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Q: Unable to bind 2 tables to viewModel and send to view table 1. MerchantBusiness
table 2. MerchantServices
i want to display both tables data in a single view.
I want to display the MerchantBusiness details on the view. very basic business name, address etcc.
the MerchantServices is a list of services that the business has.
so i first created the viewModel
Public Class MerchantServicesModel

Public Property MerchantViewModel() As Merchant
    Get
        Return _Merchant
    End Get
    Set(value As Merchant)
        _Merchant = value
    End Set
End Property
Private _Merchant As Merchant

Public Property ServiceViewModel() As IEnumerable(Of MerchantService)

    Get
        Return _Services
    End Get
    Set(value As IEnumerable(Of MerchantService))
        _Services = value
    End Set
End Property
Private _Services As MerchantService

End Class

and in my controller im binding the two tables to the viewModel
Function Index(id As Integer) As ActionResult
    Dim db As New MerchantEntities

    Dim MerchantDetails As New MerchantServicesModel
    MerchantDetails.MerchantViewModel = db.Merchants.Find(id)

    MerchantDetails.ServiceViewModel = (From m In db.MerchantServices
                           Where m.MerchantID = id
                           Select m).ToList()

    Return View(MerchantDetails)

End Function

My View

@ModelType MerchantServicesModel

@Code

Layout = "~/Views/Shared/_Layout.vbhtml"

End Code

@Html.DisplayFor(Function(model) model.MerchantViewModel.BusinessName)

@For Each item In Model.ServiceViewModel

@Html.DisplayFor(Function(model) item.ServiceName)

Next

i was thinking that the MerchantBusiness is not a full list just details of the particular business
but the MerchantServices is a IEnumerable list so i create a table and style blah blah..
now the error im getting is
Additional information: Unable to cast object of type 'System.Collections.Generic.List`1[VBClassMVC.MerchantService]' to type 'VBClassMVC.MerchantService'.
am i missing something, or am i binding incorrectly?
thank you.

A: Hay all i manged to fix that. Here is the updated ViewModel
 Public Property ServiceViewModel() As IEnumerable(Of MerchantService)

    Get
        Return _Services
    End Get
    Set(value As IEnumerable(Of MerchantService))
        _Services = value
    End Set
End Property
Private _Services As IEnumerable(Of MerchantService)

i needed to add IEnumerable(Of MerchantService) to the _Services Private variable..


