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sealing the touch-up job on old, jacked up interior doors.
I have no idea what the next step should be (if any) in the accidental restoration of my interior 6 panel doors.
I don't know what kind of wood it is or what the original finish is... I DO know that when I wiped the door down with an oil based Minwax stain, paying extra attention to all of the scratches, dents and dings, it wound up looking fantastic!! It took a while for the stain to dry but it did.
What next? How do I protect my 'new' door?
How about a wipe-on varnish?
Here is a link that might be useful: Wipe-on gel varnish
So any urethane would be ok? That's where I get confused...urethane, spar urethane, polyurethane, etc.
Not knowing the original finish makes me nervous as I don't want to wipe something on and create a big mess. I remember watching a show where they tested the finish by rubbing both rubbing alcohol and baby oil on the wood to see what happens.
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Now comes the wait until 6/7 am when they release earnings. I am not predicting good earnings, the losses will be pretty big and the well results will also not be good. However, the stock has lost 30% in the last month, so even not so good results could give a little rally. I hate company spin, but a good conference call, which provides some confidence to Wall Street would really help the stock price.
Earnings won't matter, TMS info will. EV is $1.3 billion, assets ex TMS probably worth $700 million. That would value the TMS at $2k per acre, fairly cheap for a premiere play, but that designation remains to be scene. Probably a decent bet at today's price. A decent well would push it a bunch higher, the nature of a developing play.
Hello Harehau, I haven't talked to you in a while. I saw a lot of your recent picks did pretty well. I had a nice run with ATLS after you recommended it. I think you have mentioned UPL before as being one of your favorites. I hadn't ever looked at UPL with any serious consideration until last night. Are you buying it at this level? These are the ones I'm liking right now:
UPL, GPOR, RRC, PDCE (another of your recommendations), EOX, COG, REXX, MMLP (this one is really battered and has a nice 8-9% yield at this price), EXXI. I want to narrow it down further. Which ones would you recommend against?


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I have freshly received this t-shirt bought at Urban Outfitters. Such a particular pattern is my bet for the upcomming season. Is it risky? My guess is not. And African, Aztec prints are going to be a major trend as soon as the weather will allow to bare our arms (another guess of mine :x). How would I wear it? Weather is still cold so I keep the outfit warm overlaying it with a dark cardigan and jeans for the bottom. For this summer, I would certainly try to find some chinos from one of the African pattern's shade (green, red , blue). I guess this must be neat!
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This week, Katherine Jackson shares her all-time three favorite beach walks. Sunday's weather looks like the perfect day to choose one of these amazing way to experience Virginia Beach!
With thirty-five miles of beaches to choose from, it's challenging to pick the best beach walks in Virginia Beach. That being said, I'm going to share three of my top favorites, and interestingly, I picked each of them for a different reason: solitude, people-watching and sheer cool.
When I need a long and solitary beach walk, I head for the south end of Virginia Beach to the stretch of coast that extends from the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge through False Cape State Park to the state line. Depending on the season and the weather, it's possible to walk this eight-mile stretch and see only a handful of people. It's incredibly peaceful, and almost impossible to believe that beaches this remote can still be found on the East Coast. In fact, False Cape is so remote that you can't get there by car – you have to walk, bike, boat, or take one of the people-movers that transport people from Back Bay. You won't see a lot of people at False Cape, but you will see a lot of wildlife: piping plovers, peregrine falcons and pelicans; and during the migratory season, ducks, snow geese and tundra swans. You might even catch sight of a bald eagle. Pods of dolphin typically swim and feed near the shore. For solitary beach walks, False Cape is one of the best places in Virginia Beach and on the entire East Coast.
On the other end of the spectrum, nothing beats the Virginia Beach Boardwalk for people watching. In fact, I put it on par with South Beach and Santa Monica. No matter the season on the Boardwalk, walkers, joggers, bicyclists, roller bladders and baby-buggies move up and down the three-mile promenade. You'll see surfers and paddleboarders, along with people flying kits, playing catch, strumming guitars, and snapping selfies in front of the King Neptune sculpture. Events featuring everything from music to art to sports bring out all kinds of folks. In summer, they're wearing tank tops and floppy hats, strolling along while showing off their tans and floral tattoos. In winter, they're decked out in walking shoes and fashionable boots, layered up and moving at a brisk clip. In addition to people-watching, the beach and the Atlantic Ocean are picturesque and photo-worthy.
The North End of Virginia Beach has always been the ultimate in cool. The cool place to live. The cool place to go to the beach. The cool place to surf. The North End beach stretches from 40th Street to 89th Street, approximately three and a half miles. The beach here is broad and beautiful, with dunes and sea grasses and wide open skies. Of course, the North End is in its glory in the summer, when families and young folks and retirees set up camp for the day with their sun tents and beach chairs and volleyball nets. But this beach gets plenty of use throughout the year. People who live in the neighborhood walk over with their dogs, surfers paddle out when the waves are good, and kids build sandcastles year-round. The North End beach is lined by gorgeous homes, the kind that dreams are made of. It's a cool place to be. Or as they say these days, it's chill.
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As March rolls along, the weather starts to warm up and the sun sets later and later. It's time to start getting in shape for bathing suit season. A long beach walk is good for the body and even better for the soul.
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Something spectacular has taken place in my home. Something warm, exciting and bursting forth like those daffodil sprouts emerging all over Virginia Beach. It started while my husband Skip was away on a month-long trip to Japan. On the first evening of his Dad's absence, our 11-year-old son Nathaniel would go into his home office and shut the door. It was obvious he was sneaking in there to use Skip's guitar, which I thought was a perfectly healthy thing to do since he was missing his Dad so much. Besides, this past year my husband noticed he was taking more interest in the instrument and prior to his trip he had been teaching him chords. They even worked out a few songs together. Nathaniel had permission to use the guitar, a vintage Guild, provided he was careful and returned it promptly to its case afterward. So the "sneaking" was unnecessary. But why did it seem so stealthy?
