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By S. Thomas Coleman
For the AJC
It's Week 12, the final week of the regular season, and in some instances in Class A, it's "Judgment Week."
As such, we'll change things up a bit here at Class A Football Blog headquarters. The latest Power Rankings are out and so we will look at those, instead of posting our Top 5 Lists. At this point, the Power Rankings are much more important. We'll classify teams as "Locked In," "Safe," and "On the Bubble."
But first, here are the region play-in games for Regions 3 and 6. The coaches in each decided to take different routes to deciding their league champions.
In Region 3, they will use the No. 1 vs. No. 1 and Nos. 2 vs. Nos. 3 format, where the sub region winners face off for the league crown. In Region 4, they will use the Nos. 1 vs. Nos. 4 and Nos. 2 vs. Nos. 3 format. If both No. 1 seeds win, the best Power Ranking will determine the region champion.
Here are the matchups (a few of which we'll preview later this week):
Region 3
No. 1A Savannah Christian at No. 1B Emanuel County Institute
No. 3A Jenkins County at No. 2B Johnson County
No. 3B Treutlen at No. 2A Calvary Day
No. 5B Montgomery County at No. 4A Claxton
No. 5A Savannah Country Day at No. 4B Wheeler County
No. 6B Portal at Glascock County
Region 6
No. 1B Walker at No. 4A Gordon Lee
No. 4B Mt. Paran Christian at No. 1A Mt. Zion-Carroll
No. 3B Mt. Pisgah at No. 2A Darlington
No. 2B Whitefield Academy at No. 3A Trion
No. 5B King's Ridge at No. 5A Christian Heritage
No. 6B Fellowship Christian at No. 6A Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy
Now for the Power Rankings.
Locked In:
1. Lincoln County (8-1, 6-0 in Region 7), Power Ranking: 14.74. Next: Friday vs. Hancock Central (5-4, 3-3).
2. Wilcox County (7-2, 4-1 in Region 2), 14.30. Next: Friday vs. Telfair County (6-4, 3-2).
3. Emanuel County Institute (8-1, 4-0 in Region 3-Division B), 13.58. Next: Friday vs. Savannah Christian (7-2, 5-0).
4. Dooly County (7-2, 5-1 in Region 4), 13.53. Next: Friday vs. Schley County (2-7, 2-4).
5. Marion County (7-2, 5-1 in Region 4), 13.26. Next: Friday at Central-Talbotton (0-9, 0-6).
6. Irwin County (6-3, 4-1 in Region 2), 13.14. Next: Friday at Charlton County (5-4, 3-2).
7. Wilkinson County (6-3, 5-1 in Region 7), 13.01. Next: Friday vs. Warren County (1-8, 1-6).
8. Charlton County (5-4, 3-2 in Region 2), 12.89. Next: Friday vs. Irwin County (6-3, 4-1).
9. Miller County (8-2, 5-1 in Region 1), 12.46. Next: Regular season over.
10. Seminole County (7-2, 5-0 in Region 1), 12.14. Next: Friday at Mitchell County (5-4, 4-1).
11. Commerce (5-4, 1-4 in Region 7), 12.10. Next: Friday vs. Pinecrest Academy (4-4, 3-3).
12. Trion (7-2, 3-2 in Region 6-Division A), 11.99. Next: Friday vs. Whitefield Academy (6-3, 5-1).
On the Bubble:
13. Johnson County (7-2, 3-1 in Region 3-Division B), 11.42. Next: Friday vs. Jenkins County (5-4, 3-2).
14. Clinch County (3-6, 1-4 in Region 2), 11.39. Next: Friday at Turner County (5-4, 2-3).
15. Mt. Zion-Carroll (6-3, 4-1 in Region 6-Division A), 11.33. Next: Friday vs. Mt. Paran Christian (2-7, 2-3).
16. Greenville (5-4, 3-3 in Region 4), 11.32. Next: Friday vs. Brookstone (7-2, 5-1).
17. Gordon Lee (5-4, 2-3 in Region 6-Division A), 11.30. Next: Friday vs. Walker (9-0, 6-0).
18. Hancock Central (5-4, 3-3 in Region 7), 11.19. Next: Friday at Lincoln County (8-1, 6-0).
18. Turner County (5-4, 2-3 in Region 2), 11.19. Next: Friday vs. Clinch County (3-6, 1-4).
20. Claxton (5-4, 2-3 in Region 3-Division A), 11.00. Next: Friday vs. Montgomery County (0-9, 0-5).
20. Telfair County (6-4, 3-2 in Region 2), 11.00. Next: Friday at Wilcox County (7-2, 4-1).
Observations: Seminole County, which looked dead in the water just a couple of weeks ago, has an outside chance at creeping into the top eight and hosting a first-round playoff game … Commerce, which also looked like it was on life support earlier, is solidly in the post season again. The Tigers have advanced to the playoffs every year since 1992 … The winner of the Clinch-Turner game will most likely make the playoffs … Mt. Zion, which won its sub region title, still needs a win over Mt. Paran to lock up a playoff spot.
Locked In:
1. Athens Academy (9-0, 6-0 in Region 8), 14.69. Next: Friday vs. Athens Christian (4-5, 3-2).
2. Eagle's Landing Christian (8-1, 5-0 in Region 5), 13.98. Next: Friday vs. Landmark Christian (7-2, 5-0).
3. Prince Avenue (8-1, 4-1 in Region 8), 13.85. Next: Friday at George Walton Academy (6-3, 3-2).
4. Savannah Christian (7-2, 5-0 in Region 3-Division A), 13.57. Next: Friday at Emanuel County Institute (8-1, 4-0).
5. Walker (9-0, 6-0 in Region 6-Division B), 13.46. Next: Friday at Gordon Lee (5-4, 2-3).
6. Calvary Day (8-1, 4-1 in Region 3-Division A), 13.25. Next: Friday vs. Treutlen (6-4, 2-2).
7. Darlington (6-3, 4-1 in Region 6-Division A), 13.04. Next: Friday vs. Mt. Pisgah Christian (6-3, 3-2).
8. Aquinas (7-2, 4-2 in Region 7), 12.76. Next: Friday at First Presbyterian (6-3, 4-2).
9. Holy Innocents (6-4, 4-3 in Region 5), 12.46. Next: Regular season over.
10. Landmark Christian (7-2, 5-0 in Region 5), 12.19. Next: Friday at Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (8-1, 5-0).
11. Brookstone (7-2, 5-1 in Region 4), 12.12. Next: Friday at Greenville (5-4, 3-3).
12. First Presbyterian (6-3, 4-2 in Region 7), 11.73. Next: Friday vs. Aquinas (7-2, 4-2).
13. George Walton Academy (6-3, 3-2 in Region 8), 11.64. Next: Friday vs. Prince Avenue Christian (8-1, 4-1).
14. Athens Christian (4-5, 3-2 in Region 8), 11.53. Next: Friday at Athens Academy (9-0, 5-0).
On the Bubble:
15. Mt. Pisgah Christian (6-3, 3-2 in Region 6-Division B), 10.59. Next: Friday at Darlington (6-3, 4-1).
16. Whitefield Academy (6-3, 5-1 in Region 6-Division B), 10.46. Next: Friday at Trion (7-2, 3-2).
17. Our Lady of Mercy (5-4, 2-3 in Region 5), 10.42. Next: Friday vs. Strong Rock Christian (4-5, 1-4).
18. Christian Heritage (5-4, 2-3 in Region 6-Division A), 10.13. Next: Friday vs. King's Ridge (4-5, 2-4).
Observations: Athens Christian is in danger of finishing with a losing record (4-6) but should still make the playoffs … Region 6, considered by most to be the weakest in Class A could have as many teams make the playoffs (4) as Region 8 and more than Regions 5, both of which are considered to be much stronger … Our Lady of Mercy, which defeated Mt. Pisgah handily (42-14) on September 14, could end up at home watching the Patriots in the playoffs, if Mt. Pisgah can knock off Darlington in Rome.
