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The development of effective NDI methods is critical to ensure the use of EBDM technology in the manufacture of key F-35 components. Lockheed Martin photo
In this NMC project, an Integrated Project Team (IPT) is evaluating the effectiveness of traditional and advanced NDI techniques, including computed tomography (CT) scanning, traditional radiography, standard hand-held ultrasonic, merged ultrasonic, and phased array ultrasonic inspection methods, to establish standardized NDI processes and procedures for production.
Emerging additive manufacturing technologies such as Electron Beam Direct Manufacturing (EBDM) are considered vital to improving the affordability and to reducing industrial shortfalls inherent in traditional manufacturing technologies. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company - Advanced Development Programs (LM Aero-ADP) is considering the EBDM process for the fabrication of several F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) components. However, one of the major obstacles associated with introducing additive manufactured components into the F-35 supply stream is the development and acceptance of adequate non-destructive inspection (NDI) methodologies and standards needed to ensure the product meets quality and design requirements.
Technical Approach
The IPT is designing a "Master Part" that is representative of the part geometry being considered for F-35 applications. The IPT will develop and execute an NDI test plan to evaluate the Master Part in order to determine the capability for identifying all intentional defects in all geometric locations in the part. LM Aero- ADP will coordinate a round robin inspection of these components at two or more production-capable NDI suppliers. Each NDI supplier will be required to provide detailed inspection results to LM Aero-ADP such that a direct comparison of inspection results can be made. These recommendations will be reviewed and approved by the JSF Fracture Control Board.
The development of accepted NDI test methods and acceptance standards are required for EBDM technology to be approved for use in the fabrication of F-35 airframe components. The IPT expects NDI of EBDM components will cost more to perform than NDI of traditional wrought components, depending on the NDI method(s) down-selected in this project. Consequently, the development and implementation of approved NDI methodologies in this project will not directly result in cost savings. However, the significantly lower overall manufacturing cost of EBDM components more than offsets the likely higher NDI costs. Studies have shown that EBDM technology has the potential to reduce per-part manufacturing costs by 35 percent to 60 percent when compared to the costs to manufacture complex-shaped parts with traditional manufacturing approaches.
Upon approval, the recommended practices will be implemented by Sciaky (the EBDM vendor) and LM Aero on all designated EBDM components for the F-35 program. LM Aero - ADP has initially targeted five EBDM airframe components for implementation on the F-35 program, beginning in 2015.
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I am the Vice-Chairperson of the National Board of Director for Fathers & Families Coalition of America. In addition, I serve as Pastor of Union Avenues United Methodist Church in Chicago, IL. I am invested on issues that make a difference in the lives of our children and families of which includes how can I as a Pastor reach out to my colleagues so we work better to increase the involvement of fathers in their children's lives. The conference conveners have added a keynote speaker for the interfaith prayer breakfast, Thursday, February 25th at 7:30 prior to the opening general session. Bishop George McKinney from St. Stephen's in San Diego will open this session for all to attend. Bishop McKinney's Biographical sketch follows but I am encouraging you to send this message to all of your faith and community based leaders and networks so we can collectively make a difference in the lives of children and families.
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The timezone in Angle Brook Golf Course is America/Iqaluit
Morning Sunrise at 08:09 and Evening Sunset at 17:25. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 41.3142°, Longitude. -73.7247°
Morning Sunrise at 08:09 and Evening Sunset at 17:25. It's Dark
Rough GPS position Latitude. 41.3142°, Longitude. -73.7247°
Weather near Angle Brook Golf Course Last report from Danbury, Danbury Municipal Airport, CT 24.7km awayTemperature: -1°C / 30°F
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Satellite map of Angle Brook Golf Course and it's surroudings...
Geographic features & Photographs around Angle Brook Golf Course in New York, United States
Local Feature A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Angle Brook Golf Course (0km)
- Lincolndale Plaza Shopping Center (1.6km)
- Village Plaza Shopping Center (1.8km)
- Hebrew Congregation of Somers (2.7km)
- Church of the Good Shepherd (3.4km)
- Tomahawk Chapel (3.4km)
- Somerstown Shopping Center (3.9km)
- Stuart's Fruit Farm (4.3km)
- Heritage Hills Country Club (4.8km)
- Baldwin Place Shopping Center (5km)
- Goldens Bridge Station (5.5km)
- Amawalk Friends Meeting House (5.5km)
- Goldens Bridge Shopping Center (5.6km)
populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Valley Pond Estates (0.7km)
- Lincolndale (1.3km)
- Horton Estates (2.5km)
- Shenorock (2.7km)
- Granite Springs (3.4km)
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- Somers (4.3km)
- Heritage Hills (4.3km)
- Lake Purdy (5.4km)
- Amawalk (5.4km)
- Whitehall Corners (5.4km)
- Goldens Bridge (5.5km)
park an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- Van Tassel Memorial Park (1.3km)
- Reis Park (2km)
- Koegel Park (3.5km)
- Bailey Park (4.2km)
- Lasdon Park (5km)
- Mildred B Lasdon Sanctuary (5.3km)
school building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Somers High School (1.1km)
- Primrose School (1.1km)
- Somers Intermediate School (3.1km)
- Somers Middle School (3.4km)
- John F Kennedy Catholic High School (3.9km)
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Budget Motor Inn Motel 215 Route 6, Mahopac
Holiday Inn Mt. Kisco 1 Holiday Inn Dr, Mount Kisco
Crabtree's Kittle House Restaurant & Inn 11 Kittle Road, Chappaqua
cemetery a burial place or ground.
- Todd Cemetery (4.6km)
- Ivandell Cemetery (4.7km)
- Saint Josephs Cemetery (4.8km)
- Warren Cemetery (4.8km)
- Amawalk Hill Cemetery (5.6km)
building(s) a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
- Lincoln Hall (1km)
- Somers Manor (3km)
- Somers Town Hall (4.3km)
- Bailey Court (4.4km)
reservoir(s) an artificial pond or lake.
- Lake Shenorock (2.2km)
- Amawalk Reservoir (4.5km)
- Glencoma Lake (4.9km)
- Teakettle Spout Lake (5.2km)
church a building for public Christian worship.
- Mount Zion Church (1.9km)
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church (4.2km)
- Saint Michaels Church (5.4km)
post office a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.
- Shenorock Post Office (2.2km)
- Amawalk Post Office (5.6km)
stream a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Plum Brook (3.9km)
- Hallocks Mill Brook (5km)
airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- IBM Sommers Heliport (4.5km)
administrative division an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
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hospital a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.
- Pinewood Sanitarium (3km)
mountain an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
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lake a large inland body of standing water.
- Lincolndale, Lake (3.7km)
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This conference will be of particular interest to: Scientists and management in medical devices, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies working in parenteral delivery. Personnel responsible for device programmes, product development, regulatory affairs and product lifecycle management will find this event beneficial. Previous delegates include: Directors, Senior Executives in R&D, Head of Device Departments, Combination Products Specialists, Drug Delivery Managers, Business Development Executives, Product Development Managers and those in Project Co-ordination and Marketing roles.
Conference Overview
The pharmaceutical industry and its main markets continue to change. Geopolitical changes influence healthcare industry funding models, demographic changes (in developed countries) increase the demand for healthcare and technology advancement opens up new opportunities. In drug delivery we have witnessed a very significant transition. For many years oral tablets held the leading market positions. For example, at one time oral H2 receptor blockers were the blockbusters. These were replaced by proton pump inhibitors and then cholesterol lowering drugs as the world's biggest sellers. Today, depending upon which list you look at, around 9 of the world's 12 best-selling drugs require a drug delivery device, as they are biologics for parental delivery or drugs for treatment of asthma, requiring an inhaler.
Injection devices to deliver the latest generation of drugs are evolving. First generation devices were typically mechanical and functioned only to get the drug into the body. Increasingly, in next generation parenteral devices, the drug delivery device is recognised as the interface between the drug and the patient. It can offer many features and functions which improve usability, safety, efficacy and compliance, plus many other functions beyond such as connectivity and diagnostics.
