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Yes, but when you have a team like this there's not much "I" going on. It's "we." One thing I think we've done well is to broaden the definition of business outcomes. Beyond cost savings and process performance, we're now looking at workforce productivity, employee engagement, and retention and the performance of new hires.
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That's two.
You've also got to maximize the value of analytics. In addition to showing how to improve operations, trend data and predictive analytics can show what is happening in employee turnover, new hire performance and time to fill open positions. That's why we work with the client teams to embed data analytics into our service delivery. By understanding why employees leave their employer, the root cause of frequent absenteeism, and/or why employees and managers call a company's contact center, we can improve the outcomes we deliver to our clients.
Word is you've helped transform HR and the HRO industry—after all, you were HROA Global Thought Leader of the Year and you've won Accenture-wide honors like the #beInspired Leader Award.
Oh my … that sounds impressive. In reality, that's the power of a passionate, unified and diverse Accenture team, not just me. Together we've advocated taking a long-term view and focusing on our clients' business and our relationships with them, which enables us to design more effective solutions. I also think it's important to draw on personal experience, so it helps to have served as the leading HR practitioner in a number of large companies before joining Accenture.
An example of how newer technology can help?
Within the Talent and HR market, our clients have been progressive in adoption of cloud platforms into their service delivery models—such as Workday, Successfactors and Oracle Cloud—which have been available in the market for over 10 years. The maturity of the cloud HCMs have accelerated our client's operational maturity through use of workflow, availability and adoption of self-service and analytics enablement. To supplement those capabilities we are deploying automation in the form of mini-bots, robotics process automation and other technologies. This focus on technology has enabled us to redeploy our BPS talent to more value-added activities.
What are you proud of?
The passion of our Accenture team and the value we are able to deliver to our clients. Also, I like the fact that industry analysts continue to rank Accenture's Talent and HR BPO highly, like HfS Research naming us to the "As-a-Service Winner's Circle." But what's really cool is when clients come back with that "wow" comment and a big smile.
Speaking of wow, what about some client results?
The numbers are powerful. We've increased regional sales by $50 million, increased new hire retention by 50 percent, improved average new hire performance by 25-35 percent, increased revenue per new associate by 114 percent, improved time to competency by 40 percent and improved sales manager retention by 68 percent. Want more?
We improved diversity of new joiners by 25 percent, reduced employee absence rates by more than 30 percent and reduced HR operating costs by over 30 percent.
Please characterize your leadership/management style.
Collaboration and influence. It is important to take the time to seek input on our strategy and innovation agenda. I also prioritize my time to get to know my team members individually, and the key activities they're involved in. I am not one who is afraid to roll up my sleeves and pitch in when help or an extra push is needed.
Your education, Jill?
I earned my MBA in Human Resources at Loyola University of Chicago and a BS in accounting from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
Accenture is a busy place. What do you do to unwind?
As little as possible. I spend time with my husband, as well as friends and other family, enjoying my local community. We spend time on the beach, sip martinis and eat the local cuisine … and to balance that all we spend time exercising.
What do you consider the greatest innovation of all time?
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In addition to Smith's ankle injury, McElroy also sat out of Saturday's game because of a sore ankle. Third string quarterback Matt Simms finished the game for the Jets, completing Puma Ignite Dual Prism all five of his passes for 73 yards.
Things started well enough for Sanchez, who has been the team's starter for the past four seasons.
a starting quarterback right now," Jets coach Rex Ryan said afterward. "Will we name one before the Giant game? I don't know. Right now, we're not comfortable making that decision."
He completed all three of his attempts on the first series, two of which went for first downs and a third, which was hauled in by tight end Jeff Cumberland for a 23 yard touchdown. Sanchez was a bit off on a sideline pass to running back Bilal Powell, but the Jaguars were whistled for a five yard illegal contact penalty and the blemish was quickly erased.
yard screen to fullback Tommy Bohanon before throwing an incomplete pass behind the head of wide receiver Stephen Hill. The Jets settled for a field goal and a 10 3 lead.