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A View of the Covenants of Works and Grace: And a Treatise on the Nature and ...
Af Thomas Bell
COVENANTS OF WORKS AND GRACE.
Gal. iv. 24.
For these are the two covenants; the one from the mount
Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar,
AFTER having dwelt so long on the second general head of discourse, I come now to the third, which was to show wherein the two covenants differ: a very im. portant point in divinity, and which if happily explain. ed, must tend greatly to the edification of the saints. I shall state that difference in some particulars, with as much accuracy and precision as I can.
1st. In the first place, These two covenants differ in their nature. The covenant of works was a cove. nant of friendship: that of grace is a covenant of recon. ciliation, and therefore a covenant by sacrifice, Psalm 1. 5. The one was betwixt such as were in a state of friendship, ere it was made: the other supposed enmity, and was intended to remove it, viz. legal-enmity in God, and heart-enmity in man. When God entered into covenant with Adam, he was upright, Eccles. vii. 29. consequently he was the object of his love, and that covenant was to preserve that amity which subsisted from the beginning betwixt God and man. But the covenant of grace necessarily implies the violation of that of works, and was made to restore that friendship which was thereby lost. In it the elect behoved to be considered as they really were, viz. as sinners, and therefore as enemies in their minds unto God, being alienated from him, Col. i. 21. Though there was an infinite natural distance between God and Adam, yet not a moral. And therefore God in the highest consistency with his holiness could transact with him without the mediation of a third party. Not so with respect to fallen man. Here a mediator is absolutely necessary, a day's-man who may lay his hand upon both parties. Hence it is that the covenant of works had no mediator, but the covenant of grace has. There is one God, and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, 1 Tim. ii. 5. He is expressly designed the me. diator of the new covenant, Heb. xii. 24. It is through him only that God can draw nigh to sinners, and they to him. By his blood he satisfied the Father's justice, and by his Spirit he sanctifies the sinner's heart, and accordingly brings them together. God does not transact immediately with sinners, nor they with him: but only through the mighty Mediator. It is in him only that they can meet together. He is the only bond of union, the only medium of communication between the
He deals immediately with both the parties, not they with one another. It is to be observed, however, that though he be the mediator of the covenant, yet he contracted for, and became the surety of the one party only, viz. the offending. Meanwhile, as he paid the debts of the one, so all the benefits promised by the other are conveyed by his hand. To satisfy divine justice, and to slay the enmity of sinners were the leading ends of his mediation, and thus to restore them to that happiness from which they had so basely fallen. Therefore in holy scripture we read that God hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and the dispensation of the covenant made with him on our behalf, is emphatically called the ministry of reconciliation, Rom. v. 10. 2 Cor. v. 18, 19.
2dly. The two covenants differ as to their antiquity
or date. The covenant of works was made in time: that of grace from eternity. The one a little after the beginning of the world: the other before the world began, Tit. 1. 2.
God from eternity foreseeing man's breach of the covenant of works and his misery thereby, entered into a covenant of grace, as our Shorter Catechism well expresses it, to deliver his elect out of a state of sin and misery, and to bring them into a state of salvation by a Redeemer. The covenant of works was a time-covenant: that of grace was eternal. So early as eternity God saw that misery into which the first Adam would plunge himself and his posterity, and therefore as early did he devise our redemption, and enter into a covenant with his Son, in quality of a second Adam. Had the covenant of grace not been made till that of works was broken, it would have been a time-covenant as to commencement no less than the other. But it is styled an eternal covenant, Heb. xiii. 20. (an epithet never given to that of works), viz. eternal in respect of the past, as well as in relation to the future. God not only purposed before the world began to give eternal life to his elect, for so he purposed also to make a covenant of works, and to do whatsoever he brings to pass in slow-running time; but before all time he promised to give them that life, Tit. i. 2. A promise supposes some second party to whom it is made, therefore a promise before the world began implies a party as ancient, and consequently a covenant of the same date. From eternity the counsel and covenant of peace was between Jehovah and the man whose name is the Branch. From everlasting, ere ever the earth was, the Son was set up, constituted, or anointed as the word signifies, Prov. viii. 2, 3. viz. set up as a new covenant-head to redeem what Adam should destroy.
But here it must be observed, that though the covenant of grace was first as to being, it is last in respect of manifestation. In the case of the two covenants, the order of existence and of exhibition is reversed. What was first in existence was last in manifestation, and what was last in existence was first revealed. As in the
procedure of every wise agent, what is first in the intention, is last in execution, so here, the covenant of grace, though first in being, was the last in the order of revelation. The covenant of grace was an absolute secret, as to all created beings, till the covenant of works was broken. It is expressly called the secret of the Lord, Psalm xxv. 14. He promised eternal life before the world began, but in due time manifested his word, Tit. i. 2, 3.
3dly. The two covenants differ as to their parties. The parties in the covenant of works were God and the first Adam; in the covenant of grace, God and the second Adam. The first man, as says the apostle, was of the earth, earthy: the second man, the Lord from heaven, 1 Cor. xv. 47. In the first covenant, there was a great, yea, an infinite disparity betwixt the parties, being God and man. In the second, there was a perfect equality betwixt them as to personal glory and dignity: Though the Son in virtue of his federal engagements, became his Father's servant, yet in himself, he was equal to him, Phil. ii. 6, 8. God and his eternal Son, were originally the only contracting parties in the covenant of grace. Other parties there were none, nor could be before the world began. Then a covenant was made for us, as the word is, Hos. ii. 18. and that covenant was registered as in the books of heaven, not only before we believe, but before we had any personal being. We were not consulted in the making of it: No; the counsel of peace was betwixt God and his Son, together with the eternal Spirit. That covenant hinged not upon our consent, nor did it tarry for it. In that case it could not have been an eternal covenant, but behoved in respect of its very being, to have been posterior to that of works.
4thly. The two covenants differ as to their extent or latitude. The covenant of works was made with all mankind in the first Adam: he was at once their natural root, and their federal head. The covenant of grace was made with all the elect in the second Adam: as he conveys spiritual life to none birt
them, so he was the representative of none other. This must be granted, unless we make his federal re. presentation wider than the communication of life and righteousness: the purchase of redemption more extensive than the application: which, in our apprehension, would be making the work of God crooked. It would be reckoned strange doctrine, to teach that the first Adam represented some persons, to whom he never in fact conveys sin and death; and equally absurd would it be to say, that the second represented any, to whom he never actually conveys life and rightcousness. To what end was that, if not to convey these? According to the holy scripture, the one repre. sentation is as effectual with respect to the represent. ed, as the other is. As by the disobedience of the one, many, even all that he represented, were made sin. ners; so by the obedience of the other, shall many, even all that he represented, be made righteous, Rom. v. 19. This inequality of the two covenants as to their extent, was strongly intimated, in the very first revelation of the covenant of grace, Gen. iii. 15. There God speaks of two opposite seeds: the seed of the ser. pent, and the seed of the woman. By the former must be meant, all that persevere in their enmity against God, John viii. 44. By the latter must be understood, Christ primarily, and next, all those who come over as to his side. Now from this view of the matter, it is evident, that to aver the covenant of grace is as extensive as that of works, is saying in effect, that the personal seed of the woman, represented the seed of the serpent, which is a glaring absurdity. We see from the following context, Gal. iv. 28, 29. that the children of the promise, or covenant of grace, (Acts iii. 25.) are born after the Spirit, while the children of the covenant of works, are born after the flesh. It is evident therefore, that the two covenants, are just as unequal in their extent, as corrupt nature, and regenerating grace. The one reaches all mankind without exception: the other extends to the elect only. Hence, true faith, which interests us personally in the cove.
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The Theological Educator as Sherpa
by Jason G. Duesing September 29, 2020
In 1943, C. S. Lewis gave three lectures in Durham later published in one volume as The Abolition of Man.[1] The first of these lectures he titled "Men Without Chests," aimed as a critique of a recent volume that argued for the subjective nature of meaning in a book for school children.[2] The authors of that book, Lewis summarized, likely were attempting to "fortify the minds of young people against emotion."[3]
However, Lewis countered, the challenge of the day for young people is not restraining or starving them of emotion, but rather awakening it and directing it toward what is just and true. The authors of the children's book, Lewis concludes, are trying to build the intellect, but carve out the heart. In the end, what they create are men with minds but no heart. Men with intellect, but without chests, and yet we "expect of them virtue and enterprise." Herein Lewis posits his corrective, "The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts."[4]
For the theological educator, the task is no different. In the twenty-first century there are jungles of competing worldviews, arguments, and approaches to theological education. In as much as the theological educator attempts only to cut these down as an intellectual exercise apart from understanding how theological instruction is a matter of the heart, he is only cutting that which will grow back. The question to ask, rather, is how should the theological educator irrigate the dry hearts of his students and stir their affections to that which is just and true?
In a recent article published in Permanent Things, I give a long-form presentation on the two ways I think theological educators can answer this question: that is by serving as shepherds and sherpas. What follows is the second half of that essay.
In Kathmandu, Kami Rita owns the record for scaling Mt. Everest at 22 times.[5] Rita is a climbing Sherpa employed by elite mountain climbers to aid them in their ascent of the world's most treacherous peaks. Growing up in a village near the base of Mt. Everest, Rita and his siblings learned early the trade of guiding and surviving the feats that many often start but do not complete. The task of the theological educator in caring for and leading students to survive the feat of their educational goals mirrors the task of a climbing Sherpa in several ways.
The Invisible Sherpa Who Serves and Points
The theological educator cares best for his students when he adopts the lowly posture of a Sherpa. With this identity in mind, the educator can serve without conceding any ounce of experience or rank. The Sherpa, as the result of his years of experience, is the best one fit to serve. Just as the Sherpa comes alongside his clients and helps organize, direct, assemble, and lead, the theological educator does the same for students. The Sherpa is not a drill instructor or dictator leading by bravado or instilling fear in his clients, rather he educates and serves (Mark 10:45).
One of the prime ways the theological educator, in and out of the classroom, has the opportunity to serve students as a Sherpa is by taking time with them and by making time for them. Often this is as simple as modeling patience and understanding with any question asked in class or in public. When students see that even the most mundane of questions are taken with seriousness and without smirk in public, they are more willing to ask their vital questions in private. The theological educator serves students well when the student feels and knows they have an audience and a sincere ear in their professor and are not a burden or waste of time.
In my classes, I make a point early in the term to let students know that their questions and interests are not only a high priority for me, but also something I enjoy and value. As many are aware I have a full schedule of meetings and faculty concerns, sometimes they shy away from approaching me. I work to preclude this conclusion by telling them that time with students for me is like an intravenous reviving of my calling and outlook in the midst of several other tasks and meetings. I try to convey that I need them to approach me and ask me questions as a help for balance in my life.
Related to this, the theological educator can serve and assist his students well by working hard to ensure he is communicating often and with clarity to them. Just as clear communication from the Sherpa to those he is assisting is vital for a successful ascent, the theological educator must not assume he is connecting with his students. To put it another way, while relying upon "It says it in the syllabus" might be enough to deflect claims of professorial malpractice, it is not enough if the professor desires to serve and lead students toward growth and development. The theological educator as Sherpa assists students best when he strives to communicate in multiple ways, many venues, and with repetition to ensure that even that one student, who seems to care the least, comes to appreciate the course and subject matter.
In addition to serving, the Sherpa also accomplishes his task with excellence when he does so in a decreasing fashion (John 3:30). When a climbing Sherpa leads his client up the path to take his final few steps to the summit, the climber, in one sense, should be celebrating to the degree that he forgets the Sherpa is even there. He has mastered the mountain, followed the instructions, implemented his training, and accomplished something rare and significant. In the end, yes, the Sherpa assisted him up the mountain, but the climber did the climbing. Perhaps this is most evident in the moment when the climber poses for a photo at the summit. The Sherpa often is the one, as his job, to take the photo, not to be in the photo. For the Sherpa has done this many times before and will soon again lead others to this very point on another trip. For now, it is the climber's moment and accomplishment.
Such it is for the theological educator who cares for students as a Sherpa. The educator's posture is that of one who is gladly decreasing in presence and influence with time. As Jim Hunt counsels, the theological educator should think of himself like instructional gravity. "If you think of the qualities of gravity, then you have a fairly good image of what you should do in your position. You help hold things in place so that they do not escape the institutional orbit and you are invisible."[6] The theological educator serves, assists, prepares, and instructs the students—i.e. holds them together, but it is the students who do the work and who fulfill the requirements for graduating with their degree.
The theological educator, in this sense, should, at some point in the student's life and career, be forgotten, even while what was taught and given to the student remains. The theological educator's legacy is not that he is remembered, but that the students have adopted what was taught and are changed by it for the service of others. At graduation, the theological educator should be the one taking the photo for he has done this before and will soon again lead others to that point after another semester.
Yet, though striving for invisibility, the theological educator also cares well as a Sherpa by his pointing. The climbing Sherpa cannot do his job with success if he does not point his client up and down the mountain. Sometimes this pointing involves directing the climber away from danger or leading them to pause with patience while a storm clears. Sometimes this pointing is designed to motivate the climber to persevere or renew his perspective so as not to drift from the task in action or thought. Sometimes the Sherpa points at himself so the climber can see how to climb or what he should do next.
The theological educator who seeks to care for students as a Sherpa should also take care to point in these ways. However, the danger for the instructor is that he can spend too much time pointing at himself. This can be inadvertent, but without care, the theological educator can easily view himself as Auteur and the students as a fan club. Instead, like the Sherpa, the theological educator should point outward most and for a purpose. The theological educator, in this sense, is like a poet, about who C. S. Lewis reminds, "The poet is not a man who asks me to look at him; he is a man who says 'look at that' and points; the more I follow the pointing of his finger the less I can possibly see of him."[7]
The Value of an Experienced Sherpa
The theological educator is able to carry out the task of caring for students as a Sherpa only through the knowledge and wisdom that comes from experience. The climbing Sherpa spends a lifetime learning his trade from others more experienced. He ventures on climbs several times a year throughout his life and, only thereby, does he build up stamina and experience. This discipline, and investment in his craft is what allows him to come to see the most challenging things as routine. The climbing Sherpa is an expert in his field, and this status is something he has earned over time.
Such it should be with the theological educator. Rare should it be that a brilliance alone equals readiness. For even the sharpest of climbing Sherpas are not ready to bear the weight and responsibility of leading a climb without tested and proven experience. The theological educator should welcome mentorship in teaching, writing, serving, and caring for students. His posture should be that of deference to those who have been "climbing" for years. The theological educator is an expert in his field only when he has mastered the content and also spent time teaching, writing, and putting that content into practice.
Further, the climbing Sherpa is seen as a professional only when he matures to the point of no longer seeking the praise of his clients or is enamored by the allure or fame or status. The theological educator as Sherpa, likewise, should not live for the approval of students even while he seeks to serve and assist them. The students need to be led and guided by a professional, not simply a friend who decided to join them for a "climb." The theological educator as a professional is not impressed by knowledge alone or the fame of another scholar. Rather, over time, he has gained the virtue of discernment that comes only after seeing many other professors and scholars come and go.
The best of climbing Sherpas are marked by their wisdom that comes with creativity and longevity. Sherpas who climb year after year gain knowledge, but also experience. The experience of serving many different clients in a variety of conditions builds a storehouse of wisdom that cannot be taught or purchased. Further, many of the technological advancements that aid mountain climbers today are the direct result of Sherpas providing insight and ideas due to what they have seen and endured. For the experienced Sherpa has endured much, including sometimes, the tragedy of people falling.
The theological educator as Sherpa, too, is rewarded with wisdom that only comes with creativity and longevity. Years of serving and caring for students yields an opportunity for theological educators to grow and improve if they are willing to learn. The longer they serve, the theological educator can help shape the future of his field by sharing what he has learned and how he has adapted over the years to improve his craft. Innovation in instruction, educational delivery methods, and the use of technology, can all benefit from the influence of wisdom from seasoned theological educators. Further, the theological educator with earned wisdom can care for students the most, simply because of what they have seen and heeded. For longevity in serving brings wisdom to aid their students from falling (Jn 16:1).
Editor's Note: This article was published in the latest issue of Permanent Things and appears again on Dr. Duesing's website, Footnotes.
^ C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man (New York: Harper Collins, 1944).
^ Lewis referred to the volume anonymously as The Green Book, but the volume was Alec King and Martin Ketley, The Control of Language: A Critical Approach to Reading and Writing (New York: Longmans, Green, 1939). See Walter Hooper, ed., The Collected Letters of C. S. Lewis, Vol 2 (Harper Collins, 2004), 561n59.
^ Lewis, The Abolition of Man, 13.
^ Ibid., 13-14.
^ "Sherpa guide Kami Rita climbs Everest for record 22nd time" The Guardian, May 16, 2018.
^ Jim Hunt, "10 Years as a Provost," Inside Higher Education, August 24, 2009.
^ C. S. Lewis, "The Personal Heresy in Criticism," in The Personal Heresy: A Controversy (Oxford University Press, 1939), 11.
Jason G. Duesing
Jason Duesing serves as the Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Administration, and Professor of Historical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He came to MBTS after serving for more than a decade on the administrative leadership team and faculty at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Duesing earned his Ph.D. in Historical Theology and Baptist Studies from Southwestern Seminary in 2008. He also holds a M.Div. from Southeastern Seminary and a B.A. in Speech Communications from Texas A&M University in College Station. Duesing is married to Kalee, and together they have four children.


