Teen Ranch is a charitable (Charity no. SC 017059), interdenominational Christian youth activity centre. The centre is run with the help of a team of committed Christian staff.
Teen Ranch has proved to be a place where, coupled with physical activity, there is a relaxed atmosphere in which the young people can learn about God.
The camp, which is based in a Georgian Mansion in the countryside of Perthshire, can accommodate up to sixty-eight campers. Teen Ranch is a suitable environment for young people ranging from 10-17 years old.
The programme that Teen Ranch offers is one where children are constantly given the opportunity to take part in one activity or another. It has been a place which has evidently had a positive impact on the lives of the many people that have come over the past thirty years.
The property outside and inside is western ranch themed making Teen Ranch a very unique place to be in Scotland. The young people who come here get to enjoy the outdoors with the beautiful setting the Ranch is placed within.
During the week camps, campers are put into one of the following teams: Rustlers, Wranglers, Levis, or Broncos. Throughout the entirety of the week the teams play games against each other in order to win points. At the end of the week the points each team has gained are added up and one team is deemed the winner and each member receives a small prize.
The dorms are based in what used to be the bedrooms of the Georgian Mansion so they are a great place for the campers to stay. The dorms each have their own names with a western theme. During a week camp the boys and girls dorms take part in the room competition were their dorms are marked for tidiness each morning resulting in a prize at the end of the week.
Time Out is where the Christian message is shared and the campers sing some fun songs. This is a great time for the camp to come together and hear about the Christian faith presented to the young people in a clear and enjoyable way.


The former tech insider reveals the truth about technology and our brains.
On Sunday, former Google design ethicist Tristan Harris sat down with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes to discuss a troubling truth: Our addiction to technology is by design, as engineers at leading tech companies hijack our brains to keep us hooked on their products.
Harris, who now leads Time Well Spent, an advocacy movement aimed at aligning technology with humanity, and Thrive Global have teamed up to help you take your brain back. Read more about brain hijacking and what you can do to stop it on Thrive's new Time Well Spent section.


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Volume 32, No. 1
Riser Drilling: Access to Deep Subseafloor Science
Yasuhiro Yamada , Brandon Dugan, Takehiro Hirose, Saneatsu Saito
https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2019.127
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@article{article, author = {Yasuhiro Yamada | R&D Center for Ocean Drilling Science, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama, Japan and Brandon Dugan | Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA and Takehiro Hirose | Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Kochi, Japan and Saneatsu Saito | R&D Center for Ocean Drilling Science, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama, Japan}, title = {Riser Drilling: Access to Deep Subseafloor Science}, journal = {Oceanography}, year = {2019}, month = {March}, note = {
Riser-based drilling became available to scientists for the first time when the Japanese drilling vessel (D/V) Chikyu began operations in 2005. The introduction of a vessel that could take advantage of riser drilling technology was a key advancement as scientific ocean drilling transitioned from the Ocean Drilling Program to the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program. Because riser drilling enables control of downhole pressure, Chikyu opened a new frontier for scientists, allowing for deeper drilling and sampling of the subseafloor to at least 7 km depths. Riserless drilling uses seawater as drilling fluid, and technical difficulties may arise when the borehole becomes unstable. In contrast, riser drilling uses riser pipes that connect the ship to the wellhead at the seafloor (Figure 1). Circulation of weighted drill mud through the riser pipe stabilizes the borehole during deep drilling operations, allowing continuous sampling and data collection, including from cuttings, mud gas, and downhole logging. These samples and data allow characterization of in situ physical properties (e.g., stress, fluid pressure) and gas and fluid chemistry. Riser drilling operations in the Nankai Trough and off Shimokita Peninsula in Japan demonstrate the value of this technology to achieving new understanding of the processes occurring deep in seismogenic zones.
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TY - JOUR AU - Yasuhiro Yamada | R&D Center for Ocean Drilling Science, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama, Japan and Brandon Dugan | Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA and Takehiro Hirose | Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Kochi, Japan and Saneatsu Saito | R&D Center for Ocean Drilling Science, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokohama, Japan PY - 2019 TI - Riser Drilling: Access to Deep Subseafloor Science JO - Oceanography VL - 32 UR - https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2019.127 ER -
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Yamada, Y., B. Dugan, T. Hirose, and S. Saito. 2019. Riser drilling: Access to deep subseafloor science. Oceanography 32(1):95–97, https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2019.127.
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The personal data of more than 145 million Americans is being indiscriminately handed over by the Biden regime's State Department to various law enforcement and intelligence agencies for illegal and unconstitutional probing, according to a letter sent from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Without any proper legal due process or apparent oversight, Biden's State Department is reportedly pulling private information from people's passport applications without their knowledge or consent and passing it off to other government agencies. Wyden's letter is part of an ongoing investigation into Operation Whistle Pig, a wide-ranging leak investigation launched by a Border Patrol agent and several of his supervisors at the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's National Targeting Center.
"I write to express serious concern that the Department of State is providing law enforcement and intelligence agencies with unfettered access to personal data, originally collected through passport applications, of the more than 145 million Americans with a passport," Wyden's letter reads.
It adds that "the breadth of this access highlights the potential for other abuses. In a July 13, 2022, briefing for my office, State Department officials confirmed that 25 other federal agencies have access to the Department's database of passport applications." (Related: In April, Biden's State Department issued a memo claiming that covid "most likely" escaped from a lab in Wuhan, China.)
The Biden regime is an unlawful and unconstitutional regime
Among the data being collected from Americans and passed from the federal government to law enforcement and intelligence groups is names, addresses, birth dates, biometric data like fingerprints and facial images, email addresses, phone numbers, gender, race, Social Security numbers, and other private information.
"The [State] Department's mission does not include providing dozens of other government agencies with self-service access to 145 million Americans' personal data," Wyden's letter goes on to state.
"The Department has voluntarily taken on this role, and in doing so, prioritized the interests of other agencies over those of law-abiding Americans. While there is a legitimate role for the use of this information by law enforcement, the current unregulated system of interagency access to millions of Americans' records goes far beyond what a reasonable person would expect or tolerate."
There is no legal requirement that the State Department provide any of this information upon request, except through a normal legal process such as a subpoena or court order. In this case, there is none of that present, which means the Biden regime is committing an unconstitutional act.
It remains unknown the level to which each of the 25 law enforcement and intelligence agencies on the dole have access to said data. Some may only have access to a small amount of it while others have full access – we just do not know because there is no transparency.
Wyden also alleges that a Border Patrol agent misused government databases to pursue a rogue leak investigation into a new reporter and her relationship with a congressional staffer. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) launched a probe into these allegations, as well as into the work of said Border Patrol agent.
What the OIG investigation has uncovered thus far as part of a more than 500 page unredacted report forms the basis of the Operation Whistle Pig investigation, which you can learn more about at this link.
"Abuses of this access came to light through a report of investigation by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (OIG) into activities at Customs and Border Protection (CBP)," a letter about the investigation states.
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Nine Florida Gators selected in 2015 MLB Draft
The Florida Gators baseball team saw nine of its current players selected over the last three days during the 40-round 2015 MLB Draft, though it is unknown as of press time how many of those drafted players will leave the program to turn professional.
Junior shortstop Richie Martin was the first Florida player drafted when he was chosen by the Oakland Athletics with the No. 20 overall pick in the first round.
Joining Martin as particularly high-round selections were junior outfielder Harrison Bader (third round, No. 100 overall to the St. Louis Cardinals and junior right-handed pitcher Eric Hanhold (sixth round, No. 181 overall to the Milwaukee Brewers).
Below are the current Gators who were selected from Monday-Wednesday. Decisions on whether to turn pro will likely come for these players following the 2015 College World Series, which concludes at the end of June.
Round 1 – No. 20
Richie Martin, SS
Height: 6'0″ – Weight: 185 lbs.
B/T: R/R – Class: Junior
Martin, who has started every game for the Gators in 2015 and leads Florida in both runs (59) and stolen bases (20), is expected to turn pro after this season. He fielding .985 and batting .292 with five home runs, 33 RBI and 33 walks.
Round 3 – No. 100
Harrison Bader, OF
Bader has been strong all season for the Gators, batting .292 with 15 home runs, 61 RBIs and 31 walks, all second-most on the team. He is also perfect fielding his position this season (1.000) with 10 assists and no errors in 2015. As an early-round pick, Bader will likely leave UF after the CWS.
Eric Hanhold, RHP
Though he holds a 4.26 ERA in 14 appearances with four starts, Hanhold has struck out 23 batters in 25.1 innings and shown flashes of a player who can succeed after a long stay in the minor leagues.
Danny Young, LHP
B/T: L/L – Class: Junior
Young has been one of the Gators' best relievers, posting a 2.42 ERA in 18 appearances. He has caught batters looking or swinging 23 times in 26.0 innings and registered two saves on the season.
Taylor Lewis, RHP
Florida's closer, Lewis boasts the team's best ERA (1.24) and win/loss record (6-1) despite not making a single start this season. He also has a team-high seven saves despite only registering 31 strikeouts in 51.0 innings. Lewis has also held the Gators' opponents to a .215 batting average.
Round 10 – No. 294
Josh Tobias, 3B
Height: 5'10" – Weight: 205 lbs.
B/T: S/R – Class: Senior
A tremendous fielder (.992) at the hot corner, Tobias has also shown an ability to make contact with a .373 average and 41 RBIs on the season. The speedster has converted 11-of-13 stolen base attempts and picked up 118 total bases, third-most on the team. He's also registered a team-high five triples. As a senior, Tobias will his career on the professional level.
Bobby Poyner, LHP
B/T: L/L – Class: Senior
Poyner has appeared in the second-most games for the Gators on the mound, registering a 2.73 ERA and 5-2 record with four saves. The senior has notched 56 strikeouts in 59.1 innings and held opponents to a .231 average at the plate.
Mike Vinson, RHP
B/T: R/R – Class: Redshirt sophomore
Vinson did not see much action for Florida in 2015, making just seven appearances but doing rather well in his outings with four strikeouts in 6.0 innings and a 2-0 record. He will likely end the season with a 3.00 ERA while holding opposing batters to .143 at the plate.
Aaron Rhodes, RHP
B/T: L/R – Class: Junior
Rhodes did not give up a lot of hits this season but when he did they tended to hurt the Gators. He enters the CWS with a 3.86 ERA in 16 appearances despite holding the opposition to .189 at the plate.
Aaron Rhodes Atlanta Braves baseball Bobby Poyner Boston Red Sox Danny Young Detroit Tigers Draft Eric Hanhold Harrison Bader Josh Tobias Los Angeles Angels Mike Vinson Milwaukee Brewers MLB Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Richie Martin St. Louis Cardinals Taylor Lewis Toronto Blue Jays
Record 11 Gators selected in 2011 MLB Draft
Florida baseball sweeps, moves to No. 2 in nation
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I Giganti, precedentemente conosciuti come gli Amici e the Ghenga's Friends, sono un gruppo musicale italiano di genere beat attivo negli anni sessanta, principalmente composto dai fratelli Sergio e Mino Di Martino (chitarra e voce), Enrico Maria Papes (cantante e batterista) e Checco Marsella (voce e tastiere).

