–J\) in integer steps. J is the total angular momentum quantum number, which is given by the subscript in the term symbol. This relationship between \(m_J\) and J (\(m_J\) varies from \(+J\) to \(–J\) in integer steps) is true for any angular momentum vector.
Confirm that the nine term symbols in Table \(\PageIndex{1}\) are correct.
Confirm that the values for the degeneracy in Table \(\PageIndex{1}\) are correct and that the total number of states add up to 8 for n = 2 and 18 for n = 3.
The energies of the terms depend upon spin-orbit coupling and relativistic corrections that need to be included in the Hamiltonian operator in order to provide a more complete description of the hydrogen atom. As a consequence of these effects, all terms with the same \(n\) and (J\) quantum numbers have the same energy, while terms with different values for \(n\) or \(J\) have different energies. The theoretical term splittings as given by H.E. White, Introduction to Atomic Spectra (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1934) pp. 132-137 and are shown in Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\).
Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\): Energy level diagram for the electronic states of hydrogen corresponding to an electron with the principal quantum number n = 3 and n = 2. While the relative energies of the terms are drawn to scale, the energy of n = 3 relative to n = 2 is not. Transitions to the 2P3/2 and (2P1/2 and 2S1/2) levels correspond to the two lines in the \(H^1_{\alpha}\) band, which have a measured separation of 0.326 cm-1.
Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\) shows 5 allowed transitions for the electron in the states associated with n = 3 to the states associated with n = 2. Of these five, two are most intense and are responsible for the doublet structure. These two transitions are indicated by the wide black lines at the bottom of the figure to correspond to the lines observed in the photographic spectrum shown in Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\). The other transitions contribute to the width of these lines or are not observed. The theoretical value for the doublet splitting is 0.328 cm-1, which is in excellent agreement with the measured value of 0.326 cm-1. The value of 0.328 cm-1 is obtained by taking the difference, 0.364 – 0.036 cm-1,in the term splittings.
As we have just seen, the electronic states, as identified by the term symbols, are essential in understanding the spectra and energy level structure of atoms, but it also is important to associate the term symbols and states with the orbital electron configurations. The orbital configurations help us understand many of the general or coarse features of spectra and are necessary to produce a physical picture of how the electron density changes because of a spectroscopic transition.
Use the Russell-Saunders selection rules to determine which transitions contribute to the \(H_{\alpha}\) line in the hydrogen spectrum.
David M. Hanson, Erica Harvey, Robert Sweeney, Theresa Julia Zielinski ("Quantum States of Atoms and Molecules")
Stefan Franzen (North Carolina State University)
8.10: Hund's Rules Determine the Term Symbols of the Ground Electronic States
8.E: Multielectron Atoms (Exercises)
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These are also translated into larger clay monoprints.
Over the last few months I have enjoyed creating a range of abstract digital prints which will be available for download only and are suitable for both offices or home.
It has been my privilege to have known Les for nearly 40 years. He was my mentor and friend.
In a retrospective exhibition of his life's work held recently at Oldham Art Gallery, Les' watercolours, oils and pottery were on display alongside his portraits of locals from the 1930's onwards.
I have re-produced some art works as digital downloadable files which you can purchase.
Please note: these are not physical products, it is a download only therefore you will need to print it out yourself or alternatively, you can use a printing service.
For anyone wishing to purchase a framed original, please contact me.
I will be exhibiting my latest work at the British Craft Trade Fair, YEC, Harrogate, from 7th - 9th April.
This is a Trade Only event, please call and say hello!


As a independent family business that has been established for over 30 years, we pride ourselves in providing our customers with a personal service both online & in our 10,000 sqft warehouse situated in Sittingbourne, Kent.
During the late 90s we recognised the enormous possibilities that the internet would provide to supply customers nationwide. Since then we have gained regular customers from across the United Kingdom and beyond.
We started trading from KC Carpet Warehouse in Sheerness High Street throughout the beginning of the millennium.
As demand increased we expanded our ranges to offer one of the largest selection of Artificial Grass available to buy online at value for money prices. This lead to the launch of our new website expressgrass.com in 2008.
Eventually we out grew the Sheerness premises and moved to our current Sittingbourne warehouse in January 2013.
This allowed us to introduce automated cutting machines insuring that all orders are measured, cut and wrapped accurately every time. The machinery also allowed us to offer a collection "Cut While You Wait" service and "Sameday Despatch" for online orders even during peak summer months.
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A celebrity opting for a plastic surgery for different parts of their body is quite a common occurrence. Once they become famous and acquired a fan following and well known for their talents many of the famous personalities usually opt to undergo with a plastic surgery to enhance the beauty of a particular body part. May be it is a Rhinoplasty or any of other implants the ultimate goal for these kind of surgeries is to bring a final look that is really beautiful and fascinating.
