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ill-thoughts 3 years ago#1
i look at a game like Dishonored, which would have been PERFECT as an open environment game where you could travel between regions and interact with the world, each person you murder being dead when you return....and the sky being lighter or darker depending on what time you got there. why wasnt this idea pushed to its limits as it could have been???
i look at Thief which is set to be released for Xbox One....and again, im reading there will be no day/night cycle and no individual NPC's. why???? why would you release a Linear game on next gen when it doesnt take Much just to put out a game with these elements??? Skyrim is HUGE in size but still manages to have these elements in full spade....so why not just go for it?
im not saying all games NEED this feature.....but if its something that will make the game more realistic and help immerse people into the world youv created....why not just go for it?? even Metal Gear Solid is putting a day cycle into its game.
grampamurked 3 years ago#2
Thief is not an exclusive.
As to your question I imagine there are several factors.
One being budget.
Two being some games are story driven and an open world takes away from the story.
A perfect example is TLOU or any other highly scripted game.
Three could be because many games just wouldn't be enhanced by those things.
I like some open world games but to be honest most of the time I lose interest because so many of the tasks and npcs are just boring.
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ill-thoughts (Topic Creator)3 years ago#3
Storyline or Not, i find it UNACCEPTABLE for Thief to not have a day cycle. how amazing would it be to travel between environments at your own pace, interact with NPC's, maybe socialize with them to an extent and progress on your career of thievery and make your name Infamous in the game world??? Dishonored ANGERS me because i would literally Never stop playing that game if it was built around these mechanics.
I still remember Nes and Atari 2600 games with day/night cycles.
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ExempliGratia 3 years ago#5
grampamurked posted...
Thief is not an exclusive.
Why was this stated?
Also I think it is resources and sizes of teams that don't allow this to happen. Games like Skyrim are in development for a long period of time.
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You seem to be under the impression that this a just a choice. It does take a lot of additional effort to do a number of the things you mention.
It probably wouldn't be hard to implement day/night just in the sense of it getting darker, but making it have an effect would require essentially doubling the content of NPC dialogue and such, whatever will change.
Creating unique NPCs would either require a lot of work, or a lack of NPCs.
Having things remain dead and the like requires the game to remember those things, and if they're ever relevant to the story, there would be a lot of variables.
Basically, they don't just not do it. They just feel it isn't really worth it when time can be better spent elsewhere.
Games that do these things usually use it as a selling point.
Alexanaxela 3 years ago#7
you guys remember harvest moon? Not only did it have day night cycling it had season cycling. That was 17 years ago. That's almost 25 years ago! Why are we going backwards?
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SunDevil77 3 years ago#8
Alexanaxela posted...
you guys remember harvest moon? Not only did it have day night cycling it had season cycling. That was 17 years ago. That's almost 25 years ago! Why are we going backwards?
Not every game needs it.
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Alexanaxela posted...
you guys remember harvest moon? Not only did it have day night cycling it had season cycling. That was 17 years ago. That's almost 25 years ago! Why are we going backwards?
Because it isn't essential.
Obviously, it's been possible for a while. But it isn't necessary for every game, so effort and time is not put in to do so.
If we just threw in every innovation into every game made from that point on, every game would take 10 years to make.
Open world games get boring quick
Some people can do it right, but there is no need to saturate the market. I don't want every game to be an open world game
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Standardising the Golden Arches of the McDonalds Logo
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Just look at how many variations of the Golden Arches existed before Wolff Olins came along! What a nightmare!
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McDonald's Case Study
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Dr. Gernon is one of the most patient, understanding, caring doctors that I've ever know. She listens!! Dr. Gernon never hesitates to get additional information about my symptons or seek advice from another doctor. I am 73 years of age. Dr. Gernon also treats my 91 yr. old mother and my 53 yr old daughter. As a family and individually we respect, admire and trust her.
Doc Gernon, polite and mostly attentitive. Will try to help or will refer to another specialist. My wife and I feel a little let down when it came to care. Showed early for every appointment by at least 30 minutes except one, then was only 12 minutes late and my appt. was cancelled. Went in with wife on her appt. and found myslef going to the hospital as a result of havig a TIA. Had I not been checked, could've resulted in worse outcome. Office staff, especially Molly's follow through and/or concern have forced mywife and I to go elsewhere. We had hoped based on freinds reference that Gernon would be a great doc. Ended up being a let down. We expect accountability with our doctors, did not get it here.
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The mission of KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25® is to make streets safer for all who walk, ride, play, and drive. Doing so preserves lives and relationships.
Over 1600 communities have initiated a Keep Kids Alive campaign. These represent 49 U.S. States, 3 Canadian Provinces, the Bahamas, and Queensland State, Australia. Oceanside, CA saw a 16% decrease (6 mph) in average speeds when implementing a Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 yard sign campaign. As the first community to initiate "America's Trash Talks to Keep Kids Alive," Oro Valley, AZ realized a 13.5% decrease in average speeds on neighborhood streets - 24.5 mph on average.
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Consultation and Presentations to Community/Neighborhood Groups, Schools, Businesses, and Municipal Leaders on developing comprehensive neighborhood traffic safety education campaigns that include: America's Trash Talks to Keep Kids Alive Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Stop! Take 3 To See Seat Belts-FASTENATING! It's Not A Race! Create Space Be Aware! Drive With Care No Need To Speed Check Your Speed A License to Live - An in-school safe-driving education and marketing campaign that is student driven. Parenting at the Speed of Life Annual "Run to Remember" as part of the Pikes Peak Ascent Trail Race in honor of loved ones who have died in traffic incidents.
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Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 has such a wonderful mission. Tom is very easy to work with, he is thorough with his communication and responds very quickly. My family and I have been fortunate enough to attend the Run to Remember weekend at Pikes Peak for the last two years, because of Tom's diligence everything went incredibly smoothly. I am very impressed with the efforts behind this organization !
Tom Everson and Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 truly do wonderful things for our community. Whether it's organizing events to raise awareness and promote an active lifestyle or saving lives through clever campaign slogans and signage products, KKAD25 is a feather in the cap of Omaha's non-profit scene.
Keep up the good work!
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Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 has been a great asset in the community. Tom recently collaborated with the Southwest YMCA and Cody Elementary to teach children to walk to school safely on National Walk to School Day.
It's great to see Keep Kids Alive, Drive 25 in the community keeping kids and families safe.
