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" Manufacturer: Capcom / Genre: Adventures & Role-playing "
Gregory Horror Show (GHS) is a game that most will be unfamiliar with. This original title is based on a hit Japanese childrens cartoon, and is only available on the PlayStation 2. This adventure game is from Capcom, and was given a 12+ certificate in the UK. This is a review of the PAL version of the game released in Europe in December 2003.
--------The Storyline--------
The game starts with our main character becoming lost wandering a forest. Your character who players can decide the gender of - soon arrives at a bizarre hotel named Gregory House. The cruel old rat Gregory runs this strange place, and it is your mission to escape from his hotel to make it back to the real world. Death informs us that the place is full of lost souls (twelve in total) that have to be collected and returned to him to achieve this task.
In this survival horror game players need to observe fellow guests at the hotel so as to find the location of each soul. Accomplishing this involves learning the guests routines, and finding their weaknesses. For instance your character can spy through keyholes, listen to mumbling guests, and hide in closets, under tables or behind sofas. Guests follow their own particular schedules, like eating, sleeping and moving rooms, meaning you have to time your actions with precision. The game controls are simple and are very responsive throughout. GHS features no weapons, so gun hungry gamers should overlook this game it is about solving, sometimes obscure, puzzles.
After collecting souls the guests get immensely sinister and will start chasing you. Upon successfully catching you, our character is subjected to a Horror Show, which is essentially a torture event that damages sanity. Examples of such events include one character drawing blood from your head with a syringe, and another making you swallow a poisoned pill. The only way to escape the angry guests is to run and hide. The Mental Gauge highlights your current level of sanity, and if this is depleted fully the game is over.
Another way the gauge decreases is when your character suffers a status ailment - Darkness, Tiredness, Confusion, Melancholy, Nervous, and Headache - which needs to be cured. For example if you stay awake too long you will become tired, and after remaining in this state continually the character will suffer a headache. The numerous conditions noticeably change the appearance of your character, as well as his/her ability to see if suffering from Darkness, and if tired the ability to run. Thankfully you can recuperate the gauge by consuming various pieces food or green herbs, drinking, reading books and by sleeping.
--------Graphics, Sound and Music--------
GHS is a very basic but aesthetically pleasing game. The characters within GHS use very few polygons and have large square heads with tiny limbs, whilst the environments are limited in terms of detail. Strangely this adds to the appeal of the game as these particular visuals fit nicely the cartoon world that the game is based on.
The voice acting throughout is impressive, adding to the characters individuality. For example one of the characters starts cursing in a comical Mexican accent, and another purrs frantically. The music and sound effects can be rather disturbing adding tension to proceedings.
--------The criticisms--------
The primary concern is how this quirky title is not a very long affair. The average time to complete is approximately six to seven hours, which is short in anyones book. Added to this is that it may prove exceptionally easy for some. As such renting the title may be more suitable than buying.
The puzzles of GHS can become frustrating as you progress. Players have to be at a particular place at the exact correct time, otherwise they will not be able to continue the adventure. Thus one may simply have to wait around for a while doing nothing. Bearing in mind that this game is about the puzzles, it is a real shame how some prove to be just plain annoying, and ultimately this lets the title down.
Another complaint is that each Horror Show is repeated when the characters catch up with you, which becomes rather repetitive. You can only really appreciate these visions of violence against your character a few times before they turn tiresome. Similarly many characters continually chasing you can be draining when all you want to do is work out what to do next.
GHS can be described as an unusual survival horror game, and a potential alternative to the big names of Resident Evil and Silent Hill. You will not find characters like this anywhere else, and the story is a fine idea that all in all is well implemented. It could never be described a classic being too short, repetitive, and irritating to deal with at times, but developers should be encouraged to create more titles like this a genuine one off. For those interested in purchasing this niche title it can be found at whsmith.co.uk priced £11.63 (including delivery), or can be purchased on ebay for under a fiver due to its lack of popularity.
>My Scores:
- Graphics: 7/10 distinctive, memorable characters that benefit from strong design. The big heads and little bodies work well as do the primary colours used.
- Gameplay: 7/10 first and foremost the game is about solving puzzles and avoiding chasing foes. Both are not without their problems, but as least GHS is trying to do something unorthodox.
- Sound: 7.5/10 the quality voice acting adds a lot to this game to the point where you actually are interested in what the characters have to say.
- Storyline: 7/10 GHS enjoys a good premise that does seem appropriate considering it is based on an anime show.
- Longevity: 5/10 - very brief adventure that does not need to be replayed. As such this has to be rated rather poorly.
>Final Score: 7.0 out of Ten


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Reviews - Village Hotel London Watford3
Centennial Avenue Centennial Park, Elstree, WD6 3SB
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Very Good
77% would recommend it to a friend
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Village Hotel London Watford
Noisey rooms unless you have bad hearing best avoided
The late rooms website showed the room at £80 but on trying to book it the room had lept to £125!why is this.
On arrival you have to check yourselves in. The room card didn't work ( the manager happened to be on my floor and let me in, I was told it was an old card hence the problem) the air con in the room is really noisey even without switched off there is running water all night, it's loud, really loud. I did tell the manager the next morning and he agreed, no offer of a refund though!
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Very modern hotel though rather dark.
Great value for money - lovely bed with fab sheets
Not too keen on décor but all very modern and clean
Village Hotel London Watford
I have stayed in a lot of village hotels and usually like the rooms however this is a new type of hotel and the rooms was small and had a travel lodge feel about it.
the coffee machine only had enough pods for one coffee and no instant alternative even though there was a kettle.
If I did stay again i would have to upgrade to a top deck room but if the price is too high I would seek an alternative hotel
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Room smaller than website photo and disappointing for price.
Minimal bathroom condiments. No breakfast tea on room tea tray (had green tea) and had to go and ask for coffee. Very comfortable bed and super shower. Breakfast was adequate but cooked breakfast was greasy and not fresh. Spa was lovely but could do with improved cleanliness.
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Poor compared to my stay in your birmingham branch
When we arrived it was late around 11pm and we were both tired there was only one lady on reception serving a lady before us.
we waited around 15 minutes to be served and had reserved an upper deck room. when going to the room we later discovered the lamp switch next to the bed was broken and it wasnt clear u could manually switch them off so the only way we could was to take the key out the slot which meant getting up at night. i couldnt switch the bathroom light on or charge my phone as putting the card in would wake my partner. There also was no starbucks drinks just the cups. When i stayed in a other branch it had hot choc sachets etc and biscuits. And was half the price of what we paid to stay in this branch ....pretty poor.
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Nothing wrong per se
Just generally a bit disappointing.
Certainly my experience didn't live up to the typical review
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Very nice hotel with everything you need on site.
Nice hotel with own bar and a separate restaurant.
Plus a very large well equipped gym and pool free to use for hotel guests. although the gym did get very very busy as its open to the public as well it is the best gym attached to a hotel that I have used.
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Dear Guest,
Many thanks for your review and I'm pleased to hear you had an enjoyable stay. I'll certainly share your feedback with the team and we look forward to being of service to you again in the near future.
Thank you,
Ivona Jelecanin,
Rooms Division Manager
Nice Hotel in a Good Location
Needed somewhere to stay for a few days while my property was being renovated.
Hotel is busy and very adequate for the purpose. Just one niggle is that the room is so inadequately lit that it is very irritating. The wardrobe was in a dark corner and had the most ridiculous small light inside the cupboard. If I had lit a candle it would have been brighter. I had to use a torch to choose my clothes in the morning. The room had at least 6 or 7 light sources table lamps, bedside lamps and two ceiling lights, yet the room was full of dark spaces. However, apart from this niggle the hotel was adequate for the purpose and yes I would stay there again if the circumstances arise.
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Was as expected, But would happily use chain or hotel again
We stayed here in January 2015.
and are planning to return in the summer with the kids
would certainly stay here again or at another Village hotel
It was as expected for a chain hotel and for the price.
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|Migraine Disorders
|Behavioral: Serotona Plus and dietary behavior management
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Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|Nutritional Based Protocol to Balance Serotonin for the Prevention or Reduced Frequency/Duration/Intensity of Migraines
- Migraine Impact and Disability Survey (MIDAS) - symptoms measured at study beginning and at 90 days
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|January 2006
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|December 2008
AMPS, the American Migraine Prevention Study Program is a home based nutritional study for migraine prevention. It is designed to evaluate a nutritional supplement along with proper diet, and trigger management that may prevent migraines or reduce the frequency, duration and intensity of migraine headache pain.
