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Kacey Musgraves Makes MTV VMAs Debut With 'Star-Crossed' [Watch]
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Kacey Musgraves made her MTV Video Music Awards debut on Sunday night (Sept. 12), sharing the title track of her just-released new album, Star-Crossed. It was her first-ever live performance of the song.
Taking the stage at Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Barclays Center, Musgraves "set the scene" with dim stage lighting and a load of burning pillar and taper candles as she began the song with only a guitarist in sight. As she moved around the stage, cameras revealed neon hearts with swords through them, as well as a larger band.
Musgraves' stage proved to be more intricate, too, as she continued the song. When she got to the first "star-crossed," a giant heart erupted behind her in flames. The stage continued to fill with fire as she worked through the song.
"Star-Crossed" leads Musgraves' new album, the fourth of her career, which arrived on Friday (Sept. 10). She co-wrote the song with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk, who co-produced Star-Crossed after working with Musgraves on her Grammy-winning 2018 album Golden Hour.
As a whole, Star-Crossed was inspired by Musgraves' exploration of the centuries-old art form of tragedy in the wake of her divorce from fellow artist Ruston Kelly. An accompanying film, titled Star-Crossed: The Film, is available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Come January, Musgraves will tour in support of Star-Crossed. Her Star-Crossed: Unveiled Tour is currently set to begin on Jan. 19 and includes 15 stops.
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La Fundació Manuel de Pedrolo és una fundació privada que té com a objectiu recuperar la memòria de la figura i l'obra de l'escriptor català Manuel de Pedrolo. A més a més, presten una gran atenció a la difusió, defensa i normalització de la llengua i cultura catalanes, sent així una fundació catalanista. Amb aquest propòsit, duen a terme i participen cicles de lectures, premis literaris, cursos i actes polítics.

La seva seu es troba a Tàrrega. La Fundació Pedrolo es va inaugurar coincidint amb els 15 anys de la mort de l'escriptor, i es va constituir l'octubre de 2005 i es va donar d'alta al Registre de Fundacions de la Generalitat de Catalunya l'abril del 2006.

El 26 d'octubre de 2014 la Fundació va inaugurar l'Espai Pedrolo al Castell de Concabella, a La Segarra, per a custodiar i conservar l'arxiu del fons documental i divulgar la dimensió personal de Pedrolo. L'Arxiu del Fons Documental de la Fundació Manuel de Pedrolo es va inaugurar al mateix lloc el 14 de febrer de 2015. L'Espai Pedrolo acull l'exposició permanent «Pedrolo, més enllà dels límits», que presenta tant la vessant biogràfica com literària de l'escriptor.

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International use of the euro broadly stable in 2019
Euro remains unchallenged as second most used currency globally after the US dollar
Role of euro stable as global reserve currency
International role declined after the global financial crisis, now bottomed out
Euro used as main currency of denomination globally for green bond issuance
The euro's international role remained overall stable in 2019. This was one of the principal findings in the latest annual report on The international role of the euro, published today by the European Central Bank (ECB).
Adjusting for exchange rate valuation effects, the share of the euro in outstanding international loans was 1 percentage point higher at the end of 2019 than at the end of 2018, at 15.4%. The share of the euro in outstanding international debt securities declined. The share of the euro in global foreign exchange reserves and in outstanding international deposits remained broadly stable, as did the share of the euro as an invoicing currency for extra-euro area transactions in goods and the stock of euro banknotes circulating outside the euro area.
Since its introduction 20 years ago, the euro has remained unchallenged as second most used currency globally after the US dollar, but its usage declined after the global financial crisis, bottoming out in 2016. The international role of the euro is primarily supported by a deeper and more complete Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), including advancing the capital markets union, in the context of the pursuit of sound economic policies in the euro area.
"The recent COVID-19 pandemic underlines the urgency of these policies and reform efforts, which are paramount to raising the attractiveness of the euro globally", said ECB President Christine Lagarde.
The report also contains a box on the role of the euro in global green bond markets, with the euro being the main currency of denomination for the issuance of green bonds in 2019. "The swift implementation of an EU taxonomy of sustainable economic activities would provide a credible and standardised framework, ensure greater investor confidence and could thereby also contribute to strengthening the international role of the euro", said Fabio Panetta, member of the ECB's Executive Board.
The international role of the euro remained stable at a historically low level in 2019
Composite index of the international role of the euro (percentages; at current and Q4 2019 exchange rates; four-quarter moving averages)
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Людвик Васильевич Мирзоян (; 1923—1999) — советский и армянский физик и астрофизик, доктор физико-математических наук, профессор, член-корреспондент АН АрмССР (1986), действительный член АН Армении (1996). Член Международного астрономического союза (1958) и Астрономического совета АН СССР (1970). Заслуженный деятель науки и техники Армянской ССР (1974).

Биография
Родился 1 мая 1923 в Ереване, Армянской ССР.

С 1942 по 1947 год обучался на физико-математическом факультете Ереванского государственного университета. С 1942 по 1945 год был участником Великой Отечественной войны. с 1948 по 1950 год обучался в аспирантуре Бюраканской астрофизической обсерватории АН АрмССР

С 1950 года на научно-исследовательской работе в Бюраканская астрофизическая обсерватория АН АрмССР — АН Армении в должностях: с 1950 по 1959 год — учёный секретарь и член Учёного совета, с 1959 по 1986 год — заместитель директора этой обсерватории, одновременно с 1965 по 1986 год являлся заведующим научным отделом по физике звёзд и туманностей, с 1986 по 1999 год — главный научный сотрудник этой обсерватории. С 1970 по 1975 год являлся — консультантом Института астрофизики в Париже.

Одновременно с научной занимался и педагогической работой: с  1948 по 1957 год в Ереванском государственном педагогическом институте и с 1957 по 1999 год в  Ереванском государственном университете в качестве профессора.

Научно-педагогическая деятельность и вклад в науку
Основная научно-педагогическая деятельность Л. В. Мирзояна была связана с вопросами в области физики, астрофизики и эволюции молодых звёзд. Л. В. Мирзоян являлся — членом Международного астрономического союза (с 1958), Астрономического совета АН СССР и Международной академии астронавтики (с 1970).

Помимо основной деятельности Л. В. Мирзоян  с 1965 по 1988 год являлся — заместителем главного редактора и с  1988 по 1998 год — главным редактором всесоюзного научного журнала «Астрофизика». С 1988 года — членом Президиума всесоюзного общества «Знание». С 1974 по 1987 год являлся — членом редакционного совета и председателем научно-отраслевого совета по астрономии АН АрмССР. С 1976 по 1998 год — заместителем председателя специализированного совета по защите диссертаций Бюраканской астрофизической обсерватории.

В 1951 году защитил кандидатскую диссертацию, в 1968 году защитил докторскую диссертацию на соискание учёной степени доктор физико-математических наук по теме: «Некоторые вопросы кинематики и физики молодых звезд». В 1970 году ему присвоено учёное звание профессор. В 1986 году был избран член-корреспондентом АН АрмССР, в 1996 году — действительным членом НАН Армении.  Л. В. Мирзояном было написано более двухсот научных работ, в том числе монографий и научных статей опубликованы в ведущих научных журналах.

Основные труды
Спектрофотометрическое исследование ряда звезд ранних спектральных классов . - Ереван : [б. и.], 1951. - 64 с. (Сообщения Бюраканской обсерватории/ Акад. наук Арм. ССР; Вып. 7)
Бюраканская астрофизическая обсерватория / Акад. наук СССР. Акад. наук Арм. ССР. - [Москва] : Изд-во Акад. наук СССР, 1958. - 30 с.
Некоторые вопросы кинематики и физики молодых звезд. - Бюракан, 1966. - 289 с.
Отчет о командировке во Францию для освоения французского опыта установки и эксплуатации больших телескопов и создание приемной аппаратуры к ним / Л. В. Мирзоян ; Акад. наук СССР. Всесоюз. ин-т науч. и техн. информации. - Москва : [б. и.], 1967. - 35 с.
Отчет о командировке во Францию / АН СССР. ВИНИТИ. - Москва : [б. и.], 1973.
Отчет о командировке в США / АН СССР. ВИНИТИ. - Москва : [б. и.], 1975.
Виктор Амбарцумян : [Астрофизик] / Л. В. Мирзоян. - Ереван : Айастан, 1985. - 119 с
Нестационарные явления в мире звезд / Л. В. Мирзоян; Под ред. В. А. Амбарцумяна; АН АрмССР. - Ереван : Изд-во АН АрмССР, 1987. - 196 с.
Ранние стадии эволюции звезд : (Нетрадиц. наблюдат. подход) / Л. В. Мирзоян; Под ред. В. А. Амбарцумяна; АН Армении, Бюракан. астрофиз. обсерватория. - Ереван : Изд-во АН Армении, 1991. - 263 с.  ISBN 5-8080-0148-X

