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We're pretty proud of HOT ROD's history.
We're pretty proud of HOT ROD's history. If you look through back issues, the amount of historically important cars, engines, and awesome people that HOT ROD was first to spotlight is pretty astounding. That said, we may have one or two mistakes in our past. Take, for example, this Letters to the Editor page from the April '57 issue.
"Dear Sirs:
Enclosed is a picture of my Chrysler-powered dragster which consistently runs below 10.5 seconds in the quarter and always above 135 mph. Enjoy your magazine very much, but there's nothing about Florida in it. It seems to me you could have a field man in Florida who could send information to you on special drags and cars which we have here. Such as our Florida State Championship which was NHRA. But not a word in your magazine. I hope to compete in next year's Championship if at all possible. The dragster weighs 1450 pounds, has 331 cubic inches, 4 carbs, Iskenderian cam, H&C magneto and 25% nitro."
To whom did this quick Chrysler car belong? Well, the letter was signed, "Donald Garlits, Tampa Florida."
Today it seems absolutely insane to imagine HOT ROD not covering every move Garlits made, but in early 1957, Big Daddy was just a little swamp mouse. Later in 1957, he'd make history by making the first run over 170 mph in Swamp Rat I. We sent Garlits a note asking him if he remembered offering to keep us updated on Florida's quarter-mile scene. "I do remember writing the letter," he said, "There was no response."
Ouch. Well, allow us to make up for that oversight by catching you up on Garlits' latest fast rat, Swamp Rat 37. SR-37 adds a new driveline to the list of Hemis, small-block Chevys, turbines, and side-mounted mills that have powered Big Daddy's Swamp Rats over the years. The Swamp is going green, and SR-37 is an electric dragster.
We saw the body of the dragster at the SEMA Show in 2013, but the team is still working out the details of the battery pack. Brad Hadman built the 265-inch-wheelbase chassis, which is similar to a Top Fuel machine with a few changes regarding engine placement. Lawless Industries is the "tuner" of the six-motor, 2,000hp battery setup on SR-37, and the plan is to get Garlits behind the wheel soon and become the first electric drag car to go over 200 mph in the quarter-mile. According to media rep Randy Cannon, by the time you read this, Gar should be tripping the lights in his latest record-setter.
Recreating The Car That Beat Don Garlits
While Don Garlits is in hot pursuit of 200 mph electrically, others are in the process of recreating the car Garlits wishes he could turn the clock back on.
It was considered one of the greatest face-offs in drag racing: The "burn down" between Don Garlits and Steve Carbone at the '71 NHRA Nationals at Indianapolis. The traditional front-engine dragster versus the new rear-engine Garlits dragster. Though both Carbone and the Top Fuel dragster that became famous for beating the unbeatable Garlits are no longer with us, the memory of those few minutes and culmination of three years of back-and-forth bad blood between the two protagonists will live on forever. And soon a recreation of Carbone's Don Long front-engine dragster will be added to the lore of the burn down at Indy.
Garlits was riding high with his new rear-engine dragster, with e.t.'s a few tenths lower than the rest of the field at the '71 crown jewel of NHRA events. It took three opponents red lighting and a little luck for Carbone to find himself facing Garlits in the winner-take-all showdown to the Nationals Top Fuel crown. But Carbone had been in this very position with the title hanging big opposite Garlits at the '68 Nationals.
At that final Top Fuel round three years before, Carbone did his usual to stage for the race. He fired up, did his burnout, and then staged, ready to face off with Big Daddy. But Garlits took his time staging, all the while Carbone watched as his engine temperature rose and the slicks cooled. It was a calculated strategy by Garlits in Carbone's eyes, and by the time the lights blinked, he shouldn't have bothered launching—Garlits beat him by plenty. Carbone never forgot.
Then just one week prior to the '71 Nationals, an AHRA event was held in Ohio where Garlits beat Carbone five straight times in an odd convergence of rules and red lights. The "break rule" allowed the loser from the previous round to come back if the winner couldn't make the next round for whatever reason. What resulted was Carbone facing Garlits in five separate matches and getting his face rubbed into the track five times, making the Nationals final-round rematch potentially the sixth time in a week Garlits would humiliate Carbone.
Once it became apparent that Carbone would line up with Garlits, he spread the word around the pits he would not stage until Garlits did. He knew Garlits ego would not allow him to let Carbone stage last. So all eyes were on the line when the two circled around for their burnouts. Garlits had warmed up his dragster in the pits in preparation for beating Carbone, and then did his usual burnout while Carbone sat. And sat. And waited to see if Garlits would stage. And while Garlits and Carbone sat, Garlits' car got hotter and his slicks colder.
Finally, starter Buster Couch had enough and made all crew and safety people back away in anticipation of one of the Top Fuelers going up in flames. After more than two minutes of anticipation, Garlits finally blinked. He staged. Carbone hit the throttle, and in an instant Garlits went up in smoke and Carbone won. Garlits has stated numerous times that he's only human, but the burn down is the one race he wishes he could have back—the one that would have made it nine Nationals wins instead of eight.
Barn Burner
Original builder Don Long has been tasked to recreate the famous "burn down" fueler, which just recently got underway. Long was always weight conscious—within the limits of safety. He found ingenious ways to reduce the poundage, and while visiting with him, he showed us a couple of his tricks for keeping things light and legal. So we were more than interested in the little things—the tricks and nuances—that made Long one of the top dragster and Funny Car builders in the golden age of drag racing. Here are some of the fun fuel features of Don Long's Carbone Burn Down recreation.


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The library and the Helen Gurley Brown trust say the new educational program will be available at five library branches in Manhattan and the Bronx.
The program is called NYPL BridgeUP.
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Mint.com gave attendees of its second annual "Money Matters" Town Hall on Wednesday a sneak peek of a brand new tool that helps users achieve their financial goals, with budgets, graphs, and suggestions.
Mint.com founder Aaron Patzer walked the audience through screenshots displaying the interface and functionality of the new financial-goals tool, which he says "quantifies how your short-term behavior can affect your long term goals."
First, you choose from a variety of goals, such as buying a house, setting up a college fund, getting out of debt, and even affording an exotic vacation. You then fill in all the financial information associated with your goal and set a date for when you want to achieve it. You can upload an image to go along with the goal to help you visualize what you're striving for. The tool's wizard then evaluates your finances and offers suggestions, budgets and displays graphs and bars that concretely show you how your spending or saving will hinder or help you to achieve your goal.
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Auckland is the gateway for many visitors into New Zealand. Budget Rent a Car is located inside the terminal building and with an onsite car park for vehicle collection and return. Additionally we have branches spread throughout Auckland City – located in Downtown, Penrose, Highbrook and North Shore.
Auckland is a vibrant and diverse city with much to see and do. Within an hour's drive from the city centre, you can feel half a world away. Having your own vehicle provides flexibility to see the sights at your own pace with the freedom to take detours, or when beautiful scenery encourages a 'photo stop'.
One of our favourite day trips is to head North from the city, to the areas of Puhoi, Warkworth, Matakana, Leigh and Snells Beach.
From the city head North across the Harbour Bridge, taking in the views. To your left are the Waitakere Ranges. To your right, look beyond the suburb of Devonport to Rangitoto Island – a volcanic landmark of the city
State Highway One will take you through the North Shore, and is an easy drive on a multilane highway.