You might have heard about the famous actress Sandra Bullock who is one of the highest paid actresses known for her natural looks and beauty. It is often talked that even she opted for a plastic surgery to bring a change in the shape of her nose. It is said that Sandra Bullock Plastic Surgery is done on her nose which can be clearly seen in her pictures. Though the actress denies of having a plastic surgery but when people observed the pictures of Sandra Bullock Plastic Surgery before and After the surgery they say that there is really quite a difference. Sandra who is now approaching 50 denies about the surgery and says that her beauty secret is to have a healthy lifestyle and taking good skin care.


Dustin D. Luca published the following story in the Salem News (September 19, 2017).
SALEM — Slow, small natural gas leaks are sidelining city plans to plant trees, and local leaders are calling for action to pressure utility companies to plug those leaks.
The City Council is sending a letter to Beacon Hill urging legislators to support a bill that would prevent natural gas customers "from paying for leaked and unaccounted for gas" — a measure councilors hope will prompt National Grid to fix the leaks, which are suspected of killing trees in Salem.
Although the legislation would save natural gas customers on their utility bills, city councilors were urged to support it by the Salem Alliance for the Environment — SAFE, for short — not to save money, but to protect trees. SAFE says gas leaks kill shade trees by depriving their roots of oxygen.
Throughout the summer, the city conducted a tree inventory on the species of street trees and their health. SAFE often measured natural gas leaks simultaneous to that inventory to look for correlations between dead trees and leaking gas. But in many cases, the information came too late — once the tree was beyond saving or already gone.
That, in turn, has delayed the city's plan to plant more trees, for fear they will be doomed before they take root.
On Thursday night, the City Council passed a resolution urging state legislators to support House and Senate bills that "will provide economic incentive to gas providers to develop improved technology and practices for transportation, distribution and storage" of natural gas.
Leaking gas caught in soil "is harmful to vegetation and can kill valuable shade trees by depriving roots of oxygen," the resolution said. That's not to mention the possible consequences for humans, considering that methane, an ingredient in natural gas, is "a precursor to ozone formation that can decrease lung function and aggravate asthma," the resolution reads.
While city leaders are looking to plant trees on more than 80 streets this fall, some are already being put on hold, according to Dominick Pangallo, chief of staff to Mayor Kim Driscoll.
The project "is changing based on input from abutting property owners and will also likewise change based on the outcome of gas testing in the tree pit locations," Pangallo said.
Ward 7 Councilor Steve Dibble pressed for immediate action on the leaks and legislation to fix the issue.
Councilors voted 10-0 to support the resolution, with Ward 3 Councilor Steve Lovely absent.
Tree trimming still on hold.
At the same time, a hold on "tree pruning" in Salem was also extended. That delay first went into effect a few months ago. It prohibits utility companies like National Grid from doing any cutting on trees unless the moratorium is lifted or the city's tree warden or City Council signs off on specific examples. Emergency pruning is still allowed.
Under an order proposed by Eppley, the moratorium was extended to Nov. 15 with no discussion. A future meeting will dig into the pruning issue.


I think these self-help forums would be much more useful if they were organized into subcategories. For example, under Unlimited PHP Sitemap Generator you might have categories for memory issues, cron jobs, installation, tips, etc. It would certainly contribute to more productive searches and probably reduce the number of redundant questions.
I need help. I get emails saying the cron ran but, when I check the sitemap, temporary files, etc. it's clear it did not run. I think it's odd that I get those emails when there was no crawl.
Further, I am now unable to get more than 18,600 pages mapped. This is worse than the old version which crapped out at slightly more than 22,000 pages. I'd love to map about 35,000 pages or more.
I wonder if anyone has success in getting this to work for large sites and, if so, how they did it.
Finally, I would be willing to pay extra for clean PHP source code. Yes, it's easy enough to bypass the simple encryption scheme but what a hassle just to troubleshoot the code and make it run more efficiently.
1. thank you for suggestions, we are going to reorganize the forum structure in the near future.
2. Can you please try to run manually vua SSH the same command line you use for cron task?
3. Currently we do not provide clean source code for the script, sorry.


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How CLE Are You: CLE Brewing History
Place these classic Cleveland's craft breweries in chronological order of when they poured their first pint.
1. Willoughby Brewing Co.
2. The Brew Kettle
3. Platform Beer Co.
4. Great Lakes Brewing Co.
5. Hansa Brewery
6. Thirsty Dog Brewing Co.
1. Great Lakes Brewing Co., 1986: Conway's Irish Ale is inspired by the co-owners' Irish immigrant grandfather who was a traffic officer in Ohio City.
2. The Brew Kettle, 1995: As Ohio's first brew-on-premises microbrewery, visitors can now craft their own brews using more than 70 in-house recipes.
3. Thirsty Dog Brewing Co., 1997: The Old Leghumper robust porter is a two-time World Beer Cup medal-winner.
4. Willoughby Brewing Co., 1998: In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Willoughby Brewing Co. expanded its taproom by 10,000 square feet in 2018.