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Through their many outreach events in NE and beyond, Tom Everson & the Keep Kids Alive 25 team have made a positive footprint in the lives of thousands of families across the nation. Ranging from the organization's massive outreach in community education on traffic safety, to commemorative events such as the annual Live Forward Run, KKAD 25 is truly going the extra mile to honor the lives of children lost in traffic accidents, while impacting public perception & awareness on what safe driving means. Now THIS is an organization committed to changing the statistics, one safe driver at a time. Most recently, the KKAD 25 team completed an ascent of Pike's Peak in support of their mission, demonstrating once again, that there are no limits to the power of saving lives. I had the honor of attending a KKAD 25 Live Forward race last Spring, and simply put, am moved by the compassion of this organization to honor each and every child lost, while stopping at nothing to empower each of us to Drive Safely. Great work KKAD25!!!
Tom and keep kids alive drive 25,has been there for me since i lost my son.This organization is a great one.They are there for us.and show us love on the things they do for are loved ones.iam so greatful for there help,and Tom being there.
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I was honored to meet tom and his family n other families this August this year at the pike peak and Im truly was amazed how one man and his family come together as one to help others in there time in need I was truly breathtakin away how so much love was kindness was there I loved every moment that I spent on that mountain it took my breath away in so many ways I am blessed to no tom and his family they are beautiful people inside and out ...thank u for the beautiful time and looking forward to next year...
After our 12 year old son passed away a good friend told me about Keep Kids Alive. It's a wonderful organization. It's helping us get through each day knowing that the word is getting out there to drive slow and be alert for children. Thank you for what you do!
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Thanks Tamara. We are honored to remember Tim and we look forward to you joining our Run to Remember Team to take on Pikes Peak.
I got connected with this fine organization, KKAD25, for approx. 9 years and have been impressed with the works and services provided by Tom Everson. This organization is definitely helping to create the needed awareness of the general public on the importance safe driving. Tom Everson personally makes contact with the victims of driving related crash and offers all the support and help to the families. I 'm fortunate to know him and his work with KKAD25.
Traffic safety seems to be a thing of the past. Texting, talking, reading, writing and not paying attention to driving are now the standard. Speed limits are routinely ignored, tailgating is the new norm, as is passing in no-passing zones, not dimming your brights, and acting as if nothing bad will ever happen.
Those of us who believe in traffic law, and have advocated in our communities for safer driving, have been disappointed when local law enforcement and governing bodies shrug it all off . Tickets are only written for 10 MPH or ABOVE the speed limit. Traffic calming is poo-pooed. our communities suffer, with no recourse.
Some people never learn, until there is a dire consequence.
KKAD 25 has stepped in to fill the void. Helping to advocate for victims and their families, to support local grass-roots traffic safety actions, and to provide the tools for the average citizen to fight back against those who really can't see beyond their own narrow, irreponsible actions.
This is what a non-profit is supposed to do. It is about being accessible, providing important information and making itself available to provide seminars, training and more for those who advocate for safe roadways, and also for vicitms and their families.
For all they do, KKAD 25 should be given accolades. They are impacting the lives of EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US in a positive manner, whether we know it or not. It might be that that driver who would have hit you yesterday, slowed down because they learned a lesson from a KKAD 25 roadside, or heard a community presentation on safe driving, or learned of a fundraiser in the memory of a deceased pedestrian. It really does matter. It really is effective. Even making one person stop and think before driving is a life or two potentially saved.
I attended a seminar in NJ about 10 years ago, where KKAD 25 was instrumental in encouraging law enforcement in our communities to take these issues seriously, set up neighborhood traffic monitoring, and provide the community with resources to stop dangerous drivers.
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NONE. they are doing a very good job. Stay grassroots, keep it real.
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 has been a great support to me after my precious nephew was killed at the age of 7 due to a speeding motorist. In memory of Aaron David Sumner Brock and all other children who have died due to traffic related incidents, Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 must continue its mission.
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From the information you have provided, it is not possible to determine where you stand from a legal perspective. The best way for you to get a solid understanding of your rights is to talk to a real estate attorney, who is going to need to take a close look at the relevant documents.
Without being too specific or referring to any partiuclar response, I would be very cautious about relying on any specific advice you receive via this website on legal questions. A couple of the answers you have received on this and your other question are good examples of why real estate agents should not venture too far into the practice of law.
This is a tricky one for sure. Technically, your offer should never have been accepted UNTIL the release of contract was signed by buyer #1. In fact, if your offer was written subject to buyer #1 releasing the contract AND, in fact, buyer #1 never did, then technically you are not in contract now. However, since they are now asking YOU for a release of contract, someone somewhere thinks you ARE in contract ... it's a bit confusing to be sure.
If you signed your purchase agreement and in the documents was a statement "Subject to release of contract,†then why you are being asked to sign a release when you were not ever technically in contract to begin with? UNLESS it is just a formality. If that is the case, and you never removed any contingencies, then, in my opinion, you have no option but to sign and move on.
I still recommend that, since both agents are under the same broker, you meet with the broker and try to resolve it there.
(i) What happens if we refuse to sign the release of contract? (We are being pushed to sign a release as the bank wants to go with the original buyer now)
A: Meet with the broker over the two agents and work this through with him/her. If their brokerage cannot work this out to your satisfaction, and since the deal involves two of their agents, you might want to take your business elsewhere.
(ii) If we formally extend the contingency date, does that require an acceptance from the bank? What happens if the bank refuses to accept that?
A: The bank has to agree with any extensions. If they don't sign, there is nothing you can do to extend this.
Same with me - look at my previous answer. In California, contingencies have to be removed in writing. The time frames for removing contingencies is clearly specified in the contract as well as any additional terms, such as buyer #1 signing a release of contract so escrow can release his funds. IF buyer #1 does not sign the release, he is technically still in contract, although outside the contractual timelines in the contract, and technically in breech of contract. However, to officially leave the contract, buyer #1 has to sign the release. As buyer #2, you should not release your contingencies until all of the contractual issues have been resolved.
Thanks for your response. I have 2 more questions:
(i) What happens if we refuse to sign the release of contract? (We are being pushed to sign a release as the bank wants to go with the original buyer now)
(ii) If we formally extend the contingency date, does that require an acceptance from the bank? What happens if the bank refuses to accept that?
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Goodbye Quotes and Sayings
Saying goodbye is the hardest word that our mouth can utter. It needs enough time before saying it.
Wondering about how life goes on and how you see the whole world pass right in front of your eyes and then ask, where did everyone go? but you know that where ever they went, they will always be in your heart.