OK, Class A heads, What do you make of the Power Ranking system and its impact on the Class A football playoffs?
November 6th, 2012
2:01 pm
I really hate saying anything negitive about anyone's team, but Region 6 is so weak ….. I mean, does anyone think any team out of Region 6 will even win a playoff game? Here's my point … "if" we went by TODAY'S GHSA Rankings …. here's the match ups …..
This is the PRIVATE side of things ….
# 5 Walker vs # 12 FPD …. FPD would win easily
# 7 Darlington vs # 10 Landmark … Landmark would roll
# 15 Mt Pisgah vs # 2 ELCA … running clock in 2nd qtr
#16 Whitefield vs Athens Academy …. this would be ugly
This is the PUBLIC side of things …
#12 Trion vs # 5 Marion Co …. I think not
#15 Mt Zion Carroll vs Wilcox Co …. UGLY !!
That's 0-6 !! …. & I don't even see anything close to an upset in any of these games. It's just a shame that Our Lady of Mercy "might" be at home when four teams in Region 6 ( Private side ) are in the playoffs …. knowing that OLM could beat any of them …. yes, Walker included.
November 6th, 2012
2:49 pm
@Swamp: I tend to agree with you, though I think Walker-FPD would be a better game than you give it credit. The other games would be blowouts, I agree.
I think the lesson for Mercy, and all teams in Class A for that matter, is as long as we have the Power Ranking, you are better served finding teams from larger classifications to schedule. And if you're locked into contracts with Class A teams for some non-region games next season, time to call the lawyers and see how you can break those deals and find other games that will be worth more points.
That doesn't seem right or fair, but with the Power Ranking in place, that's the new law of the jungle, I'm afraid.
Thanks for reading and posting, as always, Swamp!
S. Thomas Coleman
November 6th, 2012
2:56 pm
@Swamp Lizard…couple of things:
1) All of it is pointless because ELCA will win it all by a zillion points…seriously…but that aside for a moment…
2) I do not dispute that Region 6 is not as strong as the others, but when you look at the linkages between regions of games played that allow for comparison, it is much closer in many cases than you think…
- Example A – FPD barely got by PACE, which got pounded by Whitefield, who is probably the fifth best team in Region 6…just making a point about FPD beating Walker easily…Pace also got pounded by Kings Ridge (8th or 9th in Region 6)
- Example B – FPD lost to GWA, GWA lost to Pinecrest, Pincrest got pounded by Kings Ridge, again King's Ridge is maybe the 8th or 9th best team in Region 6
- Also, Walker scrimmaged Landmark, after the first seven minutes (when Landmark scored a TD and field goal) it was a statistical tie in every way…of course that was a lifetime ago for both teams but the point is still the same…
- There are other links all over the place across regions.
With that exception of ELCA many more of these teams are closer than you think to one another. Region 6 may be completely eliminated on the first day of the tournament, but your pronouncements are over the top and silly in their arrogance. Not all schools cheat with blantant recruiting like ELCA…enjoy your tainted state championship.
November 6th, 2012
2:59 pm
So… Lets get on the horn and schedule teams like Lovejoy, Camden and Grayson.. Doesn't matter if we win, just look at the pts from a loss? Is that really what this has come to?
November 6th, 2012
3:15 pm
@Walker Fan: Are you really that insecure about your team that you must call another blatant cheaters? You can cross compare all you want.. But to say that Walker stayed with Landmark during a preseason scrimmage…. Serious?! Walker is undefeated this season, yes! Great yr for you guys! But for you to mouth that ELCA is blatant cheaters because Swamp gives his opinion of this system.. Dude really?!?!
November 6th, 2012
3:17 pm
@SwampLizard Wow–You have all the answers, its a wonder the state doesnt ask you to pick the teams, since you have seen all of them in person????????? This is not College Football, and none of the teams play in the SEC. So why dont you let the high school boys( there are boys) decide it on the field. Then when it is all said and done, you can come on and say I told you so. Oh can you give me the Lottery numbers for Friday night also. Oh and by the way, Maxwell and AJC have been picking us to lose all year, they have been wrong 75% of the Time. Maybe you could get a job with them. lol lol
November 6th, 2012
3:20 pm
@Walker Fan: As I've told others, unless you can site a specific example of recruiting by a school, please don't sully this blog with those accusations. I tend to think that our posters are a bit more learned than those on the other blogs (but hey, I'm biased!), so I'd rather we not go down that "you-recruit-no-we-don't-yes-you-do" road. It get's us nowhere.
Also, Kameron Uter (DE/WR, 6-4, 205), arguably Pace's best player, missed the Kings Ridge and FPD games with an injury.
Thanks for reading and posting.
S. Thomas Coleman
November 6th, 2012
3:26 pm
@LoveFridayFootball: Yes, I'm afraid, for the time being, that is what it has come to in Class A. The best strategy is to look for teams from higher classes — preferably 6A, 5A and 4A — that you feel you can compete with and see if they will schedule you.
Now, that's much easier said than done, because unless it's some sort of natural community rivalry (i.e., Holy Innocents-Riverwood), the larger school will probably not want to play the Class A school. There's nothing in it for them except a potentially "embarassing" loss, although a loss to a really solid Class A school is nothing to be ashamed of. But there is the stigma of losing to a school from the lowest classification.
But,yes, to quote the late, great Walter Cronkite: "That's the way it is."
Thanks for reading and posting!
S. Thomas Coleman
November 6th, 2012
3:30 pm
@Mt. Zion Fan: Your Eagles are the very reason why I do not put much stock into the Maxwell Ratings. Maxwell uses a school's history as a factor. While I think there is some value to it, Maxwell gives history too much influence in its determinations. Better to just leave it out and go on what a team is doing presently.
Thanks for rreading and posting.
S. Thomas Coleman
November 6th, 2012
4:35 pm
@ Walker Fan … I'm sorry I hit a nerve. I really didn't mean to come across as arrogant. I could have used better words describing what team I tought would win. But if you were honest with me, how many games do you think Region 6 would win above? It was just my opinion that they would go 0-6.
There is a lot I agree with you on though. I do think this is a very balanced playoff field, I do think ELCA will be the favorite …. they are the #1 ranked team in the state … & I would think the #1 team would be the favorite to win it. I do wish I was as confident as you though. I think Sav Christian, Prince Ave, Athens Academy & Calvary Day will have a say before it's all over.
As far as it being "tarnished" IF ELCA happens to win it all … I'm sorry man, but I've watch my son, other players & coaches at ELCA work to hard for it to be tarnished. Another thing, if I thought for one second that ELCA was cheating, I would be in Coach Gess office turning it upside down.
November 6th, 2012
4:44 pm
@ mt zion fan … as I've stated above to WALKER FAN … I didn't mean to come across as arrogant. It was just my opinion Region 6 would go 0-6 in round 1 & OLM was getting the shaft. I do follow Class A football close, but you are right, I don't have all the answers.
I will promise both of you one thing, I will be here and eat all the "crow" you & walker fan can give me. I wish you both well this Friday & in the playoffs. Again I'm sorry I hit a nerve.