Storia del gruppo

Le origini: gli Amici e the Ghenga's Friends
Il gruppo venne formato a Milano da Enrico Maria Papes (proveniente dal complesso di Clem Sacco) alla batteria, Mino Di Martino alla chitarra, Giannino Zinzone (proveniente da I Ribelli) al basso, Checco Marsella alle tastiere e Benvenuto Benny Pretolani al sax; nel 1959 iniziò a esibirsi nel locale Santa Tecla di Milano per accompagnare Ghigo Agosti in sostituzione della precedente formazione degli "Arrabbiati" con Gaber. Nel 1962 la band accompagnò anche il cantante Guidone, dapprima con il nome gli Amici.

Nel 1963, Giannino Zinzone fu sostituito dal fratello di Mino, Sergio Di Martino, mentre Pretolani lasciò il gruppo. Nel 1964 cambiarono il nome in the Ghenga's Friends, iniziando a collaborare con la casa discografica La Ghenga come gruppo di accompagnamento di vari cantanti che registravano per l'etichetta come An'Neris e Le Marzianine. Nello stesso anno decisero di dedicarsi a una carriera in proprio, ma Marsella restò ad accompagnare Guidone, e fu quindi sostituito prima da Paolo Avallone, poi da Ignazio Garsia, per ritornare con il gruppo solo a metà del 1965. In quell'anno erano ancora di scena al Santa Tecla con Ghigo Agosti.

1965-1968: I Giganti
Ispirandosi al genere musicale del momento, il beat, con influenze gospel e rock'n'roll, il gruppo esordì con la nuova denominazione con il motivo Morirai senza di lei.

Il successo arrivò nel 1966 partecipando al programma televisivo Un disco per l'estate, dove giunsero terzi con il brano Tema, che rimase primo in classifica per sette settimane e che fu inserito anche nel film musicarello di Enzo Dell'Aquila, Il ragazzo che sapeva amare.

Parteciparono poi al 14º Festival di Napoli, con "Na guagliona yè yè", in abbinamento con Aurelio Fierro & i Sanniti, e Ce vò tiempo, con Peppino Di Capri e i suoi Rockers. Grande successo di quell'anno fu anche Una ragazza in due.

L'anno dopo arrivarono terzi a Sanremo con Proposta, in abbinamento con il trio inglese the Bachelors e poi parteciparono in estate al Cantagiro con Io e il presidente, anch'essa giunta al terzo posto, ma censurata dalla RAI a causa del testo, ritenuto irrispettoso verso il Presidente della Repubblica. Sempre nel 1967, a maggio, vinsero la seconda edizione del Festival dei Complessi di Rieti. Al Festival di Sanremo 1968 cantarono in coppia con Massimo Ranieri il brano Da bambino, classificandosi al settimo posto, ma senza ottenere il successo dei brani precedenti e, pochi mesi dopo, per motivi mai chiariti, il gruppo comunicò l'intenzione di sciogliersi, fissando per il 10 settembre 1968 la fine del sodalizio, per dedicarsi alla carriera solista. Enrico Maria Papes incise alcuni 45 giri per l'etichetta di Natalino Otto, la Telerecord, tra cui la sigla del programma televisivo della La filibusta. Nel 1969 invece, Francesco Marsella partecipò da solo al Festival con Il sole è tramontato.

