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We act 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, 60 minutes an hour desperately trying to be true to ourselves, trying to justify actions committed to us or committed by us. This urge, perhaps the most powerful hunger, of finding satisfaction often makes us blind to everything. Think hard, do you say you don't deserve it? Do you feel good can't happen to you because you're buried alive under the weight of guilt?
Can you actually define Truth?
How often do you feel that happiness can no longer touch you? In desperate attempts of justifying every second of our act we forget the reality amd beauty of what's coming to us.
Remember Alternate Reality from last time, demons being so heavy and over whelming that even if someone somehow touch us, in a world of remorse and sorrow, we get a little touch of warmth as a baby sapling, what do we do? These acts of justification, these demons make us kill it before it even begins to sprout. Why do we forget that even the Infinite number line begins from One (1)? But even for that we gotta try and begin from zero.
The real question comes is to how to get up from zero and reach one?
I say, Breathe. Take a deep breath, slowly. Feel the oxygen going in. Feel the heart pump. Close your eyes. Let the moment control you. Isolate yourself from everything around and reach the center of your universe. Breathe and clear your thoughts. Feel your senses grow. Let the purity and peace of the moment overcome your demons.
Now you're in the center of your universe. Surrender to the super power and let out everything inside you, all the emotions, all the urges which lie above your little sapling.
Were you good or bad? Were you real or fake? Were you worthy or not?
Stop. Unwanted Acts. Let go !
Endure, Embrace and be thankful. You might have been broken and pushed down to the bottom but you're alive. You can breathe and let it all out. That sapling is hope but you need to have faith. Remember you've found your way to the universe now let it reach you.
You have so many small and beautiful things in your life that all together they can outweigh all the pain and suffering you've been through. It might be a little sapling but if you take care of it, embrace it, protect it, it'll grow into a beautiful tree. Congratulate yourself, thank the universe, let your happiness out because you've come to one from zero. One tree will be two, two to four, four to farm but you and you are all who is gonna be responsible for it. Now that you've find your reason remember Alone but never lonely.
Do you deserve it? I say it doesn't matter, you have it. It's your way to find peace and happiness. Once and only if you break free then only you'll know that you deserved it because guilt is powerful too. You Know what's more powerful, our universe but you have to reach out for it.
We believe in things that happen but remember Strong belief in anything is also responsible for that thing to happen. And at the center of all this should be you controlling your universe not your guilt. Stop acting, start living. Don't runaway, identify and face yourself. Breathe and let go. If needed travel time. Have faith in who you are because you never know how beautiful and majestic you can be. You're allowed to mourn for your past but it's meant for learning and growing up. Embrace it and add it to your present experiences and you'll be the happiest man alive.
Truth is just a perspective of thought. Belief is what makes it real and you control your belief and its strength. Remember it's ALL YOU.!
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It was my third weekend camping, and the newest spot was nestled under a clump of shade trees beside the South Holston River in Tennessee.Unlike the other campsites I had tried, this one was wide open as the Serengetti in Tanzania, though the beasts that surrounded this site were mere beef cattle, not wild rhinos. And I was thankful for that, despite the plethora of flies that lent their incessant buzzing to the natural melodies of summer.
It was the flies that drove me inside the camper early in the night. I usually sleep with just the star-sprnkled sky for a roof. It it rains, I can fit the sleeping bag into the back of the Troutmobile, like I was forced to do the previous weekend.
In two and a half days I got in a lot of fly fishing, managing to catch tons of brown and rainbow trout. They were hitting little sulphur flies, little yellow things the fish seemed to like floating on top of the surface or below. I fished a CDC dry up and across, then let it swing downstream until it dipped under the surface. From there, I stripped the fly back slowly until I felt that familiar jerk at the other end.
Sunday evening was awesome. After a long lazy lunch, I rigged up the new rod. From my seat at the campsite, I could see rise rings spread over he mirrow-smooth water while the feeding trout taunted me. I could not turn away from such a challenge.
During the recent hot dry spell, trout have been stressing out. Warm water can be lethal to the fish, and many fishermen avoid low-altitude, and hence warmer, creeks and rivers. Instead, they search out trout in the higher elevations. Or they find a tailrace river, where the coldest of the cold water in a lake is released from the bottom of a dam to generate electricity and make a lot of trout downstream happy in July.
It is never dry on the South Holston. The water gets a bit rough when they open all the gates, but it's always a healthy cold temperature for trout.
I was catching a few and missing a few when a fellow in a big 'ol cowboy hat hollered from the bank. Names were exchanged; dinner invitations were offered.
The fellow, who has the same name as one of my first cousins, said they would cook the steaks around 6 and return to the water at 7 for the evening hatch.
Sounded like a plan. My luck was looking up.
And after dinner we slayed 'em, mostly with little yellow spinner flies, and fished until the biggest moon of the year peeked over the treeline upstream. Sparkling trout held in the glow of a midsummer moon left one of those indelible images forever etched in my brain. Who needs a camera?
The next day, there was a late-morning frenzy of hooking, catching and losing trout, almost all bulldog-strong browns. The fish returned for an encore later in the afternoon, just before the dam gates opened and the rowdy river chased us to shore.
I slept like the proverbial log that night to the tune of Carolina Chorus frogs and the river's steady beat.
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Through a series of fortunate events, I found myself at the San Diego Comic Con, and I learned very quickly, that the hype was real. Considered to be one of the largest, if not THE largest convention in the world, SDCC 2016, despite not having any huge reveals, was still the largest, most exciting convention I have ever been to. And, there is no doubt in my mind, that if you have the opportunity to go, I would tell you to GO, with the fury of a hundred suns, GO!
If this is your first time reading one of my reviews(?) about conventions, my disclaimer for this particular one is that I may be more biased than I usually am. Though I normally attend conventions as press, I try to give people an idea of what a convention is like from the regular con-goer's perspective. Because that's how I usually roll. This time, I did a little more rocking than rolling. But here is what you need to know.
If this if your first convention, you might feel overwhelmed. San Diego Comic-Con is more like a convention of long lines, big name companies, and huge celebrities. People from all over the world were lined up for everything. Some even slept in those lines to make sure they got to see their favorite movie or TV star. There were massive lines for panels, huge queues for the awesome merchandise and exclusives, and long waits for Mrs. Field's cookies. Which is not a joke. Every five feet was a Mrs. Field's kiosk, where the weary traveler could get a chocolate chip pick me up. People love those cookies.
The show floor itself was a who's who of vendors and studios, where the big comic book properties towered over you like tall things in a crowded place. It's because of Marvel, DC, Warner Bros., and the rest, that SDCC is the one stop shop for all things geek. But it also meant that every row was a sea of bodies rubbing up against each other. If that's not your thing, you might want to just stay outside.
