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Jaime Antonio Gumercindo González Colson (13 January 190120 November 1975) was a Dominican modernist painter, writer, and playwright born in Tubagua, Puerto Plata in 1901. He is remembered as one of the most important Dominican artists of the 20th century, and as one of the leading figures of the modernist movement in 20th century Dominican art, along with Yoryi Morel, Dario Suro, and Celeste Woss y Gil.

His travels to Spain and France in the early 20th century led to his experimenting with Cubism, Surrealism and other avant-garde styles.  He struck up friendships with artists like Maruja Mallo, Rafael Barradas and Salvador Dalí in Spain, and in Paris, came to know Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, masters of the cubist school that influenced his style. In 1934, he decided to leave Europe for Mexico to teach art, where he befriended artists like José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera.

After leaving Mexico in 1938, Colson became professor at the art academy in Havana, Cuba to teach his "cubismo neo-humanista". The Cuban artist Mario Carreño was one of his pupils.

In May 1938, Colson held an art exhibition for the first time in his country in Santo Domingo, at that time, Ciudad Trujillo. Years later, dictator Rafael Trujillo would go on to appoint him Director of the School of Fine Arts in 1950, though Colson resigned in 1952, less than two years later as a result of the repressive regime.

Colson's art has mostly been described as Cubist, Surrealist, and Neohumanist. He is best known for his development of Neohumanismo (or Neohumanism) and Caribbean cubism or Afro-cubism. His most notable works include Merengue (1938), and his series Figuras Metafisicas (1930). Colson also wrote poetry and theatrical works.

Colson was a devoted Catholic his entire life and married his companion, Toyo Kurimoto, of Japan, in a Catholic ceremony. He died of throat cancer in Santo Domingo on November 20, 1975. Many of his works are displayed in the Museo Bellapart in Santo Domingo.

Early life and education
Colson was born in Tubagua, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic on 13 January 1901, to parents Antonio González, a Spanish merchant, and Juana María Colson Tradwell, who was born in Puerto Plata and was the daughter of American immigrants. Her brother was her husband's partner in commercial affairs, Jayme Henry Colson Tradwell, who was also a writer.  His maternal grandparents were Henry Colson and Mary Eliza Tradwell, Anglo-American immigrants from Boston. He received his early education in Santo Domingo, and showed an interest in art at an early age.

Following the encouragement of his mother, Colson travelled to Barcelona in 1919 to study art. There he studied at the Barcelona School of Fine Arts under the tutelage of painters Cecilio Pla, Julio Romero de Torres, and Pedro Carbonell. During this time the young Jaime González Colson decided to go by his maternal surname and drop his paternal surname, considering it too common. His earliest works were influenced by Noucentisme, the prevailing artistic and literary aesthetic in Barcelona at the time, as well other avant-garde movements of the era. In 1920, he moved to Madrid and from 1920 to 1923, he attended the San Fernando School of Fine Arts in Madrid, where he took classes with José Moreno Carbonero, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastidas, and José Garnelo. After his formative years in Madrid, he returned to Barcelona where he was presented at the Real Círculo Artístico, by Santiago Rusinol and Joaquin Terruella Matilla.

He lived in Paris from 1924 to 1934, where he discovered the works of Pablo Picasso and Giorgio De Chirico, which greatly influenced his paintings from the 30's-40's.  During this time, Colson dove deeper into Cubist and Surrealist aesthetics, evoking a return to the classic and an irreality.

Artistic career

Colson suffered economic hardships in Paris and sales of his works were minimal. Following suggestions from Dominican writer Pedro Henríquez Ureña and Mexican poet Maples Arce, he left for Mexico in 1934 with hopes of improving his situation; there, Colson held a personal exhibition, sponsored by the Secretary of Education and began teaching at the Workers' School of Art.  During this period, Colson also devoted himself to illustration, such as in the book Eco by the poet and friend Elías Nandino, published in 1934, whose black and white surrealistic illustrations of male torsos and genitalia, bleeding wounds and mutilated organs were celebrated at the time. In Mexico, Colson befriended María Izquierdo, José Gorostiza, Antonin Artaud, Wifredo Lam and his Cuban student, Mario Carreño. In 1938, Colson left Mexico, traveling to Havana, Cuba, accompanied by Mario Carreño. He lived and taught there for a few months, and held an art exhibition, before shortly returning to his native country after twenty years of absence.

On May 26, 1938, Colson arrived in Santo Domingo. He exhibited for the first time in his country, at the Dominican Athenaeum; soon after arriving, he was commissioned by the Trujillo regime for a portrait of the dictator. Though Colson insisted on doing it from life, he had only one interview with the dictator before never meeting him again. His first sketch which portrayed Trujillo too realistically, that is, presenting him as the mulatto that he was, was rejected. Colson immediately restarted but ultimately never finished the portrait. Convinced that his artistic career would be stifled under such a repressive regime, Colson decided to return to Paris in 1938.

The next year in Paris he exhibited at the prestigious Berheim-Jeune Gallery ten paintings and drawings, with artists Mario Carreño and Max Jiménez. However, Colson found himself in the midst of the World War II, a fact that forced him to take refuge in Barcelona. As part of the numerous works that he completed in Spain, Colson painted a set of murals on the island of Mallorca.

In 1950, Colson returned to Dominican Republic and was made General Director of the National School of Fine Arts by Trujillo. However, In 1952 he resigned from his post without having served two years in office. Following his resignation, Colson sought refuge in Tamboril, at the home of his old friend Dominican author Tomás Hernández Franco, later illustrating for his book Cibao, with drawings portraying the daily life of the locals of Cibao. He also made a well-known portrait of him there.

In 1957 he traveled to Caracas, Venezuela, to hold an exhibition. Colson had already presented his work in Venezuela at the Valencia International Painting Exhibition, which was held in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of its founding. On this occasion he had brought a multitude of works to be shown at the Museum of Fine Arts in Caracas, then directed by the painter Armando Barrios, after all the interviews in the press announcing the exhibition, the general director of Fine Arts did not approve it. The reason is not known, possibly political issues, including the animosity of the Venezuelan government against Trujillo, but this misfortune forced him to change his plans. Colson practically fled to Haiti with very few small works, personally leaving the ambassador of his country, Brea Messina, a huge collection of works, including the entire series of "La Catharsis" and the best of his period of "reviving cubism" that have largely disappeared.

Style
Colson's works blend Cubism, Surrealism, Symbolism, Expressionism, and Neoclassicism into a style described as Neohumanism that he became known for. During his years in Paris, Colson got to know the work of Giorgio De Chirico and Pablo Picasso who were two of his biggest influences. The influence of the De Chirico can be seen in his works from the 30s and 40s, in the use of perspective and scenography, themes towards the metaphysical and surrealist, the return to the classical, unreal atmospheres, and the reinterpretations of Mediterranean mythology. All of this penetrated deeply into Colson's aesthetic. The mystery and loneliness that emanate from De Chirico's paintings can also be seen in Colson's work.

In addition, Colson was influenced by the readings of Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), whose dream analysis had an impact on Colson's more surrealistic paintings. Religious or mystical themes were also repeatedly explored in his various ecclesiastical murals and paintings, representing biblical and hagiographic subjects like El compte Arnau, one of his most colorful and famous works. Other works include Baquiní y la ciguapa del Camú from 1949, which shows a ritual wake for a dead infant.

Colson in his 1962 painting Los heroes de la calle Espaillat, not only perfectly captures all his evolution, from cubism, religious painting, fresco painting and neo-humanism, but also, due to its theme, delves into the social and the political environment of the time, that paid tribute to the student revolutionaries who were arrested, tortured, and killed by the dictatorship, on October 20, 1961.

Death
He dedicated the final years of his life to continuing his work and teaching the techniques of mural painting.Colson died of pulmonary edema in Santo Domingo on 20 November 1975, aged 74; he suffered from throat cancer because of his assiduous smoking habit. He was married to Japanese painter and sculptor Toyo Yutaka Karimoto.

A retrospective of his work was held at Museo Bellapart in Santo Domingo in 2008.

Gallery

References

 Staff (undated). "Jaime Colson 1901–1975" (in Spanish). Museo Bellapart.  Retrieved August 24, 2013.

