Released Jun 21, 1997 by DigiCube (catalog no. SSCX-10008, retail 2854 yen).
Orchestral, melodic and enjoyable. What else could you ask for?
The greatest strategy game for the aging Playstation is complete with everything from an engulfing storyline, great character development, colourful graphics, addictive gameplay and above all, one of the most brilliant and spectacular soundtracks ever created for a video game. Final Fantasy Tactics is composed by two composers, the exceptionally skilled Hitoshi Sakimoto and the creative Masaharu Iwata. Some people may think that two composers will bog down a soundtrack, but in this case, the two composition styles are mixed together with creative themes and counterthemes so that an untrained ear would not be able to tell the difference. Although I think the whole soundtrack would have been a greater success with just Mr. Sakimoto, it would have lacked some of the brilliance that Mr. Iwata creates.
The two discs themselves are very contrasting, the first containing the beautiful melodies, the orchestral magic and the heart of the soundtrack. The second, equally powerful disc includes the darker pieces, the dramatic battle pieces and many beautiful compositional gems near the end of the disc. The main theme used in the game can be heard in the first track "Bland Log", which after a short introduction with strings and harp, comes in with such magic, the first time I heard the piece, I reset my PS so I could hear it again. The composition is very wonderful and suites the game's war theme very well. It is well composed and catches everyone's attention. One of the variations on this theme is one of my favourite tracks "Random Waltz," which is a very beautiful battle theme. It is one of the battle themes in the game which is not a heart-pumping piece, but more a peaceful piece highlighting the natural environment where many of the battles take place. These pieces are perhaps my favourite pieces on the soundtrack and they include the mentioned "Random Waltz," "Desert Land" and "Antidote," which is also a favourite of mine.
The other fast paced battle pieces are also very excellent, containing very good melodies and variations. The hightlight of the battle themes is of course the final battle theme "Ultema The Perfect Body" which is great from beginning to end, creating wonderful harmonies and melodies along the way. Since most of the soundtrack consists of battle pieces, the battle themes are varied and all are excellent in composition and quality.
Speaking of quality, the sampling on this soundtrack is some of the best the PS has ever seen. This game is one of the greatest sounding games in the world, only second to the ethical soundtrack of Chrono Cross. It's obvious that the sound programming team worked very hard to make the classical instruments sound as realistic as possible.
The other pieces in the game are character themes, event themes and FMV themes. The FMV themes (the movies) are very excellent, including the fast paced "P.R. Movie" and the magical composition (only one and a half minutes!!) of the "Epilogue Movie."
The character themes in this game are very well composed and portray the moods and personalities of the characters very well indeed. Ramza's Theme, the "Hero's Theme" is very well composed. "Alma's Theme" is a joyful portrait of the spirited princess and "Delita's Theme" comtains a bit of reminiscence and at the same time, a premonition. My favourite character theme by far is "Ovelia's Theme" which is used in many other tracks as well. It is a happy theme and the variation in the middle of the theme is very excellent. It is one of the most memorable themes in any game. It is recycled in "Ovelia's Worries" where it takes a darker feeling.
The soundtrack ends with the "Staff Credits" which is a collage of some of the game's most prominent themes, of course highlighted by the magnificent main theme, which can carry a whole symphony all by itself. Sometimes, I wish this soundtrack had an arranged piano and orchestral release, which I would gobble up in a second. These two composers are very excellent and it is a shame there is no plans for a sequel to one of the most beautiful, touching, dramatic and orchestral games the world has ever seen.
Rating this music CD is a difficult task. Why? Because one has to try to be formal and restrained and not clutter the text with superlatives! I could go "awesome!" and "incredible!" and "second to none!" all day, and still not properly convey just how much I love this game's music! I own several original soundtrack CDs, as well as dozens of computer games with the music on disc, but they all pale in the glory of Final Fantasy Tactics.
The music's order is very faithful to the game, and most of the tracks are cycled through twice, so that you get a good feel for the songs before they end. The longer ones (if you can call two minutes long) are only cycled once, but that is more than adequate. The instruments do sound very realistic, too. This game's music begs for an orchestral arrangement. The CDs' engineering is the only real downfall. Much like Final Fantasy VI, the sound level is recorded just a tad too high, resulting in some mild signal-level distortion at times. But it's not very bad, definitely not as bad as FF6.
Okay, now what about the music? Well, in a word, *superb*! All the scores for the game are brilliantly composed, and the music fits the mood 98 percent of the time. The game's main focus is combat, and as such the soundtrack is saturated with adrenaline-pumping battle marches. The game's plot is rife with treason and deception, as well as demonic possession and "darker dealings," so there is an abundance of dark and sinister music as well. And where there is darkness and evil, there is heroism and hope. Again, the music captures these moods, and in grand fashion. My personal favorite is Alazlam's music, "Brave Story." It is a very relaxing and thought provoking work.
It should be noted that the two discs seem to contrast quite a bit. I call disc one "The Light CD" and disc two "The Dark CD." The music of the second disc bears a much darker tone than that of the first. Most people, like myself, will probably listen to the first disc a lot more, because the dark CD's music is so gloomy and fearful that it can get somewhat depressing.
Final Fantasy Tactics OST is excellent in every conceivable way. Its only blemish is in the engineering, with the signal level being too high. I hope and pray that an orchestra will one day indulge in this masterpiece. That is the only way it could ever get better.
A symphonic masterpiece of epic proportions.
Hoooo-boy!!! This soundtrack is a truly wonderful experience; when it comes to game music, Square just can't be stopped. This entire CD is in just one style - symphonic. It's not a real orchestral performance, but who cares! They pushed the Playstation to the max when doing the music for this game.
When listening, you will actually be able to pick out many of the instruments that are mimicked if you have even a half-decent stereo system. The attention to detail is truly astounding. For example, on track 34, you are able to hear the French horn accompaniment. It's really quite amazing! Also noticeable in other tracks are trumpets, chimes, strings, and bells. What a treat!
The two discs are fairly different in the music itself. The first disc is, without a doubt, epic - with sweeping, broad tracks of symphonic might! The second disc is more dark, morose, and gripping. It has haunting melodies, giving the sense of danger and subtle conflict. An overriding theme is present throughout disc 2. As full of feeling as the music is, the drama in the game itself will no doubt be fantastic.
Even though Tactics is not a part of the actual Final Fantasy RPG series and was not composed by Nobuo Uematsu, the Prelude theme actually makes a brief appearance. One of the first songs on the first CD contains many bars of "The Prelude", and any person who has heard anything from Final Fantasy will automatically recognize it.
No review for a Square soundtrack is complete without a discussion of the CD packaging. They are getting fairly impressive now - FF Tactics includes a box to hold the double CD set in, as well as a poster! The poster has drawings of all the teams available - 18 in all. In the CD case is the liner notes, and a nifty little bonus - a miniature trading card (?) of a Moogle (Moglie)! Very cool!
You don't have to be a Square fan to get this soundtrack - anyone who likes even a spot of orchestral music will love this CD. You may want to hold off getting this CD until you play the game - but I guarantee, even if you do get it now you will love it just the same.
Anyone have the original FF Tactics soundtrack?
Final Fantasy Tactics SQEX versus SSCX, a la Vagrant style?


