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We take a very patient-focused approach, which means that it's not about selling hearing aids, it's about listening to what you need and want and helping you find the right solution. Our patients matter to us as individuals. We've also got decades of experience with hearing aids, giving us expert knowledge on the hearing devices available today and which might be right for you. As you might guess from our name, we specialize in custom hearing aids that fit inside your ear. Making these requires particular skills, but we've been doing it for years and can handle any complications that might come up. We work with every patient to make sure we understand your hearing loss, your needs, and your budget so that we can help you stay connected and enjoy your life.
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Sometimes the answer is for us to make adjustments, but sometimes we'll need to try something else. Talk to us about how we can let you try before you buy. Also, we offer the EarQ Secure Warranty on all hearing aids. With four years of protection, this warranty period is longer than what anyone else in the upstate area can offer you. When you buy hearing aids from Custom Fit Hearing, you're also getting peace of mind.
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The show will go on for the Rio Hondo Symphony Assn., which has received enough contributions in the last week to help stage the group's annual Young People's Concert on Sunday.
The orchestra, which presents four free concerts a year in the Whittier High School Auditorium, is partially sponsored by the cities of Whittier, Pico Rivera and Santa Fe Springs. But the bulk of the group's expenses are covered by private donations. When symphony organizers threatened to cancel Sunday's concert unless $8,000 could be raised, the public responded, said symphony spokesman Dorothea Cummings. While the group still needs more money, she said, "we have received enough contributions to push ahead with Sunday's show," the season finale.


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Anthidium severini is een vliesvleugelig insect uit de familie Megachilidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1903 door Vachal.

De diersoort komt voor in Zimbabwe.

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Increasingly, but especially over the past year, I've been amazed at how people have abandoned all hope of reaching answers on important issues. Whether it's wearing masks, getting vaccinated, understanding economics, or examining race relations, people are quick to say that it's 'fake news.' Others will fall back on being 'entitled to their opinion.'
Imagine if we trusted everything to this mindset. What if we let engineers build bridges and airplanes however they wanted, because they are entitled to their opinions? Would you drive over a bridge or fly in an airplane? What if we let doctors use whatever medicines and treatments they felt like, however they wanted. They don't need dosage recommendations, interaction guidance, or FDA approval. The FDA is all part of a conspiracy, anyway. The doctors are all entitled to their opinions.
It seems crazy, but it has somehow come to this. The public seems to have forgotten the scientific method, basic rules of research, and mathematical analysis. We have given up on the idea that there are right answers to problems and wrong answers. We've accepted the mentality, 'You can't mark my 2 + 2 = 5 answer wrong, because I'm entitled to my opinion.'
If there was any truth to those beliefs, we would never be able to advance. We wouldn't be able to build increasingly better computers. We wouldn't be able to come up with new and important medicines. The Theory of Relativity wouldn't exist. No cars. No electric power grid. All of these advances in science and society can happen, because we have methodologies for determining what's logically true and what is false.
The scientific method uses deductive reasoning to reach a logical, true conclusion. It follows a path from general theory to specific observation. At the end of the path, we are left with a true and logical statement we can accept with confidence.
Think Statistically is about using the scientific method and basic statistics to arrive at logically true conclusions. We take everyday examples from the headlines, walk through a statistical and scientific analysis using commonly available data from reputable sources, and derive conclusions. At the end, assuming our math and methodology are correct, we must accept the findings. The findings may or may not be what we expect, but, as good, clear thinking individuals, we accept them.
There are right answers to big problems. You don't need to be confused or misled by opinions, fake news, or political spin. You can find answers. We're here to help you do that.
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Ministry of Reconciliation
2 Corinthians 5:18 "All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation." I heard a story today about a revival group pastor at Bethel's school of ministry named Ben. He had trust, openness, and great favor with everyone he came into contact with. But then he found himself in bed with an intern, who then told the pastoral staff about the affair. Pastor Danny Silk was tasked with talking to Pastor Ben, who was naturally scared of being punished. But P Danny recounts (and I paraphrase) "I had faith in the ministry of reconciliation, so I had hope that it was going to work out. After some time, Ben confessed, which would have been enough for most because a confession gives cause for righteous release of punishment. But when you're focused on punishment, it shows you have a relationship with the rules, and not with Jesus or with Ben." Ben stepped down temporarily as revival group pastor so he could focus on ministering to his own family (while keeping a role as administrator with the church). Through a process of inner healing over the next year, Ben discovered that the root cause of his sin were broken spots of fear of rejection that ran deep from his past. With the help of Pastor Danny and the church, Ben experienced supernatural transformation and restored his marriage. Even his kids grew to a totally new level of intimacy with Ben and with God through the process. Pastor Ben has now been restored into his position, and countless people have found hope in his story. He likes to say that "punishment is so much easier than discipline." While punishment can be administered quickly, discipline requires walking through a process of restoration and reconciliation. Lord I thank you for the ministry of reconciliation. I pray that I can have more faith in your ability to reconcile, and have less faith in the power of punishment. May I love and forgive others, because you first loved and forgave me. In Jesus' name, Amen.


A fire that destroyed a home on Moore Hill Ave. Monday morning is under investigation.
West Knox and Lily responded to the scene near Ott Road in Corbin at approximately 4:45 a.m.
West Knox Fire Chief Darryl Baker said firefighters had been called to the same scene at approximately 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
"It just burned a few pieces of siding, but somebody set it," Baker said of the Sunday fire.
When firefighters arrived on the scene Monday, the home was fully involved.
Baker said two people living there had escaped the flames.
However, the family's pet dog was reportedly still inside.
"We don't know if it got out. We didn't find it while performing salvage and overhaul," Baker said.
Baker said a power line had fallen onto one side of the home. As a result, firefighters' efforts to extinguish the blaze were slowed.
"We couldn't apply water to that area because we didn't know if it was live," Baker explained noting the utility company was contacted and sent a lineman out to disconnect the power.
Corbin firefighters were called to the scene at approximately 6 a.m. for manpower as the volunteer firefighters were forced to leave because of work and family commitments.
Firefighters were on scene until approximately 9 a.m.
Knox EMS also responded to the scene.
Kentucky State Police are continuing the investigation into the blaze.