External links
Colson exhibition catalog (PDF format) Museo Bellapart

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From Chiang Mai, Thailand to Siem Reap, Cambodia
Overview: Welcome to a great Southeast Asia adventure — a unique tour paced to give you a sense of enjoyment and relaxation in keeping with the culture. Visit Chiang Mai, situated northwest of Bangkok in a lush valley of the Ping River — home to over 300 temples with an alluring blend of interesting architecture, history and beautiful terrain. Discover the remote serenity of Lanjia Lodge near Chiang Rai followed by a magical cruise down the Mekong River through Laos to what may be the best city in Southeast Asia, beautiful Luang Prabang. Travel on to the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia to conclude this remarkable adventure. This is a Southeast Asian adventure you won't forget!
Leadership: The Thailand, Laos & Cambodia Tour Leader is Effie Fletcher, founder and director of Himalayan High Treks. She is a graduate of the National Outdoor Leadership School's course for Outdoor Educators and Goddard College in Vermont. She maintains her certification as a Wilderness First Responder. In the last 25 years, Effie led Sierra Club backpacking trips and overseas trips to Nepal, India, Pakistan, Burma, Bhutan, Tibet and Vietnam. A practicing Buddhist, Effie is the coordinator of the Dharma Journeys Pilgrimages.
Note that with an undersubscribed group of four or less, our experienced local staff will lead this trip.
Inside Thailand, Laos & Cambodia Tour • Day–To–Day Itinerary Detail:
Pre Trip Days: Fly from your home country to meet in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Those in the Americas lose one day crossing the international date line to Asia. Please review your air itinerary with us early to coordinate your arrival time. You must arrive in Chiang Mai no later than day 1. If you wish to arrive early, depart late or enjoy additional excursions to nearby regions, we can arrange any needed transfers, accommodations and services with an early request.
Day 1: Arrival. It's arrival day in charismatic Chaing Mai, Thailand! Upon arrival at Chiang Mai's Airport, our local English–speaking guide will greet you in the arrival hall and bring you, by air conditioned car, to your hotel to refresh and relax. Overnight in Chiang Mai. (No Meals)
Day 2: Explore Chiang Mai. After breakfast, our guide arrives at the hotel for today's activities. Stroll to the Mae Ping riverbank and on to Waroros Market to meander its colorful stalls. Then, climb onboard your rickshaw for a ride down Tapae Street — Chiang Mai's main thoroughfare.
Explore ancient Chiang Mai, starting from its eastern gate. First, see the Monument of Three Kings (which established Chiang Mai as the capital of the Lanna Thai Kingdom) and on to see the city's important temples: Wat Chedi Luang (where the famous Emerald Buddha was once enshrined) and Wat Phra Singh (home to an ancient and sacred Buddha image).
Then it's time to be whisked away from the frenzy of city life and into a world of verdant tranquility. An indulgent, two-hour Lanna Style Package at Oasis Spa, warms your body with a Thai traditional massage, an herbal hot compress on your stomach and back, followed by an aromatic full body oil massage. An exotic feeling of beauty, serenity and pleasure awaits! Overnight in Chiang Mai. (Breakfast)
Day 3: Chiang Mai Sightseeing. Your car arrives after breakfast for a 15 minute drive to our morning's activity (9 AM until 2 PM). We will enjoy a unique cooking experience in a traditional teak–style house surrounded with pretty gardens. This family–run school presents a wide variety of classic and specialized northern Thai dishes. Begin with a visit to a local market to shop and learn about the fresh foods and spices that you will use in your cooking class. Under the watchful eye of the experienced chef, you will learn how to cook inspiring and delicious Thai dishes. But the best part of the day is sitting down for lunch — to eat what you have cooked!
To experience the best sites of Chiang Mai, timing and location help reveal its hidden treasures. After such a relaxing morning, meet our guide at 3 PM to begin our city and temple tour. Explore more of ancient Chiang Mai — with its old city walls, gates, moat and markets. After visiting Wat Suan Dok (where ashes of Chiang Mai's royal family are interred) and the historic Jed Yot Temple, continue up to Wat Prathat Doi Suthep Temple, the most sacred in all of North Thailand. Our experienced guide will speak about the temple and the famed white elephant as we stroll through its impressive chedi and beautiful murals.
By late afternoon, most visitors have departed and twilight creates a special atmosphere for us. After our private blessing ceremony, witness the magical chanting of the monks. The blissful evening ends with an unforgettable view over Chiang Mai with its glittering lights. Return to the hotel by about 7 PM. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 4: A Chaing Rai jungle lodge. Our guide arrives at the hotel for the air–conditioned drive bound for a special lodge near Chiang Rai. A local herbal juice will be a refreshing welcome while we check–in. Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and a warm, welcoming staff make for a delightful experience. Dinner, traditional Hmong performances and overnight at the lodge. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Day 5: At the lodge. After breakfast, a presentation begins at 9:40 AM discussing the Hmong and Lahu hill tribes, the Golden Triangle and the giant catfish (Pla Buek, the world's biggest fresh water fish) found in the Mekong River. Learn about the activities and people whose lives always depend on the river.
Then at 10 AM, tour the Hmong and Lahu tribal village, including a visit to the shaman's house. Share tea with the shaman, discover the significance of the fireplace and learn why they bury the placenta and umbilical cord of newborn babies. Soon, a fine lunch is served on a charming terrace, overlooking the Mekong River towards Laos. Later in the afternoon, try your hand making a batik handkerchief with Hmong ladies (about 45 minutes) or you might prefer to learn how to build and set animal traps. Help villagers plant trees at the Herbal Plant Nursery Project. The project was dedicated on December 5, 2011 to His Majesty the King commemorating his 84th birthday. The nursery improves many lives by teaching locals the importance of the village ecosystem and to grow their own vegetables. Dinner and a pleasant night at the lodge are yours. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 6: To Chaing Khong, Huay Xai and Pakbeng. Our guide will arrive at the lodge to bring us, by air–conditioned vehicle, to the border at Chiang Khong/Huay Xai. At this point your Thai guide will bid adieu.
The Luang Say cruise departs from Huay Xai at 9 AM. After transiting Huay Xai immigration, you'll then see the Luang Say cruise office, our destination for check-in. Climb aboard with a welcome from our boat's cruise guide and begin our voyage down the Mekong River to Pak Beng. Stop along the way to observe the rural life of a typical hill tribe settlement. When you return, enjoy a buffet lunch served onboard. Arrival in Pakbeng is planned so we can appreciate the changing hues of sunset over the river, right from our rooms. About halfway between Huay Xai and Luang Prabang, Pakbeng Village is a must see! The town's wooden houses are perched along a steep hillside. Your dinner is served on the terrace overlooking the Mekong River. Overnight at Pakbeng. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 7: Pakbeng, Pak, Ou, Luang Prabang. Planning for a quick, early breakfast, make time to enjoy an (optional) visit to Pak Beng Market — a very popular place with villagers and hill tribes to buy and exchange goods. By 8:30 AM sharp, our boat departs. After a brief stop at Ban Baw to appreciate the making of traditional rice liquor, our buffet lunch is served onboard.
This afternoon we visit Pak Ou Caves, two hours upstream from Luang Prabang. Pak Ou (or Tam Ting) Caves contain a huge array of gold–lacquered Buddhas in two chambers, carved out from a towering limestone cliff. Statues range from only a few centimeters up to the size of a human. The caves are a popular pilgrimage destination.
Arrival in Luang Prabang (UNESCO World Heritage City) is planned before sunset. Here we meet our next guide and driver at the pier and head to our hotel for check–in. Overnight in Luang Prabang. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 8: Luang Prabang. At dawn today, there is a special opportunity for you to witness Luang Prabang's monks collecting their alms. As the sun begins to rise, long lines of orange–robed monks withdraw from their pagodas to walk the streets barefoot while collecting offerings. It is a beautiful, serene ceremony that highlights the spiritualism of Laos.
A short ride brings us to historical, central Luang Prabang. A good spot to begin is at the local Fresh Market. We can meander the stalls to examine goods and regard the locals, as they shop each day for vegetables, fruits and exotic specialties. Return to the hotel for breakfast.
After breakfast begin a city tour at the former Royal Palace (now the National Museum). The palace was built in 1904 (in the French colonial era) for King Sisavang Vong but is now home to exhibits of art and jewels. Visit Wat Mai with its unique five–tiered roof and golden bas reliefs. During Pimai (the Lao New Year) the small Buddha statue (Pra Bang, housed in the palace) is put on display in this temple. Visit Wat Sene and its beautiful golden facade. Complete your morning journey at the most photographed temple in Luang Prabang, Wat Xieng Thong.
After lunch, we'll weave our way to the weaving village of Ban Phanom. Populated by Thai Lue (a tribe with origins in southern China), this village, is renown for its cotton and silk hand weaving. Also visit Henri Mahoit's grave before return to Luang Prabang.
Climb the 328 steps to the top of Mount Phousi to enjoy a twilight panoramic view of the city and the surrounding countryside. Overnight in Luang Prabang. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 9: Kuangsi Waterfall. After breakfast, visit colorful Wat Visoun Temple, the famous Watermelon Stupa, shaped just like the fruit! This temple was destroyed in 1887 by invading Black Flag troops from China, but was restored in 1930 by Buddhist monks and locals. Visit Wat Aham village and the brilliance of its "altar of the two geniuses of Luang Prabang."
Revitalize at the refreshing Kuangsi Waterfalls, located 20 miles from Luang Prabang. The falls cascade down a tiered limestone formation to form several turquoise pools, perfect for a hot day swim. The jungle and the undergrowth surrounding the falls team with wildlife. Pleasant walks are found along its natural footpaths. Indulge with a picnic lunch at cooling Kuangsi Waterfall.
While returning to Luang Prabang, scout villages of several ethnic groups. Stop first at Ban Tha Pan village to learn about the Kamu people. Later, stop at Ban Ou, a Lao Loum (majority group) village. A final stop is planned at Ban Na Ouane, a Humong village. Humongs have come from the mountains of Southern China and maintain an oral folk tradition with no written records. Hmong history passes-on legends and ritual ceremonies verbally between each generation. In the 1960s and 1970s, many Hmong were secretly recruited by the U. S. Army and CIA to fight against communism. Overnight in Luang Prabang. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 10: Elephant Village. After breakfast, we meet in the lobby between 8:30 and 9:00 AM. This morning's excursion carries us to a half-day riding program at Elephant Village.