Smith did play well in the Jets' first preseason game, completing six of seven passes for 47 yards before spraining his ankle in the loss to the Detroit Lions. Outside of an interception, Sanchez played well too, completing 10 of 13 passes for 125 yards and a touchdown.
After intentionally throwing an incompletion at the feet of tight end Kellen Winslow, Sanchez was picked off by Marcus Trufant on a pass that should also have been thrown away (Trufant had Winslow blanketed).
The Jets punted on their next possession but got another shot at the end zone before the half when the Jaguars muffed a punt on their own three yard line to set the stage for Sanchez's biggest red zone transgression.
And in case Sanchez's red zone issues weren't pronounced enough, the team scored touchdowns on its next two trips inside the 20 by exclusively running the ball.
"When the protection really held up well for us, Mark did a nice job throwing the football," Ryan said. "When we got in the red zone, it was tough sledding down there."
Smith, meanwhile, hasn't seen any live action at MetLife Stadium but he did spend some time throwing passes to injured wide receiver Santonio Holmes prior to the game. As casual as it may have been, it was Smith's first performance in front of a New York audience since he and the West Virginia Mountaineers lost the 2012 Pinstripe Bowl to the Syracuse Orange.
The Jets have two more preseason games remaining, which means the quarterback competition could continue into the fourth and final exhibition when teams generally save their starters in favor of second and third stringers.
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"We'll play it day by day," Smith said. "Based on what I've been told, the competition is still open. We've got a long time to evaluate. We'll see. Any time I get a chance to compete, I'm going to take full advantage of it. I've got another week of practice coming up. I'm going to go out there with the right mentality and try to win the job."
Unfortunately for Sanchez, his opportunism began to fade on his first trip into the red zone. Following Powell's 28 yard run, Sanchez completed a three Basket Heart Puma Women's
Not only was rookie Geno Smith sidelined with a sprained ankle, but Sanchez's prospects were buoyed by the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars, who committed five defensive penalties for 43 yards and muffed a punt in front of their own end zone during the first half of the 37 13 Jets' victory.
Smith prior to the third (and most important) game of the Jets' preseason Saturday's matchup with the New York Giants.
For Sanchez, who finished with 139 yards, a touchdown and an interception while completing 13 of 23 passes over three quarters, it was a chance to reclaim the job he seemingly lost when the Jets drafted Smith in the second round of April's NFL Draft. But instead of taking advantage of the situation, Sanchez left the door open for Puma Creepers Rihanna Price
Smith actually practiced on his sore ankle during the week (Ryan described his performance on Wednesday as "brutal"), but the Jets didn't see any point in risking his health for an exhibition.
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"It was a tight lane," Sanchez said, adding, "I should have put it out in front of Kellen a little more and gave him a better chance to make a better play."
"That won't happen again," Sanchez said only a few minutes after Ryan had publicly accepted blame for the play. "That shouldn't happen. I got to get rid of that ball sooner and not scramble. I know better than that. It won't happen."
Of course, Saturday's stinker wasn't an isolated incident and it didn't do anything to erase the images of Sanchez's last two games at MetLife Stadium a three interception performance that ended with backup Greg McElroy leading the Jets to a 7 6 win over the Arizona Cardinals and a 49 19 loss to the New England Patriots that featured the infamous "butt fumble."
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Very disappointing news. Openly gay Georgia state Rep. Rashad Taylor has lost his re-election bid. Taylor became the state's first openly gay male legislator when he came out last year.
LGBT ally Democratic Rep. Pat Gardner and Taylor were drawn into the same district by the Republican majority. Gardner handily won last night's Democratic primary, reports The GAVoice.
With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Taylor has 42.98 percent of the vote for House District 57, compared to 57.02 percent for Gardner, according to unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State's office. Shortly before 11:30PM, Taylor posted on his Twitter account that he had spoken to Gardner to offer his congratulations.
The two Democratic incumbents were forced to face off due to new district maps created by the Republian-controlled legislature after the 2010 Census. Because there is no Republican candidate, today's Democratic primary effectively decides the race.
Georgia Equality, the state's largest LGBT political group, has not endorsed in this race. The gay Atlanta Stonewall Democrats endorsed Gardner. The Victory Fund, which only considers openly gay candidates, endorsed Taylor.
