Jesus's commandment to the original disciples, and to every Christian today, is to be witnesses for the glory of God.
A Christian deconstructed? He's the kind who'd buy into it. It serves his interests.
I am afraid this is goodbye. Your unvarnished bile, masquerading as "Christianity" is, at long last, too much for me to go on reading.
"However much one may lament the election of an apostate Christian steeped in white hatred and murder-by-abortion..."
You have the supreme gall and ego-centricity to "judge" Obama's Christianity. Who are you to judge another's Christianity? Especially you, who bore false witness against Obama in your many lying posts over the last year.
"live lives that are examples of the love God commanded us to give our neighbors."
What baloney! Look within yourself, Tom, and consider the evil of your own spectacular hypocrisy.
Cohocton? Methodist? What happened to your beloved Long Ridge Church? Did you bail out? After helping to trash that church, you have now moved away? Did they have a party for you, or did they just say "good riddance"?
"We must treat even our enemies with human decency."
Jesus said, "LOVE your enemies." And "Feed my sheep."
This you find impossible because there is no love in you, only a grinding hatred. You falsely accuse Obama of being an "Apostate Christian" with no evidence, other than a confirmed disdain for people with dark skin. You lack even the grace to congratulate Obama for a race run well and won fairly (and without the slander of the McCain campaign).
Look within yourself, Tom, and admit it, or you will die with your hate intact.
See! That last comment is what happens when we grant non-Christians (Obama) de facto identity as Christians, based on their word rather than God's word.
The biblical theology of the writer (Pat) is so selective it pigeon holes anyone who might want to respond.
Based on an orthodox and biblical understanding of what an authentic Christian is, Obama is not a Christian by his own confession. End of debate. Your giving him credence by your use of the term "apostate" opens the door to all kinds of problems.
Let him speak for himself and there is no debate and there is no place for pathetic exegesis to enter into the debate.
An objective review of your own attitudes reveals an unmitigated bile against anything or any one not conforming to your religion of socialism.
Who am I to judge Obama's Christianity? Who are you to judge me or President Bush, or anyone?
It's utterly ridiculous to suggest that I can't criticize Senator Obama's pretensions to Christianity. I grant you the right to criticize me or others.
The Bible says that God alone will judge individuals' worthiness, but explicitly (particularly in the Apostle Paul's letters) requires us to judge the actions of those who bear false witness or advocate immoral behavior, both of which characterized Senator Obama's entire campaign.
You repeatedly in other cases, as well as in this one, ignore the points being made and create a straw man to attack.
There is no way that you can truthfully deny that Obama is steeped in white hate and murder-by-abortion, both of which flatly contradict the teachings of Christianity. The man attended Jeremiah Wright's church for over 20 years, where the "gospel" was hatred for whites and for the United States. He is an advocate of smashing the skulls of babies who are born alive despite efforts to murder them in the womb via abortion procedures.
You need to take a good hard look at your own self-righteousness.
"Follow Jesus; Proclaim the Gospel"
Jesus was a socialist. Nevertheless, he wasn't adverse to the free market. He just wanted a blend of the two. That's the Gospel.
David- Do you make it up as you go? First epistemology, then political science, history and economics now theology. What don't you know? You must have spent hours upon hours with Popper, Burke, Jefferson, Madison, Augustine and Smith as well as their critics. An authentic Renaisance Man!
"You must have spent hours upon hours with Popper, Burke, Jefferson, Madison, Augustine and Smith as well as their critics. An authentic Renaisance Man!"
Jesus was a balance person. If he were here today he would admonish those that think the free market is be-all and end-all as conservatives like you tend to think. It has to be tempered and mellowed by streaks of socialism here and there.
How would He feel about the state? Or the nature of the human person and his relationship to the state vs the relationship of the individual to God? Please, expound.
I don't talk about God. I deal with earthly things.
The human person and his relationship with the state are about as earthly as one can get. Natural law, the principle of subsidiarity, justice and human dignity and the nature of government and the coercive power are 'material' as well. No comment?
Humans will always find something to coerce them, whether it be the state or God. The rule of law, man's law, which is a mix of God's and state law (there, I mentioned God), will generally set the course right.
And humans will always find someone to coerce, unjustly. That's the nub. Self-government requires human beings who are aware of their own limitations, have an understanding of human nature and accept the need to limit the power of the imperfect state while encouraging the development of the mature and responsible citizen to keep the state in it's place. Socialism offers nothing but the state as a god in it's own right which necessarily feeds on the dependence and gullibility of the 'citizen'. The state becomes an abstraction to the people and the people to the state which has repeatedly shown itself to be capable of anything in the name of it's expansion and self-preservation. Crimes committed in the name of the state are without equal in history. Social statism is a scam which offers no long term benefits to the citizen, only false security in the place of ordered liberty.
There is a rabidity about your argument that makes it impossible to respond.
If you can't respond, don't respond. Facts are stubborn things.


Country fans were rocked recently by the news that Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert were getting a divorce. Country's "it" couple seemed to have it all, including a tie for 9th place in Forbes' highest-paid country stars of 2015 list. The former pair each earned an impressive $28.5 million last year—by no means shabby. Here are the top three earners.
It should be no surprise that Garth Brooks snagged the number one slot of highest-paid country acts of 2015, as he is arguably one of the bigger names in country. To boot, he earned the most in a year of any country act in Forbes. He owes the hefty paycheck of $90 million to touring arena shows at over $1 million a pop.
Keith played fewer shows than his fellow musicians, but owes his number two standing to his impressive business endeavors. He has a record label, restaurant chain and enjoys hefty endorsements from brands like Ford. All this raked in $53 million.
This was the shocker in the list, as Aldean is relatively new to the country biz yet he somehow beat heavy weights like Tim McGraw. Forbes attributes his financial success to his international appeal. Aldean's country is heavily influenced by rock. He has even played shows in the UK and Sweden. Additionally, he owns a stake in the streaming service Tidal. He pulled in $43.5 million.


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Rim Fire Started Near Yosemite Costs $100 Million, Tuolumne River Trust Seeks Aid
Huge wildfire near Yosemite began when hunter allowed illegal fire to escape.
By Staff and wire reports	• Published September 10, 2013 • Updated on September 10, 2013 at 12:25 pm
Federal fire officials say the cost of fighting the Rim Fire that has burned across nearly 400 square miles in and around Yosemite National Park has reached $100 million, and the Tuolumne River Trust is seeking aid to repair the charred forest and river beds.
The Los Angeles Times reported Monday the cost has been run up as firefighters have struggled in hot and very dry conditions since the blaze erupted on Aug. 17. It is now 80 percent contained, and which authorities say the blaze was caused by a hunter's campfire. It is now considered California's third largest wildfire in state history.
As it ripped through natural landscape, the fire destroyed nearly a dozen homes and almost 100 outbuildings. Which is why on Tuesday, Eric Wesselman, executive director of the Tuolumne River Trust in San Francisco, officially launched the "Rim Fire Recovery Campaign."
He and his nonprofit called on Congress to commit to funding the restoration of the burned out river canyon, destroying habitats for wildlife and leaving unstable, dead trees and bare soil primed for erosion.
Wesselman said it might cost "tens of millions" of dollars to restore what's been destroyed by fire.
"96 percent of the Rim Fire has burned in the Tuolumne River Watershed causing widespread damage to an incredibly special place that millions of people depend on and enjoy," Wesselman said at the news conference. "We're looking to Sens. (Diane) Feinstein and (Barbara) Boxer to lead the way to make sure the funding is there to repair the damage."
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Die Sportvereinigung Aidlingen e. V. 1907 (kurz: SpVgg Aidlingen oder SVA) ist ein Sportverein aus dem baden-württembergischen Aidlingen. Der Verein bietet den 933 Mitgliedern in den Abteilungen Fußball (388), Handball (254), Freizeitsport (205) und Tischtennis (86)  sowohl leistungs- und breitensportliche als auch gesundheitsorientierte Sportmöglichkeiten.

