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import m5
from m5.objects import *
m5.util.addToPath('../configs/common')

class MyCache(BaseCache):
    assoc = 2
    block_size = 64
    latency = '1ns'
    mshrs = 10
    tgts_per_mshr = 5

cpu = DerivO3CPU(cpu_id=0)
cpu.addTwoLevelCacheHierarchy(MyCache(size = '128kB'), MyCache(size = '256kB'),
                              MyCache(size = '2MB'))
cpu.clock = '2GHz'

system = System(cpu = cpu,
                physmem = PhysicalMemory(),
                membus = Bus())
system.physmem.port = system.membus.port
cpu.connectMemPorts(system.membus)

root = Root(system = system)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


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redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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Facts and Life HacksLatest SA Entertainment News
Khanya Mkangisa biography: age, husband, parents, stunning pictures, car, instagram and net worth
4 months ago 2585 views by Priscillah Mueni
Khanya Mkangisa is one of the icons who made it in the entertainment and media industry at such a young age. The latter started off her career at the age of fourteen and has since then been making big moves. She groomed her career as a host and lates as a presenter. That also played an important role in her career as an actress that saw her earn the fame that led to her earning a career as a brand ambassador.
Image: instagram.com,@ ilovekhanya
Are you a fan of Khanya Mkangisa, the multi-talented lady who is making the biggest moves and setting the pace in the entertainment industry? If that is so, it is important to note that there is more to it than the beautiful goddess that you see on social media sites. The latter is an accomplished actress, host and presenter, DJ, and brand ambassador. These titles could be too much for such a young lady, hence the need to know how she got to where she is at her age.
Khanya Mkangisa biography
Khanya Mkangisa age
The latter was born on the 13th of March, 1988, in Peddie in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. As of date, she is thirty-one years old.
READ ALSO: Khanya Mkangisa reveals she's currently chasing burgers and planes
Khanya Mkangisa parents
Khanya was brought up by a single parent, her mother, Vuyokazi Mkangisa. She was the only kid at home even though she spent the better part of her childhood life in a boarding school and therefore learnt how to fend for herself. In school, she was very hard-working and was among the top achievers. She was also good at netball.
Khanya Mkangisa husband
At thirty-one, most people would expect that the latter should have been married with kids. That, however, is not the case for the free-spirited Khanya Mkangisa. During an interview with True Love magazine, she responded to the question saying:
From time to time, I also get the typical 'when are you getting married and having kids?' Those are questions I've been asking myself. I'm interested to know how this area is going to play out, but I've also made peace with the fact that it could go either way.
She went further to add that the father of her children ought to be a man whom her children can rely on even when she is away. She related the situation where she lived her first twenty-one years without a clue of who her father was.
Khanya Mkangisa boyfriend
Image: instagram.com, @brendongumede
She has, however, had a series of celebrity boyfriends. Matli Mohapeloa was at one time Khanya Mkangisa boyfriend, even though the two broke up. In a Snapchat post, the latter posted about the breakup saying:
People keep asking me about it and its just so annoying. I'm single, please don't ask me about my ex-boyfriend.
The two had been dating for quite some time even though the relationship was on and off.
She is speculated to be dating Brendon Gumede. The two have been serving their Instagram followers with some of the most beautiful pictures of how beautiful life is to them
Khanya Mkangisa career
Until recently, Khanya Mkangisa has been one of the most admired icons in the entertainment industry. She nurtured her career at such a young age, one major thing that played an important role in the many roles that she ended up earning. It also was beneficial as it earned her fame.
Career as a host and presenter
Khanya nurtured her career as media personnel at such a young age. At fourteen, she landed a gig on YOTV as a presenter for a youth show. Her expertise in the show made her the host for the three years that followed. She stopped working as a host when she was going to pursue her undergraduate certificate. She is an alumnus of Johannesburg's AFDA where she pursued Bachelor of Arts in motion picture and television.
The three-year experience that Khanya gained through hosting the youth show on YOTV were vital in preparing her for other roles in the same industry. She landed presenting roles for shows like Hectic Nine-9 and Knock Knock. She also served as a presenter for a reality show competition called Shield Teen No Sweat Dance Challenge that used to be aired on e.tv.
Career as an actress
Image: instagram.com, @ilovekhanya
Khanya went ahead to curve her career as an actress. She featured in TV series and shows like Zone 14, The Lab, uGugu no Andile and Mtunzini.com.
In 2012, she landed the role of Nonhle Minola who was the starring in Forced Love, a mini-series that used to be aired on SABC1. This role played an important role in making her land another starring role in another show that used to be aired on SABC1: Intersexions. Playing this role, she appeared in five episodes of the show. That same year, she landed another starring role in Zabalaza, a show that used to be aired on SABC1. Here, she played the role of Mpilo Cele, the daughter of a Jazzman.
On November 16th, she broke the waves when she landed the role of Aphiwe Nzimande, the sister of Skhumbuzo Nzimande in SABC3's Isindigo. In 2015, she pulled the role of Nolitha in Rockville, a South African drama series, and in that same year, she took the role of being a presenter from Zizo Beda and joined Selimathunzi.
Apart from these roles, Khanyi has featured in the following shows:
The second season of 10 over 10 where she was a commentator
The first season of Doubt where she pulled the role of Lindiwe
The first and second seasons of Forced Love where she pulled the role of Nonhle Minola
The first season of Harvest where she featured as Tshepiso
The second season of High Rollers where she pulled the role of Bonnie
The first season of Noah's Ark where she appeared as Katlego
The first and second seasons of The Lab where she pulled the role of Teenager and Refilwe respectively
The third season of The Queen where she pulled the role of Akhina Jola
Besides her accomplished career as an actress and presenter, the latter is also a DJ.
Drama and her career
In May 2019, Khanya painted a different image about herself that left most people talking about her negatively. This was after she was recorded in a confrontation with a police officer who had arrested her for drunk driving. In the video, she could be heard causing an argument with a female cop who had already put her in cuffs. This video is said to have had her face the direst consequences.
A few days ago, the latter came up to address the consequences that the video had on her. She mentioned about losing a gig because of the video. During an interview with Metro FM, she went ahead to open up and state:
There was a campaign I was supposed to do. I got the dreaded email that due to the video that is circulating we're gonna have to... you know... To this day, clients have taken a step back, especially the influencing work. It's really taken a knock, which really sucks.
She went further to express her resentment saying:
I don't like to play victim. I was in the wrong. No one should ever be driving under the influence, for whatever reason.
Khanya Mkangisa instagram
The latter seems to be living her best life. According to her Instagram posts, it is needless to say that she loves life and every good thing that comes with it. She is never shy to post Khanya Mkangisa bikini photos to flaunt her gorgeous body that makes most men go bananas.
Khnaya Mkangisa stunning pictures
These pictures of the latter will convince you that she is a goddess.
The latter is passionate about having fun and adventure
It goes without question that Khanya is a masterpiece.
Khanya Mkangisa car
In 2018, the latter landed a deal as an ambassador for VW Polo alongside other influencers like Tats Nkonzo, Aewon Wolf, and Lulama Wolf. The four were given a chance to design their cars.
Khanya Mkangisa net worth
The latter's flourishing career as an actress, presenter, DJ and brand ambassador has played an important role in her net worth. She is currently living a lavish life courtesy of the hard work that she put in.
Khanya Mkangisa is an accomplished lady whose achievements are commendable. At the age of thirty-one, she seems to have all the aspects of her life in order. This is attributed to her hard work and devotion to pursuing her goals. Her Instagram page is proof that success is indeed a sweet fruit.
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https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Bill-Hobby-calls-for-new-budget-path-1691050.php
Bill Hobby calls for new budget path
He leads effort to rally against cuts-only plans
By Peggy Fikac
Published 6:30 am CST, Tuesday, February 1, 2011
• Read the Hobby-McCown letter (pdf)
AUSTIN — Former Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby is helping lead an effort to rally Texas business leaders against what he calls a "catastrophic" cuts-only approach to balancing the state's budget in the face of a massive shortfall, estimated at $15 billion to $27 billion over the next two years.
Hobby, a board member of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, and F. Scott McCown, the group's executive director, say in a letter being sent today to the state's hundreds of chambers of commerce that such an approach would undermine the state's economic recovery, weaken education and leave vulnerable Texans unprotected. The center focuses on low- and moderate-income Texans.
"We simply can't balance the budget through cuts alone without doing terrible damage to our economy and our future," Hobby and McCown say in the letter.
Hobby and McCown want business leaders to speak up for a "balanced approach" that includes using the state's rainy-day fund savings account, which is expected to contain $9.4 billion; adding new revenue through such options as increasing alcohol or tobacco taxes; raising taxes on "sugar-loaded" drinks; eliminating "unwarranted" sales tax exemptions; or temporarily increasing the state's sales tax rate.
Just starting talks
Legislative leaders emphasize that bare-bones proposals released by House and Senate leaders represent the start of a budget discussion that will unfold over months.
GOP leaders have spoken against new taxes, saying they'd be damaging in tough economic times. Gov. Rick Perry even has said he's against withdrawing from the rainy-day fund, although some other Republicans indicate they're open to spending at least part of the fund.
Among other points, legislative leaders' budget proposals would cost Texas billions of federal dollars as a result of paring back state spending. The letter notes that more than $10 billion would be lost in federal matching dollars for Medicaid.
"We're going to make these horrendous cuts in education, and we're not going to accept federal money that we have paid into the federal government," Hobby, Democratic lieutenant governor from 1973-1991, said in an interview. "That's idiotic."
McCown said he and Hobby will appear at a Greater Houston Partnership board of directors meeting Wednesday on a program that also includes Talmadge Heflin of the limited-government Texas Public Policy Foundation, who has called the shortfall an opportunity to reduce government's footprint. The center also is hosting a conference call for business leaders and pledges to help them "in any way we can" to get out the balanced-approach message.
"The Greater Houston Partnership is taking a vigorous and active approach to get a sense of the best way the state budget should be put together from a business perspective. For this reason, we are providing our board of directors and members with a variety of resources that will help them make an informed decision on how we should best move forward as an organization," said Jeff Moseley, president and CEO of the Greater Houston Partnership.
Business group's ideas
Bill Hammond, president of the Texas Association of Business, which has 220 local chambers as members, said his group opposes a cuts-only approach, although it doesn't back spending the entire rainy-day fund and doesn't want new taxes. It favors keeping spending about the same over the next two years.
The association has recommended items including spending $6 billion from the rainy-day fund, putting slot machines at racetracks and expanding Medicaid managed care into the Rio Grande Valley, Hammond said.
Chronicle reporter L.M. Sixel contributed to this report.
pfikac@express-news.net


