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The European Court of Human Rights: an Arbitration Award Can Be Expropriated
Milorad Majkic
The European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in Kin-Stib & Majkic v. Serbia that failure to enforce an arbitral award amounts to violation of the right to peaceful enjoyment of possession. This note first summarizes the ruling and then considers its implications. In particular, it discusses whether an arbitral award can be expropriated by a State by virtue of non-enforcement in domestic courts.
The effect of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) jurisprudence in defining the concept of expropriation is hard to overestimate. Not only are its rulings important for subsequent ECtHR proceedings involving countries stretching from Portugal to Kazakhstan, but they also affect the development of international investment law. For instance, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) tribunal in Saipem v. Bangladesh quoted ECtHR jurisprudence extensively to analyze the concept of expropriation under international law.
The ECtHR held in Kin-Stib that Serbia violated Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention on Human Rights (European Convention) – the right to peaceful enjoyment of possession – by the partial non-enforcement of an arbitral award issued in favor of Kin-Stib, a company based in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and a former Serbian national Milorad Majkic (picture to the right) .
The ECtHR awarded compensation for non-pecuniary damages, and then proceeded to consider the issue of the lost earnings. The court agreed that the claimant was entitled to the lost earnings which resulted from non-enforcement of the order to let the claimant retake possession of the casino.
em> Expropriation Under International Law
In order to predict possible implications of Kin-Stib, it is important to understand the concept of expropriation and how it can be applied to non-enforcement of arbitral awards by domestic courts.
It is well-established that an expropriation can be affected not only by executive organs, but also by acts of the judiciary attributable to the State. Because of involvement of the courts, non-enforcement of arbitral awards might also give rise to a claim for violation of the right to a fair trial, also known as denial of justice. But if the competent State court has legitimate grounds for non-enforcement or the setting aside of an award, then there can be no claim either for expropriation or denial of justice.
The right to property is protected in international human rights law and particularly by the European Convention. In the ECtHR jurisprudence, the notion of expropriation is used to characterize State actions which in reality remove the owner's ability to use or dispose of its property.
Protection against an unlawful indirect expropriation has a special meaning in the context of international investment law. The categories of property which can be expropriated by a State extend beyond tangible property to intangible property, such as contractual rights. In theory, rights under an arbitral award constitute intangible property capable of being expropriated. The award is merely a crystallization of the rights arising out of the underlying contract. Therefore, the principles related to expropriation of contractual rights should be applicable to situations when arbitration awards are not enforced.
Not every instance of non-enforcement amounts to an expropriation. It is important to look into the degree of unlawful economic deprivation to determine whether an expropriation has occurred. Mere restrictions on property rights do not constitute takings. Instead, according to the ECHtR, the test for an expropriation requires that the investor has been definitely and fully deprived of the ownership of property. If the investor's rights have only been substantially reduced, and the situation is not "irreversible," no "deprivation" has occurred under Article 1 of Protocol 1 of the European Convention. One ICSID Tribunal correctly pointed out that substantial deprivation of an investor's ability to enjoy the benefits of the arbitration award is not sufficient to amount to expropriation.
There is no clear-cut standard of international law to determine what degree of economic deprivation constitutes expropriation. The most suitable method of determining what kind of interference constitutes a 'taking' under international law is to analyze each situation on a case-by-case basis. In the context of enforcement of arbitration awards, the extent of economic deprivation depends on the enforcement prospects of the award. Some arbitral awards can in principle be enforced in more than one jurisdiction, and failure to enforce in one jurisdiction may not completely deprive the award of its value.
Implications of Kin-Stib v Serbia
Failure to enforce an arbitral award amounts to expropriation only if the award is final and enforceable as such, and it is not practically possible to enforce it in another jurisdiction. Therefore, following the logic of Kin-Stib, purely domestic awards are generally capable of being expropriated, provided that they are "enforceable as such." Awards under the ICSID Convention require a case-by-case analysis of enforcement prospects abroad. Finally, it should not be possible to expropriate awards from the New York Convention because they are not "enforceable as such," but require recognition by domestic courts.
Click here to read the full version of this article at the web site of American Society for International Law.
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About the Author: Yarik Kryvoi
Prof Yarik Kryvoi, MCIArb is the founder and co-editor of the CIS Arbitration Forum. He is the Senior Research Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL). He holds law degrees from Harvard, Moscow and St Petersburg. He has been teaching and practicing international arbitration in Russia, the United States and England for over ten years and is listed as arbitrator by several arbitration institutions. Prof Kryvoi also served as a Co-Chair of the International Courts Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of International Law. He also serves a tutor at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London. See full profile at kryvoi.net.
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(AC) DENVER, COLORADO –OCTOBER 12TH–2008- Denver Broncos Brandon Marshall, dejected on the bench against the Jacksonville Jaguars late in the quarter of play at Invesco Field at Mile High Sunday afternoon. Broncos lost 24-17. THE DENVER POST/ ANDY CROSS
By Lindsay H. Jones and Mike Klis | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: March 2, 2009 at 2:55 pm | UPDATED: May 6, 2016 at 11:55 pm
Charges of disorderly conduct filed against Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall were dismissed Monday morning in an Atlanta, Ga., court.
"Based on my investigation yesterday, he shouldn't have been charged in the first place and I was confident the charges would be dismissed," said Harvey Steinberg, Marshall's attorney.
Though no charges are being pursued, Marshall likely faces serious punishment from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who has previously shown little tolerance for players who have violated the league's personal conduct police multiple times. Marshall was suspended for one game in the 2008 season.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Monday morning that the league was aware of Marshall's arrest and it would be investigating.
The information in the incident report filed by Atlanta police Sunday morning should be enough to catch Goodell's attention, especially because of similarities to Marshall's previous domestic troubles with a former girlfriend.
According to police report in Atlanta, Marshall and his fiancée, Michi Nogami-Campbell, were spotted by a police officer having an "intense conversation" outside of Marshall's downtown condominium.
The argument then became physical, and both Marshall and Nogami-Campbell "engaged in a fight, kicking and punching each other," according to the report. Two different officers witnessed the fight between the couple.
Both Marshall and his fiancée declined medial treatment, were arrested and taken to the Atlanta City Jail.
Marshall and Nogami-Campbell were both booked on disorderly conduct charges early Sunday morning, released on $300 bond and appeared before a judge in the City of Atlanta courthouse Monday morning.
The Broncos learned of Marshall's arrest Sunday. According to a statement released by a team spokesman Monday morning, the team is "gathering information" and has no further comment.
Marshall was initially suspended for three games at the beginning of the 2008 season because of previous domestic violence incidents, including an arrest on a misdemeanor battery charge last March. Marshall appealed and the suspension was later reduced to one game.
This latest incident, even without charges, will likely qualify Marshall as a repeat offender. The league's personal-conduct policy, which Goodell revised in 2007, gives the commissioner plenary power to punish players apart from the nation's judicial system.
"As an employee of the NFL or a member club, you are held to a higher standard," the policy states. "Persons who fail to live up to this standard are guilty of conduct detrimental and subject to discipline, even where the conduct itself does not result in conviction of a crime."
Second-time violators of the conduct policy historically have received minimum eight-game suspensions. Tank Johnson and Chris Henry each received eight-game suspensions. Former Tennessee cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was suspended for a full season in 2007 after multiple police-related matters.
Marshall, who will turn 25 in three weeks, had more than 100 receptions in each of the past two seasons and is due to make $2.2 million in 2009, the final year of his four-year deal.
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Bicycle Sighs | Sion Sono
Sion Sono's 1990 debut feature is a coming-of-age story heavily influenced by the then-fashionable minimalist style, but with a few of its own distinctive quirks. Sono himself plays Shiro, one of three friends who hang around, deliver newspapers, and study for their college entrance exams. Shiro's best friend, Keita (Masahiro Sugiyama), is under pressure from his family to become a doctor and pines for an old girlfriend (Hiroko Yamamoto). Shiro is ambivalent about college; he just wants Keita to help him finish the short film they worked on in high school, a film which Keita says he doesn't even remember. The film-within-a-film is shot in a sepia-toned Super 8, with pre-modern special effects; it's about a group of friends who play baseball and who conjure an imaginary runner to round out the team. The runner (who wears a trench coat and a Godzilla mask) eventually comes to life, and admonishes his team to keep moving forward, to stretch first base on into the unimaginable distance. The short is beautiful as is, but Shiro wants to add a second act, a goofy sci-fi conspiracy story set around the rusted-out playground that the friends call home. Sono allows the short to inform his primary narrative, deftly blending its imagery and transforming an off-beat story into an increasingly abstract one, with metaphorically blunt scenes of alienation and despair.
A coming-of-age story heavily influenced by the then-fashionable minimalist style.
Like Tsai Ming-liang and Jia Zhangke, Sono is particularly attuned to the importance of sound and off-screen space in minimalist filmmaking. The rattle of a matchbox is repeatedly linked to the rumbling of a distant train and the clickety-clack of bicycle spokes, the soundtrack of Sono's cluttered and dilapidated industrial hometown. Bicycles suffer terrible damage, but always off-screen (one, buried and resurrected, disintegrates in a series of cuts, like a Méliès trick). Absence and elision increasingly dominate the second half of Bicycle Sighs, as in a long sequence in which Shiro's sister, Katako (Hiromi Kawanishi), returns home carrying a makeshift flag, flying a large pair of boxer shorts. The camera pans as Katako rounds the outside of the house, and lingers on an empty hallway while her mother's voice orders an army of giggling children to "go play with Katako." The pan then reverses as Katako re-emerges with a new flag—a tie-dyed banner bearing the character for "Me"—and followers her to a tree, where she climbs out of frame. This sequence wouldn't be out of place in a Tsai film—though it's hard to imagine Lee Kang-sheng doing something so obvious as flying 'the flag of his self.' Shiro later adopts his own "Me" flag, wandering the streets alone on his birthday (which is also New Year's Day, because of course), while Keita becomes catatonically unhinged, paralyzed by his ex-girlfriend, who haunts him with a movie camera, and his family, who wear ape masks. All this culminates with Shiro and Keita going on a long bicycle journey, following the first base line laid out by the imaginary runner, and ends in an unseen fire, just a few feet shy of the ocean, at the end of the earth.
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An employee pushes carts in the parking lot of a Sobeys store in Mississauga, Ont. on Jan. 31, 2018.
Empire Co. Ltd. touted its new "weapon" Farm Boy, an Ottawa-based chain it recently acquired, and forthcoming roboticized online-delivery fulfillment centre as the perfect combination to allow it to triumph in the Greater Toronto Area and surrounding markets.
"Our belief is that we're gaining market share now, slowly," said Michael Medline, Empire's CEO, during a conference call with analysts Wednesday after the company released its third-quarter financial results.
Empire's tonnage, the industry term for the number of units sold, grew 1.5 per cent for the 13 week period ending Feb. 2. It's the company's third consecutive quarter of tonnage growth and the strongest growth it's reported in 34 quarters.
Farm Boy's sales had minimal effect on the metric, said Mr. Medline, adding the majority of improvement is attributed to sharper execution.
Customer count and basket size grew in all regions across all the company's banners for the quarter, he said.
The company expects Farm Boy will help it accelerate growth in Ontario. The company plans to double the chain's size over the next five years with most of the growth planned for Toronto, where they expect it to be a "homerun." It already added two new stores in the GTA since the acquisition.
"It's like they're at Disney World, they're so happy," said Mr. Medline of observing customers at one of the new locations on a weekend.
It is "already one of our best performing stores," he said.
Empire's GTA presence should also get a lift from its Ocado partnership, he said. Empire announced a partnership with British firm Ocado in early 2018 to build an automated warehouse in the GTA to fulfill online grocery orders. The build is expected to take two years, but Mr. Medline has been adamant his patient approach will be worth the wait.
Net income was $65.8-million or 24 cents a share, up from $58.1-million or 21 cents a share in last year's fiscal third quarter.
Sales rose to $6.45-billion, up $218.1-million from $6.03-billion in the same quarter last year.
However, adjusted net earnings fell to $72.9-million or 27 cents a share from $89.9-million or 33 cents per share a year earlier.
Earnings per share included a cost of 12 cents a share for a labour buyout and store closing costs in B.C., the company said.