Taylor became the first openly gay man serving in the state's legislature after he was outed in May 2011. The ex-boyfriend of current partner sent dozens of emails to legislators and statehouse staff, accusing him of misusing his office and trading jobs for sex. Taylor denied the claims.
Taylor is the youngest member of the Georgia General Assembly. The political strategist and Morehouse College graduate turned 30 years old last year.
Rashad Taylor became one of only a handful of Black openly LGBT state lawmakers. Connecticut's Jason Bartlett was the very first and served from 2007 to 2011. Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox and North Carolina's Marcus Brandon are the two Black gay male legislators currently serving.
Three of the four openly gay or lesbian state legislators serving in Atlanta are Black: Taylor, Simone Bell and Keisha Waites. Bell and Waites won their respective primaries last night. The openly lesbian Rep. Karla Drenner ran unopposed in her primary.
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A Northern Ireland man is suing Facebook because provocative photos of his 12-year-old daughter appeared on the social networking site.
The photos, including one of the girl lifting her shirt, were posted by his daughter but by being on Facebook, he said his daughter was more in danger of attracting pedophiles, BBC News reported.
Although Facebook requires users be 13 or over, many underage users simply lie about their birthdate, something included in the complaint, the man's lawyer, Hilary Carmichael told the BBC."It relies on children stating their correct age and it doesn't have any checks in place," she said
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Carmichael said the images posted online were "sexually explicit," but those have since been removed from Facebook. "She appears heavily made-up, she appears in a provocative pose and she appears much older than her 12 years," she said.
The father and daughter's names were withheld to protect the girl's privacy. The girl is in the custody of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust and has a history of behavioral problems, the father told the Daily Mail.
The writ says that the father will seek an injunction ordering Facebook to close down his daughter's account and if that doesn't happen, he will seek an injunction to stop Facebook from operating in Northern Ireland, the Mail reported. He also has a complaint against the trust now caring for the girl.
If he succeeds in the injunction, the father could also get a hefty court settlement, too.
Although we understand the concern any parent would have that his underage child is on Facebook, much less posting explicit photos, we don't think that Facebook takes the place of a parent or guardian. Facebook also bans 20,000 underage users a day, so it is making an effort to curtail the problem, but it's also up to parents and guardians to prevent children from accessing the social network..


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Google is set to plonk itself on the doorstep of the Silicon Roundabout next year, after the company signed a lease for a seven-floor building intended to be used as a base for start-ups and coders.
The new centre, at 4-5 Bonhill Street, will undergo a full makeover prior to the Chocolate Factory setting up shop in Shoreditch.
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According to an online ad offering the property for business rental purposes, the 25,392 sq ft building has "comfort cooling", under-floor trunking, a kitchenette, 24-hour access, a suspended ceiling and a passenger lift.
Annual rent is £19.50 per sq ft per annum, while rates are £8.30 per sq ft per annum.
Based on those figures, Google will pay £495,144 per year to rent the building and a further £210,754 in rates. It's understood that the company will lease the property for 10 years, bringing the total rental cost to about £5m.
"Finding a suitable building is the first major step, and we hope to announce more details about the organisations we'll work with and how they will use the space in the coming months," said Google UK's engineering director David Singleton.
"East London is already home to hundreds of innovative British start-ups, and has huge potential for economic growth and new jobs over the coming years."
Meanwhile, Google's UK headquarters will remain in Victoria, London.
The company has firmly stuck to the Media2.0 rhetoric about the new space by dubbing the Bonhill Street address a "launch pad".
The world's largest ad broker pleasingly grunted that it would commit to investing in the Silicon Roundabout, which has been repeatedly endorsed by Prime Minister David Cameron, who launched the so-called "Tech City" in November 2010.
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Chancellor George Osborne unsurprisingly applauded Google's East London rental.
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Re: What Character Are You?
I'd like to be Jango Fett and I think im most like him cause my attitude, the way I act and talk, being calm in bad situations.
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I'd like to be Jango Fett and I think im most like him cause my attitude, the way I act and talk, being calm in bad situations.
