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9w, 1dStill Not Dead Yet (a.k.a: What Have I Been Doing)0 comments · 19 views
So... as some people may have noticed, I'm in one of my infamous periods of doing sweet f.a at the moment, so that's a thing.
Sadly that kinda means that I haven't really written anything publishable. However, out with the old, in with the new, I've been doing a fair amount of artwork in the meantime which you can find on both my Deviantart (http://m3lancholy512.deviantart.com), and my Tumblr (http://art.cynicode.co.uk). I also run two sites which I occasionally update with stuffs. My 'creative' site is at http://cynicode.co.uk, while my gaming site can be found at http://m4numbers.co.uk
I've moved back to uni accommodation for the year, so that means I'm going to have time on my hands to do things again. I'm sorry if you expect all of that to be writing; I'm not quite that good yet, but my Tumblr is being kept reasonably active at the moment (for however long that lasts), and you're far more likely to hear any updates on what I'm doing on there as opposed to on here, which, as proven previously, I never update.
As far as the other two sites listed - my personal blogs - they are updated as and when I have the time to write articles, or I do something of note which I decide that needs to be shared with everyone, so neither of them will be very predictable as for when I'll update.
As for how far away anything specific is in being published... 40%, 4%, 1%, 10%, 6%, 12%, 6%, 6%, 45%, 14%, 20%, 83%, and 6%.
I hope that helps.
21w, 6d100 Follower Special (AMA)5 comments · 57 views
Welcome back to part two of the 100 follower AMA celebration… thing. For the purposes of this blog, the acronym: AMA, now stands for Answering My AMA.
Right… In the order of asking the questions… Let's get going.
What is your favourite pony/pairing? (Karrakaz)
In terms of split-second decisions, I'd probably say that Rainbow Dash is my favourite pony (I'm boring like that); however it's kinda tied between her and Twilight Sparkle. This is also reflected in my stories as some may have noticed…
In terms of pairings… TwiDash. I've written mini-prompts for about 6 of the other pairs in the Mane 6 shipping circle and… well, even though I've been exposed to Tchernobog, Jake R, and one or two other dedicated shippers of everything, I still prefer TwiDash, partly because I like the idea, partly because they are the two characters I find easiest to write.
Which type of story do you like reading and/or writing? (Karrakaz)
Uh… not to be cliché about it, but it really depends. I'll focus on reading things at the moment, but the two seem to intermingle in their tastes…
I'm quite a bookworm; I should probably say that quickly, I've read a story on most genres (pony related and non-pony related), What I seem to get through quickest though, is a mix of dark thrillers and Sci-Fi fantasy novels. There's something fascinating about a magic system which has been created by a good author (personal favourite authors for this sort of thing being Brent Weeks and Robin Hobb… maybe a few others too), just as fantastic as a good murder/crime novel by an excellent author (Simon Kernick is my example for this).
I like getting lost in a world, in the characters, in a story. I can't exactly pin down defining genres because there are just too many, however it's a general rule that I only read something that I find interesting, and more often than not, my interests are decidedly fantastical and (arguably) epic.
Writing is… different again. A lot of what I've written is on this site and a great deal of what I've written is very narrow, Slice of Life stuff. Sure… there's an odd attempt at something a bit greater and a bit more expansive, but I find that SoL stuff comes a lot easier to me when I write it; it's the sort of thing that I can go out for a walk at 3 in the morning, come back at 5 and write feverishly until 7 with a brand new Oneshot sitting complete in front of me.
Besides that, I enjoy writing romantic things, but it tends to be between two characters in particular, and more often than not, it seems forced when I set things up, so I'll move swiftly past that…
I also like writing dark stuff; dark is fun. Not the GrimDark: gore and explicit details and torture and things (although that's… interesting too). There's fun in a subtle darkness; the kind where everything seems… off. And there's a lot of fun in writing such a thing. It's a much more agreeable genre that matches my temperament… I suppose I should explain that.
There's something about the- uh… cynical and jaded nature of the world that seems to shine in dark novels. It's a lot easier for me to throw in a glib remark or a sarcastic taunt that works and propels the story. There's a lot to be said about a story in which the hero sets out on a quest, accompanied by a web of conspiracy that closes in around them, mostly that the author was probably having a great amount of fun whilst writing it.
Do you have any form of writing you've never tried but would like to? (Karrakaz)
Not especially so… I've never exactly been able to pin down my current/prevalent style to such a degree as it fits in a specific form. I've also written a lot of stuff… I'm fairly certain that there are few forms that particularly interest me left… Parodies and satirical pieces aside...
How old are you? (Karrakaz and Twilight_Scratch)
Old enough to know that the me four years ago was an idiot, and wise enough to realise that the same thing will be thought of the current me in four years' time.
What country do you reside in? (Willsons and Twilight_Scratch)
The land of the United Kingdom.
How many toes do you have total? (Willsons)
Many… I have several small toes, eight long toes, four feet, and four big toes.
What, in your opinion, is the meaning of life? (Willsons)
The meaning of life is, as is everything, 42.
Have you ever been stabbed? (Willsons)
Felt like it once or twice…
Stabbed by pain counts, right?
What is your average WPS typing speed? How many mistakes do you make in a minute? (Willsons)
Never really count it to be honest… it's more of a constant tide that ebbs and flows. At times, I am bloody fast with my typing, mostly when I'm typing syntax and when I'm in the zone and I make a lot of mistakes. However… thanks to the power of the backspace, they don't last long.