1970-1976: Le reunion
Nel 1970 il gruppo venne riformato e in estate presentarono al Cantagiro il brano Voglio essere una scimmia, scritta da Vince Tempera. L'anno dopo tornarono per la terza volta a Sanremo col brano Il viso di lei, in abbinamento con Fabio Trioli, ma  senza raggiungere la finale, quindi pubblicarono il disco Terra in bocca, un concept album sulla mafia e sulla distribuzione dell'acqua gestita dalla mafia stessa. Album che fu censurato a causa del suo contenuto. A seguito di questa censura il gruppo, non potendosi più esprimere e non volendo ritornare ai vecchi schemi musicali, decise di chiudere. Dei componenti, l'unico a rimanere attivo come artista fu Mino Di Martino che collaborava con il cantautore Franco Battiato. Nel 1976 Marsella e Papes ricostituirono il gruppo, con William Fumanelli e Kambiz Kaboli, ma dopo due anni di attività dal vivo anche questa formazione si scioglierà.

Anni novanta: nuova reunion
Il gruppo si riformò ancora a tratti, una prima volta nel 1992 con Papes e Sergio Di Martino, mentre l'anno successivo i quattro componenti originali si ritrovarono per un concerto al Teatro Lirico di Milano per ricordare il produttore discografico Gianni Sassi: in quest'occasione, coadiuvati da Ellade Bandini alla batteria, Ares Tavolazzi al basso, Vince Tempera alle tastiere e Gigi Rizzi alla chitarra, il gruppo propose, per la prima volta dal vivo, l'album Terra in bocca.

Papes e Marsella ricostituirono il gruppo nel 1998 senza Sergio Di Martino, morto due anni prima, il 28 febbraio 1996, e senza suo fratello Mino, che non se la sentì di collaborare. Al loro posto furono inseriti Kambiz Kaboli al basso, e Giò De Luigi al chorus vocale.

Anni 2000
Con diverse formule Papes e Marsella continuarono insieme fino alla fine del 2005. Nel 2006 si presentarono ancora con una nuova formazione, nella quale rimase soltanto Enrico Maria Papes (voce, percussioni) del gruppo originale, affiancato ora dal figlio Alessandro "Ally" Papes (voce e batteria, ex Contropotere), Francesco Romagna (voce, tastiere e chitarra) ed Enrico Santacatterina (voce, chitarre, basso). Nel 2009, fu ristampato l'album Terra in bocca con una bonus track, come allegato a un volume, edito dalle edizioni Il Margine, che riportava una serie di interviste ai musicisti che lavorarono al disco, oltre che allo stesso gruppo, ricostruendo le vicende storiche dell'album.

Nel 2011 I Giganti vinsero il Premio Paolo Borsellino, proprio per Terra in bocca (che festeggia i 40 anni dalla pubblicazione): per l'occasione Mino, Checco ed Enrico rieseguirono dal vivo parte dell'album in una versione acustica.

Formazione
Formazione anni sessanta

Enrico Maria Papes - batteria
Giacomo Di Martino - chitarra
Sergio Di Martino - basso
Francesco Marsella - tastiere

Discografia

Album in studio
 1966 - I Giganti (Ri-Fi, RFM LP 14801)
 1969 - Mille idee dei Giganti (Ri-Fi, RFM LP 14034)
 1971 - Terra in bocca - Poesia di un delitto (Ri-Fi, RDZ-ST-14207)
 2001 - Proposta (Azzurra Music, TBP 1546)
 2006 - Mettete dei fiori nei vostri cannoni (Azzurra Music, TBP 11355)

Album dal vivo
 1996 - I Giganti concerto live (DV More Record, CDDV 5953)

Raccolte
 1999 - Il meglio (DV More Record, CDDV 6342)
2008 - Tema

Singoli
 1964 - Una chitarra per la mia ragazza/Fortuna che... (La Ghenga, G 41100; inciso come Checco Marsella & The Ghenga's Friend)
 1964 - African Cry/Robin Hood (La Ghenga, G 41102; inciso come The Ghenga's Friend)
 1965 - Morirai senza di lei/Giorni di festa (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16074)
 1965 - Fuori dal mondo/Solo per voi (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16100)
 1965 - Una ragazza in due/Lezione di ritmo (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16121)
 1966 - Tema/Ora siamo qui (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16133; allegato in omaggio alla rivista Bella)
 1966 - Tema/La bomba atomica (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16144)
 1966 - La bomba atomica/Son così (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16154; 45 giri juke-box)
 1966 - Ora siamo qui/Son così (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16159)
 1966 - Ce vo' tiempo/Na guagliona yè yè (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16168)
 1966 - E lei ti aspetterà/Piri Piri Ua (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16170)
 1966 - Nessuno mi può giudicare/Lasciati baciare col letkiss (POP 300002; I Giganti cantano sul lato B; la canzone sul lato A è cantata da Fabrizio Ferretti).
 1967 - Proposta/La tomba dell'amore (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16181)
 1967 - Io e il presidente/In paese è festa (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16216)
 1968 - Da bambino/Tabù (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16243)
 1968 - Summertime/Un uomo va (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16275)
 1968 - Una storia d'amore/Sixteen Tons (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16288)
 1969 - Solo per voi/Summertime (Ri-Fi, Disco Strip 92001/3; pubblicato senza copertina)
 1970 - Charlot/Voglio essere una scimmia (Miura, PON NP 40106)
 1970 - Corri uomo corri/Mia cara ti odio/Tutta tutta (Miura, PON NP 40116)
 1971 - Il viso di lei/Gioventù, amore e rabbia (Miura, PON NP 40117)
 1971 - Lungo e disteso/Pieno di sole (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16460)
 1972 - Sono nel sogno verde di un vegetale/Sul suo letto di morte (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16487)

Apparizioni
 2003 - Beat and Pop (On Sale Music, 52-OSM-065; contiene Il cane e la stella, registrazione inedita del 1972)

Note

Bibliografia
 Autori Vari (a cura di Gino Castaldo), Dizionario della canzone italiana, ed. Curcio, 1990; alla voce Giganti, i di Nicola Sisto, pagg. 777-778 ed alla voce Guidone, di Antonio Virgilio Savona e Michele Luciano Straniero, pagg. 823-824
 Ursus (Salvo D'Urso), Manifesto beat, edizioni Juke Box all'Idrogeno, Torino, 1990 (alla voce  I Giganti, pagg. 119-120)
 Cesare Rizzi (a cura di), Enciclopedia del Rock italiano, Milano, Arcana Editrice, 1993, alla voce Giganti, pagg. 90-92

