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Oigara Community Foundation
Education Awards
Talent & Skills
William & Dinah Oigara Community Foundation is a community based Organization (CBO) whose mission is focus on nurturing talents through promoting knowledge, skills and projects to empower individuals and communities for development. The foundation launched an annual Academic Award project duped the Tindereti Annual academic Award which aims at reviving education standards in the school. The initial beneficiaries received Awards in March 2017 which marked a key milestone for the school.
When I look back on my childhood, I am filled with a sense of family and community working together towards a common good. The values based on Faith, family, history and protection of principles that bring change and growth through education are deeply rooted in my heart. My siblings and I were raised by parents who were professional teachers and farmers.
.Thus we were introduced to discipline right from an early age. We were nurtured into a family of a profound spiritual faith and a deep belief that education was the gateway to opportunities. We therefore recognize the importance of family, hard work, and education as basic foundation to improvement.
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Joyce Oigara on Reviving the lost glory for Tendereti primary school
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Alive in Savannah heading for change, prosperity
Kenneth Rosen
"Alive in Savannah" offers an alternative to the quintessential New Year's Eve party while inspiring hope in Savannahians and the surrounding community at the Westin Savannah on Dec. 31.
In 2009, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes started holding a 5k and 10k race to encourage Savannah's youth to focus on their future.
"There are very few people in this country that are willing to volunteer their time to help the next generation to get on the right path," said Daniel Pavlin, a board member of the Savannah Harbor Foundation and the FAC. "But by doing that we can prevent all kinds of social problems."
With that goal in mind, "Alive in Savannah" was born.
Savannah Harbor Foundation teamed up with FCA to coordinate a family friendly New Year's Eve event. The two foundations envision "Alive in Savannah" as a way to promote a safer community while asking of the event a single question.
"What are we going to do in 2012 to make Savannah what it should be?" Pavlin said. "If we all pitched in a little bit, we could turn this thing around."
Pavlin hopes for an event he could bring his two sons to and also one that could inspire hope through a united community.
"It's time for a gut check … what are you doing to be a part of the solution and the challenge will be what are we going to do to make savannah what it should be?" Pavlin said.
The venue boasts more than just races but also bands and nonprofit vendors such as the Ronald McDonald Foundation who will contribute games and activities to bring in the New Year. Along with the $35 registration fee, attendees will have the opportunity to take part in ultimate Frisbee and settle down later in the evening to live performances and at the stroke of midnight a fireworks display.
Local bands Radiance and The Sky Project will preform beginning at 6 p.m., followed by Big Daddy Weave, the Dove Award winner for Christmas Album of the Year in 2010. Team Impact also will perform.
With an expected turnout of nearly 1,000 attendees, Pavlin hopes the event will reach its goal of community solidarity and to also distill a sense of prosperity for the new year.
"It's really meant to be a community event where we reach out to everyone trying to make a difference," Pavlin said.
WHAT: Alive in Savannah
WHERE: Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa
WHEN: Noon Dec. 31 – 12:30 a.m. Jan. 1
COST: Advance tickets: $35/festival only; $45 race and festival; Additional $10 day of event (*group pricing available*); 10 and under: Free
1 p.m.: Ultimate Frisbee
4:15 p.m.: Free Kids Run
4:30 p.m.: 5K/10K Race Begins
6 p.m.: Radiance
7 p.m.: The Sky Project
8 p.m.: Team Impact
9 p.m.: Big Daddy Weave
Midnight: Fireworks on the River

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Pan-Orthodox Council
June 16, 2016 / Edmund Waldstein, O.Cist.
The growing number of Orthodox churches deciding not to participate in the "Holy and Great Council" reminded me of a remark of Vladimir Solovyev's:
Otherwise, if apart from Peter the universal Church can expressly declare the truth, how are we to explain the remarkable silence of the Eastern episcopate (notwithstanding that they have kept the apostolic succession) since their separation from the Chair of St. Peter? Can it be merely an accident? An accident lasting for a thousand years! To those anti-Catholics who will not see that their particularism cuts them off from the life of the universal Church, we have only one suggestion to make: Let them summon, without the concurrence of the successor of St. Peter, a council which they themselves can recognize as œcumenical! Then only will there be an opportunity of discovering whether they are right.
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10 thoughts on "Pan-Orthodox Council"
Peregrinus
Let's remember that Solovyev's Catholicism was an outgrowth of his historical idealism/sophianism. If the *institution* of *regular* ecumenical councils (however we choose to define this) are somehow an essential function of the Church, then how was one expected to identify the Church for the first three centuries? His remarks here also bear conspicuous silence regarding the very real developments in Orthodox tradition from the 13th century onward. I of course cannot disagree with the implied moral evaluation of the chaos surrounding the current council.
Nonetheless I am an Orthodox Christian, and I hope you will join me in prayer for my Church during this particularly turbulent chapter of our history, which shows all too much continuity with the historical experience of the Eastern churches even when we *were* one with Rome. Yet I will boast in our Church's weakness; as Nietzsche remarks, "better a whole-hearted feud than a friendship that is glued."
I will certainly join you in prayer for all the Orthodox churches, Peregrinus.
gregorystackpole
It could be argued that the canonical Gospels themselves are each an attempt to bring unity to the received practices and oral traditions regionally received, and that they do not agree, in their historical context, regarding how exactly to do this. There are as many resolutions to these tensions as there are attempts to bring the writings of the fathers to unity on contended points. Every interpretation that synthesizes the debris of the tradition is seized upon by its cracks, broken open, only to receive a new interpretation by which it is synthesized. (Catholics have already learned about this through the career of Lombard's _Sentences_, to say nothing of the career of the canon law tradition; Orthodox largely dodge this bullet –almost certainly to our own eventual peril– by cultivating different habits, depending on what kind of Orthodoxy or Orthodox sub-culture one is part of.) What is the main trunk of Orthodoxy, what is central to it in its preaching? You'll get more answers than there are Orthodox camps. The reasons that bring me to Orthodoxy are not compatible with some of the reasons why other Orthodox are Orthodox. We are all Protestants, on closer inspection, and we do not even know how to do decent historical research and argue, let alone hold discourse, to resolve differences or to explain how such dissonant differences are (or could be) compatible; in such an environment, only power otherwise holds things together.
The appellation of "protestant" is not entirely fair. We are a conciliar church – and this works more or less at the local level. It's global conciliarity which is today being tested, and the decay of inter-church relations is largely a result of the 19th century geopolitical, ecclesial, and intellectual landscape. This is precisely the kind of situation both Rome and Constantinople sought to avoid through the definitions of Vatican I and the anathema against ethnophyletism respectively. Ironically, Rome since Vatican II has been working to endow more responsibility on local bishops conferences whereas Orthodoxy has been fighting to re-centralize its identity. We're better off in this together and we both have issues to sort out. I think the upcoming council is crucial for us to get our own house in order.
First off: the "Protestant" description is fair, because the tradition has fault lines in it that are both preserved in textual authorities and are irreconcilable, and these lines cannot be ironed out by any authority that could command universal assent. This applies to Catholics as well as Orthodox. I can't think of a single situation in which the Orthodox Church could possibly be considered "conciliar": if one speaks of the GOA, it is heavily primatial (there are few bishops in the US); if one speaks of the OCA, it seems to get very Game-of-Thrones very fast (these are the two largest bodies); the Bulgarians (my own jurisdiction) have so shockingly few bishops in the Western world. The Orthodox Church is a Church of _Primacy_, and _not_ one that elevates Conciliarity above this. Geopolitics are not to be blamed for this.
I think I like your comments comparing Orthodoxy and Catholicism in the 20th c.
I fully agree with your assessment, understanding Protestantism as you've here defined it. I also agree about the place of primacy in Orthodox tradition. Indeed conciliarity presupposes primacy, cf. Apostolic Canon 34.
As a fellow Orthodox Christian, I have been amused while reading Catholic responses to our Churches not showing up to the council. There are many, many reasons why they are not coming, and not being able to sit in a room together bc of ethnicity is not one of them. Personally I love the way that our councils work, they require unanimity from ALL Orthodox Churches to be accepted. The Catholics could learn a thing or two about avoiding councils, look at the state of the RCC since Vatican II. They Churches that aren't coming are not attending because there are problems with certain texts.
Your statements about "our councils" live in a fairy tale, and have no historical traction. Also, the state of the RCC after V2 (more precisely, the cluster of things I am assuming that you object to) is not the result of a lack of unanimity among Catholics, something that no living community could ever obtain. Your statement about why churches are no longer going to be attending assumes things that it needs to demonstrate, namely, that these churches judgments' about texts are valid, and that this is the real reason they reneged on attending. The Church is a hot mess in many ways administratively, and needs some basic order in the so-called "diaspora".
But you don't require all Churches to accept a council for it to be valid. Coptics still reject Chalcedon to this day. If all churches must accept a council in order for it to valid, then the Pope of Alexandria's rejection of Chalcedon in the fifth century makes it invalid.
I don't think Orthodox have a logically coherent account to explain Ecumenical Councils.
Christi pax,
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If the main political parties weren't desperate before the leaders' debates they certainly are now; and this, I have long suspected, is most particularly true of the Tories. What with dubious poll results, fellow Tories calling Cameron "an embarrassing failure", his smug and rather slimy performances in the two leaders' debates so far, and the veritable avalanche of begging Conservative election literature landing on my doormat almost daily, I think it's safe to say that things aren't going particularly well at Conservative HQ.
And also on the subject of unprintable responses, I came home on Thursday afternoon to find a BNP election leaflet on the doormat. My personal views on the British National Party and their revolting so-called 'policies' are well known to regular readers, and this "election communication" from the local BNP candidate is a spectacularly bad example of their pathetic and amateurish campaigning style.
Would that be all British people you want to put first, then? All British people of all races, genders, sexualities and backgrounds? Nope, didn't think so.
Hello. Firstly I would like to say… I like your blog! It has some of the views that I agree with but other people just don't seem to see!
What I find scary is that these thugs in suits (BNP) have a platform to express their opinions and more than this, I find it scary that people actually believe what is being said. Although I find it scary I can, in a way understand it. Whenever a recession hits then people start panicking and going crazy! I remember my mam telling me stories of when the National Front Party used to be around (the old BNP) and when the teachers in her school let the Asian and Black students out of the class 5 minutes early at home time so that they could get a RUNNING head start! My fear is that with all of the bad feeling going around that this once fairly caring nation is going to turn into another battle ground!
Hope to hear from you soon and hope to hear some of your views on my blog too!
Thank you for your comment Alisha.
I think you have a very good point in that people panic and give into fear at times of crisis – and the likes of the BNP play on and manipulate the fear of what people perceive as 'other'. I grew up and still live in a very multicultural area of London, where the NF were active during my early childhood in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Fortunately, the BNP have never done particularly well in elections round here, although their threat should never be underestimated anywhere.
I really like the idea of your blog. It's a good question to ask – we all have our own political beliefs but which party would actually do the best job for our country? I'm not sure there are any easy answers to that, but, as you say, it's good to get people thinking about this subject. It's probably easiest to concentrate on the three main parties, but I wouldn't completely exclude the likes of the Greens (it is likely that they will do quite well in the election).