Exercise therapy is a broad term and is encompassed in many of the other therapies offered at Tauberg Chiropractic & Rehabilitation. Essentially exercise therapy is the use of exercises that are targeted to strengthen and rehabilitate injuries.
How Does Exercise Therapy Work?
When an injury happens there are two different ways to handle it. You can either rest the injured area or you can get the area back to moving as soon as possible. The former used to be the standard of care and the latter is what recent evidence is pointing towards being more effective for the majority of conditions. Restoring the movement of the body as soon as possible after an injury helps get the injured area back to its normal movement faster than resting the area. So one way exercise therapy works is to get the body moving again.


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using System;
using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;

namespace IdleLandsRedux.Common
{
	public static class DoubleExtensions
	{
		/*
		 * // Usable AlmostEqual function

		bool AlmostEqual2sComplement(float A, float B, int maxUlps)

		{

			// Make sure maxUlps is non-negative and small enough that the

			// default NAN won't compare as equal to anything.

			assert(maxUlps > 0 && maxUlps < 4 * 1024 * 1024);

			int aInt = *(int*)&A;

			// Make aInt lexicographically ordered as a twos-complement int

			if (aInt < 0)

				aInt = 0x80000000 - aInt;

			// Make bInt lexicographically ordered as a twos-complement int

			int bInt = *(int*)&B;

			if (bInt < 0)

				bInt = 0x80000000 - bInt;

			int intDiff = abs(aInt - bInt);

			if (intDiff <= maxUlps)

				return true;

			return false;

		}*/

		//see http://www.cygnus-software.com/papers/comparingfloats/comparingfloats.htm

		[SuppressMessage("Gendarme.Rules.Naming", "UseCorrectCasingRule")]
		public static bool AlmostEqual2sComplement(this double A, double B, int maxUlps)
		{
			if (maxUlps <= 0 || maxUlps >= 4 * 1024 * 1024) {
				throw new ArgumentException("maxUlps invalid. This way, no floats or almost all floats will be equal.");
			}

			long bitsA = BitConverter.DoubleToInt64Bits(A);
			long bitsB = BitConverter.DoubleToInt64Bits(B);

			if (bitsA < 0) {
				bitsA = (long)(0x8000000000000000 - (ulong)bitsA);
			}

			if (bitsB < 0) {
				bitsB = (long)(0x8000000000000000 - (ulong)bitsB);
			}

			long longDiff = Math.Abs(bitsA - bitsB);
			if (longDiff <= maxUlps) {
				return true;
			}