5. Platform Beer Co., 2014: The 120,000-square-foot production facility in the former Leisy Brewing Co. building has increased its output from 94 barrels in 2014 to an estimated 40,000 barrels this year.
6. Hansa Brewery, 2016: Boris Music's 12-barrel brewery on the corner of Lorain Avenue and West 28th Street was once Hansa Import Haus, a 65-year-old German specialty foods shop that predates the opening of Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Get ready for you close-up. Earn points by unscrambling the names of these local personalities.
Scroll through all 18 How CLE Are You? quizzes.
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How Cleveland Are You?
You know the difference between The Drive and The Shot. You have both Bertman Original Ball Park Mustard and Stadium Mustard in your fridge. You've shopped at Higbee's and the Cleveland Flea. Now, show us how Cleveland you are with our collection of 18 quizzes, games and puzzles.
How CLE Are You: The Results
Track your points on each CLE quiz. Once you've completed them all, count up your points to find out how Cleveland you really are.
How CLE Are You: CLE Bingo
Have you had these essential Cleveland experiences?


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The Tannery Lofts features Creative Office + Artist's Lofts + Maker Space located at Gilman and 4th Street in the vibrant Gilman District in West Berkeley. The historic Tannery Building is filled with artists, makers and a diverse community of creative professionals. West Berkeley is the ideal office location due to it's close proximity to restaurants, shopping and breweries. Fieldworks brewery, Wholefoods and Philz coffee are within walking distance with many other amazing restaurants and shopping nearby.
The Tannery Lofts feature recently remodeled office suites, boasting abundant natural light, 20 ft. high ceilings , new hardwood floors and a dedicated sink. There are two newly remodeled bathrooms shared between the 10 units at the loft level. All tenants will also have access to a newly remodeled communal lounge + kitchen on the ground floor which will be completed in 2018. If you are looking for a high design artist studio and creative community that will inspire your creative expression, make the Tannery Lofts your canvas.
The Tannery Building at 1332 Fourth Street in Berkeley, California, is a city landmark with a rich history. Its surrounding lot and nearby buildings have been a fundamental part of the manufacturing and textile industries throughout the 20th century, particularly from 1905-1986. In 1905, the West Berkeley tannery was purchased by Manasse-Block Tannery. Their tannery was in business for eighty years until 1986. The founders of The Manasse-Block Tannery both came from the Bay's close German-Jewish community. August Manasse, born in Napa, was the son of German immigrant who also worked in the tanning business. At the age of 25, he relocated to Oakland and came into partnership with 21-year old Roy Block. Business was booming by the 1910's and the company was shipping leather all over the United States – Houston, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, Denver, Los Angeles, St. Louis, and Portland, OR. One newspaper notice admired how the leather had "a distinction of being in a class by itself". In 1914, Block assumed the president role from Manasse. Following his exit from the business, the Block family owned the tannery for the rest of its productive life. The plant grew steadily until 1956, with its central product being boot and shoe leather. With a rise in overseas shoe production and emergence of synthetic leather, the tanning business weakened. The Manasse-Block Tannery officially closed to the public in 1986. The tannery was then deemed an official landmark in April of 1986. The facilities were eventually sold to Athena Development Corporation, which made the Tannery Project – an endeavor to restore the complex and covert from a run-down set of warehouses into a once-again operating facility. This was completed in 1990, and the office complex now hosts live-work and creative office units.
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Jō 杖
Jō as a training weapon
The Jō (杖 = stick) is mainly used for defense. It is usually held asymmetrically with both hands. The hands can change the grip as required, the stick slides through one of the two hands. Jō techniques are partly borrowed from fighting with Yari (long lance) or Naginata. The Jo also has advantages over the metal sword because it is mechanically more stable when subjected to lateral loads.
In real self-protection, the Jō techniques can be performed with clubs, umbrellas or other similarly shaped objects. This is useful against attackers armed with short-distance weapons.
Jō against Bokken
All of Aikido Part I, Kenjiro Yoshigaski
The Jō in action against the Bokken. The first strategy is to maintain the distance so that the Bokken's attack cannot arrive. To do this, the Jō launches thrusts (tsuki) in the direction of the Bokken's hands.
Other techniques are the deflection of the sword strike and counter-attacks. The video shows techniques from Kata Jō 1 and Jō 2.
Dimensions and types of wood
A standard Jō is 127.6 cm long (4 shaku, 2 sun, 1 bu). It was floor to armpit for the average Japanese. So the Jō can be hidden behind the back. For taller people there is now the Jō in longer versions.
The thickness of the Jō is given by the diameter of the cross-section. There are three standard sizes, that is 8 bu, 9 bu and 1 sun, that is 24 mm, 27 mm and 30 mm, respectively.