The AMPS Program is availalbe nationwide. It is a home based study program.
During the three month study period, participants will be asked to take a daily nutritional supplement and follow a recommended diet to avoid potential migraine triggers. Participants will be asked to maintain a headache log and submit headache questionnaires at the beginning and end of the study. Participants do not have to travel and can participate from their current location.
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- Clinical diagnosis of migraines
- Ages 18-72
- Migraines more than once per month
- Diagnosed migraines for more than one year
Exclusion Criteria:
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We're enjoy eating from our garden and saving money on produce too. My lettuce is bolting and I just planted seeds for a new fall batch. But that will take a few of weeks at least before I can pick some leaves.
What kinds of cold salads or other side dishes can I make in the meantime, that are lettuce free?
Here is what we have:
Cucumbers - just starting and soon we'll be floating in them
Carrots - been eating for a while but still have some left
Cabbage - red from a friends garden in my fridge. Green in my garden ready now.
Tomatoes - just getting red and could be another week before we have a few
Beets - red and golden but not sure about using these raw?
From the store: broccoli, potatoes and onions
We eat meat, dairy but are gluten free
Thanks for any ideas on veggie combos, dressings or recipes :-)
Raw beets are awesome in salads when shredded. Use the beet leaves too!! (beet leaves can also be stir-fried, steamed, or used in broth when cooking soup)
Over the weekend I made a salad that was mostly from my garden using:
beets, shredded and leaves
kale, chopped thinly
red onion
chickpeas, rinsed
almond slivers
For a dressing I mixed Balkan-style plain Greek yogurt (1/4 cup), 2 tablespoons each of red wine vinegar and balsamic, about 1 teaspoon of fresh thyme, 1 clove of garlic minced, and pepper. I adjusted it with a little more red wine vinegar and balsamic to suit my preferences. I can't find the recipe online from where I got the idea but I know she suggested using cilantro, shallots, and basil... but since I used red onion and basil in the salad I omitted them, and I'm not a huge fan of cilantro.
Having a garden is awesome! This is my first year with a big production and I'm loving it!
I like tomatoes and cucumbers with balsamic vinaigrette.
I also make a chipotle coleslaw type side with shredded cabbage and carrots to have with mexican dishes (for the dressing I combine mayo, honey, ACV, salt and chipotle powder to taste).
I posted this recipe for Cucumber Salad (Sunomono) in the cucumber thread, but here it is again:
2 cups very thinly sliced cucumber (slice into very thin ribbons or half-moons)
1/2 tsp salt (or a little more to taste)
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tbsp. sugar or honey
2 tsp. soy sauce or tamari
1 tsp. freshly grated ginger
Toss cucumber with salt and pepper and let stand a few minutes. Drain excess water.
In a separate bowl, mix rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauce and ginger.
Dress cucumbers with the rice vinegar mixture and let sit for 30 minutes before serving.
I sometimes eliminate the soy sauce for a "cleaner" tasting salad.
Regarding beets: I like shredding them raw for salads too. You can also roast them, dress them with balsamic vinaigrette, goat cheese or feta, and some chopped parsley and mint and serve it warm or cool.
Broccoli salad: 3 or 4 cups chopped raw broccoli, thinly sliced/chopped red onion to taste, 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, and 1/2 cup raisins. Dress with 1/2 cup plain yoghurt, 1/4 cup mayo, 1 tbsp. lemon juice and 1 tbsp. sugar. Top with crumbled feta cheese.
We are not huge fans of lettuce salads. Ones of our favorites is spicy carrot salad- grate up 3 or 4 carrots, chop up half (or a whole :) ) jalapeno, add a big handful of minced cilantro, and squeeze lime juice over it. If your tomatoes are real flavorful, you can make a salad with fresh mozzarella, basil, tomatoes and salt/pepper to taste. I use beets sometimes but not raw- I boil them for around an hour, then cool and peel the skins off. Chop into bite sized pieces and toss with balsamic vinnegrate (2 tbls balsamic vinegar, 1 tsp dijon mustard, salt, pepper, 3-4 Tbls olive oil) with sunflower or pumpkin seeds and feta cheese. It's dense, so I usually consider serving sizes smaller than normal salad servings.
A few of my favorites:
- A great source for salad inspiration is Mark Bittman's 101 Salads for the Season, from the NY Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/dining/22mlist.html
- One I just made that was great (but I didn't add the yogurt) is Beet and Carrot Slaw: http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2011/07/candy-stripe-beet-and-carrot-slaw
- And my absolute beet favorite, more of a dip though is Beet Tzatziki, recipe by Ana Sortun of Sofra and Oleana in Cambridge: http://muchdependsondinner.blogspot.com/2009/06/beet-tzatziki.html
- Cabbage salad: Shred or chop purple or green cabbage (or both), Juice one grapefruit (or juice half only and chop up other half), add to salad. Add about equal amount of seasoned rice vinegar (with sugar and salt added), a dash of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Mix and adjust seasonings. I also love to add chopped cilantro, though I don't always have it. This is even better after having let it sit for a bit.
- Tomato, cucumber, onion and pepper salad: Chop up about equal amounts cucumber, tomato and pepper (can do w/o) in small cubes. Add chopped onion to your tasting (I love a lot, but DH doesn't like onion at all in it). I usually will just salt and pepper this, but on occasion will add a vinaigrette instead.
- Fennel and carrot confit - awesome - eat warm or cold: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Fennel-and-Carrot-Confit-351873 . You can do this with only carrot and it's great, but if you can get some fennel it is really pretty amazing, though I find I have to cook it a little longer, to caramelize as much as possible the sugars in the fennel. I also shred both of these.
Enjoy that wonderful produce!!
My 5 year old's favorite salad for years has been one from Feeding the Whole Family, and it's lettuce free. I often sub veggies depending on the season. In the winter I add kale withe ribs removed, and let it sit for an hour or two. I also rarely buy two colors of cabbage. My five year old prefers the red "because it's pretty", so I usually just stick with that. This is one of those great salads that won't wilt, packs well:
Creamy Coleslaw
3 cups green cabbage sliced real thin
1 carrot grated
1 green onion sliced real thin
1 cup red cabbage
3 T mayonnaise (I use grapeseed oil veganaise)
juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp brown rice syrup (I use honey or agave)
1 tsp tamari or shoyu
freshly ground pepper
tomato and cucumber salad with vinaigrette dressing of your choice. I like red wine vinegary
pickled beets--boil, peel, and slice beets. Slice red onion. Put in glass bowl and pour 1/2 and 1/2 apple cider vinegar and water over to taste, salt and pepper to taste. Chill at least an hour before serving. The longer the beets set, the softer they get.
picked cucumbers--peel and slice cucumber. Then proceed like pickled beets.
I also like green bean with red onion and feta cheese--blanch the beans (snap into bite size pieces first). Add feta cheese, red onion, and Italian dressing. Chill and serve.
Watermelon with feta cheese and toasted almonds is also good. No dressing needed.
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In today's highly regulated environment, many organizations address compliance as one-off projects where the goal is to 'get the box checked' by the auditor. This inefficient approach results in time- and resource-intensive work to pour through as many as 40,000 spreadsheets just for one compliance initiative* that provides little value back to the organization. This multiplies exponentially when dealing with multiple regulations. Achieving a level of compliance may be a requirement for your organization, but by itself is not a guarantee that your systems and sensitive data will be secure. Going beyond a checkbox compliance approach will ensure audits are passed and regulatory requirements are met, while streamlining operations, reducing IT risk and ultimately improving overall security.
In this roundtable discussion with Brandon Dunlap of BrightFly, Jeff Hughes of Lumension and Marcus Giese of RightNow, learn the keys to taking a risk-based approach and how to:
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* Corporate Integrity, LLC, Foundations of GRC: Streamlining Compliance, May 2009
Moderator: Brandon Dunlap. Panelists: Jeff Hughes and Marcus Giese.
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Brandon Dunlap is the Managing Director of research at Brightfly. He has more than 15 years of experience managing business technology risk in large and small organizations. He has served in a variety of roles across heavily regulated industries, successfully leading all aspects of IT security programs, including policy and procedure management, oversight and control, strategy, architecture, development, and training. Currently, he is the Managing Director of Research of Brightfly, an independent, advisory and research firm that focuses on building a collaborative IT practitioner communities and bridging the gaps within information technology, security, risk, compliance, and audit disciplines.
