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La Secretaría General Técnica del Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo es el órgano directivo de la Subsecretaría de Industria, Comercio y Turismo que da asesoramiento jurídico a todos los órganos del Departamento, estudia y hace propuestas sobre la legislación de competencia del Ministerio y sobre legislación autonómica, y actúa como servicio estadístico del Departamento.

Igualmente se encarga de las relaciones con otros ministerios, administraciones, organismos y tribunales de justicia nacionales e internacionales, con especial atención a la Unión Europea.

Historia
La Secretaría General Técnica del Ministerio de Industria se creó por la Ley que reorganizó el Ministerio con fecha de 9 de noviembre de 1939 (publicada el 29 de dicho mes). Sin mayores menciones en la ley, fue desarrollada por la Orden de 31 de enero de 1940, que la adscribió directamente al ministro de Industria y Comercio y le otorgó funciones de asesoría y estudio jurídico, además de la potestad de establecer precios a productos industriales.

En sus ocho décadas de historia, sus funciones y estructura, así como la denominación, han variado constantemente, si bien desde el periodo democrático sus funciones se han mantenido en la ayuda técnica al Departamento de Industria. Desde 1988 pasó a depender de la subsecretaría y no del ministro.

Estructura y funciones
La Secretaría General Técnica se divide en los siguientes órganos, a través de los cuales ejerce sus competencias:

 La Vicesecretaría General Técnica, a la que le corresponde la articulación de las competencias normativas del Ministerio con los Departamentos ministeriales de la Administración General del Estado y con el resto de las Administraciones públicas, organismos y entidades públicas; la preparación de la documentación e informes, así como la tramitación y coordinación de las actuaciones relativas a los asuntos que se sometan a la deliberación del Consejo de Ministros, de las Comisiones Delegadas del Gobierno y de la Comisión General de Secretarios de Estado y Subsecretarios; así como el seguimiento e informe de los actos y disposiciones de las comunidades autónomas; la tramitación de los convenios de colaboración con las comunidades autónomas y la coordinación de las actuaciones de los distintos órganos superiores y directivos del Departamento, relativas al traspaso de funciones y servicios a aquellas.
 La Subdirección General de Desarrollo Normativo, que se encarga de realizar la propuesta del programa editorial del Departamento y, en su caso, la edición y la distribución o difusión de sus publicaciones, así como la dirección, organización y gestión de bibliotecas, archivos y servicios de documentación del Departamento; el análisis, informe y tramitación de las disposiciones y proyectos normativos que corresponde aprobar o proponer al Departamento, y el informe de las disposiciones de carácter general relativas a materias que afecten a la competencia del Departamento; la asistencia jurídica a los órganos del Departamento, en relación con las materias competencia del Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo.
 La Subdirección General de Recursos, Reclamaciones y Relaciones con la Administración de Justicia, a la que le corresponde la tramitación y propuesta de resolución de los recursos administrativos y de los requerimientos a los que se refiere el artículo 44 de la Ley Reguladora de la Jurisdicción Contencioso-Administrativa, así como la iniciación, tramitación y propuesta de resolución de los expedientes de revisión de los actos administrativos, de declaración de nulidad de las disposiciones administrativas y de la declaración de lesividad cuando se refieran a actos del Departamento y la tramitación y propuesta de resolución de las reclamaciones en materia de responsabilidad patrimonial y de las peticiones formuladas por vía de derecho de petición; las relaciones con los juzgados y tribunales de justicia, a efectos de la remisión de los expedientes y documentación que soliciten, la recepción de sus notificaciones y, en su caso, coordinación y seguimiento de la ejecución de sus sentencias; y la tramitación y propuesta de resolución de los procedimientos de reconocimiento de los títulos profesionales expedidos por los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea y demás Estados signatarios del Acuerdo sobre Espacio Económico Europeo.
 La Subdirección General de Relaciones Internacionales y Cooperación, a la que le corresponde la coordinación y asesoramiento de cuestiones de carácter internacional y cooperación técnica del ámbito competencial del Departamento, así como la participación en foros internacionales; el ejercicio, en coordinación con el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, de las competencias en relación con los organismos internacionales y con la Unión Europea en las materias propias del Departamento; el ejercicio de las funciones, como punto de contacto del Ministerio con el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, en relación con los siguientes procedimientos: seguimiento de la adecuación del ordenamiento jurídico nacional con la normativa de la Unión Europea; proyectos piloto y procedimientos de infracción abiertos por la Comisión Europea; procedimientos contenciosos ante el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea; procedimiento de notificación de reglamentaciones técnicas y seguimiento de las cuestiones planteadas en la Red SOLVIT en materias de este Departamento; el ejercicio de las funciones como punto ministerial de contacto para ayudas públicas, y la realización del asesoramiento, informe, gestión y control de las ayudas de estado de este Departamento y la coordinación con el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y las autoridades de la Unión Europa en materia de ayudas estatales; el análisis e informe de las disposiciones y proyectos normativos en relación con cuestiones que afecten a materias de carácter internacional y de la Unión Europea, así como la coordinación de los informes necesarios en relación con los Tratados internacionales y otro tipo de acuerdos que se plantee firmar el Reino de España en las materias propias de este Departamento; y el seguimiento de la adecuación del ordenamiento jurídico español a la normativa europea en las materias competencia de este ministerio.
 La Subdirección General de Estudios, Análisis y Planes de Actuación, a la que le corresponde la realización de estudios y análisis sobre la estructura, evolución y prospectiva de los sectores económicos competencia del Ministerio en sus distintos componentes y, en particular, de competitividad y sobre los indicadores de los sectores competencia del Ministerio; la realización de informes periódicos de coyuntura y de estudios de interés general para el Departamento, y la coordinación de los estudios sectoriales en el ámbito competencial del Ministerio; el seguimiento y, en su caso, coordinación de los planes de actuación del Departamento y sus organismos dependientes, analizando sus impactos económicos; en colaboración con el Instituto Nacional de Estadística, la planificación, coordinación e impulso de las estadísticas del Departamento, así como la formulación del Plan Estadístico Nacional y de los programas que lo desarrollan en el ámbito del departamento; la elaboración de aquellas estadísticas que el Plan Estadístico Nacional determine que son competencia de esta SGT; el seguimiento y análisis de las estadísticas elaboradas por otras Administraciones y organismos, públicos o privados, nacionales o internacionales en todos los sectores competencia del Departamento y en aquellos otros que se consideren de interés para el mismo; la dirección, gestión y supervisión de los contenidos editoriales de la publicación Economía Industrial; y la colaboración, con el resto de las áreas del Departamento, en la realización de estudios acerca del impacto económico de las normas elaboradas en el mismo, así como, en su caso, en la definición, planteamiento y seguimiento de los indicadores necesarios para realizar el análisis económico de los resultados de aplicación de dichas normas.

