Screaming Jets put the last coat of polish on their Chrome tour on Saturday night.
Dave Gleeson is a proud Novocastrian and The Screaming Jets remain one of Newcastle's best exports. There may have been some turbulence and band changes over their 30 year history but when the band comes home everyone turns out to show their support.
Loud, aggressive and proud from the time they hit the Wyong stage on Friday night. If you didn't know The Screaming Jets were in town, get your hearing checked. The band consisting of originals Dave Gleeson and Paul Woseen who were joined by long-time members Jimi Hocking, Mickl Sayers and Scott Kingman, took to the stage blasting out four songs including the opener "Dream on" before lead singer Dave Gleeson drew breath. "It's been 25 f#%king years, who would have believed we would make it". The set turned into a best off collection including originals and covers. "C'mon" followed by the Woseen penned "helping hand" lead nicely into the Barry McGuire classic "Eve of destruction" (written by P.F. Sloan). Throughout the night each band member highlighted their craft, added to by Gleeson also picking up the acoustic guitar.


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New study shows megacities lights could be stressing marine ecosystems and coastal species
by Editorial Staff|Published December 16, 2022
An interdisciplinary team of scientists from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), the University of Plymouth and the University of Strathclyde, in the United Kingdom, discovered that coastal megacities could be illuminating the marine environment up to six times more than the moon but is often not considered when reviewing stressors on coastal ecosystems. The model enabled them to explore how artificial light is affecting coastal zones and the organisms that live there.
The experts developed a comprehensive optical model that includes solar (daylight and twilight), lunar and Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) data sources alongside seasonal and tidal changes in light distribution, according to an article published in Elementa a few days ago.
The model developed provided a first quantification of the intensity and dosage of natural and artificial light at the surface and within the tidal zone. This, in turn, allowed important aspects of this emergent environmental stressor to be determined for globally significant urban areas.
Six times greater than moonlight
The advanced model showed that for eight globally distributed cities surface ALAN dosages are up to a factor of six times greater than moonlight, with moonlight only exceeding ALAN irradiances on the days around the full moon and, in particular, during the brightest moons.
The marine ecosystems likely to be most affected are those caught in the bright lights of megacities such as Los Angeles, New York, Buenos Aires, Shanghai and Mumbai. A megacity is defined as having over 10 million inhabitants or in the case of urban areas with between 8 and 10 million inhabitants, a population density of over 2000 per square kilometer.
Quantifying ALAN in nature is necessary
Natural sources of light at night have well understood seasonal cycles. In contrast, artificial light sources have a fixed position, giving the same intensity throughout the night. Quantifying ALAN in nature is challenging but necessary in order to facilitate a better understanding of the ecological impacts on animals and ecosystems, and to provide biologists with guidance on future research on the impacts of ALAN.
Lead author and PML's Head of Science for Marine Biogeochemistry and Observations, Tim Smyth, commented: "To help understand the extent and ecological impact of urban light on marine ecosystems, this quantification of ALAN around the world was a vital step. The results of our modelling study show that ALAN dosage exceeds that of the natural night-time lunar source above and below the surface of the sea, across all seasons, and in all of the metropolitan areas examined. A lot of work is still ahead but recognising its global prevalence and importance as an additional stressor is key to understanding our impact upon the coastal ocean".
Critical importance for many species
On the other hand, Tom Davies, Lecturer in Marine Conservation at the University of Plymouth, said: "These results are critical for understanding how artificial lighting from coastal cities is changing the underwater light-scapes experienced by marine organisms. In many instances the natural variations in moonlighting are completely masked by city lights. This shows how disruptive coastal lighting could be to organisms that rely on detecting moonlight in order to migrate and time important events in their life history. To give one example, for many coral species, changes in natural nighttime lighting are critical for timing precise reproductive events."
Historically, light at night was governed by the moon and its cycle of waxing, waning and elevation in the sky. Increasing urbanization and the associated artificial light has been shown to be disrupting natural light cycles, which in turn is affecting the coastal organisms at the hyperlocal (underneath street-lights) to regional and even global scales.
This was demonstrated in the recently launched global atlas of underwater ALAN, which shows the extent of ALAN in coastal-marine ecosystems, covering over 1.9 million km2 of the world's coastal seas, and that ALAN pollution is widespread, pervasive and expanding in its reach. It should therefore be recognised as a major 21st century global anthropogenic change issue, alongside climate change, chemical pollutants, waste-water discharge and plastics, to name just a few.
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The US 'terror' training camp you've never heard of
Mehdi Hasan on how the US Defence Department's School of the Americas has exported violence and coups.
29 Oct 2016 11:13 GMT Latin America, United States, War & Conflict
Panama's Manuel Noriega. Chile's Manuel Contreras. Members of Mexico's Zetas cartel. What do they all have in common?
They all graduated from the US Defence Department's School of the Americas, an "anti-communist" counterinsurgency programme to train Latin American military personnel.
After the "school" was kicked out of Panama, it relocated to the United States. It even, eventually, changed its name - but kept everything else.
Is it time to close down this so-called "terrorist" training camp?
In this week's Reality Check, Mehdi Hasan digs into the past of the US-run school that has led to the destabilisation of many Latin American countries.
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A former member of Chile's national intelligence agency describes some of the methods used against political prisoners.
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Ever wonder how a Discord channel shows a bunch of information but doesn't allow you to comment or speak while inside of it? These particular channels are designated read-only channels that are great for consolidating information such as the basic rules of the server, group and raid information when it pertains to gaming, future events, and many other things. Its often used for channels that new users are permitted in to familiarize themselves with what the discord server is all about prior to being accepted into an exclusive group.
This is probably one of the more easier things to do in Discord and is more about what you don't do than what it is you're actually required to do. Though to be fair, as simple as it is, it's got quite a few more steps than you'd imagine. Below, I'll give you all the instruction that you'll need for setting up a read-only "Announcements" style channel in your Discord server.
Before we begin, you'll obviously have to be inside your own Discord server or retain the permissions to create new roles and channels on another Discord server. If that is settled, we can begin by creating a new role.
To create a new role, you'll have to head over to the "Roles' tab located in the Server Settings menu. To get to the Server Settings menu, click the server name to open up the drop-down options and select Server Settings.
Then find the "Roles" tab on the lefthand side and click to pull up the window.
Once the "Roles" window has been opened, click the '+' found on the right side of Roles located in the "Roles" window.
This will pull up a text box where you can type in the name of the role. You can name it whatever you want but for this tutorial, I'm going with 'Announce Admin'. Select the role's color (pink wins) and then click on the Save Changes button.
There is also the option to separate members who have roles from those who do not. This is a personal choice for your server and is of no consequence one way or the other on what we're trying to accomplish in this article.
Now you'll need to assign the new 'Announce Admin' role to the appropriate members you wish to give it to by clicking on the "Members" tab in the right sidebar (similar to where you found the "Roles" tab).
Click the '+' to the right of the members chosen and select the new role from the options provided.
Once you've selected all appointed members to the coveted role of 'Announce Admin' you'll have to create a new channel. Underneath where your channels are located, right-click an open area and select Create Channel from the options inside the dialog window.
Next, create a name for your read-only channel. Sticking with our current theme, I'm going to name this channel 'announcements'. Once a name has been decided and filled out, click the Create Channel button.
Make sure the #Text Channel option is checked.
To limit the channel to a read-only channel (as well as permissions to only those with the new 'Announce Admin' role) you'll need to set the channel permissions. You can access this by clicking on the Cog icon located to the right of the channel you're focused on.
Once in the Edit Channel menu, click the "Permissions" tab. This will open up the General Permissions window where you'll be able to enable or disable specific permissions tailored to individual roles.
Go ahead and click on that all-powerful '+' icon that we've grown to love. It can be found to the right of "Roles/Members". Find and select the new role you wish to modify.
With the @everyone role selected and highlighted, scroll down and deny the "Send Messages" permission by selecting the red X. Then click on the Save Changes button that pops up.
Next, select and highlight the new role you created, and scroll down to accept the "Send Messages" permission by selecting the green checkmark. Then click on the Save Changes button that pops up.
This now enables only those who currently retain the role 'Announce Admin' (or whatever you named yours) to send messages within the channel. This is especially useful for other admins you deem worthy enough to organize and keep up with future announcements when you can't, or simply don't want to do it yourself. Everyone else within the channel is gifted with the permission to read-only.


