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Islands of Siankaba review
Siankaba offers great luxury after the ardors of safari life. A splendid way to end the trip.
Victoria Falls were worth the visit though we went at the lowest point of the year fro flow. It might be worth crossing to view from Zambia at this time of year.
Highlight was the village walk and especially the time with Malindi (who was also with us for dinner one night) at the voluntary funded pre-school was inspirational. There was an unfortunate but important contrast when we visited the underfunded state primary school which lacked the same energetic leadership.
Siankaba is a great way too end your holiday.
We wanted a relaxing few days to end our holiday and the Islands of Siankaba was a brilliant choice.
Run by Bret and Clare with Mellindi, who runs the local pre-school supported by the lodge, in close support. The staff were excellent and looked after us well in a friendly atmosphere and this visit was all we hoped it would be.
Highlight was the visit to the pre-school and as it was my birthday having 'Happy Birthday' sung to me by forty small children.
Being out on the river for sunset and fishing was highly enjoyable if not very successful.
We visited the Victoria falls (45 minute drive) and having seem the falls from the Zimbabwe side some years ago at the same time of the year the view from the Zambian side was disappointing as the eastern cataract is dry in September. It may take more time but going to the Zimbabwe side might be preferable.
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Our arrival on the island was very impressive very clean very welcoming and our room was wonderful, we were given the honeymoon suite as we were celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary . Our first meal, there was a table of 14, the food was served on cold plates therefore the food was cold and not appetizing and one of the guest did not receive a dinner at all which some of the kitchen staff found amusing , it appeared that there was not sufficient food so he had to have a pizza, The next day we were due to visit the Falls so we had a PICNIC, one cold chicken breast one muffin, not good. We did complain and the food did improve slightly but the damage was done we will not go back . Island of Siankaba is not cheap and you do expect first class food, the lack of management on the ground may be the reasonRead more about the whole trip
Islands of Siankaba review
A fantastic place on 2 tiny islands in the Zambezi river, the seven double-occupancy chalets are extremely well appointed and spaced out, each has its own private deck, where you can relax and watch the waters of the Zambezi floating by, providing a great feel of nature with a good but not pretentious touch of luxury.
Management and staff were very attentive and kind, the food, including complimentary drinks, was excellent and inventive. We particularly enjoyed the smoked warthog with balsamic dressing and thin slivers of a hard cheese. A nice extra touch was the hosting of the communal suppers by different members of management (including the school teacher Malindi) - bringing local flair and knowledge to the table.
The evening sun-downer cruise on the Zambezi with sightings of hippos and birds and a stop for hors d'oeuvres and drinks in a sheltered cove was a nice experience, as was the visit to the falls on the Zambian side, enveloped at points by the spray from the falls hitting you from the top, bottom and sides - a glory to behold! The Siankaba village morning walk with Joseph, where we visited the school built by the lodge, met some of Joseph's relatives and plenty of other people was lovely. An afternoon nature walk on the island with sightings of monkeys, a giant king fisher, monitor lizards and tracks of more animals brought us even closer to nature.
Overall a great and relaxing experience, which we highly recommend.
Islands of Siankaba review
Siankaba deserves a mention as they went out of their way to make us happy..and when I return with my partner will end the trip there..the sunset cruise and the staff were spot on. Exeptionally helpful and friendly..nothing was too much trouble.
We hope that next year to be able to repeat and possibly expand..
agreat place to visit the Falls from , eveing cruise very good , massage exeptional got rid of my fibrocitis !.. good peaceful place .Staff were all pleasant.. we didnt have time to visit the village. Brett and Graeme were extra helpful regards my son Guy...Thanks to them his bike got him to Lumwana.. 2500 across Africa in two weeks !
Plan to take my partner there sometime in the future..
Lovely accommodation in a beautiful location.
Outstanding food and service. Staff couldn't have been more welcoming or helpful.
Really enjoyed the sundowner boat trips and being able to sit on our deck and look out over the river. We were able to watch the most beautiful sunrise without leaviing our bed!
Islands of Siankaba is a real treat
We stayed at Islands of Siankaba on our way home, having spent 2 weeks in the bush in Botswana. It was a wonderful return to civilisation, but still with an african feel.
The location and facilites are unbelievable and should not be missed if you're going to Victoria Falls. Nothing could ba faulted about our time there, and we highly recommend it. They went out of their way to facilitate our getting a helicopter ride over the Falls, another unmissable experience. The sunset cruise on the Zambesi was magical.
Islands of Siankaba review
What a shame we were only staying for one night! We were whisked efficiently by boat to the islands. Our tents on stilts over a backwater of the Zambezi were luxuriously appointed, and linked to the main restaurant by an exciting swaying suspension bridge.
A refreshing pool with lovely river views.
A fascinating little hideaway to recover from the excitement of the Kazangula crossing!
Islands of Siankaba review
What a wonderful place. We'd definitely go back here.
The location was magnificent, the rooms wonderful, the food amazing and plentiful. We had a great trip to visit the local village with absolutely no pressure to give money - which is so unusual. We loved the fact that the lodge gives so much support to the local villages.
Not a place for children but a wonderful opportunity to unwind and a great place to end our holiday.
Doom and gloom in the tent
Accomodation was dismal, dark, dreary and depressing and looked unclean.
The new managers were overly ingratiating.
Our trips on the Zambesi were memorable and without fault. Two nights would have been sufficient. We would definitely not return.
Expert Africa comments
The rooms at Islands of Siankaba were being refurbished when these travellers stayed, and the lodge was sorry that they were not able to give them one of the new rooms. Since their stay in June, the refurbishments have been completed; they tell us that this has made the rooms feel much brighter and more modern.


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Villa Mirasol é uma casa com 3 quartos, luxo, decorado com um padrão muito elevado. Com uma posição elevada e vista para o mar para a vizinha ilha de Zakynthos, um local perfeito para famílias ou um refúgio romântico para casais que procuram paz e tranquilidade. Todos os três quartos, 2 duplos duplos and1 têm plena casa de banho privada com caminhada em chuveiros e uma banheira na casa de banho no piso térreo. Uma cozinha totalmente equipada com todos os aparelhos modernos, incluindo máquina de lavar loiça e máquina de lavar leva para a sala de estar, que é o plano aberto que o leva para um piso térreo terraço com sombra, ideal para refeições ao ar livre. Uma grande churrasqueira de tijolos construída totalmente equipada está localizada no jardim. A moradia pode dormir até 8, um grande sofá-cama está situado na área de estar, juntamente com TV por satélite, DVD e PlayStation. A piscina é privado e cercado por um espaçoso terraço com amplo espreguiçadeiras e guarda-sóis.
