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White House Botches Schwarzkopf Statement
Posted on December 28, 2012, 10:14 am by Keith Koffler • 58 Comments
The White House Thursday botched a written statement honoring the 1991 Gulf War hero General Norman Schwarzkopf, having to upgrade it from a "statement by the press secretary" to one by the president.
Schwarzkopf died Thursday in Tampa at the age of 78.
While the nation and the Schwarzkopf family were surely gratified to have Jay Carney honor General Schwarzkopf on their behalf, someone in the White House with a decent sense of history – or just a decent sense of propriety – must have belatedly realized that the man who cleared Saddam Hussein out of Kuwait and gave the United States victory in war deserved a mention by the president.
Here's how the initial statement looked, sent by the White House at 9:45 pm ET Thursday night:
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Passing of General Norman Schwarzkopf
With the passing of General Norman Schwarzkopf, we've lost an American original. From his decorated service in Vietnam to the historic liberation of Kuwait and his leadership of United States Central Command, General Schwarzkopf stood tall for the country and Army he loved. Our prayers are with the Schwarzkopf family, who tonight can know that his legacy will endure in a nation that is more secure because of his patriotic service.
An hour later, a "corrected" version of the statement was dispatched, identical to the first except for this:
Statement from the President on the Passing of General Norman Schwarzkopf
The issuance of statements out of the White House is normally done carefully but is not rocket science: the important stuff is attributed to the president, the minor stuff to the press secretary. Staff probably writes most of the statements, and it's unlikely that the president even sees all of the messages crafted for him.
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58 Responses to White House Botches Schwarzkopf Statement
December 28, 2012, 10:44 am at 10:44 am
The reason Obama probably wasn't included in the first statement was because Schwarzkopf was Bush 41's general, and Gulf War I was fought, won and we left, thereby leaving nothing to blame on GHWB.
Plus, Obama probably never knew Schwarzkopf, and therefore could not use me, I, myself or some other personal pronoun during the statement. This WH's lack of recognition as to propriety, or decorum continues to show in everything they do.
Rest well noble warrior, you have the thanks of a grateful nation, well, most of us.
Julie Brueckheimer says:
If Obama attends his memorial–and I hope he doesn't–you can be certain that he will find some way to work in I, me, myself 63 times in 100 seconds. That's one thing he is a pro at.
RickW says:
December 28, 2012, 2:37 pm at 2:37 pm
If he did attend, we'd see the other attendees (mostly military, I would assume) treat him with cold, polite respect, for his position as POTUS. Now if GW came in place of his father, a standing ovation would likely follow.
Heh heh I hope they both come………
cincycinco says:
December 29, 2012, 8:36 am at 8:36 am
"Plus, Obama probably never knew Schwarzkopf, and therefore could not use me, I, myself or some other personal pronoun during the statement. " – Shofar
Never stopped him in the past. Remember when he added himself to EVERY previous President's biography?
'Cooper found a note appended to the official biography of Ronald Reagan, which says:
"In a June 28, 1985 speech Reagan called for a fairer tax code, one where a multi-millionaire did not have a lower tax rate than his secretary. Today, President Obama is calling for the same with the Buffett Rule."
Put aside the fact that what Reagan was proposing in 1985 had nothing to do with the Buffett Rule. Obama should not vandalize his predecessors' biographies to promote his own agenda," Klein wrote.'
http://www.examiner.com/article/obama-vandalizes-white-house-presidential-biographies-to-insert-himself
Or that his "tribute" to Neil Armstrong was a picture of himself looking at the moon?
http://www.soopermexican.com/2012/08/26/obama-remembers-neil-armstrong-with-a-big-picture-of-himself/
You needn't worry about Obama knowing someone to steal their limelight. It's kind of what he does, who he is, and how he became President. It was probably just that Prezzy got a little lazy and let a chance for self-promotion get by. After all, he's came back just to bask in the spectacle of Mitch McConnel and John Boehner paying tribute to his greatness, maybe the General's funeral was just too small potatoes.
Or maybe he found the translation of the General's last name to be "offensive" to him. God knows he and wifey have turned getting offended into richly paying careers, to the sorrow of us all…
ecosse says:
Shaky Jake says:
An "American Original"? That's how Obama & Co open the statement? George and Barbara called him "A true American patriot and one of the great military leaders of this generation". What a pathetic WH!
GenSchwarzkopf was right and PresBush,Sr. was wrong; we should have moved our troops into Iraq and squished Saddam Hussein like a bug. Our equipment was there, our troops were ready and Saddam was beaten.
Who knows, we might have prevented or even delayed 9/11, or we might have stabilized the MiddleEast for decades with our presence there.
The videos of our guided missiles entering aIraqi building through a window were awesome to behold. The Highway of Death, the preening Princes of the Saudi and Kuwait royal houses, the burning oil fields, the captured shoeless Iraqi "soldiers" are all images that are burned into history.
RIP, General.
Patton allegedly said the same thing to FDR and Eisenhower regarding the Soviet Union at the end of WWII. He too was ignored, and it cost billions to fight a cold war for two plus generations.
Great military minds come not from ivory towers or colonnade surrounded buildings, but from men and women that have lived on the front lines and are not politicians.
Langley Spook says:
Scottso says:
Truman knew there was no way Americans or anyone else would have stood for an attempted war with the Soviets. He was right.
perchprism says:
Very nicely stated—and, correct. Supposedly we lacked UN 'permission' to follow up into Iraq proper. How unfortunate we didn't follow historical precedent and logic.
One of the best memories I have of Storming Norman was him being berated by the press for "lying to them" about an invasion from the sea by the Marines. His smirk was priceless.
Back before Colin Powell went rogue who can forget the man standing
at the map and saying 'first we're going to cut it off then we're going to
kill it'. We could have gotten rid of Sadam then because I doubt we will
ever see a coalition like that again.
Ticked Off 2 says:
It was not President GHW Bush who was against moving in and squishing Saddam. That wrong headed idea was from none other than Colin Powell.
Smoke Fire says:
I'll bet they did not mess up the Kwanza message, but a message about one of the last "honorable" Generals was FUBARed by the administration. Well what do you expect from these morons.
General Schwarzkopf served this great nation honorably and selflessly. He never sought out the political limelight, so chances are the malignant narcissist currently residing in the WH doesn't even know who he is. RIP "the Bear".
Martha Trowbridge says:
Consider this: Obama didn't want to issue a tribute to Schwarzkopf. The 'correction' came begrudgingly, under pressure.
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NavyOne says:
A great man, great American. Rip, Sir. . .
MarjoJimbo says:
December 28, 2012, 12:01 pm at 12:01 pm
I don't attribute the mix up to malice; it's incompetence.
It was no mix up. Ask Obama.
imtorqued says:
I agree. He never misses a chance to insult someone. Especially if they are white military.
You nailed it, Shofar! If Obama can't insert himself, it's of no interest to him. However, Carney should be fired over this act of disrespect. Unless, of course, the order came from the Barry the Beachcomber.
The next time Obama visits a bookstore for a photo-op, he should purchase a copy of General Schwarzkoph's autobiography YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A HERO. Obama is not worthy of shining this man's boots.
"You don't have to be a hero to order people to go into battle and risk their lives," he says. "But you have to be a hero to go into the battle. The generals aren't the heroes. The troops are."
Rest in Peace, General.
He had a reputation of leveling the politicians that were determined to dictate their policy to him, but he always held the troops in the highest regard.
Well Done General Schwarzkoph.
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Freudian slip for sure. Probably had to look up who Stormin Norman was
and then further explain what he did for our country. Idiots the whole lot of
them! Remember the coalition of the willing spilling out onto the desert including the French Foreign Legion? Would be slim pickings if we tried that
again but not a chance Barry would even think to do something like the gulf
The Legion even made Gen. Schwarzkopf an honorary member.
We also had the Desert Rats from the Brits. I'd like to think that Norman
is playing war games with the greats Patton, Montgomery, Hanibal and
Alexander the Great so many new guys to discuss battle plans with.
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Obama regime = C-L-A-S-S-L-E-S-S.
A warrior who lived in hellholes and made tough calls and an esthete who flaps his hands jogging down plane stairs–quite a contrast.
I have been asking that for 4 years; what is the deal with Obama bouncing down the stairs of AF1? (very un-"presidential"…I know, like everything else Obama does)
QueenOfScott says:
It's is Poodle Dance…we laugh at him! Such a girly-man/boy.
Same here, Langley. And I have also been waiting 4 years for him to have a "mis-step', if you know what I mean….
Maurice says:
Absolutely, without regard, NOT a CIC and a useless potus! What a hack!
OT – Geez Fracking Louise: the country's broke and azzwipe gives out raises…http://weaselzippers.us/2012/12/28/obama-issues-executive-order-giving-pay-raise-to-biden-members-of-congress/#disqus_thread
Freaking Fantastic to all us tax-paying losers: STFU and get back to work to pay the royalty in DC.
We should all refused to pay any more taxes to the government. They toss this around like it's nothing. And BTW: STFU and get back to work, losers!
Odds the "media" will NOT report about those "raises"?
FLDemFem says:
He can't do that. Only Congress has the power to spend money. Unless the money was already appropriated by Congress for that purpose, using it that way is an impeachable offense. Can someone tell Congress? I don't think Obama knows or cares that it's illegal.
By executive order, and as I read it, he gave it to all the higher ranking bureaucrats: Biden, Congress, and various members of various courts.
Already wrote some 'testy' emails about their "pay raise" to my idiot Sens. and useless Rep.
LTC F says:
I'm guessing it was because our beloved Commander in Chief couldn't find a suitable photo of himself to include in a fitting tribute.
He certainly has a history of hogging all the attention with any eulogy or memorial. Like when he celebrated the Rosa Parks anniversary with a photo of himself sitting on an old fashioned bus.
http://twitchy.com/2012/12/02/narcissist-in-chief-president-obama-honors-rosa-parks-anniversary-with-picture-of-himself/
Nothing could be more egregious than when he memorialized Neil Armstrong – the first man to step foot on the moon – with a photo of himself looking at the moon.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/08/26/to-honor-neil-armstrong-obama-posts-a-picture-of-himself
Its Spring 2017. Obama has left office (Lets hope he really does!) Whatever movie studio won the rights to "Obama's Story" is trying to decide who plays the lead. Obama walks into the conference room. Doves surround him, sunlight blinding the occupants……..I'll leave the rest to my fellow bloggers…………….
Just read that Obama is 'modestly optimistic' about avoiding the cliff. When was he ever modest about anything?
Kimbly says:
Contrast with George Bush who sent a tribute from intensive care. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9769724/George-Bush-leads-tributes-to-Norman-Schwarzkopf-from-intensive-care.html
And also note that this newspaper got the word to attribute the White House statement to Obama. Another "nothing to see here" moment to add to the list.
Darkangel says:
If any further evidence were needed to confirm Mr. Obama's dislike of all things military, it's this.
General Schwarzkopf was a recipient of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, which the highest joint service medal you can get. The next higher award would be the Distinguished Service Cross (Army) or the Navy or Air Force Cross, depending on the command. After that, the next higher award is the Medal of Honor.
And that wasn't the only Distinguished Service Medal General Schwarzkopf earned: he earned DSM's from the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard, as well. The man's got more decorations than the Vatican, and he doesn't merit a mention from the CinC?