			return false;
		}
	}
}


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It's all relative(s)!
Rambles through the family tree
Research best practices
More Syston butchers, a load of tripe, and a few gypsy tales (part three)
An idea of the travels of Frederick and Eliza
(If you didn't read part one, start here. Part two, here.)
By combining the locations of censuses, births and deaths, and newspaper reports, we can get a picture of just how far the travellers roamed. Frederick and Eliza Blankley kept within the boundaries of the East Midlands, and mostly within Leicestershire, with occasional visits to Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire. I found them as far south as Hinckley and as far north as Derby and Nottingham, but no further east than Syston, and no further west than Ashby de la Zouch. This map is plotted on today's roads: no doubt they took the country ways, along tracks that may no longer exist. And we have no insight into the days between the official records, no idea how long they stayed in each place.
I wondered why Frederick returned to living in a fixed house, after Eliza died. And why, after all those years on the road, with horses pulling his home and earning his income, he should decide to become a horse slaughterer.
Maybe it was because it was the only way he could get the darn things to stay in one place.
On 27 September 1890, Frederick Blankley was fined for allowing four asses to stray, in Syston, Leicestershire. On 13 June 1891, working as a showman in Leicester Forest East, he was fined for allowing both horses and asses to stray, (plus having two unlicensed dogs). 14 July 1894, in Shepshed, Leicestershire, same thing, but this time with eight asses, two horses and one mare. Just two weeks after that on 28 July 1894, he was in Loughborough and his two horses, two donkeys and a mare were wandering about on the Derby Road, near Swing Bridge Lane, in the middle of the night. 12 March 1898, back in Syston, fined again - three horses and three donkeys on the loose. 23 July 1898, in Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Fred Blankley a showman, no fixed abode, and with six previous convictions for cattle straying, fined for - wait for it - four horses and fourteen, yes fourteen, asses. (I wonder if by this time he was looking after the fairground donkey rides?) On 17 September 1898 Fred was in court again, not this time for stray cattle, but after a fight with another family over a field to camp in, in Costock, Nottinghamshire. 17 June 1899, back to Loughborough again, and those dratted, wandering animals: fined once more, for allowing four asses to stray.
I have not found any other newspaper stories or court reports after Eliza passed away. It looks like Frederick left the travelling community - I wonder how that worked, as he was only there through his marriage to Eliza, not from his own family roots. Would he have been asked to leave? Was it through his own choice? Did he miss the life, away from the road and the campsites, or did he relish the idea of staying in a solid house, in one place, after so much travel? We may never know - but we do know that his occupation became that of the person who puts the end to horses' lives, living and working in George Yard, Loughborough. Horses were being replaced by motor vehicles, both for transport and for farm work. Sadly, there must have been a demand for his trade, and hopefully it was all done humanely.
Frederick and his second wife, Mary Ann nee Kellam, went on to have three children who survived infancy: Lillian May, born in 1905, who later married a Tom Burton from Barrow upon Soar; Percy, born in 1906, who lived to the great old age of 89, and Harry, born in 1909 and died in 1989.
Frederick Charles Blankley passed away in the middle of 1931, in Loughborough, Leicestershire. three years after his son Fred junior.
I still have to tell you about little Ernest. That's part four of the story.
All news articles from the Leicestershire Chronicle, with kind permission of FindMyPast.com
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Labels: Blankley, Burton, Kellam, Smith
More Syston butchers, a load of tripe, and a few gypsy tales (part two)
Marriage of Frederick Charles Blankley and Eliza Smith, 13 June 1880
by kind permission of FindMyPast.com
(If you didn't read part one, start here.)
Frederick Charles Blankley, born in Syston, Leicestershire in 1858, son of John Corner Blankley and Charlotte Toon, decendant of a long line of butchers, he is where our story becomes much more interesting. While his ancestors seem to have lived in houses on streets of small towns and villages, Frederick Charles Blankley married into a family of horse dealers and travellers, lived in a horse-drawn caravan, and worked at a travelling fair. And it really wasn't all glamorous every day. The life was hard.
Eliza Smith was baptised in Whissendine, Rutland, on 30th May, 1858. Her father, John Smith; her mother, Selina on the baptism record, but maybe Carolina - records and researchers are not really clear after the baptism. John and Selina of no abode, occupation 'traveller'. In 1871, Eliza seems to be part of a huge family group, with John Smith possibly having two wives: Selina and Maria, but the census-taker might have messed up, or missed someone out. For certain, they are all travellers, living in caravans, in a field on Regent Hill, Sneinton, Nottingham, a track off Windmill Lane to the south, which no longer exists.
I am not going to attempt to try to disentangle the gypsy family that Frederick Charles Blankley married into: other researchers with far more traveller knowledge have tried, and the best account I can find is here: Johnny Two-Wives Smith, by Eric Trudgill on Gypsy Geneaology, which explains Eliza's mother being Carolina and Selina. I do want to take a look, however, at the reality of living as part of a travelling community in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Example fairground caravan, unknown family,
Coalville, Leicestershire, about 1900from NFCA Digital Collection
On the night of the 1901 census, Frederick Charles Blankley and Eliza nee Smith were living in a caravan, somewhere within the parish of Shepshed, Leicestershire. Fred is a horse dealer working at a stables: so is one of his sons, also called Fred. We lost track of the family in 1891: they may well have been travelling under the name Smith, not Blankley, in Derby and with a group of gypsy travellers and performers: Fred a horse dealer, living with Eliza and two sons, John aged 7 and Frederick junior aged 4, again in a caravan. Other families in the group included more horse dealers, roundabout and swing boat proprietors, cocoa sellers, people who looked afters shooting galleries and riding donkeys: all those who would have made up a wonderful travelling fair. It's hard to be 100% certain that this is indeed our Frederick Charles and Eliza due to the name change: likely, but not certain. However, at the baptism of Nathan (born 1896), Fred's occupation is given as a travelling showman.
It seems nice, life on the road in a caravan. Romantic and free. You imagine beautiful horses, colourful homes, green grass and blue skies; a life outside of the rules of society. However, after 1838, like every other citizen, the travellers were still bound by law to report births and marriages and deaths. Frederick Charles and Eliza were no different: they reported the births of their babies. And far too often, they had to report their deaths, too.
These are the children that I have found, so far. Only John, Fred, Ernest and Sydney survived infancy. (At least, I think these are all from the same family - if there are errors that you know of, let me know.)
And poor Eliza. She passed away in her caravan, in Loughborough, on 15th December 1901, from postpartum haemorrhage, most likely at the same time as the last baby, a female, was born and died. Eliza was 43 years old.
I have not ordered the death certificates of all those babies - in a way I don't want to find out what happened to all those little ones: they were not all newborns, they survived one, three, six months, even a year or more. I can too easily imagine poverty and ill-health, in a little, cramped, colourful house on wheels.
Frederick Charles remarried, to Mary Ann Kellam in 1904, and they lived in a house, on George Yard, in Loughborough, just off the market place. Frederick's occupation, in 1911, along with his son Ernest, was that of horse slaughterer. A sad contrast to the life on the road, I think.
More about Ernest in part three... or maybe part four!
And see the wonderful collection of fairground photos at the National Fairground and Circus Archive (NFCA)
UPDATE: I couldn't resist... ordered the certs for four of the little ones. Little Flora was two months old when she died of bronchitis in March, 1888. George, aged four years in January 1889 died of pneumonia and meningitis. The family gave the same address for both, 11 The Rushes, Loughborough. Charles died aged 14 days in Sandiacre on 16th September, 1900, from "imperfect heart development". And the last of Eliza's babies, simply recorded as female, no first name, was only 16 hours old when she passed away from convulsions in the caravan in Loughborough - the day after her mother died. Seems just like a random thread of horrible luck.
Labels: Blankley, Smith, Toon
More Syston butchers, a load of tripe, and a few gypsy tales (part one)
Honeycomb tripe
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There are a couple of more unusual family names that wind in-and-out of my paternal tree (in both my grandad Toon's, and my grandma Riley's, lines, so much so that there I have relationships with several ancestors in multiple ways) and I have been exploring them: Possnett and Blankley. Like the Toons, they are sprinkled around the area between Syston, Loughborough and Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, with occasional forays into other areas, but not a lot of roaming until we find the Blankley that married a Smith, and then they were definitely travelling, in caravans.
In the story about The Butchers of Syston, we met my great-great-great-grandmother, Ann nee Possnett (b. 1778), who married James Toon (b. 1767). Ann Possnett's own great-grandmother was a Blankley: Elizabeth Blankley, baptised in Hoby, Leicestershire, in 1692. (This part of my heritage brought up two lovely names that have faded with time: Leonard (Possnett) and Gabriel (Blankley), names which were used through several generations. Now I have both Gabriel and Emmanuel in my blood. What does that say?)
