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McCormac Review: updates
Further comments and updates below - latest: 17 October 2012)
Update: 9 February 2012
"Future for teacher employment"
Commenting on the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning's statement to the Scottish Parliament today (9 February 2012), Maureen Laing, Senior Professional Officer (Scotland) with Voice: the union for education professionals said:
"It is reassuring that the Cabinet Secretary has stated that 'Chartered Teachers and those in the process of becoming Chartered Teachers should be given credit for the work they have already undertaken'. There was a great concern that what had been achieved by Chartered Teachers would not be recognised.
"However, I am concerned that the Professional Review and Development that is to be introduced will be the responsibility of the National Partnership Group and GTCS without direct representation from the teaching unions.
"We await with interest what Education Scotland will report in relation to the current arrangements for external experts being used in schools.
"Voice hopes that the views of teachers will be an important part of this process."
Further information:
Voice press release: 13 September 2011 (updates below - 28 November 2011)
McCormac report "not as radical as expected" but a "leap in the dark" for the teaching profession
Voice: the union for education professionals, which represents teachers, education support staff and early years professionals across Scotland and the rest of the UK, has given its reaction to The Report of the Review of Teacher Employment in Scotland.
Commenting on the report, Senior Professional Officer (Scotland) Maureen Laing said:
"The McCrone agreement was supposed to be 'a teaching profession for the 21st century' not just for ten years.
"The title of the McCormac Review might be Advancing Professionalism in Teaching but, while it's not as radical as expected, many teachers will see elements of it as a retreat back to the pre-McCrone days of the twentieth century.
"The report's recommendations erode rather than advance the professionalism of teaching, throw up a number of inconsistencies, and potentially threaten the posts of many support staff.
"The teaching profession is being expected to take a leap in the dark with some of the proposals such as how non-contact time will be used and the practical implications for timetabling.
"As we said in our response to the Review, 'there should be no erosion of the terms and conditions agreed under the McCrone Agreement, which set out parameters for the profession and recognised the necessity of non-contact time and collegiate time to provide a sound basis for effective learning and teaching to take place. There should be professional autonomy and McCrone has provided this to teachers'.
"I fear that, if adopted, some of the new proposals would erode both those terms and conditions and professional autonomy. Prescribing how teachers should carry out their non-contact duties certainly erodes their professional autonomy.
"We are very concerned about the wholesale removal of Annexes from the Teachers' Agreement. The GTCS's Standards (Annex B) have not yet been developed. I am concerned about too much power over the profession being concentrated in the hands of one body – in this case, the GTCS.
"Annex E is the'list of tasks [that] should not routinely be carried out by teachers…. These tasks would generally be undertaken by support staff thereby allowing the particular skills and experience of the teacher to be deployed most effectively'. Where would its removal leave those support staff – redundant? – or the effective deployment of teachers' skills and experiences? I fear the impact on support staff jobs. It seems more like a cost-saving exercise than an advancement of professionalism.
"On the positive side, we are delighted that the Report avoids some of the more extreme elements of COSLA's controversial submission. We are therefore pleased with the recommendations that there should be no change to the length of the current contracted week of 35 hours or to the current 855 hours per year of class contact time.
"While we welcomed its introduction, the Chartered Teacher status has not lived up to expectations because of its focus on the academic, rather than the practical, classroom-based aspects of teaching. There should be other career paths for those teachers who do not want to move into senior management along the same lines as the medical profession.
"The measures for probationers are largely a firming up of what is already in place and, provided the safeguards remain in place, they should continue to prepare probationers for their future career.
"There are admirable proposals on Professional Review and Personal Development and Continuing Professional Development. We are particularly pleased with the recognition that 'Other staff, within a school, who contribute to the education of pupils should be entitled to PRPD'. Classroom assistants – the 'valuable assets' as they were once described – deserve greater recognition.
"However, we are concerned about the availability of resources for implementing the structured programme.
"There is also a fundamental inconsistency at the heart of these particular proposals. One the one hand support staff are being offered PRPD but, on the other hand, many of their tasks may be taken away. Will they be in post to take up this professional development? Is this an attempt to look generous and supportive while saving money at the same time?"
What happens next?
Following the McCormac Report, the next stage will involve discussions on its recommendations between the Scottish Government and various stakeholders, including Voice (see below).
Ministers will then consider the recommendations in detail in conjunction with the information gathered from these discussions. It will therefore be further down the line that decisions will be taken by the Scottish Government on which recommendations are in fact to be implemented and also on how these are to be implemented in practical terms.
Further information from the Scottish Government.
Further comment and updates
Further comment on Chartered Teacher Status etc from Voice's Maureen Laing
"Teaching terms": Letter from SPO Maureeen Laing in The Scotsman, 16 September 2011
20 September 2011:
The Education and Culture Committee of the Scottish Parliament took evidence from stakeholders (including Alan Robertson, Vice Chairman of Voice's Scottish Executive Committee (SEC)) affected by the Review at its meeting on 20 September 2011 (pdf agenda). The Committee will take evidence from Professor Gerry McCormac, chair of the review, at its meeting on 27 September 2011.
- Minutes of the meeting Report of the meeting (pdf)
- Holyrood TV coverage.
- Summary of meeting (Voice).
23 September 2011:
4 October 2011:
Meeting with Scottish Government, 4 October 2011
McCormac Update: 28 November 2011:
Update: May 2012:
Report of the SNCT Joint Chairs Working Group on Chartered Teacher (pdf)
Update: June 2012:
Report of the SNCT Joint Chairs Working Group on Working Week / Working Hours (pdf)
SNCT Joint Chairs Working Group: Duties (pdf)
Update: 11 June 2012:
Report of the SNCT Joint Chairs Working Group on Chartered Teacher
At the meeting of the SNCT Joint Chairs McCormac Working Group – Chartered Teacher, the SNCT reached agreement in principle for arrangements on the pay and conditions for existing Chartered Teachers and for those who have partially completed the Standard for Chartered Teacher.
Voice Scotland is therefore pleased to have secured agreement through the mechanism of this Working Group on behalf of its members.