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As thousands of fans get set to converge on Omaha for the College World Series local organizers have been working for the past year to help make the event run smoothly. Kathryn Morrissey is executive director of College World Series of Omaha Inc. and says her group serves as a liaison between the NCAA and the city and the duties range from coordinating ticket sales to working with local authorities on traffic flow.
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About Child Trust Funds Take a Long Term View
Child Trust Funds Take a Long Term View
Andrew Hagger Head of News and Press at Moneyfacts.co.uk looks at the performance of Child Trust Funds, one year on.
April 6 2006 marked the first birthday for the Child Trust Fund (CTF), and there are undoubtedly some mums and dads out there who are feeling pretty smug with the performance of the investment that they have chosen.
One year on from launch, those who have opted for one of the riskier options will have seen their initial 250 deposit grow to over 370 if they had opted for the F & C Global Smaller Companies investment trust. This level of growth dwarfs the returns for cash based investments where parents will have seen their 250 become approximately 262 during the last 12 months.
Although the cash return may seem small beer when compared with the dramatic increases seen in some of the equity based CTFs, the situation could have been worse, i.e. they could have been one of the half a million parents who have failed to use their voucher to open an account, thus depriving their siblings of any return whatsoever.
For those who have failed to open an account, it is worth remembering that Gordon Brown confirmed in his recent budget that the Government would contribute a further 250 (up to 500 in some cases) to your chosen fund on your child's seventh birthday.
Both Abbey and Nationwide BS report that over 60% of CTFs opened have been cash based; however when parents see the types of return that have been made in some of the non-stakeholder equity based funds, they may be tempted to switch.
However a word of caution before anyone hastily decides to make the move. The funds that offer the potential for greater returns are also those that in more turbulent times are the funds that could lose the most money, so don't be blinded by just one year's performance, think of the CTF for what they are a long term savings and investment account.
There is a middle ground that falls somewhere between the cash and investment trust CTFs, namely stakeholder equity based funds that will offer potential of higher returns than cash CTF, but less risky than the non-stakeholder investment trusts.
If you are in doubt about what is the best option for your child's savings, time spent now discussing with an independent financial adviser could prove to have been a worthwhile exercise when your son or daughter gains access to their nest egg on their 18th birthday.
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The Cubs need a closer. Here's a possible acquisition, according to one report.
If the Cubs don't re-sign Wade Davis — and I'm still hoping they do — they will need to acquire someone else to close games, because there doesn't seem to be a good internal option, at least for 2018.
Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports writes of one possibility:
The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers are two of the teams that have spoken to the Baltimore Orioles about star closer Zach Britton, sources tell FanRag Sports. It is believed that a couple other teams also have checked in on Britton, one of the game's best closers.
The Orioles are said to be willing to at least listen on Britton since they need to reallocate monies for the rotation, he's expected to get upwards of $13 million via arbitration after making $11.4 million last year — high for a small-to-medium market like Baltimore — and he's a free agent after the year.
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My system crashed after X days of running BurnInTest but after a reboot was OK again.
See the general comments below about system crashes. And fault finding tips.
My system is unstable. What can I do ?
See general instructions for tracking down a fault
Problems with 2D and 3D testing on Windows 2003 and 2008 server?
In Windows 2003 and 2008 server, (and .NET server) all video card acceleration
is turned off by default. In BurnInTest you'll see the error,
3D Graphics test : Error initializing Direct-X device
You need to manually turn it back on if you plan to do video testing. It seems that Microsoft's position is that this acceleration isn't required for typical server functionality. Anyway to fix this,
1. Start the Display applet in Control Panel (go to Start, Control Panel, then click Display).
2. From the General tab, click Advanced, then select the Troubleshoot tab.
3. Move the "Hardware acceleration" pointer to Full.
BurnInTest crashes at the start of testing. This might result in a hardware reset, an invalid page fault or a partial crash with a window being empty (black).
If BurnInTest creates a detailed (minidump) debug file, please email it to us, e.g. C:\Users\<username>\Documents\PassMark\BurnInTest\BurnInTestx64-V8.0 Pro-0016 Beta-20140516-153342-6252-5320.dmp
The most common reason for a fault like this is a problem with the 3D test which uses DirectX 9.0c.
There are a number of video card drivers that don't support hardware accelerated DirectX correctly or have bugs under particular versions of Windows. This can result in a system crash and sometime strange rubbish appearing on the screen. What you should do is:
- Prove that the crash was in fact caused by DirectX. This can be done by turning off the 3D Graphics test in BurnInTest and then checking that this prevents the crash.
- Check that you are using the latest certified video driver for your video card (ask your computer / video card supplier or check their web page).
- Use the "DxDiag" program to verify your drivers and test Direct3D. You should find "DxDiag" in c:\windows\system or in c:\program files\directx\setup.
A number of hardware manufacturers produce video cards which have very poor software support for 3D graphics (DirectX). This is especially the case for the cheaper, bottom of the range video cards. Poor drivers can result in strange visual artifacts appearing on the screen, poor 3D performance and system crashes. The old saying of, "you get what you pay for", seems especially true for video cards, Beware.
I have a AMD video card and after running for a while the system hangs.
Try newer driver versions (and if this doesn't work, try older ones).
Temperature monitoring of my USB drive only works sometimes.
We have found that some USB drives can hang (block) on requesting temperature (SMART) information repeatedly. In particular, we have observed this with the Seagate "Expansion External" USB drive. When this occurs the BurnInTest temperature graph will show no results for the USB drive temperature from the point in time that this problem occurs. If you have this problem, it is suggested that you de-select temperature monitoring for this USB drive in BurnInTest Preferences->Temp / Battery.
BurnInTest crashes (with rubbish on the screen or a black screen) when the monitor powersave feature turns on after X minutes of running.
Some video cards' device drivers seem to have a bug that causes this crash when the monitor goes into powersave mode. If you disable the monitor powersave feature (from the Power Management window in the Windows Control panel) this resolves the problem. The main offender seems to be the Maxtrox G400 video card. We have had only 1 report of this problem so it doesn't seem to be very common.
I get time-out errors during the serial port test?
If you are testing serial ports at a high speed, together with USB ports, it should be noted that some chip sets have been reported to have limitations while under load high load. Contact your manufacturer regarding these types of limitations.
I get an error with the parallel port test, "Error loading parallel port device driver"
This problem can occur when you are running BurnInTest Professional from a networked drive. In this case Windows may fail to load the device driver required to provide access to the parallel port. The only solution, for the moment, is to copy the BurnInTest files to a local drive before running it.
Update1: This has also been seen, even when BurnInTest is on a local drive. It seems to be a timing issue. BurnInTest will automatically attempt to reload the driver after a delay of a few seconds and the test will continue correctly thereafter.
Update2: We have one report that with Gigabyte motherboards you need the latest VIA chip set drivers to get the parallel port test working.
For the parallel port test, the detailed log file indicates some errors, which are not, indicated in the main window of the BurnInTest. Why ?
If a byte is read from the parallel port and it is determined to be wrong, then there is a 2nd attempt to read the same byte (at least 10ms after the 1st attempt). If the 2nd attempt gets the right value then there is no error reported in the main window. If the 2nd attempt also gets a wrong value then the error count in the main window is incremented. In the case of corrupted data being received during the parallel port test the following information is included in the log file.
Sent = the byte value sent to the parallel loopback plug
Rec = the byte value returned from the parallel loopback plug
Att = Read Attempt 1 or 2 (see above)
RawByte = When a byte is read from the pins on the parallel port the bits are in the wrong order. This is the RawByte. After the bits are put back in their correct order then they should match the Sent byte. This is displayed mainly for our debugging purposes.
I get the error, "No permission to open RAW network socket" with the Network test.