A few others who've gotten Presidential statements on their passing: Carlos Hernandez Gomez (a Chicago journalist); Walter Cronkite; Daniel Inouye; Eunice Kennedy Shriver; Steve Jobs; Lena Horne; Neil Armstrong; Sally Ride; Warren Rudman; Arthur Sulzberger (NYT publisher); Arlen Specter; Andy Griffith; Donald Payne; King George Tupou V of Tonga; John Payton of the NAACP; Donna Summer; Geraldine Ferraro; Pope Shenouda III (Coptic); Frank Buckles (WWI vet); Jaime Escalante; Wangari Maathai (environmental/political activist from Kenya); Maggie Daley (former First Lady of Chicago); Dick Clark; Warren Christopher; Native American activist Elouise Cobell; Ted Sorensen (JFK's speechwriter); Sargent Shriver; Lawrence Eagleburger; Medal of Honor recipient John William Finn; David Broder (WaPo reporter); Fred Shuttlesworth; Jack Kemp; Ray Bradbury; and there's probably more, but you get the idea.
Look at how many journalists, politicians, and entertainers are on that list, and how few military personnel there are. That Dick Clark and Donna Summer merited presidential mention, but a highly decorated military hero needed a public backlash to get one, is quite telling.
And it would not surprise me if it turned out that Frank Buckles' age was a factor in the announcement, or that John William Finn got a presidential mention automatically for being a Medal of Honor recipient. I would put nothing past Obama at this point.
It's very telling that General Schwarzkoph didn't warrant the generic personal touch: "Michelle and I wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of ….." Now that the campaign is over, the America-hating wife has no use for military families. They were just a campaign write-off. She was a no-show at Walter Reed last week – too busy packing for Hawaii. Most likely, they will both be in Hawaii when the General's funeral takes place – a blessing for the General's family.
SnarkEsq. says:
Girly, I said the same exact thing to my husband when I read the statement earlier today. I noticed immediately that it didn't have the usual " "Michelle and I wish to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of …..". But, we can tell what Obummer and the WH think of Schwarzkopf by the fact that the initial statement was from Carney and not Obummer.
Noma says:
I expect nothing much from bho so, consequently, I am not disappointed when he acts like this. BTW, his condolences to the families of Benghazi victims was equally disgusting. Come to think of it, I recall his rude dismissal of a family member at a 911 memorial a couple of years back.
slconfidential says:
The only thing he is interested in is in himself. Could care less about this country or it's people.
bama Orders Pay Raise for Biden, Members of Congress, Federal Workers
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President Barack Obama issued an executive order to end the pay freeze on federal employees, in effect giving some federal workers a raise. One federal worker now to receive a pay increase is Vice President Joe Biden.
According to disclosure forms, Biden made a cool $225,521 last year. After the pay increase, he'll now make $231,900 per year.
Members of Congress, from the House and Senate, also will receive a little bump, as their annual salary will go from $174,000 to 174,900. Leadership in Congress, including the speaker of the House, will likewise get an increase.
Here's the list of new wages, as attached to President Obama's executive order:
"A new executive order has been issued providing for a new pay schedule beginning 'on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after March 27, 2013,'" reports FedSmith.com. "The pay raise will generally be about 1/2 of 1%."
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And the timing isn't great either: Just as President Obama and Congress try to avert going over the "fiscal cliff," he doles out pay increases to federal workers.
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Josh Rothman says:
Whaddya expect? Dear Leader just phoned it in. Leading from behind, as usual.
AN "American Original"? That's how Obama & Co open the statement? George and Barbara called him "A true American patriot and one of the great military leaders of this generation". Pathetic!
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Hi there, I notice you always don't cut the cake to show the insides, perhaps you can do that next time? You also didn't cut the mooncake in your previous entry. I'm sure your readers would like to see the cross sections.
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"He started by confessing to all of the Yosemite murders. He said he killed the Sunds, Carole and Juli Sund and Silvina Pelosso on February 15," Rowlands said.
"He said because of voices in his head, and thoughts in his head the past 30 years, he couldn't help himself, so he acted again, and killed Joie Armstrong, last week."
Stayner had been interviewed two or three times around the time of their disappearance, but authorities did not arrest, charge or link him to the killings at the time.
Ken Sund, Carole's brother-in-law and Juli's uncle, said the family has been in touch with the FBI and was aware of the alleged confession. He said everything "just developed over the weekend."
"It's not going to bring me any closure until there's a jury trial and someone's convicted," he told CNN.
Sund said: "Every day I have to think about them," he said, referring to his sister-in-law and niece.
Stayner was jailed Monday as a "danger to the community" following his first court appearance in which he was advised of his rights after a criminal complaint was filed charging him with murder on federal property in the death of Joie Ruth Armstrong, an offense that could lead to the death penalty.
Stayner, wearing an orange jumpsuit, sat expressionless during his brief court appearance. He is to be transported to Fresno, most likely within a day or so. No bail was set.
His next court appearance is scheduled for August 6 at 11 a.m. in Fresno.
According to an affidavit, during an interview with FBI agents, Stayner "made statements to the agents in which he admitted killing Joie Ruth Armstrong" last Wednesday. Her headless body was found Thursday.
The news of his arrest and possible link to the earlier killings came as a shock to employees at the Cedar Lodge in El Portal where Stayner worked.
The lodge issued a statement, saying "we are surprised and dismayed" that an employee was possibly involved in the killings.
"We treat our guests as we would our own families, and any harm to them distresses us," the statement said. "The management and employees extend their heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims in these cases."
The Cedar Lodge is the motel where the three sightseers were staying when they first disappeared in February.
Juli Sund, top left, Silvina Pelosso, top right, and Carol Sund disappeared in February
Stayner was living in a nearby apartment above a restaurant that served guests of the lodge but was not working at the motel at that time. He was laid off from the lodge January 1 due to lack of work, but rehired March 18 -- the same day authorities found the charred remains of Carole Sund and Pelosso.
Investigators previously had said they believed people already in custody on unrelated charges were responsible for those crimes -- and officials are now reassessing that possibility.
"Whether he is solely responsible or whether others were involved is an issue we'll resolve as quickly as we can in light of the information we've received in the past 48 hours," FBI agent James Maddock said Sunday.
Stayner's family has been in the news before. In 1972, Stayner's 7-year-old brother, Steven, was kidnapped and held prisoner and sexually abused for seven years before escaping to freedom. His abductor was arrested and the story was made into a TV movie.
Steven Stayner died in a motorcyle crash in 1989, at age 24.
In his statement to the FBI agents about the Armstrong killing, "Stayner provided details about the crime that are not generally known outside law enforcement, and which corroborate his confession," the affidavit said.
The affidavit was made in support of an arrest warrant charging Stayner with the murder of Armstrong, a naturalist and environmental science teacher at the Yosemite Institute whose body was found near her residence in the park, in Foresta.
"Although he allowed a search of the vehicle, he refused a search of a backpack he carried," the affidavit continued. "Because the investigators were investigating a murder in which the victim's head was believed to be missing, the backpack was seized in anticipation of obtaining a search warrant."
Stayner was interviewed a second time on Thursday, and again denied having been in the Foresta area the previous day, according to the affidavit.
On Friday, Stayner failed to report for his job as a maintenance worker at the Cedar Lodge, the affidavit said -- an absence his manager described as unusual.
On Saturday, Stayner was located at the Laguna del Sol Nudist Park, in Wilton, about 100 miles northwest of Foresta, and detained by the FBI. It was then that he confessed, according to the affidavit.
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Aarburg Castle
Aarburg, Switzerland
Aarburg Castle is located high above the town Aarburg on a steep, rocky hillside. The castle was built around a medieval castle, which controlled the narrow point on the Aare river and served as the seat of Aarburg Vogt. Today it houses the Kantonale Jugendheim, for holding and rehabilitating juvenile offenders.
The exact year of construction of the castle is not known. However, it was probably built around 1200 by the Lords of Büron. The building was mentioned at the beginning of the 13th Century, in the possession of the Counts of Frohburg. The Vogtei (a bailiff or vogt was an overlord exerting guardianship or military protection as well as secular justice over a certain territory) was created to better control and monitor the important north-south trade route over the Aare River. Together with the Vogt's seat, the high court was also held at the castle. The administration area included the western part of today's District Zofingen, but without the city of Zofingen. In 1299 the Frohburgs sold the castle and the entire Vogtei to the Habsburgs. After about 1330 the Family von Kriech, a lower nobility family in the service of the Habsburgs, lived in the castle.
On 20 April 1415, the castle fell after a brief siege by the town of Bern. The Bernese took over the lower and the high court. Starting in 1416 a Bernese bailiff resided in the castle. The bailiff managed the entire Bernese Aargau. Only later, once Bern had suppressed the rights of the nobility and the clergy, additional bailiwicks were added: Lenzburg (1442), Schenkenberg (1460), Biberstein (1499) Zofingen (1528), Königsfelden (1528) and Kasteln (1732).
The castle was extended in several stages, the first was the rebuilding of the palace in 1470. Subsequent modifications in the 16th century (1534/35) and especially in the 17th Century (1621, 1659–1673) led to the creation of the huge baroque structure. Its purpose was to protect the connection between the Protestant towns of Bern and Zurich at the narrowest point of the Bernese dominion and thus complicate any attacks from Catholic neighbors. From 1666, the fortress was occupied continuously by a garrison, the Governor was now at the same commander. One part of the fortress served as a prison, especially for political prisoners. The best known prisoner is Jacques-Barthélemy Micheli du Crest. On 10 March 1798, the castle fell without a fight to the French Army.
In 1804, the newly created Canton of Aargau took over the castle. Initially it served as an arsenal and barracks, then from 1826 to 1864 as a prison before it was left abandoned. The Cantonal Parliament decided in 1891 to establish an 'institution for juvenile criminals and scoundrels' in the castle. Opened in 1893, compulsory education institution was the first of its kind in Switzerland.
On the narrow, elongated ridge, the core of the castle was built. This core consisted of a keep and a tower house from the 13th Century. The keep's walls are 3 to 3.5 metres thick, and consist entirely of limestone. The bottom floor has been carved directly from the rock. The tent-like roof was built in 1557. In 1621/22 the castle grew toward the south, with an additional living area and stair tower. On the northeast and west side are the large, heavily fortified buildings. The cell block on the south side was replaced in 1954/55 by a house for the educational staff, but it was built in harmony with the historic buildings.
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People who likes pumpkin can have a great pumpkin cake dish, that is simply made with pumpkin (kadhu), all-purpose flour, sugar and other cake mix ingredients. You can adjust the sweetness of the cake as per your requirement.
Combine the pumpkin, sugar and oil in blending jar.
Beat the eggs in a bowl and then mix in the pumpkin mixture.
Blend all the ingredients very well for 2 minutes.
In a separate bowl, sift the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.
Add the blended mixture of pumpkin and mix with the remaining ingredients.
Pour the prepared mixture in a wax paper lined 10″ pan.
Preheat the oven at 400F and bake the prepared cake pan for about 1 hour.
When the cake is done, dust some powdered sugar and serve.


