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Now you'd think two girls (six and eight) might be a handful. Especially on a cold dreary March day where they basically needed to play indoors. Not with these two. I was sent to reclaim the dinosaurs from the basement, and helped set out a proper table complete with landscape. The next three hours was spent accomplishing some paperwork and listening to some wonderful free form play. Three hours, two players, no squabbling. Amazingly, I did not hear a male character mentioned the entire time. Go figure!
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That would be great if you could post the kids launcher APK. My buddy just bought a tab 3 for his daughter and then tonight he seen the tab 3 kids and he was kind of bummed out about buying he regular one for her. I told him we'll be able to turn that into a kids tab and we'll be able to retain the stock TW launcher also.
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Manufacturers are being told to prepare for water price rises and supply disruption as Britain faces its worst drought since 1976.
The warning comes from sustainability specialist Ceram after Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman hosted a drought summit with water companies, farmers and wildlife groups on Monday. (Feb 20)
With parts of the Midlands, East Anglia and the South East experiencing the lowest rainfall levels for decades this winter, Ms Spelman said public supplies are likely to be affected unless there is substantial precipitation by the end of April.
The Government's concerns over long-term supply were set out in its Water for Life White Paper in December - and they prompted fears that a water trading scheme is being considered.
Under such a scheme, water use could be capped and manufacturers needing additional supplies would be forced to buy unused quotas from other firms.
Joe Flanagan, sustainability expert at Ceram, said: "I think a trading system similar to the one introduced for carbon is still some way off.
"But all the signs are that Ministers are taking Britain's water supply problems extremely seriously - and rightly so.
"Several global studies analysing the number of litres available per person predict that the South East will show 'extreme stress', which is the same classification as parts of the Middle East, Africa and the Indian sub-continent.
"Scarcity of water puts an upward pressure on prices and the need to invest billions in infrastructure like pipework and new reservoirs will undoubtedly drive up bills.
"Manufacturers need to think about this now rather than when they see their costs going up."
Mr Flanagan urged industry to analyse its water usage and to come up with ways of reducing it.
He said: "Water footprinting identifies immediate savings and it buffers the effect of inevitable future rises.
"Manufacturers like Coca Cola and retailers like Marks & Spencer and John Lewis are now including water usage as part of their sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility policies, and that has a positive effect on marketing and image as well as the environment.
"Being able to tell the local community that you have reduced your water usage is especially helpful when your employees and people living near your factory are suffering hosepipe bans or supply interruptions."
Mr Flanagan has acted as a resources consultant for firms all over the world and he has written a number of publications for organizations including the International Energy Agency, the EU and the Carbon Trust. He is now Principal Consultant in Sustainability at Ceram where he heads up the water footprinting team.
One of the water footprinting exercises that Ceram has carried out was at Stoke-on-Trent ceramic manufacturer Johnson Tiles.
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Dali. Dali. Cost-effectiveness of Improving Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Using Electronic Drug Monitor Feedback among HIV-Positive Patients in China: The Adherence for Life (AFL) Study Lora Sabin, 1,2 Mary Bachman DeSilva, 1,2 Xu Keyi, 3 Davidson H Hamer, 1,2,4,5
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Cost-effectiveness of Improving Adherence to
Antiretroviral Therapy Using Electronic Drug Monitor
Feedback among HIV-Positive Patients in China:
The Adherence for Life (AFL) Study
Lora Sabin,1,2 Mary Bachman DeSilva,1,2 Xu Keyi,3 Davidson H Hamer,1,2,4,5
Kee Chan,6 and Christopher J. Gill1,2
1Center for Global Health and Development, Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.; 2Department of International Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, U.S.A.;
3WHO Collaborating Center for Comprehensive Management of HIV Treatment and Care, Ditan Hospital, Beijing, China; 4Zambia Centre for Applied Health Research and Development, Lusaka, Zambia; 5Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, U.S.A.; 6Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation,
Boston University, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Background and Objectives
Figure 1: Monthly mean adherence in AFL subjects, stratified by mean adherence in pre-intervention period: high (≥95%) vs. low (<95%)
Table 1: Costs and cost-effectiveness of AFL intervention
Table 2: Results of one-way sensitivity analysis on the incremental cost of moving an ART patient from sub-optimal adherence to optimal adherence (≥95%)
Elliott RA, Barber N, Horne R. Cost-effectiveness of adherence-enhancing interventions: a quality assessment of the evidence. Ann Pharmacother 2005;39(3):508-15.
Rosen AB, Spaulding AB, Greenberg D, Palmer JA, Neumann PJ. Patient adherence: a blind spot in cost-effectiveness analyses? Am J Manag Care 2009;15(9):626-32.
Sabin LL, Desilva MB, Hamer DH, et al. Using Electronic Drug Monitor Feedback to Improve Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Positive Patients in China. AIDS Behav 2009.
Gill CJ, Sabin LL, Hamer DH, et al. Importance of dose timing to achieving undetectable viral loads. AIDS Behav 2009;Published online: April 8, 2009.
Thanks to: Mary Jordan, Billy Pick, David Stanton, Neal Brandes, Connie Osborne, Ray Yip, Ira Wilson, and staff at Med-ic, and our deep appreciation to the medical staff at the Dali Second People's Hospital and the Dali-based HIV/AIDS patients who participated in the AFL study.


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Robert said after his vehicle was repaired there is a lingering odor still inside the vehicle. He is going to contact the business to see if they have any suggestions on ways to get rid of the odor. Robert did say they did a good job on the repair.
