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The Hare Census () is a Bulgarian satiric comedy film released in 1973, directed by Eduard Zahariev, starring Itzhak Fintzi, Nikola Todev, Georgi Rusev, Evstati Stratev, Philip Trifonov and Todor Kolev.

Although the film features one of the most remarkable Bulgarian actors, the biting satire of nonsensical activity made the authority keep the film away from the widespread presentation during the totalitarian system in Bulgaria. In the 1990s, after the advent of democracy, the film came into broad view and became an eminent badge for the Bulgarian Film Art from those years.

Plot

The daily routine in the village of Yugla is shaken by the statistician clerk Asenov (Fintzi) who come with a mission to take the census of the hares in the locality. He makes the village mayor Bay Georgi (Todev) mobilize the local men in realization of the absurd task. On the very day all the village men are in the field. The mayor, the teacher, the veterinarian... even an old man joins
the group.

Naturally all the efforts failed in fulfilling the mission since not a single hare came into sight. The undertaking ends with an open area banquet, with a grape brandy, and wine under a tree. The last episode presents Asenov leaving the village with his small noisy Russian car loaded to the top with fresh cabbage.

Production
Production company:
Studio of Featured Films (SFF) - a Film Unit MLADOST
Working title: Well-dressed Men

Director:
Eduard Zahariev has 11 full-length films. The Hare Census is probably the most popular with them and undoubtedly the most mature. He served up serious problems  with such an irony and sarcasm developed into generalization about the lack of coincidence between reality and intentions.

Writer:
Georgi Mishev's dramaturgy  became a subject of eminent interpretations in the beginning of the 70s. His screenplays found co-authors as Eduard Zahariev, Lyudmil Kirkov, Ivan Andonov, Maya Vaptsarova who in their own way entered into the unique universe of Mishev's characters.

Director of Photography:
Venets Dimitrov did his second independent work in this film. He created memorable image of the absurd daily round of those years.

Filmed: 1973; Premiere: 30.November.1973

The film was released on DVD in 2000s.

Cast
Itzhak Fintzi as Asenov
Nikola Todev as Bay Georgi (the village mayor)
Georgi Rusev as the veterinarian
Evstati Stratev as the village school teacher
Todor Kolev as the young hunter
Filip Trifonov as the young engineer
Maya Dragomanska as Krasimira

Response
A reported 372,813 admissions were recorded for the film in cinemas throughout Bulgaria in the 70s.

The film was subsumed among the 50 golden Bulgarian films in the book by the journalist Pencho Kovachev. The book was published in 2008 by "Zahariy Stoyanov" publishing house.

There were the following publications:
FILM ART magazine, vol. 11,1973,p. 30 - by I. Bozhinova
Otechestven Front news paper, vol.9061-05.12.1973 - by E. Vasileva
Bulgarian Film Magazine, vol.4, 1973,p. 18 - by Ya. Valchanova
Narodna Mladezh news paper, vol.290-06.12.1973 - by B. Doneva
New Films Magazine, vol.7-1975,p. 32 - by S. Ivanova
Trud news paper, vol.282-05.12.1973 - by B. Mihaylov
Film News Magazine, vol. 10-1973,p. 6 - M. Nikolova
Zemedelsko Zname news paper, vol. 5-284 - by A. Svilenov
National Culture news paper, vol. 50-08.12.1973 - by I. Stefanov
Literature Front news paper, vol. 50-13.12.1973 - by G. Chernev

Awards and honors
FBFF Varna'73 (Festival for Bulgarian Featured Films)
 Second Award for screenwriter Georgi Mishev, director Eduard Zahariev, cameraman Venets Dimitrov, composer Kiril Donchev and the actor Itzhak Fintzi
 The Critics Award with the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers

Locarno Film Festival'74 (Swiss)
 Second Award by the international jury

Notes

References
Galina Gencheva, Bulgarian Feature Films vol.3, Dr. Petar Beron 2008 with the Bulgarian Cinematheque
Pencho Kovachev, 50 Golden Bulgarian Films, Zahariy Stoyanov 2008
Bulgarian National Film Archive
The film in the Bulgarian National Television
BNT Details

External links

Bulgarian satirical films
1970s Bulgarian-language films
1973 films
Films set in Bulgaria
Films shot in Bulgaria
Films directed by Eduard Sachariev