6,Gloster Terrace is a beautiful, spacious, end of terrace Victorian house on Sandgate Esplanade.
The property has many modern features, while managing to still feel true to its roots.
The house is over four split levels.
The Ground Floor offers an open plan Kitchen/Diner.
The well equipped & spacious modern fitted kitchen, has, a range gas cooker with 6 burners & double oven, dish washer, fridge/freezer, microwave & coffee machine, tumble dryer.
There are french doors opening to an enclosed rear courtyard.
The Dining area has a large dining table and chairs, Sea Views,a stereo system with CD player, Radio & Turntable to play the large library of vinyl records.
Also on the ground floor is the Utility room, having washing machine, tumble dryer & butlers sink.
To the rear of this is a wet room with shower & WC. Ideal for washing off after a visit to the beach.
The First Floor offers a double bedroom with en-suite w/c.
Also a spacious L-shaped living room.
This double aspect room has an open fire, two settee's, two chairs, folding card table, flat screen Tv with freeview & DVD player. There is also a piano & a selection of books, not to mention the lovely SEA VIEWS.
The Second Floor has the family bathroom.
This spacious room has bath with shower attachment and shower screen, also a large wash basin.
There is a bedroom having two single beds.
Also on this floor is a very spacious double bedroom, with SEA VIEWS.
The Top Floor has a single bedroom with small Tv & DVD player, ideal as a kids getaway for games consoles (please bring your own console).
Note: Top bedroom only, there is no aerial connection for Tv reception. This is just for DVD's & gaming consoles.
LINEN INCLUDED IN THE RENTAL.
Please don't forget to bring towels.
The property is let Saturday to Saturday.
From October until Easter - 2 weekly bookings taken only.
There are a good selection of local pubs, several with real ales, most within level walking distance.
Also various take aways & restaurants, including Indian, Mexican, Nepalese, Fish & Chips,etc.
The beach is just across the road & has views from Dover to Dungeness with occasional glimpses of the French coast. The beach is very popular for bathing, playing & Beach fishing. It is rocky in places directly opposite the house, but this clears within a few hundred metres towards Hythe.
There is a sea wall with wide promenade for walking or cycling.
There are local shops and public houses within a mile. Sandgate has a selection of small shops, pubs, restaurants, take-aways and antique shops.
Hythe is about 2 miles away & has a lovely pedestrian High Street with a selection of shops to suit most tastes. There are also some nice pubs and restaurants. The Romney Hythe and Dymchurch miniature railway is on the outskirts of the town. There are also several supermarkets.
Folkestone town centre is within 1 1/2 miles, having shopping centre, pubs, etc. Also fishing on day charters & from the harbour wall.
The coastal play park is just off the sea front which is a level walk along the sea wall from the house.
Dungeness is well known for sea fishing as well as its lighthouse which can be climbed and there is a RSPB bird reserve and fresh water fishing lakes. In Lydd there is a water sports centre with wind surfing, power boat racing and go carting. Other attractions in the area include Dover Castle, Bodiam Castle, Hever Castle, Sissinghurst, Hastings and Canterbury with its shops & Cathedral.
There is horse riding at Saltwood.
Hythe has tennis courts, a park with football pitches, indoor swimming pool and there is a walkway to the town centre along the Royal Military Canal.
The Royal Military Canal with boat hire, fishing and walkways .
Brockhill Country park. 54 acre park with stream, lake, woodland & meadows in Saltwood.
The Bonehouse. A somewhat macabre place of interest. One of only two in England. Containing thousands of neatly stacked skulls & bones. Situated in the crypt of the parish church. Open May to September.
Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. Only a few miles from Hythe.
There is a coastal park, children's play area along by the seafront between Sandgate & Folkestone.
Super holiday. Love the house, & could watch the sea all day. We have explored somewhere new each day. Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway rattling across the Marsh.
Beautiful location, fabulous weather, ideal home for our family of seven. Sandgate is the ideal place for visiting so many other places.
Spacious, well equipped, amazing views. Had a great time. Many thanks.
Our week in your lovely home was for us a mixture of business and pleasure and it was perfect for both. The front garden is a treat - hydrangeas, lilies and lavender all at their best. Thank you.