Награды и звания
Орден Трудового Красного Знамени
Заслуженный деятель науки и техники Армянской ССР (1974)

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The long arm of Australian competition law: High Court unanimously dismisses Air Cargo appeals, holding airlines competed in a market in Australia
The High Court has held that the geographical location of the market is to be determined as a practical matter of business, and is not solely dictated by where substitution decisions occur.
On 14 June 2017, the High Court unanimously dismissed an appeal against a decision of the Full Federal Court that Air New Zealand and PT Garuda engaged in price fixing in a market in Australia in contravention of section 45 of the then Trade Practices Act 1974 (TPA) (now Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA)).
The decision concerns the reach of the Australian competition law outside Australia, with respect to any prohibitions under the Australian statute that require there to be a purpose or effect or likely effect of substantially lessening competition in a market in Australia.
The key issue in the appeal was whether the price fixing between the airlines occurred in a market in Australia. If so, the airlines were in breach of the price fixing provisions of the TPA. If the geographic location of the market was defined as outside Australia, then the conduct would not be subject to the TPA.
Rather than focusing on a traditional approach to geographic market definition – where the act of substitution between competing services took place (ie the location where the airlines' services were contestable) – the High Court took an approach that focused on the geographical area in which the airlines competed. While the choice between competing airlines was made at ports of origin outside Australia (in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore), the High Court held that it did not follow that the geographic market was necessarily outside of Australia. Rather, the market also included Australia because it was a significant source of demand for air cargo services, and the airlines "tussled" with each other to meet that demand, including by marketing their services directly to Australian customers.
While affirming the decision of the Full Federal Court, the High Court placed less emphasis on the fact that some of the air cargo services were performed in Australia. The key consideration for the High Court was that the airlines engaged in rivalry in Australia, in terms of competing for the business of Australian customers.
The High Court's decision is consistent with a prior decision of the High Court of New Zealand, although the NZ Court placed greater emphasis on services provided in New Zealand. (see Commerce Commission v Air New Zealand [2012] NZHC 1285).
Earlier Decisions
This decision emanates from the long-running international air cargo cartel litigation commenced by the ACCC (and many competition regulators in other jurisdictions) against various airlines around the world.
Air New Zealand and PT Garuda supplied air cargo services from ports of origin in Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia to destination ports in Australia. The ACCC commenced proceedings against the airlines, alleging that they had engaged in price fixing contrary to section 45 of the TPA by reaching understandings to impose various surcharges and fees on the supply of those air cargo services.
At first instance, the Federal Court (Perram J) found that the airlines had engaged in the alleged price fixing, but that they competed in markets in Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia, and not in a "market in Australia" as required by section 4E of the TPA as it then was, and therefore the conduct was not captured by the TPA. According to Perram J, the market was the location where the substitution or "switching" decision – the choice of airline – was made, and in this case those decisions were all made outside Australia at the ports of origin. A detailed analysis of the Federal Court's decision is available here.
The ACCC appealed the Federal Court's decision to the Full Federal Court and was successful. The Full Court held by majority that substitutability is not the defining feature of the market, and that it is necessary to examine the market holistically having regard to all its dimensions and content. Taking this approach, the Court found that the relevant market in which the airlines competed was a market in Australia. A detailed analysis of the Full Federal Court's decision is available here.
The High Court's decision – there was a market in Australia
The airlines were granted special leave to appeal to the High Court on the central issue of whether the airlines competed to supply air cargo services in a market in Australia.
The High Court unanimously held that the airlines competed in a market in Australia, and their conduct was therefore caught by the TPA. According to Kiefel, Bell and Keane JJ, the task of attributing geographical boundaries to the concept of a "market" in section 4E is to be approached as a "practical matter of business". Their Honours explained that it is the geographical area of the rivalry between the airlines, in terms of the "interplay of supply and demand" for their services, that is critical in determining the location of the market. In this context, the place where substitution or switching occurs (eg signing the contracts for supply) may be relevant but is not determinative. As their Honours explained: "the place where the act of substitution occurs does not necessarily locate the geographical area of the rivalry which precedes the act of substitution".
Their Honours went on to find that the geographical area of the rivalry between the airlines included Australia because the airlines actively competed for the custom of Australian shippers who were a vital source of demand for air cargo services from the airlines. The airlines "engaged in rivalrous behaviour seeking to match the supply of their services with that demand", particularly in their marketing and sales strategies. Hence as a practical matter of business, the airlines competed in a market which included Australia.
Nettle J and Gordon J delivered judgments to similar effect. Nettle J explained that while the decisions to substitute or "switch" between the airlines occurred outside Australia, those decisions were driven by the demands of Australian customers responding to the airlines' marketing activities in Australia. His Honour also observed that in international commerce, the place where switching decisions occur in a contractual sense "may be entirely fortuitous and, hence, essentially irrelevant to the location of the geographic market".
Gordon J (with whom Nettle J agreed) observed that an exclusive focus on substitution can obscure the proper identification of the market. Her Honour, taking a practical approach similar to the other judges, identified five reasons why the airlines competed in a market in Australia:
there was economically significant demand in Australia for the air cargo services supplied by the airlines;
the airlines met, negotiated and partnered directly with Australian shippers;
the airlines tracked the activities of Australian shippers for the purpose of providing them with air cargo services;
the airlines targeted large Australian importers in their marketing activities, regarding them as the ultimate source of their business; and
the airlines designed their products according to the particular demands of Australian shippers.
The airlines also contended that they were compelled by foreign laws to engage in the price fixing conduct, and that the price fixing prohibitions in the TPA were inconsistent with other Commonwealth laws concerning air navigation. The High Court rejected these arguments. The Court found that the airlines voluntarily engaged in the price fixing conduct, and that the alleged inconsistency did not arise.
This decision is of limited application to cartel conduct cases brought under the current Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA) as the cartel provisions in the CCA, unlike the TPA, do not have the same requirement that the conduct must occur in relation to a market in Australia.
Proposed changes to section 44ZZRD(4) in the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017 (currently before the House of Representatives) will limit the application of the cartel provisions with respect to cartels outside Australia. The Bill proposes adding a note to section 44ZZRD(4) to specify that "trade or commerce" in section 4 means trade or commerce within Australia or between Australia and places outside Australia.
The High Court's analysis makes clear that prohibitions that contain a requirement to prove a market in Australia may be established even though substitution between the relevant good or service occurs wholly outside Australia. Prohibitions affected by the decision include anti-competitive agreements, exclusive dealing and mergers that are likely to substantially lessen competition.
The High Court's decision indicates an expansive interpretation of the concept of a market, and suggests that the precise content and geographical boundaries of a market will depend on the facts of the case and how defendants engage with or target customers that are operating in Australia.
Many thanks to Claire Green for her assistance in preparing this Update.
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John Lewis to close stores in Ashford and Tunbridge Wells
Original article from Kent Live
Two John Lewis stores in Kent will be forced to close in a major shift to adapt to shopping habits.
The retailer announced it it will be closing eight of its stores, including their At Home stores at Ashford and Tunbridge Wells.
The move will put 1,465 jobs at risk, and comes eight months after the chain closed eight other stores in the first stage of a sweeping overhaul.
The department store retailer told staff on Wednesday morning (March 24) that it will not reopen the stores after lockdown measures lift, as it undergoes a major shift in strategy to adapt to changing shopping habits.
The eight shops set to close comprise four At Home stores in Ashford, Basingstoke, Chester and Tunbridge Wells and four department stores in Aberdeen, Peterborough, Sheffield and York.
It said its remaining 34 John Lewis shops in England will reopen from April 12 subject to Government guidance. Its Glasgow store will open on April 26 and Edinburgh on May 14.
The announcement came eight months after the high street stalwart closed another eight stores, in a move which cut around 1,300 jobs, in the first stage of a sweeping overhaul.
John Lewis Partnership said on Wednesday that it will also transfer the operations of its Waitrose distribution centre in Leyland, Lancashire, to XPO Logistics.
It said 436 Waitrose staff at the site will be transferred to XPO.
John Lewis has been buoyed by soaring online sales in recent months but these were not sufficient to offset its decline in store sales as it tumbled to a £517 million pre-tax loss for the year to January.
It was the first loss in the group's history dating back to 1864.
Earlier this month, the John Lewis Partnership confirmed it would shut more sites and said its partners would not receive an annual bonus for the first time in 68 years.
It said it expects its financials to get worse over the current financial year as it continues its shake-up and warned staff they are not expected to receive a bonus until 2022-23.
Last year, the company announced separate plans to axe around 1,500 head office jobs to help cut costs.
The move was intended to help the business save around £50 million as part of wider plans to reduce total costs by £300 million
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Nigerian Pop Star Yemi Alade Wants to Help Women in New UN Role
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Nigerian pop star Yemi Alade called on Wednesday for coronavirus recovery plans to focus more on women, particularly in her home country, saying she planned to use a new role as a United Nations goodwill ambassador to help vulnerable people.
Alade, 31, joined a list of celebrities including actor Antonio Banderas and footballer Didier Drogba as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to raise awareness of poverty, inequality and climate change.
The singer gained global fame after becoming the first female Afro-pop artist to get more than 100 million views on YouTube, winning multiple music awards and featuring on Beyonce's "The Lion King: The Gift" album last year.
"Women are among the 4 billion people who are trying to survive COVID-19 without any form of social protection," Alade said in a video statement.
"I want to lend my voice to these women and other vulnerable people who make up half of the world that's struggling to make ends meet. They don't have the luxury of working from home and are putting their health at risk just to put food on the table."
So far Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, has recorded about 57,600 cases of coronavirus and 1,100 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker.
Globally the coronavirus pandemic is expected to widen the poverty gap between men and women, undoing progress made in recent years and pushing an additional 47 million women and girls into poverty, according to the United Nations.
Countries must also be careful not to put climate change "on the back burner" as they plan to rebuild their economies after coronavirus, the singer said.
"Climate change and poverty go hand-in-hand, and neither is gender-neutral. Women in developing countries, such as my homeland Nigeria, are disproportionately affected by both," Alade said.
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Afro-Pop Star Yemi Alade to Promote Women's Empowerment and a Green Covid-19 Recovery As New Goodwill Ambassador for UNDP
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Dragon Marked for Death Nears PS4 Release
The Dragonblood Clan's fight to avenge their fallen family arrives on the PS4 later this month. Dragon Marked for Death allows four friends to play together via online multiplayer.
Limited Run Games held its annual LRG3 presentation today. The presentation featured announcements of upcoming physical releases, including a number of RPGs.
by Ryan Radcliff · Published June 28, 2020
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 Releasing Early July
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 will be available in two weeks. A new trailer reveals that a total of seven characters will be playable, including some familiar faces from the first game.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 Announced
Inti Creates and Koji Igarashi are working on a sequel to 2018's 8-bit Bloodstained spin-off project. Console and PC gamers will be able to continue demon-slaying later this year.
A cancellation of physical events means that publishers are finding new ways to showcase and reveal upcoming games. Fourteen publishers have announced a joint New Game+ Expo event that will be broadcast live on Twitch next month.
by Ryan Radcliff · Published April 10, 2020 · Last modified April 11, 2020
Dragon Marked for Death Heading to PC in Late April
Dragon Marked for Death is heading to Steam in two weeks. Not only that, but the Empress is also being added to Blaster Master Zero 2 as a bonus DLC character.
by Pascal Tekaia · Published April 18, 2019
Dragon Marked for Death Review
In Inti Creates' action RPG, the Dragonblood Clan is seeking revenge after many years of violent persecution. But it's the dearth of others to share the experience with that has marked the game itself for death.
by Alex Fuller · Published March 27, 2019 · Last modified March 28, 2019
Dragon Marked for Death Retail Edition Now Available
Dragon Marked for Death's physical edition is now available. The co-op sidescrolling action RPG can be picked up from retailers in both North America and Europe.
Dragon Marked for Death Physical Version Set for March
The physical edition of Inti Create's Dragon Marked for Death has a release date. Those looking to pick up a physical copy will be able to do so a few months after its digital release.
by Pascal Tekaia · Published January 19, 2019
Dragon Marked for Death Introduces Voice Cast
Dragon Marked for Death is getting more vocal with its players. Developer Inti Creates introduces the sixteen Japanese actors who lend their voices to the game's four main character classes.
by Ryan Radcliff · Published December 22, 2018 · Last modified January 18, 2019
Second Official Dragon Marked for Death Trailer
Witness the story of the Dragonblood Clan in Inti Creates' new title, Dragon Marked for Death. Journey alone or with up to three additional companions in a brand-new 2D side-scrolling RPG adventure.
Dragon Marked for Death Pushed to January
Inti Creates has announced that Dragon Marked for Death has been pushed back to January. The developer also revealed that it will come in two editions, each containing a pair of playable characters.
by Alex Fuller · Published August 28, 2018
Nintendo Reveals More Indie Titles for Switch
Nintendo announced a few new indie Switch titles of likely interest to RPGamers during its latest Indie Highlights video. Meanwhile, various other titles received release dates.
Dragon Marked for Death Set for Winter, New Trailer Released
Inti Creates is present at this week's Anime Expo in Los Angeles and has an update for Dragon Marked for Death. In addition to a winter release window, the game also received an official trailer.


