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In an interview with ESPN late Friday, Manti Te'o said, "They'll know there is no way I could be part of this."
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — ESPN says Notre Dame University linebacker Manti Te'o maintains he was never involved in creating the dead girlfriend hoax.
He said in an off-camera interview Friday night: "When they hear the facts they'll know. They'll know there is no way I could be part of this."
The comments were Te'o's first public remarks since Deadspin.com reported that his girlfriend not only didn't die but, in fact, never existed.
"I wasn't faking it," Te'o told ESPN's Jeremy Schaap. "I wasn't part of this.
More: Fabricated girlfriend told Te'o she faked death to avoid drug dealers: report
Opinion: Te'o speaks, but needs to face public
Notre Dame and Te'o insist he was the victim of a cruel joke. Still unanswered are questions why the All-American never made it clear he knew the woman only online and by telephone.
Earlier, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said during the taping of his weekly radio show that Te'o has to explain exactly how he was duped into an online relationship with a fictitious woman whose "death" was then faked by perpetrators of the scheme.
Skeptics have questioned the versions of events laid out by Te'o and Notre Dame, wondering why Te'o never said his relationship was with someone online and why he waited almost three weeks to tell the school about being duped.
According to Notre Dame, Te'o received a call on Dec. 6 from the girl he had only been in contact with by telephone and online, and who he thought had died in September. After telling his family what happened while he was home in Hawaii for Christmas, he informed Notre Dame coaches Dec. 26.
More: Woman in fake Manti Te'o girlfriend pictures identified
Notre Dame said it hired investigators to look into Te'o's claims and their findings showed he was the victim of an elaborate hoax.
Te'o released a statement on Wednesday, soon after Deadspin.com broke news of the scam with a lengthy story, saying he had been humiliated and hurt by the "sick joke." But he has laid low since.
Te'o has been working out at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, as he prepares for the NFL combine and draft.
Swarbrick said earlier in the day that he believed Te'o would ultimately speak publicly.
"We are certainly encouraging it to happen," he said. "We think it's important and we'd like to see it happen sooner rather than later."
He said that before the Deadspin story, Te'o and his family had planned to go public with the story Monday.
"Sometimes the best laid plans don't quite work, and this was an example of that. Because the family lost the opportunity in some ways to control the story," he said. "It is in the Te'o family's court. We are very much encouraging them."
Former National Football League coach Tony Dungy, who mentored Michael Vick when he returned to the NFL after doing prison time, had similar advice.
"I don't know the whole case but I always advise people to face up to it and just talk to people and say what happened," Dungy said while attending the NCAA convention in Dallas on Friday. "The truth is the best liberator, so that's what I would do. And he's going to get questioned a lot about it."
Te'o led a lightly regarded Fighting Irish team to a 12-0 regular season and the BCS title game, where they were routed 42-14 by Alabama and Te'o played poorly.
Dungy said Te'o could face the toughest questions from NFL teams.
"If I was still coaching and we're thinking about taking this guy in the first round, you want to know not exactly what happened but what is going on with this young man and is it going to be a deterrent to him surviving in the NFL and is it going to stop him from being a star," Dungy said. "So just tell the truth about what happened and this is why, I think, that's the best thing."
Deadspin reported that friends and relatives of Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, a 22-year-old who lives in California, believe he created Kekua. The website also reported Te'o and Tuiasosopo knew each other — which has led to questions about Te'o's involvement in the hoax.
Swarbrick understands why there are questions.
"They have every right to say that," Swarbrick said "Now I have some more information than they have. But they have every right to say that. ... I just ask those people to apply the same skepticism to everything about this. I have no doubt the perpetrators have a story they will yet spin about what went on here. I hope skepticism also greets that when they're articulating what that is."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Firetide's wireless mesh technology to help prevent crime in Central Footscray
Video surveillance system has already led to more than 100 arrests since July
A significant challenge presented to SNP Security as part of the Footscray video project was the accelerated timeline – just 3 months from trial to final acceptance. "SNP Security met the tight schedule of this project due to careful project management and due to the ease of deploying the Firetide mesh network.," stated David Xuereb, SNP Security, project manager.
IPP Consulting was commissioned by Maribyrnong City Council to provide technical advice and project management services for the project. Bob Firth, IPP consultant, commented, "You can't predict when crime will occur so it is essential to ensure that a surveillance system is reliable. The system has been so effective, that 18 arrests by police were made using the system before it was even commissioned."
The Footscray video surveillance installation coincides with an announcement from the Victorian Department of Justice of a $20 million Community Crime Prevention Program to assist in local crime prevention initiatives.
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Executive Director of The Advancement of Hmong Women Minnesota, Inc.;
Counselor : Refugee Social and Employment Services Program for the Southeast Asian Refugees Community Home, Inc.
Graduate Student, SCSU.
Since the mid-1970s, when the Hmong political refugees arrived in the United States from the agrarian society of Laos, members of the older Hmong generation have confronted social, cultural, and employment issues. To assist these people to address their issues in order to adapt into mainstream America, Hmong leaders established nonprofit organizations. The panelists, working to assist these Hmong for decades, are leaders of two nonprofit entities. They attend the Immigration Conference hosted by the Faculty Research Group on Immigrant Workers in Minnesota at SCUS to share their experiences. In addition, Ms. Dia Yang, a graduate student at SCSU, is invited to share her experience in higher education.


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PARKSLEY, Va.- The number continues to grow. Virginia State Police said there have now been 38 arsons set in Accomack County since Nov. 12, with the most recent taking place Sunday night.
According to police, Sunday's arson happened at an abandoned structure in the 18000 block of Mappsburg Road in Painter. Police said the structure was an equipment garage that contained only a boat. No injuries were reported.
This latest fire comes on the heels of another set Saturday night, in a small, three-sided structure on a piece of farm land just off Parksley Road in Parksley.
Local neighbors like Allena Annis live just a few hundred yards away from the latest arson, and are frightened that the crimes are happening so close to home.
"It's very scary," Annis said. "Even though on the Eastern Shore everybody is really close and it is around all of our families, it is scary knowing that I have a child in the house and it was right here in the backyard."
The same is true for Otho Mears, who lives just down the road from Annis. He has numerous structures on his property and can only hope one of them does not become the next target.
"It's in your thoughts many many times a day," shared Mears. "It's in your thoughts certainly in the evening hours."
The number of arson fires in Parksley alone has reached nine out of the 38. Police are still offering a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to an arrest. And an arrest is something local residents are confident will happen soon.
"I think that it's inevitable. A lot quicker the better, naturally. But sure, they've got to find him, after all," said Mears.
"You've seen the increase of them riding the roads at night, especially in and out of town. So we see them all of the time and there's a lot more on duty," added Annis.
So far, all of the structure fires have occurred in places that were unoccupied or abandoned but the fear remains that sooner or later, someone is going to get hurt.
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If somehow a stack doesn't drop after a Hurl Spear on either tank, I make absolutely sure that on the next Hurl Spear ability if focus purely on constant MindFlaying Riplimb. It's almost a guaranteed stack reset. Sure, your dps might be a bit lower if your DoTs fall off, but your tank and healers will appreciate it.


