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Families are in crisis, and as a result, so is society. The number of children who are leaving the church and completely walking away from the faith is alarming. All of this is part of a deeper issuefamilies have stopped worshiping together at home. Dr. Clint Ritchie examines the change in family worship in Rebuilding the Family Altar and challenges parents to accept their God-given role as the leader in the spiritual development of their children. Ritchie provides a biblical foundation for the family altar, examines key elements of family worship, and offers fifty-two family worship devotionals. Rebuilding the Family Altar stresses the need for parents to include more than church attendance in their childrens spiritual journey. This resource strives to bring the church and parents together to revive family worship. With the precision of a surgeons scalpel, Dr. Ritchie dissects the cause of todays family struggles. With clarity he goes step by step in diagnosing the issues and along with it, offers solid biblical examples of how to move forward to be the family that God desires and to aid parents, even includes a years Bible study. This book, with Gods guidance, will convict parents and create a new, sold-out generation for His glory. Rev. John Yates, John Yates Ministry, LLC

Those who have wondered whatever “happened” to the Black press will find answers in this informative and entertaining book that addresses the various issues that contributed to the decline of African American newspapers and examines whether new media platforms of the 21st century can fill the void. Written by a recognized Black press scholar and professional journalist, the book explores the historic development of African American newspapers from their African roots to the founding of their first weekly journal and into the glory years as the communication foundation for the Civil Rights Movement. In the process the author reveals little known facts about the ways in which the Black press wove itself into the fabric of American culture among the White and Black populations. Along the way this easy-to-read volume brings to life interesting historical facts including: -- The early development of literary and publishing endeavors among Black people in colonial America and what Thomas Jefferson wrote about them. -- The ironic consequences that visited White publications following the U.S. Supreme Court’s racial segregation decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson. -- The roles played by aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright in the launch of a Black newspaper published by Paul Laurence Dunbar. -- How the Black press reacted to the controversial success of the Amos ‘N’ Andy radio show in the 1930s. -- Why the Black press found itself at a disadvantage in reporting the Civil Rights Movement for which it had been largely responsible. -- What factors led to the strained relationship between the Black press and African American journalists who work for White-owned news organizations. Whither the Black Press? is a well written, interpretive historical account of African American newspapers and their struggle for survival against the backdrop of hegemonic White political, social and economic forces. It brings perspective and understanding of how a venerable African American institution journeyed through a glorious past into an uncertain future.

Blending is a method of fan and compressor blade repair. The goal of the blending process is to remove stress concentration points such as cracks and nicks along the leading, trailing, or tip edges of the blade. The stressed areas are typically removed by grinding or cropping away the surrounding material. For integrally bladed rotor (IBR) disks, repairing a damaged blade is much more economical than replacing the entire disk. However, the change in shape of the blade will change the local aerodynamics and result in mistuning, both structurally and aerodynamically. In a worst case scenario, the change in the aerodynamic forces acting on the blades could lead to either flutter or resonant fatigue failure. This study focused on the effects of the unsteady aerodynamic loading of blended blades. To examine the phenomena in detail a commercial computational fluid dynamics (CFD) code was used to predict the loading of a first-stage, transonic turbofan subjected to varying degrees of blending. The study revealed the effects of the blend are not limited to the blended blade, as changes in steady and unsteady pressure loading was predicted on the other nonblended blades on the rotor. A maximum steady sectional loading change of 7% at 99% span on the blended blade for the maximum sized blend case was predicted. The unsteady analysis found an 18% maximum change in unsteady 1st mode sectional loading on the blade adjacent to the blended blade for the 18 engine order excitation at 90% span. Therefore, the potential for a serious aeromechanics issue exists which requires an unsteady aerodynamic analysis to be performed. It is difficult to determine the true aeromechanical effects without a coupled aerodynamics/structural analysis, but this aerodynamic loading investigation suggests larger blends could be safely used and should be analyzed

If there was a magic wand that could make people fitter instantly, who wouldn't want to wield it? But this isn't reality. Even though we all want to improve our fitness, many common barriers stand in the way; ageing, illness, unfitness, busyness, tiredness and fear.Run Through Barriers analyses these obstacles to uncover why we've been conditioned to believe these things should stop us from exercising. It then challenges these beliefs with truths by using real-life examples of people who have overcome many obstacles to transform their health through running.There's Eileen Noble, one of Britain's oldest female marathoners, who only took up running at the age of 50. We have Roger Wright, who has battled obesity to rack up over 66 marathons in 11 years. And we hear from Ais North, who, despite being in her 70s, hasn't let heart attacks and cancer stand in the way of her ultramarathon ambitions. There's advice from busy mother Delores Durko on finding time in crammed schedules for fitness and an emotional account of how Marlene Lowe has taken on M.E. and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome to realise her fitness goals. The author also shares his own story about how running has helped him manage severe anxiety and regain his fitness.Through these and many more accounts, you'll discover that no obstacle to running is too big to be overcome. The first part of the book explores simple methods that you can use to challenge, remove and replace common barriers to running with positive actions and make exercise a sustainable part of your busy life.The second part of the book is focused on training the body with comprehensive running plans that will take you from a complete beginner to achieving your personal running goals. There are week-by-week plans that cover 5k, 10k, and half marathon distances. And there are also more advanced plans for both the 10k and half marathon distances.The aim of this book is to fuel you with the inspiration you need to get started, and then arm you with the knowledge you need to put it into practice.