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Wishing to share with others Jerry's passion for the steam locomotive, we at the Age of Steam Roundhouse seek to:
- Preserve the steam locomotives, historic diesels, passenger cars and other railroad relics in the collection of Jerry Joe Jacobson.
- Construct a full-scale, operating and realistic roundhouse and back shop to overhaul, repair and maintain Jerry's rolling stock
- Fire-up and operate a few of the steam locomotives on occasion non-passenger carrying and non-revenue freight trains
- Display and interpret this railroad heritage for the edification, enlightenment and entertainment of future generations of Americans
- Because Jerry Jacobson sold and no longer owns the neighboring Ohio Central RR, the Age of Steam Roundhouse will not be sponsoring any sort of steam passenger excursions on that line.
The entire Age of Steam Roundhouse and site are being constructed and maintained with private funds donated by Jerry Joe and Laura Jacobson. The roundhouse and back shop were completed in late 2010, with other buildings and structures being completed later during Phase 2 of this massive undertaking. Additionally, an endowment has been established so that the monumental construction work of this roundhouse and the treasures it contains may be guaranteed continued existence into the future.
Since he no longer owns a railroad line, Jerry will not be running passenger excursion trains. However, numerous times each year Jerry's steam locomotives will be used to power freight trains across the rails of neighboring railroads.


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The Week Ahead: Valentine's Day, BOJ Meeting, Whiskey Show
What's coming this week in Japan.
Monday: Japanese men will be on a sugar high on Monday. It's Valentine's Day, which means Japanese women will be lugging sweet treats to school and work to dole out chocolates to their sweethearts and male colleagues alike.
Nine countries including the U.S., Australia, and Vietnam meet in Santiago, Chile to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the fifth round of negotiations, as Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan moves forward with his controversial push to get Japan on board.
Tuesday: The Bank of Japan reveals the results of its two-day policy board meeting. The central bank is expected to keep interest rates and policy unchanged, but may raise its view of the country's economic health as early data indicators point to a slight uptick since the fourth quarter.
The Supreme Court hands down its decision on an appeal by Masami Tsuchiya, a former senior member of Aum Shinrikyo, against lower court rulings that sentenced him to death for his role in a series of crimes committed by cult members, including the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system in 1995.

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RBBC for the Giants?
On Wednesday, ESPN NFL Nation New York Giants reporter Dan Graziano stopped by the Pro Football Focus show hosted by Mike Clay on Sirius XM Fantasy Sports Radio (10 a.m. ET weekdays – Sirius 210 & XM 87). Garziano talked about Victor Cruz's status, the Giants' backfield, and what to expect from Larry Donnell from a fantasy football standpoint. You can find Grazziano on Twitter @DanGrazianoESPN.
RBBC In New York?
After adding Shane Vereen to the mix this offseason, the Giants' backfield distribution is difficult to predict going forward. Preseason snap counts have only made things more interesting. Both Rashad Jennings and Andre Williams have seen significant action with the first team offense. Veren has seen almost every passing down snap, and he has even seen some early down action when the Giants move to no huddle. Graziano has seen the backfield split live in action during every training camp practice open to the media. He sheds some light on the situation.
"They have rotated backs throughout the preseason games. After the second preseason game, it looked like it was Williams. After the third preseason game, it looked like Jennings. You might see Jennings with the first two series and Williams with the third. They are concerned with Jennings health wise. They tried to have Jennings be the every down back last year and he got hurt. Then you factor in Shane Vereen who will be the third down back and he'll be in there. For me, the Giants' backfield is a stay away situation."
What about Vereen though? Can he get into 11-13 carry a game range in addition to the action he sees in the passing game?
"There's a chance of that but it's tied to health of the other guys and the Giants' potential pass protection issues. They have questions at both tackle spots. Vereen will get into the mix more they way you might see a blocking tight end if the Giants struggle in pass protection. They think he can run the ball. There might be game situations where Vereen gets a lot of snaps, because the priority is always to get the personnel on the field that can best protect the quarterback."
Although Graziano is not bullish on Vereen's chances at emerging out of this backfield, projected game script leads me to believe that he can. As Graziano mentioned, Vereen excels in pass protection, and there is a good chance the Giants will struggle in that department early on in 2015. While rookie left tackle Ereck Flowers has been a solid run blocker this preseason, he has struggled as a pass blocker. At right tackle, the Giants are hoping that journeyman Marshall Newhouse can hold up.
In addition to their potential protection woes, the Giants have a lot to worry about on the defensive end. The Giants have already lost several defensive backs to season-ending injuries. The Giants were already suspect from a talent standpoint at safety and a depth standpoint at cornerback before the injuries struck. The game flow could dictate a heavy dosage of the Giants' hurry-up offense, and in turn, a heavy dosage of Vereen.
Donnell Can Be Your Late-Round Flier At TE
"The threat is Coughlin won't put him on the field if his blocking doens't improve. I think that's an empty threat. They'd like to see him develop better as an inline blocker and they have Daniel Fells. But they have lined Donnell in the backfield and we've seen him lined up out wide. The fact that he's out there indicates how they view him. I think he's a bargain in your fantasy draft. He's a red zone target and someone Eli Manning can throw it up to and he'll come down with the ball. If you're looking for a late-round flier at tight end, you could do a lot worse."
Donnell honed in on his blocking this offseason, but through 22 run blocking snaps this preseason, he has once again earned a negative grade after finishing one of the worst run blockers in the NFL in 2014, per PFF's grades. It's not difficult to make noise at the tight end position, and our projections are bullish on Donnell. As the Giants' second and sometimes first option in the red zone, he can crack into the TE1 range via his production in the red zone alone.
An Ideal Late-Round WR Flier?
There has been speculation that Rueben Randle could open the season and stick as the Giants' No. 2 wide receiver on the depth chart ahead of Victor Cruz. Graziano offer his take on this speculation.
"I don't think it's that cut and dry," Graziano said. "Randle is strictly on the outside, and Victor Cruz they prefer to use in the slot. In the past they have used Cruz on the outside, but there have been issues where he struggled against physical coverage and they don't want to expose him to injury. Given the significance of Cruz's injury, it wouldn't surprise me if two wide receiver sets have Randle and Beckham, at least to start the season. It's important to view Cruz as a guy they're not 100 percent sure of yet."
Randle is an intriguing deep flier and someone you can draft at the back end of most fantasy drafts. He finished with career highs in catches and yards, with 71 and 938 respectively. Over the final two games of the 2014 season, Randle racked up 290 receiving yards and a touchdown on 12 catches. Keep in mind that Randle has also been dealing with an injury this offseason. Tendinitis in his knee has held him out of some presesaon action and he has made almost no impact during the preseason snaps he has played.
Cruz's Week 1 Status In Doubt
The closest Cruz got to a live game situation was the one joint practice he participated in with the Bengals early in training camp. Cruz has been unable to practice in recent weeks with a calf injury. Cruz is still confident he can suit up for Week 1, but Graziano seems a lot less confident.
"I think it's (Cruz's Week 1 status) very much in doubt at this point. He hasn't been on the practice field in two weeks and he's not going to play in the fourth preseason game. The Giants don't know how his knee is going to react in live game action. They've seen him run and his straight-line speed is not an issue. The issue is live game action and explosive movements that can't be simulated in a non contact practice. At this point, it's a strong likelihood that he will have to miss Week 1."
Cruz is being drafted in the mid-to-late rounds of fantasy drafts based on his name and past reputation. Until he shows his trademark explosion in and out of breaks, it is impossible to feel confident that he can become the player he once was.
What Ever Happened To Corey Washington?
Remember the Giants wide receiver who tore up the 2014 preseason with 155 yards and four touchdowns on just 10 receptions? After struggling to see live game action in 2015, Corey Washington's roster spot is far from guaranteed heading into final cuts.