Jeff Hughes is the Director of Solutions Marketing at Lumension. Jeff brings over 18 years industry leadership and skills as a marketer, publisher and keynote speaker in high technology industries including Director of Solution Marketing for Lumension, Inc. Jeff is responsible for all aspects of outbound product marketing with an emphasis on compliance and IT risk management. Hughes is the author of 11 marketing and technology books and numerous trade press articles on high technology marketing topics.
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What is a Keyhole Dental Implant?
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"Keyhole" dental implant or Flapless approach for dental implant
The "Keyhole" or Flapless approach to place the dental implant is a common technique. It is used in the situation when the surgeon is confident about the amount of the underlying bone after CT scan and minimally invasive technique can be used. It allows to avoid extensive incisions, prevent tissue trauma and post-surgical discomfort, eliminate post-operative pain. In order to place the implant small punch is done and implant is inserted under local anesthesia, what usually saves alot of time and discomfort for the patient. This approach is possible in the cases when the patient has enough bone to place the implant, if the site was previously grafted and CT scan data confirms that.
"Keyhole" Dental Implant is Actually a Technique for Placement, Not a Type of Implant
The "keyhole" technique, as mentioned previously, is a tecnique in which a standard tissue flap is not made but instead a small piece of tissue is removed with a tissue punch or a special drill in the area of the implant placement. This theoretically allows for less post op pain, but not always. The surgeon must be confident of the architecture of the underlying bone becasue he/she will not be able to visulaize it during the surgery. The only way to be absoluteley sure is to have a CT scan with a surgical guide made with specialized software based on the CT scan. IT is nice to be able to perform the surgery this way, but it is not always in the patients best interest if the surgeon does not have the experience to do it properly
Keyhole dental implants
As Dr. Timmerman indicated, it is an approach in access, not a type of implant. Although it is nice to have a 'no-incision' or more accurately a 'no-flap' approach, it is not always possible nor recommended. Too often there is some mild resorption of tissue and it is ideal to create an incision and a small flap and use the tissue to augment it around the implant. Punch hole approach removed good tissue that can not be used in this fashion.
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Keyhole dental surgery means less cutting, not zero cutting
The idea is a tissue punch, like a dermatologist would use for a biopsy. I small circle of tissue is removed instead of a large flap which can be uncomfortable after the surgery is done and take longer to heal. Many practitioners prefer this approach, but some surgeries simply cannot avoid using a flap.
Learn more: http://www.bestseattledentist.com/
Keyhole vs. Flap Surgery
I have done both surgical procedures. While it is an easier post operative recovery with a keyhole or flapless surgery more often than not it is not the way to go. By lifting a flap the dentist can better visualize the underlying bony structures and increase the chances of success. A word to the wise is that several dentist that I have spoken to who have just started to do implant surgery only do a keyhole approach because they are not comfortable with handling a flap and sutures.
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Grand County is offering some unique opportunities this fall hunting season (October and November) sponsored by the Middle Park Habitat Partnership Program. Coordinated hunts will take place on private property during elk season. Youth hunters between 12 and 17 years-old, as well as anyone interested in becoming a youth mentor are invited to participate. For more information, contact Ted at 970-724-3267 or Tyson at 970-887-0986.


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Acne is a chronic disease that is often trivialized as a cosmetic issue and wrongfully assumed to affect only teenagers. In truth, this condition is found in both adolescents and adults and can be difficult to cope with from a medical, social, cultural and psychological standpoint.
Those who are struggling to manage their acne or are unhappy with the way their skin looks can turn to Atlantic Health System's Acne Treatment and Research Center. We specialize in individualized treatment for anyone ages 6 to 90 suffering from acne.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced Thursday that 8 million people had signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, including what White House officials said were a sufficient number of young, healthy adults, a critical milestone that might counter election-year attacks by Republicans on the law's success and viability.
The total exceeds by 1 million the target set by the administration for people to buy insurance through government-run health care exchanges. In particular, the number of young people signing up appears to have surged during the final weeks of enrollment.
"This thing is working," Obama told reporters in the White House briefing room, in what amounted to a second victory lap after he announced two weeks ago that 7.1 million people had signed up during an initial enrollment period. "The Affordable Care Act is covering more people at less cost than most people would have predicted a few months ago."
Still, critics of the law cautioned that promising top-line numbers were not by themselves proof of success. Although more young people signed up for health insurance, for example, the number remained below the level that some analysts believe is optimal for keeping premiums low in the insurance marketplaces.
The administration said Thursday that 28 percent of those who bought policies were between the ages of 18 and 34, but some analysts said the optimum level would be 40 percent.
"In an ideal world, you'd want to get as close to that as possible," said Larry Levitt, a senior vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation. "But what is important is what the insurance companies expected, and this is what they expected."
The administration did not release two other statistics that would help determine the success of the law: the number of people among the 8 million who bought insurance for the first time and the number who have made their initial premium payments.
The number who were previously uninsured is important, because many people could simply have been moved from plans that were canceled by the law. Administration officials have promised to release that information when they have it, but they have said it is not data that is collected by the government.
Looking forward
Obama's remarks came a week after he announced the resignation of Kathleen Sebelius, his health and human services secretary. That announcement came at an orchestrated White House event that sought to put a positive light on a tenure marred by the disastrous rollout of the HealthCare.gov website that Sebelius oversaw last year.
On Thursday, Obama focused his remarks on the future.
"We've got a sizable part of the U.S. population, for the first time, that are in a position to enjoy the financial security of health insurance," the president said.
Obama spoke after meeting with state insurance commissioners at the White House, where he shared some of the new enrollment numbers and demographic data.
In the early months of sign-ups, the number of people ages 18 to 34 — who tend to be healthier — hovered around 25 percent. But as White House officials predicted, many young people appear to have waited until close to the March 31 deadline to enroll, increasing their participation.
The administration had offered a grace period until Tuesday to accommodate people who had begun, but not completed, the sign-up process by March 31.
Taking on critics
In recent weeks, as the enrollment numbers improved from the difficult start last fall, Obama and his aides have become more aggressive in their efforts to promote moments in the law's success.
By having Obama be the first person in the administration to announce the latest enrollment numbers — in previous months that task often went to Sebelius — administration officials signaled their willingness to more directly engage Republican critics on a by-the-numbers assessment of the law.
In addition to the enrollment figures, officials on Thursday cited other statistics that they said proved the law was working. They said 129 million Americans with pre-existing health conditions, including 17 million children, were no longer in danger of losing health coverage or having premiums rise dramatically.
They also said that 105 million people did not have to worry about reaching a lifetime cap on insurance benefits, something that was made illegal under the health law. And they said that 8 million older Americans have saved $10 billion because of lower prescription drug costs under the law.
Republicans dismissed the president's announcements, saying they were a misleading attempt to make the health law look rosier than it is. Brendan Buck, a spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, said the White House was continuing to "obscure the full impact of Obamacare."
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also weighed in.
"The repeal debate is far from over," he said in a Twitter message.
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Force India's Paul di Resta made an aggressive strategy paid dividends yesterday in the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Force India's Paul di Resta made an aggressive strategy paid dividends yesterday in the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Brit qualified a lowly 15th and felt he'd probably be up against it in the race. However he got a clean start and was up to 11th after the opening lap, managing his tyres perfectly during the course of the race and eventually coming through to finish seventh and score points for the third time this season.
"A great result today and I'm very happy to make up so much ground on my starting position," he reflected. "We went aggressive with the strategy and I have to say the team really optimised it.
"The secret was managing the tyres and trying to find clean air when we could. The car felt really good, much stronger than yesterday, and that allowed me to push when we needed to. Fortunately the rain held off at the end because that could have had a big impact on the end of the race."
Team-mate Nico Hulkenberg meanwhile had a good afternoon as well and he also scored, finishing one spot lower in eighth place.
"It was a pretty messy start with lots of cars touching and I was lucky to make it through because I had to avoid [Romain] Grosjean, who was in the middle of the track. For the first few laps I was running with Michael [Schumacher] and we were stuck behind Kimi [Raikkonen] who was struggling on the supersofts, but it was difficult to get by," he recounted.
"Unfortunately Kimi stopped on the same lap as me so I remained behind him and we came out in a lot of traffic, which is when Paul jumped ahead of me. The rest of the race was quite uneventful and I just focused on looking after the tyres. It's a great result for the team and we should be happy with the result."
