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Of the various major concerns about the Obama administration I alluded to last December, there are two clearly in the foreground at the moment. First is the administration's assumed right to wage war anywhere in the world, bypassing Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, known as the War Powers Clause. The second is the repression of free speech, which takes us to the First Amendment of the Constitution. And both of these have many ramifications.
The use of drones, it's been pointed out, appears to replace the odious "extraordinary rendition" of the Clinton era, greatly stepped up by Bush II after the September 11 attacks, which involved sending suspects to be tortured and interrogated and permanently incarcerated outside US borders. No need for "extraordinary rendition" with Obama's personal "Kill List," by which he simply sends drones out to kill supposed enemies wherever they are, without apprehension or questioning. The other element is the redefining of the field of battle, by which the Pentagon looks on Obama as qualified to launch an attack, preemptive or otherwise, anywhere on the globe. This is where the War Powers Clause is most dramatically violated. At a hearing of the Armed Services Committee, it appeared that the Pentagon, revisiting the Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF, enacted by Congress days after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, now define this act as giving the President the power to wage endless war anywhere in the world, including in Syria, Yemen and the Congo. At the meeting, new Maine Senator Angus King declared this reinterpretation of things "astoundingly disturbing."
In his recent New Yorker piece, "Remote Control: Our Drone Illusion," Steve Coll considers the new US conception of warfare, examining two newly published books of investigative journalism, The Way of the Knife (Penguin), by Mark Mazzetti, a New York Times reporter; and Dirty Wars (Nation), by Jeremy Scahill, of The Nation. These books both describe a "war without battlefields," without specific ones, anyway. Notably, as in the case of Anwar Awlaki, the government has assassinated US citizens. It's important to note that the Obama administration is expanding the policies of the previous administration, not diminishing them, in terms of concept and policy and how they are carried out. "Astoundingly disturbing"? You could say that.
The attack on speech has two main sides too, victims being divided among those who give out information, the "sources," and those who report what they say, the "reporters," in traditional terminology. Just as Nixon sought to attack both Daniel Ellsberg and the New York Times, Obama is after both Bradley Manning, an easy mark and already long incarcerated without trial, and Julian Assange, of Wikileaks, whom the powers that be would like to remove from his refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, send to Sweden, and extradite to America for imprisonment and, perhaps, trial. The government's attack on whistle blowers has been exceptional in its determination and severity.
But there is now something new, a scandal that actually links Obama with Nixon in the minds of many. This is the news that the Justice Department has invaded the email and phone communications of one hundred newsmen of the Associated Press for months, without a credible cause or any result. The excuse for this given by a stonewalling Attorney General Eric Holder was trying to find who had revealed the instance of a Yemeni would-be bomber that he claimed was of tremendous danger to the citizenry.
The Obama administration turns out to be, among US governments, an excessively repressive and invasive one. According to a New York Times editorial, "Spying on the Associated Press," this administration has indicted six current and former officials under the Espionage Act, which had previously been used only three times since it was enacted in 1917. Daniel Ellsberg was one of those earlier three.
There is some irony in the fact that Europeans still seem to complain that compared to Bush II, whom they resented, Obama is "weak," when his second turn seems more and more decisive, despite the impossibility of his controlling the Republicans in Congress. Now Bush II comparisons vie with Nixon ones. Recently the lawyer for the New York Times in the Ellsberg case, James Goodale, interviewed on Democracy Now! concerning his new book about it, points out that the Pentagon Papers case is about censorship, and he debunks the claim that the information Ellsberg revealed or the Wikileaks information or, by assumption, the case used to justify invading the privacy of 100 AP reporters, was in any of these cases critical or important. Goodale calls the Pentagon Papers case "hot air" and the new one "malarkey." But he says that Obama has drawn even with Nixon now, and depending on how he pursues current cases he may pull ahead of him as a more repressive President.
The issue is one of control. By declaring more and more documents "Secret" or "Top Secret" or whatever, the government asserts the right to hide its actions and its decisions, and this is the hallmark of totalitarian regimes. There is no discussion; there is no openness. This then gives rise to the question of whether we live in a democracy. But of course we have this information, and it is being discussed in the press.
Obama's tone is often troubling. It would be nice if he didn't use "I" so much in talking about the policies of his administration. When a new issue came up, of the Internal Revenue Service's allegedly vetting requests for non-profit status selectively focusing on ones with the words "Tea Party" or "Patriot" in their names, Obama replied: "I've reviewed the Treasury Department watchdog's report, and the misconduct that it uncovered is inexcusable. It's inexcusable, and Americans are right to be angry about it, and I am angry about it. I will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency, but especially in the IRS, given the power that it has and the reach that it has in all of our lives." It would be nice if he used "we" more often, or "this administration." He sounds like a schoolteacher giving a tongue-lashing to naughty students.
Another aspect of things is one described by David Cay Johnson in the case of government spying on AP reporters -- a marked secretiveness toward the press. The administration boast of seeking a revival of the "media shield" law, as others, including Assange, have pointed out, is meaningless, because it has no force in cases of claimed "national security" (such as this one). Furthermore, Johnson, who is President of Investigative Reporters and Editors and a Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist who has dealt with administrations going back a while, has this to say about the current one: "I and many other journalists have observed that this administration, despite its public rhetoric, has repeatedly and continually been very difficult to deal with. I rate them worse than the Bush administration. And every single story that I wrote at the New York Times, with one exception, had Bush people on the record by name, rank and serial number. So, this is a very troubling aspect of this administration. It is hostile to the news media. It seems to have an attitude that if they don't like the question, they don't have to answer it. And it makes it very difficult and cumbersome to get responses from there. They're behaving much more like a corporation than like the people's government." The effect of a big story like this AP spying case is that people are afraid to talk to the press now, Johnson pointed out.
So this is not only an administration and a government that now wages war arbitrarily wherever and whenever it chooses using modern instant assassination techniques. It is also an extraordinarily repressive and secretive group, whose behavior lacks openness when compared to Bush II and his "neocons." It is hard to say where this will all lead, but it doesn't look good.