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Seine River Cruise & French Crepe Tasting At The Foot of the Eiffel Tower
Unwind while contemplating many monuments such as the Louvre Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral on a one hour Seine River cruise. Discover and taste the delicious French crepe at the foot of the Eiffel Tower. Choose between a crepe with chocolate, sugar, lemon, jam or whipped cream. Take advantage of reduced prices to buy a drink at the pancake house.
Private Tour: Eiffel's Glittering Tower's Summit by Night
Get photo-worthy views of the Parisian skyline lit up for the night on this private tour to the Eiffel Tower's summit. Not only will you be fully attended to by a private guide, you'll get skip-the-line access, which saves you tons of time. Up at the top, listen to insightful commentary and ask plenty of questions. You'll certainly return home with frame-worthy photos.
Loire Valley Chateaux's from Paris
Benefit from a private full-day tour from Paris that visits Château Chambord and Château Chenonceau, two famous castles in the Loire Valley. Your guide takes you through both of the exquisite castles, and provides live commentary about their elaborate architecture, gardens, and the royal history of France. This personalized private tour can accommodate groups of up to 15 people, and includes hotel pickup and drop-off.
Private Tour: D-Day Beaches from Paris
See the Normandy beaches where pivotal D-Day operations took place—and pay tribute to those who gave their lives during the fighting—on this private, full-day tour from Paris. Your day begins early in the morning with a pickup in Paris; your guide will greet you with coffee and croissants. Travel via air-conditioned minivan to Normandy, where you'll see Omaha Beach, the American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, Pointe du Hoc, and other pivotal landmarks.
Normandy's Exclusive Highlights from Paris
Embark on a tour of the Normandy region during this full-day private excursion from Paris. Start at the small, cliffside town of Etretat and wind your way along the coast down to Deauville, known as the 'Queen of Norman Beaches.' Enjoy a delicious Norman lunch, explore quaint towns, relax on the beach, and learn about the history of the region from your dedicated guide.
American Landing Beaches Discovery from Paris
See where many of World War II's most decisive moments occurred on this private tour of Normandy's American Sector. Pick between several morning start times, and set off in a private vehicle directly from your Paris accommodation. You'll see where landings took place on Omaha and Utah Beaches, will tour the Airborne Museum at Sainte-Mère-Eglise, will pay tribute to the fallen at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, and more.
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Louvre & Arc de Triomphe Skip the Line Tickets, Seine River Cruise & Lunch
-Travel through history when contemplating the masterpieces of the Louvre Museum from antiquity to the 19th century with your audioguide (if option selected). -Admire famous treausures of art such as Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo and also less known others -Benefit of a skip the line acces to the summit of Arc de triomphe and admire the panoramic and breathtaking view of the french capital -Enjoy your lunch at Leon de Bruxelles a restaurant on the most famous avenue in the world, "Les Champs-Elysées" -Important to know; please specify the time you want to visit Arc de Triomphe when completing your reservation. Because, Arc de Triomphe is open between 10:00 AM and 21:40 (9:40 PM)
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Palais Garnier's Secrets
The Palais Garnier's Secrets tour takes you behind the scenes at one of the most iconic venues in Paris, the stunning Palais Garnier. Constructed in the 1800s to house the famous Paris Opera, this monumental theatre and museum offer some of the most opulent architecture in Europe. Explore the twists and turns, historic seating area, and the in-house museum, and discover the secrets behind the building's colorful past. Venez Discover brings the best out of each place by meticulously crafting each tour exclusively while taking care of our environment. We aim to bring the love, passion, and interest for our planet in each tour or service provided to you.
Private Taxi from Charles de Gaulles Airport to Paris
Ensure a stylish and stress-free start to your Paris vacation by pre-booking this convenient private transfer from Le Bourget airport. Your personal chauffeur will meet you on arrival at the airport, help with your luggage and drive you directly to your central Paris hotel or private residence. You'll travel in a comfortable private vehicle with complimentary water and snacks, ensuring you arrive relaxed and ready to start sightseeing.
Ile de la Cité - Sainte-Chapelle & Conciergerie Tour
Situated in the River Seine, Paris' Île de la Cité may be a small piece of Parisian geography, but this tiny island is actually a treasure trove of historic gems. You can discover more on Île de la Cité with this private guided tour. As you stroll the island, explore inside the Sainte-Chapelle chapel, and visit the Conciergerie, a former prison. All the while, your guide offers stories of these landmarks, so you can walk away with a stronger sense of French history.
Louvre Private Tour for Curious Visitors
Discover the highlights of the Louvre without worrying about crowds: this private tour makes navigating one of the world's largest museums stress-free. Pick between several daily departure times, and meet your guide directly at the Louvre; thanks to your skip-the-line tickets, you can bypass the long lines and head right inside. Over the course of your tour, you'll see three main wings of the museum, will discover collection highlights, will learn stories behind the artworks, and more.
Private Paris city tour
Avoid problems with the busy public transport network and explore in comfort on this private Paris driving tour. Following pickup at your Paris hotel, spin through the streets by minibus with your guide at the wheel. Hit top attractions such as the Champs-Élysées, the Latin Quarter, and the Louvre Museum, and enjoy a walking tour of the Notre-Dame de Paris and Marais district—including the Place des Vosges.
Exclusive Highlights of Paris
First-time Paris visitors can see the best of the city in just one day with this private highlights sightseeing tour. Join your guide to cover it all, from the Arc de Triomphe, to the Eiffel Tower, to Sacré-Cœur Basilica, and so much in between. You can explore UNESCO World Heritage sites along the left bank of the River Seine, visit the revered galleries in the Louvre Museum—with entry included—and travel comfortably in your own private tour vehicle.
Dinning Cruising the Seine & Eiffel's Glittering Tower's Summit
Relish a splendid evening through a delicately crafted dinner along the magical Seine while passing some of the most remarkable landmarks and indulge the evening stars of the Parisian skyline as you are guided towards the Summit of the famous Eiffel Tower. As you make your way up with the elevator, your local guide will illustrate all the hidden secrets and meticulous details of this symbol representing France.
Inside the Louvre
You will make your way to an old palace turned into the most famous museum in the world and holding the most precious painting "The Mona Lisa" by Leonardo di Vinci. Holding work of arts from generations and across oceans your guide will take you back in time at the helm of those times. Your guide will escort you through those different times while indulging you the deepest secrets of those times. Venez Discover, brings the best out of each place by meticulously crafting each tour exclusively while taking care of our environment. We aim to bring the love, passion and interest for our planet in each tour or service provided to you.
Monet's Charming & Picturesque Gardens
Stroll through the picturesque gardens with your guide while you indulge into the life of Claude Monet. A life filled with art and fondness which led him to retreat for the reaming 40 years of his life as you will discover while visiting his home. Thereafter, you will then continue with your guide through the exclusive work of arts which Claude Monet painted while at peace in the town of Giverny. Venez Discover, brings the best out of each place by meticulously crafting each tour exclusively while taking care of our environment. We aim to bring the love, passion and interest for our planet in each tour or service provided to you.
Mont-Saint-Michel's Calvados Fairytale from Paris
UNESCO–listed Mont-Saint-Michel makes an ideal day trip from Paris, but organizing transportation to visit independently can be challenging. On this tour, reach the Normandy coast in comfort—with round-trip transport from your Paris hotel included. Sample traditional Calvados over lunch in a local Norman manor, and explore Mont-Saint-Michel as your guide brings its medieval history to life.