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Native American Heritage Month: Art as Inherent Activism
Action and Advocacy Environment/Ecofeminism Race and Ethnicity
By Shelby Baumgartner
Native American art holds deep meaning and purpose, especially for a community that has had its rights trampled on by the government again and again. Not only are treaties signed with Native communities ignored by the government every day, but Native Americans are also disproportionately affected by discriminatory policing and mass incarceration, poverty, and lack of access to healthcare. The art created in these communities carries on cultures that the U.S. so routinely attempts to squash.
Native American art has been an integral piece of Native culture and history for thousands of years. Each tribe weaves their unique history into a distinct style of artwork, much of which has a deep-rooted connection with spirituality and nature. There's a deeper meaning than simply a pattern you think is pretty (and might end up buying from a designer who has stolen these traditional designs for their own profit). There are many families who make a living from sharing their artwork and skills with the world at events across the U.S. (if you are looking to buy Native artwork, make sure it is actually Native-made, not a knockoff. Here's a site to help with that).
Honor Treaties by Ernesto Yerena
I would argue that all Native art is inherently a form of activism. By claiming and maintaining a minority culture, artists – through a variety of different mediums – are standing up against one's oppressor. Some of this art is quite blatantly crusading against colonization. Take Jaque Fragua for example: raised on a reservation in New Mexico, Fragua states, "if you're born a Native American, you're automatically an activist." He regularly creates art for different Indigenous campaigns; his preferred mediums: graffiti and neon artwork. Honor the Treaties is another example of Indigenous populations using art as explicit activism. Honor the Treaties is an organization that specifically focuses on amplifying the voices of Native communities through art and advocacy with other groups focused on Indigenous activism. It works to push Native art to the front of conversations and to highlight it within activist spaces.
Protect the Water | Defend the Land by Melanie Cervantes
As the #NoDAPL protests took shape, more and more present-day Native art has taken center stage as art of the resistance. Artwork has been used for protest signs and as rallying points for advocates, activist, and and allies on social media. It has being used to gain attention, and to wake people up to the realities of what was (and is still) happening to Native communities. And throughout it all, traditional art and clothing of Indigenous communities still continues as a form of resistance in its own right. Art is being used as an act of defiance, while at the same time, providing a kind of escape for those in the community; Native art has created a space for communities and individuals to express and release emotions that come with the never-ending fight for recognition and rights.
Mni Wichoni by Sadie Red Wing
Art always comes from a place of deep meaning – often from some personal experience or knowledge someone holds. Because of the persecution and constant oppression that Native communities face, the art created by Native Americans is naturally a form of activism. It is a form of fighting back against an oppressor, a form of maintaining a marginalized culture, and a way many Native Americans are redefining what it "means to be American".
Happy Native American Heritage Month!
Giving Thanks for Native American Women Activists