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Val della Torre (piemonti nyelven Val dla Tor ) egy község Olaszországban, Torino megyében.

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Val della Torre folyója a  Casternone, és területe több hegyet is érint: Monte Musinè (1150 m), Monte Curt (1132 m), Monte Arpone (1602 m) és a Monte Lera (1368 m). Szomszédos települések: Almese, Alpignano, Caselette, Givoletto, Rubiana, San Gillio, Varisella és Viù

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"They proved a good match. My grandmother, with her rebellious nature and fiery temper, needed a man with my grandfather's calm, tolerant soul"
Seconds later an authoritative knock sounded on the door and Granddad got up to answer it. A police officer, slightly breathless, stood there.
"Excuse me, sir, did you see someone dressed as an airman?"
"Is there a problem, officer?" My grandfather was evasive.
"Yes, there certainly is." The policeman drew a deep breath. "He was just about to pull in a false alarm at the fire box on the corner. I caught him as he was breaking the glass."
"No telling what mischief these young people will get up to." Granddad shook his head ruefully. "Well, good luck in catching him, officer." He turned to the table, took up a puffed wheat ball from a tray of the treats my grandmother that afternoon had made for visiting youngsters and handed it to the man.
"A very good evening to you, sir," he said, gently closing the door on him.
When my grandmother cautiously re-entered the kitchen a few minutes later in robe and slippers, long brown hair she'd had pinned up beneath her airman's cap about her shoulders, I said nothing. Over the years of living in my grandparents' house, I'd learned not to question my elders. My grandfather got up and moved the kettle to the front of the oil stove.
"Tea?" he asked.
Although she could behave a trifle outlandishly, as her Halloween escapade illustrated, Nanna, in many ways, upheld strict Victorian traditions. Good posture, for instance, was something upon which she insisted. How often I recall her admonishing me to sit up straight at the table or walk with head held high, shoulders back. Not only did one look better by exercising such positions, it was also good for internal organs, she said.
Nanna also influenced me with her storytelling. A romantic to the core, she'd regale me with tales of Boston ballrooms where young men rushed to fill in her dance card. When she didn't have suitably elegant gowns or jewelry, she'd borrow them from more affluent friends. Photos of her taken during that era bore truth to the facts that she arrived at social events attired as elegantly as a lady of British aristocracy.
Years later, her glowing descriptions of romance and adventure would appear in many of my historical romances.
But as I stood with one of her little homemade tree decorations in hand, it was her efforts to make Christmas special, no matter what the circumstances, that came to mind. I recall my mother telling me of one Yuletide in the heart of the Great Depression when my grandfather couldn't get home for the festive season. With all six children too young to go out and cut a tree, Nanna took a kitchen chair, placed it in the middle of the parlor, and assisted her brood to decorate it with whatever they could find around the house. Mom remembered it as being an absolutely happy occasion.
Another of my poignant Christmas memories of Nanna is of her cooking doughnuts in an old black cast iron frying pan. My job, as a child, was to roll them in sugar while they were still warm. Nothing ever tasted quite so good as those rings of fried dough washed down with a glass of milk on a snowy winter's afternoon in a cozy, old fashioned kitchen.
Later I'd curl up in a rocking chair in the parlor and watch while Nanna trimmed the tree with those little homemade boxes she had fashioned many years previously. Even after our family became more affluent and manufactured decorations attainable, Nanna continued to hang her small contributions on the limbs.
She died of a massive stroke one day in December in her 80th year, a week before Christmas. She'd just finished trimming the tree and was enjoying a cup of tea at the kitchen table.
She and the Irishman she married had had six children and lived as a successful couple for more than 50 years. When my grandfather was about to follow her eight years later, he advised the family not to grieve his death.
"I've never been happy without Ida," he informed us in his last hours. "Now I'm going to be with her again."
We understood. To her last days, she'd remained the vibrant, free spirit who had once charmed a hospital executive into forgiving charges against her because of her sparkling brown eyes, and an Irishman into being her devoted companion for half a century.
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1 rescued from fire at San Francisco apartment building
Eleven people were displaced by a fire at their apartment building in San Francisco on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (KGO-TV)
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A firefighter was injured and a fire victim rescued Thursday afternoon in a one-alarm fire in San Francisco's Silver Terrace neighborhood, fire officials said.
The fire was reported by fire officials on Twitter at 1:24 p.m. in a three-story residential building at 132 Apollo St.
A firefighter was injured and taken to a hospital. They are expected to be OK, according to fire officials.
The fire was contained at 2:12 p.m. but not before burning all three floors of the building. Eleven residents have been displaced, including four children.
American Red Cross personnel are on their way to help the displaced residents. The cause is under investigation, fire officials said.
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Göteborg : Chalmers tekniska högskola, 2016. Diploma work - Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, ISSN 1652-8557; 2016:16, 2016.
Aggestam, E. (2016) Numerical model reduction with error estimation in computational homogenization of transient heat flow. Göteborg : Chalmers University of Technology (Diploma work - Department of Applied Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden, nr: 2016:16).