Apenas a 1 km passeio até pistas do país calmo levará para a bela praia virgem Avithos. Aqui você vai encontrar duas tabernas locais que servem comida e vinho local. Há também um bar de praia que é um belo lugar para relaxar com uma bebida fresca e ver o sol ir para baixo !!
A Ilha .: Kefalonia é a maior das sete ilhas jônicas. Um paraíso intacto não afetado pelo turismo de massa e repleto de praias virgens e cenário dramático. Quer se trate de relaxamento total ou o explorador inexplorado em você, há algo para todos os gostos em Kefalonia.
Tarifas de arrendamento: O serviço de limpeza é fornecido em uma base semanal.
Será fornecido um pacote de boas vindas com o essencial para a sua primeira chegada na ilha.
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We are a family of 7 (of which 5 teenagers) and spent an absolutely lovely vacation in Kefalonia.
The house is very spacious, has the most beautiful views and is very well maintained. The pool is really nice and refreshing. The contact with the owners, as well all as with the local managers was very good.
We would definitely recommend this villa!
Thank you Carole & Paul, we have enjoyed our stay at your place to the max!
We stayed at Villa Mirasol for 10 nights in July. It was such a beautiful villa and for a family of 4 it had everything and more! The outside space, pool, dining, view etc was fabulous. The interior was beautifully done, very spacious, lovely bedrooms, bathrooms and the kitchen was equipped to a very high standard. It was so clean and very well maintained, perfect. We had an amazing 10 days, relaxing and enjoying the villa, nearby beach and tavernas. We could not have asked for more and would highly recommend Villa Mirasol, you will not be disappointed!
Good contact with friendly owner. The villa itself was well-equipped and luxurious. The adjoining swimming pool was excellent. Beautiful view from the terrace. Very pleasant extra: extremely friendly and helpful caretaker! On the downside: the location (if you are looking for real Greek local village atmosphere) and the proximity of the neighbouring villa (which is concealed in the pictures on the website). Overall: very recommendable!
I returned from my 10 day holiday to Kefalonia today. Villa Mirasol is a beautiful villa with breath taking views that i can't describe in words. From the sunrise in the morning to the orange and pink sunset at night. The villa itself was immaculate, clean and spacious. Kitchen utensils are all provided and the cooking space is a great size. Sunbeds are all provided and sun is on the house almost all day for sunbathing. I found the walk to the closest beach a great walk with lots of scenery taking only 20 minutes to get there. Avythos beach is a small beach but it has a lot of sunbeds and a beach bar with two bars overlooking the beach. To get to the site seeing places which are great to visit, the drive is not too long and beautiful scenery. Overall a great holiday and i hope to return soon:) Thanks to the Jones'!
Just returned from an idyllic, chilled week at Villa Mirasol, the 4 of us had a ball from arrival to departure.
From the beautiful layout and decor of the villa to the stupendous views whilst relaxing outside, Villa Mirasol was a revelation.
Most stressful decision of the week was whether to just stay and barbecue at the villa after a swim in the pool or enjoy the 10 min walk to Preview taverna at Avithos beach in the evenings to enjoy Panos's food, views and home made wine ( oh and his mum's puds - amazing).
It was our first visit to Kefalonia. We enjoyed the laid back approach to life enormously, Argostoli is a beautiful town ( loved the fruit markets on port side) and breakfast at the Premier an exqusite experience in the town square.
We loved our day out to Assos and Fiscardo, it is a long time since we have visited 2 such beautiful villages .
In fact honestly we just enjoyed every aspect of the whole week, never had a bad moment. The Kefalonian people are so friendly and helpful it is comforting to realise places like this still exist.
Back to Villa Mirasol, Paul and Carole, thankyou for allowing us to share your "special place", it was a privilege.
We would recommend anyone to stay in your wonderful home, everything was perfect ( even down to the magnificent 7 DVD being in your collection - best film ever )
Sadly we could not get round to seeing everything or visiting all the recommended tavernas, so we will just have to return soon!!
Thankyou again
Paul, Clare , Joe and Pam
PS Joe says when he gets fed up he shuts his eyes and thinks of a "happy place", Villa Mirasol is what appears now when our eyes are shut!!
We have just returned (Aug 08) from our family holiday in Kefalonia staying at Vila Mirasol. We can say without hesitation it was the holiday of a lifetime. The Island has everything you could wish for and the villa is ideally situated for access to all the island has to offer.We have two teenage children and anyone who has teenage children will know how difficult they are to please, but they had a fabulous time, and frequently visited the safe, vibrant yet authentically greek atmosphere of Argostoli and Lassi.
The villa is just beautiful and the owners have obviously thought of everything and furnished it throughout to an exceptional standard, pure luxury! The private pool, patio and BBQ area is very large with views of the ocean that are simply breathtaking. Whilst the island is amazing with lots to do the local beach (3 mins by car) is just perfect, with a safe sandy beach for children of all ages. The local tavernas on the beach serve the most authentic greek food to die for!! We wholehearteadly recommend Kefalonia to anyone thinking of visiting a Greek Island and especially Villa Mirasol, we will definitely be returning very soon.
Localizado na vila de Kalligata e localizada entre os pinheiros e oliveiras no campo isolado, Villa Mirasol é ideal para umas férias suave e relaxante. A aldeia em si é muito histórica e pitoresca com suas casas coloridas, flores maravilhosas e igrejas imponentes. Um carro é recomendado como há muito para ver nesta bela ilha. A capital, Argostoli é um movimentado movimentado da cidade, com uma atmosfera cosmopolita cheia de lojas, retaurantes e casas de café. Dê uma caminhada pela frente do porto e ver os pescadores locais desembarcam as suas capturas diariamente, enquanto as tartarugas gigantes nadar ao redor olhando para o seu almoço!
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Please note that a £200.00 deposit per week is required at time of booking and balance to be paid 8 weeks before departure.

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on Mar 13, 2015 @ 12:10 pm
For the past few months, I've been watching free online classes on a website called "CreativeLive". They feature live classes by guest speakers who teach subjects ranging from:
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So far, I've only watched the free classes and have learned so much from them. I highly recommend this website for anyone who loves learning and for those who have a passion for these creative fields but feel stuck as to how to go about turning that passion into a paying business.
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And, of course, I just bought an HD DVD player...
The bulk of the Warner announcement follows.
Is the last man on earth really alone? Find out on March 18th when I Am Legend arrives onto Blu-ray and DVD from Warner Home Video. This intense, action-packed thrill ride follows the sole survivor of a viral apocalypse and his daily struggle in the face of an unimaginable reality.
