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Redskins Pre-Draft Conference CallMay 6, 2014
Redskins Park
Executive Vice President/General Manager Bruce Allen
and Director of Player Personnel Scott Campbell
Opening statement:
ALLEN: "Good morning, everyone. Part of today's press briefing, we want you to know we have several hundred of our Redskin fans who are listening from home or at work to this press conference. We think it's a new idea of a way to keep our fans involved and it's my understanding that they're going to be able to ask some questions… I'm not great on the technology, but they're listening to us. Today we're going to try to inform you on where we're at today. We're going to do our best job not to lie to anybody today [laughter]… If we mislead 31 other teams than it's successful. With that, our draft process has been over the last few weeks somewhat intense, but I think with this extra time it sort of feels a little awkward because Scott and his group have been ready to go for some time. It's allowed us to maybe do some double and tripling and quadruple checking of the talent, but I feel comfortable that Scott and his group have done a great job and have been able to inform all the coaches and other people on any questions we might have. Obviously the coaches have been involved in all the scouting meetings and we're ready to go. With that, let's try some questions."
On Campbell having a more visible role through this process than in the past:
CAMPBELL: "I'm not real comfortable with that. It's really not my style. I'm really a behind the scenes [guy]… and really a lot of people have asked me how things have changed through my time here, the 13 years I've served as a college director, a personnel director, and now overseeing the whole department. In preparations for the draft, my role has really been the same it's been in terms of preparation. A lot of people don't realize we start three weeks after the draft, my preparation begins for the next draft when I attend the BLESTO meetings and then on through the summer and the fall. It's a long year for us, and I prepare the same way I have since I've been here."
On having a minicamp prior to the draft:
ALLEN: "I think it was great for us with the new coaching staff for them to be able to see the players that are coming back from the previous years. From the personnel standpoint, it was wonderful to see the new players performing in the burgundy and gold. As far as the draft, it really doesn't do anything to the draft. Scott didn't change any of his grades on the players who are in this upcoming draft based on what happened in our minicamp. They'll have the same grades. It was very effective. I think it's a great rule in the NFL that a new head coach gets that bonus minicamp, and for us, with the draft moving back as they did for a couple weeks, it allowed us to fit it in easier before the draft."
On the most important position to address:
ALLEN: "The draft is going to be a great way to add to the team. We've been active in free agency, so we feel there's no gaping holes on the roster, but as we look at our team, we really look at where our roster is in 2015 and 2016 as well. It allows us the flexibility to make sure that we follow the draft board that's been set up with everyone's communication, so we're not looking at a particular position as we address the draft."
On how the players in this draft stack up to previous drafts:
CAMPBELL: "Well, I think a lot's been documented and written in terms of this draft and it's quite true when you start studying and talking about the depth of the draft. People have asked me which positions – obviously the receiver position jumps out in terms of the depth and the quality not only at the top, there's some premier guys at the very top, but I think on down through the whole draft, you've got quality players and not just at one specific position. I think it's pretty good quality throughout. You certainly will feel good about the players you're taking and the prospects there that will be there in the middle rounds."
On if the team would like to acquire more picks:
ALLEN: "In theory, the answer is easily yes. Where we're picking, and you can look at all the mock drafts that you want, I think the most mock drafts have probably the top 15 players that is all similar. When you get down to our neck of the woods, there's great variation. If we have a player that has a first-round grade that falls to us, it will make us less likely to trade out of there. We have several players who have about the same grade on them and if that's the case, and we get the opportunity, we would move."
On the possibility of moving up:
ALLEN: "During the draft, and once again to follow up on the process, in the draft room, [Director of Pro Personnel] Morocco Brown and [Vice President of Football Administration] Eric Schaffer are involved in checking the temperature of other teams to see what trade possibilities are available. We'll listen. I can't imagine that there aren't going to be other teams that have more picks that are going to be trying to get into the bottom of that first round than we have. So I think it's unlikely, but we'll listen to other people's offers."
On redefining characteristics Allen looks for in players and what he's looking for in general:
ALLEN: "Where we were at at the end of year was well-documented, disappointing. What we're looking for is people who love football and want to play football and want to win with the Washington Redskins. Whether it was in free agency or this draft, we've done a very good job, we feel, of digging into the heart and soul of the prospects. In free agency we feel good about it, and we're hoping to add to this team through the draft with some other very hungry football players."
On taking a less talented player over a more talented player if he has a "fire in his belly":
ALLEN: "I think the 'fire in the belly' was for the head coach, mostly… We hope not. Scott can probably address it better, but the grade that a player has on him, his final grade, takes into consideration all of his physical talents and the desire that we feel that he has to play."
On how Campbell builds his calendar and decides which prospects to visit during the season:
CAMPBELL: "Mainly, as I mentioned before, three weeks after the draft I'll start getting ready for the next draft. That's what the BLESTO service that we're a part of, that's where I'll get scouting reports from our BLESTO service. From there, I pass it on to our area scouts that spend the summer with the names. I don't give them the reports with the grades, but they will formulate our own grades from that list. My goal is to try to see the top 150 players in the country every year. That's coast to coast, so I'm traveling over the top of these guys based off of our scouts combined with the BLESTO reports. Then, in terms of how I do the scheduling, it's really a lot based off of school restrictions only letting you in certain times of the year. I'll try to match those restrictions up with certain games that I want to see. I'm basically a ghost here at Redskins Park from the middle of August to after Thanksgiving."