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Buffalo Tofu wrap with chickpea tofu. Soy-free Chickpea flour Tofu tossed in buffalo sauce with celery, spinach, cucumbers and vegan ranch. Easy weekday meal Soy-free Recipe. Pin this Recipe.
Chickpea Tofu is a super easy soy-free tofu sub where the tofu isn't being roasted or cooked for too long. This version of Chickpea flour tofu is adapted from the version in my book. This is a quicker and a sturdier adaptation of burmese tofu.
Chickpea flour is blended up with some water, salt and garlic and cooked until it is a thick custard. The custard is left to set for an hour or more, then cubed and used. Chickpea Tofu recipe will be moved into another post with step pictures in the next few days.
For this buffalo tofu wrap, I tossed the chickpea tofu cubes in hot and tangy buffalo sauce. With spinach, cucumber, celery tossed in vegan ranch, this is a very filling wrap which you cannot put down once you start eating! so good! and so messy. The wrap ingredients can easily be served as a bowl. Fill with greens, top with the buffalo tofu, celery, other veggies or roasted veggies and vegan ranch. Or use cooked chickpeas instead of the chickpea tofu! Easy and ready within minutes.
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Toss your tofu or chickpea tofu in buffalo sauce mix. If using regular tofu, press in a kitchen towel for a few mins to remove excess moisture.
Layer greens, cucumber or other veggies, buffalo tofu.
Add Celery tossed in vegan ranch. Fold and serve. Don't you want me baby. Don't you want me. Human League popping into my head.
This can easily be served as a salad bowl, filled with greens, topped with the buffalo tofu, celery, other veggies and vegan ranch. Or use cooked chickpeas instead of the chickpea tofu.
Buffalo Tofu wrap with chickpea tofu. Soy-free Chickpea flour Tofu tossed in buffalo sauce with celery, spinach, cucumbers and vegan ranch. Easy weekday meal Recipe. Makes 3 or 4 wraps. Vegan Soy-free Recipe. Glutenfree with gf wraps or as a salad bowl.
Prepare the chickpea tofu according to instructions.
Mix the ingredients under buffalo sauce. Use 1.5 cups chickpea tofu cubed into small cubes. Toss in the sauce and let it sit for a few minutes while you prep the other ingredients.
Blend up the ranch sauce. Mix chopped celery into some of the ranch. Chop or prep veggies.
Warm the tortillas (optional). Arrange spinach or greens, and cucumbers. Add a dash of salt and pepper. Add a good helping of the buffalo chickpea tofu. Top with celery + ranch mix. Fold and serve with extra ranch on the side. Or make bowls out of the greens, buffalo tofu, celery, veggies and vegan ranch dressing.
I love the idea of tofu being completely free of soy and made of chickpeas! It's ultimately such a delicious recipe!
This is an amazing soy alternative! I love the idea of chickpea tofu; I'm definitely going to try this. Eagerly awaiting the recipe. Thank you so much!
Do you get chickpea tofu in stores ?
I don't think so. I have the recipe linked on the post. it takes 10 mins to make.
If you actually wrapped your food at both ends, like a sane person, its not that messy!???
It will be helpful to have the calories count for the recipes… ????
You can copy the recipe into myfitnesspal or caloriecounter to calculate those. There aren't any widgets that i am comfortable using as they do not give accurate enough information. And I don't have the energy to plug each recipe into other sites. Just one person here doing everything on the blog from recipe development, editing, photography, photo editing, maintaining the site etc. If you do find the calories, please do leave it in the comment.
Dumb question- is the tofu not cooked at all? I plan on just using store bought tofu and guess I've never experienced it uncooked.
Ps- love your recipes and can't wait for your cookbook.


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A portal into the everyday lives of people from all around the world, 2 minutes at a time
Expanding your social circle changes you. For the better.
Lori White
How often do you get a window into the lives of people really different from you — people scattered around the world?
You can go out and meet them. Or you can become a fly on a wall ... and wait for them to come to you.
Bueller? GIF via "The Return of The Fly."
There's gotta be a better way! Enter two filmmakers, Epiphany and Carl, who have created the ultimate way to be a fly on the wall without, you know, actually becoming a fly. And it's called 365 docobites.
The project features a two-minute conversation with a new person in a different place EACH DAY.
Image from the 365 docobites website.
Their goal is to find a new person from a new land to speak to. Then they just let whatever happens happen.
"What do these people look like, what do they think about, what makes them laugh, cry, scream and shout, what is life like for the Strangers of the world?"
If you want to talk to people with an agenda and sound bites, look elsewhere. The encounters we get through 365 docobites are an extemporaneous, random delight.
So let's go...
TO URUGUAY!
Where they ask a local man about a statue that everyone hates (for now).
GIFs via 365 docobites' "I love this big blue statue."
Wait, did I just gain a new perspective on how there may be hope for a historically conservative country becoming more open to change?
TO BOTSWANA!
Where they ask a man about his grandpa's death.
GIFs via 365 docobites' "There is no one left to teach me."
"My grandfather was a traditional doctor and passed away. ... I was with him when he died. ... I get sad when I think about him because now there is no one left to teach me."
Where they talk to a radio host about the vibes he feels when he's on the air and about the power of listening.
"Listen, just listen. It's in listening that you'll hear a story and find out who somebody is. It would be really good if all of us did it more often. In all communication, shut up, and actually listen."
GIFs via 365 docobites' "Listen, just listen."
Just by hearing these three wildly random and different perspectives, you'll be doing yourself a big favor.
Research in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology has shown that extended travel and exposure to different perspectives changes your personality.
It makes you more open to experiences, more agreeable, and more emotionally stable.
The benefits are related to changes in the social circles of those that travel. The more exposure to different perspectives, the greater the benefit.
Docobites lets us travel across five continents and get a snippet of awesomeness every single day of the year. All the perspective and none of those insane airline ticket prices!
I know many folks who just aren't able to travel. So I'm sharing this in the hopes they'll find themselves reaping some of the travel benefits from the comforts of their own screens.
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For some it still might be a tad early to start talking about Spring, especially for those of you who live in places where you have been getting snow dumped on you in the past few weeks, but the Carolinas have been getting warmer and warmer each day and it already is beginning to feel like Spring. On that note I have recently ordered the essie Spring Collection and I cannot wait to share my thoughts with you! This collection was inspired by a road trip down South with your besties! Rebecca Minkoff has done it again and has helped to create the most gorgeous shades for Spring 2017! Now lets get down to business and tell me what you think!
From left to right: 'Excuse Me, Sur', 'Backseat Besties', 'B'aha Moment', 'Designated DJ', 'On The Roadie', and 'All The Wave'.