Final agreement on the wording was reached by the wording group, with an SNCT circular anticipated towards the end of June. With regards to exceptions to no further salary progression, the mechanism and arrangements for considering such cases will be further discussed at the next meeting of the group in the autumn.
Update: 29 June 2012:
Update 17 October 2012: Chartered Teacher Working Group:
The meeting scheduled for 8 October 2012 was cancelled.
The position outlined in the Circular of 29 June (above) is in place. Any further information which we receive will be added to the website.
Further information:
The Review of Teacher Employment in
The Report: Open Report as pdf
Voice's Official Response to the Review (April 2011 )
Donaldson Review: Voice's statements and official response
A Teaching Profession for the 21st century (McCrone) (pdf)
SNCT Handbook of Conditions of Service
Senior Professional Officer (Scotland)
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel: 0131 220 8241
Voice Press Office
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
8 September 2011: Have your say on the Review before/after publication.
24 August 2011: Have your say and vote on the teacher's role and COSLA's evidence
19 April 2011: Voice's Official Response
24 February 2011: Call for Evidence now live
Voice will be submitting an official response on behalf of members. If you have comments to make, do let us know, or please copy us in if you are submitting your own evidence. Have your say.
The Call for Evidence will close on 21 April 2011.
Updates for Scottish teachers on terms and conditions (March 2011)
15 February 2011: The Review will shortly issue a Call for Evidence.
This document will aim to gather views on key aspects of the current arrangements established by A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century. The call for evidence will ask specific questions relating to the effect of the Agreement. It is expected the call for evidence will issue in the next few weeks and Voice will post further details on this Website at that point. Have your say.
28 January 2011: McCrone deal to be reviewed
Plans for a review of the 2001 agreement on teachers' pay and conditions, A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century, have been announced by Education Secretary Michael Russell.
The review of the 2001 agreement is to be chaired by Professor Gerry McCormac, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Stirling University.
The McCormac Review will examine a range of issues related to teacher employment.
The Review will report with recommendations by summer 2011 with a view to the agreed recommendations being implemented from August 2012.
Further details from the Scottish Government
The Review of Teacher Employment in Scotland (McCormac Review)
A Teaching Profession for the 21st Century
Voice Senior Professional Officer (Scotland) Maureen Laing said:
"Voice notes with interest the reasons given by Education Secretary Mike Russell for establishing a review of the McCrone Agreement of 2001.
"The focus is very much on the cost and size of the teacher workforce in the current financial climate rather than concentrating on delivering the best educational outcomes for children and young people.
"We look forward to having the opportunity to feed into the McCormac Review."
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"Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark." (Native American proverb, Cheyenne)
"If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success." - John D. Rockefeller
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"Moral courage is the most valuable and usually the most absent characteristic in men."
"By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great."
"Attack rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, without rest, however tired and hungry you may be, the enemy will be more tired, more hungry. Keep punching."
"A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder. If he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it."
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i must lose myself in action, lest i wither in despair.
- alfred, lord tennyson
Actually that's from the DNA (Ashton Kutcher) project. And sometimes by the GQ Gentlemen's Fund.
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
- Steve Jobs
"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad."
~Brian O'Driscoll
Press on!
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
~Calvin Coolidge
"But we must learn to be equally good at what is short and sharp and what is long and tough. It is generally said that the British are often better at the last. They do not expect to move from crisis to crisis; they do not always expect that each day will bring up some noble chance of war; but when they very slowly make up their minds that the thing has to be done and the job put through and finished, then, even if it takes months - if it takes years - they do it.
Another lesson I think we may take, just throwing our minds back to our meeting here ten months ago and now, is that appearances are often very deceptive, and as Kipling well says, we must "...meet with Triumph and Disaster. And treat those two impostors just the same."
You cannot tell from appearances how things will go. Sometimes imagination makes things out far worse than they are; yet without imagination not much can be done. Those people who are imaginative see many more dangers than perhaps exist; certainly many more than will happen; but then they must also pray to be given that extra courage to carry this far-reaching imagination.
But for everyone, surely, what we have gone through in this period--I am addressing myself to the School--surely from this period of ten months, this is the lesson:
Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."
Churchill's speech to Harrow School, 1941
The people who always think they know your story have usually never finished a book in their life.
The journey gets tiring towards the end because, there lies the glory...Never give up!
A really nice quote by Robert Fulghum on kindness to others Read up guys!
Isa ito ang guide ko sa life kaya ang daming nagmamahal sa akin at naging matagumpay:
If you treat people right they will treat you right ... ninety percent of the time. ― Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nabasa ko siya sa isang clinic ng doctor long long long time ago.
Imagine kung lahat kayo ginagamit yang quote na yan.
Winston Churchill's warning to the future generations.
How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property either as a child, a wife, or a concubine must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen: all know how to die but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.
They will keep on advancing... walang hintuan ito.
I saw this quote of Facebook, it says "Let your spirit take flight" Press like and let your spirit take flight today! :-)
No matter what happens in life, be good to people.
Being good is the best legacy you can leave behind.
I was satisfied with haiku until I met you, but now I want a Russian novel, a 50-page description of you sleeping. -Dean Young
"The real tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces himself for his one supreme effort, who never stretches to his full capacity."


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The Union has decided to develop the civilian aspects of crisis management in four priority areas defined by the Feira European Council in June 2000: police, strengthening of the rule of law, strengthening civilian administration and civil protection.
The specific capabilities in these four fields could be used in the context of EU-led autonomous missions, or in the context of operations conducted by leadagencies, such as the UN or the OSCE (Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe).
The European Union aims to be capable of carrying out any police operation, from advisory, assistance and training tasks to substituting to local police forces. Member States have undertaken to provide up to 5000 police officers by 2003, of whom up to 1 400 can be deployed in under 30 days.
Strengthening the rule of law
Efforts deployed on an international scale to reinforce and if necessary restore credible local police forces can only be successful if a properly functioning judicial and penitentiary system backs up the police forces. Member States have undertaken to provide nearly 300 officers in charge of crisis management operations in that area(prosecutors, judges, prison officers).
Civil administration
As regards civil administration, a pool of experts has been created, capable of accepting civil administration missions in the context of crisis-management operations, and if necessary, being deployed at very short notice.