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Raanta in net for the injured Lundqvist as Rangers battle the Capitals
After losing focus and falling to the Penguins last night, the Rangers (37-21-6) are back on the road to close out their brief road trip against the league-leading Washington Capitals (47-12-4), a team that's winning at a historic pace.
The Capitals 47 wins have already passed last year's total with 19 games left on the schedule. Their 47 wins through 63 games are the most for any team in NHL history, and their 98 points through that same span is the most since the Detroit Red Wings in the 1995-96 season, and they have an 18 point lead over the New York Rangers. Needless to say, the Rangers will have their work cut out for them.
Last night, the Rangers had a mental lapse for 1:39, allowing three goals and ultimately losing the game because of that. Against Washington, they'll need a complete 60 minute effort because the Caps are built to win from the net out.
In the first period last night, Ryan McDonagh accidentally collided with Henrik Lundqvist, hitting him in the head area. Hank played the second period, but left and didn't play in the third. The Rangers said it was just "neck spasms," but for some reason that seems unlikely to me. Antti Raanta will get the start and Magnus Hellberg has been recalled from Hartford on an emergency basis.
This is the fifth and final matchup between the Rangers and the Caps, with the Capitals winning the last three games of this rivalry. New York won the series opener, 5-2, but the Caps have won the last three and have scored 18 goals in the four games so far. Kevin Hayes (2-2-4) and Ryan McDonagh (0-4-4) lead the Rangers in scoring in the series.
The Capitals will be playing their third game in four nights, with another game coming up tomorrow. They've won two straight but they're just 3-2-0 in the last five games. However, the Caps have picked up a point in 38 of the last 45 games, recording an incredible 35-7-3 record in that span.
Braden Holtby will start in net for the Capitals, looking to continue his remarkable season. While he does have the benefit of being on an incredible team, the fact that he's won 40 games in his first 52 appearances (an NHL record) is really impressive. Holtby has two shutouts, a 2.22 GAA and a .923 save percentage.
Evgeny Kuznetsov has emerged as one of the best players on the Capitals and one of the best emerging stars in his second season, leading his team in scoring with 66 points (20-46-66) as well as in assists. That's good for second in the NHL, and third place in assists. He's currently riding a four game point streak (2-2-4), and has 12 points (5-7-12) in the last 10 games.
Justin Williams dominated the Rangers in the 2014 Stanley Cup Final, and he's dominated the Rangers as a member of the Capitals as well. He's enjoyed a bit of a resurgent year and has scored 19 goals so far, with six of them coming against New York. He only has three points in the past seven games, but he always seems to step it up against the Blueshirts.
As stated earlier, Antti Raanta will be back in net for the Rangers tonight as Lundqvist deals with an undisclosed injury. Last night, he stopped the three shots he faced, and he was brilliant on Monday night against the Blue Jackets, making 26 saves and allowing just one goal. He's looked really good in each of his last two starts, and the Rangers need him to be good tonight against the Caps.
Kevin Hayes has made the move back to wing with the addition of Eric Staal, and while it's a work in progress, he had some really good shifts last night. He's been forechecking well and helping facilitate puck movement, and he's been working well with Eric Staal since he likes to crash the net. Hayes does look more comfortable at center, but it'll take time to figure out where Staal fits in and how the lines will work. But Hayes has had success against the Caps, recording nine points (4-5-9) in eight career games against them, including four in four games this season.
Eric Staal has also had success in his career against the Capitals, recording 71 points (27-44-71) in 71 games, with 21 points (5-16-21) in the last 20 games against the Caps. It's been a tough transition to the Rangers for him, as he's looked lost at times and has struggled to be the playmaker that he's fully capable of being. We'll see is he gets back on track tonight.
Marc Staal is still questionable for this game with the flu, so we'll see if he is available closer to game time. If not, Dylan McIlrath will play again.
The Rangers and the Capitals will faceoff at the Verizon Center at 7 PM. The game will be broadcasted on MSG2.
EXPECTED LINEUP
JT Miller-Derick Brassard-Mats Zuccarello
Chris Kreider-Derek Stepan-Viktor Stalberg
Oscar Lindberg-Eric Staal-Kevin Hayes
Tanner Glass-Dominic Moore-Jesper Fast
Ryan McDonagh-Dan Girardi
Keith Yandle-Kevin Klein
Dan Boyle-Dylan McIlrath
Antti Raanta
Posted on March 4, 2016, in Game Previews and tagged Alain Vigneault, Alex Ovechkin, Antti Raanta, Braden Holtby, Derick Brassard, Dylan McIlrath, Eric Staal, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Henrik Lundqvist, Justin Williams, Keith Yandle, Kevin Hayes, Lundqvist injury, Marc Staal, New York Rangers, New York Rangers blog, Nicklas Backstrom, NYR, Rangers, Rangers blog, Rangers vs Capitals, Ryan McDonagh, Washington Capitals. Bookmark the permalink.	Leave a comment.


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Q: I want to convert my mysql now into oracle but it , for generating termins for a appointment managment I'm out of oracle but i dont come to a succesful code. I just need 1-2 kicks to bring my brain on ..
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE kalender_erstellen (monday DATE)
IS
  v1 NUMBER (10) DEFAULT 5;
  v2 NUMBER (10) DEFAULT 1;
  vDate DATE;
BEGIN
  vDate: = monday;

  WHILE v1> 0 LOOP - goes through the days (5 days)

    v2: = 1; - Reset the appointments

    WHILE v2 <20 LOOP - Goes through the appointments per day (20 appointments)
      INSERT INTO Event
        VALUES (NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, TO_DATE (MINUTE, (30 * v2), TIMESTAMP ('07: 30: 00 ')));

     - First, the date is converted into a TimeStamp. Subsequently, 30 minutes are expected per run.

      v2: = v2 + 1; - Counter for the dates
    END LOOP;

    vDate: = (vDate, INTERVAL '31' DAY); - Add a day to the day
    v1: = v1 - 1; - Counter for the days
  END LOOP;
END;

Error(326,14): PLS-00382: expression is of wrong type
Error(326,5): PL/SQL: Statement ignored
Error(320,7): PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored

Original MySQL code:
 DELIMITER $$
 DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS  kalender_erstellen $$
 CREATE PROCEDURE kalender_erstellen (monday DATE)
 BEGIN
 DECLARE v1 INT(6) DEFAULT 5;
 DECLARE v2 INT(6) DEFAULT 1;
 DECLARE vDate DATE;

 SET vDate = monday;

  WHILE v1 > 0 DO -- geht die Tage durch (5 Tage)

SET v2 = 1; -- Setzt die Termine zurück
WHILE v2 < 20 DO -- Geht die Termine pro Tag durch (16 Termine)
  INSERT INTO Termin VALUES (NULL,NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, TIMESTAMPADD(MINUTE,(30 * v2),TIMESTAMP(vDate,'07:30:00')));
  -- Erst wird das Date in einen TimeStamp umgewandelt. Anschließend werden pro durchlauf 30 min drauf gerechnet.

  SET v2 = v2 + 1; -- Counter für die Termine
END WHILE;

SET vDate = DATE_ADD(vDate, INTERVAL 31 DAY); -- Addiert auf den Tag einen Tag
SET v1 = v1 - 1; -- Counter für die Tage
    END WHILE;
    END$$
  DELIMITER ;

A: It looks to me like your procedure should be:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE kalender_erstellen (monday DATE)
IS
  nDay_count  NUMBER := 1;
  nAppt_count NUMBER := 1;
  vDate       DATE;
BEGIN
  vDate := monday;

  WHILE nDay_count <= 5 LOOP -- goes through the days (5 days)
    nAppt_count := 1; -- Reset the appointments

    WHILE nAppt_count < 20 LOOP -- Goes through the appointments per day (20 appointments)
      INSERT INTO Event
        VALUES (NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
                TRUNC(SYSDATE)  + INTERVAL '450' MINUTE + ((30 * nAppt_count )/1440));
      --       beginning-of-day + 07:30                 + (30 *nAppt_count ) minutes

      nAppt_count := nAppt_count + 1; -- Counter for the dates
    END LOOP;

    vDate := vDate + INTERVAL '31' DAY;  -- this adds 31 days to vDate which seems to conflict with the comment in the original code.  ???

    nDay_count := nDay_count + 1; -- Counter for the days
  END LOOP;
END;

Leaving the field list off the INSERT statement is bad practice - I strong recommend that you add it. Also, the line-comment delimiter in PL/SQL is --, not -. Similarly, the assignment operator is :=, not : =. I also converted it to count the days upwards rather than by decrementing as it's clearer (to my mind) what's going on when debugging.

A: I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what is the purpose of this procedure, but - if "reminding" you of Oracle syntax helps, here you go. Note that I don't speak MySQL so some of my doubts certainly depend on that.
A few remarks:

*

*should be :=, not : =, e.g. vdate := monday;

*comment is marked with two consecutive hyphens --, not only one -

*I removed several columns (from the event table) as you're putting null into them anyway, so ... no purpose in using them here

*line #18 (described in line #21): I have no idea what you'd want to get as a result. If possible, post an example, me (or someone else) might help

*line #28: it seems that you are adding 31 days (which looks more like a month than a day; that's why I used add_months (and added 1 month). If you'd want to add one day, then vDate := vDate + 1

SQL> create table event (col date);

Table created.