After approximately 30 kilometres there is the choice to continue on the Toll Road (charges apply, payable direct to NZ Transport Agency, see www.tollroad.govt.nz), or the alternative to bypass the Toll Road will take you through the coastal area of Orewa and Waiwera. Here you will find Waiwera Thermal Resort and Spa, which offers a discounted entry when using The Budget Book of Deals. The free route adds about 5 kilometres to your journey but offers some picturesque vantage points. The Toll Road and alternative free route meet again just South of Puhoi.
The historic small town of Puhoi is worth visiting. The pub is filled with memorabilia and knick knacks, and the outdoor tables are often bathed in sunshine. A few kilometres further is the Puhoi Valley Cafe and Cheese Store (275 Ahuroa Road, Puhoi).
Continuing on State Highway One, you will find the Honey Centre to your left (7 Perry Road, Warkworth). The shop provides free tastings and sell many varieties and flavours of honey. They also stock beauty products, including those with royal jelly. Make sure to venture to the back wall of the shop where you can see inside a hive and watch the bees at work, and try to spot the Queen Bee.
Arriving in Warkworth, pay particular attention to navigating the intersection. Following the signs: to reach Matakana you will first turn right towards Sandspit, and then very soon a turn left onto Matakana Road.
The township of Matakana becomes a bustling hub on Saturday mornings at the Farmers Market. If your itinerary permits, this is the ideal time to visit the town.
Continuing past Matakana you will find Morris and James Pottery down a street to your right (48 Tongue Farm Road). The showroom displays a range of handcrafted items including pots, tiles, gifts and homeware.
Omaha Beach has become a popular area over recent years and this has seen much property development along the coast. The beach is beautiful for a stroll, with fine pale coloured sand. If the waves tempt you for a swim, do swim between the flags.
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Heading back towards Warkworth, try Charlies Gelato Garden (17 Sharp Road) for home made artisan gelato and sorbet. We've heard about the new wood fired oven, and are keen to try the pizza!
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Editor's note: In the motorsports community of engine builders, Keith Dorton is iconic. For almost 50 years, his Automotive Specialists shop has built winning engine packages for a wide range of applications, including the higher levels of professional racing. We turned to him this month for some candid opinions and perspectives from someone actively engaged in the business of motorsports, both now and looking into the future.
How healthy do you believe the current engine builder market is and are you experiencing growth or just maintain market share? Upon what do you base your response?
Well, for us right now, it's definitely going in the right direction. I base that view on the number of engine sales last year and the type of jobs that we were working on, plus the different types of engines we were building, compared to the increases we're seeing this year. Quite honestly, last year was not the best year for us. However, since about last December, this year may be one of the best years we've ever had. I mean this in terms of the quality of the work, quality of the customer and the overall number of sales.
Why is this, Keith?
I'm not sure we know, exactly. But you might find it interesting what we did about four and a half years ago. We bought the entire SB2 engine and parts inventory from Hendrick Motorsports. It was a significant investment but, in the end, it worked out OK. But even though we sold a lot of complete engines and parts, kept a few of them for our lease programs and such, there was no interest from overseas, even though we tried to stimulate that market. However, for some reason this year, we've received a half-dozen or so calls from New Zealand and Australia about these engines and parts. And since all the used SB2s are gone now, we've ended up building new ones for these customers. So this has helped a bunch.
Plus, the sealed engine program has really taken off for us as well. We had these in a racing series last year and it was quite successful, primarily because of the longevity benefits of the engines. We've even seen some increased activity in our land-speed engine program. Like we're working on seven of these right now for Bonneville. I mean, you walk into our shop today and you'll think we've gone crazy because of all the different types of engines under construction. But I like the diversity and challenges. I think you know that I thrive on that sort of thing.
Are you seeing new technologies appearing in the parts that you use and, if so or not, how do you account for this?
You know, in the areas where we are and always have been, we have the opportunity to see some of the more exotic things sometimes before the mainstream does. Of course, with our relationships with the Cup teams and periodic cooperative development projects with some of the parts manufacturers helps keep us around the cutting edges. I thrive on new technologies and am constantly looking for ways to include them in what we do. I mean, when you pay $10,000 for a bare cylinder block that you've got to do machine work on before you use it, something's wrong somewhere.
In order to meet the power levels required in the engines you build or rebuild, is it necessary to modify the parts or do they pretty much work right out of the box, so to speak?
Today, the overall situation is much improved over what it has been in the past, especially the hard engine parts like pistons and connecting rods. I'd say that 95 percent of the time, you can use these right out of the box. Of course, we check everything, but the overall quality of these type parts is good.
What role do you see EFI having in the various circle track applications, both now and going forward?
I don't think this will catch on in our area (the South), at least that with which I'm most familiar. I mean, you know us rednecks are slow to accept change, anyway. That's some of it, I think. I don't believe it's time for it right now, although some of the younger people I talk to, that's all they know.
For most of them, there's not been a car to come out of Detroit with a carburetor in their lifetime. But if you just talk about circle track racing, I don't see any benefit from it for the Sportsman racer, maybe even the touring series, at least right now. I mean, it's not like I've got my head stuck in the sand because I do think we can make some improvements with it, but I believe the last thing we need right now is an option that adds to the cost of racing. Now if there was a series of racing intended to appeal to the younger racers, they'd have no problem tuning their engines with EFI. But in our case, we provide engines with a range of jetting and find our customers need to change very little to suit varying race and track conditions. So we feel the carburetor satisfies their needs, in this fashion. But I'll tell you this, if it takes some EFI applications to get more young people into racing, I would be one of the first to jump on that bandwagon in support.
But there's still the issue of cost. You know, with respect to the Cup teams who lease their engines and going to EFI, last year this added about a half-million dollars to a lease program, per team. I realize a change like this is politically correct, but it can be expensive.
As more is learned about the pros and cons of using E85 in the place of conventional racing gasoline, do you forecast its increased use or not?
Actually, I think there are more reasons not to use it than there are for its use. I guess I'm just from the old-school, and considering our geographical location, we didn't get to run methanol like USAC or the Outlaw teams always have. I know years ago when Jeff and I raced Mini Sprints, we ran methanol and really thought that was cool, and I've even been intrigued by the nitromethane-burning drag cars, so it's interesting. But when you consider the corrosive factors of methanol, compatibility with existing parts and the problems it can bring to lubrication issues, I'm not sure about its value. It's not that I'm not in favor of alternative fuels, because I find them interesting. I just feel like they might be premature right now.
Given the current status of circle track racing and the role your business plays in that community, what are your plans for the next five or more years?
To continue succeeding, we have to adapt to the times. Fortunately, I've been fairly adept at doing that by paying attention to our operating costs and longevity of our engines, as well as performance. This helps keep us price competitive in the marketplace as we focus on providing the most economical and competitive power levels.
What rules or rules changes do you think would benefit circle track racing the most?
While I understand we need to operate under certain rules, I think some of them don't make much sense. For example, consider the stupid 390 carburetor rule, just to reduce power. You spend countless dollars reworking one of these trying to get around its limitations like "sucking air" and the other things. Plus, these carburetors cost around $3,000-$3,500, once all the modifications are made to get that extra 80 or so horsepower. Actually, if that was the goal (allow the extra power), you can bolt on a stock 600-cfm carburetor, get the same power gain with a $600 carburetor. How do you explain this?
Furthermore, we baseline dyno all the NASCAR truck engines from our shop with a stock 600-cfm carburetor and make virtually the same power as our customers do with their $3,500 modified 390. Now we'll finish up running the customer's modified carburetor, just to make sure everything's OK. But every time I do this, I think, "How stupid can this be?" Even so, I know this sort of rules making has been going on for a long time, and I recognize it's unavoidable. And I also know rules makers typically try to make good decisions with equally good intentions, so we just have to live with the situation.