You need to have administrator privileges to run this test. In Windows 2000, there is no way to disable this security check. Access to Raw Sockets is granted on a per-transport basis. For the address family AF_INET, only administrators have the access necessary to create Raw Sockets.
When running BurnInTest I get a bluescreen crash with the error message DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL in iaStorA.sys.
This appears to be a bug in the Intel RST device driver (iaStorA.sys) that is provoked while trying to read SMART data from a hard disk
(in particular the SMART temperature information) while the disk is under load.
The current workaround is to increase the "sample every x seconds" (on the Temp/Battery tab of the BurnInTest Preference) value to 10 seconds or greater to reduce the chance of this bluescreen occurring or disable the temperature monitoring for the disk.
Issues with Intel MIPI Camera
There is currently a known issue when there is an Intel MIPI camera on a system and both BurnInTest and the Microsoft Windows Store Camera App are launched at the same time.
In same cases BurnInTest is accessing the camera at the same time as the Microsoft camera app and as this access is exclusive the camera app will not be able to access the camera and will not load correctly. The camera is accessed using the "Microsoft Media Foundation" functions, which the Intel driver also uses, currently these functions do not allow shared access of the camera device.
Allowing BurnInTest to finish loading before launching a camera application should prevent this issue from happening.
I get the error, "2D Graphics, Surface lost: Restoring." with the 2D test.
The most common cause of this error is if a KVM switch is in use or the monitor is turnerd off / goes to sleep. In order for the test to run a monitor must be present on the system.


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Hi, this is Ellen, and it's my turn to tell you what we saw God do today.
Sometimes God brings a person across your path again to remind you of how He continues to work out His plan and how your story fits into it. It's such a surprise and an exhilarating feeling when you realize that God has been directing your paths to intersect right when you need to be reassured that He is real and involved in your life, and you're having an impact because your work is making a difference. I call these reunions "full circle stories" where you find out why God brought you back together and what He has been doing behind the scenes.
We got to hear a full circle story today when we visited the Tanza Child Development Centre in Tanza, Cavite, Philippines, with our World Teach Philippines team. The school was established in 1989 by a husband and wife team, Dr. Pedro Solis and Dr. Victoria Gabriel-Solis, both medical doctors. It offers Elementary, Secondary, and Senior High School education and is known for its excellence in robotics training at all grade levels. TCDC is currently directed by the founders' son and daughter-in-law, Profs Romeo and JoJo Solis.
TCDC serves families from all economic levels. Some of their students arrive in luxury cars, while others must sell fish at the market before coming to school.
Our World Teach director, Attorney Fetan Tancongco, knew Romeo and JoJo over thirty years ago through school and shared ministry in Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) but they had lost track of each other.
So recently they were surprised to meet up at church and find out that they had a lot in common. For the past twenty years, Romeo and JoJo have been using Walk Thru the Bible materials to train their faculty and staff. He had heard about the new course, Revolution, How Millennials Can Change the World, and What They Need from the Rest of Us, and was hoping to find a local source for it rather than ordering it from Atlanta. That's when they (coincidentally?? Not) bumped into each other after all these years. Fetan, through World Teach, has been providing these tools and leading training conferences and seminars for Filipino Christian leaders, pastors, and teachers for years now, so he was very happy to reconnect with Romeo and JoJo and plans to supply TCDC with the materials they need in the future as well as friendship and support in the ministry.
As we met today, we dreamed some big dreams for the future. Fetan is building a 12-course curriculum for these friends which they will use not only with their own faculty, but with many under-resourced pastors who serve in their area.
Their story came full circle! What a joy to see a reunion of friends who will go forward and accomplish great things together for God's kingdom.
Philippines Update 4
Not only is that how I'm feeling right now, it's also the name of the ministry where I just spoke. W.O.W. stands for Women Of Worth.
I guess God figured if I was going to crash a women's Bible study for the first time ever, it might as well be a big group -- like over 300! WOW indeed.
These women meet every Thursday morning, and for the past few weeks they've been studying our we course on the life of Mary. It's called Chosen: When God Calls Your Name.
The first three lessons were taught by three different women using the PowerPoint and workbooks we developed. These three gifted communicators studied the DVD series together and then personalized their talks. All the table leaders also went through the DVD series in advance so they'd be ready to lead quality discussions.
So it just so happened (if you believe in coincidences) that they were scheduled to present session four today while I'm in town. What an honor to teach such life changing material in person and then watch so many passionate women discuss the implications of Mary's life for them personally.
Today's lesson, When Life Must Go On, focuses on Mary's life after she watched her son, Jesus, die on the cross. Though her life appeared to be spinning out of control, she made four difficult choices that made all the difference. As each of us face our own tragedies, Mary's four choices can guide us when we feel like giving up but have to find a way to keep on living.
Nearly an hour after I finished teaching and had to leave for another meeting, the discussions at each table were still going strong. I wish I could capture what I experienced today, bring it home, and pour it all over our American churches.
I also wish you could have each been here to witness what I saw today. It's your generous donations and faithful prayers that make the creation and distribution of resources like Chosen possible. So thank you. Thank you very much.
P.S. If you're curious what choices Mary made, consider ordering the Chosen DVD series and workbook for yourself, your family, your small group, or your friends. After all, we each need a little more "WOW!" in our lives, don't we?
Philippines Update 3
Big, high visibility, public events are great. They help build awareness, momentum, and can often open new doors for our ministry.
But the real story of our Walk Thru the Bible is the small, private events that few people even know are happening. Such is the case this week here in Manila.
It was exhilarating to share Revolution, our new course on Josiah, with over 3,000 small group leaders last Friday night. And to watch them purchase 1,692 DVD sets to share this life changing teaching with their groups was nothing short of thrilling. And speaking to over 1,300 Christian school teachers and administrators on Saturday was also pretty cool.
But those things are nothing compared to what I got to witness on Monday. I had the privilege to stop in and visit a group that is among our first ntLIVE trainees. They were beginning several days of hard work learning to teach our new 40-step overview of the New Testament under the able guidance of Gil Balignasay, our Filipino training director.
Gil asked me to give these 14 men and women an overview of what God is doing through Walk Thru the Bible around the world. They were thrilled and motivated to realize they're part of a huge global family of like-minded Bible teachers in 138 other countries. Gil also asked me to challenge them from the Word as they begin this new ministry adventure.
What an honor! And so humbling to see my 31-year-old self in each of them as I remembered my first training with Walk Thru 29 years ago. (Yes, your math is correct, I'll hit the big 6-0 in January!)
Hardly anyone even knew that training was taking place. And yet, before they're finished, that tiny group will impact more people for Christ and turn more people on to the Scriptures than all my big events this week put together.
Such is the miracle of multiplication. We are a 2 Timothy 2:2 ministry committed to entrusting what we've received to faithful people who will in turn teach many others, most of whom we'll never meet this side of glory.
So if you've ever wonder what happens after I get on a plane and fly home, don't worry. Things continue on just fine. My role isn't that of superstar. It's more like player-coach or maybe even cheerleader.
The real miracle of Walk Thru the Bible is being carried out by quiet servants like Gil. Nearly every week of the year there are multiple trainings taking place in the nooks and crannies of this planet. And someday when we gather in heaven, you'll meet people from every tribe, tongue, and nation whose lives were changed by anonymous servant leaders who are intimately known by our Lord.
Until then, please pray for Gil and these 14 new instructors and the 25,000 or so men and women who actively teach our courses around the world.
Big events have their place, but often it's the smallest events that yield the largest, most lasting fruit.
Philippines Update 2
After the huge first evening I told you about in my first report, I thought things couldn't get any better here.
But I was wrong.
One of the members of our Filipino board is Dr James Tan (pictured). His mother founded a Christian school soon after WW2. She had no land, no money, no building, and no husband after being widowed. What she did have was five amazing children, laser-like vision, and inexhaustible perseverance.