Presupuesto
La Secretaría General Técnica del Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo tiene un presupuesto asignado de 4 389 130 € para el año 2023. De acuerdo con los Presupuestos Generales del Estado para 2023, la SGT participa en dos programas:

Referencias

Secretarías Generales Técnicas de España


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Boots UK Creates Unique Digital Shopping Experience by Developing Mobile App with IBM
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Boots UK is the first retailer in the world to roll out the IBM MobileFirst for iOS Sales Assist app -- powered by analytics -- for colleagues across its 2,500 store network
Boots, the UK's leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Boots has launched Sales Assist, an IBM MobileFirst for iOS app, across its UK stores to make it easier and simpler for customers to get hold of the products they need.
IBM is working with Boots UK to further evolve the app and support the retailer's vision to use mobility to change the way customers shop. Boots UK is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise.
"At Boots UK we're investing in innovative new technology to further improve the retail experience for our customers, and mobility is at the forefront of this transformation," said Robin Phillips, Director of Omnichannel and Development at Boots UK. "By developing Sales Assist, in collaboration with IBM and Apple, and launching it on the 3,700 iPads in our stores, we're integrating our digital and in-store presence to deliver an even better shopping environment for customers. The unique tool allows our colleagues to quickly show product information, ratings and reviews, look up inventory online and make recommendations based on online analytics, all from the shop floor. It will help even our smallest stores feel like a flagship shop, with access to the entire Boots range at their fingertips."
Sales Assist is one of more than 100 apps in the IBM MobileFirst for iOS portfolio made exclusively for iPhone and iPad that are changing the nature of work for global companies in specific industries and professions.
The new app taps into the product databases on boots.com with iPad, and uses its analytics to enable colleagues to easily make personal recommendations to customers, such as additional items or alternatives available, as well as view item location and online inventory. If a product is not in stock in store, the Boots colleague can simply use the app to locate the item in another Boots store nearby or offer to order the product online to be collected in the store of their choice the next day*.
Vickie Ward is a Boots Customer Assistant who was one of the team invited to help design and develop the app based on her experience of supporting the customer journey in store. Vickie said: "We worked hard to design the Sales Assist app around the needs of Boots colleagues, and using it gives us the confidence to provide our customers with the most up-to-date advice on products and offers on the spot. It helps us to give customers an even better and more personal experience, so that no one goes home disappointed."
"Together, IBM and Apple are working with companies and real industry professionals to change how companies do business, and our collaboration with Boots UK is delivering a more contemporary approach to customer service," said Mahmoud Naghshineh, general manager, Apple partnership, IBM. "By empowering its colleagues with up-to-date data and product information delivered to the Apple device, Boots UK is leading amongst retailers by creating an enriched shopping experience that helps personalize customer engagement and enables faster service."
Boots is using Bluemix, IBM's cloud platform, tolink Sales Assist with the company's applications and data, enabling a high-performance, scalable and flexible hybrid cloud environment. As a result, the company can rapidly deliver recommendations to customers, seamlessly view inventory and more across boots.com, which runs on IBM WebSphere Commerce with integration services from IBM Global Business Services.
*Place an order online or in store before 8pm, for free collection in store after 12pm the next day, exclusions apply. The service is available Monday-Saturday in over 2,300 stores, excluding the Scottish Highlands/Islands, Jersey/Guernsey and Northern Ireland Stores. See the store locator on boots.com for your local store opening hours. See boots.com for details.
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Boots UK is the largest pharmacy-led health and beauty chain in the UK and its purpose is to champion everyone's right to feel good. With over 2,200 stores and a team of around 51,000 colleagues, of which approximately 5,600 are registered pharmacists, the Boots brand has been at the heart of local communities across the UK since 1849. Boots UK is committed to providing exceptional customer and patient care and being the first choice for pharmacy, beauty, healthcare and wellness, alongside offering its innovative portfolio of product brands, including No7, the UK's No1 skincare brand, Soap & Glory, Liz Earle, Sleek MakeUP and YourGoodSkin.
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Randy Choate started the eighth for Florida tonight: He walked Bobby Abreu on six pitches, then went to 2-1 on Alberto Callaspo. That's it, new 80-year-old sheriff in town Jack McKeon decided, and he pulled Choate for Burke Badenhop.
Callaspo is a switch-hitter who prefers righties, so McKeon did, at first, have a reason for leaving lefty specialist Choate in, after he walked Abreu. But it's more fun to think of him nodding off while intending to change pitchers. Because he's old.
Look, now, though! The Marlins have a 4-0 lead over Anaheim in the bottom of the eighth, as of press time, despite allowing 12 hits. Someone's closing in on a 2-19 June!


