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Way cool buy. My buddy (Ridgeline) will be so jealous........
This is a discussion on Browning Hi-Power - The one that didn't get away!! within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; A couple of months ago, I passed on a really nice '91 MKIII at the gun show here in San Antonio. I was making some ...
A couple of months ago, I passed on a really nice '91 MKIII at the gun show here in San Antonio. I was making some other purchases, and well, I already have one. The individual was asking $650, but allowed as how he'd take $600 cash out the door. I'd been kicking myself ever since, especially every time I see one advertised for $800 or so.
Well, this past Saturday at the gun show, I spotted the same gentleman, waaaay in the back, away from the highest traffic areas, and lo and behold, the BHP was still there in his case. Since I'd looked at it before, I knew it was in practically new condition and came with the original box and manual.
I waited until there was no one else around to get in the way, wandered up and offered $550 cash. He countered with $600, I countered with $575, then we settled on $580. So, I saved $20 by not buying the first time. Of course, it was because of keen observation and cleverness (er, blind dumb luck) that I managed to find it was still there.
So, I now have a matte-finish '91 MKIII with the black grips to go with my shiny blue '95 Standard. It'll get a trip to Cline's Trigger Shop for mag disconnect removal and trigger tune-up and it'll be good to go. My young bride really likes the factory plastic grips with the thumb groove. My standard has Craig Spegel's. And since I've already got the HBE Com III for IWB carry and the UBG Regulator for OWB, I'm definitely cookin' with Hi-Power!
I feel so much better now that I've corrected my egregious error in judgement to let it go by the first time!
Thank you, John Moses Browning!
"We're paratroopers. We're supposed to be surrounded!" Dick Winters
Way cool buy. My buddy (Ridgeline) will be so jealous........
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Nicely done and nice gun!
Nothing like that, "...keen observation and cleverness..." and of course blind dumb luck helps sometimes too - LOL.
I'm too young to be this old!
Getting old isn't good for you!
I am green with envy and am waiting until I have extra cash.
A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.
Nice gun and deal Rod!! My HP has Speagals too thanks to you! Camera is dead. I'll post new one's with your old grips soon. My HP has become my favorite right hand man. It really goes great with the new grips and the HBE COM III
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Molon Labe!
Join the NRA today, or don't complain when your guns are taken away!
Being an old-school, single-action kinda guy, the Hi-Power really suits me, as does the 1911. And with the price of 9mm vs. .45 these days, it makes for more fun times at the range.
And just for fun, here's my '95 Standard w/ the Craig Spegel cocobolo grips.
"We're paratroopers. We're supposed to be surrounded!" Dick Winters
That was my first gun, still have it. My wife loves shooting i.t
Nice Browning, everyone shouldown one. I'm jealous of ya having two.
I've had many 1911's and the one I have left is about 25 years old. But my favorite handgun is my Hi-Power. I've shot a lot of different guns over the years and owned a lot. I have Glocks and a Kahr and a bunch of revolvers. About the only guns I've not kept around have been DA/SA types. Don't like Sigs or Beretta's and just got rid of a CZ because of this. I prefer a trigger that works one way. Single action or double action but not both on the same gun.
Got rid of the most accurate pistol I've ever had because the Beretta 92F was Da/SA.
Glad to have aother member of the Hi-Power Admiration Society.
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Very nice, got to love the HP, JMB's classiest design IMO.
When I leave the home port:
S&W 642 Airweight, Ruger SP 101, Colt Detective Spec., CZ RAMI, Kahr PM9, Kahr CW40, S&W Model 10-7, Glock 30, 19, and 26, Browning Hi Power, CZ82, Colt Commander, Dan Wesson PM7, Ruger LCP
I prefer a CZ75 (preB) over a P-35, but a HP over a 1911.
The HP is a great gun, but older guns have small controls for me.
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Why, yes -- yes, I am trying to make you somewhat nauseous. Whatever gave me away?
What a waste of a perfectly good underground lair.
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I don't smoke marijuana, but I don't think you have to have any interest in drugs to covet The Great Tennessee Pot Cave. Who didn't dream of having a secret sanctum in their house when they grew up? This one was like the Bat-Cave for stoners, only Batman would have been smart enough to hire a migrant worker or two run on a treadmill to power the grow lights instead of stealing a massive amount of electricity from the local utilities company.
Some of those photos remind me of the chocolate river, "Pure Imagination" set from WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY -- bright greens framed on all sides by gray and gray-brown -- maybe these pot farmers could have painted and dressed the migrant workers like Oompa-Loompas and have them run on the treadmills. Shame is a great motivator for runners who hit the wall .... I would assume.
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These guys made an estimated $6-8 million a year, but no one wanted to throw a few bucks toward buying a generator or two, or cook up a clever way to get the juice they needed legally but in a way that wouldn't raise suspicion [separate accounts, extension cords, etc.]? Dumbasses. Why go to the trouble of putting a heavy, hydraulically powered door on your secret headquarters if you're going to do anything that draws attention to it?
A fairly cool-looking house sitting atop a massive furnished cave complete with an escape hatch to the back yard -- whoever burned it down committed a crime against the collective dreams of every sentient male human being who reached the age of 12.
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Date of Stay: June, 2009
Nice campground. Has a small pool and small store with a variety of items. Staff was friendly. Some sites are a bit tight, but the newer section had wider sites. Has a steep hill to pull the trailer up at the entrance that is a bit intimidating and not one much fun to walk up after a trip to the store and pool. Lots of activities for kids to do. Only downfall was we went with friends and thought we were side by side but ended up across from each other on an angle due to a mix up in reservations.
Date of Stay: May, 2009
It is a nice campground, but some sites were small and close together. We went in early spring, so the outdoor pool was closed but indoor pool was great. The property is well maintained. It is very quiet, well maintained. The roads are in good condition, but may be a little narrow in spots for bigger rigs. The bathrooms were a little outdated but clean. The play area was nice for the kids.
Date of Stay: May, 2009
A nice campground to stay over on your way north or south on I-95. Pull-throughs are a good size and there is a nice selection in the store. This campground sits just off the highway so there is some noise. It's close to Kings Dominion if you need a place to stay for a few days to visit the park.
Date of Stay: April, 2009
The ultimate camping experience! Nice level sites, concrete pads, good amount of space in between sites. Bathrooms were clean and the facilities were outstanding. Loved the drive up check-in feature. Quiet and peaceful, hard to believe you were in the heart of Disney. Best of all, you can park you car once you get there unless you want to leave the Disney complex. Can get to anything Disney by boat, bus or monorail. Hope to return here again some day.