You might think, "Why would this guy tell me to stay outside, where nothing is happening?" Au contraire! A lot of the downtown, Gaslamp disctrict, of San Diego, turned into another geek paradise, as the Nerdist, and the Nerd Machine, and Cartoon Network, and…and…so many other outlets just showered you in your favorite fandom. The convention can't be contained in one "small" convention center, as it poured out your favorite things onto the streets. The library, the kid's museum, and even the baseball stadium, all became homes to smaller events that people who couldn't get into SDCC, got to attend. And they're really good! There were panels at Nerd HQ, demos and games, at Nerdist's Camp Conival, and so much more to do. It's not hyperbole. Crowds of people were able to still have a good time outside of SDCC proper, with plenty of swag (not the Bieber kind), and cool events to experience.
Then there were the panels inside SDCC. I only went to a few, and worked on another few, and the ones I attended were fantastic. So many people came out to support their favorite people, from all walks of life. There were web series stars sharing their stories, players of Dungeons and Dragons hyping the fans, and those in the media who wanted to share their knowledge and wisdom on how they built their brand. Just a touch of self promotion, but I am a podcaster, and I guess…writer…and now I feel more empowered and excited to make what I create even better than what it's already been.
I would be remiss if I didn't mention Hall H. The infamous room where the big leagues go to show off that new trailer or spill secrets on their upcoming movies and projects. I had the privilege to attend the Fantastic Beasts panel, JK Rowlings new movie set in the Harry Potter universe. Eddie Redmayne and moderator, Conan O'Brien, gave out wands to the entire audience, brought out the cast of the film, and showed off a new trailer. I can finally say that I experienced the spectacle that is, Hall H.
For me, as I mentioned earlier, the hype was real. But the one thing I want to share before I tell you all to get your tickets and fly out to San Diego next year, is that I was able to experience that actual "Press" life. I got to sit and participate in round table interviews with the cast of Arrow. Stephen Amell, David Ramsey, Willa Holland, Emily Bett Rickards, Echo Kellum, and an executive producer, who's name I have sadly forgotten, sat with myself and a group of other press, to not only answer our questions but have a nice, pleasant, yet all too brief conversation with us, the fans (but technically the media). All I know from that experience, are that these people were kind, funny, and painfully good looking. I mean. Wow. All of them. Just…talented and really attractive in person.
Finally, I need to talk about the night life. If you think San Diego Comic Con stops when they shut the doors, you are absolutely right, if you're one of those sane people. But for those night owls, like myself, the city comes alive after they kick you out of the show floor. With restaurants, bars, and clubs, the party kept going, into the wee hours of the night. And if you're lucky, you can find yourself around all those celebrities I was talking about earlier, as you hear about and maybe even try to sneak into, the big studio parties. Sadly, when I bumped into Willa Holland and Emily Bett Rickards, they forgot to invite me to their parties.
Everything I love about conventions were amplified at San Diego. The people, the panels, the cosplay (which I didn't even get to touch on. Spoilers: they were awesome), and the new friends. It's more than an event, it's an experience, and one that I'm sad is over.
So, have I convinced you to go to San Diego Comic Con? Did you end up attending the convention this year? What were your highlights of the show? What did I miss out on? Looking forward to hearing your stories.
I'm going to wrap this up by giving some shout outs to those who made San Diego Comic Con amazing and most importantly, possible. Jeff Burns, host of Super Geeked Up, and the man who got myself and my podcast cohost Josh Hawkes into the convention in the first place. This man knows how to host a panel, and a game show. To Josh Hawkes for being the brother in Con and Pod, that I needed. No convention is truly experienced without that man on your team. To Shelley Rossell, the cohost and friend who keeps you grounded, keeps you focused, and shows you that a big heart can come from a small package. To indie comic book writer Gabe Smith & artist extraordinaire Sara Veron of Human Comics and Bacon and Sausage, for hanging out with us, letting us bunk at their booth, and for sharing some awesome stories. To Neal Adams for putting up with our shenanigans. To Kody Frederick of Fan-o-Rama, the Futurama fan film, for being an awesome guest on our podcast, and just being the coolest dude throughout the con. To Maria Elena Duron, for listening to and tolerating a rambling guy (me), and still happily providing brilliant advice to someone still trying to find themselves in the "industry". If I missed anyone, know that it is not because you didn't make an impact on me during this fantastic convention, but because I have only 64 Kb of RAM, and as a result my brain acts more like a brick of information, rather a sponge. Please feel free to berate me for forgetting, in the comments below.
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Spending long, frustrating hours at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is as American as baseball. Unfortunately, unlike baseball, there is never a winner.
In the last month, DMV offices nationwide dealt with more than their fair share of difficulties. Californians were frustrated last month after an "internal connection issue" caused the state's DMV website to shut down. An apology was sent to customers via Facebook — along with a request for patience.
In Kansas, a statewide computer system in its third month of operation presented some problems for the state's Department of Motor Vehicles. Because of system crashes, bugs and maintenance troubles, the DMV granted a two-week grace period to customers who tried to register their vehicles during the months of May and June.
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South Carolina Deploys Motor Vehicle Network (MVN) System to Reduce Waits
The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles (SCDMV) introduced the Motor Vehicle Network (MVN) earlier this year. Similar to systems in Maryland and Virginia, the Motor Vehicle Network uses televisions in DMV offices to show customers the expected wait time, let them know their status in the lineup and direct them to the appropriate window. In addition, the system allows customers to check the DMV website for wait times. SCDMV spokesperson Beth Parks says that the average wait time has been cut to "around 10 minutes."
Colorado Wins Big with "Save Time, Renew Online" Campaign
In 2011, Colorado launched their "Save Time, Renew Online" campaign to boost online license renewals and cut down on foot traffic in DMV offices statewide. The campaign also informs residents about the opportunity to register as organ, eye and tissue donors when they renew their licenses. Thanks to this effort, 109,204 Coloradan's opted to renew online in 2011, up from 87,000 in 2010. The International Academy of Visual Arts (IAVA) recognized Colorado's "Save Time, Renew Online" campaign with a Silver Communicator Award in the not-for-profit category at the 2012 Communicator Awards.
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I'm feeling very tired and have a few things to do today, I must finish a set of books for my friend Zane. He opened up an English center very recently and he has decided to make his own course books. He has asked me to do all of the artwork for the books. Only bad thing about it is there are 2 books that need to be done every week before saturdays. It wouldn't be so bad If i wasn't such a major procrastinator! Also I have band practice with Greg and Lindie today. Smack dab in the middle of the day.
