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Standard Chartered Bank staff on Wednesday February 6th 2013 spent a day at the SOS Children's Village, mentoring the children. Over 10 staff took part in the event socializing with the 11 orphans of the Standard Chartered Bank sponsored house in the SOS Children's Village in Bakoteh .
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Google officially announced the latest version of Android operating system, 4.3, at its event today. The newest version of Android is a minor upgrade over the currently present Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS and brings restricted profiles, a few other minor features along with a bunch of performance enhancements.
As one can expect, the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS will be first available on Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10. What might come as a slightly surprise is that you won't even have to wait a day - the update will start rolling today.
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A planisphere is a star chart analog in the form of two adjustable disks that rotate on a common pivot. It can be adjusted to display the visible stars for any time and date. It is an instrument to assist in learning how to recognize stars and constellations. The astrolabe is a predecessor of the modern planisphere. That instrument was known to the ancient Greeks.
A complete twenty-four hour time cycle is marked on the rim of the overlay. A full twelve months of calendar dates are marked on the rim of the starchart.
The window is marked to show the direction of the eastern and western horizons.
The disk and overlay are adjusted so that the observer's local time of day on the overlay corresponds to that day's date on the star chart disc. The portion of the star chart visible in the window then represents (with a distortion because it is a flat surface representing a spherical surface) the distribution of stars in the sky at that moment for the Planisphere's designed location.
To easily translate the Planisphere's chart to actual star positions, hold it above your head with the eastern and western horizons correctly aligned.
The instrument was first described in the early 11th century by the Persian astronomer, Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī.
The first star chart to have the name "planisphere" was made in 1624 by the son-in-law of Johannes Kepler, Jacob Bartsch. It was Kepler who discovered those orbit laws of the planets.
The stereographic projection solves this problem. Using this projection the distances between the declination circles are enlarged in such a way that the shapes of the constellations remain correct. Naturally in this projection the constellations on the edge become too large in comparison to constellations near the celestial pole: Orion will be twice as high as it should be! It is the same effect that makes Greenland so huge in Mercator charts. Another disadvantage is that, with more space for constellations near the edge of the planisphere, the space for the constellations around the celestial pole in question will be less than they deserve. For observers at moderate latitudes, who can see the sky near the celestial pole of their hemisphere better than that nearer the horizon, this may be a good reason to prefer a planisphere made with the polar azimuthal equidistant projection method.
When a planisphere is used in a latitude zone other than the zone for which is was designed, the user will either see stars that are not in the planisphere, or the planisphere will show stars that are not visible in that latitude zone's sky. To study the starry sky thoroughly it may be necessary to buy a planisphere particularly for the area in question.
However, most of the time the part of the sky directly above the horizon will not show many stars, due to hills, woods, buildings or just because of the thickness of the atmosphere we look through. The lower 5° above the horizon in particular hardly shows any stars (let alone objects) except under the very best conditions. Therefore, you can still very accurately use a planisphere from +5° to -5° of the design latitude. For example, a planisphere for 40° north can be used perfectly between 35° and 45° north.
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This is the debut FC book by Makita Nao. Contains 5 short stories. - I Want to Know Everything♥ I won't act spoiled with my boyfriend, and I definitely won't trouble him, either. I'm trying to act like a cool and mature ideal girlfriend, but the truth is, I'm a wholehearted and annoying girl! I can't tell anyone that I'm stalking my beloved boyfriend!! - Upside Down Honey - Fall, Fall, Rise Michiru is a girl with poor luck when it comes to love. She's been dumped several times by her boyfriend's for other girls. During her latest breakup, in her attempt to get over her love she makes as if to commit suicide, however a boy from her school stops her, claiming he'll introduce her to the best guy on earth. Just who is the best guy on earth and where can be found? Or is he right in front of Michiru's eyes? [from Starry Heaven] - Tomorrow There Will Be Fireworks Above Tomoe has a dream: to go to the fireworks display during the summer together with the guy she likes. However, she hasn't found that spark of love at all, at least, not until her childhood friend, Miki, moves back to her school and she meets Kagami through him! She makes the perfect plan to confess to him, but that doesn't go as well as she had hoped, when Kagami confesses to her that he really likes Tomoe's best friend, Rikka! Is the friendship ruined between these best friends now? And will Tomoe be able to fulfill her dream of watching the fireworks with someone she loves? [from Starry Heaven] - Super ☆Star There's a certain group of guys in Kiyoko's class that stands out, and to her Hoshino stands out the most! In fact, he looks like he's sparkling. However, he isn't exactly what he seems to be, when Kiyoko discovers his part time job working at his family's convenience store! But even in his work clothes, Hoshino is still sparkling to her. But it's not until Hoshino is confessed to by another girl that Kiyoko truly realizes that even if she's different from Hoshino's ideal girl, she still has a chance…but is it too late for her?
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IT'S one of the classic physics experiments: that's why it has taken a century to go one better.