Fontainebleau Chateau Retreat from Paris
An afternoon retreat at the the past residence of Louis III to Napoleon III holding some of the most precious furniture dating back to royalty. Relish an afternoon at this UNESCO World Heritage Site with a treat. Thereafter, you will have the option to head up for a magnificent hot air balloon ride for its region. Venez Discover, brings the best out of each place by meticulously crafting each tour exclusively while taking care of our environment. We aim to bring the love, passion and interest for our planet in each tour or service provided to you.
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Private Transfer from Saint-Malo to Mont-Saint-Michel - Up to 7 People
Let you drive and travel in a luxurious and comfortable minivan Mercedes from Saint-Malo to Mont Saint-Michel. Mont Saint-Michel is located about 1 hour from Saint-Malo. For your Saint-Malo - Mont Saint-Michel Transfer, our professional english speaking drivers guarantee a punctual service available 7 days a week. The price is all include for a transfer up to 7 people.
Rouen & the Norman Beer Heritage from Paris
Travel to the cultural heart of the iconic Normandy region, as you explore its history, heritage, and of course, beer. Step back in time as you wander the stunning Medieval streets of Old Town Rouen, and learn how the most legendary heroine in France came to be burned at the stake here. Gaze up at striking gothic architecture, visit the cathedral, and discover how the city came to be one of the greatest in all of Normandy. Enjoy an exclusive tour of a local artisanal brewery, learn about Norman brewing methods, and try some of the most renowned beer in France. Venez Discover brings the best out of each place by meticulously crafting each tour exclusively while taking care of our environment. We aim to bring the love, passion, and interest for our planet in each tour or service provided to you.
Vaux le Vicomte's Magic
Enter the baroque styled château of Vaux-le-Vicomte with your guide and embrace one of the most famous architectural design in France. Built between 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet the Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux. Inside the chateau you will travel through time while exploring the 17th century architecture and decor by Charles Le Brun which influence the architecture at that time. Then on you will explore the magnificent gardens by Andre le Notre which was used as an inspiration for the Gardens of Versailles. The collaboration of these inspirational artist commenced the Louis XIV Style combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. As proven by the garden's pronounced visual axis. Venez Discover, brings the best out of each place by meticulously crafting each tour exclusively while taking care of our environment. We aim to bring the love, passion and interest for our planet in each tour or service provided to you.
Skip the Line: Orsay Museum Elegance & Scandals Ticket
Explore the Musée d'Orsay in the company of an art historian—and learn all about the Impressionist movement—on this intimate tour of the Paris museum. Pick between multiple tour times, and meet your guide at the museum. With skip-the-line tickets, you'll head inside without delay. Explore the collection masterpieces, hear stories about the artists, and learn behind-the-scenes details about the artworks.
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"To be human is to worship." Those are the opening words of Daniel Block's excellent new book on worship, For the Glory of God. Men and women are inveterate worshippers. Paul makes this clear in Romans 1. Even those who reject the plain knowledge of God which can be perceived within the created order do not cease worshiping. Rather they simply begin worshipping created things instead of the Creator (Rom 1:18ff). Given that we all worship and that our hearts tend to be deceptive, it is vital that our worship be shaped by what God has made clear in His Word rather than by personal opinions, past experiences, or intuitions.
1. Worship is to be regulated according to Scripture.
It matters to God how His people worship Him. Form matters. Just ask Nadab and Abihu. We are never invited to worship God in ways that seem right to us. Scripture never calls us to do what "feels right" in God's presence. Rather, God's Word makes quite clear those elements of which our worship should consist. They are the preaching of His Word, music and singing, the reading of Scripture, prayer, tithes and offerings, confession of sin, and the sacraments (baptism and the Lord's Supper).
In a day when many Christians operate as spiritual entrepreneurs, it is important to remember that we do not decide how to come to God (or "connect," "experience," "encounter" or whichever word is popular). To quote Block once more: "[The] goal of authentic worship is the glory of God rather than the pleasure of human beings, which means that forms of worship should conform to the will of God rather than to the whims of fallen humanity" (p. 6).
2. Worship is the response to God's self-revelation.
We worship God in response to that which he has revealed about himself. Christianity is a revealed religion. That is we cannot intuit the gospel or those attributes of God not clearly visible in the created order. In this way we are dependent upon the Scriptures to truly know and worship God. This is why God has made the proclamation of his Word central to worship.
3. Worship may be accompanied by affections but not guided by them.
I wonder what is meant by statements like, "The worship was great"? I'm not trying to be picky here but we can tell what we believe about a thing from the things we say about it. It seems to me that the way we evaluate worship often has less to do with its adherence to God's stated will and more to do with the depth of affections (emotions) that we feel. Certainly our worship of God ought to engage the affections. But we must always remember that emotions are tricky things susceptible to manipulation and misguidance.
4. Worship should not be governed by pragmatic concerns.
If there is an unofficial religion among evangelicals today it may well be pragmatism. It's the idea that if it works, then it must be good. If it grows our church, if it attracts young families, if it appeals to millennials, if it produces the right emotions then it is good. But the church's worship must never be governed by such concerns as church growth, the preferences of unbelievers, attraction to a preferred demographic, or our subjective experience.
5. Worship is for God.
While we are generally careful not to say so, there seems to be a tendency to treat worship as something which is for us. Don't misunderstand. There are great blessings to be had in worshipping God. What is more, God does not require our worship as though he needs something from us (Acts 17:22-25). Rather, God calls us to worship him because of His essential worthiness. God demanded the release of his people from Egypt that they might worship Him (Ex 5:1). The Psalms repeatedly call upon the people of God to worship the Lord because of who he is and what he has done. We worship God because it is always right for the creature to worship the Creator.
6. Worship is not meant to facilitate mystical encounters with God.
Based on some of the comments responding to my previous article on worship (Is Your Church Worship More Pagan than Christian?), it is clear that many Christians believe that music and worship play a mediatorial role in our relationship with God. But worship does not bring us to or otherwise facilitate an encounter with God. Certainly we worship just as we live coram deo (before the face of God). Jesus, by his dying and rising, has brought us to God. For all of the opining on this issue, I have yet to see anything in Scripture that tells us that music brings us to God. Jesus our Great High Priest has brought us near to God and he requires no further assistance.
7. Worship and obedience are inseparable.
The Bible does not separate persons from their deeds. Neither does the Bible separate worship from obedience. The primary evidence of what is in the heart is not our words or emotions but our deeds. In his parable of the Vine and Vinedresser (Lk 13:6-9) Jesus teaches that branches that do not produce fruit are tossed into the fire. This principle is established by God in the form of covenant blessings and curses (Lev 26; Deut 28). God's moral law (the 10 Commandments) may be properly understood as a call to live all of life for the glory of God.
Todd Pruitt serves as Lead Pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, VA and blogs regularly at Ref21 and 1517. Raised a Southern Baptist, he is a graduate of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City. He, along with Carl Trueman and Aimee Byrd, hosts the podcast Mortification of Spin. Todd and his wife Karen have three children.