Here is a picture of the other two jerks in the band.
They are serious boaters!
And tonight I am going to go see my friends' band play an acoustic set at the Wanch. It should be pretty funny since they are a loud, fast, punk band...
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Weight Stigma and the Celery Connection – Dr. Deah Schwartz
Let's Get Loud: Weight Stigma is Learned – Leslie Schilling, MA, RDN, CSSD, LDN
First Stigma; First Self Love – Sarah Eaton
Fight Weight Stigma by Promoting Positive Body Image for Children – Dayle Hayes, RD, Advocate, Owner of Nutrition for the Future
A Breakup Letter to Weight Stigma – Leanne Curran, Owner of Therapeutic Space
Body Image – Irrelevant or Important in Addressing Weight Stigma? – Amanda Pileski, PhD
Mixed Messages About Teens, Bodies and Weight Stigma – Liza Casella
Practicing Weight Neutrality in a Weight-Obsessed World – Ashley Solomon, PsyD
Tilting at Windmills and Internalized Weight Stigma – JoAnn Broquie
Evaluating FATshion Blogs: A Body Equity Checklist – Jill Andrew, PhD (student candidate) www.fatinthecity.com
Weight Stigma as Entertainment and the Effect on Children – Sunny Haas
Changing Attitudes in a Weight Bias World – Amy Pezzente
My Body, My Business – Not Yours – Marilee Fritsch
Raising Children in a Weight Biased World – Bethany Winkel
Addressing Weight Stigma in Schools: Q&A with Dr. Rebecca Puhl – Nancy Matsumoto
The Road from "Skinny" to "Fat" – Maggie Maiville
Shame on You (Not Me) – Michaela Ballmann, MS RD CLT
College Girl to College Girl: What's the Deal with Weight Stigma? – Alex Raymond and Shelby Santin
Is Weight Stigma Defining Our Lives? – Amanda Kripitsch


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Hmmmnnn, I am getting dizzy looking at the upside down photos hehehe..ReplyDelete
Liit lng ng Pittsburgh bakla compared sa Chicago hehehe. Paano ba asawa mo pag nagalit sa traffic?ReplyDelete
Si jose ganito bakla... Ohh lord why why,take my life lol. tatawanan ko nalang,. minsan sinabihan ko, siguradohin wala kami sa sasakyan nya kung tumatawag ni kamatayan waaaa.
Yan ang rason niya minsan kaya hindi kami nilalabas pagfriday kasi grabe ang traffic.
hala batsi na ako bakla haba na ng litanya ni lola lol. kisses sa R&E mo.
hahahaa!!buti na lang at di laptop ang gamit ko else binagtad ko na pc ko lol!ReplyDelete
Ang tataas siguro ng mga building dyan?!
Have a blessed weekend,Ate Rose!!Di kami uuwi ngayon sa bukid,but busy kami bukas.
I hope we can visit Pittsburgh =)ReplyDelete
Happy weekend sis hugs!!
Nahilo yata ako dun sa last 2 pics. hehehe! Great shots anyway.ReplyDelete
I love these shots, especially the counter clockwise ones, very interesting.ReplyDelete
hello just dropping by.... have a great week.... my dad is coming back home.... care to view my recent post?ReplyDelete
Nice pictures indeed. Mabuti naman at kumuha ka na lamang nang litrato kaysa magmukmuk sa traffic katulad nang ginawa ni John. Getting old, death and traffic are some of the things that one can never avoid in life. Thanks for the post. God bless you all always.ReplyDelete
not only unique, but a bright idea. seems like you were on your knee to take this beautiful angle.. :)ReplyDelete
OK naman ang pictures, parang nakatingin ka na rin sa sky, di ba? hehehe.ReplyDelete
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- The Retired One said...
Belize is on my bucket list for photography for sure! What time of year did you go?
- February 8, 2013 at 4:27 PM
- Tweedles -- that's me said...
so beautious for my eyes to see!
- February 8, 2013 at 10:32 PM
- Jay said...
That looks like an absolutely fascinating place! And it's where the crystal skull comes from? Wow. I'd have enjoyed sitting there thinking on that.
Love your umbrellas. I came over from IF!
- February 9, 2013 at 11:44 AM
- Elizabeth Rose Stanton said...
Gorgeous shots! Love the umbrellas!
- February 9, 2013 at 11:53 AM
- Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...
I love your umbrella painting, and it's a shame it only sold for $1. Your shots of the Mayan ruins and the jungle in Belize are mesmerizing. I've never been that far South, but I did do some missionary work with Mayan ancestors in Veracruz, Oaxaca, and Chiapas. It was both rewarding and fascinating, so would love the opportunity to do it again. Blessings!
- February 10, 2013 at 6:34 AM
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- Creations By Mit said...
Nice job finding a matching illustration! I think umbrellas qualify! And VERY cool photos! I may just boycott this week's challenge, "storm." Had enough of that with the blizzard this past weekend! :)
- February 11, 2013 at 10:54 AM
- Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...
What neat pictures. Love the foliage and the ruins!
- February 11, 2013 at 11:54 AM
- Pat Tillett said...
Love the painting and the photo tour! In fact, I love all of your photo tours! Thanks for taking me along.
- February 11, 2013 at 7:58 PM
I watched a special on TV about the several Crystal Skulls found and those are scattered among places like the Smithsonian, and other big name museums.
They have concluded, or the show did, that all the world's information is in the skulls something like an external hard disk contains a lot of information. There are scientists trying to figure out how to download the information they contain.
- February 12, 2013 at 6:06 AM
- Rosemary Aubut said...
Great post, very interesting! Very nice photos!
- February 12, 2013 at 2:56 PM
- Linda Hensley said...
It must be so awesome to go to a site like that. Someday maybe I'll get to follow in your footsteps? I especially love your trees and flowers photos.
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The American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum announces its newest exhibit, Hard Work & Horse Power, which opens January 26. The exhibit explores how the horse has been used in American history. Visitors are able to view the exhibit at the Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo.
The timeline of the exhibit begins with early Spanish and Colonial life. The horse has been an important mode of transportation throughout history. From wagons to stagecoaches, horses were used to pull a variety of vehicles that transported both goods and people as settlers expanded westward and cities developed.
Uses for the American Quarter Horse changed through the years and the exhibit covers the importance of each era and how the horse shaped the times. Horses were needed for everyday work in large cities, on the ranch and for war-time efforts.
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You get an email from someone asking for an informational interview. You don't know this person, but the email is polite, courteous, and non-demanding. The person simply wants to buy you a cup of coffee and ask questions about your job, because he is also interested in a career in your particular field.