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There are lots of articles on how to share a folder or drive and they have it 90% correct. There are times when you make the share, however when you open up your "Network" the computer does not appear. This requires you to use an UNC path such as "//computername" to get to it compared to just clicking on the computer in your network.


I've been growing out an A-line cut from chin to shoulder for a year now. It took that long to grow it 3 flippin inches because I kept having to trim it to gradually even it out.
Thankfully, I recently evened out all my hair (but got some layers which I love) so now I don't have to keep trying to even out the bottom.
Lesson learned...A-line cut never again.
I got an A line cut at the end of august. It was about chin length in the back and a bit longer in the front. I haven't had any trims since then. Today I checked it in the mirror, and it seems to be shoulder length, almost all one length (except for the layers - I have curly hair). So this is my theory: my hair in the back/nape area grows faster than my hair in the crown and front. So no trimming for me for another couple of months. I'm dreading APL. It's the worst milestone. It takes a long time to get there, and an eternity to finally reach BSL. At least that's my experience from last time. But then again, I trimmed it a lot. No scissors for me. Happy growing 4C4rly4. :D We'll be longhairs in no time.
I ruined my hair by August (bleaching/dyeing) and I went in to get an "A-line" cut but walked out in the middle because she cut it about 2 inches longer on my right side and thought it looked fine :confused: I had her fix the un-eveness and said "ok, enough, I'm done". I didn't get the layers put into it and I am glad. I have ton's of breakage but thank goodness I didn't let her chop anymore off. I am starting over at below chin/shoulder. I have a "dying/bleaching" emotional issue..but that's another story.
I didn't know what an inverted bob was so I had to look it up. Turns out I actually had an inverted bob, not an A-line cut (because I had the layers in the back as well). It's such a hassle to grow out, but I gotta admit I don't regret cutting it that short. It was a completely new hairstyle for me, and I actually got lots of compliments on it! lol, but I'm pretty certain going that short was a once in a lifetime thing for me. I've been told longer hair suits me better anyway, and I agree with that.
I *just* cut my hair into an inverted bob. It's layered and angled but not too much, so I am hoping that it'll look okay as it's growing out. I don't plan on keeping this cut because it's actually harder to maintain than longer hair. It turns out the ends of my hair really want to flip outward so I have to blow dry them under with a round brush. Really annoying and I'm worried about causing damage... but I just can't walk around looking like Mrs. Brady. I'm hoping to get to shoulder length in 6 months... or am I crazy?
I had a long pixie that I'm growing out, and I had sort of the same problem - I styled the ends SO MUCH with heat because I could keep cutting them off as I maintained the cut. Now, though, I'm realizing that the extent of the damage was worse than just those ends. It's all kind of chin length now and the front bits are so fried. I'm going for a trim in January, but I think it will be at least another year before I even reach shoulder length because of all the trims I'll need. :\ Never again.
YES! Exactly! I cut my hair short because those front bits kept breaking and I felt like I just had " bad hair. Well, they were breaking because I was heat styling them. But like I said, since you keep cutting short hair to maintain the short length it never looked bad. Now that I'm growing it back out it's all dawned on me. Crap. Well, now we know better, right? I totally have broken up with my hair dryer and flat iron.
I am in love with my blowdyer. Without it, my hair gets VERY flat right at the roots and has NO lift and turns into a weird pyramid shape. I wish it were otherwise, but for the time being, it is reality.
Also, growing out inverted bobs is quite a formidable task. Not as bad as growing out pixies, but CLOSE ENOUGH!
growing out pixie must be the worst thing, next is a-line. I'm in this process right now. I agree that blow drying is sometimes necessary. If I don't blow dry my healthy new growth is sitting flat on my head and the bottom is puffy and dry. When I blow dry them on low heat I look decent. I don't think I will ever give up blow drying my hair anyway. But who knows.
Man, I hear you guys. I do feel like my hair looks much better when it's been blow dried, but for the sake of trying to grow it out, I've sworn it off. And, well, I'm honestly tired of the effort and time it takes. I'm just glad it's winter - I can cover it up with a hat when it looks bad! Honestly, I'm not very optimistic about my hair growing well, growing long, or looking good if it does get long. I got tons of compliments on my hair when it was short, but never once when it's been longer. So at least if I hate it or it doesn't behave, I know I can hack it all off again. But I do so want to be an old lady with feet of hair that gets braided and piled on top of my head. <3 So beautiful.
BunnyLake, My hair flips regardless of how it's cut! If it's shoulder length or shorter, it's going to flip on one side! I'm growing out a pixie and currently have a wing on one side! lol If I blow dry it on low, finger combing, I don't have it but natural, it's a flipper offer. I've been trimming my hair since June to grow out and my only length is above my ears. I can't wait to be a solid shoulder length! ugh... never again.
Hi I grew mine out from an inverted bob, it took a while, but is doable. I didn't have layers in mine though, but it was cut very short into the V at the nape. Now my hemline is a straight line. Good luck, don't get disheartened, you will get there quicker than you think.


