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Competition for S.F.'s garbage a good thing
Published 4:00 am, Saturday, February 12, 2011
It isn't often that we applaud the Board of Supervisors for a delay, but this is the exception. On Wednesday the Budget and Finance Committee delayed a decision on the 10-year, $112 million contract with the local trash company Recology for as long as two months.
To some, it might sound like dithering, but it is the right call.
The Budget and Finance Committee had several issues with the contract, but the one that really resonates is that the collection and hauling of trash has not gone out to a competitive bid since 1932. That's when San Francisco voters approved the Refuse Collection and Disposal Ordinance. It broke the contract into 97 permanent permits, which probably sounded like a good idea at the time.
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But now Recology owns all those permits so it has a monopoly. Budget Analyst Harvey Rose set off a minor firestorm when he recommended that the issue should be taken back to the voters to restore a competitive bidding process.
That's a great idea. At present San Francisco-based Recology has the contract and competitor Waste Management wants to be given a chance to bid.
But Supervisor David Campos doesn't see why it should stop at two companies.
"One of the questions that we had is: What are other cities doing?" Campos said. "Our understanding is that in the 2008-09 year, San Mateo County conducted a nationwide search for services that are more or less the same as ours. They attracted seven qualified companies."
Recology clearly has an advantage.
But, as Campos said, there's nothing wrong with a competition, even if Recology is the best choice in the end.
"This is a process we should not be afraid of," Campos said. "It is something we should embrace."
Those who insist nothing ever gets done in San Francisco suffered a setback this week, when the infamous Bridge Motel in the Marina district was finally brought into line. City Attorney Dennis Herrera's office announced an end to a two-year legal battle with the Lombard Street residence that requires a $156,000 payment to the city and orders the owners to maintain the property and fully comply with local and state laws for the next five years.
That's a nice change from before, when it seemed as if the Bridge wasn't complying with any laws. Between April 2009 and January 2010, police were called to the Bridge 91 times.
The Bridge has been a bit of a civic marvel - a vortex of lawlessness in the midst of one of San Francisco's priciest neighborhoods.
"I remember many years ago when Joe DiMaggio used to have a beverage at Dooley's Pub, right next door," said Supervisor Mark Farrell, who represents the area. "It used to be an attractive place to be. We are very excited to turn the page."
After Thursday's column on the unabashed nude guys strolling the sidewalks in the Castro, I got several e-mails from residents who said they had called police and were willing to formally complain, but that nothing happened.
Capt. Greg Corrales of the Mission Police Station said that will stop. Police are now prepared to cite the nudies as "a public nuisance" if there is a citizen complaint.
Visitors to San Francisco might be amused to hear that we have so much trouble enforcing those codes when we have one of the most ruthlessly efficient parking ticketing programs in the country.
Earlier this week I parked in a fully legal metered spot. When I returned the car was gone. I had failed to read all the signs, one of which said that spot turned into a towaway at 3 p.m. At 3:13, the car was towed.
I was told it would cost $430 to get my car, which I paid - mea culpa for not reading all the signs - and was shown to my car in the lot. Under the windshield wiper was a valentine - an $85 ticket for parking in a towaway zone.
So to review: Walk down the street stark naked - nothing. Get back to your parking spot 13 minutes late - $515.


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SIT399 - Optimization Modelling and Decision Analysis
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Students taking this unit will have an opportunity to see how decision-making problems in industry, business, and civic services can be solved using modern mathematical modelling and algorithmic techniques. In SIT399, students will learn how to make better decisions through mathematical methods in optimization problems such as: production planning, management and logistics, machine scheduling, robotics/vehicle routing, staff scheduling, network design, and resource allocation. Techniques covered include linear and integer models as well as game theory models.
Weekly online quizzes (10 x 2%) 20%, oral presentation 15%, written report 15%, examination 50%. To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve at least 40% of the total marks allocated for the examination
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See the top 25 men's and women's results from the 13.1-mile race in Houston.
The Minnesota native has surged to the front of the pack in 2013.
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A young upstart and a seasoned veteran prevail in Houston.
Timing will be good for U.S. Olympic Team marathon qualifiers (including Duluth native Kara Goucher?) Written by: David Monti (c) 2010 Race
Olympic Silver medalist Meb Keflezighi (San Diego, Calif.) made an early move to stake his claim on the men's title Sunday at the USA


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NFC North: Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers Rivalry Still About Brett FavreNovember 12, 2011
The Green Bay Packers focus on winning titles. The Minnesota Vikings focus on winning the head-to-head with their rival.
It was not always that way. From 1970 through 1994, the Packers won just one division title and made the playoffs twice, with a 1-2 record. Minnesota owned the NFC Central, winning 12 of the 24 division titles (there was no official champion in the strike-shortened 1982 season) and four conference championships.
Even though they never did win it all, none of their division opponents made them look bad.
The Chicago Bears had a run of five division titles in six years, but got just one championship and returned to their status as division also-ran. The Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers won only two division titles each and could not win more than one playoff game.
Meanwhile, the former alpha dog of the NFC Central had fallen from grace hard. From 1973-1992, the Packers had only one season with more than eight wins. Other teams would motivate their players by threatening to send them to the frozen tundra as though it were Siberia.
But during the last season of that run, things began to change. Ron Wolf had taken over the Packers front office, hired Mike Holmgren to coach the team, and traded for Brett Lorenzo Favre to be the future franchise quarterback.
He won three consecutive MVPs from 1995-1997, leading the Packers to three division titles, two conference championships and a Super Bowl title. When Minnesota could not win in the playoffs (4-8 from 1992-2000, with four home losses including their 15-1 season), the only solace they could get is beating the Packers (11-7 over that span).
When the NFL realigned and the division became the NFC North, the Packers rattled off four of the first six division titles. Favre's retirement at the end of 2007 was welcome news for Minnesota, and the Packers not wanting him back even greater news.
You can see why they wanted to go hard after the quarterback who was more symbolic of their secondary status over the past 13 years than any other single individual. It took them two seasons, but they finally got their man.
Except all it got them was one division title and two wins over their rivals. Plus a whole lot of headaches, starting with blowing a potential championship on a costly Favre interception. Minnesota lost coaches, players, organizational integrity, future success and may lose the franchise entirely.
If their new franchise quarterback can lead them to an upset win in Green Bay Monday night, they can at least go 3-3 against the Packers since bringing Favre in and save a little embarrassment. That is why this matchup will always be about Favre until Minnesota is a championship team.