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The Huwaila Four
The Huwaila Four sound like they should be characters in a comic book. In fact they are four parks near Landmark that few people know about. They don't have super powers, but each is special in its own way.
The most visible of the four is Huwaila 3, whose name was officially changed to the more pedantic Khalifa North City Park. In the neighbourhood however, it is still known by it's former spunky name. It has the distinction of being simultaneously the most visible of the four while also the most difficult to pinpoint. If you're paying attention, you'll see it as you drive north on Shamal Road, just a bit before you reach the Landmark exit. Even though you can see it, you will likely not be able to locate it in the warren of streets surrounding it. Even if you are within a few feet, it is easy to overlook. Two palm trees just inside the surrounding wall and the green-tiled roof of the guard house mark the spot. No buzz draws attention to it, but this is the only park in Qatar that has integrated a substantial amount of sustainable shade into the design. A half-size football field is flanked by bleacher seating covered with a wooden pergola providing speckled shade. If more parks integrated shade this way, the whole of Qatar would be making a large step toward reducing water usage.
Similar shading, albeit on a smaller scale, can be found at Huwaila 2 a few blocks away. Here large trees complement the shade given by the pergolas near the playground. Huwaila 2 has been around for almost 30 years. While it is not shiny and sparkly, it has aged well and authentically. In the evenings women stroll in leisurely along the uneven pavement with young children, and men sit on mats on the grass. This is the kind of park that neighbors go to for a shot of green and a breath of air, to picnic under the sun or laugh under the moon.
A few more blocks away is Huwaila 1, a basic park consisting of a grass field and small play ground. Also known as Wasit Park, its official name is currently Ghariya Park. It is within hopping distance of the very popular Dahl al-Hamam Park. Huwaila 1 is the place to go when Dahl al-Hamam is randomly closed or taken over by school classes. The few pieces of play equipment tucked into the far corner appeal to toddlers as well as pre-teen boys wanting to perfect their pole-dangling abilities. Do note, there are no bathrooms on site.
Huwaila 4, the newest of the bunch, is simply known as Al Huwaila. Primary-coloured circus tops shade the play area. Combine that with old-growth palm trees, bushes, multi-coloured flowers and grass and you've got a park that feels light-hearted and cheerful. Paved walkways cater to your scooting, walking or stroller-pushing needs. Two play areas allow for plenty of tumbling space for children. One is based in sand and the other on rubber mats. Night lighting keeps this park relevant at night when young adults make thorough use of the basketball courts. It's a feel-good park that makes one want to visit again and again.
The Huwaila Four are all located in the Madinat Khalifa neighborhood, which boasts the highest concentration of parks in Doha. Dahl al-Hamam Park is the largest and most popular but many other smaller pockets of green are scattered throughout the neighbourhood. If you like crumbling, single-storey houses and small shops you may want to buffer your schedule so you can drive around a bit. The streets around Huwaila 2 and 3 are especially ripe with detail. You'll find tailors next to local eateries next to butcher shops. Look closely for subtle details on doors, corn growing outside compound walls and roosters strutting their stuff on the streets. It may not be the Fantastic Four, but there is definitely something special about the Huwaila Four and their
Also known as: Al Ghariya Park, Al Huwailah; Wasit Park; Freg Al Ali; Park Antral; Al Murur; Traffic Park; Almoror Park & sometimes spelled Al Ghariah Park
Al Ghadiriyya Street, Khalifa North, Al Hamam District
Type: Public
Size: 4,326 sq. m
Hours: 4-11pm
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no toilets
little shade
no kiosk
no WiFi
no recycling
From Dahl al Hamam R/A driving on Al Markhiya Street towards Landmark with the city skyscrapers behind you. When sitting at the light signal, directly to your left is Starfish Lane Kids and across the road on the opposite corner is Dahl Al Hamam Park. Left onto Arab League Street, 1st slip road right (look for Quortoba Kindergarten sign), 1st left, 2nd right (immediately before mosque). Park entrance on the left.
Parks Nearby
Dahl al Hamam, Khalifa City Park, North Al Huwailah Park 2, Luqta Children's Park
Skedaddle on over here, if Dahl Al Hamam Park has been taken over by school children.[/boxify][boxify cols_use ="1″ cols ="2″ position ="left" order ="last" box_spacing ="10″ padding ="10″ background_color ="#3c3c3c" border_style ="solid" ]Huwaila 2
Al Makhzoumi Street, Madinat Khalifa South
Type: Public
Established: 1982
Size: 7,016 sq. m
Hours: 4-11 pm
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small & well-maintained islands of grass benches
large trees
small playground
mosque nearby
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no soccer
no basketball
On Jasim Bin Hamad Street from Markhiya R/A driving away from Dahl al Haman Park towards D-Ring Highway, 1st right, 1st left, 1st right. Park straight ahead (street side parking and entrances to either side).
Nearby Parks
Luqta Women's Park, Al Morona Park, Al Ghariya Park
Take a friend with you. Take turns watching each other's children while you do some solitary grocery shopping. Have a cooler in your car to keep the perishables from perishing. Before heading back to the park to relieve your friend, grab fresh juice. When everyone has gotten their ya-yah's out go home and read a book cuz the kids will be happy and calm from their morning outside. Or does that only happen in fairy tales?[/boxify]
Also Known as: Khalifa North City Park or Stadium Park
Al Raiaa Street, Madinat Khalifa North District
Type: Public
Founded: 1993
Size: 9,682 sq. m
Hours: 4 pm – 11pm (usually accessible 5 am – 12 am)
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play equipment
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no kiosk
no mosque
no WiFi
no recycling
limited parking
On Shamal Road after Al-Gharrafa Interchange driving towards Landmark, 1st slip road right, straight for a long stretch and around a curve in the road, 3rd right at T, 1st right, 1st left. Park ahead on right after 3rd block.
Nearby Parks
Al Ghariya Park, Dahl Al Hamam, Al Luqta Park, Al Huwaila Park 2
The Fereej Madinat Khalifa Football Field, a Qatar Olympic Committee football field, is just a few blocks away. It has a half-field surrounded by a track with benches for tying your shoes on. Open Saturday-Wednesday 9am-10 pm; Thursday-Friday 9 am-12 am. Contact: 55002305.[/boxify][boxify cols_use ="1″ cols ="2″ position ="left" order ="last" box_spacing ="10″ padding ="10″ background_color ="#3c3c3c" border_style ="solid" ]Huwaila 4
Also known as: Al Huwaila 4 or Southern Khalifa 4
Al Zubara Street, Madinat Khalifa South District
Type: Public
Founded: 2005
Size: 11,172 sq m
Hours: 4 – 11 pm
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school age
water dispenser
shaded playground
walking benches
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no kiosk
no restaurant
no WiFi
no recycling
no mosque
The park is in a pleasant neighborhood speckled with green grass and colorful tailors. In the mass of these low squatting, beige buildings are a tiny building partially painted bright red. I call it Happy House because it makes me happy every time I see it. It's the small things.[/boxify]


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9-10-13. Ocala, FL- The Nesmith Weekly Crate Late Models, Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stocks, TQ Late Models, and Rent-N-Roll Gladiators will all put their skills to the test this week-end and see who can grab a trophy.
Bryan Bernhardt currently leads our track Crate Late Model points with Jeff Mathews and 11-year old Tyler Clem barreling down on him. Those two sit within 30 points, while fourth placed Carter Stokes and fifth placed Billy Holmes are still alive in a tight championship fight. Bernhardt and Mathews have stolen the wins, but Clem is closing in on history.
Charlie O'Neill continues to lead the Scorpion Racing Products UMP DirtCar Modifieds, but three-time race winner on the season and four-time division champion Jeff Mathews is closing in. Scott Kurtzner and Bryan Bernhardt sit within 35 points and are both capable of a win, while Rich Pratt and 72-year old Buzzie Reutimann both have wins and also sit within one race of the championship lead.
Devin Walker now holds a 337 point lead in the championship over new second-place driver Sean Monoghan. Brian Shea has now fallen to third, just 50 points ahead of Thunder Stock hero Mike Stalnaker and fifth placed Hunter Gustafson. The most diverse division of 2013 continues to get better, and a new winner is just over the horizon.
William Gillam gained four points in a tight 1-800-ASK GARY Thunder Stock title fight and now has 19 markers over second-place Brandon Elwood. Melvin Fockler's incredible run took a hit as he missed the event due to work and now sits over 100 back. Brandon Tillander and Tony Campbell round out the top five, but the story of the year will most likely end up being Mike Stalnaker's win last week-end.
Sean Babcock hopes to remain the only TQ Late Model winner in Bubba Raceway Park history while John Hopke, Terry Wright, and plenty of others try to displace "Yankee Boy" from alone at the top of the record books.
Stephen Frankland continues to close in on his "Clinch number" and now holds a 321 point lead over Tom Sheehan. Bill Southard, Tyler Bryden, and Josh Fincher complete the top five in the Rent-N-Roll Gladiators.
Pit gates open at 4, grandstands at 5, and racing is scheduled for 7. For more info, please visit www.bubbaracewaypark.com or call us at 352-622-9400!
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Regulations have a way of trickling through the market. In this case, the regulation regarding lead-free replacement materials is having an effect on companies in the precision machined parts industry that manufacture parts for the plumbing industry.
"Customer demand is strong for lead-free material and compliance with the 3874 Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act, effective January 2014,"explained Martin Little, Concast Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "For that reason, we are continuing to broaden our size offering and increase our standard-stocked inventory."
Concast produces several standard lead-free replacement alloys that range from aluminum bronzes to high tin bronzes. These alloys are recognized by the Copper Development Association and are manufactured to ASTM specifications. Click here for an article that tells more about the clean water regulations.


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Steamboat Springs resident Rose Alice (Ward) Seiler died June 29, 2007, at Yampa Valley Medical Center. She was 92.
She was born Nov. 26, 1914, in Danville, Penn., the daughter of the late John and Marie (Perry) Ward.
Rose had lived in Danville for 30 years and always considered it home. She then lived in Cleveland for 58 years, 32 of those with her beloved husband, John "Frankie," a World War II veteran who preceded her in death at the young age of 58.
The joys of Rose's life in her later years were her Catholic faith, bingo, the Cleveland Indians and her friends and family, especially her granddaughters, Jesse and Hannah.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, John, Joe, Bobby, George, William "Bump," and Donald Ward.
She will be greatly missed by her daughter, Susan and her husband, Stuart Fishman, of Steamboat Springs; granddaughters, Jesse and Hannah; sister, Theresa Mazol of Danville, Penn.; and sisters-in-law, Anna Jean Ward of Danville, Penn., and Donna Ward of Florida.
Mass of Christian burial was held July 6, 2007, at St. Joseph Church in Danville, Penn., with Rev. William Weary officiating. Burial followed in the parish cemetery.
Arrangements are being handled by Brady Funeral Home, 320 Church St., Danville, PA 17821, or at www.bradyfuneralhome.com.