Apparently, more was afoot than I realized behind that closed door. Among the guitars, sound equipment, and inherent inspiration of a musician's workspace, Nathaniel was definitely up to something as he stole to his Dad's room each evening after homework. He was working. More precisely, he was perfecting the music he wanted to perform for an audition to be a part of the school variety/talent show. Of course I knew nothing about the audition because he didn't tell me. But the minute his Dad arrived home from the airport, he couldn't wait to share with him what he had been up to. The work paid off. Not long after announcing his audition plans, he serenaded us one night at the foot of our bed with an acoustic guitar version of Beethoven's Ode to Joy. What a delight!
As Nathaniel approaches his 12th birthday, I find myself reminiscing quite a bit about his life, and pondering the experiences that have influenced and nurtured his passions. He has had, I suppose, a unique upbringing in that he is the son of a talented singer-songwriter. His immersion in the consistent creation of music has no doubt made an impression, and picking up his father's instrument was perhaps inevitable. I also am grateful to have had the opportunity to live in a region that celebrates the arts in ways that continue to strengthen Nathaniel's desire to make music an important part of his life.
Indeed, as my son embarks on a turning point in his musical passions, I am newly inspired to seek out some of the tried and true musical events we have enjoyed close to home over the years. Here is a sampling of dates I plan to add to our family calendar:
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March 10
The Last Bison will perform the final show of the Out of the Box Emerging Artist Series at the Sandler Center. I attended the series last year and found it to be a warm, friendly gathering of people who are passionate about original music performed by local musicians. The event is held from 6-9 p.m. and admission is free. At previous shows, we met up with a group of friends and enjoyed a fabulous evening of good food, home-grown music and refreshing drinks.
March 19
I love the sultry sounds of the saxophone. So when I saw that the Washington Saxophone Quartet was performing at the Sandler Center, I quickly noted the details and marked my calendar accordingly. The show is part of the Tidewater Mortgage Services, Inc. Great Performance Series and starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $20. My plans are to arrive early in the evening and have dinner with my family at one of Town Center's many restaurants prior to the performance.
March 31
The whole family will enjoy the mesmerizing choral performance of the African Children's Choir. Part of the Great Performance Series at the Sandler Center, the show begins at 7:30 p.m. Advance admission to secure seating is required via donation, as proceeds benefit ACCESS the ARTS. Performance time is 7:30 p.m.
I hope you will join me as spring and summer unfolds in Virginia Beach. As I glance at the events, new festivals, and programs, it's clear the season is going to be rich with music, art, and much inspiration for everyone.
All photo credits: Sherry Friel
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I stayed at this hotel the last weekend in September when I was in the area for business, and it was a very good choice. The check in desk attendant was quite helpful and pleasant, and the hotel very clean and even a bit upscale in it's decor. I loved that the comfy bed was covered with a duvet with a bright, white duvet cover that was clearly clean. (Rather than the disgusting comforter that other hotels typically use that may not have been washed in who knows how long. I always pull those off the bed as soon as we arrive in our room! Hum... maybe because I'm a healthcare professional....) I found my Hampton Inn room to be quiet with only very minimal outside noise at all despite the close proximity to the airport. Since I'm used to having a sound machine on when I sleep, I did use the sound machine in the room that is a part of the clock. It could be adjusted for several different sounds. The breakfast had a good selection of items, and even though I eat gluten-free I was able to find some things to eat such as their hard boiled eggs, fresh fruit, and yogurt, etc. I didn't use the exercise room or pool, but they looked clean and nice. The only thing I found they could improve upon was the length of time it took for me to get hot water at the sink the night I arrived, though I was in a room at the very end of a long hall. Using the shower in the morning, I had hot water quickly. I'd definitely recommend this hotel. Clean, cheery, good service, and just right! If I even need a hotel in the area, I'll be back.
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LOS ANGELES — Netflix Inc CEO Reed Hastings said on Monday he was hopeful the company would reach a deal with Comcast Corp and other pay television providers to offer his company's movie and TV streaming service through cable set-top boxes.
"I'm really hopeful we can do that with Comcast and others in the industry," Hastings told analysts on a video webcast after Netflix released quarterly earnings.
A Comcast spokeswoman could not immediately be reached for comment.
In September, Netflix announced it will be an option on TiVo Inc set-top boxes offered through pay television service Com Hem in Sweden and Virgin Media in Britain, allowing subscribers to watch the streaming service's shows and movies through an app without having to switch to another device.
Hastings, in an interview with Reuters, said he would like to reach similar arrangements with cable operators in the United States next year. The companies have been leery of potential competition from Netflix and other Silicon Valley newcomers.
Hastings said he believed U.S. cable operators would watch to see if the addition of Netflix helped Virgin, owned by John Malone's Liberty Global Plc, to sign up new customers.
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This is probably wanting the dividend cake and eating it also, but is there any wording that can be legitimately used to declare a dividend before 5th April, where the actual amount can be varied a
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One of our clients has been told that there is a scheme where a Director/Shareholder paid a nominal salary under PAYE can also be paid monthly dividends.
Questions on the practicalities of paying dividends are asked on a regular basis under the Any Answers area of AccountingWEB.
Do British companies with dollar denominated shares always pay sterling dividends?
Are annual certificates allowed (to cover a tax year) or do certificates need to be raised for each payment seperatly? Please give source of answer. Thanks
A recent First-tier Tribunal case has once again highlighted the dangers of using dividend waivers to reallocate income between shareholders, writes BDO tax
I know this is an extremely complex area and of course don't expect definitive advice but any general opinions would be welcome!
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The Republican White House hopefuls have launched a final spring to the finish in the central state of Iowa, with front-runner Mitt Romney poised for a strong showing that could set him on the path to the nomination.
Romney holds a slight edge over rival Ron Paul in recent polls in Iowa, which holds the first contest in the state-by-state battle to pick a challenger to President Barack Obama in November.
"I'm pretty confident we'll have a good night. I don't know who's going to win," Romney told supporters at a packed restaurant in Atlantic, Iowa, adding he was "energised" ahead of Tuesday's contest.