The hardest goodbyes are the ones that aren't said or explained.
There is a time for departure even when there is no certain place to go.
– Tennessee Williams
We say goodbye only when we know that our loved ones will be happier without us.
Hearing the words goodbye from the one you love, can break your heart. But then again if they don't say it, you would feel an unimaginable pain inside you that will eat you up and destroy your life!
Goodbye – A tough word to say! memories, those memories make it that way!!!
When it comes to say goodbye always remember that there will always be a part of me with you and I will never forget you.
Saying goodbye is the hardest thing to do when they have to…not when they want to do it.
The real genius for love lies not in getting into, but getting out of love.
Be well, do good work, and keep in touch.
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Even though I think about it everyday, still can't figure out how I'm gonna say "Goodbye" to you when the time comes.
Have been a part of my life for so long, that makes it hard to imagine it without you.
I thought we would be one of the "Love stories" people tell each other, never thought & never wanted to be "Another sad story".
Always wonder if I can love again. I just know I must let go.
Why does it hurt to say goodbye to someone who doesn't even care?
You won't realize the depth of your love and the power of your friendship until it all slips away for a life time.
don't be sad because I will see you soon enough, so this is where I can actually say…goodbye.
It hurts when you say bye, It hurts when you have to leave, It hurts when you're gone!!! And I don't think you understand just how much I'm gonna miss you…!!!


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For the 15th consecutive year, Highline Public Schools' transportation department earned outstanding marks from the Washington State Patrol on its school bus safety inspection. Each year, the patrol conducts one scheduled inspection and one unannounced inspection.
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Some Final Friday Kernels of Korn
We're pretty sure this is Dallas boy Zac Baird, who's currently playing keybs in Korn. Like, his nickname is Horse, of course, of course.
Some housecleaning before the weekend:
Jeff "Cottonmouth, TX" Liles writes in to remind us that Zac Baird -- the homegrown keyboardist who's played with the likes of Billygoat, Whitey, Edie Brickell, Colin Hay, Hairy Apes BMX and, hey, Cottonmouth, Texas -- is in town at the moment. And, no, the Arts Magnet grad isn't just visiting his folks, who still live here, but playing with some band called Korn at the Smirnoff Music Centre as part of the Family Values Tour. Whitey -- jeez, that's the 14th time that band's name has come up this week...
One of our sistah papahs, the Houston Press, has on its blog a podcast chit-chat with Dallas author Harry Hunsicker, who discusses writing "stand-alone" books in the wake of his third Lee Henry Oswald thrillah, the just-released Crosshairs. Why don't we podcast? Because no one here sounds as NPR as the Press' Olivia Flores Alvarez...
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Classical Studies Major - B.A. Program
Program Objectives
Upon graduation, students earning this degree should be able to demonstrate:
1. Linguistic proficieny
Students who pursue a Classical Studies major will develop intermediate proficiency in the grammar and syntax of the Greek and/or Latin languages, which will enable them to begin to read passages in the original texts, understand the substance of those passages, and translate them accurately. Texts may include philosophical, historical, poetic and religious literature (including the Greek New Testament).
2. Proficiency in writing
Students majoring in Classics will develop proficiency in doing the several kinds of writing that characterize scholarly writing in foreign languages and the humanities: i.e. written translations from Greek or Latin into English, informal journaling, brief essays for tests, formal critical essays, and research papers. During this process students will develop the sensitivity to determine which forms of writing are appropriate for which occasions.
3. Knowledge of ancient Greek and Roman cultures
Students majoring in Classics will become familiar with the main figures and movements in classical literature, history, religion, and material culture from Homer (8th century BC) through Augustine (5th century AD) to the early middle ages. In particular, they will understand the cultural diversity of the ancient Mediterranean world and the interplay among the cultures of that region over the centuries of its development.
4. Engagement with ancient Greek and Roman cultures
Classical Studies majors will be able to articulate some of the ways in which a Christian might reflect on the ancient Greek and Roman world and its reception, particularly in contemporary culture. Our students' Christian perspectives will reach beyond both uncritical acceptance and uncharitable dismissal of the legacy of ancient paganism; rather, they will discern in the legacy of ancient Greek and Roman cultures the manifestations of God's common grace and the signs of human depravity. By their graduation, Classics majors in all of our programs will recognize the value of classical culture for contemporary life, and they will seek to preserve, enjoy, evaluate, and employ that heritage as part of their Christian calling and as an antidote to historical amnesia.


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My truck configuration... Never built?
So I finally decided on what I am looking for in a Ram and I sent several dealers the following email:
"These are MUST HAVES:
RAM 1500 Crew Cab with 6'4" box.
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40/20/40 front bench seats
32 gallon fuel tank
RAM Box storage
Spray in bedliner
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White or Gray color.
After reviewing the RAM site, I can only get that configuration in a Big Horn or an Outdoorsman."
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I did a quick search at 2000 miles and as I suspected, that 2013 Ram 1500 configuration does NOT exist ANYWHERE. The 6' 4" box on the Crew was a late availability configuration with the 8 speed transmission. Both the Ram 1500s that we received with the Big Horn Crew and the 6'4" box were snapped up quickly. When you add in the other MUST HAVES you listed, I doubt that truck was ever built in the 2013s.
I can order that configuration for you in a 2014 Ram 1500 Crew Big Horn. That basic configuration with the 6'4" box, spray in liner, 3.92, bench seats, 32 gallon tank and the Ram Box storage would have an MSRP $43,735. I have attached a "build sheet" for that configuration. I order that truck for you at $500 back of my invoice cost of $40,303 = $39,803.
I'm a bit surprised that those options don't exist on an existing vehicle (according to one dealer). And what about the price? I have seen dealers with up to $10,000 off sticker listed on their websites. So because I want something specific I am not going to get as good of a deal?
BTW, I test drove a 1500 Sport today with the 8 speed. New cars usually ride nice but wow, loved how the Ram rode. 8 speed felt a bit strange, but I am just chalking that up to being used to a 6 speed. Anyway, I really want one now. Also loved the media touch screen and the dash cluster. Kids loved all the plugs for their electronics too.
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Good Enough But Not Spectacular
Can't say that the location of this hotel is great, being neither city or country, but the hotel itself is fine. The staff are pleasant and helpful, the food and facitlities are good. The rooms are fine but beware any minibar users - there isn't one.