In Aikido we use Jō with a length of 127.6 cm and a diameter of 8bu. The weight depends on the type of wood and is between 500 g and 700 g.
The wood for the Jō traditionally comes from Japanese oak. Akagashi is the red oak and Shirakashi is the white oak. This wood guarantees the necessary mechanical stability even with full contact and is recommended for Aikidoka. Because of the aesthetics, other woods are also used today, which then differ in weight and stability and can be significantly more expensive. Unsuitable wood splinters and breaks easily.
Jō in standard form in the types of wood Akagashi - Shirakashi - Iso no ki
Aikijō
The exercises with Jō in Aikido are commonly referred to as Aikijō.
Much of the Aikijō program was developed by Morihei Ueshiba in his dojo in Iwama. He had studied Jutsu, including the art of the spear (Sōjutsu) and the modern art of the bayonet or Jūkendō. It is said that the aikijō techniques have less resemblance to classical Japanese spear-sōjutsu and stick-bōjutsu systems, but rather are borrowed from bayonet fighting. Ueshiba had studied and practiced this during the Russo-Japanese War.
Bō
The Bō (棒, stick) is a long stick, about 180 cm. It came to Japan from China via Shaolin monks, but was originally tapered at one end. People who did not belong to the samurai warrior nobility were forbidden to carry weapons. However, since the monks were often attacked on their travels, they carried the Bō as a walking stick, which could be used immediately as a weapon in combat situations. While the Jō comes from the martial arts of the samurai, the Bō comes from the civil area.
The Bō is not part of Aikido. However, it can be useful to practice Bō with children using the adult's Jō. The Bo techniques are only of limited use for self-protection, as such long objects are rarely at hand.
Jō Practise
In Ki Aikido, exercises with the Jō in the forms Hitoriwaza and Kumiwaza are an integral part of the training and the examination program. They were originally developed by/under Koichi Tohei and codified in four Taigi (alternative names in brackets).
Taigi 23: Jo-tori
Taigi 24: Jo-nage
Taigi 27: Jo-gi 1 (Jo 1)
Taigi 23 and 24 are Kumiwaza. In Taigi 23 Uke attacks with Jo and is disarmed, in the other the attacking Uke is thrown with the Jo. Taigi 27 and 28 are performed as Hitoriwaza.
Doshu Yoshigasaki has completely revised and developed these exercises and techniques. The basic exercises in the Kyu program teach you how to correctly guide the jo with your hands and contain the basic blows and thrusts.
Tsuzukiwaza 20: Jonage
Tsuzukiwaza 24: Jodori
Tsuzukiwaza 25: Jo 1
Jo 1 and Jo 2 can each be performed in three variants: as Hitoriwaza, as Jo & Bokken (with numerous situation variants) and as Bokken & Jo (in the 3rd Dan).
In the 3rd Kyu program there is Jo & Jo, but this is a simulation of Bo techniques which, as mentioned above, are more suitable for children.
In gymnastics (Kenkotaiso) and in the basic exercises (Aikitaiso) the jo is also used in Hitoriwaza. This trains coordination and breathing.
The only answer for all questions
Doshu, 3. September 2020
There are many questions in this world and human beings. Here is the only answer for all of them. Human brain imagines, so human beings cannot see the reality but imagine the world and themselves in order to act. If the imagination is good, they act in a good way. If the imagination is bad, they do bad things. If the imagination is wrong, they make mistakes.
Science is also a system based on imagination and so it cannot understand the reality. Science can only understand a part of the reality which can be measured by machine. That is why science can create very good things and also very bad things. What can we do about ourselves and the world? The only way is to create more imaginations so that we have a possibility of having better imaginations.
Actually, human beings unconsciously knew this and the way was called art.
Art is an activity to create imaginations through expressing them. In the beginning science and mathematics were also arts until the era of Leonardo da Vinci. Later mathematics and science were mainly used only for technology and machines.
Aikido as "Art of Life" is an activity to make one's life as an art. The whole activity of one's life must become an art. You must try to understand your own imagination at each moment by knowing what you are doing. Aikido training must help develop this ability.
The seven samurai - 1954
Japan in the Azuchi Momoyama period, 1587: Bandits repeatedly raid a small farming village and plunder the crops. When the next harvest is due, the farmers decide to hire some samurai. Although the village cannot offer any wages other than food, they win seven fighters for the defense.
The simplest but very effective weapon of the farmers are lances made of bamboo, they are neither Jo nor Bo!
The Lexicon of International Film describes Kurosawa's fascinating samurai epic as a gripping adventure drama, epic poem and philosophical meditation at the same time.
The plot of the film was repeatedly taken up and varied in different film genres; the best known is the western "The Magnificent Seven" by John Sturges from 1960.


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Heroes of the Small Screen Loom Large at San Diego Comic-Con
By Tim Beedle Monday, June 24th, 2019
Warner Bros. Television announced their plans for the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con, and you might want to start making your schedule because they feature many of your favorite #DCTV heroes and villains, both live action and animated!