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What does Dual Band mean on a Router? (Pros & Cons)
November 15, 2021 August 23, 2022 / Router and Modem / 5 minutes of reading
Dual Band Devices are designed to support strong wireless connections in your home or in your office. It can boost your older devices perfectly. In this article, we will explain to you exactly what does dual band mean on a router, Its pros, cons, purposes, etc. Let's go!
1 What does dual band mean on a router?
1.1 Pros of dual band router
1.2 Cons of a dual band router
2 What is the purpose of a dual-band router?
3 How many devices can a dual band router handle?
4.1 Is a Dual band modem better?
4.2 Do dual band routers switch automatically?
4.3 Which is better single-band or dual-band router?
4.4 Should I have both 2.4 and 5GHz on?
4.5 Is it better to turn off 2.4 GHz?
What does dual band mean on a router?
Dual band on a router represents the frequency band over which the signals are transmitted. A router is used to connect a local network device to the internet. It can connect to various devices with the help of Wi-Fi also.
The wireless signal is transmitted with a particular frequency to the connected device which is called a band or router band.
There are two frequency bands over which the router transmits the signal. The bands are 2.4 GHz or 5GHz. A single-band router uses only one of the frequency bands. It either uses a 2.4GHz or 5GHz band.
Whereas a dual band router can transmit signals over both frequency bands. It can use both bands simultaneously or one at a time. Because of this feature, you can connect to the internet with whichever brand you like.
Many users usually use only the 2.4 GHz band which makes your internet connectivity slow. If you have a dual band router, you may be able to connect to the internet with a 5GHz band and get faster connectivity.
Also, you can split the devices you use in your home or office into two separate bands and get better internet connectivity seamlessly.
Pros of dual band router
Faster connectivity than single band routers – A single band router is commonly used and the service provider usually sets up with such router. Because of that, you may have slower connections if you are particularly living in crowded areas. Therefore, a dual band router will give you more advantage than the single band router.
Better reliability – Due to traffic in single band frequency, the connection may get down many times. Since there is only one frequency band to connect with, your device may not be able to connect with the internet. But with a dual band router you can connect with the other frequency band which makes it more reliable than the other.
Ability to alter the connecting band – Since there is an option for both frequencies, there are some routers which automatically choose the best band to connect with and easily provide you with the reliable band.
Device support – The dual bands can easily support older and newer devices. If you are connecting an old device, it can get connected with the 2.4GHz band. With a new device, you can have a choice between both the bands.
Cons of a dual band router
Expensive than single band routers
It is worth only for those with the actual need for such connectivity. Otherwise, the features may not be useful for the common people who just use it for simple browsing and emails
If more people are using 5GHz routers in your area, it may not be of much use.
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What is the purpose of a dual-band router?
Dual band routers can transmit signals and receive signals from the devices using both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. There are two types in the dual band system.
One type lets you select the type of band you want to connect with. Also, you can choose to make the selection automatic with some routers.
The other type is a simultaneous router where it can connect using both bands at the same time. This lets you use two independent networks with a dual band router.
Read: How to use a Network Switch With a Router?
How many devices can a dual band router handle?
Theoretically, a router can handle more than 250 devices at the same time. But the speed with which you can access the internet will depend on the network you are connected to.
If the router can support up to 300Mbps speed, and if 100 people are connected to the Wi-Fi, it splits the speed into 3Mbps per device. Practically, this is not feasible. Some router brands provide a limit to the maximum number of devices that can be connected.
Is a Dual band modem better?
A dual band modem is better because it can provide better signal strength and long-range of connectivity. The dual-frequency modes can be switched over to the reliable band by the router.
If you are a demanding user of the internet, then a dual band modem is the best choice to get faster connectivity, seamless signal reception and transfer along with multiple device connectivity.
Do dual band routers switch automatically?
There are some models which offer automatic switching. If you are using a selection type dual band router, it lets you manually select the band or you can choose to automatically select the band according to the speed and reliability.
Which is better single-band or dual-band router?
Dual band router is better when compared to single band ones. The availability of two bands lets you choose the best band to connect with.
Particularly if you are living in a crowded locality, it is best to have dual band router to seamlessly connect with the internet at either of the bands.
Should I have both 2.4 and 5GHz on?
You can have them both on, split and connect multiple devices according to the usage. For example, if you are using a device for casual browsing, you can make use of the 2.4GHz band for that device.
If you are using a device for demanding tasks like video streaming, HD viewing of videos, then you can connect that device with the 5GHz band.
Is it better to turn off 2.4 GHz?
Unless your router gets crowded with multiple devices connecting to the 2.4GHz band, you need not turn that off. Both 2.4 and 5 GHz bands do not overlap or interfere with each other. Therefore, there is absolutely no need to turn off the 2.4GHz band.
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Dual band means is that it is a promising technology that can be used in wireless communication. It has a low pass filter which reduces the noise, yielding an improved signal-to-noise ratio.
Using dual bands might be beneficial for those who want to attach a device, such as an antenna for better reception, but not necessary if the user only wants to use it for one specific purpose.
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The number one fear, according to numerous polls is the Fear of Public Speaking. Whether you are speaking in front of colleagues at a business meeting, giving a wedding toast, accepting an award, or making a presentation of any sort, most people are mortified at the thought of getting up in front of other people and talking in front of them.
While many feel emotionally naked, others become physically ill as the mere thought of public speaking can give them a stomach ache, a bout of nausea, vomiting, or a pounding headache.
The reason for that is most people don't like the thought of being on display and judged. Oftentimes it makes them vulnerable, insecure, and without self confidence as they worry if they will say the right thing, sound stupid, go blank and just stand there, forgetting everything they wanted to say.
Some have prescribed medication to help deal with the anxiety of public speaking. This is not the answer. Too often, there are drug side effects. Depending on a pill to stop your being anxious about speaking in front of others is not he answer.
The answer is learning some easy speaking, breathing, vocal and body language skills that you can call upon at any time under any circumstance to give you all the self confidence to get your message across.
Dr. Glass is a communication professional with trained set of ears and eyes, who can help you effectively impact your audience with your public speech.
Public speaking training is nothing to be ashamed about. Some of the most powerful and productive people in the world have sought Dr. Glass' services to help them fine tune their pubic speaking skills.
Philanthropists, politicians, world leaders, actors, CEO's of major companies, sports figures and even people like martial artist, producer, actor, and political activist Chuck Norris, and fashion designer Donatalla Versace after assuming a more public role in the Versace Group, have sought out the services of Dr. Glass.
Whether you are a seasoned speaker who wants an objective assessment and refinement of your public presentation, or someone who has rarely spoken in front of others, Dr. Glass is here for you.
By teaching you her specific tied and true public speaking techniques you will never be at a loss of words again as you will have the self confidence to speak in front of anyone, anywhere at anytime.
Having appeared on thousands of television shows throughout the years as a reporter, a television host, and a commentator in the area of psychology, human behavior, and body language analysis, Dr. Glass is one of the world's leading experts in Media and On-Camera training.
She has also trained many of the newscasters, commentators, and noted television personalities whom you have seen on national television. Some of her most visible clients appear on NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, E! MTV and CNN.
Most people are not comfortable appearing on camera. They feel unsure of themselves. Oftentimes they do not know how to act, what to do with their hands, or where to look when a television camera ends up in front of them.
Effectively communicate their message on television. When there is a vital message to be relayed, what you say is as important as how you say it.
That is why famed clothing designer Tommy Hillfiger sought out Dr. Glass' services as she helped him effectively deliver his message on the Oprah show to once and for all quash all false rumors about him and his products.
The media can be your friend, especially If you know how to speak to the media, the media can work to your advantage regarding your image and your brand.
However if you don't have the right media presentation skills, your good intentions will often backfire as your message will be lost. That is why it is essential to learn how to use the media effectively, especially on television, where you are seen and heard and on the radio where you are only heard .
Dr. Glass will show you how to effectively use your body language, facial language, voice and speaking skills so that you look and sound more poised, confident, and powerful as you effectively get your message across to the media.
Training can be done in person Los Angeles at Dr. Glass offices or in your office in your city, or via Skype.
There are several skills and tricks Dr. Glass can show you when it comes to doing a great television and radio interview.
She will show you how to effectively phrase the points you want to get across.
Dr. Glass will teach you how to coordinate your breathing with your speaking so that you will always come across poised, informed, and in control. She will provide you with quick and effective ways to reduce on-air anxiety. In essence, she will make you look and sound like a pro in a very short period of time.
Which don't make you look or sound your best.
Dr. Glass will share with you how to speak in sound bites so that they can be picked up and spread throughout the media. She will give you pointers on what media producers want to hear. She will give you the skills that will encourage producers to contact you again and again when there are other similar cases in the news.
Dr. Glass will share with you ways you can take control of the media so that it does not control you. You will learn how to use the press to your advantage and how to become a regular guest on various television and radio programs in order to have the ability to get your message across whenever you want, on your terms.
She will also teach you how to deal with hostile interviewers or interviews that are not going in the direction you intended as you learn how to get the interviewer back on track so that they focus on what you want to discuss.