November 6th, 2012
4:49 pm
STC and SL – The recruiting point has already been well documented by previous posters in comments attached to your blog:
With that said, it is simply not statistically possible for school of ELCA's size to have the number of D1 commits all under one roof…it would be like having a handful of lottery winners all living in one neighborhood by chance. I know you need to be even handed on this STC but the odds are so far fetched it stretches anyones credibility to say otherwise.
LFF…I am not insecure in our team. It has been a lot of fun…and win or lose it has been soemthing special so far for our school community. I would love for us to make some noise in the playoffs…might happen, might not. I continue to contend that this would be an remarkably interesting playoff picture were it the top 16 teams other than ELCA…I believe that at least 8-10 could win it all in that scenario.
November 6th, 2012
4:59 pm
@ Love FridayFootball … I agree with you, this system isn't the best thing in place. Clinch Co … & I love those guys down that way ( my neck of the woods ) …. "might" make the playoffs with a 3-7 record! They are the # 14 team right now with a 3-6 record!
It does look like the best thing for Class A teams to do is beg for these AAAA, AAAAA, & AAAAAA schools to play us. It's like cheating the system to win. I'd much rather see Class A games like Landmark / Calvary Day ( this year ) …. or a Lincoln Co / ELCA matchup … or Wilcox Co / Prince Ave … or Sav Christian / Wilkinson Co …. games that would be great matchups.
November 6th, 2012
5:20 pm
For once, I agree completely with Samp Lizard. This system is going to cheat everyone out of interesting Class A non-region games at the beginning of the season. I continue to applaud Landmark for the games they played including Calvary Day, Athens Christian, and Mt. Paran…games that tell us much about Class A. This bonus for hunting lousy teams from higher classifications should be elimintade. The other change that needs to be considered is something to fix this sub-region crossover mess for those regions sub-divided…what a cluster…
November 6th, 2012
5:21 pm
@Walker Fan: Regarding the post you reference, some posters make accusations without facts. Case in point, one mentions "Curl came from Eagles Landing." I know for a fact that is not true. He began his high school career at ELCA, as did Keyonte Green, who another poster references as someone who was "recruited."
If a kid and his family decide in 8th grade that they will attend a private high school, for whatever reason — academic, athletic or otherwise — that is not illegal recruiting.
Also, another poster says ELCA pulls kids from the Henry County youth league. ELCA actually has a youth feeder program that competes in the Henry County league. Parents move their kids from one rec team to another all the time for various reasons. Having a kid move from one of the other rec teams in Henry County to ELCA's rec team is not recruiting. And whose to say that a kid who is a stud at 8 years old will still be a stud at 16?
As for Avery Walls (mentioned by another poster), he is now Avery Sebastian (his mom's last name). His mom transfered him to ELCA for his senior year from Union Grove. From what I was told by a pretty reliable source, the coaches at Union Grove wanted him to move to linebacker his senior year even though he was going to play safety in college. He asked if he could remain at safety, but, supposedly, the UG coaches wanted him at linebacker. So to help him better prepare for playing safety at Cal, his mother decided to transfer him to ELCA.
If you want to say he was "recruited," I would beg to differ. If a player wants to be a part of a winning program that has good coaches you feel can prepare you for the next level, there is nothing illegal about transfering to that school, so long as you meet their academic requirements as well as the GHSA's requirements.
Again, if you have specific, detailed, factual knowledge of recruiting/cheating, by all means, report it to the GHSA and then tell me (I'd love to report the scoop!). But if not, everything else is just rumors and talk.
Thanks again for reading and posting.
S. Thomas Coleman
November 6th, 2012
6:16 pm
@ LoveFridayFootball … I got carried away about Clinch Co … they could "possibly" make the playoffs with a 4-6 record. They really need a win over Turner Co this Friday night. They are ranked # 14 in the GHSA Power Rankings with a 4-5 record right now.
November 6th, 2012
7:11 pm
@S Thomas Coleman your example about Avery Walls helps the defense. Because a Public school player cannot go to another team, has to file hardship, move. or has to sit out a year. Thats the difference between public and private. And I have nothing against that, if it is good for one it should be good for the other. Recruiting goes on in public schools also, i have seen it first hand with my son, He chose to play with his friends in his community, instead of transferring to local powerhouse schools(we live in carroll cty-you can guess which school was doing the recruiting) Good luck to all Teams Public or Private, It is after all about the competition. And if you cant finish in the top 4 of your region, you should have no consideration for playoffs. come on 4-6. Playoffs
November 6th, 2012
7:15 pm
@SwampLizard, yes the private school is weak in 6A exception Darlington, Walker, maybe whitfield(i havent seen them play) Christian Heritage puts up good fight, they will be much better in years to come. They have added new field(eye candy) attracts alot of "Recruits". Sorry didnt mean to take offense to your remark, but this state is full of pretty good class A schools, and i dont see anybody(unless turnovers cause loss) matching up with ELCA. Good Luck to your son and his Team.
November 6th, 2012
9:51 pm
@S.Thomas Coleman I made no accusation towards ELCA. And if he would have transferred to one of the public schools you listed He would have had to sit out a year. GHSA would not let him transfer because of a position change.
November 7th, 2012
1:02 am
Watch out for Mitchell County if they can sneak in. They got some athletes
November 7th, 2012
5:42 am
Here's the AP Poll …. Georgia Class A Top 10
Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Eagle's Landing Christian (11) 8-1 110 1
2. Athens Academy 9-0 90 T2
3. Lincoln County 8-1 88 T2
4. Emanuel County Institute 8-1 76 4
5. Prince Avenue Christian 8-1 65 5
6. Savannah Christian Prep. 7-2 54 6
7. Calvary Day 8-1 42 8
8. Wilcox County 7-2 36 7
9. Walker 9-0 26 9
10. Wilkinson County 6-3 9 10
Others receiving votes: Brookstone 2, Landmark Christian 2, Seminole County 2, Irwin County 2, Johnson County 1.
November 7th, 2012
8:50 am
I am curious who on this forum is a fan of the new points based system in its entirety. There have been concerns expressed regarding the points earned for playing up classifications. I am want to know are people supportive of this going forward in the same manner in the future or is anyone has any specific suggested changes to improve the system…if it needs improving at all?
November 7th, 2012
9:38 am
@ Walker Fan & STC …. I really don't like the GHSA Power Rankings the way it is …. accumilating points the way teams will going forward to next season ( playing higher classifications ). But I don't have a soild answer either. I like the Maxwell Ratings … I know it has "flaws" too, but if you look at them right now ( today ), I think they have the teams about as close as you can get from best to worst … if you were seeding the best 16 teams in Public & Private.
As STC has said, they put a lot into the "history" of a team, but it's also my understanding, by season's end, after all games are played ….. it's all based on the season.
November 7th, 2012
10:53 am
I think teams should be rewarded for playing a more difficult non-region schedule where there is choice in scheduling. I do think there is nothing one can do about one's region schedule. I would prefer teams get rewarded for playing a challenging non-region schedule within Class A. I would rather see bonus points given out for non-region playing teams that turn out to be the strong in Class A. For example, let reward Landmark for playing (and losing to) Calvary Day and Wilkinson County based on how those teams turned out, but there would be no incremetal bonus for their wins over Mt. Paran and Athens Christian based on how those teams turned out. With that said, I think there might be mreit in discussing whether or not a bonus should be earned in a loss…may not. So in that example, Landmark would have only earned bonus points by having beaten a Class team that turned out to be near the top.