On if the team will bring back previously suspended safety Tanard Jackson now that he is expected to be reinstated by the league:
ALLEN: "He's been conditionally reinstated by the NFL. Later today, he'll be taking his physical exam. If he meets all of those conditions that the NFL has laid out for him, and after meeting with him, we might give him a chance, yes."
On how Jackson's reinstatement will affect how the team looks at safeties in this year's draft:
ALLEN: "No, it won't affect the draft at all. When he was suspended, we understood he had to comply with a lot of rules and regulations that the league and the [NFL] Players Association have agreed to. I think it's a compliment to him – I have not talked to him yet because he's really not reinstated until later today – it's a compliment that he still has a desire to play, so I look forward to talking to him and having the coaches talk to him."
On assessing the team's record of developing players and how they tell which players can be developed:
ALLEN: "I don't think you can say we've done well because of our record. I don't really believe in grading drafts because we have a record. The Washington Redskins have got a lot of hardware and flags up there not through the draft but through other means of player acquisition. We're looking forward to changing that and developing our players. We still have some young players on our roster who haven't really played yet and I think that's a good task for the coaches who got to see them at this first minicamp and start to develop opinions on them."
CAMPBELL: "In terms of trying to find players that are good developmental-type prospects, it's something Bruce had mentioned before, what he was looking for in a football player – trying to find people that football is very important to them. You get that information through research, when you go through the campuses talking to the coaches, the trainers, the strength coaches. You find out what a guy's work ethic is and how important football is to him. I think if you've got those two qualities, you've got an excellent chance to be developed. As opposed to a guy that doesn't love the weight room, is late, doesn't work, is overweight, never in shape when the season starts – those are flags to you on how important football is to that player."
On what the team can do in this year's draft to add to special teams:
ALLEN: In free agency, [Head Coach] Jay [Gruden], we looked at all of the free agents with that type of eye. I think some of the linebackers we signed was [because of] their special teams performance in the NFL. [Special Teams Coordinator] Ben [Kotwica] has been involved in all of the draft meetings and been able to evaluate all the special team-type players, meaning the receivers, running backs, defensive backs, linebackers who can make an impact on special teams. Once again, that information – their special team grade – goes into the final grade that Scott put on the players."
On how much weight off-field issues carry in a prospect's overall score:
CAMPBELL: "In terms of the scouting part of it, we really rely on the research we've done throughout the year with the scouts. The scouts are actually the frontline. They're the guys with the boots on the ground doing the research. I've kind of designed a system where they just stay in their area. Some teams cross-check areas, go to different scout's schools. Mainly, I just have my guys stay in their main area so they can go multiple times to a school because you can't just swing through there in one day and pick up all the information you need. Obviously, when you're researching through the staff, talking to everybody that you can, you find out a common thread about what makes up a player. Obviously, when you pick up a [paper], the way the media is today, you can find out when a guy gets arrested an hour after he gets arrested practically. We have that type of information that we can use to go back to the schools to find out [what happened]. Then, there's also an opportunity in terms of the draft, we start the interview process at the all-star games and then at the Combine, and then we can also bring guys in as part of our 30 players we can bring in before the draft. By that time, you have a pretty good handle on the character of the prospect."
On if the team feels it is coming off a 3-13 season or feels like it is in a better situation:
ALLEN: "Well, that's a fact, what you said, so that's where we're at. I believe we've added to this football team. The fact that we don't have a first-round draft choice is because we have a quarterback. As you can read or see around this league, the search for quarterbacks is always the premier position. We feel good about where we're at with Robert [Griffin III], especially getting an offseason in this year and working with our new coaches. We feel comfortable that all three of our quarterbacks [Griffin III, Kirk Cousins and Colt McCoy] can win a game for us."
On how big of a role the Senior Bowl, the Combine and pro days play in the overall evaluation of players:
CAMPBELL: "All these things that are going on – the pro days, the Combine – they're all parts of puzzle. They're pieces of information that you add to confirm or maybe change your mind on certain players. I've always explained that the scouts do it differently than the coaches do because we go through the fall and scout these guys in person at practice and games, do the tape before they've done the pro days and the Combines. So, we've already formed some opinions on some players and then we start to gather the information – confirming this guy is fast, he's not fast, he's strong, he's not strong as you get more information. But you don't just go into the Combine and discover players there. I think you just you add it and cultivate it, and the pro days is the same thing."
On if the team has received trade inquiries for quarterback Kirk Cousins:
ALLEN: "No, no conversations. As I said, we have three quarterbacks who can win for us and we're happy to have Kirk on the team."
On Allen saying previously he expected to have 20-25 new players on the roster this season and if that is reason for trepidation:
ALLEN: "No, I feel comfortable with that. When you change staffs in the NFL, that adds to the turnover. There's new thoughts and new ideas and it's a cleaner slate. Where we were at last year was based on a number of reasons. The talent that we brought in is talent that the personnel department wanted and the coaches wanted. I think if we can do well in this draft that having 25 new players is probably going to be a realistic accomplishment."
On if the team pursued wide receiver DeSean Jackson because they would not have to pay the No. 2 overall pick:
ALLEN: "That didn't factor in. Acquiring DeSean was just we saw a player we thought had rare talents and, unfortunately, we got to see those rare talents performed against us several times. He was just a good addition for our football team that we think can help us win games."