Probobly Boba and Jango, With a little bit of Revan, It takes alot to get me mad, but when I do I want to kill somthing..................maybe.
Yup still Bane.
But saying that I do feel a bit Han Solo.
Actually Im not exactly like Dooku or Appo. I dont take orders from any1 but myself (Dooku does w/ever Sidious says and Appo had 2 take orders from his Jedi Generals (while they were living, that is). Im mostly like Boba because Im fiercely independant and I dont trust any1 or anything except for my instincts. I still need 2 get that god damn Mando armor.....
i took a bunch of personality tests and i got like 10 for palpatine.....
I of course, would like to be like Fett--I do prefer to be alone. I don't usually lose my temper, and it takes a lot to get me to show it. I like to listen a lot, think, read people...
But I guess I'm kinda like Leia--I can easily hang with the boys, not afraid to take action most of the time. But, I'm NOT diplomatic. You ask me to stand in front of a crowd and give a speech--NOPE it's not happening. One EU character I can relate to (even though we really don't know too much about her), is Ailyn Vel.
I have taken Star Wars personality tests, and have been told I'm like Boba, Anakin, and also Yoda LOL
my runner up was boba fett, by the way. he got 8. palpatine got 10 though.
I'm like RC-1262, and Sev because i can use a Rifle and usually down somthing.
I'd probably say I identify most with Aurra Sing. Rather like her incompatibility with Jedi training, I had a terrible time in school and most other institutional attempts to teach me. Instead, I've ended up generally going my own way and only agreeing to improve myself when it either seems useful or I can't help but respect my teacher. While my family life has been thankfully much better than Aurra's, I do feel that I've been passed around a bit by school and so on.
Now I'm determined to assert my own independance and succeed in the face of the things that didn't work for me. I'd also say I'm a bit 'eccentric', sometimes a little childlike, and have been know to natter privately to myself in a way that might come out as captions if I were a comic book character...
I'd agree that I mainly do loyalty on a basis of what works for me.. if I came across something that would work out better than what I'm currently up to, I'd probably switch plans.
On a purely superficial basis, I have red hair and grow my nails. I also have a love of sniper rifles and gadgetry, and a few of my favourite pieces are almost part of me...
I think that in most gatherings, I'd probably be seen as the odd girl hanging around the edge of the main action.
(This is probably among the more in depth summaries of my personality that I've written. I usually find it akward to write about me, but comparing myself to a character makes it easier. Oddly enough, I wasn't a particular fan of Aurra Sing until just now... )
Yup still Bane.
But saying that I do feel a bit Han Solo.
I've been feelin' a bit Han Solo recently also bro...must be some virus going around. (or it could be that i just finished reading the Han Solo Trilogy)...great books...great books.
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this is a really old topic but i kinda came to late to contribute, i guess i will now, maybe get it going again.
i think i would be a mix of dengar and scorch.
the toughness of dengar and the humor/cockiness of scorch.
..i think i would want bousshes armor though...
I would be, or at least try to be..................Ralin Drakus *hey, he/I could be canon someday *
I would be, or at least try to be..................Ralin Drakus *hey, he/I could be canon someday *
i think i am most like regimas..probably because hes me..
we should get a wikipedia going for created characters.
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I would be, or at least try to be..................Ralin Drakus *hey, he/I could be canon someday *
i think i am most like regimas..probably because hes me..
we should get a wikipedia going for created characters.
There is some like that with MandoMercs I think. One of the Mandalorian sites.
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I would be, or at least try to be..................Ralin Drakus *hey, he/I could be canon someday *
i think i am most like regimas..probably because hes me..
we should get a wikipedia going for created characters.
There is some like that with MandoMercs I think. One of the Mandalorian sites.
Wow, that would be great! Once I finally have my armor put together, I'm seriously considering applying for membership into the Mercs.
But back on topic, I do try to live up to my Mando character Ralin Drakus. He's sort of what I'd like to be rather then what I am I guess; he's more quiet and super serious, I'm a lot more easy going. He's a master of war, I'm a................ahhhhhh................well, not that .