Now the downside. This is a new build hotel less than a year old. That being so I would have thought that modern building methods could have done a LOT better on the soundproofing. Not only did I hear next doors alarm call but I heard him answer it too! They haven't lasndscaped the grounds. I suspect they intend to let time sort out the grounds. It that is so it is going to be a VERY long time before there is going to be anything that can be decribed as a garden.
This is a non smoking hotel. The only place that smoking is allowed is in the courtyard which has seats and patio heaters but no cover, I could see, should it rain.
Get the suite!!
i booked this hotel as a treat for my boyfriends birthday, directly with the hotel itself. i booked the 'romantic' package, which was �199 for bed and breakfast in the suite. which was GORGEOUS!! included was also a bottle of champagne, roses, and chocolates. now my fella wouldn't really have appreciated the roses, so i contacted the manager directly and got them swopped for a bottle of house wine.
the bathroom has an lcd tv in it!! so does the bedroom and the living room.
the fridge wasnt' fully stocked, as i thought it would be, and there weren't loads of extra posh toilitires, both which it says there are on the hotel website, also the setee in the living room is really uncomfy. however the gorgeous comfy bed, pillows, duvet and general luxurious feeling of staying in a suite made up for it!
it was definately worth the money. we got breakfast in bed included, which sounds amazing, its actually included though if you book a normal bed and breakfast package, but you have to pay �5 extra to have full english, but coz we'd already booked the romance package we didn't have to pay any extra
also, we got a late check out at 3pm, which was lovely, also you get full use of the gym and spa facilities etc.
the only thing i can really say that is negative is that it is very like a 'conference' type hotel - dosn't look very romantic/cosy from the outside or inside, but our suite was fab.
oh yes - and the 'box of chocolates' was actually a taster box of 4 - i had been thinking of a big box of thorntons continental after the gorgeous champagne and wine that they gave us!!
we had afternoon tea, it cost �9 for both of us, and you've never seen so much food in your life, we didn't want any tea afterwards!! (although we still had some!)
eat in the oaks brasserie - the food is much more reasonable, and you can see sample menus on the website.
you must try it - book the suite as a lovely suprise for your significant other!!
Lovely room
Myself and my fiance stayed here on a two night complimentary weekend break on a bed, breakfast and evening meal basis.
The hotel itself is located about 4 miles from Nottingham Centre and very near the Nottingham Ikea.
The hotel is decorated to an extremely high standard with lovely contemporary furnishings. We stayed in a standard room which was absolutely huge! The only downsides to the room was the bed was very uncomfortable and there was no air conditioning so even in September the rooms were really hot and so we didn't sleep very well. Also you can only open the windows about two inches or so. I would have thought air conditioning was put in four star hotels as a matter of course these days but obviously not. Other than that the room was lovely and a lot better than we were expecting with a huge bathroom (separate shower) and lovely big fluffy towels.
We dined in the Lawrence restaurant the first night (although this has a no jeans policy we were told that smart jeans were acceptable). The food in the Lawrence was to a reasonable standard but slightly overpriced in my opinion.
The second night we dined in the Oaks Brasserie. I thought the food was really bland in here. For instance we ordered Lamb kofta for a starter and it came on it's own with salad (no yoghurt mint dip). It was rather like eating a cream cracker without butter. I ordered a homemade beefburger for main course and it was very dry. I really wouldn't recommend the food in here, it was much better in The Lawrence.
If it wasn't for the fact we'd won a competition and the evening meals were free then we would probably have gone into Nottingham town centre and dined there rather than the hotel.
The hotel itself all in all was very good though but would have definitely benefited from air conditioning.
A thoroughly enjoyable stay
Stayed here Saturday and Sunday night of the August Bank holiday weekend. We booked from the late availibility options on Marston Hotels own website and paid �65 per room ( two of us in the room) per night. For two nights bed and breakfast for two total paid was �130 which was an absolute bargain.
The hotel was beautiful, very modern, bright and airy. The leisure facilities were good, we can thoroughly recommend the pool, steam room, sauna and jacuzzi.
The breakfast was well presented and nicely cooked and worked on a help yourself basis. There was both hot and cold choices and the selection offered on both mornings was vast.
We ate in the brasserie both nights and enjoyed both meals. At around �50 for two starters, two mains, a dessert and a bottle of wine we certainly didn't feel cheated.
Our room was great, comfy bed, spacious (it was on a corner) and contemporary, and like a previous reviewer we enjoyed lying on the bed watching the plasma tv on the wall in front of us. The bathroom was quite large and spotless with fluffy big white bath towels
A previous review for 15th June refers to this hotel as an overpriced motel. No way, with the Nottingham Belfry you get what it says on the packet, 4 star all the way.
We had a lovely weekend in a lovely hotel and would go back without hesitation, well done Marston Hotels.
Good Weekend Value
Stayed for 2 nights over the bank holiday weekend to visit relatives in Nottingham.
Useful location ,impressive decor, good room size with plenty of lighting to read by which is unusual in hotels.
Everything clean and in good condition.
Breakfast choice very good.
Poor ventilation - window opening restricted for security.
Expensive food and drink.
At the laterooms weekend rates of �55 per room inc breakfast excellent value ( if you dont eat in)
Good business hotel
Stayed over a weekend for a meeting. Good businsess hotel with everything you need including friendly efficient staff. Only downside was the rooms were too hot with no air conditioning. The small window only opens a little so there was very little scope for ventilation which did not help.
An overpriced motel
Thought this was pretty awful. The hotel has absolutely no soul or character, was very overpriced and the food was fairly poor - especially for the price. I wouldn't go back again if you paid me!
The staff are pleasant though.
New hotel, will stay again
Very new modern design hotel next to a new business park. Food and breakfast was good. Gym and swimming pool were also very nice and well equiped. It's closer to motorway than nottingham. The only fault was the bed, it is a bit too hard for me. I will stay there again and happy to recommend.
The best 4* hotel in Nottingham!
After constantly being dissapointed with drab 4* hotels in Nottingham city centre, i decided to try the Marston Belfry, located just on othe outskirts of town, near J26 of the M1.
In summary, the hotel is excellent. Built in Feb this year, the place is spotless and features all the mod cons and space a business (or pleasure) traveller would want.
Below is a list of +ve's and -ve's (rather than the usual lengthy essay)
- Good size standard double bedrooms
- Large bathrooms with walk in showers
- 32" LCD TVs in all rooms
- Comfortable beds
- Very modern gym and leisure facilities (excellent whirpool!)