Abteilungen

Fußball
Die Abteilung ist im Württembergischen Fußball-Verband Spielbetrieb organisiert und nimmt mit den männlichen F- C Jugenden sowie der A-Jugend am geregelten Spielbetrieb teil. Zwei aktive Herrenmannschaften sind in den Kreisligen A und B im Bezirk Böblingen/Calw gemeldet.
Zudem gibt es eine AH-Spielgemeinschaft mit dem FSV Deufringen und eine Freizeitsportmannschaft.

Handball

Die Abteilung Handball wurde 1974 von Hans Jekel gegründet.

Tischtennis
Die Tischtennisabteilung des SpVgg Aidlingen gibt es seit 1954.

Die Abteilung wird durch einen Ausschuss organisiert, der sich aus dem Abteilungsleiter, dem Sportwart, dem Jugendleiter und dem Abteilungskassierer zusammensetzt. Es gibt im Jahr mehrere Ausschusssitzungen und jedes Jahr im März eine Abteilungsversammlung. Ehrenamtliche Mitglieder organisieren den Trainingsbetrieb und die Veranstaltungen.

Im sportlichen Bereich nimmt die Abteilung an der Verbandsrunde im Tischtennis-Verband Württemberg-Hohenzollern teil.

Jährlich im Mai/Juni werden Vereinsmeisterschaften ausgetragen. Titel werden im Einzel, Doppel und Mixed vergeben. Zudem gibt es ein gemeinsames Training mit dem Nachbarclub aus Deufringen und ein gemeinsames Turnier mit den Deufringern, das immer im Januar stattfindet.

Alle zwei bis drei Jahre trifft sich die Abteilung mit dem Partnerclub aus Laußnitz zu Freundschaftsspielen.

Freizeitsport

Die Anfänge der Freizeitsportabteilung sind in der ersten "Gymnastikgruppe für junge Frauen" von 1923 zu finden. Über Leichtathletik und Turnen entstand 1965 die erste Gymnastikabteilung der Sportvereinigung Aidlingen. 1977 gab es neben Damen- und Herrengymnastik auch verschiedene Kindergruppen und das erste Mutter-Kind-Turnen. Die heutige Abteilung hat rund 200 Mitglieder und bietet ein umfangreiches Kursprogramm.

Sportliche Erfolge

Die größten sportlichen Erfolge hatte der Verein in den 1970er Jahren mit seiner Fußballabteilung. 1974/75 und 1977/78 spielte die Fußballer der SpVgg Aidlingen zweimal in der 1. Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg, der damals höchsten Amateurklasse in Baden-Württemberg und der dritthöchsten im Fußball-Ligasystem des DFB. Am Ende beider Spielzeiten stieg die Mannschaft jedoch postwendend als Tabellenletzter wieder ab.
In der Saison 2010/11 nimmt die erste Mannschaft der SpVgg Aidlingen am Spielbetrieb der neuntklassigen Kreisliga A des württembergischen Fußballbezirkes Böblingen/Calw teil.

Historie
 1907 Gründung als Turnverein Aidlingen mit Schwerpunkt Turnen
 1920 Gründungsjahr der Abteilung Fußball
 1921 Einweihung des 1. Aidlinger Sportplatzes
 1946 Namensänderung von TV Aidlingen in Sportgemeinde Aidlingen
 1947 Gründung einer Turn- und Leichtathletik-Abteilung mit späterer Weiterentwicklung in Abteilung Gymnastik bzw. jetzt Freizeitsport
 1949 Namensänderung von Sportgemeinde Aidlingen in Sportvereinigung Aidlingen
 1954 Gründung der Abteilung Tischtennis
 1974 Gründung der Abteilung Handball
 1980 Änderung der Vereinsspitze mit einem 1. Vorsitzenden in ein gleichberechtigtes vierköpfiges Vorstandsteam mit dem Vorstandsmitglied für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit als Vorstandssprecher
 1994 Gründung der Abteilung Triathlon (Auflösung im Jahr 2004)
 2005 Eröffnung einer Geschäftsstelle in der Ortsmitte
 2007 100-jähriges Jubiläum

Sportstätten
 Sportgelände Vogelherdle – 2 Rasenplätze, 1 Kleinspielfeld / Kunstrasen
 Sonnenberghalle
 Buchhaldenhalle
 Buchhalden-Gymnastikraum

Heimspielstätte ist das Sportgelände "Vogelherdle". Es stehen zwei Rasenspielfelder und ein Kunstrasen-Kleinspielfeld für Training und Wettkampf zur Verfügung. Das Hauptspielfeld bietet mit seiner Tribüne Platz für circa 3000 Fans.

Vereinsheim
Das Vereinsheim bietet circa 85 Sitzplätze. Eine Videoleinwand überträgt Fußballspiele.

Jugendausschuss
Die Jugendversammlung der Sportvereinigung Aidlingen e.V. wählt den Jugendausschuss. Es gibt einen Jugendleiter und einen Jugendsprecher der Gesamtvereinsjugend über alle Abteilungen hinweg. Beide vertreten die Gesamtvereinsjugend jeweils mit Stimmrecht im Gesamtausschuss der SpVgg Aidlingen.

Förderverein
Im November 2005 wurde der Förderverein der SpVgg Aidlingen e.V. gegründet. Zweck des Vereins ist ausschließlich die Förderung des Sports durch eine ideelle und finanzielle Unterstützung der SpVgg Aidlingen e. V.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 Internetpräsenz des Vereins

Handballverein aus Baden-Württemberg
Fußballverein aus dem Landkreis Böblingen
Verein im Württembergischen Fußball-Verband
Spvgg Aidlingen
Tischtennisverein aus Baden-Württemberg
SpVgg Aidlingen
Sportverein (Landkreis Böblingen)

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Q: Installing my application to my phone I have a problem with installing my application to my phone for second time, I set USB debugging and stay awake in the developer setting. For the first time I install and use my app correctly but after I uninstall it by phone and reinstall again by android studio this error has occurred:

A: I was getting this in Android Studio and all I did to fix it was go to "Build" > "Clean Project" and it just worked.

A: Its due to your device is not able to uninstall the application properly, try to reboot once it may solve your issue. Also try to clean and rebuild your project.

A: Just uninstall the app from device. Then rebuild and install

A: Go to the apps option in settings in your phone and see if the application is still listed there . Search the entire list, it could be on the bottom of the list. Remove from there and then you could install the app from studio.

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Join comedian John Crist for an epic night of comedy as he brings his HUMAN BEING TOUR to Southeast. John has partnered with churches across the country and has now reached over 500 million video views online and has been featured on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Buzzfeed, and Fox. Grab tickets now as John's 2019 Spring tour has already sold out nearly half of the cities!


Weighing a diminutive 3kg, Clementine, an adorable 15-week-old toy poodle, had only been with her new family a few weeks when disaster struck. Pamela Bryson, her owner, recalls: "I was sewing at my machine and picked her up for a cuddle. I thought that I could just pop her on my lap and she would sit there, but I was wrong." In an instant, she had fallen from her owner's lap, screamed in pain and was unable to use her right hind leg.
As Clementine had eaten that afternoon, X-rays were taken the following day at her usual vets, Ryder-Davies in Woodbridge. These confirmed the worst – a displaced fracture running through the top of her right tibia (shin-bone), involving the growth plate. The nature of the fracture necessitated an immediate referral to Christchurch Veterinary Referrals.
The growth plate is the area of a bone where cells divide and the bone lengthens. It is therefore imperative that fractures involving growth plates are treated quickly and appropriately to avoid permanent disturbances to normal growth. In Clementine's case, the situation was made worse by the position of the growth plate, as the fracture would have to be reconstructed in a way so as to counteract the 'pull' of the quadriceps muscle. This was done by the insertion of pins and a special tension band wire that loops around the front pin in a figure-of-eight shape. This is actually an engineering principle applied to orthopaedics.
Clementine's tibial fracture healed well and her implants were subsequently removed. She now uses her right hind leg normally, and through the rapid intervention of Christchurch Veterinary Referrals has not experienced any disturbances to the growth of her leg. Pamela is thrilled with her recovery and reports that Clementine "has had the very best care from both of our vets".


It's been a while since we had a series on Full Body Fix Radio and today we are kicking off a new one: Case Studies. I am kicking off the series sharing about a patient that had neck pain with finger numbness. Let's dig in and see how I get to a solution.