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We had a look at the Fish based selection that made up part of SUPER's Visiva collection for Spring/Summer 2012 over here. Now to return to a few more styles. It's what's on the inside that counts, right guys? SUPER are selling just that with these designs. Your friends won't see them, you won't see them but you'll all bask in the warm glow of the secret patterns within. If you're more the showy type, hold them in your hand, tap the arm against your lip and furrow your brow. You're pondering. Now everyone can see the funtime prints and you'll seem constantly in thought. Find them here.
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Get ready for an outbreak of spring fever.
The weather maps are looking good next week for a major warm up in the Upper Midwest. The snow is gone, and it looks like persistent warm southerly winds will set up by the middle of next week. This could help boost temperatures into the 70s by next Wednesday or Thursday for much of Minnesota. The last time we hit 70 in the metro was on September 27th when the mercury hit 73 degrees at Twin Cities Airport.
NOAA GFS model surface map for next Wednesday features a warm southerly flow pumping mild (warm?) air into the Upper Midwest.
If the warm up pans out next week, it will continue a pattern that will make it an early spring this year in Minnesota. So far March temperatures are running 8.7 degrees above average in the Twin Cities, 21 of 22 days this month have featured above average temperatures. And it appears we may do something in March we have never done before in 125 years of record keeping in the Twin Cities; experience a snowless March.
April begins a week from Thursday. Though we can see snow and cold in April, it's pretty tough to turn back the clock to winter for long after April 1st.
NOAA CPC 8-14 day outlook favors above average temperatures in the Upper Midwest.
It will be interesting to see how warm we get next week. If everything goes just right and the models stay where they are today, I would not be stunned to see the first 80 degree temperatures of the year somewhere in southern Minnesota next week. The average date for ice out in Lake Minnetonka is April 13th. Something tells me its going to be early this year.


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Denton's Dish: Magic at Thunder (12/25/11)
By John Denton
December 25, 2011
A fast start to the regular-season opener looked to be quite possibly a fast start to the regular season for the Orlando Magic. But an inability to slow down Oklahoma City's high-powered offense and to get superstar Dwight Howard in the flow spelled doom for the Magic Sunday night.
An early seven-point Magic lead proved to be a mirage when Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant outplayed Howard as the Thunder whipped the Magic 97-89 in the nationally televised opener.
Durant, the NBA's leading scorer the past two seasons, scored 30 points for the Thunder (1-0), while Howard went long stretches without getting the ball or scoring and finished with just 11 points. The only player in NBA history to win three straight Defensive Player of the Year awards chipped in 15 rebounds and two blocked shots for the Magic.
OKC shot 47 percent from the floor and hit 10 3-pointers, while the Magic connected on just 37 percent of its shots and missed 20 of 28 3-point attempts. Those offensive struggles undermined a fast start which saw the Magic lead 18-11 early in the game. But the Magic struggled the rest of the way and rarely threatened in the second half.
``Offensively, we just weren't good all night,'' Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said after the game. ``We were pretty good the first 5 minutes, but other than that we just weren't good, we weren't sharp and we didn't execute.''
Facing old Eastern Conference nemesis Kendrick Perkins, Howard made just four of 12 shots. He had three of the Magic's first seven field goals, but hit just one post move – as he was falling down – over the final three quarters. Before the game, Howard said that his trade request wouldn't be a distraction.
``As of right now I'm with the Magic. There are no plans for me going anywhere anytime soon,'' Howard said. ``I've talked to each and every one of my teammates and told them that we don't know what's going to happen, who's going to be here or who's going to leave or whatever. But one thing we can control is how hard we can play every night.''
Ryan Anderson, who started at power forward ahead of newcomer Glen Davis, pumped in 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. He made nine of 17 shots and hit six 3-pointers.
Point guard Jameer Nelson scored 18 points and handed out six assists. Orlando trailed by five at the end of one quarter and by 14 at the half, but did get to within 10 at one point because of run sparked by Nelson.
``We didn't score on eight or nine straight possessions (after getting within 10 points) and we had two fastbreaks where we had numbered possessions and we didn't even come up with a decent shot. We had a chance I thought to climb back into the game but we didn't get it done,'' Van Gundy said. ``I didn't like the pace of our offense, we were moving slowly, the ball didn't move and there were a lot of one-pass-and-shot possessions. I don't think we screened, moved, broke people down and got great shots.''
There will be plenty of logistical challenges in this 66-game, lockout-shortened season, and the schedule-makers did the Magic no favors right off the bat. Orlando's home-opener comes Monday night at 7 p.m. against a Houston Rockets team that had Sunday night off.
Said Van Gundy: ``Hey, that's the way the schedule is. If you are going to make excuses then you are going to have a rough season. We are going to play 21 games the night after we've played before. So forget the excuses and be ready to play.''
Here's a closer look at the key moments in Sunday's season-opener:
- Who could have possibly seen what was to come next after the Magic starting the game hitting on all cylinders?
Orlando made eight of its first nine shots, primarily by getting six points from Anderson and three baskets from Howard. The Magic led 18-11 early on and had momentum surging their way.
But things proceeded to fall apart for the Magic – partly because the Magic were fouling too much. A 7-0 OKC burst, capped by a Durant dunk, tied the game at 18-all. Orlando missed seven consecutive shots during that game-changing run.
And things didn't get any better as the Magic made just one of their next eight shots, meaning they missed 14 of 15 tries over the final seven minutes of the first period. Three free throws by James Harden put the Thunder up 27-22 after one quarter.
``I thought we started OK, and then we got into fouling and that's what turned it around. And we were missing free throws and they were making them,'' Van Gundy said. ``I thought our defense, other than the fouls, wasn't bad. (Russell) Westbrook and (Thabo) Sefolosha both hit threes, and neither one of them are great 3-point shooters. We did a lot of what we wanted to do early, but we fouled too much at the end (of the first quarter).''
- The condensed training camp and the shortened preseason will affect players differently, but it seems to have severely affected the shooting stroke for Magic shooting guard Jason Richardson.
The veteran missed the first four workouts of training camp as he and the Magic worked out the details on his four-year contract that allowed him to stay in Orlando. He struggled through the two games against Miami in the preseason and again couldn't find the mark Sunday night.
Richardson missed nine of his 10 shot attempts and misfired on all four of his 3-point attempts. And he couldn't contain OKC super sub James Harden, who scored 19 points and made 10 free throws.
- The Magic feel they have one of the deepest teams in the NBA, but their bench was badly outplayed in the first half. OKC held a 25-6 scoring edge by its reserves in the first 24 minutes.
- It's official: Kendrick Perkins has never committed a foul in his NBA career. Or at least he acts as if he never has. Perkins repeatedly mouthed at officials in the first half when he was whistled for moving screen violations.
Then, in the third quarter, Perkins shoved Howard as the two locked arms under the rim. Perkins shoved Howard and was called for a technical foul.
In fact, two technical fouls were called and neither of them were whistled on Howard, last year's leader in the NBA. Nazr Mohammed was also called for a technical foul for swatting away Howard's arm after the whistle in the third quarter.
- The Magic knew they were in big trouble with Durant going against Hedo Turkoglu. And they tried sending help that way most of the night, but the Thunder's role players made them pay for that strategy.
Eric Maynor, Thabo Sefolosha and Daequan Cook all made two 3-pointers apiece, while point guard Russell Westbrook had 14 points despite seven turnovers. Durant made 11 of 19 shots and could have had an even bigger night had he not missed five free throws.
``They shot the ball very well. I don't like giving up the 10 threes, but a guy like Sefolosha, who isn't a very good 3-pointer shooter at least by the numbers, makes a couple and Eric Maynor makes a couple,'' Van Gundy said. ``They made some of those shots that made it difficult.''
- The Magic were 21 of 26 from the free throw line, but the only five misses were by Howard, who connected on just three of eight attempts. The rest of the team made all 18 of its attempts, led by J.J. Redick's eight makes.
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Feb 13, 2012 - StaffLinda J. Reynolds of Hudson died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. She was 64.
Memorial services are at 11 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, at the VFW Hall in Riverton.
Linda Jean Hogg was born in Antioch, Calif., on Nov. 14, 1947, the daughter of John and Irene (Williams) Hogg.
She married in 1968, and the couple had three children. They divorced in 1985. Shortly thereafter she met Ken Evans.
Her family said Ms. Reynolds loved the outdoors, spending time at the lake, camping, fishing, crocheting, painting, playing video games, bingo, and gambling, spending time with her family, especially her great-grandson, Aiden.
She is survived by two daughters, Christine Rodriguez and husband Ed, and Tammy Crawford and husband Darren; son-in-law Mike; grandchildren Jason, Cody, Brittney, Amanda and husband Gary, Kevin, Lacey and Samantha; and her great-grandson, Aiden.
She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, two sisters, daughter Tonya, and her companion, Ken.
Condolences can be mailed to PO Box 160, Hudson, WY 82515.
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What do you want to revolutionize?
A week or so ago, Danielle LaPorte posted this Burning Question on her blog, and as the Burning Question is designed to do, it got me thinking.
What do I want to change in this world? For myself? For YOU?
First, I want to revolutionize the way we identify ourselves.
Too often we identify ourselves by the things we do or who we love. I have written about this before, and I often find myself coming back to it. We are not defined by our roles as workers, wives, or mothers. When we attach ourselves to those roles, we can lose our identity. We are in danger of forgetting who WE are on a deeper level.
What happens when the kids leave the nest, or heck, even when they are old enough to drive themselves to school, and dance class, and baseball games, etc.
What happens if we lose a job, or a relationship falls apart?
What I want to revolutionize is how we stand in our own identity. How we take care of ourselves. How we enrich our own lives. Whenever we do something to make ourselves stronger it radiates out, and we become better workers, wives, mothers, friends, etc.
So what I do, what my work is right here and now, is to work with women to change the stories they have written for themselves, in which they are the supporting character, and help them step into the lead role.
"You're supposed to be the leading lady in your own life, for God's sake."
Kate Winslet as Iris Simpkins in
The Holiday
The second thing I would love to revolutionize is the way we see, treat, and talk to (and about) ourselves and others.
One of the main stories I see in women, including myself, is that they are inherently flawed in some way…not smart enough, not pretty enough, not thin enough, not stylish enough. At the same time the opposite isn't ok either… too pretty so she must be a slut, too much money/style/affluence of some sort, so she must be a bitch. It's a no win situation!
We learn early on to feel bad about ourselves and compare ourselves to others. It happens as early as grade school and hits a peak in high school. (If you have seen the movie Mean Girls, you know the kind of thing I am talking about!)
So what happens when we run into these comparisons when we are young and impressionable, trying to learn how to make our way in the world?
We either shrink away and hide who we really are, try to stay out of the spotlight, and avoid having any attention on us, or we overcompensate and become larger than life in some way, forcing ourselves into what we "should be". We carry those patterns into adulthood and the longer we hold them, the harder it can be to break them and write ourselves a new story.
So I want to stop this "girl on girl crime" and help women create a new relationship with themselves and a new way of interacting with others.
So tell me…
What do you want to revolutionize in your own life?
Where are you the supporting character in your life?
Where are you the leading lady?
Where are you falling into patterns of negative relationship with yourself? With others?