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Some Sexy Stats to Keep in Mind for Valentine's Day
Written on February 14, 2013 at 9:00 am , by Colleen Travers
By now you know that while, yes, sex is a lot of fun, it's also a big part of keeping you healthy! To help celebrate Valentine's Day today, Durex and British retailer Littlewoods conducted two sex surveys to see what people's habits were and basically how you can get busy more. Some interesting tidbits below:
- It might be time to skip the champagne and pick up some sheets instead. Littlewoods found that people who decorated their bedroom with purple bedding or furniture have sex 3.49 times each week, compared to the average 1.8 times each week of those with a gray bedroom decor. Sounds like a fun home improvement project for your next date night, right?
- The bedroom is getting boring: Almost 75 percent of American adults have done the deed in an adventurous location.
- Top spots that seem like a good idea in theory but never really work out include the shower (38 percent), backseat of a car (25 percent) and on a beach (21 percent).
- When asked for the top dream destination for a sexy rendezvous, women answered the Eiffel Tower (33 percent) while men said the West Wing of the White House (31 percent)!
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The Real Sex Lives of Beverly Hills Housewives
Written on February 1, 2011 at 1:13 pm , by Lisa Haney
I watch The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills on Bravo, but I won't be taking sex life advice from the ladies anytime soon. Camille Grammer talked on The View about how she and soon-to-be ex-husband Kelsey haven't had sex for two years. Meanwhile, her cast-mate Lisa Vanderpump joked on the reality show's recent reunion that she only has sex with her hubby Ken three times a year.
"Ideally you shouldn't let your frequency fall below three times a week*," says Eric Braverman, M.D., professor of integrative medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City and author of Younger (Sexier) You in our February issue. The reason: having sex regularly is linked with heaps of health benefits. It busts stress and can even alleviate pain and boost immunity. (*Solo missions count.)
Busy lives intervene with getting busy, of course. But just like with your workouts, it's good to have goals. And sometimes it helps to schedule it in!
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This item is available in stores and online.*
Allover beaded corded lace A-line gown. Chapel train. Available in White or Ivory. Also available without train as Style NT2406 (special order only). Shown with 2" satin ribbon Style 3550, sold separately.
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Train that extends one and a third yards (about 4 feet) from the waist.
A dress with a fitted bodice that gradually flares from the waist. A-line styles are flattering for all women.
Used in various widths, lengths and fabrics, ribbons and bows are popular additions to bridal and special occasion fashions.
A smooth fabric often used in bridal gown design because of its exquisite drape.
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dream wedding gown When I saw this gown online, I wasn't impressed. Then I came across it in the store, and it was instant love. I didn't even realize it was the same dress. The detail is gorgeous and it isn't heavy at all, which shocked me. I wear size 12 jeans and am 5'8", but had to order a size 16 in this gown. I am very much looking forward to wearing this gown at my wedding next year! November 28, 2012
Gorgeous Dress! This dress is amazing! I wore a Guava sash and added cap sleeves, it was the wedding dress of my dreams! (Our colors were navy blue and coral) Everyone was just blown away by the dress. The best part? Several of my friends that were getting married this year all wound up with the same dress. No one had seen this dress and I was able to make it my own! It glittered and glowed, just like in a fairytale! And I loved how it made me look absolutely tiny! I think it would be flattering for any figure! At 5'4", I wore a pair of Vera Want peep toe shoes with 5" heels for the wedding and then changed into cowboy boots and didn't need any alterations to the length. My husband loved the heels as he is 6'7" and he didn't have to bend over quite so far to kiss me :) November 11, 2012
PERFECT Dress for a PERFECT Day!!! I had my eye on this dress from day 1 of my online dress shopping, so when I went to David's, it was the first one I tried on. It was perfect and I knew it was the one as soon as I put it on! My bridesmaid convinced me to try two other dresses, but I knew that nothing was going to top this one for me! I bought it, my headpiece, veil and under "things" that very day! Not only was the dress perfect in EVERY way...it was SO very reasonably priced. The sequins adds just enough sparkle without being over the top and the design is so classic. I also love how easy it is to personalize with a sash. I wore a sash in Plum with a rhinestone broach in memory of my grandmother and it was gorgeous. Every time I look at my pictures, I love this dress even more. October 29, 2012
Beautfiul! This was my wedding dress. The picture really does NOT do its justice. It looks way different. When I tried it on, I fell in love and could not wait to wear it on my wedding day. The dress is a little heavy because of the material. I wanted a beautiful dress being more on the simple side. The sequins and pearls along with the design stand out so much and I just loved everything about this dress! I would not have chosen any other dress, this was perfect! October 22, 2012
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GDS systems include a simple chart generator capable of drawing simple charts, such as line, pie and bar charts, timelines and progress bars. This generator allows a specially structured URL to return a fixed chart. This allows reports to easily embed charts and graphs. The chart generator is designed primarily to generate small thumbnail type charts.
The URL is constructed with the following format. (Skip to Examples )
/geni/charttype_Arguments.ImageFormat The Url /geni/progress_p30.png generates a simple 30% progress bar with several defaults,
The "p30" is defining the percentage argument to be 30. Arguments are commonly named across chart types, and arguments that are not used by a given
chart type are simply ignored.
To insert the image into a web page, this constant known URL can be placed in the page using an IMG tag, such as

Javascript can also be used to dynamically insert a chart:
 (Define where the chart appears) Simple generated charts are designed to be cached by browsers and intermediate Web Caches in order to reduce the
generating load on the main server and improve end user response.
The chart generator takes into account the user language set by the browser when creating charts, so automatically
supplied labels such as months of the year and inserted in the users preferred language. If the language is unknown, english
will typically be used as a fallback language.
var Pct = 44; // Set to desired percentage
document.getElementById("thechart").innerHTML = '';
Chart Types
The Url /geni/progress_p30.png generates a simple 30% progress bar with several defaults, The "p30" is defining the percentage argument to be 30. Arguments are commonly named across chart types, and arguments that are not used by a given chart type are simply ignored.
To insert the image into a web page, this constant known URL can be placed in the page using an IMG tag, such as

Javascript can also be used to dynamically insert a chart:
 (Define where the chart appears)
Simple generated charts are designed to be cached by browsers and intermediate Web Caches in order to reduce the generating load on the main server and improve end user response.
The chart generator takes into account the user language set by the browser when creating charts, so automatically supplied labels such as months of the year and inserted in the users preferred language. If the language is unknown, english will typically be used as a fallback language.
The chart type keyword can take any of the following values. There is both classic charts and graphic object types.
A simple progress bar showing a percentage amount.
Simple line charts showing absolute values
Simple bar charts showing absolute values
A stylised temperature guage showing a percentage amount.
A up or down arrow showing percentages against a reference.
In Dev. A guage type display showing a single value against a maximum.
In Dev. A variant of a progress bar that can show the positive and negative amounts from a center line.
A pie chart showing multiple values as percentages of the sum
A timeline display placing marks on a line representing time.
