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Mount Guyot Climber's Log
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|this was the goal for the day
Date Climbed: Nov 16, 2017
|Started at the Baxter Road TH down in Cosby and five hours and forty minutes later I was on top of Guyot. For a southeastern mountain this was as remote as they get. If you are approaching from the north on the AT when you get to the col between Old Black and Guyot start counting off the minutes from when you pass the last rock box on the AT heading south. After thirteen minutes at a stiff walking speed it is okay to turn left and start bushwhacking upslope on Guyot. If you do it any earlier it will lead you into some of the worst blowdown territory I have ever seen (this is why the false summit is to be avoided). If you do enter blowdown territory, extricate yourself and go to the right around it and more towards the southwest. The summit cairn is quite artistic for its size!
|Posted Nov 21, 2017 6:53 pm
|Stu Brandel
|Guyot Not
Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2014
|Or is it Guyot No? After hiking up from Cosby, I could not find either the cairn from the AT or any 'manway' at all. As I tried to work my way up, I was seriously creeped out by the tangle of brush, deadfall, and rocky holes covered by carpets of moss and needles. With my back issues, I had visions of vanishing never to be found...and chickened out.
|Posted Oct 26, 2014 5:51 pm
Date Climbed: Feb 27, 2013
|On 4 day backpack during WMS elective with medical students. Hoofed up Guyot Spur from the AT in a foot of snow to the summit. (Been meaning to summit this way as the climb from false summit miserable.) If you do this route, be aware of the tangle of blow downs south of the summit. When you hit this mess, contour to you left (north). Round trip 50'. Love this mountain.
|Posted May 31, 2013 7:26 am
|If you enjoy torture...
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2012
|Details same as Tioga's (below). Very difficult to find the true summit, with indicators of the path to the summit challenging to find. Briars thick and 4-8 feet tall on the top ridge (no joke). One of the worst hikes I've ever done, but hey, we summited the 2nd highest peak in the Smokies!
|Posted Nov 25, 2012 6:10 pm
|Hard Bushwhack
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2012
|The worst bushwhack I have ever done! We left the AT and went to the false summit, a short distance NE from the actual summit. The bushwhack from the false summit to the actual summit was incredibly hard, through blowdowns, fir trees, and briars taller than myself. We got pretty scratched up and almost gave up trying to attain the actual summit. We finally found it and descended to the AT straight down the summit, which made it much easier than the ascent. I do not recommend summitting via the false summit.
|Posted Aug 7, 2012 9:52 am
|Which way to the summit?
Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2011
|Up the Snake Den Trail to Old Black. Due to overflow of through hikers, camped near Tricorner Knob Shelter under a brilliant full moon to summit in the morning. Storms and wind made it a quick trip and difficult to find the true summit.
|Posted Sep 26, 2011 11:18 pm
|Quick trip
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2011
|Made the trip via CMC route #651. I actually ditched my pack and ran to the top while the rest of my AT hiking party waited behind. The "route" I took to the summit was a mess and cluttered with downed trees. Glad I made it...another one checked off :)
|Posted Aug 10, 2011 10:20 am
|Bagging Sixers
Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2011
|Stayed at Tricorner Knob Shelter one night and summitted Mt. Chapman, Sequoyah, Marks Knob, and Guyot.
Found no trail or flagging tape on way up Guyot which was very thick. There is a stand of dead and down trees near the summit. Found the rock carin and benchmark on the wooded summit. Still couldn't find anything resembling a trail. Very little accessed peak and no one leaving any markings.
|Posted Apr 25, 2011 10:21 am
|Cosby, Snake Den
Date Climbed: Jan 1, 1986
|Bushwack from AT after Old Black Saw the plane wreckage on the Inadu summit the previous day.
|Posted Apr 20, 2011 12:09 am
|From Cosby and The Snake Den
Date Climbed: Apr 15, 2011
|Made a special trip just to find this summit! Huge storm hit the day before and the day after. Wind gusts up to 70 mph on top... Stayed overnight at Tricorner Knob Shelter. Shelter was full so we slept under a blindingly bright full moon... beautiful.
|Posted Apr 18, 2011 8:03 pm


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"O God! methinks it were a happy life,
To be no better than a homely swain;
To sit upon a hill, as I do now,
To carve out dials quaintly, point by point,
Thereby to see the minutes how they run,
How many make the hour full complete;
How many hours bring about the day;
How many days will finish up the year;
How many years a mortal man may live."
"My name is Norval; on the Grampian hills / My father feeds his flocks; a frugal swain, / Whose constant cares were to increase his store."
"I've never seen this before. I really want him [Swain] here. I want to see him up on the stand, so I can cross-examine him, but I don't think he wants it."


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Officials across two administrations encountered several hurdles as the project traversed boardroom to drawing board to groundbreaking, but to see it turned into such a usable space is surely fulfilling for everyone involved in the process. From the taxpayers who originally voted for the one-cent tax to fund projects like this renovation, to city administrators and elected officials who got the ball rolling several years ago and those who saw it through to its completion, all can be proud of this City Hall.
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Equality House had a hit with its first drag show, held Saturday in front of the Westboro Baptist Church in an effort to spread a message of peace and positive change for LGBTQ people, reports The Huffington Post.
The event — appropriately titled "Drag Down Bigotry" — was produced as a fund-raiser for programs battling antigay bullying and drew approximately 150 attendees to the front lawn of the house, located across the street from the antigay church's compound in Topeka, Kan. The house gained headlines earlier this year when the nonprofit organization Planting Peace purchased the property, painted the outside of the home in rainbow colors, and dubbed the location as the Equality House.
"Our first 'Drag Down Bigotry' event was a huge success and we are very pleased with how many people participated in and/or supported our efforts," Planting Peace president Aaron Jackson, told HuffPo. "This was another successful step towards silencing the hate from the WBC and bringing awareness to the high suicide rate amongst our LGBTQ youth."
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Page 316, lines 9-10 of the OpenMP 3.0 API spec state:
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and page 79, line 15, which is in the section that lists cases where a variable with a predetermined data-sharing attribute may be listed in a data-sharing attribute clause, states:
Assumed-size arrays may be listed in a shared clause.