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For such a straightforward technology, printers and the management of their peripherals remain one of the most irritating bottlenecks of any office environment.
The solution isn't complicated. All it takes is proactive care and supervision of hardware, software drivers, and printing supplies from an authorized vendor. Regular check ups, upgrades, and support will put an end to paper jams, incompatible hardware, and toner outages.


Violeta, 40 years old, dentist, married, a teenage son, is ready start another ordinary day, between her office and her new apartment in Copacabana. A phone message will take her to a journey in the streets of Rio till sunrise.
Yes, it does have a heavily cliche'd "dancing your pain away" and it does have a sweet, but totally unnecessary subplot about the little girl, but it is also an endearing performance by Negrini. I won't call it a tour-de-force, but it was close.


Even though one is able to eat some sugar on the low FODMAP diet, I try to avoid it a much as possible since, for some reason, it bothers my stomach. However, there are occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and other celebrations when a dessert is a nice addition to the event and other times when the temptation is too strong and I give in. When I think of good desserts, I think back to some of the desserts I ate when I was growing up like Dobos Torte, Zserbó, or Gesztenyepüré (Chestnut Puree). My grandparents were born in what is now Slovakia, near the Hungarian border and were heavily influenced by the Hungarian culture. They both spoke Hungarian in addition to Slovak and my grandmother predominately cooked Hungarian food, including desserts. Unfortunately, the dobos torte and zserbó have flour in it and I have not yet figured out how to bake them with FODMAP friendly flours. Maybe one day… The chestnut puree is made with dark rum, which is not low FODMAP friendly and honestly, the rum is one of the best parts of the dessert so I have not modified that one either. Fortunately, there are some Hungarian desserts that I am able to eat in small portions. A good one is the Madártej that means Bird's Milk. The madártej is a creamy custard with meringues that "float" on top, which is delicious and easy to make. Other countries like France, Germany, and Austria have recipes similar to this Hungarian one. Also, if you are celebrating Passover this week, this is a great recipe to make since there is no flour in it.
Beat the egg whites until firm with stiff peaks, gradually beating in a ½ cup of sugar.
Heat the milk in a non-stick pan until it is just barely bubbling.
Add a spoonful of beaten egg whites into the lightly bubbling milk one at a time, making sure not to overcrowd the pan.
Cook for two minutes and then flip over to cook for one additional minute.
Remove the meringues with a slotted spoon and drain in a strainer.
Reserve the milk to use to make the custard.
Combine the yolks with a ½ cup of sugar.
Gradually whisk in the hot milk (from the pan and drained from cooked meringues).
Cook over a low heat until slightly thickened, constantly whisking the mixture. The mixture will be runny but will thicken when cooled.
Stir in vanilla and let it cool. Occasionally stir to prevent lumps.
To Serve: Place the meringue "islands" on top of the custard in individual bowls.


The UK pricing for the new 2012 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG will start at £54,950 (on the road) for UK customers and is now available to order from local dealerships.
The new SLK 55 AMG is the powered by AMG's new, naturally-aspirated 5.5-liter V8 engine which generates 422 PS (310 kW / 416 hp) and 540 Nm (398 lb-ft) of torque. Add in the AMG SpeedShift Plus 7G-TRONIC transmission and the sportscar gets a 0-60 mph acceleration time of 4.6 seconds, as well as an electronically limited top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h).
The latest model from AMG to hit the UK market also gets a new AMG sports suspension that features Torque Vectoring Brake and the AMG Direct-Steer system. It helps the overall handling and grip providing the driver with an overall better ride.
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In Jurassic World, a character explains to Chris Pratt the theme park's rationale for creating a gargantuan new dinosaur: "Corporate felt genetic modification would up the 'wow' factor." To which Pratt, incredulous, spits back: "They're dinosaurs. 'Wow' enough."
In two lines, Jurassic World perfectly encapsulates everything that's gone awry with the summer blockbuster, even if the movie fails to heed its own advice. With every blockbuster that arrives in theaters, the wow factor grows ever higher — even as our emotional investment in its heroes gets lower and lower.
This dynamic is clearly at play in our current crop of action blockbusters. Earlier this year, the Avengers literally saved the world from global extinction. Last week, an almost sentient earthquake attempted to wipe most of California off the map in San Andreas. In 1994's Jurassic Park, dinosaurs went after a small group of scientists and their grandkids; in Jurassic World, they're hunting thousands of theme park visitors instead.
These stories are heftier, but they lack that essential human element. And every cinematic world in peril raises another question: Are these worlds even worth saving?
In an age when blockbusters routinely cost hundreds of millions to produce, spectacle is the quickest shortcut to standing out from the pack. But in the race to be the biggest, the uniqueness of each movie has been lost.
It's here that film could take a lesson from television, whose focus on story is a function of limited budgets and longer runtimes. Take FX's The Americans, which explores and humanizes the entirety of the Cold War through the eyes of a family of four. HBO's Game of Thrones, like most blockbusters, has spent hundreds of millions of dollars — but its intricate, nuanced world, which has sprawled across nearly 50 hours, tends to focus on the development of its characters.
Blockbusters don't need to be so impersonal. Just look at Mad Max: Fury Road, which accomplishes a rare feat by being both breathtakingly enormous and exceedingly specific. In a world full of blockbusters about the end of the world, Mad Max gives viewers a world that's already destroyed, which allows it to narrow its lens to the subjects of its primary conflict: five women who have been kept as sex slaves, charged with birthing the children of a fearsome warlord. When the scope of the movie does grow bigger, it's because we've already come to care, specifically, about the survival of those five women.
Now think of your average modern superhero movie: Do you even know who they're saving? Consider the last Marvel movie you saw, and try to recall the specifics of an action sequence. It's difficult — those computer-rendered scenes are heart-pounding but forgettable blurs, cut-and-pasted between quippy dialogue. City infrastructure crumbles as the camera manically swings and shakes, but what actually occurs is essentially generic — a variation of the same city-leveling that pops up in at least a half-dozen movies every summer.
In the first Avengers movie, the group saves New York City. But the movie doesn't take the time to populate its own world, so the superheroes end up saving an idea of New York City — not the one inhabited by your friends and family. As unnamed buildings crumble, it's difficult to muster up any real emotion. After all, it's just concrete.
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L'Embobineuse is a music venue in Marseille. L'Embobineuse is a center for artistic events located in an old factory building. The venue combines artist in residence programming and live performances.

