Nalini Chidambaram managed to obtain interim protection from arrest from the Madras High Court on a second Saturday, while she was charge-sheeted by a trial court in Kolkata.
Senior journalist J Gopikrishnan of The Pioneer has written to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi asking for the suspension of the senior advocate designations of former UPA minister P Chidambaram and his wife Nalini Chidambaram in the Supreme Court, reported Bar and Bench.
Congress leader P Chidambaram and his wife are accused of various financial irregularities and are under probe by agencies like the Income Tax Department, the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Along with the husband-wife duo, their son Karti Chidambaram is also accused in cases of black money, corruption and money laundering.
J Gopikrishnan, in his two-page letter to the Chief Justice, has accused P Chidambaram of 'clearly misusing the position' despite being an accused of corruption and money laundering cases. In his letter, he says, Congress leader P Chidambaram appeared in cases before trial courts in his Senior Advocate attire while his lawyers, Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi argued for his bail, which is a "clear misuse of holding Senior Advocate Designation" by an accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
He further alleges that P Chidambaram "appears to get undue advantages from the 2G trial Court", saying that he was given interim protection by the trial court Judge OP Saini despite the Supreme Court directing the CBI and ED to conclude the probe into the Aircel-Maxis within six months.
The letter also adds the manner in which Chidambaram has managed to secure interim protection from arrest as many as seven times from Judge Saini after being present at the bail hearings in his Senior gown. Chidambaram has also been granted interim protection from the Delhi High Court in the INX Media Bribery case.
Gopikrishnan, in his letter, has alleged that investigating agencies and judges cannot work freely when one of the accused is a Senior Advocate, "How can Investigating agencies and Judges work freely when an Accused is a Senior Advocate title holding person?" said the senior journalist.
The letter also cited the instance of Chidambaram's wife, Nalini Chidambaram, managing to obtain interim protection from arrest from the Madras High Court on a second Saturday, while she was charge-sheeted by a trial court in Kolkata. The HC bench headed by Justice Ilanthirayan even allowed her to appear before a Chennai court to seek bail. Nalini Chidambaram was allowed bail and interim protection from arrest for 15 days by the evening. Gopikrishnan questions the CJI whether such benevolence from the courts can be expected for common citizens.
Gopikrishnan has requested CJI Gogoi to suspend the Senior Advocate designation to both P Chidambaram and Nalini Chidambaram until the trials against them have concluded. He has also requested the CJI to consider the implementation of an annual affidavit to be filed by all Senior Advocates disclosing cases against them.
P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram are accused in the INX Media scam which involves charges of bribery and lobbying in granting foreign investments worth Rs 300 crores to INX Media. Meanwhile, the CBI and other agencies are also probing a similar case involving Chidambaram and his son, the Aircel-Maxis scam. The CBI is probing alleged irregularities in grant of FIPB approval in Aircel-Maxis deal, while the ED is probing alleged money-laundering related to the deal.
Meanwhile, Nalini Chidambaram has been accused of receiving Rs 1.4 crore from Sudipta Sen, the prime accused in the Saradha chit fund scam. The CBI alleges that Nalini Chidambaram conspired with Sudipta Sen with an intention of cheating and misappropriation of funds between 2010 to 2014. The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a charge-sheet against Nalini Chidambaram in a Kolkata court.


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Are 'zero-fee' ETFs history?
The $6trn global market for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is rapidly moving away from its 'zero-fee' model that has been the norm for the past two years.
In just a few short weeks, the first and only fund that paid people to invest switched to a new owner and dropped its no-fee policy, while one of the few "zero-fee" ETFs has been shut down completely.
"ETFs have come to a new stage of development where the fee war is only part of the story," Linda Zhang (pictured), chief executive officer of Purview Investments in New York told Bloomberg. "The next phase of the story is who is able to provide better performing products, net of fee."
The increasingly competitive landscape that counts with roughly 2,200 ETFs in the US alone has seen issues slash expense ratios amid the intense fight to lure assets.
Salt Financial made headlines last year by releasing the Salt Low TruBeta US Market ETF (LSLT) which would temporarily pay investors, with holders receiving 50 cents for every $1,000 — until it grew to $100m or April 2020 when a $2.90 management fee was introduced.
"The fee war for beta is pretty much over," Michael Venuto, chief investment officer of Toroso Investments, said. "We've seen a lot of people that are done with the fee war and are now interested in, 'What can I buy that will do better than the market?'"
Last year, he helped Social Finance, an online lender known as SoFi, unveil two funds without fees, the SoFi Select 500 ETF (SFY) and the SoFi Next 500 ETF (SFYX).
SFY currently has $95m in assets and SFYX has $11m . Venuto says the tactic was more for the benefit of SoFi's existing investors than to attract new ones, and will continue indefinitely for the two products.
Previously, investors enjoyed the benefit of buying into an ETF through their favourite broker for a very small deposit and then paying nothing for its annual management fee.
If zero-fee funds disappear, it wouldn't necessarily mean a rich new era of profits for ETF issuers. Industry competition remains fierce, especially between giant asset managers like BlackRock and Vanguard, the two largest players.
Last month, BlackRock cut the fees on its largest ETF by one basis point, 0.01%, to match the charges of its rival Vanguard.
By investing in an ETF, you can get returns that are linked to the underlying index after accounting for the fees and other transaction costs. You can find a detailed guide on how to trade in ETFs or refer to our selection of some of the best online stockbrokers.
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Description Orange yellowish-brown calico-texture cloth; man and woman on horseback with trees and bushes in background at head in blue and green, within frame of pillars, ribbon, flowers and leaves in white, mask at top of frame in center in gilt, lettering at foot in blue and green, two florets on either side of author names; lettered and ruled on spine in blue.
Original dimensions H: 19.7 cm.; W:13.3 cm.; D: 3.3cm.
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An article by Robert McCrum on the Guardian site this morning says lots I agree with.
The STORY, organised by Matt Locke of 4iP was an amazing day of tellings - 20 minute presentations by an array of inspiring talent including Cory Doctorow, Tim Wright delivering a hliarious and moving account of his obsessive hoaxing, Dr Aleks Ms. Internet Krotoski showing her Making Of Virtual Revolutions diary, graphic artist Sydney Padua (see comic below) and lots more. No questions, no break out groups, no manifesto, just.. lots of stuff about stories, plus an array of networker types all bumping into each other and tweeting about it enthusiastically after. I enjoyed myself and did go away with plenty to ponder about the new ways we tell tales.
The Newspaper Clubb printed a paper for the day which contained an ad, designed by Joe Coppard of www.patandtrevor,com, for Phictive, the group we're part of, drawn together by Timo Hannay and including supercoder Euan Adie, Londonist Matt Brown, and Chris Roberts, editor of One Eye Grey, a penny dreadful for the 21st Century. The group is developing a means to make and publish digital fiction for the iPhone, iPad and other new platforms and aims to bring together writers and coders to create compelling, media rich content. More details to follow.


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Warriors forward Jordan Bell will miss another two weeks with a swollen left ankle, Golden State announced Friday.
Bell, who was re-evaluated this week by team doctors, will be sidelined for the Warriors' next seven games, taking him through NBA All-Star weekend in Los Angeles (Feb. 15-18).
Twenty-four seconds into Golden State's Jan. 17 win over the Bulls, Bell landed awkwardly after trying unsuccessfully to block a Robin Lopez dunk. Bell was on the floor for more than a minute, grabbing his left ankle and grimacing, as teammates surrounded him and a team trainer tended to him.
Bell tried to walk off the court on his own power, but was in enough pain that he needed to be rolled to the visiting locker room in a wheelchair. X-rays were negative. By practice two days later, Bell wasn't wearing a boot and had no crutches.