Say goodbye to Arrow as the long-running CW staple makes its final SDCC appearance in a can't-miss panel on Saturday afternoon. And say hello to some of DC's newest small screen heroes with the World Premiere of Batwoman, Pennyworth and Harley Quinn. Plus, don't miss panels devoted to The Flash, Supergirl, Black Lightning, DC Super Hero Girls, Teen Titans GO! and DC Universe.
You can check out some highlights and WBTV's full Comic-Con schedule below. Only 23 days till the big show…and we can't wait to see you there!
Farewell to Arrow and Supernatural: Fans attending Comic-Con will have their last chance to celebrate long-running hit series Arrow and Supernatural as they make their final appearances at SDCC: Arrow on Saturday in Ballroom 20 and Supernatural in its traditional Sunday slot in Hall H.
Preview Night/World Premieres of Batwoman, Pennyworth and More: SDCC will be the place for world premiere screenings of the Arrow-verse's newest DC Super Hero drama Batwoman (in advance of its Sunday, October 6, premiere at 8/7c on The CW) and DC origin story Pennyworth (prior to its Sunday, July 28, debut at 10/9c on EPIX) on preview night, Wednesday, July 17. WBTVG will also feature an advance sneak peek of the pilot episode for the highly anticipated FOX dramatic thriller Prodigal Son, starring Tom Payne and Michael Sheen. And for those of you who like your Super Heroes a little more animated, we have something for you as well, with the world premiere of the upcoming DC UNIVERSE animated comedy series Harley Quinn, as well as a never-before-seen episode of the hit Cartoon Network series Teen Titans GO!, and more.
DC UNIVERSE Saturday Night: DC UNIVERSE fans can enjoy an evening of sneak peeks, first looks and breaking news for Titans, Doom Patrol, the second half of Young Justice: Outsiders and the upcoming animated comedy series Harley Quinn during a special two-hour event on Saturday night.
Panels: Returning Comic-Con essentials Arrow, Black Lightning, DC Super Hero Girls, The Flash, Legacies, Riverdale, Supergirl, Supernatural, Teen Titans GO!, Veronica Mars and Young Justice: Outsiders are all back in San Diego, along with Batwoman, Doom Patrol, Harley Quinn, Pennyworth and Titans making their SDCC debuts.
Warner Bros./DC Booth: The Studio's massive multi-level booth #4545 will now more than ever become a must-visit destination on the convention floor, when Warner Bros. teams up with DC for an awesome mega-booth.
Signings: Autograph signings will take place in the WB/DC booth #4545. WBTVG follows Comic-Con's ticket drawing/wristband distribution procedure for all signings. Visit https://www.comic-con.org/cci/autographs for more info.
@warnerbrostv on Social Media: For additional info on the Studio's plans for Comic-Con and real-time updates during the convention, please follow @warnerbrostv on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook — official hashtag #WBSDCC — and visit http://comiccon.thewb.com.
SPECIAL PREVIEW NIGHT SCREENINGS
6:00–10:00 p.m. Batwoman and Pennyworth World Premieres and Special Sneak Peek Screenings — Comic-Con and Warner Bros. Television Group proudly continue the annual Preview Night tradition with exclusive world premiere pilot screenings of the new series Batwoman and Pennyworth, exclusively for the Comic-Con audience. Additionally, WBTVG will screen the pilot of the highly anticipated FOX dramatic thriller Prodigal Son, starring Tom Payne and Michael Sheen; the world premiere of DC UNIVERSE's animated comedy series Harley Quinn; a never-before-seen episode of the hit Cartoon Network series Teen Titans GO!; and more. Ballroom 20
TV/ANIMATION PANEL SCHEDULE
PLEASE NOTE: DCTV Panels are bolded below. Series stars and creative teams scheduled to attend are subject to change. Additional information on panel sessions, signings and other events will be provided as news breaks.
3:15–4:15 p.m. Teen Titans GO! Brand-New Episode Screening and Q&A — Room 6DE
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Veronica Mars World Premiere Screening and Q&A — Ballroom 20
12:30–1:30 p.m. DC Super Hero Girls Brand-New Episode Screening and Q&A — Room 6DE
3:15–4:15 p.m. Legacies Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Room 6BCF
4:30–5:30 p.m. Pennyworth Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Room 6BCF
8:00–9:00 p.m. Rooster Teeth Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Room 6DE
10:30–11:45 a.m. Batwoman Pilot Screening and Q&A — Ballroom 20
3:30–4:15 p.m. Arrow Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Ballroom 20
4:15–5:00 p.m. Supergirl Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Ballroom 20
5:00–5:45 p.m. Black Lightning Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Ballroom 20
5:45–6:30 p.m. The Flash Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Ballroom 20
7:00–9:00 p.m. DC UNIVERSE Series Sneak Previews and Q&A — Indigo Ballroom
10:30–11:30 a.m. Supernatural Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Hall H
11:45 a.m.–12:45p.m. Riverdale Special Video Presentation and Q&A — Hall H
DC ANNOUNCES NEW YOUNG ADULT AND MIDDLE GRADE GRAPHIC NOVELS AT ALA ANNUAL
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This game stands out because of it's simplicity. This game feels like it belong among the ranks of checkers, chess, and go -more like chess than checkers because it has that extra layer (remembering what you covered and where).