Fast forward to today, and Grace Christian College—that's what they call it though it actually is a collection of schools from kindergarten through university—is one of the largest and best in the world. Her son James and his wife have faithfully led this bilingual (Chinese and English) school for decades.
When Dr Tan realized that our visit would coincide with their annual conference for 1,300 Filipino teachers and administrators, he invited me to give two keynote addresses. Those talks on Keeping First Things First and Protecting Your Family from Your Ministry went great, but that's not what I want to tell you about.
Our team of excellent Walk Thru the Bible instructors here in the Philippines (see photo above) offered several of our courses as workshop tracks during the two-day conference. They've seen this partnership flourish over the past 20 years.
When I say "several" courses, I mean precisely 13 different titles!
Everything from Bruce Wilkinson's classic 7 Laws of the Learner, to Chip Ingram's Effective Parenting in a Defective World, to Howard Hendricks' 7 Laws of the Teacher, to my last few courses in the Biblical Character Series. I think I managed to capture nearly all of the workbooks in the photo here.
I was blown away by the passion and excellence of our team! They served up something for everyone, and I overheard several delegates struggling to pick just one. The good news is they can choose another course next year, as this 20-year partnership just gets deeper and richer. Dr Tan believes there are simply no better tools to equip these teachers and administrators. Some of these men and women travelled 17 hours by bus to learn how to serve their students and their families more effectively.
Each of our global regions excels in something. They set the pace for the rest of the world in one or two areas, and we all learn from each other. Our team in the Philippines are the best in the world at building partnerships. They rarely sell a single event or resource. Instead, they forge lasting relationships with churches, schools, denominations, businesses, and government authorities.
Many of you who are reading this are generous financial supporters and faithful prayer partners. I wish you could have seen what I saw yesterday. The seeds you're helping plant and cultivate are yielding a huge harvest here in the Philippines through the power of partnerships. We truly have much to be thankful for!
Update From the Philippines
Greetings from Manila, where we're 13 hours ahead of Atlanta time. Ellen and I landed here at 10:00 pm Thursday night, and were warmly greeted by our regional director, Fetan Tangcongco, and his wife Dell and daughter Trisha. Manila traffic is insane anytime day or night so it was 12:30 am before we checked in to our hotel. Exactly 24 hours after our flight left Atlanta.
After a restful day, we experienced an evening of great impact. One of my favorite ministry opportunities ever!
Tonight I got to teach an overview (2 hours) of our new course on the life of Josiah. It's called "Revolution: How Millennials Can Change the World (And What They Need from the Rest of Us)."
Once again I was invited by Pastor Peter Tan-chi to share with his amazing church called Christ's Commission Fellowship. What began with a few families in his home has steadily grown to 20,000 average attendance each weekend. That's just at the main campus and doesn't include those at their 40+ satellite locations all over the Philippines and beyond. Peter and I team-taught Detour (Joseph) three years ago, and I treasure the unique bond God forged between us.
Tonight over 3,000 attended. The vast majority are small group leaders and half of them are Millennials, men and women in their 20's and 30's.
Can you imagine? 3,000 young adults exhausted from a full week of work fought through dreadful traffic to learn more about God's Word. Amazing, humbling, convicting, motivating.
They were so hungry and so attentive. Thankful to be hearing something positive about their generation.
I affirmed the parallels between today's Millennials and Josiah: their cause orientation; their passion to fix problems inherited from past generations. And their balance between spiritual and physical ministry. They also opened their hearts when I challenged them to become people of the Book like Josiah. Like him, they need to learn that social justice is rarely sustainable without spiritual revival.
I thought tonight couldn't get any better but God had one more surprise. Peter Tan-chi enthusiastically endorsed this new resource and said it is exactly what the church in the Philippines needs. As a result, about 1,000 of their discipleship group leaders lined up to purchase DVD kits and workbooks so they can share what they learned with their own D-Groups.
And now Ellen and I are back at our hotel less than 24 hours after checking in. We're tired but so encouraged.
Tomorrow is another full day speaking at a conference for Christian school teachers and principals. We're being picked up at 6:00 am so I better sign off and get some rest.
Please pray for us daily the next 10 days. Our schedule is full of strategic opportunities. Our team here is wonderful at leveraging my gifts while allowing enough downtime for rest and relationship building.
I'll send more updates when I can. Mostly we need your prayer support but we also need your encouragement. Between the heat, humidity, jet lag, traffic, and spiritual drain it's easy to get tired and lose perspective. Even a sentence or two assuring us of your prayers and support mean more that you will ever understand. Thank you dear friends.
Jordan Update #5
When something is hyped to the max, reality usually disappoints. Occasionally expectations are met. But rarely does an actual experience surpass sky high anticipation.
Well, yesterday it did.
For years the ancient site of Petra has been on my bucket list. A UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the new seven wonders of the world, it's no surprise that Steven Spielberg and George Lucas couldn't settle for any other location for their blockbuster film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Despite several visits to this part of the world I'd never seen Petra with my own eyes. Until yesterday.
The pictures we took don't do it justice and there's no need for me to compete with Trip Advisor in persuading you to go. I wouldn't recommend visiting on a 100° day like we did, but if you ever have the chance to go -- do it.
My main reason for telling you about our visit to Petra is because it serves as the perfect metaphor for this entire week of ministry.
Everything significant about this trip has exceeded my very high expectations.
*The two Walk Thru parter couples who came with us to experience our ministry up close and personal have been delightful. I have an aversion to traveling with high maintenance people, but I'd welcome the chance to go anywhere with Steve & Tina Hood and Brian & Vicky Burgess.
*Michael & Molly Gunnin as well as Ashley Mosteller have performed their duties with excellence and grace. With the help of videographer Isaac Deitz, we have captured great stories of our work in some very difficult places. If you're not already receiving our free quarterly magazine, Pathways, send me your address ASAP. Make sure you also follow us on Facebook and/or Instagram.
*Ellen has been my constant friend, encourager, and lover for over 36 years. There's no way I would have wanted to make this trip without her.
*The response to our new course Revolution on the life of Josiah vastly exceeded my expectations. My apprehension about how this course will work in other cultures has totally vanished. This new resource is a winner that God is going to use big time in lots of places. Every workbook we printed was purchased by a delegate from one of the 16 countries represented and they can't wait to teach it to others.
*Our partners from Middle East Leadership Training Institute (MELTI) were amazing. Even though Wahid & Laila Wahba couldn't be here, the conference was five star. Thank you Wafaa, Esther, George, Maged, and the rest of your team.
*And YOU have exceeded my expectations. Your level of engagement through emails and texts has been off the charts. I've never felt such tangible support before. Thank you for traveling with us through the miracle of prayer.
Though Walk Thru the Bible was founded 41 years ago, there's no doubt in my mind that God birthed this ministry for now. Igniting people's passion for God's Word, equipping under-resourced pastors, and encouraging believers in hostile locations have never been more needed than today.
So thank you again for your generous financial investment and your faithful prayer support. There's never been a better time to be part of our Walk Thru the Bible global family because the adventure is just beginning!
Jordan Update #4
Today's update is from Ashley Mosteller, our Donor Engagement Manager. Ashley is our newest and youngest employee but she totally gets the essence of our ministry. You're going to love this one!
On the bus ride to the Dead Sea today, I was listening to the movie soundtrack from the Prince of Egypt as we dipped in and out of the desert valleys that the Israelites wandered for 40 years. One of my favorite lyrics from the score is this one: "A single thread in a tapestry, though its color brightly shines, can never see its purpose in the pattern of the grand design." Over the past week, I've had the opportunity to meet, interview, and worship with Christian brothers and sisters from 16 countries. It's been extraordinary to see how each one is contributing a unique thread to the gorgeous tapestry that God is weaving together in the Middle East. They come from radically diverse backgrounds. Some are wealthy and some are barely scraping by. Some enjoy religious freedom while others face severe persecution on a daily basis. Some are university students while others are serving God in their old age. But as they learned from the life of Josiah this week, each one has a vital role to play in the advancement of His kingdom in the Middle East. And when they come together as one, their colors are dazzling.