Will Smith delivers a commanding performance as Robert Neville, Manhattan's solitary survivor after a devastating virus eradicates the population's majority and turns the remaining few into deadly, mutated hunters. After losing everything he knows and loves, Neville's singular focus is to find a cure for the infection, regardless of the deadly risks at every turn.
Francis Lawrence (Constantine) directs this talented cast that includes two-time Academy Award® Nominee Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness, Ali), Alice Braga (Lower City, Upcoming Crossing Over) and introduces talented newcomer Willow Smith as Marley Neville.
I Am Legend will be available on single disc in widescreen and full screen formats for $28.98 SRP and on Blu-ray disc for $35.99 SRP. I Am Legend will also be available in 2-Disc Special Edition for $34.99 SRP. ...
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I was a believer before I met you and then you let me down
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Genre: Young Adult
Chapter9 (v.1) - I believed you, I loved you, I trusted you. And you let me down.
It was momma telling me that we need to talk. I nodded and followed her into her room. Daddy was over at his mom's house with Maddie, Bailey, and Riley. Colleen was up in her room and the Savannah and Lyndsey were in the living room watching The Notebook. "What is it momma?" I asked her and she patted the bed. I sat down and looked at her. "A mother can tell when her daughter loses her virginity Lexie." She said and I gulped, no way of lying my way out of this one. "I love him momma." I said "But he can break your heart, he's leaving in two weeks Lexie! You were supposed to keep your virginity until you were married!" She said "momma you didn't." I said "I know and I pay the price of being a young mother. I don't regret it but I could have waited." She said "I didn't mean to momma." I said and she nodded. "Lexie, you think you're in love. You got caught up and you felt the moment was right. I'm not mad. Just disappointed that you didn't wait. You weren't supposed to be the boy crazy one. I won't tell your dad." She said I nodded "He did use a condom right?" She asked me "Yes ma'am he did." I said and she smiled at me. I walked up into my room and then I climbed up on the roof. Bringing my knees to my chest and day-dreamed. Colleen, Savannah, and Lyndsey crawled up onto the roof. "What happened?" Colleen asked me "I lost my virginity to Ethan." I said and they made me tell them what it was like and everything so I did. They smiled at me and everything. I went to bed exhausted and fell into a deep sleep and had an amazing dream. I woke up and went jogging but this time through the park. I felt like jogging most of my morning because it was a beautiful day. I walked past a bench of a couple making out. The male guy looked like Ethan but I knew it couldn't have been Ethan. It looked like Lauren, Nicole's daughter. They pulled apart from each other and then they started to get up. The guy turned away and looked at me, sure enough it was Ethan and the girl was Lauren. "Lauren and Ethan?" I asked "Hi Lexie." She said "Lexie." He started to say "Don't." I said "What are you two doing?" I asked "I'm his girlfriend." She said "No your not I am." I said Ethan looked away "Ethan!" Lauren said "I'm sorry Lexie; I didn't know you would find out." He said I walked closer to him and slapped him. And took off running, I ran past the house I didn't feel like going home. I ran to the creek and kept on running until I couldn't run no more. I fell down to the ground and couldn't do anything. I got up and walked home and froze. I ran up the steps to the house and then opened the door. Momma and daddy were in the kitchen drinking their coffee. I walked past them without saying anything and ran up the stairs. "Lexie slow down!" Daddy said I kept on running up the stairs and ran into my room and slammed the door. Momma got up and walked up the stairs and knocked on my door "Lexie?" She asked "Go away!" I said she didn't even bother. Lyndsey broke in through the window. "What happened Lexie?" She asked I was curled up in my bed under the blankets. Sobbing, I couldn't stop crying my eyes out. "I jogged to the park…" I sobbed "Saw Lauren and Ethan making out." I said Lyndsey rubbed my back and tried soothing me. "I'm so sorry Lex." She said "I trusted him, I loved him, I gave him my virginity." I said "Lex, you knew it was going to end." He said "But he said we could last if we wanted to. I thought he did!" I sobbed she didn't know what to say so she was rubbing my back. I faked falling asleep so she could leave and she did leave. I heard them at my door "Lexie caught Ethan cheating on him with Lauren." Lyndsey was telling Savannah, Colleen, and momma. "I blame myself." Colleen said "If we wouldn't had pushed her to get a boyfriend she never would have dealt with it." Savannah said I just ignored them. And actually cried myself to sleep. I was awoken to my door opening, Lauren came in. "Lex I didn't know he was your boyfriend." She said but she wasn't feeling sorry. "Okay. Get out." I said she nodded and left. I stayed in my room all day and night and didn't feel like getting out of my bed. Ethan kept calling but I didn't answer any of his calls. He was leaving early he said in one of his messages. He felt sorry for what he did and that he loved me. I kept crying my eyes out when I knew everybody was asleep I walked to the roof and wrapped my knees to my chest and sobbed. "Lexie?" Colleen asked I didn't say anything. "I know what you're going through." She said hugging me. "You didn't lose your virginity to him." I sobbed and she hugged me and let me cry on her shoulder. Savannah and Lyndsey came out and hugged me and tried helping to cheer me up. "He's leaving tomorrow." I said and they nodded. "I changed your Facebook Status." Savannah said and I nodded. "Thanks." I said she nodded and I went back inside to go to bed. I spent three days in bed I couldn't feel like moving I didn't even want to. I walked out on the fourth day with bad bed head and killer breath. I didn't feel like jogging. I'm done with jogging or running now. I hate this so much!
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In a strong year for fresh versions of the classics, Penguin continued its month-by-month re-translations of Georges Simenon's peerless Maigret mysteries. In a handsome hardback, Inspector Maigret: Omnibus 1 (Penguin Classics, £18.99) gathers four stories from the early 1930s. It gives newcomers a taste of Simenon's sombre vision, ruthless insight and impeccable prose. The Time Regulation Institute – Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar's eccentric, colourful, ruefully comic saga of mid-century Istanbul and of a Turkey torn between past and future – returned in a splendid new version by Maureen Freely and Alexander Dawe (Penguin Modern Classics, £10.99). And Scribe completed its rediscovery of David Vogel – the lost Viennese master who wrote in modern Hebrew – with Married Life (trans. Dalya Bilu, £16.99): his droll, piquant, incredibly vivid novel of post-First World War Vienna, sexual obsession, cultural deracination and wounded civilisation.