In Dev. A scatter chart showing the relationship between two variables
In Dev. Insert public domain clipart images.
In Dev. Insert public domain or Creative Commons licensed imagery. Do not assume that images provided here are safe to be extracted and used freely
In Dev. Insert a standard image for an object. Commonly used to obtain an image given a barcode or product id.
In Dev. Draw a relationship chart
In Dev. Draw a button with simple graphical attributes
Special use only. Insert stockart, which is NOT public domain imagery and may have usage restrictions.
In Dev. Insert a generated barcode graphic
_rt specifies symbology
Insert a boxplot, which allows easy statistical comparison
Insert a tag cloud, which shows relative weights of tags. The chart generator returns HTML for this request, not an image, meaning it should be hosted in an IFRAME or similar.
Insert flags from countries of the world. Country numbers use the standard GDS country codes, which broadly match the international dialling prefixes.
Draw standardised GdsMachines chip outlines.
Inserts graphic for an item which has a GdsItem standard category or product code. Not yet available for general use.
Insert QR codes
A multi colored bar where the size of each color depends on the weight of a point
Generate spoken text audio clip. Not all browsers are capable of dynamic audio control.
Charts are controlled using a series of arguments specified in the URL. Each argument starts with 1 or more letters defining the argument and then the value. Most arguments do not use a delimiter between the argument name and the value. For example, to set the width to 200, you specify "x200" not "x=200".
Not all arguments apply to all chart types. The generator does not guarantee that a given request will always generate exactly the same appearance. Over time as formats are improved minor differences may occur, but they will not alter the major intent of what is requested. This means that the background images or line styles may change slightly over time, but a bar chart will always be a bar chart.
|Bounding box. Takes two numbers as arguments and resizes the image to fit within this bounding box. Images scaled to fit inside a bounding box maintain aspect ratios. Applies to gdsitem and lib chart types only. Example. /geni/lib_ab200,200fd101=202fd100=11005 Display product pid 11005, in a maximum 200x200 area.
|Z Angle of the viewport.
|Width of shadow around plot area.
|The face or fill colour. This is the primary main colour that would be expected. The colour value is expressed as a hex triple. Eg: cf00ff00 Sets the face colour to Green or RGB(0,255,0)
|Clip Art id
|Color threshold. Sets a level above which the color will change to a different color band. This code takes a numeric (integer) threshold value. Alternatively, the single letter 's' can be used to specify a smear color change
|Font face name. Names are terminated with a dot character.
|Font face size
|Colour gradient. When filling colour areas a gradient can be applied to smear the colour. The gs value specifies the amount of colour to reduce the colour by before smearing. You can specify a value between -255 and 255. The effect of the smear depends on the colour being used. Gs can also take a second value, separated by a comma. This indicates a second smear amount, such that the smear action will first smear up (or down) by the first number towards the middle of the filling region, and then smear down (or up) by the second amount. Chart types will select a default smear direction, horizontal or vertical. You can override this selection by forcing a horizontal smear using 'gsh', or using 'gsv' for a vertical smear.
|Line Gap. Defines the gap to appear between different plot values where possible. On a bar chart this sets the gap to insert between each value plotted.
|Line width. Sets the width of the pen for drawing, in pixels. The default is 2.
|Sets the maximum value to be plotted on the y axis. If this is not specified, the value is calculated from the input values.
|Percentage. Provides a shortcut technique for specifying a percent value.
|Used by CommsAgent to set a row limit, typically on SQL= parameters.
|Specifies a SQL query used to load values. This is implemented by CommsAgent and use is discouraged as this may cause intermediate HTTP caches to display old information. (The SQL is constant text, causing a cache hit on stored images, even though the data may have changed)
|Sets both x and y sizes. This parameter is implemented by CommsAgent, not the Image DLL
|Text RGB
|Text RGB
|Text RGB
|Main Text
|Value List
|Sets the width of the bounding rectangle to N pixels. Eg: x400 sets the width to 400 pixels
|Reserved for x tick marks. Sets the height of tickmarks above the baseline
|Sets the height of the bounding rectangle to N pixels. Eg: y200 sets the height to 200 pixels
|Sets the number of legend bars to draw on the Y axis.
A chart implements the "cf" parameter to set the background color, however, if you want the chart to change color in response to the values being plotted, you can define a number (maximum 30) of bands of different colors. This banding allows simple scripts such as HTML pages to select various colors where selecting the color at runtime may be difficult.
Example 1:
Defining a red progress bar that changes to green for values greater than 50%
/geni/progress_ cf ff0000 ct 50 cf 00ff00(Remove spaces for actual use) This defines the base color to red (ff0000), sets a threshold at 50 (ct 50) and then defines the green color (cf 00ff00)
A color smear causes the system to automatically calculate the appropriate color based on the value and two color extremes. This is most easily explained with an example.
/geni/progress_p?? cf ff0000 cts cf 00ff00 ( p10% p30% p60% p90% )
(Remove spaces for actual use, p?? should reflect the actual percentage)
The chart generator is capable of producing JPEG or PNG format output. You can place the extension you want on the end of the URL and this format will be generated. The generator will accept requests without an extension, in which case it will endeavour to select the best output format for the request that the requesting device is capable of.
Generally, you should request photographic type images in JPEG format and charts and cliparts in PNG format.
Barcode images are generated by specifying the barcode contents after the barcode keyword and optional arguments after this. For example, to generate a barcode image containing "1234", the url to specify would be /geni/barcode_1234
The symbology of the barcode can be supplied in the _rt argument, and the following values are available: EAN8, EAN13, EAN128, Code39
Lib charts are used to insert a graphical image for a known entity, such as a barcode, product, customer, staff member and other such concepts. This single call saves you the effort of finding and displaying images given a reference key.
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LINTON, Ind. (AP) -- State police say a southern Indiana man wanted after allegedly being involved in a knife fight held police at bay for hours with his three children in his home before being taken into custody after falling asleep.
State police Sgt. Curt Durnil says 38-year-old Ian Long of Linton, 85 miles southwest of Indianapolis, was captured shortly after 1 p.m. The standoff began shortly before 3:30 a.m. Friday.
Police say Long let a 10-year-old son out of the house about 6 a.m. to take police a two-way radio, and allowed his 12- and 14-year-old children to leave the house around 11 a.m. Durnil said police heard shots fired inside the house about 7 a.m. while negotiations were going on.
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Street Style Report: Hazy Denim Shorts + Floral Dr. Martens, in North Beach
We caught up with Levi's Plaza shop supervisor, Jorge Benitez, on a hazy day in North Beach. We first noticed his fancy kicks -- floral Dr. Marten low tops -- then his lovely grooming, which all looked perfect in the SF fog.
What Jorge wore: Striped button-down shirt from H&M; Denim shorts and red tank top by Levi's; Jacket by the Gap; Handmade necklace by Gabriel Ormachea; Women's Dr. Marten boots; Haircut by Todd at Vidal Sassoon.
Seven Style Questions for Jorge:
1. What are you most excited to whip out this fall/winter?
I'm excited to wear big bulky jackets.