"It's going to be tough for Washington. They have the three wide receiver starters, they have Dwayne Harris who will make the team and a rookie Geremy Davis who will make the team because Jerry Reese doesn't cut draft picks. That's five receivers. The rest are battling for one or maybe two spots and the Giants signed James Jones. He will have to show something on special teams to get on the field."
Washington could provide the Giants with a dynamic option in the red zone, but their depth at wide receiver forces him to also be a proficient special teams player. There are major question marks for Washington in that area of his game.
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Mudiay's sudden departure hurts SMU, but all is not lost
Emmanuel Mudiay's decision to head overseas instead of to SMU has some people wondering if it will be the start of a trend. It's highly unlikely that ends up being the case, but one thing is for certain: his departure is a blow to SMU for the upcoming season. The Mustangs looked like they could be on their way to getting over the hump and into the NCAA Tournament in 2014-15. Now, they might still do it, but their ceiling won't be as high.
Mudiay will be just the third player to opt to go overseas before attempting the NBA since the NBA put its minimum age requirement into effect almost a decade ago. Brandon Jennings and Jeremy Tyler came before him, and while Jennings is a bona fide NBA player, he's certainly not an all-NBA player and his one year overseas wasn't exactly an unqualified success. His second NBA contract was far from a maximum deal. Tyler, who actually bypassed his senior year of high school, was even less ready both on and off the court for his foray into overseas basketball. In three seasons since being drafted he has played a grand total of 1,034 minutes in 104 games – less than ten minutes per game and less than 35 games per season.


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Sometimes I think Girls sacrifices complexity for annoyance. Sometimes a character is so annoying and hurtful that it's impossible to have any empathy for them. Adam and Jessa were characters like that, but they are so damaged that their redemptive arcs have been broken as well. Ray was always deserving of empathy, despite his many mistakes because he had more self-awareness than anyone else. Shoshanna was the bright star and burned out quickly.
But Hannah was always the odd one out. This season has played with giving her empathy, like showing her helpful nature with her parents yet being bizarrely intrusive in the lives of her students. Yet she also seems to be a favorite, as we learn this episode. Instead she's been saying mean things about the other teachers to the students, which totally sounds like Hannah.
The entire opening scene is like a weird microcosm, Hannah utilizing uncomfortable nudity to win an argument. Fran in contrast seems both reasonable and overbearing, because he is insisting on sticking with someone that drives him crazy. I can't fault someone for that, but let's be honest here. It's not a healthy relationship, despite him being relatively "normal."
His snark that "Hannah wants to do something rude, disruptive, and inappropriate, what a twist" is funny, but it's also indicative of the fact he doesn't really respect her. It's a relationship teetering on toppling over, and when Hannah brings up leaving him, he assumes it's another game. This is the mirror for the end of the episode, but I'll get back to that.
At this point, Hannah is a pain more than anything else.
It's the performance that shifts things. We see Jessa and Adam discussing the repercussions of being a couple at his play, making it all about Hannah once again. Another microcosm for the show. The play is 38 Windows, which is based on the murder of Kitty Genovese and how supposedly 38 people witnessed it and did nothing. That aspect of the story is more alleged than factual, but the murder certainly happened.
Think about what's happening in the play, actors playing up the artifice and nonsense in a caricaturish view of the 1960s. Hannah is enthralled by a girl filled with anger and dancing artfully to music, a dance of anger. Adam plays a man in a furious rage-filled relationship with tinges of homophobia. But the metaphor is people seeing pain but doing nothing about it.
That comes back with Adam and Jessa minimizing the legitimate pain Hannah would feel on seeing them together. A pain she is entitled to feel. The pain comes again with Ray as Marnie teases him about breaking up with Desi. When she mentions needing to be alone, you see his face fall. But she's actually trying to get his approval and get him to reach out to her. Yet he isn't playing that game.
Watching without interacting. Interacting with fakeness.
It's a spiral of weird metaphors. When the camera cuts back between Hannah, Jessa, and Adam, it's heartbreaking. Suddenly Hannah is hurt in a way that isn't exaggerated or fake, it's real. No wonder she apologizes to Fran and lets him railroad her because she can't stand the idea of being alone. A contrast to Jessa and Adam flagrantly finding each other, Ray intentionally leaving Marnie behind, and Marnie allowing herself to work with Desi purely professionally.
It's growth, Marnie, that she was clear with Desi that she wasn't going to get back together for the sake of their new career opportunity. Damn, Marnie, I actually am impressed. We'll see if it lasts.
This is all another mirror to the fall of Eli, who discovers the artifice behind famous and charming Dill (Corey Stoll). Seemingly a peaceful and harmonious relationship becomes filled with lies and Eli realizes he never really saw what was happening. When he pays attentions, suddenly he sees Dill flirting with another man.
But Eli hasn't entirely matured and he's still vulnerable, so he falls prey to the manipulations of a drunken Dill coming to "apologize." Compare with Hannah's sincere pleas to have some company, and you wonder who's worse off.
An episode where Marnie was the most mature, that's a shock. Not that she was without blame, but still. Impressed.
Next time, Hannah and Fran are on a road trip all alone, Shosh is alone somewhere else, and Adam and Jessa can't stop obsessing about Hannah. Probably everything will be just fine.
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OK so, I am 20 years old and I am pretty much the most pathetic person out there. I never dated in high school and still don't to this day. I mean, I'm not asexual ha ha but I feel like guys aren't that into me once they get to know me. I feel like guys may feel intimidated by me when they realize that I can throw a football farther than they can, beat them at arm wrestling, and play the guitar 'like a dude'. Sometimes I feel like I should start wearing flats, a 60 dollar dress from UO, and leggings to change my persona at the expense of killing who I really am: a girl who likes to burp, fart, tell dirty jokes, watch sci-fi movies and listen to experimental music not that Lady Gaga shizz. I don't know. Guys what do y'all think? Am I appealing or should I make some changes? Thanks in advance.
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Hey girl, I know exactly how you feel and I've been there. I was like that in high school as well haha. I showed a lack of interests in guys because I was more goal oriented than I was interested in dating I suppose. I was in a band at the time and we were performing shows every weekend and I was so busy dreaming about that I pretty much lacked interests in other activities. I could also throw a football and run past most guys with it pretty well. At the time I was very tomboyish and not very much into my appearance so I think that sent off a message to most guys, not something that was negative but it was obvious that I probably wasn't into being approached. I don't know why but I didn't let that bother me at the time. It's been 3 years since then so of course, the ideal for romance catches up with you eventually (lol). I suppose I've always been comfortable in my own skin and very open with my personality and never cared what guys thought in a sense but I realized that it wasn't a bad idea to start observing what some of them liked :) To this day I'm as straight-forward as I was in high school, but I did develop a knack for style, a bigger smile, have lessened the burping and rough-housing with guys when I'm with them (I've realized when it comes to boys, its best not to startle them with such openness lol). However that doesn't mean you aren't being yourself; you could still be as true to your spirit and heartfelt about your ideas and what you're interested in. Like for example I love being active and having fun; camping, biking, hiking, etc. Also I'll be taking taekwondo lessons soon and some guys know me as the 'girly tough girl.' What's funny is that you could never tell with looking at me since I'm very petite but as time flew, they got to know my soft side and my strong side; its give or take. Some guys liked that aspect about you or they don't ;) I for one think its awesome that you can beat them at arm wrestling, and can play the guitar. that just shows you're not easy to win over and not afraid to be yourself but nothing is wrong with improving your outer body as well and a little makeup. Who knows you can still be that girl who kicks booty in leggings and boots aka sexy strong girl :] Best of good wishes to you.