Background
L'Embobineuse is led by a group of people that transformed squatted buildings into temporary artist spaces. This music venue opened in 2004. It puts in place the means to the home of artists (visual artists, musicians, dancers, designers) and provides tools for public recognition of their work.

Officially, it is (and always was) a non-profit organisation.

External links
 official site of L'Embobineuse

Music venues in France
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In majors 2, it once again seems it could be anyone's with teams all taking points off eachother. With some games to catch up, Private Is are 3 from 3, holding that much coveted promotion spot, beating Meteors Purple, OddSox and Fuzzy Ducks along their way. The Mob picked up their first win in Majors 2 beating Meteors Purple 15 – 10 after some promising performances.
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Catrina Ralph. Photo by Kurt Fahey.
August just can't come soon enough for Catrina Ralph, winner of the Broadway Dance Center (BDC) Scholarship. That month, she will move across the globe to take up her prize — a four-month professional semester with BDC in New York. On top of this opportunity, Ralph has also won a year of representation with Focus Talent Management as part of her BDC scholarship package.
Here, Dance Informa catches up with the talented Wollongong local to discuss what these opportunities mean to her and her personal goals in the industry.
Tell me a little about your early training and professional background.
Catrina Ralph. Photo by Frank Farrugia.
"I started my dance training at a local school in my hometown of Wollongong called Danceworld, run by latin/ballroom superstar Doug Newton. I trained there under many different wonderful teachers until I was 15, which was when I first started training at Brent Street. Around the same time, I started doing street hip hop classes at Wollongong's Streetbeatz Hip Hop, now an internationally recognised studio!
Why do you love to dance, and when did truly realise that this was what you wanted to do professionally?
"I was a very quiet kid, but my parents noticed early on that I wasn't afraid to move. They took me to my first jazz lesson at age five, and I've never looked back!
What do you think is the hardest thing about being a dancer/performer?
What does it mean to you to win the BDC scholarship? Why are such international opportunities important?
"It means absolutely everything to me to receive the BDC scholarship! It had been my somewhat secretive major goal throughout the entire year, and I was not going to let anything get in the way of winning it. I've been a hard worker my entire life and I felt, last year, as if this year was going to amount to something big and that the work I had put in over the last 22 years was going to pay off in a major way. So I fought hard at auditions, and it has!
The best thing was seeing the reaction from others when my win was announced at Brent Street. Seeing my friends crying out of joy and standing on their feet, and watching my wonderfully-talented fellow finalists cheering me on as well — that made me happiest.
Tell me about the program at BDC in New York. What will you be doing there, and what is your main goal in the interim?
"The program at BDC is a professional semester offering training in all styles of dance, as well as singing and acting tuition, masterclasses and mock auditions. There's a tonne of classes on at the same time, so my schedule will run more like a flexible university timetable rather than a school timetable, which I like.
What is your biggest professional dream right now?
Who are your major inspirations in dance?
What kinds of traits and qualities do you think are most important these days in the industry and why?
"Being a nice person is extremely underrated in this industry. Sometimes this profession can seem like a bubble separating us from the outside world, even though we are very much a part of it and should be aware of it. I've seen extremely talented people without the work ethic or attitude to sustain themselves be handed opportunities only to fizzle out rapidly, and I've watched hard-working, passionate, good people be overlooked.
What is the best piece of advice you can offer other performers?


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As the company celebrates its 50th anniversary, a new CEO spearheads advancement.
A top goal for Twinlab is to advocate for science and efficacy within the industry.
Nearly five decades ago, a father of two sets of twins embarked on a modest business venture from his garage. In 1968 David Blechman, a pharmaceutical salesman, observed people were not consuming an adequate amount of protein for optimal health, so he developed a supplemental liquid protein by the name of Liquid P, which he sold to specialty health food stores. As interest in the product piqued, he expanded his line to include an array of vitamins, minerals, herbs, and teas.
Fast forward to 2017, Mr. Blechman's plan spawned a leading brand within the dietary supplement industry. Now approaching its 50th anniversary, Twinlab is a known and noteworthy brand within the category, bringing many "firsts" to the market: from liquid protein, to CoQ10, to single-dose single-ingredient vitamins, minerals, and amino acids.
Today Twinlab is part of a dynamic family of brands under the Twinlab Consolidation Corporation (TCC) umbrella, including sister brands such as antioxidant and beauty supplement category leader Reserveage Nutrition; Alvita teas, established in 1922 as a single-herb tea line; and NutraScience Labs, a nutritional supplement contract manufacturing business.
Twinlab has more than 250 employees with locations in Florida, New York, Michigan, and Utah. The organization's award-winning 168,000 square foot manufacturing facility located in American Fork, UT, is GMP-certified, confirming its high quality standards and procedures.
Offering a broad range of vitamins, minerals, and sports nutrition products under its namesake brand, Twinlab also manufactures and sells supplements for other companies, such as the Metabolife line of diet and energy products, and Alvita teas.
In 2016, TCC earned $86.3 million in net sales, up 6% from the previous year. Looking ahead, the organization aims to continue this positive momentum. Ms. Whittel identified regaining Twinlab's leadership position in the industry as a top company goal, which the company intends to do by championing the importance of science and efficacy. She stressed that above all, the corporation strives to provide life-changing benefits to individuals seeking a safe and effective way to enhance their health, while playing a leading role as an advocate for the industry.
This realignment has allowed the Twinlab brand to launch its most significant innovation in recent years—the Ocuguard Blutein line of products. "With eye health becoming a growing concern in the United States and an issue that is just now beginning to receive renewed focus as our digital device usage has grown, the Twinlab Blutein line of products are a perfect example of our commitment to science and our innovation efforts as we look to tackle the health challenges of the future," commented Ms. Whittel. Pointing to the growing need for a nutritional focus on eye health, she cited statistics indicating the average American adult spends 11 hours a day in front of an electronic screen, cell phone, tablet, computer, or TV, while children are exposed 6.5 hours. Even toddlers receive an average of 2.5 hours of damaging blue light daily.
The Twinlab Blutein line of products includes Ocuguard Blutein Protection, a formula featuring the clinically tested Lutemax 2020 to support healthy eye function, along with antioxidants blueberry extract and fucoxanthin; Ocuguard Blutein Performance, a supplement aimed to support faster mental processing, focus, and reaction; and Ocuguard Blutein Chew to provide extra protection for young and maturing eyes from blue light and help minimize eye fatigue.
A team from Twinlab visited China for a discovery mission, establishing goals to determine the company's business model and to find a partner (or partners) to help it succeed within this growing and evolving marketplace. Ms. Whittel said Twinlab learned a great deal from the outreach, and is poised for a launch based on the company's findings within Q4.
Discussing the company's commitment to scientific excellence, Ms. Whittel pointed to its scientific advisory board , which is comprised of world renowned experts who work with in-house research and development teams to create new, innovative products, simultaneously ensuring that these products are safe, effective, and of the highest quality. "These doctors and researchers who make up our scientific advisory board are devoted to researching and understanding the importance of nutrition for a healthy life, and Twinlab is committed to bringing that science and innovation to our partners and individuals looking for solutions to their health and nutritional needs," she said. One of the newest members of the board is James Stringham, PhD, research professor at the University of Georgia, who has extensively studied the benefits of the nutrient lutein and helped develop the Blutein line.
Part of Twinlab's restructuring lies in analyzing new trends within the marketplace, and considering how the company can best serve its evolving customer and consumer demands.
From Twinlab's vantage point the market is in an exciting place these days. "There are three macro dynamics at play that are really interesting," said Ms. Whittel. "First, millennials are a fast-growing consumer group looking for different types of solutions that fit their lifestyle. They also have different expectations of companies and the impact we have on the world through our business practices." Next, she pointed to changing retail dynamics that require the company to adjust its strategies, while the revolution in personalized data and tracking is also spurring consumer engagement.