- General cleanliness
- Attentive staff (who enjoyed talking to customers!)
- Felt like you were the only people there (not very busy that night?)
- Ultra quiet rooms
- Service is a little slow (1hr for room service & over 30 mins in the Brasserie)
- No jeans in the main restaurant (also a positive, but is a pain when you just want to relax after a long day in the office!)
- Not the largest room service menu (order from the Brasserie instead, its the same menu but twice the size)
All in all, very good and look forward to staying there over the next few months.
Lovely new hotel
My family and I stayed at the Nottingham Belfry last weekend. It had only been open a month, so everything was brand new. I found the staff to be friendly, helpful and polite. The decor was contemporary and to a high standard. The pool was lovely, and big enough to swim properly in, and the jacuzzi was absolutely fabulous, as were the steam room and sauna!!
I had looked at pictures on the hotel chain website (Marsden hotels) so I knew what to expect. The only downside was that the rooms weren't as big as I had expected - the plasma screen TV on the wall opposite the bed made up for that though!!
We dined in the less expensive restaurant, who catered for a table of 8 with no complaints (although this meant moving furniture) However, they did tend to bring large drinks / portions, without giving you an option, this meant the bill was quite high.
All in all it was a lovely break though and I would definately recommend it to others!
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.....my dick will get sore after 3 times, how the **** do some people do it 8-10+ times a day regularly?
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Yea, I get sore after 3 times aswell
Then I remember how much time I've wasted
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Hi anon
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I think I only commented twice today, though I did actually browse the front page down, which I haven't done in a few months.
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I don't know, still can't decide if I want to.
#67 to #66 - ragingbrony (02/23/2013) [-]There's times where it's tempting, but then I just get lazy
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Some irl picture contest ad.min did a year ago on the brony Board....It's supposed to be permanent.
I forgot what the actual contest was though
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Emergency crews responded to a large fire at a home in Moore Township, Northampton County, Sunday afternoon.
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Some reasons to take a foreign language:
• College of Arts & Sciences major requirement: Note: majors with requirement are marked with *
• You are double majoring in a language
• You add a language as a minor
• International Engineering major
• You have an interest in taking language courses and traveling abroad
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• HIGH SCHOOL classes --> you must be placed
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Students may receive up to 12 hours of academic credit by examination. The exam also places students in their correct language level. For example, say your major requires two semesters of a single foreign language and after taking the CBE you learn that you earned credit for the first semester of the language. This means that if you earned 4 credit hours that will appear on your transcript and have been placed into the second semester of the language. Therefore, after completing that single semester of foreign language at UW, your requirements will be met. Note that you can't take the CBE if you have any college or AP credit in the language. Depending on your major either 8 hours or 12 hours of a foreign language are required. There are exceptions, please check with your advisor in the department of your major to confirm.
The foreign language CBE is offered on campus through the Department of Modern Languages. The exam can be taken during summer orientation sessions or during established dates/times in the languages department at the beginning of each semester, the exam is also administered by appointment with the Modern and Classical Languages department administrator. Please email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 307-766-4177 for details. When you are on campus and ready to take this exam, you'll need to first visit the Office of the Registrar in Knight Hall to obtain an approved application form. A fee of $80 must then be paid at the Cashier's Office. Take the application form, the receipt of fee payment, and a photo ID with you to the languages department to schedule an appointment for taking the exam. When you come for your exam appointment, please do not forget to bring a credit card. The online registration process for the exam, which is administered by BYU, requires that you pay by credit card an additional $50 fee to BYU.
You will receive your test results approximately two weeks after taking the CBE. We offer CBE for forty-nine languages including Russian, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Arabic, and Mandarin (both Simplified & Traditional).
Please call 307.766.4177 or send us an email to email@example.com. For more information, see CBE Information.
Note that, per University policy, you may not earn credit by examination where you already have college credit at the same level or above. For example, if you already have college credit posted for a second semester course, you may receive credit hours by examination for the third semester, but not for the first and second.
Upon application by the student, the University also accepts the College Board Advanced Placement Program (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) Placement exams for language credit. Students are responsible for arranging with collegeboard.org or ibo.org to send an official copy of their results to the Office of the Registrar. For more information about Credit Available to Undergraduate Students, please see the Office of the Registrar http://www.uwyo.edu/registrar/students/credit.html.
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Score of 5 = 8 hours beginning language (=1020)
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Score of 3 = 4 hours beginning language (=1010)
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Score of 4+ = 15 hours total: 12 beginning language and 3 hours introduction to literature (=2030 and 2140)
CLEP in French:
Score of 41 - 49 = 4 hours beginning language (=1010)
Score of 50 - 56 = 8 hours beginning language (=1020)
Score of 57 or above = 12 hours beginning language (=2030)
CLEP in German:
Score of 40 - 47 = 4 hours beginning language (=1010)
Score of 48 - 53 = 8 hours beginning language (=1020)
Score of 54 or above = 12 hours beginning language (=2030)
CLEP in Spanish:
Score of 41- 49 = 4 hours beginning language (=1010)
Score of 50 - 53 = 8 hours beginning language (=1020)
Score of 54 or above = 12 hours beginning language (=2030)
IB in French, German, Russian, and Spanish:
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A little sun, a lot of rain, but plenty of good spirits marked Reunions 2016, June 9-12. Classmates reunited at traditional dinners, Alumni Colleges provided food for thought on a wide of topics, and the annual meeting of the Alumni Association featured presentation of the Bell Ringer Award to President Joan Hinde Stewart. More ...
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Upcoming Event: GITy Up! on Trails for Illinois
Posted by Trails for Illinois | Tags: Routes & Rides , U.S. - Illinois , Upcoming Events
Steve Buchtel, executive director of Trails for Illinois, sent BikeOvernights.org the following information last week about a great-sounding overnight event coming up July 14-15 (we really like his organization's tagline, "May your home be your trailhead"):
GITy Up! is a bite-sized, all-trail bike camping adventure along the historic Illinois Prairie Path and Fox River Trail. GITy Up! is an S24O -- a Sub 24-hour Overnighter -- for beginning cycle tourists, for families, and for seasoned bike campers with just a weekend free.
Cyclists enjoying the Fox River Trail on a beautiful sunny day.