Finally, you know, the days of the trickle-down parts are pretty much over. I mean the local circle track racers and even some of the touring series teams operated off the trickle-down parts from the big guys. They can't do this anymore. Look at the current Cup engines. They're so sophisticated that lower level racers either can't afford to maintain them or they're too expensive to buy. I don't want to come across as sounding negative about progress, because I'm not. But in reality, we've got to make a living, too.


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|A casserole of meatballs, topped with green peas, a cream soup gravy and stuffing.
Meatball and Stuffing BakeWell now, I'm here to tell you that there ain't a meat-lovin' man in this country that won't eat this up quicker than the blink of an eye. Well, at least that's the way it goes here at my house anyway.
It's a family pleasing meal and I promise that this dish will disappear so quick, you'll barely remember makin' it! It's a super delicious casserole dish and something different to do with those pre-cooked, frozen meatballs everybody loves having on hand. The Cajun absolutely loves this dish - meat and stuffing? What is not to love??
I think that I got the idea for this from one of those Kraft Food & Family magazines awhile back. For my recipe I used the bagged Pepperidge Farm Herbed Seasoned stuffing and added onion, celery and chicken stock, but you could substitute your own homemade stuffing recipe or even a box of good old Stove Top stuffing. Just follow the package directions and omit ingredients appropriately.
I usually do a half pan with only a single 1-pound package of meatballs, but this last time I made the full pan with 2 packages of meatballs and the leftovers were still gone in no time. You don't have to wait until Thanksgiving for stuffing ... though I guess technically since this isn't "stuffed" into anything, I suppose it's really more appropriately called dressing in this recipe. Oh who cares ... stuffing or dressing, or whatever you wanna call it, give this dish a spin and dig in. Truly kid and husband pleasin' ... it is really yummy!
Note: Frozen meatballs make this a breeze to throw together, but if you're wanting some great basic homemade meatballs, try my go-to recipe right here, make extra and put some up in the freezer today!
Recipe: Meatball and Stuffing Bake©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 1 hour | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
- 2 tablespoons of unsalted butter
- 1/2 of a medium onion, chopped
- 1/2 stalk (rib) of celery, chopped
- 1-1/4 cup of chicken stock or broth
- 2-1/2 cups of herbed seasoned stuffing (like Pepperidge Farm)
- 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 2 (one pound) packages of seasoned, frozen, pre-cooked meatballs, thawed
- 2 cups of frozen peas
- 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
- Salt and pepper, to taste, only if needed
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Butter or spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick spray; set aside.
Melt butter in a large saucepan and saute the onion and celery until soft, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the chicken stock. Add the stuffing and gently turn until fully coated with broth; set aside. In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the soup and milk.
Add the meatballs to the baking dish, top with the frozen peas, and pour the soup mixture all over. Sprinkle with the shredded cheese, and top with the stuffing mixture. Cover tightly and bake at 400 degrees F for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until casserole is well heated through and bubbly. If you prefer your stuffing to have a crunchy top, cook uncovered and check dish at about 30 minutes.
Cook's Notes: For best flavor, be sure to use seasoned meatballs and seasoned stuffing mix. May substitute homemade meatballs and/or a boxed stuffing, such as StoveTop and prepare according to package directions.
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After a lifetime of superb performances on film, TV and in the theatre, Dame Maggie Smith has notched up another phenomenal success.
The role in this gentle but thoughtful film has enabled her to show a range of emotions and reveal her comic touch; proving yet again that she is one of our greatest living actors.
The story is based on playwright Alan Bennett's real-life encounter with a homeless, belligerent woman who ended up living in a van on his drive for 15 years.
Lady in the Van director Nicholas Hytner took charge of the 2006 movie based on another Bennett play, The History Boys.
And it seems virtually everyone from that film appears in some form in this latest Bennett adaptation.
That explains very quick cameo roles from the likes of Clive Merrison, Dominic Cooper, Russell Tovey, Stephen Campbell Moore and James Corden, among many others.
Alex Jennings plays Bennett, with remarkable similarity to the man himself.
In fact it's really a two-hander with other quality actors contributing in short bursts.
The interplay between Jennings and Smith is a delight to watch, with some superb humour but also touches of sadness as the two get to know each other over the years.
It's a very British movie and, as such, may not travel well across the Pond, so Oscar may not come knocking.
However, this is a film that will do very nicely at the box office in the UK and will further enhance admiration for Dame Maggie.
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I watch a lot of movies. That's not to say I'm a movie buff, but I eventually watch every major and limited release film that comes out during any given year. I generally don't catch all the-direct-to video movies, but I don't pass right on by them either. With video-on-demand becoming more popular and services like Hulu Plus and Netflix gaining steam, many movies don't ever make it to the theater. This all being said, I think I'm armed with enough data about the year's movies to give out my own set of awards.
This being awards season, and the Academy Awards taking place this past weekend, I thought I'd look back on 2012's cinematic contributions to society and add some movies awards that I think the Academy missed. I appreciate the films that were nominated, but it seems to be that every year so many films are ignored in favor of films that are clearly produced to garner awards. So I came up with 13 unique awards to hand out to some unique performances and movies that were overlooked at the Oscars. Feel free to add your own in the comments. No reason we can't be movie critics too.
Best Remake of Quicksilver
And the winner is: Premium Rush. In the 1986 film Quicksilver Kevin Bacon stars as a bike messenger who gets into a bit of trouble with some bad people. The 2012 film Premium Rush stars Joseph Gordon Levitt as a bike messenger gets into a bit of trouble with bad people. Thankfully everyone missed this movie and instead caught Levitt in Looper.
Best Frozen Meat Monster Death Sequence
And the winner is: John Dies at the End. David Wong, senior editor at Cracked.com, wrote a book called John Dies at the End. Then they made a movie. I say "they" without knowing exactly who, but implying someone other than David by himself. The movie is hard to explain in one short paragraph, but there are time paradoxes, hallucinations and a meat monster that is destroyed over the phone by a TV show psychic. So really, you need to check out this movie. I'm pretty sure it's a 2012 release, I caught it on VOD. Unless I haven't watched it yet and I just told myself in the past that I watched it because I watched it in the future and I know exactly how much change you have in your pockets. The movie is like that. Watch it.
Best Bradley Cooper is Sporting Dreadlocks Movie
And the winner is: Hit and Run. In a year when he would go on to get nominated for an Oscar for his amazing and accurate performance in Silver Linings Playbook Cooper starred in Hit and Run, the Dax Shepard comedy that put a giant blond dreadlocks wig on Cooper and made him the almost laughable protagonist. Further proof that even in Hollywood, someone always owes someone a favor.
Best Cat Burgling Robot Voice
And the winner is: Peter Sarsgaard as Robot in Robot and Frank. Frank Langella stars as a man suffering from dementia and the beginning stages of Alzheimer's disease. His son gets him a robot to help with day to day tasks. The twist of this feel good movie is that Langella's Frank is an ex cat burglar and the robot grants him the opportunity to pull off another heist. Sarsgaard provides the voice for the Robot, rivaling both Hal and the more recent GERTY for most compliantly calm robot voice ever.