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Multiple reports are coming in saying that the newly released WatchOS 5.1 update is getting 'stuck' at the Apple logo, while others are reporting that the watch has froze altogether, even for those users who have the Series 4.
Some customers who contacted Apple were initially told that the update could take a few hours, but multiple people have seen no progress after three or more hours.
Not all customers who have an Apple Watch Series 4 have had problems installing the watchOS 5.1 update, but as a cautionary measure, it's worthwhile to hold off downloading and installing the software until Apple pushes a fix. Apple has not pulled the watchOS 5.1 update as of yet.


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All in the Game: NFL fixed or legit? Part VII
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Many former NFL stars, after starring on the professional gridiron, have gone on to star in Hollywood films.
If one has been following this particular series of blog posts, one has learned the art of acting and the world of sports are indeed synonymous. In order to become rich and famous in America, one must either have the good fortune of being born into a prominent family bloodline, or be willing to bargain what is perhaps the most precious commodity a human being possesses-their soul.
The following, one hopes, shall serve as a cautionary tale-of sorts. More likely, it shall serve as testament to the utter decadence and moral bankruptcy of those rich and powerful the masses allow to rule over them.
One pointed out in the introduction, it is not uncommon for stars of the professional football gridiron to move on to Hollywood after retirement, nor is it rare to observe some move on to satisfy ambitions in the political arena.
For those regular visitors still attempting to come to grips with the fact the NFL offers entertainment spectacles rather than legitimate sporting contests, perhaps this reiterated fact will serve in helping to illuminate those still struggling to comes to terms with the stark reality. The NFL is a six billion dollar business, and its ultimate responsibility is not to the season ticket holders, but to the corporate stockholders, who insist on seeing a profit annually recorded in their portfolio statements.
Collective bargaining power
Since the NFL legally possesses collective bargaining power, that means its thirty-two franchises, rather than existing designated as individual entities, are in fact recognized as one entity under the corporate umbrella of the National football league. Each team shares in the overall annual revenues, which means the owners, and their mainstream television network partners, have every interest in seeing the most popular teams and star players receive maximum visibility during prime time television viewing hours. Which ultimately means, television ratings, advertising revenues, and other accompanying revenue streams, collectively drive overall league profits.
NFL fans don't matter, but only as a revenue source
It must be reiterated, that by virtue of legal ruling, the only thing NFL season ticket holding fans are guaranteed is a seat to witness a publicly presented entertainment spectacle, and nothing more. They are not, contrary to popular perception, guaranteed to witness a legitimate sporting contest between opposing contestants leading to a legitimate outcome.
The NFL doesn't care about the fans, or, for that matter, the welfare of the contracted talent, they only make a genuine effort in producing forth the superficial impression that they do.
In truth, the concerns of the average fan, only come into consideration from the stockholders, as long as they are purchasing merchandise, and sitting on their couches glued to the television set, increasing the likelihood they will buy whatever goods are peddled on behalf of the corporate sponsors, who've spent millions placing ads into prime time network television slots to increase the visibility of their products.
The most prominent star players marketed by the league and signed to lucrative contracts, become valuable corporate asset properties, to not only the league franchises, but to the same corporate partners regularly buying prime advertising slots from the mainstream television networks.
They are, for all intents and purposes, by virtue of legal contract, properties of the NFL.
However, it never occurs to many, some of the star players may be acting under pseudonyms. Like any Hollywood actor signed under contract to a major motion picture studio, the pseudonym designated to that legal property must be surrendered when the terms and conditions of the contract have been exhausted. The actor and his agent may choose to renegotiate the contract, but if the terms and the conditions of the contract are not renegotiated and legally surrendered, and the actor and his or her agent decide to seek better terms and conditions with another competing studio, they must also surrender the pseudonym, since the legal party that offered the contract, also owns the name.
Raging Falcon is it conspiracy or fiction?
Joe Theismann
A prime example, would be popular NFL quarterback, and later ESPN football analyst Joe Theismann. To anyone paying attention, ESPN has, for several years, retained an exclusive contract with the NFL to broadcast a share of its slate of regular season games. After Theismann's retirement from a 12 year (there it is again folks, 12, or 21 reversed=777, the masonic joker code) NFL gridiron career with the Washington Redskins, he was employed as an ESPN analyst and broadcaster. This meant, by virtue of the fact ESPN had an exclusive contract with the NFL-an exclusive agreement the NFL and ESPN recently agreed to renegotiate and retain for the 2017 professional gridiron season-Theismann was still legally able to retain the pseudonym his host actor was operating under.
Notably, Theismann matriculated at Notre Dame, a Jesuit established institution. For those familiar with the material discovered here at Newsspellcom.org, the Jesuits are a key component in the triad of global governance, in tandem with the Crown Temple bank, and the principality of Washington's District of Columbia. The Jesuits, going back to the historical period of the Enlightenment, have not only been been responsible for the establishment of the American and world public school educational system, but also for the ingenious development of publicly presented theatrical productions to advance certain social and political agendas.
It is also noteworthy, that many NFL owners are not only members in good standing with the masonic orders, but have also been initiated into the Knights of Malta.
The NFL, therefore, has served as not only a diversionary public spectacle, but as an historic social change agent. The NFL's long established partnerships with the Jesuit established United Way, American armed forces, and most recently, Code Pink's allegedly non-profit cancer awareness campaigns, are all examples of how the league has been able to transcend the parameters of the world of sport, and step into the social arena to influence public social behaviors.
This is an intriguing subject, related to the concept of the actor based reality, that shall be detailed with greater depth, in an installment coming soon in the near future.
Though this conclusion may be classified as pure speculation, it could have been that while matriculating at Notre Dame, Theismann was recruited by his Jesuit masters to serve as someone could be utilized as a life long corporate asset, thereby smoothing the way for the future NFL star's longevity while standing in the spotlight of public notoriety.
Unknown to many, Theismann has most recently and covertly dipped his toe into the political arena, operating under the pseudonym Joe Manchin. While his host actor was disguised in post-production with CGI masking, Manchin made an appearance at the Sandy Hook massacre crisis event, regurgitating gun legislation propaganda.
However, what gives Manchin away, as he attempts to badly perform in his role as the anti-second amendment congressional representative, are the physical mannerisms on display that are immediately recognizable as common to his host actor.
Time and again, the personal mannerisms demonstrated by an unskilled host actor starring in Homeland Security crisis preparedness drills, sold to the public as actual events, have proven to be the Achilles heals and obvious undoing that modern post-production tools of CGI masking and voice synthesis, though sophisticated techniques, simply cannot hide for any duration.
No matter how hard the media sorcerers try, folks, bad acting simply cannot be masked from the public.
NFL games are fixed
NFL is filled with bad actors
NFL is fixed
politicians are not who they say they are
politicians use pseudonyms
Sandy Hook hoax
US senate and house of representatives are filled with actors
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3 thoughts on "All in the Game: NFL fixed or legit? Part VII"
usathroughoureyes says:
Wow a six billion dollar industry. The wield a lot of power don't they.
newsspellcom.org says:
Welcome back, very good to hear from you once again. I hope you are still enjoying your travels. And yes, has replaced baseball as America's pastime,
Its good being back and reading great post such as yours. I guess it sure did surpass it.