More than halfway through his rookie season, Bell has already emerged as a second-round steal. He is averaging 5.2 points, four rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 37 games. Though he still makes plenty of mistakes, Bell has excelled as a small-ball center capable of guarding all five positions.
With Bell sidelined the past five games, the Warriors have relied more on Kevon Looney, JaVale McGee, David West and Zaza Pachulia.


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The Junior League of the Great Lakes Bay Region has a rolling enrollment. The first year of membership is referred to as the "Provisional Year." The provisional year serves as an introduction to the league as well as an orientation.
Objectives of the Provisional year:
Review the Junior League of the Great Lakes Bay Region's history, accomplishments and past projects
Present an overview of the League's committees and their functions
Provide an understanding of the League's by-laws and operations
Help new members make positive connections with current League members through mentoring, socials and volunteer opportunities
Promote relationship building among the provisional class
Provide hands-on volunteer opportunities within the community
Complete a Provisional project
What is a Provisional?
A provisional is a new member in training. You spend the first year learning about the league and its committees. Most women form a bond with their provisional class as they learn about all the ways to develop their leadership training skills all while making lifelong friendships.
What is an Active?
An "Active" member is one who is currently in good standing and volunteering their time and talents within the Junior League of the Great Lakes Bay Region. Active members have full voting privileges and are expected to meet all membership obligations as outlined in our Bylaws.
What is a Sustainer?
A "Sustaining" member is one who has given at least seven years of active service in good standing and wishes to remain in the league. Sustainers must meet all financial obligations of membership, but have no other requirements and no voting privileges.
I am new to the region, and I don't know anyone who is a member of the Junior League of the Great Lakes Bay Region. Can I still join?
Yes! Submit an online request to get information to join, and you will quickly meet many more women.
What is the age criteria for membership into the Junior League of the Great Lakes Bay Region?
We welcome all ages.
I was an active member of another League and have recently moved to the area, do I need to restart my Provisional Year in order to become a member of the Junior League of the Great Lakes Bay Region?
In most cases if you have completed your Provisional year at another Junior League you can transfer your membership. In order to transfer your membership you must contact your current League and ask them to transfer your membership to the Junior League of the Great Lakes Bay Region via the AJLI (Association of Junior Leagues International) e-Transfer system.
What is the financial obligation for the Junior League of the Great Lakes Bay Region?
An Annual Membership is $134. However, a provisional pays less during their provisional year.
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Booty Rum Cakes - Not Just for Dessert!
If you're a sailor, boater of any kind, or just love the water, most likely rum is a part of your life.
I love this little fleet of boats that race off my house Wednesday nights in the summer!
Even my soon-to-be-90-year-old Aunt Hope has a killer rum punch recipe that I'm trying to ply from her recipe box to share, but she's very protective. And I get it, because it's sooooo good…and deadly!
So, funny story. My husband and I started a rum company, because we're totally ADD, used to be in the restaurant and charter boat business and, cause heck, we drink enough of it, why shouldn't we create our own line?
Alas, our new rum became named Spiced Booty Rum, or Booty Rum for short. I am an admitted mermaid-aholic and my husband is the same about pirates. We also love scrimshaw, secret grottos...you get the picture. So when thinking about our presentation, we designed the bottle in a unique way with a window that peers into the mermaid's grotto where she's protecting her booty (treasure, not the other booty! :) Also on the bottle, is glow-in-the-dark ink that after exposed to light and then brought into a dark room, shows more mermaids and their secret sayings. Obviously we had a lot of fun with the bottle design. There's even a REAL pearl in each cork, and we're working with a Nantucket jewelry designer (to be revealed later) to help us create some fun things with the pearls.
But, it's the rum that should, and does, take center stage. The obvious drinkability is most important. And our rum is unique in that it's made using a process where all the bad stuff in alcohol, the stuff that makes you shudder after drinking, is molecularly taken out. It's pretty cool, and not having a hangover is awfully nice too. Hangovers come from the parts of the alcohol that make you shudder - fun fact of the day! We're still growing our territories so if you'd like to see Booty Rum in your town, talk to your liquor store and we'll send some your way! (our website is under construction but in the meantime email us at rum1791.com if you want some and don't live in Massachusetts) If you happen to be in Marblehead, you can certainly find us at Shubie's Marketplace, which is a MUST stop for anyone visiting our town. If you go in, say hi to Dougy for me! He's really nice (and his parents' George and Carol are too!).
But another fun way to use rum is in RUM CAKES!!! So good and so easy!
I tested (and drank) plenty or rum cakes and rum to come up with the Booty Rum Cake official recipe. And as my Mum announced to me the other day, my rum cakes make a delicious breakfast! Why not?!!
So, since I was making many rum cakes, I found the cutest little mini bundt cake pans. One cake mix (see? I told you it was easy!) makes a little more than eight cakes. As you can see here, I gathered the ingredients. I may have been sipping a little rum while cooking, you know, just to test! Hiccup!
…and add it to a box of vanilla pudding mix. My husband and I once went to the Jello History Museum in NY (on our way to a lacrosse game) and it was fascinating! I highly recommend a visit if you're ever in LeRoy, NY!
You'll need four eggs too.
and added 1/2 a teaspoon of ground nutmeg. I love this little grinder that I got at our grocery store. But I really want the authentic grinder my Aunt Hope has. She puts a real nutmeg into this grinder and grinds it over her punch. I'm on the hunt for one of those!
Freshly ground nutmeg smells so yummy!
After adding water, we get to the good stuff, the rum!
Our rum has a slight vanilla flavor which makes it the perfect accompaniment to rum cakes!
So after adding the water, I added 1/2 cup of rum.
Using my trusty mixer, I combined all of the ingredients on slow and then mixed it all on medium speed for a couple of minutes.
While the mixer was mixing, I sprayed the mini pans with cooking spray made for baking. It adds flour and takes one step of prep away.
Then I filled the pans halfway to allow for the cakes to rise. The hardest part here is keeping your fingers out of the batter!
Because I used the mini pans, the cooking time was cut in half, so I watched them while they cooked and took the cakes out of the oven when they were golden brown.
While the rum cakes were cooling off, I made the dreamy glaze that your pour through the cake. Simple again - sugar, water, butter and RUM!
and then I transferred the glaze into a measuring cup to make it easier to pour over the cakes.
letting it soak in all over - I'm getting drooly!
Since the cakes are super moist, I like to serve them with blueberries and strawberries. If you like them plain, you can leave them as is.
But I think sprinkling these treats with powdered sugar adds the perfect final touch!
And because there was no way my family could eat all of them, (okay, there's a way, but it wouldn't make my already stellar figure any better, ha ha), I wrapped some up to deliver in time for the 4th of July!
Wrapped in parchment in a cellophane bag, I added some ribbon and garland and presented them to the happy recipients, including my Mum, who decided with my Dad to have their's for breakfast! Too funny!
Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar, sliced strawberries and blueberries.
Island Style, India Hicks and ME!
HRH Prince Charles? I did, I did!
And in that wedding party, was the uber-cool, one-and-only India Hicks, (named India because her grandfather was the last Viceroy of that very country) who just happens to be Prince Charles' cousin and who is also her godfather (not the Marlon Brando version!).
India's the pretty girl with her arms behind her head. She just chopped off all her hair the morning of Diana's wedding…and she hated it!
If you're a frustrated Island Girl like me, who finds any chance to scurry off to an a small spot surrounded by water and sand (even if that island's only in my head), then this book is for you! India takes us into her home, appropriately named Hibiscus Hill, where she shares her design aesthetic while simultaneously embracing and dismantling her famous father, David Hick's, signature bold statements in colors and tablescaping.