But in little ways, I think I am like him, and I think he's a decent role model that I've set for myself in a way *maybe not the 'kill the most worth opponents for greater glory part but the side of him that lives and fights with Honor and his 'I can and Will survive, I can and Will win' attitude. Those are things I try to live up to
I tend to make witty, humorous remarks....more like Han or Fi. But my husband might agree that my temper can be more like Mara Jade in her Emperor's Hand days. lol
I am like Sev cause I can be cruel sometimes to my friends when they get on my nerves (well not THAT cruel but you get me ) But i can also be like Aayla Secura at times
Self analyses are one thing I find to be extremely difficult. I would guess that I am like Chewbacca because I'm loyal and prefer to follow more than lead. Who I would like to be more is a combination of Boba, Leia, and Padme.
I'm like RC 1262 Scorch, I'd say. I would kind of like to be Darth Revan, be powerful and rule the sith, or be Boba Fett and be mysterious and the best at what I do.
Truely,The Fox says I'm like Anakin Skywalker.
I'm most like Jango because I have about the same attitude about things. I stay cool even when talking with people I hate or hate me. I love kids. I like to get things done quickly and efficiently . And I have always thought two guns are better than one. lol.
That would be most of the time.
When I get mad/depressed I would be like Vader I can go (almost) goth and I can be quite dark at times and love to sit by myself and just focus on whats at hand listening to dark music classical or modern.
Thats why Alo Fett (my rp character) Is a Mando with Black and gray colors
(Good topic btw)
I cannot make my mind up really so I will go for a mix.
I would like to be a blend of Mara Jade, Mirax Terrik and the character that I created (Tasendia Renolsin)
They are all smart, resourceful, Mara has the force, are tough, independent and are not women to mess about with. They are strong characters as well
Bardan Jusik or Zuckuss.
I can identify with many Jusik's qualities and career moves. When I came in to the military (still active) the plan was to spend a few years and then go officer, but then I spent some time with the likes of Kal Skirata and his mando boys and I converted. I forgot about my dreams of being the guy out front and was content, and thrived as a team member to something that far surpasses the sum of its parts.
He was also a gifted healer, my chosen profession. Coupled with that, the deep affection he has for the Madalorian culture, makes him the character I identify with.
At times I can see traits of Skirata as I mature in my military service, as I take on the mantle of "ole Sarge" as the troops seem to be getting younger and younger. I currently lead a guy who was born in the 90s (sorry to any of the younger members).
All that said, I can also see parts of my self in the bug man Zuckuss. He may not be the sexiest of characters to all of these Fetts and Solos here, but he is a realistic one (realitvely speaking). He is out there doing good stuff and living a rough and tumble life, but realizes he is in over his head amongst the likes of Fett and even Bossk.
He is fairly honorable, does right by his partner and lives up to his committments the best he can, and is smart enough to recognize when he is out gunned, but still brave enough to lay down some effective fire in a scrap. I feel like him on a daily basis amongst some of the greatest warriors ever (keep your Spartans, these guys are far more lethal).
Almost forgot, Chewie sans shirt as I am hairly like a Wookie. In fact, I have been called Chewie on more than one occassion
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Except for a Friday walk-through at their Dove Valley complex, the Broncos closed out their week's on-field work Thursday afternoon with the team as healthy as it has been for much of the season.
Among the players on the 53-man roster, only cornerback Tracy Porter (concussion) was held out of the practice. Everyone else participated fully, and Broncos coach John Fox said running back Willis McGahee, still on injured reserve, was on schedule for a potential return for the AFC championship game.
But for the Broncos to get past the Ravens on Saturday and give McGahee his postseason shot, they will have to:
• Keep their word. They've said all season long they don't worry about anything other than the game in front of them. If they stick to that, the football matchup favors them in most categories.
They are at home, they have an 11-game winning streak, Peyton Manning at quarterback and the No. 2 defense in the league.
The two biggest things that could derail them are turnovers — only six teams lost more fumbles than the Broncos this season and none of the six made the playoffs — and for them to play the role of squeaky-tight favorite.