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So most veteran players would agree that there aren't much options outside of endgame to challenge oneself. The only way to really accomplish it is through challenges like Ironman or leveling without talents, whatever it might be.
What if there were a simple tool in the interface in which you could adjust your stats/damage/healing/armor on a scale from, say, 10%-100% of maximum balanced power (100% being the current, blizzard implemented spell power). The interface would work very similarly to the graphics/video menus.
The huge benefit I see to this type of technology would be a way to revitalize all old content by simply allowing players to make it as challenging as they'd like. You would never have to balance low levels again and it would add an infinite number of unique options for players to run with. Another huge benefit? You don't have to gimp anything else. You can use all of your spells, abilities, talents, etc. to their full advantage.
I'll give an example: a level 70 twink guild wants to raid ssc/tk again but feels way op'd
The entire raid group goes in with any gear they want (presumably way better than they need) and nerf themselves to whatever equivalent ilevel they want. Self-nerf heals by 75%, damage by 75%, and health by 30-50% and you're sitting right where you were 5 years ago with respect to character power. No raid tuning required anymore by blizzard!


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The Tulip Fairy
What could perk you up more than to lie on a bed of orange tulips?
Tulips are very unique flowers, which thrive in climates with long cool springs and dry summers. Aside from its uniqueness, there is a queer story from which the tulips originated. It is called the story of the Fairy Tulips.
It is about an old, kind lady who owned a garden of beautiful tulips. Every night, she would hear singing and babies crying. The sound seems to come from the garden. The morning after, she checked her garden to see if anyone went there, but she saw none. That night, the same sound awakened her from her sleep. She immediately went to the tulip garden to see who was there. To her surprise, she saw a little fairy mother rocking the tulip petal, and each tulip cup holds a little baby fairy. From that time on, she never allowed anyone to pick up the tulips from her garden, nor does she allow anyone to come near it. Overtime the tulips grew into beautiful flowers that give off a sweet scent.
Time came when the old lady died. The tulip garden was replaced with some herbs. All the herbs planted in that garden died and anything that they plant in the garden did not grow. But in the grave of the old lady, beautiful and colorful yellow tulips grew. It was said that the Fairy is singing upon the grave of the old lady.
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Tokai Pharmaceuticals Doses First Patient in a Phase 2 Study of Galeterone in Advanced Prostate Cancer
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing new treatments for prostate cancer, today announced the treatment of the first patient in the ARMOR2 trial, a Phase 2 clinical study of its lead candidate galeterone (TOK-001) in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). ARMOR2 is the second study in Tokai's ARMOR (Androgen Receptor Modulation Optimized for Response) clinical development program for the evaluation of galeterone. Dosing occurred at the Urology Cancer Center and GU Research Network in Omaha, Neb. under the direction of Luke Nordquist, M.D., F.A.C.P.


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Heroes Weekly, Vol 1, Issue #3, Arch Mage Advanced Class
Heroes Weekly, Vol 1, Issue #3, Arch Mage Advanced Class
Each week Avalon Games offers a new issue of Heroes Weekly.
Packed full of great super hero fun, each issue will offer either a short adventure, an NPC or some game mechanics for the Heroes Wear Mask system. While compatible with the HWM system, you can of course use the information presented in each issue for other super hero games, just monkey around with the stats and mechanics to fit the system you are using.
This week's issue details a new advanced class, the Arch Mage. Got a magic based hero, well here you can make them even more magical and increase their lore in the arcane arts. This issue also comes with a set of full color graveyard battle tiles.
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Lily-Rose Depp is the new face of Chanel
At only 16 years old, Lily-Rose Depp joins the list of Karl Lagerfeld's muses
Young Lily-Rose Depp has been chosen by Karl Lagerfeld to be the new face of Chanel Eyewear for the brand's Autumn Winter 2015 campaign. The good news was announced yesterday and we couldn't be more thrilled to see the editorial photos that will feature Lily-Rose.
"Lily-Rose is stunning, she's a young girl from a new generation with all the qualities of a star," said Karl in a press release. The campaign, shot by Karl himself, shows the 16-year-old starlet sporting a dark red lip and a pair of Pearl Chanel sunglasses.
We think Lily-Rose could always get a few pointers from mum Vanessa Paradis who has been a Chanel brand ambassador since 1990, most recently starring in the Girl Chanel handbag campaign. You can also watch Lily-Rose work that dark lip here.
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Matt has been pulling some long hours at work, so I, of course, keep my little head busy with sewing projects. I was too lazy to take very good pictures, so my iphone (an old iphone) ones will have to do. (My mom and sisters send each other pictures of things we're working on.)
I love these little clutches. They're a perfect, not-too-hard, but so cute and feminine homemade gift.
The tutorial can be found here - Elm Street Life Bow Clutch
I really shouldn't be posting these horrible pictures, but I already sent this one off. Look at the tutorial for some gorgeous pics - Asthetic Nests's Heirloom Cut Chenille Baby Blanket.
This is extremely time consuming, but the chenille-like backing to this quilt, by fraying cut strips of flannel is so soft and beautiful and worth it.
I taught a lesson at church to the teenage girls about prayer. I saw an idea for prayer pillowcases to help remind them. I thought it was a cute idea and found some fun fabric at Hobby Lobby, which by the way, has the cutest fabrics! I'm going to need to stop in there more with a 40% off coupon.
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I appliqued the "pray" on instead of painted it - it still needs to be stitched in this picture. :)
I had been seeing a lot of maxi dresses floating around pinterest. I fell in love with this one from A Small Snippet. I browsed Joanns and just couldn't picture any patterned fabric working with that much fabric on me. Then I remembered the little onesie dresses I had been selling...
and thought it might look cute enlarged! I'm a solids kind of girl anyway. I'm pretty excited about this one. I used the Small Snippet maxi dress tutorial (except didn't use as much fabric around - just enough to barely gather), and I added 2" elastic strip on top with a zig zag stitch. It's a little tight to get off, so I'm wondering if you could use elastic thread to sew the elastic on like you do with the fabric....more experimenting will follow. I think a fabric sash would look cute, too.