As Walk Thru the Bible's resident storyteller, I've had the privilege of interviewing many of the conference participants, both on and off camera. Yesterday I talked to two people in very different seasons of life. Both left the conference full of new biblical insights and encouragement. Their names are Nabil and Luna.
Nabil is an Egyptian man in his late 70s who attended the conference with his son. He shared with me that for many years he viewed younger generations in a negative light. They were vacuous, shallow, lured away from the Lord by technology and media and all the trappings of this world. Church leadership should remain firmly in the hands of the wiser, more committed generations, he believed. But over the years, God has changed his heart. He became involved in high school and college ministry at his church, where he was encouraged to mentor passionate young believers. This week has confirmed what God has been teaching him, Nabil said. He had many opportunities to worship alongside millennial participants and hear about their ministries. He realized that technology served to connect them and spread their gospel message. Learning about Josiah's life under Phil's teaching filled him with confidence that his church could and should entrust more leadership responsibility into the hands of the millennial generation.
Luna is an effervescent Jordanian woman in her late 20s who was attending a Walk Thru the Bible conference for the first time. God has placed a burden on her heart to serve and mentor younger women who have experienced abuse, divorce, and other hardships. As she seeks to expand her ministry by founding a safehouse for the women, she's run into countless barriers. She came to the conference hungry for hope and guidance. After only a few sessions, she called a local pastor and told him excitedly that every young person in Jordan should hear this message. As I spoke with her, she could hardly formulate words fast enough to express everything that she felt. Though she's still praying for the Lord to open a door in her ministry, she left in a fiery blaze of joy at the ways God was using her generation to change the culture.
These are only two threads of the tapestry. Even if I interviewed every participant twice, I'd have a hard time capturing all the stories of struggle, loss, redemption, hope, and transformation that these brothers and sisters brought to Amman. I wish that you could be here in Amman to hear their stories firsthand, but I'm looking forward to sharing the next issue of Pathways and the video we filmed.
Stay tuned!
Jordan Update #3
Today's update comes through the eyes of Steve and Tina Hood, long term Walk Thru the Bible partners who live in Indiana. They traveled with me to Ukraine and Russia years ago, but this is their first time in the Middle East. Enjoy!
Christianity is ALIVE here in the Middle East! The day began with worship and praise from the heart! We Americans might not have known the words to the songs or the words that were lifted in prayer but we did know they were filled with love and sincerity to the Lord.
What an amazing day of teaching and sharing for us as first timers to the Middle East with a bit of culture shock. To be able to talk to, worship, and learn together with such a diverse group of God fearing Christians has been a blessing. As Americans, it has been easy for us to stress over the current political and economic climate in the U.S., but it was evident after just a short time today that most of the attendees are facing much graver situations each and every day but still their love and commitment to the Lord is tremendous!
As Phil went through the lesson today on Josiah, it was obvious that the complaints and issues that are expressed at home about the Millennial generation are not just restricted to the U.S. Phil briefly defined the Millennials as a group of young adults ranging in age of 17-37. They tend to be cause oriented and passionate about correcting problems from the past with a balanced view of the ministry where both physical needs as well as spiritual needs are met. He showed us that Josiah would be considered a Millennial based on his passion and age in his reign when he sought God in 2 Chronicles 34.
As the generations were defined today, it was easy to see how the tension between Millennials and the older generations are a global concern. (With the discussion one would have thought we were in the U.S.) However, we were able to witness today a group of people representing four generations willing to work together to help spread the Word of God through encouragement to make God's church even stronger for the next generation. There was a wonderful time when about 20 Millennials were lined up across the front of the room and the older participants were asked to go up front also, choosing one young person that they could encourage and pray with. It was a very touching time to see young and old together, encouraging and supporting each other. Tina talked with a young lady from South Sudan who it turns out, had never received any words of encouragement before. I, Steve, was able to pray with a second generation pastor from Pakistan that is able to come along side his father and help the lost Millennials of their country. It was a Holy Spirit driven period this afternoon.
Finally Phil challenged us all to be changed by studying God's Word. Josiah was changed and brought Israel back to God through hearing God's Word. The reading and study of God's Word can change anything and we were all asked to share how consistently and joyfully we are currently in the Word. The responses varied I am sure, but a solid case was made about how change doesn't occur without God's Word involved.
Today was a time of problem solving, encouragement, and challenges. How can God's people, no matter what age, work together to strengthen and advance God's church whether here in the Middle East or at home in America? We saw how solid biblical teaching placed in the hands of committed followers of Jesus, no matter what their age, can truly change the world.
It was a wonderful day. It was a day of igniting passion for God's Word for lasting global impact! For us it is a privilege to be involved in this ministry!
Blessings from Amman,
Steve and Tina Hood
Jordan Update #2
Today's update is from Brian Burgess. He and his wife, Vicky, live in CA and have partnered with Walk Thru for many years. Here are Brian's thoughts after the first evening of our conference.
Greetings from Amman. To visualize where we are, Jordan is just across the Jordan River from Israel.
What a privilege for Vicky and me to be with such wonderful believers from these sixteen countries. It's like meeting long lost relatives and immediately being bonded together. Vicky was pleasantly surprised seeing more than fifteen women that she will be getting to know, encourage and pray with.
Phil shared yesterday that we on this team are getting to meet people that we don't deserve to know and seeing things that we don't deserve to witness.
The goal of the conference is for our team to be a blessing to these church leaders who are continually putting their lives on the line in these battlefield countries, and for Phil to equip them with a Bible curriculum that they can use to disciple others.
As expected, Phil already has them laughing (after they hear it from the translator) and actively responding to his teaching.
How appropriate for this year's study to be about the life of Josiah. Josiah became king of Judah when he was eight years old and during his thirty-one year reign, initiated a countrywide effort to reform the nation of Judah, by returning to the Word of God.
Yousef, who directs The Bible Society in Kuwait, shared that so many churches in his country receive very little Bible teaching, and thus there is such a hunger for the word taught by these courses.
It is expected that Josiah will be retaught through the multiplication process to 36,000 people from this region, just within the first year. The leaders will also be provided workbooks and supplies in their own native language.
If you want to join in this study with Phil through this Sunday, you'll find King Josiah in 2 Chronicles 34-35 and 2 Kings 22-23.
MENA Conference 2017
Here they come! The 75+ delegates to our Middle East / North Africa conference here in Amman Jordan are arriving from 16 different countries. Some have traveled alone as the single representative of their entire nation while others arrive as part of a team.
They've come from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Yemen, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Pakistan, and Turkey.
They are a very diverse group. But their shared commitment to Jesus and their intense hunger for God's Word bind them together.
I've met about 2/3 of these men and women before so this conference feels as much like a family reunion as a training event. The hugs are long and strong, and the kisses cover at least both cheeks!
Josef, who directs The Bible Society in Kuwait, immediately starts telling us how Chosen, the course on Mary he learned last time we were together, has opened up new doors of opportunity with Catholics and Orthodox Christians. Others share reports of how they've been teaching Crucible (David) or Detour (Joseph) since we saw each other last.
Wafaa, Esther, and George (pictured here) from the Middle East Leadership Training Institute (MELTI) in Cairo have done an amazing job putting all this together.
And yet I feel an emptiness without Wahid and Laila Wahba who built MELTI from nothing. They couldn't travel with us from Atlanta because they're still waiting for their permanent U.S. visas to be approved and their attorney is concerned they might not be allowed back into the States if they leave the country right now. Ellen and I are grieving their absence and they are hurting deeply to not be here.
Two donor couples, Brian & Vicki Burgess and Steve & Tina Hood, are with us along with Michael & Molly Gunnin, Ashley Mosteller, and Isaac (a videographer from Atlanta). Rather than writing all the updates myself, I'll probably ask several of them to share their personal experiences.