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So, last night I diligently did a practice set up for the craft show that I attended today. I was pretty pleased with with what I came up with considering that I only registered for it this week and did not have that much time to prepare. As I was setting up last night I quickly found out that despite the fact that I thought I didn't have enough merchandise to go to the show with, I surprisingly found out that not only did I have enough, but that I needed additional table room. I figured there wouldn't be a problem if I added a couple of tv tables to the mix and used them for a stand for my bags. It looked good, and provided a bit of variety.
Well.... that was not how things turned out...
I got to the craft show and low and behold, the tent that I was to be located in was over booked and I had to squeeze everything into the space that my table took- only 4 ft!!! I stole a bit of space with the chair I put next to the table- but holy moly- they didn't leave us much room!!
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If anyone has been paying attention to these updates, then it is painfully clear that I haven't been keeping up with status reports. I wish I could say it's because I've been so busy working on the book that I haven't had time for weekly updates in over a month. Sadly, that's not true. I have been busy working on various projects, but when it comes to No Man's Land, I had fallen into a trap of procrastination and the ugly habit of lying to myself by saying I had writer's block. The truth is that I didn't have writer's block, I just needed a handy excuse to not do what I needed to do (and to be perfectly honest, what I really want to do). I realized that I had fallen into the trap of writing chapter after chapter of the new book, without giving much thought to where the story needed to go, or what was missing. This had reached a breaking point for me, and I simply shut down, convinced I didn't know what I was doing, where the story was going, or how to wrap it up. The truth is that I was scared (but that's a post for another time). Here is what you need to know…Last night I read what I have written so far. I didn't change anything, as I don't do any editing cannot be done until after the first draft is completed. But I did make some notes along the way, including a list of what was working and what wasn't working, along with suggested changes for when I start working on the second draft. Then I made a list of what I knew was missing from the story—key plot elements and character moments from the original story outline that are crucial to the story, but still aren't there yet. Most important, as I read the draft as it exists so far, I came to realize that I'm much closer to finishing than I realized. I'm back on track now, and hard at work on what needs to be done. And no more updates until I'm done with the first draft. Thanks for your understanding and support.
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Spiritual Rez and Raging Fyah, two wildly different reggae bands, made their double billing a night to remember at Brooklyn Bowl on July 13, 2016. Regarded as one of Jamaica's most promising young acts, Raging Fyah makes music in the rock reggae tradition. The critically acclaimed six piece band from Kingston has self-released two albums, Judgment Day (2011) and Destiny (2014). Both albums earned comparisons to legendary reggae outfits, such as Jamaica's beloved Third World.
At twenty minutes after eight o'clock, only a disco ball spinning to slow reggae jams hinted at the grooves to come. The audience hung out by the bar, awaiting the late arrival of Spiritual Rez, the opening band. The band's drummer broke the silence by lightly tapping the snare drum. Next to the lead singer, Toft Willingham, a trombone, trumpet, bass and keyboard stood front and center stage.
Funky surfer rock reggae, reminiscent of the 1990's ska band Sublime, floated out over the growing crowd. Over the past nine years, this six-man band has toured the United States, sharing their music and appreciation of the arts. Rooted in rock, reggae and funk, Spiritual Rez is passionate about creating an epic live experience that encourages dancing and basic human connection. At one point, the band began head banging with the audience, clearing moving towards an unexpected heavy metal sound.
After Spiritual Rez's opening set came to an end, the stage lights shifted to Jamaican yellow, red, and green. The colors illuminated the two guitarists, two keyboard players, bassist and drummer, as the artists and their instruments began populating the stage.
"Judgment Day, " the hit single from Raging Fyah's most recent album, was the standout performance of the night. The lyrics, a passionate and sad story, seemingly captivated the audience while the band played shrouded as silhouettes in front of an all red background. Raging Fyah closed its set with the audience clapping in unison with those on-stage. Underneath purple floodlights, lead singer Kumar Bent screamed, "This is Raging Fyah, from Jamaica! Let's make this love everlasting!"
"When I say Raging, you say Fyah!" he continued and the crowd chanted along, arms pumping in the air.
With a short thank you, the band humbly exited the stage but the crowd wanted more. Raging Fyah returned to the stage to play "Brave", a haunting choice for an encore. A hush ripped through the building as the audience listened intently to powerful lyrics, such as: "I ask Mama, what is faith?"
Next time you're looking for some true authentic Jamaican rhythm, Raging Fyah's live show is the place to go.


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The Recreational Poker has been the 'go to' strategy in the poker world for a while now but there is still a long way to go and many poker rooms are only doing enough to get the headline rather than genuinely protect those wholly unaware.
The reason Bodog brought in all-anonymous tables universally was because 'pro' players buy hand-data, via their screenname, and use that data against recreational players. This isn't being a 'pro' player, its cheating. Worse than that, a lot of these genuinely, recreational players don't even know it's happening.
Bodog are now taking another step in helping real players enjoy a level playing field with an all-table 'Quick Seat' feature. Again some have used this as an option - as they now do with anonymous tables - as an option. But to opt in you have to understand the shady dealings of the sharks, which recreational players do not.
I don't understand? OK, if somebody steals money from your bank account fraudulently that money is returned to you. You don't have to 'opt in' to this system, it is in place. Bodog poker offers a safety net to ALL players, not just those savvy enough to opt in.
But why should such players be protected? These are the lifeblood of ANY poker room. Firstly, if they have a bad experience their life span is dramatically reduced as they look elsewhere for fun. Secondly, and most vitally, they are the ones that deposit money into the system. Those that cheat tend to only withdraw money from the system so not only are they bad for user experience, they are also bad for liquidity.
We challenge anybody to deny this statement: Bodog is the fairest place to play poker online.
DX World EXPO, LLC, a Lighthouse Point, Florida-based startup trade show producer and the creator of "DXWorldEXPO® - Digital Transformation Conference & Expo" has announced its executive management team. The team is headed by Levent Selamoglu, who has been named CEO. "Now is the time for a truly global DX event, to bring together the leading minds from the technology world in a conversation about Digital Transformation," he said in making the announcement.
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"Space Monkey by Vivent Smart Home is a product that is a distributed cloud-based edge storage network. Vivent Smart Home, our parent company, is a smart home provider that places a lot of hard drives across homes in North America," explained JT Olds, Director of Engineering, and Brandon Crowfeather, Product Manager, at Vivint Smart Home, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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SYS-CON Events announced today that Conference Guru has been named "Media Sponsor" of the 22nd International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 5-7, 2018, at the Javits Center in New York, NY. A valuable conference experience generates new contacts, sales leads, potential strategic partners and potential investors; helps gather competitive intelligence and even provides inspiration for new products and services. Conference Guru works with conference organizers to pass great deals to gre...
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DevOps is under attack because developers don't want to mess with infrastructure. They will happily own their code into production, but want to use platforms instead of raw automation. That's changing the landscape that we understand as DevOps with both architecture concepts (CloudNative) and process redefinition (SRE). Rob Hirschfeld's recent work in Kubernetes operations has led to the conclusion that containers and related platforms have changed the way we should be thinking about DevOps and...
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The Internet of Things will challenge the status quo of how IT and development organizations operate. Or will it? Certainly the fog layer of IoT requires special insights about data ontology, security and transactional integrity. But the developmental challenges are the same: People, Process and Platform. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Craig Sproule, CEO of Metavine, demonstrated how to move beyond today's coding paradigm and shared the must-have mindsets for removing complexity from the develop...
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In his Opening Keynote at 21st Cloud Expo, John Considine, General Manager of IBM Cloud Infrastructure, led attendees through the exciting evolution of the cloud. He looked at this major disruption from the perspective of technology, business models, and what this means for enterprises of all sizes. John Considine is General Manager of Cloud Infrastructure Services at IBM. In that role he is responsible for leading IBM's public cloud infrastructure including strategy, development, and offering m...