When it comes to underage drinking and driving, Minnesota has a strict policy. The state's "Zero Tolerance Law," or a "Not a Drop Law," means that any presence of alcohol, or other illegal substances, while operating or being in control of a motor vehicle is illegal for individuals under 21.
DUI or DWI is a very serious offense. Not only can it result in severe punishment such as jail time and hefty fines, but the repercussions can be especially harsh if someone is injured while you were driving under the influence. In some cases, drivers are allowed to accept a plea deal rather than taking the chance of going to court and receiving a much harsher sentence. If you have been charged with DUI and you are thinking about taking a plea deal, here are some thing to consider.
Restricted use plates, often referred to as "whiskey plates," are a not-so-uncommon sight to see on Minnesota highways and streets. The plates start with the letter "W" to indicate the alcohol-related offense. As of June 2012, there were over 16,000 whiskey plates in circulation in the state of Minnesota.
If your defense lawyer believes that certain evidence should be suppressed, then he or she may request a suppression hearing. In Minnesota this is called an Omnibus Hearing. At this hearing, the court may suppress any evidence that was gathered in violation of your rights.
If you are arrested for a DWI, you may face serious penalties that include fines, a drivers' license revocation, license plate impoundment, vehicle forfeiture and the possibility for jail time. You may be able to fight your DWI charge to avoid these penalties. Therefore, it is important to know what happens after a DWI, and what will be required of you. If you have questions about how to handle your charge, you can get the professional advice of a lawyer.


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The young people in the label industry face big challenges in today's label and packaging world – more than ever before meeting the needs of young managers and future employees is an issue being focused on at the FINAT European Label Forum 2019 (June 5 to 7, Copenhagen, Denmark). The programme of this label event will answer questions like "What will our future workforce look like?", "How do smart and active labels fit into the conventional label world?" or "What can be learned from our customers and how can we integrate them?".
Talent gap, smart opportunities, and sustainability are also the overall keywords of the European Label Forum 2019 and will take inspiration from FINAT's young talent competition #LABELicious accepting entries till mid-May (see www.labelicious.eu). By meeting peers in Copenhagen at the three-day event, further topics such as the latest market data, customer management, personal branding or value proposition will be discussed on stage and also during the breaks and evening events.
What keeps label manufacturers and managers awake at night?
The future of the European label and narrow web packaging industry is also the key issue of the 'Converter-only roundtables'. Label manufacturing company executives are invited to discuss strategic topics relevant to the future of the European label and narrow web packaging industry, rotating from table to table. Topics are based on an online member survey to be launched two months before the event, and which will take place the afternoon before the official start, on June 5.
Especially two of the three parallel business learning sessions - track 1 "The smart future of labels" and track 3 "Connecting with our target audience" – are highly interesting for young managers and future young managers. Not only highly relevant issues for young managers are covered, but also young managers are talking on stage like Matthias Vollherbst from Germany.
Smart labels and packaging offer significant opportunities and could disrupt all types of products; so track 1 of the Thursday afternoon (6 June 2019) learning session will focus on the smart revolution that will be a reality for our future workforce, covering topics like Augmented Reality, Industry 4.0 and more.
"Capturing Value from the Smart Labels & Packaging Revolution" is the title of the presentation by Tim Paridaens, Director in Deloitte Consulting. The expert in technology-enabled business process transformation, Industry 4.0, Internet of Things (IoT) and Digital Supply Chains will outline the various types and applications with examples from the field. But the real question is how to master the innovative business models, overcome the challenges, accelerate innovation and maximise the value of 'smart' – Tim will explain his point of view.
Subsequent speaker Matthias Vollherbst is a board member of the German family company VollherbstDruck GmbH, and a member of FINAT's Young Managers Club Board. Matthias will report from the recently launched Augmented Reality App "LABELinmotion" and his initial findings. With this new app, label customers can create their unique customer experience. What does it take to enter the tech space coming from the conventional label world? And what is the business case for AIP in product marketing?
Koos Wurzer from Danone will outline what small and independent (family) enterprises can learn from a corporate player's journey to close the talent gap. Titled with "What can recruiters learn from a large FMCE customer?" his presentation will cover Danone's 'Talent 2020' programme and how the company sets new standards on how to win over young talent by giving top priority to talent recruitment and development.
Personal branding instead of content marketing: During the learning sessions of ELF 2019 Alastair Banks, Founder of digital marketing agency Optix Solutions, will discuss why personal branding is so important in B2B marketing and which steps are necessary to set-up a company's platform to connect with peers and prospects.
Taking place this year from June 5 to 7 at the Scandic Copenhagen Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark, the European Label Forum is an annual event hosted by FINAT. Its programme offers a unique source of knowledge, experience and networking key to the strategic success of label and narrow web flexible packaging businesses, especially for young managers and potential future employees.