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Game of thrones – five of the most-watched chess lot on thesaleroom.com
Game of thrones – five of the most-watched chess lots on thesaleroom.com
10 January 2020 The variety and styles of chess boards and pieces on offer at auction offers huge scope for an international audience of collectors.
A 19th century chessboard made from Rosewood, estimated at £100-150 at Tennants.
The game assumed a general form in the 16th century and, with the advent of international chess tournaments in the Victoria era, standard sizes and shapes for the ancient game's 32 pieces emerged in the 19th century.
Among the earliest standardised forms was Nathaniel Cook's 'Ornamental Design for a Set of Chess Men' patented on March 1, 1849, while slightly later came the so-called Staunton pattern which was named after the English chess master Howard Staunton (1810-74) who penned a regular column for the Illustrated London News where Cook was editor.
Plenty of chess sets and chess-related lots are offered at auctions on thesaleroom.com. Here are five examples which are appearing at sales this month.
1. Rosewood chessboard
A 19th century chessboard, made from Rosewood and stamped WW Morgan, 26 Queen Street, London is offered at Tennants on January 11.
The pieces are made of stained natural bone and the lot is estimated at £100-150.
View this lot on thesaleroom.com.
2. 'Imperial Egg' Chess set
An unusual lot at a timed auction conducted by James Auctioneers is this 'Imperial Jewelled Egg' chess set.
It is catalogued as by The Franklin Mint, a US firm that mass-produced collectables including items branded House of Fabergé but which had no connection with the original Russian maker.
This chess set was inspired by the famous Fabergé 'surprise eggs' and was created for the 150th anniversary of Peter Carl Fabergé.
The hand-enamelled egg comprises sparkling stones and opens up to reveal a miniature chessboard and pieces (although one pawn is missing).
It is estimated at £400-750 and the auction closes on January 19.
3. Upright pattern chess set
An Edinburgh or Northern Upright pattern boxwood and rosewood chess set, estimated at £100-150 at Bamfords.
An Edinburgh or Northern Upright pattern boxwood and rosewood chess set is offered at Bamfords on January 16-17. The estimate is £100-150.
4. Staunton pattern chess set
A Victorian boxwood and ebony Staunton pattern chess set, offered with a travel chess set and a folding cribbage board with a £50-70 estimate at David Duggleby.
This Victorian boxwood and ebony Staunton pattern chess set is probably by Jaques and Son, the London maker which had exclusive manufacturing rights for Staunton sets that later became the official international standard.
With four pieces stamped with a red crown and coming in a period mahogany box, it is offered along with a travel chess set and an inlaid folding cribbage board at David Duggleby on January 18.
The lot is estimated at £50-70.
5. Chessboard table
A Rosewood and Birdseye maple chessboard on a pedestal, estimated at £80-120 at David Duggleby.
This Rosewood and Birdseye maple chessboard is mounted on an ornate cast-iron pedestal with hairy paw feet. It is estimated at £80-120 at David Duggleby on January 18.
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First Chop "Yes" review – low-alcohol (0.5%) IPA
By Tom Hallett on February 22, 2021
"Yes" is an ultra-low-alcohol India pale ale from Manchester's First Chop brewery. Get tasting notes and info on stockists, calories, carbs and sugar in this review.
As many as 1 in 10 people now avoid gluten – a protein found in grains like barley and wheat – while around 1 in 100 have coeliac disease, where your immune system attacks your own tissues when you eat gluten.
Fortunately, brewers have now worked out ways to reduce the gluten in their barley and wheat- containing beers to less than 20 parts per million (PPM), which meets the definition of gluten free in most regions.
Yet, there are still few gluten-free beers available, despite the relatively low cost of breaking down gluten in beer .
Still, some brewers have made a big commitment to producing gluten-free beer. One example is Manchester's First Chop, which removes the gluten from most of its range of beers, applying two gluten tests (the pricier bit of the gluten-free process) on the finished beers before they go out the door.
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First Chop was founded by restauranteur Rik Garner in 2012, who set the brewery up as a side project to his First Chop restaurant. Within a year, he was brewing full time.
Starting off with cask beer, the brewery soon started packaging its beers in bottles and cans and has found success exporting its beers, especially in the Italian market.
Its branding is designed by famed illustrator Stan Chow.
The brewery launched this "Yes" (0.5%) "anytime" IPA in 2019, and I'm not sure why I've taken so long to give it a whirl.
There are several grains alongside barley in this beer – wheat, oats and rye. Tests confirm there's less than 10PPM of gluten, so like much of the First Chop range, Yes is suitable for a gluten-free diet.
It also contains maltodextrin and yeast. There's no info on the malt or hop varieties.
It's suitable for vegans too.
Calories, carbs and sugar
Disappointingly, there's no info on the packaging about calories, carbs and sugar. So it's probably one to miss if you're concerned about the amount of sugar in your beer.
Flavours, appearance and mouthfeel
Yes pours a hazy gold-tinged amber.
The aroma is juicy and hoppy, led by tropical flavours – pineapple, grapefruit, mango and lemon.
There's a pinch of grass and resinous pine as well, all on a foundation of light malt.
The body is light to medium, befitting the style. The carbonation is prickly but natural-feeling.
The taste isn't as striking as the aroma but features many of the same flavours.
Again, a pale malt foundation gives other flavours – lemon, mango and a resinous grassy-pine character – the chance to shine. There's no caramel or toffee flavours from the malt.
There's a big hit of bitterness while all this is happening, but this melds well with those woody and juicy flavours. So it's not overpowering.
There's a sticky finish that turns dry with the bitterness.
Another NA India pale ale in the modern/US style, Yes has a great aroma and mouthfeel and a decent flavour. It's superb. And has the added bonus of being gluten free and suitable for vegans.
The only downside is the lack of info on calories, carbs and sugar.
Key info – First Chop Yes
Name: Yes
Brewery: First Chop
Style: India pale ale
Alcohol content: 0.5%
Calories: unknown
Carbohydrates: unknown
Sugar: unknown
Ingredients: water, barley, wheat, oats, rye, maltodextrin, hops, yeast
Dispense: can (330ml)
Selected stockists (UK): Sober Sauce* (use the code STEADY at checkout to get 5% off your Sober Sauce order), Amazon*, Wise Bartender*
"Yes" (0.5%) by First Chop
Mouthfeel
Gluten free and vegan
Great aroma
Decent mouthfeel and flavour
No calorie, carb or sugar info
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Lacing, learning fun, easy for little hands.
Large plastic buttons are perfect for practising fine motor skills and developing hand eye coordination.
The set has 3 shapes, two sizes and two hole styles.
The set includes: 48 buttons 4 laces, plus a useful storage tub and easy to follow activity guide.
Approximate Product Dimension: largest button measures 5cm.
Warning: Contains small parts, not recommended for children under 3 years.
"My Grandniece has been playing with these since Christmas. She calls it sewing, but there are so many other topics that can be covered with this educational toy such as shapes, colours, sorting and manipulatives. A great toy!"