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Flammulated Owl
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Aegolius funereus
Order: Strigiformes
Owls have an upright posture, large heads, forward-facing eyes, and strong, sharp bills with a pronounced downward curve. Most are nocturnal or semi-nocturnal. Exceptional low-light vision and keen directional hearing enable them to pinpoint the location of prey. Owls typically have extensive feathering, with feathers often extending to the tips of the toes. Cryptically colored and patterned plumage helps to camouflage them as they rest by day. Their dense, soft feathers allow them to fly silently. The world's two owl families are both represented in Washington:
Family: Strigidae
Most of the world's owls belong to this family. The differences between the two owl families are primarily structural. The facial disks and heads of typical owls are more round than those of Barn Owls, and their legs are generally shorter.
Status: Rare resident.
Boreal Owls, known in Eurasia as Tengmalm's Owls, are small owls of the north. They have yellow eyes and facial disks that are mostly white, edged with broken black rings. Their heads, which do not have ear-tufts, are dark and tightly dotted with light spots. Their backs are covered with spots larger and farther apart than those on the head. Breasts are brown, with white spotting and streaking. Fledglings are uniformly brown, with white eyebrows and throats.
Boreal Owls inhabit mature boreal and sub-alpine conifer and mixed forests in the far north and at high elevations. For the most part they are found in the same habitat year-round, although in early spring they may frequent clear cuts and agricultural fields. During nomadic winter movements they are most often found in conifer groves but may be found in unusual habitats, even cities.
These strictly nocturnal birds (except in areas where there is no summer darkness) can be very difficult to find, and are considered a much prized sighting by Washington birdwatchers. When hunting, they move silently from perch to perch, watching for prey. When they locate prey, they swoop down and take it with their talons. Keen hearing allows them to locate prey under a covering of snow. Courtship takes place in late winter and early spring, which is the time when one is most likely to hear their low whistled vocalizations.
Boreal Owls prey on small mammals, including voles, mice, and small squirrels. They also take small birds and large insects, especially crickets.
Boreal Owls form monogamous pairs. Males defend territories and attract females by calling, then show the females potential nest sites. Boreal Owls are cavity-nesters, and the female chooses the cavity for the nest, often an old Northern Flicker or Pileated Woodpecker hole, a natural cavity, or a man-made nest box. Boreal Owls do not add nesting material to the site. They will not use a nest box that has been used by a Boreal Owl the previous year unless it has been cleaned out. The female typically incubates 3-4 eggs for 26-32 days. After the young hatch, she broods the owlets for about three weeks. The male brings food to the nest, and the female feeds it to the young. Once brooding is finished, both adults hunt. The young leave the nest after 28-36 days but are still tended by their parents. They become independent and disperse about 3-6 weeks after their first flight.
While Boreal Owls do not undertake a regular migration, winter invasions south of the breeding range are not uncommon. These invasions, which are most likely in response to the reduced availability of prey, may bring Boreal Owls to unusual lower-elevation locations.
An inaccessible breeding range, secretive habits, population fluctuations resulting from the cyclic abundance of prey, and nomadic movements make it difficult to determine long-term population trends. Populations in northern North America are probably at little risk because of the remoteness of Boreal Owl habitat. The first confirmed nest south of Canada was found in 1978, and the population in the mountains of the western United States is now thought to be larger than was originally believed. This population, however, may be at risk. Timber harvest often reduces prey populations, destroys the forest structure needed for effective foraging, and eliminates nest cavities. While Boreal Owls readily use nest boxes, most effects of timber harvest are difficult to remedy.
Boreal Owls are uncommon to rare year-round residents of mountainous areas in northeast Washington, the Blue Mountains, and the Cascades. They are rarely found below 4,000 feet. Access to their breeding range is limited by snow for much of the year, making sightings rare.
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Flammulated OwlOtus flammeolus
Western Screech-OwlMegascops kennicottii
Great Horned OwlBubo virginianus
Snowy OwlBubo scandiacus
Northern Hawk OwlSurnia ulula
Northern Pygmy-OwlGlaucidium gnoma
Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
Spotted OwlStrix occidentalis
Barred OwlStrix varia
Great Gray OwlStrix nebulosa
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Boreal OwlAegolius funereus
Northern Saw-whet OwlAegolius acadicus


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Mortgage loan taxes: Spanish Supreme Court appeals its own ruling
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In an unprecedented decision, the Supreme Court has "frozen" a judgement passed by themselves…48 hours before.
This unusual situation originated in a ruling of the 16th of October that determined that the bank is the only party with an interest in getting the loan certified by a notary, a prerogative that will allow them -as lenders- to initiate foreclosure proceedings if the borrower defaults on payments. The importance of this ruling lies with the fact that hundreds of thousands of borrowers could be eligible for a refund.
The members of the Third Chamber of the Administrative Section of the Supreme Court added that because the lender is awarded this privilege, they should be paying all associated costs. It makes all the sense in the world, if you think about it. Or not, when the decision directly refers to who will pay approximately 8 billion Euros in mortgage taxes, or an average of 3,000 Euros per loan.
The complication with this is that the same Court, but the Civil Law Section of the Supreme Court this time, had confirmed earlier (28/2/2018) that taxes on loans were to be paid by the borrower and to reach such decision, they quoted the "consistent and constant" Administrative Section jurisprudence on the subject matter in dispute.
Jurisprudence, or case law, we know evolves with society and cultural advances, adjusting to usages, traditions and customs. It can take years, when not tens of years, to change. With the tax on mortgages though it has done a U-turn in 7 months, which is inexplicable unless we accept that most senior judges are backing the banks whilst a minority stand by the consumers, or perhaps the other way around.
Be what may, the Court's Press Office issued a statement confirming that decision will be reached by 31 senior judges of the Administrative Division of the Supreme Court, on the 5th of November 2018. In the ruling they will decide who is to pay the taxes and if the banks, whether clients should claim the refund from the lender or from their regional tax agency, which could then in turn claim it from the lender.
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Final job for the day was welding in a new lower sill (Hans had brought his welder). The previous owner has been a verry big fan of undercoating, so the welding did not go so good :-( First we had to remove all the black crap with the angle grinder.
Could testdrive at 21:30. Had been over a year that i had driven the bus, man it felt good!!
He had to readjust the rear brakes (left was set stronger that right), was cool to be able to walk under the bus so i helped him a bit. "time for coffee" sais the mechanic. SO i join him and the other guys that work there in the canteen in the top of the garage, i could look on the roof of the bus. As we sit there the guys start to mesmorise about the baywindow they used to have as a company car. "Didn't they used to have a stabiliser bar ?" ask the mechanic. OOPS !
Finally he mechanic sais "it's ok except for the front tires, but i don't have them in stock. Come back tomorrow for the tires and well put a stamp on it". YES !!!!!
Replacing the balljoints was also an item on the agenda. We didn't want to take the trailingarms of the bus, so we figured out a way to replace them with the arms still attached to the car. First you use an anglegrinder to weaken to top of the old joint (dont damege the �rm the is pressed around it). Them your hammer on the bottom of the joint until the rod and ball unit comes out via the top of the bushing that is still pressed into the arm. Use a hacksaw to weaken the bushing and hammer it out.


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2009年12月,日本东近江市针对乘坐城市公交快线的本市居民,发起收集废弃食用油的行动。 In September 2009, the city of Higashiomi launched a used cooking oil collection service for residents using its municipal "Chokotto" transit buses (chokotto bus means "quick bus ride" in Japanese).
收集上来的食用油通过提炼,最终变成生物柴油,为运营在该市12条线路上的快速公车提供燃料。 The collected cooking oil is refined and recycled for use as biodiesel fuel (BDF) in the very same buses, which run on 12 routes through the city.
由于发起"菜花"环保工程,东近江市已受到日本全国的关注。该工程提出一系列关于创建资源循环利用型社会的倡议,其中包含在油菜的种植,油菜籽油的日常食用,废弃食用油的回收,以及最终废油提炼燃料等方面的内容。 Higashiomi has already drawn attention from all over Japan because of its eco-friendly "Nanohana" project (rapeseed flower project) -- involving a wide range of initiatives to create the infrastructure for a regional society based on resource recycling -- which includes the cultivation of rapeseed, use of rapeseed oil for home cooking, collection of the used cooking oil, and then refining it into fuel.
为大力推行该项目,东近江市携手当地民间组织、加油站、社区委员会以及一些企业。目前,该市已收集了3.2万升的废弃食用油,相当于全市所有家庭日常厨房废油的32%。 To carry out the project, the city began cooperating with the local residents' association, gas stations, community councils, and companies. So far, it has collected 32,000 liters of used cooking oil, which represents 32 percent of all household-derived waste cooking oil in the city.
公车收集废油这个点子主要是为了鼓励全民参与的热情,以达到更好地回收地沟油的目的。 To recover used oil most efficiently, the focus of the bus-collection service is to promote citizen involvement.
市民首先要做的就是撕掉空塑料油瓶的标签并将它清洗干净;接着将废弃食用油倒入瓶中。最后他们只要在乘公交时将这些瓶子交给巴士司机,同时为奖励其为环保做出的贡献,市民也会得到价值100日币(约合1.1美金)的车票代金券,下次乘车时就可使用。 For residents, the system works like this: first, they peel off the labels from the empty clear plastic cooking oil bottle and rinse it; next, they fill it with their used cooking oil. Finally, they pass the full bottle to the bus driver when they get on the bus, and in return they receive a Chokotto Bus "Eco-Tomo" (which means "eco-friendly") voucher to use as a fare ticket worth 100 yen (about U.S.$1.1) on their next bus trip.
此外,废弃食用油及回收的废玻璃还可以用来制作蜡烛。 There are also Candles made from used cooking oil and recycled glass.
废弃食用油的归宿不一定是下水道;Filt品牌的创始人告诉大家,它们还可以用来制作蜡烛。 Waste cooking oil doesn't have to go down the drain; it can be used to make candles, according to the creators of the Filt waste oil candle.
著名的"Chubby"餐厅所在大楼的顶层就是Filt企业东京办公室。Filt企业职员会不定期地徒步下楼,到Chubby餐厅收集废弃的食用油,这些废油会经过过滤,去色以及除味等工序。甚至连承装蜡烛所用的容器都是就地取材。每周Filt员工都会在收集玻璃废物的垃圾桶里寻找可以做蜡烛容器的原料。正因如此,Filt出产的每一支蜡烛都是独一无二的。 Filt's Tokyo office sits on top of the popular Chubby cafe. Periodically, Filt employees make the trek downstairs and gather used cooking oil, which is filtered, colored, and scented. Even the candle glass comes fom local sources. Every week, the Filt-ers rummage through glass recycling bins to find containers. The result: each Filt candle is completely unique.
这些售价约20美金的蜡烛只在日本销售。但是变废为宝的创意正逐渐风靡全球。在美国新泽西州,就有一家名为TerraCycle的新店,在那里废弃的包装袋被制作成各式各样的商品,从邮差包到手机座。 The candles, which cost about $20 depending on size, are only available in Japan. But the idea of upcycling waste to create new products is gaining ground aound the world. TerraCycle, a New Jersey-based startup, repurposes waste packaging into everything from messenger bags to cell phone holders.