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Імперія Маур'їв () — староіндійська держава, що встановилася на території Індостану в 4 столітті до нової доби і досягла найбільшого розквіту при правлінні Ашоки.

Початок становленню імперії поклали завоювання царства Маґадга. 322 року до н. е. Чандрагупта Маур'я скинув династію Нанда за сприяння свого радника Чанак'ї. Він швидко розширив свої володіння, скориставшись відсутністю місцевої влади після відступу грецьких та перських військ Александра Македонського. При правлінні внука Чандрагупти Ашоки імперія ще більше розширила свої володіння, окупувавши майже весь Індостан за винятком півдня Індії.

Через 60 років після смерті Ашоки імперія почала занепадати. В 185 році до н. е. вона розвалилася на окремі держави.

Відомості про імперію збереглися завдяки едиктам Ашоки та Артхашастрі — трактату про управління державою Чанак'ї.

Правителі
 Чандрагупта (320—298 до н. е.)
 Біндусара (298—272 до н. е.)
 Ашока (274—232 до н. е.)
 Дасаратха (232—224 до н. е.)
 Сампраті (224—215 до н. е.)
 Шалішука (215—202 до н. е.)
 Деваварман (202—195 до н. е.)
 Шатадханван (195—187 до н. е.)
 Бріхадратха (187—185 до н. е.)

Література
 Империя Маурьев — История Индии (Антонова К. А., Бонгард-Левин Г. М., Котовский Г. Г.)
 Лелюхин Д. Н. Структура державы Маурьев по сведениям эдиктов Ашоки // Вестник древней истории. 1998, № 2.

Посилання
 Буддизм и держава Маурьев

322 до н. е.
Імперії та царства Індії
185 до н. е.
Держави і території, засновані в IV столітті до н. е.
Держави і території, зникли в II столітті до н. е.

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FOS v7.2.1 is available on MyBrocade (see screenshot below). Let me know if you are still having problems.
Are you logged into MyBrocade as a user under one of our OEMs?
for some reason, I've the same problem, Download sometimes work sometime not.
I've reported yesterday by email this issue to Milke Eversol.
How can I tell if I'm logged as a user of one of your OEMs?
tab where you download FOS?
Thank you for raising this issue. We are currently investigating. Bill Dominick and I have confirmed this scenario and have reported. Once an update is provided to us, we in turn will relay here.


LONG ISLAND - The Long Island Nets (7-3), the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, took their first home loss of the season in a 130-124 game against the Lakeland Magic (5-6) on Sunday at NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
Long Island guard Jordan McLaughlin scored a career-high 29 points to lead all scorers, along with two rebounds, five assists and three steals. Brooklyn two-way forward/center Alan Williams registered his seventh double-double in eight games played with 10 points and 14 rebounds to go along with one assist and one steal.
The first quarter was back and forth with five lead changes ultimately ending in a two-point lead for the Nets.
After five lead changes again in the second quarter, Lakeland would take a six-point lead at halftime by a score of 57-51.
Lakeland added to their lead in the third behind a 38-point quarter, ending the period with a commanding 95-81 lead. The Nets battled back in the fourth, cutting the lead to as little as four, but the comeback fell just short and Lakeland would win by a final score of 130-124.
Lakeland was led by two-way guard Troy Caupain, who scored 28 points to go with nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals. Orlando two-way forward/center Amile Jefferson registered a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds along with four assists, a steal and a block.
The Nets will host Wisconsin on Tuesday, 12/4, at 11 a.m. ET, while Lakeland returns home to face off against Grand Rapids on Friday, 12/7, at 7 p.m. ET.