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Labor of love for interns at JetBlue Park
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A-Gon is long gone, so too is the Carl Crawford Experience. These are not your fathers' Red Sox, folks, or even last year's. Papi, Pedroia and Ellsbury remain, and Napoli and Gomes have brought their right-handed bats to the happiest place on earth for batters of that persuasion. The objective of the Sox's offense no longer is to bludgeon an opponent into submission. Consistent offense is the idea, so these Sox are likely to make more contact and hang substantial runs on the board anyway.
Such old-school phrasing -- "hang runs in the board" has a particularly appropriate place in the world of Sox because, as every card-carrying member of their Nation knows, the left-field scoreboard of Fenway Park remains manually operated and therefore requires numbers to be hung or slid into place. Quaint and wonderful! Take that, New England Electric and Gas.
What the Nation may not know is that same procedure is necessary here at JetBlue Park, the Spring Training home of the Sox. JBP is a dazzling place, so bright, modern, neat and clean. (Folks here must think twice before discarding their chewing gum; the sidewalks are spotless.) The park does have a touch of quaintness, though -- a Green Monster all its own that includes the scoreboard that was part of the wall at Fenway until 1934. It then was dismantled, moved and stored in South Dakota, where any self-respecting baseball artifact would be stored. Certainly not North Dakota.
That needless, curious, priceless and startling minutiae comes from one Gordon Lessersohn, a native of Oradell, N.J., and an alumnus of Colby College in Maine, where he did his thesis on the decision to preserve the now 101-year-old home of the Sox. Lessersohn is one of three 20-somethings, all May college graduates, who are Red Sox interns and therefore handle jobs at JBP as diverse as spreading mulch, auditioning national anthem singers, maintaining the hypro-therapy room, readying the premises for Christmas and updating the scoreboard that is part of the Green Monster's older little brother.
His colleagues are Chris Sintetos of Bethesda, Md., and Holy Cross, and Quentin Ybarra of Altamont, Kan., and Duke. They make a pleasant trio of genuine baseball fans -- Sintetos roots for the Orioles -- who have little in common other than their "pretty cool" jobs, the year of their graduating classes and an abiding and across-the-board loathing for the Yankees and anything in pinstripes.
Understand please, that their scoreboard work at JBP is altogether different from that of the fella who operates the board in the Boston. He remains hidden inside the wall, visited during games only by small creatures, curious journalists, insects and Manny "Being Manny" Ramirez. Lessersohn, Sintetos and Ybarra operate in full view of public. If and when the Sox score, one of them exits from a cubbyhole in the wall, runs to the board, adjusts the number of runs scored in the bottom of the inning and disappears.
When the half-inning is complete, he updates the totals for runs, hits and errors. It was demanding work earlier this week when the Sox scored eight times in an inning against Boston College. "Kinda hectic," Sintetos said.
When the visiting team produces a 1 or -- worse -- a crooked number in the top of an inning, one of the guys must carry a ladder -- we'll identify it as Jacoby's Ladder for folks who enjoy manipulating the truth for the sake of a sound-alike -- climb it, change the number and retreat into privacy. The totals are adjusted after the half-inning, with ladder and haste.
The numbers are made of tin and absorb substantial heat from the Florida sun. And they're sharp. Clearly, this is not a job without peril. Speed is of the essence. No one wants to see Dustin Pedroia's first triple reduced to a two-base hit because of inadvertent interference by one of the ladder brigade.
Truth be known, they compete against the clock but also the legacy of the man who preceded them in the scoreboard duty. They don't know the name but they are uncomfortably aware of the precedents he established. The man they identify only as "Super Intern" could adjust the run total of the inning as well as the game in runs, hits and errors -- all in mid-inning. They speak of him with reverence as your father spoke of Cronin, Doerr, Pesky, Yaz and Mr. Theodore Ballgame. "I can't believe anyone could do that," Sintetos says.
He and Lessersohn defer to Ybarra at times. The latter does have them in ladder experience. While at Duke and when the Blue Devils played a home game off campus at the Durham stadium, he did his first scoreboard updating. He had the technique before they all arrived here in November. Now it's in his blood.
The three discuss their jobs like a pitcher and catcher discuss theirs. The greatest challenge is to know when change is needed after a ball has been hit into the left-field corner or to right or center, for that matter. Their only view of the field is through a small window in the wall, their field of vision doesn't approach 180 degrees. And what if they don't know the official scorer's call? They must contact the pressbox at once. Responsibility, responsibility, responsibility.
The need for quickness is paramount. They may never match the work of Super Intern, but they want to do the job as well as it can be done, even though room for advancement in their specialized area doesn't exist. There is no senior scoreboard operator position at JBP. Not yet, anyway. It's a pity.
They may have to look elsewhere for employment someday. Lessersohn says his "dream job" is to work in baseball operations for a big league franchise. The Sox would be his preference. Sintetos would prefer to play for a big league team, but he can't keep a straight face as he delivers those words of wonder and wish. Big-time baseball seemingly is beyond his skills. Georgetown Law School may be his next stop. And Ybarra hopes to work in sports, perhaps in one of those positions that few people recognize or understand -- event coordinator, business development, senior vice-president of OPS calculations and WAR.
Imagine the interview process when they seek their first real jobs.
"Well, what did you do in the first academic year following your graduation?"
"Well, sir, I changed the runs by inning for Red Sox games at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers. And I spread mulch and listened to people who wanted to sing 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'
"That's a lot of good experience. You're hired."
Marty Noble is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Ray Felt baby lets go and **** the NETS
Knicks 2012
Very very strong 3rd quarter by the Knicks. Loved seeing their tenacity on defense. And also Felt and Amare looked brilliant.
In boxing my favorite boxers are the boxers that I box like.....defensive minded slick counter punchers like James Toney, bernard hopkins, etc.
When I ball im anything but a point guard, i got decent ball handling skills but not nearly good enough to play the point. But for some reason with the Knicks, the point guard has a tendency of becoming my favorite player. First it was Starbury.