Best Conjuration of a Girlfriend Using a Typewriter
And the winner is: Ruby Sparks. Lonely writer Calvin (Paul Dano) is trying to follow up his successful first novel but is hitting a wall. The breakthrough comes when he starts writing a story about his literal dream girl, who then is brought to life by his typing. The movie stars a charmingly adorable Zoe Kazan as the titular character - she wrote the film as well. It's actually a very endearing and well acted movie. The scenes in which she finally realizes who and what she is are emotionally powerful. Plus, he made a girl - with a typewriter. If only typewriters had that power; I'd never run out of sandwiches.
Best Most Accurate On-Screen Brothers Relationship in a Movie Directed by Brothers
And the winners are: Mark Kelly and Steve Zissis as Jeremy and Mark in the Duplass brothers The Do-Deca-Pentathlon. The Duplass brothers had a part in two movies on this list, specifically Mark Duplass who you may know from FX's The League. This movie saw them cast two unknowns to play brothers who continue a feud that rolls back to their childhood - disregarding the cost to their families. If you have a sibling, no matter the age, the movie plays off that relationship well. At the end you'll either want to hug your brother or punch him in the mouth.
Best Unintelligible Actor in a Supporting Role
And the winner is: Tom Hardy as Bane. I went to the theater for Dark Knight Rises, which if you know me is a rare occurrence. However, I didn't actually understand a word Bane was saying until I watched the movie at home, on my laptop with headphones in. Would it have killed Nolan to put subtitles on when Bane was speaking? I mean, even the freestyle rap scene was nearly unintelligible.
Best Movie About Trying to Score Drugs
And the winner is: Bourne Legacy. This category was almost "best movie not starring the guy that is in the title of the freaking movie". I wouldn't say this movie was a bomb, it was a fun action movie for the most part, but upon further inspection the whole movie was just Jeremy Renner's Aaron Cross trying to score. Yeah, he was running for his survival, but only because he needed drugs. Otherwise, he would have been going straight after the people going after him, which I suppose is what the sequel will be about. Just another case for the legalization of physical and brain enhancing drugs for super-spies.
Best Cross Dressing by Hellboy
And the winner is: Ron Perlman as Phyllis in 3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom. Did anyone besides me see this film? Charlie Hunnam and Ron Perlman break out of their Sons of Anarchy jackets in this comedy-drama that sees Frankie (played by Hunnam) tormented by his older brother Bruce the entire movie. Perlman shows up, as the most - let's say unique - woman ever depicted on film, to provide sage like wisdom and some unintentionally hilarious scenes for fans of SOA. At some point in his illustrious career, I know you wondered what it would be like to see Ron Perlman as a woman. Or not. Probably not.
Best Goat Man in a Supporting Role
And the winner is: David Duchovany as Goat Man in Goats. I guess this was a coming of age story in which Duchovany played the wise oracle guiding the kid though the perils of getting older. All I really remember about the film is that Duchovany went on a lot of walks with goats and eventually shaved his beard and became the handsome guy that was under there. Or something like that. The landscapes were nice though, all that desert and cacti. If you see one movie co-starring goats this year, make it this one. Or this one.
Best Time Traveling Boat
And the winner is: Safety Not Guaranteed. I really could use a time traveling boat in my travels. In this independent film, Mark Duplass stars as a man who puts this ad in the local paper: "Wanted: Somebody to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. P.O. Box 91 Ocean View, WA 99393. You'll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed. I have only done this once before." Reporters investigate, revealing a broken man with a mission to save a life. Aubrey Plaza stars as a newspaper intern pulled into his fantasy, which they both end up hoping becomes a reality. Outside of the big Oscar winners, this is one of the best reviewed films of the year and probably has a bunch of lessons in it that were lost on me. You might get them. In the end, the time machine is a souped up airboat that looks like it might actually do the job.
Best Skyscraper Jump on a Big Wheel
And the winner is: Nitro Circus. Travis Pastrana and friends had to leave the country for one particular stunt that involved Big Wheels, a ton of cardboard boxes and the space between two towering condo buildings. I have to say, out of all the movies that I watched in 2012, not a one held my attention more than the adrenaline junkies of Nitro Circus. I highly suggest you see this film, and try absolutely none of these stunts at home because you will most likely end up dead. Even the Jackass crew is in awe of the Nitro Circus crew.
Best Outdoorsman in a Supporting Role
And the winner is: Jared Gilman as Sam in Moonrise Kingdom. This kid comes out of no-where, slips into a delicately scripted Wes Anderson movie and easily overshadows the likes of Bill Murray, Ed Norton, Bruce Willis and Frances McDormand. In preparing for the role, Gilman learned canoeing and other outdoor activities that a Khaki Scout should be adept in. Even though the young couple in the movie ran away on an island, Sam's survival skills were imperative to making it to their own version of paradise. He's like a 12 year old version of Bear Grylls, without all the urine drinking.
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Papa John's CEO Lied About Obamacare Cost
Posted by Phoenix Woman on November 15, 2012
In news that will shock nobody who isn't a FOX News devotee, we find out that John Schnatter, Papa John's CEO, lied about the cost of Obamacare — aka the Affordable Care Act — to his business:
Caleb Melby of Forbes has graciously done the math on Obamacare's cost to Papa John's and according to his analysis, to cover the cost of Obamacare, the pizza chain would have to raise prices by 3.4 to 4.6 cents per pie — way less than the 11 to 14 cents Schnatter claims he needs.
And there are other changes the chain could make to save some money, Melby notes, like not giving away 2 million pizzas for free at a cost of between $24 and $32 million to the company, for example.
(Read Melby's full analysis here)
We're guessing Obamacare won't impact life at Schnatter's lavish home, a 40,000 square-foot mansion in a tony suburb of Louisville, Kentucky, that features several swimming pools, a private golf course and a 22-car garage among other amenities, according to CelebrityNetworth.com.
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November 15, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Just think, for less than a penny per slice, they could give all their employees full coverage across the board. Dental, vision, BC/BS, hell for another penny, a defined pension! Bet they fought the sustainability surcharge that was proposed on tomatoes a few years back that would have allowed growers to pay the migrant pickers a fairer wage also…
November 16, 2012 at 2:15 pm
What a farce this is. Papa John's 2 million pizza give a way would cost them less per pizza then it would at the regular selling price, it would be at cost. If you look at the figures given here, they are saying it cost $12 to $16. That is misleading. Besides, that is also to get people to try the pizza to gain more customers. It is not an on going promotion. Obama care would be.
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Marching through small towns and big cities across Illinois and Wisconsin, a handful of war protesters are on the first leg of a 450-mile walk from Chicago to St. Paul to join demonstrators at the Republican National Convention."As we come through various communities, individuals and groups join us to walk for a day or two," Dan Pearson, 27, said by cell phone from Madison, Wis., where the group stopped Monday to attend a peace vigil at the state Capitol.
About 10 to 15 people are taking part in most of the trek, with six going the whole distance, said Pearson, co-coordinator for the Chicago-based Voices for Creative Nonviolence, which organized the "Witness Against War" walk.
The route will take them to Baraboo and LaCrosse, in Wisconsin, and on to Winona, Minn., before they reach St. Paul on Aug. 30, marching about 12 miles per day.
"We've been in touch with a number of peace groups in northern Illinois and Wisconsin," he said. "[They] have put us in their homes.
Part of the symbolism of the Chicago-St. Paul march is to link the protests at the Sept. 1-4 GOP convention with the antiwar demonstrations that occurred at the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago.
One of the marchers is Paul Melling, 27, a recent graduate of St. Cloud Technical College and a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War.