3. Teaches memory and planning ahead.
4. Never felt competitive -although I see the potential.
5. Like other simple games, I think this has a lot of replayability.
3. Games can go long -but you probably know who will take a long time thinking about every move.
4. Although it has high replayability, you probably wont want to play too many games in one night.
The goal of this game is to get four of your pieces/colors in a row. You have 12 pieces, but they start in three stackable piles. You can move a piece from off the board onto the board, or from one position on the board to anther. When placing your piece on the board, you can cover (or gobble) another piece -either yours or your opponents. To move a piece, either from off the board or on the board, you can only grab the piece on top of the pile -which means you cannot move your piece if it is covered by your opponents.
There is a junior version and a few holiday themed versions. They all play the same.
Don't worry about explaining the concept too much, just show how pieces can gobble other pieces. Also, my house rule is once you touch a piece, you must move it -this discourages sneaking a peek of what's below.
Link to Gobblet on Amazon.
← ★★★☆☆ Qwixx; rolling dice for points, really, that's it, but still quite fun.


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Published — September 13, 2016 Updated — December 8, 2017 at 2:47 pm ET
Congressman offers unusual defense in ethics probe
Williams wasn't helping himself, he was helping lobbyist
John Dunbar
U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, a Texas Republican under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, asserts that he did nothing wrong when he offered an amendment that would benefit car dealers — despite the fact that he himself is a car dealer.
Members of Congress, say the rules, may not use their positions for personal financial benefit. But Williams asserted in a statement that he did not profit from his actions.
Instead, Williams revealed, he offered the amendment at the behest of a lobbyist. And the lobbyist — whose employer, the National Automobile Dealers Association, one of the congressman's top donors — was even kind enough to send along "proposed language" for the text of the amendment.
The case is being considered by the House Ethics Committee. There is no timetable for when the committee will rule. But regardless of what happens, the Austin area congressman's defense offers a rare glimpse at how business is often done in the Capitol.
In this case, at least, it reveals a place where lobbyists have enormous influence; where a legislator was arguably more concerned with his own interests and those of his donors than his constituents; and where actions that appear at first glance to be clear conflicts of interest, are in fact, routine.
A late night vote
The current controversy is over a bill pushed by Cally Houck, mother of Raechel and Jacqueline Houck, 24 and 20 years old, who were killed in 2004 when the Chrysler PT Cruiser they rented from Enterprise Rent-A-Car crashed into an oncoming semi-tractor trailer in central California. The car had been under a safety recall for a fire hazard that caused a loss of steering.
Houck successfully sued the company and embarked on a crusade to get a law passed that would prohibit rental car companies from offering vehicles that are subject to safety recalls.
Cally Houck poses for a photo on Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 in Ojai, CA. Cally Houck lost her two daughters, Raechel, 24, and Jacqueline, 20, when they rented a PT Cruiser from Enterprise that was under recall.
Joe Kohen/AP Images for Change.org
The Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act, finally made it into law as part of a massive transportation bill in 2015. But during the process, there was a hiccup. The bill faced resistance from the National Automobile Dealers Association, a powerful trade association which was concerned that its members might be forced to ground vehicles for "minor" defects.
Rep. Williams offered an amendment on the floor of the House just before midnight on Nov. 4 that alleviated the dealers' concerns. It would, as understood by Williams and NADA, carve out an exemption for auto dealers. It would, in effect, allow them to rent or loan out vehicles even if they were subject to safety recalls. Dealers often loan or rent cars to customers who are getting theirs serviced.
>> UPDATE: House Ethics Committee scolds, doesn't punish Roger Williams
Williams, in introducing the amendment, said, "I am a second-generation auto dealer. I have been in the industry for most of my life. I know it well." Williams is chairman of Roger Williams Auto Mall in Weatherford.
Williams' amendment would make the act apply only to companies whose "primary" business is renting cars, which would effectively exclude dealerships. No such provision existed in the Senate bill.
Consumer advocates and Cally Houck were livid. The Center for Public Integrity wrote a story about Williams' action, raising the issue of whether what he did was a conflict of interest. Rosemary Shahan had no doubt.
"It seems to me that if it isn't illegal, if it isn't an ethics violation it ought to be," said Shahan, president of Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, a consumer group. "His amendment benefits nobody but car dealers. And he's a car dealer."