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Antonio Conte sends Hugo Lloris message after north London derby defeat
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Antonio Conte labelled Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris as "one of the best keepers in the world" despite making another error in the north London derby defeat to Arsenal.
The 2018 World Cup winner, who was a beaten finalist with France less than a month ago, has endured a disappointing season thus far, making a number of unsightly mistakes that have cost Spurs dear.
Lloris' latest error came when he palmed a deflected Bukayo Saka cross into his own net to open the scoring for Arsenal, and it was a moment that Spurs to failed to recover from as Martin Odegaard netted soon after to seal a comfortable 2-0 win.
Speaking after the game to the press, Tottenham boss Conte was asked about Lloris' recent form, where the Italian backed his goalkeeper as one of the world's best despite his mistakes.
"In this situation it's always difficult. I think that it's not positive to be focused on only one situation or two situation," Conte said. "Football I know is this and sometimes you can do positive and save many situations positively but honestly I consider Hugo one of the best keepers in the world and it can happen.
"It can happen that sometimes you can make a mistake. For sure when there is the mistake of the keeper it is more visible. Hugo for us is a one of the players who is really important for the dressing room, for his personality because we are talking about a player who is one of the best keepers in the world."
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Conte continued his defence of his players thereafter too, stating that he was not too upset with his side's performance in the north London derby.
"About the performance, I'm not disappointed. I'm not disappointed because we knew that the game could be really difficult because Arsenal is a really, really strong team and also tonight showed that they deserve to stay top of the league, they deserve to be title contenders.
"In my opinion Arsenal and City are the only two teams that can fight for the Premier League this season.
"At the same time I'm a bit disappointed for the way we lost. I think we started well, with the right intensity and the right focus, but then we conceded a goal and after this goal we created an important chance with Sonny and I think the Arsenal keeper made a fantastic save. Instead of going 1-1, we went 2-1 as we then we conceded another goal."
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Song of the Day: "Classical Gas" by Mason Williams (The Simpsons)
Dan S. / January 15, 2018
This week, I'll be writing about songs featured in some of my favorite musical moments from some of my favorite TV shows. Be warned that I don't shy away from spoilers.
"Last Exit to Springfield" is an essential episode of The Simpsons, and perhaps its most revered. Inventive and satirical, it traces Homer's bumbled but ultimately successful stint as union boss. He eventually persuades the power plant to keep providing its dental plan ("Lisa needs braces") to its union.
The episode is so rich with gags and wit that it's difficult to pinpoint any specific highlights, but I'm going to anyways: After Lisa plays a heartfelt, Joan Baez-esque protest song, Lenny walks up to her and asks her to play "Classical Gas." As I'm sure you know, "Classical Gas" is a guitar piece with a catchy, memorable tune. If you watched the YouTube clip above, it's probably stuck in your head right now. Lenny nods and snaps along as Lisa strums the melody.
This is a fantastic moment. "Now do 'Classical Gas'" might be the most aesthetically perfect sentence ever spoken. Lisa's abrupt shift from solemn protest song to catchy ditty undercuts the sincerity of the scene to hilarious effect. And it's so charming watch an animated Lenny enjoy a simple piece of music so much.
It's such a good gag that it became a recurring meme in the "Simpsons shitposting" community — a small, dedicated crew who mash up Simpsons content into new, bizarre creations. The Know Your Meme page links to a few examples.
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Dan S. says:
One follow-up note: I wanted to pick a song that wasn't original to the show, otherwise I almost definitely would have written about the Planet of the Apes musical (officially: Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off – Starring Troy McClure).
However, I decided to limit my TV song picks to songs that were existing songs, either in their original form or as a cover. I suppose you could make the case that "Dr. Zaius" is a parody of "Rock Me, Amadeus" by Falco, and thus eligible, but I decided not to.
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Special Report: The 2009 Failed States Index The 2009 Failed States Index...
The 2009 Failed States Index
It is a sobering time for the world's most fragile countries—virulent economic crisis, countless natural disasters, and government collapse. This year, we delve deeper than ever into just what went wrong—and who is to blame. Yemen may not yet be front-page news, but it's being watched intently these days in capitals worldwide. A perfect storm ...
By FP Staff
| June 21, 2009, 11:07 PM
It is a sobering time for the world's most fragile countries—virulent economic crisis, countless natural disasters, and government collapse. This year, we delve deeper than ever into just what went wrong—and who is to blame.
Yemen may not yet be front-page news, but it's being watched intently these days in capitals worldwide. A perfect storm of state failure is now brewing there: disappearing oil and water reserves; a mob of migrants, some allegedly with al Qaeda ties, flooding in from Somalia, the failed state next door; and a weak government increasingly unable to keep things running. Many worry Yemen is the next Afghanistan: a global problem wrapped in a failed state.
It's not just Yemen. The financial crisis was a near-death experience for insurgency-plagued Pakistan, which remains on imf life support. Cameroon has been rocked by economic contagion, which sparked riots, violence, and instability. Other countries dependent on the import and export of commodities—from Nigeria to Equatorial Guinea to Bangladesh—had a similarly rough go of it last year, suffering what economist Homi Kharas calls a "whiplash effect" as prices spiked sharply and then plummeted. All indications are that 2009 will bring little to no reprieve.
Instead, the global recession is sparking fears that multiple states could slip all at once into the ranks of the failing. Now more than ever, failed-state triage could become a grim necessity for world leaders from the United Nations and World Bank to U.S. President Barack Obama's White House. All of which puts a fine point on an old and uncomfortable dilemma: Whom do you help when so many need it?
This is a sober question for sober times, and it is the backdrop for the fifth annual Failed States Index—a collaboration between The Fund for Peace, an independent research organization, and Foreign Policy. Using 12 indicators of state cohesion and performance, compiled through a close examination of more than 30,000 publicly available sources, we ranked 177 states in order from most to least at risk of failure. The 60 most vulnerable states are listed in the rankings.
Figuring out which faltering states to help depends in large part on what they need. After all, as Tolstoy might have put it, every failing state is failing in its own way. Georgia, for example, jumped 23 places in this year's index due to a substantial spike in that elusive indicator, "Invaded by Russia." Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are failing because their governments are chronically weak to nonexistent; Zimbabwe and Burma are failing because their governments are strong enough to choke the life out of their societies. Iraq is failing, but its trajectory may be toward greater success, while Haiti is failing as well, and it is hard to imagine success around the corner.
It is also a harsh fact that a greater risk of failure is not always synonymous with greater consequences of failure. For example, Zimbabwe (No. 2 on the index) is technically failing more than Iraq (6), but the geopolitical implications of state failure in Iraq would be far greater than in Zimbabwe. It's why we worry more about Pakistan (10) than Guinea (9), and North Korea (17) more than the Ivory Coast (11).
Then take the paradoxical case of Iran, which jumped 11 spots in the rankings this year. With an already faulty economy, a vampire state mismanaging it further, and a global recession on top of all that, it is no surprise that Iran is faltering. But the state is not failing—indeed, it is succeeding quite well—in one rather important respect: the pursuit of nuclear weapons. And it is this "success," more than Iran's myriad failings, that keeps it above the fold of other worrying news.
Answering the question of which failed states demand attention might well come down to which are deemed to pose the biggest threat to the world at large. But even the widely presumed linkage between failing states and terrorism is less clear than many have come to assume since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks sounded the alarm about the consequences of governments not in control of their territory. Take Somalia, once again the No. 1 failed state on this year's index. A recent report by West Point's Combating Terrorism Center, drawing on captured al Qaeda documents, revealed that Osama bin Laden's outfit had an awful experience trying to operate out of Somalia, for all the same reasons that international peacekeepers found Somalia unmanageable in the 1990s: terrible infrastructure, excessive violence and criminality, and few basic services, among other factors. In short, Somalia was too failed even for al Qaeda.
Which failed states are global security threats and which are simply tragedies for their own people? This is one question that will matter most this year of living dangerously, and there are others we present in the following pages: Which countries might blow up next? Are there pockets of success within states of failure? And who (or what) is to blame when things go bad—corrupt leaders, dysfunctional societies, bad neighbors, a global recession, unfortunate history, or simply geography itself?
The Failed States Index does not provide all the answers, nor does it claim to be able to. But it is a starting point for a discussion about why states fail and what should be done about them—a discussion, sadly, that we might be having even more frequently this year.
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INTERACTIVE RANKINGS & MAP
DANGER AHEAD
THE WHIPLASH EFFECT
TROUBLE IN TEHRAN
THE GREEN ZONES
DISORDER IN THE RANKS
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Atlas Shrugged is Boring and Silly
By Thomas Ultican 1/9/2023
Preparing to fly roundtrip from San Diego to Philadelphia, I pulled Atlas Shrugged from my bookshelf for reading material. I had originally purchased the book for five cents at a Point Loma garage sale in the 1990s but never got around to reading it. While flying, I read about 200 pages of the 1,084 page paperback version. The original published hard cover version was 1,164 pages. For the next few months, I completed the book by reading six pages a day while eating breakfast.
Libertarian politicians Paul Ryan, Ron Johnson and Rand Paul claim Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek and writer-philosopher Ayn Rand as their guiding lights. In 2012, Politico reported, "…, to bring new staffers up to speed, Ryan gives them copies of Hayek's classic 'Road to Serfdom' and Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged' — books he says inspires his political philosophy." Hayek and Rand both subscribed to classical liberalism which means they believed in a political philosophy committed to limited government, the rule of law, individual liberties, and free markets with particular emphasis on property rights.
This knowledge was my underlying motive for reading Atlas Shrugged. I wanted to see for myself who Ayn Rand was and what she was teaching? What was so appealing to these Republican politicians?
Atlas Shrugged got a Chilly Reception
The book is quite odd. It is a romance, a mystery, a pirate story and a science fiction novel all rolled into one. The setting is a factious version of the United States. The endless descriptions of everything the characters were feeling and seeing became quite tedious but reading six pages a day made it readable – barely.
However, I did find the central character of the book, Dagny Taggart, a delight. Dagny is the granddaughter of Nat Taggart the founder of Taggart Continental the largest railroad in America. Dagny's scumbag brother James becomes the CEO of the railroad but as COO, Dagny is the brilliant leader solving problems and making the trains run on time. She's a force of nature that intimidates her brother.
Dagny's three big love affairs are the backbone of the story. Her first lover is Francisco d'Anconia who is the heir to the world's largest copper mining company out of Argentina. The second affair is with the married steel magnet Henry Reardon the inventor of Reardon steel which is lighter and more durable than conventional steel. Her final great love is John Galt the inventor of an engine that converts static electricity from the air into energy. Dagny never seems concerned about becoming pregnant and doesn't. In this depiction of dystopian America, Galt is the instigator of an illegal strike by the "men of the mind."
In the book, these "men of the mind" are continually being attacked by the "moochers" who loot their good works. The book's title was originally "The Strike", however the published title Atlas Shrugged came from the text where Francisco d'Anconia asks Henry Reardon what Atlas should do if "the greater [the Titan's] effort, the heavier the world bore down on his shoulders". With Reardon unable to answer, d'Anconia gives his own advice: "shrug". (Atlas Shrugged Pages 131-132)
Rand scholar Mimi Reisel Gladstein wrote about the reaction to Atlas Shrugged. She observed, "Reviewers seemed to vie with each other in a contest to devise the cleverest put-downs; one called it 'execrable claptrap', while another said it showed 'remorseless hectoring and prolixity."' The Time magazines review in October 1957 asked,
"Is it a novel? Is it a nightmare? Is it Superman – in the comic strip or the Nietzschean version?"