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The recent arrival of the Four Seasons Hotel Montreal located in the vibrant heart of the Golden Square Mile is transforming the city's hospitality and entertainment offering. In line with the Four Seasons' ethos of designing carefully curated spaces, the luxury hospitality brand commissioned acclaimed Montreal artist Pascale Girardin to create an original site-specific sculpture for the newly opened Four Seasons Hotel Montreal.
Suspended in the hotel's open-air atrium, the sculpture, entitled Contemplation, is a centrepiece, evoking nature in the very heart of the luxury establishment. The work speaks not only to the artistry that is so richly alive in Montreal, but also to the core values of the Four Seasons brand: detailed craftsmanship, enriching human stories, colourful detail, and connection to place.
Made of lightweight aluminum, the all-white installation with gilded accents of 24-karat gold is made up of over ninety floral suspensions ranging from thirty centimeters to one meter in diameter. These garlands cascade through the atrium from the seventeenth to the eighth floor, evoking the cycles of nature—the blossoms of spring flowers, the movement of petals adrift on a summer breeze, the spill of autumnal leaves and the lightness of falling snow.
Contemplation's organic form creates an elegant counterpoint to the hotel's linear architecture. At once ephemeral and eternal, this captivating focal point is destined to delight residents and guests of the Four Seasons Hotel Montreal for many years to come.
For more than twenty years, Pascale Girardin has been navigating between the world of ceramics, visual arts and design, instilling her unique vision upon the art objects, tableware and architectural installations that she creates. Inspired by the expression of pure forms, her art discreetly highlights our fundamental relationship to the world in which we live. Whether suspended, adorning a wall or floating in the water, her works recall the omnipresence and organic structure of nature.
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The Third World - Left-wing Charities - Trocaire
Trocaire's left-wing politics
Garry Walsh
Eoin Murray
Indoctrination of children
The Co.Kerry school children
DevelopmentEducation.ie
Trocaire is the third world charity of the Irish Catholic church.
For some reason, in recent years the Catholic church has developed a left-wing, anti-Israel, anti-American "foreign policy".
It is all very well the Catholic church having obnoxious left-wing politics. I am not a member of it anyway. But the Irish taxpayer is forced to pay to fund the church's anti-Israel, anti-American charity Trocaire. I am forced to pay for the Catholic church's anti-Israel campaigns.
The church and Islamism
The Catholic church and Islamism
Trocaire is left-wing, anti-capitalist, anti-American, anti-Israel, anti-Iraq war and anti-Afghan war.
See trocaire.org (and youtube and facebook and flickr).
NGO Monitor on Trocaire
Ireland: Government Funding for Anti-Israel NGOs (2007 report)
Criticism of Trocaire:
Tony Allwright in 2006 and 2004 and 2004 and 2003 and 2003 and 2003.
William Sjostrom
Jon Ihle
blog-irish (and here)
Click on the "charity" Trocaire's front page in Oct 2012, and this is what you see.
And I am forced to pay for this!
As at Oct 2012, only one country in the world is mentioned on the front page of this supposed charity ... Israel!
Click on Trocaire's Facebook page in June 2014 and this is what you see.
The actual banner is anti-Israel. With jihad and massacre raging across Iraq and Syria and Nigeria, this is the most important issue in the world for Trocaire. Creepy and disturbing.
Trocaire have bad politics about almost everything. They do not even understand the cause of poverty.
Trocaire doesn't seem to understand the cause of poverty:
Trocaire seeks to address causes of poverty - letter by Trocaire's Justin Kilcullen, January 23, 2005, shows the inability of left-wing charities to understand poverty. He lists the root causes of poverty as: "unfair trading practices, human rights abuses, conflict and inequality", again missing the two main causes, lack of democracy and lack of capitalism.
Anti-America
Anti-US bias was a load of Kabul, November 18, 2001 - Trocaire opposed the War on Afghanistan. Afghans didn't.
The first casualty of war by Brendan O'Connor, June 22, 2003 - Trocaire opposed the War on Iraq. Iraqis didn't.
Anti-intervention in Sudan
Trocaire and Goal clash on Sudan, August 8, 2004 - Trocaire's opposition to military action to stop the Sudan genocide. It seems to me that this lefty charity cares more about restraining US power than they do about saving lives.
Action on Sudan, August 8, 2004 - GOAL supports all possible action to stop the Sudan genocide. "The Security Council has once again proved itself to be out of touch and continues on its downward spiral into redundancy. Bush and Blair were prepared to commit troops to prevent persecution in Kosovo and Iraq and they must do the same again."
Until Trocaire reforms: Do not give money to Trocaire. Give your money to GOAL instead.
In fairness, Trocaire called for a boycott of Sudan in 2001. See also here.
As well as attacking Israel, Trocaire also spend your money banging on about climate change. Why can't they just stick to the third world?
Climate change takes dark toll in death and destruction, Justin Kilcullen, 20 June 2012, blames third world poverty on ... climate change! Anything except blaming third world governments.
"In the last three years, we have seen 10 million people displaced by floods in Pakistan, 13 million face hunger in east Africa, and over 10 million in the Sahel region of Africa face starvation." He absurdly claims that climate change is responsible for 300,000 deaths a year.
And yet funny how none of these deaths are in the West, isn't it? Funny how "climate change" only affects people living under governments that stifle economic freedom and political freedom. What a coincidence.
He complains about the problems of farmers in Kenya, but he never mentions that The Heritage Foundation ranks Kenya as "Mostly Unfree" in economic freedom. He has no interest in the real causes of poverty.
Trocaire's anti-American, anti-Israel demo.
During the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, Trocaire organised this protest at the US Embassy in Dublin on 31 July 2006, trying to get the US to pressurise Israel. (And engaging in some US-bashing of its own.)
Why not protest at the Iranian Embassy in Blackrock, Co.Dublin? After all, they're the aggressors, they started the 2006 war, they want to exterminate Israel, they arm Hezbollah, and they could end the war by surrendering.
Also in picture is the anti-Israel Michael D. Higgins.
Trocaire are so anti-Israel that often it is the only specific campaign displayed on their web front page.
Given the long history of Catholic hatred for Jews, it is rather distasteful for a Catholic church charity to campaign so hard against Israel. Can't Trocaire just stick to the third world?
The history of Catholic anti-semitism
The Catholic church and the Holocaust
The Irish left and Israel
Tax-supported anti-Israel groups
Trocaire's anti-Israel campaign (and here and here)
Trocaire's Flickr set against the life-saving Israeli wall.
Gaza strip: An open air prison?, Justin Kilcullen, 16 August 2005. The article consists entirely of criticism of Israel. The Palestinians are not criticised. Israel has sealed off the Gaza strip just for fun, it seems. No mention of Hamas. No criticism of Hamas and suicide bombings and the shooting of settler children in their beds. No criticism of the endless Islamist jihad to destroy Israel and set up an Islamic tyranny. What is this politicised rubbish doing on Trocaire's website?
Trocaire calls on "the EU to remove all of Israel's trade privileges until it lifts the blockade" of Gaza.
Promoting a Just World: Ireland's EU Council Presidency, Tr�caire Manifesto, 2012, calls for Ireland to promote an EU ban on goods from Israeli settlements.
Left-wing Irish charity Trocaire campaigns against the life-saving Israeli wall.
There is no mention at all of Islamist terror!
"The wall does nothing to achieve a more peaceful Middle East", they claim, ignoring the fact that that is exactly what it has done.
It's a 3 minute ad for why you should not give money to Trocaire.
See more anti-Israel videos from Trocaire.
Irish charity Trocaire figures out how to bring peace to Israel.
The answer is not to end Islamism, sharia, jihad, racism, anti-semitism, incitement and Islamic terror. It's not for the Palestinians to adopt parliamentary democracy, human rights, free speech, freedom of sexuality and freedom of religion.