 Claudio Pescetelli, Una generazione piena di complessi, editrice Zona, Arezzo, 2006 (alla voce Giganti, pagg. 63-65)
 Eddy Anselmi, Festival di Sanremo. Almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana, edizioni Panini, Modena, alla voce I Giganti, pagg. 727-728, ed alla voce Checco, pag. 640
 Antonio Rosetti, Senza tempo noi.1964-1979: il rock a Forlì, edito dal comune di Forlì con il contributo della Regione Emilia-Romagna, Forlì 2007 (per l'intervista a Checco Marsella, pagg. 181-184)
 Marino Alessio - BEATi Voi! - Interviste e riflessioni con i complessi degli anni 60, edito per la serie "I libri della BEAT BOUTIQUE 67" - vol.1., novembre 2007. (Intervista ad Enrico Maria Papes, include discografia ed inediti e rarità)
 Brunetto Salvarani e Odoardo Semellini, Terra in bocca. Quando i Giganti sfidarono la mafia, edizioni Il Margine, 2009
 Antonio Sciotti, Enciclopedia del Festival della Canzone Napoletana 1952-1981, ed. Luca Torre, 2011

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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Lots of new music for June! You can find the complete list on the New Music page. The new mix this month is coming from lots of different sources, and musical periods.
Chiwawa – Eclectic, multi-personalitied, and awesome!
Jamie Lynn Noon – Melodic life insights.
Melanie Bomar – A contemporary folk-rock sound with some really catchy hooks.
Pristine – Like dancing into a big city dream.
The Rose Alarm - Great lyrics, kickin' beat, and serious guitar licks. Energy!
Kylie Edmond is releasing a new single - Mine For The Day. It's almost an exclusive on Girls Rock Radio, so a special shout to Kylie! Congrats on the new release!
Lots of returning Indie and Major Label artists in this latest lineup. And there there was that little trip I took back to the early 90's. Not sure what was up with that, but I got to thinking about a song that I used to love - Pretend We're Dead from L7 - and one thing led to another. Suddenly the likes of Belly, Mazzy Star, and Siouxsie and the Banshees popped up. So now they are on the GRR playlist!