The Friedkin Family and Tanzania's government make a long-term commitment to conservation.
The hunting news from Africa is often troubling these days: dwindling game, rampant poaching and corruption, massive habitat encroachment. But this article is about some good news for a change. At the center of the story is an American safari company with a history of conservation leadership that is doing remarkable things in Tanzania.
The story began, for me at least, on my first safari to Tanzania's Maswa game reserve in 2001 just a couple of days after 9/11. Very little news got through to us in the bush, isolated as we were amid more than a thousand square miles of thornbush and rocky hills, and the contrast between our remote little corner of Eden and the turmoil rampant in the rest of the world couldn't have been more pronounced. On subsequent safaris to Maswa in 2003, 2008, and 2011, that sense of blessed isolation remained intact even as the pressures on wildlife and habitat increased throughout East Africa. We continued to see elephants calmly parade through camp, the cows leading tiny calves past our tents to water in the evening, and the other animals—the buffalo, the myriad antelope species, the baboons, the birds—seemed to increase in number with each visit.
This year, professional hunter Paul Olivier came around a corner in Maswa not far from the Mbono River and stumbled on three black rhinos. The rhinos had apparently moved into the area from the nearby Serengeti, found Maswa to their liking, and decided to stay. In a hunting area. That just doesn't happen much in Tanzania, and probably not anywhere.
The magic behind Maswa, not surprisingly, is not magic at all but a long history of hard work and substantial investment. The Houston-based Friedkin Family Companies, a group of prominent hunting and photographic safari outfitters that includes Legendary Adventures, Tanzania Game Trackers Safaris, Wengert Windrose Safaris, Legendary Expeditions, and Ker & Downey (Tanzania), have long been associated with some of the best hunting areas in Tanzania: Maswa, Lake Natron, Moyowosi, Ugalla, and Malagarasi to name a few. Since 1987 the Friedkins have invested nearly $300 million into habitat protection, community development, infrastructure, camps, and facilities. Perhaps most importantly, much of that investment has funded, through the Friedkin Conservation Fund, an extensive anti-poaching program that has become a model for others in Tanzania and elsewhere.
The company's efforts have yielded remarkable success, as witnessed by my own experiences in Maswa over the years. Careful management of wildlife and habitat, combined with a famously passionate commitment to pushing the standard for luxury safaris to new heights, has secured the company's reputation among the continent's best safari outfitters.
But with success has come enormous risk. East African politics are rough and tumble, and those wildlife areas that still remain are a valued commodity. Turnover happens, often involuntarily, often for reasons that have little to do with game management. Since 2010, in particular, the Tanzanian safari industry has suffered considerable upheaval.
After losing several key areas in one round of reallocations and barely holding on to another through two years of litigation, the Friedkins found themselves forced to reevaluate the viability of their investment. Profitability was never the goal—the Friedkins make their money through other businesses and their safari companies have long been managed primarily as philanthropic endeavors, with hunting and photographic revenues being ploughed back into conservation programs. But investing millions into areas only to see them turned over to others with a different agenda was simply too much. If the company was to continue its investment in Tanzanian conservation, it needed longer-term stability.
So, in early 2015, the Friedkins approached the Tanzanian government with a proposal. In return for their commitment to continue their conservation and community development initiatives in their safari areas, and specifically to invest an additional $100 million in those areas over the next ten years, they asked to be granted Strategic Investor Status under Tanzanian law, which would assure them a thirty-year renewable franchise in each area. The proposal included detailed plans for boosting tourism and broadening resource utilization in a manner consistent with sound conservation, constructing new camps in certain areas, and creating new infrastructure and employment opportunities for local communities. After extensive discussions, on August 17, 2015, the Tanzanian government agreed to the plan and granted three of the Friedkin companies Strategic Investor Status with associated guarantees and protection.
While hunting safaris once contributed far more revenues to conservation than photographic or other uses, demand for photographic safaris in the Friedkins' areas is now increasing much more quickly than hunting demand. It is becoming increasingly difficult for safari operators to reserve vast areas exclusively for hunting use. Mixed use seems increasingly the norm.
President Roosevelt's message is as relevant to Tanzania in 2015 as it was to America in 1909. The Friedkins have demonstrated beyond question that American hunters can play a crucial role in preventing the poaching and habitat destruction that threatens African wildlife, and the Tanzanian government has demonstrated that it is willing to make substantial commitments to encourage and reward such efforts. For other investors with similar interests who step forward, the path seems a little less daunting, the future of African wildlife a little brighter.


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Berg-Härjedalens kontrakt var ett kontrakt inom Härnösands stift av Svenska kyrkan.  Kontraktet utökades och namnändrades 2018  till Södra Jämtland-Härjedalens kontrakt.

Kontraktskod var 1014.

Kontraktet omfattade församlingar i Bergs och Härjedalens kommuner.

Administrativ historik
Kontraktet bildades 2001 av

hela Härjedalens kontrakt med
Svegs församling som 2006 uppgick i Svegsbygdens församling
Älvros församling som 2006 uppgick i Svegbygdens församling
Linsells församling som 2006 uppgick i Svegbygdens församling
Lillhärdals församling som 2006 uppgick i Svegbygdens församling
Hede församling som 2010 uppgick i Hedebygdens församling
Vemdalens församling som 2010 uppgick i Hedebygdens församling
Storsjö församlingsom 2010 uppgick i Hedebygdens församling
Tännäs församling som 2006 uppgick i Tännäs-Ljusnedals församling
Ljusnedals församling som 2006 uppgick i Tännäs-Ljusnedals församling
Ytterhogdals församling som 2006 uppgick i Ytterhogdal, Överhogdal och Ängersjö församling
Överhogdals församling som 2006 uppgick i Ytterhogdal, Överhogdal och Ängersjö församling
Ängersjö församling som 2006 uppgick i Ytterhogdal, Överhogdal och Ängersjö församling

del av då upplösta Ovikens kontrakt (där delar före 1962 ingått i Härjedalens kontrakt) med
Bergs församling
Åsarne församling
Rätans församling som 2010 uppgick i Rätan-Klövsjö församling
Klövsjö församling som 2010 uppgick i Rätan-Klövsjö församling
Ovikens församling som 2010 uppgick i Oviken-Myssjö församling
Myssjö församling som 2010 uppgick i Oviken-Myssjö församling
Hackås församling