No, peace can be achieved "by ending the building of illegal settlements by Israel." That's all you need!
Apparently, these "illegal settlements" are the reason why the Arabs have repeatedly tried to exterminate the Jews since 1948.
Trocaire funds the anti-Israel NGO BADIL.
In 2010, BADIL awarded a "Best Caricature" prize to this cartoon.
The image featured on BADIL's website.
Garry Walsh, Israel/Palestine Officer at Tr�caire, is former IPSC
Garry Walsh, Israel/Palestine Officer at Tr�caire, is a former leading member of the rabidly anti-Israel IPSC.
(Hat tip for discovering this: Barry Williams.)
Why I don't care for Trocaire, Ian O'Doherty, 5 Mar 2007. Points out that Trocaire has given money to the IPSC.
Garry Walsh on twitter.
The list of people he follows on Twitter gives you an idea what is in his head. (And what the Catholic charity Trocaire now stands for.)
The list includes:
Michael D. Higgins
Joe Higgins
Mary Fitzgerald
Fintan O'Toole
Raymond Deane
Aengus � Snodaigh
Richard Boyd Barrett
IrishShiptoGaza
Occupy Dame St
Eamonn McCann
Front Line Defenders
Amnesty Ireland
Al Haq
Huwaida Arraf
Holy Land Trust
Eoin Murray, Campaigns Coordinator at Tr�caire, is former IPSC
Garry Walsh is not the only IPSC person in Trocaire.
Eoin Murray was National Coordinator of the rabidly anti-Israel IPSC.
See for example this letter in Irish Independent, April 12, 2006.
By 2007 he was Palestine Programme Officer for Trocaire.
He is now Campaigns Coordinator at Tr�caire.
Eoin Murray writes for Electronic Intifada.
He has also written various anti-Israel blogs:
eoinmurray.blogspot.com
trocaireliveinpalestine.blogspot.com
The Catholic "charity" Trocaire has direct access into the Catholic schools of Ireland, in which they can spread their anti-Israel message.
2011 Tr�caire Human Rights Summer School:
Secondary students aged 16-17 visit Trocaire to learn bad anti-Israel politics, all funded by the Irish taxpayer.
Secondary students aged 16-17 are told they should oppose the life-saving Israeli wall, which may have saved 1,000 lives so far.
Ignorant anti-Israel propaganda, organised by Trocaire, paid for by the Irish taxpayer.
Anti-Israel propaganda in Catholic secondary schools in Ireland, paid for by the Irish taxpayer.
From the Trocaire propaganda pack for schools:
The Palestinian girl here has to go through "a military checkpoint" every day. For fun. Because the IDF likes wasting time.
It is never mentioned why she has to go through a military checkpoint. The closest we get is "when they are 18 they have to join the army and protect these settlers". Protect them from what?
This is "Case Study 2". You might think that, for balance, "Case Study 1" is about the Fogel family or the Hatuel family who were slaughtered by the Palestinians. Or, since this is Hebron, maybe the killing of baby Shalhevet Pass or the killing of baby Shaked Avraham. Or the many other terrorist attacks in Hebron.
But no. "Case Study 1" is just more anti-Israel propaganda. There is no balance at all.
TV interview in 2011 of 92 year old Palestinian woman.
Her father took part in the massacre of the Jews in 1929 in Hebron.
She celebrates the massacre, and hopes for a greater massacre of the Jews in the future.
From MEMRI.
Veteran Israeli journalist Sarah Honig came across a group of Irish school children in Dec 2012 in Cahersiveen, Co.Kerry, who were raising money for "Palestine" on an official school activity. Honig wrote about it in the Jerusalem Post.
It was a Trocaire collection. They were using Trocaire material at school. So it is clear they were being taught Trocaire's anti-Israel viewpoint. That is not in doubt.
The dispute is over whether, as Honig claimed, some of them also made anti-semitic remarks.
That unwitting indecency, Sarah Honig, Jerusalem Post, 24 Jan 2013 (and copy).
She says: "I was buttonholed by three boisterous teenagers in Santa hats, carrying a collection box and big signs reading "Free Palestine." ... I asked: "Free Palestine from whom?" The cheery trio's swift answer was unambiguous: "The Jews.""
When she queried where the money would go, they said: "What do you have against Palestinians? What have they done to you? They are only against Jews. Jews are evil." One of them said that the Jews �crucified our Lord.�
Their ignorance was almost total: "I asked if they knew of the Palestinian Authority's and Hamastan's persecutions of Christians, but my youthful interlocutors had never heard of the Palestinian Authority and didn't know that Palestinians are overwhelmingly Muslim."
Honig also claims that their teacher said they were helping the Palestinians because �Jews stole their lands.�
The school, Col�iste na Sceilge, responded (see below), and they deny that anyone was anti-semitic. Though it is hard to imagine Honig made it all up.
In the absence of a recording, I think we have to regard the anti-semitism claim as unproved. But there is no doubt this was an anti-Israel demo.
The collection for "Palestine".
The collection was at the corner of Church St and O'Connell St, Cahersiveen.
See street view.
The principal of the school denies Honig's allegations.
From The Kerryman, 30 Jan 2013.
He reveals that they were using Trocaire's anti-Israel materials.
Some points:
I don't think he can criticise a newspaper for printing a photo of what is, after all, a political demonstration. Comment: "I don't think the Principal of a school that has its pupils canavassing publicly can criticise a newspaper for printing a picture of the street gathering in proper context."
He claims they are "unbiased" and "neither pro Palestinian nor pro Israeli" but this cannot be true if they are using lesson content provided by Trocaire. There is no balance in Trocaire's material. "Balance" would require having Trocaire give the pro-Palestinian side, and having someone like Alan Dershowitz to give the pro-Israel side, and letting students make their minds up. He did not mention what pro-Israel material they use, so I suspect there is not any.
The Kerryman editorial, 30 Jan 2013.
It sounds like a strong attack on Honig, but they rather weaken their case on two points:
They claim that the Palestinians are "oppressed". That doesn't really describe the conflict.
They further weaken their case by accepting that the students may have "made some remarks" which would have been made "in a spirit of exuberant, youthful protest". So they are saying Honig could be telling the truth?
In the absence of a recording, we may never know what happened. I think I have to be agnostic on the antisemitism claim. But I certainly don't think schools should be organising pro-Palestinian demos.
The Israeli embassy wrote a reply in The Kerryman, 6 Feb 2013.
The school, if they really want to show they are balanced, should ask the embassy for material to give the pro-Israel view.
It is not right for them to only give the anti-Israel view from Trocaire.
Someone typed this into Sarah Honig's contact form on 31 Jan 2013.
Posted on her site.
DevelopmentEducation.ie spreads Trocaire's anti-Israel viewpoint to Ireland's school children.
Moral Philosophy And Religion section.
"Become Aware" spreads anti-Israel propaganda in RE class.
How the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is introduced to children in the RE course "Become Aware".
No mention of the cause of the conflict - Islam and Islamic supremacism (the cause of the conflict in 1947, and still the cause today).
No mention of the fact that the 1967 war was fought by Israel against enemies who openly called for a genocide of the Jews.
No mention of the fact that Palestinian wealth tripled under Israeli occupation from 1967 until Arafat returned to destroy everything with his intifada.
No mention of the endless incitement to hatred and violence on Palestinian TV, and in schools and mosques, that keeps the conflict going.
No mention of the lack of religious, political and sexual freedom under the Palestinians, and the existence of all of these in Israel.
No mention of the endless Islamic terrorist attacks carried out by the Palestinians against Israel.
Just simple anti-Israel propaganda imposed on children by Trocaire and DevelopmentEducation.ie. Shameful.
From the Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
Christianity understood Islam much better in the past.
If only RE class introduced Islam like this today.
Instead, the modern Catholics like Trocaire take Islam's side.
Even when explaining why Trocaire idiotically got involved in Israel in 2002, they never explain what was going on in 2002: endless Palestinian terror attacks on innocent and vulnerable Jews.
Not mentioned at all! There were "unprecedented levels of military confrontation and restrictions on the movement of	Palestinians imposed by the	Israeli army" for no apparent reason.