Closer to my generation, and in Syston, Leicestershire, my great-great aunt Charlotte Toon (b. 1836, daughter of Richard Toon and his first wife Catherine Cooper) married John Corner Blankley in Syston on 30th January, 1859. Their son, Frederick Charles Blankley, was born sometime in 1858, before the marriage: there was a bastardy order placed against John Corner Blankley which was then abandoned, presumably because the parents married each other. John Corner Blankley and Charlotte went on to have several more children: Catherine in 1859, Harry in 1865, Mary in 1866 and Florence Anne in 1872. There are a few gaps: maybe there were more children or pregnancies, not found yet. In 1861 and 1871 the family were lodgers in the home of John Brown, in Syston, but by 1881 they had moved to Tollerton in Nottinghamshire (and John Brown from Syston, their previous landlord, was their visitor in Tollerton - possibly connected to John Corner Blankley's paternal grandmother, who was a Mary Brown, born in Syston in about 1777).
John Corner Blankley's father was Charles Blankley, and guess what. He was a butcher, and he lived in Syston, on High Street. His father - John C's grandad - George Blankley was a butcher, too. I checked the 1841 census again, and realised that I had missed a few in the original story: there were at least three more Syston butchers, two called Sheffield and one called Charles Blankley, in Syston, in 1841. As well as John the eldest child, he and his wife Jane nee Corner had three more sons: William (born 1839) worked on the railway, went to London, and ran a coffee house. Charles (born 1849) was a 'beast dresser', probably involved in butchery in 1871, but later worked as a labourer. Frederick, born 1853, was a shoe finisher who was married and living in Leicester by 1861. Daughters Elizabeth (1837), Emma 1838), and Mary Ann (1843) the second - another Mary Ann born 1832 died in infancy) completed the family.
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John Corner Blankley was a butcher too, of a special kind: in 1861 and 1871, he was a tripe dresser. The guy who took the first three stomachs of cows, cleaned and scraped and prepared them, and made them fit for humans to eat. While tripe is no longer part of most peoples' diets today, it's not so long ago that people ate it frequently: I remember my own grandad gently simmering honeycomb tripe, in milk, with onions and either nutmeg or mace or cloves; my memory has me scudding through the kitchen, not wanting to see the skin on the milk but fascinated by the shapes in the tripe.
(And this is where we see the interconnections in the tree: while Charlotte Toon was my great-great aunt, John Corner Blankley was also my fourth cousin, four times removed.)
By the time the family were living in Tollerton in Nottinghamshire in 1818, John Corner Blankley had progressed from tripe dresser to cattle dealer. That might have had something to do with his eldest son, Frederick Charles, and the gypsies. More about that in part two of this story!
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Leura Cascades Fern Bower
Katoomba area in Blue Mountains National Park
Leura Cascades Fern Bower circuit is a moderately challenging track in Blue Mountains National Park, with an impressive cliff line, spectacular waterfalls and gorgeous scenic views of the Jamison Valley.
Drinking water, hat, sunscreen, topographic map, compass, gps
From the Leura Cascades picnic area, go through the stone arch and descend the stairs alongside the Leura Falls Creek. Cross Prince Henry Cliff Walk at the foot bridge, then turn right downstream.
There are several vantage points to view the cascades before reaching the lookout, with its views over the magnificent Jamison Valley at the top of the Bridal Veil Falls. Ascend the steps along the western cliff line on the Round Track, turning left after about 100m onto the Amphitheatre Track.
The track descends steeply here into the rainforest. Listen for the call of the catbird or wompa pigeon and remember to take your binoculars if you want to bird watch. Follow the track downstream for 100m, then ascend some steep stairs before traversing the half-way ledge to a natural amphitheatre. The track follows this ledge, intersecting with Fern Bower track, where walkers can ascend the steps back to Prince Henry Cliff Walk. From here, turn right and follow the walk back to the bridge you first crossed.
The last section has many side trails to lookouts, majestic rock formations and overhangs. From the bridge, visitors can retrace their original route back to the picnic area.
There are no current alerts in this area.
For the latest updates on fires, closures and other alerts in this area, see https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/walking-tracks/leura-cascades-fern-bower/local-alerts
in the Katoomba area of Blue Mountains National Park in the Sydney and surrounds region
Katoomba area is always open but some locations may close at times due to maintenance, poor weather or fire danger.
All the practical information you need to know about Leura Cascades Fern Bower.
Track grading
Learn more about the grading system Features of this track
Quality of markings
Sign posted
Very steep
Many steps
Quality of path
Formed track, some obstacles
Experienced bushwalkers
Getting there and parking
Leura Cascades Fern Bower circuit starts at Leura Cascades picnic area in Blue Mountains National Park. To get there, turn off Great Western Highway at Leura along Cliff Drive and follow the signs to Leura Cascades picnic area.
Parking is available along Cliff Drive near Leura Cascades picnic area. It can be a busy place on the weekend, so parking might be limited then.
Toilets and picnic facilities are located at Leura Cascades picnic area.
Maps and downloads
Leura Cascades Fern Bower factsheet
Safety messages
Take care as Leura Cascades Fern Bower circuit can become slippery after rain.
Bushwalking safety
If you're keen to head out on a longer walk or a backpack camp, always be prepared. Read these bushwalking safety tips before you set off on a walking adventure in national parks.
Mobile safety
Dial Triple Zero (000) in an emergency. Download the Emergency + app before you visit, it helps emergency services locate you using your smartphone's GPS. Please note there is limited mobile phone reception in this park and you'll need mobile reception to call Triple Zero (000).
River and lake safety
The aquatic environment around rivers, lakes and lagoons can be unpredictable. If you're visiting these areas, take note of these river and lake safety tips.
Pets and domestic animals (other than certified assistance animals) are not permitted. Find out which regional parks allow dog walking and see the pets in parks policy for more information.
NSW national parks are no smoking areas.
Katoomba (1 km)
Katoomba is at the heart of most of the stunning natural attractions that make up the Blue Mountains National Park. You can admire deep valleys, sandstone plateaus, waterfalls and native animals from the many walking trails and lookouts near Katoomba.
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Leura (1 km)
Worked up an appetite after a bushwalk or from breathing in the crisp air of the Blue Mountains? Leura is known for its quality cafes, restaurants and speciality food shops including Cafe Bon Ton and leura garage, the charming Silk's Restaurant and Solitary at Leura Falls.
Lithgow (29 km)
Hassans Walls Lookout, near Lithgow, is the highest in the Blue Mountains. Admire Mt Wilson, Mt York, Mt Tarana and Mt Blaxland as well as the pretty Hartley Valley below. To the south are the Kanimbla and Megalong valley and Mt Bindo. While there, go for a walk or ride around the lookout.
Leura Cascades Fern Bower is in Katoomba area. Here are just some of the reasons why this park is special:
A haven for plants and animals
Katoomba area's diverse landscapes are home to a wide range of native plants and animals. Rare and threatened species include the yellow-bellied glider and Blue Mountains water skink. Spotted tail quolls inhabit the deep shady valleys. The ancient dwarf mountain pine, which existed in the age of dinosaurs, lives only in a 9km stretch between Katoomba and Wentworth Falls. In November and early December, keep an eye out for the pink-purple blooms of the critically endangered Megalong Valley bottlebrush, along Six Foot track.
Explore a national park Join us and explore the earth's environment on this Stage 2 (Years 3-4) geography excursion in Blue Mountains National Park. Discover the unique native plants and animals that call this majestic place home.
International student tour: Blue Mountains Immerse yourself in the majestic environment of Blue Mountains National Park, a special World Heritage-listed site on the doorstep of Sydney.
Overcliff-Undercliff track Overcliff-Undercliff track combines scenic clifftops, birdwatching, and rainforest with walking tracks and waterfalls in Blue Mountains National Park, near Wentworth Falls.
Prince Henry Cliff walk Scenic valley views and wildflowers abound on Prince Henry Cliff walk between Katoomba and Leura, via iconic Three Sisters and Echo Point in Blue Mountains National Park.
WilderQuest Spotlight tour Shh! What was that? Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Join our national parks ranger, for an exciting expedition under the stars. We'll discover the amazing creatures of the night on this easy 1.5hr tour.
WilderQuest Wondrous waterbugs Did you know that waterbugs are very important to our waterways? Find out more about these wondrous critters these school holidays. Come on a WilderQuest adventure in Blue Mountains National Park.
In the footsteps of early tourists
The Blue Mountains boasts one of the most complex track systems of any national park in Australia. Dating from as early as 1825, around 60 per cent of the tracks have national, state or regional significance. Follow in the footsteps of early European tourists along the many historic tracks near Katoomba and Wentworth Falls, like Princes Rock walking track. Discover mining heritage along the challenging Ruined Castle route, or head down to Federal Pass, built in 1900. As you descend the Giant Stairway, spare a thought for the men who built it by hand using picks, shovels, crowbars and dynamite.
Conservation Hut Conservation Hut at Wentworth Falls is a great spot for a bite to eat. Enjoy a view of the World Heritage listed Blue Mountains National Park from the café's balcony.
Federal Pass Historic Federal Pass is a challenging walk in Blue Mountains National Park. Set out from either Leura or Katoomba and enjoy views of the Three Sisters, waterfalls and Scenic World.
National Pass Starting at Wentworth Falls picnic area, this walk passes epic lookouts with sweeping, amazing views of the waterfall plunging down into the Jamison Valley, before reaching the historic Grand Stairway.
Princes Rock walking track Historic Princes Rock walking track offers scenic views over Mount Solitary and Wentworth Falls in Blue Mountains National Park.
Three Sisters walk The easy Three Sisters walk, in Katoomba, offers some of the most iconic views in Blue Mountains National Park, and takes you up close to the famous Three Sisters.