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H.R.6458 - Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2010111th Congress (2009-2010)
Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] (Introduced 11/29/2010)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that the Secretary of the Treasury provide a Tax Receipt to each taxpayer who files a Federal income tax return.
Mr. McDermott (for himself, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Mr. Carnahan, and Mr. Farr) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
This Act may be cited as the "Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2010".
SEC. 2. Provision of taxpayer receipt.
(a) In general.—Chapter 77 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to miscellaneous provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
"SEC. 7529. Taxpayer receipt.
"(a) In general.—Not later than October 15, 2012, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall provide via United States mail a Tax Receipt to each taxpayer (other than a trust, estate, partnership, or corporation) who made a return with respect to income taxes under chapter 1 for the preceding taxable year and for whom a current mailing address can be determined through such methods as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
"(b) Tax Receipt.—For purposes of this section, each Tax Receipt shall—
"(1) state the amount of taxes paid (even if $0) and refund made to the taxpayer and state (by each filing status specified in subsections (a) through (d) of section 1) the average amount of tax paid by taxpayers in each tax bracket, and
"(2) contain a table listing—
"(A) each of the spending categories described in subsection (c),
"(B) with respect to each spending category described in subsection (c)—
"(i) the ratio (expressed as a percentage) which bears the same percentage of the taxpayer's income tax liability for the preceding taxable year to such category as the ratio that such category bears to the total of the spending categories described in subsection (c) for the fiscal year ending in the preceding taxable year, and
"(ii) the proportional amount (expressed in dollars) of the taxpayer's income tax liability spent on that category, and
"(C) the percentage change the results under clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B) are from the preceding year (expressed in positives and negatives),
"(B) the percentage each such category is of the total Federal outlays for the fiscal year ending in the preceding taxable year and the dollar amount of each such category, and
"(C) the percentage change the results under subparagraph (B) are from the preceding year (expressed in positives and negatives),
"(4) contain a table of the 10 most costly tax expenditures, and the cost of such expenditures, with respect to individuals (not corporations) for the fiscal year ending in the preceding taxable year,
"(5) contain the annual budget review described in subsection (e),
"(6) contain the graphs described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7523(a) for the fiscal year ending in the preceding taxable year,
"(7) be not more than 4 pages in length, and
"(8) contain the Internet address of the website of the Department of the Treasury described in subsection subsection (f).
"(c) Spending category.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—A spending category referred to in this subsection is one of the following:
"(A) Administration of Justice.
"(B) Agriculture.
"(C) Allowances.
"(D) Commerce and Housing Credit.
"(E) Community and Regional Development.
"(F) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services.
"(G) Energy.
"(H) General Science, Space, and Technology.
"(I) General Government.
"(J) Health.
"(K) Income Security.
"(L) International Affairs.
"(M) International Development and Humanitarian Assistance.
"(N) Medicare.
"(O) Medicaid.
"(P) National Defense.
"(Q) Natural Resources and Environment.
"(R) Net Interest on the National Debt.
"(S) Ongoing military operation authorized under a formal declaration of war by Congress or resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council, including Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom, with each such military operation listed as a separate spending category.
"(T) Salaries and Benefits for Members of Congress.
"(U) Social Security.
"(V) Transportation.
"(W) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts.
"(X) Veterans Benefits and Services.
"(2) RULES RELATING TO APPROPRIATE SPENDING CATEGORIES.—
"(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of paragraph (1)—
"(i) the spending categories shall be set forth in order of cost, with the greatest expense stated first, and
"(ii) each spending category shall have a one sentence, general description of the programs, projects, and activities comprising that spending category.
"(B) PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall assign each Federal program, project, or activity to one of the categories described in paragraph (1). Once assigned, the program, project, or activity cannot be moved to a different spending category in subsequent years. If a program, project, or activity changes in material substance, the Secretary may, in consultation with Congress, move the program, project, or activity to the appropriate spending category.
"(d) Tax expenditures.—For purposes of this section, the term 'tax expenditure' shall have the meaning given such term by section 3(3) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621).
"(e) Annual Budget Review.—The annual budget review described in this subsection with respect to a fiscal year shall be prepared by the Secretary in consultation with the Congressional Budget Office and shall—
"(1) use the budget projections prepared by the Congressional Budget Office, and
"(2) include—
"(A) an estimate of total Federal receipts and outlays for the current fiscal year,
"(B) actual Federal receipts and outlays for the preceding 5 fiscal years, and
"(C) projections of Federal receipts and outlays for the succeeding 10 fiscal years.
"(f) Rule relating to nonresident aliens.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual who is a nonresident alien (within the meaning of section 7701(b)(1)(B)).
"(g) Website.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—The website referred to in this subsection is a website on which a taxpayer can input his Federal income tax liability and see more detailed information concerning each of the categories contained in his Tax Receipt.
"(2) PERIOD FOR MAINTAINING TAX RECEIPTS.—The website shall maintain a copy of the receipt for each taxpayer for the previous 5 years.
"(3) PROTECTION OF TAXPAYER INFORMATION.—In making information available on a website pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall ensure proper access to online taxpayer records and shall protect the security and privacy of taxpayer information online.".
(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections for chapter 77 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
"Sec. 7529. Taxpayer receipt.".
(c) Effective date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010.


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Q: pyspark: 'RDD' is not callable while creating dataframe I am trying to create a dataframe from the parameters provided by enduser(via REST api) in order to get the prediction out of my model. But i am getting  errors while creating creating a dataframe.
**Errors during Approach#1** (using tuple of values and list of columns)
Using Spark's default log4j profile: org/apache/spark/log4j-defaults.properties
Setting default log level to "WARN".
To adjust logging level use sc.setLogLevel(newLevel). For SparkR, use setLogLevel(newLevel).
18/02/10 13:01:13 WARN NativeCodeLoader: Unable to load native-hadoop library for your platform... using builtin-java classes where applicable
18/02/10 13:01:14 WARN Utils: Your hostname, pyspark-VirtualBox resolves to a loopback address: 127.0.1.1; using 10.0.2.15 instead (on interface enp0s3)
18/02/10 13:01:14 WARN Utils: Set SPARK_LOCAL_IP if you need to bind to another address
18/02/10 13:01:17 WARN Utils: Service 'SparkUI' could not bind on port 4040. Attempting port 4041.
 ### Tuple is  [(800, 0, 0.3048, 71.3, 0.0026634)]
 ### schema --> struct<Freq_Hz:int,displ_thick_m:double,Chord_m:double,V_inf_mps:double,AoA_Deg:int>
 ### session --> <pyspark.sql.conf.RuntimeConfig object at 0x7f1b68086860>
 ### data frame --> MapPartitionsRDD[8] at toJavaRDD at NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:0
127.0.0.1 - - [10/Feb/2018 13:01:37] "GET /test HTTP/1.1" 500 -
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1997, in __call__
    return self.wsgi_app(environ, start_response)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1985, in wsgi_app
    response = self.handle_exception(e)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1540, in handle_exception
    reraise(exc_type, exc_value, tb)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/_compat.py", line 33, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1982, in wsgi_app
    response = self.full_dispatch_request()
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1615, in full_dispatch_request
    return self.finalize_request(rv)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1630, in finalize_request
    response = self.make_response(rv)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1740, in make_response
    rv = self.response_class.force_type(rv, request.environ)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/werkzeug/wrappers.py", line 921, in force_type
    response = BaseResponse(*_run_wsgi_app(response, environ))
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/werkzeug/wrappers.py", line 59, in _run_wsgi_app
    return _run_wsgi_app(*args)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/werkzeug/test.py", line 923, in run_wsgi_app
    app_rv = app(environ, start_response)
TypeError: 'RDD' object is not callable