It's been a busy year for the Cold, one that began modestly and is ending with their being the most popular rock band New Orleans has spawned in years.
In December 1979, original Cold guitarists Kevin Radecker and Bert Smith were joined by bassist Vance DeGeneres, organist/vocalist Barbara Menendez and drummer Chris Luckette, who had just left the now defunct Normals. It was a major overhaul, and one that promised remarkable strides.
delights in unveiling new material, usually without warning.
the Cold once again demonstrated that they have made it by eschewing the fulsome lead guitar and synthesized drudgery that plague lesser bands. Songs, including splendid cover versions of the Easybeats' "Friday on My Mind," the Dave Clark Five's "Glad All Over" and the Beatles' version of the Isley Brothers' "Twist and Shout" are emphasized more than anything else, except for the effervescent ensemble work that has become the band's trademark.
Other early aspects of the group's performances - such as the Radecker-Smith guitar tandem, Luckette's and DeGeneres' formidable rhythmic volleys, Menendez's unrelenting charm and the fact that all five members sing - also are still intact.
There was even a moment of nostalgia, as two other original members of the band (from when it was Totally Cold), drummer Ron Blanchard and "Rockin'" Rick Connick, sat in for a couple of numbers.
Like everyone else in the band, Bert Smith seems happy about the way things have turned out. "It's been kind of surprising," he said. "We did our first gig, as Totally Cold, in July 1979, on the same day that Skylab crashed to earth and Hurricane Bob passed. We always felt that we were tapping something that people were starved for, which was Merseybeat."
DeGeneres, too, could find little to complain about. "I've been extremely happy," he said. "For a year, things have gone well. The crowds have gone from averaging about 150 to around 800 now. That's got to say something. I guess the high point of the year was getting the record played on commercial radio," he said of "You", the single which recently made the playlist of WTIX, making it the first locally produced new record by a local band played on the station in nearly four years. "Of course, WTUL always helped us, but the high point was getting into my Volkswagen and hearing it on "TIX".
"We just finished mixing down our next single," said Smith. "It will be 'Memories', Chris Luckette's old song from the Normals, and 'Mesmerized' which Barbara sings. The mix I heard sounds big - almost like Phil Spector. At least it sounded big on the studio speakers."
"The thing about the band," said DeGeneres, "is that not everybody is a great musician. Everybody's come a long way, and we all have the same thing in mind. We're just trying to get a record contract and put out a decent first album. But that doesn't really guarantee us anything. One thing I don't like is that some people have accused us of doing stuff that is too pop and not complex enough", he said of their material. "They'd like us to do something with synthesizers. But the pop stuff is just what we like. I've always written this way, and I'm not about to change my style. We've got about 30 originals now. I'm pleased with the quality. We had about eight or nine originals when we started. There are some songs we don't do anymore, and a few that could be eliminated."
Smith adds: "We still do a lot of cover versions because of new audiences. It takes them a while to get used to us. We don't mind doing other people's songs, such as 'Friday on My Mind.' As for complexity, I think we have very complex material. Kevin and I have become much better guitarists, and with Chris and Vance in the band things are very complex. Especially with Chris, who is always coming up with different rhythms."
"After all, I've never heard another band do a Cold song."


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This documentary originally aired on Discovery Science months before the catastrophic hurricane destroyed parts of coastal Louisiana and New Orleans. While many broadcast organizations scrambled to create programming, Science's parent Discovery was able to beat the competition by re-airing Coastal Crisis with a post-script segment including footage of the devastation.
Two hour special featuring some of Nat Geo's most spectacular footage.
Multi-award winning documentary for National Geographic.
One hour documentary on women's professional football.
One hour documentary about the impending crisis of losing the wetlands in Louisiana. Aired 8 months prior to Katrina.


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Saudi Arabia: 2 oil tankers damaged in sabotage attacks near UAE
A tanker at the oil terminal of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Photo: Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images
Saudi Arabia said Monday 2 of its oil tankers sustained "significant damage" in sabotage attacks near the coast of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, as 1 was on its way to pick up oil for the U.S.
Why it matters: The U.S. had warned that "Iran or its proxies" could target vessels in the region. The UAE said Sunday 4 commercial vessels were targeted by "sabotage operations" near its territorial waters, per Reuters. The U.S. says it's deploying forces including an aircraft carrier and B-52 bombers to the Persian Gulf to counter Iranian threats.
The big picture: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled the Moscow leg of his Russia trip to instead hold talks in Brussels with European officials on Iran Monday, Reuters reported, citing a State Department official. He's due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the Black Sea resort of Sochi Tuesday, according to Reuters.
What he's saying: Pompeo told CNBC in an interview broadcast Monday, "In the event that Iran decided to come after an American interest — whether that be in Iraq or Afghanistan or Yemen or any place in the Middle East — we are prepared to respond in an appropriate way."
The other side: An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander said a U.S. military presence in the Gulf used to be a serious threat, but now "it is a target and the threats have switched to opportunities," the Iranian Students' News Agency reported. Iran's foreign ministry warned against "any conspiracy orchestrated by ill-wishers" over the sabotaged ships.
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Loki and Buster like to hang out on people's beds all the time.
They just cosy up and lie there.
Sometimes I put films on for them. They like the kind that have animals in them, and Buster especially likes those pet rescue shows.
I put on the lion king once though, and he literally could not have cared less.
Apparently he doesn't like lions who fight for power over the pride. He only cares about animals being rescued from trees and other precarious predicaments.


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Aggressive lockdowns do more harm than good, NEW Stanford study warns
by: Sara Middleton, staff writer | January 25, 2021
(NaturalHealth365) The mandatory COVID lockdowns, business closures, and stay-at-home orders implemented in California and elsewhere have had catastrophic effects on American individuals, families, businesses, and communities. Many are left with an unpleasant question – has it even been worth it?
While some economists claim the economy would actually be doing better right now had earlier lockdowns been more aggressive, the same might not be true for the spread of COVID-19 itself – at least not according to a recent study.
Just how effective are mandatory lockdowns? Let's see what studies say
The international peer-reviewed study was published this month in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation. Stanford researchers assessed whether countries that used the most restrictive "non-pharmacological interventions" for curbing COVID-19 had lower rates compared to countries that used less restrictive and voluntary measures.
The most restrictive non-pharmacological interventions include mandatory stay‐at‐home and business closures. These questionable social policies were used within the following countries:
In contrast, Sweden and South Korea have had less restrictive measures throughout the pandemic.
Using a mathematical model to compare these different nations, the Stanford researchers concluded that there was "no clear, significant beneficial effect of more restrictive [non-pharmaceutical interventions] on case growth in any country."
SHOCKING revelation: Lockdowns may have the opposite effect, study reveals
Incredibly, the effect of mandatory lockdowns and business closures in France appeared to actually promote COVID spread when compared with South Korea, according to the researchers' calculations. This is consistent, the study says, "with a recent analysis that identified increase transmission and cases in Hunan, China during the period of stay-at-home orders from increased intra-household density and transmission."
"In other words," the authors state, "it is possible that stay-at-home orders may facilitate transmission if they increase person-to-person contact where transmission is efficient such as closed spaces."
This study does have limitations, and other existing data contradict the Stanford authors' findings. For example, a recent study from Nature claimed that 495 million coronavirus cases were avoided due to early lockdowns in the US, China, France, and elsewhere. Interestingly, this research included South Korea — suggesting that lesser restrictive lockdowns could indeed contribute to the prevention of COVID-19 spread.
Even so, the question of whether lockdowns and business closures "work" at slowing disease spread is only part of the predicament. As the Stanford researchers note, many interventions to curb COVID-19 are projected to cause serious harm. For instance, a November 2020 paper from JAMA Network Open estimates that US school closures — in spring 2020 alone — "could be associated with more eventual [years of life lost] than would be observed if these schools had remained open." Understandably, "the analysis favored schools remaining open."
Job loss and economic despair can't be ignored, either. As of January 8, 2021, the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that the U.S. unemployment rate is 6.7 percent. That's down from a tragic and nearly unprecedented rate of 14.8 percent back in April 2020, but still worse than the 4 percent unemployment rate of December 2018.
These days, we're starting to see even staunch lockdown supporters like Governor Cuomo begin to call for their states' re-opening. Time will tell how long it will take (and how many hoops will have to be jumped) to get things back up and running.
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Q: Spliting paragraph into sub - paragraphs which have meaningfull Normally, a paragraph contain many sub - paragraph and each sub - paragraph has the certain meaning.
In NLP, How can I split paragraph into sub - paragraph which have meaning or in other words, I would like to detect the boundaries between sub-paragraphs