SQL> create or replace procedure kalender_erstellen (monday date)
  2  is
  3    v1 number (10) default 5;
  4    v2 number (10) default 1;
  5    vdate date;
  6  begin
  7    vdate := monday;
  8
  9    while v1 > 0 loop -- goes through the days (5 days)
 10
 11      v2 := 1; -- Reset the appointments
 12
 13      while v2 < 20 loop -- Goes through the appointments per day (20 appointments)
 14        insert into event
 15          values (
 16                  -- NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 17                  -- TO_DATE (MINUTE, (30 * v2), TIMESTAMP ('07: 30: 00 ')));
 18                  vdate + 30 / (24 * 60)
 19                 );
 20
 21       -- First, the date is converted into a TimeStamp. Subsequently, 30 minutes are
 22       -- expected per run.
 23
 24        v2 := v2 + 1; -- Counter for the dates
 25      end loop;
 26
 27      -- vDate := (vDate, INTERVAL '31' DAY); -- Add a day to the day
 28      vdate := add_months(vdate, 1);          -- "31 day" looks more like a "month" than a "day"
 29      v1 := v1 - 1; -- Counter for the days
 30    end loop;
 31  end;
 32  /

Procedure created.

Testing:
SQL> exec kalender_erstellen(date '2019-06-17');

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL> alter session set nls_date_format = 'dd.mm.yyyy hh24:mi:ss';

Session altered.

SQL> select * from event where rownum < 4;

COL
-------------------
17.06.2019 00:30:00
17.06.2019 00:30:00
17.06.2019 00:30:00

SQL>

Apparently, it does something, but the result is probably wrong.

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Public weighs in on Broadway development project at City Council
by Ishi Mori December 5, 2017 April 20, 2021
City Council was rocked again Monday night as residents continued to show resistance against a $146 million development plan on Broadway Street, near the University of Michigan Hospital.
It was the culmination of yet another episode in the divisions that have characterized Ann Arbor politics in recent years. Though most council members agree increasing density and housing supply are crucial for the city's development, some residents fear the character of their neighborhoods will be changed for the worse.
At contention was whether to switch the zoning designation of the Broadway site from Planned Unit Development to Campus Business Residential District, or C1A/R. Proponents of the switch, like Councilmember Chip Smith, D-Ward 5, say C1A/R is will provide seamless integration for high-rises to the surrounding campus community.
"The campus has expanded pretty greatly over the last two decades. I think it's disingenuous to say that the Medical Campus is not part of the University complex and therefore it shouldn't count (under C1A/R)," Smith said.
However, the highrises Smith is envisioning under C1A/R is the exact type of situation many residents who live on or near Broadway Street would want to avoid. There have been numerous rounds of negotiations between the city, residents and Morningside — the developer that also owns the land — on what the final development will look like, some residents are still disgruntled. One resident said having a downtown-sized building in a quieter low-rise neighborhood would never be a prudent idea.
Another resident, Steve Kaplan, questioned the amount of commercial activity that a C1A/R designation would bring, arguing that businesses must gather around an area organically.
"We could build the hollow boxes on the street and then hope for another decade they would fill up with hat shops and bodegas," he said. "I don't think they're going to come."
When a pro-development resident criticized those opposed to the development as not thinking about long-term benefits and called them "NIMBYs," condemnation came quickly from all sides. Councilmember Sumi Kailasapathy, D-Ward 1, urged the man and others like him to stop and think about the lifetime impact a development like this would cast upon each resident.
"Coming from a Third-World country, this really bothers me because this is what the World Bank and IMF would tell Third-World people … 'You'll suffer in the short run, but your economy is going to grow so much you'll be thankful for us,'" said Kailasapathy, who was a refugee from Sri Lanka.
NIMBY, or "Not In My BackYard," is a pejorative term for people who oppose unpleasant projects in their own neighborhoods but will readily hand other neighborhoods the same burden.
That being said Councilmember Chuck Warpehoski, D-Ward 4, criticized opposition for not having a coherent alternative vision for what to do with the land.
"This inconsistency, this lack of a voice, I'm hearing many completely different things from even the residents makes me highly skeptical that there's a possibility to have a coherent negotiating position," Warpehoski said.
In the end, the motion to change the zoning passed, with Kailasapathy, Anne Bannister, D-Ward 1; Jane Lumm, I-Ward 2; and Jack Eaton, D-Ward 4, dissenting. Mayor Chris Taylor praised the decision, saying it is a positive step toward creating a more walkable Ann Arbor.
"(Lower Town) is going to be a part of our town that will be changed substantially over the next couple of years, and I believe that these changes will ultimately be difficult but … I believe it will be better for community," Taylor said.
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The Bishan Otter Family, also known as the Bishan 10 and previously known as the Bishan 5, is a family of smooth-coated otters that reside in Marina Bay, Singapore. The otters have become a popular attraction since they were first spotted in 2014.

Background
The Bishan otter family were first sighted at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in 2014. Originally dubbed the "Bishan 5", the otter family gained national attention in 2015 when the National Parks Board uploaded pictures and videos of them on their Facebook page. That same year, the Bishan otter family relocated to Marina Bay after chasing out another otter family that had been living there. They became known as the "Bishan 10" after the birth of five new pups in 2016.

The smooth-coated otter is currently classified as a critically endangered species in Singapore, and until 1998 there had been no reported sightings since the 1970s. The emergence of the Bishan otter family, along with several other otter families, was noted by The Economist as a reflection of the success of Singapore's greening policy, which included a notable increase in water quality.

Celebrity status
The otter family starred in the David Attenborough documentary Wild City and their exploits are frequently covered by the Singapore media. In 2016, the otter family was voted by The Straits Times readers to represent Singapore on her 51st birthday, beating Singlish, the thumbdrive (which was invented by a Singaporean company), the Singapore passport and the Caméra d'Or-winning Singaporean film Ilo Ilo. They also had received other international press coverage from the French magazine Terre Sauvage.

Incidents

Marina otter family
The Bishan otter family had been involved in several fights with another otter family, dubbed the Marina otter family by the local media. In 2015, the Bishan otters relocated to Marina Bay after chasing out the Marina otter family. Another clash between the two otter families resulted in the death of a Marina otter pup. On 11 June 2017, members of the public intervened to protect the Marina otters from their Bishan rivals by scaring the latter off with loud noises. The incident sparked an internet debate concerning human intervention in fights between the two otter families.

Illegal fishing
There have been reports of wild otters, including the Bishan otters, being injured by illegal fishing activities in Singapore. In January 2017, a female otter believed to be one of the Bishan otters was found with a fishing line and hook embedded in its body. In April 2017, another otter, also thought to be one of the Bishan otters, was injured when a fishing hook became entangled in one of its front paws.

On 14 June 2017, a suspected member of the Bishan otter family was found dead in an illegal fishing trap along the Marina Promenade. The Public Utilities Board stated that they would take enforcement action against the man caught setting up the traps.