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You've determined that you want to be a nurse, and are ready to consider nursing school. But how to begin? We're here to help. Below you'll find the Who, Why, What, Where and How of earning your college degree.
You, of course, that's who. What made you consider nursing? Do you have a specialty in mind? Take some time to consider things. What do you do well when it comes to school? Were you strong in the sciences? Do you have any experience observing nurses work? Are you prepared for the realities of a nursing career?
Also, consider nursing school itself. What were your strengths and weaknesses when you were in school? Are you comfortable in a classroom, or do you prefer hanging out online? How do you feel about writing papers, memorizing, and taking notes during lectures?
All of these are important factors to consider before moving forward. A good exercise is to sit down and write down answers to the questions above. Nursing school is challenging, and knowing your strengths and weaknesses before you go in is key. Take the time to really dig deep and understand yourself before taking the next step.
This is important: WHY do you want to become a nurse? Are you fulfilling a life-long dream of helping people when they are sick or injured, or are you simply following the expectations of your parents or friends? Are you hoping for a job security and advancement, and a nursing degree is the next step down that path? Whatever your reason, if you are doing it for yourself and the dreams you hold for your life, you are more likely to succeed.
If you've already chosen to pursue a nursing degree, you probably already have some idea of what area of nursing interests you the most. Whether you've decided to work with children, cancer patients, or the elderly, it's still a good idea to take a good look at your personal goals before choosing your next step.
How much of an investment are you willing to make for your nursing career? Will you earn your LPN, or will you go further and become an RN? Do you want a four-year degree? What about graduate school—are there advanced degrees available in your nursing specialty?
When considering which nursing degree to choose, it's important to consider your long-term goals. Sure, a two-year LPN program may get you into the workforce more quickly, but is that what you see yourself doing in ten years? How about twenty? If you are planning a return to school now, it might be a good idea to earn the degree that best suits your long-term goals, rather than taking any shortcuts.
This question is just as important but much more practical. Do you want to stay close to home, or are you eager to explore other places? Do you have a preferred college or university's nursing program, or can you attend anywhere? Do you want a place where you can live on campus, or would you rather live off-site?
The first step, of course, is to find out the best nursing program for your long-term goals. Then you can check out the best local options as well as visit other locations. What nursing school offers the courses you want at the times you want them? When visiting a school, be sure to check out the surrounding neighborhoods and the services they offer. If you are going to spend a lot of time in that area, you will need more than just what the college offers—after all, you'll also need to eat and shop!
Secondly, you should spend some time researching how the nursing school assists its graduates. Does it have a strong career center? How about their job placement office? Once you've graduated you'll need some assistance in taking that next step. Check out how your college will help you.
Once you have all this information, you will know which nursing program is the best place for you.
Ah, how may seem like the biggest question. How will I get in? How will I pay for nursing school? Can I manage to work while going to school?
Luckily, in this day and age there are as many diverse options for earning your nursing degree as there are students. You can go to school part-time and keep that good job. You can go to school online, part-time, full-time, or for just some of your courses.
Financial aid is readily available to anyone who needs it, making nursing school a reality for everyone. The admissions counselors at the nursing school you choose can help you navigate the paperwork required and provide guidance on both financial aid and your course load.
To become a nurse, all it takes is you making the commitment and taking that first step. Good luck, and good learning!


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Norma Jean's Cory Brandan Is 'a Lot Happier'
Despite his warmly polite demeanor, Norma Jean vocalist Cory Brandan has had a troubled adulthood. His turbulent married life has been publicized before, and the impact of these life experiences made their way in lyrical form onto their latest effort, 'The Anti-Mother.'
"Our whole last record is about that. A lot of that stuff is," the Arkansas native told Noisecreep. "It's very personal. This is kind of a good thing, because no one's really asked me this before, because since that time, things are different now. That was definitely a phase I was going through. Now things are different."
Not only did Brandan find catharsis in releasing frustration through recorded music, but his life has repaired in more practical ways as well. "I'm with a girl now. Her name is Rachel, and she's wonderful," Brandon continued, smiling. "She's the best thing I've ever met in my life, and you never think that's going to happen again. I'm 33 years old, I have two kids, a single parent. You think, 'Ah, that's it. I'm done.' But she's great. I'm putting all my focus into her and my family now, and I'm a lot happier honestly."
Divorce may be less of a taboo in modern times, but dealing with its destructive effects is still a difficult task — not to mention soaking the situation in imagery and poetic verse. "I think when I try to add cryptic things into a song," Brandan continued, "it ends up there anyway. I think, unless you want your lyrics to sound very cheesy, it's kinda hard not to use metaphors."
"Really the way it works is, when I think of a song I want to write, it's never really about something. It's more inspired by it, which might sound like a cop out," Brandon explained about his word crafting. "I don't want to come to this point now, where I don't think the same thing I used to … I wanted it to be able to relate to anybody, not just me. And I'm the only one who gets it, and maybe you'll think it's a cool song. I wanted to be like, 'Here's my experience I went through. How can I put that into lyrics where maybe anybody else who's been through a similar experience could somehow get something else, something out of it?'"