• Take Ray Rice out of the mix. Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey said: "One thing we can't do is take our eyes off Ray Rice. He is one of the best in the game. You have to know where he is, coming out of the backfield, running the ball — it doesn't matter. He is No. 1 because if he gets started, it's a long day for us."
The Ravens' offense hasn't been able to move the ball nearly as consistently if Rice isn't part of the equation early in the game. Bernard Pierce has run the ball effectively as a change of pace — he had 103 yards against the Colts on Sunday — but Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is at his best when Rice is repeatedly winning matchups all over the formation.
Rice had a 47-yard catch-and-run on a bailout throw by Flacco just before halftime Sunday that set up the Ravens' first touchdown of the game.
• Clamp down on Anquan Boldin once again. When these teams met Dec. 16, the Broncos held Boldin without a catch for the first time since the 2005 season.
The relationship between Boldin's activity and the team's success rate is strong. In the Ravens' victories this season Boldin accounted for 28.6 percent of their receiving yardage, only 18.9 percent in the losses — excluding the regular-season finale when most of the regulars were pulled in the first quarter.
Boldin has been the most vocal Ravens player this week about wanting another chance at the Broncos. Flacco will make a concerted effort to get him the ball, especially early in the game.
• Unsettle Flacco, force an early mistake. The Broncos got an interception return for a touchdown in Baltimore — by Chris Harris — the first time these teams met this season.
It's just the kind of play they need to force in this one. Denver's defense will have crowd noise working in its favor, and the Ravens are expected to play their fifth combination of the season on their offensive line for the game.
Flacco was sacked 35 times this season, and 22 of those came in road games, including three road games when he was sacked at least four times and threw for fewer than 200 yards.
Personnel executives in the league have noted the Ravens' juggled offensive front has struggled with pressure off the edge for much of the year, but the group held the Colts' defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis to only one sack combined Sunday with Bryant McKinnie and Michael Oher at the two tackle spots.
• Separate the butterflies from the nerves. Excited over a big game — good. So nervous they play tight — not so good.
The Broncos are a young team overall that has to find a way to walk that line. This is the first divisional- round game in Denver since the Broncos defeated the Patriots here in the 2005 postseason.
That is a long wait for this chance.
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What are the chances of the New Zealanders lifting the trophy.
What are the chances of the New Zealanders lifting the trophy.
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I think almost certain. The only way they won't is if they mess up big time.
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South Africa will win it IMO.
Obviously the big threath but have been known to mess up world cups before,hopefully for everyone elses sake they willl again this year
Did you happen to see ireland v england
First match in croke park for rugby (long story) and the national anthem was played all the front row were crying there eyes out, still then went and hammered england!!!! if they can reproduce any of that form the will definetly be in with a great chance!!!
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Rays want Tampa Bay to Show a United Front
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This region deserves a MLB team.
From the long MLB Spring Training history to the current sibling regional rivalry, this has to end.
I am partial to Pinellas County because I have lived, breathed and sweated here most of my life.
But wherever the stadium is, I will support and attend…even if it is in Portland, Charlotte or Nashville (If things do not turn out well here).
This is my team, and I will follow their lead….maybe.
Rays Renegade
Very interesting analogy. So he was kind of scolding the different factions to come together to keep the team in the region? Sounds like the right move to me. I hope for your sake that the powers that be get it together!
I got a feeling it will stay in the Tampa area, but as you inferred at the end , about the local territories, maybe more people see it that way when they are locals, but for non-locals I don't think it matters, it's just Tampa area….
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Interesting read. (BTW, I hate when "they" say that the team plays in Tampa–stupid and insulting if you ask me) I think you have a really creative take on how this whole thing is going down.
I agree with the whole "come together" thing being in Stu's speech, but I don't think he was addressing fans much at all. It seemed to be a pretty stern (pardon the pun–Hey! I think I'm going to use that) statement to leaders such as St. Pete mayor Bill Foster, who need to understand that the longterm viability of the franchise no longer lies in the area where the current Trop stands. Joe Henderson had a great column in the Tribune today (I'm sure you saw it) that chastised Foster for his open declarations that he will make the Rays play in St. Pete for the next 17 years unless "the money is right." Not the most positive opening comments from the leader of the Ray's home city. I understand that he needs to stand up for his people–nobody begrudges him that–but his do-or-die attitude might need to be eased a bit if things are going to be amiable going forward. I am sure that is what you meant about children growing up and adult conversations taking place.