References

Mammals of Singapore
Otters

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Leaders and representatives of the four largest religious communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday participated in a common prayer for all the victims of the country's 1992-1995 war, expressing a desire for lasting peace.
The prayer, which was held at the headquarters of the Jewish Community in Sarajevo, was led by the Catholic Archbishop of Sarajevo, Cardinal Vinko Puljic, and the head of the Islamic Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Husein Kavazovic, together with Serbian Orthodox Church priest Nemanja Dureinovic and the cantor of the Sarajevo Jewish community, Igor Kozemjakin.
"Today's prayer is a message to everyone that we need to respect each other. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a unique small country with a lot of diversity and we (often) do not know how to respect and love the differences. There should be a respect for diversity so every individual will feel safe," said Cardinal Puljic, while Reis-ul-ulema Kavazovic underscored that he hoped people in Bosnia and Herzegovina would never again experience the bitter lessons of the past.
The prayer was held as part of a cooperation project initiated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the signing of a new agreement, which was the reason why USAID Deputy Administrator Bonnie Glick had travelled to Sarajevo.
USAID finances and supports the activities of the Inter-Religious Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which monitors and responds to incitement of religious hatred and attacks on religious sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"This is a great contribution to our efforts to build lasting peace and eliminate hate speech. I believe this will contribute to a better understanding of all of us in Bosnia and Herzegovina," said the head of the Jewish Community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jakob Finci.
Glick said that today's world was facing a dangerous "weed of intolerance" which should be countered by building trust among people.
She added that the Inter-Religious Council in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an example of how this should be done in societies burdened with a legacy of war and suffering, and especially of how the spread of hatred and intolerance to the youth should be stopped.
All of us in Europe and America have to be involved in spreading positive messages and opposing the rhetoric encouraged by some leaders for their own personal benefit, Glick said.
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Crime Victims' Rights
Crime Victims Rights: Texas Code of Criminal Procedures, Article 56.01 & 56.02
Article 56.01. Definitions
In this chapter:
"Close relative of a deceased victim" means a person who was the spouse of a deceased victim at the time of the victim's death or who is a parent or adult brother, sister, or child of the deceased victim.
"Guardian of a victim" means a person who is the legal guardian of the victim, whether or not the legal relationship between the guardian and victim exists because of the age of the victim or the physical or mental incompetency of the victim.
(2-a) "Sexual assault" includes an offense under Section 21.02, Penal Code.
"Victim" means a person who is the victim of the offense of sexual assault, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, trafficking of persons, or injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual or who has suffered personal injury or death as a result of the criminal conduct of another.
Article 56.02. Crime Victims' Rights
A victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled to the following rights within the criminal justice system:
the right to receive from law enforcement agencies adequate protection from harm and threats of harm arising from cooperation with prosecution efforts;
the right to have the magistrate take the safety of the victim or his family into consideration as an element in fixing the amount of bail for the accused;
the right, if requested, to be informed:
by the attorney representing the state of relevant court proceedings, including appellate proceedings, and to be informed if those proceedings have been canceled or rescheduled prior to the event; and
by an appellate court of decisions of the court, after the decisions are entered but before the decisions are made public;
the right to be informed, when requested, by a peace officer concerning the defendant's right to bail and the procedures in criminal investigations and by the district attorney's office concerning the general procedures in the criminal justice system, including general procedures in guilty plea negotiations and arrangements, restitution, and the appeals and parole process;
the right to provide pertinent information to a probation department conducting a pre-sentencing investigation concerning the impact of the offense on the victim and his family by testimony, written statement, or any other manner prior to any sentencing of the offender;
the right to receive information regarding compensation to victims of crime as provided by Subchapter B, including information related to the costs that may be compensated under that subchapter and the amount of compensation, eligibility for compensation, and procedures for application for compensation under that subchapter, the payment for a medical examination under Article 56.06 for a victim of a sexual assault, and when requested, to referral to available social service agencies that may offer additional assistance;
the right to be informed, upon request, of parole procedures, to participate in the parole process, to be notified, if requested, of parole proceedings concerning a defendant in the victim's case, to provide to the Board of Pardons and Paroles for inclusion in the defendant's file information to be considered by the board prior to the parole of any defendant convicted of any crime subject to this subchapter, and to be notified, if requested, of the defendant's release;
the right to be provided with a waiting area, separate or secure from other witnesses, including the offender and relatives of the offender, before testifying in any proceeding concerning the offender; if a separate waiting area is not available, other safeguards should be taken to minimize the victim's contact with the offender and the offender's relatives and witnesses, before and during court proceedings;
the right to prompt return of any property of the victim that is held by a law enforcement agency or the attorney for the state as evidence when the property is no longer required for that purpose;
the right to have the attorney for the state notify the employer of the victim, if requested, of the necessity of the victim's cooperation and testimony in a proceeding that may necessitate the absence of the victim from work for good cause;
the right to counseling, on request, regarding acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and testing for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, antibodies to HIV, or infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS, if the offense is an offense under Section 21.02, 21.11(a)(1), 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code;
the right to request victim-offender mediation coordinated by the victim services division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;
the right to be informed of the uses of a victim impact statement and the statement's purpose in the criminal justice system, to complete the victim impact statement, and to have the victim impact statement considered:
by the attorney representing the state and the judge before sentencing or before a plea bargain agreement is accepted; and
by the Board of Pardons and Paroles before an inmate is released on parole;
to the extent provided by Articles 56.06 and 56.065, for a victim of a sexual assault, the right to a forensic medical examination if, within 96 hours of the sexual assault, the assault is reported to a law enforcement agency or a forensic medical examination is otherwise conducted at a health care facility; and
for a victim of an assault or sexual assault who is younger than 17 years of age or whose case involves family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, the right to have the court consider the impact on the victim of a continuance requested by the defendant; if requested by the attorney representing the state or by counsel for the defendant, the court shall state on the record the reason for granting or denying the continuance.
A victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is entitled to the right to be present at all public court proceedings related to the offense, subject to the approval of the judge in the case.
The office of the attorney representing the state, and the sheriff, police, and other law enforcement agencies shall ensure to the extent practicable that a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim is afforded the rights granted by Subsection (a) of this article and, on request, an explanation of those rights.
A judge, attorney for the state, peace officer, or law enforcement agency is not liable for a failure or inability to provide a right enumerated in this article. The failure or inability of any person to provide a right or service enumerated in this article may not be used by a defendant in a criminal case as a ground for appeal, a ground to set aside the conviction or sentence, or a ground in a habeas corpus petition. A victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim does not have standing to participate as a party in a criminal proceeding or to contest the disposition of any charge.
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"We're interested in tracking our audience behavior over the past several seasons, but aren't sure where to start. What metrics do you recommend to measure our audience behavior?"
Number of years attended/Churn: If your goal is to keep patrons coming back each year, this is an important measure to track. Does most of your audience come once, but then never return? How do other behaviors change as the number of years attended increases? Even if you're not trying to change this number, just knowing what percent of your audience is new and lapsing each year can be very valuable information.
Average annual frequency: How often do patrons attend an event at your organization each year? Have certain programming changes or marketing choices had an effect on how often patrons come to multiple events in one year?
Average ticket yield: How much does your audience actually pay for a ticket (versus the starting price)? At first glance, this measure may seem like it's only a reflection on pricing strategy. However, it can also give you important insights into audience behavior. Does your average yield change over the sales cycle, or over the course of a season? Tracking average yield can help you discover audience behavior trends that you might not pinpoint otherwise.
Average annual spend: Just like average yield, this measure is not just about pricing. Average annual spend includes: tickets, donations, membership, and ancillary spend (parking cafe, gift shop, etc.) which provides you with a comprehensive picture of how engaged your patrons are with your organization.
These are just a few of the innumerable measures you could use to track audience behavior, but they're a great place to start. If you have an audience behavior measure that you just can't live without, I'd love to hear about it!


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Help Me... I'm Possessed is a 1974 American horror film directed by Charles Nizet, written by Bill Greer and Deedy Peters, and starring Greer, Peters, Lynne Marta, and Dorothy Green.

Cast

Production
The film was shot in 1971 under the working title Nightmare at Blood Castle.