Civil protection
In this area too, the objective has been achieved, and consists of:
The Ministerial Civilian Crisis Management Capability Conference held on 19 November 2002 confirmed that the concrete targets in the four priority areas had been reached and even exceeded through Member States' voluntary commitments.


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Michael Duberry Column: My dream team (From The Oxford Times)
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Michael Duberry Column: My dream team
6:00pm Wednesday 9th October 2013 in Sport
A week into my retirement, I have been overwhelmed with congratulations and good wishes from fans, former teammates and my peers.
It's also been a time for quiet reflection on my career, and I got round to thinking of all the world-class players I have encountered.
So I thought I would put together a team of the best I have played with.
In my first stint as a gaffer, I will play 4-2-3-1, the formation that most top teams are using these days.
Former England international Nigel Martyn gets the No 1 jersey, pipping Dutch international Ed de Goey and Paul Robinson.
Nigel was a great keeper and a good talker.
My right back is again from my Leeds days and goes to Gary Kelly, who gets in ahead of another Leeds teammate Danny Mills and Spanish international Albert Ferrer.
'Kells' for me was one of the best in the Premier League, up there with Lee Dixon, Rob Jones and Gary Neville.
The left back spot goes to Graeme Le Saux, ahead of Republic of Ireland's Ian Harte.
Graeme was dangerous going forward and solid at the back.
The two rocks who will occupy the central defensive positions are Marcel Desailly and Rio Ferdinand.
I had to leave out World Cup winner Frank Lebeouf, Leeds legend Lucas Radebe and internationals Jonathan Woodgate and Dominic Matteo.
Marcel was just immense. He read the game so well, was strong and a real leader. Rio is arguably one of the best of his generation. He never gave an opposing forward anything and his reading of the game was second to none.
All of the above mentioned at some time or other kept me on the sidelines!
In the new double holding midfield role, I am going with David Batty and Ruud Gullit.
Batts was brilliant at breaking up play, shielding the two central defenders and his passing ability was excellent.
What is there to say about former world player of the year Ruud? He was tremendous when I played with him – and he wasn't even in his peak.
They both keep out top players like Olivier Dacourt, Didier Deschamps and Jody Morris.
The advanced midfielders is another area that gave me a headache, but like any good gaffer I welcome the problem!
On the right of the three, I will play Gus Poyet. He was brilliant at getting forward and more importantly, scoring goals. Gus keeps out Chelsea teammates Dan Petrescu and Roberto Di Matteo.
On the left, I'm plumping for Australian superstar and Leeds teammate Harry Kewell, which means England international Jason Wilcox and Danish legend Michael Laudrup have to miss out.
Harry had a lovely left foot and on his day could leave any defender in the world for dead.
The No 10 role just behind the striker is taylor-made for Gianfranco Zola, a skilful player who had the best close control I have ever seen. The lone striker role was difficult too, because I had so many to choose from.
Gianluca Vialli, Tore Andre Flo, Mark Viduka and Gigi Casiraghi were all candidates, but the role goes to the player who I always said would be the first name on my team sheet – Mark Hughes.
I just loved the way he played – strong, tough, battling for every ball like it was his last. He scored goals as well.
Oh, and my team colours would be all black, a sign of strength and dominance. The bench would be filled with some of the top names earlier mentioned who missed out on the starting XI.
My team (4-2-3-1): Nigel Martyn; Gary Kelly, Marcel Desailly, Rio Ferdinand, Graeme Le Saux; David Batty, Ruud Gullit; Gianfranco Zola, Gus Poyet, Harry Kewell; Mark Hughes.
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Make some time for Football Manager Dubes! Or Fantasy Football off the official premier site... Would love to get you in my league.....
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As for Harry Kewell over Michael Laudrup??!?! That's insane!
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Secrets of classic NYC: Macy's
Mon Nov 21 2011
Navigating the nearly one-block-long Herald Square branch of this department store can be overwhelming. But Macy's wasn't always quite so large: The chain opened its much smaller original headquarters on Sixth Avenue and 14th Street in 1858. As demand for goods grew, so did the company's need for space, and in 1902 the store moved to 34th Street. The relocated branch featured four banks of wooden escalators—which were considered super-swanky at the time—that connected the first floor to the fifth. These days, you can still ride a few of those original moving staircases: On the Broadway side of the shop, look for the vintage escalators between the eighth and ninth floors. 151 W 34th St at Seventh Ave (212-695-4400, macys.com)
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Marmont Steakhouse
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I thought the food was great! Had surf-n-turf and the sides were ordered with it was very good too. The lamb lollipops were way undercooked, but our server fixed that for us and got us drinks on the house to help resolve the problem. I thought everything was very good, I enjoyed the atmosphere and would def. recommend this place to someone else.
As always, awesome steaks! Good to see more beer selections listed. Service was not as great this time as it has been in the past, but perhaps our server was new. One bite of the steak and all was forgiven!
I just love this place. They have the best steaks in the city. If you are visiting, you must dine here.
There are plenty of restaurants in this area, but Marmont is the only steak-specialty place, so we thought we'd give it a try. I am hesitant to go to steak restaurants, as I usually come away disappointed, realizing I can make a steak just as good or better than many places. However, Marmont's steaks were terrific. I had the Cowboy steak, a large 30-oz bone-in ribeye, and my spouse had the smaller, 16-oz, ribeye. Both were outstanding. The quality of the meat was good and the preparation was perfect. I also started with the Crab Bisque, which very flavorful and had plenty of crab. We were far too full for dessert. Marmont promises a great steak and they deliver. The service was excellent too. I would definitely go again.
They took care of us from the start with a table at the time of the reservation. A friend was running late which was no problem for them, they got us started with apps and drinks. At no point did we feel rushed and the service was excellent. In our group we had everything from the red snapper, cuts of steak, and the pork chops. Each one of us were amazed at how excellent the meals were and the bread pudding for dessert is reason enough to visit!!!
Its my second time in Marmont, wanted to take my friend coz I'm always raving about their lamb lollipops. Sure enough she loved it, and is planning to go back with her boyfriend. The service was excellent. We arrived late and still was seated right away. I will deff come back and recommend!