While Duhon was running the point i found it difficult to watch the Knicks. I stopped playing NBA2k for a couple years because of him. But now with Felton, I think i found one of my new favorite players. This guy is a warrior, hes one of the hardest working players on both ends of the court in the NBA. I think hes proving himself as a top 10 point guard, this is the best knicks team i've watched in more then a minute. Like Micky D's im lovin it
A perfect p & r from Ray Ray and STAT!!!
The p&r officially works!
STAT has 33!
This team has excellent chemistry. They are a team. They play together and believe in one another.
It's great to see and reflective of our coach.
Riverside Ray is unstoppable! This is why I think Melo is more of a priority than CP3. Yet another PG on his way to a career year under D'ant...coincidence? I don't think so.


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The special Jordan pack, comprised of an Air Jordan I, Air Jordan III, Jordan MELO M9 and Jordan CP3.VI, takes its color cues from the Air Jordan XX8′s night vision-inspired look.
The pack will be sold in two separate offerings scheduled for February 14th and 16th. The first two shoes available in the pack will be the Jordan MELO M9 and the Jordan CP3.VI. Both products will feature integrated UV ink throughout the upper that illuminates when viewed under black light. The MELO M9 features a glowing outsole while the CP3.VI features an illuminated Podulon midsole when exposed to black light.
The offering on February 16th will feature an Air Jordan I Retro Mid and an Air Jordan III that will include the color cues aligned to the Air Jordan XX8. The Air Jordan I features a glowing outsole, laces and Jumpman logo when exposed to black light. The Air Jordan III features an electric green outsole and collar that draw inspiration directly from the color scheme of the Air Jordan XX8.
The pinnacle performance product of the weekend will be the Air Jordan XX8. Jordan Brand athlete Russell Westbrook debuted the latest iteration of the classic Jordan line on December 4th of last year. Consumers will have the opportunity to purchase two different color combinations of the Air Jordan XX8, including the black/white/electric green version (pictured below).


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Astros take series with Angels with 3-1 win
Astros take series with Angels with 3-1 winHouston Astros' Marwin Gonzalez, left, smiles as he heads to the dugout after scoring on a Jimmy Paredes double against the Los Angeles Angels in the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Houston. Jose Altuve is at right. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
HOUSTON (AP) -- Bud Norris had the best performance of the season for Houston's beleaguered pitching staff, and it helped the Astros take a series from a division foe.
Norris pitched into the ninth inning and Chris Carter homered for the second straight game to help the Astros to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
The victory gives Houston its third series win of the season. The Angels dropped to 4-13 away from Anaheim.
Norris is the first Astros pitcher to reach the eighth inning this season and the performance was much-needed on a staff that has been plagued by short outings. Houston's pitchers have combined for a 5.62 ERA, which is the highest in the majors.
''I really hope that the rest of the starters take heed of what can happen when you attack the strike zone,'' Houston manager Bo Porter said. ''We have a pretty good defense and when you make the other team feel like they have to swing early in the count (and) put the ball in play (and) allow our defense to play, we get starts like we got tonight from Bud Norris.''
Marwin Gonzalez and Jimmy Paredes hit RBI doubles in the third before Carter connected on his team-leading eighth homer in the fifth inning to make it 3-0.
Norris (4-3) allowed nine hits and one run in eight-plus innings. The eight innings tied a career high for Norris, who was disappointed he was pulled after consecutive singles by Mike Trout and Albert Pujols to start the ninth.
''It's a little frustrating when you put in the work to go out there and try to pitch nine innings and I was very close - again,'' he said. ''It's happened a few times, but that's OK. The wins are more important to me and for this team and where we're going and that's a No. 1 priority.''
Closer Jose Veras retired Mark Trumbo before plunking Josh Hamilton to load the bases. But Houston turned its fourth double play of the game to end it and give Veras his fourth save.
Angels starter Joe Blanton (0-6) allowed eight hits and three runs in 6 2-3 innings to remain winless this season.
The slumping Hamilton broke a 20-game home run drought when he launched a solo homer into the seats in left field with one out in the seventh to get Los Angeles within 3-1. It was his first homer since April 14, and came exactly a year after he hit four homers in a game against Baltimore.
The Angels are 11-22 overall, tying their worst start in franchise history. They had the same record after 33 games in 1969 and 1976.
''When we're not doing enough offensively, it comes down to getting breaks, and they haven't been falling our way,'' Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. ''You have to create your own breaks, your own momentum and your own margin of error, and that all comes on doing things on a more consistent basis.''
Matt Dominguez hit a ground-rule double that bounced on the low wall in right field with one out in the third inning. The play was reviewed after Porter argued it was a home run, but the call was upheld.
Dominguez advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a double to shallow left field by Gonzalez to give Houston a 1-0 lead.
Paredes made it 2-0 with a two-out RBI double which sailed down the right field line just out of reach of a leaping Trumbo and into right field.
Paredes, who played his first game with the Astros on Tuesday after being promoted from Triple-A, also doubled in the eighth inning. He has three doubles and two RBIs in two games.
''He's a guy that we know can add some excitement to our ballclub,'' Porter said of Paredes. ''It's a combination of speed, it's power. I think this guy; he's turned the corner and allowed his ability to play. It's a joy to watch.''
Jason Castro drew a one-out walk after the double by Paredes in the eighth. Pinch hitter Trevor Crowe reached on a fielder's choice on a bunt and Paredes was thrown out at home on the play.
Carter led off Houston's fifth with his towering shot, which bounced high on the wall above the Crawford Boxes in left field to push the lead to 3-0.
The Astros, who lead the majors with 46 double plays, turned them in the first, fifth and eighth innings to help out Norris. The fourth inning ended when Trumbo got caught stealing second base.
NOTES: The series wraps up on Thursday when Houston's Lucas Harrell opposes left-hander Jason Vargas. ... Los Angeles reliever Ryan Madson, who missed all of last season after Tommy John surgery, is heading to Arizona for extended spring training. Scioscia said he'll probably pitch in two games there before moving to the California League to continue his work. ''Obviously the process is not complete with Ryan, he's got to see how he bounces back, see how his stuff plays, and it's definitely going to take some higher baseball to accomplish that,'' Scioscia said. ... The Astros took struggling starter Philip Humber out of the rotation and replaced him with Dallas Keuchel, who will start on Friday against Texas.