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As for newer books, the exiled Hassan Blasim deservedly won the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize for The Iraqi Christ (trans. Jonathan Wright; Comma Press, £8.99): a surreal, compassionate and blazingly inventive collection of stories inspired by the fate of his ravaged homeland. Eshkol Nevo's Neuland (trans. Sondra Silverston; Chatto & Windus, £16.99) combined an absorbing wide-screen yarn about footloose Israelis abroad with a shrewd, far-reaching interrogation of Zionism and its discontents. Several high-profile bestsellers earned their renown. Almost self-contained as a novel of 1970s childhood, Karl-Ove Knausgaard's Boyhood Island (trans. Don Bartlett; Vintage, £8.99) would make an accessible – and mesmerising – entry-point for new readers of the Norwegian writer's multi-volume autobiographical epic. With Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage (trans. Philip Gabriel; Harvill Secker, £20), Haruki Murakami returned to 1980s Japan, and a tender, wistful, intermittently mystical group portrait of youthful love and loss. In Look Who's Back (trans. Jamie Bulloch; MacLehose Press, £16.99), the fearless Timur Vermes – a Sasha Baron Cohen of fiction – managed in his satire about an undead Hitler surfacing in Berlin today to hit a stunning array of targets.
For once, UK readers could enjoy a broad spectrum of the best German fiction. Vermes aside, Uwe Tellkamp dramatised the decline and fall of Communist East Germany in his panoramic, immersive chronicle of a 1980s Dresden family, The Tower (trans. Mike Mitchell; Allen Lane, £25). Jenny Erpenbeck, more compactly lyrical, condensed a century of European history into the turning-points of a woman's life in The End of Days (trans. Susan Bernofsky; Portobello, £12.99). And with F (trans. Carol Brown Janeway; Quercus, £14.99), Daniel Kehlmann braided art, religion and finance into a typically effervescent but heartfelt comedy-of-ideas about faith and fakery.
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911 calls from the scene of a shooting rampage at a New Jersey supermarket have been released.
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The terrified voices of the callers tell the story:
(911 Dispatcher) "911, where's your emergency?"
(911 Caller) "Please… they're heavily shooting here. They're shooting!"
The calls came in the middle of the night from a New Jersey supermarket on August 31st. An employee had exited the store, only to return minutes later in riot gear.
(911 Caller) "Guy with a shotgun. He's blowing the place apart."
He then ID'd the shooter:
(911 Dispatcher) "What's his name?"
(911 Caller) "Terence… former employee."
Terence Tyler, a former Marine, from Old Bridge, New Jersey, discharged from the Corps after suffering from depression and despondent over his mother's death. He shot and killed himself-after killing co-workers Cristina LoBrutto, 18 and 23-year-old Bryan Breen.
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Carl woke to a hand on his shoulder, rocking him gently. "Hey, mister." a woman mumbled, nearly incoherent through her tears. "Don't be dead. Oh please don't be dead."
He groaned and tried to open his eyes. His left opened to blurry red sand. The right wouldn't open. Blood had seeped along the eyelid, sealing it shut. He was sweating profusely and the headache was like the throbbing of two enormous kettle drums right behind his ears. His vision swam as a wave of dizziness and nausea washed over him — a good sign of a concussion.
His hands spasmed unintentionally and the woman offered a little yelp, then shuffled back away from him. "Oh, Jesus, Thank God. I thought you were dead." Carl heard the scuffle of dust as the woman scooted back.
Carl tried to move himself to a sitting position, noting the cool air on his chest and legs as he did. Blearily, he drew his fingers up to his eye and picked at the dried blood, until he could open his eyes and focus.
He was naked. Not that there was anything wrong with that. Except the last thing he'd remembered, he was in the S.I. Officers lounge after the Red Duncanites hearing at Lagrange 5.
Carl drew his hand up over his forehead and through his close-cropped brown hair. It was slick with his sweat and crusty in parts with the dried blood. He felt like he'd been in a mother of all bar brawls.
The woman was naked too. Maybe five feet tall, blonde, with a pinched face and puffy lips, skin blotchy from crying. She was in good physical condition — like a dancer or a gymnast. She didn't sport any obvious body modifications, but she was thin enough that she could have come from a lighter-gravity. There was a heavy abrasion along her left side, on her cheek and shoulder, where the reddish dirt they were on had gotten into the wound.
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Gladstone Small PCA director and member of England's World Cup final squads in 1987 and 1992
If you had asked me this question a couple of weeks ago, I would have said no. But the England players seem to have got the message and are playing better; they are peaking at the right time for the World Cup and they can win it if they show some of the form they have displayed in recent matches.
I was in Australia for a couple of months, staying on after the Ashes to play some beach cricket, and I saw the England players turn round their one-day game. My own World Cup memories are losing ones but we did reach the final on each occasion I played. But now England have the chance to go one better and win the trophy for the first time.
For one thing, the fielding is better these days, and more and more players can hit the ball out of the park than they did in my day. A lot of the grounds and pitches in the West Indies are unknown quantities because they are new, which could make things a little more open and give England a real chance.
In modern one-day cricket the captain is a crucial guy. You can't sit back any more. You need to be inventive and able to change the course of the game, and Michael Vaughan has shown that he is a very tactically astute captain. If he's fit I would bring him back. He hasn't got a great record as a one-day batsman but he's a quality player and you need those in these big tournaments.
I would open the batting with him and Andrew Strauss and I would follow them with Ian Bell, Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood.
You haven't got to get big sixes if you are timing and placing the ball well but you do need a platform for Pietersen and Flintoff to build on. It's no good them coming in at 20 for four.
As for the bowlers, I've been really impressed with the way Liam Plunkett has taken his opportunity, swinging the white ball and after some hard work in the nets he seems to have a few extra yards of pace. Stuart Broad is also one very impressive young cricketer who must be on the edge of the side.
The white ball does tend to swing around but the bowlers must use that and not fight it. Swinging the ball is one way of preventing the batsmen from clouting it out of the ground. Monty Panesar is a class act and must play but Jamie Dalrymple too is a good cricketer, so even though the grounds are smaller I think they can play two spinners and prosper. Paul Nixon would be my keeper - Nico is gutsy and gritty, and adds a lot of noise and atmosphere to a game.
But England must have a set plan, whether they are batting first or chasing. The Aussies are still favourites but after them any one of three or four countries can win it and I would definitely put England in that group.
John Jameson Faced England's first ball in World Cup cricket at Lord's in 1975
I see the odds on England winning the Cup have shortened after their success in Australia but not enough to tempt me, I'm afraid. If they were 20-1 I might have thought of a small punt, but I don't think they look a good bet to be honest.
Australia will be favourites and I have a feeling that Sri Lanka might do well. I wouldn't rule out West Indies either - they have got some good players and home advantage must count for a lot, even though it usually hasn't gone that way in past World Cups.