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Events & Classes to Keep You Well & Wise in Howard CountyPosted by Howard County Library System on Dec 13, 2013 in Events | Comments Off on Events & Classes to Keep You Well & Wise in Howard County
December 16, 5:30-9:00 p.m. Adult, Child & Infant CPR and AED. $55. Learn the skills needed to clear an airway obstruction, perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED). Earn a two-year American Heart Association completion card. Howard County General Hospital Wellness Center, 10710 Charter Drive, Columbia, MD.
December 16, 10:15 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. Frosty Twist and Shout. Winter songs and movement for little ones at Elkridge Branch. Ages 0-5; 30 min. No registration required.
December 16, 10:15 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Healthy Kids. Explore simple health concepts inspired by children's literature at Miller Branch. Ages 3-5 with adult; 45 min. Limited space; tickets available at Children's Desk 15-30 minutes before class.
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Black Keys Preach the Gospel In New "Fever" Clip
A bit of a change in direction for The Back Keys on this track from their upcoming album, Turn Blue, coming May 13th. The video was directed by Jann Wenner's son, Theo (who photographed our Paz De La Huerta cover), and who's that starring as the crazy preacher? It's Keys' frontman Dan Auerbach, with drummer Patrick Carney looking a little bored over on the sidelines. In case you've got the "Fever," just call 646-397-6172 and contribute some of your hard-earned money. Or just send it to me.


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When I was nine, I decided I wanted to be an archaeologist. I'd come across the word in a book about dinosaurs and was thrilled to realise you could actually dig up dinosaurs and get paid for it. I abandoned the dinosaurs when I discovered Vikings, and I've never looked back. I spent summers and school holidays working on digs, took an archaeology degree and spent most of my life since then working as an archaeologist. However, I've always been a writer. My first book, written when I was twelve, was an epic tale of a Viking raid on a small island off the coast of Ireland. Stories of ghosts, hobgoblins, more Vikings and High Fantasy followed.
I've had short stories and a short supernatural novel published, and my first novel for children, The Crowfield Curse, was published by The Chicken House in the UK on January 4th, 2010. The second book in the series, The Crowfield Demon, was published on April 4th 2011. In 2014, The Hob and the Deerman, the first book in the Hob Tales series, was published.
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Hob Tales
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The Hob and the Deerman
Crowfield Abbey is a place of ghosts and shadows, secrets and lost souls.
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Around this time of year I am often reminded of how far we have come in raising awareness about breast cancer. How easy it is for us to have open discussions about it. How we celebrate survivor-ship and how we remind our friends and family members to do self breast checks and get mammograms.
Many years ago my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Looking back she never really told me what was going on but that something was wrong and she believed God would take care of her. I was living and working in another state at the time – so when I came home and discovered she had a radical mastectomy I was shocked and heartbroken. I saw where her breast had been removed. She also showed me her prosthesis – back then it was an object shaped like a small pillow, stuffed with material that she placed inside of her bra. I kept thinking why did I not realize the extent of her surgery. How could I have not known.
She was right – God did take care of her and allowed momma to become and 11 year breast cancer survivor. Those years were full of life and the breast cancer never returned. She eventually died from another form of cancer that doctors told us was not connected to the breast cancer.
Not long after she died my aunt and I were talking about my mom – her only sister. We were reminiscing about her life and impact on all of us. I said to my aunt "well, after momma had breast cancer…" and before I could finish the sentence my aunt looked at me in shock and said "breast cancer? I didn't know sister had breast cancer!" She then began to cry. After all the time these two sisters spent together living in the same town – after all the phone conversations, holidays spent together, family dinners and going to church together she never knew her only sister was a breast cancer survivor.
Over the years I have come to understand why I didn't know the extent of momma's surgery. I never realized she would lose a breast because she didn't want me to know. It was too personal – too private and she was too fearful to talk about it openly. We all know there was time when women didn't talk too much about female medical issues. It was taboo in our society.
I am grateful to Komen for helping us lift the veil of secrecy and talk about breast cancer. Being able to share the news with friends and especially family members has saved many lives. Thanks to Komen we have come so far in raising awareness and money for research. And thanks to research we have made tremendous strides in eradicating this disease. Let's keep putting one foot in front of the other through events like The Race For The Cure. We'll get to our destination – it's just a matter of time.