So here India was, in my city, sharing stories about when she went to photography school, all the while accompanied by her adorable son, Wesley, who happens to go to prep school in Massachusetts. India was joking that he was underage drinking in the bar.
And at that point, she had me at "hello".
We could be twins except she probably weighs about 100 pounds less than me - ha ha!
Another reason India came to Boston was to promote her new line, which as you can imagine, is as cool as she is. I went to hear about India's new company, just for fun. I told myself, "don't sign anything", "don't add something to your already full plate", blah, blah, blah. Well after my third drink, and laughing hysterically with India, all my resolve was toast. I was in, full bore, all because of this crazy British Bahamian island girl.
I became a "style ambassador" which basically means that on top of everything else I do, I have the true (and I mean it) pleasure of sharing India's new line with anyone who want to see it and buy some goodies. The lifestyle brand encompasses India's London-to-Harbour Island vibe of jet set meets island relaxation. Think fresh fragrances, thoughtful gifts, chic totes (that work from the beach to the streets of New York) and super soft scarves.
The beautiful Mayfair Bag, like all of India Hicks' bags, are made at the SAME facility where all the Ralph Lauren bags are made. India wanted the quality to be just right and it is! The bag has a subtle pattern on the white exterior that's a cheeky nod to her island home (and its creatures), and it's a fabulous everyday bag or the perfect bridesmaid gift! Add one of India's tassels and you're stylin'. Click on the link and you'll see all sorts of goodies!
For the candle lover, this Black Hibiscus Candle has the dreamy combo of "tea and oranges: England in the tropics, captured by the suggestion of sea air, oranges and Earl Grey tea".
Jasper, India's dog, is seen wearing the Siren Scarf in Flamingo. Don't those words just make you want to buy it? Flamingo is such a fun word, and bird, and obviously the mermaid in me can't resist anything with "siren" in it, even if the pattern is of India's lucky scarab beetle. And if beetles aren't your thing, rest assured that as cool as it is on the scarf, it also just becomes a subtle pattern when worn. This scarf is sooo soft and comes in a bunch of colors. My daughter and I each grabbed one when we saw India at the Design Center and we LOVE them!
Love Tokens are what India calls her collection of these super cute charms that can be worn as a necklace on a chain or a cord, or around your wrist, the way I like to wear mine. They are fashioned after a cog in a clock and come in silver and gold. The name comes from the fact that in Britain, the practice of engraving a small coin as a token to give to friends and loved ones goes back for over 400 years. There are too many to choose from with so many fun sayings, so be like me and keep collecting!
India's Wild Spiderlily Eau de Parfum has the scent of island dreams and that's just about right since the wild spider lily grows all over the Bahamas. The scent also comes in a rollerball application which is pretty cool, and my preferred way to wear it. I'm SO glam! All of India's fragrances are made in the same facility in Grasse, France where the most extraordinary perfumes originate, so you know it's top shelf!
So, yes, I got to hang with the coolest lady I've met in a VERY long time. And I'm proud to help her build her brand! She has even more goodies in the pipeline too, so don't be afraid to keep checking them out.
A college grad needing a proper work bag? Check.
Bridesmaid thank you gifts? Check.
Teacher Thank you gifts? Check.
Just Because Gift? Of course!
NO pressure, BUT, if you see something on the website that you like, shop away using this link, India Hicks, or the ones above! And if you're in the Boston area, or heck, even in New England from Nantucket to Maine, let me know and I'll travel and we can plan an India Get Together! Her products are amazing, and I sort of feel voyeuristic and slightly cooler sharing something that she loves enough to put her name on.
I can feel the island breezes already and the rum drinks are getting ready!
"The charisma is what sets her apart.
Let's face it. Anything with PALOOZA after it sounds way more fun than without. Drinks Palooza. Dinner Palooza. Family Palooza. Even Weeding Palooza. Maybe that's a stretch. But this was the most AWESOME Petunia Palooza I've ever been to. Okay, so it's the only petunia palooza I've ever been to, but boy, was it fun!
Here in New England, this past Monday was a stinker of a day. Rain, rain, go away! But with this party ahead, celebrating Wave petunias at Mahoney's Garden Center, I had something to look forward to, especially because I had my partner-in-crime, Eliza, by my side.
So, why do I have a bouquet of Kirin beers here? Because, funnily enough at the palooza, we learned that Kirin beer is responsible for developing the Wave petunias that we were there to celebrate. Being master gardeners for hops, the company also worked on propagating a denser, hardier petunia. Guess I'll have to grab a few beers next time I'm potting my plants!
This basket came home with me because I loved the color variations in the same plant!
Same with this grouping...they were pretty spectacular!
Insert ooohs and aaahs here!
So, first things first...a drinkypoo to get in the mood!
Our friendly caterer/bartender kept us well-fed and well-hydrated! Hiccup!
Pretty awesome backdrop for some yummy treats!
Once we were set with our pot and plants, Claire began her instruction. There's just something great about a British accent, kind of like adding palooza to everything. It all feels more momentous!
Because my pot was big, we talked about ways to fill the pot to keep it light, but still have enough soil for the plants. I added this water bottle later on, but in the past at home, I've used Diet Coke cans to fill the pot and put soil on top.
First things first, I needed to block the holes in the bottom so things like gravel and soil didn't pour out. And my notepad from the Courtyard Marriott from my daughter's recent college graduation was the perfect cover!
Gravel is important as a base so there's drainage for the water. See how great the paper worked?
Dirt got in my wine - oh no! Guess I'll have another!
Claire also told us that with annuals, we didn't need to break up the roots like we do with perennials. She said that the root systems weren't as crammed and that we could squeeze the balls tightly to fit into small spots. In went the chives after the calla lilies.
I spread the pink petunias (say that five times fast) around in two sections of my pot (my spiller) and I added orangy-pink lantana (a filler). I LOVE lantana!
I added sage next and it just added the perfect mellow green to the pot, plus it smelled so good!
Why not keep the herb theme going? I had to add the rosemary too!
Tada! A pretty pot to brighten these gloomy, rainy days!
Here's the gang, all proud of our creations. I even met a new blogger friend, Amanda, whose blog is Prim and Propah! Love it!
And before we left, I asked about the yummy watermelon appetizers. SO EASY!
All you do is cut up watermelon into square chunks. Using a melon baller or a spoon, (if you don't have a melon baller), scoop out a hole in the center of your watermelon. Then here, they clearly used a piping bag with a fancy, swirly tip. But if you don't want to deal with that, you can get a baggie and fill it with mascarpone cheese, available at most grocery stores near the cream cheese, and squirt some into the hole. Then drizzle some balsamic glaze (just boil balsamic vinegar in a sauce pan until it reduces a little) over the watermelon and sprinkle with chopped basil leaves. Perfecto!
Our versatile guy even showed me his squirt bottle. So easy!
However, Abby, the cat, was so over us at this point. Ha ha!
Here's to your next PALOOZA in whatever form it takes!


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A Survey of Preservice Teachers in Regards to Their Attitudes and Perceptions of Science Fiction Literature and its Use in the Classroom
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Man shot in the leg after a disturbance; suspect remains on the run
Twenty-eight-year-old Bryce Smith lost an argument Friday afternoon when a man pulled a gun and shot him in the leg, according to Lafayette police.
Man shot in the leg after a disturbance; suspect remains on the run Twenty-eight-year-old Bryce Smith lost an argument Friday afternoon when a man pulled a gun and shot him in the leg, according to Lafayette police. Check out this story on jconline.com: https://on.jconline.com/2zE76TU
Ron Wilkins, Lafayette Journal & Courier Published 4:00 p.m. ET Sept. 28, 2018
A 28-year-old man was shot in the leg during an argument about 2:30 p.m. Friday in the 1600 block of Briarwood Court. His wound was not believed to be life threatening, police said.(Photo: File illustration)
LAFAYETTE — Twenty-eight-year-old Bryce Smith lost an argument Friday afternoon when a man pulled a gun and shot him in the leg, according to Lafayette police.