The term loan refers to the money given on credit to for business uses, home or other important works to be returned at a certain period. Giving back to the credited money usually, have a certain level of interest calculated according to the amount given. Most banks have different types of loans that they offer people today. These types are determined by the size and shape in which an individual can choose from. The following are a discussion of some of these bank loans that are offered to the individual today.
Fixed rate loans This kind of loan is unique in the sense that it keeps its interest fixed throughout the year. Usually, there are few variations as in the case of the variable loan. The few variation can be incurred just to enable the payments of taxes and the homeowner insurances. Thus it has an advantage in the sense that the repaying are is never altered until the completion of the loan.
Variable rate loans. In this kind of loan, the Sherwood mortgage rates Toronto keeps on fluctuating per the market strategy. Paying off the monthly dues, in this case, changes with the actual month. However, the loans have got a low interest rate as according to the fixed rate. It is possible to shift from this kind of loan to fixed in case the market rate is high for one to bear.
Secured loans. Secured loans are the types in which one can incorporate own property to be part of the loan repayment in case the individual is not able to make the fee as expected. For example, default of loan from homeowner can lead the bank in taking the individual possess to compensate for the money rendered. Some of the popular secured loans are the business loan, home mortgages and the auto loans.
Unsecured loans Unlike secured bank loans, unsecured does not involve any collateral. Instead, the loans offered have got better credit scores. Their rate is relatively high, and they depend on the credits scored given to certain individuals. Therefore, having the high credit score for the loans will also raise the interest to be paid at the later end.
Installment loans. This type is unique since the payment mode for the month is equal. The paying of this loan can take six months up to thirty years of repayment. There are specific terms to meet in this kind of loan which is start time, ending date and the interest rate. Thus, it is upon an individual to choose the category that suits the above types.


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An apparent standoff with Khabib Nurmagomedov and the UFC has been resolved, according to Dana White.
An apparent standoff with Khabib Nurmagomedov and the UFC has been resolved, according to president Dana White - even if he didn't sound entirely sure.
Nurmagomedov last week threatened to leave the UFC if the promotion fired his teammate, Zubaira Tukhugov, who was involved in the melee he sparked after submitting Conor McGregor in the UFC 229 main event.
But, according to White, that problem is so last week.
"We're good. We're good with Khabib," White told TMZ on Tuesday. "You guys are still posting that (expletive). That was a week ago. That was a week ago. A lot happens in a week in this business."
So, who's next for Nurmagomedov? Could it be an immediate rematch with McGregor or perhaps a fight against Tony Ferguson? White pumped the brakes on delving into the possibilities.
"The fight just ended, and we're still dealing with commission issues," White said. "Now we're working on other fights until we figure that one out."
Nurmagomedov, his teammates and McGregor face discipline from the Nevada State Athletic Commission over their role in the brawl. The commission withheld the champ's $2 million purse and briefly detained Tukhugov and two others who scrapped with McGregor.
McGregor managed to take home his disclosed $3 million payday, but was later identified as a potential recipient of a commission complaint. Nurmagomedov currently is taking a victory lap for his blockbuster win, which garnered over 2 million pay-per-view buys, according to White.
White was cagey on whether or not Tukhugov will stay in the UFC, downplayed Nurmagomedov's threat to quit and said the champ will remain in the fold.
"I know what he said, but that was a week ago," White said. "This will all work out."
Pressed to describe the current state of the relationship, White chalked up the champ's reaction to the heated rivalry with McGregor.
"Yeah, no, we're good. We worked it out," White said. "We're going to get everything worked out. Obviously, he was a little upset, a little fired up. And, yeah, we'll get it all worked out.
"Guys get very emotional, man. And that was a very emotional fight for him, obviously. At the end of the day, Khabib is a great guy, and we've always had a great relationship with him. It's all good, brother."
As recently as this past Friday, Nurmagomedov didn't necessarily seem to be on good terms with the promotion. In an interview with a state-owned Russian TV network, he accused the UFC of staging the April bus attack in Brooklyn that left several injured and ratcheted up the tension between his camp and McGregor's.
But that was four whole days ago, so a lot may have changed.


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Q: How do you hide this overflow? The following is an example of the layout I am trying to achieve. The only problem is, I want to hide the overflowing part of the blue box without screwing up the rest of the layout.  Any takers?
http://jsfiddle.net/seB5F/27/

A: Is this OK? http://jsfiddle.net/simevidas/seB5F/33/
You have to remove position:absolute.
I'm using display:inline-block + white-space:nowrap instead of float.
Enhanced demo with font-size:0 hack: http://jsfiddle.net/simevidas/seB5F/34/

A: Youre CSS attribute for that div is 'absolute'. You probably want something like 'relative.