Sounds harmless. You fire off an email consenting to the meeting and name your favorite coffee shop as well as a time and day.
That's all fine, if you understand the ulterior motive behind this so-called "informational interview."
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It doesn't take a super-sleuth to understand that today's job market involves hordes of eager employee-wannabes looking for a way to one-up their competition. The savvy job seeker who requested the interview with you understands the Ben Franklin effect and wants to use it to his complete advantage.
What's that now? You thought Benjamin Franklin was just the inventor of bifocals and lightning rods, a drafter of the Declaration of Independence, and the face on our $100 bills?
He also proposed the social psychological notion that you're more likely to do a favor for someone if you've already done a favor for them before. How does this apply to an innocent informational interview?
Because the minute you sit down for the "interview," you've done this complete stranger your first favor. The second, almost subconscious favor comes when this now-acquaintance applies for a job at your company and lists you as a reference. When the hiring manager sees your name and calls you up to chat, psychologically you're much more inclined to vouch for this applicant than you otherwise normally would… even though you really know very little about him.
That's the Ben Franklin effect.
What's bad about it? Relying on personal connections with someone regarding a job search negates qualifications, skills, and experiences necessary to perform the job. The meritocracy of the job market hinges on companies selecting the most qualified candidate for a position, not the person with whom a hiring manager has the best conversation.
According to a 2013 Forbes article, the average number of people who apply for a job is 118. What if every one of those job-seekers asked you for an informational interview? Granting each person an interview would be insane. So you have to whittle the list down to those people with whom you have something in common—a friend or family member, an alma mater, a volunteer experience.
Requesting an informational interview is just a fancy way of networking, and many job-seekers are hoping you won't realize that. Job-seekers have likely been coached on the importance of asking for additional people to talk with about your career field, which means they are hoping to glean even more influence by expanding their network of like-minded professionals.
Requests for informational interviews aren't going to cease any time soon. You and any other hiring managers simply need to be aware of the possibility of an unconscious bias that could affect your judgment. Once Slate associate editor L.V. Anderson realized this, she came up with a new way to help potential job-seekers:
"It might seem harsh to turn down a human connection—but human connections can interfere with good decision-making," she wrote in a Feb. 17 article. "And there are ways to help people without becoming irrationally attached to them. I plan to start offering to answer questions via email…when people ask me for informational interviews. It's not as gratifying to my ego as schmoozing over coffee—but it's less likely to lead to unearned favoritism."
If you've granted informational interviews in the past, that's okay. Perhaps you didn't understand how powerful the Ben Franklin effect could be. But it is powerful. Having a friendly conversation with someone over coffee is not a job interview. Your judgment gets clouded. Understandably, you start evaluating the person on aspects that won't matter during an actual job interview rather than those that will, like experience, industry knowledge, and applicable skills. Instead, you notice good manners, a sense of humor, an easy smile. Those are all great characteristics for someone to have, but they don't necessarily guarantee professional success.
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Evening falls over a silent forest, miles from civilization, and darkness spreads through the trees--but not entirely. In the dark, mysterious lights slowly begin twinkling in the woods. What is it?
If you see this in nature, you're probably seeing bioluminescence, the ability of some life forms to produce light. You can usually find it in dark places, and it's most popularly found in fungi and deep-sea fish. In this case, though, you're actually seeing an art project by artists Friedrich van Schoor and Tarek Mawad.
Van Schoor and Mawad spent six weeks in the woods, taking in the scenery and creating the subtle but enchanting light show you see in the video. The effects were created using projection mapping, which allows a moving, interactive painting made of light to appear on any surface and turn the ordinary into something magical.
Mawad and van Schoor make up two-thirds of the artist group 3hund, who specialize in projection mapping and video installation, along with collaborations with other artists and composers. This project, called Bioluminescent Forest, was inspired by natural bioluminescence and the forms of the plants and animals they found in the forest. They set up their computers and created custom images which they mapped onto trees, mushrooms, leaves, and even toads.
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Paul VI rolls past DeMatha for title
In just its second appearance in the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament, Paul VI had no problem dispatching 21-time champion DeMatha. The Panthers led from wire-to-wire and rolled to a 48-35 win over the Stags for the 2014 title Saturday night in front of packed house at Frostburg State University's Bobcat Arena.
Both teams entered the tournament ranked nationally, but 20th-ranked Paul VI made it look easy. The Panthers led from the opening tip to the final horn while capturing their 31st victory of the season (31-6).
"I thought our defensive intensity was fantastic," said Paul VI head coach Glenn Farello. "We have played very good defense over the last nine postseason games and I have been impressed with the group (team) throughout."
Paul VI and DeMatha, ranked 22nd nationally, are no strangers to one another as the two teams met three previous times before the ACIT Championship contest. The Panthers also defeated the Stags 56-37 in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.
"We came out a little stagnant on offense and we struggled to hit our open jump shots," added Farello. "We've always played well in the transition game but we struggled in our half-court offense. We made some big plays when we needed to make them tonight."
Josh Reaves, a 6-foot-4 junior, slammed home the game's opening basket for the Panthers to set the tone and they carried that momentum throughout the entire evening. Neither team shot the ball particularly well, but Paul VI played well enough to lead 17-10 after the first quarter. The Panthers opened the game with a 7-0 cushion before leading by seven heading into the second.
Paul VI outscored DeMatha 7-5 in the second quarter, but increased its lead to 12 with 1:40 to play. Corey Manigault, a 6-7 sophomore, gave the Panthers a 24-12 lead with a pair of free throws. The Stags' Alani Moore, a 5-8 sophomore, ended the first half with a three-pointer that cut DeMatha's deficit to 24-15.
Marcus Derrickson, a 6-8 junior, opened second-half action with two free throws and the Panthers scored the first five points to lead by 15, 30-15.
DeMatha cut its deficit to seven late in the third and again early in the fourth, but the night and the title belonged to Paul VI. After opening the game with a dunk, Reaves slammed home two more in the closing minutes of the fourth and both times handed Paul VI a 15-point edge.
Kevin Dorsey, a 6-0 junior, was named the ACIT Most Valuable Player and was the lone Panther to score in double figures with 14 points. Derrickson earned Second Team All-Tournament honors and he finished the title game with seven points and five rebounds. Reaves scored eight points and finished with a team-high seven rebounds.
For DeMatha, Moore took home First Team All-Tournament honors and was the lone Stag in doubles figures with 12 points and a game-best nine rebounds. Joseph Hamilton, a 6-6 sophomore, earned Second Team All-Tournament honors after scoring seven points and grabbing six rebounds.