Smith and another man became entangled in a disturbance in the 1600 block of Briarwood Court about 2:30 p.m. Friday, and Smith was shot by the other man, whom police continue to look for, Lafayette police Sgt. Matt Gard said.
There was a fight in the same block involving several people on Thursday, but it is not yet known if Friday's shooting and the Thursday fight are related, Gard said.
After he was shot, Smith managed to get himself to the hospital for treatment, Gard said.
No other information was available Friday, and the shooting is under investigation, Gard said.
Reach Ron Wilkins at 765-420-5231 or at rwilkins@jconline.com. Follow on Twitter: @RonWilkins2
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List of airlines of Africa
 List of companies based in The Gambia

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Homeless Sweeps Hearing Wraps; Decision Could Come This Month
Diamond Lil's was the most historically accurate adult store in Denver
Patricia Calhoun
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Patricia Calhoun | November 14, 2011 | 6:45am
To get a feel for the changing face of Denver, drive the twenty blocks of Larimer Street -- which is now two-way northeast of Broadway -- down to Larimer Square, and take note of all the businesses popping up along the way, all the people on the streets that were once empty. And then take a quick turn onto 20th Street, where Diamond Lil's Adult Emporium once ruled.
In 1889, as Westword told the story in the January 1999 feature "A New Dress for the Old Gal," Albert Kopper, a German-born businessman, hired one of Denver's most noted architects, Frederick Eberley (designer of the Tivoli Brewery and the Barth Hotel), and built an elegant Queen Anne structure at 1215 20th Street: Kopper's Hotel and Saloon.
But anti-German sentiment during World War I and the rise of Prohibition combined to put Kopper out of business. In 1919, he sold the building to Elmer Sommers, who renamed it the Airedale Hotel, reportedly after his favorite breed of dog.
Over the next seventy years, the building went through several uses -- many of them nefarious -- and several owners. By 1989 it was home to Sun Books, an adult store, when businessman Art Greer acquired the property and turned it into Diamond Lil's. Greer also owned several more respectable downtown businesses -- including Jerry's News, Jerry's Used Books and Jerry's Record Exchange -- and as the construction of Coors Field began to transform the neighborhood, he decided to give the dilapidated structure a respectable renovation. And not just a respectable one, but such a conscientious facelift that the adult store would be eligible for landmark designation.
Those who never set foot inside the place could still appreciate the stunning work that transformed the outside of the old gal, as well as the seasonal displays in those distinctive Queen Anne windows, with mannequins in Bronco outfits, Rockies outfits, old West outfits.
But now the curtain is closed on Lil's. Greer passed away early this year, and the store closed. Now the building is for lease -- and whoever gets it will not just acquire some great space in one of the hottest parts of town, but a real piece of history. Very adult history.
More from our Calhoun: Wake-Up Call archive: "Fortune Valley bets on a new name: Reserve Casino Hotel."
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Patricia Calhoun co-founded Westword in 1977; she's been the editor ever since. She's a regular on the weekly CPT12 roundtable Colorado Inside Out, played a real journalist in John Sayles's Silver City, once interviewed President Bill Clinton while wearing flip-flops, and has been honored with numerous national awards for her columns and feature-writing.
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Russian-born handbag designer Katya Komarova didn't plan for a career in design. She graduated from Moscow State University of Culture and Arts with a degree in acting before becoming a model. But after a chance encounter with a local artisan on a trip to Thailand in 2010 – who taught her how to make a leather bracelet – she decided on a career change.
Komarova followed her passion, studying handbag design at Accademia Riaci in Florence. By the time she moved to Australia in 2013, her handbag label ByMosquito was already well-established.
"When I moved to Australia, I realised that the business model – and the bags that I was making back in Russia – wouldn't perform as well [here]," she says. So she launched a new, eponymous label in 2014 specialising in minimalist leather goods.
"What it was back then [compared to] what it is now is a completely different story," Komarova says. "I'm very proud of what it was, but we were producing in China, now we're producing in Australia. We're using refined Italian vegetable-tanned leather."
During lockdown, Komarova and her husband decided to move back to their home in the Adelaide Hills after a stint in Sydney, which meant saying goodbye to her studio in Surry Hills. "Since moving here, the business has been actually doing pretty well considering the crisis and everything," she says. "I started growing my team and I couldn't work from home [anymore], and I started looking for space to work together."
And so, in early October, Komarova opened her studio in Adelaide's heritage Epworth Building. One corner of the cosy space is dedicated to assembling bags, the rest is made up of display shelves and mirrors. The walls have a fresh lick of white paint, in perfect contrast to the dark, hardwood floorboards. In keeping with the label's use of natural materials, the furniture is made of rattan and leather, and the room is adorned with dried plants and flowers.
A solid-wood work bench is one of Komarova's most treasured items in the space. "My husband found it on Gumtree a few years ago. We were living in Sydney and we took our car – which wasn't a big car – so we had to put it into pieces," she explains. "The guy especially made it for me, because he knew I was going to bang quite heavily with a hammer on the bench. And from Sydney we brought it here to Adelaide. And then I moved back to Sydney. It's been moved a lot. It cost me like $80 – I spent much more moving it around," she says, laughing.
Leather comes from an Adelaide supplier, who sources it from Italy. "We produce on demand. So, business-wise, it makes it more sustainable and healthier for us just to buy as we go from local [suppliers]," she says. The supplier laser-cuts the leather, which is then assembled by her team in the studio. A Japanese press that Komarova recently purchased sits atop the sturdy wooden bench. It works by piercing studs into the leather – a means of constructing the bags without stitching.
Many Katya Komarova bags are takes on classic styles – the bucket bag and shoulder bag are each available in black, brown and tan. Sizes range from the tiny mini mono to the oversized shoulder bag. Straps and handles (in materials such as leather, fur, chunky chains and woven handles) can be purchased separately to create new looks.
Katya Komarova bags have been snapped in street-style shots at international fashion weeks and have appeared in global fashion magazines such as Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. "It's amazing how from a teeny-tiny brand it has become such … I can't call it a sensation, it's not a sensation yet, but it's getting there," Komarova says.
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It's 2017. Why Don't All Laptops Have SSDs Yet?
We all know SSDs are expensive. But its time laptop manufacturers caught up with the mobile marketplace and started making better products.
Laptops are in this strange quagmire right now. The cheap ones are too bulky, too slow, and they all look the same. They're very uninteresting pieces of hardware. While even cheap phones from Xiaomi, OnePlus and Nextbit (recently acquired by Razor) can bring praise and attention from their looks, laptops these days are bland and boring. The ones that aren't boring are too expensive. The Dell XPS 13 is ₹1.3 lakhs in India ($1935 USD), the Macbook Pro 2016 with a 512GB laptop SSD is a whopping ₹2.6 lakhs ($3872 USD), and even the cheapest laptop sold in the country that has a usable, non-eMMC SSD costs over ₹50,000 (Asus UX305 series).
There are a multitude of reasons why most pieces of technology cost so much more in India, so I'll not get into that much. Import taxes are crazy and setting up manufacturing within the country isn't easy. Still, India is the hub of the value-for-money consumer. Technology moves fast in the country, and every year smartphones released in India outpace other countries by a considerably due to market size. So where's the demand for a quality laptop?
SSDs are Fast and Expensive.
The best SSDs these days will transfer at speeds upto 550MB/s, while even 7200 RPM Hard Drives will max out at 30MB/s. Most laptops come with a 2.5 inch form factor 5400 RPM Hard Drive, which usually top out at 20-25MB/s. Solid State Drives have no moving parts, but that's only partially the reason for their speed. The real technology is in the SSD controller, which is what companies like Intel and Samsung, who create SSDs, really compete over. NAND based flash storage controllers basically changed digital storage performance forever.