Do you know if there is a character limit in the comments box? (Willsons)
I could make a very educated guess… 65,535 characters seems like an appropriate number.
How did you come up with your name? (Willsons)
I didn't, my parents did.
Who is your favourite person on this site? (Willsons)
Who is your least favourite person on this site? (Willsons)
Where does magic come from? (Willsons)
In the MLP universe… objects. These objects can be a pegaus' wings, a unicorn's horn, and an earth pony's bones. They can store different amounts of magic depending on the 'object', meaning that someone like Rainbow has a greater amount of magic in her wings than Fluttershy has in hers.
Do earth ponies have magic? (Willsons)
Working on the explanation that I made up a few seconds ago, yes. Their magic is focussed into their bodies as opposed to onto the world, as it is with the other two races. They have resilience. It's not quite the same as endurance, but it could be mistaken for it.
This would be more of a getting-up-after-being-felled sort-of-magic; determination… that'd be another word for it. It doesn't make them invincible, but makes them a damn sight harder to break.
Could humans ever have magic like the unicorns in the show? (Willsons)
Yes, although it might be a bit of a dark explanation… as I previously said, magic comes from objects; parts of ponies. If a human happened to fashion an implement from such a magical artefact, they would have magic befitting the magical well present in that artefact.
Puts a different spin on Merlin…
How many questions have I asked you? (Willsons)
A fair amount.
What is your favourite story on this site? (Willsons)
I don't particularly have a single favourite story. There are stories that suit me at times better than others. A Bluebird's Song, Dreamworlds, Then Tomorrow Came, Equestria's Twilight, Dawn of a new Day, Simulacrum, Growing Pains, Playing with My Heart, Valkyrie, the Hard Reset series, Wonderbolt, and Winds of the Past. All of them are in my favourites, and some of them are still incomplete, but they're the ones I re-read the most often.
What is your favourite piece of literature ever? (Willsons)
I refer to my previous answer… there's too much good stuff to just pick a single one. There's the Farseer Trilogy, the Golden Fool Trilogy, the Night Angel Trilogy, the High Lord Trilogy… those are, again, the ones I come back to the most.
Who is your favourite artist? (Willsons)
Leonardo Da Vinci
What is your favourite pony song? (Willsons)
I went through a phase about two years ago of listening to the stuff this fandom made… then stopped. So, as out-of-date musical pieces go… Sinking Ships, from the FlimFlamFilosophy RD Presents series.
What is your favourite non-pony song? (Willsons)
You're going to make me choose from a library of about 4.6k items? I'd rather not… thanks all the same. Although it's probably an amalgamation of Gorillaz, Blur (Yes, I know they're the same person), Lily Allen, Radiohead, Danny Baranowsky and a lot of other artists that make a lot of good songs that I like…
If you want to listen to a good song, try 'Creep' by Radiohead.
Why didn't you put a limit on how many questions could be asked by one person? (Willsons)
Because I saw and see no need to do so.
What is freedom? (Willsons)
Something that America invented to further differentiate itself from the third world. America is no more free than Britain is.
Do you like the sound of your own voice? (Willsons)
Nope. I make an exception for stream-of-thought monologues, though it's more the words and the thoughts that the words force that matter there as opposed to the voice.
Are you left handed or right? (Willsons)
I am not left handed, so I guess that means that I must be right… Excellent, my proclamations that the future lies in staying on the computer all day and not seeing a lick of sunlight are completely true; thanks for that reassurance.
Have you lost any of your adult teeth? (Willsons)
Yes. If you get a choice… go for general anaesthetic, pulling out molars is not something you want done to you whilst you are conscious.
Do you have a beard? (Willsons)
Nope. I prefer to stay clean shaven; stubble distracts me.
I'm going to stop now, is that okay? (Willsons)
That's completely up to you.
Do you mind if I come back in a bit? (Willsons)
Of course… though it might be a bit late now.
Favourite pony ponies in order (Twilight_Scratch)
I wondered when someone would ask this, thank you for contributing your question for such an end.
I've already stated my favourite two ponies out of the mane six, Rainbow and Twilight, however my preference for those two characters is also backed up with how easy they are to write.
There is a middle ground, containing Applejack, followed by Rarity. These are both characters that I am able to write and whom I am indifferent towards; I've just never seen something in them that has set my world on fire in terms of wanting to write something about them. If you write something that you like about a character that you're indifferent about, it might help change your opinion on them… sadly, I haven't.
There's a very, very, VERY big gap between those two and the final pair: Fluttershy is next, followed by Pinkie… and the reason why they're there is that, for all intents and purposes, they are simple. There's a multitude of other problems with them from my position, but I'll go into them in a bit.
Fluttershy suffers from something known as retcon syndrome in the episodes. Every time she learns to be assertive and to not let herself be a pushover, she manages it for a week or two, then forgets all about it. She's a very uninspiring character to write about too. Imagine a quest… something epic. Let's say that a single pony has to go to the temple of the ancients, hidden deep inside the Everfree forest, and retrieve the lost gem of Luna (who bet it in a gambler's den).
Writing a story where Fluttershy goes and gets the gem is perfectly realistic… hell, I have an idea on how to write such a thing, but I wouldn't find it as fun or as realistic as if I wrote Rainbow Dash or Twilight into the role. My view on her is that she is a pony of simple tastes who will get mildly interesting only once she's been provoked.