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|LG Optimus G Smartphone with Unique User Experience Launched
|Monday, 17 September 2012
LG Optimus G Smartphone with Unique User Experience Launched
LG's New Flagship LTE Device Offers Superior User Experience for "Living Without Boundaries"
Today LG announced the launch of the Optimus G, a new premium flagship device offering a unique User Experience (UX) supported by innovative hardware performance. The powerful hardware included in the Optimus G allows for the possibility of such a creative and engaging UX which will enable Optimus G users to "live without boundaries."
With a powerful quad-core processor, SnapdragonTM S4 Pro, as its base and industry best technologies for enhanced viewing and longer battery life, LG adds the finishing touches on the Optimus G with a beautiful sleek design and innovative UX features. The offerings in the Optimus G will provide users an experience currently unavailable on any other smartphone.
"The Optimus G is a groundbreaking premium device not only in the history of LG but also in the smartphone industry," said Dr. Jong-seok Park, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. "With the Optimus G, users will be able to experience unsurpassed UX features that will allow them to perform tasks that really enhance their daily lives."
New Form of Cross-Tasking and Engaging UX
With reliable and speedy performance, LG's Optimus G doesn't solely enable multi-tasking but "cross-tasking" of activities without limitations. If multi-tasking applies to running various applications at the same time, cross-tasking applies to complex tasks that can be completed simultaneously without having to compromise other tasks. Some new UX features that will be included into the Optimus G to showcase its cross-tasking and engaging capabilities are:
In addition, smart and fun camera features in Optimus G will allow for capturing and seizing those special moments in our lives. Utilizing the industry's highest resolution camera at 13MP, users will have the opportunity to capture their favorite scenes with:
• Smart Shutter senses camera vibration or the movement of the subject and adjusts the shutter speed for the best shot;
Design Masterpiece with Timeless Value
Inheriting LG's design DNA and heritage, the blend of delicate design and technology placed the emphasis on simplicity with a completely black unibody form in the Optimus G. For this unique look, LG developed and patented the Crystal Reflection finish, which is applied to the back of the Optimus G for a luxurious look and feel. Crystal Reflection gives the Optimus G's back cover the ability to display different patterns depending on the viewing angle and lighting. Also, the intricate polarized pattern, which sparkles under the sleek surface, creates a three-dimensional illusion that is eye-catching and exquisitely reminiscent of a jewel. And finally, laser cutting gives the Optimus G a clean finish with metallic highlights.
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The elegant yet sleek design and the imaginative UX experience displayed in the new Optimus G were possible thanks to a collection of technologies from industry-leading developers in their field.
As the first quad-core smartphone with LTE connectivity capabilities, Optimus G complements the enhanced UX features with unsurpassed speed and power from Qualcomm's SnapdragonTM S4 Pro Quad-Core processor. The state-of-the-art display technologies such as the Zerogap Touch and True HD IPSPlus Display from LG Innotek and LG Display harmonize to offer the slimmest, sharpest and clearest viewing experience yet. The new battery from LG Chem has a longer life of 800 cycles, a significant improvement over existing mobile phone batteries. An ultra high-resolution, compact 13MP camera is employed in the Optimus G to offer the sharpest photos without pixelation - even when creating extra-large prints.
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Have you been bitten by the back to school clutter bug? I know we have! The thing I seem to forget every year is that it is not just the kids' room that suffers. It's more like an explosion of papers, shoes, bags and lunchboxes all over the house for the first month that the kids are back in school. Here are some great new products to help minimize the damage throughout the home:
Dining Room: For us, homework, arts and crafts take place in the dining room. This 12 Drawer Rolling Cart has see-thru drawers of differing sizes, perfect for supplies and all of the paperwork that comes home. It is a great size for the early-grade crowd, but can work with them throughout their full 13 years of schooling and beyond.
Bathroom: The bathroom can be a sore subject in the homes of even the most organized families. This Ladder Shelf is designed specifically for the bathroom with three shelves (one for each kid?) and an extra towel rack at the top. No installation required and available in crisp white or dramatic espresso finishes to enhance your bathroom decor.
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Entryway and Closet: Known as the "Hang Its", I like to call this the "everything hook rack"! 14 knobs come together on this coat rack at varying heights to hold everything from backpacks to jackets, coats, scarves and more! Kids colors make it the obvious choice for little ones, but it also is available in walnut for more sophisticated tastes.
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Penny stock investing can be a great way to diversify one's portfolio during tough economic times. By adding a few aggressive, low priced stocks you can supercharge your profits. However, penny stock investing can be very risky so I recommend finding bargain stocks with a proven track record. Namely, penny stock investments with earnings growth or strong buying pressure behind shares.
Here are seven low-priced tech stocks that have fared very well in 2010 thus far and get my seal of approval. These aren't "penny stocks" per se, but at less than $2 a share all are very affordable and could make profitable additions to your portfolio.
Sirius XM Radio Inc. (SIRI)
Market Cap: $3.89 billion
Industry: Radio Broadcasting
Sirius XM Radio Inc (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the owner of two subsidiaries: XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Satellite CD Radio Inc. The company broadcasts music, sports, news talk, entertainment, traffic and weather channels across the United States for a subscription fee. Combined, the two companies have eight in-orbit satellites and nearly 800 terrestrial repeaters. This penny stock has fared very well in 2010, and is up +67.5% year-to-date, against marginal losses by the broader markets. In its last income statement, SIRI reported revenue of 2.66 billion along with a quarterly revenue growth of +18.4% year-over-year.
Great Basin Gold Ltd. (GBG)
Market Cap: $639 million
Industry: Gold
Headquartered in Vancouver, Great Basin Gold Ltd. (AMEX: GBG) is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and trial mining of precious metals. This penny stock has recently begun exploring precious metal deposits in Tanzania and Mozambique. Since January, GBG has seen a stock increase of +10.5%, and boasts a current share price of $1.89. Analysts are estimating earnings of $0.02 this quarter, which is up from an EPS of -$0.03 a year ago.
Globalstar Inc. (GSAT)
Market Cap: $509 million
Industry: Wireless Communications
Provider of mobile voice and data communications, Globalstar Inc. (NASDAQ: GSAT) uses 44 in-orbit satellites and 27 ground stations to serve its customers. This wireless communications company also sells its communication services on a wholesale basis to independent companies. Since the start of 2010, GSAT stock has risen +95.4%. With a quarterly revenue growth of +2.7%, GSAT is a strong stock to buy at its current share price of $1.70.
ICO Global Communications Holdings (ICOG)
Market Cap: $375 million
Industry: Wireless Communications
Wireless telecommunication service provider ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: ICOG) is a development stage mobile satellite service operator. Despite the fact that ICO has not been able to complete any additional satellites since December 2004, the penny stock has one satellite in orbit, and 10 satellites currently in the production stage. ICO has also had a very productive 2010, and is up +37% on the year, compared to small losses by the broader markets. Looking at its last 52 weeks, this penny stock has seen a major increase of +131%.
Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (TSEM)
Market Cap: $308 million
Industry: Semiconductors
Tower Semiconductor (NASDAQ: TSEM) is an independent specialty foundry that manufactures semiconductors. This penny stock's products are used in a wide range of consumer electronics including personal computers, medical device products and automotive products. A +53.6% year-to-date climb in stock price has Tower shareholders very satisfied. Additionally, this penny stock outperformed earnings estimates by 367% last quarter, and is hoping to maintain its positive momentum this quarter.
Quest Capital Corp. (QCC)
Market Cap: $213 million
Industry: Investment Brokerage
Quest Capital Corp. (AMEX: QCC) provides real estate mortgage financing in Canada. Based in Vancouver, the majority of Quest's clients are owners of multi-unit residential buildings, land and commercial properties. Since January, this penny stock has climbed +36.6%, and is up an even +50% from last August. Quest's stock price currently sits at $1.53, and its recent performance has far outpaced the Dow Jones Industrial Average and NASDAQ, which are down -0.9% and -3.4% year-to-date, respectively.
Powerwave Technologies Inc. (PWAV)
Market Cap: $211 million
Industry: Communication Equipment
Based in Santa Ana, Calif., Powerwave Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PWAV) is a global supplier of end-to-end wireless solutions for wireless communications networks. Powerwave designs, manufactures, markets and sells products that improve coverage, capacity and data speed in wireless communication networks. Since January, this penny stock has gained nearly +30%, and has a current stock price of $1.59. Additionally, the fact that Powerwave outperformed earnings estimates by +100% last quarter makes this stock a strong buying opportunity.
As of this writing, Louis Navellier did not own a position in any of the stocks named here.
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thank you for two reasons
one starting a new thread. I am all for the military just seemed to highjack a good discussion thread on Phil
so thanks
also I think we have lost some members and your actions were warranted and overdue ( not that you need my approval or permission)
several weeks back I sent Biggun a PM asking him not to leave this site
Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
OK, with that crap resolved, we can go back to the Duck people. I stand with Phil, altho I don't watch the show or any other "reality" shows.
Clan MacPherson
I know you were, an thank you for doing it. But I think, for myself, we were just trying to change the subject
It was like being on a slow moving train wreck that I could not get off of.
I went back an edited most of the posts I had on this thread that were not Duck Dynasty related to stay back on topic .
I heard some discussion to day on how some are a little sick of the media an others throwing the term Red Neck around in a derogatory manner . IMO its not any more acceptable than calling a Homosexual any number of names they might not like . Its how the term is used just like an racist or descriminitory term . I dont feel the meai should be using it to describe the cast . I know they nmigth describe them selves that way but there not using it to make them selves look ignorent or stupid or backwards . I really think the media needs to be taken to task for the use of such slang.
A&E reverses decision on 'Duck Dynasty' patriarch
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson will return to work on A&E's reality show despite his comments about gay immorality, the channel said Friday, reversing its decision to suspend him after facing a backlash and threatened boycott.
In a statement Friday, A&E said it was bringing Robertson back after discussions with his Louisiana family featured in the reality series and "numerous advocacy groups."
Last week, the channel had put Robertson on what it called an indefinite "hiatus" because of his comments in a GQ magazine article that the Bible views gays as sinners akin to adulterers, prostitutes and swindlers.
A&E said it decided to drop Robertson from the show about a wealthy family that makes duck calls because it is part of a company whose core values are "centered around creativity, inclusion and mutual respect."
Robertson's remarks were quickly slammed by groups including GLAAD, the gay rights watchdog organization. But A&E's move against Robertson provoked a flood of support from those who share his views and others who defended his freedom of speech.
A petition calling for A&E to bring him back reached 250,000 signatures and counting in about a week.
"Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem" Ronald Reagan
You mean the 'indefinite hiatus' is over? Already??
250,000 SIGNITURES MY ASS THERE WAS OVER THREE MILLION ON TWO FACE BOOK SITES ALONE AN THERE SITE ALSO GOT SLAMED . yES IM YELLING
I love how they are down playing the puplicl out cry .
So...where does this leave po Jessee Jackson? I think it was just yesterday that he gave A&E a 72 hour ultimatum to negotiate with him about Duck Dynasty OR ELSE!
" Save a tree...........Eat A Beaver!"
I seldom talk to liberals.............................. But when I do, I order fries............
IMO Jesse Jackoff who has cheated on his wife an raised a criminal son has zero ground to stand on IMO .
He has likely cause more hate between blacks an whites than most any one else . How people take him seriously is a mystery to me . Trying to bring rosa parks bus driver into to this is asinine.
I know lots of happy blacks also. I have also worked with black who were happy in what they did .