Even a strong second-place showing in Iowa would be good news for the former Massachusetts governor.
Paul could have trouble competing with him in later contests in New Hampshire, where Romney leads in polls, and in other states.
Romney, who spent millions in Iowa in 2008 only to lose to former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, did not campaign hard in the state until the last week.
He picked up the endorsement on Sunday of Iowa's Quad-City Times newspaper, which praised his business background as a former head of a private equity firm and said he had the best chance of beating Obama.
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Rick Santorum, a former US senator, has surged past Newt Gingrich into third place in polls, building momentum in the final days of a close race that has seen a series of candidates rise and fall.
He urged supporters at a coffee shop in Sioux City to send a "shock wave" across the country by giving him an upset win in Iowa. "Lead this country. That's what I ask the people of Iowa. Lead, don't defer," Santorum said. "Don't put forward somebody who isn't good enough to do what is necessary to change this country." Gingrich, the former House speaker who has dropped in Iowa polls after an onslaught of attack ads from Paul and a group that backs Romney, said he would stay in the race no matter where he finishes in Iowa.
Asked in a Reuters interview on Sunday whether coming in fourth or lower would make him consider dropping out, Gingrich said, "No". Gingrich said he had enough campaign funds to get him through New Hampshire and on to conservative South Carolina, which comes next on January 21.
"By the time we get to South Carolina, it will be very clear the gap between a Massachusetts moderate who hides his record behind negative ads and a conservative who's talking about positive ideas," Gingrich said.
Rallying the base Michele Bachmann, who could face the end of the line if she does badly in Iowa, went to church on Sunday morning to woo the critical Christian conservative vote, which has been split among her, Santorum, Gingrich and Texas Governor Rick Perry.
Bachmann has sunk to the bottom of polls and is beset by a lack of money and staff desertions.
"On this January 1, 2012, I admonish you, don't for one moment think that your adversity is one that cannot be scaled," Bachmann told churchgoers at a service in Oskaloosa, making biblical references to underdog Israelites defeating their enemies. Romney, who attended a Mormon church service in Iowa on Sunday morning, likely raised more than $20m in the final three months of 2011, a Republican source said.
That amount would almost certainly put him far in front of his Republican rivals and underscores the long-term advantage he has in organisation and money.
"We're looking better this quarter than any other quarter so far," Romney said, although he did not give a final number. He raised $14m in the third quarter.
A win in Iowa for Romney, combined with a victory in his stronghold of New Hampshire on January 10, could put him on a path to clinch the nomination early.It would make him the first fRepublican who is not an incumbent president to win the party's first two contests.
"Romney just has to prove that he's conservative enough for me," said Eleanor Stump, a 70-year-old Tea Party member from Sheldon, Iowa. "I don't like the way he's flip-flopped."
Romney is distrusted by some conservatives who remember his past support for abortion rights and for a state health care plan similar to Obama's federal overhaul.
Stump said she initially supported Herman Cain, who dropped out of the race after charges of an extramarital affair, then went to Perry, then back to Cain and then to Gingrich.
"I've gone back and forth so many times," she said.
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NEW YORK, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan Fisher & Hayes LLP of New York City, today announced the resolution of their client Synergetics USA, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: SURG) antitrust lawsuit pending against Alcon Laboratories, Inc., and Alcon, Inc. Synergetics announced on April 27, 2010, that it had entered into a Settlement and Licensing Agreement and a Supply Agreement with Alcon, pursuant to which all litigation between the companies would be settled and Alcon would receive a license to sell certain Synergetics-patented products. Alcon will pay Synergetics $32 million in the arrangement.
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Yesterday I ate my first lemon guava and really liked eating it out of hand. I have a few pink and red varieties but this lemon one made me want some different types to add to my yard.
Does anyone know where to get some of the harder to find varieties like the pineapple, strawberry (pink), or "Egyptian" Thai / Bangkok white Giant?
I was at Flamingo Rd nursery (http://www.flamingoroadnursery.com/) 14 days ago and bought huge cattleya guava for $10. I bought one of three that were there over by the citrus and mangoes towards the back. Plant I got is 3ft wide and 2 ft high. Spreading out so close to the ground. In a one gallon pot
cattleya guava is on the label on side of the pot. It does not say strawberry but according to internet they are the same
There is lots of good citrus deals at Flamingo Rd Nursery. Lots of Meyer Lemon and large Persian Limes, Satsumas. Good prices for the sizes sold. Matter of fact Lowes is inundated with citrus, must be that time of year or maybe with (maybe) double dip recession the growers are unloading stock to raise cash.
Lowes at Turtle Creek yesterday-- saw lots of very nice Clementine tangerine and Honeybell tangelos (also called Minneola tangelo) Honeybell needs a pollinator such as Dancy which is a great old tough tangerine. For me Honeybell is the ultimate of all tangerines and oranges. It is a Dancy x grapefruit cross. I have honeybell and Dancy growing.
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Here is a link that might be useful: photos Strawberry cattleya guava
The Vietnamese Giant guava seems to grow fairly true from seeds. Just purchase the fruit and wait about a year.
Here in California pineapple and red strawberry are fairly common. You can find them in Lowes or Home Depot. I'm giving away my pineapple guava tree I don't like the flavor. Right now I am harvesting Indian Red, Hong Kong Pink, Tropical Pink, Red Malaysian and Thai Maroon. here are pics:
Indian Red,Red Malaysian and Tropical Pink
yes, cattleya is also known as strawberry guava...just don't get too excited over the fruit.
growing honeybells in zone 10b...caution to the wind, they will not give you what you will expect compared to those grown in Indian River County area. The climate is just not right for them down here. They need cold temps that South Florida will not be able to provide to give you the quality you want.
murahilin - Red Malaysian has the rich sweet guava flavor, mildly tart, few seeds. I don't let it fall of the tree I like this one a bit crunchy. It's one of the best tasting guavas I have. It's definitely worth growing.