In a delightful take down in the National Review, the man detested by the left for his testimony against Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, scathingly observed,
"Out of a lifetime of reading, I can recall no other book in which a tone of overriding arrogance was so implacably sustained. Its shrillness is without reprieve. Its dogmatism is without appeal."
"Atlas Shrugged can be called a novel only by devaluing the term."
Chambers was even less kind when judging Rand's philosophy stating,
"The Message is the thing. It is, in sum, a forthright philosophic materialism. Upperclassmen might incline to sniff and say that the author has, with vast effort, contrived a simple materialist system, one, intellectually, at about the stage of the oxcart, though without mastering the principle of the wheel."
Ayn Rand and Associates
Ayn Rand is her pen name. She was born Alissa Zinovievna Rosenbaum, to a bourgeois Jewish family in Petrograd, Russia (St. Petersburg today), on 2 February, 1905. She was 12 years old when Lenin and his communist revolution took power which led to great suffering in her immediate family. She was a history major at Petrograd University graduating in 1924. The next year, with her mother's help, Alissa was able to secure permission to leave Russia and never looked back.
While working for Cecil B. DeMille in Hollywood, she met actor Frank O'Connor. They were married in 1929 and remained so until he died in 1979. Professionally she was Ayn Rand but to family and friends she was Mrs. Alisa O'Connor. Alisa says Ayn is inspired by a not named Finnish writer and described Rand as an abbreviation of Rosenbaum.
In 1951, she and Frank moved to New York City where they developed an interesting group of friends. Among them were Janet Gaynor, art historian Mary Sures, economists Allen Greenspan, and Ludwig Von Mises.
Austrian economists Ludwig Von Mises and Friedrich Hayek promoted the classical liberal view of capitalism which attracted Charles Koch. Von Mises was one of the few critics that praised Atlas Shrugged. He declared,
"You have the courage to tell the masses what no politician told them: you are inferior and all the improvements in your conditions which you simply take for granted you owe to the effort of men who are better than you.
"If this is arrogance, as some of your critics observed, it still is the truth that had to be said in the age of the Welfare State."
Rand's Message
The whole point of the book is presenting Ayn Rand's philosophy – Objectivism. It is her creation and the hokum ideological prism through which she viewed the world. It led her in 1964 to declare "The Virtue of Selfishness."
The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy claims,
"Whereas Rand's ideas and mode of presentation make Rand popular with many non-academics, they lead to the opposite outcome with academics. She developed some of her views in response to questions from her readers, but seldom took the time to defend them against possible objections or to reconcile them with the views expressed in her novels. Her philosophical essays lack the self-critical, detailed style of analytic philosophy, or any serious attempt to consider possible objections to her views. Her polemical style, often contemptuous tone, and the dogmatism and cult-like behavior of many of her fans also suggest that her work is not worth taking seriously."
In Atlas Shrugged, it is a struggle between "looters" and the heroic elites who are the root of value creation. The "looters" are proponents of high taxation, big labor, government ownership, government spending, government planning, regulation, and redistribution while her moral paragons are creators from which all economic benefit emanates. The elites are superior beings who should be acknowledged and allowed to run their businesses without interference. It is the ultimate view of laissez-faire capitalism.
In a fascinating 1964 interview with Playboy Magazine, Rand makes some statements that reveal how ridiculous her philosophical views were.
"To begin with, man does not possess any instincts."
"I believe that taxation should be voluntary…"
"My position is fully consistent. Not only the post office, but streets, roads, and above all, schools, should all be privately owned and privately run. I advocate the separation of state and economics."
"The disasters of the modern world, including the destruction of capitalism, were caused by the altruist-collectivist philosophy. It is altruism that men should reject."
In Atlas Shrugged, John Galt uses his scientific genius to hijack the nationwide broadcast addressing the mounting disaster in the country. In his three hour speech which covers more than sixty pages of text in the book, Rand lays out her philosophy. Here are a few quotes,
"There are two sides to every issue: one side is right and the other is wrong, but the middle is always evil." (Page 978)
"The doctrine that 'human rights' are superior to 'property rights' simply means that some human beings have the right to make property out of others; since the competent have nothing to gain from the incompetent, it means the right of the incompetent to own their betters and to use them as productive cattle. Whoever regards this as human and right, has not right to the title of 'human.'" (Page 986)
"The man at the top of the intellectual pyramid contributes the most to all those below him, but gets nothing except the material payment, receiving no intellectual bonus from others to add to the value of his time. The man at the bottom who, left to himself, would starve in his hopeless ineptitude, contributes nothing to those above him, but receives the bonus of all of their brains." (Page 989)
"I swear – by my life and my love of it – that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine." (Page 993)
An Observation
Growing up on a ranch in Idaho, I had a grandfather who was an immigrant from Scotland and a staunch Republican. For years, he was a big fan of Senator William Borah and his brother was a fanatical anti-New Dealer. If it were not for the anti-labor stance of the Republicans, I could have been one myself. So what happened in the 1950s that has made this party so anti-common man and pro-elites?
I think it was the right's embrace of the Austrian economists Friedrich Hayek and Ludwig Von Mises along with the sophomoric philosophy of Ayn Rand; hard to see much daylight between their ideas and fascism. Unfortunately, it is an ideology embraced today by too many of America's political leaders on the right.
Tags: Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, Friedrich Hayek, Ludwig Von Mises, Objectivism, Whittaker Chambers
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Pirates Profiteers and Privatizers
Ronald Reagan claimed the nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." The new book, The Privatization of Everything, documents the widespread theft of the commons facilitated by Reagan's anti-government philosophy. His remark echoed a claim from the "laissez-faire cheerleader" Friedrich Hayek that government has us all on the "road to serfdom" (Privatization 120). Sherrilyn Ifill, the former Director-Council of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund observed,
"What we're seeing in our country today: the rhetoric, the hate, the ignorance, the coarseness, the vulgarity, the cruelty, the greed, the fear is the result of decades of poor citizenship development. It is a reflection of the fully privatized notion of citizenship, a feral conflict for the scraps left by oligarchs (Privatization 13)."
Libertarian politicians like former speaker of the house Paul Ryan and Senators Ron Johnson and Rand Paul claim Hayek and writer-philosopher Ayn Rand as their guiding lights. In a 2012 article, Politico reported, "…, to bring new staffers up to speed, Ryan gives them copies of Hayek's classic "Road to Serfdom" and Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" — books he says inspires his political philosophy." Politico also stated,
"But Hayek and Rand were violently opposed to each other's ideas. It is virtually impossible to hold them in the same brain. When the termagant Rand met Hayek, she screamed across the room, 'Compromiser!' and reviled him as an 'abysmal fool,' an "ass" and a 'totally, complete, vicious bastard.'" (Termagant: a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman.)
Ayn Rand's problem with Hayek was that he was not really the "laissez-faire cheerleader" he was purported to be. He certainly opposed many of the ideas emanating from Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal believing they would lead to worse problems than the ones being addressed. Fundamentally his thinking was shaped by a fear of communism. However, unlike today's libertarians, he was not opposed to all government programs or interventions and that is what stirred Ayn Rand's fury.
Robert Nielsen's 2012 review of Hayek's The Road to Serfdom observes,
"He also calls for social insurance in case of sickness and accident, as well as government assistance after a natural disaster. 'But there is no incompatibility in principle between the state providing greater security in this way and preservation of individual freedom.' I think most advocates of Hayek have not read this passage and don't realise he is not an extremist arguing against all forms of government. Let me repeat this, Hayek is arguing there is a good case for the government to get involved in healthcare, either in the form of universal healthcare or government insurance."
John Maynard Keynes is thought of as the liberal economist whose theories guided President Roosevelt as he grappled with the great depression. Hayek's and Keynes's economic theories were in some ways polar opposites. However, Hayek came to London to work at the School of Economics where he and Keynes who was 16-years his senior became friends. They exchanged several letters concerning Hayek's works in which Keynes found some agreement.
Chet Yarbrough's audio book review of The Road to Serfdom states,
"Contrary to a wide perception that John Maynard Keynes (a liberal economist in today's parlance) denigrated 'The Road to Serfdom'; Keynes, in fact, praised it."
"Though Keynes praised 'The Road to Serfdom', he did not think Hayek's economic' liberalism practical; i.e. Keynes infers that Hayek could not practically draw a line between a safety net for the poor, uninsured-sick, and unemployed (which Hayek endorsed) while denying government intervention in a competitive, laissez-faire economy."
It is disingenuous to cite the theories of Friedrich Hayek as the justification for privatizing government functions and the commons.
The Privatization of Everything
The Privatization of Everything co-author Donald Cohen is the founder and executive director of In The Public Interest. Co-author Allen Mikaelian is the bestselling author of Metal of Honor and a doctoral fellow in history at American University. Besides the authors' individual work, the team at In The Public Interest contributed significantly to the book with research and documentation.
Of their intention in writing the book, the authors state,
"Our approach is both idealistic and practical. We want readers to see the lofty values and big ideas behind the creation of public goods, and we want readers to feel empowered to question those values and introduce new ones. We want to help change the conversation, so we can stop talking about 'government monopolies' and return to talking about public control over public goods (Privatization 19).
They detail several cases showing the downside of the government being forced to give control over to private business. In this era of human-activity-induced climate change, what has been happening at the National Weather Service (NWS) is instructive.
In the 1960s, President John F. Kennedy believed that the US and the Soviet Union could find a field of cooperation in supporting the World Meteorological Organization. As a result, 193 countries and territories all agreed to provide "essential data" on a "free and unrestricted basis." "Each day, global observations add up to twenty terabytes of data, which is processed by a supercomputer running 77 trillion calculations per second (Privatization 267)."
The book notes, "In the 1990s, at about the same time that forecasting got consistently good, private interests and free-market absolutists started insisting that the NWS and related agencies were 'competing' with private enterprise." Barry Myers, head of AccuWeather was loudly accusing the government of running a "monopoly." He went to the extreme of calling for the government to get out of the weather predicting business which made no sense since AccuWeather is completely dependent on NWS predictions. (Privatization 268)
After a killer tornado in 2011, NWS employees proposed a smart-phone app to better inform the public. The author's report, "… this ultimately took a backseat to Myers's insistence that his AccuWeather apps shouldn't face 'unfair' competition (Privatization 270)." To this day, NWS has no smartphone app.
Weather forecasts are pretty good for up to a week but after that as time passes they become more and more useless. The models for predicting the weather are highly dependent on the preceding day and the farther you get from accurate data for that day the more error invades the predictions. NWS restricts its predictions to a one-week time-frame but AccuWeather and the Weather Channel in order to attract customers provide meaningless 2-week up to 90-days predictions. (Privatization 272)
Extreme weather events are life threatening. The authors state,
"The NWS's mission includes saving lives. The business model of corporations like AccuWeather includes saving lives of paying customers only (Privatization 273)."
There are many episodes like NWS detailed. In the section on private prisons, we read about such atrocities as the Idaho correctional facility known as the "Gladiator School" (Privatization 140). When detailing the privatization of water we are informed of Nestles CEO, Peter Brabeck stating how extreme it was to believe that "as a human being you should have a right to water (Privatization 54)."
Privatizing Public Education Stabs Democracy in the Heart
The First Public School in America
Boston Latin School was founded April 23, 1635. America's first public school only accepted boys for their curriculum centered on humanities including the study of Latin and Greek. Its more famous revolutionary-era students were Samuel Adams, John Hancock and Benjamin Franklin. These revolutionary thinkers who gave America democracy were educated in a public school and would latter agree that free public schools were necessary to a functioning democracy.