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Fix Beijing… and You Fix the World
By gceaves on May 9, 2019 • ( 1 )
China has had a tough past few centuries, especially compared to the easy, pleasant flow of modern North American history.
Northeast Asia: where China abuts the world.
There have been roughly 250 years since the British in North America broke off from the British back in Britain. This was the U.S. Revolutionary War (1775-1783), which was a result of the French & Indian War (1754-1763), which was itself part of the greater, global Seven Years' War (1756-1763). It was a regional war within a continental war within a global war. Briefly, local intellectual-aristocrats were moved by the Enlightenment and saw a chance to make a quick buck. The U.S. Northeast/ Ontario-Quebec area was more or less a geographic island in global terms, so the polities there were able to get ahead pretty fast without being invaded. Kill all the native inhabitants, and… results? Ta-da! Today's U.S./ Canada.
During this same period of time, however, there has been a wide range of states and governments in what we call "China". Even today, there's mainland China, the ethnic concept of Han China, China Proper and its 18 core provinces, the Qing Empire and its newly acquired lands in Mongolia, Tibet and, of course, Manchuria, the independent country of Taiwan, and the two ethnically Hakka British city states of Singapore and Hong Kong. Even little Macao, too… oh, and you could argue that Wenzhou should be independent just like Hong Kong, what with Wenzhou's unique history, language and culture. In short, there are many "Chinas".
Official Republic of China (ROC) maps are curiously optimistic.
All of these Chinas, as a whole, have gone through a ravenous string of civil wars, secessionist movements, wars with foreign powers, revolutions, modern civil wars, social campaigns, and disasters both man-made and natural. In such circumstances, it's difficult to live and survive. It's difficult to move assets forward through time (i.e., make investments). Think of Aleppo and Raqqah, or Mosul and Kirkuk, today, and then multiply that by about 1 or 2 billion, with flows of internally displaced refugees and loosely controlled bands of soldiers; killing everywhere. Think of the USSR invading Prussia, Pomerania and Nazi Germany, and then multiply it by about 1 or 2 billion, with rape, pillage, murder and plunder… and this all goes on for 250 years; until about May 1980*, to be precise.
Then and now: the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone opened in May 1980.
Today, around 18 percent of humanity lives under Beijing rule, the most on Earth. The ethnic Han Chinese — speaking Mandarin (Beijing), Wu (Shanghai, Zhejiang), Yue (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau, "Cantonese"), Min (Fujian, Guangdong) and about six other spoken varieties — are the largest ethnic group in the world, and most of them live under Beijing rule. This community has suffered ordeal after ordeal; worse than the Jews, worse than the Armenians. (Only Africans in the Americas have had it worse than the Chinese.) And it was mostly committed by themselves; mostly, but not all. Such ravenous self-destruction can be detrimental to a society's ability to function properly, especially when you have to come to terms with the Rise of the West™ and the realization that your worldview doesn't matter or exist anymore; and you have to do all this in less than two or three generations, while adopting technology from outside your social-worldview.
All of this helps to understand the many problems that stem from Beijing today: environmental, democratic, free press, executions, trustable laws, property rights, ethnic cleansing, polluted and untrustworthy food & ingredients, an unearned permanent membership on the U.N. Security Council, support for dictators around the world, shady and shoddy labor practices, no freedom of expression, quick-fix solutions to everything, no respect for industrial depth or ability, bullying diplomacy concerning democratic neighbors, lax oversight of infrastructure construction, crony capitalism, the divided Korean Peninsula, the lack of independence in Taiwan, Tibet-Qinghai, Xinjiang and Mongolia-Nei Mongol, the suppression of human rights in Hong Kong, the suppression and control of Chinese-language press and media across the West, the vast amount of corruption that causes Ferrari and Lamborghini dealers in Vancouver and Melbourne to study Mandarin, the litany of government lies, especially about history, and — finally — the brittle male pride that permeates official Beijing pronouncements in the Global Times and the People's Daily. All of this stems from Beijing. If we were to fix Beijing, we would fix the world.
To Fix Beijing: Healing, Understanding
Heal Beijing, and we might be able to fix Beijing. Healing requires understanding. So… why is Beijing such a child? Why does the government in Beijing behave so obtusely, dictatorially and childishly on the global stage?
Short answer: because the clique in power has no stake in the modern, liberal, free, globalist future, only in one-party totalitarian dictatorial control; personal power over the wellness of the people.
Long answer: it's complicated.
One path toward understanding this is to look at China's recent history. This is what today's essay is about. Death haunts China and humanity is cheap, whether under the Qing, under Mao or today. With so many humans, life is cheap. Politics and power are savage. Male pride is willful and petty; and personal, too. Your father's job is what guarantees your job (#xizhongxun #xijinping). Mainland Chinese society has yet to modernize; has yet to confront the Rise of the West™. Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have all been able to face the Rise of the West™. Those societies are modern, powerful and rich. Mainland China, on the other hand, has yet to do so. (Hong Kong and Singapore have successfully faced the Rise of the West™, too, but it was just a tiptoe for them because they are simply British-Hakka cities with no agricultural sector of entrenched landlords blocking land reform, and because they inherited their English-language, their financial regulatory bodies, their physical geography, and their government bureaucracies.)
Back to the comparison with North America: since the U.S. Revolutionary War/ French & Indian War/ Seven Years' War in the late 1700s, North America has only had one small war again the U.K. (1812-1815), one major civil war (1861-1865) and one cross-border war (1846-1848), as well as a continual undeclared war against all the people in North America who didn't come from Europe, i.e., the First Nations. That's only three wars and one ethnic genocide. (World War I, World War II and the Pacific War were not fought on North American soil and were not fought tooth-and-nail among the suburban houses of Springfield or Peoria.)
China, on the other hand, has seen at least five anti-dynastic civil wars, three secessionist movements, two wars with the U.K. (the most powerful country in the world at that time), two wars with Japan (second-most powerful country in the world at that time), one war with the U.S. (most powerful country in the world at that time), three revolutionary civil wars, four "social campaigns" (which are essentially purges by another name) and two minor border skirmishes.
[Much of this analysis was inspired by historian S.C.M. Paine.]
In rough chronological order, they go as follows.
Anti-Dynastic/ Anti-Manchu Civil Wars
The White Lotus Rebellion (1796-1804)
basically a tax protest combined with a millenarian cult
at least 100'000 dead
The Eight Trigrams Rebellion (1813)
again, a millenarian cult, but this time combined with personal intra-Beijing politics
The Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864)
possibly the most violent war, ever, in human existence
a millenarian cult, with religious, nationalist** and political goals
This is similar to Mao's Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution: it sought to upturn all of "Chinese culture" and everything that that represents; but, it was combined with a millenarian cult war spreading over 14 years of warfare
70 to 110 million dead
The Nian Rebellion (1851-1868)
north China
local gangs around Beijing try to seize political, economic power
triggered by environmental damage***; "kill the rich, aid the poor"
The Triad's Red Turban Rebellion (1854-1855)
local gangs around Guangzhou try to seize political, economic power
Secessionist Independence Movements
Miao Rebellion (1854-1873)
The Miao people's revolt in the south in Hunan and Guizhou (Kweichow)
followed prior Miao independence movements in 1735-1736, 1795-1806
tax revolt, ethnic tensions, poor administration, poverty, competition for land
around 3 million dead, out of population of 7 million
Panthay Rebellion (1856-1873)
The Hui people, who are Muslim, revolt against Manchu and Han Chinese rule in the southern province of Yunan
around 1 million dead
Dungan Revolt (1862-1877)
The great Muslim rebellions in Xinjiang and the three western provinces abutting Mongolia, roughly Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai
tax oppression lead to ethnic, religious tensions
around 21 million dead, most due to famine
Wars With the U.K.
First Opium War (1839-1842)
nominally, the U.K. just wanted to sell drugs; at a deeper level, however, the Rise of the West™ was now hitting East Asian shores after previously hitting, overwhelming and sinking:
Turkey (decline and modernization of Ottoman Empire 1789-1908)
Egypt (French occupation 1798-1801, Muhammad Ali 1805-1882)
Iran (Qajar Dynasty 1789-1925)
India (Company rule 1757-1858, British Raj 1858-1947)
indemnity & extraterritoriality; U.K. nabs Hong Kong
around 21'000 dead
Second Opium War (1856-1860)
U.K. attacks again because initial victory in 1842 wasn't accepted by Manchu-Qing royalty in Beijing
October 1860, France & U.K. burn, loot Qing Summer Palace
Rise of the West™, with its guns, germs and steel; organized Modern War capability; Modern War economic structure; industrial warfare
Wars With Japan
First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
featuring Li HongZhang (李鸿章) (1823-1901), one of the most interesting characters in modern Chinese history and a key player in China's response to the Rise of the West™ (and to the Rise of Japan™, too); compare and contrast with Ito Hirobumi (伊藤 博文) (1841-1909); one very tall and handsome, one very short and ugly; one tea drinker, one whiskey-lover; one man honorable, one man a womanizer; one man "classic", the other one "modern". It was these two men who had to face off over control of Seoul and during ceasefire negotiations
fought over Korean Peninsula
this is the Rise of Japan™
over 36'000 dead
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
featuring Chiang KaiShek (蔣介石) (1887-1975), another one of the most interesting characters in modern Chinese history and a key player in China's response to the Rise of the West™ (and to the Rise of Japan™, too); compare and contrast with Mao TseTung (毛澤東) (1893-1976)
this is also what some people in English call "World War II"
Wars With the U.S.
Korean War (1950-1953)
Revolutions & Civil Wars
Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901)
anti-foreign, anti-colonial, anti-missionary
Japan and Russia capture Beijing
Phase I Communist vs. Nationalist (1927-1937)
also called the "Chinese Civil War"
Phase II Communist vs. Nationalist (1945-1950)
also called the "Chinese Communist Revolution"
Social Campaigns
Great Leap Forward (1958-1962)
industrialization, collectivization
coercion, terror, systematic violence –> mass killings; 18 to 55 million deaths, depending on which statistics you choose
a very expensive disaster
Mao loses power
Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961)
15 to 45 million dead, depending
adverse weather conditions, social pressure, economic mismanagement, radical changes in agriculture imposed by government regulations
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
purge capitalism, kill traditions, burn violins, burn books
Red Guard groups formed around the country; factional struggles in all walks of life, purges, personality cult
public humiliations, arbitrary imprisonment, torture, hard labor, sustained harassment, seizure of assets/ property, executions
Mao regains power, reimposes "Mao TseTung Thought"
Down to the Countryside Movement (c. 1965-c. 1975)
forced displacement, urban youth to rural regions
Border Skirmishes/ Maneuvers
Sino-Indian War (Oct.-Nov. 1962)
China invaded, made a statement, and then withdrew from half the territory it grabbed
concurrent with the Cuba Missile Crisis (Oct. 1962)
Sino-Vietnamese War (Feb.-March 1979)
China invaded, made a statement, and then withdrew
nominally in response to Vietnam's invasion of Cambodia in 1978, which Vietnam did to save Cambodia from its Khmer Rouge
Of the above, the Taiping Rebellion (1851-1864), is thought to have been the bloodiest thing ever to have happened to humanity. The leader thought he was the younger brother of Jesus and about 32 million humans died throughout its course. This is worse than the USSR-Nazi war, the second-bloodiest thing to ever happen to humanity.
Another one of the above, the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), has estimated losses of between 20 and 35 million. That's give-or-take an Australia, or so. It's also what's called "World War II", and that doesn't include the Japan-U.S. Pacific War (1941-1945), which was a sideshow of a sideshow.
Of the above-listed 22 "Chinese" conflicts, two took place on the Korean Peninsula, and at least one of them was fought mostly on the Liaodong Peninsula in southern Manchuria. So 19 of them took place in what can be called China. Try to imagine U.S. society today if there had been 19 U.S. Civil Wars that had taken place across and around the Mississippi, the Prairies and the Rockies, and then three more U.S. Civil Wars that had taken place in Chihuahua and Ontario.
All of this is to say that China has had a rough past couple hundred of years, much more complex than the relatively simple — and almost linear progression — that we've had in Washington, D.C., Mexico City and Ottawa.
Having a proper understanding of history would help Beijing to heal. Once Beijing heals, then it can begin to fix itself, and, as the title of this essay says, fix Beijing and we'll fix the world.
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Recent Chinese Dynasties: Few of Them are Actually "Chinese"
The Manchus conquered the Han people between 1618 and 1683. This "Qing Dynasty" set up in Beijing is officially dated 1644 to 1912. As part of their seizure of the throne, the Manchurians also invaded the Joseon kingdom in Korea twice. At first, due to geopolitical and realpolitik reasons, and due to its own internal divisions, the Yi family that sat atop the Joseon throne remained loyal to the outgoing Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). So the Manchus had to march across the Korean Peninsula twice (1627 and 1636) to teach their southern neighbor a lesson. The Yi family stayed on the throne and switched allegiances to the new man in Beijing. For the Manchurians, having Joseon onboard was critical. Joseon Korea lended gravitas and authority to the savage outland bar-bar-barbarian Manchurians who descended upon the civilized Han and Korean worlds. The Qing subdued Joseon, but then borrowed its noble aura and allowed its Yi family to continue ruling.
The Manchurians, from out of the northern steppes, were not, however, the first outland ethnicity to rule over the Han Chinese Over just the past 1'000 years alone, various sections of the Han Chinese world have been ruled over by the by Khitan, the Jurchen/ Manchus, the Mongolians, the Koreans, the Tibetans, the Tangut, the Vietnamese and by four ethnically Han dynasties, too, including today's Communist Party of China
Peoples Kingdoms
Khitan Liao (907-1125)
Kara-Khitan (1124-1218)
Jurchen/ Manchu Jin Dynasty (1115-1234)
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
Mongolian Mongol Empire (1206-1368)
Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368)
Korean Shilla (668-935)
Balhae (698-926)
Goryeo (918-1392)
Joseon (1392-1910)
Tibetan Tibetan Empire (618-841)
Han Tang (918-907)
Song (960-1279)
Ming (1368-1644)
PRC (1945~)
Tangut Western Xia (1038-1227)
Vietnamese Annam (679-939)
Dai Viet (1054-1804)
China: 100-year Summary
Begin with the May Fourth Movement in 1919.
Move on to the fact that the CCP was founded under Comintern auspices.
Sun YatSen's greatest legacy was to combine a.) Han ethno-nationalism with b.) USSR organizational knowhow.
Borodin instructed the CCP to work with the KMT, so it did.
The CCP only won the subsequent civil war because Imperial Japan had destroyed the KMT (see Operation Ichi-go, April-December 1944).
Japan had to withdraw back home in August 1945 to escape the advancing USSR hordes streaming southward across Manchuria. Japan hides under U.S. skirt, bamboozles MacArthur, keeps stolen wealth.
No Chinese forces ever defeated Japan, though the KMT came close a few times.
The CCP played no role in itself seizing power. It was just the last player left standing because it had hid out during the KMT-Japan battles.
So the CCP was given victory in the civil war in May 1950… and then promptly got into a war with the U.S. on the Korean Peninsula (1951-1953). Stalemate. Not much happens. Oh, wait! Mao's eldest son is killed in an air strike. He was a Russian-Mandarin translator for the top Chinese general, and the U.S. bombed their location.
Then touch on the Great Leap Forward (1958-1962)
This causes the Great Chinese Famine (1959-1961)
15 to 30 million dead.
But wait! Mao's not out, he's only down!
In comes the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
Mao regains power.
This causes the Down to the Countryside Movement (c. 1965-c. 1975)
Finally, we get some wisdom in July 1962 during a speech about agriculture.
"It doesn't matter whether a cat is black or white. If it catches mice, it's a good cat." — Deng Xiaoping
A bit of this. A bit of that.
Then we get to Tiananmen Square in 1989… and we can leave it at that.
Don't mention the 2019 police state in Xinjiang.
Don't mention Tibetan independence.
Don't ever mention Taiwan, a thriving, vibrant democracy with a free press, freedom of religion, progressive social policies and a strong military.
Go see "Wolf Warrior 2" (2017). It will tell you more about China today than this entire essay.
*The Shenzhen Special Economic Zone opened in May 1980. It was a forebringer for the greatest increase in human wealth and happiness ever seen on Earth:the great Han Chinese move from the countryside to the city.
**Remember: the Manchu weren't Chinese.
***Might environmental damage trigger a regime change in Beijing again?
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The Hall of Science
What refutes science?
Q: What refutes science?
A: Better science.
Q: What does not refute science?
A: Your feelings.
Your religion.
Your favorite politician.
Your half-baked opinion after watching a YouTube video.
Watching bias confirming videos, or reading bias confirming articles =\= research.
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.- Dr. Seuss
proximacentauri
Hard Atheist
If only the average FB user understood this we might see a dramatic uptick in the collective IQ of the US.
I recently established a FB account for the purpose of reconnecting with some old HS and College friends. I knew that I would find wacked extremists and conspiracy theorists on FB. I just didn't think some of them would be former friends of mine.
It could be that they've joined a cult, were abducted by aliens that experimented on their brains, or perhaps they always had these tendencies, which for some reason didn't fully manifest until they became older. Whatever the case may be, I can't abide the irrationality. It's frustrating and anger provoking.
So I'll probably end up deleting my account, while saving the contact info of those who have demonstrated they still have a decent grasp on reality. I would miss the FB pages that have useful information on them, but some maintain web sites with expanded content, just have to bite the bullet with the monthly access fee.
I follow some FB groups themed around my hobbies and interests.
Invariably, the one's that I stick to have non-political policies.
One of science's public relations problems is that in seeking answers many people expect the answers to be black/white, yes/no, but fail to accept another acceptable scientific answer: we don't know. When science gives the "we don't know" answer then these skeptics respond that science is no better than Joe Public's untrained opinion and use science's ignorance to discredit science, which is completely false. "We don't know" is what guides science to find answers, using the scientific method, and not just pulling answers out of its butt.
Science requires patience, persistence, and acceptance of dead ends and refutation of findings from other scientists. And no one is harder on the validity of scientific research and findings than scientists. I don't know a darn thing about most science, but because of the scientific method, I trust those who diligently apply it.
Yessir, Skipper. Science is really just 'our current best answer, subject to revision and refinement based on new evidence, statistics or modelling.'
But it beats shamanistic guesswork and ideological-dick-waving between mythologies.
Skipshot - 30 May 2020 05:09 PM
The human brain is also poorly evolved for rational thinking. Depending on who you ask there are anywhere from 17 to 104 cognitive biases. It probably shouldn't be surprising that likely all people hold more than one belief that has been impacted by the extremely natural and typical ways that our brains function.
A naturalistic approach to consciousness Help Us Study the Effects of Meditation on Health and Happiness