In the double-slit experiment of 1908, a photon fired at a pair of slits passed through both at once and interfered with itself on the other side. This provided one of the first clues to the weird world of quantum mechanics. Now precise measurements have been made on a three-slit version.
The predictions of quantum mechanics are still under scrutiny because the theory might need tweaking to unite it with general relativity. Those tweaks might include altering a quantum dictum called Born's rule, which predicts that interference patterns from three or more slits will be the same as those from several double-slit experiments combined.
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Preparing for Hurricane Sandy Along the East Coast
By JENNIFER PRESTON
With the nation's top weather officials saying there is now a 90 percent chance that Hurricane Sandy will slam into the East Coast early next week, emergency management officials from Virginia to Massachusetts outlined plans for what is being described as a monster of a storm.
Gov. Bob McDonnell of Virginia declared a state of emergency and advised residents in low-lying areas in the eastern part of the state to prepare to evacuate. Gov. Martin O'Malley of Maryland issued a similar order for all counties in his state and activated the National Guard to assist in emergencies.
"As Hurricane Sandy makes its way north, I urge all Maryland residents to prepare for extreme weather," Mr. O'Malley said. "I urge all Marylanders to review their family emergency plans, make sure their emergency supplies like batteries and water are fully stocked and to stay informed."
Washington is bracing for the worst, reports The Washington Post's Capitol Weather Gang blog. The presidential candidates and campaign aides are expressing concern about the impact the storm is having on last-minute campaign plans and messages, my colleague Michael D. Shear reports. Mitt Romney's campaign canceled a Virginia Beach rally that the campaign had scheduled for Sunday evening.
As my colleagues, Timothy Williams and John Schwartz report, the storm is expected to come ashore early Tuesday, somewhere between Virginia and southern New England, with landfall most likely in the Delmarva Peninsula or southern New Jersey. Hurricane Sandy is then on track to head toward southeastern and central Pennsylvania before moving north into upstate New York, the latest analysis from the National Hurricane Center shows.
But Dr. Louis Uccellini, director of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction, said the storm's track could shift 200 miles in either direction. This could put New York City directly in its path, and as our colleagues on City Room report, it could force the shutdown of the city's subway system. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg warned that people in low-lying areas need to be prepared to evacuate.
What is certain, Dr. Uccellini said during a briefing with reporters on Thursday, is that this is large storm, a collision of a tropical storm moving west instead of east at the same time a winter storm is moving in from the Midwest during a full moon. "We are dealing with categories here that we don't normally see," he said.
The full moon is adding to growing concern about the size of the surge along the coast.
The storm is expected to cut across a large swath of mid-Atlantic states and New England. Forecasters warn it is capable of producing sustained tropical-force winds, downing power lines and leaf-covered branches, up to 10 inches of rain, inland flooding, coastal surge and more than a foot of snow in the mountains of West Virginia and snowfalls as far west as Ohio.
On Friday, the storm, which left more than 30 people dead in the Caribbean, moved north away from the Bahamas. As it moved north, parallel to the East Coast, Florida felt its impact on Friday with strong winds and high waves but no reports of serious damage.
A tropical storm watch has been issued for most of the Carolina's because tropical force winds onshore and offshore are expected as the storm moves north in the coming days before veering west.
Under the current tracking projection, the storm would move into Delaware and southern Pennsylvania before moving north. Delaware officials warned residents that power outages could last days. Classes were canceled at many schools on Monday and several hospitals and clinics postponed appointments and procedures that were not urgent. Along the state's coastline, efforts were made to help protect its beaches.
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, who skillfully used social media to remind people to get off the beaches during Hurricane Irene last year, took to Twitter on Friday to deliver updates about emergency preparation measures and precautions.
In Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Corbett also issued an emergency declaration on Friday. The storm is expected to not only bring heavy rain, sustained high winds and power outages but snow in some areas of southwestern Pennsylvania. In this video, he talks about the state's emergency preparations.
In Philadelphia, Mayor Michael A. Nutter and his emergency management officials urged residents to begin preparing as the forecast projected a "historic event" for Philadelphia and the region.
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Unit Applications Available for 40th Annual Fort McDowell Fiesta Bowl Parade
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Applications for pre-parade entertainment, specialty and equestrian units for the 40th Annual Fort McDowell Fiesta Bowl Parade presented by Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation are now available online at www.fiestabowl.org. Those interested in participating must submit an application through the Parade section of the website by Tuesday, August 31, 2010.
The 40th Annual Fort McDowell Fiesta Bowl Parade is scheduled for Friday, December 31, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Valley residents and visitors alike annually line the streets of central Phoenix to witness this beloved Arizona tradition featuring a fantastic display of beautiful floats, high-flying helium balloons, VIP guests, incredible marching bands, and specialty and equestrian units.