A: The problem you are stating is interesting, but poorly defined, because "meaning" itself is defined poorly, and we actually don't know how to tell a good partition of the paragraph from a bad one.
However, we can simplify the problem as this: we want to group together adjacent sentences, if their topic is similar, i.e. if they are about the same or similar objects, or contain otherwise similar words or phrases. Thus we can describe our algorithm formally:

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*Split the paragraph into sentences.

*Represent each sentence as some formal object (e.g. a bag of words, or a bag of word embeddings from w2v, fasttext, ELMO or BERT, or a sentence embedding from some neural network, such as USE).

*Compute the distances between each pair of sentences (e.g. cosine distance between sentence embeddings or word counts, or word mover distance between word embeddings).

*Run an agglomerative clustering algorithm on this distance matrix, with one additional restriction: only adjacent clusters can be merged together.

*Try the clustering on different paragraphs with different stopping criteria (usually thresholds) and choose the threshold which produces the most meaningful partitions.

If this algorithm looks like what you want, I could provide its baseline implementation in Python.
Upd Please take a loog at this gist with my basic implementation: Spacy sentenizer + cosine similarity of Spacy sentence vectors + naive clustering based only on neighbouring sentences.
https://gist.github.com/avidale/e4450da902d36bb14c595987943120dc

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Insurers must cover patients regardless of gender identity, feds say
Published 12:44 pm EDT, Friday, May 13, 2016
WASHINGTON >> The Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule Friday mandating that insurers provide health services for patients regardless of their gender identity as part of the Affordable Care Act, the second time in a single day that the administration has framed transgender rights as a central civil-rights issue.
The rule, known as Section 1557, mandates that any health insurance company that participates in the federal health care exchange cannot deny individuals health care or coverage based on their gender identity, and "must be treated consistent with their gender identity, including in access to facilities."
While the new rule does not require insurers to automatically approve all gender transitioning services, it means that they cannot categorically deny coverage as they have in the past. These services can range from vaginal reconstruction to treatment for ovarian cancer when an individual identifies as a man.
Friday's ruling is significant because insurers must apply this same approach to every plan they administer, including those in the private sector or elsewhere in the federal government. And it comes on the heels of a directive from the Justice and Education Departments instructing schools they must accommodate transgender students by allowing them access to the bathroom of their chosen gender identity.
"A central goal of the Affordable Care Act is to help all Americans access quality, affordable health care. Today's announcement is a key step toward realizing equity within our health care system and reaffirms this Administration's commitment to giving every American access to the health care they deserve," said Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell, in a statement.
Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, called the move "tremendously significant." She added that while her group and others believe the health-care law already includes this requirement because it bars sex discrimination, "not all the insurance companies and everybody agrees with that."
"It's very important to clarify and specific that trans discrimination is illegal in the provision of health-care services and health insurance," Keisling said.