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Namibian mixed media artist Fillipus Sheehama often constructs artworks using recycled and found materials which he uses to explore issues relating to social and economic inequality.
Sheehama's work is grounded in observation. Each artwork is both a reflection of society as well as a critique of contemporary living. He is preoccupied with ideas of wholeness, thinking about the relationship between individual and collective identity. The materials he chooses to use en masse- discarded bottle tops, plastics, old school desks- are quotidian and suggest a large group of people or a community.
Despite these large communities, life remains precarious in Namibia. From his vantage point as an educator living and working in Katutura, Sheehama is constantly confronted with the fragility produced by radical economic inequality. This is reflected most intensely in the materials he chooses to work with. Recently Sheehama has started drawing formally from traditional Nama and Herero patchwork patterning that derives from the colonial era.
Sheehama graduated from the University of Namibia with a Bachelor of Art (Fine Art) Honours degree in 2010 and has taught Visual Arts at the John Muafangejo Arts Centre and currently lectures at the College of the Arts.
Sheehama has participated in many group exhibitions locally and internationally. The artist has also had several solo exhibitions in Namibia.
Solo Exhibitions 2015 Exploration of plastics as visual metaphor of poverty, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia 2009 Metaphor in art, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia 2007 The voice of survivor, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia 2005 The fact of the mind, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia 2002 On the side of the victims, Omba Gallery, Windhoek, Namibia Group Exhibitions 2017 Being Here, Start Art Gallery, Windhoek, Namibia 2015 Etosha Art Exhibition, Vänersborg Gallery, Vänersborg, Sweden 2014, 2015, 2016 Art Inside, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia 2013 Land Matters in Art, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia 2011, 2014, 2017 Bank Windhoek Triennial, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia 2009 6 Namibian Artists, GTZ headquarters, Eschborn, Germany 2008 College Lecturers Exhibition, John Muafangejo Art Centre, Windhoek, Namibia 2007 Human Rights Exhibition, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia 2006 DAK'ART Biennial of African contemporary art, Senegal 2006 /AE//GAMS Art Exhibition, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia 2005 Standard Bank Biennial, National Art Gallery of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia 2004, 2005 /AE//GAMS Art Exhibition, John Muafangejo Art Centre, Windhoek, Namibia 2003 Soul of Africa, JHD Art Gallery, South Africa 2001 Contemporary Textiles, Omba Gallery, Windhoek, Namibia 2000, 2003 Tulipamwe International Artist's Workshop Exhibitions, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
Contemplating Cultural Restoration
Gathering Knowledge
Yesterday's Memory
Rural Transformation
Nurture (Imbalance)
Restoration of dignity
Migration Distressed...
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Room 10 - Pavel Patera
Room of Pavel Patera is a double room with shower, hairdryer, minibar, TV with remote control and colorful beanbags for comfortable seating. This room is decorated in pastel colors that correspond with the hotel logo. The room overlooks a water park.
Room of Pavel Patera
No. 10 (room number represents his jersey number)
Pavel PATERA (born 6 September 1971)
Pavel Patera
hockey forward, Kladno former player, Czech ice hockey legend, Olympic Champion, four-time World Champion, winner of three Champion titles in three countries, the Czech Hockey Hall of Famer, member of the League Scorers Club; honorary citizen of the city of Kladno.
A native of Kladno; he began playing hockey at the age of 7 for pupils of PZ Kladno, joined the youth team POLDI SONP later; he tasted the highest hockey league or the first time in Kladno in the 1990/1991 season; the technical and constructive centre, superb passer, played for Kladno, Vsetín and Olomouc 939 games and scored 295 goals in the highest league (of which 784 games and 255 goals for Kladno); he became the Extraliga most productive player in the 1993/1994 and 1994/1995 seasons; he finished 3rd with the Kladno team in the 1993/1994 season; he, together with Martin Procházka and Otakar Vejvoda, Jr., was the thought trust of famous Kladno offensive line called "Blue Line".
He played for AIK Stockholm, Avangard Omsk and Färjestads BK in Europe; celebrated three championship titles in Vsetín, Omsk and Färjestads; experienced two seasons in the NHL as a member of Dallas Stars and Minnesota Wild, played 32 games with 2 goals, 7 assists, 9 points there; he joined the Czech national team in 197 international matches and scored 48 goals.
Attended a total of eight World Championships, two Olympics and one World Cup; one of the best hockey players in the Czech history celebrated four World Championship titles (1996, 1999–2001), two bronze medals; he has a gold medal from the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, he contributed significantly to perhaps the greatest success of our sports history in Japan; he was awarded the honorary citizenship of the city of Kladno in the same year; he is the author of passes on some of the most important goals of the history of Czech hockey – in the 1996 World Championship final in Vienna in a match against Canada, in the semifinals of the Olympic tournament in Nagano, Japan again against Canada, as well as in the final of the same competition against Russia and in the overtime of final World Championship game in Germany against Team Finland.


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Yxhultsbolagets huvudkontor i Hällabrottet i Kumla kommun ritades av arkitekt Helge Zimdal. Kontoret byggdes 1956-57 och var i användning som sådant fram till om med 2002 då huvudkontoret flyttade till Kvarntorp.

Yxhultsbolagets huvudkontor har av Riksantikvarieämbetet bedömts att ha ett mycket högt kulturhistoriskt värde. Byggnadens exteriör i marmor, lättbetong och kalksandsten speglar hela Yxhultindustrins verksamhet och produktion. Den påkostade interiören med äkta material som marmor och teak bidrar även till byggnadens höga kulturhistoriska värde.

Exteriör
Den ursprungliga långsträckta huvudfasaden, som nu är riven, var uppförd i blå lättbetongblock i söder och delvis klädd med marmor åt norr. Ursprungligen var lättbetongen exponerad. Senare kläddes fasaden med isoleringsskivor och putsades med kalkputs i en ljus kulör.

Den senare tillbyggnaden åt nordväst har en fasad av huggen och slät mexisten. Fönster- och dörromfattningar är i slät mexisten. Mexidelen är ihopfogad med den äldre delen via en glasad gång med stora fönsterpartier.