A: At your css
#stretchable-div{
    background:blue;
    position: absolute;
     width:200px;
}

A: In addition to the answer @vicTROLLA gave, you can use javascript to get the width of the red box, then set the width of the container for the blue boxes (stretchable-div, or whatever), and then set the overflow on that container to hidden.
So either you use relative to get it to act like it's inside that red box (may screw up positioning) or you use JS to set the correct styles on that blue container once the red has been rendered.  note, if you set the width on the container, it will automatically try to wrap the inner boxes below.  You'll probably want to use some calculation or hard-coded number to set the height, as well.
For example, making your CSS look like this:
#stretchable-div {
   background: none repeat scroll 0 0 blue;
   height: 60px;
   overflow: hidden;
   position: absolute;
   width: 200px;
}

It looks like what it sounds like you want.  You would need to use either Javascript or a server-side language to calculate the correct widths/heights, unless you want to hard-code it.

A: How about something like this http://jsfiddle.net/seB5F/32/

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If you're running Windows, there's a good chance that you're also running a program, typically accessibility or antivirus software, which will inject code into your Chrome web browser. Guess what can happen then? Yes. That's right, it can crash.
Google has had enough of this and "starting in July 2018, Chrome 68 will begin blocking third-party software from injecting code into Chrome on Windows."
To be precise, Google claims users with software that injects code into Windows Chrome are 15 percent more likely to experience crashes. Blocking such programs is the stick, which Google will be using to force developers to use the far more benign Chrome extensions and Native Messaging to work with Chrome. The carrot is, "Fewer crashes means more happy users."
These changes will take place in three steps: First, in April 2018, Chrome 66 will begin showing affected users a warning after a crash. This will alert them to the fact that the crash was caused by a program injecting code into Chrome. The message will then instruct them to update or remove that program.
Then, in July 2018, Chrome 68 will start blocking third-party software from injecting into Chrome processes. If this prevents Chrome from launching, Chrome will restart and allow the injection, but it will also show a warning asking the user to remove the offending software. Finally, in January 2019, Chrome 72 will simply always block code injection.
There will be some exceptions. Microsoft-signed code, accessibility software, and Input Method Editor (IME) software will not be affected. That said, developers of such programs should go ahead and move to using Chrome extensions and Native Messaging as well.
When all is said and done, Chrome will be more stable on Windows than it is currently.


For this flat we design together with client the kitchen, bathroom and bedrooms and made a total renovation.
The client had very fixed ideas and our job was to help them getting the house of their dreams in a tiny space.
The actual kitchen was an closed space, so client wanted to change it and open the kitchen to the hallway so it became a more liveable space. She imagined herself cooking with their kids and make the space more inviting.
The kitchen was designed with great attention to detail and taking advantage of every millimeter.
The center island it has wheels to be removable when you need more space. The materials we use are oak, white lacquered wood and Krion*.
*Krion is a very flexible but durable material that is easy to clean, does not stain and can adopt curve shapes. We use a curved shape in the back of the wall with countertop so everything is more easy to clean.
The result is a nordic but warm kitchen.
In the bathroom we needed to change completely the actual distribution and add a bath tube for kids to play and bath. We design a custom size bath tube in microcement and changed the coatings of the walls and floor. The handmade chevron tiles in acqua blue make the space very cosy. The cabinets and custom made storage mirror in oak give the warmed feeling we needed. The rest of the walls are in white tiles, size 120x 60cm to make the space more continuous.


Halfway through the week and the con drop is finally starting to wear off. However, the same cannot be said for the con crud, which has reared its ugly head with a vengeance and left some of us SYFY-ers but a shell of our former selves. Fortunately, we're close enough to the weekend that we'll be able to rest and recover and bounce back before we know it.