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International AdoptionsAdoption law creates the legal relationship of parent and child between persons who are not each other's biological parent or child. It is largely a product of state law. Adoption laws vary from state to state. There are also different types of a legal adoption. But whether you decide go through an adoption agency or to adopt from a private person, a decree of adoption usually means that the legal relationship of the adopted child is completely severed with its biological parents and family.


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There is one thing that is common to every individual, relationship, team, family, organization, nation, economy, and civilization throughout the world - one thing which, if removed, will destroy the most powerful government, the most successful business, the most thriving economy, the most influential leadership, the greatest friendship, the strongest character, the deepest love.
The thing about leadership is that its impact is often overlooked. In many organizations it's written off as "fluffy" or "soft." And, it's even less valued in companies where there is a heavy emphasis on engineering and technology. Boulder Denver
The problem with this perspective is that there is a real cost to organizations. The unaware leader who has no idea on how his or her style impacts team members is hurting employee productivity, engagement, and retention more than any other factor.
In Part 1 of this article, I discussed the impact that senior leadership teams have on employee engagement, productivity, and retention. And, I made it very clear that the behaviors that originate at the executive team level ripple through the organization. Just like a wave that gets larger as it nears the shore, those behaviors get magnified and repeated - regardless of whether they have a positive or negative impact.
Well, I am back after taking a few weeks off from my normal blogging routine. I hope you have enjoyed the summer as much as I have.
So, I thought I would jump back in with a concept I introduced in a webinar I conducted last week on The 4 Costliest Mistakes Senior Leadership Teams Make. It's a concept I call "getting stuck in always having to be right."
"The conduct of a company's leadership team is directly correlated with the organization's long-term performance."
In her article Lessons from Team Fumbles, Susan Lucia Annunzio goes on to say "Once-venerable institutions such as Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and Royal Bank of Scotland paid the ultimate price for the behaviors of their leadership teams."
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In my previous blog post, I talked about the 4 reasons why team building fails and how it is important to be aware of those common pitfalls so that you can design a program that makes a positive impact on your team.
Team building can have a profound effect on the way teams collaborate, but to achieve that level of success you must incorporate The 4 P's of Strategic Team Building.
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According to a review of medical and epidemiological data, individuals co-infected with malaria and Ebola have a higher chance of surviving the Ebola virus.
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Ebola virus disease describes the human disease which is caused by any of four of five known Ebola viruses. The name of this grouping comes from Ebola River in the Republic of the Congo. After an incubation time lasting for twenty-one days, one common sign of the disease is bleeding from mucous membranes and puncture sites. If the infected person does not recover, death, due to multiple organ dysfunction syndromes, occurs.
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New Video from Nvidia Shows the Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's PC Graphical Features
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I played The Witcher 2 for the first time about three years after it launched officially, and even though it brought my graphics card to its knees, I have to admit that I enjoyed its somewhat challenging fights and incredible storyline. Now, with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt on the verge of availability, everyone's talking about the game's incredible graphics and unique features, especially as far as the PC version is concerned.
Modern AAA games are very complex, and the Witcher 3 is definitely no exception. Nvidia and CD Projekt RED recently released a video that highlights the game's outstanding PC graphical features, including the awesome lighting, the physics, Gerald's hair and many more. CD Projekt RED worked closely with Nvidia for this particular title, which is why the game will support NVIDIA GameWorks, HairWorks, PhysX Clothing and HBAO+.
When it came out, the Witcher 2 was ahead of its time graphically and looked amazing even though it was based on DirectX 9. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt looks like it has everything it takes to become a true classic, which is why it will probably surpass its predecessor's popularity. In the meanwhile, check out Nvidia's "Behind the Scenes" video by clicking below and let us know what you think about the Witcher 3 so far.
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The process of gluing acrylic is slightly different than the process of gluing other substances, such as paper or wood, together. Rather than working as a simple adhesive, acrylic cement creates a chemical reaction that physically bonds or welds plastic. Though it sounds complicated, the process can be quite simple - as long as you're safe, meticulous, and patient. All you have to do is prepare and wait.
Part 1
Choosing an Optimal Work Environment
1Find an appropriate work space. Since you'll be working with an adhesive that can cause fumes, you want to first make sure you are in a well-ventilated area. For example, working outdoors or in a room with more than one window.[1]
- Position your work area between windows or between a window and open doorway.
- You should also set up a box fan or two to blow air away from you.
- A room that has an exhaust fan works well, too.
2Take the appropriate safety precautions. This means wearing safety goggles, gloves, and a facemask. Outside of the potential vapors from the acrylic cement, you also want to make sure that any refuse from cutting or sanding the acrylic doesn't get in your lungs or eyes.
- Make sure you are also following the directions on the acrylic cement closely to avoid any mishaps.
3Select your work surface. Whether you are planning to glue in a workroom, a garage, or even your kitchen, you want to make sure that the surface area you're using is compatible with acrylic cement. Try to stick to an area that's concrete, metal or wood. Do not glue acrylic on a surface containing glass or paper.
Part 2
Setting Up Your Materials
1Examine the edges of the acrylic. Make sure that the borders of the acrylic you want to join are flat and free of bumps or cuts. Acrylic cement will not adhere or sink into grooves and crevices like regular glue does on wood or paper. Instead, it softens the acrylic and chemically bonds the pieces together, so it's important they are as flat as possible.[2]
- If you notice any rough areas, use a router (a power tool with a shaped cutter) or light sandpaper to ensure that the edges are perfectly smooth and square. However, do not sand the edges so that they become round.
- Make sure that any surfaces being bonded together are lightly sanded and not shiny, as a very smooth surface is tough to bond together.