Marmordelen har bruna fönsterbågar och fönsterband i trä, inklusive ett större glasat parti mot väster. Lättbetongdelen har vitmålade enluftsfönster medan mexidelen har brunbetsade fönsterbågar i trä med en tvärpost.

Huvudentrén omgärdas av glasade partier och dörren utgörs av en glasad trädörr med smala ribbor. I övrigt finns såväl aluminiumdörrar och tidstypiska 1970-tals dörrar i betsat trä med sidoljus och överljus.

Framför huvudfasaden finns en terrass i kalksten med en nedsänkt vattenspegel. Terrassen svänger runt byggnadens norra fasad.

Interiör
Den marmorklädda delen innehåller representativa delar med styrelserum, konferensrum och tjänsterum för bolagets direktörer. Miljön genomsyras av påkostade material som marmor och teak.

I entréhallen finns ett påkostat marmorgolv formgett av Bengt Blomqvist som visar hur marmor skapas. Golvet innehåller 34 olika sorters marmor. De övriga delarna av byggnaden innehåller kontors- och personalutrymmen.

Se även
 Yxhultsbolagets gamla huvudkontor

Referenser
Gustavsson, L. (2007). Y som i Yxhult: om världskoncernen Ytong AB och dess betydelse för det moderna samhällets bebyggelse: etapp 1/Linda Gustavsson (Örebro läns museum: Rapport 2007:7). Örebro: Örebro läns museum.

Byggnader i Kumla kommun


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Former Buccaneer Antonio Brown is wanted by police in Tampa for domestic battery.
Antonio Brown, who left a Buccaneers game in the middle of this year's season in a big way, has been accused of hitting his ex-girlfriend in Tampa.
Thursday afternoon, Tampa police went to the former Buccaneer's home in South Tampa to arrest him for domestic violence, but he wouldn't come out.
Aaron Mesmer, a reporter for FOX 13, says that the police left the house without Antonio Brown, who is thought to still be inside. A legal expert said that it's not unusual for police to leave after trying to get a warrant, especially if they don't want to make things worse, can't see him in the house, or are trying to talk him into giving himself up behind the scenes.
#BREAKING: @TampaPD attempted to serve an arrest warrant on former #Bucs WR Antonio Brown at his South Tampa home for domestic violence. He refused to come out. Police have since left without him. He is believed to still be in the house. See quoted tweet for accusations. https://t.co/duF3pfNook pic.twitter.com/17dtOAOtvf
— Aaron Mesmer FOX 13 (@AaronMesmer) December 1, 2022
After an incident on Monday at a home in South Tampa, police in Tampa said that an arrest warrant had been issued for the 34-year-old. Detectives said that Brown got physical with the woman after he threw a shoe at her during an argument.
#DEVELOPING: Former Buc WR Antonio Brown accused of domestic violence. According to court docs, mother of 4 of his kids says he locked her out of her Tampa house, tossed out her belongings, threatened to shoot her, threw a shoe at her, then refused @TampaPD request to come out. https://t.co/gic8WMdAtV pic.twitter.com/nHnHqKwGPf
On Monday, the police were summoned to the residence. Court records don't list an address, but that's where Brown's ex-girlfriend lives with their four kids and one of Brown's other teenage sons who is not related to the family.
The woman was struck in the ponytail by a sneaker that the perpetrator hurled at her after leaving the residence, according to the police report. The individual wasn't wounded, but she believed the shoe was for her head. The suspect wouldn't open the door or go outside so officers could talk to him. During this incident, the suspect also tried to give the victim an informal notice to leave."
The officer's report also said that the victim's things were thrown out into the street, but by the time police arrived, she had picked them all up and put them in the driveway. The person who was hurt also said that Brown has two guns in his house.
During the whole thing, Brown reportedly locked himself in his house while police tried to talk to him. Investigators found out that Brown had told her he would shoot her if she tried to get into the house.
According to the police report, the suspect "put an informal eviction notice on the door." The victim has until November 28, 2022, to pack her belongings and go, according to the notification. "The suspect kept saying that the victim didn't belong at that house and shouldn't have been there or been able to get in because she didn't live there. On the victim's ID, the address is marked as her home as of October 18, 2022."
#CONFIRMED: Arrest warrant issued for former #Bucs WR Antonio Brown on domestic violence charge. Warrant details are not yet listed because it's still active. https://t.co/Sgq1PFzgSn pic.twitter.com/l79Edqy4Qj
After "many failed attempts" to get Brown to let the woman get her things, the police told the woman to go somewhere else to spend the night. Police say the kids were told they could go back inside the house, but they were too scared to do so.
The next day, Tampa police filed a risk protection order against Brown, which can be done if a person poses a serious risk to themselves or others and has access to a gun. The judge did not agree.
This year, Brown was kicked off the Buccaneers team after leaving the field shirtless during a game against the New York Jets. The time he was a free agent. The Bucs won by a score of 28-24. After the game, Antonio Brown was no longer on the team, according to the team's coach at the time, Bruce Arians.
Brown lost it in the middle of the game when Tampa Bay was down 24-10 late in the third quarter. He took off his pads, jersey, gloves, and T-shirt while talking to teammate Mike Evans. He then threw the gloves and T-shirt into the stands and walked bare-chested down the sideline and into the end zone. Then, as he ran through the end zone and into the tunnel at MetLife Stadium, he waved to the fans.
Just last month, Antonio Brown was suspended for three games for breaking the COVID-19 rules of the league. He has also had problems with his own behaviour and done strange things in the past.
In the days that followed, he released texts from then-head coach Bruce Arains and Tom Brady's longtime trainer Alex Guerrero that seemed to show he had been hurt before the game and that was why he left the field in the middle of it.
Brown has also spoken out about Brady while he was going through a breakup with his ex-wife Gisele Bündchen. He did this by sending Brady photos of him and Bündchen hugging on the field after the Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV.
Antonio Brown also played for the New England Patriots, the Oakland Raiders, and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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package repo

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"strconv"

	"github.com/mediocregopher/radix.v2/redis"
)

type Repo interface {
	AddNewBet(int, string) error
	BetIDExists(betID int) (bool, error)
	GetBetDetails(int) ([]BetDetail, error)
	GetIDOfOpenBet() (int, error)
	GetLastBetID() (int, error)
	GetWinnerScore(int) (int, error)
	SetBetAsEnded(int, string) error
	SetBetDetail(int, []BetDetail) error
	SetBetWinner(int, int) error
	GetBetSummary(betID int) (*BetSummary, error)
}
type RedisRepo struct {
	Url string
}
type BetSummary struct {
	ID           int
	Status       string
	StartDate    string
	EndDate      string
	WinnerNumber int
}

func (b *BetSummary) String() string {
	str := strconv.Itoa(b.ID) + "\tstart: " + b.StartDate
	if b.Status == "open" {
		str += "\t(still open)"
	} else if b.EndDate != "" {
		str += "\tend: " + b.EndDate
	}
	if b.WinnerNumber != -1 {
		str += "\twinner score: " + strconv.Itoa(b.WinnerNumber)
	}
	return str
}

type BetDetail struct {
	User      string
	Number    int
	ExtraInfo string
}

// SetBetWinner sets the winner field of the bet.
// returns error in case of a connection error.
func (repo *RedisRepo) SetBetWinner(betID int, winner int) error {
	client, err := repo.openRedisClient()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	err = client.Cmd("HSET", betID, "winner", winner).Err
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}

// BetIDExists returns true if a bet with given id exists
// returns error for any connection error
func (repo *RedisRepo) BetIDExists(betID int) (bool, error) {
	client, err := repo.openRedisClient()
	if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}
	defer client.Close()
	exists, err := client.Cmd("EXISTS", betID).Int()
	if err != nil {
		return false, err
	}
	return exists == 1, nil
}

// GetBetSummary returns summary of bet with ID
// return error for any connection error
func (repo *RedisRepo) GetBetSummary(betID int) (*BetSummary, error) {
	client, err := repo.openRedisClient()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer client.Close()
	entry, err := client.Cmd("HGETALL", betID).Map()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	winnerNumber := -1
	if winnerStr, ok := entry["winner"]; ok {
		winnerNumber, err = strconv.Atoi(winnerStr)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
	}
	return &BetSummary{Status: entry["status"],
		StartDate:    entry["startDate"],
		EndDate:      entry["endDate"],
		ID:           betID,
		WinnerNumber: winnerNumber}, nil
}

// GetBetDetails finds and returns details list of the bet.
// returns error in case of a connection error.
func (repo *RedisRepo) GetBetDetails(betID int) ([]BetDetail, error) {
	client, err := repo.openRedisClient()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	defer client.Close()
	var details []BetDetail
	detailsStr, err := client.Cmd("HGET", betID, "details").Str()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(detailsStr), &details)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return details, nil