Just because Jews are cruel, I guess.
"Lastly, I condemn a disturbing, growing problem in recent years, namely the politicisation of charity, whereby NGOs such as Tr�caire have become manipulated, within and without, by those with a radical left agenda which demonises Israel as the cause of the problems in the Middle East. As we have all seen over the past two years of the Arab Spring, with tens of thousands of Arabs slaughtered by other Arabs, this is clearly an absurdity."
- The Israeli ambassador, 11 Oct 2012, on the corruption of Irish charities like Trocaire into radical-left political fronts.
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Harsh Lessons In Ultimate Frisbee: That September Resignation
Flo 14 September 2018 Introvert's Musings0 comments
September brings around crispy, just a tad bit chilly mornings. After a long 9 to 5 work week, all that I can dream about is wrapping myself around a warm, fuzzy blanket. With a warm mug of coffee in my hands, I catch up with my favourite Netflix show or a still growing pile of books. I turn off the hectic, demanding world and let out a slow breath of relief.
However, for the 4th time in a row, I've switched that laid back September morning for a warm up on the still dew-covered grass. Instead of a warm coffee, I'm reaching out for a frisbee and make last-minute throwing practice. Instead of a Netflix show, I try to focus on the match that my team and I are supposed to play in just a bit.
We're at the Mixed Division Nationals. I didn't expect we'd make it this year. I take a deep breath to calm the "what-if's" running through my head. Something is missing. It feels like we've already lost the game. But indeed, we've lost. In our heads. The moment when at least one person began that game of doubts and confined trust.
And I can't help it, but be the guilty person of thinking it first.
Before you pick up the disc.
Nationals in Ultimate Frisbee – it's that one moment during the year when a team can show what they've been working on the past few months. It's the final test. That one moment when you take up the challenge and show others that they shouldn't underestimate you. The goal doesn't have to be grand. Being in the top 10 is a dream good enough. For me at least. Success takes time, focus, commitment and belief. It's those small steps along the way that matter. There are also things, which work in favour of backfiring. They're what you should leave behind before you pick up the disc.
Emotions and those nagging thoughts.
Emotions can blur the whole picture. They get in the way and sometimes lead to overthinking. Gaining focus and the calm in the game sometimes requires you to separate from the others. You're here to have fun, be competitive and support each other.
I don't know anyone who's ever benefitted from obvious comments about a bad throw or a decision voiced on the sideline. In most cases, a non-constructive comment leads to frustration and irritation. Playing a game with those emotions in the back of your head isn't helpful. You're probably already kicking yourself over that bad throw. You don't need to hear the captain obvious once again. It's not about being nice to each other all the time.
It's about respect.
It's about that on-field trust. It's about not boosting that negative, nagging voice in your head: you're so bad at Ultimate, you're not going to make it. Because at some point you start to believe that voice even though you know it's just a mirage. You're not "enough". You need to prove to others that you're an equal player constantly. The emotions are building up inside. You go off like a bomb. Other times you just keep it locked up inside. You question everything. You don't feel comfortable anymore on the team. You lose belief and confidence.
How did you ever make it this far? Do you even deserve it?
Those emotions are bubbling under your skin. You analyse and overthink. The focus in the game is long lost gone. Do you remember how much happiness it used to bring you? To chase that disc. To score a point. To cheer for a teammate.
Is it really a good time to overthink and beat yourself up? It's not. The time is never right.
Many teams go into the game with heads held high. Despite the fallbacks, they keep going. A team, which has a common goal, is driven, supports each other is the one that is going to triumph. Somehow along the way I've found myself doubting my team. Doubting I'm a part of this. I've found myself outside the system. It takes little to sway us into the defeated mode. Our heads no longer raise as the motivation is fleetingly leaving the space. If you start the match with thoughts that you're weaker than others, then you've already lost.
If you lack confidence, then your throws will lack conviction. Low team spirit gives off the loser vibe and the impression that there is nothing else to do. You start to make mistakes. You repeat them.
Do you remember those games that you've somehow made through during the impossible cup points? They are legends now, but they were those rare moments when nothing was impossible until that very last point. Turnover after turnover you kept fighting trying to make that one last D because you're not a quitter. It's the mindset of the invincible teams that go up against the odds. Because Ultimate is not only about the skills, athleticism and wits. It's also about a strong mind that won't give up despite the situation.
It should be fun, but at some point along the way, it goes wrong. You're fake happy. You feel like such a fraud. You've got high ambitions, but the reality knocks you back down. You try to make everything about your game perfect, but you end up making mistakes. You beat yourself up about it. Constantly. At some point, you blame yourself for someone not catching the disc.
Perhaps the throw was bad after all? Was that decision really necessary?
A goal you want to reach turns into a dramatic task you need to fulfil. What if it doesn't work out? What next? Is it the end of the road? You want more, but the insecurities hold you back down. As a team, something is holding you down.
Two matches with a loser attitude. Two highly focused, close games to be proud of. One game, which decided about everything. One game to instil the numb resignation. The harshest, toughest, most hurtful Nationals in a team's history. Leaving the field after the last Spirit Circle, I was so lost for words. Almost not there. Disbelief is an understatement. The reality still doesn't hit with its full force. It's all over, isn't it?
This numb feeling after losing everything still lingers. It's a tournament hangover amplified with heartbreak and resignation. That negative voice says it's time to call it quits. The rational one points out that it's time to let go of ambition and get back to work. I write down those empty words about getting back to hard work to come back stronger the next year. It feels like such an easy lie. I wonder if anyone actually believes it. I don't. At least not right now.With motivation in pieces, I try to figure out where I fit in these puzzles.
Is it still worth it to commit so much time and make sacrifices when it's all for nothing? Sometimes the things you love the most become the things that hurt the most. They suffocate you, and you're stuck in the limbo. You don't know where's the next step.
You want just to make everything stop for a minute. Stop acting strong and driven. You need someone to tell you that it's all going to be okay. It's not the end of the world. After all, the loses are what makes you stronger. If you let it. It's a harsh lesson even though the emotions are bitter. Sometimes it seems that there's no way of bouncing off the bottom. I'm familiar with losing, but this time it feels harder to get back up. We gave it up all too easily. It's different to walk off the field with your head held high and the sense of giving your best despite the final score. But when your heart is not in it…
It's yet another September and the world is still spinning, still moving forward. As the time passes, the raw emotions will slowly fade, but they leave their mark. A team needs to figure out what it stands for together, not individually. Does it learn from the experience or gives up? Being a quitter is easy. That's why it's so important to remind yourself why are you doing this. Why do you keep playing this sport? Why do you play on this team? In the end, it's all about trust, understanding and an engagement from all those who want to build a strong, lasting team.
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type GreetingXML struct {
	XMLName xml.Name `xml:"greeting"`
	One     string   `xml:"one,attr"`
	Two     string   `xml:"two,attr"`
}