Melling said he was an Army specialist deployed to Iraq in 2003 and 2004 in the field artillery. "The war in Iraq is wrong," he said. "It was wrong from the beginning. ...What I did over there did not do anything to benefit the Untied States or the Iraqi people."
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Reaction along the route has been mostly positive, but sometimes people have been hostile, Melling said. He likes to carry a sign that says, "Support Our Troops, End the War in Iraq."
Marchers include Kathy Kelly and Mike Miles, nationally known peace activists.
St. Paul development
In another development Monday, at a news conference in St. Paul, Meredith Aby, a leader of the Sept. 1 antiwar march in St. Paul, said her group has pledges from Los Angeles and New York protesters to come to the city with vans coming from Denver after the Democratic National Convention and buses or vans from Lincoln, Neb., Sioux Falls, S.D., and most Minnesota cities.
Jessica Sundin, another march leader, said protesters are not planning at this time to appeal a decision last week by U.S. District Judge Joan Ericksen, who sided with the police march route and time schedule for the Sept. 1 march. Sundin said her group instead will put pressure on St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman to change the route and time.
The Chicago-St. Paul march has set up a website at http://vcnv.org/witness-against-war.
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Commentary: KPFA Election Violated Rules and Bylaws
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Daily Planet extended an invitation to the Concerned Listeners' group to submit a commentary regarding the KPFA Local Station Board election which would have run alongside this one, with both sides then invited to comment on the other in a later edition. Concerned Listeners did not respond.
KPFA's recent Local Station Board (LSB) election was not the example of media democracy it was designed to be. This LSB election
was not conducted in conformance with the Pacifica Bylaws; was corrupted by KPFA and Pacifica management and some staff intentionally violating rules to get votes for their allies' slate; did not provide adequate information about the candidates to enable voters to make educated choices; and did not provide ballots to many eligible voters in a timely manner.
New bylaws were adopted after the 1999 "hijacking" attempt was defeated by mass listener activity to protect and preserve KPFA and Pacifica. These Bylaws incorporated fair elections of governing boards for each station to eliminate the prior practice of self-appointing boards, which led to the crisis in the 1990s.
Every voter, whatever their views on the issues and candidates, has a right to expect that the process by which we select our governing board will be fair, open, and orderly, in accordance with the Fair Campaign Provisions established by Pacifica's bylaws and election supervisors; that the information voters need to make an informed choice will be available in a timely way; and that all candidates will be afforded an equal opportunity to present their views and their qualifications to the voters.
In reality, the process has fallen far short of these standards:
Management influence and improper and improper use of station resources
The 2007 Fair Campaign Provisions, which every staff member, including managers, is required to read and sign, state that "No Foundation or radio station management or staff (paid or unpaid) or any other person may use or permit the use of radio station air time, website space, email lists, or other resources to endorse, campaign for or against, promote or disparage, or recommend in favor of or against any candidate for election as a Local Station Board." On October 24, just over a week after ballots were mailed to listener-sponsors, KPFA and the other Pacifica stations posted on their websites an open letter from Dan Siegel, then Interim Executive Director of the Pacifica Foundation, with the admitted objective of influencing voters' choices: the letter directly disparaged one easily identifiable group of KPFA candidates, denouncing their strongly stated but clearly political free speech criticisms of some station personnel and management-allied LSB members, as "abusive," "hateful," "personal attacks." This letter remained prominently featured on the KPFA website for more than a week, and was never removed from the National Elections Web page, to which KPFA's was linked.
Siegel's was not the only serious violation of the Fair Campaign Provision quoted above. On October 30 veteran programmer Larry Bensky used a KPFA e-mail list and server to send out to an as yet unknown number of voters a message endorsing one slate of candidates and attacking the incumbent board.
Defiance of supervisors' authority
In response to Bensky's blatant violation of the rules, the election supervisors devised a partial remedy, instructing station management to allow each competing slate to send a 300-word message of their own to the same e-mail list Bensky used. The slates promptly produced their proposed messages, but KPFA's managers refused to take the steps necessary to get these messages sent out on the list.
Inadequate information
The candidate statements mailed to listeners-subscribers with their ballots go only a small part of the way toward meeting this need; on-air candidate forums and announcements and in-person events are also essential for informing the electorate. After past elections, there have been both widespread sentiment and reports by election supervisors calling for more such events and publicity, but this year KPFA had less than ever before.
Only one two-part on-air forum was held before ballots were mailed to listener-subscribers, but it was poorly publicized in advance, and afterwards the audio archives were not posted at the station website for weeks. Candidates were required to respond to a detailed questionnaire about their views and experience, but their responses were not posted online until the voting period was almost over. During the fall fund drive, which ran from Oct. 16 to Nov. 2, the station provided no information whatsoever about the election, on the dubious grounds that election information can't be combined with fund-raising. KPFT in Houston does both. Even after the drive ended, station management did not begin airing candidates' pre-recorded statements until less than a week remained in the voting period, and then there was no transparent system to ensure all candidates' carts got equal treatment. Management tried to satisfy its obligation to air the carts by playing them all in a bloc –21 in a row - an approach guaranteed to minimize listener ship, and one that was particularly unfair to the candidates whose statements were aired last. The management-allied slate's number-one candidate had her statement played first on the list of 21. Only one in-person candidate event was organized, in Berkeley, and it received very little publicity over the air.
The black-out of election information during the fund drive was especially damaging: it left voters with minimal information when they first received their ballots, thus magnifying the advantage of the KPFA management-backed, "Concerned Listeners" slate that spent thousands of dollars to send its own carefully-timed mailing to arrive with the ballots during the black-out.
Failure to provide ballots to all eligible voters
Many listener-sponsors and unpaid staff reported not receiving ballot packets. The problem is particularly acute among unpaid staff, that vote in the staff elections, because management failed in its duty to provide a timely, accurate, and complete list of the unpaid staff. As recently as Nov. 29, after the elections should have been closed, more than 40 unpaid staff members had not received a ballot. The election supervisors have had to extend the election deadline several times, and it appears that many eligible staffers will not receive ballots before the election finally closes.
KPFA and Pacifica listeners fought hard for the right to elect their governing boards. We are deeply dismayed that some powerful elements within the KPFA community have shown themselves willing to subvert our hard-won bylaws and abandon basic principles of fairness and democracy.
If you would like to support fair elections at KPFA/Pacifica send contact information to Committee for Fair Elections at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Fair Election Committee member endorsers (at time of submission to the Daily Planet):
Richard Phelps**, Henry Norr, Stan Woods, Akio Tanaka, Noelle Hanrahan, Joe Wanzala, Attila Nagy, LaVarn Williams*, Chandra Hauptman* ** — current board members (*also PNB); Carol Spooner, Steve Conley. Gerald Sanders, Willie Ratcliff — former board members; Tracy Rosenberg** — KPFA Local Election Board supervisor 2006 and board candidate. Bob English, Dave Heller, Mara Rivera, Steve Zeltzer, Carl Bryant, CC Campbell Rock — 2007 board candidates; Linda Hewitt, Virginia Browning, Daniel Borgstrom, Steve Gilmartin, Gregory Wonderwheel, Jim Curtis, Stephen Kessler, Mary Ratcliff, Molly Beyea, Chuck O'Neil, Janet Kobren, CR (Bob) Briscoe, Ann Garrison, Rabea Chaudary, Dianne Budd, Laura Wells, Lou Gold, Tim Modak-Pearson, Peter Broadwell, David Keenan, Bill Carpenter — listener members; Adrienne Lauby, Anthony Fest — staff members.
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Unemployed and liberal groups to hold protests in D.C.