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Trimble leaves O'Connell with 35 points, 84-78 win
McDonald's All-American Melo Trimble closed his high school career by doing what he's done since he first put on a Bishop O'Connell basketball uniform four years ago, closing out a game in clutch, cool command to provide a victory for the Knights.
Trimble, the 6-foot-3 guard and Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Player of the Year who will next play for the University of Maryland, hit seven free throws in the final 2:20, scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter and finishing with 35 points for the game to lead O'Connell to an 84-78 win over WCAC rival St. John's College and third place in the 54th ACIT Saturday night at Frostburg State University.
For the Knights (20-12), who won the ACIT title last year with Trimble as the tournament Most Valuable Player, it was a particularly satisfying way to end the season, as they were able to defeat the Cadets for the first time this year after dropping 82-80 and 66-63 decisions to them during the regular season.
"St. John's is a well-coached, experienced team," said O'Connell head coach Joe Wootten. "We lost by two in the first one to them and had a last-second three-point shot that missed in the next one, so it's great to get this one. They're a very good team.
"We played great the first night and played great tonight, not that Paul VI (whom the Knights lost to on Friday) isn't a great team. We wanted to be in the championship, but it's a character game and you have to act like men. Tonight we came back like men. I really thought Dom Fragala picked us up tonight, hitting some huge threes. He's just a freshman and he was huge tonight."
Fragala hit five three-point goals to finish with 19 points for the Knights. Oumar Barry, 6-9 senior, scored 10 points and had six rebounds. Lewis Djonkman, 6-7 sophomore, led O'Connell with nine rebounds. The Knights outrebounded the Cadets, 34-25.
For St. John's (28-6), the WCAC regular-season champion, Darian Bryant was a force in the paint all evening, scoring 23 points with nine rebounds. James Palmer, who is headed to the University of Miami, scored 19 points and Michael Morsell scored 13.
The night belonged to Trimble, however, who also finished the game with 13 assists and 11 rebounds. His game is so complete, particularly considering he had always been a shooting guard until taking on the point position the past two seasons, learning as he goes along. His game is quiet, in the way he moves, the way he glides with the ball and with his shot, the net rarely moving when the ball goes to its bottom.
"Melo's final game," said Wootten in a near-hushed tone that indiciated he never believed Melo's final game would ever really come. "I'll miss him … Not only is he a great player, he's a great person. He's one of the most coachable kids there is, and he's a competitor. He gave up two offensive rebounds to Palmer late in the game, and I said, 'Do you want to go out this way?' And in the end he got the big rebound for us.
"What a player."
"It was a good game," said Trimble. "It was my last game and I wanted to go out with a bang, and that's what we did. We had a good game and came out with the W."
As for his experience with the ACIT the past two years, Trimble said. "It's a good atmopshere here with all the kids. Just as I do, all the players want to go to the highest level, and this tournament is just great. They provide us with food all the time and great hospitality. It's a family atmosphere and I've really enjoyed it."
St. John's built an early eight-point lead to start the game and led 19-15 after the first quarter. But Trimble opened the second with a three-point play from the line, and a three-point play from behind the arc to give the Knights the lead, 21-19. Palmer would tie the score at 22 for the Cadets, but behind Trimble, Fragala and Jamaal King Jr., O'Connell went on a 16-4 run to build a 38-26 lead, and would lead 40-33 at the half.
The Knights maintained a five to nine-point lead through the third and led 64-58 entering the fourth. Palmer, however, went to work, scoring the first eight St. John's points to bring the Cadets to within 68-64. Anthony Cowan Jr., a spark the entire tournament off the bench for the Cadets, hit a three and a layup off a steal to bring St. John's to within one, then scored on a drive to give the Cadets the 71-70 lead.
Trimble for O'Connell answered, then James Mitchell for St. John's, then Fragala with another three-pointer for the Knights to give them the lead for the final time, 75-73. The Cadets would get to within 76-75 on a Morsell follow, but Trimble got himself to the free-throw line three times, converting all six attempts, in the final 1:28, with King's free throws, then Trimble's at 5.8 seconds providing O'Connell the win.
-Mike Burke, Cumberland Times-News
Booth, MSJ roll over Calvert Hall
Mount St. Joseph's beat Calvert Hall 99-66 behind 37 points from Villanova recruit Phil Booth in the consolation bracket championship of the 54th ACIT Saturday afternoon at Frostburg State University's Bobcat Arena.
Booth, a 6-foot-4 guard, converted on all 13 of his free-throw attempts and contributed five rebounds and three assists in the Gaels' 33-point victory.
Calvert Hall started strong, jumping out to an early 6-3 lead, but Mount St. Joe's quickly erased the deficit and took a 20-11 first quarter lead.
In the second quarter, two straight baskets from the Cardinals' Evan Phoenix cut the lead to 20-15 when a two-handed slam by Mount St. Joseph's Daveyon Barnes (nine points, eight rebounds, and four assists) sparked a 15-2 run — extending the lead to 35-17 midway through the second quarter. Booth would later convert dunks on two straight possessions, finshing off the half with four consectutive free throws with no time on the clock due to a last second foul and a technical-foul against Calvert's coach.
In all, Booth scored 15 of his team's 35 points as the Gaels' limited their opponent to just 13 for a 55-24 lead at intermission.
In the second half, Calvert would rally to match its first half total by scoring 24 third quarter points. However, the Gaels scored 23.
Along with Booth, Jaylen Adams scored 21 points and Jordan McNeil had 12 to lead the charge for Pat Clatchey's Mount St. Joseph's team.
The Gaels led 80-50 early in the fourth quarter and when it reached 95-60 with 2:58 to play cleared the bench — falling a point short of 100 points.
Calvert Hall, 28-6 prior to the tournament, was led by Nico Clareth's 17 points. Chris Wallace had 10 points and six rebounds, while Drew Edwards chipped in nine points, eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks.
Mount St. Joseph went 2-1 in the tournament and finished 34-5.
-Josh Mitchell, Cumberland Times-News
Benedictine turns back BW, 77-55
Bishop Walsh fell in their final game of the 54th Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament to Benedictine College Prep 77-55 in the third place consolation game played on Saturday afternoon.
The Cadets' Robert Johnson, who is committed to Indiana, led all scorers with 27 points — and added five rebounds and eight assists. Faiz Shaheen put in a strong performance for the Cadets as well, adding 23 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Benedictine got out to a quick start, leading 14-2 at one point in the first quarter on their way to a 21-5 advantage. It looked as though it was going to be more of the same dominance from Benedictine, as a four-point play by Shaheen sparked a 32-13 lead midway through quarter number two. However, The Spartans answered with a 23-point second quarter — shooting 10 of 19 from the field. The Cadets led 43-28 at the half.