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The next XaaS is CICDaaS. Why? Because CICD saves developers a huge amount of time. CD is an especially great option for projects that require multiple and frequent contributions to be integrated. But… securing CICD best practices is an emerging, essential, yet little understood practice for DevOps teams and their Cloud Service Providers. The only way to get CICD to work in a highly secure environment takes collaboration, patience and persistence. Building CICD in the cloud requires rigorous ar...
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Companies are harnessing data in ways we once associated with science fiction. Analysts have access to a plethora of visualization and reporting tools, but considering the vast amount of data businesses collect and limitations of CPUs, end users are forced to design their structures and systems with limitations. Until now. As the cloud toolkit to analyze data has evolved, GPUs have stepped in to massively parallel SQL, visualization and machine learning.
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"Evatronix provides design services to companies that need to integrate the IoT technology in their products but they don't necessarily have the expertise, knowledge and design team to do so," explained Adam Morawiec, VP of Business Development at Evatronix, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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To get the most out of their data, successful companies are not focusing on queries and data lakes, they are actively integrating analytics into their operations with a data-first application development approach. Real-time adjustments to improve revenues, reduce costs, or mitigate risk rely on applications that minimize latency on a variety of data sources. In his session at @BigDataExpo, Jack Norris, Senior Vice President, Data and Applications at MapR Technologies, reviewed best practices to ...
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Widespread fragmentation is stalling the growth of the IIoT and making it difficult for partners to work together. The number of software platforms, apps, hardware and connectivity standards is creating paralysis among businesses that are afraid of being locked into a solution. EdgeX Foundry is unifying the community around a common IoT edge framework and an ecosystem of interoperable components.
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"ZeroStack is a startup in Silicon Valley. We're solving a very interesting problem around bringing public cloud convenience with private cloud control for enterprises and mid-size companies," explained Kamesh Pemmaraju, VP of Product Management at ZeroStack, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 21st Cloud Expo, held Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Large industrial manufacturing organizations are adopting the agile principles of cloud software companies. The industrial manufacturing development process has not scaled over time. Now that design CAD teams are geographically distributed, centralizing their work is key. With large multi-gigabyte projects, outdated tools have stifled industrial team agility, time-to-market milestones, and impacted P&L stakeholders.
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"Akvelon is a software development company and we also provide consultancy services to folks who are looking to scale or accelerate their engineering roadmaps," explained Jeremiah Mothersell, Marketing Manager at Akvelon, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at 21st Cloud Expo, held Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Enterprises are adopting Kubernetes to accelerate the development and the delivery of cloud-native applications. However, sharing a Kubernetes cluster between members of the same team can be challenging. And, sharing clusters across multiple teams is even harder. Kubernetes offers several constructs to help implement segmentation and isolation. However, these primitives can be complex to understand and apply. As a result, it's becoming common for enterprises to end up with several clusters. Thi...
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"They say his father was a fisherman"
by herrmannfan
Joe DiMaggio salutes his bat (1941)
George Sisler at the University of Michigan, early 1900s
Dick Sisler's dad was "Gentleman George" (or sometimes "Gorgeous George") Sisler. He played professional baseball from 1915 to 1930. He was born in 1893, which means he started "playing in the big leagues" when he was about twenty-two. It seems unlikely that Manolin is that old.


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This week, CHOTOFU introduces three of their newest custom NEW ERA Snapback Caps to the game. Customs are important simply because they're less saturated and more unique. It also takes talent and a following of all things related. First up is the Baltimore Orioles 950 featured in a grey crown, black brim and neon yellow/black logo. This color way was inspired by Nike's very own neon yellow air max 95. Hook ups, hook ups. Next, something for the up and coming Air Jordan Three Time's a Charm release. Featured is a black crown, purple brim and purple/black/red/yellow Scranton Railriders logo. Last but not least, a royal / black / yellow cap for a previously released Air Jordan Laney 14's. Make sure to get yours as these are limited to 36 pieces per by click the following link http://iamchotofu.com


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You might be panic about getting authentic information related with Himalayas. Hence, we have listed seven things to avoid while traveling in the Himalayas.
1. Illegal Tour and Travel operators
Due to essay access to internet, the large numbers of travel operators are providing lucrative travel offers even in this part of the world. Those travel companies are illegally operating and hence it will be better idea to recognize such companies. We recommend avoiding such travel and tour operators while traveling in the Himalayas.
2. Language Differences
Due to rapid expansion of communication technology people living even the remote part of the world like Himalayas are in-touch with English language. Hence if you are worrying about language difference before traveling in the Himalayas please leave it immediately. We even suggest learning few local phrases so that you can easily intermingle with local culture.
3. Unprofessional Healing Centers
For ages Himalaya remained central attraction among those people who are in search of spiritual quest. The peaceful locale for meditation and availability of traditional medicinal herbs arrest the attention of world travel even today in the Himalayas. Along with adventure travel, people travel in the Himalayas in the hope of healing chronic diseases which are impossible to cure by modern medical sciences. Thus, if you are in search of spiritual healing center in the Himalayas we recommend you to be careful and selective.
4. Useless travel gadgets
If you are preparing to travel in the Himalayas we suggest you to avoid purchasing unnecessary travel gadgets. The Himalaya region is geographically diverse and culturally vast. The different regions require different travel gadgets. Hence, it will be better idea to consult with adventure travel companies what to purchase or not once you arrive in the travel destination.
5. Overpacking
Avoid overpacking!!! You are travelling in such destination where economy is rapidly booming. Whatever kinds of things you are planning to bring in all will be available comparatively in a cheaper price in South Asia. If such is the situation, why should pay extra cost for airline.
6. Security Concern
You are travelling in the region where Buddha preached his lesson of world peace and fraternity among humanity. The mid hill villages of Himalayan region are inhabited by Buddhist followers. Likewise, South Asian Nations see their economic prosperity in welcoming international visitors from around the world. The moment you land in the Himalaya you will find welcoming people. Hence, avoid the tension of security concern while preparing to travel in Himalayas.
7. Heavy Dependency on Guidebooks and Online Resources
Another serious concern that drags the attention of travelers in this region is they heavily depend on guidebooks and online resources in obtaining information of about Himalayas. Some books or online resource might be helpful but we can not blindly trust their information. For this reason, it is better to avoid complete dependency over those sources. Unless and until you meet with local guides or travel operators it will be impossible to get correct information about the mountains, cultures, festivals and trekking trails in the Himalayas.
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I really love cookies! I don't want to go to a website, sign in and type my username and password by myself. Hey, who wants to do that all the time when you have your precious cookie to do it for you.
Yesterday, I explain what is a computer cookie and why do we need those cookie. This time I will share to you how you can protect and backup your cookies. Normally you can do this by exporting your cookies but that would not be handy, I introduce to you Cookie Monster , No it's not the blue monster from sesame street, Cookie Monster is a free utility that lets you manage your browser cookies. This cookie utility manager supports Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, Mozilla and Opera.


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Acne breakouts are one of the nasty things that happen to all of us when we least expect it. It is so annoying because even if we use the best face wash, that expensive cream and a homemade face mask to pamper the skin, these little zits pop out from nowhere making the skin look so ugly.
Beauty experts explain many reasons why your skin is breaking out. It is said that women experience a more number of breakouts when compared to men, and this could be due to hormonal changes in the body.
When it comes to men and acne breakouts, the common reason for the problem is not following the right diet, lack of water and even living in an unhygienic surrounding. Acne breakouts can be controlled if you know the reason behind this skin problem. Therefore, Boldsky shares some of the reasons why your skin is breaking out.