Ancient landscapes
The Katoomba area is one of the easiest places to see the park's cliff walls and rock overhangs, multi-tier waterfalls and hazy blue forests. Millions of years of volcanic uplift and erosion have carved out the Jamison Valley and the Three Sisters peaks. Eagle-eyed visitors can try to spot the grey coal and shale deposits between the sandstone. These were formed 245 to 290 million years ago when this area held vast swamps and deltas. Today, landscapes range from open forest and windswept heath, to hanging swamps that cling to the cliff face, and remnant rainforest in the spray zones of waterfalls.
Echo Point to Scenic World via Giant Stairway Try this awe inspiring walk through scenic Jamison Valley via the historic Giant Stairway from Echo Point to Scenic World, in Blue Mountains National Park.
International student tour: Land, water, fire Explore both natural and human causes of environmental change in Blue Mountains National Park. Gain a deeper understanding of how these issues challenge sustainability now and into the future.
Leura Cascades Fern Bower Leura Cascades Fern Bower circuit is a moderately challenging track in Blue Mountains National Park, with an impressive cliff line, spectacular waterfalls and gorgeous scenic views of the Jamison Valley.
Mountain landscapes: Blue Mountains Blue Mountains National Park showcases landforms on an unforgettable scale in this impressive Stage 4 (Years 7-8) excursion for geography students. Students will observe and record the geographical landscape at Katoomba and beyond.
Ruined Castle walking track The hard Ruined Castle walking track rewards with historic mining heritage and scenic views over Jamison Valley in Blue Mountains National Park near Katoomba.
Activities at your fingertips
Wentworth Falls picnic area was one of the first tourist facilities developed in the Blue Mountains. Today, you'll find picnic tables, barbecues, toilet facilities and carparks close to lookouts, waterfalls and walks. Enjoy the interpretative sculptures and multiple lookouts along wheelchair accessible Three Sisters walk. If you've got a head for heights, take the steps to the bridge that connects to the first sister. Combine your park experience with Scenic World attractions or Devonshire tea at Conservation Hut. Kids can learn more on a school excursion or holiday activity. Why not get involved in a volunteer bushcare program.
Echo Point lookout (Three Sisters) Take a day trip to famous Echo Point lookout in Katoomba for stunning views of the Jamison Valley and the iconic Three Sisters, in the Blue Mountains.
Greater Blue Mountains drive Greater Blue Mountains Drive takes in the iconic scenery of the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. Explore Glenbrook, Wentworth Falls and Katoomba and beyond.
Narrow Neck trail Narrow Neck trail is an exhilarating cycling and walking adventure atop the isolated Narrow Neck peninsula. It offers incredible views, birdwatching and wildflowers in Blue Mountains National Park, near Katoomba.
Valley of the Waters picnic area A great family day trip, Valley of the Waters picnic area boasts scenic views, lookouts, walking, waterfalls, and accessible facilities in Blue Mountains National Park.
Wentworth Falls picnic area Wentworth Falls picnic area is a scenic spot for lunch before exploring the many lookout views and walking tracks in this popular part of Blue Mountains National Park.
Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area
Blue Mountains National Park is 1 of 8 national parks and reserves that make up the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area (GBMWHA). In 2000, UNESCO recognised the area's outstanding geology, biodiversity, and Aboriginal significance. The GBMWHA lies within the Country of the Darug, Gundungurra, Wiradjuri, Darkinjung, Wanaruah and Dharawal People. With 1 million hectares of rugged plateaux, sheer cliffs and deep gorges, it protects unique ecosystems teeming with rare plants and animals. Over 95 species of eucalypt trees have evolved here over millions of years, making it the most diverse eucalypt forest in the world. Greater Blue Mountains driving route is a great way to see this ancient wilderness right on Sydney doorstep.
Mount Solitary walking track Take a challenging, multi-day hike over Mount Solitary in Blue Mountains National Park. Enjoy scenic mountain views, historic heritage, and bush camping, starting out from Katoomba.
Plants and animals you may see
Superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
With a complex mimicking call and an elaborate courtship dance to match, the superb lyrebird is one of the most spectacular Australian animals. A bird watching must-see, the superb lyrebird can be found in rainforests and wet woodlands across eastern NSW and Victoria.
Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax)
With a wingspan of up to 2.5m, the wedge-tailed eagle is Australia's largest bird of prey. These Australian animals are found in woodlands across NSW, and have the ability to soar to heights of over 2km. If you're bird watching, look out for the distinctive diamond-shaped tail of the eagle.
Yellow-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus)
The yellow-tailed black cockatoo is one of the largest species of parrot. With dusty-black plumage, they have a yellow tail and cheek patch. They're easily spotted while bird watching, as they feed on seeds in native forests and pine plantations.
Eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii)
The eastern water dragon is a subaquatic lizard found in healthy waterways along eastern NSW, from Nowra to halfway up the Cape York Pensinsula. It's believed to be one of the oldest of Australian reptiles, remaining virtually unchanged for over 20 million years.
Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)
Of the 2 species of kookaburra found in Australia, the laughing kookaburra is the best-known and the largest of the native kingfishers. With its distinctive riotous call, the laughing kookaburra is commonly heard in open woodlands and forests throughout NSW national parks, making these ideal spots for bird watching.
Short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
One of only 2 egg-laying mammals in the world, the short-beaked echidna is one of the most widespread of Australian native animals. Covered in spines, or quills, they're equipped with a keen sense of smell and a tube-like snout which they use to break apart termite mounds in search of ants.
Old man banksia (Banksia serrata)
Hardy Australian native plants, old man banksias can be found along the coast, and in the dry sclerophyll forests and sandstone mountain ranges of NSW. With roughened bark and gnarled limbs, they produce a distinctive cylindrical yellow-green banksia flower which blossoms from summer to early autumn.
Grass tree (Xanthorrea spp.)
An iconic part of the Australian landscape, the grass tree is widespread across eastern NSW. These Australian native plants have a thick fire-blackened trunk and long spiked leaves. They are found in heath and open forests across eastern NSW. The grass tree grows 1-5m in height and produces striking white-flowered spikes which grow up to 1m long.
Scribbly gum (Eucalyptus haemastoma)
Easily identifiable Australian native plants, scribbly gum trees are found throughout NSW coastal plains and hills in the Sydney region. The most distinctive features of this eucalypt are the 'scribbles' made by moth larva as it tunnels between the layers of bark.
Smooth-barked apple (Angophora costata)
Smooth-barked apple gums, also known as Sydney red gum or rusty gum trees, are Australian native plants found along the NSW coast, and in the Sydney basin and parts of Queensland. Growing to heights of 15-30m, the russet-coloured angophoras shed their bark in spring to reveal spectacular new salmon-coloured bark.
Waratah (Telopea speciosissima)
The beautiful waratah is not only the NSW floral emblem, it's also one of the best-known Australian native plants. This iconic Australian bush flower can be found on sandstone ridges around Sydney, in nearby mountain ranges and on the NSW South Coast. The waratah has a vibrant crimson flowerhead, measuring up to 15cm across, and blossoms in spring.
Environments in this area
Eucalypt forest environments
Heathland environments
Woodland environments
Rainforest environments
Explore a national park, Stage 2 (Years 3-4), Geography
Living Country, living culture, Stage 2 (Years 3-4), History
Mountain landscapes: Blue Mountains, Stage 4 (Years 7-8), Geography
Rainforests and waterfalls, Stage 3 (Years 5-6), Geography
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Home » News » Valero to become largest oil refiner in North America
Valero to become largest oil refiner in North America
By NS Energy Staff Writer 26 Apr 2005
Valero Energy, the biggest independent oil refiner in the US, is to acquire rival Premcor in a cash and stock deal worth $6.9 billion. As a result, Valero will add four refineries and 790,000 barrels per day of throughput capacity to its system, making it the largest refiner in North America.
With this acquisition, Valero will have total assets of $25 billion and annual revenues of nearly $70 billion. Adding Premcor's refineries in Port Arthur, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; Delaware City, Delaware; and Lima, Ohio will take Valero's total to 19 refineries with a combined throughput capacity of 3.3 million barrels per day (BPD).
This transaction is one of the largest acquisitions in Valero's history, said Bill Greehey, Valero chairman and CEO. We are acquiring several very strategic refineries for significantly less than their combined replacement value, and we'll be improving the profitability of these plants by capturing synergies, improving their reliability and yields, and increasing their capacities.
This acquisition gives us the best geographic diversity among US refiners with a presence in all of the major refining regions, which further increases our earnings stability. What's more, it complements our complex refining system and increases the amount of sour crude oil that we process, Greehey added.
Valero estimates the purchase will enable it to make $350 million in annual savings in the second year after closing due to reduced administrative costs, lower interest expenses, crude oil cost savings due to the company's purchasing leverage, and operational profit improvements that require limited capital investment.
The equity portion of the transaction will be paid 50% in stock and 50% in cash. At closing, Premcor shareholders will receive 46.7 million shares of Valero stock, valued at approximately $3.5 billion as of April 22, 2005. The cash portion, which equates to $3.4 billion, will be financed with a combination of cash on hand and bank debt. In addition, Valero will assume an estimated $1.8 billion of Premcor's existing long-term debt.