November 7th, 2012
11:18 am
@ Walker Fan …. I see your point, but scheduling traditionaly good teams ( that win 7, 8 or 9 games a year ) could back fire on you too ….. an example of this is Clinch Co this year …. right now they only have 4 wins.
ELCA wouldn't be the #2 ranked team in the GHSA Power Rankings if they hadn't beat AAAAA Briarwood Academy this year … they got 10 pts for the win, 8 points for playing up, & probably 4 pts for Briarwood wins.
What's your take on the Maxwell Rankings that I mentioned?
November 7th, 2012
1:23 pm
There's problems with this system.. No way it will work… How hard do you think it is for ELCA to get teams to play them? VERY! Coach Gess had a very hard time getting the teams oor to schedule… Like STC said, who in 3A or 4A has anything to gain by playing and loosing to ELCA or any 1A school. None of them… No Henry Co team will play ELCA…. So, if we are boycotted by higher teams, what then? Im sure 3A and 4A wont have as much problem playing teams they feel they can pound. So some schools will get the higher class games and pts, while others won't…
Why not just take the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place team from each region and that's who goes to the post season.. Or however many places it takes to make out the ladder…
November 7th, 2012
1:44 pm
SL and LFF…I would be more supportive of going back to simply taking the top two teams in a region as the method of picking the playoff teams than going purely Maxwell Ratings I believe. At least with the first and second place finisher model, we can all see and understand how we got there. I do think in the old system, where four teams were taken, there was belief that by going four deep, it was unlikely that a very, very good team would be left out. I think the reason they went to the system we are under is that by picking only two teams from a region, there is high probability that a very good team might be inappropriately left out. The funny thing about all of all of this is, if we simply used the first weekend of the playoffs (16th), all teams could be in…and I would be fine with Maxwell being used to determine the seedings in that scenario.
November 7th, 2012
1:47 pm
As I sit here and think more about this, the top two model (or top any model) is very difficult in a split system (publick and private)…the real reason I suppose for going to this points system based model. I am starying to be of the mind that we should include all teams who want to be there (and who played a region schedule), and seed them by Maxwell.
November 7th, 2012
2:04 pm
@S. Thomas Coleman Thank you for your replies concerning recruiting. I have always just read the blog but was going to post as I am tired of hearing about ELCA recruiting. I agree with you……. anyone accusing them of that please …. and I mean please provide facts. I think many people forget that ELCA is working to provide their students a good Christian education and to prepare them to get into college. To say that they are cheating by recruiting is totally wrong.
Also before we crown ELCA as the State Champion I believe that we will need to play the games first. I say that because I believe that ELCA was clearly more talented then Landmark last year but again that is why you play the game. Anything can happen. Who wins the games….. the team that came to play!
November 7th, 2012
4:58 pm
@ GaNole05 … very well stated on both … recruiting & having to go out and play the games. I still think ELCA has a lot to prove. The schedule hasn't been what I thought it was going to be this year … I thought Briarwood would be a beast, turns out they are having a down year for them. Then Clinch Co, a game I thought would be a battle, has had a down year. ELCA lost 24-19 to a very good Washington Co team …. so there's a lot yet to prove. Do I think they are the best team in the state? Yes I do …. there are very few holes on that team. But then again, as GaNole05 stated above, I thought they had a good shot at it last year until Landmark lined up and hit them in the mouth & won 14-7.
November 7th, 2012
10:57 pm
i wonder if Brookstone even has a chance to win their first play off game. I am a brookstone fan, but i question that. they are the best team in region 4 even though it may be hard to believe. Dooly may have outstanding talent, But that only goes so far and their coaching is absolutely pitiful. Marion was beat more handily than the 35-28 score shows in the brookstone game. does anyone think brookstone could beat GWA at home? george walton
November 8th, 2012
6:17 am
@ Tom Jones …. I've seen George Walton play this year and have close friends …. thier kids play there ….. they have a stud RB, very good QB, and playmakers along the line. I haven't seen Brookstone play …. just going off who they've played …. lost to & beat …. I'd say George Walton would win if I was a betting man. George Walton has a very good football team …. they have lost some heartbreakers this year. If they come to "play", they could be a hard out in the playoffs & could make a deep run.
November 8th, 2012
9:24 am
For all of you who accuse ELCA of cheating and recruiting you really need to stop. First, as a private school if you want to send you child there all you have to do is pony up the tuition and they will gladly take you.
But that really has no bearing on the success of the football, softball, baseball, volleyball (well you get the idea) teams. The truth is they have an athletic program not just players. Yes, the football program has feeder teams that participate in the Henry county youth league. Huge advantage to have kids in k-6th grade who are already putting on the ELCA uniform. Yes, they have kids who show up at 6 a.m. to lift and condition and the parents make sure they are there. Come to a game and look at how strong and well-conditioned the kids are and you know why they are winning. To say they are recruiting is just lazy and untrue! Demand better of your coaches especially if you are at a private school.
November 8th, 2012
11:32 am
Don't be fooled by Darlington's record. Their first two losses came from an undefeated Cartersville team and an undefeated team in TN, that won the state championship last year. Their loss to Mt. Zion came after their star quarterback left with an injury and didn't play the entire second half.
November 8th, 2012
11:51 am
@Darfan Sorry Butler didnt do anything in the first half, Give mt. zion there due. If we would have an field goal kicker, score would have been by a little more. Butler is great athlete, at QB he is Average. And the reason he was knocked out of the game, was because of the defense. And Darlingtons running game offense and defense is very average, we rushed for 400yds.
November 8th, 2012
3:29 pm
A note on scheduling for next year ….Most teams signed on for a home and home non region 2 year series with teams that started with this season and will conclude next season. Will be hard to make scheduling changes for next fall to 'play the points game' for Power Ranking reasons. Guess you could see a whole fruit basket turnover in 'out of region games' for next fall but that is unlikely . Our school is set to play the same teams … And again has to play a team that is playing a non region schedule…for the 4th year ( = NO points,etc for that ) .


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An Inseparable Bond
"Heaven is the wind that blows between a horses ears"
There is only one type of person in the whole world who could possibly understand this quote. Only one person who knows what its like to have a best friend who you cant stay mad at for more then 5 seconds. A best friend that you can tell anything to and they would never in a million years share that secret. A best friend who save your but when you mess up, is always there waiting for you when your upset. Knows you better then anyone else because theres no pretending in this relationship. This a bond where you know exactly what is going on in each others minds all the time. A bond where: when you run, they follow. They will always follow because your all they know, trust and the only one they will truly respect and love back. This isn't a relationship between people, two people could never experience something as tightly bound as the bond between horse an rider. A relationship where communication is not done through words.
So you can ask me what this quote means and I will reply with: "you wouldn't understand, for only someone who has a horse could understand something as beautiful as that"
~February 12 2013~

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Universities, Innovation and Economic Growth
Conference Synopsis
This document offers conference participants brief synopses of speaker presentations from the Universities, Innovation, and Economic Growth conference that took place on November 16–17, 2006, in Cleveland. Most PowerPoint presentations or speeches are available in their entirety on the conference overview page.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Welcoming Remarks
Mark Sniderman, Senior Vice President and Director of Research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Dr. Sniderman welcomed guests to this opportunity to learn about knowledge and the creation of economic prosperity.
"Increasingly, we are all looking to our universities for economic growth and innovation," he said. "Today's session will help answer what role our universities can play in innovation."