On if Allen could pick one position where he could draft someone to help the team:
ALLEN: "Great angle to come from, but any time you do that and say that you have one position – and we've had this dialogue in our draft rooms, conversations – you're an injury away from having a need. It's very comfortable to say that we have three quarterbacks, but you're one injury away from needing a quarterback and it applies to every position. So we feel we're going to be able to follow the draft board and go with the highest ranked player that we have. Obviously there's going to be some ties and then you'll lean toward a position that you might not have depth on for 2015 or '16."
On if the team will take the best player available:
ALLEN: "We're going to pick the player who has the best grade understanding, as Scott said, if you select a receiver in the second round, there might be another receiver in the third round, in the fourth round, and I don't think I've ever seen an NFL team draft seven rounds of the same position."
On integrating a new coaching staff into the scouting process:
CAMPBELL: "I think the biggest thing [is] you start to get a feel for what a new staff – particularly the head coach, the coordinators – what they like, what their systems are, what players fit their systems, what they're looking for, and you gather that informally just talking to them in their offices. But you really find out, I found, through the draft meeting process and the free agency meeting process. When you're actually together in the room as a group and you're expressing your feelings about the players and they're expressing their feelings, over and over and over, through time [those] relationships develop and you start to understand what's important to Jay, to Sean [McVay] and Jim [Haslett]. It takes a little bit of time, but I think through the meeting process, you really get to zero in on what's important to them."
On the recovery timetable for defensive end Stephen Bowen:
ALLEN: "The timetable hasn't changed. We're going to have a better feel probably later in June, but he is progressing well. He's done everything that the doctors wanted him to do at this point in time and he's here every day working his butt off."
On how Campbell evaluates defensive ends transitioning to outside linebacker:
CAMPBELL: "You factor some of that stuff in, but the most important part of converting a defensive end to outside backer or the outside backers that are already in a 3-4, the No. 1 priority [is] can they rush the passer? How athletic are they? From there, how strong are they against the run? And then probably third is how they are in coverage. You've been watching us, you've been watching the games – it's limited in what the outside backers' responsibilities are compared to the inside backers. That's kind of how I rank the importance of each part of evaluating that position."
On how clear cut the "best player available" approach is on draft day:
ALLEN: "Well, the arguments have really taken place already, although we were in a good debate with Jay, Scott, myself, yesterday, and trying to stack people. You can have several players and I'll just say with a 'B' grade and they all have a 'B' grade but now you have to stack the 'B' players. All of the position coaches are great agents for their position and they'll come around and – [Defensive Backs Coach] Raheem Morris is famous for campaigning and he might put a bumper sticker on my car in the morning and things like that. But really the debates have already taken place. It'll be somebody once Scott has already stacked them on top of it of what player at that time fits us."
On if Campbell's voice in the draft process has changed with the new coaching staff:
CAMPBELL: "I think it inspires the scouts and that's exactly what you want – to be involved in the process. It's not just about me. It's about all the scouts getting together, us building a consensus Redskins grade at the very end along with when Jay gets involved and the coaches that we all feel good in the room that's all come together and we've got that final Redskin grade and a player that we can be happy with."
On how the change in coaching staff affected Campbell's approach with players he scouted last season:
CAMPBELL: "To be honest with you, not very much. Having spent 27 years in the NFL and having a father that traveled around the country from stop to stop, one thing I've learned is you've got to evaluate the player and get all the information so that if something changes in your scheme for instance, if you go from a 4-3 to a 3-4, I have no control over that. You don't want to say 'Oh my gosh, I wasn't even looking at 4-3 players.' You evaluate all the players. You have all the information on them in terms of their pluses, their minuses, where they potentially could fit so that the adjustment would not be very hard at the end."This article was originally published in forum thread: Redskins Pre-Draft Conference Call started by Boone View original post
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Say this about Harold Ford Sr.: The former 9th District congressman hasn't lost his appetite for political combat. He made that clear last week when he accepted co-billing with his son Harold Ford Jr., at a Friday-morning rally at the Park Place headquarters of the current congressman, now a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
A "reception" for the two Harold Fords, it was called, and it drew a goodly crowd. With some time to kill, the senior Ford shared some thinking about his son's campaign as he awaited the arrival of Rep. Ford's campaign bus. (Yes, if earlier that morning you were watching home-town idol Justin Timberlake on ABC-TV's Good Morning America, that was the selfsame bus that had just happened to have pulled up behind the stage, flashing its Ford-For-Senate logo before the eyes of the nation.)
Nor has the old warrior lost his sense of strategy. It was clearly a mistake, the former congressman said, for his son's Senate rival, Republican nominee Bob Corker, to have invited President Bush to Memphis for a fundraiser next week - the second such occasion in Tennessee, following a public embrace between the two week before last in Nashville.
"That's the trouble with those millionaires. They don't' want to spend any money, especially none of their own," Ford Sr., a seven-figure type himself these days as a well-paid Florida-based consultant, said of the former Chattanooga mayor, an entrepreneur whose considerable fortune had derived from low-income housing projects.
As the elder Ford explained it, Corker's misplaced frugality was making him over-dependent on a president with sagging polls and presumably frayed coattails. As a piece of analysis, it made sense. It was certainly true that his son's campaign seemed to be spending more money than his rival's just now - mainly on a recurring and well-made series of TV ads that made the most of the younger Ford's mediagenic looks and reassuring stage presence.