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Kościół świętej Jadwigi Śląskiej w Radoszowach – rzymskokatolicki kościół parafialny Parafii św. Jadwigi w Radoszowach w Radoszowach należący do dekanatu Gościęcin diecezji opolskiej.

Historia
Pierwotny kościół został zbudowany w 1730 roku. Do 1929 roku nosił wezwanie Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego. Odnowiono go w 1890 roku i rozebrano w 1928 roku. Obecny kościół został zbudowany w 1929 roku według projektu architekta Alberta Kőhlera z Pawłowiczek. W 2000 roku zostało wymienione pokrycie dachu z eternitu na gont.

W czasie II wojny światowej Niemcy skonfiskowali na cele zbrojeniowe około 100 tys. dzwonów kościelnych. Około 1600 dzwonów nie zdążono przetopić, między nimi skonfiskowany z parafii w Radoszowach dzwon z 1616 roku. Ocalały, został przekazany powstałej w 1954 parafii św. Urbana w Gelsenkirchen, która w 2022 podjęła decyzję o jego zwrocie macierzystej parafii w Polsce.

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Jest to budowla drewniana posiadająca konstrukcję zrębową. Wybudowano ją na planie krzyża, o ramionach transeptu – jednym zamkniętym trójbocznie, a drugim mocno rozbudowanym, zamkniętym prostokątnie. Prezbiterium świątyni jest mniejsze od nawy i zamknięte trójbocznie, z boku znajdują się piętrowe zakrystie. Od frontu stoi wieża, posiadająca konstrukcję słupowo-ryglową, jej ściany są pochylone ku górze, w przyziemiu znajduje się kruchta. Dzwon na wieży pochodzi z 1507 roku. Wieża jest zwieńczona ostrosłupowym dachem hełmowym. Kościół przekryty jest dachem dwukalenicowym, pokrytym gontem. Wnętrze jest wyłożone boazerią i przekryte stropami kolebkowymi. Chór muzyczny posiada prostą linię parapetu i jest podparty dwoma słupami. Wyposażenie kościoła pochodzi głównie z 1 połowy XVIII wieku, należą do niego: ołtarz główny w stylu barokowym i dwa ołtarze boczne, ambona w stylu rokokowym. Chrzcielnica z kamienia pochodzi z XVI wieku.

Krypta
W budowli znajduje się krypta z grobem Johanny von Eichendorff, babki Josepha von Eichendorffa, niemieckiego poety epoki romantyzmu, urodzonego we wsi Łubowice koło Raciborza.

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Świątynie pod wezwaniem św. Jadwigi Śląskiej
Zabytkowe kościoły w powiecie kędzierzyńsko-kozielskim
Kościoły w Dekanacie Gościęcin
Drewniane kościoły w województwie opolskim
Obiekty sakralne w gminie Pawłowiczki
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Budynki w Polsce oddane do użytku w 1929