Snorkel at the most spectacular location on Kauai, the Na Pali Coast.
Blue Dolphin or Blue Dolphin ll are both 63' catamarans.
Continental Breakfast and full deli buffet lunch.
The hospitality of the captain and crew on this Na Pali Coast Snorkel Tour is every bit as comforting as the stable ride guests encounter on this sea worthy ocean sailing catamaran. Expect dolphins, turtles and whales (during whale season Dec - Apr) and be awed by the spectacle of the NaPali cliffs. Diving is also available on this trip.
Operates: Daily at 7:30 am with a check in 30 minutes prior to tour.
Duration: 5 to 5.5 hours.
Equipment: Blue Dolphin and Blue Dolphin II - 63' catamarans with Fresh water showers, spacious bathrooms and deck areas specifically designed for Kauai use to be gentle on the environment with Tier 3 near zero emissions.
Capacity: Coast Guard approved for 99 but only takes 49 passengers.
Continental breakfast and a full deli buffet lunch.
Beer, Wine and Mai tai's are included.
Inclusions: Guide, all necessary safety and snorkel gear, breakfast, lunch and beverages with alcoholic drinks available after ocean activities.
Exclusions: A one tank scuba certified or intro dive for an additional fee is offered.
Restrictions: Minimum age to participate in this activity is 2 years old or 12 for diving option. This is a seasonal tour and can only be booked/reserved for months specified. No guests with medical conditions including back or neck problems, recent surgeries or pregnant women. No refunds will be given for motion sickness. Departure times are subject to change.
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This was our second time on this trip with Blue Dolphin. This is a fantastic scenery trip with snorkeling being the secondary attraction at a spot with high cliffs along the shore of the Napali Coast. The Captain did a great job of narrating the trip and the crew did a great job of providing top notch service.
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This excursion was AMAZING! Even tho we only got to see part of the Napali Coast, it was lots of fun. The crew were amazing & hilarious. They were generous with the food & drinks. Would definitely do it again! The captain was Christian along with Sully & Michael. Had a blast!
Minimum age to participate in this activity is 2 years old or 12 for diving option. This is a seasonal tour and can only be booked/reserved for months specified. No guests with medical conditions including back or neck problems, recent surgeries or pregnant women. No refunds will be given for motion sickness. Departure times are subject to change.