When Betsy DeVos was calling for vouchers and charter schools, she was implicitly demanding public dollars support religious schools that would not accept transgender students or homosexual teachers. She wanted schools free to teach a doctrine of science denial and religious bigotry. "Freedom of choice in this case meant the freedom to discriminate, with the blessing of public funds (Privatization 210)."
One of the several disturbing stories about the menace of privatizing schools comes from Reynolds Lake Oconee, Georgia. Wealthy real estate developer Mercer Reynolds III made a charter school the center of his community development. The charter school application called for 80% of the children to come from Reynolds properties. The other 12% would go to students in nearby wealthy white communities and the remaining 8% would go to countywide residents. (Privatization 211-212)
With a mix of taxpayer and private funding, Reynolds built an impressive school. It had a piano lab with 25 pianos, a pond and offered 17 AP classes. The school is 73% white. The nearby public school that is 68% black and would never dream of a piano lab has seen the Reynolds school continually siphon off more of their students. They have been forced into laying-off staff and tightening budgets. (Privatization 212)
Cohen and Mikaelian concluded,
"This was a clear-cut case of rich whites diverting money from struggling black families in order to further push them to the margins. And they used the ideas of school choice and free market to justify it.
As the book makes clear, every time a public good is privatized the public loses some of their democratic rights over that lost good. This is a powerful book that everyone should read. In the last chapter the authors call out to us,
"We can't let private interests sell us public goods as consumers, because the free market can't avoid creating exclusions. School choice quickly devolves into segregation. Public parks and highways are divided into general versus premium services. In the midst of a notional health crisis, ventilators go to the highest bidder."
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First Nations communities uniquely affected by B.C. wildfires
Many First Nations communities have been impacted by the intense start to the 2017 wildfire season
Many First Nations communities have been uniquely impacted by the disastrous start to the 2017 wildfire season in B.C. Often remote and hard to reach, many people in First Nations communities have been reluctant to leave or refused to altogether, opting to stay on and fight the fires on their own.
Across the Chilcotin Plateau several First Nations communities were issued evacuation orders last week as fires raged out of control. Chief Joe Alphonse of the Tl'etinqox First Nation community of Anaham Reserve announced that some members of the community would be staying behind, several to fight the fire.
"We're going to fight for our place," the chief said. "We'd rather be out there fighting, protecting, than allow somebody else. We appreciate the work [of firefighters] … but this is what we want."
The chief said the community was well-prepared to hold its ground, with enough food and medicine to last a few weeks.
"We're proud people and we want to fight for what we have left," he said. "We may lose everything, but if we do, then at least we know we gave it 110 per cent. There's comfort in that."
A run-in with RCMP followed over his decision to stay put.
"I notified them [the officers] that we're not leaving," Alphonse said. "Community stress levels were really high and RCMP said, for those that don't leave, they will call the Ministry of Children and remove the children."
After that, Alphonse said, tempers flared. A troubled history of relationships between the RCMP, the Ministry of Children, and the Tl'etinqox First Nation didn't help the already tense situation.
When an evacuation order goes into effect, the RCMP mandate is to advise people to move to safety and inform them of the risks they'd take in staying behind.
Adults who are mentally competent are entitled to remain on their property if they wish. However, Mounties could remove minors under the Child, Family and Community Service Act, if they were in danger.
"Children may be removed for their own safety," RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Annie Linteau said. "It's certainly not where we want to get, and there's a fair amount of discretion, but we do have a responsibility to protect those who are not in a position to make adult decisions."
Evacuations are emotionally stressful to everyone, but an expert in the field says they can be especially so for First Nations communities and residential school survivors.
Amy Christianson, a fire research scientist in Edmonton with the Canadian Forest Service at Natural Resources Canada, has studied situations where First Nations people have been forced to evacuate from their homes.
"We've talked to hundreds of First Nations people who have gone through these situations and it is highly stressful for them. They're getting sent out of their communities with very little warning time to places that they are very unfamiliar with," she said. "[A lot of] our participants are saying in future evacuations they won't leave their community again."
The history of residential schools also complicates things, she said, as the evacuations can revive painful memories of authorities stepping in to forcibly remove children or experiences of the schools themselves.
She said the support of neighbouring or fellow First Nations communities can be enormously helpful for evacuees facing the frightening experience of being separated from their close-knit communities.
Chief Roger William of the Xeni Gwet'in of Nemaia Valley near Williams Lake says his community — which is not under evacuation order — is helping nearby First Nations communities with food and other necessities as well as welcoming several evacuees.
Christianson also pointed out in Kamloops the Tk'emlúps First Nation conducted a water ceremony at an evacuation centre to add a spiritual, healing component to the experience.
She said it could be beneficial to look at alternatives to evacuations in future, adding countries like Australia have implemented a stay and defend system, where plans are developed well in advance to empower communities to shelter in place and protect themselves from fire.
Christianson, who identifies as Métis, said Indigenous people have used fires — including controlled fires — for thousands of years. However, current conditions on reserves make First Nations more vulnerable to the impacts of wildfires and decades of "fire prevention" have rendered them powerless to use their traditional practices to safeguard their communities.
First Nations "firekeepers" used to intentionally use flames to purify the land by setting fire to berry bushes, hillsides and even mountains to renew growth and clear brush and create natural fireguards.
The grandchildren of one of these remarkable women, Annie Kruger, said they remember when she used to light an Export A Green cigarette, throw on her logger's jacket and head out to set fires near Penticton, B.C. She was a firekeeper — as were generations before her in the Okanagan region of the province. She kept up the practice until her death in 2003.
"Our family have been firekeepers for thousands of years," said Pierre Kruger, Annie's son.
Kruger cited several big fires he said his family started hundreds of years ago when lines of Kou-Skelowh people walked beating drums to warn wildlife before setting fire to what's now called Sylix territory.
"We warned the birds and four-leggeds," he said. "My mother taught us every fire is like a snowflake — no two are alike."
UPDATE: The following press release was issued by the Tl'etinqox Government.
This morning Tl'etinqox (Anaham) still stands after a fierce fire storm fanned by strong South-Westerly winds jumped the Chilcotin River and bore down directly toward their homes.
Crews of well-trained fire fighters, 125 of them First Nations, used every resource available to them to fight back and divert the fast moving inferno that stopped just prior to their community entrance.
Tl'etinqox Chief, Joe Alphonse, who earlier defied an evacuation order, said "Our community would not be standing today had we heeded the RCMP order. Our new Health Care Center, new school, Church, store and many homes may not be here today."
When the time came, all non-fire related personnel were relocated to facilities in neighboring Tsilhqot'in communities and will remain there until the current threat subsides.
The Tl'etinqox community is grateful to all First Nations, provincial and out-of-province fire personnel who assisted in this effort. The Tl'etinqox people also want to thank the many volunteers who continue to provide food and assistance to our community.
As a community, we ask our First Nation Spiritual leaders to go into Ceremony for all those affected by fires, and we appreciate all prayers sent our way.
Given current conditions media should refrain from calling. The Chief of the Tl'etinqox Government may accommodate media inquiries once the fires subside.
With files from CBC News
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Narrowing the gap: Coeur d'Alene High graduate, 18, starts nonprofit to provide technology to low-income students
By Treva Lind treval@spokesman.com(509) 459-5439
Morgan Dixon, 18, uses the power of technology for learning. The recent Coeur d'Alene High School graduate even created an educational app a year ago.
But Dixon also learned from talking to area educators in 2019 about his Outloud Reader app that too many regional students don't have laptops, tablets or internet for learning at home because of cost. This technology gap grew more apparent this past spring when schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Dixon said.
His awareness about the issue led to the June 21 launch of a nonprofit, Imaginative Initiative Incorporated, by Dixon, his mother, Karen Johnson, and friend Justin Jaworski to receive funds and donations of gently used devices from model year 2016 to recent ones. North Idaho and Spokane-area students will be able to buy the devices from the nonprofit at a reduced cost.
"We will be supplying low-income students with the technology they need for education for the next year of school," said Dixon, who plans to have a stockpile by early September of devices such as iPhones and laptops for as low as $25 each.
For his nonprofit bio, Dixon wrote, "I believe that technology is continually evolving and giving the upper hand to those who have it. This nonprofit will equalize education and help students who need access to updated technology."
Imagination Initiative is working with the Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls, Lakeland and Spokane-area Central Valley school districts. Dixon said he hopes to collaborate soon with Spokane Public Schools, as well.
So far, he said the nonprofit has set up device donation drop-off locations at the Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Road, and at Architects West, 210 E. Lakeside, in Coeur d'Alene. Dixon is yet to confirm a Spokane drop-off site but plans to soon.
If the founders do receive outdated devices or ones that don't work, they have partnered with a recycling outlet. The nonprofit also is seeking financial donations so it can purchase devices and computers auctioned off by school districts.
"We're going to digitally and physically clean devices and make sure they're factory reset," Dixon added. "Our goal is to collect used devices like smartphones, used laptops, tablets and desktop PCs that are ideally 2016 or newer and in good or working condition.
"We want by the beginning of the school year to have some devices to give to students. Our first plan is to contact the school districts and let them get a message to lower-income students so that they have an opportunity to purchase these products. Then we'll distribute them to the district or to a school where the student attends."
Scholarship options for students also are planned. "Once they have a device, it is theirs to keep."
He said this initiative could help hundreds of regional students. The group's website refers to how society has become more reliant on technology use. "However, there are students and families who cannot afford updated technology."
The nonprofit also will help college students, many who likely face additional challenges of online learning or finishing up at home if they return for the Thanksgiving break and are told to finish studies online through December.
He said most items through the nonprofit will be listed for about $25, compared with a 2016 good-quality iPhone that would cost about $100 to $200. Students should be able to order from the nonprofit's website once devices are available, but items likely will be delivered to a school or district office for a buyer to pick up, Dixon said.
Initial plans are to serve students in North Idaho and Spokane areas, but then Imagination Initiative could grow. "After that, we hope to go nationally, maybe more of the West Coast first, then across the nation and after that internationally."
Dixon is attending North Idaho College and then plans later to go to the University of Idaho's Coeur d'Alene campus to study computer science.
His Outloud Reader app is still available and uses the camera of a smartphone or electronic tablet to take pictures of reading material. That photo is converted to text on the app that's then read aloud by a programmed voice, a system that often helps people who have dyslexia, autism or reading disabilities.
Among the nonprofit co-founders, Jaworski plans to pursue a business degree, and Dixon's mother is a retired teacher.
Imagination Initiative's website has additional information on how to make a financial donation or donate a used device.
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A: From the syntax of your question, I'm assuming this is PHP.
Your desired output has one sub-array sorted descending, and another one sorted ascending. It also appears that you also want to maintain the correlation between the array indexes and their values.
You need to do this in two steps:
arsort(Array[0]) will sort the first array in descending order.
asort(Array[1]) will sort the second array in ascending order.