From the Valet Parking Attendant straight through the dessert everything was perfect. The wait staff was extremely attentive. The portions were very generous and the food was cooked to perfection. Our group of 5 had a wide variety of entrees and each were fantastic. For the price I do not believe you can find a better value in the city. Will definitely return in the near future. Thank you for making our graduation celebration a special event!
Had a great time here for a friend's birthday, service was not awesome,but didn't ruin the night. Food was amazing, best steak I have ever had.
We here with my girlfriend and we loved it. The food is amazing, and the service was fantastic. Place is a bit pricey but I would definitely go back.
I selected Marmont Steakhouse for an informal dinner on my wedding anniversary. Both my wife and I had an excellent experience. The complimentary Champagne was unexpected. The food was very delicious... we had mussels for the appetizer, I had the rack of lamb, she had the New York steak, and we shared a dessert with coffee. The food was nicely cooked to our taste, and surprisingly, the portions were considerable. Most places we've dined in center city serve smaller portions. The server was very attentive throughout our meal even though a group of about 14 showed up for her to serve. We were also complimented with the desert given the special occassion. We will be back again with some friends.
I discovered the restaurant because someone spoke to me as I was walking by. It has become my fiancé and I favorite place. We don't even look at the menu anymore. Why don't we receive points for this reservation?
Food was very good. Service was only fair. Our server was nice enough but was definitely not all that interested in us. Too bad, would have been a nice experience otherwise.
The food was very good--exactly what I expected from a good steakhouse. The decor is rustic steakhouse. Don't be turned off by it, though. Certainly will go again.
The wait staff was great. The steaks and fish were done perfectly and the kitchen ws able to help with a meal for a guest with allergies with no hesitation. Thanks for a great birthday dinner.
The food was outstanding and the waiter was outstanding to the touch. The meal was something I have to return to and bring friends.
Needed a place for a large group and struggled to find something in downtown area which could accommodate us. Food and service was outstanding. Unique decor. Restaurant is fairly small, but handled our party of 8 perfectly. Would definitely go back when in town. Most of the group had steaks which were all great, and some had seafood dishes which they enjoyed.
We've been there 4 times so far and can't wait to go back.
Both my fiancé and I had the steak and lobster. Steaks were cooked perfect, tasted amazing (and the lobster was just as good). We also highly recommend the mashed potatoes, they were very good. FOOD WAS AWESOME. Very nice wine list and beer selection. The service could have been a little better but we can not say anything bad about our experience at Marmont. We are from California and were vacationing in Philly when we found Marmont online. Made reservations via the website and walked from our hotel.
I had my doubts when booking this place, but I was pleasantly surprised. The food was great, drinks were well made. It was a slow night, lots of open tables, but I think they'll be packing the place in no time!
This delightful little steakhouse is easily one of the finest in the city. It's never packed and the specials are always incredible. Great mellow wait staff, great tunes and above average food makes this place quite a destination. And it's not just the steaks, everything g they have is unique and delicious. Out nose pierced waitress/aspiring bartender was funny and sweet and the dessert drinks are risiculously delightful. Eat here and you will go back, more than once. Enjoy! And thanks you for caring about your customers and your food. Happy birthday Dave!
We had a lovely meal at this steakhouse on a quiet Wednesday night. Food was excellent--steaks were prefectly cooked--as expected--and the portions were generous. Had a delicious creme broulee for dessert. Service was attentive without being intrusivre. Really could not have been a better experience. Would definitiely go back on my next trip to Philly.
Food was amazing! Service was slow the veggies didn't come out til well past the steaks. The wine we were enjoying ran out after our first glass too. Still love this place though!
16oz rib eye was wonderful. I enjoyed my experience and the price was reasonable.
Dominique was great. She had table options available and made my boo feel special with a nice piece of chocolate cake. The food, drinks, and champagne were the perfect compliments to our relaxing day. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
I really enjoyed my birthday meal at Marmont. I ordered a steak and it was delicfious. The rest of my party ordred burgers which were also good. The fries that came along with the burgers were cut from potatoes right in the restaurant. Not frozen. The place is smaller than I thought it would be so I wouldn't recommend for really large parties. The service was good and they played a really good soundtrack that you could actually enjoy while talking to your guests. I will deifinitely come back. But I will come on the train or drive on a night that is not busy because valet parking was $18 and I was told that the lots nearby cost $25.
My boyrfriend and I dine there and we both absolutely had a wonderful time. Sara, our server, was great! She was very entertaining and took great care of us without hovering the table like some servers do. The food was excellent. Steak was cooked to my liking and the stuff tilapia was delicious. Will dine there again.
We went to Marmount for Restaurant week and the selection was awesome as well as the food and drinks. We would definitely recommend.
We were 30 minutes early for our reservation and the table was already set up and ready. Staff was very nice. Food was excellent! Great choices. No long waiting for food even in big group. Will definitely go back!
We came for restaurant week, although we have been to Marmont several times before. Their restaurant week menu was great as they actually had two steaks to choose from and neither one was a petite fillet! Never understand why steak places only offer a petite fillet for restaurant week. Our steaks and all the other courses were yummy as usual. Server was courteous and attentive without hovering. We have never had a steak that was anything less than awesome at Marmont!
I went during restaurant week and it was very filling and the steaks were great. 12 oz rib eye tender flavorful I couldn't even finish my dinner because it was a nice portion. One thing I will say is I wish they gave different options for the side dish. Every meal was partnered with mashed potatoes and I would of loved some veggies since the steak was already a bit heavy. Other than that the crab bisque, caesar salad and cheesesteak rolls were good. It was a great experience the staff was attentive always checking on us and the restaurant was pretty filled so it was delightful to see we were still waited on in a timely manner.
We went to Marmot Steakhouse for Restaurant Week and, for a relatively small quantity of money, had a spectacular meal. The potato soup, which our server informed us is one of the daily soups that gets rotated, was worth the price of the entire meal. The steak was delicious, especially when eaten with the mashed potatoes. All in all, when the ambience and service, both of which were absolutely lovely, are counted in, you would struggle to do better for a dinner in Old CIty. Granted, the bar is tiny, as is the entire dining room; but there is nothing in the service or in the food that is even remotely pretentious about Marmot, and that, frankly, is what makes it great.