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Online News Roundup: BTS' 'BE', Siargao Island, 'Wonder Woman 1984'
Here's what you missed last week!
With everything that's happening today, it might be hard to keep track and stay updated on all the things that are happening all around us. To make catching up easier, here are 5 of the top and trending entertainment topics in the past couple of days!
BTS' new album BE
South Korean group BTS has finally released their newest album BE last Friday! The 8-track album, with the title track "Life Goes On," is said to be the group's most BTS-esque album yet, with every member participating in the production of the songs, and the other tasks involved in making an album. Other songs included in the album are: "Fly To My Room," "Blue & Grey," "Telepathy," "Dis-ease," "Stay," and the chart-topping track "Dynamite." The album also features a "Skit" — an audio recording from when the members found out "Dynamite" hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
Stream the album here.
ICYMI: BTS Just Released, 'BE', Their Most BTS Album Yet!
Kim Ji Won in City Couple's Way of Love
Fight For My Way star Kim Ji Won is starring alongside Ji Chang Wook in the upcoming KakaoTV original drama City Couple's Way of Love. To tease of the upcoming drama, KakaoTV has uploaded the moving poster of the characters as they talk about their ideal partners.
The short-form romance drama centers on the realistic love lives of young people all trying to survive in a hectic city. It stars Kim Ji Won, Ji Chang Wook, Han Ji Won, Kim Min Seok, Ryu Kyung Soo, and So Ju Yeon. It premieres on KakaoTV this December 8.
Siargao Reopens for Tourists
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The Department of Tourism announced yesterday that Siargao Island, the country's surfing capital, will reopen its shores again to tourists starting today, November 23. Numerous health and safety standards will be implemented for tourists who will be visiting the island. Tourists also need to present requirements like an e-health pass, a negative COVID-19 result, confirmed bookings, and round-trip tickets upon arrival.
Princess Switch: Switched Again
ICYMI, Princess Switch: Switch Again is now streaming on Netflix! The sequel to The Princess Switch, the film follows Duchess Margaret who inherits the throne and hits a rough patch with her boyfriend Kevin. Stacy, now a Princess of Belgravia, must try to get back together, while a third look-alike comes in the story to try and steal the throne.
The film stars Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, and Nick Sagar.
Q&A: Vanessa Hudgens on 'The Princess Switch: Switched Again' and a Third Movie
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— Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) November 19, 2020
Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins and lead star Gal Gadot announced last November 19 that Wonder Woman 1984 will be making its premiere in international cinemas on December 16, and launch in US theaters and on HBO Max on December 25. The film will be available to the streaming service's subscribers for a month, with no additional costs.
Wonder Woman 1984 film follows the heroine as she squares off against two new villains — Max Lord and the Cheetah. Starring in the film are Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Pine.
WATCH: 'Wonder Woman 1984' Official Main Trailer
Online News Roundup: Patrick Dempsey in 'Grey's Anatomy', 2NE1's Minzy, Red Velvet's Wendy for 'Start-UP' OST
Homestream images are from BTS' official Facebook page and Gal Gadot's Twitter page.
BTS, Online News Roundup, Siargao, Wonder Woman 1984
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Comedy | Drama | Family
WATCH: Manulife's Digital Film Encourages Us to Turn Difficulties into Opportunities
2021 Horoscope: What's In Store For Your Sign This Year?
#YOUTHink: CANVAS & Google's Magazine About Fighting The 'Infodemic'