He noted that attendees represented university and economic development officials, public policy makers, venture capitalists, business leaders, and academic researchers. The focus of the two-day conference, he continued, was to discuss ways to increase and improve collaboration between the higher-education and business communities and to examine how university research and development (R&D) can contribute to innovation and economic development.
Are Elite Universities Losing Their Competitive Edge?
Adair Morse, PhD Candidate, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan
Ms. Morse examined research productivity in the economics and finance departments of the top 25 schools over the last three decades. She measured individual output (the number of impact-weighted pages published in economics journals) and traced the movement of individuals across universities to determine whether location plays a role in individual productivity in a knowledge-based industry.
In the 1970s, residence at an elite university had a sizeable impact on individual productivity, she noted. During that time, for example, her research found that that "an economic faculty member who moved from a non-top 25 university to Harvard would see her productivity increase by 2.1 American Economic Review impact-equivalent pages per year, which is tantamount to almost doubling her research productivity." This effect weakened in the 1980s and all but disappeared in the 1990s.
During the same period, Ms. Morse found, the productivity of faculty members who worked with researchers at their own universities also declined, whereas co-authorship at a distance rose steadily. This suggests that it is now easier for authors at non-elite universities to gain access to scholars at elite ones.
The Internet and advances in information technology have diminished the importance of cooperation within physical boundaries and greatly facilitated collaboration from distance. As a result, co-authorship between scholars at elite and other universities has grown substantially. Personal interactions, traditionally an advantage of elite universities, have become less important in attracting the most capable faculty. Elite universities can no longer retain star faculty on the strength of reputation alone. Up-and-coming universities now compete on a more level playing field to attract productive faculty.
These results have implications for knowledge-based industries, she said. If the finding from Ms. Morse's study, that the importance of production's physical location has lessened, can be generalized, many industries soon may have little need for locational anchors at all.
Peer Effects in the Workplace: Evidence from Professional Transitions for the Superstars of Medicine
Pierre Azoulay, Assistant Professor, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research
Academic Medical Centers and medical schools play an important role in generating new medical knowledge, which often leads to new medical technologies and treatment protocols that improve patients' lives. Yet surprisingly little is known about how knowledge is generated in these settings.
Dr. Azoulay, in collaboration with Joshua Graff Zivin from Columbia University, is studying the impact that the "superstars" of academic medicine have on their colleagues' research productivity. He defines superstars as top NIH grantees, highly cited scientists, Howard Hughes Medical Investigators, or top patenters. His study cites about 6,400 of these individuals and is examining how their colleagues' productivity changes when the superstar moves to a different institution.
Evidence from Dr. Azoulay's research will answer such questions as, "How long-lasting are the benefits of exposure to superstar talent? If these benefits decay, at what rate? Does academic productivity result primarily from individual effort or teamwork? How important are employers' characteristics in mediating the extent of spillovers? How does geographic distance affect the extent of peer effects?"
The project's data collection is completed, and data analysis is ongoing. Interested researchers may consult Dr. Azoulay's MIT website for updates on the project.
Geography and Innovation: Evidence from Nobel Laureate Physicists
Bruce A. Weinberg, Associate Professor of Economics, Ohio State University; Research Affiliate, Institute for Labor Research (IZA); and Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research
Dr. Weinberg studied Nobel prize-winning research in physics to find out whether the clustering of innovators enhances creativity. He looked at whether a future Nobel laureate initiates his or her prize-winning work while geographically near other Nobel physicists. Clearly, innovators cluster from Silicon Valley to the Route 128 Corridor outside Boston, but Dr. Weinberg asks, "does clustering improve their work?" or do "important people seek out other important people for other reasons?" It may seem natural for ideas to "spill over" from one person to another, which would help explain why innovators cluster together, but there is little quantitative evidence that this actually occurs, especially between individuals.
To find out when these future Nobel physicists started their work versus when they actually did it, he examined their institutional affiliations throughout their careers. He focused on the year the researcher started the prize-winning work and the year it was completed. Having data on individuals' locations enabled him to describe the effects of being in a particular place or around particular people.
Dr. Weinberg showed substantial geographic clustering of physicists. Associating with Nobel laureates seems to help researchers begin their prize-winning work but does not necessarily help them carry it out. One concern was causality: Being around other important physicists may not be what makes people do more important work; instead, it is possible that prestigious institutions that already have Nobel laureates recruit researchers who are starting or doing Nobel-worthy work. Investigating this question, he showed that the number of Nobel physicists that these researchers are exposed to increases in the years before they start what will become prize-winning work and declines slightly in the following years. Thus, being around distinguished physicists seems to make researchers more likely to do important work.
Keynote Address
Does the Location of Ideas Matter in the Internet Age?
Richard B. Freeman, Herbert Ascherman Professor of Economics, Harvard University; and Director, Labor Studies Program, National Bureau of Economic Research
Dr. Freeman focused on the critical importance of ideas in the global economy. He noted that although India and China continue to increase their educational attainment and access to modern technologies, U.S. universities are still training the world's best minds.
"The U.S. is successful in R&D," he said. "It is a sign of our reputation that we get the best and brightest from around the world."
Foreign students are not returning overseas with their innovations. If the U.S. can concentrate its R&D in the disciplines with the greatest chance of increasing the area's employment, the best jobs will come back to the U.S.
Dr. Freeman discussed the development of innovations and their impact on U.S. workers. Formerly, the place where new knowledge was created had an advantage in commercializing it. But, Dr. Freeman argues, modern communications technologies allow new ideas rapid exposure on a world stage, where the ever-growing numbers of technically skilled workers in developing countries are capable of turning them into profit-making opportunities.
He emphasized the need for policies that foster knowledge creation in areas of science where the U.S. can maintain the home-field advantage. That means investing in areas that have more "stickiness"—that is, areas where the nation has some natural advantage for commercialization. Dr. Freeman also advises that we increase stickiness in the application of knowledge creation for economic purposes (for example, by strengthening the link between universities and industries, developing research consortiums, and modernizing the patent system) and invest in providing U.S. firms with information on research findings worldwide (for example, by translating foreign journals and offering agriculture extension type services to smaller firms) to increase the likelihood that U.S. firms are the ones commercializing innovative science.
Academic Entrepreneurs: Social Learning and Participation in University Technology Transfer
Maryann P. Feldman, Miller Distinguished Professor of Higher Education, Institute of Higher Education, University of Georgia
Dr. Feldman, along with Janet J.L. Bercovitz, College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, examined faculty participation in university technology transfer as a sign of willingness to engage in new strategic initiatives related to technology transfer. The academic context provides great transparency for studying organizational change and, although universities have unique characteristics, the results suggest that universities' successful adoption of strategic initiatives requires understanding organization heterogeneity, departmental dynamics, and the factors that influence individuals' decisions to disclose their inventions.
The study uses data on researchers from the medical schools of two prominent research universities, Duke and Johns Hopkins. Its results suggest that three factors affect the adoption decision: training effects, the influence of leaders, and localized learning from peers. Individuals are more likely to disclose inventions if they trained at institutions with long-established, relatively successful technology transfer operations. In addition, the longer the time elapsed since graduate training, the less likely a faculty member was to actively embrace commercialization. When a department's chairperson is active in technology transfer, other department members are more likely to disclose. Moreover, her findings suggest that if people observe colleagues at their academic rank disclosing, they are more likely to follow, other things being equal.
Dr. Feldman also noted an alternate explanation: A department's selection of faculty, rather than socialization, drives departmental effects. That is, instead of being influenced by the action of leaders and peers, individuals who are already inclined to disclose their inventions are differentially hired by departments supportive of technology transfer activities. However, econometric tests found no evidence that faculty selection was driving the results.