}

// GetLastBetID returns the last inserted bet id into the system
// returns error in case of a connection error.
func (repo *RedisRepo) GetLastBetID() (int, error) {
	client, err := repo.openRedisClient()
	if err != nil {
		return -1, nil
	}
	defer client.Close()
	lastID, err := client.Cmd("GET", "LastID").Int()
	if err != nil {
		return -1, nil
	}
	return lastID, nil
}

// GetIDOfOpenBet returns the id of the open bet if there is any.
// in redis, openBet is indicated by `OpenBet` identifier.
// returns error in case of a connection error.
func (repo *RedisRepo) GetIDOfOpenBet() (int, error) {
	client, err := repo.openRedisClient()
	if err != nil {
		return -1, nil
	}
	defer client.Close()

	result := client.Cmd("GET", "OpenBet")
	if result.IsType(redis.Nil) {
		return -1, nil
	}
	return result.Int()
}

// GetWinnerScore returns the winner score that belongs to the bet with betID.
// Returns -1 if bet doesn't have a winnerScore.
// returns error in case of a connection error.
func (repo *RedisRepo) GetWinnerScore(betID int) (int, error) {
	client, err := repo.openRedisClient()
	if err != nil {
		return -1, nil
	}
	defer client.Close()

	scoreExists, err := client.Cmd("HEXISTS", betID, "winner").Int()
	if err != nil || scoreExists != 1 {
		return -1, err
	}
	winnerScore, err := client.Cmd("HGET", betID, "winner").Int()
	if err != nil {
		return -1, err
	}
	return winnerScore, nil
}

// SetBetAsEnded marks the bet as ended and sets the endDate with given date.
// returns error in case of a connection error.
func (repo *RedisRepo) SetBetAsEnded(betID int, date string) error {
	client, err := repo.openRedisClient()
	if err != nil {
		return nil
	}
	defer client.Close()

	err = client.Cmd("HMSET", betID, "status", "closed", "endDate", date).Err
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	err = client.Cmd("DEL", "OpenBet").Err
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}

// AddNewBet adds a new bet info with given id and startDate.
// returns error in case of a connection error.
func (repo *RedisRepo) AddNewBet(betID int, startDate string) error {
	client, err := repo.openRedisClient()
	if err != nil {
		return nil
	}
	defer client.Close()

	client.PipeAppend("HMSET", strconv.Itoa(betID), "startDate", startDate, "status", "open", "details", "[]")
	client.PipeAppend("SET", "LastID", betID)
	client.PipeAppend("SET", "OpenBet", betID)
	if err = client.PipeResp().Err; err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err = client.PipeResp().Err; err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if err = client.PipeResp().Err; err != nil {
		return err
	}
	client.PipeClear()
	return nil
}
func (repo *RedisRepo) SetBetDetail(betID int, details []BetDetail) error {
	client, err := repo.openRedisClient()
	if err != nil {
		return nil
	}
	defer client.Close()

	marshalledDetails, err := json.Marshal(details)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	err = client.Cmd("HSET", betID, "details", string(marshalledDetails)).Err
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	return nil
}
func (repo *RedisRepo) openRedisClient() (*redis.Client, error) {
	client, err := redis.Dial("tcp", "localhost:37564")
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return client, nil
}