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Kensington is positioned on the western side of Hyde Park and host numerous embassies, consulates and some of the most sought after mansions.
Compared to the nearby Notting Hill (North) and Knightsbridge (South), Kensington is quieter and less touristic, still being just a short walk distance from the more commercial spots like Harrods.
Located next to Hyde Park, Knightsbridge is a very prestigious area hosting Harrods, the famous shopping temple, the theatre Royal Albert Hall and the new residential address One Hyde Park, known to be the most expensive residential development in the world. Despite its undisputed touristic appeal, Knightsbridge features also a number of quiet streets with luxury residences. Knightsbridge is therefore an area which is able to offer an excellent mix of shopping opportunities, restaurants and elegant properties overlooking wonderful private gardens.
Bayswater is a neighbourhood offering a perfect mix of different styles and properties. Here you will find small hostels, student accommodations, but also luxury residential developments and hotels. The area is well known to host a wide selection of international restaurants: Indian, Chinese, Greek, Arabic and many others. Bayswater is positioned on the northern side of Hyde Park and boarders Notting Hill. The area is very well connected to the more commercial spots of London: Piccadilly, Oxford Street and Regent Street.
Belgravia is the institutional area of London, hosting a large number of embassies and some of the most elegant and traditional properties. In this area it is not easy to find flats and apartments, rather the neighbourhood futures large and very prestigious single family dwellings. Streets are wide and surrounded by elegant gardens. The most sought after addresses are Eaton Square, Belgrave Square e Cadogan Square. Belgravia borders Knightsbridge on the North, South Kensington on the West, Chelsea on the South and Victoria on the East.
Westminster is the London area with the highest number of touristic attractions: Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, the Big Ben, the Parliament and the Westminster Abbey. Despite being a highly touristic area, Westminster is also able to offer very quiet streets and squares and it is often the residential choice of politicians and diplomats.
This area, which takes the name from the old railway station, has improved a lot in the last years and it is now a perfect mix of tourism, commerce, restaurants, cinemas and private residences. Despite its very central position and the excellent transports, residential prices are lower than in the surrounding areas of Chelsea, Belgravia and Westminster. Here it is possible to find both period and newly developed apartments.
This neighbourhood is much sought after by buyers looking for an area which perfectly maintained its original character. The area borders Notting Hill and takes its name from the beautiful and quiet nearby park.
This residential neighbourhood features beautiful greenery and picturesque single family dwellings. Its most well know part is Little Venice, so called due to its beautiful canals which are navigable by small boats. Maida Vale is also known by Londoners to be the host of the BBC headquarter.
St. John's Wood is a residential area on the northern side of the centre and boasts numerous single family dwellings surrounded by trees. The most prestigious properties are those overlooking the prestigious Regent's Park. This neighbourhood is much sought after by buyers looking for a quiet residential area not far from the centre.
Earl's Court is considered the younger sister of South Kensington featuring a very similar architecture and a cosy atmosphere, but being cheaper than South Kensington.
The area boasts a multitude of private gardens, parks, little shops and restaurants and it is very well connected with the centre of the city and just a few minutes' walk from Hyde Park.
South Kensington is a residential area loved by those investors looking for a green and well-connected location. South Kensington offers an excellent cosy atmosphere and here are some of the most interesting London museums like the Natural History Museum and the Science Museum. The area is also well known to host the prestigious Imperial College of London and the Lycee Francois de Gaulle.
Originally a little medieval village, Marylebone has later become a luxury aristocratic area with many shops and restaurants. The main spots are Regent's Park, Marylebone High Street e Baker Street. The area is well known also to host the Madame Tussauds wax museum and the best private clinics in London in Harley Street.
This residential neighbourhood is named after the famous garden-park nearby. Regent's Park is without any doubts one of the most beautiful London parks, always very well-groomed in detail. Properties here are usually elegant and sumptuous, boasting high ceilings, stucco and, the most prestigious, also view over the park. The area benefits from the surrounding greenery and it is just a few steps far away from the more commercial Marylebone.
Originally a small fishing village, Chelsea has now become one of the most expensive and sought after residential neighbours of London. Chelsea is often the choice of international investors looking for a perfect mix between elegant period buildings and a modern and dynamic lifestyle. The area offers a wide choice of restaurants, clubs, shops, still maintaining its purely residential character. Here are located the well-known King's Road, Sloane Square and Sloane Street which host the best international designers' boutiques.
Situated between Hyde Park, Piccadilly, Oxford Street and Regent Street, Mayfair is the most central area of London and one of the most prestigious and expensive of the city. Here are located world famous hotels, restaurants and the main international investment funds. The well-known Berkeley Square and the shopping streets of Regent Street, New Bond Street and Old Bond Street are among the most prestigious addresses of this neighbour. But Mayfair is not just shopping and investment firms, it is also a very sought after residential area, characterised by luxury and rarely available Victorian style properties.
Islington is a district in Greater London and part of the London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner London, extending from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields.
Shoreditch has, since around 1996, become a popular and fashionable part of London. Often conflated with neighbouring Hoxton, the area has been subject to considerable gentrification in the past twenty years, with accompanying rises in land and property prices.
Fitzrovia & Bloomsbury is an area of the London Borough of Camden, in central London, between Euston Road and Holborn, developed by the Russell family in the 17th and 18th centuries into a fashionable residential area.
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and is part of London's West End. Since the 1980s, the area has undergone considerable gentrification. It is now predominantly a fashionable district of upmarket restaurants and media offices.
Is the area around St. James's Park, which is a 23 hectares park in the City of Westminster, central London. The park is bounded by Buckingham Palace to the west, The Mall to the north, Horse Guards to the east, and Birdcage Walk to the south.
In the early 21st century, Holborn has become the site of new offices and hotels.
Clerkenwell is an area of central London in the London Borough of Islington. South Clerkenwell became a fashionable place of residence.
Hammersmith is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. Many international corporations have offices in the borough.
Fulham is a London borough in West London, and forms part of Inner London. Many international corporations have offices in the borough.


ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An F-15 fighter jet crashed Monday after a midair collision with an F-16C Fighting Falcon from Nellis Air Force Base, military officials said.
The pilot of the F-15C ejected before the crash, and was taken to a military hospital, said Jennifer Anton, a spokeswoman at Eielson Air Force Base, near Fairbanks. The pilot did not have serious injuries, she said.
The jet from Nellis was part of the 64th Aggressor Squadron, one of two squadrons from the 57th Wing's 57th Adversary Tactics Group, which portrays the enemy in combat training exercises, a Nellis spokesman said.
Nellis spokesman Capt. Justin McVay said the 64th Aggressor Squadron confirmed that six of its jets were deployed for Red Flag-Alaska, an air combat training exercise that ends Friday.
Anton said that the F-16C was damaged but landed safely and that the pilot was uninjured.
Justin Weaver, another Eielson spokesman, said the F-16's wing appeared to have been clipped by the F-15C.
What caused the 11:05 a.m. AST accident was unclear, Anton said.
It occurred during a training exercise in a rural area about 90 miles east of Fairbanks in Alaska's interior.
The National Weather Service in Fairbanks said conditions were mostly cloudy with a few scattered showers at the time of the collision.
The $27 million F-15C was from Langley Air Force Base, Va.
The Red Flag-Alaska training exercise includes more than 1,400 military members from the United States, Singapore and Australia.
In October 2003, the Air Force reactivated the 64th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis with seven camouflaged F-16 Fighting Falcons. The 64th's roots date to 1941 when it began as the 64th Pursuit Squadron in World War II.
McVay said the Red Flag-Alaska exercises are like the Red Flag exercises over the Nellis range in Nevada, where pilots sharpen their combat skills by flying at least 10 simulated combat sorties in a realistic threat environment.
"The training allows us to exchange tactics, techniques and procedures and improve interoperability," he said in an e-mail Monday.
Review-Journal writer Keith Rogers contributed to this report.