Then there's South Africa, who have the run scorers - but do they have the spinners they will need on the slow pitches in the Caribbean? India and Pakistan must have chances too.
England have got some players to come in. Kevin Pietersen, obviously, James Anderson and Jon Lewis, I assume, and the captain, Michael Vaughan, provided he is fit enough.
I'm sure they will get through the first stage and in the one-off games anything can happen. But we would need Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff to score the runs on the small grounds. They can't afford too many dot balls out there.
They certainly can't bowl any no-balls or wides [a common failing for much of the recent series in Australia]. A no-ball in one-day cricket should be a criminal offence. I would fine a bowler £100 for the first no-ball, £200 for the second, £400 for the third and so on. That would soon cure it, with the match fee going out the window. There's just no excuse for bowling a no-ball in a 50-over match.
A psychologist might be handy. They keep going on about inexperience but these guys have played a lot of one-day games now. They're not novices. They play so many one-day games in the county season that they should know all the various techniques by now. England have to go about getting their mindset right, which was not evident for months until the past fortnight.
It clearly wasn't right in the opening games of the recent triangular series. Then they started to work the ball around on those big grounds and they started to get it together.
They also have to get in the nets and learn how to bowl with that white ball, how to control it to cut out the wides. That's what nets are for.
We have fielded better in recent games and I think fielding will be a key factor in this World Cup. The taking of half-chances will probably decide it.
The fielding is the biggest difference from when I played. We didn't have any fielding circles then. I faced the first ball in England's 1975 World Cup, bowled by India's Madan Lal. We got a high score, with Dennis Amiss and Keith Fletcher getting runs in a big stand. And we went on to reach the semi-finals.
But after the first few World Cups, where we did reasonably well and reached a few finals, our record in this competition has been poor and I can't see that changing this year. You only have to look at the ODI table to see England's current ranking in the one-day game - we are seventh - to know that hopes of a win are unrealistic.


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The Diplomacy of Foes
Weary from travel and battles past and recent, the warriors in the meeting house were clearly trying not to show it. Being a clan specialising in surveillance and espionage, the room they all crammed into, made smaller by the tension cast between them, was not suited for broad-backed warriors with several weapons each. In fact, meditation mats were clearly rolled up in the corners, alongside healing equipment that was stored away in small cabinets, a sign of Asburro's best skill spilling out into his work. In the centre of the room was a table shaped like a crescent moon with ten high-backed chairs around the circumference, and in front of it, the room's walls were plastered with maps showing trade routes and hidden trails, as well as details of nearby clans other than the Dynios and Drakos-El, everything from crests to irrigation schedules.
Naomi leant against the wall, glad to have shed her scarf and outer robe, stripped down to a dark blue dress that cut just above her knees, with long bell sleeves that aired her skin with relief. Asburro stood in the middle of the room, in front of the table as if he was at a conference. Some of the warriors were seated, including the Drakos-Els Wester and Garland, and the Dynios Vohl, as well as a couple of Fregurd assistants preparing minutes and to-do lists. Everybody else was standing, too worked up from the recent fight and too abrasive to sit beside each other. Zethenia stood looking out of the window, scraping aside the mosquito nest to gaze across at the homes and establishments still standing, the sunlight showing sadness on her face like dark shadows. Kane was glancing at the weapons mounted on the walls, mostly at the ceremonial swords that had never been unsheathed.
"Do you comprehend the humiliation that you have just dealt me?" asked Asburro, his tone clipped,
"We meant no offence -," Kane began to say, but Asburro was having none of it. Seeing him taken aback, Naomi couldn't stop herself from smirking in the corner of the room.
"I made great efforts for this hospitality, I opposed respected elders, assuring them that you could all restrain yourselves from your childish vendetta. Alas, perhaps I was wrong, but Naomi and Everyn have brought you here with safety and care, and so you shall remain whilst here. I only hope you can grant my people the same courtesy,"
"Mr. Asburro, I apologise again," said Wester, rising and inclining his head respectfully. "It was never our intention to insult your generosity. I fear...some are unable to co-operate equally." Sidelong, Wester's gaze fixated on Kane, who strode forward purposefully.
"You have something to say?" Kane said sharply,
"Not to you, heathen," Garland replied, his tone light and mocking as he leant back on his chair as if he was already home.
"Why would you accept them here too?" Kane asked, directed at Asburro, though his eyes never left Wester and Garland. Just as Naomi straightened to interject a conversation waiting to become another fight, Asburro did so first.
"Your opinions of each other are immaterial." Asburro was relaxed, in command of the room and everybody in it. Naomi watched every dominant look and movement with admiration, imagining what he could have been like in the fighting days of Fregurd. "The facts being, you have both been attacked by an unprecedented force. You have lost loved ones and have suffered casualties," solemnity passed between them, as quick and as precious as a flame extinguished by the wind. "As far as I am concerned as the leader of this clan, we are obligated to assist. Accommodation has been arranged, as the Drakos-El are aware, and rather wisely, you are a diameter apart from the Dynios. That said, you have no excuse not to attempt to get on, and as I have said, if there are any mishaps, there will be consequences. Fregurd may have taken you in, but my duty is to protect my own people. Jeopardise that, and we will find ourselves in irreparable conflict,"
"The Dynios understand," said Zethenia, turning from the window and holding a fist over her heart. "You have my word,"
Wester scoffed, murmuring "take the word of a woman cautiously" under his breath. Zethenia heard nonetheless, narrowing her eyes on the soft back of his head.
"Have we gathered any more intelligence on this enemy?" asked Naomi, stepping towards Asburro. He gestured to the wall behind.
"Nothing that we didn't already, and that is very little. They are elusive, odd given the presence of their attacks. We have no precise insignia, several in fact, nor do we have a single name. Our best spies can find nothing, and that is always cause for me to worry,"
"I would ask that we remain updated on anything discovered," said Wester,
"Of course," nodded Asburro. "I will allow you all to retire. Mr Feloine, you may rely on Everyn as your envoy to relate anything you require from me. The same goes for Naomi and the Drakos-El -,"
"Wait," said Naomi and Kane in sync, equally indignant, "what -?"