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YEAR AFTER YEAR a Brazilian believer takes 100 ten-pound boxes of WMP Scripture booklets into North East Brazil, reaching into many cities and villages where poverty and witchcraft have a strong hold on the hearts of the people. He reported that in one city a leader of a witchcraft center came to Christ through one of those Scripture booklets—but he was not the only one! Others also received the Word into their hearts, and now the witchcraft center is a church where the Word of God is preached and His name is praised! "It is one more victory for Jesus over the darkness!" he wrote. This is the second village in this area which has seen witchcraft give way to the Light of the World!
The Person in the Mirror
On a train in the city of Rio de Janeiro, a pleasant Brazilian woman sits with a bag of gifts specially and lovingly made to introduce women and young ladies to Jesus. As she notices someone, she offers a gift—an attractive plastic bag that contains a mirror and a WMP Scripture booklet, The Way to God. As she hands out the gifts, she tells them that the person in the mirror is the person Jesus died for. After a one-hour ride, her bag of gifts is empty. But that night she will go home and prepare another bag full of little packages, ready to ride the train the next day and share Jesus and His Word.
From the bustling streets of Rio, to the distant towns and villages of North East Brazil, to Amazonia, Scripture booklets from World Missionary Press are telling the people of Brazil of God's love for them. At a time when many in Brazil have growing personal concerns and lack confidence in anyone to help, the Word of God is being received with joy. As the Body of Christ enthusiastically ministers love and hope to those who feel unloved and hopeless, the Church in many areas is experiencing revival.
Though Francisco R. lives and works among the 42 million people in the State of São Paulo, he also has a special burden for the poorer states in Brazil's North East, where he is from. Early in life, as he watched thousands flock to worship statues and relics, a clear message from the Lord was impressed on his spirit, "SEND MY WORD TO THE PEOPLE."
Brother Francisco has been faithful to that command. Shipments to him from WMP have grown from just two boxes to a new pending order of a 40-foot container filled with Portuguese literature (4,215 boxes) as well as a 20-foot container (2,020 boxes) of Spanish booklets for the surrounding nations, particularly Uruguay where God has opened a wonderful new opportunity for pastors throughout that nation to receive WMP literature from a centralized distribution point. Later this year he plans to take Italian Scripture booklets to the people of Naples in Italy. God is using his vision and passion to gather and encourage hundreds of distributors around the world.
Portuguese is spoken in twelve countries and is the primary language of 208.5 million people. World Missionary Press also provides Portuguese Scripture booklets for national coordinators in Mozambique and Angola. A new contact in Cape Verde is also asking for Portuguese booklets. To supply as many distributors as possible in the coming months worldwide, our production team will be working to produce 9-10 million Portuguese booklets for shipment this year.
When WMP contacted the Every Home for Christ director in Mozambique regarding a new shipment, Godfrey expressed his gladness, "as it comes at a time we are tirelessly working on expanding our ministry horizons."
News that a new shipment was planned for WMP's co-coordinators for Mozambique, Pastor Rego and Tanneken F., prompted heartfelt thanks from Tanneken that coloring books as well as Scripture booklets would be included: "When prisoners in the Dondo prison were given a Bible study via the Scripture coloring book God Loves You, it was a favorite. I want to see what can be done this year. The majority have never seen Bible stories illustrated. It is a joy and blessing to serve the Lord together."
With the availability of Scripture booklets from World Missionary Press, Pastor Rego's Mountain of Praise Church birthed a movement reaching throughout Mozambique and into the neighboring countries of Malawi and Zimbabwe. Orphans who were lovingly taken into homes and raised with the Word of God are now eagerly sharing that Word with others, as teams of young people serve the Lord with joy, having received love from the One who loves them most.
The response from EHC Angola was similar as Teodoro emailed: "We're thankful to the Lord for news from World Missionary Press on preparing literature for us in Angola. In fact we hope as soon as possible to hear that the container to Angola is ready and was sent to us!"
As you consider your involvement in producing Scripture booklets in Portuguese, ponder this testimony: A missionary in Brazil preached to a group of people from a WMP Scripture booklet. In response to his message, 67 people received Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. Think of it! Sixty-seven precious souls, one faithful witness, one small Scripture booklet—and the Spirit of God!
[You can extend your reach into Portuguese-speaking nations. Every donated dollar puts 24 powerful Scripture booklets into the hands of Christians eager to share God's Word. An investment of $25 will provide a Scripture booklet for 600 people; $100 will touch the lives of 2,400 people; $1,000 will impact 24,000 people.]
Pastor Paul
Volunteers from Hope Community Church
We first heard of World Missionary Press because Jay and Vicky Benson met a missionary who is a member of our church and faithfully prayed for her. The missionary was so grateful for their prayer support that she suggested we contact World Missionary Press to see how we could support this wonderful ministry.
Our church began sending groups of volunteers in 2013. This summer we made plans to send three groups in June, with each group serving for three days. Our groups have a nice mix of adults and youth, and they always have a really wonderful time serving together.
Perhaps the best part of volunteering at World Missionary Press is having a hand in the world-wide spread of the gospel. Our volunteers are able to help produce Scripture booklets and New Testaments in many languages, and then we pray for the people who will receive these shipments of God's Word.
During the week-day chapel services at World Missionary Press, we sometimes hear reports from evangelists in the field about how the literature from WMP is changing lives. It is very encouraging, especially to the teen volunteers in our group.
Hope Community Church in Ypsilanti, Michigan, has many large, homeschooling families as well as many college students from the nearby universities. The young people in our church are trained in Bible memorization, Bible study, personal evangelism, and prayer. It is an honor for us to come and serve at World Missionary Press.
[Volunteer groups from Hope Community Church travel about three hours and stay several days. They have blessed us in ways beyond the multitude of tasks they have performed to help the work of WMP move forward by providing some memorable chapels in which they have shared music, memorized Scripture passages, prayers, and powerful testimonies. We praise God for the encouragement that these faithful volunteers bring! Volunteers are a vital part of the WMP team.]
Retirement of Fred and Betsy Eiler
WHO WILL EVER FORGET the enthusiastic presentations—and yes, the personal challenges—of Fred Eiler as he and his wife Betsy served as field representatives of World Missionary Press? For 18 years they have shared their passion for God's Word in churches, on radio and TV programs, and wherever God led them. As a beloved ministry-couple, they have endeared themselves to us with their warmth and energy.
Many have been praying earnestly for Fred and Betsy since mid-April, when Fred went through open-heart surgery. When Betsy sent an email to the team, updating us on what they had been going through in the weeks since then, she recounted, "He actually had four blockages, but one was in a very precarious place and could not be stented. The surgery went well, and five days later Fred was sent home for a month of recovery and two more months of rehab." During this time, Harold Mack and various other staff handled their scheduled appointments in area churches.
After discussing with Harold and Marie the realities of Fred's situation, including his turning 74 in June, Betsy wrote,
We have decided to retire from the position of Field Representatives for World Missionary Press. We wish to take this opportunity to thank you for your prayers as we have traveled over 320,000 miles for WMP in the past eighteen years. We will miss so many of you, and you will always be our friends. We have watched your children grow up and have even been invited to their weddings. We have shared many a delicious meal, have stayed in your homes, and have been part of your families. These are memories we will never forget. We do of course pray that our paths will cross again here, and if not, on the other side.
Love and blessings,
Fred and Betsy Eiler
We will certainly miss Fred and Betsy in their role as WMP field representatives! If you would like to hear some of the stories Fred told about how God has used His Word to impact lives, write for his DVDs about "Stones of Remembrance," available free of charge, or go here to view them online.
Volunteer representatives to serve as "Ambassadors"
Some time ago, WMP president Harold Mack put feet to his vision of developing a network of volunteer representatives by forming a WMP Ambassador Program advisory board, which included Fred and Betsy. The concept is to reach out to churches (starting with the more than 2,000 churches already connected with WMP) to identify individuals willing and able to share brief videos, newsletters, e-mails, or other information about WMP with groups within their church (such as Sunday-school classes, men's and women's groups, prayer groups, missions committee, etc.) and to supply them regularly with fresh information for sharing about WMP. This Board has already been helpful in discussing program goals, varying levels of possible involvement from churches, as well as how to connect with, screen, and train
prospective ambassadors, determine what resources they will need and how best to supply them, and build relationships with them.
In answer to specific prayer, God supplied the need for an actively-involved WMP
Ambassador Coordinator. Joe Chadburn joined us in March. Joe and his wife Tamie had recently moved into the area when one of our staff (who is married to Tamie's brother) invited them to attend WMP's Anniversary Dinner last October. They were deeply moved by what they heard and interested in becoming involved. As a former pastor who also has business experience in managing customer relationships, Joe seems divinely prepared for this
particular role. He is well-versed in using social media and the software tools needed in building and maintaining a network of relationships. Joe is a humble man of God and has already begun connecting with pastors and individuals interested in sharing about WMP.