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May 15, 2013 Last Great Road Trip (LGRT)
It's hard to tell when wander lust first imprints itself on our soul. Maybe it starts with a favorite childhood story about a faraway place or a family road trip that sparked the desire to roam. For me it all began with the Vista Cruiser.
As early as I remember, my family had an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser station wagon. From the impressionable age of five and for the next ten years my brothers raced quarter midgets. This meant summers were spent traveling cross-country in the Olds to nearly every state in the union, my dad often driving through the night to get us to a quarter mile race track. At the races, my brothers and I would sport white, pit crew jump suits with cool blue side stripes. My brothers would then don full leathers in 100 degree heat and race for the next two or three days.
While the boys raced, I discovered America. By day, I explored deserts, Mt. Rushmore, the Rocky Mountains, Smokey Mountains, Ohio River, Mississippi River, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas and the Colorado River. By night driving across the immense empty spaces of the central plains I laid face up gazing toward the sky through the angled glass of the back window. Speaking astronaut with my brothers, we watched the stars; often falling like rain in the sky. When we tired of staring off into space, we peered into the edges of the pitch black two lane highways in Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming as hundreds of eyes stared back at us. We spied bob cats, coyotes, rabbits, mule deer, skunk, fox, and raccoon. We were the generation dumb enough to get out of the car for a closer look at a road side bear in Yellowstone on our way to old Faithful. We were children in a then child un-friendly Las Vegas where we peeked through the well-guarded, adults only doors of the HoJo to watch Willy Nelson perform to a room that seated less than 50.
These summer pilgrimages, wrought with overheated radiators, truck stop meals, pit dust and little kids driving fast pint sized cars imbedded in me the desire to drive… freely exploring the open road. The races took me to places where people were not like me and I liked them anyway. It born in me the need to see places that aren't home, exploring and comparing them to what I know as familiar. These days as I continue forward in my travels around the world, I can't help but look back to where the desire to explore started, at the Pigeon Inn where a little oval shaped ¼ mile track expanded my world by thousands of miles.
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May 7, 2013 Last Great Road Trip (LGRT)
Where can you find hundreds of Toyota 4x4s racing from across the country to parade seven miles like a herd of turtles? What will draw seemingly sane people to put themselves and their rigs in harms way to attend? What is celebrating its 25th anniversary, brings together Toyota 4×4 clubs from across the globe and is guaranteed to leave you wanting more.
What's next for us? We want to stay on the west coast and add some hard core wheeling to our off-road adventure calendar. And for Toyota guys like us, it's the 25th anniversary of the Toyota Land Cruiser Association's (TLCA) Rubithon. Three days on the Rubicon trail will bring us to the "Springs" where the TLCA will hold two days of partying and wheeling. We'll be leaving Loon Lake on June 18th and running with the Toyota FJ Cruiser group led by Mark and LT from Metal Tech 4×4.
On this run we wont be just one of the wheelers. We'll be driving cleanup to help out rigs in the rear and ensure no one gets left behind. This will also be the first event that Last Great Road Trip helps out by sponsoring one of the raffle prizes. By providing a little sponsorship love, we hope to give back to a sport that has provided us with more then just weekend fun.
This off-road adventure will be Brad's first all out, hard core wheeling experience. As navigator for our Baja off-road adventure and the UTBDR Brad worked tirelessly to keep the team on track. The Rubicon will test his pucker levels and spotting skills as well as provide him with plenty of opportunities to video tape the toughest seven miles of Northern California's most famous county road.
In the next few weeks the team will be readying the rig, selecting gear and prepping to bring our on-line fans every exciting moment of this next last great road trip.
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OBSERVE SURROUNDINGS: Before approaching any automated teller machine ("ATM"), be alert for any suspicious persons, occupied vehicle(s) close by or unusual circumstances. Should you see suspicious persons or circumstances or otherwise feel uneasy or uncomfortable with your surroundings, leave the area immediately—do not use the ATM. Come back at a later or more appropriate time or use an ATM at another location. Report any suspicious persons or activity to law enforcement authorities. Try to use the ATM during normal business hours.
BE READY TO TRANSACT BUSINESS: Before approaching any ATM machine, have your access card and any other paperwork necessary for your particular transaction ready and in your hand. Having to retrieve these items from a purse or wallet is time-consuming and allows a potential offender easier access to your valuables. By being ready to transact business before approaching the ATM, your transaction becomes quicker and safer.
REMAIN OBSERVANT WHILE USING THE ATM: While transacting business at the ATM, continue to observe your surroundings. Be careful not to disclose or otherwise reveal your Personal Identification Number ("PIN") to others while using the ATM. Never begin a transaction when strangers have a clear view of the ATM keyboard. Use your body to shield the ATM keyboard as you access the machine. This will allow you to access the machine without disclosing or revealing your PIN. You should check your surroundings every few seconds while actually using the ATM. Should you observe any suspicious persons or circumstances, terminate your transaction immediately, leave the area, and contact law enforcement authorities.
LEAVE QUICKLY: Upon completing your transaction, retrieving your card and receiving your receipt, immediately leave the ATM area. Do not count or otherwise visually expose any money received from the ATM. Continue to observe your surroundings for any suspicious persons or circumstances, such as anyone following or approaching you. Always maintain a safe distance between you and any stranger. If you believe that you are being followed, you should go to the nearest place where there are people and contact law enforcement authorities.
IF APPROACHED: If you are at a drive-up ATM and someone approaches your vehicle on foot, immediately drive away, leave the area and call 911. Don't worry about getting your card out of the machine before you leave, it's not worth getting robbed or hurt. Your money is replaceable, your life isn't.
ATM FAILURE: From time to time, an ATM machine may fail and keep a cardholders card. Sometimes the card is kept because of a device that has been inserted into the card reader. There has been such cases take place in North Carolina. Should you use an ATM machine and it keep your ATM or credit card, contact the company responsible for the ATM machine and notify the Police.