Who even uses laptops anyway?
For people who watch videos, listen to music, read words, and whose main internet usage is social media and light research. For them smartphones and tablets are good enough.
For video editing, server architecture, intense coding, graphic design, gamers and data processing. Desktops are a must.
For Web development, content writing, office work (presentations, excel sheets), avid internet users, digital marketing, and business. Laptops are required at the very least.
If the accessibility of technology is anything to go by, India is a country of consumers. Because all computer parts and laptops have a 100% markup over international pricing. I don't believe that's the case though. India has the power to get Samsung, Xiaomi and a host of other large companies to deliver products manufactured in and catering to the country. The larger question is whether we would accept a solid state drive in lieu of less RAM or a worse screen, or a worse battery or worse build quality. Because we sure as hell won't accept a higher price.
The thing is, on laptops, storage speed far outweighs any other factor when it comes to performance. Opening Microsoft Office or booting up can become literally 30 times faster with a laptop SSD. While you're pondering mysteries of the universe waiting for Chrome to load, an SSD would have gotten it open in a second.
Why are cheap laptops with SSDs not freely available?
The biggest reason I feel laptop manufacturers are unwilling to include SSDs in low to mid-range laptops, aside from the price differential, is the spec reduction it'll bring to higher end laptops. When there is a millisecond-level real world difference between a $300 laptop with an SSD and your $2000 Dell XPS 13, people are objectively going to prefer the former. When you put an SSD in your high end offerings and leave the lower end with 5400 RPM spindle-disk 1950s technology drives, that price difference can become more pronounced.
But wait, some laptops have small 32GB SSDs, right?
$200 Chromebooks and cheap "solid state laptops" have something called eMMC Memory, which is indeed flash-based storage, but isn't actually an SSD. It's a similar technology to what you find in SD cards and many Android phones. They're about 50% faster than regular Hard Disks, with a less than 40MB/s transfer rate. That's around 10 times slower than a Samsung 850 Evo.
Since most laptops have a 2.5 inch SATA based HDD, SSD drives for laptops are usually just regular SSDs. There are things such as SATA Solid State Drives, M.2 Solid State Drives (PCIe-NVMe Solid State Drives are the same as M.2), and external Solid State Drives. Any of these SSDs will be a huge upgrade over basically any Hard Drive for your laptop, but PCIe-NVME is the fastest. The problem is most budget laptops don't support M.2 or PCIE-NVMe, so you'll have to settle with an SSD that connects through your laptop's mSATA port.
The fastest laptops like the Dell XPS 13, Razer Blade, and all new Macbooks have PCIe-NVMe Solid State Drives. If your laptop came with a hard disk, it won't have support for PCIe-NVMe SSDs.
SSD sizes are pretty much standardized once you rule out the M.2 (PCIe-NVMe) standard, so just ensure your laptop has swappable hard drives and you'll be good to go.
Make sure your laptop supports SATA II 3Gbps or SATA III 6GBps. Most will have support for the latter, as SATA II is quite outdated.


Greyhound racing and gambling are intimately connected. This inevitably leads to over breeding and the killing of healthy dogs. The industry has also demonstrated a level of mendacity and cruelty that indicates it is beyond any form of regulation. It must be abolished, just like dog fighting and bear baiting.
To rapidly phase out greyhound racing.


Can I connect MBA to ethernet port on Time Capsule associated with my iMac?
My iMac is wirelessly connected to my Time Capsule router device. I want to hard connect my MBA directly to my internet server (not wirelessly). Can I just connect the USB ethernet adapter from my MBA into a second ethernet port on the Time Capsule and be able to connect to the internet directly and still be able to share files and data from my iMac to my MBA?


Victoria has some beautiful and varied rail trails to explore. With a couple of days free I decided an overnight adventure along The Great Southern Rail Trail (GSRT) was in order.
The GSRT begins in the town of Leongatha an easy 90 minute drive from Melbourne on the M1 and South Gippsland Highways.
Regrettably there is no reliable way to get yourself and bicycle to the trail head using public transport. You could try your luck taking the Bairnsdale train from Southern Cross Station, get off at Warragul and then ride the 56 kms to Leongatha on back country roads. You'd need to keep an eye out for farm machinery and logging trucks.
Hitching up my lightly packed rear panniers, I rolled off on a hard compacted gravel surface towards Port Welshpool some 75 kms away in warm murky, overcast, autumn conditions.
I was very quickly surrounded by lowland forest country of Messmate, Manna and Peppermint eucalyptus trees that gave off a delightful aroma. The understory of wattles, grasses and native scrub was alive with small birds; mostly honeyeaters, finches and fairy wrens. I watched a Grey Strike thrush hunting the edge of the trail take a skink lizard for lunch!
The trail is well signposted with information boards strategically placed along the way. There are covered shelters and pit toilets at regular intervals just off the trail. Passing through the inviting tourist towns of Meenyian, Fish Creek, and Foster. I stopped for a nice cup of tea and browsed the local shops. The country folks are friendly, engaging and used to seeing cyclists come off the trail.
While there are no major road crossings, the trail does intersect many local farm roads where I had to push through spring loaded gates. I was mindful of dairy cows as they ambled unaided off to the dairy.
I've cycled this trail before in summer and flies were a big problem, especially passing through the small township of Toora. I recommend you carry a fly net, although they weren't too bad this time around.
Wildlife abounds: Kangaroos, Koalas Kookaburras, birds large and small and lizards. The gradient is as you might expect from an old rail line, gentle, gradual climbing and descending, making for easy cycling with bucolic country scenes and views across the inlet to Wilson's Promontory National Park, known to generations of nature loving families simply as The Prom.
After the open farmland around Toora, I cycled into Welshpool exchanging pleasantries with locals who were out walking the trail. For the last 5 kilometres into Port Welshpool, I dropped down into a musty, swampy, marshland of tea tree, banksia, grass trees and wattles.
Port Welshpool is your typical sleepy fishing village. It's so sleepy in fact it's almost comatose, With only two shops the pub and a cafe.
I cycle the path through town past empty holiday homes along the foreshore past knots of fishermen waiting on the tide. I turned right at the long jetty to set up camp for the night in the Caravan Park.
After a good feed and pleasant banter in the pub, I slept comfortably in my tiny coffin-like MSR Hubba tent. The next morning I woke to a clear cold autumn day. After a boiling pot of tea and toast at the cafe, I cycled the trail back to Leongatha riding into an increasingly warm and sunny day. I photograph birds and chat to friendly trail users.
While I did the trail out and back in 2 days, there are great opportunities to extend this trail into a week or more.
Tidal River in Wilson's Promontory National Park is a beautiful 72 kms ride from Meeniyan and well worth a detour. Visit parkweb.vic.gov.au especially if you're an overseas visitor who wants to get up close and personal with Australia's wildlife.
Overall this is a fun trail to cycle and a good one to do with friends.
Looks like a lovely ride. We don't get scenery like that in Europe!


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Robinson No Longer Concerned About Extension.
One of the big storylines to start the Chicago Bears season was wide receiver Allen Robinson going into the final year of his contract.
Robinson made it clear that he wanted to be a Bear for life and sign a contract as soon as possible.
General manager Ryan Pace didn't exactly make it seem the feeling was mutual.
Pace stayed pretty silent regarding Robinson's campaign to be signed to an extension and now it seems like there might be no plans on an extension.
Robinson addressed the situation on Tuesday and it sounds like he's just focused on finishing the season and hitting free agency.