2. What's your favorite pair of Levi's?
My favorite pair of Levi's is my LVC 1947's. I love them because it's wearing history -- I wear them today and someone else wore them 65 years ago.
3. What grooming products do you swear by?
Aveda grooming clay. It works and smells good.
4. Drink of choice?
Currently, an Old Fashioned.
5. What are you always packing?
My belt and my Burt's Bees (chapstick).
6. What's your men's fashion peeve?
Graphic tees.
7. What's your SF Top 5?
-Art everywhere/museums.
-Walking around the city, taking in the views. One of the reasons I love San Francisco is because I can walk everywhere.
-Pat's Cafe in North Beach.
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North Richland Hills investigators announced Thursday a missing 14-year-old girl has been found safe in Mexico with a man she may have met online.
Ruby Contreras, 14, and Stephen Andrew Cox, 26, were traveling together when they were found by Mexican authorities.
North Richland Hills police are working with Mexican officials to get Contreras back to her family and have charges filed against Cox.
Contreras met up with Cox on April 24th, police said. Police say the accused child sex predator lured her away. She went to school but never came home.
A photo released on Wednesday is from a surveillance camera at an Abilene convenience store taken as the two made their way to El Paso via a Greyhound bus.
Court records show Cox was scheduled to go on trial next week in Ohio for sexual assault of a child.
In a similar case, police said, he lured a Pennsylvania teenager he met on the Internet to Ohio.
Police said Cox was out on bond, cut off his ankle monitor and left for Texas.
Investigators said there was no vehicle description so it was not elevated to the official Amber Alert after Contreras went missing.
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NLM's new funding announcement offering support for informationists to work on NIH-funded research grants is on the NIH Guide site as of today; http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-12-158.html. These supplements provide funds to researchers who have existing research grants from any of the Institutes listed (NLM, NCI, NEI, NIA, NIAAA, NIBIB, NIDCD, NIDCR), to pay for adding an informationist to the project. The principal investigator of the grant must apply for this, so librarian/informationist might want to identify partners of interest and reach out to them to suggest that they apply, or alert people with whom they already work. An easy way to find potential partners would be to use the NIH reporter http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm to search by state and funding Agency. Funding amount and period is $25,000/year for 2 years. Deadline for application is June 5, 2012. /ch


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Pacific waves scarf
Size 50 cm X 120 cm (20 in X 48 in)
1 skein Mary Maxim mohair glitter yarn.
1 pair of size 7 needles (strait or circular, to your liking)
Gauge: 18 st and 22 rows for 10 cm/ 4 in. The gauge is not very important for this piece, but it will affect the final size of this piece.
CO -cast on
BO - bind off
PM - place marker
k - knit
ssk - slip 2 stitches one at a time, knit 2 slipped stitches together (one stitch decreased).
The scarf.
CO 83 stitches.
Work 4 rows in garter stitch, it will create a bottom edge.
1 row. k 5, PM, knit to the last 5 stitches, PM, k 5
2 - 4 row. knit all stitches (slip markers).
5, 7, 9, 11 row. k 5, k1,** k 2 together twice, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k1,yo, ssk twice, k1** repeat from ** to ** five more times, k 5
6, 8, 10, 12 row. k 5, purl all stitches to the last five, k 5
Repeat rows 1-12 twenty more times, or until you almost run out of yarn.
Work 4 rows in garter stitch creating the top edge.
BO. Weave in ends. Wash in warm water, block.
If you wish, you can work the pattern off the chart, just remember to maintain 5 stitches in garter stitch on both lateral edges of the scarf. I hope you'll have a fun time knitting this scarf and enjoy wearing it.


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Most people experience a skin reaction when bitten by a mosquito. For some, the persistent itchiness of a mosquito bite can be maddening. Scratching an insect bite can create an opening for infection, so you really need an effective remedy to stop the itch.
Do you have a surefire remedy or product you use to stop the mosquito bite itch? Share your tips for soothing mosquito bites with us.Share Your Bite Remedies
- I know this sounds weird, but spit or lick your bite. There is something about your spit that calms it down. Just try it.
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Tea Tree Oil
- My last 5 bites were driving me crazy with itching. Everything I tried didn't work, until I decided to try Tea Tree Oil lotion-that did the trick for me.
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DON'T make an X or use DEET
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- My mother always told me to rub a clove of garlic on the area as soon as you notice it, and it's always worked for me!
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Rubbing alcohol
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Aloe vera
- Apparently every time I've been taking out the trash I get bit by mosquitoes and horseflies. I tried Calamine lotion, hydrocortisone, rubbing alcohol - none of it worked until today I read on here to try aloe vera. I always keep it on hand so I used it and surprisingly it did they trick. Should've listen to my husband when he tried to put it on for me :p So yes aloe Vera cooling gel is the best and effective.
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Table Salt
- Rub salt on the bite to ease the itch & it also feels good, too.
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Clear nail polis
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- All I ever have to do is apply some lemon on my bite and it does the trick. Rub gently on the bite and you won't get itchy for a while.
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Freeze Gel
- Due to the expansion of the blood vessels, the surrounding nerves become irritated thus the itchy sensation. Freeze gel will essentially give the opposite - no sensation of itchy. Its the same idea as ice, but it lasts longer.
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- It's not just for your underarms! My grandma always put this on my mosquito bites and the itching stopped! Try it.
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Tea tree oil
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For a little more than a year, Chloé Saelens has been concentrating on photographing urban art in Brussels, having been touched by the freedom of expression and exposition of street art in the city. With that said, the real reason that this Facebook page dedicated to this form of guerilla art has been created is simply that no one has made the effort to create one until now. Since August 2012, she has been roaming the streets of our beloved city on the hunt for graffiti, collages, and other forms of expression, with the goal of sharing them with all lovers of street art. For her, this is a way to pay homage to her adoptive city but also to help raise awareness and recognition for the myriad of street artists working in Brussels. Though she takes most of the photos herself, she also posts interesting pieces that are sent through by friends and specialists - we can't have eyes everywhere. Anybody who wants to take a look at Brussels through a different lens is invited to join!


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Against my better judgement I read all of the current KHR chapters…
Why the fuck did I do that?! Now I'm stuck with all the fangirl feels every week and I'm right in the middle of a Mukuro and Tsuna team-up! Then it stops. These feelings:
I should've just waited a little while longer, kora.
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Just remember this: every season, just like every life form Mother Nature has blessed our planet with, serves a specific purpose. It's not always possible for us to comprehend Nature's design behind any particular asset that she has bestowed on us, or perhaps this understanding dawns on us too late in life. Summer, too, serves a specific purpose. Remember, it is the season when we get delicious, luscious, mangoes, the king of fruits,be they the Malihabadi or the alfonso from ratnagiri, or deogarh.Then it is summer again when the cuckoo bursts out into a full-throated song and warms the cockles of everyone's heart. Need I say more?Answered by Jaisingh Thakur, 02 Mar '09 07:14 pm
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The phone rang around 2:30 in the morning.
One of those disorienting, middle-of-the-night calls, when you grab the phone before you know where you are, before you know whether you are awake or dreaming.