Zands and Squam - I only juice the tropical pink with apple juice and strawberry but we also make guava shells, paste and marmalade.
Ebay has people selling giant guava plants and seeds
Here is a link that might be useful: giant guava plants and seeds
JFernan--- did you use a juicer (and what kind) to juice that guava?
BsB -- Actually the biggest citrus problem is chlorosis not lack of cold weather. My Dancy tangerines get sweeter as you let them hang through the cold months. I moved my Dancy right next to my Honeybell which so far has blossomed but not fruited due to lack of a pollinator tree
Thanks all for the suggestions.
On my "quest" I went to Pine Island and picked up a "Thai giant" to Bender's grove and found a "Peruvian white" guava, and to Flaming road for the Strawberry Guava.
The Thai is but 4' tall and has three huge (compared to my other guavas) fruits on it that I'm looking forward to harvesting. The worker at Pine Island said it was his fave guava.
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Flamingo road nursery for the Strawberry Guava.
Wasn't that a great deal for $10 in a 3 gallon pot? I'll bet those strawberry
guava (Cattley guava) been languishing there
Bender's Grove in Davie where you also got guava---ÃÂ nice guy. All his
stuff is from Pine Island Nursery(so it seems) and is a wide variety of tropicals including
mamey and June plum. I bought muscadines from him and if you work with him he
can get other Pine Island stuff and save a long trip to Homestead (where Pine Island Nursery is)
Asian Guava tree ... I own what I beleive to be an Asian guava tree in Anaheim California... The fruit is about the size of an apple. and the shape also looks like an apple.
I started some trees from cuttings of my asian guava tree. I will put them up for sale as soon as they start flowering.


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Montana's 'Natural Man' Defies Courts, Sets Up Another Rural 'Patriot' Showdown
Ernie Wayne terTelgte likes to style himself as a Montana mountain man, dressing in buckskins, boots and tricornered hats and sometimes bearing an old muzzle-loading musket. He likes to elaborate upon his theories about so-called sovereign citizenship in a florid 18th-century style. But it isn't a silly nostalgia act. The Bozeman man has, in fact, been challenging Montana's courts and legal system in the name of his extremist belief system all while adopting anachronistic clothing and calling himself the "Natural Man."
Asked to explain why he was fishing without a license, terTeltge told a judge: "I was searching for something to put in my stomach as I am recognized to be allowed to do by universal law," he said. "I am the living man and I have the right to forage for food when I am hungry."
This all could be written off as the peculiar antics of another kook with convoluted legal ideas – something not unheard of in Montana – but for the fact that terTeltge has amassed supporters locally and regionally. His fight with the courts over what began as a simple fishing citation has become the latest cause célèbre among the far right in the Mountain West, including the region's antigovernment "Patriots" and associated militias.
Some have gone so far as to begin organizing "citizen grand juries," another tactic of the sovereign citizen movement, which purport to allow ordinary citizens to present cases to the local sheriff and sit in judgment of local government officials. Indeed, terTeltge himself has played a leading role in helping to organize these "juries" in the Bozeman area.
These activities have a long history in Montana, including the Montana Freemen of the 1990s, some of whom were from the Bozeman area and who practiced a similar kind of "sovereign citizenship" theory in promoting their illegal moneymaking schemes. Indeed, one of terTeltge's cohorts in forming a "citizen grand jury", a Bozeman man named Steve McNeil, was heavily involved with the Freemen and was arrested at one of their trials in Billings in 1996. Other extremists, such as neo-Nazi Karl Gharst, have used "citizen grand juries" to threaten the Montana Human Rights Network. ( continue to full post… )
'Sovereign Citizen' With History of Bogus Lawsuits Shot Dead by Ohio Deputies
An armed, 65-year-old, self-described "sovereign citizen" was fatally shot in the head this week during what's being described as a gunfight with local sheriff's deputies in a suburb of Cleveland.
Israel Rondon's death came after a 5-year legal battle he waged in a fruitless attempt to convince various courts of his belief that government agencies and laws have no control over so-called sovereign citizens – or a freeman, as he liked to call himself.
As numerous other law enforcement encounters with activists in the United States have shown, the seemingly harmless paperwork filings favored by antigovernment sovereigns can escalate into deadly violence very quickly. Seven law enforcement officers have been killed in the United States since 2000 by members of the sovereign citizens movement, which has been deemed a "domestic terrorist" movement by the FBI.
When six deputies went to Rondon's residence in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, on Tuesday to arrest him for probation violation, "he came after the deputies with a rifle and opened fire," the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported in Thursday's editions.
NewsChannel5 reporters noted that every corner of Rondon's home and its foundation was spray-painted with words and numbers from U.S. code: "Title 18 1581-241 USC". That particular code – dealing with slavery, peonage, and forced labor – is frequently cited by sovereign citizens, who believe that such citations release them from obligations as citizens of the United States, including paying their taxes or obeying traffic codes.
A preliminary investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation found that two deputies fired shots, at least one of which struck Rondon in the head, the newspaper reported. No deputies were injured.
Like so many sovereign citizens who believe they don't need a driver's license to operate a vehicle, Rondon's first encounter with the law came during a traffic stop on Sept. 9, 2009, according to the Cleveland newspaper. ( continue to full post… )
'Sovereign Citizen' Gets 20 Years for Soliciting Murder of Federal Judge
A self-described "sovereign citizen" who was awaiting trial for filing fraudulent tax returns was sentenced to 20 years in prison this week in Texas for attempting to have the federal judge in his case assassinated.
Phillip Monroe Ballard attempted to hire a hit man for $100,000 because he feared U.S. District Judge John McBryde would sentence him to prison for filing false federal income tax returns.
While in jail, the 72-year-old Ballard devised a plan, drew a map and arranged for a $5,000 down payment to have the judge shot with a high-powered rifle as he entered the federal courthouse in Fort Worth, court documents disclose. If that plan failed, Ballard wanted the judge's car bombed, the documents allege.