"After Week 2 or Week 3, I was putting that behind me," Robinson said. "It comes down to just playing. That's the most important thing right now. It's about playing, playing well and trying to help get this thing turned around.
"At the end of the day, I'm putting all that behind me. That'll be talked about, whatever will come from that will come from that. That's none of my concern right now. So whatever that road is, when we get there, we get there."
With the Bears not discussing any sort of contract with Robinson, it's definitely starting to feel like this will be ARob's last season in a Bears' uniform.


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Only from the date of adoption of the decision of the NCCIR to enter the register, business entities have the right to carry out activities in the field of telecommunications. This service is included in the cost of obtaining a license for WI-FI.
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Our firm has provided a radio frequency recourse license (providing services of access to the Internet via WI-FI) within the same building in Kyiv
Term of service provision is 60 business days.
The cost of license obtainment service is 1000 USD.
Inclusion in the register telecommunication operators is included in the cost of service.
To obtain WI-FI license we need to receive from you personally, via fax or e-mail the following documents:
Copy of state registration certificate or an extract form the Unified State Register of enterprises, organizations and institutions;
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Formation plan and scheme of a telecommunication network (our legal experts may provide samples of these documents and help to prepare them);
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Copies of rental (sub- rental) agreements of premises (or other document that confirms legality of possession or use of premise where network equipment is located);
Document on the employees of an enterprise. If required the firm may provide a necessary form and help with its preparation;
Information about region of services provision, radio technology that will be used and frequency bands.
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Information about branch offices and other separate divisions (if there are any);
List of owners/members (including names and ITINs);
Mail address; telephone number, fax;
Website (URL), e-mail.
Companies and sole proprietorships that create their own telecommunication network with a help of wi-fi equipment (which is connected to a telecommunication network of another operator that provides internet services via cable, wire or different types of radio technologies) are obligated to complete the following actions:
File an application to be included into the register of operators, providers of telecommunication services;
Obtain telecommunication network maintenance and operations license.
The cost does not include the official fee.
The amount of official fee for radio recourse license obtainment is set in the Resolution of Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine number 200 dated 22.02.2006.
Why get a license for the entire settlement if Internet access services are provided within the same building?
What to do if the certificate for the equipment has expired?
The documents that are submitted for a license indicate that the activity will be carried out within the same building. In this case, the UGCR seeks free frequencies not throughout the locality, but only within the given building. However, the payment for each frequency unit is paid on a common basis, that is, as the provision of services throughout the locality.
This is not a problem to obtain a license. The main thing is that this equipment should be included in the NCCIR in the Register of radio-electronic means and radiating devices that can be used on the territory of Ukraine in the public radio frequency bands.
The date of radio recourse usage start coincides with the date of first permit for operations with radio equipment and usage of certain frequency band listed in license for a particular region issuance.
The license is issued by the National Commission for the State Regulation of Communications and Informatization. Obligatory nature of license obtainment is stipulated by the law of Ukraine "On radio frequency resource of Ukraine", law of Ukraine "On telecommunications".
When term, cost and procedure of license obtainment are agreed the service provision will consist of the following stages:
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When a positive decision on issuance of license is made by Licensing Commission Client receives requisites of an account at local bodies of State Tax Service of Ukraine (state treasury) and pays state duty of the required amount for the license (payment code 22011700), receives a certificate of local state treasury about money being transferred and sends the payment order with bank notation and treasury certificate to our legal experts.
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Tags: ISIS/Islamic State | Middle East | mideast | militias | buying | weapons | online
NYT: Militias Buying Weapons Via Facebook Bazaars
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By Todd Beamon | Wednesday, 06 April 2016 10:35 PM
Recent Facebook posts have touted huge online arms bazaars — offering weapons that include heavy machine guns and grenades — and have been appearing in regions of the Middle East where the Islamic State has its strongest presence.
The solicitations violate Facebook's policies, Monika Bickert, a former federal prosecutor who is responsible for developing and enforcing the company's content standards, told The New York Times.
The company, based in Menlo Park, Calif., has forbidden the facilitation of private sales of firearms and other weapons since January, she said.
"When Facebook began, there was no way to really engage in commerce on Facebook," Bickert told the Times.
In the last year, however, the company has allowed users to process payments through Facebook's Messenger service, while adding other increase sales.
"Since we were offering features like that, we thought we wanted to make clear that this is not a site that wants to facilitate the private sales of firearms," she said.
The Times provided Facebook this week with seven examples of suspicious groups selling heavy weaponry through the site. Six were closed.
The report's findings were based on a study by Armament Research Services, a private consulting firm that monitors arms trafficking on social media in Libya. The Times also contributed reporting on similar in Syria, Iraq and Yemen.
ARS' efforts documented 97 attempts at unregulated transfers of missiles, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, rockets and anti-matériel rifles, used to disable military equipment, through several Libyan Facebook groups since September 2014, according to the Times.
In one instance, a seller in Tripoli, Libya, offered components of a man-portable antiaircraft defense system, or Manpads, in a closed Facebook group, the Times reports.
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J loves spelling and I am always trying to introduce him to new vocabulary words. As I have mentioned, I have been trying to introduce J to the months of the year. So combine his love for letters and spelling with the light box and J will be receptive to learning anything.
I put out the items on the floor with the month spinner set to January. I helped him to sound out and read the names of the months.
And then he stopped. In the end, it wasn't nearly as successful as I had hoped, but it still exposed him to at least some of the months.


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CONGO STORIES: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed
The new book "CONGO STORIES: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed," co-authored by Enough Project Founding Director John Prendergast and Congolese activist Fidel Bafilemba, featuring photographs by Ryan Gosling, arrives at a critical moment. The Democratic Republic of Congo, which has suffered the deadliest war since World War II, faces a crucial month with hotly contested elections scheduled two days before Christmas.
Fear, Inc.
Between 2016 and 2018, The Sentry investigated an armed group representative, Abdoulaye Hissène, a notorious warlord involved in CAR's conflict for almost a decade. Formerly a diamond and gold trader, and since 2009 the leader of various politico-military groups, Hissène has been recognized as being responsible for an attempted coup in late 2015 and for targeted violence against UN and humanitarian staff.
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Dire Humanitarian Situation in Darfur Alarms U.S. Embassy in Sudan
A "deteriorating" humanitarian situation in Jebel Marra in the Darfur region is getting the attention of U.S. embassy officials in Khartoum, Sudan, who expressed concern at what is being described as "critical levels of severe acute malnutrition" despite a concerted effort by aid agencies to arrest the worsening situation. In a statement, the embassy said the situation demands a concerted multi-sector response.
Pushing for Progress on Abyei
Learn more about the ongoing tensions in Abyei in the Enough Project's two-part blog series.
Lifting sanctions will help Sudan's leaders. What about everyone else?
Note: This op-ed originally appeared in Washington Post and was written by Tom Catena, the only doctor permanently based in Sudan's Nuba Mountains; he is the laureate of the 2017 Aurora Prize for Awakening Humanity.
On most days, I don't feel as though the daily debates or the deadlines set in Washington affect me much. Who's up and who's down, and who tweeted what at whom, just aren't on my radar. But July 12 — the day by which the United States must decide whether to lift sanctions against the government of Sudan — is a day that I'll be watching closely because it will affect me and the people I serve.
7 U.S. Organizations Urge Secretary Tillerson to Consider Issues Relating to Religious Freedom and the Persecution of Religious Minorities in Sudan
Note: This letter originally appeared on the Enough Project website.
In a joint letter, seven U.S. organizations have urged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to consider issues relating to religious freedom and the persecution of religious minorities in Sudan as part of any strategic review relating to U.S. policy.
Reverse Course in South Sudan
This article originally appeared in U.S. News, and was written by the co-founder of the Sentry, John Prendergast.
