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The Siege of Bexar was the first of only two victories of the citizens of the state of Coahuila y Tejas seeking a return to Mexico's constitution. That effort failed but Santa Anna's forces were defeated at San Jacinto and the Republic of Texas was formed.

The Royal Commonwealth Society of Western Australia is a member of the Royal Commonnwealth Society representing 53 nations committed to improving the lives and prospects of Commonwealth citizens across the world.

The Cloud Family Association was formed in 1978. It welcomes and represents all descendants of a Cloud ancestor. There are numerous different families, but most descend from William Cloude who came to the American Colonies in 1682.

Fred E. Davis – Attorney & Mediator. Fred Davis is a well-known and respected Austin, Texas attorney with over 50 years experience in civil litigation, administrative law, mediation and arbitration.

SBSE Consulting. Specialized Building Services Engineers specializes in a wide range of Building Engineering, Energy Efficiency, Compliance Audits, Sustainability Concepts and Value for Money Solutions for new and refurbished buildings in Western Australia.

MyKindred.com is a site featuring select family histories and genealogies. It is a private, non-commercial site devoted to serving the family historian and genealogist. See Surnames Researched to see which families are featured there.

The Blacksmiths Index. Ann Spiro's Blacksmiths Index – a genealogical index of blacksmiths and related occupations.

The Bea Elizabeth Dalton Hoax. Unraveling the Dalton Hoax – how an Oklahoma man created a web of lies and distortions to prove his relationship to the Dalton Gang.

Accelerators, Inc. History. Accelerators manufactured one of the earliest ion implanters, necessary for high-density semiconductors.

See the Accelerators Ion Implanter history pages.


Thoughts for today:

7  Wisdom is the principal thing;
  Therefore get wisdom.
  And in all your getting, get understanding.

King Solomon, Proverbs 4


1  My son, pay attention to my wisdom;
  Lend your ear to my understanding,
2  That you may preserve discretion,
  And your lips may keep knowledge.
3  For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey,
  And her mouth is smoother than oil;
4  But in the end she is bitter as wormwood,
  Sharp as a two-edged sword.
5  Her feet go down to death,
  Her steps lay hold of hell.
6  Lest you ponder her path of life -
  Her ways are unstable;
  You do not know them.
7  Therefore hear me now, my children,
  And do not depart from the words of my mouth.
8  Remove your way far from her,
  And do not go near the door of her house,
9  Lest you give your honor to others,
  And your years to the cruel one;
10  Lest aliens be filled with your wealth,
  And your labors go to the house of a foreigner;
11  And you mourn at last,
  When your flesh and your body are consumed,
12  And say:
  "How I have hated instruction,
  And my heart despised correction!
13  I have not obeyed the voice of my teachers,
  Nor inclined my ear to those who instructed me!
14  I was on the verge of total ruin,
  In the midst of the assembly and congregation."
15  Drink water from your own cistern,
  And running water from your own well.
16  Should your fountains be dispersed abroad,
  Streams of water in the streets?
17  Let them be only your own,
  And not for strangers with you.
18  Let your fountain be blessed,
  And rejoice with the wife of your youth.
19  As a loving deer and a graceful doe,
  Let her breasts satisfy you at all times;
  And always be enraptured with her love.
20  For why should you, my son, be enraptured by an immoral woman,
  And be embraced in the arms of a seductress?
21  For the ways of man are before the eyes of the LORD,
  And He ponders all his paths.
22  His own iniquities entrap the wicked man,
  And he is caught in the cords of his sin.
23  He shall die for lack of instruction,
  And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

King Solomon, Proverbs 5