Referenser

Noter

Historiska kontrakt i Härnösands stift


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2017 Eurochocolate Festival, Two Sunny Days in Perugia
byGabrielle Shubert
This year, on the fall trip to our house in Le Marche, we flew to Rome and made a stop in Perugia, a city we'd never really visited. We packed a lot into two days, including the 2017 Eurochocolate Festival,...
La Serenissima Swamped by Success
byMaria Lisella
"We are considering a reservation system that will include incentives such as discounts on museum tickets and local services to encourage people to visit Venice in the off-season", Paola Mar says. Venice welcomes 25 million visitors annually and to ease...
Here's What We'll Do if You Come to Visit Us
Going to the beach, visiting medieval towns, experiencing food specialities of the region-- these are the main activities we plan when guests arrive for a visit. We love these rituals and never tire of sharing them with our friends. Here's...
A Dinner with a View on History: Rome's Best Rooftop Restaurants
byLucy Gordan
An enchanted dinner with an amazing view. Imàgo, La Terrazza, Mirabelle, Giuda ballerino!, Aroma and La Pergola: there's no better way to view the Eternal City in all its glory than from one of its many romantic rooftop restaurants.
The Understated Beauty that Changes Young Americans
byStefano Albertini
How American students from New York University discover the great beauty of small Italian cities: from the friendly biker riders that greet you on the street, to the bakers that know all of their clients by name, to the cuisines...
Experience the Essence of Tuscany
bySara Fruner
Firenze Convention & Visitors Bureau (FCB), tour operators ArtViva and Le Baccanti, the Golden Tower Hotel, hosted by the Italian National Tourist Board to bring to New York the best Tuscany and Florence have to offer.
The Night New York Dreamt of Valdichiana Senese
Cetona, Chianciano Terme, Chiusi, Montepulciano, San Casciano dei Bagni, Sarteano, Sinalunga, Torrita di Siena, Trequanda. Nine townships of the Valdichiana that got together to enthral visitors with multiple activities. Along with the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, of course.
Memorable Moments while Traveling in Italy
Italy is full of surprises that generally encompass great beauty. Here are some unforgettable moments that we've wandered into while traveling in Italy, from a tiny medieval town in Emilia Romagna, to Florence and Western Sicily.
Storm King Art Center: At the Intersection of Nature and Art
byPaula M. Levine
There are no walls, and very few "do not touch" signs. Visitors can walk, ride a bike, nap, and experience the art. Each piece finds its own space and its own relationship to the landscape, the seasons, and the public:...
Cowtown Rodeo: Back to the Wild West
Cowtown is a legend around these parts. The current owner, Howard "Grant" Harris, grew up here, his family has farmed the area for 300 years, and he entered professional competition at age 14. The animals are the heart of his...
La Notte della Taranta: Reviving the Tradition
byGeorge De Stefano
La Notte della Taranta 2016, the festival's nineteenth edition, runs from August 8-27 in the Grecia Salentina of the Lecce. Although tarantismo has died out, its music not only has survived but thrives. Last year's edition drew the largest crowds...
A Tale of Police, Figs and Considerate Thieves in Italy
My husband and I had our first encounter with the police in Italy and it turned into a chat. We didn't get arrested, but we learned how to grow figs. The second encounter happened when a thief tried to steel...
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Three People Dead in California: Fourth Mass Shooting Just This Month
Cristiana Pegoraro Piano Concert at Italian Cultural Institute
"Claudia Cardinale. L'indomabile. The Indomitable" at Italian Cultural Institute
Research on the Most Durable Marriage: Marry Young and Skip Cohabitation
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Embattled and Toxic Masculinity: Are Men Now Second Best to Women?
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Nat Love
African American cowboy, author, "Deadwood Dick"
Born into slavery in 1854 in Davidson County, Tennessee, Nat Love learned the skills of roping, herding, and branding cattle and horses as a young boy. Though there were laws against teaching reading to slaves at the time, Love learned to read and write.
At the end of the Civil War Love, along with thousands of other enslaved people, was set free. His father started a farm to support the family, but died soon afterward. Nat attempted to help on the farm, but felt too restrained. After winning a horse in a raffle he gave half the earnings from its sale to his mother, and took the other half and headed for Kansas at the age of 15. Love moved to Dodge City to find work as a cowboy. His skills paid off and soon he was driving cattle on the trails.
Love's adventures during his cattle driving days were numerous and became legend. According to one, Love earned the title of "Deadwood Dick" after winning a shooting contest in Deadwood City. The name was common at the time, based on a series of adventure novels, but Love would become one of the most famous to claim the moniker.
Legends claim that a group of American Indians ambushed Love and he fought vigorously before being captured. They were so impressed with his bravery that they allowed him to live among them. The chief offered him 100 ponies to marry his daughter, but Love refused. Instead he stole the best pony of the lot and rode away.
As the days of the trails faded Love began working as a pullman porter on the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. In 1907 Love's memoir, The Life and Adventures of Nat Love, was published, outlining the story of his life as a cowboy. It is believed that he died at the age of 71 in 1921.
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public class Tester {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        SensorSampler sampler = new TemperatureSampler();
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n. 1. A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town.
Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest.
2. A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words, arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government.
3. (Law) An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery.
Practically, however, the word assault is used to include the battery.
v. t. 1. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces.
Insnared, assaulted, overcome, led bound.
2. To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration.
Before the gates, the cries of babes newborn, . . .
2. Assaults are either simple or aggravated. 1. A simple assault is one Where there is no intention to do any other injury. This is punished at common law by fine and imprisonment. 2. An aggravated assault is one that has in addition to the bare intention to commit it, another object which is also criminal; for example, if a man should fire a pistol at another and miss him, the former would be guilty of an assault with intent to murder; so an assault with intent to rob a man, or with intent to spoil his clothes, and the like, are aggravated assaults, and they are more severely punished than simple assaults. General references, 1 East, P. C. 406; Bull. N. P. 15; Hawk. P. B. b. 1, c. 62, s. 12; 1 Russ. Cr. 604; 2 Camp. Rep. 650 1 Wheeler's Cr. C. 364; 6 Rogers' Rec. 9; 1 Serg. & Rawle, 347 Bac. Ab. h.t.; Roscoe. Cr. Ev. 210.


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In this section: Clinical Investigations Compliance & Enforcement
Clinical Investigations Compliance & Enforcement
Science and Research Special Topics
Clinical Trials and Human Subject Protection
Institutional Review Boards – Restrictions Imposed Letters and Disqualification Proceedings
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) review clinical investigations regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under sections 505(i) and 520(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as well as clinical investigations that support applications for research or marketing permits for products regulated by the FDA. FDA's regulations in 21 CFR parts 50 and 56 set forth certain requirements for IRBs regarding their oversight of those clinical investigations. An IRB's compliance with the regulations is intended to protect the rights and welfare of human subjects involved in such investigations.
Restrictions Letter. When, during an inspection, FDA has observed apparent noncompliance by an IRB with the applicable regulations, FDA may notify the IRB and the parent institution in writing of the noncompliance (e.g., Warning Letter, Restrictions Letter) and require that the IRB or parent institution respond to the letter within a time period specified by FDA and describe the corrective actions that will be taken by the IRB, the institution, or both to achieve compliance with the regulations. (21 CFR 56.120(a)) In addition, until the IRB or institution takes appropriate corrective action, FDA may impose restrictions on the IRB. (21 CFR 56.120(b)) An Institutional Review Board – Restrictions Imposed Letter (Restrictions Letter) is a noncompliance letter issued under 21 CFR 56.120(a) that imposes such restrictions on the IRB. See 21 CFR 56.103, 56.110(d), and 56.120(b).
Based on information provided by the IRB or institution, FDA may remove the restrictions imposed in the Restrictions Letter.
Whenever the IRB or the institution has failed to take adequate steps to correct the noncompliance stated in the letter sent by the agency under 21 CFR 56.120(a), and the Commissioner determines that this noncompliance may justify the disqualification of the IRB or the parent institution, the Commissioner will institute disqualification proceedings in accordance with the requirements for a regulatory hearing set forth in 21 CFR part 16. (21 CFR 56.121(a))
Notice of Opportunity for Hearing (NOOH).The NOOH provides the IRB with the opportunity for a regulatory hearing on the proposed disqualification action before a presiding officer designated by the Commissioner, as described in 21 CFR part 16. The IRB or institution may request a hearing or decline the opportunity for a hearing. In declining the hearing, the IRB or institution may request in writing that the agency make a determination based on the available information.
Disqualification of an IRB. The Commissioner may disqualify an IRB or the parent institution if the Commissioner determines, per 21 CFR 56.121(b), that:
The IRB has refused or repeatedly failed to comply with any of the applicable regulations, and
The noncompliance adversely affects the rights or welfare of the human subjects in a clinical investigation.
If the Commissioner determines that disqualification is appropriate, the Commissioner will issue an order that explains the basis for the determination and that prescribes any actions to be taken with regard to ongoing clinical research conducted under the review of the IRB. FDA will send notice of the disqualification to the IRB and the parent institution. (21 CFR 56.121(c))
The table below lists the dates that actions were taken by the FDA for each IRB listed. Clicking on these dates will allow the user to view the regulatory correspondence issued to the IRB by the FDA. To search for previously posted letters in which FDA has imposed restrictions in accordance with 21 CFR 56.103 and 56.120(b), see the Warning Letters webpage.
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Restrictions Imposed
Restrictions Removed
Presiding Officer's Report
Commissioner's Decision
Disqualification Order
Advanced Magnetic Research Institute Restricted 07/10/2017 07/10/2017 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
American Association of Acupuncture and Bio-Energetic Medicine (AAABEM)
c/o Institute of Bio-Energetic Medicine Restricted 11/14/2013 11/14/2013 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Burzynski Research Institute – Institutional Review Board (BRI IRB) Restrictions removed 04/11/2014 09/23/2013 04/11/2014 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Inland Institute of Aesthetic Dentistry IRB Restricted 05/13/2015 05/13/2015 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Texas Applied Biomedical Services (TABS) Research Review Committee (RRC) IRB Disqualified 02/29/2016 09/25/2012
(Issued as a Warning Letter) N/A 09/16/2014 N/A 02/29/2016 02/29/2016
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When we wake up in the morning, we practically hit the ground running. Don't worry if you have no time to visit salons regularly. We have a list of everyday foods that are as good for your skin as they are for your diet. So while you prepare yourself a healthy breakfast, put some of it on your face, too! here are some everyday foods that are good for your skin. So while you are preparing a healthy breakfast, you can apply it too!
Yummy on toast, right? They are great for your skin, too. Avocados are a rich source of biotin and help heal dry skin, nails and hair. It contains Vitamin E which is beneficial to the skin. Pit the fruit, remove the pulp, and make a smooth paste, Pat it over your face. Leave it on for 15 minutes and rinse. This helps keeps your skin hydrated through the day.
We all know that sipping green tea helps increase the anti-oxidant supply to our body. But it's not limited to that. You can now use the tea bags after you are done with your cup of tea. Put the used tea-bags in the fridge for 30 minutes and put them on your eyes for an instant pick-me-up. Green tea is also known to reduce the effects of sun-burn.
Oats have become a breakfast staple in many of our homes. This is a product that works for all skin types as an exfoliant. Mix honey and almond milk and oats for a hydrating scrub. This can be used once a week to remove dead skin from the surface of the face.
Apple cider vinegar is a great toner for the skin. Mix 1 tbsp. of the vinegar in 2 tbsp. of water and store it in the fridge. Use this as a cooling toner before bedtime, to tighten up the skin.
This lycopene-rich fruit is great to heal sunburn. Make a pulp of the fruit and sieve it to extract the juice. Store this juice in the fridge and apply it on your face 15 minutes before your shower. It helps tighten the skin tone and also even out the complexion.