D.C. Law Library - § 47–2202. Imposition of tax.
↪ Chapter 22. Compensating-Use Tax.
↪ § 47–2202. Imposition of tax.
§ 47–2202.01. Tax on gross receipts for transient lodgings or accommodations; food or drink for immediate consumption; spirits sold for consumption on premises; rental vehicles.
§ 47–2202. Imposition of tax.
(B) If the occupancy of a room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations is reserved, booked, or otherwise arranged for by a room remarketer, the tax imposed by this paragraph shall be determined based on the net charges and additional charges received by the room remarketer.
(B) Spirituous or malt liquors, beer and wine sold for consumption on the premises where sold.
(3C) The rate of tax shall be 6.00% of the gross receipts from the sale of or charges for tangible personal property or services by legitimate theaters, or by entertainment venues with 10,000 or more seats, excluding any such theaters or entertainment venues from which such taxes are applied to pay debt service on tax-exempt bonds.
(b) 5% of the use tax revenue collected at the rate provided by the lead-in language of subsection (a) that is not dedicated to legislatively proposed or existing tax increment financing districts or pledged to the benefit of holders of District Bonds or notes existing on or before October 30, 2018 shall be dedicated to the Commission on the Arts and Humanities, established by [Chapter 2 of Title 39] to support the functions, purposes, and costs of the Commission.
This section is referenced in § 9-1111.15, § 47-2202.01, § 47-2202.02, and § 47-4622.
D.C. Law 14-307, in par. (3A), substituted "9%" for "8%".
D.C. Law 18-111 substituted "5.75%, except for the period beginning October 1, 2009, and ending September 30, 2012, the rate shall be 6%," for "5.75%, except for the period beginning June 1, 1994, and ending September 30, 1994, the rate shall be 7%,".
D.C. Law 18-364 designated the existing text of par. (2) as par. (2)(A); and added par. (2)(B).
D.C. Law 19-21, in par. (2)(B), substituted "net charges and additional charges received by the room remarketer" for "net sale or net charges received from the transient by the room remarketer".
The 2013 amendment by D.C. Law 20-61 substituted "Effective October 1, 2011, the rate of the tax shall be 10%" for "The rate of tax shall be 9%" in (3A).
Alcoholic beverage control, rules and regulations, see § 25-211.
National capital region transportation, revenues deposited in general fund and allocated to metrorail/metrobus account, see § 9-1111.15.
National capital revitalization corporation, determination, publication, collection and deposit of tax increment revenues, see § 2-1219.22.
National capital revitalization corporation, "sales and use tax increment revenues" defined, see § 2-1219.01.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6004(a)(3) of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-458, Oct. 3, 2018, 65 DCR 11212).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see § 6004(a)(3) of Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2018 (D.C. Act 22-434, July 30, 2018, 65 DCR 8200).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see §§ 902(b) and 903 of Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Amendment Emergency Act of 2002 (D.C. Act 14-544, December 4, 2002, 49 DCR 11700).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see §§ 902(b) and 903 of the Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Amendment Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-27, February 24, 2003, 50 DCR 2151).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see §§ 902(b) and 903 of Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Support Amendment Second Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2003 (D.C. Act 15-103, June 20, 2003, 50 DCR 5499).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 7111(f) of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-187, August 26, 2009, 56 DCR 7374).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 7241(g) of Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Support Second Emergency Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-207, October 15, 2009, 56 DCR 8234).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 7241(g) of Fiscal Year Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2009 (D.C. Act 18-260, January 4, 2010, 57 DCR 345).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 7002(b)(1) of Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 19-93, June 29, 2011, 58 DCR 5599).
For temporary (90 day) amendment of section, see § 11 of Revised Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Support Technical Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2011 (D.C. Act 19-157, October 4, 2011, 58 DCR 8688).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 106 of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Technical Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-482, October 12, 2012, 59 DCR 12478).
For temporary amendment of section, see § 106 of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Support Technical Clarification Congressional Review Emergency Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Act 19-604, January 14, 2013, 60 DCR 1045), applicable as of January 10, 2013.
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see §§ 7155 and 7159 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-130, July 30, 2013, 60 DCR 11384, 20 DCSTAT 1827).
For temporary (90 days) amendment of this section, see §§ 7155 and 7159 of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Support Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013 (D.C. Act 20-204, October 17, 2013, 60 DCR 15341, 20 DCSTAT 2311).
Section 11 of D.C. Law 19-53, in par. (3A), substituted "Effective October 1, 2011, the rate of the tax shall be 10%" for "The rate of the tax shall be 9%".
Section 15(b) of D.C. Law 19-53 provided that the act shall expire after 225 days of its having taken effect.
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[TransX] TransX planning - IMFD burning : how to burn in IMFD a transX plan ?
TransX planning - IMFD burning : how to burn in IMFD a transX plan ?
Hi everyone ! I've been a long time reader of this wonderful forum, where I learned almost everything about orbiter. But now, with my little orbinaut experience, I'm stuck with something and it pushes me to write my first message.
I'm trying to do a powered slingshot of Venus, in an Earth-Venus-Mars trip. As I've learned here and there, IMFD (still working on it) isn't efficient in terms of slingshot planning. Though I've already found a window using guess and check in TransX. But here comes a few questions : I don't manage to export my data's from my 'plan" to IMFD, and I really don't understand how to interprate transX plan for each step, in order to use IMFD like a DSKY P30 flight computer and set up the delta velocity program according to transX values. Maybe I'm not reading the correct values, or I missed something.
For instance : on the ground, I would have like to use IMFD to launch, since you can check in real time your Ein. Using the target intercept program, tgt Venus, set Tej and time of encounter according to the transX plan, I have different Rinc and Ein values transX escape plan window and surface launch program.
Again, once in orbit : I've tried to copy the data from the transX escape plan to IMFD in order to do the ejection burn. I've read on the forum many methods, but any of them seem to be working : Copy the total delta-v from the escape plan to the Dvf value in delta velocity program, then set the Tej. according to Time to Pe. from transX. Once burned, I'm off from 15 degrees in S. Maj axis diff. I've also tried to copy each value from the eject plan (prograde, Ch. Plane, outward) to Dvf, dvp and dvf, setting up the Tin to the time to Pe. I beautifully scratched in the Pacific, as IMFD burned straight into the planet.
I've seen on the forum many messages about a combined use of these tools, but I can't find out how to export to IMFD the slingshot attitude. There are tutorials about one or the other, but I didn't find one that described a simultaneous use of IMFD and transX. May anyone help me deal with it ?
Thank you all for your help, have a good weekend.
I can't help much with your main question of transfering TransX flyby data into IMFD, but I thought it worth mentioning that when transfering burn dV parameters between TransX<->IMFD (e.g. Forward, Outward, Pl.Change) you need to invert the sign +/- of the Outward and Pl.Change values. I think that's correct.
I beautifully scratched in the Pacific, as IMFD burned straight into the planet.
I think this may happen when the Tej is big. I got into the habit of not hitting the AB button before passing the node just before the burn, usually a quarter orbit or so. If your Tej was bigger at the time of pressing the AB button, you can try pressing the AB at a later time to see if that makes a difference.
@BrianJ Ok I didn't notice that transX is giving for instance an outward velocity, whereas IMFD'Dvi stands for inward. But still, the problem is that in TransX escape plan, you only have a positive prograde dv. If you look at the eject plan (step 2) of the scenario, you'll see that the prograde velocity is negative. I assume that the difference is relative to the reference body used at each steps of the plan : in escape plan, you have a positive prograde Dv relative to earth in order to eject the shjp, but this means that relative to the sun (in the eject plan) you're slowing down, correct me if I'm wrong. I'll give it a try setting the delta velocity program reference to sun and try to input the eject plan variables (inverted or not) instead of the escape plan Delta v value. But still, I cannot use this program correctly combined with the map program, because I don't know the attitude of the slingshot from the transX plan (Inclination and PeD). So even if I set up these variables, I would not be able to "check" with the map program that I'm ejecting/targeting/approaching Venus on a good trajectory.
@bcbarnes Yes I've already seen many times both his beginner guide, the trip to Mars you're mentioning and his tutorial with Dimitri (dgatsoulis) about IMFD. I've performed several trip to Mars using these MFDs and making them working together. But David Courtney's video don't describe a slingshot, it's a Earth Mars trip. As I've said, my problem is specifically the combined use of transX and IMFD while performing a slingshot.
If your Tej was bigger at the time of pressing the AB button, you can try pressing the AB at a later time to see if that makes a difference.
Thanks for sharing ! We would have done a great Mission Control work you and me I think my mistake is somewhere else, each time I tried I really waited the last moment before activating the autopilot, like 300 seconds before Tej or so... And since it was a huge deltav maneuver, I also divided it into two burns : one orbit before Tej, apply some Dv to reduce the total amount while checking that your Pe MJD is matching with your plan ejection time. Thus it's a good way to cut in two smaller burns a huge one.
Let's try break it down a bit. The trouble begins with the ejection burn to Venus, right?
What does IMFD's map program look like when you set up this burn in a 2nd MFD slaved to the DV program? It should give you an accurate visual representation of the trajectory. If the trajectory (in blue) doesn't look right, I can imagine the MCC will be expensive.
Sorry for this, I tried to give you the most accurate information.
I already configured IMFD with these parameters.
For the eject burn here is how I proceed : taking note of the Delta v value in transX escape plan, I start Delta velocity program. Here I input as Tej the T. To Pe indicated in TransX, and the Delta v in Dvf field. I can see correctly my trajectory in the map program once shared, but 1) the Pe MJD is far off the value of transX, and 2) once performed, the trajectory shown in transX escape plan with the green line is really off the planed trajectory in yellow. Obviously, it will take me to Venus but not with the good attitude, not with the good PeD, and at the wrong date. Am I proceeding correctly for the moment ?
To be sure this odd behavior is not your problem, find a real or online stopwatch and time the burn. Check whether an IMFD second has the same duration as a real second. You may be surprised.
To deal with this, set up te burn (using off-axis), quit orbiter, resume the current scenario and do the burn. Check te DV values before burning to see they didn't change upon resuming.
2 is probably the result of not solving 1. As long as IMFD Map program tells you something is not right, something is not right. That includes the time of arrival PeT. There is no point proceeding if this value is not what it should be.
Here I input as Tej the T. To Pe indicated in TransX, and the Delta v in Dvf field.
I suspect the problem is here. Tej = Time to Ejection, while T to Pe is the time to Periapsis. This is only true if the ejection point exactly the same as the periapsis of your current parking orbit, which is likely not the not be the case. Set Tej in IMFD to equal the time until burn shown in Trans-X.
Hi everyone ! Sorry for my absence, I was abroad last week and I have not had time for orbiter. Thanks for your really helpful answers I have done a few tests yesterday with your advice in mind.
I've done the check you mentionned... what a huge gap With this method I was able to minimize the error margin. So this part is ok.
Set Tej in IMFD to equal the time until burn shown in Trans-X.
Thanks ! At the beginning I tried Tex's method to 1) reduce the total time of burn (divide it in two) 2) reduce the amount of Dv needed for plane alignment 3) Be sure that PeT and Begin burn are matching. But this is definitely, in my opinion, a loss of time. Finally, I used the traditional method : use Begin burn value to match IMFD TEj.
AAANnnnndd finally, the "first part" (ejection burn) was successful.
You can plan a slingshot in TransX, then perform it in IMFD (to take advantage of the auto-burn and IMFD Map's greater accuracy). You will need to know the TEj (when you leave the first planet), the "swing-by date" (TIn for the first leg, also the TEj for the second leg), and the swing-by altitude (used in Planet Approach when you near the "sling" planet).
But precisely : how can I take advantage of IMFD's Map program if I don't know the correct values for PeD, Pe MJD, Rin, etc.... ? This is really what is confusing for me and I don't understand what you had in mind. How to set up one ejection burn which will take me to Venus with almost no MCCs, matching the TransX plan even if its inaccuracy may tell me i'm not on the good trajectory ?
To conclude, here are some screenshots after a MCC illustrating my lack of understanding. In this situation : R.inc is at 0 and Pe/ratio is at 1 so everything looks good.
Thanks everyone for your help. If I manage to understand this, I'll try to make a full tutorial of a combined use of TransX and IMFD while performing slingshots, I think it might be useful.
Last edited by potjoe; 11-19-2018 at 07:39 PM.
Can you post your scenario? Maybe it's an idea to fetch a Earth-Venus-Mars trajectory from Nasa's trajectory browser. It would give you some reference.
I had look, but there is no trajectory with route EVM in the database it seems.
The scenario is attached to the first post ! Actually the TransX plan I set up corresponds to a valid windows found in trajbrowser.
You may have done a mistake, cause I found the window thanks to it.
Last edited by potjoe; 11-19-2018 at 08:01 PM.
I tried various queries. Can you look it up and post the link here?
Nice catch. Putting in Venus and Mars in the custom list should just add the trajectories for venus and the trajectories for mars together in a single list and not result in combined trajectories as far as I am aware.
Anyway, for the first segment of your trip, I think you should use IMFD's Course plan to find a solution which actually matches the 4.17 km/s for the burn to Venus, or something very close to it. You can grab these from the browser. Periapsis height is also given by the Trajectory browser, expressed as 2.75 radii altitude.
Did you know there is a lot more data hidden in the source code of the page? All the state vectors are there for example. Also, the timestamps include hours, minutes and seconds. This data is lost if you would just convert the dates given on the page to MJD's for use in IMFD.