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Cargill and Jan Dieleman have been closely involved with the Global Maritime Forum. Photo: GMF
Jan Dieleman: Cargill goes for a deeper shade of green
The head of the trader's shipping unit is keen to pursue sustainable, profitable policies
15 October 2020 16:01 GMT Updated 15 October 2020 16:01 GMT
By Max Tingyao Lin
Jan Dieleman has emerged as one of shipping's most forceful advocates for environmental, social and corporate governance issues in less than five years since he joined


This summer I had the pleasure of teaming up with an amazing team of ladies for a wicked styled shoot at The Staircase in Hamilton. Our models Tara and Keith were a blast to work with and are a real couple, which made this styled shoot all the more special. Keith is one of my high school friends who I haven't seen in a few years, which also added to the day.
Our goal with this shoot was to capture the essence of rebellion, and combining it with sophisticated decor. The colours were deep and dark, and definitely a little fall themed. Everything from the make-up, to the cakes, and the decor was absolutely stunning and I cannot thank these ladies enough to let me photograph their talented work.
Here's a list of all the amazing people involved!


Yep, I've jumped ship as well. Not so much the T&C at LMR upsetting me as all the life seems to have gone out of it, so I've come over to the Dark Side.
A quick resume : Started in electronics many years ago and was working in hardware design and test software on what was pretty advanced technology at the time. Tried management - Hated it. Couple of bouts of redundancy and drifted into I.T / network support and just chugging along at the moment.
The more I see on the maker sites, the more I realise how far I've got behind with the technology, so don't expect to see any bleeding-edge projects from me, but I hope to build a couple of interesting robots in the not too distant future.
At least that's the plan, but like many, I have lots of good ideas, put a few things together, test a few things out, but never get to the stage of putting it all together in a finished form. Hopefully a new start on a new site will help me get over my "makers' block".
Necessity is the mother of many strange bastards.
Glad to see you here AndyGadget. You are always making something interesting, from whistles to 'boots'. Welcome.