Now… Pinkie. Remember when I said that I found her simple? I'll go ahead and assume that dicks have been ripped in between the time I said that and this paragraph. Pinkie is renowned for being unpredictable. She's the comedy character of the show to put it in a blunt way. Constant unpredictability makes something predictable and, therefore, simplistic.
I know a few people who would insist that this is because she hasn't been written properly yet; that she has all these character flaws and insecurities that make her complex and enjoyable to write about.
I personally don't see it. I'm sure she's got complexities and certain nuances that show her to be a much more complex character than I'm making her out to me. But that doesn't change the fact that I detest her character. Maybe I wouldn't mind a Pinkie with a personality that knew when to shut up and how to stay on topic… but I'll never know, because that's not Pinkie.
Maybe some nuances make her more bearable when she shows them, but when she's not affected by these nuances, writing her into a story, especially a shipping, is hard for me. I don't know about a lot of people, but I certainly wouldn't like to be stuck in a relationship with a chatterbox that was constantly popping up out of no-where to 'check-up' on me.
Pinkie is an extrovert… it hardly needs stating. But here's a little technique of mine for writing her… I shut off my brain filters and write. That's it… The fact that Pinkie hops from thought-to-thought without a second glance is irritating to me. Actually… I find the majority of people with that particular personality off-putting. Pinkie is everything I hate about that personality put into one character.
To recap… Rainbow, Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Spitfire, Background pony 15-122, Fluttershy, Background pony 126-481, Pinkie Pie.
Do you think the answer to life, the universe, and everything is 42? (Twilight_Scratch)
In the land of Douglas Adams, 42 is everything. In the land of Terry Pratchett, 42 is substituted for Ankh-Morpork. In the land of me… 42 is substituted for 00101010 (or 2A if I'm in a bad mood).
23w, 11h100 Follower Special (AMA)4 comments · 60 views
Little bit of explanation before I go any further into this... about half a year or so ago, when I was on about 93 watchers, I said to myself... Cynical, you pessimistic and sarcastic person, why not make a special post for reaching the big one-double-oh? To which I promptly shot my conscience in the face for using such a long-winded way to say 100.
Still, this is me keeping up that promise to myself since I reached 100 watchers roughly 3/4 hours ago (thanks to Twilight_Scratch for that).
Welcome to my AMA (Ask Me Anything) for this 100-watcher-special.
The concept has been done to death already, but if you don't know how it works, just ask me a question in the comments below and, in a week or two, I'll answer all (if any) that were posted on this page in a separate blog post.... even though I may regret it in the future.
Please Note (a.k.a: Don't-be-a-dick things)
Be civil. I'd be much more inclined to answer a question properly if it was worded in a way that didn't make me want to punch the person asking it.
I can and will answer a question in a silly way if it is a silly question. What defines a silly question is known to me and my flash drive.
If you see that a question has already been posted that you want to answer, don't post a repeat and upvote the original instead. This is mostly for me, but hey, it saves you time too.
This assumes that I'll get any questions... It'd be a lonely post in two weeks if there were no questions to answer.
It's also my second anniversary on the site, woo... or something... Completely random how that happened... Really... it was.
42w, 6dI, Cynical, Do Solemnly Swear to Vent Cleanly and Without Specific Direction0 comments · 90 views
I'm a bastard. It might sound like an odd sentence to begin a blog with, but it's probably the best explanation of me that anyone is ever going to get.
Someone who believes in a lot of jack like the inner-nice-guy and I are not going to get on very well together, that's putting it lightly. In fact… someone who thinks they are important – and take every opportunity to put that fact out there – and I are not going to get along. I don't get along with a lot of people… something to do with the aforementioned fact of my bastardness.
There are exceptions – there always are – and there are some people I'm quite fond of, whether the inverse is true or not is another matter entirely, but hey. Kudos to them in any case; I know that I'm not a very easy person to get along with at the best of times… I don't call myself Cynical for my charming demeanour.
Now… moving on from me a bit and my own quirks… here's a shocker for you… I'm not too fond of idiots. Especially the special type of insatiable idiot that will. Not. Shut. Up. Or maybe it's something else about them… I'm never too sure. But it takes a certain kind of idiot to get me properly annoyed…
Some people might draw conclusions from the blog above and a few recent actions – if they even look at this – but that's up to them. They can put their own minds at ease in whatever way they choose. Putting words in my mouth on the other hand?
At that point… people can really go and find a ditch to go and die quietly in, possibly of corrosive acid burns… either that or irritable substances so strong that they end up scratching themselves apart.
I let a lot of things slide… I've had to, mostly because I accept it as an occupational hazard, but also because I just grin and bear it… I have been doing so for about two years now…
Here's a little story… Back in the black-and-white days of 2013, about mid-February to be exact, I joined a small Skype group. There were about ten people in it if memory serves and it was a pretty chilled-out place which could usually provide a laugh or an idea, hell… it managed to provide me with a fuckton of motivation back then.
Then time passed… people left, some people joined, others stayed, I think the chat grew to about thirty, thirty-five people at time of writing. As happens… some of us didn't get along… I stayed because that's what I'd done for about a year. Hell… I'd be lying if I said that the chat has been one of the few things that has probably kept me at least somewhat sociable and connected over the time concerned… Then one day… those things that I decided to grin and bear finally got their say.