When you read to the end of the letter, though, you will notice that the prophet asks you to "please send your written acceptance promptly." I'm not aware of any specific deadline for writing this letter. I assume promptly means within days or a week at most. I also presume if you don't send that acceptance letter within a couple of weeks, you or your stake president will be getting a call from the Church's Missionary Department.
When I received my mission call, way back in the 1990s, acceptance letters were sent through the mail (snail mail, that is). Nowadays, acceptance letters are sent through the same missionary online recommendation system you used to send in your original application. You'll log in and sending in your acceptance letter will be as easy as sending an email.
Now, with regard to what should be included in your acceptance letter, Elder David B. Haight, formerly of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, once spoke about the mission call acceptance letter. You may want to read his words as you consider what to say in your letter.
Included in the packet is a page that may go unnoticed at first. It is a form, the Missionary Call Acceptance. This is a personal letter in which the missionary, addressing the First Presidency, formally accepts his or her missionary call. The form contains 15 lines on which the missionary expresses feelings about the singular opportunity of serving the Lord. The letters are usually handwritten, brief, and direct. Yet these few words speak volumes and convey deep meaning. Behind each one is a faith-promoting story.
…In accepting a call to serve, the missionary is expressing sufficient faith to act on his or her beliefs. Blessings will inevitably follow, as so many returned missionaries can testify. Faith in the Savior becomes an anchor to the soul.
In the acceptance letter, many missionaries state, "I gratefully accept my call to serve." But I wonder how many missionaries realize the implications of the word accept. It means to receive willingly something given or offered; to respond favorably to; consider right and proper. It also means to be admitted into a group or community. In a gospel sense, it implies submission to the will of the Lord and willingness to follow the prophet, who extends the call. The mission "call" is to serve the Lord with all one's heart, might, mind, and strength. The mission "assignment" is to serve in the assigned field of labor. The acceptance letter implies willingness to accept both the call and the assignment as the Lord's will.
Numerous acceptance letters speak of sacrifice. The young man quoted above was well on his way to fulfilling a life-long dream to play baseball in college, and then perhaps enjoy a career in professional baseball. After ponderous and prayerful thought, however, the answer was certain: he was to serve the Lord. Once the decision was made, his priorities in life became clear.
…Prospective missionaries write about giving up a prized car, a girlfriend, music, a lucrative job, and many other things. Too many allow such worldly treasures to blind them to spiritual opportunity and divert them from their foreordained mission. On the other hand, we are continually amazed and gratified by those who forsake all to serve the Lord.
…Missionary Call Acceptance letters reveal a wealth of spirituality and faith. My own faith is continually strengthened by those who accept calls to serve God, who allow their love for the Lord to overshadow their fears, and who submit willingly to the call of our living prophet. I pray always that every eligible young man, and also every young woman who so desires, may experience the wondrous adventure of a mission.
A Spiritual Adventure, David B. Haight, New Era, June 2000.
Just a few days ago I had one year and five months left to prepare to send my mission papers in. But now I down to just five months because of the minimum age change to eighteen. What do you suggest I do to make up for this lost time?
What do you do if you keep feeling that you were assigned to the wrong mission? I want to serve with all my heart but I can't shake the feeling that my assignment is somehow off and praying has not cleared anything up. I want to accept my call but this is holding my back.
I've been thinking a lot about your situation, but I'm not sure what to tell you other than to advise you to go forward. Continue to prepare for your mission, go forward in faith, enter the MTC, and go serve in the field. In time, I am confident that you will receive a testimony from the Holy Spirit that you are serving your mission in the right place. Faith precedes the miracle. "Dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith" (Ether 12:6). Good luck. I will pray that God will bless you.
your reply is awesome! thankyou !
I think you should be fine in waiting a week to open your call letter. Good luck.
I received a mission call but seem to have lost my acceptance letter. What should I do?
Aali, when I received my call I literally sunk in my chair and said, "You gotta be kidding me." I was so disappointed in my call, as I would be serving in the USA. Little did I know that I was going exactly where I needed to go and that I would connect with and ultimately see hundreds of people enter the waters of baptism. Where I served I taught people from several other states and many countries around the world. I would have never had any of those opportunities had I not pressed forward and trusted that the Lord knows exactly what He is doing and where I needed to serve. I have no doubt the same is for you. Wherever you have been called, there are people that need to hear the gospel from YOU. Have faith and commit yourself to being the best missionary you can become in that place. Make yourself available and God will make you capable.
Aali, the Lord knows how you desire so serve in His vineyard. Know this, that the "call" is for you. And the Savior may say to you as he did to his disciples on His earthly ministry,"You have not chosen me, but i have chosen you, and ordain you to preach my gospel to all the world." Aali, i want you to know, i know the Savior Himself Personally, because "HE ALLOWES ME" to come to know Him. Not because "I" allows on my timetable but "HE ALLOWS ME". GO TO HIM, AALI, FOLLOW HIM, ALLOW HIM TO LEAD, AND YOU FOLLOW, EVEN WHEREVER HE GOES, GO WITH HIM. I know He loves you so very much and Painfully loved you, such love cause him, "even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might bnot drink the bitter cup, and shrink—"(D&C 19:18)In his holy name i testify, even Jesus Christ who love you so much. Amen.
Jimmy i would like to post my comment on this site as a living testimony to all who "RECEIVE A CALL" from the "THE LORD", which then the Prophet sign on your "CALL LETTER". That "SIGNATURE" by the First Presidency means, " That the Lord ACCEPTED YOU TO LABOR WITH HIM IN HIS VINEYARD".
I know that the Lord lives. He is the Savior and Head of this Church. HE DIRECTS HIS PROPHETS OF WHAT TO DO, AT THE WHICH THOSE "SIGNATURE" ARE SHOWN IN YOUR MISSION CALL LETTER. I know what i say and commented on. IT IS TRUE. I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Good evening brothers and sisters, my mission call have come and am not okay with the call, and because of that i don't know how to write the acceptance letter.
so i got my mission call and was wondering if i could write my acceptance letter online and submit it there?
I'm not aware of an online place to submit your acceptance letter. What does your call packet say about it? It should provide instructions on sending in the acceptance letter.
well i signed into the missionary portal page and then it asked it i wanted to write my acceptance letter and then it took me to a page online where it asks if i accept my call, has a section to write a response, and a submit button.
I too had the same prompt appear on the missionary portal page.
I have long served my mission. I received my mission call in 1994. I was wondering if the missionary department keeps copies of the mission call letters ? I have lost mine and would like a copy. They only thing is that I act have two calls because after getting my call and serving 5 months in one mission I was sent home and then two months later I was assigned to another mission and relieved a second call. I'm sad I can't find them because I was called under two different prophets.
Thanks in advance if you have information to help me !
I've received my mission call about a month and a half ago but I can't get rid of the feeling something is off. I've tried praying for peace about it but it just won't come. I havent written my acceptance yet. I've considered rejecting the call and I've prayed about it and actually got a feeling that I should. I would love to go to this mission but I just cant shake that. I'm most likely going to reject it. but o don't know what happens of I do. Do I get reassigned? Or do I have to go through doing the papers again? Or just not get to go? What happens??
I received my mission call, and have accepted my mission call online before endorsing my form with my bishop. I missed the hard copy form, and didn't get my bishop to endorse it, yet. I will continue to follow the directions given, but I'm a bit nervous of what will happen. Do you think everything will still be fine?
How can i know if my mission acceptance letter had been sent.


what's in the hospital bag? — oh bother, blog.
I pretty much had no idea what I was doing when I had Holden. I mean, I seriously had to ask the nurse when I would know to change her diaper. That, coupled with the fact that I didn't know if I was having a boy or a girl, meant I really didn't have a clue as to what to pack for the hospital.
So here's what's coming with me this time.
Okay, kid. Let's do this.


The agent, who helped Manafort buy the Alexandria apartment recently raided by the FBI, was called last week by prosecutors working under special counsel Robert Mueller.
The real estate agent who helped former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort buy the Virginia condo that was recently raided by the FBI testified last week before the federal grand jury hearing testimony in Robert Mueller's Russia probe, POLITICO has learned.
The Realtor, Wayne Holland of Alexandria, Virginia-based McEnearney Associates, appeared before the Washington-based grand jury after a federal judge rejected the firm's lawyer's bid to quash subpoenas for testimony and records about various real estate transactions.
The broker's appearance before the grand jury is one of few concrete indications of the leads Mueller's prosecutors are pursuing as they investigate Russian meddling in last year's presidential election. The investigation encompasses lobbying work done by Manafort as well as possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials.
Manafort spokesman Jason Maloni was called before the grand jury on Sept. 15, but few other witnesses have been publicly identified.
While property records show Holland represented Manafort in his 2015 condo purchase, the broker declined to say anything about Manafort or about what questions were asked by prosecutors during the testimony last week.
"I cannot talk about what happened in front of the grand jury," Holland said.
Manafort bought the 2,779 square foot Alexandria condo with Potomac River views in 2015 for $2.7 million, according to property records.
Holland was originally called to testify on Oct. 13, but objected to the subpoenas on the grounds that Virginia and District of Columbia law makes real estate broker records confidential.
However, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Beryl Howell ruled that those confidentiality statutes don't preclude federal prosecutors from using grand jury subpoenas to demand details of real estate deals.
The public version of the opinion is simply captioned "In re Grand Jury Investigation" and does not name Holland or Manafort. However, the real estate agent confirmed in a brief telephone interview Friday that the legal dispute concerned his testimony.
"The motion was decided and the judge said, 'No,'" Holland said.
The real estate broker said no appeal was taken and he gave the required testimony last week.
"I did and it is over—I hope," he said.
The Alexandria condo was purchased by Paul Manafort and his wife Kathleen. There have also been reports that federal and New York State authorities are investigating real estate deals involving Paul Manafort and other family members, including his former son-in-law Jeffrey Yohai.
Mueller's team is believed to be conducting a wide-ranging investigation into Manafort's finances, including his income from consulting work in places like Ukraine, where the political party he represented had strong ties to Russia.
Pursuant to a search warrant, the FBI raided Manafort's apartment around dawn on July 26, seizing papers and computer records. A lawyer for President Donald Trump, John Dowd, described the search as resulting from a "gross abuse of the judicial process," according to an email obtained by Fox News.
Maloni declined to comment Saturday morning and his lawyer did not respond to a request for comment. It's unclear whether Manafort's legal team was aware of the litigation over the real estate records, but the confidentiality laws the broker's lawyer cited can be waived when the customer consents to release of information.
Howell issued an order compelling Holland's testimony following a closed-door hearing on Oct. 17. When she issued her opinion on the matter on Monday, she asked government lawyers to advise her if they had any objection to unsealing the opinion with a redaction apparently intended to shield the privacy of the parties involved.
The version of the opinion released Friday doesn't say how prosecutors responded, but it appears the opinion was made public in the form the judge suggested.