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Premium yoghurts at top of tasters' list (100g) – no more than 600kJ
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Three of the top five brands contained plenty of fat and would deliver about eight per cent of your daily energy needs in one hit. The other two, however, were actually low in fat. Their manufacturers used intelligent food science to give the impression of a rich and creamy yoghurt.
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In less than a week, a certain number of hostesses, distributed strategically in the main cities in Spain, were hired through Health Field Marketing. During the Menopause World Day, each hostess delivered a diptych containing indirect promotion of the product, as well as practical tips to improve the quality of life during that period. People who fitted in the target (menopausal women) were stopped to require their personal information in order to send to them, periodically and via e-mail, information and practical tips on the menopause.
We reported the situation every hour and checked the amount of surveys filled by every hostess. At the end of the day, all the diptychs were delivered, and all the client-targeted data bases were collected.
Our client needed to bring up to date its sales team competences on its main customer's needs, the Chemist Office. The sales team is formed by 42 salespeople who need an urgent solution to make the most of its seasonal products.
Through PANACEA EXPRESS we offered some specifically designed pills that could be immediately implemented.
Devoted to our corporate vision, we are always working in order to get the customer's satisfaction in all the projects we are taking part. Following that, we assign a part of our benefits into financial cooperation with social and health programs developed by different foundations.