Suddenly, the air outside seemed to explode. Flying through the window came hunks of grey rubble and dust, whilst the noise perforated their ears into momentary deafness. Zethenia, standing directly in front of the window, was launched forward onto the table, taking Garland with her. With Asburro throwing himself protectively across her, Naomi felt the force like a punch in the gut, flooring her with a painful strike to the back of her head. She blinked rapidly to clear the black spots flickering in the corners of her eyes, pushing herself up even as her mentor was spread on top with his arm across her face as shrapnel of the neighbouring building rained down on them. The room was full of dust, everybody obscured as blurred silhouettes as if they were all lost amongst smog. Faintly, she could hear everybody coughing and spluttering, but Naomi's ears rang with a high-pitched noise, the deprivation of sight and sound terrifying her with her heart rising out of her chest and her breath stricken from her lungs. Only able to see Asburro, Naomi looked at him with matched shock and fear, whilst Wester's voice rang out, strong and furious.
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ABaking my 1st 14"x22" sheet cake in a new "Fat Daddio's" pan . Should I use one heating core or two? Or just flower nails and how many? Thanks!
I personally don't like heater cores. I would use 3-4 flower nails in that size a pan.
AThank you! I have never liked them either, but had never gone this big a sheet cake yet!
I use Ateco heating cores---flat, stainless steel, blunt things similar to flower nails, but better.
In a 14x22, I'd put 4 of them across the long axis of the pan. I put 3 across my 12x18 and it works extremely well.
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These are hand made with quality wool, in a clean, smoke free home.
There are 2 basic styles, the rolled edge and the folded over edge.
The wool I use is either 100% machine washable Merino, better for hiking; 100 Baby Alpaca wool, warmer and softer but hand wash only, and a blend of the two .
These are the rolled Merino, sizes medium/ Large. 28 dollars shipped
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These are a Merino and Cashmere, hand died wool. 38 dollars shipped.
These are more Merino, folded over edge, in Large 28 dollars shipped.
These are 100 % Alpaca. Sizes Large. 30 dollars shipped
These are Alpaca and Merino Blends. Sizes small, medium and large. 30 dollars shipped
These are two kids hats. A pink Alpaca and a smaller Merino. each are 25 dollars shipped.
This is just what I have in stock, but I can make any combination in a few days. I take returns if you are not happy and i repair them for free, irregardless of cause.
Thanks for all the support, KatharinaNov 23, 2011 at 6:38 pm #1805011
Eugene SmithBPL Member
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Whoa, these are insanely beautiful Kat. Will you have a lot of these at the GGG in Feb.?Nov 23, 2011 at 6:43 pm #1805013
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These look awesome, Kat!
For the folded edge, is the edge sewn up or can I "unroll" it to cover my nose at night? :) I really like your work.Nov 23, 2011 at 7:27 pm #1805028
Kendall ClementBPL Member
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I can speak for the quality. i own 2 of them and I'm ordering another one next week. They're great! And, they're warm!Nov 23, 2011 at 7:32 pm #1805030
I will have lots of them at the GGG.
The folded over edge can be pulled down over the ears and neck.
I can also embroider some small initials discreetly in the back, or under the fold, at no extra charge, if you'd like.Nov 23, 2011 at 9:46 pm #1805065
Jeffrey McConnellBPL Member
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Mine arrived today. Fits great and love the color. The alpaca material itched a little too much but the merino is great.Nov 23, 2011 at 10:04 pm #1805071
Kendall ClementBPL Member
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I've bought a lot of cold weather hats in my time. I grew up in COLD country and these are MUCH better made than anything you can buy in a big retail outlet.Nov 24, 2011 at 1:11 am #1805103
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what are the differences for the various fibers and blends … warmth etc …Nov 24, 2011 at 8:14 am #1805151
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Kat is #1 orange and grey?
"These are a Merino and Cashmere, hand died wool. 38 dollars shipped"Nov 24, 2011 at 8:33 am #1805155
Thanks Kendall :)
@jj: The Orange and Grey is a Merino hat. The description is above the picture, not below.
@ Matthew : The Merino is not as warm as the Alpaca, at least in the yarns I use. Merino will work better if you hike in it, because the longer hair of the Alpaca can make some people itch when they sweat. The Alpaca is the much softer to the touch, and will keep you warmer in cold weather, at camp etc. Merino is machine washable and keeps a good stretch. Alpaca is a hand wash, but if it loosens up a bit after time, washing it with some warm water and soap will tighten it back a bit, but one has to be careful not to shrink/felt it too much.
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These look fabulous. Do you have a website?Nov 24, 2011 at 2:46 pm #1805244
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Note from Steve Murdoch
As you are probably aware, notwithstanding the missing results Division 2 has almost ground to a halt due to the current paucity of fixtures and information. I asked the League Controller for information before Christmas and didn't even receive a reply (not for the first time). I know that others have had similar experiences. Penrith and Maryport have decided to continue the season regardless; thankfully our people just love playing chess. The aforementioned match has already been completed, I understand that Maryport v. Pen B is scheduled for next Tuesday and Maryport v. Pen C will happen soon after that. Incidentally, all these fixtures are simple reversals of those played earlier in the season, so Whites/Blacks and travel should be equalised.
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Play as many opponents as you can. Playing chess only with your grandpa might seem like a great way to create some lovely memories and strengthen the bond between the two of you. However, this will never help you improve your tactics. Instead, take some time and go to a public venue or a park and challenge complete strangers or their escorts to a game of chess. You will win fewer games, but you will get a better insight of the game and the chance to discover how different players react to your moves.
Record everything. If your opponent allows it, record all your games on video. This way, after you finish playing you can watch the clips and determine where you made a wrong move, or what triggered a successful one. If you do not have a video camera or a smartphone, ask one of your London escorts to come along and keep you company. She will not only identify your correct strategy, but she might also distract your opponent's attention with her attractive looks.
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I'm unable to change the email address in a person's profile in the inventory\people.
This happens on everyone. It says it's loading but never finishes....
Anyone have any ideas?
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Petes PC Repairs is an IT service provider.
try disabling the ad connection change what you need to then reconnect to ad and force sync
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Nov 17, 2011 at 9:04 UTC
Maybe try another browser? An "accelerator" may be slowing you down?
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Nov 17, 2011 at 10:27 UTC
Thanks Peter, but unfortunately that didn't work
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Thanks Fletch but don't think that is the case as I can change antything on any other inventory, just not the people one.


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This week will mark the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2011. As a direct result of those attacks, the United States began a war in Afghanistan against the terrorists — al-Qaeda — and the Taliban, which harbored them.
Yet the GOP nominees for president and vice president, Mitt Romney and Paul RyanPaul RyanThis week: Congress awaits Comey testimony Trump administration faces decision on ObamaCare payments Outside money pours into marquee House race MORE did not even mention the word "Afghanistan" in their acceptance speeches at the party's convention in Tampa, Fla. And there was no mention of the war in Afghanistan in the convention's keynote address by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Even former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a primetime address, said nothing about the war.