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DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' – THE UNTOLD STORY OF JOURNEY
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HMS M29 was a Royal Navy  monitor of the First World War. The ship was constructed by Harland & Wolff, in Belfast and launched on 22 May 1915, she was completed in June 1915. During World War I, the monitor served in the Mediterranean Sea at the Battle of Jaffa in 1917 and took part in operations in support of British and White Russian forces in the White Sea during the Russian Civil War in 1919. The ship was then converted to a minelayer and renamed HMS Medusa in 1925. In 1941 Medusa was converted to a repair and depot ship and was renamed HMS Talbot, then renamed HMS Medway II in 1944. In 1946, the vessel was sold for scrap.

However, the ship was given a reprieve and acquired by a Greek shipowner who rebuilt the vessel as a cargo ship in 1950–1951. The ship, renamed Gerogeorgakis was used for smuggling and was seized off Cavallo Island in 1971. The ship was then sold at auction and broken up for scrap in 1974.

Construction and career
The availability of ten 6-inch Mk XII guns from the s in 1915 prompted the Admiralty to order five scaled down versions of the s, which had been designed to utilise 9.2-inch guns.  HMS M29 and her sisters were ordered from Harland & Wolff, Belfast in March 1915.  Launched on 22 May 1915, she was completed in June 1915.