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Back to the race before last, Round 14, Cross Trails - I didn't really want to post up too much about it because I didn't want to jinx myself, so I'll fill this round in now. The promoter allowed a pre-ride this race, so I drove up Saturday morning to camp. This was also the weekend of the storm Sandy, so everyone was wondering how that would play out. As it turns out, Sandy missed the race venue in central VA, just cloudy skies, and some wind on Sunday, but Saturday was good. Instead of bringing the tent, I got some walls for my EZ-Up and threw down a piece of astroturf for a floor and made that my home away from home:
I really liked Saturday's practice, I like that idea a lot and always try to take advantage of it when it is offered. I think it makes the race a lot more safe since you've seen everything once before, and also it gives the promoter a dry run of the course and any issues can be resolved before the actual race. In this case, at least one slick bridge got covered with chain link fencing for traction which ended up biting a number of people during the practice lap and likely prevented a lot of accidents and potential injuries on race day.
There was also an MX section, and the pre-ride allowed us non-MX'ers a few laps to get comfortable on the jumps.
Going into this race I was really only worried about one thing, and that was finishing in front of Jim, my 5th place competition in the series. I was still 5th, but with only a 5 point cushion. So I really wanted to stay within a position of him, in front if possible, but if he did beat me, I at least didn't want anyone in between us to take more points away.
So we lined up next to each other, wished each other luck, fist bump, and all that and when the flag dropped I saw he got a really good start, meanwhile I got a very average mid-pack to back 3rd start. Dammit, I thought, there goes my points cushion, if not more.
But I kept on the gas, and made a few good passes during the first lap. The leaves were mostly off the trees so visibility through the woods was pretty good and that allowed me to look farther ahead when behind slower riders and find alternates around them quicker.
Each lap was 12.5 miles which is pretty long for our races, and that translated to about a 45 minute lap time for us, which meant we'd only get to run two laps. At any rate, by the end of the first lap, I was warmed up and loose and I was feeling really good, and actually felt the best I had all season. I was hitting every turn and rut perfectly, I felt like I was on rails and somehow couldn't do anything wrong. I was in the zone, and riding really well. Even so, I figured Jim had long since checked out with the good start he had. I later learned that he led the whole first lap and only just before scoring did he get passed and went through scoring in 2nd place. So that was a great lap for him.
Meanwhile it's lap 2 for me, and I'm assuming the worst about my finish position relative to Jim, but I keep on the gas and am riding good. I keep thinking to myself it's a long race and anything can happen. So late in lap 2, maybe 3/4 through, I spot him up ahead of me. I can't believe it. I thought he was long gone, but somehow I had managed to overcome the gap. It was like a gift. I end up closing the remaining gap between us very quickly and suddenly I'm on his rear tire. I let out a few hoots, and say, "Let's go, Jim, let's move it, pick it up!" Mainly to let him know it was me behind him, and not some random person from another class which might cause him to pull over, not that I would have minded that
, but that needs to be his decision and not a result of any trickery on my part. And he didn't.
So I ride behind for a little while, and taking advantage of the leaves off the trees, I spot what looks like a good line to go around to the right, and take it, hard on the gas with a little clutch for the surge, and then dive back in just in front of him and make the pass. I pull a bit of a gap and come upon my friend Landon in the row in front of us. A few hoots later and I'm past him and build another small gap.
Still feeling on top of the world, I can do no wrong, I'm hitting avery turn perfectly, railing everything, I exit the woods into a short field section that parallels the woods. There's a little dip in the field in a pretty fast section and somehow, I still don't know how, my front wheel washes out and everything is a blur around me. I distinctly remember barely missing some board or something on the way to the ground that might have been ugly had I hit it, but luck was with me and all I got was a bit disoriented as my bike went tumbling end over end. I jump up to my feet and do a quick check of myself, nothing hurting, so I must be Ok. I start to run to my bike, which is now facing the completely wrong direction and here comes Landon through between me and my bike, so I hold up and wave him by to let him know I'm Ok and he continues on. Then here comes Jim, my 5th place competition. I see him pause briefly in recognition of what just unfolded, and I wave him on, I'm ok.
Meanwhile I start picking up my bike, and way slower than I would like I manage to get it turned around in the right direction, bent subframe and all, and I finally going again. I can't help but thinking what a gift I had gotten by being able to catch Jim and pass him, and then to just throw it all away like that. Dammit. I as mad at myself, but push that aside, I had to focus, get my heart rate under control, and breathe.
I get back on and start again and I come upon Landon first this time, so Jim had already gotten around him. I worked my way by him for the 2nd time and before too long, I'm back on Jim's rear tire. My heart is racing about a hundred mph as I start looking for a way around again. On a down hill section that looked like a good idea at the time, I started to pass him on the left, but as I got up beside him of off the trail in the chop and it really seemed pretty sketchy, so I backed off and decided not to push it. If we finish up this way, that's still Ok, I'd still have a 4 point lead going into the final race. But if I could find a way around I would take it for sure.