Error in Approach#2(using tuple and schema)
Using Spark's default log4j profile: org/apache/spark/log4j-defaults.properties
Setting default log level to "WARN".
To adjust logging level use sc.setLogLevel(newLevel). For SparkR, use setLogLevel(newLevel).
18/02/10 12:56:47 WARN NativeCodeLoader: Unable to load native-hadoop library for your platform... using builtin-java classes where applicable
18/02/10 12:56:48 WARN Utils: Your hostname, pyspark-VirtualBox resolves to a loopback address: 127.0.1.1; using 10.0.2.15 instead (on interface enp0s3)
18/02/10 12:56:48 WARN Utils: Set SPARK_LOCAL_IP if you need to bind to another address
18/02/10 12:56:51 WARN Utils: Service 'SparkUI' could not bind on port 4040. Attempting port 4041.
 ### Tuple is  [(800, 0, 0.3048, 71.3, 0.0026634)]
 ### schema --> struct<displ_thick_m:double,Chord_m:double,Freq_Hz:int,AoA_Deg:int,V_inf_mps:double>
 ### session --> <pyspark.sql.conf.RuntimeConfig object at 0x7efd4df9e860>
127.0.0.1 - - [10/Feb/2018 12:56:53] "GET /test HTTP/1.1" 500 -
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1997, in __call__
    return self.wsgi_app(environ, start_response)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1985, in wsgi_app
    response = self.handle_exception(e)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1540, in handle_exception
    reraise(exc_type, exc_value, tb)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/_compat.py", line 33, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1982, in wsgi_app
    response = self.full_dispatch_request()
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1614, in full_dispatch_request
    rv = self.handle_user_exception(e)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1517, in handle_user_exception
    reraise(exc_type, exc_value, tb)
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/_compat.py", line 33, in reraise
    raise value
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1612, in full_dispatch_request
    rv = self.dispatch_request()
  File "/home/pyspark/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/flask/app.py", line 1598, in dispatch_request
    return self.view_functions[rule.endpoint](**req.view_args)
  File "/home/pyspark/Desktop/building_py_rec/lin_reg/server.py", line 48, in test
    df = session.createDataFrame(tup, schema)
  File "/home/pyspark/spark-2.1.0-bin-hadoop2.7/python/pyspark/sql/session.py", line 522, in createDataFrame
    rdd, schema = self._createFromLocal(map(prepare, data), schema)
  File "/home/pyspark/spark-2.1.0-bin-hadoop2.7/python/pyspark/sql/session.py", line 383, in _createFromLocal
    data = list(data)
  File "/home/pyspark/spark-2.1.0-bin-hadoop2.7/python/pyspark/sql/session.py", line 505, in prepare
    verify_func(obj, schema)
  File "/home/pyspark/spark-2.1.0-bin-hadoop2.7/python/pyspark/sql/types.py", line 1360, in _verify_type
    _verify_type(v, f.dataType, f.nullable)
  File "/home/pyspark/spark-2.1.0-bin-hadoop2.7/python/pyspark/sql/types.py", line 1324, in _verify_type
    raise TypeError("%s can not accept object %r in type %s" % (dataType, obj, type(obj)))
TypeError: DoubleType can not accept object 800 in type <class 'int'>

Here, I understand the order in which values (value in tuple) are supplied to createDataframe are not matching to the order in schema. Hence, TypeError.
Relevant code
@app.route('/test')
def test():
    # create spark Session
    session = SparkSession.builder.appName('lin_reg_api').getOrCreate();

    # Approach#1
    tup = [(800,0,0.3048,71.3,0.0026634)]
    cols = ["Freq_Hz", "AoA_Deg", "Chord_m", "V_inf_mps", "displ_thick_m"];
    print(' ### Tuple is ', tup);

    #Approach#2
    schema = StructType({
        StructField("Freq_Hz", IntegerType(), False),
        StructField("AoA_Deg", IntegerType(), False),
        StructField("Chord_m", DoubleType(), False),
        StructField("V_inf_mps", DoubleType(), False),
        StructField("displ_thick_m", DoubleType(), False),
    });
    print(' ### schema -->', schema.simpleString());
    # session = linReg.getSession(); # returns the spark session
    print(' ### session -->', session.conf);

    # Approach 1
    #df = session.createDataFrame(tup, cols)
    # Approach 2
    df = session.createDataFrame(tup, schema)
    print(' ### data frame -->', df.toJSON())
    return df.toJSON()

I would like to understand how can i make both approaches work for me.

A: *

*The first error doesn't occur in the code you've posted but during app initialization. It is not reproducible with code you've posted.

*The second problem is clearly pointed out in the exception:

TypeError: DoubleType can not accept object 800 in type

This happens because you use set ({...}) to define schema, and order of fields is undefined. Use sequence with defined order, like list:
schema = StructType([
    StructField("Freq_Hz", IntegerType(), False),
    StructField("AoA_Deg", IntegerType(), False),
    StructField("Chord_m", DoubleType(), False),
    StructField("V_inf_mps", DoubleType(), False),
    StructField("displ_thick_m", DoubleType(), False),
])

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Tax-sponsored vouchers for religious schools? No, says court.
The program in question—the"Choice Scholarship Pilot Program"—offered tuition vouchers worth $4,575 to students to spend at religious and other private schools. Part of the problem, according to the lawsuit, was that 18 of the 23 schools approved for the program were religious.
Undoubtedly, this ruling will face appeals: by the religious groups who benefit from vouchers; by right-wingers who hope to undermine a public system that [theoretically] promotes education for everyone and creates [again, theoretically] an educated electorate; and by business interests who see a potential new revenue stream in the ultimate privatization of American education.
I realize that many on the left have expressed support for public-school vouchers, as a way of creating an educational marketplace that could spur less-competitive schools to improve. I acknowledge that there may be merit in that rationale. But in the Colorado case, as in—I suspect—many others, the voucher concept is being cynically manipulated for the benefit of religious schools. And one more question: The religious groups who vociferously insist on taxpayer-supported "school choice" for parents and children–Do they happen to be the same people who vociferously oppose reproductive choice for women? Just asking.
Kudos to Americans United, ACLU, and the court.