func TestXMLBasic(t *testing.T) {
	render := New(Options{
	// nothing here to configure
	})

	var err error
	h := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		err = render.XML(w, 299, GreetingXML{One: "hello", Two: "world"})
	})

	res := httptest.NewRecorder()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/foo", nil)
	h.ServeHTTP(res, req)

	expectNil(t, err)
	expect(t, res.Code, 299)
	expect(t, res.Header().Get(ContentType), ContentXML+"; charset=UTF-8")
	expect(t, res.Body.String(), "<greeting one=\"hello\" two=\"world\"></greeting>")
}

func TestXMLPrefix(t *testing.T) {
	prefix := "<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>\n"
	render := New(Options{
		PrefixXML: []byte(prefix),
	})

	var err error
	h := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		err = render.XML(w, 300, GreetingXML{One: "hello", Two: "world"})
	})

	res := httptest.NewRecorder()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/foo", nil)
	h.ServeHTTP(res, req)

	expectNil(t, err)
	expect(t, res.Code, 300)
	expect(t, res.Header().Get(ContentType), ContentXML+"; charset=UTF-8")
	expect(t, res.Body.String(), prefix+"<greeting one=\"hello\" two=\"world\"></greeting>")
}

func TestXMLIndented(t *testing.T) {
	render := New(Options{
		IndentXML: true,
	})

	var err error
	h := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		err = render.XML(w, http.StatusOK, GreetingXML{One: "hello", Two: "world"})
	})

	res := httptest.NewRecorder()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/foo", nil)
	h.ServeHTTP(res, req)

	expectNil(t, err)
	expect(t, res.Code, http.StatusOK)
	expect(t, res.Header().Get(ContentType), ContentXML+"; charset=UTF-8")
	expect(t, res.Body.String(), "<greeting one=\"hello\" two=\"world\"></greeting>\n")
}

func TestXMLWithError(t *testing.T) {
	render := New(Options{
	// nothing here to configure
	})

	var err error
	h := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		err = render.XML(w, 299, map[string]string{"foo": "bar"})
	})

	res := httptest.NewRecorder()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/foo", nil)
	h.ServeHTTP(res, req)

	expectNotNil(t, err)
	expect(t, res.Code, 500)
}

func TestXMLCustomContentType(t *testing.T) {
	render := New(Options{
		XMLContentType: "application/customxml",
	})

	var err error
	h := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		err = render.XML(w, http.StatusOK, GreetingXML{One: "hello", Two: "world"})
	})

	res := httptest.NewRecorder()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/foo", nil)
	h.ServeHTTP(res, req)

	expectNil(t, err)
	expect(t, res.Code, http.StatusOK)
	expect(t, res.Header().Get(ContentType), "application/customxml; charset=UTF-8")
	expect(t, res.Body.String(), "<greeting one=\"hello\" two=\"world\"></greeting>")
}

func TestXMLDisabledCharset(t *testing.T) {
	render := New(Options{
		DisableCharset: true,
	})

	var err error
	h := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		err = render.XML(w, http.StatusOK, GreetingXML{One: "hello", Two: "world"})
	})

	res := httptest.NewRecorder()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "/foo", nil)
	h.ServeHTTP(res, req)

	expectNil(t, err)
	expect(t, res.Code, http.StatusOK)
	expect(t, res.Header().Get(ContentType), ContentXML)
	expect(t, res.Body.String(), "<greeting one=\"hello\" two=\"world\"></greeting>")
}