2Clean the acrylic with isopropyl alcohol. Once you have sanded and smoothed the sides of your acrylic, wipe over it with a clean cloth and alcohol. Using Isopropyl alcohol will help guarantee that all dirt, dust, and other fragments have been removed. It will also remove any residual oils left by your hands, which can interfere with gluing.
- Be sure that your surfaces are totally dust-free – this is really important to the process.
3Prepare your acrylic cement/glue. The most common glue for acrylics is a solvent-based glue like Weld-On 4, which can be found on Amazon for under $15. This glue should also come with its own applicator bottle and needle. To use, simply fill the applicator bottle, via a funnel, until the bottle is about 75% full.[3]
- Once filled, squeeze the bottle gently to allow some of the air inside to escape.
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Applying the Glue
1Join the acrylic pieces. Place the pieces of acrylic together as you want them to be joined. They should meet at a 90-degree angle. You can then use a combination square to guarantee that the pieces are angled correctly. Once set up, use your hands or a clamp to hold the sections together.
- Always do a dry run first, making sure the pieces fit before applying any glue.
- It helps to assemble the object together with adhesive tape. Then the adhesive can be placed accurately without juggling the parts.
2Position the applicator bottle and apply glue. Turn the bottle upside down and place the needle above the edge where the two pieces of acrylic meet. Squeeze the bottle with mild pressure as you move along the joined edges. You want to pull the bottle towards you. The acrylic cement should run in between the joined edges and fill in any seams or spaces as you move it along.[4]
- Try to lightly squeeze the bottle and move it without stopping, this will ensure you don't over-glue the acrylic.[5]
- If you are gluing for a box corner joint, apply the acrylic cement to the inside edge of the sheeting. However, if you are gluing for flat joints, apply the cement to both sides of the sheeting.[6]
- Do not allow the acrylic cement to touch any piece of the acrylic you do not want to be glued. Acrylic cement will permanently damage any surface it touches. If you do drip acrylic cement onto the acrylic, allow the cement to evaporate. Do not wipe it off.
3Allow the acrylic cement to set. Most acrylic cement will take around 10-15 minutes to set initially. During this time you can use your hands or a clamp to hold the edges together. Once they are secure, they should take 24-48 hours to cure to full-strength.[7]
- If the pieces have been adhered well, the dried acrylic cement will be clear. Before this time, the acrylic should appear as a cloudy white.
4Trim the acrylic. If there are any excess or overlapping pieces of acrylic, you can cut these off with a router (a power tool with a shaped cutter). However, be careful of heat generation, which could melt the acrylic. You should also make sure the acrylic is properly set before you try to manipulate it in any way.
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Can I buy the glue at Walmart or Home Depot?Mark SpelmanMark Spelman is a General Contractor in Texas. He has been a construction professional since 1987.
General ContractorYou can buy acrylic glue at most general stores, including Walmart or Home Depot.
How can I glue an acrylic sheet to MDF board for kitchen cupboards?Mark SpelmanMark Spelman is a General Contractor in Texas. He has been a construction professional since 1987.
General ContractorTry using a 3M spray adhesive to glue an acrylic sheet to an MDF board.
Bonding acrylic edges is well covered. No info on how to bond acrylic faces or two sheets together face on. What can I do?wikiHow ContributorBonding surfaces together isn't much different than bonding together edges. However, rather than applying acrylic cement to the sides of the pieces, you apply it to the area between the surfaces. Then you apply pressure to bond the edges together. Try an acrylic cement like Tensol 70, which is water-thin, and can be squirted between pieces with a fine applicator. You may also want to weigh down the pieces with blocks or other heavy items until the cement sets.
How do I glue acrylic to PLA?wikiHow ContributorTry using a plastic epoxy or cyanoacrylate glue.
What glue would stick a photo onto clear acrylic?wikiHow ContributorYou can try a spray-on contact adhesive like Krylon's All-Purpose Spray Adhesive. Just be mindful of potentially warping the picture or having it bubble.
How to bond acrylic to woodwikiHow ContributorTo bond acrylic to wood, try using a two-part epoxy like the 3M Scotch-Weld DP100. Just make sure you follow the directions closely as an epoxy will dry and set quickly. However, once set it will be clear.
Piece broke on statue of acrylic and need to re-glue it together again; what sandpaper and glue do I need?wikiHow ContributorUse a fine-grit sandpaper and a five-minute epoxy. If there are still cracks once you've glued the pieces back together, try filling them with plumber's or hobbyist's puddy.
Are there any possible allergic reactions to acrylic cement?wikiHow ContributorYes, but it's not common.
I occasionally need to build up the size of acrylic prosthetic eyes. Can I use acrylic cement for this purpose?
- Do not use super glue as it reacts poorly with acrylic and will create a toxic chemical burn.
- Wear safety goggles and rubber gloves when handling acrylic cement.
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- Acrylic
- Acrylic cement
- Applicator bottle
- Funnel
- Router
- Sandpaper
- Alcohol
- Clean cloth
- Concrete, metal or wood work surface
- Combination square
- Safety goggles
- Rubber gloves
- Mask
Sources and Citations
- ↑ https://www.thisoldhouse.com/more/ventilating-workspace
- ↑ http://www.cutlasercut.com/resources/tips-and-advice/bonding-and-glueing-acrylic-and-plastics
- ↑ http://info.craftechind.com/blog/bid/323475/Stick-to-it-A-Guide-to-the-Best-Glue-for-Plastic
- ↑ http://makezine.com/2015/10/29/skill-builder-acrylic/
- ↑ http://www.plasticproductsinc.com/How-to-Glue-Acrylic-Sheets-Together-Blog.html
- ↑ http://www.acplasticsinc.com/informationcenter/r/gluing-acrylic-sheeting
- ↑ http://makezine.com/2015/10/29/skill-builder-acrylic/
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Michael Reagan, son of the late President Ronald Reagan, complained in a Monday commentary that Republicans have lost touch with the true faith represented by his father (Column, "Republicans aren't Reagan's party"). Reagan contends that one of the reasons for the GOP's losses in this year's election was his party's failure to call on him to "help out" in the Romney campaign.