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I refuse to join the parade of people making fun of David Wright's helmet. The guy is just getting over a serious beaning. He could wear the hollowed-out case to an upright pedal piano on his melon and I'd be cool with it.
And besides, unlike all of you haters, it's going to the Hall of Fame.
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Business Advice for Artists from Artists
Nearly 10 years ago a Japanese real estate developer paid $51.3 million at auction for Pablo Picasso's "Pierrette's Wedding." The buyer, Tomonori Tsurumaki bid by telephone from Tokyo with the Paris auction house Drouet. Tsurumaki said he planned to hang the painting at an auto racing resort he was building on the Japanese island of Kyushu.
At the time, Tsurumaki's purchase was the second-highest amount paid for a work of art. Two years earlier, Vincent van Gogh's "Irises" was sold at an auction at Sotheby's in New York for $53.9 million.
Fast-forward to the summer of 2006 when cosmetics mogul Ronald S. Lauder (co-founder of the Neue Galerie in New York) bought Gustav Klimt's "Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer," a work of oil, silver, and gold on canvas. Lauder paid an astounding $135 million for the painting, eclipsing all other deals.
The jaw-dropping purchases of Picasso, van Gogh, and Klimt are the kind of art sales that make headlines (BusinessWeek.com, 4/8/08). But realistically speaking, few artists get those kind of prices for their work. "More people are making art than buying it," says Laura Miner, a former art buyer for Citibank (C). Citing a familiar art world statistic, she adds: "Ninety-seven percent of the people making art have other jobs."
The Business of Art
While most artists would not consider themselves entrepreneurs, art is still a business. And while most painters, photographers, or sculptors will not see Picasso-size deals in their lifetime, they can still find ways to boost sales of their work.
A main problem is that most artists learn art, not how to make a career out of it. "When I was a young artist I had no idea about the business of art," says Judith Page, a visual artist who went on to teach other artists about the commercial side of their profession. "At [art] school, none of the students were encouraged to ask questions about how to sell art. It wasn't even discussed." Miner concedes that most artists aren't wired for accounting but says: "I think that artists should take some business classes."
Visibility has always been crucial for artists to get their work out to buyers. Today, with the Internet, resourceful artists can get their work noticed by creating Web sites or establishing a presence in online communities. These serve as a virtual portfolio. "Web sites are essential," says Page, who for five years directed a program about the business of art at the Aljira Center for Contemporary Art in Newark, N.J. "You might not make sales directly through your Web site, but people research art online."
Know the Galleries
Offline matters, too. Keep abreast of the galleries and stores that might carry your work and try to forge a relationship with those gatekeepers. At the same time, experts suggest, do your homework. "Many dealers tell me that artists walk in and say: 'Will you show my art?'" says Miner. "And the dealer only deals in abstraction while the artist is a realist painter."
Callie Danae Hirsch, a painter who was recently awarded a Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts for Transit commission to design the tiles at a New York City subway stop, says it's essential to be professional and prepared at all times. "Always have your résumé, artist statement, and bio updated and ready. Make postcards for your shows, keep your work in [prospective buyers' or exhibitors'] minds, in their view. Have business cards, a Web site, and anticipate what works and what does not."
Although it may seem obvious, artists should be able to explain their work. "Writing about your art is very important," says Page. It lets people know what you do, who you are, and why you do it. A good impression will go a long way.
Barter, Barter, Barter
"If you cannot write a good artist statement, barter with a writer who can," suggests Hirsch. In fact, all artists need to be just as good barterers as they are painters or sculptors, she says. "I once traded a painting for six therapy sessions. This works for Web design, graphic work, and anything else you may need that others can provide. When I started out, I used to barter for Web work. I went through three designers this way in 10 years. They received paintings, and I got more exposure."
Artists should also know those they are dealing with and keep rigorous records of any transactions. "It's like the Cold War," says Miner. "Trust, but verify. Never leave your work on consignment without getting something in writing. So many artists can be charmed by a gallery owner and give them 10 paintings and never hear back from them. Next thing they know, a friend tells them they saw one of their paintings sold for $10,000 and they never got a penny because they left the work on a handshake."
Finally, be persistent. "If you love what you are doing and keep at it, then you are bound to always be improving," says Hirsch. "You never know when or where you will get your next break. Just be ready for it"
For more business advice, flip through this slide show to hear from a cross-section of painters, sculptors, and other fine artists


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Intuitive Surgical Slips On Problem With Robot Components
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) shares were falling 1.5% in Wednesday afternoon trading, following news from the Food and Drug Administration that the firm warned customers last month of problems with certain instruments in its da Vinci surgical robots.
Intuitive warned customers that certain components of the da Vinci machines might stall during use. The FDA is calling the issue a Class II recall, although that title may be a bit misleading: The instruments aren't actually being recalled, but the agency uses the label to identify products that it thinks could cause "temporary or medically reversible" health problems. Intuitive Surgical itself is asking customers to inform health care workers of the issue and schedule individual machines for inspections.
The shares, although down, have recovered some ground from earlier in the day, helped by comments by Herb Greenberg on CNBC, who called the selloff overblown, as investors were interpreting the news incorrectly.
It has been a tough year for Intuitive Surgical, which is down nearly 28% in the past year and has lost 37% since Barron's magazine was skeptical of the stock's prospects in January. Many analysts expect that the company may continue to miss expectations, as it has done in recent quarters.
The FDA, which has been looking into the da Vinci devices since February, have found an increase in issues. However, that may simply reflect the increased number of robots in use.