In the second half, Benedictine came out strong, opening with a 11-0 run to increase its lead to 54-28. In the fourth quarter, Walsh's Isaac Mourier, the team's leading scoring with 21 points, converted 11 straight points for the Spartans to open the quarter cutting into the deficit. Walsh continuted to gain mommentum from an alley-opp slam on a pass from Dylan Wilson to the 6-foot-3 senior Max Paver, energizing the Spartan crowd, but they couldn't overcome the Cadets — who didn't miss a field-goal in the final quarter until under three minutes remained.
Wilson scored 11 points for Bishop Walsh, with six rebounds and Darius Perry had six points and nine rebounds. Mourier added six rebounds.
Benedictine entered the day with two losses in as many days, but only had five through 29 games before the ACIT. For the Spartans, they finish the tournament with three losses and their season is over with a 9-22 record.
-Josh Mitchell, Cumberland Times-News
March 14, 2014
Paul VI knocks off defending champion Bishop O'Connell Panthers win, 75-52; will play DeMatha for ACIT title
Kevin Dorsey scored 25 points, grabbed seven rebounds and was the driving force behind Paul VI being able to run away from defending champion Bishop O'Connell for a 75-52 win that catapults the Panthers into tonight's title game of the 54th Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament at Frostburg State University.
Playing in only it's second ACIT, Paul VI will take part in its second championship when it faces the school with 22 ACIT titles, DeMatha, tonight at 8:15. The Stags last won the title in 2012, when they beat the Panthers 71-56.
Dorsey was hot right off the bat, scoring eight points in the opening quarter and adding six more in the second to get the Panthers (30-6) to big first half leads. Marcus Derrickson did most of his damage in the first half, scoring 11 points in the opening 16 minutes. After getting out to an 8-2 lead, Paul VI let the Knights get as close to within three at 10-7 before leading 22-13 at the end of one quarter. Bishop O'Connell would get no closer than nine points during the second and trailed 40-22 at halftime.
Dorsey had 14 of his points and four of his rebounds in the first half and earned the praise of his coach Glenn Farello. "Kevin always plays with a bunch of energy and he usually gets the rest of the team going," he said. "Both teams seemed extremely tired at times, but Kevin provided that spark any time we needed it."The Knights cut into the lead and got to within 11 points at 50-39 during the third before the Panthers clawed their way back to a 15-point edge entering the fourth.
Besides Dorsey setting the tone, the Panthers got big performances from Tyler Scanlon with 11 points and 11 rebounds and Derrickson, who hit three 3-pointers on his way to 17 points. The Georgetown recruit also added five rebounds. Josh Reaves, who scored 22 points against Benedictine on Thursday, added 11 points.
The Knights (19-12) were paced by the ACIT's reigning MVP Melo Trimble's 20 points. Bishop O'Connell also got nine points from Jamaal King and eight rebounds and seven points from Lewis Djonkam. Oumar Barry scored just five points, but was big on the inside for the Stags by grabbing 10 rebounds and blocking three shots.The meeting was the fourth of the season between the two teams and tonight's game against DeMatha will be the fourth time the Panthers have played the Stags.
"It can get tricky when you play someone so often because you become so familiar with each other," said Farello. "There aren't many surprises that you can pull on each other, and it usually comes down to one of those 50-50 plays that happens to go your way, a late tip-in or a hustle play to make the difference. We wound up splitting the four games with O'Connell after losing the first two times, and we'll gladly take the last two times over winning the first two times."
Paul VI doesn't want a split with the Stags after winning two of the first three meetings. The Panthers won 56-48 the first time around, lost 54-52 the second time before beating DeMatha 56-37 to win the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.
-Chris Appel, Cumberland Times-News
March 13, 2014
St. John's streaks by BW, 101-39
Bishop Walsh coaches Mike Allen and Michael Fields knew what they were up against as early as last week, as Allen had approached one of the coaches of the St. John's College girls team that was here for the Bishop Walsh Girls Invitational for an advanced scouting report on the boys team, which opened the 54th ACIT with a 101-39 victory over the Spartans Thursday at Frostburg State University.
"They said, 'Get your track shoes,'" Allen said. "But I think we had the wrong spikes on the shoes, because we just weren't able to keep up with them. They are so fast."
Fast isn't the word for it, as it took the Cadets (28-4), the regular-season champion of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, almost nothing flat to establish the pressing, back-and-forth tempo of the game, which, for Bishop Walsh (9-17), played to the tune of 12 first-quarter turnovers and 31 total, most of which were turned into quick transition baskets.
The Cadets' leading scorer, 6-foot-5 James Palmer, who is headed to the University of Miami, led the Cadets with 19 points, while sophomore guard Anthony Cowan Jr. came off the bench to score 17, with 6-5 Michael Morsell scoring eight of his 12 points in the first half. St. John's outrebounded the Spartans, 32-22, and committed just four turnovers themselves. They advance to today's championship semifinal at 7:30 p.m. to play DeMatha, and that's all that mattered to head coach Sean McAloon.
"It's special we're here," said McAloon, "and we'll take any win we can get. We were able to rest some guys and see what some others have in case we get into some foul trouble in the later rounds, so there were a lot of positives. We're happy to move on."
The Cadets, who finished with 20 steals, forced matters early with man-to-man pressure, at one point scoring on steals on three straight possessions and five out of seven midway through the first quarter. In all, they scored on eight of the 12 turnovers they forced, and when Tre Campbell, who has signed with Georgetown, scored off a steal at 3:24 it was 16-6, St. John's.
Morsell scored on a drive with 24 seconds left and Cowan Jr. on another drive off a turnover with five seconds left to make it 23-9 after one.
Bishop Walsh got to within 12 points, 27-15, when Isaac Mourier made a nice move inside and then hit from the wing at 5:37 of the second. But Morsell and Cowan Jr. scored bang-bang on drives and James Mitchell knocked down a three to make it 34-16 to launch a 17-0 run before Mourier hit another three-pointer for BW to make it 44-18. The half ended at 51-20.
"We shot the ball well (63 percent)," said McAloon. "We rebounded pretty well. We defended well for the most part, even when the young guys were in to rest the starters."
Bishop Walsh, which shot 41 percent from the field, was led by Mourier with 15 points and Darius Berry with eight.
"Something like this, 110 percent is all we can ask," said Allen. "For the most part, other than a little stage fright and then at the beginning of the second half, we got it. And that's what we expect and demand."