Williams declined to respond to Center inquiries for the report; the piece ran on the Center's website, that of the Texas Tribune and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Once the story was posted, and began circulating, the congressman did respond.
"This is why people are so tired of politics," he wrote. "A laughable 'charge' has been brought on by an editor of a publication backed by billionaire liberal George Soros. For years, the so-called Center for Public Integrity has mounted countless attacks against Republicans under the false description as a 'nonpartisan' 'news organization' (and I use those quotations intentionally because this organization is neither)."
The Center has received funding from the Open Society Foundations, which are funded by George Soros, a billionaire who has spent millions to help Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, get elected. The foundation, however, has no editorial control over the nonpartisan Center, a Pulitzer Prize-winning nonprofit organization made up largely of veteran journalists.
Complaint filed
Despite the protestations of the congressman, the story attracted the interest of the Campaign Legal Center, a watchdog group based in Washington, D.C. The organization wrote a letter to the Office of Congressional Ethics, an investigative body that reviews complaints against members and recommends whether the House Ethics Committee should conduct its own probe.
Williams did not cooperate with the OCE, according to the agency. The agency recommended in a report adopted April 22 that the House Ethics Committee use its subpoena powers to obtain records from the congressman's dealership.
After the OCE report was issued, Williams, through his attorney, released a 12-page response, , defending his actions.
At the heart of the matter is whether, Williams "improperly took official action on a matter in which he had a personal financial interest."
Specifically, House rules state members "may not permit compensation to accrue to the beneficial interest of such individual from any source, the receipt of which would occur by virtue of influence improperly exerted from the position of such individual in Congress."
In addition, rules state that members "shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House," and "shall adhere to the spirit and the letter of the Rules of the House."
In addition, rules that govern all federal employees state that government workers should "never discriminate unfairly by the dispensing of special favors or privileges to anyone, whether for remuneration or not; and never accept for himself or his family, favors or benefits under circumstances which might be construed by reasonable persons as influencing the performance of his governmental duties."
The OCE, in a 6-0 vote, recommended that the House Ethics Committee extend its investigation into Williams' conduct.
On June 27, 2016, House Ethics Committee leaders announced the body would "extend the Committee's review of the matter" in order to "gather additional information necessary to complete its review…"
The extension of the review "does not itself indicate that any violation has occurred," the committee added.
In his statement, Williams says that his business does indeed offer rental cars for use by customers who are getting their vehicles fixed as well as loaner cars.
"In these instances, the dealership only provides the convenience of a relationship with a nearby rental company, Enterprise Rental, and at a special rate that is given to dealerships established by an agreement between FCA and Enterprise: $30 per day, taxes included. The dealership does not mark up rental fees for profit."
Williams, in his defense, said he sometimes loses money under the arrangement and that the passage of the amendment would have "zero bearing" on his business interests.
Shahan said dealers still benefit indirectly.
"They benefit, of course, by profiting from having the repair business," she said. "And you can be sure that it's built into the price they charge for the repair."
Shahan said it was clear that the congressman was not interested in consumers.
"It doesn't get any clearer that he was not acting in the public interest, he was acting in the interest of the NADA members. He doesn't even claim to be acting in the public interest," she said.
As to loaner cars, Williams and NADA were concerned that the provision would apply to those too.
"This bill will regulate a small business dealer with a fleet of five loaner vehicles the same as it would regulate a massive rental car company with hundreds of thousands of vehicles in their fleet," he said in remarks on the House floor.
Williams has a fleet of eight loaner cars, given to people who are having their cars worked on.
While it is up to the committee to determine whether Williams did anything wrong, the congressman's defense itself made some rather illuminating admissions regarding his relationship with the National Automobile Dealers Association.
According to the statement, the top lobbyist for NADA, Michael Harrington, was concerned about the effect the rental car act would have on his dealer members. He emailed Sean Dillion, Rep. Williams' legislative director on Oct. 29. Dillion in turn asked J. Spencer Freebairn, Williams' deputy chief of staff, to contact Harrington to discuss "issues surrounding" the bill in question.
"Mr. Freebairn did so, and by that afternoon NADA had sent proposed language for Amendment 819 to him," according to the statement, signed by Williams.
Williams agreed to offer the amendment, which consisted of adding a single word — "primarily" — to the bill. The added word effectively allowed automobile dealers to rent vehicles under recall, unlike big rental companies.
He submitted the proposed change to the House Rules Committee, which determined that the amendment could be considered, and then Williams met with Harrington to "further discuss legislative strategy."
So did the congressman use the lobbyist's suggested language verbatim? That's not clear. Williams has declined to talk to the Center. Harrington has not returned a call requesting comment.
Powerful lobbying force
Car dealers are known to be an influential force in Congress. A dealership exists in practically every congressional district in the nation. And these often-wealthy businessmen and women are ably represented by Harrington, who is well qualified for the job.