Our new course, Revolution on the life of Josiah is ready to go. The workbook and PowerPoint have been translated into Arabic and I'll be working with Ali and Rand, two excellent translators that I have great chemistry with.
Everything and everyone is prepared. The only thing missing is your partnership in prayer. Unless God makes His presence known in supernatural ways we will have just had another meeting, and nobody needs another meeting!
Will you commit to pray for us every day for the next week? If so, please comment below and send us a few words to encourage our team? I can't wait to see and share with you what God is going to do with this amazing group!


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Route 66
13 Days / 12 Nights
The "Mother Road" is one of the most famous roads in the United States. The trip starts in Chicago and takes you through seven states, ending in Santa Monica. As the song by Bobby
Troup goes: If you ever plan to motor west Travel my way, the highway that's the best. Get your kicks on Route 66!
Your itinerary
Day 1 Chicago
Welcome to the "Windy City" where your journey begins! Chicago is the quintessential American City – with vibrant ethnic neighborhoods, stunning architecture, worldfamous museums, fabulous shopping, award-winning restaurants and an exciting nightlife. Chicago also offers a wealth of entertainment opportunities: from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago to Chicago Jazz and Blues clubs; the Joffrey Ballet to modern and jazz dance troupes; Broadway-style theatre to comedy and improve clubs. There's something here for everyone!
Day 2 Chicago > Springfield, IL
(204 m / 328 km)
Spend the morning exploring the "Windy City". Take a walk down the Magnificent Mile with its world-class shopping or visit the new Hancock Observatory, located on the 94th floor of the John Hancock Tower. The Skywalk, Chicago's highest open-air viewing deck, offers the city's best views, spanning up to 80-miles and four states! In the afternoon, begin your trip down Historic Route 66. The corner of Michigan Avenue and Adams Street is the official beginning of Route 66. From here, head southwest into America's Heartland. Arrive in Springfield, Illinois, birthplace of Abraham Lincoln and site of the yearly International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in September.
Day 3 Springfield, IL > St Louis
(98 m / 158 km)
Before leaving Springfield, visit Bill Shea's Route 66 Gas Station Museum, an icon of Route 66. Then head south to the Gateway City - St Louis, Missouri, located on the banks of the Mississippi and best known for its graceful stainless steel "Gateway Arch." Tour the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, the world's largest brewery. Visit the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Gardens, or take a river cruise on a paddlewheel riverboat on the mighty Mississippi River.
Day 4 St Louis > Springfield, Mo
(219 m / 352 km)
As you depart St Louis, stop in at Ted Drewes' for his famous Frozen Custard before continuing through Missouri, the land of Mark Twain. Take a side trip to visit Meramec Caverns, the most promoted attraction on Route 66. It claims to be the site of sensational finds from archeological artifacts to the hideout of the notorious outlaw Jesse James. On the way to Springfield, stop in at a Trading Post and pick up some Route 66 souvenirs!
Day 5 Springfield, MO > Oklahoma City
(320 m / 515 km)
The drive today follows Historic Route 66 through small towns and farmland. Continue through the Southeast corner of Kansas on it's mere 13 miles of Route 66 before entering Oklahoma. If time permits, stop in Claremore to visit the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. At the end of the day arrive in Oklahoma City, the State Capital.
Day 6 Oklahoma City > Amarillo
(258 m / 413 km)
As you continue along the Mother Road, stop in El Reno to see Fort Reno, established in 1874 to protect the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians. Then proceed to Clinton to visit the Route 66 Museum with its vintage cars and Route 66 memorabilia, before heading to Amarillo in the "Lone Star State" of Texas.
Day 7 Amarillo > Las Vegas, NM
(237 m / 380 km)
Just west of Amarillo is the legendary "Cadillac Ranch" where 10 Cadillacs have been half-buried nose down in ground as homage to the road. Make a stop at the Midpoint Café in Adrian, located at an equal distance to both Chicago and Los Angeles. Continue on to Tucumcari, the Land of Enchantment and home of the Pueblo Indians. Pass through Santa Rosa and admire the many historic buildings downtown. Be sure to stop at the Route 66 Auto Museum to marvel at the collection of classic cars and Route 66 memorabilia. Then head north to Las Vegas, New Mexico for your overnight.
Day 8 Las Vegas, NM h Santa Fe > Albuquerque
(120 m / 195 km)
On the road to Albuquerque, strop in Santa Fe, the oldest capital city in North America. This "city different" is best known for its art and the unique Southwestern Pueblo architecture dominating the city landscape. Visit the colorful local Indian crafts market held daily in front of the Palace of Governors. Continue to Albuquerque, the city of the Rio Grande and New Mexico's "Big City."
Day 9 Albuquerque > Holbrook
(230 m / 370 km)
Leave Albuquerque and take a short side-trip to Acoma Pueblo, the ancient "Sky City". Located atop a 357-foot high sandstone mesa, this Pueblo is the oldest continually inhabited city in North America, dating back to 1250. Pass through Gallup, the "Indian Capital of the World", known for its varied indigenous population including Navajo, Zuni and Hopi tribes. Enter Arizona and take a detour through Petrified Forest National Park. Enjoy a first-hand look at the beautiful work of nature that is petrified wood. Proceed to Holbrook where Trading Posts, cafes and colorful motels still line the old Route 66.
Day 10 Holbrook > Grand Canyon National Park
(188 m / 303 km)
Continue on to Flagstaff, a city rich with the Route 66 legacy. Then take another detour north to one of the world's greatest natural wonders, the Grand Canyon – a place of tremendous beauty and grandeur. There is time to go for a walk, visit numerous viewpoints and just take in the magnificent scenery. The mile deep canyon is a remarkable masterpiece sculpture by the Colorado River over millions of years.
Day 11 Grand Canyon National Park > Seligman h Las Vegas
(294 mi / 473 km)
Sunrise is the perfect time to view the spectacular interplay of color, shadow and light in the horizontal strata of the Grand Canyon. After reveling in the beauty of the canyon, depart for the return to old Route 66. Continue west to Seligman, once a bustling town on America's "Mother Road" and still very much as it was during the heyday of Route 66. Then deviate again from Historic Route 66 and proceed to the must-see city for any trip to the Western US - Las Vegas, Nevada, the "Entertainment Capital of the World!"
Day 12 Las Vegas
This is a day at leisure. Las Vegas is a city that never sleeps. The "Strip" will mesmerize you with its dazzling lights, casino action and opulent hotels with their lavish shows and headline performers. Try your hand with "Lady Luck"! Take the time to visit the well-known resorts with their individual themes and a myriad of attractions, or just relax by the pool.
Day 13 Las Vegas > Calico h Santa Monica
(307 m / 494 km)
You're almost there! The road today leads through the Mojave Desert and back to the Historic Route 66. If time permits, turn off the highway shortly before Barstow and drive into the Mojave Desert for a few miles to see Calico Ghost town and its old silver mine. Cross the San Bernardino Mountains and - welcome to Los Angeles, the Dream Factory; home to sunshine, palm trees, big cars and beautiful people. Route 66 becomes Santa Monica Boulevard and travels through Hollywood and Beverly Hills until it ends at the Santa Monica Boardwalk and the Pacific Ocean.