Conservative Bill Kristol, editor of the Weekly Standard and my fellow Fox News analyst, recently wrote with disgust about his fellow Republicans going blind to a major war effort.
In fact, the deaths of American soldiers in Afghanistan are increasing. The number of American soldiers killed is now 2,000. According to a report from The New York Times, it took nine years for the U.S. military to report the first 1,000 deaths from the Afghanistan war.
The second 1,000 were killed in the past 27 months largely due to the fighting after President Obama sent an additional 33,000 troops, in a surge of power intended to reaffirm America's commitment to victory.
The war got more attention in Charlotte as Democrats skewered Republicans for ignoring the war and U.S. soldiers there. Sen. John KerryJohn KerryColombia's president is a foreign guest Trump should listen to Anti-ISIS cyber op struggled with issue of notifying allies How American compassion, vision and innovation can end the AIDS epidemic MORE (D-Mass.) hammered Romney: "It isn't fair to say Mitt Romney doesn't have a position on Afghanistan … he was against setting a date for withdrawal, then he said it was right, and then he left the impression that maybe it was wrong to leave this soon. … Mr. Romney, here's a little advice: Before you debate Barack ObamaBarack ObamaRepublicans are preparing extreme immigration measures The Hill's 12:30 Report Gorka: 'Look at all the smiles' in Israel for Trump's visit MORE on foreign policy, you'd better finish the debate with yourself."
The Afghanistan war is now the longest war in American history at 10 years and 11 months.
Obama has announced plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014 and transfer security responsibility to the Afghan army and police. As part of this effort, some 30,000 U.S. troops withdrew this year, leaving about 70,000 still in Afghanistan. Both Romney and vice presidential nominee Ryan have said they agree with this timeline.
But leading Republicans in Congress disagree with that view.
Sens. Lindsey GrahamLindsey GrahamJuan Williams: Trump morphs into Nixon This week: Congress awaits Comey testimony GOP senator wouldn't be 'surprised' if Comey forced to cancel testimony MORE (S.C.) and John McCainJohn McCainPutin aide slams McCain: Thank God he doesn't shape foreign policy Juan Williams: Trump morphs into Nixon Week ahead: Trump defense budget under scrutiny MORE (Ariz.) want the United States to stay until the Afghan government is stable and able to hold the ground the United States has gained in the fight against radicals.
Graham recently said he wants to get the country out of the war but said: "it's important that we leave behind a stable Afghanistan — and our national security will not be judged by the day the last troop leaves. It will be judged by what we left behind. Obama never talks about winning; he only talks about leaving."
But that criticism from Republicans applies just as easily to Romney.
He agrees with the president's plan to pull out by the end of 2014. He only disagrees with the part of the plan that calls for moving 23,000 of those troops out by this Sept. 30.
He has not offered an alternative timetable.
A July 2012 poll from Quinnipiac University found that 60 percent of Americans, including 47 percent of Republicans, believe the United States should not be involved in Afghanistan now. A Pew poll earlier this year found that 57 percent want to bring the troops home as soon as possible and only 35 percent want them to stay until the country is stabilized.
The polls reveal the real reason for the lack of talk about the war at the GOP convention. The party's leaders are out of step with public opinion. And they do not have a single coherent alternative policy position on Afghanistan. Their only focus is being critical of the president.
On Oct. 22, Mitt Romney and Barack Obama will meet for the final presidential debate, a foreign policy debate. Obama enters that debate with a unique historical advantage for a Democrat on national security and war.
And the two men are in basic general agreement on the path forward in Afghanistan. So there is little room for Romney to attack the president on this war. But by agreeing with each other, the two presidential candidates are in disagreement with the vast majority of the American people who want to get out as soon as possible.
It makes you wonder what would happen if Mitt Romney announced in that debate that he will bring all troops home from Afghanistan within 90 days of his first day as president.
Now that would be a real October surprise. It might turn off some in his party. But it will put him in line with a majority of Americans. It will put Obama on the defensive and it also might save the lives of a few hundred more American soldiers.
Maybe President Obama will come up with the idea first.
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I would stay there again with no hesitation.
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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE REFORM ACT OF 2007 -- (House of Representatives - May 17, 2007)
Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Chairman, this amendment would take the conversation this evening in a little bit of a different direction. It simply would postpone the diversion of funds to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund that is created in this bill until such time as Congress stops raiding the Social Security Trust Fund to pay for unrelated government programs.
This year, the majority proposed and passed a budget that assumes it will raid the entire Social Security surplus, an estimated $190 billion, to spend on other government programs, and that amount will increase to $203 billion for the year 2008.
During the course of many of our journeys to this office in this last election cycle, we stood up in senior centers and in conversations and in coffee and corner conversations, and we said, ``We will stand firmly with the seniors on behalf of Social Security.''
The chairman of the Financial Services Committee has sort of quietly admonished the Republicans on this side of the aisle who were here in the year 2005 for voting on a past bill and so forth. But there are 54 new Members of the House of Representatives, and we all took the oath of office. I took it right over there where Congressman Feeney is sitting, took my oath; my wife was in the audience, my children were by my side, my mom and dad were here. Fifty-four of us all came in, 13 on our side, 41 on the other side, and we took that oath of office. We were not part of the conversation in the year 2005, but many of us campaigned on the integrity of the Social Security system.
Mr. Chairman, I don't know what the parliamentary rule is on referring to quotes and so forth, and I know that it is not what in our family is called cool, so I am not going to name names. But a quick Google search of the new Members of Congress who joined me in this class, the class of 110th, criticized opponents that they defeated for voting to rob the Social Security Trust Fund and spend it on other programs.
``Those were documented votes. Those are budget votes, and they used the Social Security Trust Fund to mask the overall Federal deficit.''
Someone else said, ``We are going to make sure we have real substantive programs about how we make sure Social Security is secure.''
Or, Mr. Chairman, how about this. Another new Member said in their campaign that they would ``fight for Social Security for seniors.''
Or how about this language. That they would ``stop the raids on the Social Security Trust Fund that are used to help cover our Nation's huge Federal budget deficits.''
You get the point.
You know, life is choices. And I respect the chairman and his passion on this bill and the intellectual honesty with which he has approached this. When I saw the chairman, who was injured, I sort of thought that he might have tripped and fell over one of those Blue Dog signs that are littered all over the Cannon Building in my office. They are everywhere. Mr. Chairman, I have a copy of one of the Blue Dog signs that says, ``The Blue Dog Coalition. The national debt is $8.8 trillion, and your share of the national debt is $29,000.''