No drama. No long goodbye post. No farewell 'so long and thanks for all the fish', no.
Am I going to regret it in the future? Maybe… quite probably…
Am I so jaded as to think that the moment I go back in there, I'll remember why I left in the first place? Why, yes… how did you guess?
And now I'm here… drafting up a post in which I'm venting and skimming over the details of how I effectively rage-quit a chat room… Jesus Christ… because that doesn't sound incredibly shallow.
I don't expect people to comment on this, I'd much rather they didn't and this was just left here, with the thoughts and the last year or so contained in words, so that I can forget about it.
Just one small thought to end this on before I go and attempt to sleep… no matter how much of a bastard you consider yourself to be… there is always going to be someone who you would love nothing more than to slug them in the gut.
Done… Rant over.
You see that title above this post?
I lied.
49w, 14hSo What's Happening Now?3 comments · 109 views
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Twilight Sparkle sat in a room of whitewashed walls and beeping monitors, the only other occupant of the room was the pony laid in the bed.
Time had not been kind to Twilight or Rainbow, Rainbow's mane and tail had been reduced to shades of grey while her coat had paled considerably, no-longer the colour of the sky she had loved, now reduced to a powder-blue shade, more grey than blue. Her breathing was laboured and her wings had been bound to her sides to prevent her from escaping… again. Even in old age, Rainbow Dash wasn't one to sit back and do nothing.
Twilight on the other hand, now had a full shock of white hair, her magical usage destroying most of her pigment and reducing her nervous system by half. Yet Twilight, for her older look, was sat by the bed of her wife. Nearly seventy years had gone by, seventy happy years of marriage and comfort and love. Twilight only regretted never making it to seventy-one.
A wracking cough broke her from her reverie; Rainbow had woken up and started hacking up phlegm and blood. With practiced ease, Twilight stood up and lifted a small metal dish from the side of the room with her magic, bringing it over to Rainbow and holding it in front of her mouth, rubbing her wife on the back slowly all the while.
Eventually, Rainbow stopped and Twilight removed the dish, glancing at its contents before removing them and placing the dish back on the side, just in case. She gently guided Rainbow's hunched form back in to her laid-down position, still rubbing her back.
"Hey Rainbow, how're you feeling?" She asked, smiling softly at her patient.
Rainbow turned her head, both her eyes, still vibrant, fixed themselves onto Twilight and she cracked a smile, "Like I'm going to die of old age probably." She replied chuckling before coughing loudly again, the humour in the statement apparent only to her.
Twilight smiled, moving to knead Rainbow's shoulder gently but remaining silent.
"Did you ever think we'd make it this far?" Rainbow asked between strained breaths.
"Never in a million years." Twilight replied. "Did you ever make up any of your regrets?"
"I made up for the one that mattered." Came the reply as Rainbow turned her head and smiled tiredly at Twilight who returned the smile.
"I think I'd like one thing before I go though…" Rainbow continued, "A goodbye kiss maybe?" she asked hopefully.
"You're not going to die yet Rainbow, you've still got another day left in you right?" Twilight assured, not convinced on who she was reassuring. But she met the sombre look in Rainbow's eye and her face fell.
"So this is it?"
"This is it… about that goodbye kiss?"
Twilight choked back a sob, "As if you'd need to ask…"
Twilight leant over the bed, pressing her worn lips against Rainbow's old and cracked mouth. Both of them kept their eyes shut as they held the kiss, then Twilight felt, rather than heard, her marefriend give out her last breath before she died.
Twilight lifted her head away from Rainbow, opening her eyes and looking at her. Then she shut them as the monitors started flatlining, one by one as they finally realised that Rainbow was no-longer with them and as Twilight stopped interfering with them. She knew how much staying in a hospital had chafed with Rainbow, the least that she could offer her was a quiet death of her own choosing.
She stayed that way as she heard the door open and the doctors enter, as she heard them start their activities and as she heart them charge the defibrillator and as she heard one of them finally announce the time of death. At exactly ten minutes past three in the afternoon on the15th March 1082, Rainbow Sky had passed away due to a heart condition obtained as a result of her old age.
It was some time after she heard the door open to allow Rainbow to be transported to the morgue that she heard another sound.
The door opened again and Twilight heard a small tip-tapping sound on the marbled floor.
"Princess." She acknowledged, keeping her eyes shut and refusing to accept that when she opened them, Rainbow would be gone.
"Twilight." Came the reply Twilight had expected, she opened her eyes, glancing briefly back at the Princess of the Sun before she turned back to the spot where her marefriend had rested.
"How do you cope Princess? I mean, even when I lost Applejack, Rarity and Fluttershy, it never hurt this much."
"It's because you never loved them as you did Rainbow, you loved them all as your friends, Rainbow went beyond that. She was your partner, it's only logical that you'd mourn her more" The princesses voice was soft, but the chilly logic was sound, Twilight sighed.
"And the coping?"
"It doesn't get easier, you'll always remember her, more than anyone else will, you'll remember her Twilight, and you'll never forget."
"That sounds more like a curse than a blessing now." Twilight said with a bitter laugh.
The silence spoke volumes.
"How are you going to cope Celestia? I'm not going to live forever either. I might be a unicorn but nopony lives forever save for you and Luna."
"Who said I would?"
Apple Slice watched the monarch quietly as the tears tracked their way down her face.