In mid-September, Philadelphia has its Restaurant Week (with menus online). Numerous downtown restaurants offer limited, multi-course dinner menus at $35 per person. We both chose a very tasty, creamy potato soup, embellished with pieces of bacon. I next had a nice ceasar salad, and my wife had a marvelous baked brie; the tender puff pastry enveloped the brie, cranberries, raisins, and almonds, m-m-m-m! For the main course, she selected tilapia, stuffed with crab, over risotto; my 12-ounce strip steak was very tender and cooked just as I'd requested. The seasonings only added to these wonderful main courses. A ramekin of bread pudding and a piece of chocolate cake topped off a most delicious meal.
I went to Marmont Steak House during restaurant week. The potato soup was delicious! My rib eye steak was cooked just right at medium rare & the dry rub on it was so delicious that you didn't need to add any salt or pepper. As a matter of fact, there weren't any shakers on any of the tables. I was expecting it to be a fancier place, but it didn't matter. I'd rather have good food! I was too full for desert, but everybody else at the table enjoyed theirs.
I always look forward to restaurant week in Philadelphia. This year I choose to divert from my main eateries such as Del Frisco's and such. Boy did I choose well The Maramont restaurant was the perfect selection. Small crowd do to seating capacity, so make reservations. The restaurant week menu was exceptional, from the crab bisque to the entrée selections, which included a choice of a rib eye, Ny strip steak, or Tilapia stuffed with crab over risotto. The misses enjoyed that. All I have left to say is keep it up and I will be back.
I ordered the rib-eye and it was cooked perfectly and tasted great! My friend ordered the lobster ravioli and loved it. Definitely recommend this restaurant for a nice dinner.
We dined here on Saturday, September 21st. It was Restaurant Week and we wanted to try it out. We will definitely be going back here. The food was delicious - I had the Rib Eye and my husband had the tilapia - we had mac and cheese and brussel sprouts as our sides. Everything was delicious - We had chocolate cake and bread pudding for dessert. My husband loved his chocolate cake the bread pudding was a little dry for my liking - but overall - the meal was well worth the money. Our waitress was excellent (the drinks was good too!)
From the time I stepped in I was nothing but pleased with this restaurant. I arrived early for my reservation which was fine me and my guest had a seat at the bar and spoke with the bartender Emily she recommended a "fallen angel" and it was excellent! From there we were seated and Sarah was our waitress she was very attentive and answered any questions that we had... I chose to go with the 12oz rib eye steak with mashed potatoes sauteed mushroom and onions OMG!! It was so tender and good....I finished off with the bread pudding delicious...will definitely go back
If you like the feeling of being really close to the next table in a very dark restaurant than this is your place! Our food was piping hot but because of the red lighting you really couldn't tell how well done your steak was. Waitress staff attentive, good pacing of food service.
We came to Marmont for Restaurant Week and it was wonderful. The food was great and came out quickly. The lighting is a bit dark but luckily we were sat near the windows. It isn't a huge place so the noise levels get a little high, especially when there are rowdy people at the bar.
My fiance & I went to Marmont Steakhouse for his birthday during restaurant week. Marmont has a certain charm to it. The no frills approach is perfect; It focuses on the food! The food & service were outstanding. We both ordered the Crab Bisque, fried calamari & cheese steak eggrolls; out of this world. For our actual meal we both ordered the 12oz ribeye done medium, it came with mashed potatoes, & we ordered the mac & cheese & broccolini. The steak was flavored & cooked just right - it literally melted in your mouth. The mac & cheese was gooey and delicious & the broccolini was cooked perfectly...lastly we had the bread pudding & chocolate cake, both of which were very decadent. Our server Lisa, was upbeat and attentive. We will be back!
The place is small, but the food is good. The bread pudding is EXCELLENT!
Great food, great service. We will be making reservations for our anniversary.
I would definitely recommend this restaurant for good food and good service. I made reservations and they were ready and waiting for us and it was appreciated.
Used a living social coupon. Food was amazing. Waitress was very prompt and friendly would recommend to Friends
Food was flawless. I would definitely visit again.
My filet was cooked perfect and tender, and asparagus was fresh and nicely saute'd. This is a nice little place with terrific prices for steaks. Music was a little loud, but classic R&R. You can't go wrong.
Where do I start? the brie is awesome. the mac and cheese is awesome. the pepper crusted NY strip was AWESOME
Went here on a date. The food was delicious. The service was on point and friendly. It was just what we wanted and we plan on returning!
Lovingly prepared and impeccably presented American steak house fare. NY strip (22 oz) was dynamite. Sides very good and large portions. Servers push the appetizers too hard, especially considering the portions. Tables too close together. Classic Rock music doesn't seem to fit. Bring your appetite, skip the appetizers, don't expect total privacy, and brush up on your Cat Stevens and things will be okay.
I've been to restaraunts were the waiters and waitresses were polite, but damn , this waitress (sorry can't think of her name ) was great! She knew her menu and knew the proper way to cook your steak the way YOU like it cooked. A smile that seemed real . I noticed she treated everyone with great respect and also with that "you're my friend" comments. This was our 30th wedding anniversary, the waitress didn't know this but she made this night even more special ! THANK YOU!


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April 17, 2013
Moody's: Banking industries in Romania, Slovenia, Hungary to remain unprofitable in 2013
Apr 17, 2013
Moody's: Banking industries in Romania, Slovenia, Hungary to remain unprofitable in 2013.
The Romanian, Hungarian and Slovenian banking industries will remain unprofitable this year, as owners cut spending to boost capital during the financial crisis in the eurozone, according to Moody's Investors service, quoted by Bloomberg. Moreover, according to Simone Zampa, a senior analyst for (...)
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Ambassador Malgynov hopeful Bucharest, Moscow's approach of historic issues benefits Romania - Russia relations
Russian Ambassador Oleg Malgynov declared at a book launch at the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that history can work both to the benefit, but also against bilateral relations, and voiced hopes that Bucharest and Moscow will address historic issues in such manner as to help improve (...)
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Romanian Culture Minister Daniel Barbu has tendered resignation, his personal advisor Emil Pantelimon told AGERPRES.