Release
In November 2021, the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) released the film on Blu-ray in a triple-feature set along with Carnival of Blood (1970) and Night of the Strangler (1972).

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External links

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American supernatural horror films
Films set in psychiatric hospitals
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The following is a short list of drought-tolerant plant material. This list is only a starting point, and not the final word. Growing conditions in your yard and maintenance techniques and timing affect the relative fire-resistance and drought tolerance of plants. Those which generally have some fire-resistance are noted, as well as those which may suffer freeze damage inland. Spp. indicates more than one species is commonly grown.
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Trump's Policies Are a Recipe for American Economic Decline
By Linda Chavez
Donald Trump may have a reputation for making things bigger, but when it comes to his plans for the United States, he wants to shrink it.
He says his tax plan will spur economic growth to 6 percent a year — a level not seen in more than a decade. But it's hard to imagine how he will do so given his signature issue, which is reducing immigration.
He has announced that he will remove 11.3 million illegal immigrants currently in the United States, and he hopes they will take along their American-born children who are minors.
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Run The Jewels on George Floyd protests: "It feels like nobody gives a shit when you're black"
"We have some action to do now. Giving a shit is the first phase: now let's progress it."
Run The Jewels CREDIT: Simone Joyner/Getty Images
Run The Jewels' Killer Mike and El-P have given a new interview in which they discuss the ongoing worldwide protests against police brutality, sparked by the death of George Floyd.
Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, died on May 25 after being apprehended by a white police officer. Officer Derek Chauvin has since been sacked and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.
Read More: Run The Jewels: The heroes we need in Trump's America
Speaking to The Guardian on the subject of rioting, Mike said: "It feels like nobody gives a shit when you're black. That's why you burn down your own community, not because you want to burn down your own community, but because you feel like nobody gives a shit."
He continued: "It really does feel like nobody gives a shit, even when they do, because the media is […] not going to tell you that there were white people on the ground and black people on the ground, different races and sexes.
"They're going to preach separation, they're going to preach fear, conservatism v liberalism – they're going to keep stoking those fires. So, we have some action to do now. Giving a shit is the first phase: now let's progress it."
Run the Jewels. CREDIT: Katja Ogrin/WireImage.
The interview was conducted before Mike's impassioned speech to residents of his native Atlanta about the protests went viral on Saturday (May 30).
In that speech, he said: "We don't want to see one officer charged, we want to see four officers prosecuted and sentenced. We don't want to see targets burning, we want to see the system that sets up systemic racism, burn to the ground."
In The Guardian's interview, meanwhile, Mike's Run The Jewels partner El-P said: "I want motherfuckers to know that there are people from every cultural line that are ultimately not going to accept this.
"I don't want them to think they are off the hook. I look at these riots and I see white people, black people, Asians, women and men – and I know this shit is coming to a head. It's getting to the point where your whole system of racism does not apply any more to the spiritual and mental mindset of the new generation."
Elsewhere in the interview, the pair also discussed their forthcoming record 'Run The Jewels 4', which they have decided to release for free in the wake of the protests.
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La Violencia – zbrojna konfrontacja Partii Liberalnej i Partii Konserwatywnej w Kolumbii trwająca od 1948 do 1958 roku. Walki zbrojne toczyły się głównie w wiejskich regionach kraju. Okres ten charakteryzował się skrajną przemocą polityczną, w tym morderstwami, napaściami, zniszczeniami własności prywatnej i terroryzmem. W tym czasie ścierały się ze sobą różne grupy walczące po obu stronach konfliktu m.in. "Los Chulavitas" pochodząca z departamentu Boyacá i "Pájaros" z Valle del Cauca.

Okres La Violencia rozpoczął się 9 kwietnia 1948 roku, kiedy to nastąpił zamach na Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, kandydata na prezydenta z ramienia Partii Liberalnej. Gaitán był najbardziej popularnym politykiem wśród Kolumbijczyków. Zbrodnia doprowadziła do trwających dziesięć godzin zamieszek bogotazo, w wyniku których zginęło około 5000 osób. Według niektórych autorów za początek La Violencia uznać należy rok 1947, kiedy to konserwatyści powrócili do rządu. Doprowadziło to do wzmożenia konfliktu na linii wieś-miasto. Politycy i policja zachęcała bowiem chłopów popierających Partię Konserwatywną do korzystania z gruntów rolnych sympatyków liberałów, sytuacja ta doprowadziła do wojny o kontrolę ziemi rolnej na terenie całego kraju.

Konflikt spowodował 200–300 tys. zgonów i przymusową migrację ponad dwóch milionów osób, czyli prawie jedną piątą ogółu ludności Kolumbii, która w tym czasie liczyła 11 mln mieszkańców.

Pod koniec konfliktu, na skutek amnestii, ponad dziesięć tysięcy partyzantów opuściło swoje oddziały. Dla wielu historyków wydarzenia trwały między 1947 a 1966 rokiem, dla innych przypadają one głównie na lata 1948–1958.

Przebieg konfliktu
9 kwietnia 1948 roku na inauguracyjnym posiedzeniu Organizacji Państw Amerykańskich (OPA) w Bogocie zamordowany został Jorge Eliécer Gaitán. Gaitán był popularnym przywódcą Partii Liberalnej i jego śmierć doprowadziła do zamieszek w stolicy znanych jako bogotazo. Represje zaaranżowane przez rządzących konserwatystów, skupionych wokół prezydenta Laureano Gómeza, stopniowo zamieniły się w wojnę domową. Wybuch walk spowodował powstanie lewicowych, liberalnych i komunistycznych ruchów partyzanckich oraz milicji konserwatywnych. Głównym obszarem działania liberalnych ruchów partyzanckich były departamenty Cundinamarca (Bogota) i Tolima (Ibague).

W czerwcu 1953 roku w wyniku zamachu stanu władzę przejął generał Gustavo Rojas Pinilla. Pinilla dokonał zamachu pod pretekstem zatrzymania rozlewu krwi i stabilizacji chwiejnej demokracji. Przejęcie władzy przez wojsko doprowadziło stopniowo do znormalizowania sytuacji politycznej kraju, nie oznaczało to jednak całkowitego zakończenia walk. Do ich wznowienia doszło pod koniec tego samego roku. Pozostający neutralnym Pinilla ogłosił amnestię. Kompromis zaakceptowały odłamy liberalne partyzanckie, wielu bojowników a zwłaszcza radykalnych socjalistów odmówiło jednak rozbrojenia, ponownie przechodząc do podziemia, głównie w południowej części kraju. Ruch partyzancki wzmocniony został po udanej rewolucji kubańskiej z 1959 roku. Junta wojskowa wprowadziła cenzurę prasy, blokowała wszelkie formy opozycji i prześladowała protestantów. Po protestach i strajkach w 1957 roku obalono reżim Rojasa Pinilli, 10 maja tego roku złożył on rezygnację tym samym upadła junta kolumbijska. W miejsce dotychczasowego reżimu powstał Front Narodowy; koalicja pomiędzy liberałami a konserwatystami. Rządzili oni do 1978 roku, nie dopuszczając do wyborów żadnej innej partii.

W latach 60., rząd wsparł powstanie grup paramilitarnych, które pod koniec lat 90. przekształciły się w Zjednoczone Siły Samoobrony Kolumbii. Dekret 3398 uchwalony przez Kongres w 1965 roku upoważniał Departament Wojny do uzbrajania grup cywilnych. Dekret wszedł w życie w 1968 roku, a w 1989 roku został uznany przez Sąd Najwyższy za niekonstytucyjny.