So we get to the MX track and we are still wheel to wheel, and trying as hard as I can to keep my 350 4st within striking distance and him on his 300 2st. I'm hitting the jumps as fast and as hard as I can, thank god for the pre-ride we know that all the jumps are pretty tame and safe. We get to about the end of the MX portion and I'm still not around him, I know I have to make the pass here because once we enter the woods for last time and about 1/2 mile left, the passing opportunities will be non-existent. So at the last jump I hold my throttle wide open and gain just enough on him give me a slight edge on the straight leading up to the entrance to the woods, and I don't let off until I get a wheel on him and then hard on the brakes entering the trees, just enough to maintain control. And from there, I manage to stay in front until scoring about a half mile later where we finished 6th and 7th, only 4 seconds apart.
So that gave me a 6 point lead going into round 15 instead of 4 points, the last and final round of the series. Those 2 extra points turned out to be the deciding factor at the end of the next race.
Here's the only photo I can find of me in this race, I think this is the at the end of the MX section and just before we entered the woods, probably lap 1 since my subframe is still reasonably straight, lol:
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@crysiq, your rat has the wall on his right. So he either moves forward or turns left. If the wall disappears from his right (an opening) he turns right.
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It is a shame that the word "irrational" has attracted such connotations of idiocy and ignorance, as well as the intolerant contempt of those who believe themselves to be possessors of a great rational "truth". Although a devout atheist, I nonetheless believe that Prince Charles has touched on a valid point: that without holding anything "sacred" on an emotional and "irrational" level, any limits we impose on biotechnologyand science as a wholethrough committees and regulation will be quickly eroded.
Repeated exposure to previously unthinkable ideas through an insatiable media inevitably numbs public objections. Long gone is the past stability of a monolithic set of social values that the prince surely hankers after. We live in an era where anything goesor at least if it doesn't today, it surely will tomorrow.
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For Southie, what's in a name
The moving trucks had gone ahead, and the Prius was packed with lingering possessions as I pulled around Broadway at Dorchester Avenue one final time, when I noticed the billboard that implored, "This Corner Needs a Name."
A resident of South Boston since the 1990s -- a fugitive of the South End -- I had written about the Towne in 2005 (Same Old Southie, Boston Globe Magazine), and identified this very spot as the place where the neighborhood would probably change fastest -- closest to the South End and downtown, all around the T station, with the Macallen and Court Square Press buildings, the new loft buildings on West Fourth Street, the renovated church and the transit-oriented development across from Mul's Diner at A Street. They started selling sushi at the site of the old Whitey Bulger hangout, the Triple O's. And then came the plans to build, sensibly, on the little parking lot at the T station, and the closing of The Quiet Man pub, and plans for a Foodies two blocks up. Dunkin Donuts still holds its ground against Starbucks, but change is in the air.
A place earns a name, over time. The street names are familiar and reassuring, like so many cities across the land -- Broadway as Main Street. Dorchester Avenue, a potential grand boulevard running deeply south into the city, used to run all the way up to downtown, before the US Postal Service blocked it off. As gateways go, though, what would be an appropriate label? WeSoBo (West South Boston)? Like "SoWa" (South of Washington Street), any SoHo-inspired moniker will seem forced. This may be especially true in this neighborhood -- a place where you can get a $15 haircut at Skip's, and a pint of Guiness in about a thousand pubs. You don't tend to appreciate things about a neighborhood until you leave it. This corner already has a name, and for as far as I can see, it will be Southie.
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Skin rashes diagnosed as eczema, impetigo, or psoriasis may actually be a reaction to ingredients used in baby wipes, a new study published in the journal Pediatrics is suggesting after investigating a number of similar rashes around children's mouths and buttocks. More from NBC News:
"I think it may be more common than people realize," said study coauthor Dr. Mary Wu Chang, an associate professor of dermatology and pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
Chang reported on six children who had developed mysterious rashes and came to the UConn Health Center for help.
The first, an 8-year-old girl, showed up with an angry red rash around her mouth and on her buttocks. She had initially been treated with antibiotics and steroids. Each time she was treated she improved somewhat, but the rash always came back.
When Chang looked at the child's medical history she started to wonder if the girl might be having an allergic reaction. "What made me think of the wipes was that the rash was on her face and on her buttocks," Chang said. "So I asked the mother what she was using to clean her."
The mother told Chang she used baby wipes and then the researcher remembered a report she'd recently read about a Belgian man who had had a reaction to a chemical preservative known as methylisothiazolinone (MI) that's found in baby wipes and other products.
Chang tested the girl for an allergy to MI and sure enough, the test came back positive. When the mom stopped using the wipes, the rashes cleared up.
Over the next 22 months five other children showed up at the UConn center with the same types of rashes, all of whom cleared up as soon as parents stopped using the baby wipes.
Chang isn't ready to tell parents to eschew wipes entirely. "They're so convenient," she said. "I have three kids, so I know how hard it is to do the changes, especially when you're traveling. But maybe when you're at home, it would be better to use a gentle cleanser and water. That way you minimize exposure."
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ZAHLE, Lebanon: Not everyone has thrown their hands up in despair as Lebanon fumbles in the dark amid the longest-lasting power outages the country has seen in two decades. Electricite du Zahle CEO Asaad Nakad is dwarfed by the piles of documents he is hurriedly flipping through.