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31 hours
900 miles
2 countries
1 epic show
I returned from Canada last night
after barely 12 hours in Vancouver.
My co-conspirator in this crazy adventure and I still aren't sure when our plans went from 'oh that sounds cool,' to 'so, we're going to Canada'.
It probably happened sometime around the time Amanda replied to this tweet.
Snacks and passports in hand we filled up the gas and started north.
Our drive up was punctuated by torrential downpours in the fog
and me locking my keys in the car at a gas station when my car's speakers started making demonic noises
it was actually a little terrifying
and AAA was able to break into my car in under a minute,
which was amazing and a bit worrying
(we seem to have either placated or expelled the possession thankfully)
Some pre trip google street viewing showed me a parking garage 1 block from the hostel,
and the hostel was 6 blocks to the venue.
I survived driving through Portland and Seattle and Vancouver.
We splashed water on our faces and tried to feel alive again.
Ten hours in a car is enough to make you question your sanity and if the reflection in the mirror is really yours.
Before we parked we had seen the line, stretching 6 people deep around an entire city block.
An hour until the door and already almost 1000 people in line.
But a tweet I'd sent to Amanda Palmer
(the ringleader of this almost organized beautiful chaos)
had us on the guest list. We were bringing boxes for food collection,
and volunteering to help with the Vancouver Food Bank.
The gig was free, but still raised almost $10K for the charity.
Before the show we caught Amanda at the bar for a quick chat.
She had recognized us, and said hello first.
Then she saw my tattoo and kissed it.
I love what this brought about.
me too, Amanda, me too.
She asked us if we thought things were too organized
This was a ninja gig after all
But it had a massive guest list of professionals from different disciplines
People that made chaos seem easy and planned.
A beautiful mess.
Before the show started, the show started.
Vancouver's Orkestar Slivovica brass band played and people danced
(read more about the show's phenomenal line up here)
Kristen, my co-pilot in this adventure, and I found a friend, Lauren, from the house party
She lives in Vancouver.
Life is beautifully strange sometimes.
She saved us by lending us some Canadian money so we could buy drinks,
there's nothing like driving to make you crave water.
Then we realized Lauren was sitting in front of Imogen Heap.
Well, Kristen realized.
Lauren and I were too excited about the gig and all the special guests,
we didn't realize
I had to come back and kneel down next to Lauren and whisper
do you realize who you're sitting in front of? you're sitting in front of IMOGEN HEAP.
I am? Thank you for telling me.
Her eyes went wide.
I turned to Imogen and caught her attention
The three of us chatted for a moment.
Life is surreal.
Then Amanda came out on stage, the second beginning of the show
Ladies and gentleman, welcome to our fucking mess
what a beautiful mess
Amanda sang, Neil sang, Neil read a story about ducks.
Some people TED came out and talked
a former football star talked about virtual reality and empathy
Imogen sang and turned the audience into her backing vocals, we didn't sound too bad
more people from TED spoke, the head of safety at Twitter came out
I'm probably getting the order wrong,
but the chaos was beautiful
and I just let it wash over me, absorbing as much as I could.
After a quick intermission they brought out some TED fellows,
incredibly talented musicians that did things with instruments I've never seen
(the things they did, not the instruments themselves)
Amanda took stage to sing another song,
she asked for requests and the audience erupted,
you always do this and I can never hear you, raise your hands
I giggled, a punk rock gig, and here we are politely raising our hands. I loved it.
my hand shot up
Monica, you see me all the time
I thought it was a playful dismissal
No, no, I'm not dismissing you, what do you want
I got name checked from stage,
and stared at by the strangers around me,
because a rockstar knew my name.
I counted later, 10 shows in 2 1/2 years
3 of which were private house parties.
Yeah, there's a reason.
Jason Webley sang about wanting a Giraffe and then a super special guest that everyone had guessed but had not been officially announced.
Chris Hadfield.
I'll just let that sink in,
the astronaut.
He sang one of his songs
and then after having been told we only had time for one song,
he sang Space Cowboy anyway.
Then we watched Amanda sing Astronaut to an astronaut,
I've seen her perform it before,
but this was acoustic, Webley played the guitar, it made it different and special,
and there she was, living one of her dreams
probably thinking, is this real? is this my life?
yes it is.
She had opened with In My Mind.
so really. yes, circular and chaotic the show fit together.
After the show end, the security gently ushering everyone out because we had passed curfew,
Amanda yelling at us to go and be good citizens, obey the law, so we can do this kind of thing again.
Kristen and I made our way to the stage where Amanda was still chatting with the other performers.
She beckoned us up
and I took pictures of her wrapped around Kristen's back and new tattoo.
Can I have a hug?
You can always have a fucking hug,
she whispered into my ear.
Floating around cloud nine
at one thirty in the morning
wandering a strange city
that was strangely clean
we made our way back to the hostel.
It all happened on a whim.
A glorious memory that we had witnessed something completely unique.
The feeling you get when you're surrounded by people
who resonate with you
colorful people full of life
who are kind.
I feel more like myself now.
Oh, and my favorite part? All the guests sat on the sides of the stage and watched everyone else do their thing.