Those commercials - the most recent one made in a church! - featured the same right-of-center rap (pro-Patriot Act, pro-curbs on immigration, etc.) that has driven the left wing of the congressman's party bananas. One effect of this approach has seemingly been to prevent Corker, fearful of being out-flanked on h is right, from coming to the political center as newly minted party nominees usually do.
The audience for Rep. Ford's typically rousing and generalized remarks at the Friday morning rally, billed as a "reception for volunteers," had included a generous collection of Democrats - senior citizens, business types, mid-Town Democrats, suburban types, etc., etc.
Subsequent to the event, the impression got out in some quarters that it had been an affair for College Democrats (it wasn't - though they, like other Democrats, had been invited and responded) in which, according to a widely circulated email from a University of Memphis student: "Apparently, after Junior was done speaking, his fucktard brother got a chance to speak to the volunteer base that we acquired for Junior."
Hearsay of this sort begat further hearsay, and soon an honest blogger or two had picked up on a gathering outrage among supporters of 9th District Democratic nominee Steve Cohen that the "fucktard brother" (i.e., independent congressional candidate Jake Ford) had benefited from what had now, in some tellings, become a "handoff" at the rally from Rep. Ford.
Actually, nothing of the sort occurred. Jake Ford had been no more than one member of the large and milling crowd. He had no role in the proceedings, which ended after his congressman brother left to go join the Rev. Ben Hooks for the dedication of a Whitehaven Job Corps center in Hooks' honor.
If Jake Ford "worked the crowd" afterward (as a revised version of the ever-shifting story had it), then so did anybody else who had been in the throng. It was just a case of a large gathering breaking off into isolated conversational clumps as people made their way out the door.
That so much was later made of a
non-event merely served to underscore the existence of a very real schism in
local Democratic ranks - one that was bound to be exacerbated by Jake Ford's own
claim in a radio interview this week.
Asked by a caller on a show hosted by Jennings Bernard why Rep. Ford had not publicly endorsed him, Jake Ford maintained that his brother had in fact done so and, to further that contention, availed himself of the same rumors that were already in play concerning last week's Friday-morning rally.
"Quite simply, he [Rep. Ford] endorses me every day," said congressional candidate Ford. "I endorse him every day." As for why his brother hadn't "officially come out," Ford said, "I think most people should realize he does endorse me. I was just with him on Friday at his campaign headquarters for a rally. Make no mistake about it, he's my brother, and I love the guy. It's just two different races. He's running for the Senate, and I'm running for Congress."
The bottom line was that now people were prepared to believe what they wanted to believe. When Jake Ford's radio remarks are carefully parsed, they don't authenticate the fact of an "endorsement" that, ultimately, could only come from Rep. Ford himself. But they certainly put Rep. Ford in the position of having to speak to the issue himself - something he ultimately will be under great-- perhaps unavoidable -- pressure to do.
Understandably, proponents of state Senator Cohen are vexed at Rep. Ford for the statements of neutrality he has made so far concerning the race to succeed him as representative from the 9th District. They, too, tend to regard the congressman's posture as indicative of de facto support for brother Jake.
In the long run, some believe, that feeling could grow in Democratic circles, even at the statewide level, and cost Rep. Ford enough votes at the margin to threaten his own chances in the Senate race. Right now, with Corker running like a dry creek and losing momentum in all the polls to Ford, it may not seem so to the congressman.
And his ex-congressman father has made no secret of his intention to pull out all the stops for both of his sons.
-Meanwhile, state Senator Cohen continues to be regarded as the frontrunner. He, after all, is his party's nominee, made what has to be regarded as a substantial primary showing in black precincts (17 percent overall), is regarded by many Democrats, especially liberal ones, as a long-time champion of their causes, and even has admirers in Republican circles.
That last fact, based on some isolated conservative positions (e.g., on gun control and the death penalty), as well as a general admiration for his legislative service and tenacity, is cause for some concern in the camp of Republican nominee Mark White, who has devoted much attention in his own campaign to social issues like abortion and gay marriage. It is areas like those where he perceives Cohen to have possible weaknesses.
In an address to the College Democrats at the University of Memphis Monday night, Cohen maintained that "both of my opponents" hoped to undermine him in such areas. He defended his opposition to constitutional amendments against gay marriage -- jesting, however, that he was firmly opposed to "inter-galactic" marriage.
Cohen told the College Democrats that Jake Ford in his radio appearance had implied he was a homosexual, a racist, and "a crook". In all fairness, the first two allegations derived more from innuendoes and more from callers than from anything Ford said. But candidate Ford did seem to be doing his best to nudge home the latter charge.
"I think he's stepped over the line a couple of times, and we still cannot get the Attorney General to be responsive to some of the allegations that we have become aware of pertaining to some dealings that he has had himself." Ford had said on Bernard's show without elaborating further.
The very fact that he said something like that was taken by many Cohen supporters as ample confirmation that Jake Ford was intimately bound up with the appearance of a new Web site called "Crooked Cohen.com," which makes the very unspecified allegations alluded to by Ford. Blogger Derek Haire (rivercitymud.com) painstakingly traced that site and Jake Ford's own campaign site back to the same IP address.
-No sign, by the way, of Ophelia Ford, unseen on the campaign trail during this entire season but still, for demographic and party reasons, the favorite in the District 29 state Senate race over the relentlessly campaigning Republican Terry Roland.