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Treated Big Max Pumpkins are known for their size. This is the pumpkin to grow if you want to have an enormous pumpkin. Big Max Pumpkins can weigh over 100...
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60 days. Magenta Sunset Swiss chard has striking almost neon pink stems with dark green leaves. These leaves are both beautiful and practical to grow in the home garden. Their...
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60 days. Pink Lipstick Swiss Chard is named after the bright pink hue of its stems and veins. Plants grow green delicious leaves that can be used as bitter and...
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Both of those terms is what I have heard as a description of Golf.
I have played one full game in my life and drove a bucket of balls regularly in my teens.
Now he has his sticks shipped down and he is looking for a place to play. He only found 2 - One open, one being built. The one that is open is charging 10,000 a year for membership and no walk-ons. The other being built is $15000/yr and walk-ons will be allowed at $1,200.
Needless to say, his clubs are stowed for the foreseeable future.
"A good walk spoiled" ..... I love it, and Oh so true!
I played just about every day as a teen, and loved it,, my father was in the Air Force and it was free. Nine holes. No carts,, good exercise.
I just kind of lost interest (story of my life).


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Violence Faced By Indigenous Women and Girls
April 24, 2017 Shruti Kapoor
Violence Against Indigenous Women and Girls
The United Nation's Secretary-General's UNiTE Campaign to End Violence against Women has made the 25th of every month #OrangeDay. Today's #OrangeDay, April 25th, focuses specifically on Violence against Indigenous women and girls.
Centuries of oppression of indigenous populations have set the stage for disadvantages that are intensified in indigenous people. We are failing our indigenous people, specifically women, and it all goes back to oppression that was established centuries ago.
Some statistics reported by Carrie Bettinger-Lopez regarding indigenous women violence are:
More than 84% of Alaska Native and Native American women have experienced some form of violence
56% have experienced sexual violence
55% have experienced violence from a partner
An estimated 1,181 indigenous girls are missing/dead in Canada
Murders of indigenous girls occur at least 7 times higher than non-indigenous girls
Violence against indigenous women is prevalent across the world, not just North America. This violence stems from a long history of human rights violations committed against indigenous people during colonization. European settlers were the initial perpetrators of committing violence against indigenous women. Rape was common and disregard for women's rights stemmed from discrimination against other races.
During times of colonizations, raping indigenous women was used as a method to conquer. This has continued into modern day. The oppression and disregard for indigenous women are not only a reflection of the disregard for indigenous people worldwide but also a reflection of the devaluation of women.
Indigenous populations have not disappeared since times of colonization. They are just silenced and forced to live without equal access to resources and services. The fight to educate the public about their struggles is continuous and needs exposure in the mainstream media.
According to Futures Without Violence, Native American women are 2.5 times more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than other women in the USA. Indigenous women have less access to social services, healthcare, and justice against their attackers.
It's questionable why this issue isn't prevalent in the mainstream. Indigenous women are often subject to gender-motivated killings in Latin America. They face higher rates of violence and murder than women in general. This is not a trend in one country, it's a big problem and must be addressed immediately. The oppression of and violence towards indigenous women can't continue any longer.
Transitioning to a system that better accommodates indigenous women isn't difficult. Applying a multicultural approach in services for victims of violence is a way to cater better to the cultures of the victims. Victims will be handled better if health care services change the treatment styles used to provide assistance to indigenous populations. Building relationships between governing bodies on indigenous land and the state government will ensure that all parties work together to end this issue.
States must work together to ensure that indigenous women should no longer live in fear. The difficulty comes from jurisdiction relationships between federal, state, and tribal laws. Amnesty International states three main factors that determine where the crime will be dealt with:
If the victim is a member of a federally recognized tribe or not
If the accused is a member of a federally recognized tribe or not
If the offense occurred on tribal land or not