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September 13, 2011
NASCAR, ESPN and Turner Sports will announce a deal on Wednesday to stream nine of the 10 Sprint Cup Series Chase races live online.
Races will be available via RaceBuddy on NASCAR.com and WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN application for smartphones and tablets.
"Enhancing the viewing experience and improving the sport's digital and social presence for our millions of fans, at the track, at home and everywhere in between, is a goal we never lose sight of," said Marc Jenkins, NASCAR's vice president of digital media in a statement. "Being able to offer this series of interactive products during the Chase will further engage our fans with a robust digital presence that will forever change how the championship points battle is consumed."
NASCAR.com's RaceBuddy will continue to offer DVR Functionality, Enhanced LIVE Leaderboard and RaceView's position tracker.
I'll say it for you: Hallelujah.
RaceBuddy will continue to provide track and in-car cameras, while WatchESPN will provide ESPN's broadcast. WatchESPN is available to those who have ESPN video service through a participating video provider, which at the moment, are Brighthouse, Time Warner and Verizon. (Don't fret, if you don't have either of the three cable services, you can still access the race via RaceBuddy.)
Until now, NASCAR fans with no TV access but with internet access have only been able to (legally) view the races broadcast on TNT through NASCAR.com's RaceBuddy application, which also could be viewed on Yahoo! Sports. For the Fox and ESPN races, those fans looking for a live feed have gone through other, not-so-legal outlets. (TNT and NASCAR.com are both Turner properties).
The only event that will not be streamed online is the race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which will be broadcast on ABC and thus available on network television.
Plus, it's another step in a very fan-friendly direction for NASCAR and its TV deals. Sunday's race at Chicagoland will be the debut of split-screen commercials for the second half of races on ESPN.
Online streaming could also potentially open up new sources of revenue for rights holders through increase ad revenue for internet only or combination ad packages. And most importantly, it puts NASCAR on platforms accessible to millions more. Eyeballs aren't a bad thing.
Because of the ABC caveat, it's unclear how this deal could be the precursor to a deal between Fox and Turner for the first portion of the NASCAR schedule in 2012. All of Fox's points races were on network television in 2011.
In addition, all of the Nationwide Series races and NASCAR Now will also be streamed on WatchESPN for the remainder of the year.
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The stars of 'A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III,' including Charlie Sheen, Jason Schwartzman and Aubrey Plaza, discuss what it is like to work with comedic genius Bill Murray.
Charlie Sheen's world was rocked working with Bill Murray in "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III." He explains what he found bizarre, the big love...and the brain hatches.
Charlie Sheen saw inside Bill Murray's brain shooting A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III.
And he liked it.
The two worked together on Roman Coppola's quirky comedy, which comes out on Blu-Ray and DVD on May 14.
"He changed the way I looked at the world through his work," Sheen says of Murray in this exclusive clip from the DVD's extras.
"His brain opens up in like six different hatches when they call 'action,' " Sheen adds.
Sheen did admit that working with the idiosyncratic Murray had its challenges -- such as the way the Academy Award nominee delivers his lines.
"His rhythm is very bizarre," says Sheen of Murray. "You don't know if he's forgotten his line. You're working with him and I've known him for an hour, you don't want him to quit because of you, but you're about to interrupt him seven times in the same scene."
Then finally Murray would deliver the line.
Sheen left the gig with great respect for Murray.
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The new DYS Elf is a small mean machine. If your Tiny Whoop was on steroids, it would be the new DYS Elf. Drones like the Inductrix and E010 are fun, but they can't hold a candle to a brushless drone like this new DYS. For pictures, videos and more check out https://www.halfchrome.com/dys-elf/
What Can We Expect From DYS?
The DYS Elf is also referred to as the DYS 83mm Micro Brushless FPV Racing Drone. While that may be a mouthful, it does provide us with some insight as to what to expect. We'll get an FPV camera, and some powerful motors with the Elf. We also know it is small, just 83mm from motor to motor. That makes it bigger than the Blade Inductrix, which measures in at 65 mm, but smaller than an Eachine QX90's 90 mm motor spacing.
The best news here is that it is a brushless drone. That means it is going to perform way better than any brushed micro FPV drone. We expect this little brushless quad to perform much better than the very popular Blade Inductrix and the slightly larger Eachine QX90. Brushless motors are both more powerful and more efficient. Brushless drones come with a higher price tag, but DYS found a way to squeeze brushless motors into this drone without costing you an arm and a leg.
DYS has been producing quality drones and drone parts for a while. This includes one of our favorite drones the Force1 FPV 220 Racer. It is a fantastic drone to get into real racing and acro. That is why we are so excited to see them release its baby brother, the 83 mm Elf.
We are anxiously waiting for our model to arrive so we can put it to the test, but the specs on this little machine are quite impressive. Powerful motors, digital ESCs, HD quality camera, carbon fiber frame all wrapped into a nice little package.
These little guys come loaded with BetaFlight, so you'll be able to tune them. Also they've included a beeper, so if you crash it while flying FPV you'll be able to locate it easily.
There is some conflicting information on the internet about the Elf, so until we get our hands on one one we will have to do some guesswork. Some images show 3 blade propellers and some have 5 blade propellers. It seems DYS has been toying with both types of props. We will find out shortly which they finally decide to go with.
The 8-Channel Transmitter
DYS even has developed a Frsky-compatible transmitter that looks pretty good. Banggood sells the drone for $158 as a BNF (Bind and Fly) without a transmitter or $165 as an RTF (Ready to Fly) package with the transmitter. For just $7, why would you not add the transmitter? The BNF version is Frsky only. It is compatible with the D8R receiver protocol so you should be able to bind other quads to this transmitter.
DYS Elf Specs
Flight time: 4-6 minutes
Range: 300 meters
Weight: 80g
Wheelbase: 83mm
Receiver: Frsky
Brushless Motor: 1102 10000KV
Brushless ESC: 4 in 1 BLHeli_S 10A Dshot
Flight Controller: F3
Battery: 550mAh 2S 7.4V LiPo
Camera: 800TVL with 170-degree FOV
Video transmitter: 5.8G 40CH 25mW
Should You Get a DYS Elf?
We will update you soon as soon as we get this bird in the sky, but the preliminary specs on it are impressive. You'll be hard-pressed to find a brushless quad like this one in this price range. Horizon Hobby has another good option with the Torrent 110. The Torrent is bigger, with 110 mm motor spacing, and it will cost you $199 without a transmitter.
Like the Elf, the Torrent is an impressive small brushless motor quad. The Elf's smaller frame makes it better suited for indoor flying than the Torrent and we think that for indoor flying you will be more comfortable with the Elf than the Torrent.
For pictures, videos and more check out https://www.halfchrome.com/dys-elf/