Regardless of where the stadium is going to be (St. Pete, Tampa, Leesburg!) I hope they get it going really soon. I hate all this limbo stuff.
Sorry this is so long, buddy. I just think that this whole thing can be taken care of much better, and much more quickly, than it is right now.
I think that a few other locales might try and muddy the waters a bit, but it has been said that the Tampa Bay area will be given every opportunity to succeed before other options will be explored.
This is that time where it seems that things are being ripped apart, when it might axtually be the Rays asking the community to bring it to fruition…not implosion.
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If you believe the Rays will play in Tropicana Field for the next 17 years, then I got a chunk of concrete from the Sorrento Hotel in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida that was blown up in the end sredits to "Lethal Weapon 3" that I want to sell you….cheap.
Both make no sense and have only a slight degree of possibility. The Rays will need a stadium plan in place by 2013.2015 at the latest before eye begin looking else where, or Sternberg sells the team to the next guy.
Time is ticki9ng away a lot faster than the Tampa Bay area realizes…They are now our team to lose…
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US must rejoin international community by recognizing the state of Palestine
John V. Whitbeck
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More than 100 nations around the world have recognized the state of Palestine. Why won`t the United States? President Obama can redeem America`s `rogue` status by supporting Palestine`s effort to join the United Nations later this year.
On Jan. 7, Chile extended diplomatic recognition to the state of Palestine as a free, independent, and sovereign state. This comes soon after the recent recognitions by Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, and Ecuador. (In each of those cases, the state of Palestine was recognized explicitly within the full pre-1967 borders, encompassing all of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.) Chile's recognition brought to 109 the number of UN member states recognizing the state of Palestine, whose independence was proclaimed on Nov. 15, 1988.
While still under foreign belligerent occupation, the state of Palestine possesses all the customary international law criteria for sovereign statehood. No portion of its territory is recognized by any other country (other than Israel) as any other country's sovereign territory, and, indeed, Israel has only asserted sovereignty over a small portion of its territory – expanded East Jerusalem – leaving sovereignty over the rest both literally and legally uncontested.
In this context, it is enlightening to consider the quality as well as the quantity of the states extending diplomatic recognition to the state of Palestine.
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Of the world's nine most populous states, eight (all except the United States) recognize the state of Palestine. Of the world's 20 most populous states, 15 (all except the United States, Japan, Mexico, Germany, and Thailand) recognize the state of Palestine. Even eight EU member states recognize the state of Palestine.
The contrast with Kosovo
By contrast, the 73 UN member states that currently recognize the Republic of Kosovo as an independent state include only one of the nine most populous states (the United States) and only four of the 20 most populous states (the United States, Japan, Germany, and Turkey).
In July 2010, the International Court of Justice held that Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence did not violate international law because international law is silent on the subject of the legality of declarations of independence. (This means that no declarations of independence violate international law and all are "legal,` albeit subject to the political decisions of sovereign states to recognize or not the independence declared.) The United States responded by calling on all countries that had not already recognized Kosovo to do so promptly. Six months later, only four more have seen fit to do so – Honduras, Kiribati, Tuvalu, and Qatar.
If the Arab League were now to call on the minority of UN member states that have not already recognized Palestine to do so promptly, it is certain that the response would be far superior (both in quantity and in quality) to the response to the recent American appeal on behalf of Kosovo. The Arab League should issue such a call for recognition.
States encompassing between 80 percent and 90 percent of the world's population recognize the state of Palestine, while states encompassing only between 10 percent and 20 percent of the world's population recognize the Republic of Kosovo. Notwithstanding this, the Western media (and, indeed, much of the non-Western media as well) act as though Kosovo's independence were an accomplished fact, while Palestine's independence is treated as an aspiration that can never be realized without Israeli-American consent. Furthermore, much of international public opinion (including, apparently, the Palestinian leadership in Ramallah) has, at least until recently, permitted itself to be brainwashed into thinking and acting accordingly.