WASHINGTON — Roughly 3,000 unemployed workers from around the country are expected in the nation's capitol next week for four days of protests with labor, religious and social justice groups that say Congress cares more about America's wealthiest 1 percent than it does the masses of struggling middle-class families.
Piggybacking on the Occupy Wall Street movement, the three-day "Take Back the Capitol" protest will open Monday with construction of a "Peoples Camp" on the National Mall as a base of operations. On Tuesday, protesters will hit Capitol Hill to lobby members of Congress about extending federal unemployment benefits. The group walks to K Street on Wednesday to protest the political influence of corporate lobbyists.
And on Thursday, they'll host a national prayer vigil for the unemployed on Capitol Hill. At the same time, the AFL-CIO will coordinate simultaneous protests at congressional district offices across the country to call for extending unemployment benefits that are slated to expire Dec. 31 without congressional action.
"We're going to be here for a week, and we're going to be letting them all know that people are getting pretty tired of a Washington that works for the few and not for the many," said Robert Borosage, co-director of Campaign for America's Future, one of a coalition of organizations sponsoring the event.
A flier says the protest will "show Congress what democracy looks like, shine a light on corporate greed and the human suffering it has caused, and demand justice for the 99%."
Protesters will call for passage of President Barack Obama's jobs bill and for continuing the 2 percentage point payroll tax cut for employees.
The protest is expected to draw the largest gathering of unemployed workers in the nation's capital since the economy tanked, said Andy McDonald, spokesman for the American Dream Movement, a national coalition of self-styled progressive groups.
"They're here to say, 'This economy has been broken by the 1 percent (of wealthy Americans), and people in Congress continue to side with them.' We want to reclaim the economy and take back the Capitol and make it the people's house again," McDonald said.
Representatives from 15 Occupy protests from around the country will also take part, Borosage said, but the local Occupy DC isn't a sponsor, said Legba Carrefour, a spokesman for the group. U.S. Park Police said the protesters will not be allowed to sleep overnight on the National Mall.
Supporters hope the growing activism of liberal groups will translate into Election Day victories in 2012.
Their political momentum has been building for months. In August, progressive groups held more than 400 protests in local congressional district offices to push for greater job creation. In September, the Occupy Wall Street movement began. In October, 2,000 liberal activists gathered in Washington for the "Take Back the American Dream" conference. And on Nov. 17, the American Dream Movement held a national day of action in which protesters gathered on structurally deficient bridges across the country to call for greater infrastructure investment to create jobs.
"On a lot of those bridges, there were people from Occupy, there were unemployed workers, union members, MoveOn.org members, so they all started to blend together. I think that's what's exciting about what's happening in the country right now and that's what's exciting about next week," McDonald said.
Sponsoring organizations for "Take Back the Capitol" include Rebuild the Dream, the Center for Community Change, USAction, Interfaith Worker Justice, Faith in Life, MoveOn.org, the Service Employees International Union and the AFL-CIO.
The protest hopes to capture the frustrations of people like Eric Braddock of Lumberton, N.J., and Molly Wassermann, of New York City. Wassermann recently moved from Toledo, Ohio, to New York to find a job. She's still looking.
"What exactly is a person is supposed to do who is simply not being hired?" she asked. "Are we just supposed to die? Are we supposed to commit suicide? Are we supposed to starve to death homeless and on the streets? I know that sounds dramatic, but that's really what people are facing."
Braddock, 28, a recent college graduate, works as an illustrator. But both his parents, ages 65 and 55, lost their jobs, and Braddock worries about their mental state and their future job prospects.
"I want them to have a sense of pride again and not just wander around the house feeling worthless and embarrassed that they can't get a a job," he said. "I can see it in their faces and it's absolutely heartbreaking for me to see that every day. We just need somebody in charge to think about people like my parents for a change. I believe that Congress is focused in entirely the wrong direction."
Amaya Tune, a spokeswoman for the AFL-CIO, said Congress shouldn't leave town for the holiday break without extending jobless benefits.
"If they leave town and don't do anything, it'd be really terrible for working families, so we're making a big push on this," she said.
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LONGMONT — Days before they will find out whether voters approve a mill levy override for only the second time ever, St. Vrain Valley School District officials received some welcome news Friday night: The district was named Large Business of the Year by the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce.
District superintendent Don Haddad and John Creighton, president of the St. Vrain Valley Board of Education, accepted the award in front of several hundred people Friday night at the chamber's 125th annual dinner at the newly re-named Plaza Convention Center.
In welcoming the crowd, president and CEO Kathy Weber-Harding noted that the chamber had been founded in 1887 as the Longmont Board of Trade. Before the traditional passing of the oversized gavel, last year's chairman of the chamber board, Craig Chaney, and 2013 chairman Forrest Fleming, both lit large "125" candles on a towering cake sculpted by one of the evening's winners, La Momo Maes Bakery.
Family-owned La Momo Maes was named Rookie Business of the Year.
In his outgoing remarks Chaney had the chamber staff stand up and receive a round of applause.
In his incoming remarks as new chairman, Fleming said made at least two references to the film Forrest Gump, including getting the audience to finish the famous expression from the movie, "Business is like a box of chocolates" with "because you never know what you're going to get."
"When I look around this room I know I made the right decision to be a small business owner," said Fleming, who opened Instant Imprints in Longmont in 2005 after having retired from a career at IBM. "And the right decision to be in Longmont."
Martini's Bistro, which was founded in 1990 as ChriSar's Grill & Gallery, was named Small Business of the Year. Owner Frank Kaven and his partner, Christopher Kukich, were visibly emotional as they accepted the award.
In remarks Kaven made before it was announced who won, he noted that his business had hosted a fashion show this past year that raised $25,000 in a single afternoon for Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley.
Safe Shelter was one of the finalists in the Nonprofit of the Year category, as was Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley, though it was the Longmont Humane Society that took home the award.
The Longmont Community Foundation presented a $500 check to the Humane Society in congratulations.
Ellen Ranson, co-owner of Ellen's Bed & Breakfast, was named the chamber's 2012 Ambassador of the Year. Since moving with her husband, Baldy, to Longmont from Bulgaria 20 years ago and opening their business in Longmont despite not knowing a single person in town, Ellen has served as a chamber ambassador for 19 years.
The Making A Difference award went to Kevin Block of Xilinx, for going "above and beyond" what is expected of a chamber member, Weber-Harding said.
"I'm both surprised and truly honored, especially because I'm standing on a stage in front of so many people I truly respect," Block said.
Carol Schack of Prudential Rocky Mountain Realtors was recognized as outgoing chairwoman of the chamber's Public Policy Committee.
The rest of the chamber board's officers for 2013 are: Eve Bruce of Express It! Mail Center, chairwoman-elect; Schack, of Prudential Rocky Mountain Realtors, secretary; Ben Weir of Ben Weir Consulting, treasurer; Chaney of Brock & Co. CPAs, immediate past chair; and Sue Ellen Grimaud of Prudential Real Estate of the Rockies and Kyle Snyder of Land Title Guarantee Co., officers at large.
The remaining board of directors for 2013 are, Block; Stacy Cornay of Communication Concepts PR & Advertising; Linda Curran of Front Range Community College; Doug Kirby of Acquire Internet Marketing; Eric Kittelberger of Adams Bank and Trust; Brandon Knudsen of Ziggi's Coffee House; Chris Lennert of Left Hand Brewing Co.; Ed Locher of DigitalGlobe; Monty Meduna of First National Bank; Don Oest of IBM; Rick Samson of Samson & Vidergar; and Liz Smokowski of the Longmont Humane Society.