Simona Bisboaca: No innovation means no progress and innovation comes when one thinks different
Simona Bisboaca, 34 years of age, from Oradea (western Romania), invented a youth elixir, the marmalade without boiling and the natural additive that will substitute the artificial additives and has four invention patents in the food industry of the future, awarded gold and silver medals in the (...)
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The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) is the main market for Romgaz shares and their volume traded on BVB in the period November 25 - December 10 exceeded by 67 percent the trading volume of the global depository receipts (GDRs- one GDR represents one Romgaz share) on the London Stock Exchange, (...)
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The Dark Energy Survey officially began on Aug. 31. Using the powerful Dark Energy Camera, scientists will map a portion of the sky in unprecedented detail, seeking answers to the mystery of dark energy.
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Your words - "Temperatures of the card are high which is caused by the high power consumption and the fairly weak cooler" 66 C OC'ed is that high? You normally want +70 C and low noise and that you got here according to your figures.
Nice review. I wish you'd test the power consumption when OC'd to see how much more power it's using for the %performance increase.
The 66 C and the "fan noise" of 39 db(A) are still the same and so are the the power draw at normal and peak. Can't recall the maximume vaule. Is that the one that you have changed? Still a shift in evaluating GPUs. Edit: Saw you reply below...sorry didn't read the text, I'm an engineer
I'm curious, why do you still put "DirectX 11 relevance limited at this time" as a con? Pretty much every contemporary card has support for it, so it's not like a customer is paying extra specifically for DirectX 11.
many new games are coming out without dx11 support. it's not like today's gamer REALLY MUST have dx11
excellent review as always, and I like that MSI improve on the card in all respects of the pcb/cooling/clockspeeds/bundled software, yet charge MSRP for the card, hats off.
I also agree with sLowEnd on this one... dx11 is just a feature that though not very relevant today, but probably will be more relevant tomorrow... so I kind of don't see why it has to be part of cons or pros But for the rest, excellent review as usual...
Indeed, but my point is that probably you could skip it as feature worth mentioning at all... I mean once in pros you say that dx11 is supported but than in cons you say it is limited relevance... so it is kind a pointless - at least that is how I interpret it. Anyhow, I usually automatically filter that during reading, and it is up to you to decide what you put as pros/cons... I don't say it is bad though (I really like your reviews! and this web site I visit on daily base, even multiple times per day...)
Probably should have been mentioned the lack of passive VRM heatsink in contrast with asus or gigabyte or reference design card... but I don't know how much does that passive matter, but from the long time permanent OC it would feel better to have it...
I think I spotted a typo on the test setup where you list the drivers used. It says 266.56, but I think you meant 266.66
I get 266.66 when I use the driver search on their site, and it's also what shipped with my card. http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-64bit-266.66-whql-driver.html Either way, it's a great review
Looking at the data for 1920x1080 World of Warcraft gaming I see that the 560 TI and the 570 suffer a ~30% performance hit from previous review of the GTX 460 cards. The review on the 460 showed 108 FPS while the 500 series cards are in the high 70's low 80's. The drivers have changed for NVidia during that time period but similar results are not reflected in performance data from other games (Battleforge). I also see a similar performance decrease in the 5870 results. Did this slip under everyone's radar? A 30% decrease is hard to miss. Other sites (Toms) are claiming performance gains with the release of Cataclysm. TechPowerUp's data tells a completely different story.
I tried one of these when they first came out and could not get it to boot in my system, but now I tried it again after trying a few other cards , Evga GTX 560 TI, MSi Hawk GTX 460, Gigabyte 6950 and this card is flat out unreal. The 6950 was also unreal but I like this card a bit better. It has lower temps and I like the extra effects. This card is really hard to top, and I think the review is not right the fan is very quiet and even when audible is not annoying at all. It is a great card if your looking for a fast as hell 560TI.
Verry HOT! Unfortunatelly i bought HOT one FAN control: AUTO OC: none/ just as it was made in factory DRIVERS: 280.26 SYSTEM: VISTA TESTED IN: FURMARK TEMPERATURE: 100C !!! Damn bad! I am going to my shop and they will take look, because this is verry wrong
Why do ppl even boher with this stupid FurMark as it has completelly unrelistic load on GPU. If you want a realistic scene, use Crysis 2 with DX11 in a MP level full of players. What you'll get there is a realistic temperature. And i can safely say it will never be 100°C...


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Rilly? This means all Linux distributions are blatant copyright violators because they link LGPL2.1-covered crt1.o with mass of GPLv2-licensed and GPLv3-licensed code and GPL is quite adamant about "any further restrictions". Usual "system libraries" excuse does not help here because it's only applicable "unless that component itself accompanies the executable".
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MOUNT AYR — Built with local resources, two local families united to create Van Buren Square, an eight-unit housing development in Mount Ayr. Joe and Debbie Murphy and Kelly and Shirley Richards joined forces in 2011 to create the first-of-its-kind housing association for the county.
Located north of Highway 2 at the corners of Van Buren, Grand and Garfield, each free-standing, private residence features two bedrooms and two full baths and with unique exteriors – no two are alike. As a member of the association, homeowners will be relieved of many exterior work, such as snow removal, lawn care and all maintenance.
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It's no wonder that the nominees have been modest and circumspect about their chances, nobody more so than Affleck. Though he's a producer of "Argo," which means he'll get to accept a Best Picture trophy if the film wins, he's attracted far more attention for being ignored for Best Director than he ever would have for being nominated.
"I just feel so incredibly honored to be nominated as a producer for this movie, to be here at the big party," he told reporters at the Oscar luncheon in early February. "I don't get into worrying too much about who got what and who didn't get what. I mean, I've had many, many, many, many, many, many years watching from home."
But despite some observers already instructing Affleck to prepare yet another list of thank-yous, don't assume "Argo" the movie will reign as triumphant as its risk-taking characters, said Davis. Sure, it's good. But Best Picture? That's something else entirely.
"I'm hearing a little bit, that when 'Argo' started winning everything, some people started scratching their heads," he said. "'Really? That's what I'm supposed to be picking?'"