"A very enjoyable Monaco Grand Prix and I am delighted to see both Sahara Force Indias well inside the points," summarised team principal, Dr Vijay Mallya. "Paul drove a very strong race, making up seven places on his grid position and managing the tyres perfectly. Nico was running the reverse strategy to Paul, which also worked out well, and means we leave here with ten important points.
"Now we look forward to the next race in Canada where we hope to continue our run of points finishes."


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words // Brennan Hiro Williams
Brazil's Neymar scored another brilliant goal today, helping lead Brazil over Italy in the semifinals of the 2013 Confederations Cup. The star striker scored on a free kick in the 55th minute, driving the ball past a frozen Gigi Buffon. Neymar has now scored in three straight games.
On his feet, Neymar was wearing the Nike Hypervenom, the innovative new boot which, coincidentally, released today in the United States. Take a closer look at Neymar's Hypervenom boots in the images below:


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…our DIY drink stand. Out of all of our DIY projects, the drink stand is definitely the most offbeat and hipster-esque.
Here's the back story. Soon after we got engaged, while Mama Wallaby was visiting us in Houston, she and I picked up a bottle of wine at the grocery store to drink with dinner. When we returned to my apartment, she was surprised to find that I don't own a single wine glass. Neither does Mr. Wallaby. When we enjoy a glass of wine, we keep it classy and drink out of either A) coffee mugs or B) water glasses. We don't drink too often—and we both prefer beer over wine—so I had always had this thought at the back of my head that we would pick up a case of wine glasses the next time we're at Ikea. Or that we would register for proper barware. We love to entertain, so it's probably time we stocked up on glassware.
Later that weekend, Mama Wallaby and I were reviewing the wedding budget, and we reached the section for drinks and bar essentials. Since our venue doesn't have a liquor license, we hired our own bartenders and we had to bring everything alcohol related—even the glassware. So I had made a line item in the budget for renting beer, wine, and martini glasses. Mama Wallaby was shocked at how expensive glass rental is in this area—wine and champagne glasses are running at around 90 cents a glass!
Remembering that Mr. W and I have no fancy glassware to our names, Mama Wallaby suggested that we purchase our own glasses for the wedding. She and I did a quick search on Craigslist and in moments found a lot of 80 champagne glasses being offered for $25. We realized that we could save a lot of money by buying rather than renting. Also (also!) Mama Wallaby remembered seeing a display of pretty mismatched glasses that I had pinned on Pinterest. Here's the photo she was referring to:
Photo by Marianne Wilson / Image via Style Me Pretty
For that wedding, the groom hand-crafted a tiered wooden stand to hold all of the vintage wine glasses and beer steins. Awww! Who doesn't love when grooms get involved in the wedding DIY projects (especially with projects that require power tools! 😉 )? The couple collected the glasses from thrift stores over the year that they were engaged, and they let their guests take home their glasses at the end of the night. Here's a closeup of some of the cool old glasses they picked up:
Photo by Marianne Wilson / Image via Style Me Pretty
You can guess what happened next. Mama Wallaby and I set out to purchase all of the lightly used champagne glasses and pretty vintage wine goblets in Houston, and Mr. W and I constructed a three-tiered wooden stand for all of the glasses. Well, Mr. W did most of the work. I helped hold pieces of wood in place while he worked and complimented his manly building skillz.
Mr. W assembling the tiered glass stand / Personal photo
The tiered stand, almost complete / Personal photo
Testing out our new drink stand! / Personal photo
All that remained was to paint the stand white. And my new-found collection of mismatched glasses (including some very cool colorful vintage goblets!) was all packed up in boxes and ready to be driven to the venue the weekend of the wedding. So there it is…the project that definitely earns the hipster award at our wedding. We've even dreamed up a use for the stand after the wedding: we're going to use it as a decoration on the back patio and arrange potted herbs and flowers on the three tiers.
What is your most offbeat DIY project? Are Mr. W and I crazy for buying all of the glassware for our wedding?
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What advise would you give???
My 27 yr old son is having his own place. He use to live with room mates now he's geeting his own place. He wants his kitchen to have everything including food wise. He asked me what basic foods does he need in the kitchen I told him cereal, milk, meat, eggs, and seasonings.
Does anyone else have advise on what to tell him to buy?
What cookbooks do you enjoy cooking from?
Rice, potatoes, bread, lunch meat, oats... I mean honestly he's 27, he should know what he likes to eat by now..lol
Cookbooks? I collect cookbooks .. You don't want my list..lol however, a good starter cookbook for anyone would be fix it and forget it series, and get him a crock pot.
Allrecipes.com might be a good place for him to start. He can use the recipes he likes there to create a shopping list, menu, etc. My fave cookbooks are my BHG cookbooks- my grandma gave me a Red Plaid Cookbook when we got married, and I got hooked lol. I also have a few church cookbooks- total I have about seven that I use for different things :)
canned goods he can use to help make dinner ~ tomatoes, beans, chicken stock, beef stock....rice is better cooked in broth/stock than water...


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MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Ambassador Moseley Braun, do you agree with that?
MS. MOSELEY BRAUN: I absolutely agree that gay and lesbian, transgender and bisexual people are entitled to privacy as everybody else. I also, however, agree that we have to take very seriously the assault on our civil liberties, that this Ashcroft, this Bush administration has begun and that frankly Congress opened the door for with the Patriot Act. That act hasarguably violates the First, the Fourth, the Fifth, the Sixth, the Eighth and the Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitutionhas opened the door to e-mails being tapped and phones being tapped, and searches and people disappearing in this country for the first time. I really think we have a real crisis in America when it comes to our civil liberties. And I do hope that this act will be repealed, and I hope that we Americans, that we will all take very seriously rolling back some of the assault on privacy
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: So let me
MS. MOSELEY BRAUN: -- that this administration has
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Let me just go to the group. Does anyone on the panel disagree with Senator Edwards and Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun? Does anybody believe South Carolina should have the right to pass this law and keep it on the books?
SEN. LIEBERMAN: No, George. In fat, the law relatesI'm familiar with itnot only to gay couples, but to heterosexual couples as well. And it's a violation of the right of privacy. There is a case right now before the Supreme Court regarding a similar Texas law. I hope and believe it will be struck down, because Lord knows the prosecutors have more important things to do than prosecute cases like this. They ought to be prosecuting drug peddlers and criminals and all the rest.
REP. SHARPTON: Well, I
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Excuse me, Reverend Sharpton, let me ask another South Carolina question to Senator Graham. He hasn't gotten in here in a little while. The senior senator from South Carolina, Ernest Hollings, has worked very hard against free trade agreements. He worked against NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, he worked hard against getting the president fast-track trading authority. He says these free trade agreements are job killers. You voted for them. Why is Senator Hollings wrong?
SEN. GRAHAM: Senator Hollings, whose judgment I respect in most issues, I think is wrong because America does not have the alternative of becoming an economically protectionist nation. We have got to participate and lead in the global economy, not attempt to avoid it. Now, that doesn't mean that we are going to engage in trade with the law of the jungle. We need to have some rules that are abided by, particularly in areas such as labor and environmental standards. We need to have a level playing field. And you know what will happen if we do that? I've worked with Americans over the last 25 yearsalmost 400 different jobsand I found that consistently Americans are smart, they are hard working, they are creative. We can compete with anybody in the world, if we have a level playing field in trade.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Congressman Kucinich.
REP. KUCINICH: Well, you know, it's easy to talk about having a level playing field in trade. The problem is that we've lost hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs. Our manufacturing industry in Ohio, steel has been devastated. here in South Carolina textiles have been devastated. I think it's time not just to move around the edges of this issue. It's time to cancel NAFTA and the WTO and return to a trading system that is conditioned on workers' rights, human rights and the environment. Otherwise workers are undermined at the bargaining table, jobs are going south out of the country, and they are going further off this continent. And what's happening is we are losing control of our own destiny with a $500 billion trade deficit, and with rising unemployment. And I think that a core problem here is our trade policy. It's time to get rid of NAFTA and the WTO.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Congressman Gephardt, you voted against NAFTA. Would you try to cancel it?
REP. GEPHARDT: Well, when I'm president, I will try to adjust or change trade treaties around the globe to reflect the kinds of concerns that were brought uplabor, human rights, environmental concerns need to be in labor negotiations, I mean trade negotiations and trade treaties.
Now, let melet me go to what's happened. What we've done, unfortunately, in the last years is that when we haven't been able to get those things reflected in treaties, whether it was NAFTA or China PNTR, we have backed off and allowed treaties to go through that do not take care of those problems.