The backbone of AI is data and if you are a smartphone user, you have pretty much shared everything with the tech companies.
The tech companies, thinking ahead of the future are patenting concepts that in a way, represent the future of AI (hint: a lot of monitoring and whispers ahead).
Checkout this collection where we share some of the crazy patents AI companies are going after.
"Although performance of voice input has been greatly improved, the voice input is still rarely used in public spaces, such as office or even homes," says the patent filing.These are not technical issues but social issues. Hence there is no easy fix even if voice recognition system performance is greatly improved."
This is what Microsoft's patent application says for a system which could allow users to whisper into their voice assistants.
The system is being called "silent voice input" and is a novel way for people to use voice input technology, but quietly.
Knowledge of someone's location prior in advance has many inherent advantages, for both individuals and corporations alike.
For corporations who survive and thrive on selling advertisements, this could virtually mean adding another 'goldmine' to their future revenue pipeline. Highly 'relevant' ads could be thus targeted at individuals, basis on where they are going to be.
Facebook has filed a patent application entitled "Offline Trajectories" for a technology can predict where you're going "based at least in part on previously logged location data."
The system will use a user's previously logged location, as well as other people's, to make predictions.
Traditionally Amazon has not been named as an 'advertising company' but it is moving into domain of Google and Facebook swiftly.
The patent document describes how the self-driving cars might communicate with those around them in future.
One image shows a car displaying the intended passenger's name as it approaches them while another depicts a self-driving car notifying a pedestrian that it's safe to walk in front of the car.
The patent also includes images showing a self-driving car letting another vehicle know it's yielding and informing a cyclist that it's safe to pass.
Amazon has patented 'System and method for transporting personnel within an active workspace' which describes a system which lets a human safely navigate and work in a place which is dominated by moving robots.
In layman terms it is a 'human transport device', wherein a human stands on top of an automated trolley which is encased by a cage for safety.
A robotic arm would also be added to the cage, which can be operated by the human inside the cage, to fetch for items and other uses.
Currently on Amazon's workplace, humans are not allowed to enter where robots are operating.
One of the ways which Ford has envisaged is turning the device in to a steering wheel. Control from the vehicle steering system could be passed on to the device through a request, and then a 'base position' is determined for the steering wheel after the vehicle and device are in sync.
While in retail industry it is paramount to study and improvise on the interactions between store employee and shoppers in order to increase store productivity, Walmart intends to take the paradigm to a completely new level.
The company has been awarded a U.S. patent for a "listening to the front end" technology that could be potentially used to build a system of sensors to monitor various shopping activities inside of a store, including listening to interactions between store associates and shoppers.
In layman terms it could be called 'involuntary audio surveillance'.


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Oliver Mansour Jackson-Cohen (* 24. Oktober 1986 in Westminster, London) ist ein britischer Schauspieler und Model.

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Oliver Jackson-Cohen wurde im Oktober 1986 als Sohn der Modedesignerin Betty Jackson und David Cohen in Westminster, London, geboren. Aufgrund seiner französischen Herkunft besuchte er das Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in London. Noch bevor er die Schule abschloss, entschloss er sich, seine Leidenschaft für die Schauspielerei zum Beruf zu machen. Nach der Schule begann er zunächst ein Studium der Französischen Literatur, das er aber nach zwei Wochen abbrach. Danach arbeitete er für einen Floristen.

Auf Grund einer Rolle in einem Theaterstück am Lyric Theatre wurde er von einem Schauspielagenten entdeckt, der ihn zur Teilnahme an Auditions für eine Schauspielschule in New York überredete. Er studierte daraufhin zusammen mit Michael Luggio an der Malisa Theatre Academy. Außerdem besuchte er an Wochenenden die Youngblood Theatre Company. Nebenher arbeitete Jackson-Cohen auch als Model.

Privat war er mit der Schauspielerin Ellen Woglom liiert.

Karriere
Sein Schauspieldebüt gab er als 15-Jähriger in der Fernsehserie Hollyoaks. Es folgten Rollen in der ITV-Fernsehserie The Time of Your Life, in Lark Rise to Candleford sowie in der ersten Episode von Bonekickers. 2008 und 2009 war er in den Filmen The Rooftopsmiths und Life and Death at 17 an der Seite von Jennifer Lawrence und Richard Gere zu sehen.

Im darauffolgenden Jahr übernahm er die Rolle des Damon in dem Spielfilm Verrückt nach dir. Als "Killer" war er an der Seite von Dwayne Johnson in dem Actionfilm Faster zu sehen. Für die vierteilige Webserie  Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After parodierte er 2011 William, Prince of Wales. Danach wirkte er in den Spielfilmen Der perfekte Ex und The Raven – Prophet des Teufels mit.

Größere Bekanntheit erlangte er 2012 durch die Rolle des Ralph in der internationalen Miniserie Die Tore der Welt, die auf dem gleichnamigen Roman von Ken Follett basiert. In sechs Episoden der Dramaserie Mr Selfridge verkörperte er 2013 die Rolle des Roddy Temple neben Jeremy Piven. In der von NBC und von Sky Living koproduzierten Horrorserie Dracula ist er in der ersten und einzigen Staffel als Journalist Jonathan Harker zu sehen, neben Jonathan Rhys Meyers als Graf Dracula und Thomas Kretschmann als Abraham Van Helsing.