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Hey Catherine – I've missed you this week love the snowmen – the weather is horrific in co durham the roads aren't been gritted hardly now and the estates are impassable still QVC is keeping me company whilst the electricity stays on at least lol only another 2 weeks to go according to the weather
Hi everyone!
I've missed being around this week but I have had great difficulties getting into work like many around the UK although it has given me some very valuable and precious time with a dear friend who is very ill so, in some ways, it has been a blessing in disguise.
It's beautiful but we've certainly seen tough times for motorists trying to get into and out of our road, myself obviously included, as we are on a steep hill.
When it first began snowing on tuesday evening it was so pretty..and then it was a blizzard and in only 5 minutes there was a coating of white over everything!!
I was the most excited big kid in the house and persuaded Steve and the kids (now 17 and 15) to come out into the snowy night time to enjoy it.
I think it's clear to see we all had a wonderful time. There is something so magical about the snow even though it has caused so many travel problems.
Our snowman was quite a 'dude' but was very lonely until we created a lovely snow lady for him. She is the most voluptuous snow person I have ever seen, Steve took a shine to her!
Chrissie, though had a soft spot for
our snow dude..
..and I just thought they were all fab!
Hope you've managed to have some
fun in the snow, too.
Lots of love,
Catherine x
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January 7, 2010 at 6:47 pm -
Hey Catherine – I've missed you this week love the snowmen – the weather is horrific in co durham the roads aren't been gritted hardly now and the estates are impassable still QVC is keeping me company whilst the electricity stays on at least lol only another 2 weeks to go according to the weather
January 7, 2010 at 7:05 pm -
Just Brilliant!xx
January 7, 2010 at 7:30 pm -
What lovely photos of your fun in the snow! Love the snow people – quite a few people around where we live have been making the most of the unexpected snow and making lots of snowmen (no women for some reason!) One down the road stands about 8 feet tall! I haven't made one myself but it reminds me of making them with my Nana in the garden and of the time my mum and I made one when I was about 8 and we used my Dad's prized straw trilby. Of course my Dad has still never forgiven us for ruining it more than 30 years later!
I couldn't help but notice how much you daughter looks like you! I don't look at all like my Mum although we are very close. Thanks for sharing!
January 7, 2010 at 9:19 pm -
Hi LouLou!
Oh dear, it sounds mad where you are! I hope you stay nice & cozy with good kitty company…and QVC, of course. 🙂
Let's keep our fingers crossed about power supply. I am keeping everything charged up in case we have to go without at some point.
Keep well, warm & happy!
Love Catherine x
January 7, 2010 at 9:22 pm -
Hi Heidi,
Hee hee..I just can't help being a kid in the snow! Thanks for commenting.
Wait til you see my next blog of the cats!!!
Love Catherine x
January 7, 2010 at 9:31 pm -
Hi Nicola,
Great to hear from you. I adored the story of your dad's straw hat!! I bet the snowman loved it, though, so it was worth making him grumble over 🙂
I walked past a snowman today that was about 6 feet tall but he was leaning back! In profile he stood at a 45 degree angle..I'll have to wander out tomorrow and see it he's still upright.
Chrissie does look like me but she's overtaken me in height as you can see in the first pic. Tom has, too, but they are still very much my little babies.
Keep cosy!
Love Catherine x
January 8, 2010 at 10:06 am -
Hi Catherine
Love the photo's. I too live on a very steep hill-really dangerous, just managed to get out as we have 4×4's-although me not driving!!Lexi loving snow too, she can't understand why it's sticking to her fur!
My Daughter has her "Christmas Do" tonight-don't think she'll be going there.
Just watched QVC all day yesterday and ordered the TSV on auto delivery-love Yankee Candles.
Hope you manage to get out soon although more snow to come I understand!!
Take Care
Julie xx
January 8, 2010 at 2:18 pm -
Hi Catherine, love the pictures but I am glad to be inside looking out at the snow. Take care going to and from work. love from mum xxxxx
January 8, 2010 at 4:53 pm -
hi Catherine,
just realised how bad it is over your way.I know how you hate to miss a day of work so i hope this starts to clear soon. Pretty awful here tooas it is ice under about six inches of snow. anyhow stay warm. Looking forward to seeing you once the weather clears
love from your mum
January 11, 2010 at 7:01 pm -
Hi Catherine,
Please could you ask Ian and Leyla for Steiff to make a Miniature Schnauzer masterpiece like Jackie the Australian Shepherd Puppy and Lumpi the Golden Retriever puppy! That would be a Steiff dream come true!
January 12, 2010 at 10:26 am -
Hi Mum!
Thanks for your little messages on here. I'll be giving you a ring in a bit.
You should see our snow people now..looks like they are taking a bow as they have kind of softened and bent over with him leaning his head on her shoulder!
One of our neighbours has a snowman with a little withered carrot…it's not on his face!
Love you, ma. Chat in a little while.
Catherine x
January 12, 2010 at 10:34 am -
Hi Isla!
Thanks for your comment..somehow it's ended up in this blog but I think it may have been intended for the Steiff section so I will also post this there with your original message in case you may look out for your comment there and wonder where it is…hope that makes sense?
I will email Ian and Leyla with your request, which I think is a lovely one.
I hope you enjoyed the Steiff show last night and the ones we have coming up today, too.
Keep well & keep warm!
Love Catherine x


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All quotes tagged Indictment
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"Mr. Milosevic and others who have been indicted by this tribunal, the only place where they should face justice is this tribunal in the Hague."
"Though his sometimes tough approach has resulted in some hard feelings leading to partisan attacks rather than commendation, this indictment may stem more from politics rather than pursuit of the law, but this is not a new tactic for Ronnie Earle,"
"One of the most damning indictments of the media profession is that reporters provide the ink and others provide the blood,"
"What is of most concern is that the president handle it properly — that he ask [officials who are indicted] to step down; that he not vacillate, not equivocate; that he be decisive."
"When an indictment is delivered at the front door of the White House, the Office of the President is defiled. No citizen can take pleasure from that."
"The indictment of Enron's CEO shows that we will follow the evidence wherever it leads -- even to the top of the corporate ladder,"
"The indictment of Enron's CEO shows that we will follow the evidence wherever it leads -- even to the top of the corporate ladder."
"It's a very skeleton indictment, if you will. There's not really a lot of meat on the bone of this indictment."
"[Texans for Public Justice, an anti-corruption group based in Texas applauded the indictment.] No jury can undo the outcome of Texas 2002 elections, ... but the justice system must punish those who criminally conspire to undermine democracy no matter how powerful they may be. If we are to be a democracy, then powerful politicians cannot flout such laws with impunity."