It seems fair, then, to paraphrase some famous words from the Gipper himself and suggest that Michael Reagan would not help solve the problem — he is (or anyway, he typifies) the problem.
As Reagan, a man of meager accomplishment and shaky grasp of political and social reality, put it in his Monday column, "Team Romney" blew "what should have been a sure victory over an incompetent and dangerous incumbent" president. Would any clear-sighted assessment consider as symptoms of "incompetence" President Obama's passage of the Affordable Care Act, the end of Osama bin Laden, two out of three particularly effective debate performances, and some extremely deft dealing with Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, to name only those?
Exactly to whom is the president "dangerous" — besides, perhaps, the richest 1 or 2 percent of Americans? (And even to them, the "danger" is only to their self-importance, not their financial well-being.)
Reagan also blames Romney's "team" in that they did not "ring for Bill O'Reilly or for the other major radio and talk shows, either." Is he kidding? Simply consider the young — they do vote and will keep voting for a long, long time. Comic favorites among the young, of all persuasions — notably Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert — routinely expose the laughable absurdity and mean-spiritedness of O'Reilly and others of his ilk, such as Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh. Even most conservative young voters want none of their tiresome and toxic bilge.
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Period: 1745
Period: 1745
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This English painting by William Hogarth is the second painting in a series of six satirical works known as Marriage a-la-mode. In the painting there are several symbols and details that point out problems in the couples marriage. Lets first start on the left. The servant is walking away from the couple with a large amount of bills in his want with only one receipt on the spike he is carrying with the same hand. He has a look of disgust on his face likely about the incompetence about the couple. In front of the servant is a overturned chair and violin with what seems like music, suggesting that a person was serenading the wife and left quickly before the man came in. In the background are 3 religious paintings of apostles and one painting that is covered with a foot revealed, symbolizing lust. In the front the wife raises her arms in a self-content stretch. The front of her dress is wet suggesting that she had adulterous sex. The husband looks bored and and distracted and has recently returned from a likely trip to a brothel. The dog on the far right is sniffing at a woman's night cap which suggests he has been with another woman for the night. On his neck is a patch which was used to tell others that the individual has a sexually contracted disease. On the floor is a scabbard with the sword partially drawn, suggesting impotence. All of these show problems within the marriage. The style is much like other baroque styles with small degrees of realism incorporated.
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This painting was chosen to show the English Baroque style. England was the furthest from Italy, and so makes the most sense that the style reached it last, and looks most different from the other Baroque styles.


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The following resources focus on New York prisons and jails. For national resources on isolated confinement, see resource sections at the ACLU's Stop Solitary project, National Religious Campaign Against Torture's U.S. Prisons project, and Solitary Watch.
Click on the following links for materials that can be downloaded, printed, and copied for use by CAIC members and others interested in educating the public about isolated confinement in New York's prisons and jails.
CAIC Petition and Sign-Up Sheet
General Flyer on CAIC, Solitary Confinement, and the HALT Act
Fact Sheet on Solitary Confinement in NY State
Voices from Solitary in NY State
Infographic on Solitary in NY State
UN Special Rapporteur on Torture's Statement on Solitary in NY State
HALT Act Organizational Endorsement Form
Kaba, Lewis, Glowa-Kollisch, Hadler, Lee, Alper, Selling, MacDonald, Solimo, Parsons and Venters, Solitary Confinement and Risk of Self-Harm Among Jail Inmates, 104 AM.J. PUBLIC HEALTH 442, 445 (2014).
Three Adolescents with Mental Illness in Punitive Segregation at Rikers Island. The City of New York Board of Correction, October 2013.
James Gilligan, MD and Bandy Lee, M.D., M.Div. Report to the New York City Board of Correction (on solitary confinement in New York City jails). September 5, 2013.
Solitary Confinement in New York State (report and resolution). New York State Bar Association Committee on Civil Rights, January 2013.
Ian Kysel. Growing Up Locked Down: Youth in Solitary Confinement in Jails and Prison Across the United States. ACLU/Human Rights Watch, October 2012. (Contains sections on New York State prisons and New York City jails.)
Scarlet Kim, Taylor Pendergrass and Helen Zelon. Boxed In: The True Cost of Extreme Isolation In New York's Prisons. New York Civil Liberties Union, October 2012.
David Stoelting, Supermax Confinement in U.S. Prisons, New York City Bar Association, Committee on International Human Rights, September 2011.
Lockdown New York: Disciplinary Confinement in New York State Prisons. Correctional Association of New York, 2003.
Letter to New York State DOCCS from New York City Bar Association, February 8, 2013.
Letter to UN Special Rapporteur on Torture from NYCLU, February 5, 2013.
Peoples v. Fischer, complaint filed by the NYCLU on behalf of Leroy Peoples in U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, December 6, 2012.
For an extensive list of additional documents related to isolated confinement in New York, acquired by the NYCLU through the state Freedom of Information Law, see the "Library" section of the Boxed-In website.