"That's who she was, Twilight Sparkle and Twilight Sky, a pony who left a legacy." Celestia finished, her eyes shut once more at the memories assaulted her.
Throwing caution to the winds, Apple Slice stood up and nudged Celestia on the shoulder, standing by her with a friendly smile, "Come on, your sister will be getting worried, let's go and find her, Twilight'll still be here later if you want to talk to her." He said, fixing a smile on his face as he spoke to the ruler, offering her a hoof.
Celestia looked back at the young pony and smiled softly, lifting herself to her hooves with the aid of a small Earth pony. She was old, she had so many memories, and those of her Most Faithful's were the most treasured of those.
One day, there would be another Most Faithful, there would always be another Most Faithful.
Apple Slice paused, letting Celestia walk on before glancing back at the pair of tombstones under the willow tree, Twilight's grave, and the stone next to it, completely spotless despite the twenty years that it had stood.
Element of Loyalty
Jun 983 – Mar 1082
Loyal to the Last
Twilight Rainbow Skies Forever
At a guess, because you saw it on the front page, you clicked on it, and you read it.
Okay, amazing, beautiful, heart wrenching story. WHY THE BUCK DOES THIS NOT HAVE A SAD TAG!?!?!?!??!?!?? Amazing, the feels that were felt were very feely.
Claps Claps Claps Claps.
Beauteously written. I am only sad that their was not more detail into their lives. but none the less Thank you for this story.
Thank you for the comment
Look at it this way... there's room for interpretation and imagination.
If you don't like looking at it that way, it means I can probably add side-stories or build a few other stories around this particular universe.
Allow me to redirect you to This, which explains clearly that I do not take this to be an alternate universe, for the same reason why I'm not updating every other story of mine to an alternate universe, because like most people, I am taking Season 3, episode 13 as the alternate universe.
Also do you see a Twilicorn tag on my story? No?
Therefore technically you can count them as separate entities.
Oh, man. It's been a long time since I've read a sad fic, and this hit the spot. Especially considering how good it was.
I don't favorite stories easily, but this was so beautifully written that there's no way it's not worth one. Great job.
Important to make the distinction but thanks nevertheless.
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Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Blue a gong show, Miller a go-getter
Before I get to what I wanted to write about, I have this to say about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers naming Max Hall the starter exactly one game after Tim Burke said Justin Goltz would be the guy going forward.
This is why you don't make absolute statements in pro football, or in life in general for that matter.
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I don't care about regime changes, I don't care if Burke's fingers were crossed, and I don't care if Hall ends up being the next Brett Favre. Things change all the time in this game and in life, and if you don't modify your language to reflect that, you don't know what you are doing.
Otherwise, when things happen, and circumstances force you to change your mind, you look foolish -- let alone the message that this sort of flip-flopping sends to your players.
Now back to our regularly-scheduled programming.
The very first day I arrived in Winnipeg in 2001, head coach Dave Ritchie drove me over to the lunch room to meet some of my new teammates, one of whom happened to be Wade Miller. I was only there for an hour at most, but somehow, by the time I stood up to go to my first meeting, I had already promised Miller I would get the equipment manager from my old team to send him a new pair of turf shoes. As a new player, I was hoping to make a good first impression with my teammates, and Miller read that like a picture book and turned it into a free pair of $150 kicks.
Fast forward to 2013, and things haven't changed that much.
He had a hot tub delivered to his house this winter, but they left it on his driveway. Thirteen years later, once again, I somehow found myself doing him a favour, only this time I was at his new place with a dozen other bewildered schmucks, trying to lift a hot tub, all the while wondering what the hell we were doing there.
Wade has always had a knack and talent for getting things done, and for surrounding himself with the right people to help him along the way -- sometimes whether they wanted to or not, or even realized what they were getting themselves into.
I'll be the first to admit that I never thought Miller would be CEO of this football team. But then again, I also never thought he would make the football team in any of the five years we played together in Winnipeg. He wasn't very athletic, he wasn't very fast, and he wasn't very big, but somehow he still beat out younger players year after year that were brought in to replace him.
I ended up learning that he knew more about the game and its intricacies than his competitors did. He didn't make the same mental mistakes they would under pressure, either. He never backed down from anything or anyone on the field, no matter how many times he might have gotten dumped on his head. He was always willing to stick his nose in places where his rivals wouldn't or couldn't, and no player at his position ever outworked him.
It was never pretty. I always likened the subtlety and suave of Miller to that of a beached hammerhead shark, but he always got the job done, and you wouldn't want to get in his way. He might have had to kick, claw, and scratch his way to get there, but he always ended up where he wanted to be.
From the beginning, I knew he was an aspiring entrepreneur, but I didn't imagine there was much chance that would work out too well either. Though he was obviously shrewd and driven, he wasn't splitting atoms in his free time, and he didn't make a lot of money playing football.
Yet every day, before practice and after practice, he worked at his other interests and on his ideas, with his business partners. He used to joke that football practice was merely his extended lunch break where he took time out of his day to do something fun.
Before I knew it, shortly after he retired from a football career that shouldn't have been as long as it was, he was named a Top 40 under-40 entrepreneur in Canada.
Miller has always been the underdog, and he has always been an overachiever. There had to have been times where all he had with him at the table were guts, determination, and perseverance, but that was all he needed in many instances to get the job done.