The FBI got wind of the assassination plot in 2012 when a fellow inmate approached prison officials and notified them of the conspiracy. Ballard was indicted on May 15, 2013, and convicted of solicitation to commit murder by a federal jury on Dec. 11, following a two-day trial in Fort Worth.
During the trial, Ballard's defense attorney said his client never actually intended to kill a judge, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported this week.
Ballard has been part of the growing, antigovernment sovereign movement for more than a decade, initially posing as an attorney and advising clients that federal income tax laws didn't apply to them, court documents say. Sovereigns typically believe that most federal criminal and tax laws don't apply to them. ( continue to full post… )
'Sovereign Citizens' Sentenced in Georgia for Trying to Take Possession of Homes
A Georgia judge didn't mince words when he sentenced two "sovereign citizens" who illegally attempted to use frivolous court filings and squatting to take possession of homes.
Their actions "were nothing but thievery and burglary," Cobb Superior Court Judge A. Gregory Poole told Susan Lorraine Weidman, 52, of Kennesaw, Ga., and co-defendant Matthew Lowery, 29, of Alpharetta, Ga., at sentencing hearings last Friday, the Marietta Daily Journal reported.
"This was no experiment," the judge said. "You had folks breaking into houses, changing the locks and outright thieving. It was just incredulous to me that a citizen could think she could get away with this."
Assistant District Attorney John Melvin told the court that "Weidman, as the ringleader, brought a lot of pain to a lot of people. You see a pattern of activity over several years in which Ms. Weidman refuses to get it," the Marietta newspaper reported.
Then the judge sentenced Weidman to 20 years in prison and Lowery to 10 years. ( continue to full post… )
Cross-Country 'Cannonball Run' Race Promoted By Sovereign Citizen Runs Out of Gas
It sounded too good to be true, like something from a Burt-Reynolds-meets-Duke-of-Hazzard movie: A cross-country "Cannonball Run"-style road race, sponsored by a Southern "colonel" whose wealth comes from making copper moonshine stills, with a big $50,000 prize waiting at the end. And sure enough, as with most schemes cooked up by so-called "sovereign citizens," it fell apart upon close scrutiny.
The race – dubbed "Cannonball One," and described as a "coast to coast race from sea to shining sea" – required an entry fee of $90, and the website promoting it used weasel language about the prize, saying participants could "potentially win up to $50,000". The competition, scheduled for June 1, had no check points, and any kind of road vehicle, including motorcycles, would be accepted. You could buy your entry tickets through eBay.
The man promoting the race, Vaughn Wilson of Alma, Arkansas, is a self-styled "colonel" who poses for portraits in a white Col. Sanders-style suit. He appears to make most of his income from selling copper moonshine stills that he custom builds to owners' specifications, according to the website where he markets them.
If Wilson's scheme sounds a bit outlandish even to ordinary members of the public, it was obviously outrageous to people in the auto-racing community, especially those who had participated in a variety of cross-country races themselves over the years. This included Matt Farah, senior editor over at the auto-racing website The Smoking Tire, who knew, as he described it in his subsequent piece, that "a proper 'Cannonball' in the traditional sense is a coast-to-coast, underground race. No hotels. No stopping. Invite only. Low key. Tell no one. Don't advertise it, or we'll all go to jail. Wait a year to release your time so the statute of limitations on speeding expires first." ( continue to full post… )
Richard Mack Moderates Libertarian-Sponsored Candidate Debate in Nevada
Part of Richard Mack's shtick has always been seeming normal. Even as he spouts far-right conspiracies about the New World Order, his suit-and-tie demeanor and slick authoritativeness give him an aura of credibility that many right-leaning audiences find compelling, if not persuasive.
Perhaps it's no wonder, then, that last weekend Mack was invited to moderate a debate in the Clark County sheriff's race in Las Vegas, sponsored by the Libertarian Party of Nevada. And it certainly isn't any surprise, given the fact that Mack is the leader of the far-right "constitutional sheriffs" movement, that he used that respectable-seeming podium to steer the conversation far to the right.
Mack asked a number of conspiracy-minded questions with anti-government "Patriot" movement leanings, opening with: "When government becomes venal and oppressive and out of control, can the people of Clark County count on you for peace, safety and protection?" He later asked the candidates: "Is forcing a law-abiding citizen to register their firearm unconstitutional, and will you take action to abolish the handgun registration process?"
The candidates' answers all sturdily affirmed their opposition to such laws. One candidate, former Detective Gordon Martines, denounced the state's gun-registration laws: "My neighbors, my friends and my family are not going to get carted off to some federal institution because of some pretend legislation. Over my dead body."
Fortunately, for the people of Clark County, the candidates have had more grounded conversations elsewhere. At a later debate sponsored by the county's three largest labor unions, the conversation focused on questions about sales taxes, "their leadership qualities and department morale."
'Sovereign' Pleads Guilty, Expects to Spend Less Than a Year in Jail for Plot to Kidnap Police Officers
A sovereign citizen who plotted to abduct police officers in Las Vegas and execute them has pleaded guilty to his seventh felony conviction but likely will end up spending less than a year in jail.
David Allen Brutsche, a convicted sex offender from California who moved to Las Vegas to sell bottled water on the street, pleaded guilty Monday to felony conspiracy to commit kidnapping, The Associated Press reported.
Brutsche, 43, and a woman described as his roommate, 67-year-old Devon Campbell Newman, were arrested by Las Vegas police last August after a four-month undercover investigation.
Police said Brutsche, with six previous felony convictions, "was committed" to the antigovernment "sovereign citizens" movement, considered by the FBI to be a "domestic terrorist movement." ( continue to full post… )
N.D. 'Sovereign Citizen,' Sons, Sentenced in Cattle Dispute
Antigovernment extremists have always feared those elusive black helicopters. Now they can add government surveillance drones to their paranoia list.
In what's being called the first case of its kind in the United States, a Predator drone operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection played a role in the arrest of a farmer who is an adherent of the anti-tax "sovereign citizens" movement and his three sons, all of whom were sentenced earlier this month in Lakota, N.D.