Filmografie
 2002: Hollyoaks (Fernsehserie)
 2007: The Time of Your Life (Fernsehserie, Episode 1x04)
 2008: Lark Rise to Candleford (Fernsehserie, 8 Episoden)
 2008: Bonekickers (Fernsehserie, Episode 1x01)
 2008: The Rooftopsmiths
 2009: Life and Death at 17
 2010: Verrückt nach dir (Going the Distance)
 2010: Faster
 2011: Will & Kate: Before Happily Ever After (Webserie, 4 Episoden)
 2011: Der perfekte Ex (What's Your Number?)
 2012: The Raven – Prophet des Teufels (The Raven)
 2012: Die Tore der Welt (World Without End, Miniserie, 8 Episoden)
 2013: Mr Selfridge (Fernsehserie, 6 Episoden)
 2013–2014: Dracula (Fernsehserie, 10 Episoden)
 2017: Emerald City – Die dunkle Welt von Oz (Emerald City, Fernsehserie, 10 Episoden)
 2017: The Healer
 2017: Man in an Orange Shirt
 2018: Spuk in Hill House (The Haunting of Hill House, Miniserie, 10 Episoden)
 2020: Der Unsichtbare (The Invisible Man)
 2020: Spuk in Bly Manor (The Haunting of Bly Manor, Miniserie, 9 Episoden)
 2021: Frau im Dunkeln (The Lost Daughter)
 2022: Mr. Malcolm's List
 2022: The girl in the water
 2022: Emily

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Auditor General Mautino responds to campaign spending questions ... sort of
Frank Mautino - then state rep - now Illinois' Auditor General
SPRINGFIELD - Evidently beginning to feel the heat over questions being asked about campaign spending while he was a state representative, Illinois' new Auditor General Frank Mautino issued a statement Tuesday via his spokesman Ryan Keith.
"...His reports fully detail campaign expenditures that were made to help defray the standard, reasonable expenses incurred while Frank performed the governmental and public service duties of serving as state representative of his large, mostly rural district," Keith said.
The issued statement is vague and doesn't answer questions raised by the Edgar County Watchdogs, who have been scouring Mautino's campaign spending over the years, and found "eyebrow-raising" numbers such as $213,000 to a local garage for vehicle repairs and gas for campaign travels.
Open the Books' founder Adam Andrzejewski, who wrote about Mautino in a recent Forbes.com column said Mautino's statement was "completely unacceptable."
"This response is completely unacceptable," Andrzejewski told Illinois Review. "Mautino must answer in his own name and not hide behind paid PR officers. After weeks of silence, this statement is just further delay."
Mautino, who served as one of House Speaker Mike Madigan's trusted lieutenants, was appointed after being recommended by the Audit Commission, a board reflecting the Democrat majority in the legislature after William Holland retired in 2015.
The Auditor General's job, according to the AG website, is an important one that calls for public trust and integrity. He or she is to be "responsible for acquiring basic skills pertinent to governmental auditing in Illinois and applying general audit skills, exercise major responsibility for gathering data pertinent to the audit, reviewing and comprehending data, documenting pertinent information, and working with the Audit Supervisor(s) or Manager on the printed report, the product of the Office of the Auditor General."
When Illinois Review asked if the Auditor would be providing more information on actual expenditures in question, Keith re-stated the official press statement, saying, "We're going through all of those records now and will be in touch when we can to provide more answers."
The statement released by Mautino Tuesday morning:
Frank Mautino served his north-central district with distinction in the Illinois House for 24 years, where he held a number of leadership positions, provided exemplary service to his communities and built a record of a number of legislative accomplishments.
During his legislative career, Frank ran for re-election every two years. His campaign committee, Committee for Frank J. Mautino, fully disclosed and reported all spending by the campaign in compliance with Illinois campaign finance and disclosure laws. His reports fully detail campaign expenditures that were made to help defray the standard, reasonable expenses incurred while Frank performed the governmental and public service duties of serving as state representative of his large, mostly rural district.
Upon his nomination as Auditor General, Frank's career in elected office ended and he closed out his campaign committee at the end of December 2015.
More on the controversy HERE and HERE.
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Home NES NES S5 R4 Review
Maik Paluch
Bad Luck For CoRe NES Team
– the fourth round of the NEO Endurance Series 5 was held at Suzuka for a six hours race. Kimmo Suominen and Janne Kiuru were up again to grab valuable points around the famous Japanese track. Despite qualifying in 7th and driving up to the front of the GTE field within the first hour, the intense race of CoRe's finnish duo came to an instant halt after they got caught up in a very unlucky crash in the first turn.
Kimmo had to be happy with a maximum 7th position in the qualification. Altus Esport was leading from pole with their Porsche RSR – the green flag was on and Kimmo was able to advance to P5 after he could overtake the car in front of him and did profit from a driving error from another opponent team later on. The first double stint, which was done on one set of tyres, brought them to the a short lead of the field for the second hour. Things were going as planned, but after Janne took over and traffic had to be managed hard – things got a bit loose. Janne was behind a car which started to slide through 130R, the fast left hander. Due the rapid slow down of the Porsche in front of Janne, he was accidentally crashing into the rear of it. Little bit of top speed damage was the result – but just a few laps later, Janne was also unable to avoid a spinning car in the first corner. He hit it with his right front suspension, the car was broken and a meatball flag appeared.
Janne was reviewing what happened : "I wasn't expecting much of this race. Our plan was just to take it really easy from the start to the end, because this track is so hard with traffic. A lot of things were gonna happen. The Porsche started losing control in front of me but the car was still good – but then this car side ways in the end of turn one, I just could not react in time. I should have been a bit better on top of the moment I guess." Time to focus for round five and grab some points there. The broadcast of this race can be found here.
Suominen