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Q: How to use active_link_to? I'm just new to Rails and just finished the One Month Rails course. I googled on how to make my nav link have a different color when I'm on that current link like when I'm in a Home page, the nav Home link should have a background-color etc. And I found this active_link_to, however, I don't know how to read a document yet. How should I use this?
Here's the link to active_link_to documentation: https://github.com/comfy/active_link_to
Here's my code where I supposed the active_link_to should be placed:

      <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle collapsed" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#bs-example-navbar-collapse-1" aria-expanded="false">
        Toggle navigation

      </button>
      <%= link_to "Pinteresting", root_path, class: "navbar-brand" %>

          <%= link_to root_path do %>
             Home
          <% end %>

          <%= link_to about_path do %>
             About
          <% end %>

        <% if user_signed_in? %>

            <%= link_to new_pin_path do %>
              <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary btn-xs">
                 New Pin
              </button>
            <% end %>

            <%= link_to edit_user_registration_path do %>
               Account Settings
            <% end %>

            <%= link_to destroy_user_session_path, method: :delete do %>
             Log out
            <% end %>

        <% else %>

            <%= link_to new_user_session_path do %>
               Sign in
            <% end %>

        <% end %>

A: Here's a simple example showing how to add active_link_to to a project:
Add it to your Gemfile:
gem "active_link_to"

Install the gem via Bundler:
bundle install

Then, to use within your project, simply replace your link_to helpers with active_link_to - you shouldn't have to modify anything else since active_link_to acts as a wrapper for link_to.
Once you've done that, you can add styling for the .active class that is added to any active link.
Somewhere in your stylesheets:
a.active {
  background-color: #6699ff;
  /* other styling here, as desired */
}

Hope this helps!

A:
I don't know how to read a document yet.

You serious?
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Just follow the steps it tells you...
#Gemfile
gem "active_link_to"

#navbar
<%= active_link_to "Your text", path %>

We've used the gem in this project.
It works exactly like the link_to helper, except when the page you're on matches the supplied path, the link will have an active class attached to it:
active_link_to 'Users', '/users'
# => Users

--
If you want to style the "active" links, you'll be able to use the following:
#app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
nav a.active {
   // styles here
}


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Gayton Church of England Primary School
Schools And Education Providers
Bugbrooke Road, Gayton, Northampton, Northamptonshire NN7 3EU
head@gayton-ce.northants-ecl.gov.uk
https://www.forestfederation.co.uk/
A mixed, voluntary controlled primary school with a Church of England religious character. It is maintained by the local authority and supported by the Peterborough Diocese. The school follows the National Curriculum. It is part of the Forest CE Federation.
href="https://www.forestfederation.co.uk/page/?title=SEND+%26amp%3B+Inclusion&pid=36" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gayton SEN Information page (weblink)
Outstanding (30 June 2010)
SENCo: Mrs Stacy Powell (Deputy Headteacher),
Location-Specific
Education or school
© Crown Copyright and database rights 2021 Ordnance Survey 100019331
Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School (1.58 miles)
Pattishall Church of England Primary School (1.69 miles)
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Campion School (2.32 miles)


I must say I found it to be careless and irresponsible, especially in light of the recent hunting accidents we learned of – the woman being shot and killed by a hunter in her own backyard in Hebron, to name just one. The timing of this column was less than empathetic, especially to her family.
Either way, this should not be an excuse for hunters to shoot at anything that moves in the woods. The humble Farmer claims that he is not a hunter; neither am I, but I do know that the first rule of hunter safety is to identify your target.