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Charter Schools Get Bipartisan Boost From U.S. House
By Joy Resmovits
Rep Eric Cantor (R-Va), the author of a bill to replace the No ChildLeft Behind Act, talks to a student at Two Rivers Public CharterSchool in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Kline's bill would reduce thefederal government oversight of K12 education. (Renee Schoof/MCT via Getty Images)
Even as some question the need to increase charter school funding, the U.S. House of Representatives -- in a rare show of bipartisanship -- voted to do just that Friday.
The House voted 360-45 to approve the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act, which would update the federal charter school program and push for an increase in charter school funding from $250 million to $300 million. The existing program uses a grant competition to fund the creation of entirely new public charter schools; it was initially enacted as part of the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act.
The upgrades, similar to those proposed in a House bill that passed in 2011, would combine separate federal charter school funding streams; allow charter schools receiving federal funding to give special-needs students and English language learners extra weight in admissions lotteries; and permit existing charter school chains, known as Charter Management Organizations, to receive federal funding to open new schools within their chains.
"It specifically allows for the program to expand and replicate successful models, not just fund entirely new schools," Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.), who sits on the House Rules Committee, told The Huffington Post.
Despite Friday's bipartisan vote, charter schools, which are publicly funded but can be privately run, remain somewhat controversial, most recently becoming the subject of a bitter political fight in New York City. Teachers' unions, school board associations and other groups argued that the congressional legislation does not go far enough in requiring charter schools to be transparent and to serve students with disabilities and English language learners.
The American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association, the nation's two largest teachers' unions, sent the House letters calling for the bill to be stronger on charter school accountability.
AFT President Randi Weingarten wrote, "We are disheartened and discouraged when we see reports like the one released this week documenting millions of dollars in fraud, waste and abuse in the charter school sector." She encouraged the House to consider a number of amendments that she said would address this issue.
Several such amendments failed Friday, with opponents saying they put too many burdens on charter schools, which are supposed to operate with more flexibility than traditional public schools. One measure requiring the publication of charter school student performance and discipline data did pass.
Mary Kusler, the NEA's government relations director, also raised concerns about accountability. "Some provisions of the underlying bill represent improvements, such as requiring greater charter authorizer accountability, and including weighted lotteries to address under-enrollment of disadvantaged students," she wrote. "However, the underlying bill falls short in key areas: including no mandatory disclosure and reporting on key data including funding from private sources, no independent audit requirements, no open meetings requirements and no conflict of interest guidelines."
But Polis said that the new bill would improve charter school quality. "One of the complaints about charter schools is they serve a lower percentage of special-needs kids or free- and reduced-lunch kids get crowded out by upper middle class families," he said. "We allow the school to have a weighted lottery without losing eligibility. ... There's more transparency and accountability."
The congressman said that the law would also provide incentives for authorizers -- the officials who decide which charter schools are allowed to set up shop -- to establish better quality controls.
Some special education advocates are pleased. Lauren Rhim, who heads the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools, said the bill strikes the right balance between pressuring charter schools to better serve disadvantaged students and being too prescriptive.
"Our concern remains if it's over-prescribed, more kids get identified as having disabilities," she said. "If the federal government said you have to have the same proportion of students with disabilities as public schools, the prize winds up being that number instead of giving kids the supports they need."
Leading up to the vote, the bill received vocal support from Rep. John Kline (R-Minn.), who chairs the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), that committee's ranking member, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.).
A similar bill is making its way in the U.S. Senate. It, too, has bipartisan support, including the backing of Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), two key players in education policy. But as Education Week notes, the legislation's prospects are unclear, as Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), who heads the Senate Health, Education Labor and Pensions Committee, has maintained that charter schools are best addressed in the context of overhauling No Child Left Behind.
"Senator Harkin supports strengthening public charter schools and included provisions in his ESEA [Elementary and Secondary Education Act] reauthorization bill to improve and update federal charter school programs," said HELP Committee press secretary Allison Preiss. "He remains committed to moving a full ESEA reauthorization bill through the Senate."
Dennis Van Roekel, President of the National Education Association
"I will never forget my sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Jordan, who found a way to redirect a tween's excess energy into math -- and my high school math and English teachers, Mrs. Vetter and Mr. Renken, who built on my strengths and filled in the gaps. They instilled pride in me for my work and encouraged me to always do my best. Truly inspirational individuals!"
Kevin Huffman, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Education
"I went to Bexley High School in Bexley, Ohio, a beautiful, small town near Columbus. Sandy Rainey was my awesome Spanish I and II teacher. She was a brand new teacher right out of college with a big heart, a passion for Don Quixote and an open door for kids like me. Mrs. Rainey was smart, cared about the world and about social justice, worked hard and had a sense of humor (which I later realized is not the easiest thing in your first year of teaching). She inspired me to keep going with Spanish -- later leading to study in South America and a first job as a bilingual elementary school teacher in Texas, which ultimately changed my whole career path. She also taught all of us to dream big and laugh along the way. Thank you, Mrs. Rainey!"
Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder of Teach for All, Founder and Chair of Teach for America
"The teacher who most inspired me was Marvin Bressler, my undergraduate thesis adviser. He said I was 'deranged' to propose the creation of Teach For America and then set out to make it happen. But secretly he loved the idea and helped out subtly in small ways and big. He was a fountain of sage advice. Professor Bressler even connected me to Princeton's head of development to explain just how hard it is to raise money -- though he probably knew that this gentleman would end up supporting the cause. I appreciate Professor Bressler for challenging my passion with his words, and encouraging it with his actions."
Nancy Barile, English Teacher, Member of the Center for Teaching Quality Collaboratory
Courtesy of Nancy Barile
"I will never forget the day I met Ms. Liebsch in sophomore English class at Bishop Kenrick High School back in the 1970s. Ms. Liebsch wore leather boots with her skirt suits and matching cool pendants.
"I was already a voracious reader by then, and Ms. Liebsch took note immediately. She began feeding me books from her personal collection: Silas Marner, Madame Bovary, The Bell Jar. Then she would ask me for my opinions on what I had read -- and she actually listened to me. We had conversations. She was the first teacher I had who empowered me as a woman and a learner. I am quite certain I wouldn't be a teacher today if it weren't for Ms. Liebsch."
Jose Vilson, Math Teacher, Blogger, Author
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"I had many teachers who inspired me throughout my career, but the one I'd like to show appreciation for is Mrs. Dee Kittany, my high school choir teacher. She didn't teach me in any specific subjects, but, as the chorus coordinator, she helped me understand and use my voice in ways I didn't fully appreciate until I got older. She believed in me from the minute I tried out. Even though I didn't always perform well, she hung on to me as cantor (the lead singer), hoping that I would break through. At the last concert of my senior year, I finally broke out with a good performance.
"I didn't take up choir for the rest of my life, but I now use my voice in other, equally powerful ways, and still for a higher cause. And I have Mrs. Kittany to thank for that."
Deborah A. Gist, Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
"The teacher who changed my life was Joanne Hendrick -- the first person to truly challenge me. She made me work really hard to succeed in her class, and she inspired me to pursue my dream of becoming an early childhood teacher."
Sean McComb, English Teacher, 2014 National Teacher of the Year
"Brian Reagan, a television production teacher at Upper Merion Area High School, was one of my teacher heroes. At a difficult time in my life, he believed in and valued me. He allowed my passion for sports to light my creativity and engage me in school work. More than that, he was a role model who showed me the kind of man I wanted to be: caring, joyful and generous. Mr. Reagan helped me see abilities in myself that I didn't know were there, and modeled how I could put them to use doing the same for others."
Elisa Villanueva Beard, Co-CEO of Teach For America
Courtesy of Kate Selker
"This Teacher Appreciation Week, I'm thinking about Mr. Trevino -- one of the toughest teachers I've ever had. Mr. Trevino taught my 11th-grade English class, and he set the highest bar I'd seen yet. He asked us to read more rigorous texts and produce more complex writing than anyone had expected of us before. I was intimidated. I was challenged. And eventually, I was incredibly grateful. I really struggled my first year in college, but it was my writing skills -- honed in Mr. Trevino's class -- that gave me the confidence to keep with it. He pushed me to be great. He believed I could be great -- until I believed it, too."
David Coleman, College Board President and CEO
"Mary Rooney was one of my great teachers and remains a close friend. Mrs. Rooney taught English Language Arts at public school IS70 in NYC, a remarkably diverse school at the time. She taught us how to explicate a poem, to write long stories, to command grammar. She was the perfect combination of forbidding and warm that called on us all to work harder than we had done before, and surprise ourselves by what we could then do. Mrs. Rooney stayed after school every day to run a homework help group so that students from all backgrounds could do her demanding work and thrive. She opened worlds, and all her students, from all walks of life, remember her."
Patrick Finley, Co-Principal of Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School
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"While most teachers viewed me as a troublemaker in elementary school, my third-grade teacher, Mrs. Morris, saw something different in me. In her class, for the first time I felt like a teacher was more interested in finding out what motivated me than trying to keep me quiet with worksheets. She gave me chances to use my voice and creatively looked for ways to hook me into lessons. So when we opened our school a few years ago, I wrote a letter to Mrs. Morris to thank her for her patience and inspiration. Although it had been 30 years, she remembered me and took the time not only to write back, but also enclosed a few pictures of our class because that's who she is -- a lifelong teacher who loves her kids and the time that she spent with them."
Michelle Rhee, Founder and CEO of StudentsFirst
"Mary Weiss showed me what a great teacher can do and is responsible for putting the thought in my head, for the first time, that I might become a teacher.
"She was not my teacher, per se. She was my 10th-grade boyfriend's mom. But she took me under her wing, inviting me into her classroom during the spring of my senior year in high school, where I would help students read, work on math problems and provide one-on-one time to children who needed a little extra attention.
"Mrs. Weiss was someone who did not need to work. And she certainly did not need to travel into the troubled neighborhoods of inner-city Toledo, Ohio, every day. But for her, teaching was a calling. She volunteered to teach at the school in the rough part of town. 'I want to make a difference in my students' lives,' she told me.
"What I learned most from Mrs. Weiss -- and the seed planted in my mind during high school that continues to guide my work today -- is this: 'I have the same expectations for all my students,' she said to me. 'Each one is capable of doing anything. I want them all to be somebody.' Regardless of whether a child is rich or poor, no matter what level of education their parents' received or what ZIP code they were born in, every child has the ability to achieve amazing things -- that's a truth I learned first from Mary Weiss."
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Q: Understanding Skiena's algorithm to detect cycles in a graph I'm having trouble understanding everything in Skeina's algorithm to detect cycles in a graph whether directed or undirected
void process_edge(int v, int y) {
    // if parent[v] == y it means we're visitng the same edge since this is unweighted?
    // y must be discovered otherwise this is the first I'm seeing it?
    if (discovered[y] && parent[v] != y) {
        printf("\nfound a back edge (%d %d) \n", v, y);
    }
}