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Professor Adrienne Davis addresses the crowd Wednesday, Nov. 3. (Photo by Joey Springer)
By Roberta O. Roberts
Man's best friend can also be man's best beneficiary when it comes to pet inheritance laws.
Trusts, pets and the law were discussed at a talk on pet inheritance sponsored by the Camp Center for Estate Planning at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 3, in the Chesterfield Smith Ceremonial Classroom. Professor Adrienne Davis, the William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law at Washington University Law School, was the guest speaker. About 100 students attended the hour-long event.
Davis started the presentation by giving a brief background on the importance of pets in America and why they are included in inheritance laws.
According to Davis, 63 percent of American households have pets, and American children are more likely to grow up with a pet than with both parents. Twenty percent of Americans ended a romantic relationship because of a dispute over their pets and 30 percent of Americans have stayed home from work to take care of a sick pet. Davis said $41 billion was spent on pets last year, with pets receiving an average of $95 worth of gifts during the holiday season, which is "more than what some of us probably spend on a gift for our significant other."
As these statistics show, Americans have a strong connection with their pets, whether they are cats, dogs, horses or hares. Pet owners sleep with their pets, exercise with their pets and consider their pets as members of the family. Davis showed news articles of studies released that concluded that many parents prefer pets to children.
"It's interesting given the shifting attitudes of [who constitutes] family members," said Joe Joyce, a 3L attendee of the event.
Pets are not only considered members of the family, but to some they are considered a ray of light in a dark abyss. According to Davis, elderly people have given testimonies saying their pet was their only reason for living, and that if it wasn't for their pet, they might have given up.
Davis said pets are so important to Americans that 12 to 27 percent of people include pet provisions in their wills. Three to four million pets go into animal shelters a year and a large number of pets are in shelters because their owners passed away. Pet owners have left millions of dollars in trusts and estates to their pets to ensure that they are taken care of even after their owners pass away.
The U.K. has recognized pet gifts since 1750. The first case about pet gifts in America came up in 1923. After a checkered 70 years of sporadic and unpredictable enforcement, Davis said American law entered a "decade of revolution" in 1990 with Uniform Probate Code 2-907 and is continuing to update its pet gift laws. In addition to 2-907, Davis discussed the Charitable Remainder Pet Trust Act, which was introduced into Congress in 2007, and the Uniform Trust Code 2000, which permits "grandkid" pets, meaning that leftover money can also go to the recipient pet's offspring.
Davis mentioned that Betty White's dog will receive her estate when she passes and Oprah Winfrey's dogs, Sunny and Lauren Winfrey, should be well-off as well.
Laws regarding pets and their inheritance value are constantly being updated or created and Davis, who has been teaching trusts and estate planning for 10 years, said she finds things to get more interesting every year.
"People are very schizo[phrenic] with pets," Davis said. "I noticed that with the Mike Vick and Leona Helmsley cases."
According to Davis, when it came to pets in the Mike Vick case, people thought pets had legal rights against abuse. But in the case of Leona Helmsley, many thought a $12 million trust fund for her dog while two of her grandchildren received nothing was excessive. Helmsley also requested that her dog's remains be buried next to her in her grave in a mausoleum.
But besides being interesting, Davis said she hopes students realize that their client may want to leave a gift to their pet and that they should take their client's request seriously. She also said that as a result of the presentation, students may end up helping the reform effort.
At the end of the presentation, Davis took questions from the audience. One student said they thought their question was absurd. To that remark, Davis replied, "In pet trusts, there are no stupid questions."
Davis is also the Director of the Black Sexual Economies Project for the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Work and Social Capital at the Washington University Law School and Founder and Coordinator of the Law & Culture Initiative. Her articles range from trusts and estates, family law, black women and labor, slavery, sexuality, and religion.
The Camp Center for Estate Planning is directed by Assistant Professor Lee-Ford Tritt. The center integrates teaching, training, research, scholarship and public service, and is dedicated to advancing estate planning, charitable giving, and elder law knowledge, professionalism, skills and policy by educating and training both students and lawyers.


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It was Christmas Eve 2011 and the normally reserved and theologically sophisticated Monsignor Francis Mannion was wearing a red-and-green headband of battery-powered reindeer antlers with blinking lights.
The attention-grabbing tactic was meant to startle parishioners at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Holladay into giving thousands of dollars to a fund for the poor.
It worked.
Though extraordinary, the stunt fit Mannion's often-dry sense of humor, members say, and his passion for those in need.
"He's quite serious and private, so to do this was in many ways out of character," said Christine Sharer, who was there that night. "But he has great feelings for the poor and the marginalized in society and has stretched everyone's ability to be inclusive and charitable in that regard."
Now Mannion, who has been a priest in the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City for 39 years, is stepping down as pastor and going into semi-retirement.
As an emeritus pastor, the 63-year-old cleric will continue officiating at Mass, baptisms, confirmations, weddings and funerals as well as providing some adult education but will relinquish all his administrative assignments with the parish.
This is due largely to medical issues that have arisen in the past year, Mannion said in an interview this week.
"I've been diagnosed with a neuropsychological condition that prevents me from fulfilling all my duties," the monsignor said. "My brain doesn't function in the way it needs to function."
On top of that, Mannion suffered a minor stroke in March, leaving him nearly blind in his left eye.
"I was really despondent about it for a while," he said. "But now I've adjusted to it and my good eye compensates."
And, he insists, this is hardly the end of his priestly contributions.
"I'm not dead yet," Mannion jokes, alluding to a famous movie line from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
It is, however, an unexpected turn in a decades-long religious career.
A priest pipeline • Mannion grew up in rural Ireland in a devout Catholic family, the kind in which at least one son typically was expected to be a priest.
Young Francis knew early that he would be the one.
"It probably came from my grandmother," Mannion recalled. "She talked about it a lot."
The boy from Galway entered an Irish seminary at age 19 in 1967 and was ordained six years later in the soaring cathedral of Thurles, surrounded by family and friends.