As the grim tolls of death and destruction mount rapidly in South Sudan, the lack of any kind of coherent international peace strategy is becoming more and more painfully evident. The deadly zero-sum power struggle for control of the kleptocratic state machinery in Juba, South Sudan's capital, ensures that the imagination and political will for peace will not be forthcoming from the warring parties on their own. What is required is a unified approach involving neighboring states, the African Union, the United Nations and interested governments like the United States and United Kingdom.
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Spring has arrived in Pakistan, and the season has brought a thaw in the Cold War between Pakistan and India, bitter enemies for more than 50 years. A train is now allowed to cross the border. FRONTLINE/World correspondent Sharmeen Obaid boards this "peace train" in India and travels home to Pakistan to see how people are reacting to the cautious attempts to settle differences between the two countries.
Born and raised in Pakistan, Obaid is now a graduate student at Stanford as well as a reporter for New York Times Television who has covered the dramatic political and social changes in Pakistan since 9/11 and the U.S. intervention in neighboring Afghanistan.
On the train Obaid meets a woman who is on her way to a reunion with her children and grandchildren in Pakistan. "I've prayed for the day the borders would open," she tells Obaid. As the train pulls into the city of Lahore, Pakistan, Obaid witnesses the meaning of reconciliation as long-separated families and friends embrace each other. All this is possible because of a historic handshake between Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf and India's Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, who agreed to begin peace talks in January 2004.
That night in Lahore, Obaid sees the start of Basant, a festival celebrating the advent of spring. Originally a Hindu holiday, Basant has long been embraced by Pakistan's Muslim majority. It is a time of kite flying, dancing, even drinking. As she wanders the gaily-lit streets at night, Obaid speaks with Pakistanis who tell her they are hopeful about the possibility of a real peace with India. But there is also a note of caution. "Ask me another time," an older steet vendor tells her. "If this interview is aired, we will both be jailed. This is Pakistan!"
Observing the mix of local and Western billboards, fast food outlets and banks in the city, Obaid describes Pakistan as "a country of secrets and paradoxes, still emerging from its recent past, before 9/11, when it was the Taliban's main supporter." She knows that her country is "determined to be part of the modern world," but finds itself at a "dangerous crossroads."
Obaid's first interview is with Jugnu Mohsin, the publisher of the Friday Times newspaper and a woman who thinks Pakistan is moving in a positive direction. "I may be being very unconventional here, but I'll say to you that 9/11 has been very good for Pakistan," Mohsin tells Obaid. "Suddenly, overnight, we had to choose which way to go. The state decided to dump the Taliban -- not a moment too soon, I can tell you as a woman."
Mohsin notes that the economy has improved and that there is a groundswell of popular support for peace with India. "We don't want to fight a thousand-year war with India," she declares. "Not least because both countries are armed with nuclear weapons."
Obaid points out the nuclear monuments that have been erected in Pakistan -- replicas of the mountain where Pakistan first tested its atomic bomb. And during her trip, the controversy over Pakistan's nuclear program becomes an international scandal when it is revealed that Pakistan had been sharing nuclear secrets with Iran, Libya and North Korea.
In a dramatic televised speech, Dr. A.Q. Khan, the "father of Pakistan's bomb," apologizes for proliferating nuclear technology, then President Musharraf calls a televised press conference to pardon Dr. Khan and assert that the esteemed scientist was acting unilaterally, for his own financial benefit, and that the government and the military were not involved. In effect, this puts a lid on further investigations.
The United States and India seem appeased, but Obaid shows that the Pakistani public generally supports Khan. He is considered a national hero for matching India's nuclear arsenal.
Ahmed Rashid, a prominent journalist and critic of the government, tells Obaid it is "impossible" that Dr. Khan acted alone. He says it was the Pakistani army that needed the missiles they got in a nuclear barter deal with the North Koreans. "I think General Beg, as army chief, I am sure was involved."
Obaid is able to secure an interview with General Mirza Aslam Beg, former army chief of staff, at his home in Rawalpindi, although he is in no mood for questions. "Allegations have been made that you knew of the nuclear proliferation," says Obaid. "Why do you think you haven't been arrested?"
"Just to disappoint you," General Beg shoots back. "And my American friends and their stooges here in Pakistan, they still want me behind bars for sins which I have not committed." Beg views the nuclear revelations as an American "conspiracy to destabilize Pakistan."
Obaid also manages to interview Pakistan's former spymaster, Lieutenant General Hamid Gul, the head of the country's notorious ISI intelligence agency before 9/11, when Pakistan openly supported the Taliban. When the nuclear program was going strong, Gul was one of the most powerful men in Pakistan. He, too, denies that the military was involved in nuclear proliferation. "This is fibbing, this is speculation," he insists. Gul blames America and Israel for trying to undermine Pakistan and take away its nuclear capability. "Islam is the target, Islam is the new enemy," he proclaims.
Obaid discovers that Gul's strong anti-Americanism, and his paranoia, are widespread in Pakistan. "More and more the nuclear scandal feels like a Pandora's box," she says. "Who knows what would happen to Pakistan if it were opened?"
Obaid then sets off for the northwest frontier to meet one of President Musharraf's unlikely allies and sharpest critics, Sami ul-Haq, a senator and founding member of Pakistan's powerful fundamentalist political movement. No friend of the United States, ul-Haq is a friend of Osama bin Laden, though he says he hasn't seen him lately. The militant cleric asserts that Pakistan has a duty to share its nuclear technology with other Muslims: "If we gave it to Iran, what's the crime? If we gave it to Libya, what's the crime?"
Ul-Haq tells Obaid that he believes President Musharraf has cut a deal with Washington, allowing U.S. troops to cross the Afghan-Pakistan border in a spring operation to hunt down bin Laden and al Qaeda. "They will leave our border in shambles. They want Muslims to be tied up like goats and sheep, so they can slaughter us at their will."
Musharraf, says Obaid, is caught between the demands of fundamentalists at home and his promise to the United States to fight terrorism. "Musharraf is under enormous pressure," confirms journalist Ahmed Rashid. "He's seen as toeing the American line, making peace with India, blaming the scientists for this nuclear proliferation." Rashid thinks it is impossible for Musharraf to continue to appease both radical Islamists at home and his Western supporters.
In December 2003, President Musharraf narrowly escaped two assassination attempts. In the first attack, explosives ripped apart a bridge just seconds after his presidential convoy passed over it. Then only two weeks later, on Christmas Day, someone tried to kill him again.
Obaid vists the site of the second assassination attempt, when two cars filled with explosives rammed into the presidential motorcade. Seventeen people died in the blast and more than 40 were injured. Visibly shaken by the assault, Musharraf appeared on television and vowed to crack down on domestic terrorists. At the crime scene, Obaid interviews eyewitnesses and an argument erupts between those denouncing religious extremists and those defending them.
In the rubble of the December 25th blast, investigators found one suicide bomber's cell phone with the memory chip still intact. The phone numbers on it linked the attempted assassin to a militant Pakistani group with links to al Qaeda. The group is fighting in Kashmir, the disputed, mostly Muslim territory between Pakistan and India.
"Kashmir is not just the cause of extremists," says FRONTLINE/World's Obaid. "It's a deeply felt issue, embedded in Pakistan's identity." There's even a national holiday, Kashmir Day, and Obaid sees angry Pakistani nationalists burning an effigy of India's prime minister.
Now that Musharraf is trying to make peace with India and resolve the long-standing conflict over Kashmir, he has declared that Kashmiri jihadis are terrorists. The jihadis have been forced underground. But Obaid manages to arrange a clandestine meeting with a leader of one of the banned groups.