A map of his jurisdiction's power grid towers above him and his desk is flanked by employees, waiting reverently as their vivacious boss goes about his business. It's 2:00 p.m. on a weekday. On the other side of Mount Lebanon, the government's state-run electricity office, Electricite du Liban, has just closed its doors for the day.
"We say that we're against the state putting another franc in Electricite du Liban," says Nakad.
"Let the Energy Ministry set up a program to allow the private sector to enter the energy market and then supervise that sectors' actions so that we can decentralize electricity. Meaning, so that every area in Lebanon has a power plant."
Electricite du Zahle is on the front lines of a widely touted effort to let districts in Lebanon power themselves, though it is also waging a heavy battle against an Energy Ministry that has dealt a major financial blow to the nearly 85-year-old business.
In 1927, around 15 Zahle natives came together to set up the first of two power plants in their city of stone houses which extends gracefully off the banks of the Berdawni river. One of the plants is hydro-powered.
It was one of the first in a hodgepodge of energy companies in Mandate-era Lebanon. Electricity ran for 24 hours a day in that agricultural center, which doubled as a freight hub thanks to the Damascus-Beirut railway that ran through it.
After some intense negotiations to consolidate energy production in the country, Electricite du Liban monopolized power generation in 1972, conceding to Zahle, and three other private energy companies, rights to distribution. These businesses became known as concessions.
It was a time when Lebanon was producing energy at a surplus – it was a net exporter to Syria. The memory may be difficult to reconcile with the present day, when electricity runs for as little as 1 hour per day in some areas.
Today, Zahle is subject to power rationing along with other regions of the country, and that rationing is supplemented by private generator companies. However, its exclusive management of the district's grid means that electricity consumption here is a markedly different experience.
Zahle's power grids and services, which span 16 municipalities, are certified by the International Organization for Standardization, the world's largest developer of voluntary International Standards. Copper cables that snake through the district are coiled in Torsade style, making theft more difficult and reducing the frequency of technical failure and electrocutions.
The network is also dotted with fault detectors and Geographic Information Systems, significantly facilitating the work of the company's 24-hour maintenance crew.
During Lebanon's war with Israel in 2006, when the country endured $114 million in infrastructural damage, Zahle's repair crew was able to keep electricity running with rationing of 10 hours per day.
"Electricity here doesn't work 24 hours a day, because of our rations of the government. But when it does, it works perfectly," says Joe al-Kara, a native of Zahle.
"Electricite du Zahle is not only a commercial enterprise. It does a major public service; it's definitely much better at the service than the EDL," Kara adds.
Households in Zahle are equipped with electronic counters, or machines that provide details of the amount of energy consumed.
One of the most flaunted features of concessions like Electricite du Zahle is their bill-collection rate. Whereas payments to the state's electricity are irregular and a little more than 60 percent, contributing significantly to the sector's rapidly swelling deficit, concessions have achieved a nearly 100 percent collection rate.
"People trust us – that's why they pay ... we have bills that come out monthly, unlike the EDL which holds off on billing and then suddenly bills as a lump sum.
"Our citizens can supervise their bills, and check them against their electronic counters," explains Nakad.
Another citizen of Zahle, Christiane Issa, explains EDZ's performance in different terms: "To the Electricite du Liban, I'm someone who's far away, someone they can't see. So why should they care if I have a problem with my electricity?"
"Asaad Nakad is part of a community. He has to show his face every day to his customers, so he has to stick to certain values," she adds.
But EDZ is no different from other private companies in that it must make a profit in order to sustain itself.
It does this by purchasing its power allocation at a discounted LL45 per kilowatt and selling at EDL rates.
Energy and Water Minister Gebran Bassil has issued a decree removing discounts on concessions like Zahle, deeming them unfair to the rest of the public, which must foot the bill.
Nakad has taken the decision to the Shura Council, claiming that EDZ would have to shut down if the decree takes effect. It has thus been suspended.
The Daily Star has tried to contact the Energy Ministry for comment, but received no response.
In addition to fighting for the company's survival, Nakad has repeatedly proposed to Cabinet that the languishing power plants of Zahle be reactivated. He says his letters to the Energy Ministry as well as to Prime Minister Najib Mikati have been ignored.
"[Zahle's performance] explicitly shows you that the private sector could be more efficient than government agencies," says Roudi Baroudi, secretary-general of the World Energy Council's Lebanon member committee.
"To remove the concessions is a wrong thing. If the concessions stopped, who would take their place?" asks Chafic Abi Said, Lebanese Solar Energy Society former president.
He cited the current layoffs of freelancers at the Electricite du Liban due to the privatization of some of its services as an example of faulty administrative transitions in the sector.
At the start of The Daily Star's interview with Nakad, the CEO was in the middle of a quick meeting with an administrator over covering the cost of an employee's heart surgery.