In 1973, Mannion found himself across the Atlantic in a mountain desert known as Utah.
Starting with the state's first Catholic bishop, Lawrence Scanlan, who arrived in the late 19th century, Mannion said, there has been a "long list" of Irish priests serving in the headquarters of the LDS Church.
"Utah fell into my lap or I fell into its," he said, "and here I am."
The new priest served in two parishes at Our Lady of Lourdes in Magna and then St. Joseph in Ogden – before leaving for Washington, D.C., to pursue a doctorate from Catholic University in liturgy and sacramental theology.
Not long after Mannion's return to Utah in 1984, he became rector of Salt Lake City's stately Cathedral of the Madeleine, where he served as a sort of in-house theologian. He also began answering theological questions for Catholics across the nation with a weekly column in the church's official publication, Our Sunday Visitor.
But the South Temple cathedral took the bulk of his time, especially the extensive renovations begun in the early 1990s.
"The biggest challenge was to raise $10 million to make the project come to fruition," he said. "We drew on prominent members of the larger Catholic community to help with the funding."
He also was intimately involved in the landmark sanctuary's artistic renewal.
"We didn't change the art at all, just cleaned and revealed its original power. It already had a strong Spanish Gothic influence," Mannion said. "We just made the colors more vivid."
He modestly acknowledges that he proposed the installation of a shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe, a patron saint of Latinos, which has proven to be an important symbol of the Utah diocese's growing Spanish-speaking Catholic population.
Bringing the cathedral back to its pristine condition, including moving Scanlan's remains into a more prominent location, Mannion said in 1993, reminded worshippers "of our roots as a Catholic community in Utah and our debt to those who have gone before us.''
It also was his idea to launch the Madeleine Choir School, which has won national and international acclaim.
But his main love has always been the teachings and rites of the faith.
Liturgy and empathy • After two terms as rector, Mannion left the state in 2000 for Chicago, where he founded the Mundelein Liturgical Institute. After two years, he returned to become the pastor at St. Vincent, where he has served ever since.
"He is a master liturgist," said Mark Longe, principal of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School. "He makes sure it is done the way it is supposed to. He believes beautiful teachings and rites are there for a reason, and he upholds them in a real and beautiful way."
Sharer, of Murray, echoes that appraisal.
"He's a well-known theologian who is known beyond the boundaries of the parish and diocese and has published in national publications."
Those at St. Vincent have had "the advantage of having a sacramental theologian as our parish priest," she said. "The depth of his homilies and his teachings within the parish are something we've all benefited from over the years."
Mannion also has spoken eloquently of the pain he's felt during the explosive priest abuse crisis, which has consumed the American church and the public in the past decade.
In 2010, the Irish-born pastor was stunned by new reports of similarly horrific cases in Ireland, Germany and a deaf school in Milwaukee.
During the Easter season, Mannion described his "dismay" that the term "priest" had become so shameful, Sharer said. "He talked about his own sister in Ireland having been abused by a local priest and the need to honor the experience of people like her."
At that time, Sharer said, his remarks "mirrored the pope's call for the need for repentance."
Such empathy, Longe said, is part of Mannion's nature.
"He's good with people who share problems," the principal said. "He's especially great one on one. Everyone says so."
And that will continue, he said. "We are lucky that we will still have his presence."


text: How Bowling Pins are Made In order to bowl, bowling pins sure do help. Otherwise, rolling a ball down the lane can get pretty quiet. Pins often are an afterthought when you lace up for league, but what causes them to have that undeniable sound when you throw 10 pins back in the pit? How much do they weigh? How do they pass approval? We'll start with a visual demonstration of the manufacturing process thanks to Discovery Canada's How It's Made: In recent years, synthetic pins also have arrived on the market, and, currently, two are approved for USBC competition. Bowling pins come in between 3 pounds, 6 ounces and 3 pounds, 10 ounces, and to become certified, they go through a rigorous process that includes the testing of the weight, height, center of gravity, radius of gyration and much, much more. In all, a total of 95 measurements are taken on every pin submitted for approval. If the pin passes these tests, the manufacturer must submit more pins to make sure they can pass a basic scoring test, and then it is on to field testing in an actual bowling center for another scoring test as well as a durability test. If the pin passes the field test, it becomes approved for the following bowling season. For a better demonstration of what it takes to get a pin approved, check out this informative video with USBC Research Technician Dave Nestor: After taking in all of that information, we hope you have a new appreciation for those pesky pins that never seem to fall enough!


text: Hi Jean-Marc, What nics are you using? (if onboard, what motherboard?) Are the nics on separate PCI buses? Are the PCI bus(es) 32- or 64-bit? Are they running at 33 or 66 MHz or faster? Have you tried using the tg3 driver instead? Depending on driver and PCI bus issues, your throughput can be limited by PCI bus. Also, I think that some of the gigabit ethernet drivers have problems with bonding due to the interrupt grouping or some such. Quick googling found this: http://www.scl.ameslab.gov/Projects/MP_Lite/dox_channel_bonding.html It seems to be a known problem. Mike Prinkey Aeolus Research, Inc. On Mon, 7 Jun 2004, Jean-Marc Larré wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm testing bonding.c with two gigabit ethernet links toward a HP 2848 > switch. My kernel is 2.4.24 from kernel.org on RedHat 9.0 > modules.conf is like this : > [root at node01 root]# cat /etc/modules.conf > alias eth1 bcm5700 > alias eth2 bcm5700 > alias bond0 bonding > options bond0 miimon=100 mode=balance-alb updelay=50000 > > My problem : > I get a bandwidth around 900Mbit/s and not 1800Mbit/s with netperf or > iperf or NetPipe. Could you explain me why I'm not get 1800Mbit/s and > where is my problem ? > > Thank you > Sincerely. > Jean-Marc >


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HANOVER, PA -- Snyder's of Hanover Inc.'s plan to acquire Utz Quality Foods has fallen through. Utz chief Michael W. Rice said that satisfying the FTC's request for additional information after two filings on the proposed merger failed to gain its approval would put a strain on the company.