We will be welcomed by the camp's manager and enjoy a short area introduction. Then it's time to hoist up to the Howdah (elephant seat, behind the trunk) for a wild, one hour elephant ride, later followed by a serene boat cruise to Tad Sae Waterfall. Today a buffet lunch awaits at Elephant Village's restaurant (includes coffee, tea and drinking water). Return to our hotel in Luang Prabang in the early afternoon. The rest of today is free to relax or to explore the city. Overnight in Luang Prabang. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 11: Free day in Luang Prabang. This day is free to explore as you wish! Overnight in Luang Prabang. (Breakfast)
Day 12: Luang Prabang to Siem Reap. After breakfast, it's time to check–out of the hotel. Our guide and private vehicle will arrive for a farewell and airport transfer for our flight to Siem Reap, Cambodia. On arrival, outside the secured area, we will be welcomed by our next local guide. Siem Reap is best known as the hub to explore the fabled Angkor temples, in the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire.
Visit famous Angkor Wat. Built during the reign of King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century, Angkor Wat's temple mimic Mount Meru, the home of the gods. Inside, the walls are covered by stone carvings and bas–reliefs depicting both Hindu mythology and wars fought during Suryavarman's reign. Angkor Wat is known for over 2,000 Apsara dancers that decorate the temple. Its construction is said to have taken thirty years of intensive labor. Angkor Wat is depicted on Cambodia's national flag as the temple which symbolizes the very soul of the Khmer people. We will be there at sunset, when Angkor Wat is quieter and the Apsaras will shimmer in the dwindling twilight. Overnight at our hotel in Siem Reap. (Breakfast)
Day 13: Exploring Siem Reap. This morning, see the radiant gem of Angkor — the temple of Banteay Srey (best seen in the morning light). Built during the 11th to 13th centuries, the "Citadel of the Women" still remains the best preserved Cambodian temple. It displays fine examples of classical Khmer art and is noted for some remarkably fine bas–reliefs, depicting the Hindu god, Shiva. Banteay Srey is uniquely constructed from pink sandstone, which is seen nowhere else in Angkor. Returning to Siem Reap, stop at the profound Land Mine Museum, promoting land mine awareness and education. Mr. Aki Ra, the museum founder, was a child soldier during the Khmer Rouge regime and today acts as a humanitarian de–miner. The museum also serves as a rescue center for amputee children Aki Ra has brought from the streets of Phnom Penh and nearby impoverished rural communities.
It is possible to stop at some villages along the way and our guide can help connect with villagers to learn their way of life — observe rice paper being made, taste palm wine and palm sugar, all popular local products.
This afternoon we will visit the ancient site of Angkor Thom. Angkor Thom was the last capital of the great Khmer Empire, under the reign of Jayavarman VII. This city is bound by a wall, eight meter high and four kilometers long, drawing a perfect square. Enter through the ancient South Gate, an impressive stone portal carved with elephants and four giant faces. To each side of the gate's path, a row of 54 gods or demons hold the sacred Naga snake.
Continue to Bayon Temple, found in the exact center of the city. The temple holds four faces and 54 towers representing the 54 provinces of the Khmer Empire. The Terrace of the Elephants and the Terrace of the Leper King are important spots, known for their intricate reliefs. Overnight at our Siem Reap hotel. (Breakfast)
Day 14: Exploring Siem Reap. This morning, visit some early Angkor–era temples of the Roluos Group, found 15 kilometers outside of Siem Reap. Roluos is the ancient center of Khmer civilization, which was known as Hariharalaya. It was the first town built by Angkorian kings in the 8th and 9th centuries and consists of three main temples: Bakong, Loleiand and Preah Ko.
The surrounding paddy fields and sugar palm trees are typical scenes of Cambodia. You'll especially appreciate the gentle scenery as we ride on an Oxcart — a fun way to experience rural Cambodia and regard its friendly people.
Arriving at a small contemporary pagoda, Buddhist monks will conduct a private blessing ceremony for us, wishing good health, a safe journey and a very special experience!
In the afternoon, explore the temples of the Small Circuit. The most illustrious is Ta Prohm, built in the mid 12th to early 13th centuries.
Ta Prohm is unique as it has been left as it was found. You'll notice it was reclaimed by the jungle with many parts crumbled to the ground. Nicknamed the "Tomb Raider Temple," it is one of the most memorable of the Angkor group. See Banteay Kdei, a Buddhist monastery from the late 12th Century, and Srah Srang, known as the "pool of ablutions." In the late afternoon visit Pre Rub temple, just as the sun sets over the teeming jungle. Overnight at our hotel in Siem Reap. (Breakfast)
Day 15: Departing Siem Reap. After breakfast, our guide brings us to the airport to depart Siem Reap, Cambodia and marking the conclusion of this Southeast Asian oddyssey!
Important Notes: This description is meant only as a guide to our planned itinerary. Changes may be made as we go along depending upon local conditions, our acclimatization and for health and safety. Good health, an inquisitive mind and a positive attitude make travel enjoyable. Air-conditioned road vehicles are provided throughout. Many of the areas to be visited are remote and there are less reliable sources of medical care when outside of main cities.
Travel Details: If you arrange your own air travel, remember to arrive in Chiang Mai, Thailand no later than day 1 and not depart from Siem Reap, Cambodia until day 15. Advise us of your itinerary before you purchase tickets to ensure you arrive and depart on schedule! You are welcome to arrive early or depart late. If you have time, we can arrange additional accommodations and area tours anywhere in the region (Bali, Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Nepal, Bhutan...) along with guides and transportation. Advise us early and ask about all the options we can suggest for your trip. If you have any flight stopover needs, we can help assist you with arrangements. Please refer to the booking information section of our application form for more information. Ask us early for any details and we are happy to assist with the best options for your trip planning.
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Visiting Hours Review
A star studded cast rounds out todays review, something that I don't usually get to see often, and it's from well back into the 80s. In fact, it's from 1982, and the movie sums up a lot of fears for many people, especially those of us that aren't too keen about going to the hospital. If hospitals scare you, wait until you check out this slice of horror called Visiting Hours.
The movie stars a lot of big names, including none other than William Shatner! That's right, William freakin Shatner is in a 80s slasher flick and he's not too unlike his Star Trek role. Ok, so he's not fighting aliens or exploring parts unknown, but he's in this film trying to make sense of all that is going wrong with the world at large. The movie has a great deal of sickness, horror, gore and so much more.
The movie revolves around an activist that is being hunted down by a sadistic killer, and after she survives an initial attack, the killer stalks her in recovery, and all hell breaks loose. The movie also shows a lot of flashbacks and sequences regarding our killer so that you can get a taste of how crazy he is. He stalks the nighttime hospital in full doctor garb, and at one point kills a nurse, rapes a young woman, and attacks yet again anyone that is near him with clues to what he's doing. I know, an awkward sentence, but eh, I'm trying summarizing this thing without giving too much away.
Much of the violence is after the fact and isn't prolonged into too much gore. In away the movie feels like it was strategically made for late night basic cable, instead of theatrical release. There's just too many cutaways for this to be a straight-laced horror film on wheels. That in mind, it's a slow moving movie for the most part, and a great deal of it doesn't make sense even if it was 1982.
The killer looks a lot like a mix of The Riddler (Jim Carrey's version) and Dwight from The Office, making this movie somewhat funny at times. Overall, I didn't really feel like the movie was a big success in creeping me out, as it just seemed tame at times.
However, there are some sick parts done with slick camera work and timing. The flashbacks are great, but as stated above there's a pull away of the angle so that you don't really get the complete scope of what's going on or how bad things really are. I guess that's the draw back here, for once you want blood, and when it's not delivered, you assume the movie isn't as "horror" related as you might have thought.
There are some genuine creepy moments, but overall Visiting Hours is not a highly recommended film to watch. I was hoping for more hospital horror than just a straight laced thriller/slasher film. That being said, check it out if you want, otherwise watch something with more gusto.
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The Baby Review
There are a lot of movies that make me cringe, but they are usually labeled as something horrific or have a lot of brutality. This 1973 horror film did nothing of that nature to me, until the final reveal in which I wanted to punch the television as hard as I could. Not too many things bug me, and most horror films I can figure out, but this film had me second guessing, talking to my girlfriend back and forth and wondering what in the world was happening and whether or not this film was a serious contender for an instant classic, and it sure played with me like, well, a baby. The film I'm going to try and ramble about today is The Baby.
The movie seems weird at first and continues in very awkward stages. The plot revolves around a social worker that has to deal with a very strange family that has a "baby". The twist here is that the baby is full grown, an adult, and acts completely like a baby. When the social worker finds out that the family is abusing the child, a whole new world opens up and she fights hard to get him the help she believes he needs. However, there is a switch in plot points where psychosis sets in and the well to do worker becomes a serial killer, and before that ends something big happens, something so big that you're going to probably laugh. During the film there is a point where one of the baby's sisters breast feeds him, breaking yet another taboo in horror.
Now, the plot thickens and logic gets thrown out the window as we start to ask a lot of questions….for instance:
Is the child faking?
Is the child playing a fetish?
Is the child just mentally retarded?
Those questions and so much more start to take shape and I started to realize that no matter what I thought was right, it was wrong. The ending plays out like a modern Hitchcock tale with some extremes that you just can't predict. If you called the ending before it happens, I commend you, otherwise get ready for something to punch you in the gut.