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UPDATE, 4:15 p.m. Monday: The King County medical examiner identified the hatchet-wielding man as Steven Blacktongue, 43. The shooting took place in unincorporated King County, according to sheriff's spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West.
ORIGINAL STORY: A customer shot and killed a hatchet-wielding man attacking a clerk at a convenience store near Burien early Sunday.
About 5:45 a.m., a masked man about 40 years old walked into a 7-Eleven near South 110th Street and Eighth Avenue South and swung a hatchet at a customer, said King County Sheriff's Sgt. Cindi West. The man then went behind the counter and attacked the 58-year-old clerk, never saying anything.
Within seconds, a customer pulled out a handgun and shot and killed the attacker, likely saving the clerk's life, West said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The 60-year-old customer buys coffee from the store almost every morning, West said, and sits and chats with the clerks. He has a permit to carry a concealed handgun, West said.
The clerk who was attacked told a KIRO 7 reporter that he would have been killed had it not been for the customer. The regular customer is a "very nice" guy, the clerk said.
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The subject of the article is easily guessed from its descriptive title, which indicates that it will be of great interest to readers of this weblog -- but its content is not, with the author calling for far more rigorous and methodologically sound studies on the likely impact of the new system, given that the issues involved are so complex and cannot easily be understood by non-experts, nor even by the patent profession itself. It's worth taking a look at the author' conclusions, quoted in relevant part here:
"... Unlike the federal model of the US which the UPC tries to imitate, the European states do not form a federation. As a result, there cannot be a uniform economic policy that will influence the setting of the legal standards of patents, because the economic and technological needs and capacities of the European countries vary considerably. Another important difference is that the UPC will create a centralised institution that escapes the democratic control of the people on whom the legal standards will be imposed. Indeed, a new form of monopolistic source of legal power will be established that has no precedent in the world's democratic political history.
... To the extent that the UPC replaces the national courts in the legal disputes relating to patents with unitary effect, the determination of patents as objects of property and the distribution of justice will mainly be made by this new source of legal power. ...[C]rucial issues of property rights and the underlying economic sustainability policies on which the future and well-being of a country depends will be decided by a body of foreign judges.
... For the large body of SMEs which do not have patents, or patents of strong market relevance, the situation can be illustrated as follows: Under the current regime when a foreign company sues a SME that is based in the UK, the case will be tried in the UK courts and in the English language. Under the UPC, the UK SME might stand as a defendant in a litigation that takes place abroad, in another language and in various judicial forums. The same applies to the majority of SMEs in other EU countries. More seriously, the legal principles against which the case will be examined will no longer by influenced by the adjusting ability of national courts.
In short, the issue of surrendering an important element of national sovereignty that concerns vital economic policies and property rights requires a comprehensive economic study about the effect that the UPC will have on local business and economy. Irrespective of whether or not the UPC is challenged in national courts (e.g. the state's sovereign ability to determine property rights; the right to fair trial regarding the language issue in patent litigation, etc), or there is a constitutional obligation for a referendum (e.g. Ireland, Denmark), non-expert politicians and lay people cannot rely solely on an outdated study which was of limited scope that the EU Commission has presented to the states nor can they rely solely on the advice of the patent profession which benefits most from the considerable expansion of its business activities. Since the very important issue of national sovereignty in the context of patents is at stake, comprehensive and thorough national economic studies must be prepared in order for the decision-makers to make an informed choice, and the people, who will ultimately come to evaluate this choice, to be able to understand the various parameters involved".


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Basic information about the Grundy County
The Grundy County is located in the state of Illinois. This county occupies 431 square miles, with 13 square miles being water areas. There are 50.063 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census. As for the racial makeup of Grundy County citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (93.75%), followed by Some Other Race (2.67%) and Two or More races (1.46%). There are 18.546 households in the county, while 72,42% of them are family households and 27,58% represent non family households. There are 16 cities and towns in Grundy County. The most populated city is Morris city and the smallest town or village is Kinsman village.
- 1.576Remainder of Aux Sable township
- 743Remainder of Braceville township
- 488Remainder of Erienna township
- 883Remainder of Felix township
- 132Remainder of Garfield township
- 370Remainder of Goodfarm township
- 1.674Remainder of Goose Lake township
- 204Remainder of Greenfield township
- 189Remainder of Highland township
- 316Remainder of Maine township
- 472Remainder of Mazon township
- 24Remainder of Morris township
- 503Remainder of Nettle Creek township
- 308Remainder of Norman township
- 1.295Remainder of Saratoga township
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- 2.217Erienna township
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- 376Goodfarm township
- 1.674Goose Lake township
- 997Greenfield township
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- 330Maine township
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Héctor Cúper faces his first real test as Egypt manager, as his team take on Tanzania in the first match of their 2017 AFCON qualifying campaign, and King Fut is covering the live action.
Egypt were drawn into Group G, alongside Nigeria, Chad, and Tanzania. The Pharaohs will be aiming to finish in first place to clinch qualification. However, their task will be made difficult by the highly-rated Nigeria, ranked 43rd worldwide by FIFA, twelve places above Egypt. The Super Eagles got off to a strong start at home to Chad; goals from Salami and Ighalo gave the 10-man hosts a straightforward win.
90′: 2 minutes of added time…
83′: Mostafa Fathi replaces Salah. The Fiorentina man netted two assists and a goal tonight.
77′: It took time, but the floodgates opened after the deadlock was broken. The hosts are cruising now.