|Hotel Std
|Hotel Sup
|Chicago (IL)
|Essex Inn
|Best Western Grant Park
|Springfield (IL)
|Sleep Inn
|Best Western Clearlake Plaza
|St. Louis (MO)
|Holiday Inn Select Convention
|Best Western Kirkwood Inn
|Springfield (MO)
|Clarion Hotel
|W Plus Route 66 rail haven
|Oklahoma City (OK)
|Quality Inn Southwest
|Bw Plus Broadway Inn & Suites
|Amarillo (TX)
|Best Western Amarillo Inn
|Best Western Amarillo Inn
|Las Vegas (NM)
|Comfort Inn
|Best Western Plus Montezuma Inn & Suites
|Albuquerque (NM)
|Mcm Elegante Hotel
|Best Western Plus Rio Grande
|Holbrook (AZ)
|Comfort Inn Holbrook
|Best Western Adobe Inn
|Grand Canyon (AZ)
|Best Western Squire
|Best Western Squire
|Las Vegas (NV)
|Circus Circus
|Best Western Mardi Gras Inn
|Las Vegas (NV)
|Circus Circus
|Best Western Mardi Gras Inn
|Los Angeles (CA)
|No Overnight
|No Overnight
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|Adelaide Lake1 (2 Oct 1903 - Jul 1985)
|He was an African-American.
|6 Dec 1923
|He was born on 6 Dec 1923 at New York.1,2,4
|16 Mar 1926
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|2 Jul 1931
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|between 1936 and 1950
|His Social Security Number was issued between 1936 and 1950 in New York.2
|World War II*
|between 1943 and 1946
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(US Navy.)3
|between 1943 and 1985
|Alxis Culpepper wrote: "(My father) was a WWII Veteran; he was in the UNITED STATES NAVY from 1943-1946; he was a student at CCNY (City College of New York); Eight years after the war he joined the NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT where he later was made Sergeant; he worked with the NYPD FROM 1954-1985; He used to walk a beat, and drove the patrol car and then when he made Sergeant, he worked as a supervisor with '911' at Police Headquarters located at 1 Police Plaza, New York City."3
|Death of Father
|Aug 1984
|His father Irvin Cyril Culpepper died in Aug 1984 at Saint Johns, Antigua and Barbuda.6,2
|Death of Mother
|Jul 1985
|His mother Adelaide Lake died in Jul 1985 at Saint Johns, Antigua and Barbuda.6,2
|2 Sep 1991
|He died at Cambria Heights, Queens Co., New York, on 2 Sep 1991 at age 67.2
|Leona Maria George
|Orphan / Edward Culpepper of Barbados & New York: Descendant Chart
|Last Edited
|27 Jul 2010
- 1930 Federal Census, United States.
350 West 139th Street, Manhattan, New York Co., NY, ED 985, Page 11A
Rent=$35, Radio=Y, Farm=N (Black) (Also see in Ellis Island Records)
Sidney Culpeper, Head, 41, md @ 20, BWI/BWI/BWI, Machinist at Wire Factory
Miriam Culpeper, Wife, 41, md @ 20, British Guiana/BG/BG
Preston Culpeper, Son, 17, NY/BWI/BG
Winifred Culpeper, Daughter, 15, NY/BWI/BG
Sidney Culpeper, Son, 12, NY/BWI/BG
Iris Culpeper, Daughter, 9, NY/BWI/BG
Irving Culpeper, Son, 7, NY/BWI/BG
Charles Williams, Lodger, 25, Single, Virgin Islands/VI/VI, Shipping clerk in factory.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, compiler, Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Online database at Ancestry.com.
- E-mail written 22 Jul 2010 to Warren Culpepper from Alexis Marie Culpepper (#61576), e-mail address.
- National Archives/Washington D.C., compiler, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
Irving W. Culpepper, age 7, born 6 Dec 1923 in NYC, and Lionel R. Culpepper, age 6, born 27 May 1925 in NYC, arrived in the Port of New York on 2 Jul 1931 on the Dominica from Antigua, BWI.
- National Archives/Washington D.C., compiler, New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Online database at Ancestry.com, 2006.
Adelaide Lake Culpepper, age 22, a British citizen, and her son, Irving W. Culpepper, age 2, a US citizen, arrived in the Port of New York on 16 mar 1926 on the Dominica from Antigua, BWI.
- E-mail written 17 Feb 2010 to Warren Culpepper from Deslyn Culpepper (#61245), e-mail address.


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Arthur discussing his passion for luxurious cars and how he has been able to use goal setting principles to purchase many of his dream cars. He also sheds light on his role as a partner in a promotions company. He finishes with leadership principles that are relevant in today's society. His ideas are simple, yet inspiring and anyone can learn a great deal from him...(click "read more" for his story and to watch the full interview)
From a childhood dream to reality, Arthur collected car cards as other kids were collecting football and baseball cards. He talks about his first car (Mitsabishi 3000 GT VR4) he bought and how he had a card of that car in his collection that he used to look at and say "one day, I'm going to get that car." He has used the same principle to continue to fulfill his dreams. He just bought a 2011 BMW 550 after having driven his 2010 BMW M3 and deciding he couldn't drive a sports car around for daily use. His ultimate goal is to own his own garage and custom build a Toyota Supra.
How he does it...
• Know/Define what you want.
• Set your goal - make it clear and visual (background of your laptop, cards, draw it out, etc.)
• Sacrifice - he had to give up some things short-term for the long-term goal (working on Friday and Saturday nights when all his friends are out partying).
• Detail oriented - comes up with a clear plan of action (know where you are spending your money, so you know how to cut back).
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Arthur is a partner for a promotions company. He started with a facebook group doing outdoor events (paintball, snow tubing, skiing, etc.). Then it turned into night events and was approached by several night clubs to promote parties. Now he is expanding their website to attract more people.
How he does it...
• At the beginning it was very hard...no one wanted to come. You have to keep going and persist through the rejection.
• Do what others are interested in.
Leadership thoughts
• When asked how do you influence others (e.g. to come to events) Arthur says: you have to pay attention to others.
• Pay attention to what people around you want and need.
• Listen.
• Show you actually care and engage them.
• Take a personal interest.
• Take the Risk
• Set your goals
• Start something - if you have an idea - put it into action
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• Learn what others have to say - take their ideas and combine them with your own to be successful.
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Constraint identification and analysis in African small ruminant systems
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Ngategize, P.K. 1989. Constraint identification and analysis in African small ruminant systems. In: Wilson, R.T. and Melaku, A. (eds.). 1989. African Small Ruminant Research and Development. Proceedings of a conference held at Bamenda, Cameroon 18 - 25 January 1989. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: ILCA.
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A review of the economic role of small ruminants and their production constraints is presented. Approaches to small ruminant constraint identification and analysis are identified. Levels of production economics analysis are suggested and examples of economic or statistical models given. Simulation analysis is identified as a powerful tool in constraint identification and analysis due to its robustness.
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Jincor ICO Report – Intercorporate Commerce Ecosystem
Jincor is an ecosystem that will stream line how companies work and aid them in adopting the blockchain system. So does Jincor present a viable system that corporations can use in labour and communication and is it worth investing in?
Block chains have the potential to revolutionise everything and anything. They have the capacity to change the world as we know it. But in order to do this, the logistics of adopting crypto currencies need to be addressed.
How are corporations going to deal with implementing the new system into their business, how will they deal with the legality of crypto currencies. Jincor is an inter corporate platform that will allow business to embrace the benefits of blockchain and deal with the issues of adopting it.
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Jincor implements the full spectrum of benefits that blockchain offers, aiding corporations in many contexts. These include but are not limited to:
Undertakings associated with money today are liabilities to companies and this process is usually time consuming and burdening.
The platform incorporates its token and crypto-currencues and can allow instant and fully transparent transactions.
Jincor has created an system that will have profiles that other users can use to identify companies and corporations by.
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A key foundation of the system is the factor that contracts can be carried out by different users utilizing the blockchain.
This can be intercorporate or even carried out within a corporation, between managers and employees.
Salaries or labor contracts can be paid through the smart contracts. Employees can sign into new corporations knowing that their contract is not fraudulent.
Legal Support
Jincor will also provide legal support to users. By employing the blockchain environment, Jincor provide users with legal aid and support with issues that relate to smart contracts, cryptocurrencues and other features that Jincor administers.
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Jincor Architecture
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The public profile, akin to social media profiles, will display information about the corporation including its name, a description, its logo and links to social media platforms.