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'The Liar, The Bitch And The Wardrobe' Reveals Hollywood's Juciest Secrets [INTERVIEW]
SL: What inspired you to write the book?
AK: I worked in fashion photography in Hollywood for seven years, and I've witnessed some crazy behavior. I've been that girl on set in flip flops alongside my boss and a movie star, and all of a sudden they'd say, "Let's go to Vegas for the weekend!" Meanwhile, I'm in denim cut-offs!
SL: So, your boss really did make you go to Vegas?
AK: Yeah, there are so many things in the book that really happened, but not necessarily with one job. I combined seven years of different people I worked for into one story, but those things did truly happen to me and I'd tell my friends and family. They'd say, "Your life is not real life. Your life is a movie, it's a book. It's something that just doesn't happen to normal people."
We always joked about that. Then, as people do, I was pushed and pushed and pushed to the edge when I finally just broke. I couldn't take it anymore and needed to get out of LA. My best friend had moved out of state with her husband, and they told me to come stay with them for awhile and take a break, so I went. My self-esteem was down, I was so devastated. I had sort of a similar situation that Lucy (the main character) had in the very end with Isabella, and I was at the bottom of the barrel of sadness.
My friend Lindsay suggested that I write a letter of sorts to get things off my chest, never with the intention of showing it to anyone. She said, "You have so much in your heart, and you're so sad. Why don't you write it all down? Look at it on paper and decide how you feel, how you're going to move forward. And then we'll go in the backyard and you'll burn it, and we'll start all over again and you'll only work with a certain caliber of people. You won't let yourself fall into these situations."
I thought that was such a great idea, and so I wrote it all down, and had fun with it. And the more I wrote about the things that made me really sad, and things I was so upset about, the more I realized that they were funny. I was able to step outside myself, and I made it about this girl named Lucy. I sort of got carried away, and before I knew it, I had a story. I showed it to my friend, and she said "We can't burn this because it's awesome." and I said, "really?" And she said, "You've got to do something about this. You're really good."
SL: People who don't live in Los Angeles or New York may have a hard time believing that this behavior exists.
AK: It's funny because the reactions I get outside of LA or New York are basically that. People say, "This story is just so outrageous." Then people I talk to from LA say, "Oh, yeah. I see that every day." It all sounds so outrageous, but that's the way it is.
SL: A lot of young girls are so eager to break into fashion, PR and other seemingly glamorous fields, like Lucy did.
AK: Yeah, and this is more of a "cautionary tale" than a "warning." Somebody asked me at my reading the other night, "If you were to meet Lucy before she entered Hollywood, what advice would you give her?" It would be the same advice that I'd love to give myself when I was 21. Separate your work from your play. Separate business from personal. If you're going to go work for this big fashion photographer, at the end of the day when your job is done, go home to your friends. Go see your family. Shut off that part of your life. You did your job, now go somewhere else.
SL: Did your parents feel the same way about your lifestyle as Lucy's did?
AK: Up until a week ago, my parents always asked, "What are you doing with you life?" The dedication page in my book came directly from my mother. ("Don't count on this book happening. Get a real job," Kingsley mother was quoted as saying).
I would go home to Seattle, where my friends are doctors, lawyers or work at Microsoft. They were really making it conventionally, and they have 401Ks and insurance. I was running around Hollywood and living on a prayer, paycheck to paycheck. My life looked very glamorous from an outsider looking in, but really it was very unstable. I never had insurance, and I never had savings. I'd go home and people would treat me like I was some kind of rockstar when I was looking at them like, "Wow, they really did it. They're rockstars. They got their masters."
SL: Would you say that you're in a better place these days?
AK: Yes. It's been years since I've been in that situation.
It's weird, because once you start hanging out with celebrities and are treated like "one of them," you start thinking, "Well I am like one of them." It's very intoxicating and you sort of just get used to it. It's very bizarre.
SL: Are you still a photographer?
AK: I am, for fun. Photography is where my heart is and most of my friends still work in the photo industry. A really good friend of mine is a producer and I'll tell her when I'm getting the itch and want to be on set, then she'll hire me to PA or something for the day. I absolutely love it.
SL: Would you ever put the photos you've taken over the years on display like Lucy did? Perhaps in a coffee table book?
AK: Oh my Gosh. That would be a lawsuit! (laughs) Could you imagine? Yeah, Lucy wouldn't have made it that far in the real world because I'm quite sure those photos would have been taken down right away.
SL: How did you end up collaborating with celebrity stylist Robert Verdi?
AK: My favorite show in the whole world is Sex and The City. Every moment of your life can be related to it. What I love about that show is how the city is a character in its own right; it was a co-star.
When I wrote this, I wanted it to be about materialism and how it takes over your life, I decided that I wanted the wardrobe to be the fifth character, like New York was in Sex And The City. I love fashion, but I am by no means a fashion expert, so I knew that in order to give the wardrobe an A-List feeling, I had to bring in a professional stylist. I needed someone who knew fashion and could create styles and looks for these characters, and really run with it.
I created a list of my top five favorite stylists, then I met Robert Verdi briefly just fell in love with him. I thought "If I'm going to be stuck on a book tour with someone, I want it to be him." And so I stalked him. He was on board right away, and he was so awesome. We sat down for six hours the first time we met, and we went through all the characters in the book. Verdi wanted to dig deep and know where the characters were from, what did they study? Then he created a style based on that. He then went through the entire book, and we would sit there in front of our computers, and he would match up the scene with what the character would wear. He'd google an image, I would describe it in the book, then we would move on. It was so much fun, and it really gave the book so much life. And it's the first time it's ever been done. It's my favorite thing about the whole book. It's just the best.
SL: What's next?
AK: There are some cool projects in the works that are a dream come true (can't talk about them just yet), and I also a nation-wide book tour.
SL: Any noteworthy celebs you've worked with?
I worked with Jennifer Lopez. It was surprising, because she has this bad reputation, but she was one of my most favorite people to work with. She was the nicest person; so warm and so lovely. I expected the worst, and I braced myself. She offered to get me water.
AK: Emma Stone was so adorable. She makes everybody cupcakes and brownies, and makes us all really fat (laughs). She's a seriously talented baker, and you cannot turn down her sweets.
Josh Groban is the nicest, funniest, most amazing person. He's like the big brother you always wanted.
There are really good people out there. You just don't hear about the good stuff.
Follow Kingsley on Twitter and LA readers-Be sure to stop by Book Soup on Sunset Boulevard tonight (September 11th) for a personal appearance and book signing by Kingsley!
Oh, and did we tell you we're giving away a copy of Kingsley's book to one lucky reader? To enter, email email@example.com with a horrible job story. All entries must be received by September 16th @ 11:59pm PT.
Photo by Duane Fernandez.


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Hilton says Barrymore's public image is fake
However, in his new book 'True Bloggywood Stories: The Glamorous Life of Beating, Cheating and Overdosing", Hilton has branded her a "f**ked up mess," reports the Daily Star. He admits he wasn't planning to mention Barrymore until an incident at a concert in Los Angeles changed his mind.
He claims one of the actress'' friends told him, "Those that can''t do, criticise," and he replied, "You know, you are right, but at least I won't tell anyone what a mess (Drew) is... And I didn't. Until now. She was f**ked-up. She's always f**ked-up... She is not the sober kitten that the main public may think she is."
Hilton has also blasted Latino star Jennifer Lopez, alleging she set up a meal with her husband Marc Anthony and tipped off the paparazzi to dispel rumours their marriage was in trouble. He wrote, "(Photographers) had received a call that basically instructed them where to be and what time and what to look for."