70′: GOAL, GOAL, GOAL! Mohamed Salah scores his side's third to virtually seal the points for his side.
65′: A rapid counterattack exchange between Mekki. Salah and Morsi leads to the latter heading his side into a 2-0 lead. Assist #2 for Salah tonight.
61′: Salah's inswinging cross from the corner was emphatically headed home by the big centre-back.
59′: Salah pickpockets Joshu, but his cross is deflected for a corner. The corner is then wasted.
57′: Kahraba's shot is high and wide. Bassem Morsi replaces El-Gabbas.
55′: Subdued start to the second half by both sides.
48′: Emam crosses, but no one is in the area and Munish claims the ball.
46′: We're back underway at the Borg El-Arab stadium. Egypt 0-0 Tanzania.
HT: Egypt 0-0 Tanzania. The hosts have dominated, but their final ball is lacking.
45+1′: Salah's free-kick almost creeps in, but Munish saves. He also saves from the resulting corner.
45′: Kahraba's tame shot is easily gathered after a good move.
42′: Tanzania striker Kiemba almost scores a wonder goal, but the ball is just beyond Shennawy's post.
36′: Munish is again receiving treatment, and El-Gabbas is not happy.
33′: The tempo of the match has decreased, as Egypt struggle to break through the Tanzanian defence.
27′: Tanzania shot-stopper Deogratias Munish has twice received treatment for knocks so far.
26′: Mekki heads home, but the goal is disallowed for a foul on the goalkeeper.
24′: Mekki's shot is saved and Kahraba misses from point blank range!
18′: Big chance! Salah receives the ball inside the area but his shot is blocked.
16′: Salah is penalised for a small push when trying to turn and create space for himself.
11′: The delivery is poor and the visitors clear.
10′: Kahraba is fouled in an advanced position and Egypt have a dangerous free-kick…
9′: Egypt are retaining possession well, and Salah has a shot blocked.
6′: Tanzania are flying in with challenges as Egypt continue to press.
3′: Really strong start from Egypt; Hegazy heads in but is ruled offside.
Egypt XI – Ahmed El Shennawi; Hazem, Ramy Rabia, Ahmed Hegazy, Mohamed Abdel-Shafy; Ibrahim Salah, Mohamed El-Nenny, Mohamed Salah; Kahraba, El-Gabbas, Ahmed Hassan Mekki
Egypt Subs – Ali Lotfi, Ahmed Fathi, Saad Samir, Saleh Gomaa, Ramadan, Mostafa Fathy, Morsi
Kick-off is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Egypt local time, and we'll bring you all the updates and live action starting at 6 p.m.
Egypt's squad was announced by Cúper earlier this month, and four players – including Hull City's Elmohamady – were cut this week for various reasons.


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If your muscles are aching, your skin is anything but radiant and you can practically hear a steam room calling your name, we can help you plan the perfect UK spa break.
Our very own resident expert, Koulla Joannou, shares her essential tips – from spa etiquette for beginners to the most romantic setting for a couples spa retreat.
How did you come to be known as a spa expert?
I've been working with the spa industry since 2007. I was previously Head of Spa at a large online travel agency and I've continued to work with some of the best spas in the UK here at Secret Escapes. I've been very lucky to experience lots of different treatments and stay at some fabulous spa destinations along the way!
Tell us about your favourite spa in the UK
My favourite has to be Grayshott Spa in Surrey. Their whole ethos is all around health and well-being and your personal comfort and relaxation is the most important thing. The therapists themselves have worked there for many years and they're great at what they do. I've had some amazing treatments there where the therapists can really tap into how I'm feeling, whether I am stressed or tired etc., and it's pretty powerful stuff. The food there is super healthy but delicious at the same time and the whole place is just so calming and healing. Whenever I leave, I feel totally refreshed!
Any trends you're noticing in UK spas at the moment?
Some crazy treatments like Russian Bathing – the Banya treatment in a traditional sauna where they whack you with leafy birch leaves and work with hot and cold to stimulate your body and circulatory system.
Is there a particular brand you look out for in terms of treatments and products?
I really like Aromatherapy Associates products. Aromatherapy oils get right into your bloodstream and can make you feel relaxed or alert depending on the oil used. Their treatments are lovely and I use their oils at home in my bath. ESPA is another great brand, their treatments are very holistic, which I'm a big fan of.
Where would you recommend for a spa day in London?
Personally, I love K Spa at the K West Hotel in Shepherd's Bush, London. Their treatments are very good and they have great hydrotherapy facilities – even a snow cave! If I had a bit more to spend, then for something truly indulgent, I'd suggest the amazing spa at the Bulgari Hotel in Knightsbridge. The facilities are big and very luxurious, I could happily lounge there all day!
What's your top tip for an all-girls spa break?
Lifehouse Spa in Essex is a great option as it's very relaxed and modern, plus the facilities are huge – so it's perfect for groups. They serve a delicious afternoon tea and you can drink alcohol during the day, if you're so inclined!
If someone was looking for an experience to suit the season, which spa would you recommend for summer?
My summer tip would be the Scarlet Spa in Cornwall. It has a beautiful setting on a clifftop and has a freshwater outdoor pool.
And for winter?
A winter break would be spent somewhere like Alexander House in Sussex: they have an outdoor hot tub which you can use in cold weather, as well as a cosy lounge with an amazing fireplace.
And how about a romantic experience for couples?