Snyder's announced the deal to buy Utz on Oct. 22. "Although we recently announced our intended merger with Utz Quality Foods, it was contingent upon Federal Trade Commission clearance," noted Carl E. Lee, Jr., president and chief executive of Snyder's of Hanover. "While the decision was unexpected, it's best that Snyder's move on to other opportunities that are available to our company."
Family-owned Snyder's manufactures a wide range of pretzels that are a staple in vending machines nationwide. It also owns the Jays Potato Chips and O-Ke- Doke popcorn brands. The chip maker employs 2,250 associates and operates 1,800 distribution routes nationwide, with annual revenues of $750 million.
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During the doom and gloom of a lengthy losing streak it can be easy to focus only on the negative aspects of a hockey team and I have noticed my last few pieces have done just that. Today I thought I would take a look at some of the positive and promising assets the Toronto Maple Leafs currently possess as opposed to what they ultimately lack.
Although they are much maligned and even despised by some the ownership of the Toronto Maple Leafs has never been a serious impediment to the success of the team, contrary to popular belief. Sure MLSE values a profit as most corporations do and yes they charge an arm and a leg for even a lousy ticket, but the fact is the market for all things Leafs is extremely strong. With the current supply and demand the way it is the pricing issue will not go away or change, ever.
But besides a little price gouging they [MLSE] have always been willing to spend money to produce a quality product on the ice and to improve the in-game experience for the fans. I am absolutely dumbfounded when I hear people complain that ownership doesn't care about a winner, or aren't willing to spend. Last time I checked the NHL had a hard salary cap and Brian Burke has gone on record numerous times that the team will always spend to the maximum and money is not an issue.
Brian Burke also took the job on the condition of total hockey autonomy and no meddling or second guessing from ownership in any form. The team has sunk Jeff Finger and his atrocious $3.5 million dollar annual payday in the minors and outside a few other clubs (Edmonton and Sheldon Souray, New York Rangers and Wade Redden) not a lot of teams have shown the willingness to eat much in the way of salary.
Burke has stated in the past he has no qualms burying a guy in the minors if it makes sense for the club and will take another teams financial 'wart' and do the same if compensated appropriately. Ownership also spent in the top five NHL salary bracket in the pre-cap world as well and didn't say much to Pat Quinn when he wanted to take on additional salary to help the team win (Brian Leetch, Owen Nolan, Curtis Joseph, Ed Belfour etc). In short, ownership is a strength, deal with it.
The front office is being led by the boisterous but heady Brian Burke who has the pedigree and past successes to give every indication he is fully capable of leading the Maple Leafs onward and upward. Like any GM looking to make an early splash there have been a few questionable moves at times, but Brian Burke did not want a 5-6 year rebuild and for better or worse he has made moves according to this logic.
Brian Burke turned the Vancouver Canucks into a perennial Cup contender and prior to his arrival the point total for the team he inherited was 58 – yikes. The very next season the team improved dramatically to 83 points (1999/00) and reached the playoffs in 2000/01 with 90 points. Over the next three seasons the Canucks were 130-77-30-9, an impressive and massive 53 games over .500 so don't tell me he wasn't a complete and total success.
He joined the Anaheim Ducks after the lockout that wiped out the 2004/05 season and again inherited a team that produced a 76 point season and helped turn them into a 98 point team in 2005/06 and made it to the Western Conference semi-final. The Ducks won the Stanley Cup in 2006/07 with a 110 point season and followed that with a 102 and 91 point season so again Burkie has shown he is fully capable of building winners. The Leafs front office is well stocked, well led and well respected – they also clearly inherited a mess.
The past exploits and resume of our head coach Ron Wilson has already been discussed and I think it is safe to say that coaching (depending on your taste) is not a huge weakness and in fact based the current talent of the roster is quite possibly a huge strength. Not exactly the talent laden Detroit Red Wings taking the ice night in and night out.
Let's look at the actual talent on the ice and who will help contribute to the hopeful turnaround of the franchise. Who are our keepers going forward, what do they bring and what should we expect? There aren't many sure fire keepers on this roster and guys we can absolutely expect to remain with the club when the tides start to turn. Don't act surprised, if there were more the team wouldn't be mired in a four season slump and we wouldn't be having this discussion.
However, there are a few pieces we can legitimately be excited about.
1. Phil Kessel – 23 years old. In 309 career NHL games he has sniped 104 goals and has 193 total points. Brought in via trade (we won't go there) Kessel is one of the most talented players offensively the team has had since Mats Sundin left.
A pure goal scorer with a lethal wrist shot and honed scoring instincts I think we can count of Kessel providing a great deal of goal scoring to the team for the next 10-12 seasons. In 87 total games as a Leaf Kessel has scored 38 goals and tallied 67 points averaging approximately 20 minutes a game.
With an improved team around him and a better power play (only 11 of 38 goals scored on the PP) Kessel could take his game to even greater heights. If he continues his scoring pace for the next 10-12 seasons he could eventually become the greatest goal scorer in the history of the franchise.
Is it reasonable to assume 13 more Leafs seasons at 30 goals a pop (390) plus the 38 goals already (428) to pass Sundin (420)? Either way you look at it, the kid can play and he is a legitimate scoring threat each time he touches the puck –a true keeper. Could he possibly score 500 as a Leaf?
It's going to take a truly sick career for any three of the players added by the Boston Bruins to make up the potentially ridiculous amount of goals scored by Phil "the Thrillâ€. In the end it might be pretty hard to argue against a trade that possibly netted you the all-time franchise leader in goals.
2. Nik Kulemin – 24 years old. In 168 career NHL games he has scored 36 goals, added 41 assists in approximately 16.5 minutes per game. Drafted in the second round (44 overall) by Toronto in the 2006 NHL Entry draft "Koolie†has shown drastic improvement year over year and has become a reliable, steady and invaluable forward.
Kulemin is almost the anti-Kessel as he stands a solid 6'1†and 225 pounds of pure Soviet muscle (ooh, scary) and is starting to use every inch of that frame. In a recent game versus Nashville a shocked Shea Webber was basically rag-dolled as the two battled for the puck, Kulemin won it.