While memories of watching the new CEO of the Blue Bombers perform a little, Gangnam Style, in Winnipeg's version of Dancing With Celebrities, still give me nightmares, you know when Wade commits to something he will kill himself trying to make it happen. It may not be pretty, but I know of maltreated mules with fewer stubborn tendencies.
If he can pull this one off, and turn this franchise around for the better, I just might start giving him the benefit of the doubt from now on.
Doug Brown, once a hard-hitting defensive lineman and frequently a hard-hitting columnist, appears Tuesdays and the days following game days in the Free Press.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan – November 11, 2014 – Online Tech is celebrating its 20th year in the technology industry. While important to look back and recognize significant milestones, this Michigan success story is busy looking ahead. OnlineTech has spent 2014 laying the groundwork for its next decade. The company recently opened its first out-of-state data center, in Indianapolis, Indiana. On December 2, it will open its fourth Michigan data center, and fifth in the Midwest. By establishing itself as the leading expert in secure, compliant, enterprise hosting, Online Tech has positioned itself to continue its rapid growth.
Job Title: Director of Sales
Company: Online Tech LLC.
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Market Overview: InfoPro Research shows the cloud computing marketing will grow 36% annually to $19.5 billion by 2016. Online Tech, one of the Midwest's leading hosting providers, is poised to take advantage of this significant growth. Online Tech is a leader in secure, compliant, enterprise-class hosting. We deliver a full range of hosting solutions from colocation to private cloud computing from our five audited data centers across the Midwest.
Job Overview: Help grow the client base for one of the fastest growing, most highly regarded high tech companies in the Midwest. As the Director of Sales, you will be responsible for implementing sales strategies and managing our sales team to achieve our revenue goals. This position requires a sales-savvy, highly-energetic person with experience in B2B technical sales to lead the company's sales efforts. This full-time position is based in our Ann Arbor headquarters and reports directly to our Co-CEO.
This is a unique opportunity to lead the sales team for one of the fastest growing secure hosting companies in the Midwest, influence the sales and go-to-market strategy and have a direct impact on the company's success.
What We're Looking for: A highly energetic "A player" Sales Director who is adept in all aspects of B2B sales with extensive experience managing teams and processes to achieve the companies revenue goals. You will play a key role in guiding the sales team in achieving its goals and will be fully engaged with the rest of the leadership team, including our board of directors, to help us build one of the great Midwest success stories.
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• Coach and train the sales team to help them achieve their sales goals and continuously improve their sales & technical selling skills.
• Create sales playbook and guidelines that the team can follow to drive new business.
• Track & manage the sales process from lead generation, opportunity identification, qualification, solution proposal and final sales negotiation.
• Develop, manage and nurture business partnerships essential in achieving Online Tech's long-term strategy.
• Establish sales objectives by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas aligned with Online Tech's business objectives.
• Manage technical solution development through the sales engineering team.
• Assure a consistent message used by the entire sales team as we communicate to prospects and clients.
• Track and manage the sales performance through our CRM system to deliver consistent metrics and early performance indicators of the sales team ability to achieve its goals.
• Oversee the sales incentive compensation administration.
• Report on the competitive landscape to the rest of the company.
• Other duties as assigned to help the Online Tech team achieve its objectives.
Required Skills and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree or higher in a technology related field.
• At least 5 years of sales leadership experience managing teams selling IT technology to enterprise and mid-market companies, including budget responsibility, hiring, performance evaluation, salary setting, and related activities.
• Proven success leading sales team in consistent sales quota achievement
• Experience in hardware, software, professionals services/solutions sales and/or data network services sales.
• Depth and breadth in understanding of the IT industry (cloud services and data center experience strongly desired).
• Experience driving and tracking sales metrics through a CRM system (Salesforce.com preferred).
• Team motivator with strong work ethic and a "can-do" positive attitude.
• Strong verbal and written communications skills.
• Desire to be a part of the fast-paced, high-energy entrepreneurial experience.
Competitive base salary plus quarterly bonus, potential share of equity proceeds, 401(k), health insurance, and other benefits.
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Location: Flint, Michigan
About Us: Gartner predicts the cloud services market to grow by 18.5% this year to approximately $131 billion worldwide. Online Tech, one of the Great Lakes' leading secure cloud services and colocation data center providers, is poised to take advantage of significant growth in demand across the region. Online Tech owns and operates five premium data centers (150,000 SF of mission critical space), and focuses on high availability, compliance, and security. Online Tech helps clients manage their growing IT demand with a full range of solutions from colocation to multi-tenant cloud to private cloud computing in independently-certified SSAE 16, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, and Safe Harbor compliant environments.
Job Overview: The main job of any Windows Systems Administrator is maintaining the health and security of all Windows operating systems hosted within OT. We maintain all user access, rights, and permissions, and we provide technical expertise when needed. In addition, we respond to clients' telephone, email, and ticketing system requests for additions, removals, and configuration changes to core operating systems and their functionality. Throughout the team, we also build, deploy, and architect all of the new systems that are coming on-line for new clients.
What We're Looking for: A highly energetic "A" player who creates a win-win environment with highly developed technical, people, analytical, and leadership skills. Our ideal candidate will fully engage by contributing great ideas and maintaining the highest standards of client focus and accountability to help us build one of Michigan's success stories. This is a full-time exempt (salaried) position, working on the midnight shift, Tuesday through Saturday, at our Flint data center. This position reports to our Director of Client Services.