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2018 NFL Draft Continues to Beg the Question: What Are the Raiders Doing?
Doug Farrar@@BR_DougFarrar Twitter LogoNFL Lead ScoutApril 28, 2018
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When the Oakland Raiders hired Jon Gruden in early January to be their head coach again, it looked as if the former Monday Night Football color man and the brains behind ESPN's Gruden's QB Camp was going to set his team back to 1998, when Al Davis hired him to be Oakland's head coach the first time around. Only this time, Gruden was coming in with a much bigger name and contract (a 10-year, $100 million agreement), and certainly more pull in how personnel decisions were going to be made than as a first-time head coach in the last millennium.
"Are you talking about the analytics, the GPS, all the modern technology? Man, I'm trying to throw the game back to 1998," Gruden told reporters at the 2018 scouting combine. "As a broadcaster, I went around and observed every team, asked a lot of questions, took a look at the facilities, how they're doing business, there's a stack of analytic data or 'DAY-tuh,' however you want to say that word, people don't even know how to read it. It's one thing to have the data—or DAY-tuh—it's another thing to know how to read the damn thing.
"So, I'm not going to rely on GPSs and all the modern technology. I will certainly have some people that are professional that can help me from that regard. But I still thing doing things the old-fashioned way is a good way, and we're going to try to lean the needle that way a little bit."
Gruden's cavalier dismissal of "DAY-tuh" isn't an intrinsic problem if he came back to the NFL with a specific plan that replaced analytics as an overarching philosophy regarding player acquisition and development. There are plenty of gifted coaches and executives in the league who give sabermetrics a cursory look, at best. More disconcerting for the Raiders franchise is that, to this point in time, Gruden seems to be leaning on assistant coaches he knew or worked with in his former iteration as a head coach from 1998 through 2008.
Oakland's 2018 free-agency run certainly forwarded the narrative that Gruden wanted to party like it's 1999—the Raiders' primary acquisitions were receiver Jordy Nelson and running back Doug Martin, two formerly dynamic skill players proven to be past their primes.
And after the first two days of Gruden's first draft in 10 years, the Raiders added to the questions with a draft class that appears to be far more about potential than production, with some head-scratching evaluative reaches.
In the first round, the Raiders traded from their original tenth pick, moving down to 15 and picking up Arizona's third-round pick (79th overall) and fifth-rounder (152nd overall). With the 15th pick, they selected UCLA left tackle Kolton Miller, a big, athletic blocker who protected Josh Rosen's blind side. Per Pro Football Focus, Miller allowed just 16 total pressures in 2017, but his tape shows a player prone to getting too far up out of his stance, losing leverage at the point of attack.
When Miller gets low to provide leverage and plays with a wide base, he's an acceptable left tackle prospect, but there's technique work to be done before he's able to consistently deal with the NFL's best edge-rushers.
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New offensive line coach Tom Cable was reportedly pounding the table for Miller, per Vic Tafur of The Athletic, and that's a problem. During his time as the builder of Seattle's offensive line from 2011 through 2017, he made several disastrous personnel decisions with the full support of head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider. Cable's combination of wavering talent in evaluation and iffy coaching led to Seattle's offensive line declining to perhaps the worst unit in the league.
So, as Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie said, per Tafur, that Cable played a big part in the Miller pick on Thursday night, that should raise several red flags. Cable was able to double down on Friday when the Raiders took North Carolina A&T tackle Brandon Parker with the first pick in the third round. Parker, a massive blocker, stood out at the Senior Bowl when asked to play right tackle, but his tape—even against subpar competition—shows a player who's inconsistent in his pass set and needs a lot of technique work.
So, after McKenzie brought in left tackle Donald Penn and center Rodney Hudson through free agency, and guard Gabe Jackson through the draft, as dominant players, the new ideology seems to be to overdraft based on potential and hope the coaching staff can work it all out. Based on Cable's history, the Raiders may have a long wait before that happens—if that happens at all.
With the third-round pick in the Cardinals deal, Oakland traded for ex-Steelers receiver Martavis Bryant, a player in the last year of his rookie contract. Bryant, a physically gifted but maddeningly inconsistent receiver, lost the entire 2016 season to suspension after multiple violations of the league's substance-abuse policy. He kept his nose clean in 2017, catching 50 passes for 603 yards and three touchdowns, but his NFL history speaks to potential obstructed by off-field issues.
Oakland also selected two defensive players on the second day, and LSU defensive end Arden Key was the most prominent name. The Raiders were able to get Key with the 87th overall pick in the third round despite his 11-sack season in 2016 because he presented several issues through his time with the Tigers.
Per Eric Edholm of Pro Football Weekly, Key left the team for a time after the 2016 season to address "personal issues"—which turned out to be a trip to rehab for marijuana use. Key also underwent shoulder surgery against the advice of team doctors, which isn't a problem in and of itself, but his returning to the program at 278 pounds when he played at 240 pounds certainly was. Key managed just four sacks in 2017, and while he has flashes of great potential, they're (stop us if you've heard this one before) obstructed by personal issues.
Oakland's second-round pick, Sam Houston State defensive tackle P.J. Hall, is extremely athletic—at 6'0", 308 pounds, he set an FCS record with 86.5 tackles for loss, as well as 42 sacks and 14 blocked kicks. He fits the modern NFL because he's played both end and tackle and moved all over the line in college, but he'll face his own level of competition concerns.
Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated Press
This boom-or-bust strategy brought to player evaluation and acquisition, be it in free agency or the draft, goes against what McKenzie did when he had control of the team from his hire in 2012 through 2017.
McKenzie showed a fine eye for low-risk, high-reward talent with the picks of quarterback Derek Carr and linebacker Khalil Mack and a host of lesser-rated contributors, like cornerback T.J. Carrie, defensive tackle Justin Ellis, safety Karl Joseph and the aforementioned Gabe Jackson, and though he had his whiffs (first-round cornerbacks D.J. Hayden and Gareon Conley were not outstanding selections, and he made some howling errors on free-agent defensive backs), he had a plan that improved the team.
So far, Gruden has not shown the same skills. Whether it's his decade-long layoff from the league or an insistence that the game can work the same way as it did when he was last coaching, he's made few moves that make sense. Perhaps a new focus on "DAY-tuh," or at the very least a core philosophy that brings more talent than trouble to the team, should be next on his to-do list.


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Yolanda Mudzodzo is a 21-year-old mother of one. She was born and raised in Madombwe village in Mazowe district of Zimbabwe. She grew up in a stable and happy home, but sadly both her parents passed away in 2014 leaving her under the guardianship of her grandmother.
Due to other financial demands, her grandmother was unable to pay school fees and Yolanda was forced to drop out. Shortly after, she became pregnant and her boyfriend denied responsibility, leaving her to face the related challenges on her own. Her challenges further escalated after the birth of her child as she was saddled with caregiving burdens and numerous expenses. With few opportunities available to her, Yolanda began selling sex to sustain herself and her child. Looking back at her choices, Yolanda acknowledges that she succumbed to peer pressure, emulating her older friends who were already sexually active.
"Everyone was having sex and I thought I should do it as well. I fell pregnant soon after I had stopped going to school."
In February 2017, after two years of selling sex, a local Community Child-Care Worker (CCW) who knew Yolanda's circumstances approached her about the Part-Time Continuing Education under the DREAMS IC. Grateful for an opportunity to improve her position, Yolanda enrolled herself in the program. She was registered as a non-formal learner at Gombekombe secondary school in Mazowe and immediately started lessons. After successfully attending classes and advancing through the curriculum, she sat for the O-Level examinations in November 2017 and is optimistic to pass.
The CCW followed up with Yolanda through frequent home visits and counseling sessions and reiterated the importance of knowing her and her child's HIV status. After initial hesitancy, Yolanda agreed. In June 2017 she and her child both tested negative for HIV. Yolanda will continue to visit the local clinic with her child for regular screenings. Through the PTCE platform, Yolanda also joined a social asset building club with other AGYW to learn and discuss life skills like decision making, assertiveness, and problem-solving skills; family planning methods; and to be mentored by other successful women in their communities. She now has trusted adults she can turn to when she has challenges and peers who are also eager to chase and achieve their dreams.
"In our savings group, we save and borrow each other's money for income generating purposes. I now have my own savings through ISALs. I make and sell detergents to local teachers and nurses."
Due to the coordinated linkages with DREAMS Core activities, Yolanda was also trained in the Internal Savings and Lending scheme (ISAL) and is part of a savings group. The initiative builds her financial literacy and enables her to make savings and engage in income-generating activities. Optimistic about passing her O-level's with flying colors, Yolanda plans on enrolling for a nursing diploma in the coming year.
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