Here is your chance to take a look at the many reasons why your skin is suddenly popping up with pimples and bright red spots.
Sleepless Nights
When you're under a lot of stress the body is unable to rest well at night. Having a regular pattern of sleepless nights will increase the level of cortisol (stress hormone) in the body. This reacts with the skin causing acne breakouts.
Did you know there are some medications which hamper the skin? If you're having an adverse reaction on the skin in the form of acne and other skin problems, it is best to seek medical advice.
After working out, it is important to take a shower. Sweat gets settled in the pores which results in skin break outs. Washing and cleansing the body after a workout is mandatory.
Dirty Sheets
It is important to change the pillow cover and the bed sheet you sleep on thrice a month. By sleeping on dirty sheets, the oil and dirt from the hair gets in contact with the skin and thus causes the onset of acne.
That Spicy Food
Consuming too much of spicy food will lead to acne breakouts. Spicy food contains acidic lycopene- which is a major contributor of breakouts.
Nasty Hair Products
Oily hair is another reason why your skin is breaking out. On the other hand, hair products are to blame as their chemical ingredients combine with the sweat in the pores and cause acne.
All this while, we were told that toothpaste helps heal pimples and the scars. But, today, experts state toothpaste to be one of the many reasons your skin is breaking out into pimples. Frothy toothpaste should never fall on the chin and around the mouth. Make sure that toothpaste never leaves your mouth while brushing.
Your Mobile Phone
Every time you place your mobile phone on your face, the bacteria from the phone lodges itself on your skin. This is one of the many reasons your skin is breaking out. This bacteria usually affects those who have sensitive skin.


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How to Get an MVR Report in Illinoisby Lindsey Thompson
The Illinois Department of Vehicle Services registers vehicles, issues driver's licenses and manages vehicle records. In Illinois, you can obtain your motor vehicle record, called a driving record abstract, through the mail or in person.
At a Branch
To find your local Department of Vehicle Services branch, use the search feature found on its website. At the branch, you will fill out an Abstract Request Form, which asks for your name, date of birth, driver's license number, gender, address and phone number. As of 2015, the fee for a driving record abstract was $12, payable by cash or check only.
Through the Mail
You can also request your driving record through the mail. Download the Abstract Request Form found on the Department of Vehicle Services website, fill it out and mail it in along with the $12 fee. Abstract requests through the mail take 10 days to process.
Another Person's Record
Illinois also lets you request another person's driving record abstract. To get someone else's record, fill out Section III on the Abstract Request Form. Turn in the form along with a notarized note of permission from the person whose driving record you are requesting. You also need to indicate your reason for requesting the driving record in Section IV of the Abstract Request Form.
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Set visits in Los Angeles are quickly becoming a favorite pastime. Who really gets to say that other than a lucky blogger like myself who's been on a few handsful and loves every minute of it! It's a surreal feeling to me, I've grown up watching and enjoying television (especially comedies) and when you get a chance to tour a set and meet the stars of a show, it's just the coolest thing! We arrived on set at Disney Studios Lot for a tour of The Real O'Neals home and we were thrilled to see stars Bebe Wood (Shannon) and Matt Shively (Jimmy) were there to happily greet us. They joined us and David Windsor (Creator and Executive Producer) as we toured their television home that was decorated for their Christmas episode.Aside from having no roof, the house looks like a home you and I could live in. The decor down to family photos is really neat to see. With over 100 people working to create an episode, it takes about 5 full days to complete one, then it's tear down the set and rebuild quickly for the next episode! The Christmas decor was beautiful and behind the scenes you even get a chance to see the "snow" they use to decorate the house, lawn, and yard. Because they weren't actively filming the show that morning, the stars saw the Christmas transformation of the set just as we did and were impressed! Also, we got a sneak peak at something you'll be seeing in a future episode. I'm going to show you the photo and you'll have to wait and see what and who will be involved in this part of the show!Any guesses?
To catch you up on Season 2, here's what's happening:
The O'Neal family continues its journey of self-discovery and growth, resulting from Kenny coming out and his parents, Eileen and Pat, getting divorced. After finally coming out, Kenny will discover that life outside the closet isn't that easy. Luckily for him, his older brother, Jimmy, will always be there to offer his often-misguided advice. And finally, there's Shannon, the youngest O'Neal, whose unique views on life make her wise beyond her years. Eileen and Pat will continue to deal with starting their separate lives while still living under the same roof. Through it all, Aunt Jodi will be there offering her unusual brand of support, as the O'Neals continue to explore new relationships, friendships and acceptance of one another in the next, messier chapter of their lives.
Tuesday Night Spooktacular
This week leading up to Halloween, ABC has tons of great comedy and fun planned for the holiday. Tonight, there's no shortage of laughs beginning with The Middle at 8pm and ending with The Real O'Neals at 9:30pm! Check out Tuesday's Spooktacular lineup and then watch the a clip of tonight's The Real O'Neals episode below!
The Real O'Neals
Tune in tonight and to learn more, visit the social channels below.
My trip that included the set visit of The Real O'Neals was hosted by Disney but every moment documented is 100% my own.
Behind the Scenes of ABC's New Comedy American Housewife #ABCTVEvent #AmericanHousewife
As part of our Los Angeles adventures last month, we got a chance to go behind the scenes of ABC's newest comedy American Housewife which premiered last Tuesday in the 8:30 p.m. spot just after The Middle! Did you catch the show? You have to watch as Katy Mixon (Mike & Molly) stars as Katie Otto, a confident, unapologetic wife and mother of three raises her flawed family in the wealthy town of Westport, Connecticut, filled with "perfect" mommies and their "perfect" offspring. In the premiere titled "Pilot," Katie and husband Greg (Diedrich Bader, "The Drew Carey Show") have moved to Westport because the school district there is the best option for their youngest, Anna-Kat. Katie finds herself caught up in helping Anna-Kat fit in more while her older kids, Taylor and Oliver fit in a little less. On top of this, Katie has her own insecurities about her place in their new town but her friends, Angela (Carly Hughes) and Doris (Ali Wong) have her back. We saw the screener ahead of time and have since watched a few more episodes and the laughs keep coming. Moms everywhere will relate in one way or another and the cast holds it's own to Katy Mixon for sure!
Our set visit was unique, the show was actually filming on location at a church so we got up close and personal of what it's like to take a show out of the studio lot and into the public! I'm sure locals are used to trucks and trailers shutting down streets for film crews, it's a southern California given. We arrived to the secret location, unable to geotag our social media shares of course for embargo purposes and so crowds don't get too curious. We witnessed similar wardrobe collections for the stars, food stations, and break areas but only they were outside on the church lawn and in the rectory. While we awaited our small group tours, we sat in the pews of the church. Only in LA!
Merry Christmas! Filming was set a few months into the future and the holiday decor was pretty stunning. We got to literally sit behind producers, directors, and the film crew as the actors came in and out of the room and the shots. I observed cast stand-ins they have for different situations, at first I stared intently at a few people that looked like Katy and Ali but realized they weren't them at all. Minutes later Katy took her place in the scene and we had to be super quiet on the set. Tapes rolled and seconds of film was shot and stopped, and started and stopped again. The process is time consuming, I can imagine. It's surprising how many people it takes to make a television show work.Once the actors had a break, they came to meet us in the church for some photos. Ali Wong and Carly Hughes were first to come out and greet us. They are so fun and just hammed it up for photos with everyone! How about Ali's abs, I heard she just had a baby too (not fair)! Then a while later, out came Katy Mixon. Please forgive my hair in this photo, I tried to crop most of it out. It was so humid that day and I was hot and sticky mess. Katy on the other hand was gorgeous, her hair was perfection and she talked to each one of us on a personal level, she was so sweet! Tuesday nights are better than ever now with their new show line up, catch each one:
The Middle 8/7c
American Housewife at 8:30/7:30c
Fresh Off the Boat at 9/8c
The Real O'Neals at 9:30/8:30c
Tune in tonight (Tuesday, October 18), this episode had me rolling on the floor. Mom's will know exactly what I mean, here's the synopsis and then watch the hilarious clip:
The Nap
All Katie wants is a good, long nap after the kids keep her up all night. But when Greg gets the flu, she doesn't get a minute to herself. Her exhaustion reaches critical mass with a confrontation with the school's officious crossing guard (guest star Kate Flannery, "The Office").