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The Great Peacemaker
The people of the four nations, or four directions will be gathered in One someday, returned to a greater truth and greater way of living that is currently lost to the world.
One of the culture heroes that has stood out the most to me is the Great Peacemaker of the Haudensosaunee (or Six Nations). I've read through quite a few versions of this story (and there are a lot!). So far, I've found the two depicted in The Constitution of the Five Nations, (one committed to writing by Seth Newhouse and the other prepared and agreed upon by a committee of Haudenosaunee chiefs) to be the most similar to the Prince of Peace, Jesus the Christ. These two individuals are born of a virgin mother, are raised from the dead, were healers, and instruct their people in the way and law of peace. In some versions of this story the Peacemaker is identified as Dekanawida like the ones in this post. In other versions he is identified as Hiawatha (a variation of spellings are used for both). Often, they are described as working together to bring about the confederacy of the Haudenosaunee. An online scan of the book can be read at this link.
Here are some short examples that bear a similarity to the life of Christ:
According to tradition, a woman was living in that neighborhood who had one daughter of stainless character who did not travel away from home, but remained with her mother constantly, and when she had attained the age of womanhood she had held no intercourse with any man. In the course of time, notwithstanding, she showed signs of conception and her mother was very much aggrieved. (P.65, committee of chiefs' version)
It so happened that as the time approached when the daughter would deliver the child, that the mother dreamed that she saw a man whom she did not know, and that he said that he appeared as a messenger to her on account of her troubled mind, caused by the condition of her daughter who had in so mysterious a manner conceived a child. "I am here to deliver to you a message and now I will ask you to cease your grieving and trouble of mind, and the ill-treatment of your daughter from day to day because it is indeed a fact that your daughter does not know how she became with child. I will tell you what has happened. It is the wish of the Creator that she should bear a child, and when you will see the make child you shall call him Dekanahwideh. The reason you shall give him that name is because this child will reveal to men-beings (Oñg'wĕonwĕ'), the Good Tidings of Peace and Power from Heaven, and the Great Peace shall rule and govern on earth, and I will charge you that you and your daughter should be kind to him because he has an important mission to perform in the world, and when he grows up to be a man do not prevent him from leaving home."
Then the old woman, (Iăgĕn'tci) asked the messenger, what office the child should hold. The messenger answered and said: "His mission is for peace and life to the people both on earth and in heaven." (P. 66, committee of chiefs' version)
Dekanawida ascended the tree and it was chopped down. A multitude of people saw him fall into the chasm and plunge into the water. So they were satisfied that he was surely drowned. Night came but Dekanawida did not appear and thus were the people sure of his death, and then were they satisfied. The next morning morning the warriors saw strange smoke arising form the smoke hole of an empty cabin. They approached cautiously and peering in the side of the wall where the bark was loosened they saw Dekananwidah. He was alive and was not a ghost and he was cooking his morning meal. (P. 16, Seth Newhouse version)
South of the Onondaga town lived an evil-minded man. His lodge was in a swale and his nest was made of bulrushes. His body was distorted by seven crooks and his long tangled locks were adorned by writhing living serpents. Moreover, this monster was a devourer of raw meat, even of human flesh. He was also a master of wizardry and by his magic he destroyed men but he could not be destroyed. Adodarhoh was the name of the evil man. (P. 17, Seth Newhouse version)
The lodge of Adodarhoh was reached and a new singer was appointed to sing the Peace Hymn. So he walked before the door of the house singing to cure the mind of Adodarhoh. He knew that if he made a single error or hesitated his power would be weakened and the crooked body of Adodarhoh remain misshapen. Then he hesitated and made an error. So another singer was appointed and he too made an error by hesitating. Then Dekanawida himself sang and walked before the door of Adodarhoh's house. When he finished his song he walked toward Adodarhoh and held out his hand to rub it on his body and to know its inherent strength and life. Then Adodarhoh was made straight and his mind became healthy. (P. 28, Seth Newhouse version)
So then Dekanawidah answered, "The Great Creator from whom we all are descended sent me to establish the Great Peace among you. No longer shall you kill one another and nations shall cease warring upon each other. Such things are entirely evil and he, your Maker forbids it. Peace and comfort are better than war and misery for a nation's welfare. (P. 15, Seth Newhouse version)
As given by the peacemaker, the "Five Nations Confederate Lords" were told to remind the people in these words:
Hearken, that peace may continue unto future days!
Always listen to the words of the Great Creator, for he has spoken.
United People, let not evil find lodging in your minds
For the Great Creator has spoken and the cause of Peace shall not become old.
The cause of peace shall not die if you remember the Great Creator. (P. 37-38, Seth Newhouse version)
I don't think I need to point out what parts of the New Testament these are similar too. That they are alike is obvious.
It should be noted before the later version "prepared by the committee of chiefs appointed by the Six Nations' Council of Grand River, Canada, and adopted by Council of Chiefs, July 3, 1900," that this council acknowledged outside influence to their legends.
There is no doubt in the minds of the writers of this preface that many of the ancient traditions of the Six Nations have become much modified, and some have been long relegated to oblivion owing to the fact that in the earlier history of these peoples there were for a long time no members of the various nations capable of rendering these traditions in writing and thus preserving them intact to their posterity.
It is a noteworthy fact that the League of the Five Nations (now known as the Six Nations) as constituted centuries ago by Dekanahwideh and his associates, has been followed in accordance with the rules of the confederacy as laid down by this founder of the league, and that the installation of the lords (chiefs) as rulers of the people as laid down in these unwritten rules hundreds of years ago is still strictly observed and adhered to by the chiefs of the Six Nations and their people.
With reference to the origin or birth, character and doings of Dekanahwideh as herein chronicled, it will be observed that they present an analogy or similarity to Hebrew biblical history and teachings. This is portrayed strongly in the narration of the birth of Dekanahwideh and also in certain extraordinary powers which he is attributed to have possessed.
There is little doubt that some of this influence was brought about as a result of the labors and teachings of the Jesuit fathers among them. In the early discovery of the Five Nations the Jesuit fathers made an effort to Christianize them.
These precepts as taught and inculcated in the minds of the people by these missionaries have been assimilated to some extent and wrought into their own religious belief, as well perhaps as into the story of the traditional nativity of this founder of the Iroquois Confederacy. (p. 62-63)
I've read a very thorough book by Darren Bonaparte called, Creation & Confederation, that explores the evolution of this legend. He comments on this same thought in his book:
Undoubtedly, Christian teachings may have had some influence on the evolution of the confederation epic in the literature. Seth Newhouse didn't learn to read and write from looking at cereal boxes; Christian missionaries probably had a hand in his education. The same holds true for the committee of chiefs, who acknowledged the possibility of influence to their introduction. They also state that their document was to be presented to the Canadian government to prevent the arrival of officials to conduct elections. Perhaps giving Tekanawi:ta Christ-like attributes may have been a subtle way of saying, "Keep your missionaries away too! We've already got a Jesus. We must not forget that the virgin birth of Tekanawi:ta has precedents not only in Christianity, but also in our creation story. Just as an earlier Onondaga version linked Aionwa:tha to Teharonhiawa:kon, the later confederation accounts make the same connection to Tekanawi:ta's grandmother and mother. Like the twins of creation, he is the product of both flesh and spirit. Therein lies the beauty of a matrilineal society: you always know who your mother is, but your father can be anybody—including the supernatural. That being said, Christian teachings did have an influence on the development of the league tradition, as noted by the words of the late Cayuga chief, Jake Thomas, one of the confederacy's most respected keepers of traditional lore:"…the elders feel that the Peacemaker made the Laws and united the nations before he went across the great salt water to the land of the white race. We feel that it was the same prophet that the white race call Jesus as he was reborn again from a virgin mother and gave the white race the good tidings of peace on earth. So this is according to the elders and what they talked about the founding of the League more than three thousand years ago." (Creation & Confederation, p.88-89)
Darren Bonaparte later states:
It seems obvious that the creation story was an influence on the way the story evolved, but the Christian influence will probably be debated forever. What other influences may have played a part in the regeneration of this story? (C&C p. 94)
Even if the Christian influence is significant on the origin and attributes of the Peacemaker, it occurs to me that this may be a justified influence. The legend of the Peacemaker and the confederation of the Haudenosaunee appears to predate European influence. If the Christian scripture that reads, "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of god," was taught to those who had as their founder an individual referred to as a peacemaker, would it not make sense for them to describe his origin as the son of God's is described, virgin birth and all?
I also believe it is possible that the coming of Christ as a mortal minister was known to them before it occurred, including His virgin birth.
According to Enoch, Christ was known to the very first man, Adam.
And as Enoch spoke forth the words of God, the people trembled and could not stand in his presence.
And he said unto them, Because Adam fell, we are. And by his fall came death, and we are made partakers of misery and woe. Behold, Satan has come among the children of men and tempts them to worship him. And men have become carnal, sensual, and devilish, and are shut out from the presence of God. But God has made known unto our fathers that all men must repent. And he called upon our father Adam by his own voice, saying, I am God; I made the world and men before they were in the flesh. And he also said unto him, If you will turn unto me, and listen unto my voice, and believe, and repent of all your transgressions, and be baptized, even in water, in the name of my Only Begotten Son, who is full of grace and truth, who is Jesus Christ — the only name which shall be given under Heaven whereby salvation shall come unto the children of men — you shall receive the gift of the holy ghost, asking all things in his name. And whatever you shall ask, it shall be given you. Genesis 4, paragraph 7
According to the Book of Mormon, Nephi saw the life of Christ, including his birth to a virgin woman, 600 years before it happened.
And it came to pass that he said unto me, Look. And I looked as if to look upon him and I saw him not, for he had gone from before my presence. And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the great city Jerusalem, and also other cities. And I beheld the city of Nazareth, and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin, and she was exceeding fair and white. And it came to pass that I saw the Heavens open, and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me, Nephi, what beholdest thou? And I said unto him, A virgin most beautiful and fair above all other virgins. And he said unto me, Knowest thou the condescension of God? And I said unto him, I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things. And he said unto me, Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the Mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh. And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the spirit. 1 Nephi 3, paragraph 8
And hundreds of years before Nephi saw this, the "brother of Jared" came to know of Christ too.
And when he had said these words, behold, the Lord shewed himself unto him and said, Because thou knowest these things, ye are redeemed from the Fall. Therefore, ye are brought back into my presence; therefore I shew myself unto you. Behold, I am he who was prepared from the foundation of the world to redeem my people. Behold, I am Jesus Christ. I am the Father and the Son. In me shall all mankind have life; and that eternally, even they who shall believe on my name. And they shall become my sons and my daughters. And to none of those now living whom I created have I appeared, for none have believed in me as thou hast. Seest thou that ye are created after mine own image? Yea, even all men were created in the beginning after mine own image. Behold, this body which ye now behold is the body of my spirit. And man have I created after the body of my spirit. And even as I appear unto thee to be in the spirit will I appear unto my people in the flesh. Ether 1, paragraph 13
Still other versions of this tradition tell of a sign that occurred after Hiawatha's message was given that persuaded the Seneca, who were the last of the original five tribes to join, of the truth of his message. The sun was darkened. The obvious Christian comparison is from the testimonies of Matthew, Mark, and Luke when the sun was darkened for three hours at the time of Christ's death, after His message to the Jews was also delivered. As described in my previous post, The Eagle and the Days of Darkness, the sun was also darkened during a turbulent three days in the Americas from the time Christ died to the time He arose from the dead. Several months after which, the Prince of Peace ministered and taught those here, according to the Book of Mormon. Those He taught here succeeded in establishing a peaceful society.