Increased cooperation between federal, state, and tribal governments will ensure that violence towards indigenous women decreases. This step towards ending the violence is imperative. Many cases are not properly dealt with because of lack of cooperation. This furthers the problem instead of ending it.
Living as a woman is hard enough, there is no reason that indigenous women should suffer more because of the oppression their cultures have faced for centuries.
Kathryn Pitts is a Political Science major at Georgia State University. She is pursuing a career in the non-profit sector. She is aiming to work with refugees, specifically women and children, and women's rights on a global scale. She is passionate about volunteer work and strives to help others every day. Kathryn also enjoys playing with her dog and hiking on weekends off.
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I've been doing a bit of work lately looking at even-strength save percentages, since the evidence suggests that they do a better job of estimating team-independent performance than overall save percentages, which can be strongly influenced by special teams play and the number of special teams opportunities.
We have official even-strength performances available from NHL.com since 1998-99, and one of the things I have been tinkering with is estimating even-strength save percentages for prior years based on goalie overall save percentages and special team statistics like power plays against and power play goals against.
I compiled the even-strength numbers for the consensus top 5 goalies of the official save percentage era (Roy, Hasek, Brodeur, Belfour, Joseph), and filled them out by estimating their even-strength records for the remaining years of their careers. I'm still working on getting the best fit, so these numbers will be further refined, but I believe they give a good approximation. Once again, what many people see as a "Top 3 and Lesser 2" is more probably a "Top 2 and Lesser 3", perhaps even a "1-1-3" ranking:
Dominik Hasek: .935 even-strength sv%, .914 league average, +.021
Patrick Roy: .921 even-strength sv%, .906 league average, +.015
Martin Brodeur: .922 even-strength sv%, .916 league average, +.006
Curtis Joseph: .917 even-strength sv%, .911 league average, +.006
Ed Belfour: .916 even-strength sv%, .911 league average, +.005
I also thought it would be interesting to post a breakdown of seasons by "poor", "average", "good", and "great". I defined poor as a save percentage of below 99.5% of league average, an average season as from 99.5% - 100.5% of league average, good as 100.5% - 101.5% of league average, and great above 101.5% of league average. Here is how each goalie ended up doing in each season they faced at least 500 shots against:
Hasek: 0 bad, 0 average, 5 good, 8 great
Roy: 1 bad, 1 average, 6 good, 10 great
Brodeur: 0 bad, 7 average, 6 good, 2 great
Joseph: 3 bad, 7 average, 3 good, 3 great
Belfour: 3 bad, 6 average, 6 good, 2 great
There is a consistency argument that can be made for Brodeur over Belfour and Joseph, although some of the bad seasons for the latter two guys were late-career seasons when they were clearly on the decline. Belfour also had one average season effectively spiked by getting traded to the expansion-era San Jose Sharks, who were a legitimate shot quality outlier. In addition, Brodeur almost always tended to play more minutes than the other guys did, so as such we would expect his numbers to less affected by random variations.
If we further restrict it to seasons where the goalies faced at least 1000 shots against, and were between the ages of 21 and 36 (to match Brodeur's career so far), we get the following:
Hasek: 0-0-1-6
Roy: 0-1-6-9
Brodeur: 0-6-5-2
Joseph: 0-5-2-3
Belfour: 2-4-3-2
That shows much less of a difference between the bottom three guys, particularly for Joseph who really had his game desert him in his later years.
I still find it hard to see a significant difference between Brodeur and Belfour. There's not much between them other than in the games played column, and one could argue that Belfour closes some of that gap with superior playoff results. Over a 20 year career Brodeur likely gives a team more total value, but if you had to choose one of them to play a key game for you it's pretty much a tossup.
There was also probably little to no difference between Brodeur and Joseph in terms of stopping the puck, once you put the two of them on a level playing field. Joseph didn't age gracefully, but at his peak he was probably better than Brodeur at making the first save. When taking everything into consideration, however, Brodeur has much better non-save skills and that breaks the tie.
In an all-time perspective, if one was to rate goalies based on how they actually played, not based on how well their teams did or how good sportswriters thought they were, then Brodeur should be ranked much closer to Belfour and Joseph than to Hasek or Roy. As I've said many times before, I believe it's a mistake to rank Brodeur up with the latter two, as both of them had 6-7 years of prime seasons at a level well above anything Brodeur ever reached.