The Baby is not a scary movie, necessarily, but it has its moments. There's no gore, no major sex scene, but it has enough horror elements to make this something to watch at least once. I wouldn't watch it over and over again, and it is not a favorite, but it is something worth checking out, especially for what happens, in the end!
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Rubber Review
I love a good independent film, but I haven't seen a whole lot of greatness since I reviewed "Blood Car" all those years ago. This latest trek into grindhouse cinema was supposed to be a stellar flick with lots of gore, but instead, I fell asleep twice, and wondered if anyone could appreciate what is essentially the worst idea in horror. The movie I'm talking about right now is none other than Rubber.
Now, before I get some angry mail, I know that this is not a "serious" horror flick, but it poses itself as a comedic romp. The film directed by Quentin Dupieux looks great, and has a lot of great sequences in terms of cinema. The lighting, the close ups, editing, sound, and lots of mannerism between the tire and the exploding bodies that accrue through the film are quite well done all things considered. A lot of straight to dvd studios can learn a lot from the way that this film is shot and edited.
But just because this piece of crap is polished and is worth watching, doesn't mean that you are getting some top-notch movie quality. In fact, this boring, slow moving movie had me falling asleep twice. I had to take 2 viewings to get through it all, and it is a BS.
If you watch this piece of crap, you will notice that the antagonist is nothing more than a tire. The tire plays villain through this film and it can be likened to a slasher flick in many ways. The slashings are insane, with heads blowing up, bodies fighting to stay alive, and random things. Every aspect of the film has the antagonist acting just like you would think a very smart villain would. The police finally gets into this film and we get into a major killing sequence in the end, and oh yes…. sequel material, but I won't go into that aspect.
Rubber is not scary, it's partially horror, and it moves about as slow as you would expect a tire to move. The film has a self-awareness to it that's quite interesting, but overall, I don't know if I would recommend this to everyone. It's not that great, it's kind of boring. Watch it if you want something original and off the wall, don't watch it if you are into fast paced slasher or horror films.
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Top 5 Worst Fathers in Horror
There are a lot of fathers that are sewn into the psyche of horror tradition. Most of them are not to be praised, and while I was compiling a list of great fatherly moments in horror, here are my top 5 worst fathers in horror for now. Just in time for Father's day, here are my list of the top 5 worst ever!
#5 Captain Spaulding – The Devil's Rejects, House of 1,000 Corpses – The killer clown persona takes on a whole new meaning when we are introduced to the worst father seen in a long time. The sadistic excuse for a shop owner and terror ride driver comes through firing off shots into the face of a would be killer in his first film role, then comes across as a dad trying to protect his daughter in the second. Spaulding for President is what I want my shirts to say, but alas, Captain Spaulding is a sick father who will do anything for a sick and twisted laugh. He's not to be praised, but hey, he isn't #1.
#4 The Stepfather – The Stepfather Trilogy – In the 1980's a series of movies came through that took the traditional role of fatherhood and made it into a sickening place for those of us that went through divorce and had to deal with a new man in our lives. The Stepfather trilogy made us all appreciate a father that didn't want to swindle and kill us all. The Stepfather did get a remake but the original creepster reigns supreme. Oh and how can you forget those posters?
#3 Ed Wilson – Natural Born Killers – While not a horror movie in the traditional sense, no one that saw the movie can deny that Rodney Dangerfield's portrayal was insanity. What a scumbag and what a great role, he really put the boots to his daughter, and just made everyone uncomfortable in the theater at the time. Go back and watch it, you'll swear it's not the same person.
#2 Gus Gilbert – Pet Semetary 2 – Another stepfather in the list? Yeah, this is a sad state as we saw a terrible push forward, where Gus abuses and loses his sanity. He really makes for a terrible dad and well; he pays for it with gusto.
#1 Jack Torrence – The Shining – Just when you thought I was going to forget about this great portrayal of a dad that goes completely insane, I bring to you the #1 worst father in horror. Jack Torrence goes completely insane and wants to murder his family, and he is going to stop at nothing to get it done. The picture might not be as accurate as Stephen King wanted, but it is one of the iconoclasts of horror from his works.
There you have it, the worst fathers in horror. Buy the films, watch them, and appreciate your father a little more.
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In Time Review
First and foremost, I have changed the titles back to what they are, reviews. I tried to add different stylized titles, but they didn't seem to work for the desired effect, so the review moniker is back again. We begin this week with a review of an interesting piece of science fiction starring a few people that you wouldn't guess were in this film, especially if you only saw the original trailers. That being said, you absolutely knew that Justin Timberlake is the star of this movie, but what it was all about? Well, that was a bit of a mystery. The movie we are trying to review is In Time.
The film starts with a dystopian society, which is how a majority of great writers view the world in the future. I don't think I'm quite as pessimistic but alas, I'm not a great writer. The future is quite difficult, where people must work for time, no longer money. In fact, the only currency is time, and makes anything else obsolete. This kind of worldview makes for an interesting conundrum for those that are living day-to-day, and literally only have 24 hours. We are introduced to characters on the sad part of the world, and they just want to be in the rich areas.
Much like the problems in economics today around the world, we are placed into a science fiction world where time is monitored by police, and there are banks that only cater to the rich, and loans that charge 30% interest on time. It's an interesting world, but the lackluster futuristic options got to me. For instance, there are scenes where keys are used instead of any sort of high tech gadgetry. Even in 2012 we have keycards for hotels etc. Keys? How archaic. Not only that, a great deal of "futurisms" are placed into the backseat and we must just "believe" that the world that is presented is a plausible future. I don't buy it, but that's ok.
The movie flows fast, with our main hero looking more like superman than an average desperate person. He goes through the highs and lows in this very formulaic ride through what may or may not be in our near future. (of course it's not in the near future, death has a 100% ratio of success) Visually the show is great, with lots of fighting, and interesting moments, but the attempt at being some sort of James Bond is lost on me, even though Timberlake tries really hard to fit that role. I didn't really like the overall imagery, but there were some highlights in the way the director of photography framed the images. A lot of the backgrounds, colors, and actions were vivid, making for a lavish display of beauty amidst a lot of chaos.
Science fiction has a way of molding several genres to make their point heard. This film makes for an interesting take on currency, economics, and much more. I enjoyed the overall premise, but by the 4th act, I had already given up on the whole thing. I tried to rationalize it all instead of enjoying the show. Science fiction does that to me a lot; it will start with a great premise, then turn into a mess in the end. The end is a mess, and maybe that's the whole point. In Time is a cool flick; I recommend it for its visual design, not the plot. The plot falls flat, but the visuals are somewhat great overall.
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Mothers Day Brings The Noise
Bass! How Low Can you go....! I was on the road coming home from a Casino and had an interesting discussion about whether or not breaking and entering is a film genre. There are a lot of different movie genres that are mash ups of stand alone headings, and the breaking and entering genre doesn't seem to be one of the classic monikers that you see when you go into a dying video store. Mothers Day is a remake of a 1980s slasher flick that had similar ethos, but not quite the same delivery mechanism. This film punches you in the face from the beginning, and then tries to unravel with more twists and turns than a Matthew Lillard cameo.
Much like my second favorite Christmas horror movie, this film starts out simple enough with a party of friends that have secrets, but won't reveal them to each other unless they are in duress. A stage is set in this one with a bank robbery gone wrong, or rather, a baby being stolen. Something happened and putting together all the pieces after I've seen the film, is hard. Maybe I should start reviewing directly after watching cinema rather than coming back to it several days later and trying to put together something worth reading.
All that pretense aside, consider Mothers Day a combination of exploitation cinema and Tarantino style twists and turns. There are so many different pieces that get shoehorned together into a tale that is just not reasonable or even plausible. The possibility of things working out, are slim and dumb. The actor's decisions are not rational, and they shouldn't be, but the way they play out are just stupid. For instance, if I were in the fray, I'd have gotten the guys and ladies together and attacked with some sick blows to the head, and if I had to, scratch and bit my way to freedom. These poor saps cry, moan and get tortured.
The fights in the film are pretty cool, including one of the better chick fights I've seen in a long time. While it's not going to win any awards, and more people will pass on the notion of a breaking and entering movie that also has a kidnapping sub plot, it does in fact have enough of an exploitation feel to make horror fans unite in applause, especially the more torturous scenes like one where hot boiling water is poured into a mans ear holes.
Mother's Day is NOT a great film, but it is one of the more impactful movies in the horror genre. I feel that it was definitely something that should've been released sooner and with less gloss at times. In fact, there are a lot of glossy moments and for the subject matter, seems out of place. The twists and turns seem fair, but the overall picture is one that is not as satisfying as the gore and punishment that is rendered throughout the film. I recommend Mother's Day as a horror movie and thriller, but it's going to take some effort to "believe" the plausibility of the overall film.
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5 Shirts That Will Send You Straight To Hell