I'd recommend Bishopstrow House in Wiltshire. They have a lovely pool and the hotel itself is just gorgeous, with great food and wine. I think it's the perfect weekend break away for a couple. You can also book exclusive use of the Rasul mud therapy room, which is very private and relaxing as you have your own chamber together, with the mud and steam to work their magic on your skin.
Which facilities would make you want to book?
A nice swimming pool, outdoor hot tub or Jacuzzi as well as really good hydrotherapy facilities are important to me. However, a good relaxation room is actually the most important thing; it should be dark and quiet, with great comfortable beds so you can have a sleep after your treatments.
What's the best spa treatment you've ever had in a UK spa?
I recently stayed at Hoar Cross Hall in Staffordshire and had the most amazing treatment. It was one of their signature Time Peace Collection treatments called 'Native Synchronicity'. It was an 85-minute hot stone, crystal-healing scalp and full body massage. I'm not usually keen on hot stone massages, as sometimes the therapists spend so long working with the stones themselves that I feel you lose out on actual massage time, but this was not the case here. The therapist was amazing and really worked my muscles with a great massage technique. It was definitely one of the best treatments I've had in the UK.
What's the UK's best spa for value for money?
A real quality spa hotel is Stanley House in Lancashire. For me, it's a hidden gem. The spa is beautiful and an overnight break with dinner, bed & breakfast and treatments starts from around £130 per person. Great value if you want a treat but you're on a budget!
Money's no object – where should I book?
Pennyhill Park in Surrey; it's the top of my list! If you live in the North then I would say Rockcliffe Hall Hotel in County Durham. Both are all about the five-star experience!
If the hotel stay was equally important as the spa facilities and treatments, where do you recommend for overall experience?
Chewton Glen in Hampshire would be up there for me. It's such an iconic hotel offering a total five-star experience. It has been voted best spa by Spafinder as well as Condé Nast in the past.
Which spa do you really want to visit but haven't yet?
Stoke Park in Berkshire. It's an epic hotel and country club. They use THALGO and Aromatherapy Associates products for their luxurious treatments. It was given five bubbles by the Good Spa Guide, which is their highest rating.
Spa etiquette – do you have any tips for newbies?
Bring your own flip flops, as sometimes slippers aren't provided. Make sure you arrive for your treatment 10 minutes early, as there are usually a few forms to fill in and you don't want to lose out on the treatment time that you've paid for. It's good to stay as relaxed as possible throughout your stay so that you can make the most of it, so I suggest taking a good book or some calming music to listen to.
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Too thin
I thought these would be thicker and not see thru but they are quite thin.
Supersoft opaque tight designed longer in the leg and rise.
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Our tights for tall women are extra long in both the length and rise for a better fit.
90% Polyamide, 10% Elastane.
I thought these would be thicker and not see thru but they are quite thin.
I'm so pleased that these tights fit so well. The longer rise makes all the difference.
These are a great fit and very comfy. My only criticism is that the sizing on the website is different to that on the packet. According to the website, I needed a M, but on the packet I should have had a L. It was too late to return as I needed them but thankfully they were fine.
Love these!
Good quality and perfect fit
great - fit great - so nice to get tall products that fit and feel so great
Exaxtly what I need
Just wonderful to get a pair of tights long enough to be comfortable.
Good quality, long leg, but waist far too tight. Please someone, provide tights with an elastic waist that is gentle, and doesn't hurt!
Finally, opaque tights for my long frame that still look opaque once they are in place. Usually things are stretched enough, they look more like dark pantyhose, than tights. Seem to be of nice quality. Thank you.
I"ve only worn once, but they fit great, felt great, were truly an opaque black.
there are two types of panties here, you cannot foresee which are you get: 1. in a neutral white package his a very short one, har material, not very elastic. Don't like them 2. in a violet package, these at long enough (my size L), and smooth, these I prefer. But som of them tend to get runs in the scrotch area very soon.
This is the third time I've got these and I'm still happy with them. Regular shop/supermarket tights just need pulling up all the time while the length of these means this needs done a lot less (there's no such thing as a pair of tights that never slips down during the day lol). They are a tight fit but I like this as is smooths out the lumps and bumps a bit.
the length is good on these - not amazing, but they do the job.
Finally a pair of tights long enough!
Fabulous tights. Pricey, but worth it.
Great fitting tights that are good quality and actually stay up. I won't buy from anywhere else now. Just wish they were a little cheaper.
At nearly 40 I've finally found tights that fit! Plenty of material so there isn't any falling down, or gusset round your knees. No constant pulling up. No 80 denier looking 40 because they're stretched so much. They're smaller than I expected. By smaller I mean tighter. I ordered the L because of the reviews even though the size for me should have been M. But I didn't mind the tightness around my legs as it was like spanx for my thighs! The waist band wasn't too tight. Fab find, bit pricey.
While these are good quality tights, I don't think they are worth their full price, seeing how they didn't seem that much longer than a regular pair of tights. However, they haven't got any runs in them, and they are comfortable, smooth, and wash well.
These are the best tights I have ever found would get them in every color if I could! Very true to size and don't try to squeeze too much.
These tights are amazing! They fit so well, they come all the way up to my waist and they don't fall down throughout the day. They are opaque, which is what I wanted, and warm enough for winter. I expect to be buying more of these in the future.