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There's some site I've seen posted a lot recently on Facebook with celebrities proclaiming their faith. The quotes include comments about reading their Bible and falling on their knees in prayer every day. Some comment on how they couldn't get through life without their faith and/or God. While I do not pretend to know anything about their spiritual lives, I am not convinced they are Christians, if that's something I'm supposed to take away from the quotes. Don't get me wrong; I'm really happy to see that some top celebrities are reading God's Word. I would be happier if they would mention Jesus in there somewhere.
Many of my friends and family will readily tell me they believe in God. But the conversation comes to an abrupt halt when I ask them to tell me what they believe about Jesus. I would venture to guess that most people believe in God and feel He helps them in their lives in some way but they see no need for Jesus.
As I studied the Bible I could see the big picture of the world; how events in the Old Testament all led up to Christ and how the world as we know it will end with His return. I no longer fear the world because it is no longer a random bunch of happenings. While we are subject to man's depravities in the short-term, God has ultimate control and will take it back in the end. I find great comfort in that. I also find comfort in knowing He has a reason for every single human being, including me. God had a plan for me even before I was born. Life is no longer about me; it is now about serving God and leading others to Jesus. The hopelessness is gone and I have new resources to help me manage the sadness I have always felt.
God provided the law to the Israelites as a way for them to live to set themselves apart from other people, to show their love for Him through obedience, and to acknowledge their need for His forgiveness of their sins. There were rituals, sacrifices and laws that they strived to obey. These were external symbols God used to illustrate His authority, His direction on how we are to live, and the requirement to pay a price for sin. They foreshadowed Jesus. Once He died and was resurrected, the need for these things went away. Because of Jesus, I don't have to DO anything for God's forgiveness. It's hard to fathom that God offers this kind of rescue to us. All I have to do is know that Jesus is who He said He is (God). Until I fully grasped what God did in the person of Jesus I depended on successfully obeying a bunch of rules to insure I received God's forgiveness and blessings. And that's why I viewed life as so hopeless.
If I'm good for a while, then I mess up, will God give me a second chance? I hope He loves me enough to give me a third, fourth and fifth chance. There has to be a line to cross where God says "enough is enough" and He's done with us. How does God determine when we cross that line? Is He comparing me to Mother Theresa, the Pope, my grandma, maybe Oprah? For every bad thing I do, must I do something good to even up my score or can I assume it only takes one really good thing to make up for lots of kind-of-bad things? What if I forget something bad I did and don't make up for it? If I find a number of people who don't view what I did as bad can I cross it off my list? What if I die right after a bad deed and don't get a chance to do the good thing I intended to do to make up for it? Does the intent to do good count or do I actually have to do it? Is God keeping a tally sheet of my sins? Even my thoughts are bad – there's not enough time in the day to do a good thing for every bad thought I have!
It was mentally and emotionally exhausting and as the failures piled up the harder it was to see a way out! I was fighting a losing battle. Then God led me to an understanding of what He did in the person of Jesus. I learned that my perception of God and Jesus as being separate was wrong; God is three persons yet one. This is a difficult concept to grasp, but I accepted it by faith. I don't have to understand it I just have to know it's true. I learned that there's nothing I can do to earn God's forgiveness; Jesus did all that needed to be done. I learned what grace is and I learned what God's mercy is: God gives me what I don't deserve (forgiveness) and He refrains from giving me what I do deserve (punishment). It's so simple, yet so complicated. But this new understanding freed me from constantly looking back and drowning in my past. It gave me a way to show God I love Him simply by putting forth a sincere effort to do what He asks.
I'm not suggesting that once I figured out what God did in the person of Jesus all my problems disappeared. But it was the beginning of a life that allowed me to move forward, assured I was forgiven for all my poor choices; it enabled me to wake up each morning knowing I have a clean slate in God's eyes. Life is still difficult. In some ways it's even harder. But with Jesus there's hope. It's not a constant fight to live up to an unattainable standard. Now that I know Jesus, the Spirit dwells in me, the other person that God is while still being God. That's what I didn't understand before. And that is where I found hope where I saw none before. I'm not alone in this.
It's frustrating when non-believers relegate my experience as merely a belief or adopting a religion. The God that created this universe dwells in me. When I fully understood that, it overwhelmed me. I cried and I repeated the idea over and over in my head, trying to wrap my brain around it. It still amazes me. I've tried to come up with a way to explain the experience. In the commentary The Fourfold Gospel (McGarvey and Pendelton) there is a comment regarding Luke 1:15 that says "the stimulation of the Spirit is elsewhere thus contrasted with alcoholic stimulants." I've considered explaining the experience by comparing it to drinking alcohol, but thought it a bit irreverent. Seeing it in print by accomplished Christian authors assured me it's OK to use the analogy. If I were to tell someone who has never drank alcohol the way they will feel and the things they might do if they consume several drinks, they might not believe me. But once they start drinking, they will find it to be a real experience. The Spirit indwelling me is the same way. It wasn't a response to something I read nor was it a mere decision to accept a particular doctrine. It is as real as the experience I have when I drink alcohol. When I began leaning on His power instead of going it alone, I was able to rid my life of so many harmful habits and behaviors. That's the difference Jesus has made.
John 16:7 – "Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you.
Jesus' disciples begged Him to stay but He assured them His leaving was for their good. Jesus died so we can have a personal relationship with God and that relationship can exist because the Spirit dwells in us. There can be no closer relationship. And the only way to receive the Spirit is through the re-birth we experience when we accept what Jesus did for us on the cross. Only as a believer of Jesus are we counted as one of God's children.
Simply put, without Jesus, you don't have God. It grieves me when people claim a faith that includes God but they don't see a need for Jesus. They will not spend eternity with God, and they will miss blessings God wants to give them in this life. God has given us the responsibility of helping others understand who Jesus is. It's hard to do in the culture that exists today. Not only is it a narrow gate to God, He tells us few will find it.
I often get discouraged when I don't seem to be helping people move forward in making a commitment to Christ. I know I can only do the work, plant the seeds and then wait for God to "win them over," but I am always looking for indications that some progress is being made, that something I've said or done has awakened that need to know Him that is built into all of us. It's a bad habit and I need to learn that God's timetable is very different than mine. I know if anyone was looking for some indication from me that my heart was changing, they would not have seen much, if anything. I yielded to God in the space of about 5 minutes and I don't think there were any signs before that. The changes took some time, but anyone anxiously waiting for signals from me was probably frustrated with my lack of progress.
This verse is true about God's working in our life in many areas, but I have to remind myself of it a lot when I think about loved ones who don't know Jesus. Too often I allow my concern for them to take away my joy. It's a vicious circle because I want them to see the peace and joy I have found so they will want what I have. Too often, they see the sadness and frustration and I'm sure they want no part of that kind of life! I have to remember that God will find a way to soften their hearts and open their eyes and ears. Only He knows what it will take to accomplish this. Nothing is too big for God, even as I consider how far away from Him some of my loved ones are. As I try to devise plans on how to help them discover the truth, God thumps my noggin and reminds me that I can not imagine how He might be working. The most important thing I do is consistently show others Jesus by how I live my life.
Sometimes I grow weary and I think perhaps I will just leave people alone about Jesus. But doing nothing won't ease my concern and certainly doesn't rid me of my responsibility to lead others to Him. I know how God used others to reach me and I'm thankful they didn't decide to leave me alone. More often than not, their actions spoke louder than their words, but I did have to learn God's plan of salvation by listening to those who were trying to explain it to me and I struggled with that for a long time.
I can remember conversations with Christians that didn't sit right with me. I wish I could say they just left me feeling a bit unsettled, even convicted about my attitude toward God, but that wasn't the case. I was irritated by them, sometimes angry. Sometimes I felt offended and wondered where in the world they were getting their information. My conclusion was that they were self-righteous and they were somehow putting me down. I believed they were talking about their experience and they couldn't accept the fact that my experience with God was different from theirs. Of course, my "experience" with God wasn't really an experience. It was merely a list of ideas and beliefs I had decided on. Very little was based on anything I had actually learned about God and I certainly wasn't connecting with Him. I didn't want anyone telling me what to believe; I was going to hold on to my beliefs, thank you very much!
In order to move forward, I had to take an honest look at myself and figure out why I was so unwilling to listen to what was being said. What I realized was that I didn't want to be wrong about something as personal as my spirituality. I didn't want anyone else to know more than I did. Pride was keeping me from knowing God. I had to make a conscious decision that it was OK if I actually learned something from somebody about God. Not knowing something didn't make me stupid or inferior. It just meant I had missed something or misinterpreted something along the way. I had to quit bending the truth to make it fit my life choices, most of which horrify me now. What I needed most was a sincere believer who I knew truly cared about me. I needed to know I could trust the person I would have to open up to. I needed to know they would love me in spite of all I had done and that they wouldn't share my sordid story with anyone. My general distrust of people left that field of possibilities limited to, oh, about ONE.
My daughter had the biggest impact on leading me to Christ (in second and third place are Alistair Begg and the K-Love radio station). My daughter and I are very close and, as a result of my trust in her and love for her I could hear what she was saying about God through my anger, resentment, pride and shame because I knew she loved me, I knew she truly cared about me. I could let my defenses down with her. She had no ulterior motives. She didn't think she was better than me, never criticized me for my worldly ways. She just talked to me about what she learned, what she knew to be true, shared her experiences. She lived life based on principles God laid out for us. She just spoke truth and shared with me what the Bible said through words and actions. We had some doctrinal debates but there was never one where she walked off angry with me for not agreeing with her. When we hit an impasse, she would just kind of shrug her shoulders and move on. She never knew how closely I was watching her, but I noticed her quiet confidence, her willingness to look inside herself and change, her eagerness to please God by doing a lot of things she really didn't want to do. I did see her struggle through some of these things but her decisions were ultimately based on how God wanted her to live her life and I knew I wanted my life to be more like hers than anyone else I had ever known.
I had to warn her about this blog because she does not like attention drawn to herself and wants the glory to be given to God alone, rightfully so. Her response, predictably, was "Don't give me too much credit, Mom." But I told her that God used her to lead me to Him and we need to tell people how He has worked in our lives; how He used her even when she was unaware of it. While it's a testament to her, it is also a testament to God and the subtle ways He moves around in our lives. The strongest statement she makes is her consistent efforts to be faithful to God. Sure, she wavers from time to time, but even that helped me because I knew she wasn't perfect and I knew she knew she wasn't perfect. During these times, I watched as she worked herself back to where she needed to be.
My daughter worked with youth at church and many came to admire and depend on her. She also talks to me about her concern for friends who don't have a relationship with God and how difficult it is to "be bold" sometimes. I can't be sure how many people God has reached using her, I'm sure there are many. But I know for sure He used her to reach me. Even if our mission field consists of only 1 or 2 people, that's important. Those 1 or 2 folks will be eternally grateful for our efforts someday: they will spend eternity with God because we didn't give up! I know God would have reached me somehow if my daughter had not been in my life, a possibility that came close to being a reality, but I'm glad He decided He needed her in my plan. You see, when I found out I was pregnant with her, I scheduled an abortion. Through a miraculous chain of events, her life was spared.
I could only see how a baby was going to make my life difficult. I wasn't going to give her the chance to be born yet God used her to give me a chance to be re-born! I can't begin to name the many ways in which she has blessed me, but I certainly never would have guessed that my child would play this role in my life! There are no other Christians that I remained close enough to for God to use to reach me. By saving her, He saved me. He knew exactly what it would take to lead me back to Him and He made it happen. It certainly didn't seem like a plan from God: I was single, still in college. I couldn't even take care of myself, let alone a baby. But God used the situation for my good. Years later I would destroy all the good He had done in my life, but in spite of me, He managed to use that little girl to save me.
Each one of us is an important part of God's plan. No matter how small we might feel our role is God does not view it as small. When things are tough, our words and actions have to demonstrate to others that we are trusting Him. If He is using us to save just one person, we must understand how important that is and we have to realize we may not even know when He's using us or with whom. I sometimes get frustrated because I think if I wasn't so shy or if I was smarter or knew more Bible verses or got more involved, God could use me to reach more people. As I learn more and get more involved, He will use me in different ways. But I need to keep doing what God is leading me to do right now and He will use it for whomever needs the things I can give right now, whether that's 1 person or 1,000 people. When Jesus died on the cross, He didn't think about saving a lot of people in a very general sense. He thought about me and you individually. If I was the only person on earth, He would have died on the cross to save me. Each day we must strive to live each moment in a way that reflects Christ because we never know how closely someone is watching us. My daughter is right when she says we can't take the credit. God gets the glory, but we can rejoice that He found us worthy to be part of His plan to save someone from eternal separation from Him.
Every now and then, my daughter apologizes for giving me advice or pointing out a weakness, feeling like she may have crossed a line with me, her mother. But in spiritual things we are sisters in Christ. I often feel ashamed because it's supposed to be my job to guide and advise her, not the other way around. For many years I failed her in that but we are a team now, helping and supporting one another in our walks and in our efforts to lead others to Jesus. She is my model for my witness for Him and just as she never gave up on me, I will not give up on those God puts in my mission field! Every minute of every day I am acutely aware of how closely I watched my daughter and how her consistent faith helped me see Jesus.