"People shouldn't confuse Zahle's electricity company with the privatization efforts of the EDL. Just because we are private doesn't mean that we'll leave our employees out to dry when we don't have use for them anymore ... they are our family," Nakad tells The Daily Star.
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[Originally Published December 9, 2006] Today marks the 17th anniversary of the Albany You Enjoy Myself. On that cold, snowy night in Upstate New York, Phish took their game to a whole new level.
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I entered Skidmore College in September of 1995 unsure of whether I had made the right decision about where to attend school. Quickly I met people that would remain my friends 'til this day and had incredible educational opportunites that made it fun to learn for the first time. As the first few weeks of school passed I met a number of Phish fans that were interested in seeing the upcoming December shows. Add to that a few high school friends who were staying with me — the shows were close to Saratoga — and the Albany show turned into a meeting of the minds.
But things got hectic as the show date approached. The weather in the Capital District became nightmarish, and a blizzard arrived. Luckily my friends from home arrived at Skidmore just before the storm was hitting its stride. Still, we hit the road early, the trip to Albany no doubt troublesome. Sure enough, as we traveled down I-87, the road was littered with spun out cars. We drove really slow but got to the venue with plenty of time to spare.
The Knickerbocker (now known as the Times-Union Center) has many parking garages nearby, and as we had two hours to kill, I walked around. Having seen Phish a number of times by this point I had met a lot of people seeing shows, many of whom I ran into in that parking lot. I went into the venue and settled in the upper deck with five or six of my closest friends at the time.
The show started with a first set that was extremely tight yet featured minimal improvisation. Many shows during this time period had similar agendas: the first set focused on the compositional aspect of Trey's music, while the second set was all about the jams.
There was a very happy vibe in the arena as the second set started — it was quite warm and everyone had dried off and forgotten about the terrible storm outside. The lights dropped and the band opened the set with Timber Ho!. Timber featured the first real improvisation of the night, and Page really added some magnificent fills to Trey's solo. As the song ended, Trey couldn't stop grinning as he called Mike over for a discussion.
The band started playing Wilson, and Trey began using a Beavis and Butthead Talking Remote Sensor. When he would trigger the device, Beavis and Butthead would say "Asswipe!," "This Sucks!," or "You Dumbass!" People were confused to say the least, and it was pretty cool to see all the puzzled faces in the crowd. The energy from the Beavis and Butthead gag lent itself to a romp through Wilson. A stellar Gumbo followed, and then innocently enough You Enjoy Myself began.
You Enjoy Myself was the song Phish played the most in their career. Certainly each version was different, but for the most part one version wouldn't stray too much from another structurally. This night was different as the band left the typical YEM jam terrain with a quickness. Here is the best review I have read about this version, as written by Charlie Dirksen.
From: Charlie Dirksen
12/9/95 The Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY
Flawlessly perfect opening. The "pre-Nirvana" section begins around 1:15 with Fishman rapidly swiiishing the hi-hat. Trey, Page and Mike ominously sustain some eerie notes, presumably trying modestly to create a Vibration of Life effect (very modestly… no effect occurs). Watery-effects around 3:15 from someone (presumably Trey). Sounds like machinery operating under water. Floyd-like in its majesty. Page begins building up to the Nirvana segment (and Trey joins him, as usual)…
"Nirvana" at 4:15. This segment is typically gorgeous. Page's soloing is as delightful, free and as Kind as it ever gets. Mike's solo section begins at almost 5 minutes, and Mike is surprisingly chipper, playing an unusually high number of notes and in a rather upbeat, HAPPY TO SEE YOU AGAIN fashion. The pre-charge section begins immediately thereafter, and it sounds like the trampolines are brought out on stage by Brad Sands at this time (as usual; crowd goes nuts). First shot at The Note at 6:11 — Trey nails it and immediately begins masterfully soloing about it. Second shot at the Note occurs at 6:54, and it is perfectly sustained.
"Boy" at 7:27, after a great scream (crowd is realllly into this). More watery-machine-like effects from Trey in the WUDMTF segment (Page funks out on the 'moog a little bit). Very funky, tightly played section. Page noodles on the organ. At roughly 9:38 the trampolines section begins with Page taking charge. I hear signaling from Mike for the trampolines moves… Page's soloing is steady, patient for the first ten to twenty seconds, but he tears it up around 10:30 or so, and starts progressively getting more funky. Sounds like Trey is chording a bit while on the tramps with Mike (and not screwing anything up). Page is primarily sustaining around 11 minutes, and then Trey begins soloing around
11:05 to *really* open the jam segment. Trey, almost from the start, seems to have an Idea for this groove. The entire jam segment of this version of YEM seems to tell a story (what is that story telling you!?) right from the start. Trey begins melodiously soloing right from 11:10 on. By around 12 minutes or so, he launches into a preciously enchanting, mesmerizing double-stop groove — it sounds like he's playing several notes *at once* in here! Like he's got several hands hammering the frets!