And so what's happening today is a race to the bottom. We have jobs leaving South Carolina, North Carolina, Missouri, my home state, that originally went to Mexico. They're now going from Mexico to China because they can get the cheapest labor in the world in China. This has to end. It's good for no one. You know, Henry Ford had a statement. He was right when he said it and it's right today. "I've got to pay my workers enough so there's somebody to buy the cars they are making."
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Senator Kerry, Senator Lieberman
REP. GEPHARDT: It's not complicated. We need a trade policy that reflects that belief. MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: -- you both voted for these agreements. What's wrong with his argument?
SEN. KERRY: Well, I think what Dennis is saying is important and what Dick is saying is important.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: But you voted for the agreement.
SEN. KERRY: Absolutely. And it would be a terrible mistake for the United States of America to suddenly try to button up and move away from the recognition that the world and globalization and technology are not of our capacity to move around and shift. It's happening no matter what.
We have to manage it more effectively. This is a debate where they're talking past each other.
What we need is not to cancel it. We need trade. And Fritz Hollings has a lot of common sense.
He had a great article in the paper today with a number of things that would make sense to do. What's missing is a president who's prepared to negotiate to keep it from being a rush to the bottom, to raise the standards for people. President Clinton, at the end of his term, negotiated a trade agreement with Jordan and began the process with Vietnam to put a labor
agreement on the side.
We can negotiate a raising of the standards of labor, of environment. The United States could be the marketer of sustainable development practices, of technology, of technology transfer, and still open markets for us. We need to export our capitalism and our democracy, and they go hand in hand. But we need a president who is prepared to negotiate the tough trade agreements that protect people. And here at home we need a president who doesn't abandon workers who do suffer some consequences as a result of
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Last word on the subject from Joe Lieberman.
SEN. LIEBERMAN: George, there are two parts to this question. One is trade; the other is manufacturing. If we ever returned to a protectionist policy on trade, we would devastate the American economy. And President Clinton explained why in supporting the trade agreements he talked about. Americans are 4 percent of the world population. There's only so much we can make and sell to one another. We've got to break down the barriers around the world, to sell to the rest of the world products that are made here to create jobs for Americans. The other problem, which is serious, is the decline of manufacturing in America. And as president, I will lead a major renewal of the American manufacturing sector, which goes to using tax credits, some of the ideas that Senator Hollings had today. The American government, when it spends two and a quarter trillion dollars every year, ought to, to the extent it can, buy American-made goods. That's a place to begin.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: We only have a couple of minutes left. And Senator Lieberman, I want to ask a question to you on another subject, because it relates to the last campaign. In the 2000 campaign, Vice President Al Gore had a proposal for the licensing of all new handguns bought by gun owners. Anyone who wanted to buy a new handgun had to get licensed. Will you support that proposal in this campaign?
SEN. LIEBERMAN: I do not support that proposal. I have never supported such a proposal. I believe that
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: You were part of the ticket.
SEN. LIEBERMAN: Well, he came out with that position before I came on to it. It never really came up during the general election. Let me be very clear. Al Gore said to me, when I got on the ticket, "Don't change anything about yourself. That's why I chose you." The American citizens have a right to own firearms. It is no more unlimited than any other right that we have. The laws ought to concentrate that we pass on stopping criminals and children and others who shouldn't have guns from getting them. Licensing, registration, in my opinion, are bad ideas and violations of that fundamental right.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: We've got 15 seconds left. Will anyone on this stage support licensing and registration in this campaign?
MR. : At the federal level?
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: At the federal level.
REP. SHARPTON: I support it. I think that we must do whatever we can to regulate how guns are used. I've been a victim of a stabbing. Violence is something very serious in this country. I think that we must take it seriously.
It's interesting to me we have the right to bear arms. We don't have the right in the Constitution to vote. We don't have the right to health care. I think that we need to evaluate what we are as a country, and I think part of that is that we must regulate people's ability to get firearms.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Reverend Sharpton, that's the last word. You did agree with that as well. That's all we're going to have time for for this section. We'll be back with the candidates questioning each other right after this.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: In this round the candidates question each other; no restrictions on who can get the question or what can be asked except time -- 30 seconds for the question, a minute for the answer. And Senator Kerry, you're first.
SEN. KERRY: Dick, if I could ask you, Senator McCain and I made an effort on the floor last year to try to raise fuel efficiency standards in the country. And just yesterday they reported they're at a 22-year low. Now, the hydrogen fuel car may come in decades, they say. But between now and then, you're the one member of Congress here that doesn't support raising fuel efficiency standards. How do we get to energy independence when 50 percent or more of our fuel is in oil for transportation? How are we going to break that without raising fuel efficiency?
REP. GEPHARDT: Well, John, I agree that we need to do it. I think, however, we need strong presidential leadership, which I hope to provide, to put together an energy program that includes an increase in the CAFE standards, but also includes setting a 10-year goal of not only reducing our mileage requirements on automobiles and our pollution requirements, but also moves us to hybrid cars in the interim and to hydrogen fuel cells in the long term. I would put the auto companies, the oil companies and the environmental groups at a table, and I would work out a 10-year plan. I'd call it an Apollo program. And I believe we could pass it, have everybody committed to it and get this done for the country.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Congressman Gephardt. Senator Graham.
SEN. GRAHAM: This is for Senator Lieberman. Yesterday we saw the latest unemployment report, which hit 6 percent for the second time in six months. Among African-Americans, unemployment is almost 11 percent. In my opinion, these are tragedies for America. When I was governor of Florida, I managed a complex state, was able to facilitate the creation of over 1 million new jobs, support for diversity and for minority and other small businesses.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Question?
SEN. GRAHAM: Senator Lieberman, what would you do to solve the unemployment problem, and with it, the disparity that exists between the workforce and African-Americans?
SEN. LIEBERMAN: Thanks for that question, Bob. The question speaks to the fact that the Bush administration has been an abysmal failure in leading our economy. We've lost 500,000 jobs in the last three months, and disproportionately among African-Americans. And the problem is that this president has one answer to every problem, which is a tax cut, one that we can't afford, one that is unfair, and one we now know doesn't work. I think we've got to go back to the policies that worked during the Clinton-Gore yearsfiscal discipline, smart tax cuts to help create jobs, and investments in education, health care and homeland security, and incidentally, sending some money back to the states so states like South Carolina doesn't have to cut their education budget, as I gather the legislature is considering here, by a quarter, which may mean the laying off of 5,000 or 6,000 teachers in this state.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Lieberman.
SEN. LIEBERMAN: In other words, let's get the economy growing. A rising tide raises all boats.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: And Senator Lieberman, you get the next question.
SEN. LIEBERMAN: Okay. My question is to Ambassador Braun. As your last question, George, recalled, I had the honor of being the vice presidential candidate in 2000. When people ask me how was that experience, I say I loved every minute of it until the end. That wasn't so good. That was profoundly unfair, an election decided by five judges of the Supreme Court. But what we found was that African-Americans, senior Americans, new Americans were deprived of their right
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: (Get to?) the question.
SEN. LIEBERMAN: -- to vote; African-Americans 10 times greater than other Americans in Florida. Ambassador Braun, what can we do to make sure that in 2004, every vote is counted?
MS. MOSELEY BRAUN: Well, you know, Senator Lieberman, I was ambassador in New Zealand and watched that election from afar. And there was a joke around that it was the black vote that decided the 2000 electionClarence Thomas's. (Laughter.) I think, in the first instance, we need to make absolutely certain that the barriers to access are removed, that voting is made easier, that people are given motor-voter, at-home registration. We need to pursue opportunities for individuals to vote instead of making it a high hurdle that they have to leap, and in all cases make certain that we never again allow for the stealing of an election, as happened with you and Senator Gore.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Ambassador. And the next question is yours. You still have the floor. Ambassador MOSELEY Braun, the next question is yours.
MS. MOSELEY BRAUN: Oh. Well, my next question is actually to Senator Edwards. And this is somethingBen Franklin once said, "They that can give up essential liberties to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
And I and many other people have real concerns that the Patriot Act vastly expanded government power of surveillance, wire taps, arbitrary detention, investigations, and arguably, again, violates all the amendments to the Constitution that I namedthe First, the Fourth, the Fifth, the Sixth, the Eighth and the Fourteenth Amendment.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Question?
MS. MOSELEY BRAUN: Well, will you vote to repealyou voted for this bill. Will you vote to repeal it? Will you vote to restore the civil liberties guaranteed to Americans and privacy guaranteed to Americans by the Constitution?