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Advances in Nanoparticles
Vol.2 No.2(2013), Article ID:31478,8 pages DOI:10.4236/anp.2013.22019
Silver Nanoparticles Produced by Magnetron Sputtering and Selective Nanodecoration onto α-Cyclodextrin/Carboxylic Acid Inclusion Compounds Crystals
Marcelo J. Kogan2, Paul Jara1*
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
2Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
Email: *pjara@uchile.cl
Copyright © 2013 Bárbara Herrera et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received December 31, 2012; revised February 1, 2013; accepted February 8, 2013
Keywords: Silver Nanoparticles; Nanodecoration; Cyclodextrin; Inclusion Compounds; Magnetron Sputtering
In this work, we report the preparation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and the nanodecoration of α-cyclodextrin inclusion compounds (α-CD IC) microcrystals that contain palmitic (PAc) and stearic acids (SAc) like guest molecules. These IC provide a suitable environment for nucleation, epitaxial growth and immobilization of AgNPs that were obtained by the magnetron sputtering technique. The use of α-CD IC substrates with a specific surface morphology in which the functional group of the guest molecule faces outward preferentially from a crystal plane, is an efficient method for the preparation of AgNPs with a low size dispersion, which is probably due to the high affinity between the functional group of the surfactant carboxylic acid guest with the metal nanoparticles.
Decoration of organic crystals with metal nanoparticles is a new area of research and is attracting interest because the specific surface functionalization could have potential applications, for example in the manufacture of devices, due to the interesting combination of properties of metal nanoparticles and organic crystals having crystal planes with a modified surface [1]. Specifically, the AgNPs have important physical and chemical properties, among which are highlighted their interesting optical properties that make them useful in techniques such as: Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) [2], in the manufacture of solar cells [3], biosensors [4] and even antibacterial properties which makes them excellent candidates to develop biomedical technologies [5]. These nanoparticles can adhere selectively to a specific crystal plane of α-CD IC [6,7], which are excellent candidates to become part of these organic-inorganic materials due to their unique properties of interface.
CDs crystallize in two main categories of crystal packing-channel and cage structures which are dependent on the type of cyclodextrin and guest molecules that are used
[8-12]. We have reported that in the presence of long-chain alkylamines or alkylthiol guest molecules, α- and γ-CDs will crystallize exclusively in the channel-like structure, where the guest molecule are located inside the cavity [13,14]. Additionally, in a previous paper, we reported the structural determination of α-CD IC with decanoic acid as guest molecule using X-ray single crystal diffraction, where the aliphatic chain of the carboxylic acid was threaded through a head-to-head dimer of two cyclodextrin residues in a 1:2 stoichiometry [15]. Recently, we discovered that the inclusion of alkyl-guests can cause the cyclodextrin IC to crystallize as well-defined single crystals. These supramolecular assemblies constructed by non-covalent bonds range in size between nanometers to micrometers, but the shapes of these crystals are essentially identical and independent of the size [13]. Moreover, the IC crystals are anisotropic polyhedra, and the crystal faces provide interfaces with different chemical properties due to the symmetric shape of the cyclodextrins and the anisotropic arrangement of the organic guest molecules in the single crystals. The organic interfaces of the anisotropic single crystals are useful for supramolecular chemistry, which has attracted growing interest in the anisotropic decoration with nanoparticles [7].
On the other hand, we reported the preferred deposition of gold nanoparticles (AgNPs) onto microcrystal faces of α-CD/dodecanethiol and α-CD/octanethiol ICs [16,17]. The immobilization of AgNPs obtained by magnetron sputtering resulted from favorable interaction with the free –SH groups of the guest molecules. The preferential deposition on the {00l} plane of the α-CD IC crystal occurred because the –SH groups of the guest molecules within the α-CD IC protruded from that plane only. Additionally, recently we reported the synthesis of α-CD ICs with carboxylic acids (octanoic, decanoic, dodecanoic, tetradecanoic, hexadecanoic and octadecanoic). α- CD complexes showed a channel-type structure and the stoichiometric ratio between the α-CD and carboxylic acid were a function of the chain length of the guest molecules. The nanodecoration of these compounds was realized with a dispersion of silver nanoparticles [18]. AgNPs were prepared by addition of sodium borohydride (NaBH4) as a reducing agent and thiosalicylic acid (TSA) as a stabilizer into the Ag+ solution according to an established protocol [19].
In this paper, we report the selective nanodecoration of α-CD ICs (i.e., α-CD with hexadecanoic or palmitic acid (α-CD/PAc) and α-CD with octadecanoic or stearic acid (α-CD/SAc)) along the {001} crystal plane with AgNPs using the magnetron sputtering technique.
2. Methods and Materials
2.1. Preparation of α-Cyclodextrin/Carboxylic
Acids Inclusion Compounds
All reagents were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich with purity between 90% - 99.9% .The α-CD IC with PAc and Sac were obtained directly by mixing carboxylic acid with a saturated solution of α-CD in water at room temperature in a 1:1 molar ratio. The immediate precipitation of a white solid indicated the formation of the IC. After 72 h, the IC microcrystals were filtered and dried under a vacuum.
2.2. Characterization of α-Cyclodextrin/
Carboxylics Acids Inclusion Compounds
Previously, α-CD/carboxylic acids IC microcrystals were characterized by Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H-NMR) in FT/NMR Bruker 400 MHz equipment and by Powder X-ray Diffraction (Powder XRD) in a Siemens D-5000 Diffractometer. Full details of the measurements are in the Supplementary material.
2.3. Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles
To prepare AgNPs, α-CD/carboxylic acids IC microcrystals were spread on a glass surface to form a homogeneous layer prior to exposure to the sputtering equipment (Magnetron Sputter Coater PELCO SC-6). AgNPs (Ag target, 99.9% purity) were deposited onto the substrate under an inert atmosphere at room temperature with 25 mA of current, 0.06 mbar of vacuum and 20 s of exposure time.
2.4. UV-Vis Analysis
The UV-Vis spectra of the AgNPs onto α-CD/PAc and α-CD/SAc in the solid state were measured with BaSO4 as standard on a Shimadzu UV-2450 Spectrophotometer from 400 - 800 nm (1 nm intervals).
2.5. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM),
Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and
Analysis Energy Dispersive X-Ray
Spectroscopy (EDAX)
AgNPs were observed by TEM using a JEOL 1010 Electron Microscope at 80 kV. The samples were prepared by dropping of dispersion of α-CD/carboxylic acid IC with AgNPs in 30% ethanol solution onto Formvar carboncoated copper micro grids and letting them dry.
SEM images of selective nanodecoration of α-CD/ carboxylic acid IC with AgNPs, were acquired with a SEM FE S-4100 Hitachi which was fitted with a field emission source and operated at 20 kV. To prepare the samples, nanodecorated IC microcrystals were spread on the support-samples.
The presence of AgNPs onto specific crystal plane of α-CD/carboxylic acid IC was confirmed by EDAX in a SEM FEI Quanta 200 equipment with GENESIS EDAX detector (See Supplementary material).
3.1. UV-Visible Spectra