And it came to pass that there was no contention in the land because of the love of God which did dwell in the hearts of the people; and there were no envyings, nor strifes, nor tumults, nor whoredoms, nor lyings, nor murders, nor any manner of lasciviousness. And surely there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been created by the hand of God. There were no robbers, nor no murderers, neither were there Lamanites nor no manner of -ites, but they were in one the children of Christ and heirs to the kingdom of God. And how blessed were they, for the Lord did bless them in all their doings, yea, even they were blessed and prospered until an hundred and ten years had passed away. And the first generation from Christ had passed away, and there was no contention in all the land. 4 Nephi 1:3
I think it's possible a lot more was known about Christ by various peoples scattered to the four quarters of the world, from the beginning of mankind and down through the ages, than we acknowledge or realize.
Besides the greater balance of the sexes within the Haudenosaunee society and the Iroquoian language family in general (I have written a brief bit about this in another post), which appears to my eyes to be something from the Creator that was lost to Christianity, they have something else that tells me this people had truth from God that cannot have come from the early Christian missionaries.
The Tree of the Great Peace
I am Dekanawidah and with the Five Nations' Confederate Lords, I plant the Tree of the Great Peace. I plant it in your territory, Adodarhoh, and the Onondaga Nation, in the territory of you who are Firekeepers. I name the tree the Tree of the Great Long Leaves. Under the shade of this Tree of the Great Peace we spread the soft white feathery down of the globe thistle as seats for you, Adodarhoh, and your cousin Lords. We place you upon those seats, spread soft with the feathery down of the globe thistle, there beneath the shade of the spreading branches of the Tree of Peace. There shall you sit and watch the Council Fire of the Confederacy of the Five Nations, and all the affairs of the Five Nations shall be transacted at this place before you, Adodarhoh, and our cousin Lords, by the Confederate Lords of the Five Nations. Roots have spread out from the Tree of the Great Peace, one to the north, one to the east, one to the south and one to the west. The name of these roots is The Great White Roots and their nature is Peace and Strength. If any man or any nation outside the Five Nations shall obey the laws of the Great Peace and make known their disposition to the Lords of the Confederacy, they may trace the Roots to the Tree and if their minds are clean and they are obedient and promise to obey the wishes of the Confederate Council, they shall be welcomed to take shelter beneath the Tree of the Long Leaves. We place at the top of the Tree of the Long Leaves an Eagle who is able to see afar. If he sees in the distance any evil approaching or any danger threatening he will at once warn the people of the Confederacy." (The Constitution of the Five Nations, p. 30, Seth Newhouse version)
The committee of chiefs' version of this event in the same book further says:
The meaning of planting this great tree, Skarehhehsegowah, is to symbolize Ka-yah-ne-renh-ko-wa, which means Great Peace, and Jo-deh-ra-ken-rah-ke-wah, meaning Good tidings of Peace and Power. The nations of the earth shall see it and shall accept and follow them to the tree and when they arrive here you shall receive them and shall seat them in the midst of your confederacy. (P.101, committee of chiefs' version)
The four roots bears at its heart the markings and beliefs of the medicine wheel, of course, but it's combination here with a tree that joins people together in peace strikes me as similar to the parable of Zenos in the Book of Mormon. The Book of Zenos was originally part of the Old Testament that was discarded before Jesus' mortal ministry in Israel, but was part of those records still at the time Lehi's family followed the will of the Creator out of Israel in 600 BC, and which they took with them into the promised land they were led to. Part of that record is recorded in the Book of Mormon as the parable of a tree. I have a page on this site that has the parable in its whole.
The first similarity I see is the four separate roots reaching off into four different directions. Likewise, the parable has a mother tree, which the Lord of the vineyard takes as few as four branches (maybe more) from, and distributes these branches from the tree to four of the nethermost parts of the vineyard. These he plants separate from the tree, while he nurtures the roots of the original tree that he loved with branches from a wild tree. At first his experiment is successful and good fruit is growing from all the branches that have been separated from their mother tree, and even the mother tree is succeeding with the wild branches grafted to her, but after a while all of these begin to grow wild and bitter fruit. The Lord of the vineyard then takes the branches in the nethermost parts of the vineyard and returns them, grafting them back to the mother tree, just like the Peacemaker explaining that the nations of the earth will see it and shall accept and follow the roots to the tree and be welcomed there.
In a version of this tradition found in David Cusick's Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations, published in 1848, David Cusick (of the Tuscarora tribe) refers to the four parts of the tree that reach to the four different directions as branches, just as in the parable of Zenos.
"…a great council fire was kindled under the majestic tree, having four branches, one pointed to the south, west, east, north…"
The parable of Zenos serves as a prophecy, similar to Dekanawida's prophecy on page 101 of The Constitution of the Five Nations, and other native prophecies that the people of the four nations, or four directions will be gathered in One someday, returned to a greater truth and greater way of living that is currently lost to the world.
I've pointed out before and will point out again that the Wampum belt of Hiawatha, which serves as the basis of the Six Nations flag, resembles this parable to me in symbol, strikingly.
The Wampum belt of Hiawatha is said to represent the union of the original Five Nations through the Peacemaker's efforts. The five tribes represented (in no particular order) are Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca.
Burying Their Weapons of War
Another similarity is found here:
Then Dekanahwideh further said: "We have now completed everything in connection with the matter of Peace and Power, and it remains only for us to consider and adopt some measure as to what we shall do with reference to the disposal of the weapons of war which we have taken from our people. Then the lords considered the latter and decided that the best way which they could adopt with reference to the disposal of the weapons would be to uproot the great tall tree which they had planted and in uprooting the tree a chasm would form so deep that it would come or reach the swift current of the waters under it, into which the weapons of war would be thrown, and they would be born and swept away forever by the current so that their grand-children would never see them again. And they then uprooted the great tree and they cast into the chasm all manner of weapons of war which their people had been in the custom of using, and they then replaced the tree in its original position.
Then Dekanahwideh further continued and said: "We have completed clearing away all manner of weapons from the paths of our people." (P. 102, committee of chiefs' version)
There is a figure in the Book of Mormon, a king of the Lamanites, who was taught and believed in the Creator and His son, who leads his people to also bury their weapons for peace.
Behold, I say unto you, nay, let us retain our swords, that they be not stained with the blood of our brethren; for perhaps, if we should stain our swords again, they can no more be washed bright through the blood of the Son of our great God, which shall be shed for the atonement of our sins.
And the great God has had mercy on us, and made these things known unto us that we might not perish; yea, and he has made these things known unto us beforehand because he loveth our souls as well as he loveth our children. Therefore, in his mercy he doth visit us by his angels, that the plan of salvation might be made known unto us as well as unto future generations.
Oh how merciful is our God. And now behold, since it has been as much as we could do to get our stains taken away from us and our swords are made bright, let us hide them away, that they may be kept bright as a testimony to our God at the last day, or at the day that we shall be brought to stand before him to be judged, that we have not stained our swords in the blood of our brethren since he imparted his word unto us and has made us clean thereby.
And now, my brethren, if our brethren seek to destroy us, behold, we will hide away our swords, yea, even we will bury them deep in the earth, that they may be kept bright as a testimony that we have never used them at the last day, and if our brethren destroy us, behold, we shall go to our God and shall be saved. And now it came to pass that when the king had made an end of these sayings, and all the people were assembled together, they took their swords and all the weapons which were used for the shedding of man's blood, and they did bury them up deep in the earth.
And this they did, it being in their view a testimony to God, and also to men, that they never would use weapons again for the shedding of man's blood. And this they did vouching and covenanting with God, that rather than shed the blood of their brethren, they would give up their own lives; and rather than take away from a brother, they would give unto him; and rather than spend their days in idleness, they would labor abundantly with their hands.
And thus we see that when these Lamanites were brought to believe and to know the truth, they were firm and would suffer, even unto death, rather than commit sin; and thus we see that they buried the weapons of peace, or they buried the weapons of war for peace. Alma 14, paragraph 8
I do see a basis of truth and many things of value in the Haudenosaunee traditions. I see enough that fits in principle that makes me consider these teachings from different sources might be witnesses for each other of their basis in something true, but that is my opinion alone, and leave whoever may read this to search for and draw their own conclusion.
"And blessed are all the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 3:12
"Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you — not as the world gives, give I unto you." John 9:9
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"Then answered the man, 'I am he.' And he turned his palms upward and they were scarred and his feet were likewise and his breast was pierced by a spear wound. It appeared that his hands and his feet were torn by iron nails."
Nana'b'oozoo's Restoration
Then the presiding Midewewinini shot the candidate with the Midemegis. The candidate fell dead, unmoving. The Midewewinini revived him with the breath of life, as Odaemin the first medicine man regained life. The candidate stood, renewed, and new.
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# Dollymount
Clontarf residents object to 'mindless' destruction of tram shelter
Dublin City Council says it will be fully restored.
Jan 21st 2016, 9:00 AM
Screenshot The tram shelter Screenshot
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL has defended the demolition of a historic tram shelter in north Dublin following objections from some local residents.
The shelter was constructed as part of the old horse tramway from Dollymount to Nelsons Pillar, which opened in 1873.
It is located on the Clontarf Road but has been demolished as part of the construction of the Dollymount Promenade and Flood Protection Project which will provide a promenade, cycleway, and flood defense scheme.
Another element of this project was the construction of a controversial sea wall overlooking Dublin Bay.
DCC idea of 'refurbishment' of iconic Dollymount Tram Shed @clontarfIE @talktojoe1850 pic.twitter.com/Gym1apSXjV
— Aide (@6Dublin) January 15, 2016
6 Generations Dublin / Twitter
In the planning documents for the flood protection project, the council said there would be a "careful dismantling and re-use of original materials where possible, particularly the brick, rainwater goods and pan tiles is being done".
"The structure will be renovated in consultation with the DCC Architect and Archaeologist using materials which will attempt to restore the structure to its former condition prior to vandalism and disrepair," the documents added.
https://www.facebook.com/SaveOurSeafrontClontarf/videos/1660975770835236/
A letter from one local resident described the demolition as "mindless", adding that residents didn't previously object as residents assumed it would be simply restored rather than demolished.
"If DCC's intention was to simply demolish the structure, I would have personally put together a recovery team to ensure that there was indeed a 'careful' block by block removal of the structure," the resident, who asked for their name not to be used but who has been in touch with the local council on the issue, said.
I would have ensured the old structure was stored in a dismantled state for a possible future re-build elsewhere in the Clontarf area.
So much for DCC conservation; would you restore a Ford Model T of the same era with sledgehammer and angle grinder?
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Behold, the historic #Clontarf tram shelter, knocked down last week as part of the construction of a new sea wall. pic.twitter.com/Lzroek1foX
— Una McCaffrey (@UnaMcCaffrey) January 20, 2016
Una McCaffrey / Twitter
Apparently, it will be carefully rebuilt. Hope so.
In a statement to TheJournal.ie, Dublin City Council the tram shelter will become a central feature of the new scheme and that the shelter needed to be torn down:
The architect inspected the existing and determined that the bricks had been re-pointed in sand/mortar, this would make it difficult/impossible to take down the existing brick work without damaging a large percentage of it. Also, noted was that a large number of asbestos roof tiles were missing (not original), and a lot of the internal wooden trusses and beams were missing or damaged from fire.
Dublin City Council Dublin City Council
It was decided that as much of the brick would be salvaged and incorporated into the new design which was to use brick of similar colour and finish, exact dimensions, roof truss details and construction to be replicated and other features to be replicated including cast iron guttering.
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Nicky Ryan
nicky@thejournal.ie
@NickyRyan_
CLONTARF CYCLEWAY DOLLYMOUNT DUBLIN FLOOD PROTECTION TRAM SHELTER
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