New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Corrections and Assembly Standing Committee on Mental Health: Public Hearing on Mental Illness in Correctional Settings, November 13, 2014
Correctional Association of New York
Mental Health Alternatives to Solitary Confinement
New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement
New York City Jails Action Coalition
Prisoners' Legal Services of New York


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The Wilson Family
George Wilson, age 34, left his family in Yorkshire, England to come to the United States in 1877, intending to settle in California. He reached Wichita and found the early city wild with cowboys and Indians. He bought a farm in Cowley County, in the Kellogg community, eight miles northwest of Winfield. After a year, he sent for his fiancee, Lydia Mary Cropper, of Sheffield, England, who courageously braved the rough sea passage, finally arriving in Wichita. At age 20 she left against the wishes of her parents, whom she never saw again. They were married at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Wichita, then came to Winfield by stage coach. They prospered in farming, and in 1902 built a large house, a stone barn, and silo. George was a director of the First National Bank.
The George & Lydia Wilson Family
George and Lydia had six children: Martha Ellen (Nellie), George Heber, Ira Alfred, and John Thomas. Two daughters died in infancy. The children were educated at North Vernon rural school, Southwest Business College, and Kansas State College. Heber and Ira received degrees in agricultural science, and John in veterinary medicine, Martha majored in domestic science, but didn't graduate- All were members of the Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church.
Martha and Frank Hoverstock, Heber and Della (Abel), and Ira and Urna (Hoverstock), were successful farmers and ranchers in Cowley County in the Kellogg community. John practiced veterinary medicine in Seiling and Pawnee, OK.
John and Alice (Gaden) had two children: Kenneth, Oklahoma City, deceased, and Urna Mildred Privett, Pawnee.
George died in 1914; Lydia in 1929; John and Alice in 1940; Frank Hoverstock in 1956; and Urna in 1957. Ira later married Jeanette Lipperd. Ira died in 1968; Martha in 1971, and Jeanette in 1988.
The deceased family members are buried in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery, northwest of Winfield, except John, Alice, Kenneth, and Jeanette Wilson.
Submitted by Mary and Wayne Wilson
Scanned out of the Cowley County Heritage book, pg 324.
The George Heber & Della Mae Wilson Family
George Heber Wilson was born to George and Lydia Mary (Cropper) Wilson in 1881, who came to Kansas from England in 1877 and lived on a farm eight miles northwest of Winfield. He was educated in the Winfield schools and graduated with an agricultural science degree from Kansas State College. Heber had one sister, Martha Ellen (Nellie) Hoverstock; and two brothers, Ira and John.
Della Mae (Abel) Wilson was born to William R. and Mary Catherine Abel in 1882 in Emerson, Iowa. She later came to Kansas with her parents where she lived on a farm west of Winfield, then moved to Winfield. She attended "normal" school, then taught school at Liberty. She also worked as a clerk at Dauber's Dry Goods Store in Winfield. Della had a sister, Nellie (Abel) Hahn; and four brothers, Fred, Roy, Glen, and Vernon Abel.
Heber and Della were married in 1909, and lived on a farm nine miles northwest of Winfield. Heber raised pure-bred shorthorn cattle and fed hogs for market. During his early farming years, he raised sweet clover used for soil build-up, followed by a rotation of corn and oats. When the drought of the 1930s came, wheat was substituted because of the dry, hot winds and dust storms. He farmed with horses and mules until he purchased his first tractor in 1934.
Heber and Della had six children: Harold, Oxford, (deceased) teacher and farmer; James, Augusta, retired chemical engineer; Paul, Wichita, retired major, U.S.A.F.; Wayne, rural Winfield, who farms the home place; Curtis, Winfield, retired farmer; and Nellie Mary, retired business teacher; six years at Stafford High School, and 33 at Cowley County Community College, Arkansas City. She sponsored an active business organization, Phi Beta Lambda, where her students consistently received state awards.
The children graduated from Winfield High School and Southwestern College. Mary also graduated from St. John's College and received a Master's Degree from Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia.
Heber died in 1951, Della in 1970, and Harold in 1987, They are buried at Mt. Vernon Cemetery northwest of Winfield.
All of the children of Heber and Della Wilson have land holdings in Cowley County, formerly owned by their parents and grandparents.
The Wilson families enjoy church activities, musical events, reunions, and travel. Some of the families have visited English relatives and located the former home of their grandmother in Sheffield, England. They have visited Europe, Israel, Russia, Korea, Hawaii, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Nepal, India, Saipan, Ecuador, Mexico, Florida, Alaska as well as the mainland states.
The Wilson family members are especially proud of their heritage.
Submitted by Mary and Wayne Wilson
Scanned out of the Cowley County Heritage book, pg 324
The descendants of George Heber and Della Mae Wilson include: Harold and Helen (Vollweider) Wilson, who have three children: Kenneth, Wichita, a farmer; Dorothy Ottery, Dublin, OH, a computer accountant; and Marcia Thomas Kliewer, Halstead, an elementary music teacher. James and Geneva (Morgan) Wilson (deceased) have two children! Larry, Seattle, a doctor and faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, and Sara Wilson Shirk, Florissant, MO, a homemaker. James later married Jeri Whiting. Paul and Louise (Youle) Wilson have two daughters: Jeannette Christianson, Lincoln, NE, a secretary and former teacher; and Margaret Stull, Hutchinson, a homemaker and former teacher. Curtis and Louise (Sickles) Wilson have three children: Steven, New Orleans, a physical therapist; Julia Van Sickle, Wichita, a secretary; and Esther Wilson, Kenosha, a University of Wisconsin science teacher.