-Mike Burke, Cumberland Times-News
Reaves sparks Paul VI past Benedictine
Joshua Reaves scored 22 points, grabbed six rebounds and led four double-figure scorers as Paul VI made a living from the free-throw line in Game IV of the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament late Thursday evening in defeating Benedictine, 69-58.
Reaves, a 6-foot-4 junior, had five dunks, including back-to-back slams to end the third quarter, and finished 7 for 8 from the field and 8 of 9 from the foul line to lead all scorers for the Panthers (29-6), of Fairfax, Va., who will play defending champion O'Connell in another battle of Virginia teams on Friday at 9:15.
Evan Taylor had 12 points and seven rebounds, Marcus Derrickson 12 points and Kevin Dorsey 10 points for Paul VI, which hit 12 of 13 foul shots in the second quarter and 35 of 45 for the game. Dorsey was 10 for 10, Taylor 8 of 14, Tyler Scanlon 7 of 10.
Reaves had three dunks in the first quarter, the last one a one-handed one after grabbing a rebound just before the buzzer. It gave Paul VI the lead for good at 19-18.
"Josh brings so much energy and athleticism to the game," said Panthers coach Glenn Farello. "He brings a lot of things to the table. It's obvious what kind of game he has and what he can do with the ball and above the rim, but he's also so good without the ball, and that's very important and such a big key."
Indiana-bound Robert Johnson, a 6-3 guard, had 20 points, 13 in the fourth quarter, for Benedictine (24-6), of Richmond, Va., which made only 14 trips to the foul line, making seven.
The fouls piled up on Benedictine early, putting Paul VI into the one-and-one with 6:51 left in the first half. Reaves began the 12 for 13 second-quarter team showing from the line by making all three tries after being fouled on a three-pointer to open the second quarter, which ended 35-30.
Derrickson, a 6-8 junior who has verbally committed to Georgetown, hit in the lane and nailed a three-point shot on back-to-back possessions midway through the third quarter to give the Panthers their first double-figure lead at 46-35. After a Johnson three-point play with 1:38 left, Reaves dunked on an assist from Scanlon and then again on an Alley Oop pass from Curtis Jones to make it 56-44 at the end of the period.
"We knew we had to get on the glass, and limit them to one and done,'' Farello said. "I thought our perimeter defense was good and it had to be because they are good from the three-point line."
Benedictine got to within 58-51 after a fast break bucket by Johnson with just under four minutes to go, but the Panthers went scoreless over the next three minutes, the next points coming on a Johnson putback with 40 seconds remaining.
After missing six of their first eight foul shots in the fourth quarter, Paul VI went 8 for 8 from in the final 1:19 to seal it, with two by Reaves giving the Panthers their largest lead, 69-53, with 25 seconds to go.
Neither team shot well from the field. Paul VI, unofficially, was 16 for 41 and Benedictine 23 of 57.
-Mike Mathews, Cumberland Times-News


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Parnelli Jones (b. 1933)
In the rough and tumble world of American stock car and Indianapolis-style racing, Parnelli Jones was one of the most outstanding performers, winning many races and being involved in many controversies. Born Rufus Parnell Jones, on 12 August 1933, the young Californian soon gravitated towards racing cars; at the age of nineteen he took part in his first race, a stock car event in Los Angeles.
The California Racing Association
For the next four years he took part in practically every stock-car race organised by the California Racing Association, gaining a number of victories, before turning to sprint car racing. Despite joining in half way through the 1959 season, he drove incredibly well in unfamiliar cars, and managed to finish fifth in the Sprint-Car Championship.
Jones then joined the United States Automobile Club and, in 1960, set the lap record at Houston in his first event, in which he finished third. During the remainder of the season he won no less than seven of the thirteen races he contested. Jones also attracted a great deal of attention by putting in the fastest lap at Milwaukee in his sprint car, which beat the lap record of the bigger-engined Indianapolis-type cars.
J. C. Agajanian and the Willard Battery Special
This naturally brought Jones to the notice of the wealthy car owners who virtually controlled Indianapolis racing. He came under the wing of the flamboyant J. C. Agajanian, a cowboy-hatted millionaire, who entered him for Indianapolis races in his Willard Battery Special. Jones took in a few minor championship races late in 1960, his best placing being second at Sacramento. However, in 1961, he was given a full season of Championship racing and in the Indianapolis 500 he qualified fifth fastest. In the race he was running well, until the engine went off tune, and he finished twelfth.
Rookie of the Year
Late in 1961 Jones gained his first Championship win, the Phoenix 100 and was voted as 'Rookie of the Year'. In sprint-car racing he won nine races to become champion for the second year running. For 1962 he again drove the Willard Battery Special, showing his skill by becoming the first man to lap the 2½-mile Indianapolis track at over 150 mph, in qualifying, to give him the coveted pole position for the race. He led for 120 laps but vibration broke a pipe line which slowed him to an eventual seventh place. His only victory that year in Championship cars was in the Hoosier 100 at Indianapolis, but his consistent placings gave him third place in the USAC Championship.
In sprint-car racing Jones won the Championship yet again to become only the third man to win the title three times. By 1963 the rear-engine revolution at Indianapolis was well under way with
Jim Clark
driving a Lotus-Ford, but Jones stuck with his old fashioned 'Dinosaur', as the front-engined 'Indy' cars were called, and he won the race in a very controversial finish. His car was leaking oil towards the end of the race, an offence which normally calls for the car to be flagged into the pits at Indianapolis, but the Stewards allowed Jones to carry on to victory, with Clark slipping and sliding in second place on the oily surface.
The Bowes Seal Fast Special
The Europeans angrily disputed the 'home town' decision, but Jones was confirmed as winner. Jones had now turned back to stock-car racing as a sideline to the Indianapolis-style events; he raced in USAC events with a Mercury, picking up three wins in 1963. Although the mid-engined cars were beginning to swamp the 'Dinosaurs' at Indianapolis, Jones continued with Agajanian in 1964, this time with a Bowes Seal Fast Special. The 'Indy' 500 race developed into a battle between Jones and A. J. Foyt, both in 'Dinosaurs', but Jones' fuel tank caught fire during a pit stop and he had to abandon the car, leaving Foyt to win.
Despite the speed of his and Foyt's old-fashioned cars, he knew that time was running out for the front-engined machines so, later in 1964, he switched to a Lotus-Ford for several races, winning the Milwaukee 200 and Trenton 200 to wind up sixth in the USAC Championship. The versatile Jones continued with a Mercury in stock-car races, winning seven of the fourteen races he entered, taking the USAC Stock Car Championship. He also won the Pikes Peak class again and for good measure won the Riverside sports-car race in a Cooper.