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NC State University Memorial Belltower (Raleigh, N.C.)56
Erdahl-Cloyd Union, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)37
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Reynolds Coliseum, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)34
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Brooks Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)27
Tompkins Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)27
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The Brickyard, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)24
Riddick Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)23
Ricks Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)22
Broughton Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)21
Polk Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)21
Winslow Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)21
E. S. King Religious Center, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)19


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iBinder Group acquires SokoPro, Finlands leading digital construction document management software
iBinder, the leading Nordic digital platform for information management in the construction and real estate industry, acquires SokoPro, Finland´s leading document management SaaS-solution for construction projects. The acquisition further strengthens iBinder Group´s market position in the Nordics.
The acquisition of SokoPro accelerates iBinder Group´s growth journey and expands the attractive service offering to pan-nordic customers. The seller is Grano, a content services company part of Panostaja Group.
SokoPro is the leading document management system for construction projects in Finland with cloud based SaaS service for managing, sharing and archiving information from the first steps of a construction project to end-to-end life cycle management.
- SokoPro further strengthens iBinder Group and the global potential for our highly efficient SaaS information management solutions. With the uninterrupted digital information flow that the expanded iBinder Group´s project platform creates, we can help our customers and their partners in our key markets to collaborate more efficiently - from the early stages of project planning to the long-term property management, alwayswith the building at the core, says Per Hedebäck, President and CEO of iBinder Group.
Earlier in the year, iBinder Group acquired Byggnet and also, as announced in November 2021, SundaHus which significantly complemented the Group´s offering.
- With the SundaHus material database as an integrated part of our SaaS-platform, we can help property owners manage new requirements regarding climate declarations, material choices and the EU's Taxonomy for sustainable investments. The acquisition of SokoPro opens up for additional value creation and attractive cross selling opportunities in the Finnish market", adds Per Hedebäck.
With simplicity as a guiding star, iBinder Group helps customers collaborate and share information through all phases of a property's life cycle; from procurement to planning, design, construction and administration. iBinder Group has grown by an average of 25% over the past 3 years and has been named Gazelle in several Nordic countries. Low productivity, high resource consumption and high climate and environmental impact are major challenges for the construction and real estate sector.
- Becoming part of iBinder Group, the SokoPro product can be given further opportunities and world-class software development. Internationally, the Nordic countries are pioneers in the digitalisation of the construction industry, and this cutting-edge know-how is in demand in Germany and England, among others. This deal is a great opportunity for everyone involved in SokoPro's development and sales. We are happy that we at Grano can continue to sell this top product "says Grano's acting CEO Kimmo Kolari.
Following the acquisition of SokoPro, iBinder Group will have 108 employees and sales of SEK 244 million. In connection with the transaction, SokoPro Oy will be established with eight employees within product development, customer support, marketing and sales support. Grano will continue as SokoPro's only retailer in Finland. The transaction will be completed at the end of January 2022.
Per Hedebäck, President and CEO of iBinder Group:
Email: per.hedeback@ibinder.com, Tel: +46 70-247 45 20
Kimmo Kolari, CEO, Grano Oy
Email: kimmo.kolari@grano.fi, Phone: +358 40 769 5807
About SokoPro
Founded in 1993, SokoPro is Finland´s leading document management SaaS solution for construction projects with 9 000 active projects and 40.000 active users. SokoPro has an annual turnover of approximately EUR 5.8 million.
About iBinder Group
iBinder Group started its operations as a Software as a Service company in Örebro in 2006. The company develops and provides a digital platform for efficient information management and cooperation in the construction and real estate sector with the vision "Foundation for Sustainable Collaboration"
iBinder Group´s core market is the Nordic region and the company has recently begun an expansion in Europe.


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Ходзё Удзиясу (北条 氏康?, 1515 — 21 октября 1571) — крупный японский военный и государственный деятель периода Сэнгоку, третий даймё Одавара (1541—1571), старший сын и преемник Ходзё Удзицуна (1519—1541).

Биография
С юности Ходзё Удзиясу участвовал в военных кампаниях отца. В августе 1541 года после смерти своего отца Ходзё Удзицуны Удзиясу унаследовал его владения в регионе Канто. Был женат на сестре даймё Имагавы Ёсимото, правителя провинции Микава. Он вел активную политическую борьбу, заключая выгодные браки и привлекая на свою сторону различных даймё. Удзиясу поднял власть клана Одавара Ходзё на невиданную высоту.

Удзиясу продолжал захватническую политику своих предков и вел длительную борьбу с Такэда Сингэном и Уэсуги Кэнсином. Когда Уэсуги Томосада узнал о смерти Удзицуны, он решил отбить назад замок Эдо.

Ещё в 1544 году две ветви семьи Уэсуги — Огигаяцу во главе с Уэсуги Томосада и Яманоути во главе с Уэсуги Норимаса (1523—1579) — объединили свои силы и заключили союз с Имагава Удзитика и Асикага Харуудзи. В 1545 году Уэсуги Томосада и Асикага Харуудзи вторглись во владения рода Ходзё и осадили стратегический важный замок Кавагоэ, который держал Ходзё Цунанари (1515—1587), брат Удзиясу. Гарнизон крепости составлял 3 тысячи человек. Число нападающих доходило до 100 тыс. человек. Ходзё Удзиясу во главе 8-тысячного войска выступил на выручку Цунанари. При этом он выслал вперед гонцов, которые должны были предупредить брата о том, что помощь близка. Так как армия Ходзё Удзиясу также была небольшой по сравнению с войском противника, тот решил провести ночную атаку. План сработал превосходно и, несмотря на восьмикратное численное превосходство противника, Ходзё Удзиясу победил. Уэсуги Томосада погиб в этом сражении.

После победы при Кавагоэ союз его противников распался, позиции рода Ходзё в регионе Канто сильно усилились. Ходзё Удзиясу контролировал пять провинций и продолжал войну против кланов Такэда и Уэсуги. В 1561 году Уэсуги Кэнсин с армией вторгся во владения Ходзё и осадил их столицу — замок Одавара. Осада продолжалась два месяца, после чего Кэнсин отступил, когда Такэда Сингэн стал угрожать его владениям. В 1563 году союзники Ходзё Удзиясу и Такэда Сингэн вторглись в провинцию Мусаси и осадили замок Мацуяма, который принадлежал Уэсуги Норикацу. В следующем 1564 году Удзиясу во второй битве при Конодаи в провинции Симоса нанес поражение Сатоми Ёсихиро (1530—1578), сыну Сатоми Ёситака.

В конце своего правления Ходзё Удзиясу возобновил борьбу с Такэда Сингэном, одним из крупнейших японских полководцев периода Сэнгоку. В ответ на нападение Ходзё на провинцию Суруга Такэда Сингэн в 1569 году начал войну против Удзиясу и вторгся в провинцию Мусаси. Вначале он попытался захватить замок Хатигата, где правил Ходзё Удзикуни. Осада закончилась неудачей, после чего Сингэн пытался взять замок Такияма, принадлежавший Ходзё Удзитэру, и снова потерпел неудачу. Сыновья Ходзё Удзиясу отразили противника. Затем Такэда Сингэн двинулся на замок Одавара и осадил его. Осада продолжалась всего трое суток, после чего Такэда сжег город Одавара и отступил в свои владения.