The Influence of University Research on Industrial Innovation
Gerald Marschke, Associate Professor of Economics, State University of New York at Albany; and Research Fellow, Institute for the Study of Labor
Dr. Marschke reported results from a study that used U.S. patent records to examine the role of research personnel in the diffusion of ideas from university to industry. Appearing on a patent assigned to a university is evidence that an inventor has been exposed to university research, either directly as a university researcher or through collaboration with university researchers. Having an advanced degree is another indicator of an inventor's exposure to university research.
Dr. Marschke and his co-researchers found that from 1985 to 1997, industry increased its employment of inventors with university research experience and with advanced degrees. Industry patents increasingly cited university patents as prior art over this period. These trends are observed economy-wide but also in the pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries, where industrial R&D appears more dependent on university research and training than other industries in the economy. The pharmaceutical industry made greater use of inventors with university backgrounds and cited university patents more often than the semiconductor industry. In both of these industries, the percentage of industry patents that involved inventors with university backgrounds and that cited university patents increased substantially.
He reported that pharmaceutical and semiconductor firms with large research operations are more likely to draw on university research than are firms with small ones. Pharmaceutical firms with higher R&D-inventor ratios are more likely to utilize inventors on their patents who had previous university research experience.
Younger pharmaceutical firms were more likely to use inventors who have university research experience. Evidence suggests that employing such scientists may increase firms' access to university-produced knowledge. Specifically, utilizing inventors with university patenting experience increases the extent to which a firm's patents cite university patents as prior art, evidence that these inventors help firms tap academic research.
U.S. Ethnic Scientists and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Placement Patterns
William R. Kerr, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School; and Research Associate, Center for Economic Studies
Dr. Kerr discussed the effect of immigrant scientists and entrepreneurs working in the U.S. on the nation's technology development and the subsequent diffusion of new technologies to the immigrants' home countries. R&D and innovation are critical for U.S. economic leadership, and technology diffusion is necessary for widespread economic development. These issues are gaining importance as innovation becomes more global.
Dr. Kerr's past research, which analyzed how ethnic scientific communities in the U.S. aid technology transfer to their home countries, encompassed more than 40 countries and 30 manufacturing industries. It confirmed that ethnic channels are important for knowledge diffusion, and that a stronger American research presence improves foreign countries' manufacturing development. This effect is particularly strong for high-tech sectors and within the Chinese and Indian networks.
His recent project explores how U.S. ethnic researchers facilitate the foreign sourcing of R&D by U.S. multinational companies. Foreign-sourced R&D is attractive because it provides access to foreign countries' markets and demand, to a larger technology set for innovation, and to a pool of highly trained scientists and engineers. However, the difficulty of transferring knowledge well across long distances could reduce the effectiveness of R&D undertaken abroad. Global firms must also navigate the regulations and conditions of the countries they enter, a process in which U.S. ethnic researchers can help.
Foreign sourcing of R&D by U.S. multinational enterprises increased from $5 billion in 1987 to $14 billion in 1998. Although this foreign placement is growing as a share of U.S.-funded R&D, it remains less than the $20 billion of R&D undertaken by foreign multinationals in the U.S. The bulk of foreign sourcing occurs in transportation equipment; computers and electronic products; and chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Dr. Kerr's research describes how the distribution of firms undertaking foreign-sourced R&D is changing and how ethnic scientists working within these firms can help distribute innovation.
Friday, November 17
Opening Remarks
Sandra Pianalto, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Welcoming the conference attendees, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Pianalto explained why the Bank—which is engaged in setting national monetary policy—is focusing on education. She noted that since the last recession, employment in the region served by the Bank (Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the panhandle of West Virginia) has lagged the U.S. average. To better understand the region's disappointing economic performance, the Bank's researchers have been focusing on the factors that drive economic growth. They found that differences in state income levels over the past 75 years can be explained largely by two factors: innovation and education. Pianalto said that universities stand at the crossroads of these two factors. Not only do universities educate students and conduct research; they also foster the formation of new business ventures. The goal of the conference is to improve understanding of what it takes to transform creative ideas into bankable companies that can contribute to regional prosperity.
From Ideas to Innovations: Moving Technology toward the Marketplace through Universities and National Labs
Carl F. Kohrt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Battelle
Battelle is a global science and technology enterprise that explores emerging areas of science, develops and commercializes technology, and manages laboratories for customers. Its R&D activity totaled $3.8 billion in 2005.
Dr. Kohrt noted that many Battelle innovations have occurred through alliances in industry and academia, groups with very different organizational cultures and values. Innovations at national labs and research universities are curiosity-driven, without attention to market needs or costs. Another culture focuses on product development. And yet another is concerned with venturing and commercialization, which values ideas only if they can meet a real market need, in a timely fashion, for someone willing to pay.
Knowing those varied cultures, he outlined some basic "rules of engagement" for laboratories, universities, economic development entities, and others who want to commercialize technology:
- Recognize the three "engines" of innovation—intellectual, commercial, and venture.
- Understand that innovations frequently come from unexpected sources. Pay attention to where science and technology, economic development, and the market intersect.
- Acknowledge that multi-organizational synergy—especially industry-university collaboration—is crucial to the process.
The commercialization process, he said, must include a strategy for any lab-based intellectual property that demonstrates the viability of the concept. Build into the plan a point at which to assess whether you have reached the limit of your expertise and need to ask for help. Also, he suggested, do not underestimate either the importance of experienced leadership in the venture area—to provide objective analysis of market potential—or the ability to attract investors and sell the idea to investors and potential acquirers.
In conclusion, he noted that "[o]ur nation's leadership, and perhaps even its economic viability, depends on the willingness and ability of businesses, industries, research institutions, and colleges and universities to work together. Collaborative excellence among science, technology, and the marketplace holds the key to our future."
The Role of Universities and Technology Commercialization in Economic Development
Donald F. Smith, Jr., University Director of Economic Development, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh
Dr. Smith noted, and then debunked, nine common myths involved in technology-based economic development. Myth #1: Traditional roles of universities are becoming less important. False. "Great teaching and great research must still be a university's highest priorities," said Dr. Smith. "Those are the activities of greatest economic impact for universities." He observed that universities are more important than ever. The talent concentrated in universities is what drives all companies in the region and the state. Therefore, universities play a critical role in facilitating the transition from lab to local market.
Another myth: great technology transfer equals regional economic development. Not so. Although Pennsylvania's top academic institutions—University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania State University, and Carnegie Mellon University—are performing at the top of the start-up pack, the commonwealth lags in technology job growth. Research proves that less than 2-4 percent of startup companies are from universities.
Efforts that fail to target and achieve critical mass will not create long-term, sustainable success. Talent is a key to tech-based initiatives, and if the U.S. is to go from a manufacturing-driven economy to one that is knowledge-based, universities must play a major role.
Relationship-building between universities and companies is essential. To bridge the university-industry gap, Dr. Smith suggests these measures: Continue to expand the research base; build local absorptive capacity, such as cluster-based development, anchor/breeder companies, and an entrepreneurial infrastructure; and facilitate the transition from lab to local market.