The accompaniment from the others is so perfect and so strong. This is one of a handful of YEM jam segments in Phish history where they are truly making MUSIC, in my opinion, and aren't merely jamming away in a masturbatory fashion. They jam in this version like their livelihood really depended on it. Page builds on the theme initiated and danced around by Trey, and at 13:58 Mike casually steps forward to a more prominent section of the mix. Trey gets low on his 'doc in melodious accompaniment, and Page slides into the organ's lower octaves, too. At 14:35 Trey begins repeating That Damn Note on his 'doc that makes me teary-eyed whenever I hear it now (some people consider the repetition of this note effectively a tease of "Shaft"). Mike and Page groooooooooovily… I mean ULTRA-GROOOVILY funk beneath Trey's repetitive "soloing." This ultra-funky — yet melodiously enchanting — grooves continues steadily.. DANCE AWAY!!!!
At 17:04 Trey begins one of the most awe-inspiring, teary-eyed solos that I've ever heard him perform. There might as well be two fucking guitarists playing in here in perfect accompaniment (see Dicky and Warren of the old ABB). EVERYTHING CLICKS so IMPECCABLY around 18 minutes that I get shivers and teary-eyed in spell-bound wonder whenever I hear this, or even THINK ABOUT IT. This is one of those jams so glorious and so magnificent (especially around 18:36) that whenever I hear it I lift my arms up to the sky and Praise JAH!!! Whomever said that Phish has no soul has obviously not heard this jam segment… a jam segment that is EVIDENCE, in my opinion, that Phish can enchant and bewilder and inspire to the same degree AND EXTENT as the Grateful Dead could and did and still do on tape (at least, in my opinion).
It should go without saying that everyone's accompaniment of Trey's passionate soloing in this segment is *PERFECT*. Add this to the jams that Phish has performed that sound like melodious, composed music. If there was ever something fit for a *live* CD, it is this version of You Enjoy Myself in its entirety (it puts the "A Live One" version to shame, imo).
This amazingly charming groove ends around 20:19, when Mike again becomes much more pronounced. He steps out soloing masterfully around 20:44, funking away with Fish (and light, occasionaly chording from Page). [Editor's Note: My Wellesley-educated composition majoring girlfriend just noted that I would have FAILED out of Wellesley had I dared employ the word "funking" in any critico-musical context.] Trey is on the percussion kit now, grooving away (and not merely playing along with Fish either.. Trey actually FILLS in here for a change, instead of playing on all the downbeats matching Fish). Mike finishes up around 23 minutes, and instead of launching into the closing vocal jam segment, they basically begin yet another jam segment.
At 23:20 Trey starts teasing THAT DAMN NOTE again ("Shaft" tease I suppose) Page GETS DOWN on the moooooog a bit in here, funking away mightily. Fish keeps the beat steady, and Mike adds some dankly phaaaat licks to Page's mooglicious soloing. Trey is still playing that NOTE over and over again, when at 25:07, he queries "Who's the black private dick who's the sex machine to all the chicks" (SHAAAAAFT). The groove gets progressively quieter until, around 26 minutes, it is only Fish lightly whisking the hi-hat. Fish drops out completely at 26:06, and the
SILENT JAM BEGINS. If you haven't heard of the SILENT JAM, it has occurred a couple times now (e.g., see Funky Bitch from 12/30/96). Basically, the band jams on their instruments without making a sound, and the non-jaded part of the crowd goes crazy with excitement and glee (the jaded folks laugh, sit down, laugh a little more, and then say "Good one.. enough already" before leaving to get another beer).
At basically 27:30 Trey slowly and steadily begins chording again, and the others also return to their instruments, creating a soaring crescendo that climbs and EXPLODES around 27:52 back into a spectacular closing You Enjoy Myself jam!!!!!!! This is the closing of YEM jam segments that all should be measured against. It is thrilling, triumphant, masterfully played and just Generally Kicks Ass. At 29 minutes, however, it also just DIES OUT… basically flops. Still, a good close, but this would have truly been **THE** perfect close to the jam if it had only continued passionately right up until the closing WUDTMF segment, in my opinion.
At 29:32 the closing WUDMTF segment begins without any accompaniment (well, the crowd is clapping obnoxiously… but stops within twenty seconds). I'm honestly sick to death of vocal jams, but around 30:58 Trey appears to say some things (before adding "Asswipe" from that Beavis and Butthead device in there a few times). Mike's chanting at first sounded like a possible segue into Yerushalim el Zahav, fwiw. Definitely a good vocal jam, but I can't "review" these for shit (obviously). Trey is rapidly vocalizing mouthy-sounds, while the others chant. Sorta. Everyone crescendo's and begins practically screaming around 33:10. . . then they all quiet down again.. then crescendo and SCREEEEEAM yet again. Blah. Total time 34:09.
Strong vocal jam, but certainly not one of the MOST interesting, in my opinion. But the jam segment of this YEM — not to mention the masterfully played opening, BMGS/WUDMTF, tramps and bass&drums segments — make this version a HEAR AT ALL COSTS You Enjoy Myself. "N/R" rating easily… but it is also easily an "A" as well. Inarguably one of the greatest versions of YEM, all things considered, in all of Phishstory.