You know what? Those signs are getting a little bit faded. There is not quite so much interest in that issue right now on the part of the Blue Dogs, it seems to me.
I think we have choices to make, and I would submit that the choice that we have to make is a choice of priorities. And voting ``yes'' on this amendment says our highest priority in this conversation that we are having is to ensure the integrity of the Social Security system. It simply says, it transcends this last hour or two of debate. It doesn't get into the profitability and loss, the shareholders, and so forth. It admits, okay, great idea. But put it on pause, and take the money that the chairman has found, take the money and put it into the Social Security Trust Fund. That is what this amendment says. It says put it on pause, and use it to fund our obligations.
Look, we have got a lot of moving parts in terms of problems in this country. We have got the national debt, we have got veterans obligations, we have got pension obligations. We have got to lower gas prices. You name it. There is one thing after another that we need to do. And all this bill does is it says, great idea, terrific idea even; wrong time.
So I think the majority owes a great debt of gratitude to the chairman of the committee, because he has come up with $3 billion that can be enacted in one rollcall this evening to make the Blue Dog Coalition promise come true.
Mr. ROSKAM. Page 2, paragraph I, the term ``actual on budget deficit'' means, with respect to the fiscal years, for fiscal year the total outlies of the government, excluding for Social Security program, exceeds the total receipts of----
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I understand that. That is a definition of the deficit. Good for the gentleman. But it does not put any money into the deficit. The gentleman said that if we passed his amendment, we would be choosing to put the money, instead of into affordable housing, into helping Social Security. The amendment doesn't say that.
Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I will yield if the gentleman will give me an answer to the question. Reading his amendment doesn't get to the question. How does your amendment transfer money into Social Security?
Mr. ROSKAM. Maybe it is a two-step dance.
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. No.
Mr. ROSKAM. Will you yield?
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. I will yield, it is a two-step dance. Is the gentleman asking me to dance?
Mr. ROSKAM. The first step is to push the pause button, Mr. Chairman, and to recognize the current obligation--
Mr. ROSKAM. I thank the gentleman.
In the same way, Mr. Chairman, you have demonstrated it to the committee, and you have been a leader in this dance, basically, by saying, ``Trust me in how we are going to fund this.''
Mr. ROSKAM. I thank my colleague for yielding.
Mr. Chairman, I think it is important within this context to realize who has the gavel and who has the majority.
Mr. Chairman, you have the majority. You have the ability to direct vast sums of money. And what I am suggesting is that in your earlier conversation regarding those that were a part of the 2005 vote that you sort of felt like was somehow binding into perpetuity, 54 of us, Mr. Chairman, were not part of that conversation, and 54 of us didn't really find it informative.
There are 54 of us that came in this Congress totally new, fresh. We are the Etch-A-Sketch that is clean; 41 on your side of the aisle and 13 of us.
And so what I am suggesting is in the course of the campaigns that brought us here, many, many of us, and I Googled and searched several of yours and I didn't want to string them out by naming names and so forth. But many of your new freshmen said they were champions of Social Security. Well, you know what? They have got an opportunity to vote in favor of this bill.
Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. Mr. Chairman, will the gentleman yield?
Mr. ROSKAM. Let me make my point, and I will reciprocate. But, like you do, you tend to finish your point.
Mr. Chairman, we have to make priorities.
You know, I come from the O'Hare Airport area. O'Hare is in my district. And you know, the biggest challenge in O'Hare and why everybody hates flying through it is because there are so many planes in the air. This puts another plane in the air when nationally, you know what, we've got so many things circling, we've got one obligation after another that we're not doing well.
I commend the chairman. Look, you found $3 billion. The Democrats should give you a legislative, well, I was going to say something that was a little over top. They should congratulate you for finding that type of, those type of resources. And what I'm suggesting, Mr. Chairman, is that we put this on pause. I'm not getting involved in the debate earlier about whether it's a good idea or a bad idea. Say, for the sake of argument, it's fabulous. Say, for the sake of argument, western civilization won't process forward without it. I still say that there are higher priorities. And I named any number of them.
And what you have done, Mr. Chairman, in your advocacy and the way that you have asked us to, I would characterize it as trust you on how this is going to be articulated and distributed in the future based on legislation that you will have a profound influence on. And I would also say that we've got the ability, it's a two-step process.
Mr. ROSKAM. I thank the gentleman for yielding, and I appreciate my colleague's instruction on germaneness. I have drunk of that cup. I offered what I thought was a relevant but nongermane amendment and sort of learned the hard way the buzz saw of the parliamentarian on a previous bill and sort of learned my lesson. I thank the gentleman for that.
Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Chairman, if the gentleman from New Jersey will continue to yield, we can have a wonderful conversation about germaneness. But getting back to the chairman's point earlier about what I characterize as a ``trust in me'' argument. No, you didn't use the ``words trust in me,'' but I think it is important that the body not be left confused about the implication at least that we took about a verbal interchange that the chairman had with the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. Biggert) when she asked, and I am quoting from the committee transcript: ``I know we have discussed the fact that there might be other ways to do this, but it seems if it is the chairman's plan to reconsider the details of the housing fund in the future, why not just take the fund out of here and then have the hearings and then make the decision.''
And at that point Mrs. Biggert continued: ``I cannot remember a time where we put something in and said maybe we will do this in this way but then we might do it another way and then we will go back and re-do it.''
And then she yielded to the chairman, who then said: ``The reason I do not want to leave it out now is I am very strongly committed to it, perhaps more than some other members. It is, I think, a rational part of this bill. It is a part of, frankly, an agreement.
``Let me be very clear. I believe that there is a great deal of interest on the part of the administration and some others in having a greatly increased regulatory structure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
``Not everybody who wants an increased regulatory structure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is committed to that Affordable Housing Fund. If the Affordable Housing Fund was not established in this bill and was a stand-alone bill, it might get vetoed.
``I think it is less likely to cause vetoing of the whole bill. I like very much the idea of the Affordable Housing Fund. I do not believe it could stand on its own necessarily, and that is the reason for including it in this bill.''
Now, I took from that, and I think it is a very reasonable inference, Mr. Chairman, the ``trust in me'' argument, and I think that that is a consistent argument.
Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Chairman, I am always one to learn and I am always open to instruction, and I appreciate that very much. But the point is when a question is asked in committee and the ranking member of a subcommittee asks it and it is essentially not answered, I think the subtext is ``trust in me.'' And I think that the opportunity as we move forward is to say, look, we have got an opportunity to take a $3 billion fund here that has been created that the chairman of the committee has found and to do the right thing with it.
Source: http://thomas.loc.gov


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