A Public Policy Perspective
Robert K. McMahan, State Science and Technology Advisor, North Carolina; and Executive Director, North Carolina Office of Science and Technology, Department of Commerce
Dr. McMahan began his session with a history of North Carolina's Research Triangle Park in the Raleigh-Durham area. The RTP was built in the 1950s when state officials and groups of private individuals worked together to leverage local university strengths to diversify North Carolina's economy. Its formation was facilitated by the cooperation of the three major, local research universities located adjacent to it, and it was designed from its inception to provide a bridge between research and commercial sectors and to have a broad impact on the state's economy. Now North America's largest research park, the RTP will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2008.
"North Carolina was one of the first states to recognize that knowledge-based economic development creates high-growth companies and well-paying jobs," said Dr. McMahan.
It is now the third-ranking U.S. state in biotechnology and is well positioned across a number of technology sectors. To achieve this, the state has invested strongly in the creation of university research capacity, and ranks among the top-performing states in this respect. It is slightly below average in industrial R&D spending. This is an area of concern because industry funds and conducts more R&D than all other sectors combined; thus, strong university R&D activity does not in itself predict an economy with dynamic technology.
Compared to its innovative capacity, North Carolina is less strong in commercializing innovation; and, notwithstanding its emphasis on workforce preparation, structural challenges remain, including a high school graduation rate that ranks in the lowest quartile of states.
The body of Dr. McMahan's talk was devoted to a discussion of new thinking on the role of the university in today's economy. He called into question the distinction between applied and basic research in advancing a state's economy, and how this distinction demands that we reconsider the Carnegie classifications as organizing principles and the confusion of mission with taxonomy; the implications of university visioning by introspection or by engagement; and how the presumptions embodied in Vannevar Bush's model of research act as disincentives to universities' broad economic engagement.
Keynote Address
Research Universities: Driving America's New Economy
Lee T. Todd, Jr., President, University of Kentucky
Dr. Todd began his presentation by stating: "I have the best job in Kentucky—to change Kentucky." He noted that many universities need to "let down their walls," bring people in from industry, work together, and forge deals. "High-tech, low-tech or no-tech—I do not care what type of business it is, we just need to start businesses here," he said.
To help that along, the University of Kentucky has an on-campus incubator where researchers can start a business on site, instead of leaving their intellectual property lying on the floor. To help others transfer from universities into the community, he offered several suggestions: Universities should hire entrepreneurial professors—teachers who want to go outside the university walls and become part of a business. Universities also need to feel the same sense of urgency as companies have about getting the next great idea to market. Other tips: Set up a network list that includes contacts with service firms and investors. Make deals and build goodwill with industries. This will help companies see the intellectual property that universities offer. He also introduced the idea of "in-shoring"—linking up students with engineers and paying those students for their time.
All these suggestions are designed to take university knowledge to the next level. "We don't need to assemble cars; we need to design cars," he said. "We don't need to paint cars; we need to develop the technology for a better paint."
He recommended adopting a fresh mindset: A new manufacturing plant opening in a community gets big headlines, although the hundreds of jobs it brings in are usually low- paying jobs. He would rather boast about hiring 40 people at $60,000 a year—this would not get as big a headline, but in the long run, it is higher-salary jobs that will help sustain the area's job market.
Inside P&G's Innovation Machine
Jeff Davis, Director, Global New Business Development, Procter & Gamble
Mr. Davis took participants inside P&G's innovation machine, which grew from the realization that although the world's innovation landscape had been transformed, the company's model had not changed since the late 1980s. P&G found that important innovation was being done increasingly at small and midsized entrepreneurial companies. Therefore, after years of success, the company was forced to re-examine the way it developed and moved new products to market.
Through its Connect & Develop program, the company switched from developing its products internally to finding good ideas outside P&G and bringing them inside to enhance and capitalize on internal capabilities that mutually benefit P&G and partner companies. The new strategy: 50 percent of new innovation would come from P&G labs and 50 percent through P&G labs from external collaborations. The open innovation model has encouraged P&G to form partnerships and collaborations with manufacturers, retailers, suppliers, academia, and even competitors.
Earlier this year, the company's pharmaceutical division built on the Connect & Develop program and developed an Acquire, Develop, and Market strategy. It made the strategic choice to partner, license, or acquire all its new drug candidates exclusively. All new drugs were to come from a network of relationships with academia, biotech, and the pharmaceutical industry. The company has restructured its R&D and commercial divisions to excel at identifying, evaluating, negotiating, and managing long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships.
"There is no doubt that the connection between universities, small entrepreneurs, and established companies and the integration of this network will incubate new ideas and innovation that will generate economic growth," Mr. Davis concluded.


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Just knocked out another banger with @firstclassaudioproductions these jawns im doing are sick!
Waszup w the wazup grammers heading to the studio
Gm 445am with my winter coat cuz its f-in freezin outside ugh
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Verses & hook….#studio #writing #mindcontrol #fcaproductions #zonedout #vixionallure
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West Jersey and East Jersey were two distinct parts of the Province of New Jersey. The political division existed for 28 years, between 1674 and 1702. Determination of an exact location for a border between West Jersey and East Jersey was often a matter of dispute.
The Delaware Valley had been inhabited by the Lenape (or Delaware) Indians prior to exploration and settlement starting around 1609 by the Dutch, Swedish and English. The Dutch West India Company had established one or two Delaware River settlements but by the late 1620s had moved most of their inhabitants to Manhattan which became the center of New Netherlands.[1]
The development of the colony of New Sweden in the lower Delaware began in 1638. Most of the Swedish population was on the west side of the Delaware, but after the New Netherlands' Fort Nassau was re-established to challenge the Swedes, Fort Nya Elfsborg was established in present day Salem County. Fort Nya Elfsborg was located between present day Salem and Alloway Creek. The New Sweden colony established two primary settlements in New Jersey: Sveaborg, now Swedesboro and Nya Stockholm, now Bridgeport. Trinity Church, located in Swedesboro, was the site of the Church of Sweden for the area.[2][3]
The Dutch defeated New Sweden in 1655. Settlement of the West Jersey area by Europeans was thin until the English conquest in 1664. Beginning in the late 1670s Quakers settled in great numbers first in present day Salem County and then in Burlington which became the capital of West Jersey.[4]
See also[edit]
- Border between West Jersey and East Jersey
- Colonial history of New Jersey
- Concession and Agreement
- Lords Proprietor (1665–1703)
- List of colonial governors of New Jersey#Governors under the Proprietors (1665–1674)
- Newton Colony
- Province of New York
- Dominion of New England
- West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
- ^ The Delaware Indians: A History, (by Weslager, C. A. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 1972)
- ^ The Swedes and Finns in New Jersey (Federal Writers' Project of WPA. Bayonne, New Jersey: Jersey Printing Company, Inc. 1938)
- ^ A Brief History Of The Early Swedes in New Jersey (Gloucester County NJ History and Genealogy) http://www.nj.searchroots.com/Gloucesterco/swedesboro.htm
- ^ British Colony (Burlington County Historical Society. Burlington City, NJ ) http://www.burlingtoncountyhistoricalsociety.org/
Other sources[edit]
- Weslager, C. A. Dutch Explorers, Traders, and Settlers in the Delaware Valley, 1609-1644. (Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1961).
- Johnson, Amandus The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware Volume I: Their History and Relation to the Indians, Dutch and English, 1638-1664 (Philadelphia: Swedish Colonial Society. 1911)
External links[edit]
- West Jersey History Project
- Quaker West New Jersey: Democracy in 1677
- 1677 Charter
- 1681 Regulations
- Where was the West Jersey/East Jersey line?