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NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES
by James Ridgeway
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The uphill battle to stop John Ashcroft from becoming attorney general got a boost late last week, with the unexpected arrival of two dozen boxes stuffed with "opposition research" against the former senator from Missouri. The damning files were gathered by Democrat Mel Carnahan, who was killed in a plane crash just weeks before the conclusion of a vicious, racially polarized campaign in which he successfully unseated Ashcroft.
The contents of these boxes, now sitting in the offices of People for the American Way, have become the hottest property on Capitol Hill. They paint a portrait of a patriarchal, extremist Ashcroft entirely at odds with the bland, friendly image the ever-smiling conservative tries so hard to project. In a report posted at the nonprofit's Web site (www.pfaw.org), the group reveals that Ashcroft has voted against abortion rights and even common forms of birth control, and systematically turned aside the judicial nominations of woman after woman.
When his appointment was first announced, Ashcroft seemed a sure bet. But as the details of his history with blacks and women began to raise eyebrows and questions, Ashcroft suddenly found his nomination at risk. "Significant opposition is building," says Nan Aron, head of the Alliance for Justice. "More and more people are learning about his record." The Ashcroft nomination is so much at risk, in fact, that Bush's choice for labor secretary, Linda Chavez—suddenly caught in a rerun of Nannygate—may end up serving as the scapegoat who'll try to draw enough fatal fire away from Ashcroft to gain him Senate approval.
By the numbers, Republicans have the pull in the evenly divided Judiciary Committee to send the Ashcroft nomination to the Senate floor. Then things could get much trickier. Ashcroft could steal some votes from the ranks of Southern Democrats, but he could also lose the crucial support from what's left of the moderate Northeastern GOP—namely lawmakers like Olympia Snowe of Maine and Jim Jeffords of Vermont, who've been willing to break with the right-wing party line on abortion rights and the environment. With the chamber split 50-50, a few defections on either side could make the difference.
And there's another wild card in the deck. Civil rights groups arrayed against Ashcroft are privately plotting for a filibuster that could defeat the nomination. If indeed they can find a senator brave enough to make a kamikaze run against the new Bush administration, Democrats can undo the razor-thin Republican edge. It takes 60 votes to shut off the nonstop verbal stream of a filibuster; though Ashcroft supporters might be able to muster 51 or 52 votes to shove him through, the prospect of collecting 10 more backers would be daunting.
As the string of recent decisions made by current attorney general Janet Reno shows, the long arm of the attorney general has reached down into every corner of the republic.
Yet who would have the guts to pull the trigger? As a former senator, Ashcroft enjoys the perks of the old fogies' club, who aren't known for trying to take each other out. What's more, the Democrats have a lackluster record for standing up and fighting the conservative Republican juggernaut. Anyone launching a filibuster would stand to become a pariah in the club—perhaps even becoming an untouchable among the Democrats—but would also bask in the limelight.
Finding the person willing to play that role won't be easy. Could it be Hillary Clinton, who claims to have been victimized by the right-wing conspiracy? Hardly. One of the handful of women senators who back abortion rights, someone like Maryland's Barbara Mikulski, California's Dianne Feinstein? There's Paul Wellstone, whose bark has always been worse than his bite. Teddy Kennedy? New York's Charles Schumer has raised questions about Ashcroft. But would the circumspect Schumer bet his burgeoning Senate career on a filibuster? Doubtful.
Whoever takes Ashcroft head-on will have plenty of ammo. Ashcroft has left a lengthy trail of statements on his positions, which are far to the right of stock Republican tenets like limited government. He holds an honorary degree from Bob Jones University, which only recently lifted a prohibition against interracial dating. Ashcroft thinks Social Security is a bad idea, wants to ban flag burning, and in the interest of "constitutional freedom," would make it easier to pack a concealed weapon. He once said providing clean needles to drug addicts was like "issuing bulletproof vests to bank robbers."
Ashcroft on homosexuality: "I believe the Bible calls it a sin, and that's what defines sin for me."
On taxes: "In Washington, taxes and spending are the only things more addictive than nicotine."
On federal funding for the arts: "I believe it is wrong as a matter of public policy to subsidize free expression." Congress put "an end to funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. No more subsidized profanity, no more subsidized obscenity, no more silk-stocking subsidies for the symphony."
On abortion: "We must start by voting to defend innocent human life. . . . God's precious gift of life must be protected in law and nurtured in love."
The son of a Pentecostal preacher, John Ashcroft is a man who doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, and doesn't dance. He doesn't mince words about his far-right views: "Two things you find in the middle of the road" are "a moderate and a dead skunk."
A hardliner like Ashcroft might make a good legislator, but his dogma fits him poorly for a role like attorney general. Yet it's exactly those staunchly held views that have the religious right salivating over the notion of Ashcroft as lead lawyer for the nation.
The responsibilities—and might—of the attorney general are enormous. The AG interprets laws for the entire government, represents the United States in the courts, and makes sure the executive branch complies with Supreme Court rulings. As head of the Justice Department, the AG oversees the FBI, sets policy of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, administers the federal death penalty, and commands the Drug Enforcement Agency's war on drugs. The AG exerts strong influence over judicial appointments and directs the corps of U.S. attorneys nationwide.
As the string of recent decisions made by current attorney general Janet Reno shows, the long arm of the AG has reached down into every corner of the republic: from the siege of Waco and the shootout at Ruby Ridge, to the forced removal of Elián González and the sporadic enforcement of the Voting Rights Act in the Florida election.
Having Ashcroft serve as AG is especially important to the conservative movement because he provides a rare bridge between the free-market economic wing of the GOP and the Christers in the social wing. The free-market Republicans want as little government as possible, while the Christian fundamentalists want to employ the power of the federal government to drive social change.
Ashcroft has two signature items on his agenda. The first is guns. He is a firm supporter of the NRA, which reportedly contributed nearly $400,000 to his last senatorial campaign. Two years ago, Ashcroft voted against an amendment to require safety locks on firearms. He opposed a ban on assault weapons. And in 1999 he urged Missouri voters to legalize the carrying of concealed weapons. He also supports the NRA's efforts to have the FBI erase records it keeps on gun transactions immediately instead of holding them for future reference.
The second flagship issue for Ashcroft is his opposition to abortion. Pro-choice groups are concerned that Ashcroft might not only lead a drive to overturn Roe v. Wade, but also would refuse to enforce federal laws protecting abortion clinics from violence and harassment. But Ashcroft would have the federal government reach further into people's daily sex lives. He once sponsored the Human Life Act of 1998, which attempted to express the medical nuances of fertilization as a matter of hard law—an effort supporters of abortion rights say would have resulted in a ban on the pill and IUDs.
But Ashcroft's antiwoman record goes beyond reproductive rights. In an online report, People for the American Way details his serial objection to women judges nominated for the federal bench—a years-long performance that might provide a preview of how, as AG, he would handle recommendations for the court. Ashcroft tried to delay and defeat the 1996 nomination of Margaret Morrow, claiming she was a liberal activist who should be kept from the bench because of her efforts to promote pro bono legal work. Buoyed by bipartisan support, Morrow was eventually appointed, but only after Ashcroft helped stall it for two years. He was one of 11 senators to vote against the 1998 appointment of Margaret McKeown, which had been stalled for two years, and one of 30 to oppose Ann Aiken's bid for a federal judgeship in Oregon. With 28 other senators, he voted against Sonia Sotomayor's appointment to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which had been held more than a year. A wall of resistance from Ashcroft kept at bay for two-and-a-half years the confirmation of Susan Oki Mollway, the first Asian American woman to serve on the federal bench.
Ashcroft has an equally poor record on race. He opposes affirmative action, and voted to curb laws aimed at preventing banks from redlining minority neighborhoods, denying loans to consumers there. Sometimes hisantiminority stances are couched in the old states' rights patois of the segregationists. He gave a 1998 interview to the neoconfederate magazine Southern Partisan, in which he congratulated the publication. "You've got a heritage of doing that, of defending Southern patriots like Lee, Jackson, and Davis," Ashcroft said. "Traditionalists must do more. I've got to do more. We've all got to stand up and speak in this respect, or else we'll be taught that these people were giving their lives, subscribing their sacred fortunes and their honor to some perverted agenda."
Other times, his antiminority maneuvers come under the cover of the right-to-life movement, reports People for the American Way. As a senator, Ashcroft voted in 1998 against the nomination of Dr. David Satcher, an African American, for surgeon general because he was pro-choice, "someone who is indifferent to infanticide." Ashcroft had done the same to Dr. Henry Foster, a black physician who supported abortion rights.
And finally, he led the move to block confirmation of James Hormel as ambassador to Luxembourg, on the basis that Hormel was openly gay. Only Ashcroft and Senator Jesse Helms voted against Hormel in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, but because Helms held the committee chair, the pair was able to keep the nomination from a vote by the full Senate.
When Ashcroft comes up for his own vote before his former Senate colleagues, he will most likely face his strongest opposition from Democrats over his bouncing of black judge Ronnie White, a member of the Missouri Supreme Court nominated by Clinton for a federal assignment. At the time Ashcroft was up for reelection, running on a "tough on crime" platform. During the early stages of the debate on White, Ashcroft evidenced little more than routine interest, asking questions about partial-birth abortion and gay rights. But as his own reelection campaign against Mel Carnahan heated up, Ashcroft zeroed in on White. The senator seized on White's lone and reluctant dissent from the execution of a cop killer, who shot three officers and a sheriff's wife. White wrote that even though the jury rejected the killer's claim of insanity, there must have been something wrong with the man.
Ashcroft argued that the law enforcement community had raised a "red flag" about White. But as it turns out, Ashcroft's fulminating was based on what looks like a malevolent distortion of the judge's views. As an inquiry by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch revealed, one of the largest police organizations in the state supported White, while the others had been actively lobbied by Ashcroft or his allies.
Ashcroft's "marathon public crucifixion" of White caused African American Gentry Trotter, an Ashcroft fundraiser, to resign from the senator's campaign, and so galvanized black voters in Missouri that they voted for Carnahan, even in death.
The whole grisly scene may soon be played out again, with Democrats threatening to call White for testimony, just as Anita Hill was called to testify against the nomination of Clarence Thomas. Only this time, liberals may have a real chance. Conservatives may just have gone too far.
Additional reporting: Rouven Gueissaz
More:John AshcroftLongformRonnie WhiteU.S. Democratic PartyU.S. Republican Party


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Driven by fear of data breaches and new privacy regulations, such as Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, this year's survey finds that large enterprises with plenty of capital are spending aggressively on IT security measures. The majority of surveyed spenders (69 percent) were identified as mid-sized to very large organizations.??
IT spending is up across the board, with 54 percent of companies planning to increase their IT security spending this year and 30 percent aiming to increase their spending by 10 to 20 percent or more. The survey also finds that IT security staff hiring is up as well, with 57 percent of respondents saying their organizations are planning to hire security staff in the next 12 months.??
Despite all this increased spending and attention being focused on enhancing IT and data storage security, the survey also shows that many companies still find themselves at high risk, with about 30 percent of companies identified as being largely unprepared for cybersecurity attacks.??
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