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A Navy veteran talks with an imaginary old man called "The Helper" and learns how to rid himself of chronic asthma.
A female advertising executive follows the advice of a willowy young woman named Laura, whom she meets in her mind's eye. She puts full-spectrum lighting in her home and office and is greatly relieved of severe allergies.
An imaginary figure named Ricardo counsels a young psychiatrist, "You are a healer, but before you can heal others you must learn to heal yourself." Ricardo shows him a way to conduct therapy without the recurrent neck pain that has plagued him for months.
Spooky? Not really. Having a talk with an imaginary wise figure--an inner advisor--may sound strange, yet this is one of the most powerful techniques I know for helping you understand the relationships between your thoughts, your feelings, your actions, and your health.
We have much more information inside us than we commonly use. An inner advisor is a symbolic representation of that inner wisdom and experience. Your inner advisor should be thought of as a friendly guide to these valuable unconscious stores--an inner ally who can help you understand yourself more deeply.
Have you ever struggled with a problem and ultimately come to terms with it by listening to that "still, small voice within"? Do you pay attention to your gut feelings when you make important decisions? Or perhaps you have dreams that enlighten or guide you. Flashes of insight? Good hunches?
All of the above are ways you may be guided by something deep inside--a part of you usually hidden from conscious awareness. Imagining this guidance as a figure you can communicate with helps to make it more accessible.
Your inner advisor may offer advice in areas as diverse as nutrition, posture, exercise, environment, attitudes, emotions, and faith. Your advisor can serve as a liaison figure to that part of your mind that thinks in images and symbols; as an ambassador between the silent and verbal brains, the unconscious and conscious minds.
Let's look closely at the three people I mentioned at the beginning of this chapter. Frank, a twenty-eight-year-old ex-naval officer in Vietnam suffered with recurrent chronic asthma. This grew worse when he started a job as a rural delivery man and had to pass hay fields and horses every day. Standard asthma medications only partially relieved his distress, and he didn't want to take steroid medications if there was any alternative. Testing confirmed strong allergies to both hay and horse dander. He didn't want to give up his job, which he both liked and needed, and was referred to me for help. With some skepticism, he agreed to explore his illness through imagery. As he relaxed and looked inside for an inner advisor, he saw an image of a stern older man working on a machine, who called himself "The Helper." The man reminded Frank of his grandfather, who had raised him on his farm.
In imagery, Frank saw himself as a small boy being punished by having to sweep out the horse barn, a job he hated. He saw himself beginning to wheeze while doing it and his grandfather telling him he didn't have to finish the job. Later, in his imagination, The Helper told him that now he was a grown man, and he could choose which jobs he was willing to do. He could refuse a job he didn't want without needing to get sick to get out of it. Hearing this, Frank felt relieved and his breathing improved. He was able to continue his route without asthma and has not had a recurrence in ten years.
The young woman executive, Justine, had allergies to many foods and chemicals. She, too, was reluctant to work with imagery, but finally became desperate enough to try. Laura, her advisor, when asked about her allergies, held out her hand and revealed a prism in her open palm. A single beam of white light entered the top of the prism and was refracted into a rainbow spectrum of light that radiated toward Justine. She asked Laura to explain what this meant and she answered, "You have light compression." She would say no more. Puzzled, I encouraged Justine to keep the image in mind throughout the week and meet with Laura again to see if she would clarify the message.
Some three days later, while looking through some old books, Justine came across a book a friend had given her months before: Health and Light by John Ott. Ott, the inventor of time-lapse photography, was also a pioneer in the field of photo-biology, the effects of light on living organisms. In his book, he marshals evidence to support the view that full-spectrum sunlight is a nutrient needed for healthy human function. He believes that spending long days and nights in artificial lighting is a significant cause of illness in some people.
In a flash, Justine understood what Laura had been telling her. She went into her relaxed state and summoned Laura, who confirmed her discovery. With Laura's guidance, she devised a plan to correct the situation. She replaced all the light bulbs at home and in her office with full-spectrum bulbs, agreed to go outside in the sun for at least thirty minutes a day, and asked her boss for a desk near a window. Within two weeks, she reported herself almost completely free of allergies, and remained that way for eighteen months without further treatment.
The psychiatrist, Art, had recently completed his training and was working intensely in private practice. He began to experience severe pains in his neck, chest, and shoulders, especially when he was with his patients. As Art talked with his advisor, Ricardo, an image of himself in a suit of heavy armor appeared. The armor rested on his shoulders and chest. Ricardo told him the armor was there to protect him from his feelings, but it stood in the way of his being an effective therapist. He said the armor was made of "thinking and planning," and Art would need to discard it if he was to be of real help to his patients.
Inner Guidance: A Common Belief
Talking with an inner advisor is not a new idea. Most of the major philosophical, religious, and psycho logical traditions of mankind speak of inner guidance in one form or another. Many primitive cultures used rituals which included music, chanting, fasting, dancing, sacrifice, and psychoactive plants in order to invoke a vision that could inform and guide them at important times. Native American braves would go into the wilderness unarmed, without food and water, build a sweat lodge, and pray for contact with a guiding spirit. From such a visionary experience they would draw their names, their power, and their direction in life. The medicine man of the tribe might make a similar quest in search of healing for an ailing tribe member.
Catholic children are taught in catechism that they have a holy guardian angel who protects them and who can be called on in time of need. Many other religions teach a similar idea.
Children, whatever their religious or cultural background, often have imaginary playmates who talk with them, play with them, protect and support them in their imaginary play.
A surprising number of people tell me they "talk" to spouses or other loved ones who have died. In their talks they receive advice and comfort, as people do when they "talk" with their inner advisors.
All these experiences point to a common human notion--there is guidance available to us when we appeal to it, and when we are receptive to it. Meeting with an inner advisor is a way of making this intuitive guidance more available to you. Intuition is defined as the "power of knowing without recourse to reason" and is perceived by inner seeing, inner listening, and inner feeling. It may well be a specialized function of the right hemisphere. Through the right brain's ability to perceive subtle cues regarding feelings and connections, we are guided by what we call instincts, gut feelings, and hunches. By becoming quiet and attentive to our inner thoughts, we can use the talents of this neglected part of our minds most effectively.
It's not necessary to have any particular belief about the inner advisor in order to use it, but it's helpful for the technique to make sense to you one way or another. Whatever you believe that the advisor isle spirit, a guardian angel, a messenger from God, a hallucination, a communication from your right brain to your left, or a symbolic representation of inner wisdom--is all right. The fact is, no one knows what it is with any certainty. We can each decide for ourselves. It can be reasonably explained psychologically, neurologically, theologically, metaphysically, or cybernetically, and none of these explanations is necessarily exclusive of any other. I'm satisfied that, for many people, the inner advisor is an effective way for them to learn more about their illnesses or issues, and the inner resources that can best help them move those situations toward healthy resolutions.
How Can an Inner Advisor Help Me?
First and foremost, an inner advisor can help you understand more about the nature of your illness, the part you play in it, and the part you might play in your own recovery.
Second, an inner advisor acts as a source of support and comfort; there is often a sense of peacefulness, of inner calm and compassion that stems from meetings with an advisor. In itself, this is often a real step toward healing, especially if you have been feeling depressed or panicky about your situation.