Showcasing an improved shot and quick release to go with an already sound hockey sense I think most of the NHL is high on Koolie and he has the potential to develop into a perennial 30-goal, 30 assist guy in the league while providing a solid all-around game. Kulemin will be here when the dust settles and the roster is solidified, a definite keeper with strong upside.
3. Nazem Kadri – 20 years old. Maybe a controversial add to a very short list but the fact remains Kadri possesses rare skills and talents that are not found throughout the Leafs current roster. Kadri scored 258 points in 242 games in the OHL and his final season was exceptional after a slow start he netted 35 goals, 58 assists, 93 points and 105 penalty minutes.
A lot has already been said about the kid and in almost any other market in the NHL he could develop at a reasonable pace without the scrutiny that comes with being anointed as a Toronto Maple Leafs saviour. The fact is the kid can play and brings an element of skill that is not readily available and patience is a virtue when it comes to Kadri.
He reminds me a bit of a Scott Gomez type, a playmaking sparkplug centre – in time he could become scary good.
That is it for the list of definite keeper forwards, a short one I know. Missing the cut was Kris Versteeg, Tyler Bozak, Mikael Grabovski and Clarke MacArthur for various reasons – age, overall questions marks, projections and past history. I also didn't include any of our less NHL-ready prospects (Jerry D'Amigo, Greg McKegg etc) as it is way too early to tell if they are worthy of being considered a keeper.
Here is our projected forward lines and who will likely still be here and where we need replacements/upgrades.
|P. Kessel
|N. Kulemin
|N. Kadri
|K. Versteeg
|C. Armstrong
|M. Brown
|T. Brent
|C. Orr
The shell of our line-up and potential depth/talent of our bottom six is exciting and if we can add the necessary top six talent (specifically top line centre and forward) we could have a very competitive group in the mould of Brian Burke's top six/bottom six philosophy. How we go about replacing those 'X's with the talent needed is another, much harder task.
1. Luke Schenn – 21 years old. There is some thought the Leafs might have rushed Schenn to the NHL as a 19-year old rookie and it is hard to believe Schenn is only 21 years old but it appears he has started to really develop into the lock down stud defenseman we all envisioned when the Leafs made him the #5 pick in the 2008 NHL Entry draft.
Schenn should probably be our captain but to place that type of unfair pressure on a kid so young who was coming off a supposed sophomore slump season likely wasn't the best approach. He is off to a great start in 2010/11 and Schenn has been our best defender thus far. Logging massive ice-time (nearly 23 minutes/night) while leading in most statistical categories among fellow defensemen.
Dion Phaneuf is too expensive for what he brings at $6.5 million a season and until he finds his game again is going to take a ton of heat from Leafs nation. He isn't going anywhere so in that sense he is a keeper but I do not find his play so far to be at the level where he is a must have talent. Francois Beauchemin, Mike Komisarek and Tomas Kaberle bring a solid element to any blue-line but they each have their own faults or weaknesses (or are too expensive) to be considered keepers at this stage.
We have way too much valuable cap space being thrown away on the backend and not getting the appropriate production from that asset allocation. We need a major overhaul in this department and it starts with moving Mike Komisarek and his massive $4.5 million dollar salary. We need to get cheaper and more productive, never an easy scenario and something that will have to be a priority for Burke – if it isn't already.
|L. Schenn
|D. Phaneuf
|K. Aullie
|C. Gunnarsson
The two open spots need to be filled by either one of our many internal candidates on the Toronto Marlies or via free agency. We will have to live with Phaneuf as he is Brian Burke's guy and nobody will take his salary on but we need to fill the 'X's with one legitimate top two stud (Shea Weber anyone?) and the second with a smart, solid puck mover at a very reasonable price (like under 3 million).
We currently spend 43% of our cap number on our back end and it has underperformed thus far. In this scenario Phaneuf makes $6.5, Schenn will get a multi-year deal at $3.9 or so, Aullie and Gunnarsson or whomever they decide to fill the third pairing with will have to be cheap but effective for cost certainty (around $1 million or less).
In a perfect (and maybe unrealistic) world I would love to see the Leafs add Shea Weber at around $7-8 million and a smart stay at home guy for around $2-2.5 (Brad Stuart type). Easier said than done but that would cost the Leafs around $21 million (or 35% of total cap) so Burke could still maintain his "building from the net out†philosophy and really ride our top 4 defenseman while getting A1 production from all four.
I do not see a keeper on the goaltending side although I do feel we should be playing Jonas Gustavsson more to get a sense if he is a potential keeper or not. JS Giguere has been decent, but a sub .900 save % in today's NHL is almost a disgrace and it's not as if he has been winning games by himself. He has obviously been better than Vesa Toskala but even Peter Ing could have likely outperformed 09/10 Toskala.
So there is some hope and we do have talent that would play a meaningful role on almost any other NHL team. While a rather short list to recap our definite keepers are Phil Kessel, Nik Kulemin, Nazem Kadri and Luke Schenn. We also have a few names that nearly made the list including Dion Phaneuf (too expensive, on the decline?), Keith Aullie (great potential), Kris Versteeg (only a third line talent?) and Jonas Gustavsson (can he be great or just good?).
Add that to some intriguing prospects (Bradley Ross, Greg McKegg, Jerry D'Amigo, Sondre Olden, Brayden Irwin, Jesse Blacker and Jussi Rynnas) and the Maple Leafs aren't completely desolate in terms of talent at or near the NHL level. The next 12-18 months are a key stretch in terms of roster overhaul and hopefully the man in charge Brian Burke can fill the top centre void and restructure the defense with astute trades or free agent splashes.
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Jessica Simpson and her fiancé, Eric Johnson, grabbed a Valentine's Day lunch together in Santa Monica earlier today. She wore a holiday-appropriate pink jacket and a clingy black top — which showed off her growing pregnant belly — while Eric helped her out of their black SUV. Jessica hasn't tweeted any news about her romantic plans with Eric for the big day, but the couple will have a lot of work ahead of them in the coming months. They reportedly just bought Ozzy Osbourne's old home in Hidden Hills, not to be confused with the Beverly Hills mansion that was featured on The Osbournes, which Christina Aguilera bought in 2007. Jessica also has the March premiere of Fashion Star to prepare for, as well as the birth of baby number two.