I hope to post some more numbers for other goalies when I get a chance. I did manage to run the numbers for Roberto Luongo, since he has done well in similar performance measures. I know it doesn't matter anymore now that he let in 7 goals in one playoff game, thereby rendering all previous results obsolete, but Luongo has a career .929 even-strength save percentage, compared to a league average of .918, for a +.011 difference, with 5 good seasons and 3 great seasons. That puts him on a trajectory to end up somewhere around the Belfour/Brodeur/Joseph range or even a bit above, keeping in mind that Belfour and Brodeur close the gap some when you factor in their apparent shot prevention effects.
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JLikens said...
I'm interested in your opinion about Roy.
His save percentage -- and presumably his EV save percentage -- relative to the league average during the late 80s and early 90s was highly impressive and much better than the league average during that timeframe.
However, from the mid 90s onward, his numbers, while still well above average, were never quite as impressive.
Would you attribute this to an age-related decline, or the fact that Canadiens of that period were an excellent defensive team in an era where team effects on (EV) save percentage were relatively more pronounced?
Yea I was going to say the exact same thing. Roy's numbers are pretty similar to Brodeurs if you compare the time they were both in the league. Yet Roy is given the advantage because he was fortunate to play on a good defensive team in an offensive era? Thats really the thing that "supposedly puts him on top", benefitting froma good defensive team and that terrible "league average" save % early in his career. Why couldnt he keep it up on better teams in a much more defensive era? Without shot quality data, it would be the equivalent to looking back at Nick Backstrom 20 years from now and marveling at his extremely high save percentage compared to league average.
Otherwise I'll leave it at that. No need to point out the obvious error in drawing conclusion solely off of one statistic.
My opinion about Roy is that he was a very good goalie, but that he is a little overrated because of his teammates. I have him rated as #2 to Hasek in the save percentage era and #4 all-time.
I'm pretty sure Roy benefitted from the teams that he played on. His backups put up some very nice numbers in both Montreal and Colorado, which suggests that his team context was favourable. Some of that was team discipline (the Montreal teams took very few penalties, similar to Brodeur's later teams in New Jersey), but I wouldn't be surprised if Montreal and/or Colorado were shot quality outliers that might well add +.003-.005 to a goalie's ES SV%. His strong teams also helped Roy put up the huge playoff numbers that he is remembered for. Roy won only 5 playoff series in his entire career where his team did not have home-ice advantage.
I'm not exactly sure what kind of team-to-team variance there was in even-strength save percentage in the 1980s (that's on the to-do list), but it makes sense to me that there would be more than today.
Having said that, Roy's career path doesn't look unusual to me - he peaks in his mid-20s, and he drops to a lower but still consistent level of play over his later 20s and 30s. That's pretty standard. So I'd say most of it can be attributed to typical aging, with the height of the peak likely exaggerated somewhat because of the defensive strength in Montreal.
"Roy's numbers are pretty similar to Brodeurs if you compare the time they were both in the league."
That's not true, unless you're talking about things like wins and shutouts. In terms of save percentage, Roy always had Brodeur beat.
Here are my estimated even-strength save percentages for 1994 to 2003:
Hasek, .938
Roy, .928
Brodeur, .920
Joseph, .919
Belfour, .916
It is, once again, stunning to see how much Hasek owned that period, but Roy was quite clearly the next best guy.
I agree with you on Brodeur/Belfour/Cujo but I think the second-ranked goalie should be J-S Giguere, not Roy. "St. Patrick" never played on a crap team in his life the way Giggy did for several years. Yes, Giggy had a couple of mediocre years (2006 and 2009), but his injuries and personal-life issues should be factored in for this.
The tiebreaker between him and Luongo should be Giggy's two excellent postseason runs (one of which is probably the most phenomenal run of all time).
Giguere's even-strength numbers are pretty good. He has a career even-strength save percentage of .926, when league average has been .918. That's +.008, which is not too far behind Luongo. Given Luongo's higher peak, younger age and games played advantage I certainly wouldn't put Giguere ahead of him, but those are very good results. I've always said I thought Giguere was a good goalie.
Still, rating Giguere above Patrick Roy is flat-out wrong. It doesn't matter whether a goalie plays on a good team or a bad team, it matters how well they play given their situation. I often sing the praises of overlooked goalies on poor teams, but they are not better just because their teammates are weak, they are only deserving of praise if their performance is strong. The difference between Roy's teams and Giguere's teams is not as large as the difference in performance between them.