Beginning at high noon in Wheaton, Illinois, you'll tour a leisurely (and mostly flat) 25 miles per day, fully supported by volunteers and our GITy Up! partner in adventure, REI. You'll have plenty of opportunities for visiting and exploring the quaint towns and delightful attractions of DuPage County and the Fox River Valley.
A shorter family route (just 8 miles each way) leaves from the Fox Valley Park District's North Aurora Island, inviting toddler-toting, trailer-pulling parents to pedal in for the fun.
GITy Up! raises funds for Trails for Illinois to promote trail-based bicycle touring and to demonstrate the economic impact it could have statewide. We believe that Illinois is just a handful of trail connections away from being a premier Midwest destination for trail-based tourism -- and that fabulous adventures are waiting for you right now.
The giant windmill in Fabyan Forest Preserve, between Batavia and Geneva along the Fox River. Photo couresy of Steve Buchtel.
GITy Up! is helping us showcase healthy, active, sustainable tourism opportunities in Illinois. And it will introduce the joys of overnight bicycle touring to a new group of cyclists. A maximum of 250 tickets are available for the overnight (and 150 for the single-day option). So don't dally -- GITy Up!
Top two photos courtesy of St. Charles Park District.
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Jane - Sep 15, 2012 at 6:17 PMThis was a complete BLAST! I can't tell you how much fun my son and I had on the GITyUp. The camping location was just perfect; the long grass made for a very comfortable tent site.
I've done a lot of camping over the years, but this was my very first time bike camping. We definitely will be doing it again.
Gabi Reczek - Jun 4, 2016 at 11:25 AMWhere did you camp?
Jane - Jun 7, 2016 at 10:42 PMWe camped in a field owned by the Park District in Batavia at the top of the hill next to a medical clinic. It did not have bathrooms per se (although the GiTYUP provided portapotties for the event), but otherwise was a lovely spot. It was very large--at least 10 acres is my guess, possibly more--mostly fields surrounded by large trees and with scattered trees across the site.
Gabi Reczek - Jun 7, 2016 at 10:46 PMThank you for your reply! I was hoping to find a place to camp along one of the bike paths in northeastern Illinois.


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Evel Knievel
Born Oct 17, 1938
Evel Knievel, born Robert Craig Knievel, was an American daredevil and entertainer. In his career he attempted over 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam… Read More
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1938 Birth Born in Butte, Montana in 1938, Bobby Knievel was the first of two children born to Robert E. and Ann Marie Keough Knievel. His surname is of German origin; his great-great-grandparents on his father's side emigrated to the United States from Germany. Robert and Ann divorced in 1940, after the birth of their second child, Nicolas, known as Nic. … Read More
1956 17 Years Old After a police chase in 1956 in which he crashed his motorcycle, Knievel was taken to jail on a charge of reckless driving. … Read More
1959 20 Years Old Always looking for new thrills and challenges, Knievel participated in local professional rodeos and ski jumping events, including winning the Northern Rocky Mountain Ski Association Class A Men's ski jumping championship in 1959. … Read More
1960 21 Years Old Shortly after getting married, Knievel started the Butte Bombers, a semi-pro hockey team.p. 21 To help promote his team and earn some money, he convinced the 1960 Olympic Czechoslovakian hockey team to play the Butte Bombers in a warm-up game to the Olympics. … Read More
1961 22 Years Old In response Knievel, who was learning about the culling of elk in Yellowstone, decided to hitchhike from Butte to Washington, D.C. in December 1961 to raise awareness and to have the elk relocated to areas where hunting was permitted. … Read More
1962 23 Years Old After returning home from Washington, Knievel decided to stop committing crimes. He joined the motocross circuit and had moderate success, but he still couldn't make enough money to support his family. During 1962, Knievel broke his collarbone and shoulder in a motocross accident. … Read More
1966 27 Years Old The debut of Knievel and his daredevils was on January 3, 1966, at the National Date Festival in Indio, California. … Read More
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With each successful jump, the public wanted him to jump one more car. On May 30, 1967, Knievel successfully cleared sixteen cars in Gardena, California.
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… On May 25, 1968, in Scottsdale, Arizona, Knievel crashed while attempting to jump fifteen Ford Mustangs. … Read More
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Knievel switched his attention in 1971 to the Snake River Canyon in southern Idaho.
1972 33 Years Old Between 1972 and 1977, Ideal Toy Company released a series of Evel Knievel-related merchandise. … Read More
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In 1977, Bally marketed its Knievel pinball machine as the "first fully electronic commercial game"; it has elsewhere been described as one of the "last of the classic pre-digital games." (Both electromechanical and solid state versions were produced. … Read More
1981 42 Years Old In 1981, Saltman was awarded a $13 million judgment against Knievel in a civil trial, but never received money from Knievel or Knievel's estate. … Read More
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In 1999, Knievel married his girlfriend, Krystal Kennedy of Clearwater, Florida, whom he began dating in 1992. The marriage was held on November 19, 1999, on a special platform built on the fountains at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip (site of Evel's jump New Year's Eve 1967). Long-time friend Engelbert Humperdinck sent a recorded tribute to the couple. The couple was married for two years, divorcing in 2001.
2005 66 Years Old On October 9, 2005, Knievel promoted his last public "motorcycle ride" at the Milwaukee Harley-Davidson dealership. … Read More
2006 67 Years Old On July 27, 2006, on The Adam Carolla Show, Knievel said that he had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and required supplemental oxygen therapy 24 hours a day. … Read More
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On April 1, 2007, Knievel appeared on Robert H. Schuller's television program Hour of Power and announced that he "believed in Jesus Christ" for the first time. … Read More
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Messenger is Not Going to be Taken Down on March 15
Microsoft's instant messaging service "Messenger" (or also known as "MSN") is not going to be terminated completely on March 15th, so the rumor was incorrect. Only the desktop application and Kinect video chat service on the Xbox will be terminated in the near future.
Microsoft Messenger was predicted by many media to be discontinued on March 15th, moving all its users (except for users in mainland China) over to Skype, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2011. This rumor is not true, according to tech news site Ars Technica. "The company (Microsoft) tells us that contrary to the previous reports, the Messenger service isn't being retired on March 15th. That date does represent the start of the transition away from Messenger, but the service is set to operate for some time yet".
Messenger app on Windows Phone, will not be discontinued in the near future. It is still unclear whether Microsoft Metro app on Windows 8 will also be affected, but the desktop-application and Xbox Kinect video chat will certainly be.
Third party apps such as Pidgin will stop getting access to the service starting October 2013 for Microsoft will turn off its opensource-protocol XMPP.