When it comes to shirts, you usually have your pick of random things that won't get you in trouble. But then there is Tshirt Hell. They will give you a shirt that will not only be offensive, it will be so offensive, you run the risk of going straight to hell. Since this website is all about horror and nasty bits, I decided to pick 5 shirts that will send you straight to hell if you wear them, and if you click through, you can buy them! Yeah, and I get like a buck or two, which would be nice because I'm so broke my ears are bleeding. So here you go, 5 shirts that will send you straight to hell.
#5 Suicide Watch – Eating popcorn while someone is about to end it all? There's nothing more tasteless than this, except maybe an Al Snow match! Ha-ha. Never mind.
#4 Ron Jeremy for President – He's done it all, and everyone, so why not put him and Paul Giamati in the White House? I'd vote for Ron any day. I'd love to meet and greet and be on set with him, that's for sure.
#3 Jesus Bong Load – Jesus knows that he (and his father) created cannabis, so here he is offering a bong load to one of his favorite stoner friends. His father made it, and here it is.
#2 Disney on Ice – Do you know what ice is? I didn't really get it, until I zoomed in and noticed that all the Disney characters were high on crank!
#1 Jesus Returns To Destroy – The Bible does say that if Jesus Comes back, he's coming back with a vengeance, so here's a shirt that showcases that. The best thing here is that if you wear it to church, you're going to get thrown out. Unless they are a cool church like Mars Hill Seattle, now that's a cool place. I'm sure Mark will just laugh, sigh.
All right jerks, the above 5 shirts will send you straight to hell, and you can buy them via Tshirt Hell online. Remember, if you click through, I get a few cents, so why not help me out and take you and your loved ones straight to heck…hell…whatever.
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The Shrine Put Me To Sleep
This month starts with a bit of torture porn. Despite the fact that I absolutely hate the term, there's not much else I can say about the beginning of this film, besides that. Now, don't get me wrong, I love kink, but the term torture porn is NOT anything to do with the horror genre, and here I am using it to intro this review. I'm a bad writer, that's for sure. We start this month (a little late, mind you) with a film that most people haven't seen yet, and more people don't care about. The movie is titled The Shrine.
This film opens up with a guy getting his head caved in by what appears to be druids. We then flash forward to a newsroom and photographer whom become the crux of the story. A group of friends travel across the world to find out why a journalist is missing, and along the way they find out that there is something sinister going on, and that a shrine/church could be responsible.
The majority of the film is a mix between exorcism movies that have come out recently, and Euro trash films that are made to scare tourists. The movie really takes a lot of liberties with the genres, and at times slows down to a snail pace. By the time the viewer catches up with everything that is going on, it's gone on too long and you start to realize that there is a role reversal afoot.
The Shrine is not a straightforward horror flick; it has a lot of movements that are dramatic, scary, and not worth watching. I don't recommend this film at all.
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Stockport plots £40m refurb for Merseyway
Merseyway Shopping Centre has been sold out of administration to Stockport Council, which is planning a £40m refurbishment to be outlined to the council's executive by the end of the year.
Contracts were exchanged last week on the deal. Merseyway has just over 300,000 sq ft of lettable space and has currently nine vacant shop units.
Bilfinger GVA and DWF acted for the vendor, LPA Receivers representing Merseyway Centre No1 and No2.
The council's legal services department and Pinsent Mason acted on the purchase for the council, alongside strategic property partners Carillion, CBRE and Barker Proudlove.
The purchase is expected to complete by the end of the month.
Through the deal, the council said it would make a significant investment in updating and improving the shopping centre's current infrastructure and facilities. A full report on the plans is due to be prepared by the end of the year.
Eamonn Boylan, chief executive at Stockport Council, said: "This purchase will not cost Stockport Council tax payers a penny and will provide the long awaited opportunity for the Council to promote a genuine regeneration of the town centre in conjunction with the Redrock Scheme, which also went on site last week."
Suggest it is knocked down and start again. Not sure how £40m will sort out that mess.
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M&A Security Engineer
Airbnb is a community marketplace for unique spaces, connecting people who have space to spare with those looking for a place to stay.
Airbnb is built on trust. Our security team works hard to improve the security of our platform that enables millions of users to explore the world.
We are looking for people who want to make the Airbnb platform safer for millions of users around the world. We'd love to talk to you if you're a talented individual who is passionate about finding security weaknesses and crafting scalable and usable solutions. We are enablers who make it easier for engineers to create secure features, not blockers. This is a 'Mergers and Acquisitions' (M&A) role which will guide and help grow the security posture of companies as they are acquired. If that mission sounds exciting to you, please reach out!
What are some examples of M&A-related security work at Airbnb?
Guide and help grow the security posture of acquired companies.
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Williams, V. & Kollar, R. (2017). Strategies for Passing the CPA Exam and Filling the Pipeline. CPA Journal.
Williams, V., Kollar, R., Pike, J., & Spangler, W. (in press, 2015). PICPA's Challenge Bolsters Classroom Learning. CPA Journal, 86 (3), 67.
Williams, V. & Kollar, R. (in press, 2015). Certified Public Accountants. Encyclopedia of Business Ethics/Society.
Williams, V. & Kollar, R. (in press, 2015). American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Encyclopedia of Business Ethics/Society.
Williams, V., Nagle, B., Rau, S., Kollar, R., Yurko, A., Yezen H. Kannan, Bryan Menk and Bonnie Morris (2015). How one accounting department is preparing students for the updated CPA exam. Extra Credit, The Newsletter for Accounting Educators.
Williams, V. & Kollar, R. (in press, 2013). What are the risks? Journal of Accountancy.
Williams, V. & Kollar, R. (2013). Red, Blue and Busted. Internal Auditor.
Pike, J., Spangler, W., Williams, V., & Kollar, R. (2016). The Use of Cross-Functional Student Teams in Business Application Development. EDSIGCon (Conference on Information Systems and Computing Education).
Williams, V. & Kollar, R. (2017). Teaching strategies to improve CPA pass rates. PICPA, Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Williams, V. (2017). Coaching and Mentoring Tomorrow's Leaders. PICPA, Orlando, Florida.
Williams, V. & Kollar, R. (2016). Health Care and Non-Profit Fraud - What are the common schemes and how do you prevent it? Georgia Southern University Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference, Jekyll Island, Georgia.
Williams, V. (2015, June). How fraud concepts have been incorporated into academic programs. Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Baltimore, Maryland.
Williams, V. & Kollar, R. (2014). Student Mock Interviews during Fraud Examination. Georgia Southern University Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Williams, V. & Kollar, R. (2013). Audit Firm Rotation. Georgia Southern University Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Williams, V. & Kollar, R. (2012). Small Business Fraud Awareness, Prevention and Detection. Georgia Southern University Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference, Savannah, Georgia.
Williams, V. & Riefner, D. (2012). Healthcare Reform - Update on the Accountable Care Act. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Williams, V. (2012, August). Incorporating Enterprise Resource Planning software into your Accounting Information Systems class using a case study approach. American Accounting Association, Washington, District of Columbia.
Williams, V. & Kollar, R. (2012, August). Student-based teams learn fraud awareness and assessment in the business environment at selected small businesses with faculty oversight. American Accounting Association, Washington, District of Columbia.
Williams, V. (2011). Small Business Fraud and Awareness. University of West Virginia Academic Conference, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Williams, V. (2011). COSO. Georgia Southern University Fraud Conference, Savanna, Georgia.
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Williams, V. (2006, April). Panel Presentation - Developing a Forensic and Fraud Program. American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Region, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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On Dec. 21, in pre-recess work, House lawmakers easily passed the Jobs for Our Heroes Act, which clarifies eligibility rules for active-duty service members and reservists applying for the licenses under Department of Transportation programs. The measure now heads to the White House to be signed into law.
Previously, lawmakers had created a special program for veterans seeking commercial driver's licenses, which allowed them to skip driving tests and some certification requirements if they had previous applicable experience from their time in the ranks.
But those provisions — outlined in the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act in 2015 — did not include reservists who have not yet separated from the military or active-duty troops planning ahead for their post-service careers. Transportation officials created a two-year exemption to cover those groups, but the new legislation makes those changes permanent.
In addition, the measure also allows more Veterans Affairs medical professionals to perform required federal health examinations for the licensing processes. Because of current rules, only a small number of VA staffers meet the requirements for administering those tests.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and one of the sponsors of the legislation, said in a statement after the vote that the new bill fills an important gap for military members and the industry.
Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., who sponsored the measure in the House, offered similar praise for the move.
"This bill has always been about crafting a common sense, bipartisan solution that provides opportunities for our veterans returning to the civilian workforce as quickly as possible while also filling much-needed positions within the trucking industry," he said in a statement.
"These kinds of seemingly small, targeted solutions may not always make the front page news, but they make a big difference in the lives of those affected," he said.
State and federal lawmakers in recent years have pushed a number of initiatives to better match military skills with civilian credentialing requirements in an effort to help veterans transition into private-sector jobs.