Upon completion, M29 was sent to the Mediterranean, and took part in the Battle of Jaffa and remained there until December 1918.  She served from May to September 1919 in support of British and White Russian forces in the White Sea, before returning to England.

In September 1923, M29 was taken in hand for conversion to a minelayer.  Equipped to carry 52 mines, she was renamed HMS Medusa in December 1925.

In May 1941, she was converted to a repair ship and became the depot ship for the 10th Submarine Flotilla, being renamed HMS Talbot. Again renamed HMS Medway II in February 1944, she became the depot ship for the 1st Submarine Flotilla.  She was finally sold in December 1946 for breaking up at Dover.

Resold circa 1950 to Spyros Theodoratos, Greece and registered on January 21, 1951 at Lavrion (Nr. 7) as Gerogeogakis. Rebuilt at Perama as cargo motorship. Sold in 1956 to Elpida & Panagiotis Leivadas. On 16 November 1971 Gerogeogakis was intercepted off Cavallo Island, Corse, with a cargo of 12 tons of smuggled cigarettes. Seized and auctioned in 1974 for breaking up at Vado Ligure.

References
 Young, John. A Dictionary of Ships of the Royal Navy of the Second World War. Patrick Stephens Ltd, Cambridge, 1975.
 Lenton, H.T. & Colledge, J. J. Warships of World War II, Ian Allan, London, 1973.
 Dittmar, F. J. & Colledge, J. J., "British Warships 1914-1919", (Ian Allan, London, 1972),
 Gray, Randal (ed), "Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921", (Conway Maritime Press, London, 1985),
 Bilalis, Aris, Monitors in the Aegean (Greek), Periplous Nautikis Istoria, Issue No. 113, Oct-Dec.2020, Maritime Museum of Greece.

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So Moon Haven will be closed Monday 30th June and Tuesday 1st July while the floor sanders and finishers do their thing.
We hope that this doesn't inconvenience anyone greatly.
But we looking forward to reopening on Wednesday July 2 with our old but 'new to us' floorboards ready to present to the world.


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