It had to be the latter. The words coming from the other end of the line made no sense.
"What?!? How?!? No!"
Taylor Pyatt dropped the phone.
It is springtime in Canada, when we inevitably lose our minds about hockey, and talk about wins and losses as if they are life and death. They are, of course, nothing remotely close. And no one knows this better than Pyatt, a tall, bruising forward for the Phoenix Coyotes.
A little over a year ago, he was getting ready for a playoff run with the Vancouver Canucks, and a summer wedding to his longtime girlfriend, Carly Bragnalo.
"We were together 11 years, high school sweethearts." Pyatt says. "She was just an amazing person. She just... always made me feel comfortable. We had a great relationship."
"Everyone loved her," says Taylor's younger brother Tom, a forward with the Montreal Canadiens. "She was always happy. She loved to cook. She was always cooking up big feasts for us at the cottage."
Their cottage, in Thunder Bay, is where Taylor and Carly were to be married. But on April 2nd, 2009, just four months before the wedding, that phone call in the middle of the night changed... everything.
"We had a game at home that night against Anaheim. I just went home and had something to eat, and went to sleep. I got a call at 2:30 a.m. from Carly's brother. I was still half asleep, I didn't know what he was saying. I couldn't comprehend it. I just dropped the phone. Then I got a call about 15 seconds later from her Dad. He said Carly had been killed in a car accident. I couldn't believe it... I kept asking him over and over, 'Are you sure, are you sure?' I was in total shock."
Bragnalo was vacationing in Jamaica. She was in a taxi with her Mom and three others when the driver lost control around a corner, flipped, and hit a utility pole. Carly was the only fatality.
Taylor Pyatt sits in a dressing room at the Coyotes' arena in Glendale, Arizona, squeezing an empty water bottle over and over nervously. This is the first time he has spoken publicly about Carly's death, and his year in Hell. He is a quiet guy at the best of times, so finding the right words is a struggle. You want to tell him you understand. Right words? They don't exist.
"It was just a devastating time for me. I got on a flight and went home right away. I was surrounded by my family for the next few weeks, but I was in total shock. The first few days, making funeral arrangements, making plans to get her back... her body back, all those sort of things you thought you would never do, especially at this point of your life. I remember asking myself, 'Are you really doing this?'"
"It felt like a bad dream," says Tom Pyatt. "I flew right home and Taylor was already there, with friends. There's not much you can say. I just gave him a big hug and told him I'd be there for him."
Taylor would spend the next three weeks in Thunder Bay, trying to figure out why the world had leveled him from behind. Answers never came.
He returned to the Canucks, just before their playoff series with Chicago, hoping to lose himself in hockey. Going to the rink, seeing the guys, trying to win games - it helped.
But once the team was eliminated, he was left alone, to a summer of mourning. And a feeling that he needed to get far, far away.
"I felt it was time to move on from Vancouver, time to turn the page, for my personal life and my career."
Pyatt was a free agent, and in the harsh world of professional hockey, he was now a bit of a risk. He was a 27 year-old budding journeyman (he had played for the Islanders and Buffalo, before Vancouver) coming off a so-so season, and he was a mess mentally. Damaged.
Only one general manager called him. Don Maloney of the Phoenix Coyotes.
"We drafted his brother Tom in New York, so I knew the family," say Maloney. "We didn't have the resources to offer him what he'd been making in Vancouver, but I wanted to see how he was doing, and tell him why this would be a great fit for him."
Phoenix was hardly a desired destination for most free agents last summer. The team was in bankruptcy court, ownerless, and hadn't made the playoffs in eight years. It seemed like a one-way ticket to hockey obscurity. And maybe that's what made it the perfect place for Taylor Pyatt.
"He was looking for a fresh start," says Maloney. "I think he looked at us in the desert being as far away from all the attention in Canada as you can imagine."
He was right.
Pyatt did need to get away. Away from everything that reminded him of his old life. Of Carly. So he became a Phoenix Coyote.
Play through pain. That's what hockey players are supposed to do, right? But there was no treatment for this. No ice bags, no pills, no rehab. It was unrelenting. Paralyzing.
"I think early on in the season I struggled quite a bit. It was much harder than I thought. Mentally, emotionally, the ups and downs of hockey can be tough by themselves. But to add on the grieving process... at times it was really difficult. If I had a tough game, in the morning I felt pretty low. I started to wonder if I should step away from the game for a bit... if my heart was still in it."
During those tough first few months, Pyatt became good friends with Keith Yandle, the Coyotes star-in-the-making defenceman. They would hang out, go to dinner, and when Pyatt was ready, talk.
"He's a quiet guy, and I didn't really know what was going on inside him. But once he got comfortable, sometimes he'd want to talk about it, and so I'd just listen. That's all you can do is be there to listen.
"I think it helped him. He started to come out of his shell. He likes to laugh, joke around. It's great to see. I'm engaged right now and I couldn't imagine what happened to him happening to me. He's a really strong kid, and a great guy."
As the season wore on, and the Coyotes started winning, hockey started to matter again to Pyatt.
"It was hard early," says Maloney. "The holidays were really hard for him. He sat out some games when he wasn't as good as he needed to be. But, the last month he's been terrific. When he's focused, he's an unstoppable force."
It's been a year now. And Taylor Pyatt is healing. Slowly.
"There was no one day that I was suddenly ready to move on," says Pyatt. "It just comes and goes, and you learn to live with it. I still struggle every day. I still think about Carly every day. But I'm not as emotional as I was. I can smile and laugh about the good times we had. I love playing hockey, and I'm excited about this team and its chances. I'm looking forward to getting that happiness and joy back in my life."
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Discussion in 'Droid 4 ROMS' started by orangechoochoo, Aug 14, 2012.
It looks like we now have ICS fastboot now! 803mb.
Droid-Developers SBF
just what ive been waiting for just incase... yeah! and smaller too!
Wow! That was fast! Anyone crazy enough to try this out?
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I'm not gonna try but I'm downloading it just in case.
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downloaded... itchy to try but not feeling up to pressin my luck as of yet
I'm going to try this seeing as my phone is stuck in fastboot right now anyway. So excited! :biggrin:
Boy that was fast!
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Already stuck on fastboot, what happened?
I wonder if you have to be on ICS to use this, or if you can use it (and upgrade to ICS) if you're on GB 219.
I just used it to upgrade from GB 219 and it seems to work fine
Cool, thanks for trying it out!
So it seems like if you're on GB 219 and use RSDLite to flash ICS it works.
I also used it to update from GB219, no problems.
I'm trying it now. Should know in a few minutes.
has anyone tried it on a ICS phone yet?
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15 minutes, start of RSD to at ICS homescreen. Successful upgrade from stock GB219 to this fastboot.
Few things to note, for those that may ask:
I ran a Titanium Backup before doing anything.
I did not thaw any apps. I left all apps that I froze alone.
I left the device rooted.
I forgot to run Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper, so I can't comment on that >.>
I did not delete cache, data, or dalvik. I left everything as is.
After flashing the Fastboot, and booting to ICS, all my apps were intact. I can't find any that aren't working.
Test call and texts were successful.