The optical properties of AgNPs were characterized by UV-visible in solid state. Figure 1 shows the diffuse reflection spectroscopy analysis of AgNPs formed by sputtering deposition onto the specific {001} crystal plane of α-CD/carboxylic acid IC. The characteristic surface plasmon resonance can be observed with absorption maxima at 470 nm and 439 nm for the AgNPs onto α-CD/PAc and α-CD/SAc, respectively. Compared to the absorption peaks of dispersion of AgNPs (475 nm) stabilized by TSA [19]. The plasmon bands observed for AgNPs formed by sputtering deposition were shifted to lower wavelengths and were narrower.
The hypsochromic shift of the plasmon resonance was assigned to a smaller particle size, a smaller dipolar coupling between particles in close proximity and a change in the dielectric environment. Furthermore, AgNPs aggregates were assumed to be absent, as evidenced by the narrowing of the absorption band and SEM images.
3.2. SEM and EDAX Analysis
SEM images indicated that AgNPs were deposited preferentially onto selective crystal face. A set of SEM images that approached the microcrystal are shown in Figure 2. Self-assembly of the AgNPs were observed on the surface of the IC. The sizes of the AgNPs that were deposited were estimated from the exposure time of the substrate (20 s). These results indicated that the particles did not form in the plasma phase prior to deposition, but formed on the α-CD/carboxylic acids IC.
Figure 1. UV-Vis spectra AgNPs obtained onto α-CD/PAc and α-CD/SAc IC crystals (red and blue lines, respectively) compared with UV-visible spectra of dispersion of AgNP (black line).
Figure 2. (A), (B), (C) and (D) High resolution SEM images shows the crystal IC shape and preferential deposition of AgNPs onto {001} crystal plane.
The α-CD/carboxylic acid complex structure had a hexagonal structure, and the carboxylic acid molecules were ordered along the c axis, which resulted in a specific surface that was assumed to be the {001} Miller plane. The anchoring of AgNPs to the surface of the crystal was due to the interaction of Ag with the HOOCgroups of the guest molecule of the IC, which was located at the entrance to the cavity of the α-CD that corresponded to the {001} crystal plane (See Figure 3). This led to the stabilization of the AgNPs on the surface. Therefore, the specific crystal plane provided a convenient method to synthesize and store AgNPs without aggregation.
Figure 3 shows the SEM images of hexagonal micrometer-sized single crystals, which have well-defined shapes with sharp edges. In addition, to investigate the face-selective adhesion of nanoparticles on the {001} crystal planes, experiments regarding the decoration of the micrometer-sized crystals were performed by SEM analysis. The EDAX spectra inserted in Figure 3 shows the presence of Ag from AgNPs onto the crystal surface and indicate the presence of C and O from the organic composition of the α-CD/carboxylic acid IC crystals and –COOH group that interacts with the AgNPs. The presence of S is from the carbon ribbon (See Supplementary material). Interestingly, the deposition of nanoparticles was observed only on one preferred face. These results indicate that metal NPs selectively interacted with the {001} faces.
The affinity between the silver and –COOH groups was determined to be greater than the affinity between
Figure 3. Schematic representation of 2αCD—carboxylic acid complex basic structure insert onto SEM image that show the selective deposition of particles and EDAX analysis that confirm the presence of Ag from AgNPs.
Figure 4. (A) and (B) corresponds to TEM image of AgNPs obtained onto α-CD/SAc IC and its particle size distribution histogram, respectively. (C) TEM image of AgNPs obtained onto crystal of α-CD/PAc IC and (D) correspond to respective histogram.
gold and −COOH groups because gold deposition experiments using the sputtering technique onto the α-CD IC with carboxylic acids guests resulted in the deposition of macrocrystalline gold onto the surface of the IC crystals. This result indicates that nanoparticles were absent, which was evidenced by the absence of the characteristic plasmon resonance for gold nanoparticles.
3.3. TEM Analysis of AgNPs
TEM images of AgNPs obtained by the sputtering technique are shown in Figure 4. Histograms with distribution functions for the analysis of the size of AgNPs resulted in the determination of the particle size being 7.91 ± 0.61 nm when α-CD/SAc was used and 8.26 ± 2.28 nm for α-CD/PAc.
The AgNPs show low dispersion in size. In this case the average size of these particles was approximately 8 nm when were used α-CD/SAc and α-CD/PAc IC. In both cases, the same conditions of pressure, current and deposition time were used, and therefore it does not follow a relationship between the carboxylic acid used as the guest molecule and the nanoparticle sizes obtained, considering that there is a minimum difference between the lengths of the alkyl chains of the two carboxylic acids used.
The self-assembly of AgNPs onto the preferred face of α-CD/carboxylic acid IC microcrystals by the magnetron sputtering technique was used as a new method for for nucleation and epitaxial growth of these nanoparticles on the surface of compounds including carboxylic acids containing as guest molecules.
Preferential decoration of the {001} plane of the α-CD IC crystal occurred because the –COOH groups of the guest molecules within the α-CD protruded into this plane. These –COOH groups formed a two-dimensional hexagonal lattice that interacted with the metal nanoparticles, which stabilized and arranged the particles in an orderly manner. The magnetron sputtering technique used to prepare the ordered AgNPs has several benefits such as the lack of a waste stream and scalability, which are attractive advantages for industrial applications, no use of solvents and environmentally-friendly. This work provides evidence that assemblies of silver nanoparticles selectively formed by magnetron sputtering were mediated by a guest molecule in the crystals of a supra-molecular structure of cyclodextrin inclusion compounds.
This work is supported by Projects Fondecyt 1080505, 1090029, 1090143. B.H.I. acknowledges CONICYT for a PhD fellowship and Dr. Fernando Albericio for their support and funding and Serveis Cientificotècnics Universitat de Barcelona (SCT-UB) for electron microscopy analysis.
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1HNMR) of α-CD/carboxylic acids Inclusion Compounds
Experiments of proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1HNMR) Spectroscopy were realized in FT/400 MHz NMR Spectrometer, using TMS like internal reference. The DMSO-d6 solvent was used.
Figure S1. 1HNMR spectrums of guest acid inside the inclusion compound compared with pure carboxyl acid molecules.
Table S1. 1HNMR chemical shifts (d), of protons in pure guests and cyclodextrin interacting with different guests and their complexation shifts (Dd = dpure guest - dincluded guest).
Table S2. 1HNMR chemical shifts of most important protons in pure α-cyclodextrin and α-cyclodextrin protons interacting with different guests and their complexation shifts (Dd = dpure-CDdcomplex).
Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDAX)
EDAX analyses were acquired with a FEI SEM with a Quantum Detector 200 EDAX GENESIS Model.
Figure S2. EDAX analysis of α-CD/SAc IC surface nanodecorated with AgNPs.
Figure S3. EDAX analysis of α-CD/PAc IC surface nanodecorated with AgNPs.
The analysis of carbon ribbon was performed was performed to account for the presence of Na and S elements.
Figure S4. EDAX analysis performed onto the carbon ribbon.
Powder X-Ray Diffraction
Diffractometer Siemens D-5000 Equipment with radiation Cu-Ka (49 kV and 30 mA), provided with a graphite monocromador (λ = 1.5418 Å) was used .Range of sweep between 5˚ ≥ θ ≥ 80˚.
Figure S5. A. Diffractogram of α-CD/α-CD/SAc and B. Diffractogram of α-CD/α-CD/PAc.
All peaks in the diffractogram were indexed on the basis of a hexagonal lattice with parameters to α = β = 90˚, γ = 120˚, a = b = 23.700 Å and c = 15.900 Å.
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