Two Generations of Wilsons
Kenneth and Elizabeth (Peters) Wilson have two sons: Larry, Rosell, GA, a construction supervisor; and Rusty, Manhattan, a restaurant owner. Kenneth later married Yvonne Stevenage. Dorothy (Wilson) and Steve Ottery have two sons: Jonathon and Trent. Marcia and Mike Thomas have a son, Blaine. Marcia later married Richard Kliewer. Larry and Jan (McIntosh) Wilson have two daughters: Lauren and Hilary. Sara and Frank Shirk have two children: Angela and Andrew. Jeannette and Joel Christianson have three children: Karla, Craig, and Jason. Margaret and Bill Stull have four children: Roger, Rodney, Rebecca, and Robert. Steve and Debbie (Neitzke) Wilson have three children: Clifton, Shea, and Kimberly. Julia and Ron VanSickle have a daughter, Audra.
The Wilson families enjoy reunions and traveling and are especially proud of their heritage.
Submitted by Mary and Wayne Wilson
Scanned out of the Cowley County Heritage book, pg 326.
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The number of families who have links to more than one country grows daily. Marriages and civil partnerships between citizens of different countries are common. Families now often have employment, business and property interests in a number of different countries. If you are in this situation, it's important to consult an experienced international divorce lawyer if your relationship breaks down.
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Washington: pro-life prayer vigil expected to draw thousands
Thousands of Catholics will gather in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to pray for an end to abortion at the National Prayer Vigil for Life Opening Mass at 7pm on 21 January, the eve of the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.
Over 16,000 worshipers-many of them youth from schools around the nation-are expected to attend the opening Mass and all-night prayer Vigil and then join tens of thousands more the following day to participate in the national March for Life.
Chair of the bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, will be the principal celebrant and homilist at the Vigil Mass, concelebrated by his fellow cardinals and hundreds of the nation's bishops and priests.
After the Opening Mass there will be confessions, a National Rosary for Life, Night Prayer according to the Byzantine Rite, and holy hours from midnight until 6am led by seminarians from across the country. The Basilica and The Catholic University of America will host up to 1,600 pilgrims overnight. On January 22, the morning of the March for Life, the National Shrine will also host Morning Prayer at 6:30 a.m. and a closing Mass of Penance and Prayer at 7:30 a.m. Bishop Paul Loverde of the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, will be the principal celebrant and homilist.
The National Prayer Vigil for Life is co-sponsored by the Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), The Catholic University of America, and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.
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Well, if you're a student I'm sure you're right!I'm not sure if you are being genuine or sarcastic, but I will choose to interpret this statement as the former and not the later.
And, yes, I am a student! I will graduate in May with a law degree and am very ready to finally, after 20+ years of education, be done with being a student!


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Columbine, Virginia Tech, Newtown... Active shooter events are terrifying! Has anyone read research reports (from reputable sources) investigating the phenomenon and their apparent rise- i.e. statistics and history, psychological determinants, societal factors, etc.? If so, I would appreciate it were you to share links or other bibliographical info for scholarly works that you have come across.
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Ever since Columbine, I have wondered this very same thing. Even, before that, I think that the study of the causes of behavior of an active shooter or any one in society who has the capability of detaching emotionally like that is of great importance. In addition to understanding the psychology is the importance of knowing what gets through to a person to stop that behavior. There are stories of brave individuals as hostages who were able to appeal to some aspect in that individual to prevent chaos. That's why I like watching "Criminal Minds" (when I can bear to get past some of the gruesomeness). I watch to see the psychological profile that the characters, "Hotch" and Reed, etc. give to the police to predict the next action.
Years ago, I interpreted for deaf students in college Sociology classes and found that fascinating. Criminal Justice classes touch on behavioral profiiles a bit, but it's the Sociology classes, I feel, that have the studies that analyze behavior in the way you mention.
I often wonder where the studies are of psychologists who have gone into prisons, not to find out information for the police, but to really analyze any thread that runs through certain crimes. Of recent sadness for society are the teenage girls who terrorized another girl and said they wished she'd kill herself. Afterwards, one wrote on face book the equivalent of "I don't give a...." Baffling.
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Yes, I agree! I would very much like to know what leading psychologists and sociologists have to say about this disturbing trend.
I was just talking about that poor 14 yr. old girl this morning with someone, as well. Such a tragedy...


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Government to organise quality conference with coal companies: Minister
The Indian Government has said that it will organise a Quality Conference with coal companies to ensure the right quality of the fossil fuel is supplied to power plants. Commenting on the issue, Power Minister Piyush Goyal told the media, "On April 5, the Ministry is holding a Quality Conference with all the coal companies and technical experts of the sector to sit down and lay down the strategy to ensure that right quality of coal is supplied to our power plants and help them achieve higher efficiency rates."
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Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita packed a double whammy. First to the jaw, then to the stomach. Trees took the electrical lines down. Well -- The story is pretty much known by now. Let me just share a personal note as a foreward to this study.
Other churches were announcing no services. We figured if anyone showed up, we'd sing some chorses and have prayer. The phone began to ring. Betty would simply say, 'We will be there.' I thought to myself, "Why not tell them, 'No services?'" Well, it gets better. Betty kept hinting that I needed to get a message together. Humph -- I already had a message but who would want to hear about water baptism?!
I went to the front porch. It was a bit cooler out there. 'Lord, what can I say to the handful of folk that may show up?' As I began to read my Bible, a Scripture leaped out at me. James said, "Mercy triumphs over judgment." (Jm 2:13) That's it! I knew I had a message from the Lord. The anointing was in my heart. (God's Word always does its work.)