Position Responsibilities:
• Effectively and efficiently manage client issues by resolving issues and providing best-in-class client service
• Monitor and administer backup, logging, and other security/uptime systems
• Provide reports and metrics as needed to support operations requirements analysis and growth planning
• Work effectively as a key member of client service team, including meeting deadlines, working respectfully with clients and co-workers, providing high-quality solutions, and using ticketing system efficiently and effectively to manage client problems and needs
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Indianapolis, Indiana and Ann Arbor, Michigan – October 1, 2014 – Online Tech opens its first data center in downtown Indianapolis today. The 44,000 square foot facility provides Indiana companies secure and multi-compliant options for cloud, colocation and disaster recovery infrastructure. The Indianapolis data center, Online Tech's fifth in the Midwest, becomes the first to offer businesses secure and compliant cloud computing in Indiana.
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Gartner predicts the cloud services market to grow by 18.5% this year to approximately $131 billion worldwide. Online Tech, one of the Great Lakes' leading secure cloud services and colocation data center providers, is poised to take advantage of significant growth in demand across the region. Online Tech owns and operates five premium data centers (150,000 SF of mission critical space), and focuses on high availability, compliance, and security. Online Tech helps clients manage their growing IT demand with a full range of solutions from colocation to multi-tenant cloud to private cloud computing in independently-certified SSAE 16, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, and Safe Harbor compliant environments.
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15-Minute DIY Centerpiece for the Holiday Season
Today we're doing something completely different and totally outside of my comfort zone. And yet, I don't think I've ever been more proud (and completely shocked) of a single post on the blog than today's 15-minute DIY holiday centerpiece project.
I feel like Martha Stewart temporarily invaded my body and took over. She's welcome back at any time, because I am NOT crafty! Really, I swear.
I could be a crafty person (maybe…), I just don't have the patience to be a crafty person. Like at all. My half-finished college study abroad scrapbook is evidence of this fact.
Luckily, this holiday centerpiece is very forgiving and takes only 15 minutes to put together. Plus, it is made up of more than 50% edible fruits like pomegranates, persimmons, and fresh cranberries! What's better than a half-edible floral arrangement? Nothing. If I can do it and more importantly, had the patience and attention span to do it, you can do it! Promise.
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Last year, the CI launched their Inside The Discovery Cloud speaker series to highlight exciting Computation Institute projects across all five of their research areas. This year, they are kicking off the series with a topic central to the CI mission: collaboration. Bringing together scientists from within and outside the CI who have worked together on projects in biology, climate change, molecular engineering, urban sensing, computer science, and more, the series will illustrate the brodening impact of computational methods and the power of partnerships between computational and domain scientists.
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Jormungand is a cheap copy of Black Lagoon.
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Oniai beat Acchi Kocchi? Faith in Japanese taste in anime: lost.
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I'm glad Sword Art Onlin made the list and Sword Art Online did not.
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Atom's will only address up to 2GB of memory. 64Bit will run on the netbook but slowly. 32Bit with 2GB of memory would be recommended.
Am wondering if it is ill advised to run a 64bit Win7 OS on a NC110
Samsung NC110-A03UK Netbook PC
The Intel Atom N570 1.66GHz is 64bit
I was thinking that a 64bit chip would run a 64bit OS without any problems, but I am unsure about this?
Is the 64bit OS 'heavier' on the hardware than 32bit OS?
The Netbooks have preinstalled Starter edition which is 32bit
Atom's will only address up to 2GB of memory. 64Bit will run on the netbook but slowly. 32Bit with 2GB of memory would be recommended.
support 4GB RAM now (and that includes the two year old D410/D510 and D425/D525 Atom's).
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Great post there. Why did Intel still limit it to 4GB I wonder, bearing in mind it supports 64Bit extensions?
But that's just IMO....
With older Atom processors, Intel typically paired them with ancient and famously energy-inefficient chipsets (like the 945GSE which could only support 2GB RAM max). They also love artificially segmenting their products. There aren't any technical reasons why they need to do it.
AMD on the other hand allow you to use upto 32GB RAM with their low-end A-Series processors.
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Yes you're probably right, but I could never imagine an Atom server. It hasn't got enough power to keep up, although I suppose in future there probably will be 4-core or 8-core Atom chips.
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Too right on the AMD chips Here I am with my E-350 with 8GB of RAM inside.
It's funny you should mention SeaMicro. They are owned by AMD now.
According to The Register, AMD will be de-Atomizing and de-Xeonizing the SeaMicro servers soon.
Yep having a particular intrest in AMD I did see going to be intresting to see how Fusion/4200/6200 processors go in there.
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• A Pre-K learning center is looking for a highly energetic lead teacher.
• A full-time child care provider and house manager is needed for a Rye Brook home.
• Westchester Pediatric Dental office needs front desk support.
• Tarry Lodge in Port Chester is hiring an experienced pasta cook.
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• A customer service clerk is wanted for a fashion accessories company in Port Chester.