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Wales v England, Six Nations, March 16
Five reasons why...England will beat Wales
Graham Jenkins
March 15, 2013
Will Owen Farrell's competitive spirit propel England to victory? © Getty Images
On the eve of the Six Nations title decider between Grand Slam-chasing England and defending champions Wales in Cardiff on Saturday, we debate which side will take the glory.
To conclude things, ESPNscrum senior editor Graham Jenkins offers five reasons why he thinks England will be celebrating come full time.
Manu Magic
England possess plenty of quality but arguably their biggest weapon is the wrecking ball of a centre that is Manu Tuilagi. England have undergone a radical transformation since the 2011 Rugby World Cup and so has Tuilagi - from ferry-jumper to world class centre. His game-breaking ability is a huge asset with his power and pace more than enough to trouble the best defences in the world. He may not always breach the line himself but his Sonny Bill Williams-like ability to ride a tackle and feed a team-mate ensures more often than not that he causes carnage.
The San Francisco 49ers
Stuart Lancaster was a largely unknown quantity when he took the England reins with many suggesting that the former PE teacher was a gamble. He may not have had the international experience of some of his rivals for the post but a lifetime of studying coaching and management philosophies has proven equally fruitful. Lancaster has devoured the secrets to success offered by the likes of former NFL coaches Bill Walsh and Vince Lombardi, who steered the 49ers and the Packers to greatness, legendary basketball coach John Wooden, rugby league coach Wayne Bennett and British cycling guru Sir Dave Brailsford and conjured his own blueprint for long-term excellence. The results have been as rewarding as they have been refreshing.
Fiesty Farrell
Many questioned how Owen Farrell could have been shortlisted for last year's IRB Player of the Year honour but he has since silenced his critics with a string of eye-catching and pivotal performances in the England No.10 shirt. His boot has kept the scoreboard ticking over while his passing game has also attracted widespread praise - in particular an arrow-like effort that put lock Geoff Parling over against Scotland. His venomous competitive spirit and temperament may be seen as a potential weakness but it is also a priceless commodity that is set to serve Farrell and England well on Saturday and beyond.
Sergio Parisse
The Italy No.8 was constant thorn in England's side at Twickenham last weekend and his latest heroics almost propelled the Azzurri to an historic first victory over Stuart Lancaster's side. England recovered just about enough composure to keep their Slam dreams alive and will be grateful to Parisse and co for revealing the fault lines in their armour. Those concerns will have been addressed this week in training and as a result you can expect a sharper and fully focused England to take to the field in Cardiff.
No fear factor
Few rugby arenas can rival the atmosphere generated by a capacity Millennium Stadium on a Six Nations match day - especially when Wales are in the hint for the title. But this England side, although relatively inexperienced, are brimming with belief and have no reason to fear any side or any venue having stunned world champions New Zealand and kicked on in the Six Nations. Spearheaded by captain Chris Robshaw, who only a few short months ago was not even on the British & Irish Lions radar but is now expected to feature strongly - maybe even as captain, they have quietly and efficiently gone about their business and forged an impressive team spirit. In the words of Lancaster: "Our attitude and desire to work for each other is strong."
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Graham Jenkins is the Senior Editor of ESPNscrum and you can also follow him on Twitter.
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Support for ATI radeon cards there isn't anymore.
However, it's a pity reading in Xorg messages that radeon driver does support all those ATI card, but kernel compiled in "make.conf" with "NEW-XORG=YES" and "KMS=YES" uses radeonkms instead, that complains about a drmn.ko that doesn't exist in system, and so X fails back to VESA (if you edit conf file).
My question is: is it possible to make kernel use old graphic system, making it use old (and working) radeon.ko?


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As the Brooklyn Nets continue talks in their effort to acquire Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic, the Charlotte Bobcats have emerged as a potential third trading partner, as they're interested in Nets power forward Kris Humphries.
But the same issue that's giving the Cleveland Cavaliers cold feet appears to be an obstacle in Charlotte's potential involvement: Humphries wants a four-year deal, but the Bobcats, like the Cavs, want to make only a one-year commitment to him, the Charlotte Observer reports.
The Nets also need to find a taker for MarShon Brooks. While ESPN reported the Bobcats may be interested in the second-year guard, a source told the Observer that he probably does not fit into the team's plans. The Clippers reportedly have been involved in talks about taking Brooks as well.
Real GM's Jarrod Rudolph reports that in addition to Charlotte, the Minnesota Timberwolves are willing to facilitate the trade if the Cavs or Clippers back out.
Cleveland's role in these discussions, meanwhile, "isn't as entrenched as some national reports would indicate," the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
Humphries and Howard share an agent, Dan Fegan, who told SI.com that negotiating a one-year deal for Humphries would be "ridiculous. I have not had one conversation about a one-year deal."
Despite these obstacles, there are some indications that a deal eventually will happen. For example, the Magic are reviewing the medical charts of Brook Lopez, who'd they receive, in addition to draft picks, in exchange for Howard, The New York Times' Howard Beck reports via Twitter.


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According to a news release from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, a 15-year-old Orangefield student was suspended after writing a "hit list" with names of fellow students.
On Monday, Jan. 28 at approximately 4:30 p.m., the OCSO received a call from the Assistant Principal at Orangefield High School concerning suspicious circumstances. Upon arrival, deputies met with the OHS Assistant Principal concerning a "hit list" that had been located in a restroom inside the school. The list had several students' names on it.
OCSO investigators conducted an investigation into the event. They were able to identify and locate the student suspected of writing the list. Upon being questioned, the student confessed to writing the note. Investigators located and spoke to all of the students who names were on the list and spoke with each child's parent advising them of the situation.
The student who wrote the note spoke with investigators. He advised he made the list as a prank and was not planning to follow through with the threats.
OHS suspended the student and charges are pending in this case.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office has been providing extra patrols and walking through all of the schools in Orangefield and the other schools in Orange County making sure that the school and students are safe. The investigation is ongoing.
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