Me: How will I know when my return Fax for receipt validation has been processed?
SHPS: You can find out by looking at your next statement. If the questionable expense is not on the statement, then you can assume your documentation has been approved.
Me: So how often are statements sent out?
Me: So it takes three months for me to find out if my documentation that was due in 60 days was accepted? And then there is no confirmation, just that the information is no longer on the statement?
SHPS: Yes. You won't know for sure unless you call and ask us. We have no positive feedback loop to let you know your documentation was received.


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Why all the homeless shelters going up in Queens?
The answer is simple:
First, it means more client voters for local electeds of the Democrat party who are more than happy to play the benevolent little father (or little mother) for a group that will vote for them out of self interest, i.e. more free stuff. Better still, voters, who for the price of a sandwich and a pack of cigarettes, can be taken around to more than one polling place (nowadays in regular cars and vans as buses are too obvious) so they may vote early and vote often- for the righteous candidates, of course.
Second, it's about introducing a more transient group of people en mass to destroy any sense of community and neutralize community opposition to our political/managerial establishment's schemes. Atomize the towns and neighborhoods into numerous, small identity/special interest/grievance groups so as to divide and conquer.
Third, Crony capitalist tax payer wealth extraction.This is also sold as part and parcel of our Potemkin Village booming economy, new constructions, creating jobs, encouraging more tourism and whatnot. The hotel/motel owner operator is guaranteed to fill all his rooms and make big profits off our tax dollars. Of course, said hotel/motel owner is expected to make a nice financial contribution to the Democratic party and campaign contributions to local Dem electeds. Sounds almost like some kind of sordid bribery and money laundering scheme, no?
Donald Cavaioli
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The Managerial State's Great Robber Baron Swindle
I've long noticed that many, if not most, of the leaders of the early twentieth century progressive movement came from the wealthier classes of Americans and others like Al Smith being a New York City Tammany Hall politician. An organization within the Democrat party not known for honest dealings to put it mildly.
The obvious question which should be asked is why would rich people be so concerned with the plight of the poor and working class? One cannot truly know what is in the minds and hearts of others but an indication may be found by observing their actions and the consequences of those actions. My own admittedly cursory examination of the subject shows some evidence that self-interest, detrimental, perhaps even intentionally so, to the interests of those for whom ostensibly this progressive enterprise was undertaken, was the true motivation. Others may have been motivated by promoting new, sciency-sounding crank economic and social theories like the efficiency movement that either did not work as advertised or caused unintended consequences.
Nevertheless, we may note the stated intentions and goals, but always in the end, must judge by the actions and results. We must be able to distinguish between words and deeds to understand intent and motivations and know who is really the boss and who is just the employee.
Recall the old adage that if something to too good to be true, it probably isn't so beware of those who promise to do good things in return for power and always look closely for the strings when discerning who the puppet is and who is the true villain.
Postulated Motivations:
It is natural for we humans to want to protect whatever power or wealth we have, no matter how great or even humble, and to ensure that power and wealth is transferred to our own genetic descendants. But the greater the wealth and power, the greater the drive to protect them from outsiders.
To the old money elite and ruling class, the industrial revolution in the light of a laissez-faire political and economic system brought a new breed of nouveau riche entrepreneurs who hailed from the lower classes into prominence that could topple the old guard from their thrones. The lower orders seeing this might forget their station and reach for the brass ring as well as a growing middle class with more potential threats from which to contend with. Not to mention new strains of socialism and anarchism imported from Europe that were starting to make trouble.
The old guard rulers were no fools. Knowing that wielding a naked iron fist to protect their interests by enforcing a social caste hierarchy could prove disastrous. Therefore a soothing velvet glove that the masses would find palatable and cooperate with had to be found to cover the iron fist. Even more to the point where the working and middle classes would eventually, voluntarily agree to remain within their respective classes. Then some means must be found of co-opting or managing the socialists making them into useful tools for the ruling class. What that velvet glove would be follows.
Further in detail:
My theory is that the progressive movement primarily operated by the old money ruling class establishment of the late 19th, early 20th century had as one of its goals to completely stifle all social mobility as a means of protecting their own wealth and power from potential challengers. Therefore, they rather cunningly couched their machinations in the honeyed tones of concern for the poor and workingman, appealing to their ignorance, vanity and envy by castigating those troublesome upstart nouveau riche whom they termed "Robber Barons" and then smeared them as the most odius of villains solely responsible for any all the problems of the poor and working class. But not to worry, the old money rich would come to the downtrodden's rescue.
Thus the ruling class connived the electorate into giving more power to the growing managerial government to redress the working man's grievances on his behalf. The poor, the ruling class promised, would benefit from the unfairly gained wealth of these Robber Barons which would be redistributed to the poor as some form of justice. Or at any rate simply taken away. Although many of these Robber Barons, really entrepreneurs, themselves who rose to success and wealth from humble beginnings is forgotten in the righteous mania to punish them for the sin of success and make examples of those who dare to buck the system by following the entrepreneurial example.
That successful entrepreneurs is proof that a classless, laissez-faire system where success for anyone is possible or at worst, there would be jobs available with the prospect of social mobility, competitively priced goods that are more affordable for the poor and an overall higher standard of living makes no never mind. For there is no appeal more powerful than an appeal to the most base of human instincts such as envy, greed and the mind numbing emotionalism of an evil to be vanquished, a war on poverty to be fought or existential threat to be destroyed. Why, these Robber Barons somehow amassed their ill gotten fortunes by plundering the poor when not trying to outright kill the poor by pollution, dangerous working conditions or shoddy products. Why, the modern progressive liberal thinks, who wouldn't want to kill their employees and customers? That would be obviously and absurdly counterproductive.This can only be liberal projection for whom violent fantasies are a not so guilty pleasure.
All this is not to say that those entrepreneurs labeled as Robber Barons were perfect angels, nor is all legislation regarding trusts, working conditions and pollution unnecessary. The State and the laws and their enforcement mechanisms are a necessary evil and is charged by the citizenry to act in their best collective interests. Otherwise a stable, healthy and prosperous society would not be possible.
But no system is perfect. Too much of a good thing can turn bad if the citizenry in a constitutionally limited republic or democratic society grow lethargic and do not use due diligence and common sense in exercising their rights and responsibilities as citizens. Power should be granted to leaders grudgingly, only as much as necessary for the problem at hand and after it is fully demonstrated to be absolutely necessary with the proviso that it can be taken back.
It is indisputable that nobody who ever got rich through licit free enterprise had ever made anyone else poor. Or that a potentially dangerous industrial work environment be shown as excessively hazardous, with only a few exceptions, with noticeably higher percentages of worker injury that fully excludes worker error must be noted.
For what motive management would have to want to murder their own employees or customers for that matter and explain why factory owners and management would knowingly poison the air that they themselves breathe and water they themselves drink as all of this makes no rational sense.