Of course I still wondered if anyone would show up. They came, one after another after another. We soon had a pretty good crowd. Nathan played the piano and we sang choruses. The worship was precious. Then I began sharing what the Lord had given me. It was a heart-to-heart message for all of us. Tears filled eyes as the testimonies were given.
Well, it seems that Scripture just won't leave me alone. So here goes. Lets see what mercy is really about.
This is Bible Study DU002 - Mercy Triumphs Over Judgment.
At times I search the Scriptures to find an exact answer for an exact problem. Often I find that exactness doesn't allow for much breathing room. What I see over and over is judgment and penalty. Does not the Bible say, 'The soul that sins, shall die'?
Of course I remain quite firm on the security of the believer. But what about believers who have so many continuous stumblings in life, and over the same issue? How about if the same sin keeps repeating itself? Isn't there a point where judgment must be exacted and mercy ends? Of course the answer to this depends on other variables. We will look at them a bit later.
The more I looked for exact answers, the more narrow I found the road of sin. Seems there is no way out and especially for repeat offenders. A good example is in the area of marriage and divorce. The Scriptures are pretty condensed on who can divorce, who can marry, who can remarry, and under what conditions.
I pursue further --- I look at adultery. This is a tough one. It gets even harder. Moses said that for this sin, both parties must be stoned, and that without mercy. Does Jesus give respite? Hardly. He said, "Everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." (Mt 5:28) I think to myself --- Lord, I am so guilty of that sin. In fact I've been a repeat offender on so many of the laws of God. What to do? What to do? The guilt is pressing down.
How can Jesus say that to lust for a woman (vice versa) in your heart is equal to the act of adultery? How can that be? No one under the law of Moses was stoned to death for 'lusting' after a woman. Why did Jesus make it so hard to live for Him?
Ok --- I've drawn the picture. Lets see if there is an answer to any of this. To further identify this study I want to classify sinners into two categories, that is, the religious sinner, and the sinner-sinner. (No mistake on the wordage.)
The most religious people during the time of Jesus were without question the Pharisees. No one could hold a candle to them. Lets call the Pharisees, religious sinners. (At least many of them.) Who then would be the sinner-sinners? These are the harlots, the tax collectors, the multiple marriages, the thiefs, and all the rest. Keep in mind that the sinner-sinners of the gospels were also Israelites. They had just given up on religion. (Many discouraged or fallen Christians will identify with this easily enough.)
Anyway, what was the sin of the Pharisee? A religious sin can often be narrowed down to an issue of pride. It exhibits itself by leaving little room for mercy. It is the kind of sin that exacts from God, in saying, 'God, You owe me. I've been especially good. I'm not like the sinner-sinner.'
The Pharisees not only claimed to be keepers of the Law, but they added law upon law upon law to make certain that the Law of Moses was well protected. How did all these laws affect them? Read the gospels. How hard they were. How judgemental they were. How without mercy they were. Perhaps not all, but this seems to be the general tenor.
We will come back to the Pharisee in a moment. Let's take this a step further and see if there really can be a perfect religion, that is, a religion that is perfect in showing mercy. When Jesus had taught the disciples about dealing with sin in the church, it prompted Peter to ask a question. He says, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"
Think for a moment. Peter was talking about a personal sin against himself. He felt there needed to be a point of cutting off. And so he reaches for the number of perfection. The number seven was the perfect number in Hebrew thinking. It meant completion. Peter felt to forgive a brother seven times was perfection. After seven times, it would be time to cut the brother off. (We are speaking of a repentant brother, not someone who refuses to make things right.)
Now, that really does sound like a lot of mercy. But now take note to what Jesus did not say. He did not say, "Keep a record of your brother's offences. When he reaches 490 times of asking for forgiveness, you have multiplied mercy 70 times. You can then cut him off."
No, that wasn't even the point. If we are keeping records, then our own heart is not right with God. Jesus responded, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven." (Mt 18:21,22) Seventy times seven is a Hebraism for, "You never stop forgiving."
Ok, that says something to us about relationships, but what does all this say about God Himself? Does the Lord just keep on forgiving and forgiving and forgiving? The simple answer is, 'You had better thank the good Lord that He does."
Before going further, a point must be made. The forgiveness of sin does not mean there are no consequences to sin. Sin carries its own sorrows and destructions. Murdurers have received the Lord's forgiveness while on death row. This did not do away with the death penalty. Even in marriages that are irreparable, this does not mean that forgiveness cannot be in place.
Well now --- How about if we as believers break one of the big ten more times than one? The Lord deals with this issue by comparing the religious sinner to the sinner-sinner. Let's listen in:
"And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector. The Pharisee stood and was praying thus to himself: 'God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.'"
Have you been there? I have. When we are thanking the Lord for our blessings, we must take care not to get into the area of pride by comparing ourselves to others. Now notice the prayer of the sinner- sinner: "The tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me, the sinner." (Cf. Mt 18:9-14)
Did you hear what he said? He agreed with every point made by the Pharisee, 'I have been a swindler, unjust, an adulterer. I don't fast at all. I don't pay tithes at all.' The tax-collector felt unworthy to even pray towards the mercy seat. The only prayer he could muster was, "God, be merciful to me, the sinner." He was saying, "I am guilty of all." How many times I've had to say, 'Lord, I am guilty of all.'
Here is the essence of the parable. The Lord says, "I tell you, this man [sinner-sinner] went to his house justified rather than the other [religious sinner]; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted." To be justified is to be made right with God. The sinner-sinner became right. The religious sinner remained unright. The sinner-sinner did not ask for justice. He asked for mercy. It is here that we see how mercy triumphs over judgment.