После неудачной осады Одавара Такэда Сингэн отступил, но братья Ходзё Удзитэру и Ходзё Удзикуни поджидали его в проходе Мимасэ (Мимасэтогэ), где дали ему сражение. Армия Ходзё насчитывала 20 тысяч человек против 10 тысяч Такэда. Такэда прорвал оборону братьев Ходзё и ушёл обратно в Кофу. В безуспешной попытке остановить армию Такэду Ходзё потеряли 3200 человек.

Впоследствии Ходзё Удзиясу заключил мир с Уэсуги Кэнсином и Такэдой Сингэном. Седьмой сын Ходзё — Кагэтора (1552—1579) — был усыновлен Уэсуги Кэнсином. Удзиясу признал провинцию Суруга владением Такэды Сингэна. Одна дочь Удзиясу стала женой Имагавы Удзидзанэ (1538—1614), а другая была выдана замуж за Такэду Кацуёри, сына и преемника Сингэна.

В октябре 1571 года Ходзё Удзиясу скончался в результате продолжительной болезни, оставив после себя семерых сыновей.

Сыновья
 Ходзё Удзимаса
 Ходзё Удзитэру
 Ходзё Удзикуни
 Ходзё Удзинори
 Ходзё Удзимицу
 Ходзё Удзихидэ
 Уэсуги Кагэтора