The afternoon General Session was filled with quick looks at some of the technologies being shown and discussed in the technical sessions, but it also included a correction about the release of the Java 7 SDK. It seems that the announcement made in the morning was incorrect. The version being released is not the final Java 7 SDK, but the preview. The timetable laid out has the "feature complete" version being released in October and a Release Candidate coming out in February 2010. Sigh.
On a happier note I originally forgot to tell you that JavaFX 1.2 is now available, but it works out because it give me something pleasant to take away the Java 7 sting.
As it turns out, the realse of JavaFX 1.2 is kind of a mixed blessing. There are some new features, most notably the UI controls like Button, TextBox, RadioButton, CheckBox, and Label many of us have been pining for. The downside is there's still no Tree or Table control. One other thing to be aware of is that there are changes to the APIs that are not "upward compatible" - which means you'll need to modify your source code. The updated SDK is also not binary compatible so anything that's already compiled may break. Documents describing the changes you'll need to make are on the JavaFX site. It may be a little frustrating, but I've heard it's worth the work.
In "Return of the Puzzlers: Schlock and Awe" Josh Bloch and Neal Gafter did a fine job of presenting another round of deviously simple programs that don't behave the way you think they should.
Bill Venner's presentation, "The Feel of Scala" took an interesting approach. He presented a lot of Scala code and provided just-in-time explanations of what we were seeing. It was unusual, but it worked. In fact, it was interesting enough that I'm currently on the lookout for a good book and downloading the latest release as soon as I find a stable connection to the interntet.
In "Don't Do This! How Not to Write Java Technology Based Software" Dean Wampler of Object Mentor shared his top ten list of things that you can do to really screw up a Java application. These may fall into the anti-pattern category because many of them are the sort of things that seem like a good idea.
"Meet the Java and JavaFX User Experience Team" was a nice opportunity to hear from the people involved in the user experience side of Java and JavaFX. These folk have the fascinating and difficult job of figuring out how to make the creation of compelling applications using Java and JavaFX easier to accomplish.
The last session I attended, actually a BOF, was titled "Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 5/6 Sun Certified Enterprise Exam: Theory, Practice, Real World" and it was lead by Humphrey Sheil, who is one of the examiners that grade parts two and three of the exam. As someone who's taken (and passed) the beta version of the exam, I found the talk very interesting and full of helpful suggestions. I was a little disappointed in that there was little mention about a JEE 6 version, but if you're interested in becoming a Sun Certified Architect for JEE 5 I strongly recommend listening to this session once Sun makes it available on the Sun Developer Network website.
That was it for the night. Day two is only a few hours of sleep away.
Burk Hufnagel reporting for DZone.


I'm sorry." Not easy words for anyone to say. Yet chief executives are saying them more often than ever before-even when they're not required to do so. CEOs are the public faces of the companies they run, and an apology is often the best way to heal wounds and recover from even the most serious personal or corporate misstep.
Paulson's comments drew an immediate and overwhelmingly negative reaction. Rather than wallow in explanations as to what he really intended, or suggest that the comment was taken out of context, Paulson faced the music. In a voice mail to all of Goldman's 20,000 employees, he acknowledged that his remarks were "insensitive" and "glib." In other words, he apologized.
Paulson's apology was not a sign of weakness, but an act of strength. It serves as an example to a new generation of humbler CEOs who view themselves as subject to the same ethical standards as everyone else.
Build corporate culture. In another admirable move, Paulson said he realized that he was dispensable, and he reaffirmed one of Goldman's legendary business principles: the value of teamwork over individual glory. In doing so, he acknowledged that a contract of respect existed between the company and its employees.
Communicate sincerity. Paulson selected the right means to express his apology. Voice mail allowed his sincerity to resonate with employees. An email could have easily been misinterpreted and, without the sound of his voice, undoubtedly would have carried less emotional weight.
Although several CEOs caught up in the wave of recent scandals have made news for their acts of contrition, few have actually apologized. Some fear lawsuits. But others rule out apologies simply because of a human reluctance to admit error. That has a negative effect on a company's culture. By apologizing, the CEO encourages a culture of openness, which in turn fosters tolerance of dissenting views and encourages employees to be honest as well. Arthur Andersen, Enron and WorldCom may well have avoided their descents into corporate hell if their employees had felt free to speak up and act as messengers of ill tidings. Building a culture where messengers are not shot increases the chances of a CEO coming to grips with the fact that a wrong has occurred.
Paulson's apology modeled a refreshingly high standard of corporate and personal character, which will enhance Goldman's external reputation as well. As Roberto Goizueta, the late chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola, once said, "The only way you can measure character is by reputation." Its corollary is equally true: The only way you can measure reputation is by character. In apologizing as he did, Paulson turned what could have been a disaster into an advantage.
Leslie Gaines-Ross, author of CEO Capital: A Guide to Building CEO Reputation and Company Success, is chief knowledge and research officer at Burson-Marsteller in New York. Burson-Marsteller has no business relationship with Goldman Sachs.


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Greetings from the other side of the midnight chimes — this is your latest (and late) Laptop Session! Tonight, I bring you a new band to the sessions… Snow Patrol. Specifically, this is "Run," the seventh track of their 2003 album Final Straw. This album was first recommended to me by then-fellow Staples Copy Center employee John Fortin, after he heard the Chris, Jim, and Becky album Live in the Studio. He said, based on our album, he thought I might enjoy the band.
At first, I liked the album, but I wasn't crazy about it. It became one of those albums you go back to every so often, and over time, I grew to like it more and more. Recently, as I went back to both this album and their subsequent one, Eyes Open, I fell in love with the songs of Final Straw. The next album is solid, but lacks the hooks and flairs — really, the strength of individual tracks that are great and stand on their own — of the 2003 release.
My sister has also become a fan of Snow Patrol, so I hope that she gets a chance to read this post and check out the video. Jaime and I have fairly divergent tastes in music, but we have found much more overlap in the past few years — we can especially agree on the awesome-ness of Ben Folds and Elliott Smith! We actually both had a similar reaction to the new Snow Patrol single, "Take Back the City." Specifically, we were hesitant about the new album based on the strength of this track. I can't speak for her, but I know that — for me — the song seemed a bit forced at first, as if they were trying to make a hit single that could climb the charts as well as their last big hit, "Chasing Cars," did. Really, though, what was most off-putting to me was what I initially interpreted as being a line — "God knows you've put your life into it tons." Tons? Really? Is this the poetry I'm rushing to the store to purchase?
Well, those of you who know me will check this off on the list of times that I misinterpret something due to an accent. (Stories for another time…) The line is really "God knows you've put your life into its hands." Lead singer Gary Lightbody's Irish accent through me off. And, while I'm in a confessional mode, can I also admit that one of the factors that has always prevented me from entirely liking the band was the way Lightbody sings? Yes, it's true… It took me until a few weeks ago to research and discover that they're an Irish band. How I didn't figure that out before is beyond me! But, now that I know, I've been going through a Snow Patrol renaissance of sorts.
Their 2008 release, A Hundred Million Suns, is — in my opinion — their best work since Final Straw. I was hesitant to buy it at first, based on their 2006 album and the aforementioned single. But, I'm really glad I did buy it. The opening track "If There's a Rocket Tie Me to It" is one of my favorite track ones in a long time. Track two, "Crack the Shutters," is one of my favorite songs on the album and would have been my choice for a single (To date, it has reached #9 on the iTunes alternative rock charts!). Then, track three is the single. Track four, "Lifeboats," slows it down a bit and is another of my favorites. And it goes on from there…
I found it really interesting to read that the band considered this to be a more upbeat and "cheerful" album than previous releases. I didn't really interpret it that way, but that could just be my current state of mind. Regardless, I do agree with their statement that it is their best album to date.
Well, that's enough ranting and rambling about Snow Patrol for one post! In other news, I broke down and bought the first season of the Chappelle show, with hopes that Jim will want to watch some of the episodes. So far, I've only watched the first episode, which includes not only my favorite sketch (the Clayton Bigsby, black white supremacist skit) but also the Pop Copy sketch that so wonderfully makes fun of my previous profession as a Staples Copy Center employee! So, as you see, this post really comes full circle. It started with a band that was recommended to me by a Copy Center co-worker and ends with me going off to watch Pop Copy!
But, before I go, I should also mention that I have not made my last post of the day. In fact, there may be as many as two new posts from me in the next few hours. So stay tuned and come back soon for much more brand new fun on the best acoustic rock cover songs blog in the universe — the Laptop Session!
See you next session!
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Jaime on November 16, 2008 at 7:32 pm said:
love it :->
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Ripper: Zartan, I. . .I need to talk to you.
Zartan: What is it, Ripper? What's troubling you?
Ripper: Guv — what's all this talk about us being fascists?
Zartan: Cobra is a fascist organization. Cobra Commander is a fascist. Personally I like to think of myself as an anarchist, but we Dreadnoks work for fascists, take their money, and that pretty much makes us fascist too. Sorry, I thought you knew?
Ripper: Now see here, me granddad flew a Spitfire at the Battle of Britain, what will he say, he finds out I'm a fascist!
Zartan: I suppose it depends, which way did he vote on Brexit?
Ripper: That's a low blow, guv.
Zartan: Yes. Well. We're the bad guys.
Zartan: You know what? Never mind. Would you like to drive around and blow things up later today?
Ripper: Cor yeah, that sounds like fun!