At a secret location, illuminated only by candlelight, Obaid interviews the jihadi, who obscures his face but vehemently denounces India for committing atrocities in Kashmir. "We are not terrorists," he insists. "We are fighting a war for the liberation of Kashmir." He denies that Kashmiri jihadis are responsible for the recent attacks on President Musharraf, blaming them instead on India and Israel.
Obaid leaves worried that the chances for peace are more fragile than she thought. What chance do peace agreements have when jihadis are prepared to die to make Kashmir part of Pakistan? Obaid also fears that the spring military offensive against al Qaeda could bring more trouble to her country and to President Musharraf, particularly if U.S. troops cross into Pakistan.
On the other hand, she can't imagine what would happen to Pakistan if Musharraf is ousted or killed.
Back in Lahore, Basant is still going strong -- kites fill the air and Sufi dancers whirl in the streets. There is still an atmosphere of hope and renewal.
Obaid's final stop is the Indian-Pakistan border at Wagah. Every day there's an elaborate ceremony watched by eager crowds on both sides of the frontier. Pakistani soldiers in dark green uniforms and their Indian counterparts in khaki brown engage in "a ritualized shadow play" -- strutting and confronting each other.
"But on this day," Obaid observes, "I saw something different. For the first time, in a gesture of friendship, they shook hands. And the crowd broke out in cheers. On both sides."
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By 1 pm Louisiana time, permission had been obtained from Admiral Landry to go ahead with the top kill procedure. The team is therefore waiting for final approval from the top folks at BP, before going ahead.
There have to be concerns about the increasing number of leaks at riser near the BOP, which is lowering the flow out of the end of the riser (and which were visible on a CNN feed earlier this morning). Leaks of a fluid that is carrying abrasive particles can get larger very quickly, and can threaten the integrity of the BOP. This now, therefore, becomes a driver to accelerate the process, given that if the flow is allowed to continue that the BOP may be further eroded and weakened and may collapse on the one hand, and that even if it were not to, that the resistance to the pressure of the top kill process will decline as it erodes.
We are at a point where endless discussion and the need for permit after permit begins to have a negative impact on success.
UPDATE - Well so much for impatience, the process has been started, and we should know fairly quickly whether it works.
UPDATE 3: Well BP said that they would provide a live feed, they just didn't say which one - grin - so the feeds are now showing things such as parts of the BOP, where they were looking for leaks initially, but where nothing much is now happening, But it does seem from the occasional glance of the leaks near the top of the BOP that they are increasing the pressure on the feed to the well at 2:30 pm. Hmm, now CNN are showing the top leak, and if you look at the one at the back, it noticeably got bigger in the last couple of minutes.
UPDATE 4: (3 pm) BP are planning on injecting 50 barrels of mud a minute. Let us assume that the leaks are still allowing 5000 bd of flow, which is equivalent to 150 gal/min. 50 barrels at 42 gallons per barrel is 2,100 gallons. Let us assume, for discussion that the amount that escaping fluid through the BOP doubles during the injection. Then the flow that will go down the well is 2,100 – 300 = 1800 gallons.
There are 231 cu inches in a gallon. So they will be injecting 416,000 cu inches/minute. While the well has various diameters I will assume a diameter of 16 inches as an average. This gives a cross-sectional area of 200 sq inches (roughly).
Then the speed at which mud will travel down the well to fill it is 416,000/ 200 = 2,080 inches per minute, or 172 ft per minute. The underground part of the well is 13,000 ft deep.
At 172 ft/minute, it will take 13,000 / 172 = 75 minutes to fill the well with mud.
So that is about as fast as the operation can determine success. Though, due to pausing between steps to ensure that there aren't too many problems, it will likely be somewhat longer. And it depends on how much worse the leaks at the top of the BOP get.
UPDATE 5: There is nothing really exciting about watching a mud fountain play into the ocean for an hour or more, and so I thought I would stick my neck out a little and predict how this might end. (Nothing dramatic being visible, means that so far it is working).
Once they consider that the well is full of mud they will likely back off the pump pressure that is injecting mud into the well. They will monitor the pressure in the well as they drop the inflow pressure down, and watch to see, as the pressure falls, if there is any increase in pressure from down hole. If they can take the pressure of the pumps all the way down to ambient (which is under 5,000 ft of sea water, and is therefore around 2,400 psi) and stop injecting fluid, and nothing changes on the pressure gages, and there is no flow out of the well, then the well will have been brought under control. As the pressure in the pumps starts to fall, so the mud fountains at the leaks will start to diminish.
UPDATE 6: Well I notice that the BP Press Conference keeps getting postponed, which may be good or bad news. If the Top Kill had immediately failed (unacceptable erosion of the BOP) then there would likely have been a Press call.
If it had immediately worked then there might have been another, but that they are delaying it means that it may be working but a little slower than they had hoped.
UPDATE 7: Ah, in the Press Conference Doug Suttles said that they are only injecting mud at the rate of 20 barrels a minute. (7,000 barrels over 6 hours). This is less than half the anticipated flow (50 barrels) and they may have dropped the injection flow rate to keep pressures in theleak above the BOP at an acceptable level. That does increase the time it will take to fill the well significantly (by several hours, depending on the leak rate). Though it also shows that those estimates that the well was leaking at 100,000 barrels a day were fantasy.
It would take 87.5% of the mud injected being lost to leaks, for it to take 22 hours to fill the well, and that would indicate that the leakage rate was 25,000 bd.
I was watching CNN and Campbell Brown talked over what the biggest problem has been so we'll have to wait until either a reporter or the transcript lets us know.
UPDATE 8: Well it may be my old eyes, but I think that the flow from the leaks is definitely less than it was, leading me to suggest that the well is now full of mud, and they are reducing the flow to see if the well behaves. (8:47 pm) I haven't been watching for a little while however, but did have these other thoughts before I got distracted (its called dinner if I recall).
UPDATE 9: Well the picture is clear again (wonder if they used an ROV backwash to remove the mud?) and I have been sat with an earlier picture of the leak flows, relative to the current picture and I still think, from the lowering of the points at which the flows bulge out, that the jets aren't at as high a pressure as earlier. This could, however, be because the cameras have moved, or changed lenses, but the pictures do have several common features. And the heights of the plumes from both side jets are significantly lower. (In fact by 9:45 the back one appears to have disappeared, while the main central flow is noticeably less powerful).
UPDATE 10: Looking at the flow now, relative to the earlier pictures it does definitely seem to be reduced. So I would suspect that they have reduced the amount they are pumping in to balance against the leaks, while they monitor the pressure in the well and see if there are any problems develop. If there aren't any (and their chance is reducing) then the plan was to inject cement and create a plug. No-one has mentioned how much of that they have available.
BP Stated they won't know results for 24hrs. Does this mean they will pump mud for the next 24hrs?
No, once they get the mud in place they have to check to ensure that the well is stable. They are unlikely to cut back on the amount of mud they are injecting, but we don't know how much is escaping. If it is more than they had anticipated, then the fill rate will slow and it could take significantly longer that the simple calculation I did above.
OK - another question on the hypothetical of failure: Is it possible for BP to just keep pumping mud until the relief well is finished? Would that work to at least stay the flow of oil?
They would need a huge amount of mud, and probably couldn't keep the flow rate up. (there is already some additional erosion at the BOP - see my 8th update) But I begin to suspect that this will remain a hypothetical question.


The German advertising agency Jung von Matt is looking for art directors. To recruit them Jung von Matt is using a fresh medium. They used 'Trojan horses' to contact the art directors. 15 well-known photographers who regularly visit creative agencies with their portfolio were used. In the photographers' portfolios they integrated small job ads to attract art directors. This way the message is brought directly to the target group.
To reach Designers with passion for typography, Jung Von Matt created a font of their own and simply changed around the letters. So upon installation it now showed their recruitment ad instead of the usual font preview.