void DFSRecursive(graph *g, int v) {
    discovered[v] = true;

    edge *e = g->edges[v];
    while (e != NULL) {
        int y = e->y;
        if (discovered[y] == false) {
            parent[y] = v;
            DFSRecursive(g, y);
        } else if (!processed[y] || g->directed) { // can't be processed and yet has an unvisited kid!?
            process_edge(v, y, data);
        }
        e = e->next;
    }

    processed[v] = true;
}

*

*Why are we checking !processed[y]? If we see a neighbor y and it was discovered already (first if condition), how would it be possible that y has been processed? given that v is a neighbor and we discovered it just now?

*I was confused with the check for parent[v] !== y but I guess it makes sense in the unweighted graph case, if we have a graph with just two nodes, both nodes have each other in their adjacency so this is not a cycle. I'm not clear though on why it would make sense in the directed case because 1->2 and 2->1 is considered a cycle, right?

*I don't have problems with the third condition discovered[y] in the process edge method because if it undiscovered, it would mean this is the first time we are seeing it

A:
I was confused with the check for parent[v] !== y but I guess it makes sense in the unweighted graph case, if we have a graph with just two nodes, both nodes have each other in their adjacency so this is not a cycle. I'm not clear though on why it would make sense in the directed case because 1->2 and 2->1 is considered a cycle, right?

I disagree with the other answers on this. A cycle does not visit an edge multiple times, otherwise any graph with an edge, directed or not, would have a cycle. The algorithm given in the book is correct. The check is only needed for undirected graphs, but the code handles both very cleanly in my opinion.
If you're referring to a case when we might have two directed edges:
1 -> 2
2 -> 1

Then whether or not you consider this a cycle is debatable. In general, directed graphs are assumed not to have such cases. I can interpret such a pair as an undirected edge, and then it won't make sense to walk it twice. You can interpret it as two directed edges, and then you'd be right that the algorithm is wrong. But it would only be wrong for your interpretation.
For the interpretation most often used (and easiest to understand), the algorithm does what it's supposed to.
As another example, one can also allow edges like 1 -> 1. Would you consider this a cycle? You wouldn't be wrong either way. It's just a matter of definitions. For textbooks, one usually works with the definition that lets the author present the most convenient (easiest to understand) solution.

A: *

*It is possible for directed graphs. Let's assume that we a have graph with 2 vertices and 1 edge: 2 -> 1. If we start the depth-first search from the first vertex, it will be processed by the time we visit the second vertex. So an edge 2 -> 1 will lead to a processed vertex. It is not possible for undirected graphs, though.

*I agree with you here.
The main issue with this code, in my opinion, is that it tries to handle both: directed and undirected graphs at the same time, which makes the logic unclear and hard to follow. Detecting cycles in a graph using depth-first search is actually pretty easy, so I would just recommend finding a better implementation(or making your own, which handles directed and undirected graphs separately).


When your name will be spoken all around the world for decades to come, it is important to get it right.
So who could blame the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for waiting a little longer to announce the name of their newborn son?
The third Cambridge baby, who was born at 11.01am on Monday, will remain nameless to the wider world for at least a day longer than his older brother and sister, as the Duke and Duchess take their time in sharing their decision.
The names of both Prince George and Princess Charlotte were announced by their proud parents two days after their birth, suggesting the Duke and Duchess are struggling to make up their minds the third time around, or simply savouring their secret for a few precious hours longer.
The Duke, who left his two-day-old son at home with the Duchess to attend a commemoration service, teased attendees about the as-yet-unknown name, as the world waited to hear what the Prince would be called.
"It's a strong name, I have to say," the Duke conceded smiling.
The Queen will be informed of the name before it is made public. The Prince of Wales was travelling back from a service in France on Wednesday, raising the possibility that he could be introduced to his grandson in person before a name is announced.
As the Duchess spent time with her mother and brother, four-year-old Prince George was back at school while Princess Charlotte enjoyed the last day of her Easter holiday from nursery.
The Duke joined Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at Westminster Abbey for an Anzac Day commemorative service, honouring fallen war heroes of Australia and New Zealand.
While the Duke's words stoked speculation, Alexander is not likely to be a final contender as it is one of Prince George's middle names.
Bookmakers, who reported a last minute rush on bets, still favour Arthur followed by James, Albert and Philip.
The Prince joins siblings Prince George Alexander Louis, born on July 22 2013 and Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, born on May 2 2015.


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Help Shape The Future Of Staveley
Residents of Staveley are being asked by Chesterfield Borough Council to make comments and give their views of a draft appraisal on the Staveley Conservation Area.
Staveley was recognised as being a place of special architectural and historic interest and was designated as a conservation area in January 1971. Some of the buildings that fall within the Conservation Area include Staveley Hall (pictured above), the Church of St. John the Baptist and the Old Rectory on Church Street, The Chantry and the Old School on High Street and Ebenezer Row on Porter Street.
There are currently 11 conservation areas in the Borough each taking their character from things like their buildings, their landscape and their street alignment.
The aim of the draft appraisal is to draw out the elements that contribute to the character of the area and give the Staveley Conservation Area it's special architectural and historic interest. It helps to preserve and enhance buildings and the local landscape and strengthen planning policies and controls in the area.
Cllr Ian Openshaw, Lead Member for Sustainable Communities and Climate Change said: "The Staveley appraisal is part of the Council's ongoing review of the Borough's conservation areas. I'd encourage all of those in the local area to take part in the consultation process and provide feedback on the draft appraisal document."
Copies of the draft appraisal can be found at Planning Services reception at the Town Hall, Rose hill Chesterfield, Chesterfield Library, Staveley Library, Staveley Town Council Offices at Staveley Hall and the Council website at www.chesterfield.gov.uk/environment/planning
For more information contact the Conservation Officer on telephone no 01246 345957 or email: jacob.amuli@chesterfield.gov.uk
The deadline for response to the consultation is 15th October 2010.
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