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National Greed
Dear Editor,
While driving past the old LILCO/LIPA/Nat. Grid toxic waste site on Beach Channel Drive (BCD) between Beach 108 and Beach 112, any local would wonder why it looked as though it has been abandoned since the week ending October 8, 2010. The tent that was supposed to withstand 110 mile winds is tattered beyond repair by winds that never even reached 50 mph. How secure were the toxins in the ground? Were they just blowing around the neighborhood? Did National Greed intend to leave the site in the current hazardous deplorable condition in perpetuity? Why hasn't Nat Greed completed the project they said would take 14, then 20 months by their July 2010 completion date?
Why haven't Greed spokesmen announced their intentions in "The Wave"? Many of these questions will be addressed and many will not at a Greed appearance at our next endless Community Planning Board meeting on April 12. It is significant to know the background of the land on BCD between Beach 108 and Beach 112. It was owned by LILCO until approximately ten years ago when LILCO became LIPA. At the time it belonged to LILCO, a publicly owned company open to litigation, it was revealed by a member of LILCO's real estate division that the land was contaminated and all the soil 8' down had to be removed and sent to a cooking plant in Connecticut where the soil could be sanitized and returned to its place of origin. The cost of such a project was estimated at $3,000,000. LILCO's real estate spokesman revealed LILCO had no interest in the land and had no intention of cleaning it up. Enter LIPA, then, enter National Greed. Why would Greed want to clean it up now at an original approximate cost of $30,000,000? What is in it for them?
Some ten years ago, there was activ- ity at the aforementioned waste site. It seemed that LILCO became an authority, LIPA, which cannot be sued and LIPA required a larger sub-station from which to generate electricity to the west end. But the entire site was contaminated with life threatening toxins. How could anyone be tampering with the soil? Audrey P's office was contacted to inquire as to what was happening on the site. Won't the toxins on the land be disturbed during the construction of the new substation? Audrey was asked when she intended to inform the community as to what was planned for the property?
Didn't we deserve to be in the loop? There were no meetings scheduled was the word from her office. However, the project was stalled as a meeting was put together lickety-split between Doug MacNeal (still aboard) of the DEC, LIPA reps in their blue suits, her rep, and two locals.
What transpired at that first meeting was incredible. That was, a LIPA spokesman pointing to a site map proclaimed there was only one portion of the land that was not contaminated and that was the precise piece LIPA needed to relocate their substation; and, miraculously, it happened to be on a direct line with the old sub-station. With common knowledge the contamination had already migrated across the street to the Mobil station and under Waldbaum's, it seemed impossible that all of those carcinogenic in-ground chemicals skipped over the very piece of land LIPA required on the corner of Beach 112 and was detected across the street.
After a second meeting in the conference room at the library on Beach 92 Street, LIPA not only broke toxic ground to build their sub-station, but they further contaminated the land by using creosote laden carcinogenic pilings driven into the contaminated ground to support the weight of the substation. LIPA, in essence, flipped Rockaway the bird.
It seemed amazing that when the LIPA substation was completed, the land suddenly belonged to National Greed, er Grid, another authority, not open to legal action. Work started on remediating the waste site three summers ago without anyone communicating what was being done and how it was being done to the community. Audrey P's office was phoned to find out how such a massive clean-up project could be started without any community meetings or input? Meet-ings were immediately scheduled by Audrey; but, community input was rejected as Greed, the DEC and the politicians clearly had their own agenda. In other words, Greed was doing something to us when they should have been doing something for us. We suggested moving the contaminated soil by barge. They said no. We suggested moving the toxic soil in sealed containers. They said no. Are you getting the idea that Greed cares not what they can do for us? Posillico Trucking would have been transporting highly toxic soil through our neighborhood in thousands of truck loads with our politician's knowledge and they had no intention of passing this information along to the community. Helen Marshall knew. Malcolm knew. Audrey knew. Anthony knew. We were kept in the dark. Why weren't any of our politicians outraged at the prospect of tons of toxic soil being trucked out of our neighborhood in trucks covered by a mere tarp? In truth, Grid devised a plastic liner/ cover to 'seal' the trucks leaving our neighborhood. However, an on-site daily observation report dated 2/25/09 cites trucks leaving the site unsealed.
Greed was doing something to us when they should have been doing something for us. The community should have been able to rest easy because of who had our backs: The Identification of Affected and/or Interested Parties in the Citizens' Participation Plan listed Helen Marshall, Audrey Pheffer, Malcolm Smith and Anthony Weiner as our political protectors.
For the last 5 months, Greed has stopped work at the site. One reason might be because it now says it can no longer meet the standards they set for themselves in their original proposal establishing a Waterloo Barrier on the north side of the site along BCD to prevent contamination from seeping into the bay, perhaps the most critical part of the original proposal agreed to by the DEC. Greed now claims the sand is too dense. The barrier is described as being 695 feet in length. The centermost 250-foot section of the barrier is 120 feet deep tapering off to either a 50' or 80'x 455' on either side. (http: www.rockaway parkmpgsite.com/key. docs.reports.html). This barrier, the cornerstone of the project, is only now being questioned when the density of the sand that Greed says is preventing them from digging to prearranged depths was the same density five years ago when the plan they submitted was approved. Is it true that DEC has 'approved' Greed's new 'plan' that gets them off the hook by compromising the originally proposed depth of the Waterloo Barrier?
In its arrogance, Greed has shown elitism as the authority it is; but, has also shown distain for our community. It tried to 'pull off' their plan for the toxic waste site without communicating their intentions to the community. It 'miscalculated' the size of trucks in its plan trying to squeeze oversized truckloads threatening the integrity of the MP Bridge. It allowed Rockaway breezes to blow across the brown site uncontained for the last 5 months. It 'miscalculated' the depth of the Waterloo Barrier they originally proposed. Could it be possible that Greed knew about the problems of the Waterloo Barrier and the dense sand beforehand and wrote it in the proposal to get DEC approval?
Where were our protectors?
The DEC and the politicians involved must hold Greed to their original contract. Greed must assume the costs for completing the project and devise a way to dredge down the number of feet they originally proposed in order to seal off leaching of carcinogenic toxins into our bay. Half way won't cut it. They must resume work immediately as they never should have been allowed to stop in the first place; and, get it done. And, for those purists in the neighborhood who believe Greed when they say they have no designs on the acreage they sanitized after having spent up-wards of now $40,000,000 to 'clean' it, at least admit they might not be telling us the truth.