Rerooting after ICS was successful.
So far, the only issue is Facebook force closing. But I'm sure a reinstall of that will fix it.
Definitely slow using at first, but most people know it will be as it updates system files and databases. Many apps decided to update after booting into ICS.
Overall: Success. If you don't want to wait for the OTA, do this.
Update: Found an update to Facebook in Google Play. No more force closing!
How is flash player working?
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Hmmm. Good question. Looks like ICS removed it.
Anywho...redownloaded it from Google Play, and works fine. I don't see any issues with it.
One thing to note: The browser seems to be a heck of a lot faster.
I'm glad it worked out for you guys. I didn't have time to post instructions, I spent most of my time answering other questions and left the SBF to the more experienced folks.
As far as Flash, it's not preinstalled and even if you download it from the market there's a 50/50 chance it will work. I think we just got to get used to it, the iphone never had it and Adobe is cutting support for Android.
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Confucius said "Man who chases two rabbits catches none"
Have you noticed how easy it is to get side tracked everyday? We may want to complete an something really important to us, but distractions move us off task and away from our goals.
How can we develop a laser-like focus on the task at hand?
Distractions may be hard to ignore, especially when it's a ringing phone, text messages, our email inbox or many other things. Today I want to share with you some of what has worked for me, a few tried and proven strategies that we can use to put the distractions on hold and develop a laser-like focus on our accomplishing our goal.
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Have you ever asked yourself the question: What do I truly want?
Recently I watched this truly inspiring video clip by the late Alan Watts and I wanted to share it with you.
People everywhere are starting to realize how valuable their time on this planet is.
Why would you want to spend every day of your life, doing something you're not passionate about, to sustain a lifestyle you don't even want?
These are issues we are trying to solve on a daily basis – educating people about the different options and paths they can take in life to truly contribute and live a fulfilled life with.
The #1 necessity in people's lives is feeling valued. Unfortunately the majority of the people in this world are simply filling their days with actions they dislike, to keep on living a life they eventually will despise. Read More
Zig Ziglar passed away last week from pneumonia at the age of 86 years old.
Watching Zig perform and teach was a riveting experience, he was one of the most dynamic, funny and inspiring speakers I've ever had the chance to learn from.
He truly understood the power of storytelling and engagement.
As a Tribute to Zig Ziglar, I wanted to share this video of Zig teaching at one of his seminars.
Here are my Top 10 "Ziggy" quotes of all time:
1. "You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want."
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We can be an example, the leader. If we lead properly people will follow, and together we will change the world. Anyone can complain, anyone can blame, and most do, but if you desire to change, then "you" be the change.
Once upon a time not long ago
there was a boy who would grow and become a great soul
he lived in India and his name was Gandhi
he believed in human rights and he fought for equality
He felt so strongly that he trained himself
he realized first he'd have to change himself
so he changed his clothes, and decided to walk
some days he practiced silence and refused to talk Read More
The Power of Giving Thanks
When you express gratitude for what you have – and really, really mean it, the energy from this helps to increase the flow of good into your life.
Nature favorably responds to those who recall, remember and re-celebrate the good things in life.
Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
– Native American saying
"There is no better opportunity to receive more than to be thankful for what you already have. Thanksgiving opens the windows of opportunity for ideas to flow your way." Jim Rohn
What are you thankful for?
Have a great holiday,
Happy Thanksgiving!
Rob & Brenda
We did not want the day to go by without taking 2 minutes to remember those who risked their live's for our benefit.
Here's to all the good ol boys and girls who fought for our freedom.
Watch the video, take a moment and remember… what your Dad and Mom did to pay the price for us.
Rob & Brenda
"I used to say, "I sure hope things will change." Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change."
- Jim Rohn
Let me ask you a question; do you think it is really possible to significantly change your life in 30 days?
It may not be easy but I believe it is possible and the payoffs can be enormous! My first mentor in the Home Based Business Industry taught me about 'The Magic of 30 Days'. Read More
"Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort." - Paul J. Meyer
"Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year – and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!" – Tony Robbins
Getting things done brings such a great feeling of accomplishment, but it can also be overwhelming if the task seems insurmountable. Sometimes, the days just don't seem long enough to do everything we want to do. When that happens, worry can set in, but it doesn't have to! Read More
The person who really wants to do something finds a way; the other person finds an excuse. – Author Unknown
If your dreams are really that important to you, you will always find a way to make them happen.
That's not to say you won't run into obstacles or experience setbacks along the way. You might even endure your fair share of actual failures. Read More
"Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses."
– George Washington Carver, chemist and educator
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"The behavior of a person that finds all sorts of excuses to justify their poor performance and results or lack of action."
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The Blogger Who Came In From the Cold*
*a shout out to any old-school espionage fans out there
First, a confession: last week when I reported I was going the slacker route, I had an ulterior reason besides my standard one of just being lazy; I also knew that I'd be dropping off of the cyber-grid for several days.
(In a related story - I'm way behind on returning e-mails and visiting other blogs, and apparently I've been tagged not once, but twice. The lesson, of course: I can never leave my computer again.)
It seems hard to believe, but there are still some places in this world that don't have e-mail or Internet access – even some places in California. One of them looks something like this:
The Sierra Nevada Mountains of Calaveras County – a favorite destination of our family for several years.
Despite my recent springtime serenades, the fact is that my kids periodically get the itch for some wintertime fun - snowball fights, snowmen, sledding, and all those other things they see in televised Christmas specials. So this trip is a nice compromise: we travel for a half-day to enter a snowy wonderland, have our cold-weather fun, then return to the warm climate of home a few days later. If winter were a restaurant, this trip is like ordering from the drive-through window. Which is just the way I like it.
We timed the trip perfectly, as it ended up snowing almost six inches during the days we were there. This was the view from our cabin:
Although, truth be told, this is the view I enjoyed the most:
This picture was taken from the big easy chair where I spent most of my days sitting under a blanket, curled up with a book, drifting in and out of sleep. There are certainly worse ways to spend your time.
Of course, we did a lot of outdoor activities, and most of my hours were spent with snow shovel in hand, as lead engineer for the sledding slope. We eventually got around to building a snowman:
And decided to give him a funky hairdo – you know, seeing as how we're still in California and all.
I also made this igloo:
For a kid who was born and raised in Los Angeles, I've got some crazy igloo skills. The inside of this was big enough for all three kids to play in, and tall enough for my daughter to stand up:
See? There's another kid picture for you. I think she's got her father's feet.
All things considered, it was a great little vacation. The only downside was that I didn't get any training done while I was there. (Unless you count building the igloo, which made me sweat like crazy during its construction. I must have burned a lot of calories building that thing – although probably not as many as I consumed in lemon bars over three days.) I packed my running gear with me, but there's something about 30 degree weather with ice and snow on the ground that made me a little reluctant to lace up the old running shoes. I'll have to get some tips on this from Stronger someday.
But that's a problem for next winter. In the meantime, I'm hoping a high mileage week with a few midday swims will whip me back into shape relatively quickly – because pretty soon, I'll be counting down the weeks until my first races in April and May.