In the end analysis, according to the prevailing pop culture history, the sins of the Robber Barons were they got rich, they were mean and they were racists. The former two is the noise of cognitive dissonance and the latter is at best irrelevant and at worst complete nonsense. But all in all, it worked. This nostrum of homicidal maniac capitalists is still today unthinkingly accepted as irrefutable fact. The Robber Barons were held up as an unspeakable evil that must be shunned and thus discouraged any of the lower classes from following their example. The lesson taught was that it is more moral and good to remain a poor and powerless victim in your own social class after all.
Methods and results:
The lesson was the carrot of superior morality but a stick was still needed to reinforce it.
The income tax is a means by which the working class would find it difficult to accumulate or pass much of the wealth the accumulated to their heirs that would be capital enough to start a business that would potentially pose a threat to already established corporations who already exist with the approval of the political establishment. The income tax was sold and accepted as "making the rich pay their fair share". But consider that at the time of the passage and ratification of the 13th Amendment in 1913, the rich then were apparently not effective in stopping it despite their apparent wealth and presumptive power and today the already very rich wholeheartedly support the progressive income tax and that they not only pay their fair share but amazingly enough, they say they do not pay enough. This is even as they fight tax bills in court with IRS and refuse to instruct their accountants to limit deductions to increase their tax bill. It's the actions that count, not the words.
Excessive government regulations that create further barriers to the upstart requiring more capital to comply with regulations as well as the cost of lawyers and consultants to help navigate byzantine regulations. All of this was sold to the working man as necessary for his safety, to maintain some kind of unspecified fairness and to punish those mean capitalists for being dour misers.
However, the most potent method is the negative aura that surrounds all business people as mean, greedy capitalists who are always exploiting their workers for their dirty profits, polluting the planet, etc- so you don't want to be that guy. Being poor is much more praised and seen as more virtuous so it is better to stay in your respective socio-economic class, or else.
New Deal, Same Old Con:
It really makes no rational sense but it made some kind of emotional sense to the masses of workers who in the 1930's enthusiastically gave the political managerial ruling class all the power it craved (and more), even to their own detriment, for the vicarious pleasure of watching their New Deal rulers make a show of punishing the corporatists and heart-warming fireside chats that made the workers feel better or something or other.
But make a show was all it was. Behind the scenes, a new relationship between the growing managerial capitalism, banks (and even academia) and the growing managerial state was taking shape in the grim shadow of the second world war. Once having reached the top, the already successful were ready to kick the ladder down behind them and that suited the managerial state just fine as long as they were willing pay the piper (who called the tune) to be allowed to dance.
And the Beat Goes On...
For the corporations and banks, the obligatory political donations, paying prominent politicians exorbitant speaking fees and lobbyist gifts to buy influence with the political establishment are now simply the cost of doing business. Wisdom would suggest that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em and there's no point in fighting a battle you can never hope to win. Especially if you have no army of your own.
For the political managerial establishment, it is easier to control a handful of large corporations than hundreds of thousands of smaller businesses and as well line their pockets in the process. Therefore, it is in the managerial state's own interest to keep the business herd well culled and perhaps well abed with. All in all, it was a match made in heaven....sort of.
However, this relationship was and is largely kept from the plebs of working and middle classes. Corporations and banks were and still are made out to be a sort of Neo-Robber Barons but now serve as sock puppet villains to misdirect the public's attention away from who was really pulling the strings. But what corporation or bank complained? After all, it's better to be a sock puppet villain in managerial state hell with a few privileges and profits not enjoyed by the proles rather than a victim of unfettered competition in a free enterprise heaven. For example, today, Silicon Valley tech corporations, not only dutifully pay tribute to their political overlords for the usual perks and privileges, but receive federal tax dollars as virtually paid federal employees and carry out a censorship and de-platforming reign of terror on behalf of governments, of the United States and others. The tech companies do the dirty work and take the blame but they get to keep the money and monopolies in return. Phaemon's dog was right.
All the while all concerned pretend this be the actions of private business. Sorry folks, capitalism and all that, you know, and being a "free" country nothing your government can do (when the tech giants censor and de-platform gov't designated targets). Or, don't worry folks, we'll haul the scoundrels up before a congressional committee and really yell at them (when banks obey regulations and the CRA making sub-prime loans to stay in compliance). Even if you're set up by the managerial state to be the bad guy everybody hates, there's the compensation of limited competition, government contracts, golden parachutes, and receiving government bailouts for being "too big to fail" for all of which the managerial state pushes the blame off on their sock puppet villains- a small price to pay. Yes, Phaemon's dog was genius after all.
And the general public, ever on the scent for new Robber Baron rascals to hate just lap it up and never notice the sly, skillful hand of the managerial puppeteer at work.
Neo-Feudalism and Final Victory
Make no mistake, it really isn't a partnership of equals, it is, in fact, a feudal relationship of lord and tithe paying crony capitalist vassal. Whereas the vassal may conduct his own affairs to some degree and have influence in court, the lord exercises the real power and has the final say and the vassal is, in the end, obedient to his lord's command. The difference between power and influence is a significant distinction that should not be overlooked.
To demonstrate who in fact holds the whip hand, there are always the federal attack dogs of the Security and Exchange Commission with its vague insider trading laws for naughty Wall Streeters. The FBI, who could prosecute the recalcitrant miscreant for vague racketeering laws or lying about crimes the FBI cannot prove said miscreant committed along with sundry process crimes. If the federal government needs flimsy or even contrived evidence, it has plenty of phone records and e-mails to look in to create probable cause. If all else fails, there's always Congressman Swalwell's nukes. If the lord can giveth, then the lord can sure as hell taketh away or vaporize your ass.
It is truly then, better to be the sock puppet villain in the hell of negative public perception than to be cast into the void, financially ruined, end up doing time in the federal pen and thus figuratively share Palinurus' sad fate. Whereas Phaemon's dog always eats well even if he does sometime get rapped on the nose to keep the masses happy.
The managerial state has now reached the comfort level where the old velvet glove can now sometimes be safely taken off, the iron fist revealed there for all to see, and when used on designated "bad people"such as the insidious Orange man, the masses are now so well trained as to believe it as a victory for themselves and cheer heartily never thinking that same iron fist could as well be used on them. Nobody ever thinks themselves as bad people.
Lesson learned as now it is well known by all that the nail that sticks up will be hammered down by the velvet gloved iron fist of the ruling class and not only is there little recourse but that the masses will cheer as the nail is driven down. The ruling class might have had to let a few newcommers in, here and there, over the years, made accommodations with other global power brokers but overall, they succeeded in not only in cementing their hegemony but have succeeded in freezing almost all social mobility, diminishing the wages and living standards of the working class and reducing the size of the middle class. Mission accomplished...for now.
Labels: Corporations, History, Progressivism, The Managerial State
The Liberal Emoter's Inconsistency and how He Squares that Circle
Ever have a debate with a liberal progressive and notice that whatever argument you present, no matter how well reasoned or proofs provided, their response is to ignore it and act as if you said something completely different? Or how they could argue against something in one case and situation and in another case, same situation, and either turn a blind eye to it or justify it contradicting their previously held position.