As in most aspects of international relations, it is not the nature of the act (or crime) that matters, but, rather, who is doing it to whom. Palestine was conquered and is still occupied, 43 years later, by the military forces of Israel. What most of the world (including the UN and even five EU member states) still regards as the Serbian province of Kosovo was conquered and is still occupied, 11 years later, by the military forces of NATO. The American flag is flown there at least as widely as the Kosovo flag, and the capital, Pristina, boasts a Bill Clinton Boulevard and a larger-than-life-size statue of the former American president.
Might makes right, at least in the hearts and minds of the mighty, including most Western decision-makers and opinion-formers.
Meanwhile, as a perpetual "peace process" in the Middle East appears suddenly threatened by peaceful recourse to international law and international organizations, the US House of Representatives has adopted by a unanimous voice vote a resolution drafted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) calling on President Obama not to recognize the state of Palestine and to veto any effort by Palestine to obtain UN membership.
Western politicians and the Western media customarily apply the term "international community" to the United States and whatever countries are willing to publicly support it on a given issue. They also apply the term "rogue state" to any country that actively resists Israeli-American global domination.
Slavish subservience to Israel
The United States has demonstrated a slavish subservience to Israel, as reflected yet again both in the absence of a single brave voice raised against this new House resolution and in the Obama administration's recently rejected offer of a huge military and diplomatic bribe to Israel in reward for a mere 90-day suspension of its illegal settlement program. In so doing, the United States has effectively excluded itself from the true international community (properly redefined to refer to the great majority of mankind) and become a true rogue state, properly defined as one acting in consistent and flagrant contempt of both international law and fundamental human rights.
One must hope that the United States can still pull back from the abyss and recover its own independence, even if all signs currently point in the opposite direction. In fact, it may soon reach its moment of truth and have the opportunity to do so.
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If Palestine, within its full pre-1967 borders, were a UN member state, not simply `the occupied territories,` the end of the occupation and peace with some measure of justice, even if not imminent, would instantly become only a question of `when,` no longer of `whether.`
When, later this year, the state of Palestine applies for UN membership, Barack Obama must have the courage to assert his own country`s independence and to permit it to rejoin the true international community by withholding the traditional American veto of any UN action opposed by Israel and by permitting the state of Palestine and the Palestinian people to assume their full and rightful places in the community of nations.
John V. Whitbeck, an international lawyer who has advised the Palestinian negotiating team in negotiations with Israel, is author of "The World According to Whitbeck." Versions of this essay have appeared elsewhere.
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Installing The Ford Boss 351 Block
Last month we outlined our plan to build a NASCAR Late Model Stock-legal Ford engine utilizing the Blue Oval's new Boss 351 block and N351 cylinder heads. If you remember, the block is an all-new design intended to replace several different blocks in the Ford Racing Performance Parts inventory. The Boss 351 block wasn't designed expressly for NASCAR Late Model Stock racing, but it likely will be the best option for the racing class moving forward.
On the other hand, the N351 cast-iron cylinder heads aren't technically new, but they are a new casting that replaces the old, worn-out tooling. And they are produced specifically for this class of racing. NASCAR has approved the new casting because Ford has proven that it doesn't offer a power advantage over the older head, but there are changes intended to make the new casting better in terms of consistency, improving durability, and reducing the steps necessary between taking the heads out of the box and bolting them up. In theory, these new heads should make the engine builder's life a little easier than before.
Our plan is to put that theory to the test by actually building a race engine to see if the new components will contribute in a meaningful way toward winning races. To add legitimacy to this plan, brothers Charlie and Robert Long of Charlie's Automotive will be handling the build. Charlie's Automotive is one of the premiere engine builders in NASCAR Late Model Stock racing and has a very competitive Ford package. For this build we went with Charlie's preferred recipe for cooking up some Blue Oval horsepower, and the guys even shared a few of their tricks for eeking out power on these engines.
In the first installment of this series we took an in-depth look at the new block and heads. This month we start screwing parts together and complete the short-block. Stay tuned as we complete the long-block next month and (hopefully) bolt up the accessories.