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Thom Sonny Green invites you on a wild ride of the senses. Music lovers know Green as the drummer in world-touring rock outfit alt-J, but it seems a thoughtful composer lurks beneath those solid rhythms. Over the course of the last two years, Green found time on the road and between shows to create High Anxiety, a 21-track buffet of textures, rhythms, and melodies. A lot of the tracks are named after places, presumably in reference to where they were created.
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It's a work both ambient and structured, creepy and alluring. It's definite headphone material, to be listened to in its entirety. The tracks aren't that long, so don't let it daunt you. If you care to take it one step further, and you should, Green teamed with visual artist Nichola Farnan to pair each track with its own tripped-out imagery. It's definitely the sort of thing you can happily get lost in. You might even find Nirvana.
High Anxiety is out Friday, Aug. 19, on Green's own Sudden Records, but you can listen and watch the whole album visualizer below exclusively on Billboard Dance.


Kafka Consumers reads data from the brokers and can be seen as the executor in the Apache Kafka three-stage rocket. By refining your consumer setup, you can avoid common errors and ensure your configuration meets your expectations. This guide is divided into three parts, and this is part three. The previous and following blog post focuses on the Producers and Brokers in the Apache Kafka symbiosis.
Consumers can read log messages from the broker, starting from a specific offset. Consumers are allowed to read from any offset point they choose. This allows consumers to join the cluster at any point in time.
A consumer can join a group, called a consumer group. A consumer group includes the set of consumer processes that are subscribing to a specific topic. Consumers in the group then divide the topic partitions fairly amongst themselves by establishing that each partition is only consumed by a single consumer from the group, I.e., each consumer in the group is assigned a set of partitions to consume from. Kafka guarantees that a message is only read by a single consumer in the group.
Partitions are redistributed between consumers every time a consumer connects or drop out of the consumer group. This means that consumers in the group are not able to consume messages during this time. If one consumer in a group has a bad connection, the whole group is affected and will be unavailable during every reconnect. A distribution of partitions takes around 2-3 seconds or longer. To make sure your setup is running smoothly, we strongly recommend you to secure the connection for your consumers.
Ideally, the number of partitions should be equal to the number of consumers.
Number of consumer > number of partitions If the number of consumers is greater, some consumers will be idling, i.e., you will be wasting client resources.
Number of partitions < number of consumers Some consumers will read from multiple partitions if the number of partitions is greater than the number of consumers.
As mentioned before, the availability will be affected if one consumer has a bad connection. The more consumers you have, the larger risk there is, that one might drop and halt all other consumers.