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Behind the Scenes of ABC's The Middle + New Tuesday Night Lineup #TheMiddle #ABCTVEvent
One of my favorite things about fall is looking forward to cozy evenings in on the couch, watching our favorite tv shows as a family! The ABC comedies we love are all premiering this month and the new Tuesday night lineup is going to make you laugh more than ever! Starting tonight, Tuesday October 11, The Middle kicks off the evening at 8/7c followed by the new show American Housewife at 8:30/7:30c, then catch Fresh Off the Boat at 9/8c, and The Real O'Neals at 9:30/8:30c! I'm looking forward to winding down with these great shows tonight and they mean a little more to me now because we had some fun opportunities with them while we were in Los Angeles last month! We got a chance to go on set and behind the scenes of ABC's The Middle and the experience was unforgettable!
Behind the Scenes of ABC's The Middle
Driving up to Warner Bros. Studios Ranch, I had butterflies in my stomach. I really love the chance to meet celebrities that I admire on television and in movies, even though they are everyday people, I still get really star-struck. It was no different this time as we were going to meet the cast of ABC's The Middle, one of my families' favorite comedies. As a middle-class family of five with a high school student, college student, and tween we've always been able to relate to this show in some aspect. Not to mention my husband and I grew up watching Patricia Heaton in "Everybody Loves Raymond" as well as Neil Flynn as the Janitor in "Scrubs," this was going to be a cool day!
The first thing we were treated to was a warm and genuine welcome from Atticus Shaffer (Brick Heck)! I couldn't get my camera out fast enough, but he literally went down the line of all 25 of us and shook our hands and said nice to meet you as we introduced ourselves. Brick plays a high school Freshman this season on the show, something my very own son went through this past school year. The set was busy as you can expect, we saw Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn (Frankie Heck, Mike Heck) walk by a few times before we got a very cool chance to snap some photos with them. The shot they were currently filming has Patricia Heaton in her PJ's and for a slight moment she realized this was going to be noticed in the photos! Hey, we're all moms here, we loved it. I love the set itself too, it's so real. I mean the bedroom, the bathroom (complete with laundry piled everywhere) made me feel at home, it's no secret that we're a little on the messy side in our house! Did you know that this show is shot with ONE camera and it uses film, no digital?! It sets the scene and really makes the show what it is, so cool!
Atticus was back and he brought Charlie McDermott (Axl Heck) with him and we got a great group shot with the boys! We let the actors get back to business as we took a quick stroll around and found the famous living room. Again, the house is really something I can relate to with the kids' things, magazines, food, drinks, and stuff everywhere, yet you feel that it's all about family here with real photos on the wall of the kids growing up. Outside we were able to walk through the costume trailer for the show with costume designer Julia Caston. The trailer was packed with clothing all labeled for each character. Did you know that they average about 65 wardrobe changes per episode?! It was really neat to see all the clothes and even without looking at the labels you knew who they belonged to. Of course there's Brick's striped shirts and sweaters and Mike's plaid shirts! Axl and his boxer short collection, Sue's 80's style, turtlenecks, and everything pink, and a section of Frankie's dental assistant scrubs!
On some pieces of clothing/jewelry you'll catch the continuity photos that are labeled with the season, episode, scene, shoot, and day. In case they have to re-shoot a scene, these labels (that are all included in a software program) are available to recall what and how they were wearing a particular outfit.
The Middle Now on Tuesdays!
After that fun experience, we also got a chance to preview tonight's new episode at home with our family. Of course we watched it two full times because the first time I was making comments like, "I met him," or "I sat on that couch, " and even, "I took a picture in front of that dresser!" But, you're going to love the premiere, here's the synopsis:
This year, the kids will find themselves breaking out of their comfort zones and navigating new situations than what they're used to – which may or may not be very comforting to Frankie and Mike. On the season premiere episode, "The Core Group," Frankie and Mike are excited to meet April (Greer Grammer) – the love of Axl's life–but discover that love may indeed be blind when April reveals a quirky personality trait. Meanwhile, after getting bit by the acting bug while working at Dollywood over the summer, Sue wants to change her major to theater, and Brick is starting high school and making it his mission to try for a fresh start and not be considered one of the weird kids.
Now that I have a college student, I can relate to the show in a different way. I look at Sue and Axl and think of my daughter and the experiences and realizations she will be presented with. I see Brick starting high school and I remember that was my son to some extent last year. As a mother I also feel the dynamic of the family changing. Watch this clip of tonight's episode, it really touched me:
This show will make you laugh and it's even made me cry. Check out The Middle in it's new day followed by the rest of the great Tuesday night lineup!
American Housewife at 8:30/7:30c
Fresh Off the Boat at 9/8c
The Real O'Neals at 9:30/8:30c
My trip that included the set visit of The Middle was hosted by Disney but every moment documented is 100% my own.
What to Expect on Season 6 of Once Upon a Time #OUAT #OnceUponaTime #ABCTVEVENT
Once upon a time there was a blogger who was invited to Los Angeles for some incredible experiences with 24 old and new friends! That is exactly how I felt last week, like a princess in a fairy tale. It wasn't a dream but a reality to jump in a shuttle and head to the ABC building for breakfast and a screening of the season 6 premiere of Once Upon a Time. Not only that, we got to chat with co-creators and executive producers Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz ("Lost," "Tron: Legacy") for some exclusive information on the upcoming season.
Once Upon a Time
Welcome to Storybrooke, a small town in Maine that you won't find on any map. This town is full of magic, populated by fairytale characters once cursed by the Evil Queen Regina to live in our world—deprived of their memories and happy endings. Until Emma Swan came to town and changed everything. With the help of her son, Henry, Emma embraced her true identity as the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming—the Savior destined to break the Curse. But even after returning everyone's memories, Emma's mission was far from over. With the Curse broken, Mr. Gold (aka Rumplestiltskin) was free to bring magic to Storybrooke. And magic ALWAYS comes with a price…
As Once Upon a Time returns to ABC for its sixth season, TONIGHT, SEPTEMBER 25 (8:00–9:00 p.m. EDT), on the ABC Television Network, so does its classic villain—the Evil Queen.
In the season premiere episode, "The Savior," as our heroes set out to stop Hyde, Emma develops a mysterious side effect, and Storybrooke becomes a haven for people from the Land of Untold Stories. Meanwhile, Regina and Zelena embrace their newfound sisterhood by becoming roommates, while Rumple tries to free Belle from the sleeping Curse with the help of a stranger. In flashback, Jafar confronts an afflicted Aladdin in Agrabah, and a secret about the Savior is revealed. Watch this teaser to prepare for tonight!
"Once Upon a Time" stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as the Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Colin O'Donoghue as Hook, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills, Rebecca Mader as the Wicked Witch/Zelena and Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.
Guest starring are Raphael Sbarge as Archie Hopper/Jiminy Cricket, Beverley Elliott as Granny, Oded Fehr as Jafar, Deniz Akdeniz as Aladdin, Tarun Keram as Emir, Peter Marcin as Chief, Farris Tyab, Jordan Ashley Olson as Young Nurse/Oracle, Giles Matthey as Morpheus, Thomas Gasior as Musketeer #1, Ingrid Torrance as Nurse Ratchet, Hank Harris as Dr. Jekyll and Sam Witwer as Mr. Hyde.