SEN. EDWARDS: Well, first, Senator Braun, you and I, as you heard me say earlier tonight, share that concern. I think it's a very serious concern. It's something all of us should be worried about.
I think the problem with the Patriot Act is not the law itself. It's the way it's being administered, particularly the way it's being administered by the attorney general of the United States, General Ashcroft. And we have had consistent problems with this.
It is why I have proposed taking away from the FBI the responsibility of fighting terrorism here in this country and simultaneously setting up an independent watchdog group, Office of Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, to watch what's happening and to make sure that none of us are losing our civil liberties, our civil rights, the things that, as I said earlier, I believe make America great.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: You all are making my job easy. Senator Edwards, you get the next question.
SEN. EDWARDS: Thank you, George. Senator Graham, you and I are both from the South. And you may have seen in recent days that I have been criticized for saying that I believe it's really important for people from the South to lead, not follow, on civil rights; that I think it's important for us to have judges that we know will enforce our civil rights laws; that I believe the president is wrong about the affirmative action program at the University of Michigan. What do you believe we as southerners can do to lift up and embrace people who today, not 40 years ago, today still suffer the effects of discrimination every minute of their lives?
SEN. GRAHAM: Well, one of the things that I would do, John, is to see that we put the Civil War behind us. (Applause.) Frankly, we southerners have allowed the most extreme groups within our society to steal the images of the confederacy and then use them as sources of division and hatred within our population.
We also need to see that every child is not left behindthe promise of President Bush but not the reality of President Bush, because he has failed to fund that legislation. I believe that the fundamental way in which we will bring our society together is through the improvement of our education for all of our children.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Graham. Governor Dean, you're next.
GOV. DEAN: This is a question for Senator Graham also. I got into this race because I wanted health care for every American, I wanted a balanced budget, and I wanted to have a party that stood up to President Bush, because I think that's the only way we can beat him. You and Senator Hollings and I have something in common. We all are former governors. We've all balanced budgets. Fritz Hollings had an amendment a couple of weeks ago that would have zeroed out the president's tax cut. You voted for that amendment. Senator Edwards, Senator Kerry and Senator Lieberman did not vote.
They voted for an amendment that would add $350 billion of additional tax cuts.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Question?
GOV. DEAN: Why'd you make that choice?
SEN. GRAHAM: I made that choice because I think it's reckless and irresponsible, at a time of rising deficits, at a time that we are at war with uncertain costs of completing the war and then completing the occupation and renewal of Iraq, to be talking about cutting $1.2 billion -- $1.2 trillion. And that was what Senator Hollings' amendment eliminated from the federal budget. I believe that we need to return to the days of fiscal discipline, as we did under the administration of Bill Clinton.
When he left office, we had a $5 trillion surplus. Barely two years later we've got a $2 trillion deficit, a $7 trillion turn in the finances of America. And do you know who's going to be paying those bills? It's going to be our grandchildren, because we're going to give them a credit card that will be listed as overdrawn from our excessive behavior.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Graham. Congressman Kucinich.
REP. KUCINICH: Senator Lieberman, you and Dick Gephardt were two of the biggest supporters of President Bush's war against Iraq. You both endorsed his proposal for a unilateral first strike. The president's ever-changing reasons for going to war have not been justified by the evidence.
Now, how can we, as Democrats, win this election if we simply rubber-stamp this president's destabilizing foreign policy of preemption and nuclear first strike without offering a serious alternative?
SEN. LIEBERMAN: Well, Dennis, I'd say how can we win this election if we send a message of weakness on defense and security after September 11th, 2001 to the American people? Protecting their security, giving them a sense of safety, making sure people in this country are not worried when their loved ones go out to the mall or take a train, go to a movie theater, that is the first goal of our government. And that means being strong on defense and homeland security. The war against Saddam Hussein was right. You know, I never viewed it as part of the preemption policy of the Bush administration. I opposed that policy. I think it was foolish to declare such a policy. It outraged both our enemies and our allies around the world. A nation always preserves the right to take preemptive action in defense of our security and our freedom. But why declare it and offend and provoke everyone?
I viewed the war against Saddam Hussein as the last battle in the Gulf War of 1991. It was a battle to enforce the promises that Saddam made and never kept.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Lieberman. Reverend Sharpton.
REP. SHARPTON: Senator Graham, as I travel around doing voter registration, one of the main concerns with people for 2004 is what happened in 2000. And it happened in your state. I also take note that when members of the Congressional Black Caucus came to the Senate, they would not evennot one Democrat would let them be heard on the floor about that. There's a proposal in the House to making voting a constitutional amendment. On the Senate level, would you support or even sponsor a complementary piece of legislation to make voting a constitutional amendment so it's not a states' rights and we end up with a repeat of what we had in the year 2000?
SEN. GRAHAM: Reverend, the answer to your question is probably no. I have not seen the amendment that's been offered in the House. But I believe in the principle of states having responsibility for the conduct of their election.
The Congress has just recently passed a national election reform bill which will set some general standards, but more importantly, will provide funds to the states in order to upgrade the quality of their election technology, the training of election personnel and the other things that we found to be deficient in our state of Florida.
We're not proud of what happened in our state. I think, however, had the election been as close in any other state, similar fractures would have been seen, and therefore the wisdom of not a national takeover but a national assistance for fair election reform.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Graham. Congressman Gephardt, last question.
REP. GEPHARDT: Senator Graham, again, you were the governor of one of the largest states in the country. You did a great job. We now have a situation where most states are in horrible deficits. Many are laying off teachers and other things and Medicaid. My question to you is, my health care plan sends $172 billion over three years to the states for health care for their employees. That would mean $2.5 billion for South Carolina. What plan would you bring forward to help the states through these tough times that they're in now?
SEN. GRAHAM: Dick, you're absolutely right that this is a very difficult time for states. I was told yesterday that the South Carolina teacher of the year has been given a dismissal notice because of the cutbacks that will be required in her particular school district. I believe that what we ought to do is, one, recognize that a substantial amount of the problems that the states are experiencing is because of actions that we've taken at the federal level, such as not funding homeland security, not funding the No Child Left Behind legislation. What I would do is I would, for a two-year period, increase the federal share of Medicaid so that we could give relief to the states in one of the fastest-growing areas of their budget and thereby release funds that can be used to pay that teacher of the year in South Carolina.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Graham. Thank you all. We'll be back with my questions for the candidates after this.
ANNOUNCER: Once again from the campus of the University of South Carolina, George Stephanopoulos.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Now it's time for me to ask each candidate a single question in their own variations on a theme.
If I had to sum up what democrats here in South Carolina across the country are looking for this year it's very simple: A winner. Everyone I talk to says they want to see someone who can beat President Bush. And I've talked to a lot of people from across the party to get a sense of their doubts about each one of you, about whether you all can do that, and I want to give each of you a chance to respond to what I'm hearing.
Senator Kerry, the rap on you is that you're just too aloof, that you don't have the common touch it takes to win.
SEN. KERRY: Well, probably I ought to just disappear and contemplate that by myself.
You know, I've heard thatI've heard that for a long time but I'm attracting support all across the country and it's because, George, I'm talking about things that matter to people. I'm the only person running for this job who's actually fought in a war.
I'm not ambivalent about the war, Joe. I believe that before you go to war it ought to really be the last resort and you should exhaust your diplomatic remedies. But I was in favor of disarming Saddam Hussein and I'm glad we did; there's no ambivalence. I believe I bring strength to this ticket, strength about how we maintain a military that is strong but make ourselves stronger in the world and I think I know what our vision is for this country at home: healthcare, really leaving no child behind, putting people back to work, and I have a proven record of fighting the tough fights that will give people trust that I will do that for America.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you. Senator Graham, Democrats like your resume but they worry about your charisma. And what they think is that you're really running for vice president.
SEN. GRAHAM: George, I am running not to be running but running to be the next president of the United States of America. I believe that the combination that Americans are looking for in the next president include, one, they want someone with executive experience. For eight years I was governor of the fourth largest state in this nation, which I think is the best preparation to be president and the American people think so too since four of the last five presidents elected had been governors of their state before they became president.
Second, I am a centrist. I believe that you don't set policy from the end zone and you set policy from the 50-yard line and build out until you have a majority. Third, John and I happen to be southerners. Who have been the last three democratically elected presidents? Lyndon Johnson from Texas, Jimmy Carter from Georgia and Bill Clinton from Arkansas. That says something about what it takes to be elected. And finally, I am
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Time. Sorry. Thank you, Senator Graham. And Senator Edwards, for you really what I'm hearing is the flip side of what I hear about Senator Graham. People say, boy, you've got plenty of charisma but the Democrats I talk to feel that you don't have the policy depth and the policy experience it takes to become president.