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Why Pose Is the Show We Need Right Now
by Kristin Dos Santos | Sun., Jun. 3, 2018 8:00 AM
"Pose" Creators & Cast Talk Show's Importance
Welcome to your TV happy place. With all the divisiveness going on in the world—and in the TV world in particular this week−there couldn't be a better time for the launch of FX's Pose.
I cried. Legit tears. Happy ones. While watching the first episode of this new series by Ryan Murphy, which premieres tonight on FX.
Want to feel like you can go out in the world and conquer anything? Or that, no matter where you came from, you can find a chosen family who will love you no matter what? Watch this show. Feel all the feels. And in the meantime, you can be a part of something that is bigger than a TV show: History, with the largest transgender cast and crew ever, and the realization for some viewers that transgender people are people. Real people. Who have hopes and dreams and fears and losses. And who, in this case, serve up some deeply compelling storylines, making Pose Murphy's most grounded, emotional and earnest series to date.
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According to Murphy, the show has employed more than 140 trans or LGBTQ actors and crew members so far. "This is a community who have just been starved for opportunities," he tells E! News. "You've seen it, usually in movies or television shows, trans actors play the best friend or they have a line or two, many times they're murdered, but in this show they play the leads and they are the heroes and the heroines. It's an amazing thing to see."
"What this show provides is just this sort of compassionate view of the world that hasn't been seen on television before," executive producer Brad Falchuk tells E! News. "It's not preachy. It's not trying too hard."
Pose takes a deep dive into the ballroom culture of the 1980's in New York City, when vogue-ing first became a thing and the shoulder pads were high and the hair even higher. The ball scenes are decadent and fun, dripping with glitter, chiffon and attitude—and set to a soundtrack of smile-inducing 80's hits.
"In the ball world of fashion and music, one does not exist without the other," executive producer Alexis Martin Woodall, who also serves as music producer, tells E! News. "Elektra's gold turban and caftan could only have been accompanied by the Mother of them all, Miss Diana Ross. For (costume designer) Lou Eyrich and me, we are in heaven!"
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Beneath all that eye and ear candy are raw relationships that will suck you in—including a gut-wrenching push-pull between Kate Mara, newcomer Indya Moore and Evan Peters. This is a very different Evan Peters than we've seen before, because he's a regular dude—that is, until he starts falling for a transgender woman, played by Moore.
"I'm married to Kate Mara and we have two beautiful kids," Peters tells E! News, "and I'm sort of an up and coming yuppie in New York City and there is the pressure of that world and the feeling of not belonging…It's sort of a nervous breakdown in a way. And he sort of goes to this hidden truth that's been inside of him for a long time."
"They go through some pretty dark times," echoes Mara, who last worked with Peters on season one of American Horror Story. "I'm just excited to be working with Evan again—he is one of the best actors, and I really adore him." (This time, they're even both alive.)
Evan's boss inside Trump Tower, by the way, is none other than a coke-snorting, egomaniacal James Van Der Beek who continues his recent streak of proving he has serious comedic chops. (Dawson the D--k is everything.)
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And then there is the cast of mostly newcomer trans actresses, who give such strong performances, it's hard to say which one won't be getting—or at least deserving—Emmy attention.
"We spent six months [casting the show] and it was just the most amazing group of talent I've ever encountered," says Murphy, who also recently announced he's giving 100 percent of his profits from Pose to LGBTQ charities. "And sometimes people would be so good, but they were wrong for the part that they were reading, that I would say, 'Well, I'm going to write you a part,' and we did."
"The cast is insanely authentic," Woodall adds. "Everyone is working so hard, and instead of feeling that 'work,' you feel their character deeply, their emotion and their day and their lives."
There's also a serious Fame and Flashdance vibe to Pose, complete with a dance audition in the first episode you'll want to watch on replay, featuring Ryan Jamal Swain, a newcomer whose real-life story echoes what you'll see on screen.
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"My character, Damon, comes from Pennsylvania after getting kicked out for being gay," Swain tells E! News. "For me, having this moment right now, where I'm on this show and I'm flying off to LA and I'm working with a choreographer….I'm a little boy from Birmingham, Alabama, who came to New York with $50 in his pocket two years ago, and I feel it. I have to take a deep breath."
The themes of Pose are equal parts darkness (HIV, intolerance, fear) and light (acceptance, joy, family, belonging).
But in real life, for this cast and crew, it's all just light. And you can't help but root for them.
Pose debuts tonight at 9 p.m. on FX.
—Additional reporting by James Chairman.
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