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It's in the Bag - Ohakune (Series Five, Episode Three)
In this Māori Television reboot of the classic game show, presenters Pio Terei and Stacey Daniels Morrison take the roadshow to the North Island town of Ohakune, under the foot of Mount Ruapehu. To be able to barter for te moni or te kete, contestants have to successfully answer locally themed questions. In this fifth season episode, contestants — including one who saw Selwyn Toogood in the original show as a six-year old — are quizzed on giant carrots, halitosis, stamps and ski fields. Imagine those famous carrots in the MultiKai cooker!
Tony Barry
Tony Barry's gravel voice won Kiwi fame when he starred in 1981 hit Goodbye Pork Pie. By then he already had 30 plus screen credits — including cult 70s sitcom Buck House, and the anarchic Blerta TV series. Barry's busy acting career continues both in his native Australia, and New Zealand. In 2010 he won a Qantas Best Actor Award for his starring role in Gaylene Preston's war tale Home by Christmas.
Producer, Director, Writer
Gary Scott began his television career as an assignment editor on TV3's news desk, before joining Ninox Films as a writer and researcher. He directed documentaries then joined Wellington company Gibson Group in 2001, where he has produced or executive produced a slew of factual programmes and series, including Kiwis at War, Here to Stay and NZ Detectives.


Among the five KIO Heads, Chairman Maran Brang Seng was one of them who took long successive years of his leadership terms since he was nominated with the proposal of meeting held under KIO central committee between January 15 – February 5, 1976 as a Chairman and Head of both KIO and Kachin Independence Council (KIC).
KIC, as a steering committee or governing body, is derived from the KIO. It is to enact the law and order, and making the verification on various fields of every department such as Culture and Literature Dept., Education Dept., General Administration Dept., and others.
The meeting of KIC and KIO was convened on December 12-25, 1962 at Hkahpawk Camp (Nbapa). KIC became a highly authoritative body from its meeting. KIO Central Committee also became a level next to KIC. While Lahtaw Zau Seng was Head of KIC, Lahtaw Zau Tu his brother was appointed as Chairman KIOCC and Vice Head of KIC too. Lahtaw Zau Seng was in the next level position (vice chairman) to Lahtaw Zau Tu in the KIOCC forming structure.
The meeting of KIC/KIO/KIA was convened from 10th to 20th May 1967 at Jingma Yang, Htarahku, in Nmai Walawng region. According to the memorandum of the meeting agreed upon for the re-commission to China, Mr. Maran Brang Seng with a group of 34 members on 9th of July 1967 set off from Machyang Dingsa Camp, General Headquarters, Nmai Walawng region for China. In the month of June 1967, there was a communal riot between the Chinese residential of Burma with the Burmese people in Rangoon, the capital city of the country. During the period, a decade between 1967-1976 China was deeply infused with the ideology of Cultural Revolution Movement under the China Communist Party.
Mr. Maran Brang Seng and his group passed across the China border demarcation pillar No. 4 and then into China. They left behind KIA soldiers under the command of Lt. Natsun Hkyen Naw at Chinese border security post, Hu Dung Kai, on the international borderline. Those who followed Mr. Maran Brang Seng for Bejing were Nbang Bum Sinwa, Damya Htingnan, Mangshang Ding Bawm, Hpauna La Gawng, Lahkang Shawng and three personnel attendants. They reached Beijing on 10th August 1967 and met Mr. Chau En-lai, the prime minister of China. Consecutively, in the same year at the end of October, Brig, Lahtaw Zau Tu along with 13 members followed the other route through Lawhkawng Chang-yinghku from General Headquarters, Shingbwi camp to the Chinese border security post Hu Dung Kai. Those who followed in the mission of Brig. Lahtaw Zau Tu were Pungshwi Zau Seng, Lama La Ring, Maran Brang Seng, Lahtaw Zau Dan, Lamung Tu Jai, Malizup Zau Mai, Maran Brang Tawng, Maji Zau Ing, Zahkung Ting Ying, Gauri Zau Seng, Dauje Seng Hpung, Nanghi Yawhan, Shanghting Thing Nan (typist). Only La-nyaw Zawng Hra was left as in charge of KIC headquarters staff office. Almost 700 KIA soldiers who followed along with Brig. Lahtaw Zau Tu were remained and stationed at Chinese border security post Hu Dung Kai. They also met with Chou En-lai following the basis on same account. As a matter of fact, due to the CCP leaders' influential position, meetings were also arranged between KIO leaders and the Burma Communist Party (BCP) leaders – Thakhin Ba Thein Tin, Thahkin Pe Tint, Khin Maung Gyi and many others including Lahpai Naw Seng from PNDF.
During the year in 1967, the Chinese – Burmese communal issue at Rangoon was so intensified to cultivate the actions organizing the Burma Communist Party (BCP) and Pawng-yawng National Defense Force (PNDF) in vengeance of China for the dishonored act over the Chinese residential by the Burmese people. While in Beijing KIO was also persuaded to be under BCP along with PNDF led by Lahpai Naw Seng. But the proposal was denied by Brig. Lahtaw Zau Tu and the situation brought into a conflict of war between KIO and BCP – PNDF in Shan state ranging from Munggu Hpawngseng on 1st January 1968 with a series of war for about 8 years. In due course Brig. Lahtaw Zaw Tu and his group retreated from China and reached their headquarters Shingbwi camp on 10th February 1968.
(4) Politically autonomy with self-determination within the Union of Burma.
A meeting of KIO central held between June and September 1969 was called upon to review the overall political status in order to upgrade and adjust relevantly to the task for which the amendments bear the act "Act 69" according to the year of the meeting 1969 at Baknoi Prang Sha-it Yang, Pajau Bum. Re-establishment of the new amendments constitutes an organized act of the Party Committee System for which Kachin Independence Organization Central Committee (KIOCC) was authorized as the highest powerful body and KIC again came under its next position. Lahtaw Zau Seng (GOC) was reappointed as Chairman and Head of both KIOCC and KIC respectively. Thus the KIOCC with its organized party committee system decides and directs the political objective of the nation.
There were only 2 brigades of KIA known as "Model Brigades" before 1972. The year 1962-72 marked the BCP's greatest ever period of military expansion. The BCP's main immediate target was the KIO which had already overrun most of the China border areas in the Kachin State and controlled much of the Kachin sub-state region in the northern Shan State. At the height of the BCP's offensive, the fighting among the three sides – KIA, Revolutionary Council Army and BCP broke out intensely in the Kachin State and Kachin sub-state areas. During this time, contacts for peace talks were made between Lt.Col. Lahtaw Zau Dan (Kachin sub-state region) and Col. Sein Mya (No. 99 Light Infantry Division).
In June 1972, three and a half month ceasefire was agreed between Lt.Col. Lahtaw Zau Dan (KIA) and Col. Aye Ko (North-East Command). The Revolutionary Council tried to persuade the KIO to join forces against the BCP. In return, the KIO requested supplies from the government. However, Brig. San Yu (Voice Chief of Staff and Deputy Ministry for Defense and Planning) turned down this request. In the end the three and a half month long ceasefire was broken.
During the year of peace talks failure in 1972 between KIO and Revolutionary Council government led by Gen. Ne Win, the central committee of KIO once again met on August 24 – October 27. In this meeting, the KIOCC decided to establish other 2 more brigades. There are 1st Brigades, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Brigade and 4th Brigade. 1st Brigade was located to the front of Northern Division, Mali-Nmai Walawng area, under which comes 4th, 7th and 10th Battalion. The 2nd Brigade to the front of Western Division, west of Irrawaddy river – Hukawng valley up to Indo-Burma (Kachin State) border, under which comes 5th, 6th and 11th Battalion. The 3rd Brigade to the front of Eastern Division, east of Irrawaddy river, under which comes 1st and 3rd Battalion. The 4th Brigade to the front of Southern Division, Kachin sub-state region under Shan State, under which comes 2nd, 8th and 9th Battalion. KIA has its Strength recruited twice during the year 1972.
This article was first published in Kachin Research Journal Vol III in Jan, 2010.