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MAPLEWOOD, Minn. Like most pastors who lead thriving evangelical megachurches, the Rev. Gregory A. Boyd was asked frequently to give his blessing and the churchs to conservative political candidates and causes.
The requests came from church members and visitors alike: Would he please announce a rally against gay marriage during services? Would he introduce a politician from the pulpit? Could members set up a table in the lobby promoting their anti-abortion work? Would the church distribute voters guides that all but endorsed Republican candidates? And with the country at war, please couldnt the church hang an American flag in the sanctuary?
After refusing each time, Mr. Boyd finally became fed up, he said. Before the last presidential election, he preached six sermons called The Cross and the Sword in which he said the church should steer clear of politics, give up moralizing on sexual issues, stop claiming the United States as a Christian nation and stop glorifying American military campaigns.
When the church wins the culture wars, it inevitably loses, Mr. Boyd preached. When it conquers the world, it becomes the world. When you put your trust in the sword, you lose the cross.
Mr. Boyd says he is no liberal. He is opposed to abortion and thinks homosexuality is not Gods ideal. The response from his congregation at Woodland Hills Church here in suburban St. Paul packed mostly with politically and theologically conservative, middle-class evangelicals was passionate. Some members walked out of a sermon and never returned. By the time the dust had settled, Woodland Hills, which Mr. Boyd founded in 1992, had lost about 1,000 of its 5,000 members.
But there were also congregants who thanked Mr. Boyd, telling him they were moved to tears to hear him voice concerns they had been too afraid to share.
Most of my friends are believers, said Shannon Staiger, a psychotherapist and church member, and they think if youre a believer, youll vote for Bush. And its scary to go against that.
Sermons like Mr. Boyds are hardly typical in todays evangelical churches. But the upheaval at Woodland Hills is an example of the internal debates now going on in some evangelical colleges, magazines and churches. A common concern is that the Christian message is being compromised by the tendency to tie evangelical Christianity to the Republican Party and American nationalism, especially through the war in Iraq.
At least six books on this theme have been published recently, some by Christian publishing houses. Randall Balmer, a religion professor at Barnard College and an evangelical, has written Thy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America an Evangelicals Lament.
And Mr. Boyd has a new book out, The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church, which is based on his sermons.
There is a lot of discontent brewing, said Brian D. McLaren, the founding pastor at Cedar Ridge Community Church in Gaithersburg, Md., and a leader in the evangelical movement known as the emerging church, which is at the forefront of challenging the more politicized evangelical establishment.
More and more people are saying this has gone too far the dominance of the evangelical identity by the religious right, Mr. McLaren said. You cannot say the word Jesus in 2006 without having an awful lot of baggage going along with it. You cant say the word Christian, and you certainly cant say the word evangelical without it now raising connotations and a certain cringe factor in people.
Because people think, Oh no, what is going to come next is homosexual bashing, or pro-war rhetoric, or complaining about activist judges.
Mr. Boyd said he had cleared his sermons with the churchs board, but his words left some in his congregation stunned. Some said that he was disrespecting President Bush and the military, that he was soft on abortion or telling them not to vote.
When we joined years ago, Greg was a conservative speaker, said William Berggren, a lawyer who joined the church with his wife six years ago. But we totally disagreed with him on this. You cant be a Christian and ignore actions that you feel are wrong. A case in point is the abortion issue. If the church were awake when abortion was passed in the 70s, it wouldnt have happened. But the church was asleep.
Mr. Boyd, 49, who preaches in blue jeans and rumpled plaid shirts, leads a church that occupies a squat block-long building that was once a home improvement chain store.
The church grew from 40 members in 12 years, based in no small part on Mr. Boyds draw as an electrifying preacher who stuck closely to Scripture. He has degrees from Yale Divinity School and Princeton Theological Seminary, and he taught theology at Bethel College in St. Paul, where he created a controversy a few years ago by questioning whether God fully knew the future. Some pastors in his own denomination, the Baptist General Conference, mounted an effort to evict Mr. Boyd from the denomination and his teaching post, but he won that battle.
He is known among evangelicals for a bestselling book, Letters From a Skeptic, based on correspondence with his father, a leftist union organizer and a lifelong agnostic an exchange that eventually persuaded his father to embrace Christianity.
Mr. Boyd said he never intended his sermons to be taken as merely a critique of the Republican Party or the religious right. He refuses to share his party affiliation, or whether he has one, for that reason. He said there were Christians on both the left and the right who had turned politics and patriotism into idolatry.
He said he first became alarmed while visiting another megachurchs worship service on a Fourth of July years ago. The service finished with the chorus singing God Bless America and a video of fighter jets flying over a hill silhouetted with crosses.
I thought to myself, What just happened? Fighter jets mixed up with the cross? he said in an interview.
Patriotic displays are still a mainstay in some evangelical churches. Across town from Mr. Boyds church, the sanctuary of North Heights Lutheran Church was draped in bunting on the Sunday before the Fourth of July this year for a freedom celebration. Military veterans and flag twirlers paraded into the sanctuary, an enormous American flag rose slowly behind the stage, and a Marine major who had served in Afghanistan preached that the military was spending your hard-earned money on good causes.
In his six sermons, Mr. Boyd laid out a broad argument that the role of Christians was not to seek power over others by controlling governments, passing legislation or fighting wars. Christians should instead seek to have power under others winning peoples hearts by sacrificing for those in need, as Jesus did, Mr. Boyd said.


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Doodle Jump Adventures jumps to Nintendo handhelds today
Doodle Jump, the simple mobile classic that has claimed more hours of our time than we'd like to admit, has leapt over to Nintendo's family of handheld devices.
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Doodle Jump Adventures for 3DS and Doodle Jump Journey for DS releasing later this year
Doodle Jump, Lima Sky's best-selling mobile game, is heading to 3DS and DS courtesy of GameMill Publishing. Developed for the handhelds by Smoking Gun Interactive, two versions will be out later this year: Doodle Jump Adventures hitting on 3DS and Doodle Jump Journey DS. Doodle Jump Adventures introduce a brand new Adventure mode, featuring 48 levels, power-ups and boss battles as well as the Endless Mode included in the original. Doodle Jump Journey features the franchise's three original themes – Classic, Jungle, and Space in Endless Mode. No release date just yet, just "later this year."