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Constant Contact Email Campaigns And Landing Page
Constant Contact have actually been in the e-mail advertising video game given that 1995. During that time, they've taken care of to turn into one of the most pre-owned e-mail devices in the world, after Mailchimp.
One thing I noticed is that Constant Contact is extremely often the leading option for lots of various other testimonial websites. Normally, I am curious to see if our thorough evaluation creates the very same outcome.
You may have looked into the Constant Contact reviews provided by individuals online, also, as well as whilst they are rather positive, they may not give you the whole picture. Our evaluation of Constant Contact is based upon a systematic method and also uses our functional experience as well as understanding of dozens of other basic and advanced advertising and marketing automation devices.
What makes them unique is that they've added a number of functions over the years that few of their rivals sporting activity, such as electronic item downloads, occasion management, visit organizing as well as social projects. These all include in the diverse checklist of e-mail choices readily available, along with automations and also repeating e-newsletters.
Constant Contact brag a industry with around 400 apps as well as assimilations that deal with also one of the most specific niche of items. Yet despite these showy numbers as well as functions, passion in Constant Contact appears to be on the decline, at least according to Google Trends. If it's still appropriate in the 21st century, Enough factor for us to take a closer look at Constant Contact's outs & ins and check.
Constant Contact is routed in the direction of local business, however their costs aren't the most cost effective, particularly when you take into consideration that their attributes simply aren't that advanced. Plans begin with $9.99/ month, yet this only enables 500 clients, and also rates increase quite greatly afterwards.
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Constant Contact is fairly one-of-a-kind hereof, being one of minority e-mail advertising and marketing tools to permit you to manage occasion invites, tickets, and also enrollments . Keep in mind that this feature features its own fees: 5.4% + $0.80 for every ticket sold or purchase conducted.
Surprisingly, for the costs it bills, Constant Contact does not offer one of the most sophisticated automations. While they do provide set off projects, autoresponders and also deserted cart projects (for Shopify only), you'll discover that other much more affordable tools provide similar levels of automation– MailerLite and also Sendinblue.
Generally it's very easy to browse, though a little bit dull-looking. You can reach the majority of places within a couple of clicks, though as they've included much more performance, some points have actually come to be a little hidden, for instance, automations.
The editor is quick, yet light on attributes, especially in the styling division. Apart from that it's very easy to collaborate with.
This is extremely basic, just allowing you to insert basic introductions or get in touch with information. There is no if/then/else reasoning offered.
Traditional, autoresponders, fundamental automations, recurring newsletters, A/B testing, event registrations, surveys, promo codes and studies .
Tolerable. There are about 200 (!) themes to pick from, with varying levels of high quality (some are suitable, while others look a little standard as well as dated). You can additionally go back to square one, and also use a handy attribute called 'Brand your e-mail' to auto-generate a theme based on your website's shades as well as logo design.
They offer autoresponders as well as abandoned cart advocate Shopify and also WooCommerce. It also produces pre-defined call sections based upon your clients' interactions with your online store (e.g. repeat, expired and also possible customers). Automations based upon call triggers (e.g. email opens up, clicks) are likewise offered. It's worth noting that the automations aren't the most flexible, as you can not truly combine conditions and activities as you can in numerous various other tools.
You can produce sections from call activity, checklist subscription, call details, tags, or ecommerce activity. You can also produce a section from your call understandings and also tag contacts based upon get in touch with area criteria.
There is next to no customization with the form, and also it just uses a description box, basic field options (which you can't add to) and after that a list, or checklists, that people can check to be contributed to.
As you can see in our deliverability tests, Constant Contact does not carry out also severely, reaching one of the most preferred email carriers (AOL, Gmail, Yahoo, and also Outlook) the majority of the moment.
Reports as well as Analysis
Along with basic open as well as click records, spam, bounce and unsubscribe prices are additionally readily available. You likewise obtain click warmth maps, and some valuable introduction reports such as open as well as click fads, opens up by tool, % of get in touches with engaged, and the majority of effective subject line. You can additionally contrast campaigns. Advanced tracking such as social monitoring isn't available.
The site and the tool are only readily available in English. You can select to change some of the non-editable e-mail sections (e.g. footer and also personal privacy plan text) to one of 10 languages available, primarily European.
Spam screening isn't available, nonetheless, there is a feature to check the e-mail for errors (missing web links, placeholder text that hasn't been updated, and so on). There's additionally a tool that allows you to preview exactly how e-mails will certainly seek specific recipients, although this really did not appear to function when we checked it out. 'Inbox Preview' by Litmus is readily available as an add-on service, although at $10/month for just 5 examinations, it's a little high.
Soft bounces are placed on short-lived hold for 15 days, and then dislike. If it happens once more, they are relocated into a suspended bounce classification. They have a ' advised for elimination' filter available to view these, but don't remove them automatically.
Import/export readily available although it's not as simple as maybe– you need to initially enable innovative e-mail approvals under Account Settings.
Storage available for pictures and also information
Constant Contact use a substantial quantity of integrations as well as applications , nearly 400.
This is just available through their type contractor, and also it's very fundamental. Rather, we would certainly advise these totally free touchdown web page building contractors.
There are numerous networks of assistance, consisting of online chat, phone assistance, a data base as well as community-based assistance. I located that the chat and phone assistance weren't always available, which was a little frustrating. When I was able to get hold of conversation assistance, nevertheless, I did locate them to be beneficial and receptive . Remember that you'll need to call in order to cancel your subscription, which is pretty aggravating.
Total rating.
For a basic email device, Constant Contact ticks most of packages. The primary issue below, though, is that they're asking a costs rate for a sub-premium product.
As Constant Contact themselves repeat via their site, they are a device for local business. As well as, thus, it's worth reviewing them on these terms. As mentioned above, they most definitely have sufficient of the essentials covered to satisfy most small businesses, as well as if it were as basic as that after that we would certainly suggest them extra very.
The concern, these days, is that there are a lot of various other email tools using a lot more than Constant Contact, as well as for a great deal less money. This includes not just features, but also customer experience. For the amount you pay with Constant Contact, you might find yourself utilizing a lot more powerful tools such as ActiveCampaign and also GetResponse.
As well as with recent improvements to automations and also coverage, as well as the enhancement of brand-new functions like a website contractor, it does look like they're making an effort to boost the product. Their lack of sophisticated attributes makes it difficult to suggest them over others at this price point.
So, there you have it: the next time you see Constant Contact as the number 1 ranked solution anywhere around the internet, I would boldly assert that there might be various other interests at play there.
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ActiveCampaign has one of the most innovative automation systems we've ever tried, and it can't be compared to Constant Contact's simple approach (it just includes autoresponders). They additionally supply robust records as well as evaluation tools. They are even less costly than Constant Contact.
Sendinblue is just one of the cheapest all-in-one e-mail advertising and marketing tools on the marketplace. It's offered in 6 languages and also includes advanced automation alternatives as well as a built-in CRM.
GetResponse is a strong alternative. It comes with many sophisticated attributes (e.g. a webinar device), supplies and has outstanding automations among the very best spam and design screening devices we've ever before utilized. That's why Constant Contact fails when compared to GetResponse.
We have a comprehensive overview with the best alternatives to Constant Contact, check it out below. You can likewise check out our Smart Finder to see which newsletter service is finest fit to you.
Mailchimp beats Constant Contact hands down. If you would certainly like to get into the information, have a look at our Mailchimp vs Constant Contact contrast.
Constant Contact, in collaboration with SharpSpring, provides an all-in-one CRM platform. Nevertheless, at $399/month, you would certainly be better off having a look at any of these CRMs for local business, which will certainly be even more economical. There are even lots of outstanding free CRMs to pick from.
How can I cancel my Constant Contact membership?
Frustratingly, you'll need to call Constant Contact within organization hrs Eastern time in order to cancel your account. Right here is the number for the US and also Canada: 855-229-5506.
Constant Contact is a legit email advertising software program for local business. It safely shops your consumer information as well as provides a protected method to manage your clients.
Regardless of these showy numbers as well as functions, interest in Constant Contact appears to be on the decrease, at least according to Google Trends. As Constant Contact themselves restate through their website, they are a device for little businesses. The problem, these days, is that there are plenty of various other email devices providing even a lot more than Constant Contact, and for a whole lot much less money. For the quantity you pay with Constant Contact, you might locate yourself using a lot extra powerful devices such as ActiveCampaign and GetResponse.
ActiveCampaign has one of the most sophisticated automation systems we've ever attempted, and also it can't be compared to Constant Contact's simplistic method (it just features autoresponders).
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The Rancho Murieta Trash 'n' Treasure community yard sale is scheduled for Saturday, June 1, in the parking lot of the Community Church (former FAA Building), 14670 Cantova Way. Vendors will be selling used and new items from 8 a.m. to noon. The River Valley Garden Club is sponsoring this event. Vendor applications are available for download at rivervalleygardenclub.net or can be picked up at the Rancho Murieta Association Building. Regular sized vendor spaces are approximately 9 by 17 feet and rent for $45, while a few smaller vendor spaces are 8 by 15½ feet and rent for $35. For more information, contact Pam McCabe at (916) 354-0913.


When pet owners make the decision to fence-in the yard, EasyPetFene.com tells customers to add fence accessories and stake down the bottom of fences. The next question from customers is "What For?"
Staking down the fence stops dogs from sneaking out from the bottom of the fence and into harm's way. Ground Stakes also prevent wildlife, including stray cats, from reaching pets from the ground up.
Stakes for fences are not average camping stakes. They are longer and more durable. After all, a ground stake needs to hold down a steel dog fence and halt action from digging dogs. Ground Stakes from EasyPetFence.com come in Kinked and "J" Hook Rebar Stakes and the on used along the fence line depends upon the customer's soil type. Rocky soils need Rebar whereas smooth soils need Kinked.
When deciding on accessories for fences, add ground stakes to your shopping cart.