Slacking time is over, and winter's almost officially in my rearview mirror – which means it's time for me to get serious again.


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A tour of Magic Mountain, with park president Jay Thomas
Written by Robert Niles
Last Thursday, I drove up to Valencia to meet Six Flags Magic Mountain president Jay Thomas, and take a walk through the park. We were joined by press representative Sue Carpenter, and started the morning with an interview in Thomas' office. Here are some highlights:Tweet
TPI: So, how's the park?
Thomas: The park is phenomenal. We're heading into 2008; it's a transition season for the park. We've got a new team on board; A new director of marketing, new administration director, a new general manager, a new park president. But the park's doing fantastic. The park's cleaner that it has ever been. We're really working on raising the bar.
The Sky Tower, with Tatsu, Revolution and the now-operational Valencia Falls in the foreground.
TPI: But this year's theme park industry attendance report had Magic Mountain dropping out of the U.S. top 20.
Thomas: We can't really talk about the attendance. That's the directive given us. But our attendance is not so bad. We're definitely heading in the right direction.
[Indeed. That same day, Six Flags announced chain-wide attendance increased 19 percent in the first three months of 2008. And average per guest spending increased 13 percent on top of that.]
TPI: The advice we give people always is 'get to the park early, when the lines are the shortest.' But that doesn't work for people when they encounter closed rides and delayed openings. What's the situation at Magic Mountain these days? [Delayed opening have been, ah, a problem at SFMM in the past.]
Thomas: We have no delayed openings. Everything runs at opening and stays open until closing.
Riddlers Revenge, as seen from the Sky Tower.
I come from a background of operations. So I would rather us start the day at max units. Now, of course, that doesn't always work. We do have maintenance schedules we have to follow, and never will we make a decision that will jeopardize safety. But I don't want to spend 15-20 minutes in the middle of the day adding a train.
We're also trying to train guests not to bring certain items onto the load platform, so that we can expedite the loading process. And I think we've made significant gains in that area.
TPI: Which rides do you hit, in what order, to ride as many of the best coasters before noon?
Sue Carpenter: We always tell people to make their way to the back of the park, and make your way to the front. I would always go Goliath, Colossus. I try to start easy and work my way up to the inversions.
Thomas: I send people that direction to build the experiences, to end on Tatsu, to end on X2.
TPI: Let's talk about X2. Are you confident that you'll be able to avoid its past capacity problems?
Thomas: We're going to run with three trains. In the past, we ran with two trains. We often ran with one train. We put a substantial investment in this so that we can run three trains throughout the course of the summer. That alone should have tremendous affect on capacity. The next thing is that we are looking at changing the loading process and the unloading process.
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Thomas described a new "IBU," Individual Business Unit, management philosophy that has been implemented in the park. Managers and employees at each of the more than 300 locations in the park, from rides, to shops, to food carts, adopt a business strategy for that location.
Kevin Yee at MiceAge has detailed how he believes an individual location-based analysis system is hurting customer service at the Disney theme parks. (See the second page of that article.)
Thomas detailed how Magic Mountain is trying to use the IBU philosophy to encourage individual locations to come up with unique ways to improve their show and guest service. One example is at the Sky Tower, where a manager has converted the tower into a "Magic of the Mountain Museum," a tribute to the history of the park.
A wooden horse from Magic Mountain's original carousel looks out from Sky Tower over Viper and X2.
The trolls live again at Magic Mountain.
At that point, we headed out into the park for a tour. As I grabbed my camera and sunglasses, I noticed Thomas picked up what we, when I worked at Disney World, called "nabby-grabbers," a long-handled pincer used for picking up garbage around the park. In fact, several managers I saw walking the park before opening were carrying the grabbers, picking up trash and leaves wherever they found them.
After we watched the park's opening ceremony at the front gate, Thomas said that he had challenged Magic Mountain's managers and employees not only to clear its midways of trash, but of all leaves as well. Not only does that help make the park look crisp and clean, he explained, clearing the leaves is important from a cultural perspective, as well.
"Clearing all those leaves looks like an insurmountable task, but when we did it, I now can go to any department in the park and say, 'Remember the leaves? What seemed like an in surmountable task, you overcame.'"
Thomas also talked up Six Flags' code of guest conduct, prominently displayed on signs in the park, as well as on the park's guidemap. As we walked from the front gate toward X2, a teen girl walking past us with her friends casually dropped the f-word in her conversation. She wasn't mad, just using the word, in normal voice, as an adverb, as some people often do. Yet Thomas, Carpenter and the park's operations manager all exchanged looks, and the ops manager quietly peeled away from us to confront the girl.
Tomorrow I will write about what I saw as we walked around the new X2. But after we visited the Sky Tower, as we were making our way back to the administration building, behind the rear of the park, Thomas expressed how frustrating it can be to turn around a reputation.
"I know the work that goes into what we're doing here.... Some that the things that have affected Magic Mountain's reputation, with the gangs, that was years ago. That's not what this park is like today. This park is cleaner. It's safe.... People are working hard here. I wish more people would come out and see what we're doing here," Thomas said.
"I wish we could be cut a break."
So... does Magic Mountain deserve a break? Let me say this: I have never encountered a theme park president so concerned about his park's online reputation that he spent a whole morning walking a Theme Park Insider writer around his park. This wasn't some cattle call with other local journalists or website reps. Just me.
And the park did look nice. Rides were running and Thomas impressed as a manager who did seem to care about the quality of his park, and guests' experience in it. How much of that has trickled down to the park's operations? I'll see sometime in the next few weeks when I revisit the park, as a normal guest this time and without the presidential tour.
In the meantime, though, I'd love to hear from other recent Magic Mountain visitors, in the comments. Has this park improved? How does it rate as an entertainment value?
Readers' Opinions
From Deidre Dennis on May 12, 2008 at 12:28 PM
I have to be honest here. We absolutely LOVED our trip to Magic Mountain last June and plan to go again this August during a planned Disneyland trip. I was a bit skeptical prior to going because of all the bad stuff I'd heard, but we didn't let that deter us and the park was awesome. The staff was very helpful, even standing in line with other teens and adults, they were talkative and helpful. Not once did we encounter the problems that others have reported. In fact, we also spent several days at Knotts Berry Farm and there were nothing there but tweens and teens making out in the line. Personally I can't stand public displays of affection, and generally I just turn the other cheek. But when you're waiting in line for about 15 or 20 minutes with two 10 year olds, it was very uncomfortable. It seemed to me the kids at Knotts were displaying the behaviors and language that perhaps some have observed at Magic Mountain. At any rate, our experience was an absolute joy and I don't have one complaint about the park. Maybe there's a way I can let them know that. Seems to me that we only always hear about the bad stuff but never the good. Anyway, I definitely plan to get a ton of pictures while there and would be happy to let all know how our experience was. Perhaps I'll let the folks that Robert toured with know as well.