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I bought three other pairs of "tall" tights before wising up and buying these. These are the only tights that didn't leave the crotch down by my inner thighs making me feel weird all day. I am 5' 11", 180 lbs and the medium fits brilliantly. I can't recommend these enough. My ONLY reason for the four star rating is the sheen. I am not a fan of tights with a sheen to them. Other than that, these are perfect and honestly, I won't be buying tights anywhere else.
I checked the size chart before ordering, and being 5' 11" and size 18, I thought I would be ok to order Large. The body of the tights is short - barely reaching my waist, and meaning that I have to continually keep pulling them up during the day. They are actually quite a tight fit also - in fact I ripped a hole in the first pair, trying to pull them up!
Opaque tights that fit. :)
Sooo nice to put on tights that come all the way up and fight the body correctly. Nice quality, too.
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Size: 91 x 91 x 7 cm
Materials: Linseed oil, encaustic wax, natural earth pigment & gesso on canvas & board
Date: 2016
Status: Available
Evoking associating references of control and chance, alluding to a modernist aesthetic yet referencing decay: The painting is a metaphor and a literal interpretation of Ground... The grid references the longitude and latitude of the earth.
2016 Ground: "Where are we now?" (David Bowie)
The video for the song "Where are we now?" was a collaboration between David Bowie and artist Tony Oursler. It travels metaphorically and literally through time, referencing the fall of the Berlin Wall, the graffiti ridden Tacheles that housed a collection of squats and artists studios; the Bundestag cobbles in the road mark the former route of the wall. Around the corner from Potsdamer Platz was the Hanse studios where Bowie made some of his most famous recordings. The song has been interpreted as a melancholic contemplation on the gentrification of the Mitte district and the urban development of what was once a bastion of creativity and anti-capitalism.
I have been based at Manchester Artists Studio Association since I re-located from Norwich to the North West 5 years ago and have seen much change in the city from when I left in the late 80's, especially in the last few years. When I look out of my studio window at MASA which sits on the edge of the Salford/Manchester border I see the ominous shadow of high rise apartments and office blocks, some completed and many others in construction. I contemplate the parallels between Berlin and Manchester and I'm reminded that the rise of the Northern Powerhouse, in many ways beneficial to the economy, provides a challenging threat to the collection of affordable artists studios and creative communities in Greater Manchester.
Reference: Article by Helen Pidd The Guardian (8/1/2013)
Helen Pidd is North of England editor of the Guardian, based in Manchester and went, she spent 2011 in Germany as Berlin correspondent.
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This week was no different. The dogs and I were excited to see her walk in the door. The cats were indifferent but still came out to greet her. We chatted about life as usual, while I worked on a shoot from the previous day. As I glanced up, I saw her grab a toy off the ground and start shaking it in front of Penny. Penny obliged her by batting at it a bit. She's been trying to win Penny over for a while.
I stopped working and glanced up to talk to her a bit more, when I looked at the toy. It looked like a mini octopus. I couldn't place it as any of the toys that we had. Then the cat caught one of the "tentacles" and I realized what it was.
Me "Maria! Those are underwear!"
Maria "Ooh la la...why are there underwear in the living room?"
Me laughing "No, those are my sister's underwear...she stayed here for the weekend and she must have left them. Oh god I'm sorry!"
Maria "Oh well, I put them in the laundry."
Me "Nah, I'll just put them in an envelope and mail them right back to her!"
She was totally unfazed that she was using my sister's thong to play with the cat. She just walked back and put it in the laundry. Of course I thought this was too funny and sent off a text to my sister...
Me "Maria just found a pair of your underwear and thought it was a cat toy...so she was swinging them around for Penny to attack. We were cracking up when I told her what she had."
Lindsay "Now that's embarrassing. I'm so glad I wasn't there!"


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Memories from presidential election years in the USA remind me it is a difficult time to be a surveyor. It seems nobody wants to start a new project until they have a plan for the future. With the election process up in the air it is hard for most people to predict the future of our national government.
When it was up to me to be sure the company survived our decision was to hunker down and survive the year by chasing projects outside the normal flow of work. I remember helping to test some robotic equipment on Fort Sill, Oklahoma by providing survey data for the equipment and for targets on the ground they used to test their ability to fly to a specific point and photograph what was there. There were a variety of other odd things for us to do when site planning surveys and construction staking were not plentiful. It is important to expand our horizons and find things to do when the work does not come running to us.
Slow periods are also a good time to invest in the future by taking time out for training with new skills we can turn into cash. I met a surveyor who decided to take a leap of faith and buy a robotic scanner and learn how to use it while he had some time on his hands. The last time I visited with him he owned three of them. He expanded his business to include forensic survey projects using the scanners to map features for presentation in court cases.
We are often limited by our imaginations.
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I for one think it is brilliant.. workarounds can produce the best procedures at times..
It seems like a very long time ago that I wrote Poor Man's GPS Network. I was and I am a strong proponent of what is written in a paper called Practical GPS Surveying. But I was often asked if all that work was really necessary. I wrote this paper to show how something could be done to create control points that might be better quality than a single observation using Stop&Go or RTK procedures. I also wanted to refute the notion of leaving a base station set up on a point that will be used to control the survey. Long radial lines are not the best way to make the measurements.
Stumbled across this today from your past and was happy to be able to find it... very inspirational
Yes, Phil. We are often limited by our imagination, our financial situation and the limitations just keep squeezing harder. But with faith all things are possible. thank you for sharing with us!
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