Without giving too much away, here are some of the highlights from our interview with Adam Horowitz (AH) and Edward Kitsis (EK) and what to expect in season 6!
Land of the Untold Stories
Can you explain the concept of the untold story and how it is going to affect our regular characters?
AH: With untold story in the past we've seen the characters within the storybook who have been affected by the curse whose happy endings have been ripped away by the Evil Queen and her curse. With the Land of Untold Stories, it's a little bit different, and what we're exploring is characters who have run away from their stories, who have left them and gone to this other place. Now they find themselves in a storybook in stories that may have been put on pause and resumed. So rather than stories that necessarily that have ended in a certain way, these are stories that were kind of midstream that for whatever reason these characters didn't want to see it continue.
It's kind of a different way into kind of looking at what some of these classic characters have gone through, and how, and finding another way that they can kind of intersect with our characters.
What was the selection process like for choosing the untold stories? And how deep are you going? And how much of that time will be focused on those untold stories?
AH : We have a dart board.
EK : The second episode is The Count of Monte Cristo and The Count of Monte Cristo was a master of revenge. So that you're going to see the story unfold where we realize he has a past with the Evil Queen, who we also know was interested in getting revenge. When we bring in new characters it is the fun of telling that story. Also though, how it filmatically links back to our characters. And I think what you'll see in this first bunch, or actually the first 10 episodes is it really is, we're back to, it's just our characters. The villain is obviously the Evil Queen, Rumple is not looking very heroic right now, and Zelena is caught between two sisters. We're going to see some chaos in Storybook unfold, but really a lot of it is going to be between our characters.
Characters Expected in Season 6
What are some of the characters we can expect to see this season?
AH : We are going to be seeing Captain Nemo,Count of Monte Cristo, Cinderella, Aladdin, Jasmine, Jafar.
EK : We're going to meet the Evil Stepmom from Cinderella, we're going to meet the wicked step sisters, or evil stepsisters. We're going to see a lot more of Archie this year, Jiminy Cricket. We're going to see Elroy and the Dwarfs, our normal group of people. And then there's be some fun, I think, little things in The Land of Untold Stories.
Belle and Rumple
Can you also talk about the tension in in their relationship? And what Bell is really hoping to achieve this year?
AH : So, you know, because they've had that love between them, what's happen to them is so terrible and has ripped them apart in such a difficult way, she's really struggling now with how to move forward in life.
EK : Rumple says, I'll be the best man I can be.
AH : I'll be the best man I can be, which is a very carefully chosen set of words. He'll be the best man he can be, but he can't quite get to that place of actually being a good man. But he does become sort of a better man, but he also never really portray who he is. That's the push pull in that relationship, she does love him and sees the good and the bad in him, and the potential. It's that frustration that continues to grow, which is wow, if he could just kind of keep going in that one direction it could work.
AH : But something always sort of pulls him back.
EK : I think, you know, it's that-that gray area is what we like to write. Because if it was just good, there was just evil and the show gets boring, and for us, we always wanted it to work on the level of taking the icons into humans, you know. So you're taking the Snow White figurine off yourself and saying, what would she really be like? And the same with Rumple. And every year I always remind our fans that he warned us in Skin Deep, he was a difficult man to love. And every year people fall for him. And then when he reminds you of that they get upset. So this year will be no different.
Love and Family
Six seasons into the show you are at the point where it's not true love as a romantic love, it can be a parent and a child, or between siblings. Can you talk about sort of exploring, like moving away from what traditional happy ending or true love story would be?
EK : I think that is absolutely true. I think this show has always been about a family. There's a lot of romance and I think you're going to see the first few episodes have a lot of that romance in them, but at the end of the day, the curse was broken between a son and a mom. And family comes first on this show, and that is important to us. I think that also we try to do real life like Neil. Neil is Emma's first boyfriend, we all have them, and you don't marry them usually, you move on and you learn from them. And they become a how to of what not to do or what to do, but that's what they were, and that was real to us.
AH : Same with Regina with Daniel, which there's nothing un-untrue about that love or impure about it, but she moved on and she found love with Robin and subsequently we lost him. But to Eddy's point it's character roaming and experiencing things, and the goal of the show has always been to not have it just be a pattern.
EK : I think that in a happy ending they end with happily ever after, which means they go on. They very rarely say the end. So there is no period at the end of this, so how do you live your life like that? You know, if you're waiting around for here's the three things that are going to make me happy and then I can just sit down and go, I'm happy, it doesn't work like that. And I think the characters have to slowly start to realize that as well because I think that a lot of them just believe that, you know, true love's kiss we wake up and we go off into the sunset, except for there's another episode the next week and a new marshmallow monster comes to town.
Can we expect anymore saviors this season? Because we had a lot of dark ones.
AH : That's a great question.
EK : Well what I'll say is this without trying to spoil too much is, if last year we were exploring dark ones and that mythology, this year we really try to explore savior mythology. What it means to be a savior, what-who- they could have been before, and who they could be next.
EK : What I can say though is that this is a show about hope and that we treat everybody with respect. And so that's important to this show. So whatever we call these characters, whether they are from Dickens, or Huck Finn, or whatever some of them need help and we're going to help them. And that's really what we're going to be about and if there's one thing that I've learned in the show is don't trust a villain, because they lie.
AH : It goes to what Snow White says in the premiere, which is they know they're a danger there, but she welcomes them all.
EK : The fact that Snow realized they were frightened, and that's about taking care of people, which is what Storybook is, is it's a very welcoming town, unless you're like the queens of darkness and you've come to ruin it.
You've said over and over again, that this is a show about hope. For all of those fans out there who are still hoping that Robin Hood will come back, what do you say to them?
EK : I'd say dead is dead.
EK : So I can tell you that a lot of this year is about Regina dealing with loss and moving on, because I think Regina has the most unfair luck of anybody. But that's kind of what makes her Regina.
AH : And by moving on, we don't mean like falling in love with someone right away. That's not realistic to us,this was someone she did love, and who she did lose, and we hope that we deal with that grief and that aftermath in a real way. The premiere explains like that she chooses to have hope and believe that Hades was lying. That's her taking a leap of faith into believe he wasn't obliterated, he went to a better place, he moved on. And then when the audience sees the feather come down, that's telling the audience she was right to have that belief and she doesn't need that physical proof.
EK : That's why. Absolutely that's why we-we did it. If she see it then it's not fake. Then it's not taking a leap of anything, it's fact.
Where else do you find inspiration for the characters and their stories.
EK : You find them everywhere. You find them from life or TV shows. Like Walter White saying I like the life, absolutely was amazing. Michael Corleone closing the door when his wife realizes he's gone to the other side. All these images stick in our mind. For us Rumple was always part rock star, he was kind of this mixture of Bowie and Mick Jagger and then he's the Godfather. And you mix those two together and you've got Mick Jagger if he was a crime boss and that is kind of where we came this from. When we sat down, we always said it's fairytales through a Bowie video and which is why you see all these little touches. We draw inspiration for the characters everywhere and in real life.
Social Media Influence
On social media and your fan base, I wonder how much do you pay attention to that on Twitter and if it ever plays a role in the storylines or characters that you bring back?
EK : If we were to listen to everyone, Robin would be both dead and alive. Regina would be with Daniel, the Huntsmen would come back even though he's a movie star. He would also be dead and Neil would be back. Hook would be alive and dead. Everybody has a different opinion and we're going to go with the one that got us to episode 115, which is ours. As much as we love the fans and we love their thoughts, by the time they hear them, we're already on episode 20. So today this will premiere and episode one will get a lot of you betters. But we're in ten, and so the hardest thing I think in this business is to stay true to your vision, because every day you wake up and somebody is trying to say, are you sure you want to do that?