Front Narodowy niewątpliwie przyczynił się do stabilizacji politycznej kraju, był to jednak pakt w głównej mierze elit rządzących, które całkowicie zabetonowały scenę polityczną i ograniczyły demokrację. Stanowiące zaprzeczenie pluralizmu rządy pogłębiły jedynie frustrację sił przeciwnych rządzącej oligarchii.

Konsekwencje
Jedną z konsekwencji konfliktu wewnętrznego w Kolumbii był wzrost przestępczości i bandytyzmu, zwłaszcza na obszarach wiejskich. Niektórzy przywódcy liberalnych oddziałów partyzanckich czy konserwatywnych grup zbrojnych, takich jak Efraín González Téllez, Jacinto Cruz Usma czy Teófilo Rojas Varón, nie zaakceptowali rozejmu i amnestii. Manuel Marulanda w 1964 roku założył partyzantkę FARC.

Konsekwencje humanitarne
Ze względu na niepełne dane statystyczne, dokładne określenie konsekwencji humanitarnych okresu walk La Violencia jest niemożliwy. Szacuje się, że liczba ofiar śmiertelnych tego okresu wynosi 200–300 tys. osób, 600–800 tys. rannych oraz prawie milion wysiedlonych. La Violencia dotknęła bezpośrednio lub pośrednio ponad 20% ludności Kolumbii. Okres został nazwany La Violencia nie tylko ze względu na liczbę ofiar, lecz także z powodu panującego wówczas okrucieństwa. Niektóre techniki zabójstw i tortur stały się tak powszechne, że nadano im nazwy. Na przykład, "Picaro para tamal", polegała na cięciu jeszcze żyjących osób, a "bocachuquiar" na wykonaniu setek małych nakłuć do czasu, gdy ofiara wykrwawi się na śmierć. Były dyrektor Rady Bezpieczeństwa Narodowej ds. Gospodarki Międzynarodowej, Norman Bailey mówił o przypadkach krzyżowania, wyrzucania z samolotu czy zabijania niemowląt bagnetami, o zbiorowych gwałtach na ośmiolatkach, usuwaniu nienarodzonych niemowląt przez cesarskie cięcie i zastępowaniu ich kogutem, wyrywaniu skalpów i odcinaniu uszu.

Interpretacje historyczne
Zakończenie La Violencia nie oznaczało końca przemocy i walk wewnętrznych w Kolumbii. W 1959 roku powstał komunistyczny ruch partyzanckich MOEC. Później narodziły się kolejne organizacje takie jak, Rewolucyjne Siły Zbrojne Kolumbii i Armia Wyzwolenia Narodowego. Rozpoczęły one walkę partyzancką z rządem. Z punktu widzenia żołnierzy Rewolucyjnych Sił Zbrojnych Kolumbii i Kolumbijskiej Partii Komunistycznej, sojusz elit liberalnych i konserwatywnych stanowił ich wspólne dążenie do hegemonii politycznej.

Teorie spiskowe
Bezpośrednio przed wybuchem walk w społeczeństwie kolumbijskim popularne były teorie spiskowe. Siły polityczne atakowały się wzajemnie określając swoich wrogów jako zdrajców służącym międzynarodowej klice. Lewica malowana była jako uczestnik globalnego spisku judeo-masońskiego, skierowanego przeciwko chrześcijaństwu. W odwecie lewica atakowała prawicę jako agentów nazistowskiej Falangi dążących do obalenia demokracji i przeciwstawnych postępowi. Konserwatyści widzieli w siłach liberalnych rzekomy spisek żydowsko-masoński, w ciągu dwóch lat poprzedzających La Violencia, konserwatyści i duchowni przyjęli pochodzącą z Europy teorię spiskową, przedstawiając Partię Liberalną jako uczestnika spisku antychrześcijańskiego, a liderów partii jako przedstawicieli masonerii. Już po 1942 roku wielu duchownych widziało spisek żydowsko-masoński, w tym okresie poza Kolumbią, jezuici mówili o możliwej autentyczności Protokołów Mędrców Syjonu, podobne tezy znalazły poparcie nie tylko w Kolumbii lecz również m.in. wśród duchownych w USA (przy tej okazji papież Pius XI poprosił nawet jezuitę Johna Lafargne o sporządzenie encykliki skierowanej przeciwko antysemityzmowi i rasizmowi). Rozpowszechnianie zarzutów spisku żydowsko-masońskiego było istotnym elementem działalności politycznej Laureano Gómeza, lidera Partii Konserwatywnej w latach 1932–1953. Jednym z uzasadnień użycia przemocy przez prawicę były informacje o antyklerykalizmie z początku hiszpańskiej wojny domowej. Po morderstwie Gaitán, teorie spiskowe pojawiły się również na lewicy. Liberałowie uważali, że konserwatyści i radykalni duchowni zaangażowali się w spisek z nazistami i falangistami mający zmierzać do przejęcia kontroli nad krajem oraz zachęcają do użycia przemocy wobec lewicy. W ulotkach liberałów w Medellin oskarżeni o udział w zabójstwie Gaitána zostali jezuici. Na początku walk w kraju dochodziło do ataków na zakony, gdyż według części liberałów, zakonnicy mieli przetrzymywać broń. Pomimo wielu teorii, większość liberałów odrzuciła teorie spiskowe o udziale w represjach osób duchownych. Sytuacja, w której oba obozy uznawały istnienie jakiegoś spisku przyczyniło się do zwiększenia wzajemnej wrogości i podejrzliwości.

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Williford, Thomas J. Armando los espiritus: Political Rhetoric in Colombia on the Eve of La Violencia, 1930–1945 s. 218 (Vanderbilt University 2005)