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Republic F-84F-40-RE
Serial Number 52-6524
The Republic F-84F Thunderstreak was an American-built swept-wing turbojet fighter-bomber. While an evolutionary development of the straight-wing F-84 Thunderjet, the F-84F was a new design. The RF-84F Thunderflash was a photo reconnaissance version.
Design and development
In 1949, Republic created a swept wing version of the F-84 hoping to bring performance to the F-86 level. The last production F-84E was fitted with a swept tail, a new wing with 38.5 degrees of leading edge sweep and 3.5 degrees of anhedral, and a J35-A-25 engine producing 5,300 pound-force (23.58 kN) of thrust.[1] The aircraft was designated XF-96A. It flew on 3 June 1950 with Otto P. Haas at the controls. Although the airplane was capable of 602 knots (693 mph, 1,115 km/h), the performance gain over the F-84E was considered minor.[1] Nonetheless, it was ordered into production in July 1950 as the F-84F Thunderstreak. The F-84 designation was retained because the fighter was expected to be a low-cost improvement of the straight-wing Thunderjet with over 55 percent commonality in tooling.[1]
In the meantime, the USAF, hoping for improved high-altitude performance from a more powerful engine, arranged for the British Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire turbojet engine to be built in the United States as the Wright J65. To accommodate the larger engine, YF-84Fs with a British-built Sapphire as well as production F-84Fs with the J65 had a vertically stretched fuselage, with the air intake attaining an oval cross-section. Production delays with the F-84F forced USAF to order a number of straight-wing F-84Gs as an interim measure.[1]
Production quickly ran into problems. Although tooling commonality with the Thunderjet was supposed to be 55 percent, in reality only 15 percent of tools could be reused.[1] To make matters worse, the F-84F utilized press-forged wing spars and ribs. At the time, only three presses in the United States could manufacture these, and priority was given to the B-47 Stratojet bomber over the F-84.[1] The YJ65-W-1 engine was considered obsolete and the improved J65-W-3 did not become available until 1954. When the first production F-84F finally flew on 22 November 1952, it differed from the service test aircraft. It had a different canopy which opened up and back instead of sliding to the rear, as well as airbrakes on the sides of the fuselage instead of the bottom of the aircraft.[1] The aircraft was considered not ready for operational deployment due to control and stability problems. The first 275 aircraft, equipped with a conventional stablizer-elevator tailplane, suffered from accelerated stall pitch-up and poor turning ability at combat speeds. Beginning with Block 25, the problem was ameliorated by introduction of a hydraulically-powered one-piece stabilator. A number of aircraft were also retrofitted with spoilers for improved high-speed control. As a result, the F-84F was not declared operational until 12 May 1954.[1]
Operational history
Project Run In completed operational tests in November 1954 and found the aircraft to be to USAF satisfaction and considerably better than the F-84G. However, ongoing engine failures resulted in the entire fleet being grounded in early 1955. Also, the J65 engine continued to suffer from flameouts when flying through heavy rain or snow.[1] As the result of the problems, the active duty phaseout began almost as soon as the F-84F entered service in 1954, and was completed by 1958. Increased tensions in Germany associated with construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 resulted in reactivation of the F-84F fleet. In 1962, the fleet was grounded due to corrosion of control rods. A total of 1,800 man hours was expended to bring each aircraft to full operational capacity.[1] The aircraft were retired from active service in 1964. Stress corrosion forced retirement of ANG F-84Fs in 1971.
In what is probably one of the very few air-to-air engagements involving the F-84F, two Turkish Air Force F-84F Thunderstreaks shot down two Iraqi Il-28 Beagle bombers that crossed the Turkish border by mistake during a bombing operation against Iraqi Kurdish insurgents. This engagement took place on 16 August 1962
Flying the Thunderstreak
The Thunderstreak suffered from the same poor takeoff performance as the straight-wing Thunderjets in spite of having a more powerful engine. In reality, almost 700 pounds-force (3.11 kN) or 10 percent of total thrust was lost because the J65 was installed at an angle and its exhaust had a prominent kink. On a hot day, 7,500 feet (2,285 m) of runway were required for takeoff roll.[3] A typical takeoff speed was 160 knots (185 mph, 300 km/h).[3] Like the Thunderjet, the Thunderstreak excelled at cruise and had predictable handling characteristics within its performance envelope. Like its predecessor, it also suffered from accelerated stall pitch-up and potential resulting separation of wings from the airplane. In addition, spins in the F-84F were practically unrecoverable and ejection was the only recourse below 10,000 feet (3,000 m).[3]
With the appearance of the F-105 Thunderchief, the Thunderstreak became known as the Thud's Mother.[3]
By the mid-1960s, the F-84F was replaced by the F-100 Super Sabre and the RF-84F by the RF-101 Voodoo in USAF units, being relegated to duty in the Air National Guard. The last F-84F Thunderflash retired from the ANG in 1971. Three Hellenic Air Force RF-84Fs that were retired in 1991 were the last operational F-84s.
Richard Bach, who later wrote the bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, was an ANG F-84F pilot who was once activated for duty in Europe. His first book, Stranger to the Ground, described in detail what it was like to fly the Thunderstreak in the course of an operational flight at night from England to France in adverse weather.


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Airport handover 'seamless': Maldives government
The Maldivian government today described as "seamless" the retaking of the country's international airport from a country developer following a bitter row that triggered a spat with its neighbour.world Updated: Dec 08, 2012 13:25 IST
The Maldivian government on Saturday described as "seamless" the retaking of the country's international airport from a country developer following a bitter row that triggered a spat with its neighbour.
The government of President Mohamed Waheed last week decided to revoke a 25-year lease of the airport in the capital Male, asking infrastructure company GMR to quit by midnight on Friday (1900 GMT), two years after it took over.
"The handover process of the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport has gone seamlessly, as predicted," Waheed's spokesman Masood Imad said.
"We now have the long and difficult task of weeding out corruption and inefficiency" in the airport's operations, he said.
The opposition Maldivian Democratic Party of former president Mohamed Nasheed, who initiated the privatisation with GMR in 2010, staged a peaceful protest against the move on Friday night, witnesses said.
Nasheed had warned that scrapping the deal could jeopardise foreign investment prospects in the popular honeymoon destination and also hurt ties with neighbouring India.
But Waheed targeted the privatisation of the airport for its alleged corruption and also nationalist reasons with his government objecting to such a prominent asset being run by foreigners.
There was no immediate comment on Saturday from GMR, which two days earlier lost a legal battle in Singapore where the Supreme Court ruled the Maldivian government had the right to take back the airport.
"At the moment things are calm," GMR spokesman Arun Bhagat told AFP on Friday, just before the handover of the airport.
The two sides have agreed on a three-week transition period for the Maldivians to run the airport after taking possession on Friday.
The Male airport deal was expected to see GMR and its partner, Malaysia Airports Holdings, pour more than $500 million into the Indian Ocean archipelago, in what would have been the biggest ever foreign investment.
There has been sharp concern voiced in India at the abrupt nationalisation move by its tiny southwestern neighbour.
Underpinning India's worries are claims by the Maldivian opposition that the country is tilting towards China, which set up an embassy in Male last year and is carrying out construction projects in the archipelago.
Waheed's office, however, denies any suggestion of Chinese influence.


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