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Black to the Future with Hugh Masekela
Black to the Future
With Hugh Masekela
by Mark Ruffin
For many of Americans, Hugh Masekela was the first South African jazz musician ever heard on these shores. Millions of North Americans' first recollection of the star trumpeter was the summer of 1969 when his "Grazing In The Grass," was the number one song in the country. Ironically, while at the time he was one of the hottest international stars, that was the very reason his government wouldn't let him come home to his native land.
Times have certainly changed South Africa in 30 years, as Nelson Mandela is set to retire this month as the first freely all-races elected president and the country's black superstars such as Miriam Makeba, Jonathan Butler, Ladysmith Black Mombazo and Masekela can come and go through South Africa as they please. When he was in this country earlier this decade, Masekela said he was going home "to repair the musical infrastructure of South Africa."
He returned to the U.S. last month with a resulting new band of talented African musicians and an appropriately titled new album- "Black To The Future."
The record is a South African pop record layered with a heavy dose of urban jazz improvisation and world beats. Among the highlights on "Black To The Future" are the work throughout by a trio of women known as the Family Factory, a traditional African melody called "Strawberries," performed with the children choir from the Mmabana Centre of Arts & Culture, and Masekela reworks his 70's political disco classic "The Boy's Doin' It." Masekela has been doing it in this country since the release of his first album "Trumpet Africaine," in 1960. In addition to the aforementioned huge hits he's had, Masekela has also found tremendous success on Broadway with his Tony-nominated musical "Sarafina," and as a record executive with Chisa Records which he owned in the 70's.. In fact, it was he who suggested the reformation and renaming of the label's best known act, – the Crusaders.
For 40 years, he has been globetrotting with concerts all over the world and homes in New York, Los Angeles, Zimbabwe, London, where the album was recorded, and finally, after decades, in South Africa. But, for everywhere the man has been, he seems to have genuine good feelings, for the 30 years he spent here. It was the African-American experience, according to the award winning musician, that gave so many Black South Africans, including a young Masekela, inspiration in maintaining an urban lifestyle. He emphasized that Black Americans don't realize how much they have influenced the world in not only music, but fashion, culture and even speech. "As far back as 1848, there was a group called Joe Brown and the Brothers Band," Masekela commented. "They were a minstrel group that came to Cape Town on a ship from the States. And up this day in Cape Town, every year, at the end of the year, they have a minstrel carnival.
"The only role models for Africans who lived and survived in urban situations were African-American," he continued. "There's a great tie to African-American music, especially in the townships, and we were easily pulled towards it. "There were guys when I grew up who could tell you Charlie Parker's bass player's uncle's girlfriend," he said with an infectious laugh. "That's how much they knew about everything. We're the biggest jazz fiends in the world. Outside of the Japanese, South Africans are the most avid collectors of jazz music."
In his four decades of playing and touring the U.S., the 59 year-old musician has gobbled up musical trends and have always managed to stay in tuned and thrive in every musical situation. He was a hit in the folk coffeehouses in the early 60's and in the chic go-go's afterwards.
He opened up for rock groups at the Fillmore East and West and many other famous rock venues in the late 60's. This was before, and especially after, "Grazing In The Grass," topped the charts. Masekela had always written protest music, so the movement caught up with him as the 60's gave way to the 70's.
"That was a great time," he reflected. "It was the time of the anti-Vietnam War rallies, which I played. I think it was the first time that African-Americans were beginning to assert themselves as having some kind of African ancestry and background. So it was a time of a great connection.
"I think that's why Miriam Makeba's "Pata Pata," and the music of Manu Dibango did so well," he continued. "A contact had been made with Africa, not only by African-Americans, but by the Western community. A world that had been closed was opening up."
As one of the most recognizable foes of the old apartheid era, Masekela certainly is excited about all the current musical expansion in South Africa. Now that the battle for freedom is over, the struggle for Masekla is not only reconciliation, but also a brighter musical future.


How to Make a Pie Crust Leaf Border | I Wanna Bake!
I'll continue to advocate for using homemade pie crust because it really does taste better, but if you want to use store-bought pie crust, that's perfectly fine. Regardless of which type of crust you use, one of the keys to keeping your leaf shapes crisp is refrigeration. Whenever you're not working with the dough, you should keep it refrigerated. For good measure, I like to arrange my prepared crust leaves on a cookie sheet and chill them for at least as long as it takes for the oven to preheat, but preferably about half an hour. If you crust is too warm, the butter will melt and ooze out during baking, leaving you with an unattractive, mushy crust.
As you might gather from the photo above, I had a lot of pies to make. I decided to make my life easier and buy some leaf-shaped cookie cutters, but the first time I did this, I made my leaves with a circular cookie cutter. You can even do it with a small glass and a knife (just place the glass on top of the rolled out pie crust and cut around it with a knife like a stencil). I've included a diagram below to show you how you can get three leaves out of each circle. This method does have the advantage of allowing you to vary the size of your leaves, which is helpful if you're also making a vine of roses like I did here.
As a final note, veining the leaves isn't absolutely necessary, but it does add a nice touch. It doesn't take as long as you think, and precision doesn't matter too much because no one's really going to look that close.
On a lightly-floured surface, roll out your pie crust until it is about ⅛"-¼" thick.
If you are using a leaf-shaped cookie cutter, cut out enough leaves to cover the entire edge of your pie with overlap (20-30 leaves, depending on how big they are and whether or not you'll be using them in other crust motifs).
If you're using a circular cookie cutter or other circular object (such as a drinking glass), cut out 7-10 circles, then use the same circular cutter to cut 3 leaf-shaped pieces from each circle according to the diagram below.
Either way, transfer the leaves without overlapping to your cookie sheet or plate as you go, adding layers of waxed paper as needed. Using the back of a knife, carefully score a line down the center of each leaf and 2-3 diagonal veins on either side of the central line. Be careful not to cut all the way through the leaves, or they'll be a pain to handle.
Refrigerate the leaves for 20-30 minutes before placing them on the pie. This makes them easier to work with and prevents them from melting during baking. After the leaves have chilled, arrange them around the edge of the pie with a slight overlap until the edge is completely covered.
Once all of the leaves are on the pie, adjust them as needed to even out the spacing. I like to place the leaves at a (roughly) 30° angle with the tips facing out (see below for pictures of tips out versus tips in), but whatever you do, make sure that none of the leaves are hanging off the edge of the pie plate. If they are, there's a good chance they'll melt, break off, and burn in your oven, leaving you with a blackened, smoking mess (yes, I speak from experience). Refrigerate the entire pie while the oven preheats.
When your oven is preheated, remove the pie from the refrigerator and carefully brush the top crust with heavy cream and sprinkle with decorating sugar if desired. You may need to adjust your leaves after you do this, as some will inevitably shift around under the brush.
Bake the pie according to the recipe's directions. Check it after about 30 minutes to make sure that the crust decorations aren't browning too quickly (this is likely with so many little pieces). If some parts are already looking browned while others are still raw, cover the browned pieces with foil for the duration of the baking time. When the pie is finished, remove the foil and cool as directed.
Now trot this baby out at your next social gathering and soak up all the compliments!