- Colonial Charters, Grants and Related Documents (at "New Jersey"). The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy. Lillian Goldman Law Library (Yale Law School). Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- Former monarchies of North America
- Former countries in North America
- Former British colonies
- States and territories established in 1674
- States and territories disestablished in 1702
- Pre-statehood history of New Jersey
- History of the Thirteen Colonies
- Dominion of New England
- Former regions and territories of the United States
- 1702 disestablishments
- Colonial United States (British)


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The Northwoods League was the scene of a rare event last night. Domenic Mazza of the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters tossed a no-hitter. But that wasn't the rare moment I'm talking about. Despite allowing no hits, striking out 10 and walking 3, Mazza and his Rafters teammates lost the game to Lakeshore 2-0. 2 errors in the 6th inning proved to be their downfall and the Rafters offense only managed one hit of their own .
The Woodchucks played a 3 hour, 11 inning game in Kalamazoo last night before rallying for a 7-5 win. Both teams combined for 25 hits and will play again tonight. You can hear the game on Foxsports Radio AM1390 & FM 93.9.
The Brewers representatives at the MLB All-Star game played well. Jon Lucroy made the most of his first All-Star game with 2 doubles and 2 rbi's. Aramis Ramirez had two hits and scored a run and Carlos Gomez was 0-2 but did make a nice running catch to rob Mike Trout of a hit. Frankie Rodriguez tossed a scoreless inning. The AL won the game 5-3.
Bob Uecker is getting "front row" treatment from the MLB network. The channel will run a one hour documentary on Thursday night featuring the Brewers announcer. It will focus on his broadcast and acting careers and will air at 6pm.
Congrats to Wausau's Chris Wimmer who held off Matt Kenseth and won the Slinger Nationals on Tuesday night. With his brother Scott as his spotter, Wimmer took advantage of car trouble from Dennis Prunty who led most of the race and then held off the NASCAR star Kenseth to win the race and over a $10,000 purse.
Just picked up the latest James Lee Burke novel called "The Wayfaring Stranger" . looking forward to spending the next few days enveloped in his great prose. He's one of the best.
Had an interesting debate with some of my teenage ballplayers in the dugout last night over the merits of hip-hop music. I'm not a fan and as you might expect they are. Classic rock was playing at the ballpark in Merrill which was a nice change of pace from the steady diet of current country pablum that we are fed at most sites. Trying to convince them that Santana was a better choice than Kanye West though was probably a losing battle.
Songs Of The Day (from my I-pod) This is the anniversary of the death of Harry Chapin. He died in a car crash in 1981. here are a couple of his good ones.
On The Road To Kingdom Come-Harry Chapin (1976) the title track from his album has some interesting word pictures painted by a master
WOLD-Harry Chapin (1974) from one of his better albums "Short Stories" comes this cautionary tale of a life working in radio...I didnt listen


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As the Senate holds its first-ever public hearing on drones and targeted killings, we turn the second part of our interview with Jeremy Scahill, author of the new book, "Dirty Wars: The World Is a Battlefield." Scahill charts the expanding covert wars operated by the CIA and JSOC, the Joint Special Operations Command, in countries from Somalia to Pakistan. "I called it 'Dirty Wars' because, particularly in this...Apr 24, 2013 | Story
Questions are mounting over whether U.S. security officials failed to heed warnings that could have foiled the bombing of the Boston Marathon. After news emerged that the older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was on the intelligence radar in the United States. As a result, there have been growing calls for federal agencies to re-examine their priorities, particularly to focus on sting operations that critics say constitute entrapment. We speak...Apr 26, 2013 | Story
The U.S. military has acknowledged for the first time the number of prisoners on hunger strike at the military prison has topped 100. About a fifth of the hunger strikers are now being force-fed. Lawyers for the prisoners say more than 130 men are taking part in the hunger strike, which began in February. One of the hunger strikers is a Yemeni man named Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel. In a letter published in The New York Times, he wrote:...Apr 29, 2013 | Story
Forgotten Women of the War on Terror: Author Victoria Brittain on the Wives and Families Left BehindAs pressure grows for President Obama to close the Guantánamo military prison, we speak with British journalist Victoria Brittain, who has closely covered the military prison for years. Her latest book is "Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror." "Some of the women that I've written about are the wives of Guantánamo prisoners. One, in particular, who is like chapter one of the book, is one of my closest...Apr 29, 2013 | Story
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One wealthy township is stationing the officers in schools for 90 days. Added security is a top concern for educators and parents after last month's Connecticut shootings.
The new policy may not have garnered much attention before. But arming school guards has been a hotly debated subject in the weeks since a 20-year-old gunman stormed into Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., and killed 20 children and six educators.
Hiring armed security officers, an idea advocated by the National Rifle Association, may cost the nation's cash-strapped schools more than $5 billion, according to published reports.
The cost for the patrols by eight off-duty Marlboro police officers for the next 90 days is expected to be $100,000, district spokeswoman Sharon Witchell said in an interview. Marlboro schools already have two armed officers, and before the Newtown massacre there was no conversation about increasing that number. An assessment will be done after 90 days and the district will decide what action to take next, such as hiring a security consultant.
Marlboro is hardly alone. In the days after the senseless slaughter at Sandy Hook, many schools have reviewed their security policies. My son's elementary school, for instance, now requires visitors to show photo identification before entering the building. But the NRA's call for "armed guards" in schools and allowing teachers and other personnel to carry weapons has aroused much concern among educators. Experts have cautioned that it could create costly insurance liabilities for districts in the event of a gun fight in which innocent people were shot and possibly killed.
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Or you could offer good weapons training to qualified teachers and allow them to carry a concealed weapon. Before you give me some ridiculous scenario abour a deranged teacher stop and think whether a deranged teacher could just bring a gun to school anyway. At least this way a few anonymous people on school grounds would be able to defend innocent people from future armed madmen.
Think about it. It's a good idea and it's free to taxpayers.
This is a sweet job for 8 cops, that are working part time....When do they rest ??
Off duty Marlboro officers ?
By my calculations at a good wage (w/o benefits) They are paying roughly $35,000 too much for the 3-month period...
For what I consider a "cream puff job."
Seems certainly that the Marlboro officials, have way more money then brains....
This is why the government shouldn't run anything. $100,000 for 8 guys over 90 days? Lets say all 8 work every school day for those 90 days. That is roughly 65 days of actual work (13 weeks * 5 days). School doesn't last 8 hours in most locals but we will say it does. That is a total man power of 4,160 hrs (8 hr/day * 65 days/officer * 8 officers). $100,000/4,160 is $24/hr which is equivalent to a salary of $49,920 for a 2nd job (they are off duty officers). That is assuming they work 8 hrs per day every day which I would bet anything the don't do. It is more likely a rotation since they already have full-time jobs. Must be nice.
Here are some numbers to consider... The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 1,028,830 security guards were working in 2009, earning an average wage of $12.70 per hour or $26,430 per year. The highest 10 percent of earners made an average of $19.34 per hour or $40,230 per year. That means this school district is paying DOUBLE the average rate and ~25% premium to the average of the TOP 10%. Another source said Armed Security Guards have an average salary of $31,000 ($14.90/hr). The school is paying a 61% premium to those numbers. No matter how you crack it. They are overpaying AT LEAST 25% or $25,000. And people want to give the government more control?!?!?!?! Unbelievable.
Seeing how bad the $100,000 is for these 8 guys, I won't bother going into the other part of the story, "About 23% of the nation's school districts have law enforcement officers in their buildings, according to Francisco Negron, general counsel of the National School Boards Association. These officers typically earn about $80,000 per year." You want to give me $80,000 to walk around a high school with a gun, I am all over it.
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