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Richard Dawkins is the UK's Ann Coulter
Like Coulter, he is a publicity whore. Like Coulter, he seldom knows what he's talking about. Like Coulter, he loves the spotlight. Like Coulter, he befouls himself with more ignorance about theology and religion than a herd of swine wallowing in their own excrement. Like Coulter, he is either a moron, a liar, or a complete imbecile. Perhaps it's all three.
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Who says you can't do big things from a small school?
Even at the height of the Greater Boston League's football dominance across the state in the 90's and early 2000's, you'd never put Arlington High and the term "powerhouse" in the same sentence. Yet Liam Ezekiel not only carved out a legacy to match two generations before him, but earned a scholarship to the University of West Virginia as a fullback. He quickly transferred back home to the now-defunct Northeastern University program, where he started nearly every game at middle linebacker and was a three-time All-American.
After going uncalled in the 2005 NFL Draft, he managed to fight his way onto the Buffalo Bills roster, making the final cut and staying there for two seasons before embarking on a career in the Arena Football League and United Football League. He most recently played with the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the UFL last fall.
Ezekiel is unsure about plans for this upcoming season, but has kept doors open. In the meantime, he's helping out this summer with Football University, instructing linebackers at camps around the Northeast. He caught up with ESPNBoston.com after one of these camps to discuss his playing days.
Q: When did you first start playing football?
A: "When I was 10. I played Pop Warner, and then I was too big. I was always playing with kids two or three years older than I was, and then I exceeded the weight limit, and I played a lot of hockey too, so for a couple of years all I did was play hockey, no football. I wanna say when I was prob 12-13 no play football at all. I went to CM [Catholic Memorial] in seventh and eighth grade, eighth grade I was on the freshman team, then at Arlington High I started all four years of varsity at Arlington kinda. As a freshman play against 18-year-olds on the varsity, it helped that I was used to playing older competition."
Q: You hear sometimes in other sports about how skating helps a player's running stride. Did that help you at all in football?
A: "I don't know, skating is all about being able to move your legs laterally to create forward motion, and I've always had great lateral movement. At the [NFL] combine I ran a 4.3 shuttle, which is as fast as most NFL corners run. It helps have to have a low center of gravity when you skate, and you have to have a lot of power to move laterally on the ice, so could it help me at linebacker? Yeah, probably."
Q: Who were the players you followed growing up?
A: "My favorite player was Dick Butkus. I was always an old school type of player. I loved the Giants, I loved watching Lawrence Taylor play. I loved the Lions for some reason too, watching Stephen Boyd and Chris Spielman at linebacker. Don Blackmon played for the Patriots, and then I played for him in Buffalo, so that was kinda cool."
Q: Looking back at it, what was that like the first time you saw Don Blackmon as a coach?
A: "I didn't recognize him at first (laughs). When I was a kid, he was in pads, and then he's my coach yelling at me all the time. He's just my coach, so it wasn't a big deal. I'll tell you my favorite experience looking back…leaving [the University of] West Virginia for a small school like Northeastern, where the most you'll ever play in front of is 7-8,000; we played at Navy, which I think was 40,000…but that first experience in the NFL, as a rookie, before preseason even started, we go to Green Bay to practice for two days then a night scrimmage at Lambeau Field. The two days of practice were awesome, riding the bikes with the kids, people see you on TV. I intercepted Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers twice – and he just won a Super Bowl, so that's pretty cool. We're scrimmaging at Lambeau and it's sold out, 90,000 people. I'm going from Northeastern to playing against Brett Favre in front of 90,000 people."
Q: The Greater Boston League's tradition was pretty thick during your high school days. How was the tradition at Arlington High at the time?
A: "There wasn't really any when I was there, to be honest with you. Nobody really cared about football. My grandfather and stepfather played for Arlington, on some great teams. My stepfather was on the Super Bowl team in [1977], my grandfather's teams were always one of the best, too. I almost went to Xaverian, because I wanted to go to a good football school. But after going to CM in seventh and eighth grade, I was sick of the hour drive to school every morning. That's kinda the reason I ended up there. My freshman year we weren't very good, sophomore year didn't do well, but my junior year was a good year.
"We ended up playing Everett that season and if we won, we won the GBL. We ended up losing, 7-3 or something like that. It was a good season, but we were never anything like Everett. Peabody, Waltham, they were always good, we just didn't have the kids. In Arlington, kids don't play football, they grow up wanting to play hockey, baseball, soccer, it's tough because kids are raised in other sports. Myself and four or five other kids took it seriously and were good. It's difficult because myself and other kids worked hard, but that's how it is with Mass kids. Kids that want to play football but they're not at a good school, they have a tough time because they're not surrounded by kids that want the same thing. It's always easy when a big group of guys want the same goal, instead of just yourself and two or three guys wanting it. You find kids out of Massachusetts high schools do very well in college and the pros, because they're so used to doing it by themselves. They get to a place where everyone wants to do it, it's that much easier."
Q: What were the games like playing Everett High?
A: "I played against Diamond Ferri [former Syracuse and Arizona Cardinals running back]. I always liked it because it was the atmosphere that I wanted to play in. I wanted to play in Everett Memorial Stadium, because the fans are crazy. My junior year, they had a doll with my number on it hanging [from a noose] when I got out of the locker room. I actually like it, it makes me play better, like 'OK, this is the kind of place I wanna play at'. I'd rather play away games than home games at Arlington."
Q: Best high school game?
A: "That Everett game I had 22 tackles, that was my junior year in '99. Then my senior year, Thanksgiving we had to be playing Somerville back in they day, now I think they play Arlington Catholic. But it was my last high school game ever, I think I had two sacks, 20 tackles, and 230 yards rushing. It was my last game ever, I wanted to play well before I went off to college. We won. I'm a middle linebacker, so I get my head busted in all the time, and then I'm out there on the wedge on kickoff return, so I have a tough time remembering scores (laughs)."
Q: You played for coach Joe Hanley. What life lessons did you learn from your coach that you still hold with you?
A: "He was just a good guy, a family man. I'd say the stuff I learned from him was more off the field than on the field. He always took care of his family, kept them close. That's something I always try to do in life. I learned more from him with off the field stuff than on-field. He was just a good person."
Q: Coming out of a non-traditional power in the Northeast, how'd you get exposed to a school like West Virginia?