AH : Right. We love to hear from the fans, we love to get the feedback, and it's a relatively new phenomena that we get those real time feedback as shows are airing. But what's hard for a lot of fans to understand, because they don't make television for a living, is exactly what Eddy said, which is by the time you're watching the premier we're already talking about the back half of the season, and how we're ending the season. It's like the ship has sailed in a way.
EK : Did anyone read the Hunger Games and after chapter two say they didn't tell me who won. I hate this book. I have to read 80 more pages? But on TV it's like I watched three hours, and I want to know what's happened to John Stow, right now.
How Much Longer?
How many more seasons do you foresee being on the air? Do you have an end date?
AH : How many do you want? We don't have an end date, but we have an end plan, let's put it that way. We know how we would want to end the show when the time comes.
EK : I also think Once Upon a Time is a show where season one was different from season two, then season three and we've reinvented it every year. Yet it all has fallen under an umbrella where people have stayed with us. Eventually some of the characters are going to have to have their endings and move on. But who knows, maybe there's a world where this show continues to grow and move on and-and new people come in and out. But we don't know. We're not at planning an ending right now, but we'll see what happens.
AH : We're in the middle of telling this story about these characters and we're excited that we're given the opportunity to tell it.
How excited are you now for tonight's premiere?
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My trip that included the exclusive interview with the creators of Once Upon a Time was hosted by Disney but every opinion is 100% my own.
Follow Me Down the Red Carpet for the Queen Of Katwe Premiere #QueenOfKatweEvent
Pixie dust has reached my inbox and next week I'll be hopping off a plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan. Well, maybe not a cardigan, but YES! I'm going to Los Angeles with 24 remarkable bloggers to walk the red carpet at the Queen Of Katwe premiere! This is my fourth time attending such a grand event and I'm honored to have been asked! Follow along on social media with the hashtags mentioned and experience the amazing adventure right there with us!
Our adventures start Monday, September 19 when we arrive in LA and check into the "Hotel of the Stars," Sheraton Universal Hotel and await old and new friends. Then it's off to Walt Disney Studios for a pre-screening reception wit the African-American Disney Resource Group for dinner and drinks. On this first night we actually get to screen Queen Of Katwe for the first time.
"Queen Of Katwe" is based on the vibrant true story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion.
Here's the trailer for you to see, I've just noticed seeing it on television and it gives me the good chills every time! Queen Of Katwe opens in select theaters on September 23rd; everywhere on September 30th!
#ABCTVEvent #OnceUponATime
Tuesday starts off an unforgettable day by first jumping in a van and heading to the ABC Building for an exciting Once Upon a Time event! We will be getting a sneak preview of the Once Upon a Time Season 6 Premiere, "The Savior," which will be followed by a Q&A with co-creators and executive producers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz! This is unreal, my husband and I have always wanted to get into this program and I'm thinking now is better than never! The show is returning to ABC for its sixth season, Sunday, September 25 (8:00–9:00 p.m. EDT).
Welcome to Storybrooke, a small town in Maine that you won't find on any map. This town is full of magic, populated by fairytale characters once cursed by the Evil Queen Regina to live in our world—deprived of their memories and happy endings. Until Emma Swan came to town and changed everything. With the help of her son, Henry, Emma embraced her true identity as the daughter of Snow White and Prince Charming—the Savior destined to break the Curse. But even after returning everyone's memories, Emma's mission was far from over. With the Curse broken, Mr. Gold (aka Rumplestiltskin) was free to bring magic to Storybrooke. And magic ALWAYS comes with a price…
Once Upon a Time" stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as the Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Colin O'Donoghue as Hook, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills, Rebecca Mader as the Wicked Witch/Zelena and Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.
Press Day begins with lunch and I'm so thrilled to announce that we will be meeting the real life inspirations for the Queen Of Katwe, Phiona Mutesi and Robert Katende for a rare group interview! It doesn't stop there because then we'll interview Madina Nalwanga (who plays Phiona), Martin Kabanza (Phiona's brother Brian Mugabi in the movie), the Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o (Harriet Mutesi), Selma's star David Oyelowo (Robert Katende), and movie director Mira Nair! Following the interviews, we're heading back to the hotel to spiffy up for the Red Carpet and the Queen Of Katwe premiere! I may also need a glass of wine to relax and prepare me for the night. I mean, how often do you get to walk down Hollywood Boulevard with dozens of celebrities then enter the El Capitan Theatre with them to watch the Queen Of Katwe?! If that doesn't knock your socks off, after the movie we will venture to the Hard Rock Cafe with those same celebrities and the cast for the premiere party. Is this real life, or just fantasy? Wow, just wow!
#ABCTVEvent #AmericanHousewife
The fun definitely doesn't stop there. Wednesday morning we are up bright and early and we're on our way to visit the set of ABC's new comedy American Housewife as well as some cool behind-the-scenes action! Now, I just watched the screener of the first episode and I totally laughed to tears. The one-liners, the parent-child relationship, this is my kind of comedy and if you love Modern Family, The Middle, and Black-ish as much as I do, then this is a perfect addition to your favorites! I loved Diedrich Bader from the Drew Carey Show days and he is so funny in this, I've already set my DVR to record the series! The show premieres Tuesday, October 11 at 8:30/7:30c.
Katie Otto, a confident, unapologetic wife and mother of three, raises her flawed family in the wealthy town of Westport, Connecticut, filled with "perfect" mommies and their "perfect" offspring. Katie's perfectly imperfect world is upended when her neighbor's decision to move notches her up from her ideal social standing and sets her on a path to ensure that doesn't happen, regardless of the consequences. Watch the trailer:
#ABCTVEvent #TheMiddle
Speaking of The Middle, to round out our super exciting three days, we are going on set and behind-the-scenes of a show that we love to watch as a family! I mean, I still have Sue's graduation episode saved on my DVR as my oldest just graduated from high school. It's a combination of laughing to tears, and just plain tearing up at some of the reality of this great show! The Middle premieres Tuesday, October 11 at 8/7c.
Two-time Emmy-winner Patricia Heaton stars in this warm and witty single-camera comedy about raising a family and lowering your expectations. Middle-aged, middle class and living in the middle of the country in Orson, Indiana, Frankie Heck is a harried wife and mother of three who uses her wry wit and sense of humor to get her family through each day intact. Frankie works as a dental assistant, and her unflappable husband, Mike, is manager at the local quarry and her sardonic partner in the daily grind that is raising their average – yes, most definitely average – family.
#ABCTVEvent #TheRealONeals
JUST ADDED to our itin! We will be visiting the set of The Real O'Neal's and getting a house tour! The Real O'Neals will premiere October 11 at a new time, Tuesdays at 9:30/8:30c on ABC!
The O'Neal family continues its journey of self-discovery and growth, resulting from Kenny coming out and his parents, Eileen and Pat, getting divorced. After finally coming out, Kenny will discover that life outside the closet isn't that easy. Luckily for him, his older brother, Jimmy, will always be there to offer his often-misguided advice. And finally, there's Shannon, the youngest O'Neal, whose unique views on life make her wise beyond her years. Eileen and Pat will continue to deal with starting their separate lives while still living under the same roof. Through it all, Aunt Jodi will be there offering her unusual brand of support, as the O'Neals continue to explore new relationships, friendships and acceptance of one another in the next, messier chapter of their lives.
This trip is going to be epic and many thanks to Disney for hosting me on this all-expenses paid adventure. Stay tuned to those great hashtags and follow along on my social media to feel like you're right along side me!