Although he reduced his participation in sprint and midget races, he still won seven midget races and one sprint race. Jones was now fully established as one of the greats of American motor racing, able to pick and choose the cars he drove. For 1965, he drove a revamped 1964 Lotus-Ford for Agajanian, under the name of Hurst Special, but the car proved to be troublesome, suffering several chassis failures, one of them causing the Lotus to hit a wall at Indianapolis. However, in the 500 the car ran well and he finished a comfortable second place, behind Jim Clark's Lotus. He also won the Milwaukee 100 with the Lotus, but the rest of the season provided him mostly with retirements.
The Colt Ford run bu the Vels Parnelli team and driven to victory in the 1971 Indy.
Andy Granatelli's STP Special
For 1966, Agajanian decided on a Shrike chassis, powered by a supercharged Offenhauser engine for Indianapolis and with this car, known as the REV 500 Special, Jones qualified fourth fastest at Indianapolis at 162-484 mph, but his engine gave up after 87 laps of the race. Jones at last deserted Agajanian in 1967 in favour of the exciting new STP Special from Andy Granatelli. This gas-turbine-powered car proved to be a sensation at Indianapolis, it was streets ahead of anything else, allowing Jones to lead the race with ease, until, with only three laps to go, a drive-shaft bearing failed and he coasted to a stop, being credited with sixth place.
The Indianapolis rules were changed for 1968 to make the turbine engines less competitive. However, Jones was entered in an STP Lotus turbine car for the 'Indy' 500 but he withdrew before the race, saying that the cars were not competitive enough. At this point Jones decided to retire from single-seater racing, but throughout the rest of 1968 he took part in USAC stock-car events, winning several more races. By 1969, Jones was beginning to run down his racing participation to concentrate on his thriving businesses as a Firestone tire distributor in California and as a Ford car dealer, but he continued to drive in stock-car events.
The Trans-Am Ford Mustang Team
In 1970 Jones organised and drove in the Trans-Am Ford Mustang team; he won no less than five races to give Ford the Championship. Together with a well known tuner and car builder, Bill Stroppe, Parnelli Jones formed an organisation to~un various types of car, principally for Ford. They ran the Trans-Am cars and also built four-wheel-drive Ford Bronco pick-ups, which ran very successfully in the Baja 1000 and other off-road events in Southern California. Parnelli Jones himself drove in these events, showing his versatility once again by winning the Baja 1000.
However, he gradually tapered off his own competition activities and formed a new company to build racing cars, principally for USAC Indianapolis races. Their first effort at an Indianapolis car was a very radical design which performed poorly to start with, but then driver Joe Leonard picked up three major wins in 1972 USAC races. Little success came to the team in 1973 or 1974 in USAC racing, despite using top drivers like Mario Andretti and Al Unser.
In late 1973, it was announced that the Vels Parnelli team would build a Formula One car powered by the Ford DFV engine. The car was driven by Mario Andretti but development was hampered by a lack of finance and time. The car was forced to run on Goodyear tyres after Firestone withdrew from racing in 1975. In 1976 Andretti contested only the Long Beach Grand Prix - from which he retired after fifteen laps - and the Formula One team was disbanded.
Jones had more success with his other racing operations. In 1975 Andretti and Al Unser won all eight races in the US Formula 5000 championship and in 1976 Unser, using a turbo-charged Cosworth DFX engine developed by the team, won three USAC Championship races, including the prestigious Pocono 500. Unser also finished second in the 5000 championship. The team continued to develop the Cosworth engine in their USAC racing programme in 1977, with Unser joined in the team by Danny Ongais. Unser started the season well for Jones, with second places in the Texas and Ontario races, but then a string of failures halted progress.
Parnelli Jones pictured with his Hurst Special.
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Televangelist Pat Robertson challenged the idea that Earth is 6,000 years old this week, saying the man who many credit with conceiving the idea, former Archbishop of Ireland James Ussher, "wasn't inspired by the Lord when he said that it all took 6,000 years."
The statement was in response to a question Robertson fielded Tuesday from a viewer on his Christian Broadcasting Network show "The 700 Club." In a submitted question, the viewer wrote that one of her biggest fears was that her children and husband would not go to heaven "because they question why the Bible could not explain the existence of dinosaurs."
"You go back in time, you've got radiocarbon dating. You got all these things, and you've got the carcasses of dinosaurs frozen in time out in the Dakotas," Robertson said. "They're out there. So, there was a time when these giant reptiles were on the Earth, and it was before the time of the Bible. So, don't try and cover it up and make like everything was 6,000 years. That's not the Bible."*
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Because mental health is important for people of all ages and affects those around you, making mental health a priority in your family is beneficial to everyone. Approximately 25% of people will go through a mental health issue at some point in their lives, so statistically, someone in the family will be dealing with mental health problems at any given time. This could be a mother who goes through period of panic attacks or a father who is very stressed out from long hours at the office.
Teenagers also often deal with anger, social anxiety, or eating disorders, and anyone may suffer from depression. Because this can affect anyone, it is important for families to come together and be proactive about the issue to stay healthy as a unit. The issue of mental health is now becoming more widely accepted to talk about in society and people are feeling more confident to conquer their issues head-on.
Helping Children in the Family
Play therapy is a therapeutic method for children that helps them communicate, learn, and grow. When children are going through a difficult time, but cannot talk about it or express their feelings, they need play to process their experiences and demonstrate their feelings while learning new skills. Counseling may be more effective for young children if play is incorporated.
Helping Young Family Members
Young people who suffer from mental health ailments often fall perform poorly in school, lose confidence, and have trouble socializing. While therapy can help this, oftentimes it is either not accessible or children are scared to seek help. Because children can be very vulnerable, it is best for a trusted family member to work with a child who is suffering from mental illness and then introduce a professional who the child can also learn to trust. Luckily you can find counseling services in Sioux Falls and around the US that specialize in counseling children.
Why Start Early
Giving children the best possible start in their lives is essential to their future success. It is very important to provide proper treatment for children in hopes of preventing them from facing adult mental health challenges. It can be difficult for children to cope with the transition from childcare to rigorous adult therapy. It is important to families to not let their children feel rejected by society or isolated, because this often leads to young people dropping out of the school system or therapy just before they are beginning to recover.
Couple Therapy
Children need a solid relationship and strong connection in their parents to look up to. It can be difficult to maintain a strong relationship, and it requires a lot of work. Raising children is challenging and disagreements between parents often arise. It is important to take the proper steps to keep the core relationships in a family strong to show a positive example.
Maintaining a strong family unit takes work, but in the end it is worth it. While mental health is such a widespread problem, taking steps to prevent problems in the future is the best way to keep your family healthy.