The case started on June 23, 2011, when a neighbor's six cows wandered on to Rodney Brossart's 3,600-acre farm in eastern North Dakota and Brossart didn't immediately return them. Brossart, whose run-ins with the law and his neighbors are reportedly legendary in that part of North Dakota, was accused of threatening and fighting with deputies who went looking for the missing cows before arresting him. ( continue to full post… )
Deputies Find Bombs in Foreclosed Home of Ohio 'Sovereign Citizen'
A neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, was evacuated Wednesday after authorities arrested an armed "sovereign citizen" facing eviction and then found bombs and bomb-making supplies when they searched his foreclosed home.
Mark Kulis, 55, was armed but arrested without incident by Franklin County sheriff's deputies who waited for him to leave the residence before making the arrest at a nearby car wash, officials said.
Then, after investigators found flash powder and at least five assembled improvised explosive devices while serving a search warrant at the suspect's home, nearby homes were ordered evacuated. One of the homemade bombs, rigged to a motion sensor, was found in an oven in the kitchen, WBNS-TV in Columbus reported.
It wasn't clear what purpose the bombs were meant to serve. ( continue to full post… )
Canadian 'Freeman' Leader Arrested After Skipping Hearings
The arrest in late November of a prominent "Freeman" leader in Canada has underscored the recent rise of the "sovereign citizens" movement north of the border, as well as law-enforcement authorities' concerns about that development.
Dean Clifford, a self-described "contractor from Winnipeg" who tours Canada giving lectures to paying audiences on how to avoid paying taxes by declaring oneself a "Freeman on the Land," was arrested by Canadian authorities on Nov. 24 at a hotel in Hamilton, Ontario, shortly after giving one of his talks. He was charged with failing to show up for court hearings regarding his July 19 arrest for alleged traffic violations, and remains under arrest today.
Clifford is well known in the Canadian movement of sovereign citizens, which is composed of antigovernment activists who generally believe they do not have to follow most tax and criminal laws (many sovereigns, in both the United States and Canada, refer to themselves as "freemen.") His videos, featuring Clifford holding forth on various means by which ordinary people can "divest" themselves of government control and taxation, are popular among followers in both Canada and the United States, where the sovereign citizen movement has long been associated with right-wing extremists and antigovernment violence. ( continue to full post… )


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I have got black, white and cream on my mind. Above you find a mixture of Pre-fall 2013 as well as Spring and Summer pieces. Black leather motorcycle jacket from Acne Studios, white wide trousers from Zara (now in store), striped shirt from Dries Van Noten, creme-white shoulder bag, 'VaVa Voom' from Valentino, white pumps from Gianvito Rossi, gold necklace Lindsey Adelman, cropped black top from Saint Laurent and 'Cora' cropped suit pant from Acne Studios.
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I am a big fan of Joseph. Their collection's are just full of wearable and luxurious pieces and I hope you haven't missed out their online shop? Now you get free shipping as well, so hurry! I find some pieces that I might lay my hands on, like this one – a cashmere and silk top with a deep v-neck, or these double silk trousers… Cravings! Above, two looks from their S/S13 collection, don't you just love the wide-flared trousers in white? So cool.
The Boots
I must say I am starting to dig these boots from the Saint Laurent Fall 2013 collection. I wasn't a big fan of the pimped-out ones when seeing the collection for the very first time. Somehow I just couldn't cope with the fact that such a classy, timeless and fabulous brand as Saint Laurent when a bit mainstream and 'hard-core' showing of stuff that I basically could find at, well, Topshop (nothing wrong with Topshop though). I do love the fact that I have seen a lot of cool, timeless and classic pieces from the Saint Laurent in stores and web-shops. Apparently Hedi Slimane has created a 'Permanent Collection' that will be available all year around and which include pieces like leather jackets, denim, t-shirts and duffle bags that are all a great foundation in a wardrobe. I do like the idea of dividing the brand in such collections and lines. For the this campaign the creative director has captured Danish Freja-Beha Erichsen in the new Saint Laurent store in Paris (and the collection was a celebration of this new opening). Anyway the boots in this editorial is a pair I wouldn't mind at all for this fall. By the way, great looks in this editorial from the latest issue of Vogue China, June 2013. Eliza Cummings looks effortless smart captured by Daniel Jackson.
Topshop Unique
Topshop's more high-end brand, Topshop Unique, has been well-appreciated among fashionistas for almost 24 seasons now. Since the popularity of the line Topshop Unique is expanding and for next year there will not only be a Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter collection but also a pre-fall and resort line. A selection of evening wear and accessories will be featured including georgette silk dresses and tailored jackets. As far as I am concerned, the first small resort collection that will be released in November, looks really nice. Simple, modern and easy pieces to wear both for an everyday use as well as for the evening. What do you guys think?
Chloé strikes again
Clare Waight Keller has by far showed the fashion industry that she knows Chloé by know. Her Resort line for 2013 was absolutely amazing (here), as well as the Spring 2013 collection (here). For this Pre-Fall, she has designed a sixties mod inspiring line, and emphasized Carnaby Street shapes, such as boyish kick-flared trousers and A-line dresses and skirts. The turquoise and mint goes very well with the nude fabrics and it is so refreshing to see such light colours in a fall collection. Although I am not very surprised since these lines are released in the beginning/middle of the summer. Anyway, it is a great collection and my crush for Chloé will keep on growing.
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So I am not celebrating New Years here at home in the cold, that's why I wouldn't mind looking like these two wish outfits the coming days. First out (the one above) all white outfit: Balmain shirt with golden buttons, python clutch from The Row, gorgeous flared trousers from Stella McCartney, the 'Tate' suit jacket in white from Acne, studded silver sandals from Valentino, thin necklace with wishbone from Cornelia Webb and glasses from Balmain. Underneath, a bit more french and rock'n'roll with leather pants from the lovely blogger Elin Kling's collab with Guess Marciano, shirt (again) from Balmain, watch from Cartier, sunglasses from Ray Ban, shoulder bag in dark grey from Céline and a pair of goregous lace-up boots from Balmain Spring 2013 collection. Just some classic and great pieces!