SEN. EDWARDS: Well, I would say two things about that, George. First, what people are looking for in a president is someone who has the qualities of leadership: strength, character, conviction, good judgment. I'm happy to have people judge me on that basis. Second, they want somebody who understands their lives. I come from a family where my dad, who's here tonight, worked in a mill all his life; my mother's last job was working at the post office. I was the first in my family to go to college and I spent almost 20 years after I worked my way through college and then law school fighting for the same people that I had grown up with. This is what I have done my entire life, fight for working people, the people I've known all my life. I did it first over 20 years as a lawyer and an advocate and I've been doing it in the United States Senate and I will be a champion for those very same people in the White House. And the American people want somebody who will stand up for them and stand up to big corporate America.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you. Governor Dean, the issue is about national security. A lot of Democrats think that an anti-war governor with no national security experience simply cannot go toe-to-toe with President Bush.
GOV. DEAN: First of all, I do have national security experience. Every single governor since September 11 has had to deal with security issues, Homeland Security; that's why I don't think the president is doing a particularly good job.
I got into this raceand by the way, I absolutely agree with Bob Graham; the next president, democratic president of the United States is going to have executive experience. I got into this race because this is the most conservative president of my lifetime and because most of the people who are running up here either voted for or supported substantial tax cuts, voted for the No Child Left Behind Bill, which is a huge unfunded mandate on school boards all over this country, and raising property tax, arguing about the Patients Bill of Rights instead of putting forward plans early on to have national health and universal health insurance. I want to change the Democratic Party. I want to change this country. And I want to become the next president so we can have a balanced budget, so we can have a decent healthcare plan in this country and so we can have a secure nation not by engaging in preventive war but by regaining our strength, building a strong military and being the United States that we used to be where our military values are consistent with our American values.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Governor Dean. Ambassador Moseley Braun, here's what I keep hearing: You can't win and the real reason you're running is to siphon votes away from Reverend Sharpton. (Laughter.)
AMB. MOSELEY BRAUN: You know, I'm running to rebuild this country both physically and spiritually, to put the investment into building schools, building infrastructure, building new technologies and technology transfers, but also a spiritual renewal to bring us together as Americans so that we can be the country that we need to be for the rest of the world and to make this country live up to the promise of its democracy, which means that everybody gets included. I've always been a woman who had to run as a woman against the odds. When I was told I couldn't win for the United States Senate I went ahead and did it. And even though it was a tough row to hoe at times at the same time I showed strength through it, I was the only African American in the United States Senate, the only African American, one of the two when I was Assistant United States Attorney. I've been breaking barriers down all of my life. I have a record of productivity that I think is second to none.
And so I'm running not to take votes against Reverend Sharpton any more than Bob Kerry or Bob Graham or any of my friends up here. I mean, I hope to get votes from across the board. But I can tell you this, it's time for a woman to be considered seriously as a candidate for the highest office in this land. We can be followers but we can also be leaders. (Applause.)
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you. Senator Lieberman, people think you're too nice to be president and you're just not tough enough to take on President Bush.
SEN. LIEBERMAN: I'd like to come over there and strange you, George. (Laughter.) George, you know, you don't have to be a screamer to be tough. The reality is if you look at my career when I was Attorney General of Connecticut I sued the insurance companies, one of the big interest groups in my state. As a United States Senator I've taken on some of the big interest groups in my party. I'm the only one on the stage who has taken on Hollywood, the entertainment industry for peddling sex and violence to our kids. I went to the floor of the United States Senate and spoke out against the president, to whom I was devoted, because he did something that I thought was wrong. I supported the Gulf War. I supported the war against Saddam Hussein.
My career shows that I am ready to do the right thing for our country. That's what strength is all about.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator. Reverend Sharpton, two words; racial polarizer. And Democrats worry that every vote for you in the primaries and caucuses is going to coast the democratic nominee votes in November.
REV. SHARPTON: I think that's the same charge that they gave Jesse Jackson twenty years ago and Jesse Jackson proved that he registered so many voters that we were able to regain the Senate in '86. I think that anytime a person of color particularly comes out of a movement fighting for justice that we are falsely charged with that.
You have a sitting Supreme Court judge, the chief justice, that just went to a Fourth Circuit retreat humming Dixie. You have people that are waving the Confederate flag. They didn't wave it in Baghdad; they waved it in Columbia. And you will talk about I'm a racial polarizer because I say that we should treat people with equal protection under the law. I think the Republicans try to float that. We can defeat that when all of us come together and have one standard and that's why we're celebrating that 40 years later in Birmingham this weekend.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Reverend Sharpton. Congressman Gephardt, people fear you're this campaign's Bob Dole, a creature of Congress who's been around the national track one too many times.
REP. GEPHARDT: George, you know how to hurt a guy. (Laughter.) Let me say that if you're looking for the fresh face or the new face I'm probably not your candidate. If you're looking for somebody that has real experience over 27 years in the House, 13 years as Democratic leader on every domestic and foreign issue this country has faced, then I may be your candidate.
I'll say one other thing. The fight for working families is in my bones. My dad was a teamster and a milk truck driver in St. Louis; he didn't get through high school. My mother, who's 95 and still alive, was a secretary; she didn't get through high school either. But they fought hard to give me every opportunity a person could have. I feel like I'm the example of the American dream. So one thing you'll know is when I'm in that Oval Office I'm going to think and represent and try to do things for people like my parents who are the people that have made this country great. I think it's time we had a president like that again.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Congressman Gephardt. Congressman Kucinich, you get the last question. The one time you had executive responsibility as mayor of Cleveland the city went bankrupt. How do you respond to those who will say that you'll do for America what you did for Cleveland? (Laughter.) REP. KUCINICH: Well, first of all, George, I want to remind you that today a long shot won the Derby. I also want to remind you that in Cleveland that default ends up being a badge of honor for me because I stood up for the people of Cleveland against a takeover of our
municipal electric system by a utility monopoly.
Now, imagine a president who is willing to stand up to the Enrons of America. Imagine a president who's willing to stand up to the monopolies in energy and in healthcare and in transportation and communications. Imagine a president who comes from the city and will fight for working men and women and will fight for the poor. I think that I have every expectation that I'll be the next president of the United States because when the test came I put my career on the line to save a municipal electric system for the people of Cleveland and today people of Cleveland know that I did the right thing and soon America will know that as well. Thank you.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Congressman Kucinich. Thanks to all of you. We have one section left, closing statements from the candidates, and we'll be right back.
ANNOUNCER: The first in the nation democratic presidential debate will continue after this from our ABC stations.
ANNOUNCE: Once again George Stephanopoulos.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Time now for the closing statements. Each candidate gets just about a minute and Congressman Kucinich, you're first.
REP. KUCINICH: Thank you.
I began my career in public life in 1967. I've been a councilman, a mayor, a state senator and now a congressman. As a candidate for president I offer a different vision for America, one which separates me from the other candidates.
I'm the only candidate for president who will take this country away from fear, from war and tax giveaways and use America's peace dividend for guaranteed healthcare for all, take the profit out of healthcare. I'm the only one who will stop privatization of social security and bring the retirement age back to age 65.
As president I will cancel NAFTA and the WTO. I'll restore our manufacturing jobs, save our family farms, create full employment programs, create new jobs by rebuilding our cities and schools.
As president I will repeal the Patriot Act to regain for all Americans the sacred right of privacy in our homes, our libraries, our schools.
This is a grassroots campaign to take back America for the people. Join me for your cities, your towns, your farms and your campuses. Join me at Kucinich.us. I'm Dennis Kucinich. Join me and let's take back America. Thank you. (Applause.)
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Congressman Kucinich.bassador Moseley Braun.
AMB. MOSELEY BRAUN: Oh, all right, well my late mother used to say that it didn't matter if you came to this country on the Mayflower or a slave ship, across the Rio Grande or through Ellis Island; we're all in the same boat now.
And I have to tell you I believe that the challenge for all of us is to work to make certain that Americans come together, that we transform this nation so that we can live up to the promise of our democracy, the promise of our Constitution and so that we can be the country that we want to believe that we are.
We have a sacred responsibility to leave the next generation no less than we inherited from the last. The last generation gave us all opportunity and they gave us liberty and they gave us a hopefulness about this country that I'm afraid is being lost.