A: "I went to camps when I was in high school. I camped out at Wyoming, because my grandfather played at Wyoming. I went out there two years in a row, and I camped at Purdue and went to BC camp. I would also send out highlight tapes, game tapes, to all the schools in the Big East. And then there's word of mouth, then scouts would come out to my football games, then my basketball games…I think mainly they'd watch a kid play basketball to see if he's got good feet, athleticism, agility, jumping ability, how he stays in front of the ballhandler – especially for a linebacker – and lateral movement."
Q: You were originally set on playing at West Virginia. How did you end up at Northeastern?
A: "I wasn't sure. I took official visits, went to Wyoming where my grandfather played, and they wanted me to go start at linebacker. West Virginia, it was Rich Rodriguez's first year, he wanted me to play H-back, do some blocking, a lot of catching out of the backfield. I love blocking, catching the ball and scoring. I went to UConn and went to Purdue, those four were the only visits I took. In the end I signed with West Virginia – mainly, I wanted to play BC, I was pissed they didn't offer me. I went down for camp my freshman year, I was there for day and said, 'Man, I don't know if I can do this for four years. Morgantown's a great college town, party town, but it's in the middle of nowhere. I grew up in the city, I went to Arlington High School. I love Boston, and I wanted to be around Boston, you know so I don't know if I want to be here for four years, and I had second thoughts about playing offense. I talked to coach Rodriguez and said, 'I gotta get outta here'. He said, 'I understand, why don't you take some time to think about it. A week later, I said hey coach, I don't know.
"He was pissed off. He wouldn't sign my release form. Even though when you transfer down to level 1-AA you usually don't sit out at all, if coach doesn't sign your release you have to sit out for the entire year. I had family members calling, he wouldn't do it. Finally after the first two games of the season, he signed the release form, we play Delaware the third game and we wo – we'd never beat them.
"I remember the game well. First play of the game, the starting middle linebacker pulls his hamstring, Joe Gazzola from Bishop Feehan – he ended up dying tragically in college, he was one of my best friends, and my roommate in training camp. He got hurt, I step in, and we beat Delaware for the first time in school history. I had 18 tackles, two sacks, four tackles for loss, shoulda had a pick for a touchdown but I dropped it. I ran out to the flat, the quarterback didn't even see me. It was one of those catches you coulda walked into the end zone with. It hit every one of my fingers and I just dropped it."
Q: You mention about being close with Joe Gazzola. How often do you think about him?
A: "He died on Valentine's Day. He was my friend. I think about him every day still. He was the funniest guy. He got me through a lot of tough practices. At Northeastern, we don't have an indoor facility, so a lot of times we'd be out there in snow and ice, and he'd be telling jokes or singing Elton John songs. A lot of times when stuff gets overwhelming and I stop taking stuff seriously, I remember he'd find light in everything, telling jokes, lightening the mood up."
Q: What was the biggest adjustment you had to make from high school to college?
A: "It was just learning. I didn't feel like, when adjusting they talk about the speed differential, I adapted well to the speed. I was the strongest player on the team in college, I benched 515 pounds, so that was never an issue. At the [NFL] combine I did 225 pounds [on the bench] 36 times, I tied Vince Wilfork, so strength and speed weren't an issue. It was just getting used to the mental aspect. In high school we'd run three coverages on defense, and a couple blitzes. College, we had 15 coverages, each with five or six checks off of that coverage, motions, shifts, depending on the down and distance, I'd take care of audibles. We ran a 3-4, and then you'd have nickel packages, dime packages. We had 25 man blitzes, 30 zone blitzes. So, the body of plays just really was the major adjustment."
Q: You went undrafted, but can you recall when you first got the call to join a roster?
A: "It was odd. I was projected to go in the third to fifth rounds, so watching the draft was terrible (laughs). I was at my mom's house, I remember no one calling me. It was discouraging, I was a little upset, but I just figured I'd get the opportunity in camp to make a team. My agent called and said 'How do you feel about Buffalo. My girlfriend, who I'm going to be marrying, is from Orchard Park, five minutes from the stadium. So when I went up for OTA's, minicamp, I'd stay at her parents' house. I didn't have to stay in a hotel, I could use a car and not have a van or hotel shuttle like other rookies."
Q: What's it like in the show?
A: "It was a lot of pressure. Guys are always looking over your shoulder, making sure you're doing your studying, making sure you get your rest – you can't be out partying – always working out hard and always studying. Rookies get in trouble when they get there and say 'I made it'. That's not making it. You've got to put the work in, and it's 10 times that in the NFL. It's all mental. If you're fast enough, big enough, that's why you're there – everybody's fast, big and strong at that level. It's about being able to slow the game down, study the conditions and study the playbook.
"It was great, man. I'm the type of guy that gets real amped up for games. I have no problem getting amped up for those games, let me tell you that. Some places are so loud, if you were standing a foot from me I couldn't hear that. Your whole body shakes. It's exhilarating."
Q: What do you miss the most?
A: "The locker room. Really any team I've play for, college, NFL, Arena, UFL, just to be around the guys. You don't really grow up paying attention to it, but the practical jokes, people getting on you, busting balls, that's the stuff you miss the most. All the personalities, the guys, you got 50 brothers…the NFL's a little different, because the guys make money, but they're still themselves. For the most part everyone hangs out together. I just miss most of the other guys hanging out, off the field, that stuff I miss the most."
Q: What will you be doing in fall?
A: "I have no idea what I'll be doing in the fall. I've been interviewing for sales jobs, medical device equipment, that's interesting to me. We had a great team doctor in college, I got to sit in on some surgery. And I also love coaching, that's what I love bout FBU, helping kids become better players. If something came up as far as coaching, I'd definitely consider doing it. It's something I love to do, really whatever comes up, I'll see where it falls. It's not an easy transition, going from the game you love to now having to get a real job in the real world. It's not like most guys, you may be in the service industry then the mortgage industry. I'm not just changing jobs, I'm changing a whole life. All I did since I was 12 was play football, so it's not just a job change. It's a whole life change. It's something that takes time. It's not easy."
Q: What kind of advice do you have for kids coming up looking to do what you've done?
A: "It's, whatever you're willing to put in, that's what you get out of it. The harder you work, the luckier you get. That's what I learned from all those papers, all those taking notes – the harder you work, the luckier you get. It's, while everyone else is at the movies or the beach, sometimes I gotta go running. You really have to put the effort in, not be distracted and not get caught up in something you shouldn't get caught up in. A lot of times, mistakes can really hurt you."