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Wojny w historii Kolumbii
Kolumbia w XX wieku
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Faster fashion: How to shorten the apparel calendar
By Achim Berg, Miriam Lobis, Felix Rölkens, and Patrick Simon
To get new styles into stores more quickly, fashion companies must improve internal collaboration, tap into consumer insights, and start to digitize the value chain.
When Burberry and Tom Ford began experimenting with the fashion-industry concept known as "see now, buy now" in 2016, their efforts were met with a little skepticism and a lot of excitement. The thinking was that consumers, especially millennials, have become accustomed to instant gratification and are therefore much less willing to wait several months to own the latest runway styles. The so-called "fast fashion" companies—the likes of Forever 21, H&M, Inditex, and Primark—were already producing replicas of fresh-off-the-runway items and selling them in stores in a matter of weeks, and consumers were rewarding their speed to market: revenues at those companies rose 8.2 percent in 2017 in aggregate, whereas overall apparel retail grew only about 3.5 percent in that same period.1 1.According to the 2017 McKinsey Global Fashion Index and company annual reports. With a see-now-buy-now sales model, luxury fashion companies, too, could capitalize on the media coverage surrounding Fashion Week events in New York, London, Milan, and Paris, and translate the buzz into full-fledged sales campaigns.
But skeptics wondered whether "see now, buy now" could work for higher-end apparel. Indeed, it hasn't been an unqualified success. A handful of designers, including Tom Ford, have since reversed course, citing the misalignment between the timing of Fashion Week and store-shipping schedules. Still, more than 15 leading fashion companies are continuing to experiment with "see now, buy now." Is it a feasible model for the long term?
Our answer is yes—so long as fashion companies are willing to embark on a dramatic transformation of their processes and mind-sets. Shortening the fashion cycle isn't a quick-fix undertaking.
The phases of the fashion cycle
Broadly speaking, the fashion cycle consists of three phases: planning, design, and product development; sell-in; and production and delivery. The length of each phase varies widely by company. A phase can be as short as 12 weeks or as long as 30.
The planning, design, and development phase is typically the longest and has the widest variability among companies (exhibit). Therefore, that's where the greatest potential for compressing the calendar lies.
The length of the end-to-end fashion cycle depends on a number of factors, including the company's business model and retailer requirements for the assortment. For example, vertically integrated players (such as H&M and Zara) can make decisions faster and skip the sell-in phase because they operate their own stores. Even within a brand, different product groups might follow different calendars: women's tops are typically refreshed more frequently than women's jeans, for instance. Basic items (such as plain white T-shirts) don't have to follow a seasonal collection rhythm because sales of such items are fairly consistent and easier to predict. Still, some basics retailers—Uniqlo, for one—are constantly finding ways to shorten their fashion cycle.
Speeding up each phase
To shorten time to market, the first step is to define a viable target length for the full fashion cycle, taking into account the company's business model, retailer requirements for the assortment, and benchmarks from competitors—especially those that have successfully shortened their own calendars. Once the target length for the full cycle has been set, the next step is to eliminate time-wasting activities and accelerate processes in each phase.
Planning, design, and product development
In this first phase, the finance team sets financial targets for the collection while the creative teams for each division (such as women's, men's, and children's) determine the creative direction of the season's collection: What narratives or themes will the collection embody? What will be the overall look and feel? What fabrics and color palettes will it feature? The creative teams also develop a master plan specifying the breadth and depth of their respective collections, along with price ranges. An example: the spring 2019 menswear collection will have 12 styles of pants—four each in shorts, casual khakis, and dress pants—all in the $85 to $95 range.
At some apparel companies, the finance and creative teams work separately, with each team unaware of what the other is doing. This often results in inefficiencies and rework. Leading-edge companies have instead established a central merchandising team composed of staff from both the financial and creative sides of the business. This team collaborates on the creative direction, the financial targets, and the master plan; they agree on parameters early in the fashion cycle. This collaboration can cut out unnecessary iterations and shave up to five weeks off the initial phase.
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The central team typically reviews sales data from the previous year, which can yield valuable consumer insights and form the basis of sensible business constraints. Advanced analytical tools and techniques can help increase the reliability of forecasts by isolating the factors that drove sales, down to the SKU level: Did a particular shirt sell well because of its color? Cut? Logo design? Was it especially popular in a certain city or neighborhood, or with a specific type of customer? The most forward-looking companies analyze additional types of publicly available data such as online searches, social media, competitor websites, and online product ratings. These analyses not only unearth nascent trends but also warn of receding trends. Some fashion companies have even begun experimenting with natural-language processing and visual processing, although these technologies can't yet reliably translate text or images (for example, from tweets or Instagram posts by influencers) into clear, actionable insights.
Generating consumer insights is one thing; instilling a culture of insight-driven decision making is quite another. It represents a major change, particularly for fashion companies, which tend to see their business as creative rather than data driven. The most successful companies are those that strike a balance between art and science. They invest in advanced-analytics systems and tools and, just as important, they ensure that there are "translators" and "connecters" within the organization—people who are data savvy, thoroughly understand the company's business processes, and have credibility among all internal decision makers—to bridge the gaps between analysts and designers.
Armed with data and insights, the company then produces the first prototypes of the new collection. We've found that this process can be compressed by up to three weeks if the company opts to create mostly digital prototypes rather than physical ones.
Sell-in
Digital prototypes, which are 3-D images on a screen, can shorten the sell-in phase as well, by lessening the need for producing and shipping physical samples. With digital prototyping, fashion companies can showcase the collection to smaller retailers remotely; those customers can then place their orders without having to travel to a showroom at all. For larger customers, fashion companies can create a few physical samples but show most of the collection via customized digital showrooms.
Initially, buyers may balk at being shown digital prototypes instead of being able to touch, feel, and try on every item in the collection. But we've found that buyers come to appreciate the fact that 3-D design allows them to give more input into the design process: their suggestions can be incorporated into the designs right away. Many more colors, cuts, and styles can be tested and prototyped.
Sprinting toward a shorter fashion cycle
One company aimed to shorten its fashion cycle from 60 weeks to 44, largely by digitizing the value chain. To do so, the company used an agile approach—a way of working that more closely links conceptualization to implementation through "sprints," or fast-paced units of progress. The idea of a sprint, aside from moving quickly, is to constantly readjust so that each successive sprint yields better results.
The company treated each season as a series of agile sprints. Prior to each sprint, the team defined the elements that would be tested. For instance, one test involved digital design and prototyping of one product group. The test was conducted in only two of the four divisions, on a strict timeline following a "freeze and release" logic. After each sprint, the team would discuss what the obstacles and pain points were and agree on how to do things differently in the next sprint, which would have more ambitious targets. In one sprint, designers felt that the design software was too slow, the rendering of images was poor, and the library of fabrics was too limited. A cross-functional team of designers, process experts, and IT specialists worked together to address these pain points.
The company not only achieved its goal of a 44-week calendar—a goal that some in the organization initially felt was unreachable—but it also produced a smaller and less complex assortment. On-time availability and production planning improved as well, thanks to better forecasting that allowed the company to book factory capacity ahead of time.
Digital prototyping is fast and scalable. Using body scans of human models, 3-D technology can show sizing, fit, and how the garment would look on a person. It becomes even more attractive as the technology improves and renderings become more detailed and truer to life (see sidebar, "Sprinting toward a shorter fashion cycle").
Production and delivery
Opportunities for shortening the production and delivery phase are fewer, but still meaningful. One lever is disciplined manufacturer management. Leading fashion companies have so tightly integrated their manufacturing partners into their business that manufacturers take responsibility for a variety of tasks and approvals. In some cases, manufacturers bypass several sign-offs from the head office, thereby cutting as many as ten days from the production process. In other cases, fashion companies have placed specific tasks (such as quality control) on-site at the factories, eliminating the need to ship samples and products back and forth between factory floor and design studio or corporate office.
Renewed optimism for the fashion industry
As for capacity planning and booking, the earlier and the more detailed, the better. At many companies, the design teams for various divisions each have their own schedule and process for informing vendors of their needs for fabric, materials, and factory capacity. By contrast, at best-practice companies, a central supply-chain planning team consolidates orders from across the divisions. Much as a central merchandising team helps shorten the planning and product-development phase, a central supply-chain team helps compress the production phase. The team can approach vendors with a single view of what the company's needs are, as early as six months in advance of production.
Another lever for shortening the production phase is standardized vendor-management tools and interfaces. Currently, fashion companies use a mishmash of legacy systems, making vendor management cumbersome; a lack of standardization results in wasted time and rework. Each system asks for different inputs in different formats, so the inputs are often incomplete or inaccurate. Companies that have moved toward a single, intuitive product-life-cycle management tool—one that can accommodate sketches, photos of comparable products, many types of product information (on fabric, fit, color and so on)—have seen tremendous benefits.
Traditional fashion companies must be willing to not just make cosmetic changes to their calendars, but also thoroughly examine each of their activities and processes. They must also be willing to effect a change in mind-sets across the organization. In doing so, they could give the fast-fashion companies a run—maybe even a sprint—for their money.
Achim Berg is a senior partner in McKinsey's Frankfurt office; Miriam Heyn is a partner in the Berlin office, where Felix Rölkens is a consultant; and Patrick Simon is a partner in the Munich office.
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Members on our Special Education Labor Management Committee are working with LAUSD to implement the necessary training and staffing procedures to ensure that every student is receiving the services they need. During our meeting on March 21, we discussed Behavior Intervention Implementation Services, seniority in assignments, and concerns over students not riding school buses with Special Education Assistants.
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Over the past few weeks, SEIU Local 99 members took action like never before. Thousands and thousands cast their ballots at the union office, online, and at over 700 work sites – including schools, bus yards, early ed centers, special education centers, nutrition centers, other work sites. The results are loud and clear: Members vote overwhelmingly to authorize our bargaining team to call for a strike.


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