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Originally written on Kukla's Korner | Last updated 11/15/14
DALLAS - OCTOBER 14: Center Mike Modano of the Detroit Red Wings at American Airlines Center on October 14, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
FRISCO, Texas - The Dallas Stars kicked off the club's 20th Anniversary by announcing several season-long initiatives in celebration of two decades in Dallas. The team officially announced the hiring of Stars great Mike Modano, who re-joins the club as Executive Advisor and Alternate Governor. Three-time Stanley Cup champion Mark Recchi has been hired to bolster the hockey operations department, while former Stars goaltender Marty Turco brings his unique talents to the club's broadcasts. Continue reading "The Dallas Stars Start Celebrating Their 20th Anniversary"
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PLAYERS: Mike Modano, Mark Recchi, Marty Turco
TEAMS: Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins
TEAMS: Dallas Stars, Boston Bruins
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We're set up to see FIVE great games this weekend for NCAA Championship Weekend (two D1 semis, the D2 final, D3 final, and D1 final), and as usual, long stick midfielders will play a huge part. While there may not be a CJ Costabile of 2014 (then again, there may be!), these guys will play […]
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Winter tours on the Mt. Washington SnowCoach will begin in December!
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Mt. Washington during the winter months is a remarkably beautiful place. Our one-of-a-kind Mt. Washington SnowCoach can take the entire family on a comfortable tour up the Auto Road and into the heart of the Presidential Range. The environment and experience are invigorating and unforgettable, as winter's beauty in its most pristine form reveals itself. The world at treeline awaits your arrival…and maybe you'll be lucky enough to experience a day that's typical of Mt. Washington's ever changing environment–exciting weather is in our nature!
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I'm going to be honest with you, this video's straight out something like 'America's Funniest Home Videos', but that doesn't mean it's not hilarious.
I'm going to be honest with you, this video's straight out something like 'America's Funniest Home Videos', but that doesn't mean it's not hilarious.
I recently took the plunge of getting a joint CC with my fiancee, so I understand this bro's pain of someone constantly forgetting the security questions to your banking account.
Sometimes life throws wildly unfair expectations in your face, but the human spirit is strong, and you try to persevere.
In my lifetime I've easily read more stats about 'how often men think about sex' than I could count, and the point has sunk in: we're pretty much always thinking about sex.
If you're going to try your hand at fire breathing you need to be damn sure that you have all of your mental and physical faculties in order.
The pyrotechnicians behind a fireworks display have a very calculated set of steps, you are to light X firework at Y time, and so on and so forth.
If you're looking to piss off your neighbors for any reason at all, might I suggest using fireworks.
With the G20 Summit taking place in Australia right now, the world's leaders and their finest aircrafts are all descending upon Brisbane.
Partying isn't a skill that comes naturally to everyone, apparently.
What's the worst thing that can happen when you're hammered and taking a piss in an alley.
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Stan Van Gundy named his dog after Rafer Alston
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It took Elvis Andrus less than a week from being dropped in the lineup to regain his offensive stroke.Andrus has multiple hits in his two games since returning to the two-hole and is looking to carry that forward.Manager Ron Washington summed up Andrus' importance in that spot, saying: "It's evertyhing to us. I'm happy to see him getting back to being Elvis."Robbie Ross, meanwhile, hopes to follow suit and get back on track against the Red Sox. Ross has struggled his past two starts, allowing six earned runs in each of them, but remains confident he'll figure it out.Today's lineups are as follows:Texas -- 1. Shin-Soo Choo, lf; 2. Elvis Andrus, ss; 3. Adrian Beltre, 3b; 4. Prince Fielder, 1b; 5. Alex Rios, rf; 6. Mitch Moreland, dh; 7. J.P. Arencibia, c; 8. Leonys Martin, cf; 9. Rougned Odor, 2b.LHP Robbie Ross (1-3, 4.74 ERA)Boston -- 1. Dustin Pedroia, 2b; 2. Shane Victorino, rf; 3. David Ortiz, dh; 4. Mike Napoli, 1b; 5. Jonny Gomes, lf; 6. Xander Bogaerts, ss; 7. A.J. Pierzynski, c; 8. Will Middlebrooks, 3b; 9. Jackie Bradley, Jr., cf.RHP John Lackey (4-2, 3.72)
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November 24, 2014
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Erin Barnett here with a recipe for my grandma's apple pie. It is a recipe that's been in our family for more than 50 years.
What you'll need:
- peel and slice 8 apples
-2 teaspoons of butter sliced
-2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
-2 teaspoons of ground nutmeg
-1.5 cups of sugar
Mix these ingredients together and cook until apples soften.
Here's what you'll need for the dough:
-2.5 cups of all purpose flour
-1/4 teaspoon of salt
-1/4 cup of cream
-1/2 cup of shortening.
Mix flour with shortening, then add salt and sugar. Slowly incorporate milk until mix becomes soft. Roll out dough.
Time to assemble pie! Put half of the dough on the bottom of the pan, then pour apples across the dough. Cut other half of dough into strips and layer across top of apples. Bake on 350 degrees for about 35 minutes.
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Modern Two-story Villa In The Heart Of The Archipelago
If you always wanted to holiday in the middle of the archipelago of Stockholm this villa is a must. 175sqm two-story Villa with sea view and sandy beach only a few steps from the house. The location of the villa is optimal if you want to explore the archipelago. Ferry port in Stavsnäs is only 5 minutes drive from the villa, from there you can make day trips throughout the archipelago.
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The scaffolding around the tower is coming down
Grace Church's tower repair project is nearly completed and the restored tower is emerging from the scaffolding. Roof tiles will be replaced the first week in December and new front steps poured as the weather allows. You'll hear the new electronic carillon by Christmas.
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Children's Christmas Eve service information
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