Harrington is former director of external affairs for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration under President George W. Bush. He also served as legislative director to U.S. Rep. Bob Franks, R-N.J. and deputy chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw, R-Fla.
Harrington lobbied the Houck bill for the auto dealers' association, which spent more than $1.2 million on lobbying in the fourth quarter of 2015, including work on the rental car act. NADA has contributed $32,500 to Williams' campaigns since 2011, according to Federal Election Commission records. Williams was first elected in 2012. The Almanac of American Politics calls him a "prolific fundraiser."
Car dealers, not surprisingly, are major supporters of Williams.
The industry, through contributions from individuals and political action committees, has given him a total of $667,950 over his relatively short career, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. That ranks him fifth among active and former House members, which is a little misleading.
Former congressman John Dingell, a Detroit-area Democrat who served 60 years, collected more than $1.1 million from car dealers and their political action committees. He's number one. Joe Knollenberg, a Republican, also from Michigan, collected $990,162 during his 16-year tenure. He's number two.
Republican Roy Blunt of Missouri, collected $818,723, and served in leadership positions in the House, which is a great way to attract big contributions. He comes in at third. And fourth place goes to Republican John Boehner, former House speaker, at $806,992.
Advocates and opponents of the amendment were particularly incensed that it was submitted on the House floor just before midnight, and slipped through on a voice vote.
Once the issue of the amendment was raised, the legislation went to a conference committee with the Senate. During that process, Williams' amendment was tossed out. But the car dealers' presence was still felt.
In the conference committee, it was decided that establishments that rent fewer than 35 cars would be excluded, meaning car dealerships would not be affected.
"It was a victory of low caliber," said Cally Houck, mother of the young women who were killed. She won't be happy until the loophole is eliminated altogether.
"I continue to look forward to taking them on again."
This story was co-published with the Dallas Morning News.
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Mark Sullivan
Trump needs to conduct these activities because the entire MSM media, excluding Fox, is campaigning against him 24/7/365.
Didn't Monica's boyfriend's wife and various criminal enterprises outspend Trump by almost 2-1?
CapitalistRoader
Why wouldn't he get an early start on fund raising? Hillary outspent him two-to-one in 2016. The Dem's are the party of big money. The President knows this and is attempting to get a jump on it. Of course the Dem candidate will outspend him in 2020 so it's only rational that he starts fund raising now.
Oh brother. We just 8 years of the Campaigner – in – Chief. Where was this journalistic rectal thermometer then. Just another article about 2000 words too long that merely takes another slap at Trump for something he far from initiated.
j stevenson
The big difference between Trump and all the rest is his refusing to accept funds from lobbyists, so they don't have the White House access they are used to. These are the donors who buy the presidency and are as pixxed off that he won the election as are the media and the Dems. Lobbyists have never been shut out of the WH and Trump has told them he is not for sale.
jan v
all the lobbyists are running all our government agencies and all the career civil servants who know how to run the country have been fired. YOU think this is a good thing ? what a crock…
Trump needs to be impeached and tossed in prison. Then have the key thrown away so he will never be free. Then he can see how it feels not to have freedom.
Thank you for the usual insightful leftist low IQ Snowflake response.
hes not imprisoning them hes sending them back to their country chill tf out
WHY DONT YOU HAVE FREEDOM?
Tom Larkin
First, something positive. I was happy to learn of empirical information in article. BUT, the article was so slanted against President Trump as to be deemed fake news ("Perhaps Trump just lied." (Two different issues)). The article mentions that President Trump raised over $67 million, but ended 2018 with $19 million. President Trump spent over $40 million 2016 and 2017. President Trump conducted 57 political rallies. The article notes the hats and T-shirts sold, but NEVER MENTIONS THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS during a mid-term election that lost the House and the number of political rallies in… Read more »
Ted Sirois
At least Trump is getting donations from willing donors. Fresh from his first election, Obama used billions of our children's tax dollars to save thousands of union jobs in the car industry and bailed out the banks and many Wall Street businesses. This secured his source of reelection funds for his reelection four years later.
TRUMP 2020; IS AN AMAZINGLY SMART MAN! VERY ORIGINAL & CREATIVE. I AM HAPPY TO HAVE HIS AS POTUS.
THIS ARTICLE WAS OBVIOUSLY WRITTEN BY, A TRUMP-HATE-GROUP. THAT FEELS; IT IS NOT NORMAL TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH YOUR OWN BRAND NAME. WHEN, IF FACT, IT IS NORMAL! >>>>> THIS IS >>> FAKE NEWS!!! <<<< ie: A PACK-OF-LIES; SPUN INTO; DEFAMATION OF CHARACTER. FOR A SINISTER-AGENDA OF; FASCIST DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST, COUP D'ETAT
Are you on some kind of drugs? Writing in caps makes me think that you are grumpy old fart or a uneducated hillbilly.


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