The reason why is simple. The progressive liberal did not actually read or listen to you in the normal sense of determining the main idea of the paragraph or follow the reasoning. No. They skimmed through and only picked out words and phrases that emotionally triggered them just as in any given situation, they only consider how they feel about it, not what they rationally think about it.
The liberal progressive does not think or reason, they emote, and their reactions and positions are based on a set flow chart of approval for who they feel is always good and disapproval for who they feel is always bad.
There are those whom the progs collectively view as good and support for whom demonstrates the liberal prog's virtue to his fellows and maintains their status in the liberal progressive herd cult. Those whom the progs collectively view as bad must be always condemned and castigated no matter the facts and circumstances, even if the bad guy does some good, also to maintain their status in the progressive group as a good person.
When the "bad guys" do something the progs collectively do not like and it is the worst evil ever perpetrated in human history and cannot be condemned harshly enough. But if the "good guys" do something bad, in fact the same action as would be in the "bad guy" case, then it must be good but only in the "good guy's" case.
It's all feels, image and keeping in the good graces of the progressive herd. Thought, reason, logic and intellectual consistency never enters the equation. The approval of the herd and the good feels of belonging to the herd cult in good standing and being seen as dedicated to an approved cause greater than the individual liberal progressive is all that matters.
So even if logically inconsistent to the point of mind destroying cognitive dissonance, the liberal progressive shifting positions and goal posts makes a weird sort of consistency when analyzed this way.
However, let's get back to the liberal progressive response to a reasoned argument not having any bearing or relationship to said argument.
When confronted on these non sequiter responses, the progressive liberal will hide behind a response of you using "dog whistles", saying one thing but secretly saying whatever the prog imagines you really mean, requiring an absurd, convoluted cryptography to discern. In fact, the prog has no acutal response and knows on some deep level his position or argument is patent nonsense. The "dog whistle" retort only makes for a puerile pseudo-intellectual cover for a flimsy, poorly thought out position.
What this really means is that on some level, the liberal progressive actually understood what you said and meant but his emotional programming overrode logic. He therefore uses the "dog whistle" dodge to square the circle between reason and emotion. After all, the liberal progressive ideology is perfect, the liberal prog is super smart (one gets a free 30 points added to one's IQ just for joining!) and thus is never wrong as well as always being on the right side of history- no matter what facts and reality itself says. How can they lose?
In the end, we must admit it is useless to argue from a position of fact and reason with an ontological emoter of the left and instead should concentrate on attacking the flaws of their ideological cult. Not to convince or convert the leftist/liberal/progressive which is near impossible and only rarely happens, but to sway the moderate normies away from supporting the goals and agenda of the prog cult.
Labels: Debate, Flaws of the Left, Progressivism, Reason
The Peasant Mindset II: The Tolerance of Tyranny Curve
In a previous post, I discussed what I referred to as the peasant mindset in that most people will behave like servile peasants under a master. This is to be expected as we humans are social beings having evolved in small hunter-gatherer tribes with a Pareto distribution in the leader-follower percentage. A tribe cannot function with too many leaders and not enough followers since all members of the tribe working together are essential in the overall survival of the group. This is hard wired into us but as diversity in any species is likewise essential to allow for changes in the environment and ecosystem, there will be a percentage of outliers- the individualist of whom a larger than average percentage of such minarchists in late eighteenth, early nineteenth century north America who founded our constitutionally limited republic.
As I stated earlier, the follower or peasant needs a master to follow or in our present case, a managerial ruling class, and will not mind strictures on their personal liberty even preferring a strict ruler over a lax one who is likely to be overthrown. After all, only strong rulers and leaders attract followers. So the ruler who promises his peasant the most benefits may tyrannize over them as much as he can. That is as long as the peasant's table has some food on it, the ruler keeps some of his promises of largess, or the iron rice bowl has a few crusts of bread in it, the individualist minority who resent being lorded over are ignored by the majority of peasants who will deem them fools or insane.
However, depending on the majority peasant's level of servility, if the master lets his peasants starve too long and beats them too hard, after a time even the most servile ones start to think the situation over. Here is where things get interesting.
If one were to plot a graph of peasant loyalty versus living standards we would see that strangely enough, the peasant's displays of loyalty to their rulers increases as their living standards decreases. This is in the hope of reversing the situation as perhaps the rulers are doubting the loyalty of the followers and is rightfully punishing them or are unaware of the peasant's dire straits. In either situation, the peasant hopes his rulers will act to alleviate the situation. This loyalty curve will continue to increase along with the master's complacency until a critical mass of peasants realize their bowls are empty and they have nothing left to lose. Then the ignored individualists' agitations against the master start becoming more popular, the loyalty curve suddenly changes sharply downwards to zero and a revolution starts brewing. If the rulers, sensing this, tries to make concessions to their peasants, this ruler is seen as weak and the revolution comes sooner rather than later. Otherwise this popular discontent may long simmer without boiling over until the situation somehow improves and the peasant loyalty curve increases to normal or a breaking point is finally reached.
What we see today in France is just this breaking point situation with the yellow vest protests. This is the potential start of a revolution, peaceful or otherwise, with the ruling class there pushing their ethnic French population too far with policies they do not want and realizing they have little left to lose. Let us hope the situation is resolved peacefully.
Countries like Italy and the United States are starting to support populist candidates outside of the mainstream of the ruling class parties to effect peaceful change necessary to curb the excesses of the ruling class through the ballot box. Let us hope this will be successful for a ruling class that ignores the will of the people, thwarting all attempts at redress of grievance and peaceful change, is a suicidal folly as it can have the dire consequences of making violent revolution inevitable.
To our ruling class here in New York, beware how you treat the working and middle classes, especially the white plebs you demonize, forcing them to accept and pay for your globalist policies of open immigration balkanization, degrading their standard of living with your overwrought environmental policies and subsequent increases in the cost of living. They will indeed notice how the rulers and elite of New York will not live under the same strictures and privations as they will do. And although they cheer your policies now, continue down this path and sooner or later they too will don yellow vests.
Labels: culture, Government, Local Queens Politics, politics, The Peasant Mindset, Yellow Vests
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Boang  è un'isola d'origine corallina di Papua Nuova Guinea, la seconda più grande delle isole Tanga.

Geografia
L'isola, a forma di mezzaluna lunga circa 10 km ed ampia 6 km, è situata a circa 55 km ad est dalle coste centro-orientali della Nuova Irlanda.

Il territorio è caratterizzato da un vasto ripiano alto circa 60 m che sale gradualmente dalle coste meridionali per terminare in una ripida scogliera lungo quelle settentrionali. Ricoperta da foresta tropicale, il clima è tropicale umido. Il centro principale è Amfar, snodo sociale ed economico del gruppo, dove è anche presente una pista di atterraggio.

Bibliografia
 Foster, Robert J., Social Reproduction and History  in Melanesia: Mortuary Ritual, Gift Exchange and Custom in the Tanga Islands.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Collegamenti esterni
Scheda su Boang nel sito dell'UNEP
Scheda su Boang nel sito del WWF

Isole della Papua Nuova Guinea