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Brown Act shadows Faulconer's plan for June election and run for governor
The mayor's inner Soccer City sanctum and Summer Stephan's courtship of county supes
Matt Potter 2:35 p.m., May 22
Remember the legendary white chocolate bread pudding at the late, lamented Bayou Bar and Grill? Well, it's back, and so is the man who brought the recipe here from his native New Orleans. Bud Deslattes, the Bayou's original chef-owner, has returned to San Diego after nine years in the north, and he is again behind the stove at Bud's.
His new eatery is a bright little storefront next to the Waterfront Bar & Grill on Kettner. You'll know it by the red banners out front, the red umbrellas shading tables for two on the dining patio, and the strings of beads (in Mardi Gras colors of purple, gold, and yellow) hanging from the patio fence. Inside, you'll find a casual café. There's an open kitchen, eight tables, and a counter for placing orders. A fridge behind the counter holds beer, soda, and for-sale packages of tasso (Cajun peppered smoked ham) and Cajun Prairie-style boudin (pork and rice sausage). Vibrant posters for Louisiana musical events and sepia-toned paintings of New Orleans restaurant scenes decorate the multicolored wainscoted walls. You can eat here, but you're also welcome to get your food "to geaux" (as in "beau"). If you call in the order about 15 minutes ahead, they'll have it ready when you arrive.
The menu is concise: two soups, one salad, six entrées, four po' boys, two desserts, plus one or two daily specials. This covers the basics, but not all the bases, of Louisiana cooking. There is no dirty rice or barbecued shrimp, for instance, but the owners do plan to introduce more dishes over time. (The joint just opened last October -- and, remember, it's small.)
Bud's offers a crazy-wonderful "seafood bisque." Not exactly a bisque -- in this case, that's not bad! -- it's a creamy sweet-corn chowder with shrimp, crab, and crawfish meat, flavored with tomato, sherry, and hot pepper. Don't miss this.
A clever option called "cupa-cupa-cupa" gives you one cup each of jambalaya, gumbo, and red beans and rice. The jambalaya is an unusual version with no seafood or tomato. House-smoked chicken, andouille, and tasso are the proteins; the "holy trinity" (sautéed minced onions, green peppers, and celery) and raw scallions are the garnishes. The dish is tightly constructed and dryer than norm, though a tomato-based hot sauce comes on the side for you to stir in to taste and heat tolerance. It's not just a moistener, but completes the flavors of the dish, lending balance to the smoky meats. (In your takeout bag, it'll be a fiery orange colloid in a ramekin-sized container labeled "JAM." Don't mistake it for a fruit spread -- you won't want this on your morning toast unless you're crazy for the heat.)
The New Orleans-style okra gumbo is a light version. It starts with a "red" roux (the long-stirred thickening mixture of flour and oil) and is spiced to a just-right slow burn. Brimming with shrimp, crawfish, and smoky andouille, it arrived with a scoop of rice already mixed in and has a nice ratio of rice to liquid.
But I'm sorry to say that our first "cupa" of red beans and rice was more than three-quarters rice to a scant quarter of beans. Cooked with ham hocks and amended with andouille, the beans seemed delicious -- from what we could taste of them. The next time we ordered, I invoked the Atkins diet and asked for the rice on the side. That proved the way to go. The beans were now perfect, the ham hock giving its all to turn them creamy and smoky. Understand that if your takeout order follows this strategy, the bean container won't be quite full -- but it's plenty of food.
Excessive rice and a skimpy topping also wrecked my first to-go order of crawfish étouffée (which means "smothered"). I want flavor, not size, and a mountain of boiled white rice that smothers the "smother" sauce won't fit the bill. Again, ordering the rice on the side brought a generous portion of rich stew that showcased the flavor of a belle roux -- the Cajun name for the stuff when it comes out a perfect shade of mahogany. Although the frozen Chinese crawfish tails don't have the same earthy undertones as Louisiana-born mudbugs, anything you dump in that sauce would taste great.
Po' boy sandwiches occupy a quarter of the menu, and they're served on baguettes "fully dressed" with lettuce, tomato, and remoulade sauce. I went straight for the fried oyster, which is my favorite at Uglesich's in New Orleans. The heavily battered oysters were hacked into pieces, with a few oyster halves. They're Apalachicolas, Louisiana's briny bivalves. Bud has them shipped, already shucked, from the homeland. These were strangely neutral in flavor, with tough streaks. (Do bivalves have sinews?) The coral-pink remoulade resembled Russian or Louis dressing with a lash of sharpness from Zatarain's Creole mustard (a brand you'll find in every southern Louisiana kitchen). I enjoyed the sauce, but the sandwich had little seafood and too much bread and dressing -- a po' boy from Poverty Row.
A satisfying "sloppy roast beef" po' boy was more generously filled with tender, pink-centered sliced deli beef. Garlic mayonnaise replaced remoulade on both bread halves, with a splash of au jus gravy.
With any sandwich or entrée, you can order a side of Caesar salad for $3. The mediocre Parmesan is thickly grated; otherwise, it's a standard version. Jalapeño cornbread is another inexpensive option for mouth fun, but the day we tried it, the underbaked batter was mushy.
Every day brings a special or two, though I was less impressed with these than with the regular menu items. Mondays and Tuesdays, the special is BBQ ribs -- St. Louis-cut pork baby-back ribs, smoked for six hours over hickory in the kitchen's electric smoker. (Bud does them on Sunday, when there are no customers to inhale the fumes.) The ribs are tender, mild in flavor, and almost fatless. They're mopped at reheating with an outsourced red barbecue sauce that's pleasant but not particularly Louisianan. (At the restaurant, you'll also get a ramekin of Randy Jones's barbecue sauce, served at Petco Park.) Wednesday and Thursday, the special is a plate of fried Louisiana catfish with a side of Caesar salad, or a catfish po' boy. (I didn't get a chance to try the cats.) The week closes with Friday's specials of shrimp remoulade and Cajun shrimp cocktail. The remoulade had chopped romaine lettuce, sliced cukes, a quarter of a hard-cooked egg, and a quarter of a turnip-hard winter tomato, all surrounding several medium-large shrimp sleeked with the same dressing as the oyster po' boy. The texture of the seafood was mealy, hinting that they were probably low-priced frozen tiger shrimp farmed in warm waters (e.g., Indonesia or Bangladesh).


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Yordan-Brizuela Final Presser
By Brett Bonetti
Photos: Tony Tolj
"Indonesian Thunder" Daud Cino Yordan (30-3, 23 KOs) and Daniel "Tatu" Brizuela (25-1-2, 8 KOs) held thier final press conference at the Indonesian Consulate in Perth Australia today ahead of their IBO lightweight title fight this Saturday night at Metro City, Perth. Yordan will attempt to make history and became the first Indonesian two weight division champion at featherweight and lightweight respectively.
The Presser heated up when a member of the media asked Yordan's trainer Damianus Yordan his prediction for this Brothers fight with Brizuela. "Daud will knockout Brizuela in the eighth round," Damianus said. Craig Christian who is the trainer for WBA Fighter of the Decade Chris "The Dragon" John, added that he expects Brizuela to dart around the ring to avoid a close fight with Yordan.
Brizuela at first refused to reveal any strategy for the fight, simply saying "It's confidential."
"You will fight or run around the ring like a chicken?" Christian then asked.
Brizuela responded "I'm the one who will make Daud sleep like a chicken."
"Argentina has the Pope and Argentina will have the new IBO champion on Saturday night" Brizuela said.
Jason "Nugget" Cooper (6-1-1, 3 KOs) and Rasmanudin (17-3-2, 9 KOs) were also in attendance at the presser ahead of their clash for the IBO Asia Pacific Super Bantamweight title.
Rasmanudin is not just looking to claim the title, but will be hoping to land his first victory outside of Indonesia. Trainer Craig Christian believes that Rasmanudin has the right team behind him now, and with Rasmanudin's experience, he will come out on top against the Australian Cooper.
After Rasmanudin claimed he will stop Cooper in the 6th round, Cooper replied "If he thinks he will stop me in round 6, I will have to knock him out earlier, so I will stop him in Round 4"
Top promoter Angelo Hyder said Thunderdome II will be a great night for all boxing fans.
Indonesian Consol General Syarief Syamsuri was also invited to speak at the Press Conference.
Also on the Thunderdome II card Luke "Razor" Sharp (5-0-2) takes on the experienced "Baby" Pete Mitrevski Jr. (23- 8-1, 11 KOs) for the IBO Asia Pacific Middleweight title.
Jeremy "War Machine" Van Diemen (4-0-1, 3 KOs) will take on fellow undefeated West Australian Andrew "Mean Machine" Green (10-0, 5 KOs) for the Western Australian State Light Heavyweight Title.
And local prospects, "Sammy Automatic" Hogan & "Brilliant" Brandon Ogilvie will also be on Dragon Fire Promotions "Thunderdome II".
Follow Brett Bonetti on Twitter @brettbonetti


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A day after a judge ordered a mental evaluation for 12-year-old Morgan E. Geyser, one of the suspects accused of nearly stabbing her friend to death in a wooded area in Waukesha, her attorney, Anthony Cotton, filed a motion with the court to stop any such exam.
On Tuesday, Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren ordered that the mental evaluation be stopped "pending further order of the court."
Cotton said in the motion a mental evaluation is "untimely because the preliminary hearing has not been held."
"Therefore, it has not yet been established that Ms. Geyser is properly subject to the original jurisdiction of adult court," the motion read. "Second, because the focus of an NGI (Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity) evaluation is the defendant's functioning at the time of the alleged crime, the doctor will ask Ms. Geyser questions about the offense.
"This plainly violates Ms. Geyser's Fifth Amendment right to remain silent given that her answers will be turned over to the state."
"Were Ms. Geyser to answer questions differently than she did when questioned by the police (after the alleged crime occurred), those statements could be used as impeachment against her at trial. Or worse, those statements could be used as direct evidence of guilt, by the state calling the court-appointed doctor to testify at a trial."
Cotton also said that no Wisconsin case can be found where a defendant underwent an NGI evaluation before probable cause was even established or where a defendant who has been found incompetent by two doctors is required to participate in an NGI evaluation.
Cotton said in an interview on Monday that "it's not appropriate" for Geyser to be asked about the crime, which he said would happen during the evaluation. He added that a mental evaluation is not appropriate because no insanity plea (an NGI plea) has been made.
"They don't have the right to have (the evaluation) done," Cotton said in an interview on Monday. "They're putting the cart before the horse."
Susan Opper, deputy district attorney, declined to respond to Cotton's motion.
In court on July 1, Opper said she would like to have a mental evaluation done sooner rather than later as the exam determines the suspect's mental status at the time of the crime.
Cotton said the issue of competency needed to be addressed first and that multiple doctors have seen his client.
Geyser was deemed incompetent by two doctors but Opper requested to have a hearing on the competency issue.
"Both doctors concluded to a reasonable degree of medical certainty that Ms. Geyser lacks substantial mental capacity to rationally understand her charge, participate in the court proceedings or communicate with her attorneys in aid of her own defense," Cotton's motion read.
A competency hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 1 at the Waukesha County Courthouse. The doctors who evaluated her for that exam will be questioned by the state.
"I hope the judge agrees with the doctors and hopefully then Morgan can get the treatment in a hospital," Cotton said. "She's being prevented from going to a hospital."
Geyser has been staying at the Washington County Juvenile Detention Center in West Bend since being charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide for her role in a May 31 attack on a fellow Horning Middle School classmate.
According to the criminal complaint, Geyser and Anissa E. Weier, the other suspect charged in the case, lured their classmate into a wooded area in Waukesha after a birthday party sleepover the previous night and stabbed her 19 times.
They told police they did this to prove themselves worthy of a fictitious Internet character named Slender Man, which they learned about through the Creepypasta website.
The girls are charged as adults and could face up to 65 years in prison. However, the two suspects' attorneys have said their top priority is to have the case moved to juvenile court.


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