Claire, a therapist going through a very stressful divorce, supporting two children, and maintaining a busy professional life, had begun bleeding heavily between her periods. Medications had not controlled the bleeding, and she was set against having a hysterectomy. She broke down in tears as she met her inner advisor, overcome with the compassion she felt from this inner figure. The compassionate feeling allowed her to acknowledge how difficult her situation was and how well she was doing with it. Rather than engendering self-pity, this acknowledgment helped her struggle with and eventually come through her crisis with success, integrity, and an intact uterus, which stopped bleeding abnormally.
Third, working with an advisor can result in the direct relief of symptoms and recovery from illness. This usually comes as a result of realizing the function of a symptom and making changes so your body/mind no longer needs to create the symptom.
You may find it reassuring to know that while you do want to know what your advisor has to say, you don't have to do whatever it recommends. Whatever comes from your talk with your advisor, you will consider it carefully in the "clear light of day," and take a good look at what it might mean to act on that advice. You will evaluate the risks and benefits of following its advice and make your own decision about whether or not to follow it. The choices, and the responsibility, remain yours. Don't abandon your responsibility to your inner advisor, but consider what it has to tell you.
Testing the advisor is something you might want to do if it suggests a course of action that involves some risk for you. Let's say that your advisor tells you that you have to change your occupation in order to feel better. While this might be something you'd do if you knew it was really going to improve your health, you might be reluctant to make such a big change without some reassurance. Tell your advisor that you're considering the advice it's given you, and that it's difficult for you to imagine following it. Discuss your fears or concerns thoroughly, and let your advisor help you understand them more deeply and perhaps help you think of a way to change that takes your concerns into account. If, after you've explored the advice in depth, you still see significant risk, ask your advisor to give you a demonstration of its ability to help you get better.


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Defining Thoroughbred Conceptualism
In the 1960s conceptual art moved onto the international art stage like a bright beacon of joyous intellectual discovery. Finally, with this development, all that could be surveyed could now be declared art. The shackles of formalism were thrown off. This democratic epiphany came with a forty year-old provenance, Dadaism. Specifically, Marcel Duchamp's "ready-mades." The artist had been quoted to have said, "One day artists can merely point to an object and declare it art." It took four decades for this prophecy to be realized. To many of us, conceptualism first came in the form of pop art. It seemed still to be another facet of avant-gardism at the time, much like abstract expressionism, which had come before it.
By the 1970s and 1980s conceptual art, with its little sister, minimal art, had become philosophical institutions that dominated the art playing field and, in many respects, became absolute. Ironically, the term "absolute" is antithetical to conceptualism in that the conceptualist credo prides itself on the nature of being totally theoretical.
To begin with, conceptualism relies on the premise that the actual existence of a piece of art is a bygone formality. Art, and the desires of the artist, are brought together into a verbal, or literary, presentation (incidentally, a presentation that has come to be called "art speak"). The poetry of this descriptive of the artist's intentions eclipses all other traditional points of artistic responsibility.
However, dispensing entirely with the physical art is not required to be irrevocable. Some props are a great aid in demonstrating the thrust of the cerebral testimony. These aids can take the form of installations, assemblages, and sometimes performances, but all are accompanied by written explanation. A number of noted artists such as Lawrence Weiner, Bruce Naumen, Joseph Kosuth, Sol LeWitt, Edward Kienholz, and John Baldessari have given a face to this honorable mode of late twentieth-century art.
The Subjective Departure
Within the realm of mental concept, how protracted and transverse can the imagination wander? The practical limits of the imagination are measured in just how many onlookers and observers the artist can bring along with him/her on their sojourn of exploration. The more esoteric and abstract, the more people lose interest. This begs the question: Is art for everybody?
The world functions objectively, the artist egresses subjectively— the rational and irrational. The subjective departure for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland is through the child's immature imagination. The use of children as the medium to bring forth adult fantasy justifies notions of monsters, trolls, unicorns, fairies, witches, Easter bunnies, and Santa Claus. Knowledge of paleontology gives rise to dragons, lake monsters, hairy man-shaped forest dwellers, and sea serpents. More complex science and awareness about the cosmos has spawned alien visitations and space monsters, while ghosts and spirits creak through our imaginations, leaving us with a hopeful search for an afterlife. And, of course, dreams and insanity are the oldest excuse for the unbelievable. All of these notions are an escape from the rational realm, a departure from the object mind— a subjective departure.
But, for the artists to become truly conceptual they must develop other paths of fantastic exploration. The surrealists claimed they followed their automatic impulses on a road into the deep subconscious. The psychedelic artists put their stock in drug-induced, modified delirium.
However, little or no attention has been given to the idea of forming a thought-based mental medium to play off of that which is not deficiency-inspired. A rather crude example of concocting a fantasy device was put into use by spiritualists during the late nineteenth century. A doctor of metaphysics claimed to have witnessed a strange luminous matter flowing out of a trance-induced believer's mouth, and he christened it "ectoplasm." From that point on, ghosts and spectres were believed to be formed of ectoplasm. The superstitious flock now has a miracle material that could, in fact, do anything.
What to make of a similar hypothesis, not created by charlatans, but by honest artists searching for a hypothetical avenue to make imaginatory inroads? Let's suppose, just for the sake of this discussion, that time comes in forty-pound blocks like terra-cotta clay, and this time-clay has a personality. If you cut off a small plug of this proto-time it will have its own smaller, individual personality. If it is pointed away from its larger parent block of time it turns into a cartoon character or some impish extension of its personality.
If it goes back toward its original mass of clay, it withers. And to further this hypothetical foray, if the proto-time is placed in the presence of "ecto-time" (a modifier) the proto-time goes sideways making the personalities change into multiple characters, each with an alternating disposition. So, the very proximity to time in this case is the subjective departure.
Personalizing time movement seems to be a farfetched artistic supposition, but it is honesty without any hype for a belief system or superstitious chicanery. Coming up with a unique premise or medium for the impossible is certainly conceptualism.
Applying Realistic Art To Conceptualism— A Statement Of Intent
For many years modern artists have intended to create paintings that fit into the understood explanation of conceptual art, and not all of it has simply been pop art. However, the majority of modern paintings have tried to slip under the safe recognized title of "pop." Although pop art has been the most obvious refuge, there are some real problems with this idiom. Pop art needs, and totally depends on appropriation— copying something popular. The need to reference itself back to the population's common favoritisms encumbers art's ability to experience the entire spectrum of the hypothetical. In other words, it's very limited. Copying, or just recreating an object in a larger size suggests an atrophied imagination.
With the exception of pop art, there is a problem with the acceptance of realistic fine art painting into the formal art world of conceptualism. Basically it's the contemporary art world's hatred of craftsmanship. Facile dexterity has been frowned on and discouraged for almost sixty years. At best, it has been classified as the quaint expression of a hobbyist, more suited in the quest for a blue ribbon at a county fair. Unfortunately, because of many artists who have timidly restrained their imaginations this dim view has proven justified.
Acceptable or not, craftsmanship and the ability to draw and paint without the aid of computer or photography is a positive human compulsion, and is just as valid a virtuosity as singing with a beautiful voice, or a piano concerto played with nimble fingers. All representational painting should not be categorized with sentimental and innocuous works that placate the requirements of modest morality, something on the order of eyewash.A well executed oil painting with intelligent purpose should not find itself the exclusive trappings of the interior decorator or the sanctimonious moralist espousing public and family values. The key word is supposition. It must be suggested that art inspired by over-imagination, rendered in precise clarity, and compelled to masquerade as conceptual art can only flourish if it represents itself honestly in the service of the purely hypothetical. Robt. Williams '07