And the great lesson for the religious is that as long as we see ourselves as better than others, we remain with no justification before God. Mercy alone saves us. Mercy is the great truth of the cross. God's very throne is called the throne of grace. Our instructions are, "Draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need." (Heb 4:16)
This brings me back to the issue of lust of the heart. Jesus came down quite hard in defining the true nature of sin, and yet I see nothing but mercy and compassion when He is dealing with sinners. The lady at the well had been married five times and was then living in adultery. The Lord did not tell her to go back to her last husband. Why? It is the because people have to learn to live from where they now are. Oftentime there is no way to go back and correct anything.
Then you have the lady caught in adultery. The only one who had the right to condemn her to stoning was the Lord Himself. When all the men had left the scene, notice again what Jesus did not say. He did not tell her to go show herself to the priests to receive her due from the Law. He simply said, "'Woman, where are they? Did no one condemn you?' She said, 'No one Lord.' And Jesus said to her, ' I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.'" (Jn 8) Is this another picture of mercy's triumph over judgment?
Now the big question. Does continuous mercy imply that we should not expect to live a life of holiness before God? Not at all. We should apply all diligence to live so as to please the Lord in all respects. What it does mean is that while in this world we are subject to failures, and stumblings. Yet none of this causes the blood to lose its power. Nor does the Spirit of Christ ever leave us alone in sin. The Spirit continues the work of conviction to the point of bringing us to the mercy seat for cleansings. And the Spirit also supplies power to help us live in a way so as to have less and less failures.
Back to the problem of judgments. There is a special problem that must be attended to when it comes to judging others. We tend to judge others when we are doing well; 'Well, I would never do that!" How do you know you would never do that? Life isn't over yet. And how often have you sinned in your own thought life and in your heart? Jesus said the sin was not simply in the doing, it is in what goes on inside us.
And how about when we do have a failure? Now the table turns. The very thing we thought we would never do, we did. This is why the apostle gave a certain instruction: "Brethren, even if anyone is caught in any trespass, you who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; each one looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ." (Ga 6:1,2)
Once again, none of this is intended as a justification for sin. Sin is never right. Nor does God justify sin or say that it is alright to sin. God never justifies sin but He can and does justify the sinner. He does this through the cross. He can declare the repentant sinner to be just by the plenteous mercy that He alone can provide. After all, Jesus died for all our sins. He in turn gave us His own righteousness.
Yet there is more to the issue of sin. The Bible is plain in letting us know that sin and temptations are not merely things that we do. Jesus said when a man lusts after a woman, he has already committed adultery with her in his heart. The Lord was pin-pointing the deception of sin. The word deceive in the Hebrew language carries the idea of 'stealing the heart.' Thus sin is a deceiving influence. When a person is under the power of sin, he loses all sense of moral correctness. Or at best this thinking is distorted. It can be said that his heart has been stolen.
For example, Isaiah speaks of the idolator as having a deceived heart. He says, "[The idolator] feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself..." (Is 44:20)
John speaks of this deceived heart as the power of Satan. He says, "We know that we are of God, and that the whole world lives in the power of the evil one." (1Jn 5:19) The whole world outside of Christ is living in a deception.
The apostle Paul also draws attention to this deceiving power. Listen carefully: "The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will." (2Ti 2:24-26)
Was Paul instructing Timothy concerning outsiders? His instructions were for the church. The point is that any believer can be led astray for a time. The object is to bring them "to their senses" so they can escape from the snare of the devil. Thus we see how Satan can use his power to deceive a believer. This is why it is so important for believers to become aware of the devices of the enemy. This is also why we are told to flee from temptation.
The truth at hand is that believers will remain in the presence of sin as long as we are in this life. The continued truth is that sin cannot claim ownership over any believer. The Lord redeemed us, restores us, keeps us, and cleanses us when the cleansing is needed. The Holy Spirit is continually at work to expose sin and to bring God's mercy and correction on the scene.
Yes, the hurt remains and the sorrow remains for a time. Yet it is sorrow over sin that reminds us of God's love, of His grace, and of His mercy. We should have sorrow over our sins. Having a Godly sorrow is one of the great signs of true repentance.
Let me complete my part of the study with two more points. One is the story of a man coming to his senses. The other is about sin itself. We are all familiar with the story of the prodigal son. Most of us have been that son at some time in our life. Let me leave out some details of the story so as to get to the answer.
The prodigal left home with a sinner's heart. Over time he found his life wasted. Here he was a prince, but literally eating with the pigs. The prodigal comes to his senses; "How many of my father's hired men have more than enough bread, but I am dying here with hunger! I will get up and go to my father, and will say to him, 'Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your sight; I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me as one of your hired hands." (Cf. Luke 15:11-32)
Need I say more? The object of this parable is the same as that of the mercy seat story. It concerns itself with the sinner-sinner and the religious sinner. The story is the same, with just a little more picture. The son is restored fully to the father; "Quickly bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet; and bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let us eat and celebrate, for this son of mine was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found." (There is much to this parable, but we'll leave other factors alone for now.)
Now the final point --- Sin itself. Does the Bible anywhere treat sin as some sort of personal power? It does. At the very opening of the Bible. Without elaboration, just listen: "The Lord said to Cain, 'Why are you angry? And why has your contenance fallen? If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it." (Gen 4:6,7)
What a sad story. Cain did not master sin. And what a wonderful story. Jesus did.
Oh well --- What does any of this have to do with two hurricanes? If we wish to see the hurricanes as judgments from God, then I must simply add that out of judgment came great mercy. Yes indeed, mercy surely triumphs over judgment. I see it everywhere.
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