Even if you take out Roy's peak, he still comes out far ahead of Giguere and the other goalies. Take 1992-93 to 2002-03, for example, which doesn't count any of Roy's Vezinas or save percentage titles, and Roy is still at .926 when league average is .912. And that is in more games than Giguere has played in over his career. Roy has an excellent peak, excellent longevity, excellent consistency, and excellent playoff performances, which is why pretty much everyone who rates goalies puts him near the very top of the list. And if you place a heavy weighting on individual playoff runs, well you might have heard a little something about Roy in 1986 or 1993.
July 1, 2009 at 12:16 a.m.
Don't get me wrong, Roy's runs in 1993, 1996, and 2001 (I haven't studied '86) were amazing, but the fact is that he was on great teams each and every time, and that has to be taken into account.
Do you think that Roy could have gotten a garbage team into the playoffs and taken them on a Cinderella run? It's hard to say since he never played on one but the goalies I consider #1 and 2 in the modern era, Hasek and J-S, both have, and both won the Cup the first year they got on a truly good team.
July 1, 2009 at 4:14 p.m.
"the fact is that he was on great teams each and every time, and that has to be taken into account."
I agree, but you're not "taking it into account", you're simply writing it off. The proper way is to include a team adjustment, not to just say it doesn't count because his teams were good. The save percentage differential between Roy and league average is almost twice that between Giguere and average. This is at even-strength, so the team adjustment is not going to huge, and even a .005 or something is going to leave Roy well ahead.
"Do you think that Roy could have gotten a garbage team into the playoffs and taken them on a Cinderella run?"
Maybe not, as very, very few goalies have ever gotten a garbage team into the playoffs and taken them on a Cinderella run. And Giguere is not one of them. The 2003 Ducks were not worse than average, they had an excellent coach, some good top end players, strong team defence and yes, good goaltending. The seasons before and after the teams were weaker, and they finished well out of the playoffs.
Having said that, Roy was clearly a better goalie than Giguere, so I'd say however likely Giguere was to do it, Roy was even more likely.
I just can't believe how much weighting you put on one playoff run. It was terrific, everyone agrees with that, but it was at a level Giguere never reached before that, has never reached since, and almost certainly will never reach again. So why do you keep using it as your proof of Giguere's greatness?
Giguere's career playoff save percentage other than 2003 is a very mediocre .907. I guess those other games don't count? Disparaging Patrick Roy's career and ranking him behind Giguere simply because Roy's teams were better and because Giguere was rolling sixes for 14 straight games in 2003 is completely at odds with the way I go about evaluating goalies.
Show me where I disparaged "St. Patrick". The guy was unbelievable and had a very long prime with no real bad years whatsoever. Nonetheless, he never played on any bad teams either. Your whole blog is dedicated to revealing the truth that team effects matter more than goalie skill in determining winning, losing, and team strength.
As I have said before, the closest analogy to Giguere is Hasek. In fact, J-S even employed some Hasek-like moves during his '03 run. At this point, I will face the reality that Giggy has been rather more vulnerable than most netminders to injuries and mental funks brought on by personal stress (i.e. the medical condition of his infant son, the death of his father, etc.) come postseason time. But Hasek was really no different (how about explaining 1997 to us, when the Dominator completely flaked-out and left Stevie Shields holding the bag) in that regard. Outstanding goaltenders are often flaky to the core.
I disagree with your analysis of the early '00s Ducks teams, also. The 2003 Ducks team was average at best--better than the 2002 team that scored something like 150 goals the whole year for sure, but very mediocre without Giggy's .920 save percentage. With even slightly-above average goaltending, the '03 team would have been 9th place at best--the closest analogy to the team as a whole (besides the goaltenders) would be the '99 Sabres. I also think it's a fair case to study of the phenomenon of goalie effects on the rest of the team (vs. team effects on the goalie). A lot of the reason why the '03 Ducks won the games that they did, especially in the playoffs, was the fact that the scorers had complete and total confidence that if their risky plays resulted in breakaways and odd-man rushes, the odds were overwhelmingly likely that Giggy would swallow them up.
Marginal, weak playoff teams without a lot of high-end skill pretty much have to make risky gambles of plays constantly if they are to have any chance at scoring and winning. When this is not accompanied by a great goaltender that serves as an equalizer, the result is rapid elimination (look at the late '90s/early '00s Oilers with Tommy Salo).


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