From Mike West on May 12, 2008 at 12:54 PM
Well Robert,
You might have guessed from past input that I would be chiming in. Has the park improved? Yes more than a small percentage. Over the last decade each visit has brought us to a cleaner & more decent experience. The addition of a Front of the line feature(& not just on oldies, but on Top Notch-new-this-year coasters), has relieved what used to be the worst of that infernal temperature in the summer. And with it, we can ride ALL coasters on 1 visit. Whether the enthusiasm has completely made it from the highers up to ops dept, probably not. We rode the logs at night & when we both got hit in the face with a rogue branch, the ops guy felt that the info was somehow over his head. But we do see more folks that work there making an effort to say thank you, or apologize if something takes too long. Or taking an interest in the guests & interacting with them, that's a major improvement.
It will be tough to turn the tide of attitudes. For example, the Rep for "The Rat" was recently inhouse doing a Disney Boot Camp for our agents. When one of them commented that Disney recently dropped MM as one of its add on options, The rep responded with " Do people still go to that park?" I was shocked seein as how that's the only park in the west that I can totally get my fill at. Hopefully, interested voices like yours will help us undo the damage that being "LA's superpark" earned them with the gangs, frisking, & filth. They are a much improved "theme Park" once again, and steadily improving.
From Joshua Counsil on May 12, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Thomas sounds like he genuinely cares about people's enjoyment, not just park profit. This could be a turning point. Keep it up, Six Flags.
From Scottland Jacobson on May 12, 2008 at 2:34 PM
I love that a park isn't forgetting its history. Having that "museum" at the Sky Tower with the trolls brings me back to my youth. Because of your post - I'm going to make it a point to revisit Magic Mountain.
Seems that they're refocusing on their old commercial tag line...
From Ty Mullins on May 12, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Prior to this article, I've always thought as Six Flags Magic Mountain as just Six Flags's competition with Cedar Point. I now see it is a great theme park, and with the possibility of revisiting California in the next few years, I will be sure to visit the park if possible. Keep up the good work Charles!
From Derek Potter on May 12, 2008 at 3:56 PM
I hope for them to turn it around as well. It does sound like they are on the right track operations wise. The fact that the front office seems to have a whole new staff sounds like a good thing. I'll be interested in the second installment when you go back as a normal guest.
From Brandon Mendoza on May 12, 2008 at 5:04 PM
Awesome! It's been over 7 years since I last visited the park. I hope by the time I decide to visit, the gangs and wanna-bes will be cleaned out a bit. The fact that Knott's Berry Farm is starting to degrade even more is kinda sad to me too.
I'm glad the park has someone that truly cares about cleaning up the image and direction of Magic Mountain! Ideally, every theme park should have that attitude.
From Russell Meyer on May 12, 2008 at 8:27 PM
It's hard for me to go back to a park that when last I visited (about 3 years ago), we spent the entire day (opening rope drop until everything shut down) at yet only got on EIGHT (yes 8) TOTAL rides and one re-ride (Scream). Scream was the ONLY coaster running more than one train, and the parking lot was only 1/4 full.
I will likely try the park again when I'm in Southern California, but there's absolutely no way I'm going out of my way to give this park another chance.
From James Rao on May 12, 2008 at 9:13 PM
Across the board, the top brass at Six Flags are saying all the right things. And let's face it, everyone who likes theme parks is pulling for Six Flags to right the ship. While I am not yet ready to give them my vote of confidence, my fingers are crossed and I am hoping for the best.
I still want to know how the Six Flags Thrilleaders are going to help revitalize things....??
From Robert Niles on May 12, 2008 at 10:37 PM
Oh, darn it! I totally forgot to ask about the thrilleaders. (Slaps forehead and makes Homer-like 'D'oh!' sound....)
From Jeff M on May 13, 2008 at 11:52 AM
Thanks for the current info Robert. I have business there in the near future and you have answered a couple of things I have been wondering about.
I look forward to your "average joe" up and coming review. My only concern is that you plan to visit shortly after this recent visit. I have to question the true reality of the changes occurring to your next visit though. I have found that only true time passed will tell of the parks noted corrections to past problems. With this being said, I believe that a much later visit during one of the parks longest operating days will tell of what is really going on.
From R S on May 13, 2008 at 1:42 PM
My opinion is to work on the rides being open more often than not.
The park is "getting better" by removing tons of flats because they want to save money. They are probably going to add like 1 flat next year, but they took out maybe 5 flats. I don't consider that getting better. They are getting cheaper.
The problems still are going to occur that so many rides aren't going to be open, or they are going to run one train because they don't have enough trains on Batman the Ride. Batman the Ride only has 2. This park is an all year park, but you only have 2 trains for a park that is open all year round.
When I was at the park, they had a number of Gold Rusher, and Ninja trains, but they looked broken. X is getting 3 trains, but they are dumping the old ones. What's going to happen in the off-season when 1 or 2 breakdown? You are down to 1 or 2 trains, and we have the same thing again.
Deja Vu must close during the off-season because they only have 1 train. Fine, it's all great that they are tearing out flats that they don't want to spend the money. They also tore out two roller coasters (Flashback, and Psyclone) because they didn't want to spend the money, and those rides stunk too. If it's an all season park, buy more trains for all your rides even if they can't fit them on the tracks.
The park shouldn't just demolish old flats, and coasters. Put something in there place!! Based on what people say about Revolution, I don't think that ride should stay at the park much longer. There are rumors about that park that eventually Deja Vu, and Colossus will be taken down. That park is just a mess what they are thinking about it.
They need to paint Colossus pronto. I think Revolution, and Superman are the next roller coasters to go, but the brainiacs think Deja Vu should go. Dummies.
I have heard rumors that two wooden coasters are coming next year to Six Flags parks, and I think that one would be going to Six Flags Magic Mountain, and the other I heard would be Six Flags Over Texas. Shapiro did say they will get something new in the roller coaster category next year, and it wouldn't be Tony Hawk, or Dark Knight.
Get on Deja Vu, and Colossus while you still can because it would probably go in either one of those spots.
From Robert Niles on May 13, 2008 at 6:17 PM
FWIW, management reticence to discuss specific parks' attendance numbers is rampant throughout the industry. So Six Flags isn't worse than many others in the field on that.
Also, I don't want to say exactly when I'll be visiting the park (partly 'cause I don't know yet), but I don't want to wait too long, as I want the site to provide some guidance to curious readers for the summer season. And there's nothing keeping me from visiting again after that to keep up on progress (or lack of it)!
Well, other than my crazy personal sked, that is... :-(
From John Smith on May 13, 2008 at 7:07 PM
Jay Thomas is trying to make good changes at the park. management is very different then in the past. there are more supervisors then in the past. more family things to do then in the past. it will take time.
From Ram Seshadri on May 14, 2008 at 3:35 AM
I think Six Flags initially had the right idea when they thought about closing Magic Mountain. So. Cal. is definitely a competitive market when it comes to theme parks. The problem is compounded by the fact that there are a ton of other fun things to do here as well. Given that, it makes more sense to go to only the theme parks that are "world-class" i.e. have an international brand. If people are not flying halfway around the world to check you out, then I have no interest in you either. How many Australian tourists (say) show up every year to visit Valencia? International visitors to Six Flags - now that's an attendance number I would like to see.
No one has time to cut them a break.
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