A Amazing. Get it. Not only is the jamming spectacular, but there MAY be some interesting teases of other tunes, and especially creative & glorious segments of the jam, that make this a must-have version, and should impress your friends and neighbors. N/R Not rated. This basically means the version is insane, and it wouldn't be fair to rate it. I would recommend, strongly, that you hear it for yourself. I may have liked, or disliked, it immensely.
In my opinion, you haven't heard "You Enjoy Myself," until you have heard the 12/9/95 Albany version.
two cents,
[Originally Posted on Rec.Music.Phish – Archived at Phish.net]
Thirteen years later this jam still holds as much appeal as it did during that show. As the jam raged I remember thinking to myself, "Am I really hearing this?" Trey plays some blistering runs right after the silent jam that have to be heard to be believed. The reaction of the crowd was intense and didn't take long for this YEM to get a reputation.
Few things in life are worth driving through a blizzard to see, but boy was that YEM worth it! I will never forget getting home from Albany and telling everyone I knew about the kickass YEM from that night. From the moment the jam began, I KNEW it would be among the best music I would ever witness in my life.
12/09/95 Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, NY
Set I: Maze, Theme from the Bottom, NICU, The Sloth, Rift, Bouncing Around the Room, Free, Billy Breathes, Dog Faced Boy, Chalkdust Torture
Set II: Timber, Wilson, Gumbo, You Enjoy Myself, Lawn Boy, Slave to the Traffic Light, Crossroads, Sweet Adeline
Encore: Loving Cup
34 thoughts on "Albany YEM: Best Jam Ever?"
Monday, December 11, 2006 at 11:12 am
Yes, yes, yes!! Front row center for this one, so very, very, very good. Thanks for posting.
I guess this makes today the anniversary of Portland when I finally got my Tube that I was yelling for incessantly at Albany.
Monday, December 11, 2006 at 1:18 pm
Now that is a good question. Don't get me started on the Phishtalgia…
Monday, December 11, 2006 at 1:40 pm
great review scotty ! a YEM all true phish phans should listen to, on headphones, with there eyes closed in a dark room.
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Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Just sick. Totally sick. Beyond words. and sick.
Thursday, December 20, 2007 at 8:47 am
That entire 95 winter run was sick as hell me and my crew hit a bunch of shows that run and to me this was the peak of Phish-dom.
We hit Landover 11/29/95, Hershey 12/01, Phila 12/15 Worcester 12/29 and the epic MSG 12/30 and 12/31.
We drove thru a driving snow strom from Philly to Worcester to see the boys and it was well worth the ride.
Long live Bob Weaver!!!!!!!
Ahhhhhh the memories
Ahhh the memories…
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Friday, December 5, 2008 at 1:27 pm
dude, i cant link up to the best jam ever.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 9:22 am
That guy Charlie wrote a nice recap, but I'm willing to bet he looks at his comment about the jam being so insane that it deserves a "not rated" rating and says, "wow, what was I talking about?"
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 11:52 am
thanks for mentioning this – great YEM, great jam.
stream it at http://www.phishows.com (not my site but just discovered it and am a big fan)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 12:43 pm
that J. Peterman catalog was intended to be worn to 'sick hippie beats".
Trekking 3 hours there and back from this show, I can attest to this horrid weather. Same w/ Binghamton of this year too. Snow storm and icey roads. Worth every mile of white-knuckle driving in my '91 Olds Cutlass Supreme.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 3:39 am
Listen to this carefully from around 13 – 20 min., Trey is writing Mr. Completely. At around 19:30 be thinking "comes in, completely in" Tell me I'm not crazy…?
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 5:59 pm
December 95 what great shows UMASS, Alabany, New Haven, New Years run great memories. I remeber the silent part of YEM at UMass was incredibly long I think I did a lap of the Mullins Center trying to meet up with someone and getting back to my seat in time for it to pick up again. But the blotter could have enhanced the effect. Better Wilson intro, Beatrice and ButtHead or OTM SHANK aka Tom Hanks? I lean towards B&B. Scotty B. you?
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 10:24 am
so many crazy funny awesome wacky and weird stories from that night.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 11:49 am
was, is and always will be THE BEST EVER
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 1:41 pm
townshend family park still best harry hood. thanks for this my favorite is pages solo on this song at the first break.
Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 11:02 am
That's a nasty video! Makes me think I was born ten years too young… Anyone know where I can find a flac of this heady nugget?
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Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 11:26 am
I have to truly agree that the Albany YEM was one for the books. My favorite Phish moments were always the ones that were completely unplanned spontaneous and magical. The ones where nobody knew where things were going and everything just fell into place so perfectly. I had many many many of these but 12/9/95 remained in my cassette player for years after the show.
One of my other favorites which defined moments like these was 1999 in Chula Vista CA, the jam out of "Boogie On Reggae Woman"….. those magical moments that made every effort of flying and driving around the country worthwhile…..
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