I am very into the all white look (as you may know by know…). So I kind of did this copy-cat look from the Céline Spring 2013 collection. This is a look I would definitely go for New Years Eve. The suit jacket comes from Theyskens' Theory, the pants are Gucci, the short belly top is the one I blogged about before from 3.1 Phillip Lim, the super duper nice shoulder bag comes from Givenchy and the pumps are Jimmy Choo. The accessories are Cornelia Webb (the thin silver necklace) and the beautiful loop earrings are Diane Kordas.
The look
I am hooked on these two looks for the moment, from the Resort 2013 collection from my absolute favourite brand, The Row. The all black vs. the all white look are such simple, yet effect full, way of dressing. That black pony hair and leather jacket are to die for, as well as the backpack with silver details….For the moment, I am also hooked on turtle necks (I guess because of the cold outside) and I like the simple way of styling it with a coat – and nothing more around the neck (no scarf, etc.) If I haven't said it before, I must say that I am very impressed with the Olsen sisters work. Even at a such young age, they don't capture the youth nor accenture it. Instead the sisters emphasising on a much more modern and hip, yet classic, look that work in wide age range as well as for a much longer perspective. And I love how they make everything so luxurious.
The Chloé girl
For spring 2013 I want to be Chloé-girl. How stylish and chic aren't these pictures from their Resort 2013 line? First of all, the wide cream coloured perforated trousers with a wide loose-fitted top in same perforation – stunning. Second of all, the dresses! Wow, love the '70 influence, the bare shoulders and the one shoulder-dress. And at last, the platform wooden sandals are to-die-for. Would love, love, love to get my hands on those. Super cool and super chic.
Wish outfit
I love the idea of wearing light colours when it's getting darker outside – and especially when it's the season of the year when everyone else is dressing in dark colours. This outfit above is truly symbolizing timeless chic – striped pullover and crocodile backpack from The Row, beige wool-coat from Vanessa Bruno, hat from Borsalino, mesh body from Saint Laurent, trousers from Alexander McQueen, 'horse-bit' loafers from Gucci and 18 karat yellow gold bracelet from Diane Kordas.


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Civilizations: Clash or Fusion?
by Our Guest Writer Wang Jisi
and Staff Reporter Zou Sicheng
A recent transnational debate titled ``clash or fusion of civilizations'' has attracted
attention of many Chinese scholars, who have been interested in the topic for over a
century. Their discussions touch on such subjects as modernization, traditions and Asian
The debate was touched off by an essay entitled The Clash of Civilizations?, published in
1993 in Foreign Affairs by Professor Samuel P. Huntington of Harvard University. In the
article, Huntington presented the following views: After the end of the Cold War, global
clashes result from clashes between civilizations centering on different religions or
beliefs, instead of ideology or state-to-state economic and political confrontation; states
belonging to a civilization rim would unite in the clash, and the Confucian and Islamic
civilizations may join each other to form confrontation between the West and the rest of
the world.
Huntington also suggested that those who envision such a trend and respond to it would
be invincible in the next century.
Huntington's assertions evoked widespread international response, attracting more
criticism than agreement. Chinese scholars were particularly interested in the interactions
between Chinese and Western cultures.
Clash or Fusion?
In fact, the debate on the relationship between Chinese and Western civilizations has
been going on since the mid-19th century, when Westerners forced their way into China
with warships. Faced with a national crisis, Chinese intellectuals began to think about how
to relate to Western culture. Their recommendations included ``total repudiation,'' ``total
Westernization,'' or partial acceptance as a midway, that is, ``take Chinese culture as
substance and Western culture as form.''
Since the late 1970s, China has followed an open door policy and, as a result of Western
culture pouring in again, the debate has resurfaced.
According to some scholars such as Li Shenzhi, president of the China Association for
American Studies and Professor Tang Yijie at Beijing University, at a time when
increasing economic contacts between countries are breaking down national boundaries,
different civilizations clash and merge with each other at the same time, but overall,
fusion looks more prevailing. In the world history, there have been many such cases as
the Chinese culture absorbing Indian Buddhism. Some suggest that it is possible to build a
universal civilization if the West learns from others.
Others, such as Professor Zhang Rulun at Fudan University, disagree. They contend that
the fusion theory is based primarily on a single economic mode, whereas the real world is
diverse and irregular. Even though human organizations in socio-economic development
may become similar, the cultural life will not. They argue that historically, Christianity
grew out of Judaism, and Confucianism drew on Buddhism, but they could not fuse into
one. They note that even today, as cultural contacts become more frequent, the sense of
identity has grown ever stronger.
Still, others argue that it is premature to come to the conclusion of clash or fusion when
globalization is far from a reality. According to Jin Canrong of the Institute of American
Studies, clash and fusion are usually intermingled with each other. Fusion is a long-term
result, but clash is usually visible.
Jin Junhui of the China Institute of International Studies and others argue that clash is
not and should not be the principal factor between civilizations. They contend that the
clash theory ignores the increasing economic and cultural contacts between countries and
the ``either friend or enemy'' logic is a vestige of the Cold War and is harmful to
international relations.
Resurgence of Asian Values?
Some scholars paid little attention to whether or not differences between civilizations
might lead to clashes. Instead, they are concerned with which civilization will get the
upper hand in the upcoming rivalry between civilizations.
The rapid economic growth in East Asia in recent decades, in contrast with the
sluggishness of Western economies, has led some people to conclude that Confucianism
is reviving. Some even predict that the table is turning and the East will replace the West
in the next century as the dominant civilization to deliver the world from the crises
besetting human beings today.
Others note that historically, civilizations rose and fell along a East-West axis line -- from
Asia to Europe, then from Europe to America, and next, from America to Asia again.
These views can be understood more as a protest against the domineering Western
civilization than as an expression of confidence among Asians who have newly achieved
economic prosperity. Western colonial rule aside, Asian nations have been particularly
offended by the view that the Western model has become the standard for the whole
world to copy in the wake of the Cold War.