Литература
 Тернбулл С. «Самураи», Москва, «АСТ», 2008 г. ISBN 978-5-17-040815-3

Ходзё Удзиясу
Ходзё Удзиясу
Ходзё Удзиясу


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Name:Sam Romano Age: 60 Political party: Shooters Farmers and Fishers Party Where do you live? Orange What do you do for a living? Electrician and deputy mayor of Orange How long have you lived in the Calare electorate? Since 2002 What is the best part of living in the Calare electorate? Wonderful people, wide open spaces, enormous potential, great for outdoor recreation activities Why are you running for the seat of Calare? I feel this seat has been neglected for too long. Basic needs like long-term water security and decent roads and transport to and from Sydney have not been delivered. Our health and life expectancy are in decline. And our lazy local member simply doesn't care. What is your political experience? As Deputy Mayor, I have a track record of getting things done. I've championed a number of road projects now being completed. Click on the name to be taken to the profile. If the name is in black the candidate has not returned the profile. The crippling effects of the drought continue to be felt by the electorate's farmers. What kinds of measures would you fight to install to drought-proof the region? Is the creation of more dams part of the solution, and if so, where should they be located? I absolutely support the building of more dams. Governments should start with the areas below Bathurst and Oberon, where there is a clear lack of water storage. Applying for drought assistance is also unnecessarily complex. You need a master's degree, accountant and lawyer to help you fill out the forms. This should be simplified. Do you support the proposal to relocate immigrants to regional centres as a means of relieving pressure on metropolitan infrastructure and increasing the population of and diversity in country towns and cities? First, the government needs to relocate infrastructure, services and secure our long-term water supply. Resources are stretched for our existing population. I'm all for decentralisation but first we need the capacity to cater for a larger population. Federal and state governments have underinvested in this area for years, simply bringing in more people would not be a solution to our problems. Many fruit growers in the region lament the lack of seasonal workers to pick their crops because of restrictions with the current visas system. If elected, what changes would you push to make to alleviate this concern? Our first priority should be investing in the skill development of our local population. But I do agree that companies struggle to attract local workers. I believe there should be more flexibility under our visa system to hire workers for longer periods of time. The cracked down on 457 visa holders and restrictions on working holiday visa holders are city-centric and do not give proper weight to the seasonal patterns of work in the bush. How should the federal government increase the export potential of Calare's primary producers and manufacturers? I believe there should be restrictions on the import of cheap food from Asia. Paying 20 cents less for asparagus is not worth destroying our agricultural industry. We also need to improve our transport infrastructure to enable farmers to get their produce to ports much quicker. Do you agree with the idea of decentralising government departments to regional areas, and, if so, which departments would you like to see be relocated to the Calare electorate? Yes, I believe public servants should actually live near the public they serve. I think key departments like health, education and agriculture should have a much bigger contingent in the regions. And not just service delivery arms. We need the managers and policy makers moved away from their inner-city cafes and out here to Orange, Bathurst, Lithgow and Oberon. However, as I said earlier, the government needs to invest more in infrastructure and services to ensure we can sustain new arrivals. Will you push for federal funding to help fund a pipeline from Ben Chifley Dam to Bathurst to help conserve water? Yes I support this pipeline I will lobby strongly for federal funding. What is the best way to improve links between Sydney and the Central West? Do you support a Bells Line Express Way? Do you support upgrading the Great Western Highway including tunneling through the Blue Mountains? Should the federal government favour (and fund) one approach over the other? If so which approach should be the priority? A Bells Line Expressway is an essential nation building project that needs to get done now. The city-based economists and bureaucrats say it's not "economical" and it's not "cost effective". This is rubbish. Governments are happy to subsidise suburban trains in Sydney. But when it comes to the bush, they come up with excuses. An expressway would create enormous opportunities for our region. I believe a tunnel through the Blue Mountains would be the best means of constructing the new thoroughfare. The key problem is the federal and state government talk about this before every election, but forget about it as soon as the election is done and won. The federal government absolutely should have a role in funding it. But they never will while Calare is a safe National Party seat. Just watch how they change their tune after the election if the Nationals lose. Neither Bill Shorten, Scott Morrison nor Michael McCormack have visited Calare in recent memory. Do the major parties and their leaders not care about Calare? Our leaders seem unaware human life exists west of the blue mountains. That's why there's a growing gap in living standards between Calare and Sydney. The problem is simple. Most rural seats are safe National Party seats. So, the government can afford to take us for granted. They don't need to spend money here. Because people vote them in regardless. This will change if we vote them out. Recently, we saw the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party win the NSW seat of Murray, taking it away from the National Party after 35 years. Prime Minister Scott Morrison then visited Denilquin, in Murray, immediately afterwards. He was worried the Coalition would lose the federal seat too. Earlier this year, Scott Morrison wouldn't have been able to find Deni on a map. Everything changes when you vote the major parties out. What infrastructure do you want to see built or fixed in the electorate over the next three years? I want to see them making a start on the Bells Line Expressway. I want to see more dams and upgrades to hospitals in our smaller towns. What is your stance on the future of coal mining for the region? SFF support the exploration and development of coal and mineral resources where appropriate as a source of cheap energy. As rural and regional communities bear a large portion of the cost in providing the infrastructure, it is only fair they are compensated via royalties from the State. In this context, we will encourage the development of coal and mineral resources as a source of energy. However, unlike the Nationals, we don't put big mining interests ahead of farmers. Mining exploration and extraction must never be allowed to permanently effect prime agricultural land or water systems - either surface or subterranean. On Coal Seam Gas (CSG) exploration, we have called for an immediate moratorium on CSG projects in NSW and a permanent ban in our rivers until the NSW Government implement all 16 recommendations of the Chief Scientist and Engineer's report into the CSG activities in NSW. Do you support renewable energy? If so how do you believe Calare is positioned to take advantage of the renewables market? The current investment in renewable energy is heavily subsidised by domestic consumers. As a result, Australians are paying unsustainable domestic energy prices simply to support these experimental alternative power schemes. We oppose the continual subsidisation of these alternative energy sources while there is an abundance of cheaper energy sources available. We support a renewable energy market when proved to be commercially viable without the need for heavy subsidisation, such as in Tasmania. What policy do you have to reduce power bills? Energy bills have skyrocketed under this government. I know pensioners who can't afford to heat their home in winter. It's a national disgrace. I believe the recent power bill increases were due to the need to invest in the network component because of previous underinvestment. Governments need to ensure they are investing properly in the network component into the future. Australia's vast reserves of gas, coal, uranium and oil shales should be fully utilised to ensure domestic energy self-sufficiency and to curtail price increases. What policy do you have to deal with climate change? We will not support any initiatives that disadvantage Australian businesses, employment or citizens for little or no benefit to our lives or economy. This is especially the case when the major emitters of pollution are not committed likewise. What are your plans to improve mental health services for the Calare electorate? Mental health services across Calare are totally insufficient. This can only be addressed by more federal funding. We need social workers employed in all smaller hospitals. The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Inpatient unit in Orange hospital has just 20 beds to cater to hundreds of young people. This service should be greatly expanded. We have a lazy local member who simply doesn't care about growing suicide rates and a mental health crisis in the bush. Voting him out will send a message to the government that we will not take this anymore. What do you think needs to be done to improve youth employment in the region? At present, many small businesses and corner shops are shutting down due to taxes and regulation. They can't afford to hire young people. SFF have a policy to abolish commercial stamp duty and payroll taxes for regional businesses. This will stimulate growth in small towns, allowing businesses to thrive and to employ young people. I also want to see the federal government invest more in TAFE and apprentice programs. The state government have gutted these sectors, so it's time for the feds to step up. Click on the name to be taken to the profile. If the name is in black the candidate has not returned the profile.
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Find out more about Shooters, Fishers and Farmers candidate Sam Romano
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Name:Sam Romano
Political party: Shooters Farmers and Fishers Party
Where do you live? Orange
What do you do for a living? Electrician and deputy mayor of Orange
How long have you lived in the Calare electorate? Since 2002
What is the best part of living in the Calare electorate? Wonderful people, wide open spaces, enormous potential, great for outdoor recreation activities
Why are you running for the seat of Calare? I feel this seat has been neglected for too long. Basic needs like long-term water security and decent roads and transport to and from Sydney have not been delivered. Our health and life expectancy are in decline. And our lazy local member simply doesn't care.
What is your political experience? As Deputy Mayor, I have a track record of getting things done. I've championed a number of road projects now being completed.
Click on the name to be taken to the profile. If the name is in black the candidate has not returned the profile.
Shuyi Chen, CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Jess Jennings, LABOR
Beverly T Cameron, UNITED AUSTRALIA PARTY
Andrew Gee, THE NATIONALS
Stephen Bisgrove, LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
Stephanie Luke, THE GREENS
The crippling effects of the drought continue to be felt by the electorate's farmers. What kinds of measures would you fight to install to drought-proof the region? Is the creation of more dams part of the solution, and if so, where should they be located?
I absolutely support the building of more dams. Governments should start with the areas below Bathurst and Oberon, where there is a clear lack of water storage.
Applying for drought assistance is also unnecessarily complex. You need a master's degree, accountant and lawyer to help you fill out the forms. This should be simplified.
Do you support the proposal to relocate immigrants to regional centres as a means of relieving pressure on metropolitan infrastructure and increasing the population of and diversity in country towns and cities?
First, the government needs to relocate infrastructure, services and secure our long-term water supply. Resources are stretched for our existing population. I'm all for decentralisation but first we need the capacity to cater for a larger population. Federal and state governments have underinvested in this area for years, simply bringing in more people would not be a solution to our problems.
Many fruit growers in the region lament the lack of seasonal workers to pick their crops because of restrictions with the current visas system. If elected, what changes would you push to make to alleviate this concern?
Our first priority should be investing in the skill development of our local population. But I do agree that companies struggle to attract local workers. I believe there should be more flexibility under our visa system to hire workers for longer periods of time. The cracked down on 457 visa holders and restrictions on working holiday visa holders are city-centric and do not give proper weight to the seasonal patterns of work in the bush.
How should the federal government increase the export potential of Calare's primary producers and manufacturers?
I believe there should be restrictions on the import of cheap food from Asia. Paying 20 cents less for asparagus is not worth destroying our agricultural industry. We also need to improve our transport infrastructure to enable farmers to get their produce to ports much quicker.
Do you agree with the idea of decentralising government departments to regional areas, and, if so, which departments would you like to see be relocated to the Calare electorate?
Yes, I believe public servants should actually live near the public they serve. I think key departments like health, education and agriculture should have a much bigger contingent in the regions.
And not just service delivery arms. We need the managers and policy makers moved away from their inner-city cafes and out here to Orange, Bathurst, Lithgow and Oberon.
However, as I said earlier, the government needs to invest more in infrastructure and services to ensure we can sustain new arrivals.
Will you push for federal funding to help fund a pipeline from Ben Chifley Dam to Bathurst to help conserve water?
Yes I support this pipeline I will lobby strongly for federal funding.
What is the best way to improve links between Sydney and the Central West? Do you support a BellsLine Express Way? Do you support upgrading the Great Western Highway including tunneling through the Blue Mountains? Should the federal government favour (and fund) one approach over the other? If so which approach should be the priority?
A Bells Line Expressway is an essential nation building project that needs to get done now.
The city-based economists and bureaucrats say it's not "economical" and it's not "cost effective". This is rubbish. Governments are happy to subsidise suburban trains in Sydney. But when it comes to the bush, they come up with excuses. An expressway would create enormous opportunities for our region.
I believe a tunnel through the Blue Mountains would be the best means of constructing the new thoroughfare.
The key problem is the federal and state government talk about this before every election, but forget about it as soon as the election is done and won.
The federal government absolutely should have a role in funding it. But they never will while Calare is a safe National Party seat.
Just watch how they change their tune after the election if the Nationals lose.
Neither Bill Shorten, Scott Morrison nor Michael McCormack have visited Calare in recent memory. Do the major parties and their leaders not care about Calare?
Our leaders seem unaware human life exists west of the blue mountains. That's why there's a growing gap in living standards between Calare and Sydney.
The problem is simple. Most rural seats are safe National Party seats. So, the government can afford to take us for granted. They don't need to spend money here. Because people vote them in regardless.
This will change if we vote them out.
Recently, we saw the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party win the NSW seat of Murray, taking it away from the National Party after 35 years.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison then visited Denilquin, in Murray, immediately afterwards. He was worried the Coalition would lose the federal seat too.
Earlier this year, Scott Morrison wouldn't have been able to find Deni on a map.
Everything changes when you vote the major parties out.
What infrastructure do you want to see built or fixed in the electorate over the next three years?
I want to see them making a start on the Bells Line Expressway. I want to see more dams and upgrades to hospitals in our smaller towns.
What is your stance on the future of coal mining for the region?
SFF support the exploration and development of coal and mineral resources where appropriate as a source of cheap energy. As rural and regional communities bear a large portion of the cost in providing the infrastructure, it is only fair they are compensated via royalties from the State. In this context, we will encourage the development of coal and mineral resources as a source of energy.
However, unlike the Nationals, we don't put big mining interests ahead of farmers. Mining exploration and extraction must never be allowed to permanently effect prime agricultural land or water systems - either surface or subterranean.
On Coal Seam Gas (CSG) exploration, we have called for an immediate moratorium on CSG projects in NSW and a permanent ban in our rivers until the NSW Government implement all 16 recommendations of the Chief Scientist and Engineer's report into the CSG activities in NSW.
Do you support renewable energy? If so how do you believe Calare is positioned to take advantage of the renewables market?
The current investment in renewable energy is heavily subsidised by domestic consumers. As a result, Australians are paying unsustainable domestic energy prices simply to support these experimental alternative power schemes.
We oppose the continual subsidisation of these alternative energy sources while there is an abundance of cheaper energy sources available.
We support a renewable energy market when proved to be commercially viable without the need for heavy subsidisation, such as in Tasmania.
What policy do you have to reduce power bills?
Energy bills have skyrocketed under this government. I know pensioners who can't afford to heat their home in winter. It's a national disgrace.
I believe the recent power bill increases were due to the need to invest in the network component because of previous underinvestment.
Governments need to ensure they are investing properly in the network component into the future.
Australia's vast reserves of gas, coal, uranium and oil shales should be fully utilised to ensure domestic energy self-sufficiency and to curtail price increases.
What policy do you have to deal with climate change?
We will not support any initiatives that disadvantage Australian businesses, employment or citizens for little or no benefit to our lives or economy. This is especially the case when the major emitters of pollution are not committed likewise.
What are your plans to improve mental health services for the Calare electorate?
Mental health services across Calare are totally insufficient. This can only be addressed by more federal funding. We need social workers employed in all smaller hospitals.
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service Inpatient unit in Orange hospital has just 20 beds to cater to hundreds of young people. This service should be greatly expanded.
We have a lazy local member who simply doesn't care about growing suicide rates and a mental health crisis in the bush.
Voting him out will send a message to the government that we will not take this anymore.
What do you think needs to be done to improve youth employment in the region?
At present, many small businesses and corner shops are shutting down due to taxes and regulation. They can't afford to hire young people. SFF have a policy to abolish commercial stamp duty and payroll taxes for regional businesses. This will stimulate growth in small towns, allowing businesses to thrive and to employ young people.
I also want to see the federal government invest more in TAFE and apprentice programs. The state government have gutted these sectors, so it's time for the feds to step up.
This story Meet the candidate: Sam Romano, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party first appeared on Central Western Daily.


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