And as Democrats I am proud to sit with these men to make the point to the American people that we have an opportunity to get it back, we have an opportunity to put our country on the right track.
This administration in place now has taken America down the wrong road, on a road that does not leave us with much promise and certainly does not leave young people with much optimism about this country. I want to bring hope back and I want to do it working with other Democrats. As they used to say, Democrats give the people peace and prosperity; Republicans get in and give them depression and war. We can turn this around again.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Ambassador. Senator Edward, you're next.
SEN. EDWARDS: Thank you, George. Almost 50 years ago not far from where we are tonight there's a little town called Seneca, South Carolina I was born. Most of my young life was spent moving from mill town to mill town until our family finally settled in a small town in North Carolina called Robbins. My dad worked in a mill his whole life. My mother's last job was working in the post office. Because of their hard work I was able to be the first person in my family to go to college. It opened the doors for everything for me. I'm running for president because I believe this president has betrayed people like my parents and the people I grew up with, people who work hard every day, try to do the right thing, act responsibly and build a better life for themselves and their families. Just because you speak the language of regular Americans does not mean your agenda is not the agenda of corporate America. Just because you walk around on a ranch in Texas with a big belt buckle doesn't mean you understand and stand up for rural America. I believe we can build a better life for our families, families like the family I grew up with and communities like Seneca and Robbins, North Carolina, but it has to be based on the values of hard work and responsibility, not accounting tricks and corporate greed. I want to bring your values, the values of main street America to Wall Street and then to Pennsylvania Avenue.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Edwards.
SEN. EDWARDS: I want to give this White House back to the American people.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Edwards. Senator Graham.
SEN. GRAHAM: Thank you, George.
Friends, America is at a critical turning point. More than two years into the term of President George Bush America is experiencing an unprecedented economic slowdown. Surpluses are gone, deficits are rising, unemployment is growing and the people are hurting. I am running for president because I believe America must take a new direction. That new direction must include experience and solid judgment.
As governor of Florida I helped create one million new jobs, built schools and balanced the budget. As a member of and for the last two years chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee I know how vulnerable we are and I know what it's going to take to secure America. And as an American I have spent almost 400 days working side-by-side with Americans.
My name is Bob Graham. I come from the electable wing of the Democratic Party. (Laughter.)
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Graham.
SEN. GRAHAM: Thank you and God bless America.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Graham. Congressman Gephardt.
REP. GEPHARDT: As I said a moment ago, my parents were hardworking people. A lot of people like my parents tonight have lost faith in our politics, in our politicians and, in fact, they've lost faith in our country. Cynicism abounds. People don't vote. We've got to have a president in this country and I hope to be that president who restores faith and hope in people, that we can solve the major problems that this country faces and make life better for all of our Americans.
I want to get everybody covered with health insurance. My son Matt is here tonight. When he was two he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. We had good health insurance; he recovered. Many a night when we were in the hospital with him we met other parents of kids who had cancer and many of them did not have insurance. In the richest, most powerful country in the world it is wrong to have anybody in this country without health insurance who can't take care of their loved ones when they need help.
I want to have a teacher corps so that we can say to young people in this country if you'll be a teacher and teach where we need you for five years we'll pay your college loans. And I want an Apollo II program to make us independent of foreign oil in ten years. We can restore hope in America if we understand we're all tied together in a single garment of destiny. What affects one directly affects all of us indirectly. That's the kind of president I will be every day in that Oval Office.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Congressman Gephardt. Governor Dean. GOV. DEAN: We can't win this election if we worry so much about electability that the American people can't tell the difference between us and the Republicans. The great unspoken political lie, which comes from stages like this, is elect me and I'll solve all your problems. The great unspoken truth is the future of this country rests in your hands, not mine. You have the power to rise up and take this country back. You have the power to give the party the backbone to challenge this president and all the harm he's done to our country. You have the power to create jobs, to balance the budget and to bring us our dream, which Harry Truman put in our platform in 1948, health insurance for every American.
The reason people don't vote in this country is because we don't give them a reason to vote. This campaign is about giving all of you a reason to vote.
Abraham Lincoln said that, "a government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from this earth." President Bush has forgotten the ordinary people of this country. It's time to take our party back now and it's time to take our country back.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Governor Dean. Reverend Sharpton.
REV. SHARPTON: Next year we will elect a new president. I will hope that we elect a new president from the Democratic Party because it is mandatory that we save this nation from where it is and where it is headed under George Bush. We don't just need a new director; we need a new direction. And we need to deal with an America that is open and that is promising for all of its citizens.
I'm running for president to give basic guaranteed rights of every American, not just new programs but the constitutional right to vote, the constitutional right to healthcare, the constitutional right to quality education.
But the only way we can win this election is if we bring in the majority of Americans that are not even voting at all. I know those Americans. I've worked with them all my life, the disaffected, the seniors, the young people, the hip-hop generation. We can't beat George Bush with a traditional clubhouse strategy; we need a movement and I'm the candidate that can put that movement together and that's the only way we can get out of the bushes in 2004. (Laughter.)
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Reverend Sharpton. Senator Lieberman.
SEN. LIEBERMAN: Thank you. Thank you, George.
Forty years ago this year I marched with Dr. King in Washington and then I went to Mississippi to fight for the right of African Americans to vote. It is a thrill for that reason for me to be at this debate in this state of South Carolina, which will host an early presidential primary next year, which will give African American voters the greatest opportunity to influence the selection of a democratic presidential candidate that they have probably ever had. That thrills me. I'm proud of it.
These are tough times for the American people. They need a strong new leader to take this country forward. They deserve not an either/or choice in November of 2004 between a president who's strong in the world and a candidate for president who is strong here at home. They deserve strength in both and that's what I offer. I am the one Democrat who can match George Bush in the areas where many think he's strong, defense and moral values, and beat him where he is weak, on the economy and his divisive right-wing social agenda. I know I can beat George Bush. Why? Al Gore and I already did it. And with your help we'll do it again. (Laughter, applause.)
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Lieberman. Senator Kerry.
SEN. KERRY: George, thank you very much.
Thirty-five years ago next month I was on a ship returning to the coast of California from my first tour of duty in Vietnam and the first crackling of the radio that I heard brought the news of Robert Kennedy's victory and then assassination. That moment was seared in me, as were the word of the poet that he quoted so often: Some men see things as they are and ask why; I dream things that never were and ask why not.
I'm running for president of the United States because I really believe it is time for this country to ask again why not. Why not in the richest country on the face of the planet healthcare for all of our citizens accessible and affordable? Why not early childhood education so that all of our children get the best start in life? Why not invest in our future and our jobs by creating energy independence for America? Why not have a military that is strong but at the same time advances our ideals around the globe? And why not have a president who understands the truth that the flag and patriotism do not belong to any one party; they belong to all Americans? I believe we can achieve these ideals and I ask you to join me in the effort to make America safer, stronger and more secure.
MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Thank you, Senator Kerry.
Thank you all. That concludes our debate for tonight, the first debate of the presidential campaign. Thanks again to all the candidates for making the time to be with us and for agreeing to such a freewheeling format. Thanks to the University of South Carolina for lending us your campus and thanks to all of you for joining us. Hope you'll check in back with us for the rest of the campaign and tomorrow morning on This Week.
From all of us at ABC News, good night.
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Another sample from the wonderful Sil! I did actually try and order this one, but a bag of Malted ChocoMate turned up instead. Still, it was just as welcome, and I've got to try both in the end anyway!
The dry leaves smell sweet and woodsy, and ever so slightly like maltesers. It's only very slight at the moment, though — the main scent is undoubtedly the honeybush. That's okay, though. Honeybush and I can get along.
Brewed, this smells rich and deep and chocolatey. Not so much like malted chocolate, more like a bar of chocolate that's been melted. To taste, this isn't quite what I was hoping. It is vaguely chocolatey, but I'm not really getting chocolate malt. There's also a slightly odd chemically flavour that I know some others have picked up on too. It's not overpowering, but it does seem to mask the flavour a little.
With my second and third cups, I tried a little more leaf and a slightly longer brew time, but that didn't really change anything. I'm not 100% happy with this one. It's a palatable enough honeybush, but it just doesn't wow me like some other 52Teas blends have. I'm not missing the full bag after all!
well glad that worked out for you. i really didn't like this at all, but apparently the original blend was amazing.
well glad that worked out for you. i really didn't like this at all, but apparently the original blend was amazing.


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