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In the second physical interview of Room for Discussion this year, the guest was Diederik Samsom. Samsom served as the leader of the Labour Party between 2012-2016. Since November 2019, Samsom has functioned as the head of the cabinet for First Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmerman. Samsom also contributed to the Green New Deal by participating in the legislative process, the focal point of discussion in the one-hour debate. Coincidentally, COP 26 was taking place in Glasgow, which urged audience members, who are all concerned about their and their planet's future, to engage heavily with the interview. Join us as we share the key insights of the debate in the following article.
The Room for Discussion hosts opened the session by thanking Mr Samsom for attending the interview while the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference was occurring. Samsom was first asked about The Green New Deal, what it stands for and entails. After a brief definition of the deal, Samsom finished his explanation with the saying of "Keeping 1.5 degrees alive". Here, Samsom underlined the deal's primary goal, which is to keep the global warmth level within the level of 1.5 degrees. He continued by expressing his disappointment in this goal's failure. Nevertheless, he preserved his hope for next year's COP 27. Samsom's mix of disappointment in past affairs and hope towards the future would indicate the rest of the interview.
The questions shifted afterwards to the backstage of politics: the (non-)cooperation of states and businesses to reach a consensus on the pressing environmental issues followed by the necessary implementation of the decisions. Samsom provided the audience with several examples, such as the reluctance of the Dutch government to sign their end of the deal of the general agreement to end fossil fuel usage, or the tendency of politically unstable states, like Poland, Hungary, and Portugal, to create obstacles in the decision-making process. On the corporate side, Samsom replied humorously to a question about why Shell was not willing to cooperate with the Green New Deal measures at the beginning: "They did not pay attention to the laws", underlining an agency conflict in financial terms (mismatch of interests of different stakeholders), in this case, societal and governmental interests contradict with corporate interests. Samsom also mentioned the difficulty of Shell to reduce the capital spent on their operations, which is the main reason for the conflict. On the international scale, India's effort to reduce the national carbon footprint by applying the Gasoil plan could make a difference towards the process of global cooling by 2027, according to Samsom. Samsom also backed up his claim by data, pointing to the reduction of global temperature from 2.7 to 1.9 degrees, just 0.4 degrees, far from the deal's goal. However, Samsom also stressed the role of power. India's reluctance to cooperate with the EU due to its status as an "emerging superpower" hints at another significant issue in the decision making besides the conflict of interests.
The interview continued with a "This or That" question round prepared by the hosts, a pretty entertaining exercise. Samsom was asked to choose from one of two options: Mark Rutte or Ursula von der Leyen; being a cabinet chef of Frans Timmermans or the Labour party leader; green or red; solar or wind; Timmermans with or without a beard. Samsom replied as follows: Mark Rutte, a cabinet chef, green and Timmermans without the beard. This question round contributed further to the already positive and humorous tone of the conversation, increased audience engagement, which reflected later on based on the volume of questions asked by students. In addition, Samsom's choices on the inquiries also gave a clear insight into his background. For example, before being sworn into the House of Representatives, Samsom was the CEO of a green energy company called Echte Energie [Real Energy]. Alongside two fellow PvdA parliamentarians, Staf Depla and Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Samsom travelled around the Netherlands campaigning, calling themselves "The Red Engineers", which refers to both their party colour and scientific background (Samsom himself has a degree in physics). Samsom's choice of green over red indicated his shift in priority for green politics over party politics. He added Brussels over Den Haag, claiming that the EU would be more effective than the Dutch government to solve the global environmental crisis.
The discussion continued with questions regarding his projections and goals for the future. Samson and his cabinet have plans to put Europe and the world on a climate recovery trajectory. According to Samsom, stopping biodiversity loss is an even more pressing issue than addressing climate change. The two of the three breached planetary boundaries, which he mentioned the plan to achieve in 2030. In addition, Samsom also pointed out the necessity and goal to stop the air, soil, and water pollution altogether. Last but not least, he promised the target of ultimately shifting to zero-emission cars by 2035, 5 years later than they initially set out due to the ongoing high demand in the car market of Europe.
The interview concluded with questions from the audience. The first question was about Samsom's opinion on the role of education in climate politics and how climate standards can be made and reached. Samsom disagreed here with the pessimistic view of the student, claiming that, with the help of China, the goal of 1.5 degrees could be achieved. However, like India, China has shown reluctance to cooperate with the EU, primarily due to the heavy dominance of the electronics sector in the Chinese economy, which contributed to the global carbon emission by 12 gigatons, more than the entirety of the EU. Samsom confessed his mistake to overlooking the potential role of education in policymaking by adding that the EU has no say on education, criticising the existing power structures. Samsom believed that education could contribute most to the fight against the global environmental crisis, admitting his fault in believing in more practical solutions, like building more windmills. Samsom mentioned that all generations are responsible for solving issues for the next, a clear demonstration of his altruism and long-term mindset regarding global issues. However, Samsom also mentioned the impossibility of coming up with solutions for all problems, suggesting that education and investment towards the future are the most crucial steps to reach practical solutions.
The second audience question focused on the recent developments and plans to reach the goal of 1.5 degrees. Samsom mentioned the 14th of December as the end date for preparing legislative proposals and creating deals to achieve harmful emissions. Samsom listed some future goals, such as achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, planting more trees in heavily deforested areas among the restoration of biodiversity goals, and creating incentives for farms to pursue eco-friendly agricultural methods. The main challenge for these plans, according to Samsom, is figuring out how to transfer these policies to business models. Samsom carried on by emphasising that every energy resource has an impact on nature. Therefore, it is necessary to find the mix of energy resources that has the most negligible effect on the ecosystem, which includes a system in which trees and biodiversity grow, summarising that both innovation and nature conservation should go together. Moreover, Samsom alluded to influencing factors on the growth of specific energy industries. For example, within the EU, the solar energy industry grows fastest in the Netherlands due to its affordable price. By giving this example, Samsom underlined the importance of pricing and economic dynamics that affect the demand, hinting at the necessity for a systemic change.
Next, Samsom was asked about his opinion on the realism of his goals. Samsom replied with the analogy of a mountain, saying that you have to climb the hill to reach the endpoint. Samsom responded that he already sees many opportunities ahead regarding his overall optimistic attitude, even when looking at each sitting in the audience. However, Samsom remained mindful of the people who were not listening to him at the moment, people who have far less access to opportunities, which he claimed to be the primary social goal to tackle next to environmental issues. "Predistribution", creating equal opportunities for everyone, is a long-term goal. Stating the cluelessness of politicians on how to address this issue, Samsom implied that the core of the global environmental crisis is rooted in the history of politics and economics.
The interview finished with Samsom's final remarks on his optimism toward nuclear energy, claiming that potential safety problems could be eliminated under the proper infrastructure and more efficiency could be achieved in energy usage. Samsom concluded that a pessimistic outlook on the climate and our future is unnecessary: innovation, technology, and the new purpose-driven generation can lead us to a sustainable future.
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Super Daddy 10 aka Super Daddy Yeol
슈퍼대디 열 (2015) tvN - 16 Episodes
Romantic Comedy - Melodrama, Grade: B+
Korean Drama Review by Jill, USA
Super Daddy 10 (2015) is a super fine family-oriented Korean drama with great actors, which I enjoyed immensely. Although it combined sad scenes with funny scenes, and all the while you get the strong feeling that one of the main characters will perhaps die early, the script is deft and brilliant. The positive aspects about life are emphasized over the cruel or depressing aspects of life. I watched it at a time in my own life when I truly felt inspired by such a beautiful story.
The main male lead is actor - singer Lee Dong Gun, whom I think is uniquely handsome in his own way, and I had not seen a drama with him for quite some time, so I lapped this one up like a cat to cream. You really tend to miss your favorites when they get involved with different things like music or have to enter the military and you don't see them in a new drama for a year or two. Dong Gun plays a washed up baseball player named Yeol Kim who is determined to remain a confirmed bachelor until he dies. However, life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans, as John Lennon once wrote in a song.
Dong Gun is approached by an old girlfriend who had broken up with him years before, named Cha Mi Rae (lovely actress Lee Yoo Ri) who has become a doctor since they broke up. She has a nine year old precocious daughter named Sa Rang (adorable actress Lee Re), who yearns to become an accomplished athlete when she grows up. She may be a perky child but she is a determined one, and has a lot of compassion for others, including her stressed out, beautiful, and accomplished mother. Mom is stressed out because she just got a diagnosis of cancer, is told she has a year to live, and worries about what will happen to her daughter if she dies. She keeps the truth from her daughter and struggles with her inner turmoil and symptoms of sickness alone. She tries to start up a new relationship with Yeol Kim, the old boyfriend, keeping her ultimate agenda hidden from him: she wants to guarantee that her daughter has a father when or if she passes on. These two butt heads again at first, but the truth is Yeol Kim has never gotten over Cha Mi Rae -- no girl had ever been able to supplant her in his heart.
Of course the inevitable happens and because their physical attraction has remained so strong they take up with one another again, and even plan to marry. Will everyone ever discover that Cha Mi Rae is supposedly terminal? Only one or two colleagues at work know the truth. As time goes on not only does Mi Rae fall for Yeol Kim again but her daughter starts looking on him as a real father. And then the big discovery ... he IS her real Dad! Will that make Yeol Kim angry that he was never told the truth by Mi Rae all these years? Enough to leave her?
I felt that all the dialogue and situations in this show were very realistic. They all seemed like people you'd know in your own life, a hallmark of a great show. For instance, in bedroom scenes the couple would talk very bluntly with one another -- the feelings of anger or mistrust or sadness were dealt with head on, and not pushed underneath the surface, as so often happens in more long, drawn out Korean dramas, where frequent misunderstandings seem to take forever to be resolved. I think any married couple in particular would relate to these scenes.
However the MOST delightful aspect of Super Daddy 10 is watching father and daughter become so close to one another that they think of the other one first in a crisis, instead of themselves. Yeol Kim is humanized by his growing affection for his daughter. The fact that he can guide her in her athletic ambitions is a plus and draws them even closer. When she has a running competition he even ditches a party at work he is expected to attend and host so that he can cheer his daughter on at her meet. Now THAT is parental dedication, so often lacking in the world today, with so many fatherless homes. Truly heartwarming! If you know a guy who is a lapsed father show him this drama! It might inspire him to take his job more seriously.
There are the usual secondary characters here to fill out the story, but truthfully my heart was really only on the three lead characters in this story: father, mother, and child. To be sure there were times when I got a bit teary eyed while watching this, but overall it is a happy story that will inspire you. I really don't see too many other K-dramas like this one. Usually in K-dramas where a terminal illness is depicted there is overwhelmingly depressing scenes galore, so Super Daddy 10 is a refreshing change of pace. Don't miss it!
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