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Apple's best-selling iOS games and apps revealed, free game giveaway starts
To celebrate the fifth birthday of its App Store, Apple has disclosed a list of its best-selling iOS game and app releases to date. There are no prizes for guessing which game currently rules the roost. Apple is also giving away a selection free games from today.
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Doodle Jump turns four, free on iPad and Android
Much loved mobile effort Doodle Jump is four years old this week, and to celebrate, Lima Sky is offering it free for one day on both iPad and Android; the Android version is a new version with a graphical upgrade and performance improvements. More than 5 billion games of Doodle Jump have been played since launch, sending the protagonist far enough to travel back and forth between the Earth and Sun six times. It's the number three top paid app of all time on the App Store, and a Kinect version is due in the next few months.
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Microsoft has announced that Angry Birds and quite a few other titles will be landing on Windows Phone 7.
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Doodle Jump hits 10 million sales, propelled onto XBLA
App Store favourite Doodle Jump has hit a whopping milestone, and will celebrate by porting, going multiplayer, and starting a merchandising line. As you do.
Sat, Jan 15, 2011 | 21:35 GMT
Lima Sky stops issuing "trademark warnings" to App makers using the word "doodle"
Doodle Jump developer Lima Sky has decided to stop issuing "trademark warnings" to App Store developers who use "doodle" in the title of their games.


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Union City's Isaiah Diaz-Mays summed it up perfectly.
"Phil Simms breaks down the top quarterbacks in the world and now he's out here coaching us up. He's going to the a Hall of Fame, and Amani Toomer caught passes from Eli Manning in a Super Bowl victory. That's all you really have to say."
Diaz-Mays, while enjoying the moment of being awe-struck, was one of 25 participants in the first ever Tri-State Quarterback Challenge hosted by MSG Varsity.
Diaz-Mays was one of 10 gunslingers from the Garden State, which represented itself well as Jon Germano from Bergen Catholic and PJ Walker from Elizabeth were both part of the final five (results will air on MSG Varsity in July).
"I was definitely ready for it, I prepared for it, threw for about three weeks straight," said Walker of the event. "This was a chance to come out here and compete early on. I love to compete and this is something I was coming out here to win. Nobody likes to lose, especially me."
"The season feels like it's right around the corner and this is sort of a nice way to kick it off. It's a fun day but every guy out here would tell you he wants to win," said Germano. "Everybody looks really sharp, even the receivers, you can tell this is the best of the best, the ball is hardly touching the ground."
The field was critiqued both by former Giants greats, as well as our own Steve Levy. The athletes were put through a series of challenges that tested arm strength, accuracy, throwing on the run and the ability to hit moving targets (some with Mike Quick's face on them).
Some of the top quarterback prospects in the country were on display, including recent University of Miami commit Kevin Olsen.
"The talent is top notch. The guys are all out here throwing the ball real well. The ball is really jumping off their hands and I'm impressed with guys outside of New Jersey as well," said Olsen. "This was a great opportunity to showcase my skills amongst some of the top players around."
For fun-loving guys like Isaiah Diaz-Mays, it was a chance to compete with old friends and have some offseason laughs.
"I was smiling the whole day," Diaz-Mays said. "I know a lot of the North Jersey guys well and Chris Diaz (Bayonne) is one of my good friends. We've been competing since we were small peewee players so it's fun to get out here with him and see what he's got. It's also nice to play against guys like Kevin Olsen, who is obviously going to be a great Division I player and to have Phil and Amani out here, it's all very cool."
Others saw the day as a kickoff to the season, the beginning of a long trek through what is the ultimate grind, a long season prefaced by an almost longer offseason.
"I'm already thinking about football, we have 22 returning lettermen but we also play the hardest schedule school history," said junior Spencer Aukamp of his St. Joseph Regional Green Knights. "I'm out to prove myself out here as the young guy and we are out to prove ourselves as a program.
"Last year nobody really prepared for me and now I will sort of be on the spot. It will definitely be a lot harder, but we are looking forward to the challenge and today was a good chance to get those competitive juices flowing."
Aukamp was the only junior in the group, but managed to be picked in the top 10 when the field narrowed for the first time. Aukamp showed no fear amongst the group of elite athletes, looking to be in midseason form.
" I wasn't nervous at all. I was just trying to come out here and have some fun and show what I can do," said Aukamp. "It's definitely the best of the best and these are the top competitors, not just the top quarterbacks, in the area."
Players like Antonio Natale from Immaculata got a chance to get on the map with recruiters and perhaps garner more attention from colleges.
"I haven't had any Division I offers yet, but I feel like something like this event is definitely going to help me get myself out there a little bit more, to say that you are one of the top 25 in the tri-state area is really a great thing. It's awesome feeling and I feel like I can compete with these guys."
Simms even admitted he was impressed with the skill level on display and extended a strong message to those who were not picked to win, and to those like Natale who have not yet gotten big time national attention.
"I didn't have a lot of people believing in me," he said. "I went to Moorehead State, which meant 500 schools didn't think I was good enough. Continue to get better every day, compete every day, and don't let anyone, including me, tell you that you can't get where you want go and be who you want to be."
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Now that Magneto is no longer an enemy, things seemed to be a bit brighter yet humans still hated them. Charles still held the idea that humans and mutants could live together in peace which Magneto also now believed after changing sides. The team consisted of many members from old students to new students to even returning students. The mutants are happy as they can be within the limits of the mansions walls and various places that dont hate or fear them.
Something is brewing within the X-Men team which will soon test each mutant new and old and see who there loyaltys belong to. Cyclops having changed since he lost Jean and having to fight her over and over has not leaded the team the same way since. Bishop from the future is here as the other side and wants to become leader feeling Cyclops no longer cares. With a few lies and mislead actions the X-Men have divided into two groups.
Professor X on one side and Magneto on the other side though are neutral and trying to put the team together before a threat comes to destroy them all. All-out war making the humans get involved to the point anything goes as cities are damaged, lives ruined and so on. Fighting Sentinels, each other and soon to be threat of the world unless they reunite.
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