It is important to realize that despite Huntington's efforts to safeguard Western
civilization and Asian claims that the 21th century will belong to Asia, the history of
human progress has been written jointly by all civilizations. East Asia's economic success
today is not merely a renewal of ancient Asian cultures, nor is it a simple copy of modern
Western civilization, according to Zhu Jun of the China Institute of International Studies.
Rather, it is a brand new culture incorporating both Eastern and Western traditions.
Therefore, some scholars questioned whether East Asian economic growth is really
related to its cultural traditions. Some clearly reject the thinking that one civilization is
superior to another and refuse to introduce ideological and nationalistic elements into the
One of the issues related to the argument whether civilizations are mutually fused is
whether modernization means Westernization.
It is easy to answer ``no'' to this question, and Huntington's answer is definite:
Modernization is not equal to Westernization as is clear in Japan, Singapore and Saudi
However, this question is far from settled. Many people in East and Southeast Asian
countries unconsciously agree to this proposition. Meanwhile, many in the West believe
that modernization in other countries means emulating the Western economic, political,
and social systems and values.
In recent centuries, Europe and the United States have played a leading role world
affairs, and international exchanges have been largely oneway, leading many Western
nations to believe their economic, social and political systems are suitable for the whole
world. This explains why some Western countries are so aggressive in exporting their
social system, developmental model and values to other countries.
For centuries, Asian nations suffered from economic backwardness. They took the task of
catching up with the West economically in recent decades and had no time to consider
other issues. When a number of Asian countries accomplished industrialization in just a
few decades whereas it took the West hundreds of years to industrialize, the world has
discovered that Asian people have found something different from the model of Western
What is noteworthy is that the economic success has given rise to an awakening of Asian
people's cultural identity. They have begun to reconsider whether the Western social and
political model is suitable to them, and whether they should develop their own social and
political development models.
In recent years some Asian countries have introduced the concept ``Asian value.'' A
definition of Asian values is given by Singapore as the following: Society and the state are
more important than the individual; the foundation of the state is families; the state and
society should respect individuals; harmony rather than conflicts can preserve social
order; religions should peacefully coexist and supplement each other.
Former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew believes that the economic growth of
Asia will spark a revival of Asian civilization and eventually will prove the superiority of
Asian values. The advancement of ``Asian values'' by Asian nations is aimed at
preserving the cultural identity of Asians and resist Western influences in the process of
Some scholars and politicians in other Asian countries have emphasized a global
perspective. President of the Republic of Korea Kim Young-sam pointed out that to meet
the 21st century, it was necessary to orient Asians can march into the new century with
confidence in their heritage while respecting other cultures.
These views are shared by Chinese scholars, too. They believe that tradition does not
necessarily interfere with modernization and conclude that Asia cannot simply copy the
Western model. As it turned out, the Western model is not the only way to modernization.
While the debates on Huntington's controversial theory will continue for quite a long time
because a consensus is hard to reach, they have shed light on international studies by
highlighting the role of civilization and culture in world politics.
The second half of this century has seen a resurgence of cultural and political confidence
in Asia as a result of the rapid economic growth in the region.
In the meantime, Western countries are experiencing a decline of influence in the world,
which is compounded by a diminishing cohesive force within the Western alliance after the
end of the Cold War. Along with that, the integrity of Western civilization is threatened by
the multi-ethnic culture brought by immigrants.
Huntington's theory suggests a sense of frustration and anxiety among many Westerners
toward the rise of Asia. It also reflects a growing uncertainty and lack of confidence about
the future of Western civilization.
The theory, therefore, is an attempt to explain the dilemma facing the West. By stating
that the clash of civilizations will dominate the post Cold War world politics, Huntington
hopes his theory will help line up the different fractions of American society, and even the
whole West, to fight an imaginary enemy.
By introducing civilization and cultural factors into the research of world politics,
Huntington's theory proves to be of academic value. Nevertheless, it is unreasonable to
see civilization as a more important factor than all the others, such as race, nationality
and economic interests.
It is indisputable that there are huge differences between civilizations, which occasionally
engender frictions. Nevertheless, it is misleading and dangerous to magnify such frictions
into world political clashes and wars.
In a sense, Huntington's thesis is more a political essay than an academic report, given
that he has written it to advise the US government. The paper offers nothing new. What
he advises the government to do has already been undertaken by the United States:
Strengthening Euro-US relations; integrating Eastern Europe and Latin America into the
West; maintaining relations with Russia and Japan; containing militarily China and the
Islamic world; and supporting pro-Western forces in other civilization rims, etc.
It should be noted that Huntington's theory has elicited oppositions even in the United
States. Politicians, from the president down to diplomats, have either denied any
connection with Huntington's views or directly criticized them.
The reason is that no US leader can afford to antagonize so many nations by publicly
supporting Huntington. Nevertheless, some out-of-power politicians are giving Huntington
great accolades.
It will be dangerous if the clash theory finds its way into policy making. The recently
bandied notion of a ``China threat'' is based on assumptions similar to Huntington's.
``It should be closely observed as to whether the `clash of civilizations' theory will have
some impact on the policy making of Western nations,'' says Jin Canrong in one of his
articles. He also notes, ``If the non-Western nations were so misled by the theory as to
choose clash, Huntington's unfounded hypothesis would turn into a tragic reality.''
In a diversified world, it is only natural that different civilizations should co-exist. Chinese
researchers have been stressing complementarity among different cultures, which should
draw on each other's strong points so as to promote common progress.
As peace and development have become the mainstream of the world, all nations should
show tolerance and respect for each other, and make progress together, they urge.
As an official Chinese document, Outline of Patriotism Education, states, ``Patriotism is
not narrow nationalism. We need not only to inherit and develop the fine heritages of the
Chinese people, but also to study and absorb the civilizations created by other nations,
including capitalist nations. Only by so doing can the Chinese people make their due
contributions to world peace and human progress along with other nations.''
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