This will enable users seeking the company to learn information about it.
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Platforms like Jincor definitely have a viable market to tend to.
Whilst most other platforms and ecosystems focus on the implementation of crypto currencies to individuals, the system concentrates on allowing corporations to implement the system and coincide with already created crypto currency wallets.
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The Jincor ecosystem relies on the token for its development. The tokens are developed on the Ethereum blockchain and Conform to ERC20 standards.
Token Supply: 35 000 000 JCR Tokens
Starting Price 1 JCR = $1
Token Distribution Structure;
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8% Escrow, advisors and Bounty
12% Production Team
ICO date; November 1st
Conclusion –
Jincor wants to help business in their commerce, and provides a very practical ecosystem to do it. It is providing to a demanding market and thus is almost guaranteed to grow in value.
We would definitely recommend you to invest in it.
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"The kettlebell is the ultimate tool for extreme all-round fitness. It has been proven that no other single tool does it better."
What is a super effective tool that will help you build strength, endurance, flexibility, and core strength all at once? What is a form of training that will not only improve the appearance of your physique, but it will give you strength and mental toughness that you didn't even know was possible? THE EXTREME KETTLEBELL!
The kettlebell is a russian cast iron that looks like a cannonball with a handle and provides you with a very effective way to build muscle and supports the body to work as one unit.
*Accelerates- the development of All-Purpose Strength
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I believe that it is important that you understand the benefits of this training and how it works. I frequently get the question, how is a kettlebell different from a dumbbell? First, kettlebells are much harder to handle, and in this case, harder is much better. KB handles are much thicker then DBS, which will give you a vice grip in no time. It is an outstanding grip, wrist, and forearm developer. Also, if you notice that the weight of a DB is equally distributed, while the weight of a KB is not. The off centered weight of a KB will force you to use more stabilizer muscles and work the targeted muscles through a longer range of motion. The thick and smooth handle combined with the ballistic nature of many exercises loads the grip like rock climbing. It is also an amazing type of training because it gives you infinite freedom of lifting...offering wiry strength, explosive agility, and never-quitting stamina.
Next, kettlebell training offers an increase in shoulder flexibility and stability. Its offset center of gravity maximizes shoulder strength, flexibility, and health. It not only helps to improve shoulder strength but it has been known to help people with back problems...making the back more resilient. It conditions your back from every conceivable angle, statically and dynamically. And as a result, many chiropractors are using kettlebells with their patients for rehab.
Another interesting fact about kettlebell training is that it gives you the benefit of getting stronger without getting bigger. Many women have taken up this type of training all around the country because it helps them tone and lose fat without over developing muscles. Another interesting point is that it is a definitive tool for developing hip thrust (the power generator in all athletics)...remember that a jump, a kick, and a punch all come from your hip.
So if you get the opportunity, do not rule out this type of training. I think that you will be pleased with the variety and effectiveness that it brings to the table. Overall, your results will be endless. Kettlebell training is considered to be "one of the most effective means of strength development" representing " a new era in the development of human strength-potential."
Mahler, M. Kettlebell Training Article. Bodybuilding.com.


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Tilikum, the killer whale that was the inspiration behind the film Blackfish after killing his trainer at SeaWorld, has died on the 6 of January. The killer whale was the centre of the documentary Blackfish, which criticised SeaWorld for its treatment of Tilikum.
Now lets look as some ecperts of the official statement for Sea World and disect them..
Sea World Said… Like all older animals, Tilikum had faced some very serious health issues. While today is a difficult day for the SeaWorld family, it's important to remember that Tilikum lived a long and enriching life while at SeaWorld . Tilikum was near the high-end of the average life expectancy for male killer whales according to an independent scientific review.
So lets dissect these comments. Sea World referrers to Tilikum as an older animal and states he lived a long and enriching life. What is bothering about these statements is the Tilikum was only 36 years old. Now if you think that this is the average life span of a killer whale which Sea World would have you believing you have been mislead. coincidentally earlier this week it was reported that the oldest killer whale in the wild also died this week. Her name was Granny and she unlike Tilikum did die of old age. So what age was she you might ask? An estimate age of 105!! So Tilikum was actually in the prime of his life and should have been 64 years away from death. So clearly SeaWorld's independent scientific review which of course SeaWorld financed is clearly a lie.
Over Tilikum's course of 21 years at SeaWorld, he was confined to a tank containing 0.0001 percent of the quantity of water that he would traverse in a single day in nature. This would be the same as a human, you and me spending your whole life living in a bathtub. Just take a minute to imagine that. Living in such small quarters for your entire life had serious health implications for Tilikum and mental implications driving the whale to be aggressive, self harming and suicidal.
I could go in to very specific details on how Tilikum treatment in captivity by SeaWorld lead to his early death but as there is a documentary detailing this and Tilikum's tragic life I could not recommend enough for you to watch it as soon as possible.
What is really bothering about Tilikum's death is that it could have been avoided and that SeaWorld still have Killer Whales in captivity all around the world the are suffering the same slow death.
But this can be avoided..
It has been proven that killer whales do not have to end their lives in captivity. Springer, an orca that put back into the wild after she was found orphaned in 2002, is thriving in the wild and has even been spotted with her first baby. Finding Springer with her baby is the ultimate sign that Killer Whales can be reintroduction into the wild successfully.
But unfortunatly Sea World will never reintroduce these animals back to the wild as they are their main attraction and make the organisation too much money to let them free. So these animals still in capitity will be subjected to the same slow deaths as Tilikum.
What do you think? Should SeaWorld release the Killer Whales they still have in Captivty in to the wild?


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Object #1010057 from MS-Papers-0032-0629
3 pages written 19 Apr 1875 by Warwick Weston in Auckland Region to Dr Daniel Pollen
From: Inward letters - Surnames, Wel - Wes, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0629 (9 digitised items). Correspondents:Wellington Benevolent Institution, 1876 (1 letter); James Wemyss, Dunedin, 1870 (1 letter); F Wentworth, [Greycliffe, Vaucluse, Sydney], undated (2 letters); Ellen Westfield, Onehunga, 1870 (1 letter); J Westacott, [1840s], (1 letter); H S Weston, Auckland, 1871 (1 letter); Warwick Weston, New Plymouth & Auckland, 1871 (letter to Vogel) & 1875 (letter to Pollen)
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19 April/75
My dear Pollen,
A circular has been addressed to members convening a meeting of the Club for the purpose of adding a new rule to permit Sir G. Grey to come in without the usual formality of the ballot. The circular is so worded that many members at a distance have supposed that the new rule expresses the wish of the members generally, but as such is far from being the case, I consider it one's duty to put members at a distance in possession of the facts. Sir G. Grey is willing to join the Club but declines to be ballotted for, as I gather, being derogatory to his standing in the Colony. Now there are a great many members anxious for Sir G. Grey's admission, yet opposed to the distinction which he is contending for, as being thoroughly destructive of the basis upon which such an institution should stand - perfect equality inside the walls of the house - who are determined to oppose the innovation and they fairly argue that when a number of gentlemen - like Sir G. Arney, Stafford, McLean, Vogel and yourself all representative men in N. Z. have not thought themselves demeaned by entering the Club, Sir G. Grey cannot feel himself demeaned by undergoing the same ordeal; if there was the slightest fear of an adverse vote I could understand his shrinking from the trial, but instead of such being the case he would be most cordially welcomed. Perhaps if you feel yourself indifferent upon the question you might be disinclined to declare for either side.
In political circles there is a very strong feeling in favor of Sir George, he is the idol of the hour, but there is evidently the old Adam strong within him sowing discord; he is commencing it with the Govt. and has sowed it in our Club.
Yours &c. (Sd.)
Warwick Weston.
Would you mind making McLean acquainted with the contents of this letter if he is in Wellington.
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McLean Papers, Reference Number MS-Group-1551 (30238 digitised items)
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