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'Made In Chelsea' lothario Spencer Matthews dumped by Lucy Watson
May 21, 2013 - 12:38 BST hellomagazine.com 'Made In Chelsea' fans saw resident lothario Spencer Matthews dumped by co-star Lucy Watson in Monday night's episode
Made In Chelsea fans saw resident lothario Spencer Matthews dumped by co-star Lucy Watson in Monday night's episode.
After going on several dates together, Lucy was dismayed to discover that Spencer was seeing other girls and called time on the relationship.
"I'm not getting with anyone else - are you?" she asked Spencer, who considered the question before responding: "I'm not really a girlfriend person. Lucy, I'm single."
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His honesty angered Lucy, who then vented her anger. "You're sleeping with me, don't sleep with other people!"
Spencer tried to calm the brunette down, saying: "Oh my God. I like you but we're not in a relationship," but it was too much for Lucy, who then stormed out of the pub.
But it seems the split didn't last long. After the episode aired, Spencer revealed that the pair were together, tweeting: "Good Ep tonight! So weird watching it back! Cheers for all the love as always. Lucy and I send our love from the lovely Saint Paul de Vence."
Meanwhile, things between Spencer's former flame Louise Thompson and Andy Jordan seem to be going strong. The couple admitted to friends that they were officially an item and viewers saw them kissing on a date to a chocolate restaurant together.
Lucy recently spoke out about her boyfriend's ex-girlfriend Louise. Talking to New! Magazine, she said that Spencer will never cheat on her because he respects her, adding that if her was ever unfaithful she would be gone in a flash — unlike Louise. She was referring to Louise's decision to take back philandering Spencer, who has been caught up in a love triangle with the two brunettes.
"It not only reflects a dark side in him, it also shows how little respect he had for Louise," she said. "It's absolutely disgusting, but at least he's out of that relationship now. Different people bring out different sides in people."
Spencer, since "he's been horrible to her", concluding that it must be because she has "low self-esteem ".
Refusing to confirm that she is dating the Eton-educated broker, Louise adds that there is a foundation of respect between them. "We are definitely similar in a lot of ways — and he respects me, which is key.
"I've had conversations with him about [the situation with Louise], it was unacceptable and he knows if I felt anything was remotely wrong, I would cut contact."
Fans of Made in Chelsea recently saw Louise break up with Spencer again. A few weeks ago, during the first episode of the new series, she was left in tears when she discovered that after she had called time on their tumultuous relationship, Spencer had called Lucy to ask her out for a drink — something he had forgotten to mention during their reconciliation.
As Lucy dropped the bombshell, Louise was seen telling Spencer "this is exactly the shady behaviour that I don't need to deal with".
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At least 70 people feared dead in storms, Kentucky Governor Says
Associated Press Published: December 11, 2021
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he fears tornadoes have killed 70 people in the state and the death toll may exceed 100.
Severe storms moved through the area Friday night and caused catastrophic damage across multiple states.
Kentucky State Police Trooper Sarah Burgess said search and rescue teams were still going through the rubble Saturday but didn't yet have a number for how many have died.
Coroners have been called to the scene of a candle factory in western Kentucky and bodies have been recovered, but she didn't know how many.
Storms ripped through other states as well leaving damage in its wake.
Police in Illinois say at least one person died at an Amazon facility where the roof was ripped off after a possible tornado. Rescue crews are still sorting through the rubble there.
Three people have died in severe weather in Tennessee. One person has died after an apparent tornado tore through a nursing home in Arkansas. At least one fatality has been reported in Missouri. Western Kentucky University says emergency crews are assessing storm damage. One student who lived off campus was killed.
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Just saying the names of these towns immediately conjures up images of grand mansions, luxury cars, and ritzy restaurants. Read on to see which town in your home state took the title of the richest location and which place had the highest median income in the country. Who knows—your hometown might even be on this list.
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