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Trasure... South Atlantic Island 700 mile East of Brazil "Trindade Island" ?
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Enter Meghan and Treasure Quest - Snake Island. They fell off the radar. At the end they found some historical items and were granted an extension, but nothing more was released.
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The show wasn't to bad. But there were times when we would discuss something here on Treasure Net and low and behold, they would find the object being discussed within a few weeks. At least they, ( Meghan ), did find actual treasure and because of that, the expedition was given an extension. I keep searching, but have yet to find any info on the follow up.
Mar 18, 2018, 01:24 PM #5
Old Bookaroo
Anyone interested in the story of this treasure should read the classic
The Alerte
Good luck to all,
The Old Bookaroo
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Apr 29, 2018, 08:40 PM #6
Having the time of my life!
I am on page 143 of Knights book "the cruise of the ALERTE" (1904) and its a strange account...they are so well provisioned and are doing this more like a lark...he spent big bucks for the ship and supplies they dug one more than one island...very interesting read.
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Sep 15, 2018, 09:09 PM #7
Originally Posted by Simon1
I still don't get why they did not keep dredging after finding 1 coin.
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Jun 05, 2019, 12:03 AM #8
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So, revolutionaries in Peru rob some churches, hijack a ship and sail to the other side of South America. They then bury the goodies, sail on to Europe (presumably Spain) announce the revolution is over and disband. Great plan! I wonder how they were planning to live in Europe?
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This was another favorite story of mine. Sadly nothing is what it seems. I could elaborate more with documents? However I am bounded by confidentiality in good faith in respect of other researchers researching the story.
However the original story was rather different to the later exaggerated newspaper versions. The original version had no connection to the war in Peru.The treasure was gathered from several years of piracy in the Atlantic between 1818 and 1830. The source of the pirate treasure story was via a young Englishman who met an old pirate in 1879-1880 living in wilds of Brazil.
E F Knight first heard of story during his voyage of the Falcon and he heard of earlier expeditions in search of this alleged treasure. But he never knew the full story and added the "Peru story" as a means to end to get backers for his "Alerte" expedition. Later Newspapers adopt the BS and incorporated it into the story.
Its one problems with such stories the facts become polluted by assumptions over time that later become believed to be facts.
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Jun 06, 2019, 08:27 AM #10
It's a tropical Island = There must be buried pirate treasure!
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Hello Samanthy
Trindade Island is far from being a tropical island. It is mostly barren and water less. It can be a very unforgiving place.
Sadly pirates do not always chose salubrious places as company.
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Jun 06, 2019, 08:12 PM #12
Just a bit more background information. During the Napoleonic wars thousands of sailors was drafted or press ganged into naval service of England. Even some Americans was shanghaied into service. A later one of the contributing factors of the 1812 war. After those conflicts as the British and American navies contracted. Many sailors become essential unemployed. And what job in the maritime industry of days wages were very poor and conditions for the everyday sailor was atrocious. It was easy breeding ground for what was to come. With the stirrings of independence inspired by the American war of independence South America and central America rose up against the Spanish vice Royalty. And started countries themselves. they in turn issued letters of Marque. And official licence to a act as privateer for the small independent countries fighting the Spanish. Well for many thousands of sailors with little options either in the whaling industry or working on slavers. this seemed a better option to work on privateer.
In the early years from about 1814 -1822 these privateers infested the Atlantic and Caribbean attacking Spanish commerce. But as Spanish shipping became scarce many of these privateers started by the 1820's on wards as the need for privateers evaporated privateers began to stray into out right piracy attacking vessels of all nations which spiraled out of control. To the point Britain and United states especial began to see the actions of these privateers turned pirates as threat to world trade got together and hunted the pirates down in gulf of mexico and coast of Cuba, as well as other places in the Caribbean. Many of these privateers either killed in battle, jailed or executed for piracy. Some fled further a field into the south Atlantic.Where many pirates falling in to work as slavers shipping slaves to Brazil and sugar plantains in the Caribbean.
However men that have already tasted piracy for some old habits died hard. And some of these slavers used the excuse of being slaver to mask the fact they could as necessity dictated stray into piracy when the need arose. By the 1830 piracy was still a problem in the South Atlantic while the Caribbean rates of acts of piracy was plummeting because of anti piracy patrols by the British and United States navy. However in the South Atlantic piracy persisted almost to the 1840's.
These privateers than evolved into pirates was from all nations including British, American, Portuguese, Spanish, Brazilian and even freed slaves from Africa. By the end of the decade of the 1820's most of these privateers that become pirates have moved into the slave trade. As political pressures of the day to regulate and stamp out slaving. The slavers strayed between the African coast and Brazilian coast into capturing east Indian man vessel predominantly involved in the east India trade. either trade in India itself or China and Asia. The vessels never carried the great treasure like the Spanish galleons of old. But carried substantial amount of trade money as well as silks spices and valuable trade goods from the orient. During the period of 1826 -1838 several vessels disappeared. While some most likely came to grief due to accident. Some was indeed attacked and looted by privates masking as slavers off the African coast.
And indeed it was not beyond the realms of impossibility the Trinidade a barren water less island off the coast of Brazil made an ideal place for pirates to hide contraband until they was able to find a market to dispose of their stolen goods. In regards to some of the identities of persons involved in this illicit trade. Many names will never be known. However some names was traced.
While some academics mock the concept that there is no such thing as buried treasure by pirates. I beg to differ on several key points.
Critics always point to Robert Louie Stevenson born 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894. as the creator of the perception of buried pirate treasure? Yet the fact remains the British Navy searched for buried treasure on remote island in 1830s called the Savages 2 decades be RLS was even born. So it is a fallacy that RSL created the concept of buried pirate treasure. And that the concept of buried pirate is myth. The fact of the matter there was searches for hidden treasures by pirate long before the concept of fictional books like treasure island. Yet today I guarantee you academics are still blindly plugging that same fallacy.
The alleged treasure was placed in two catches on the island of Trindade. It was accumulation of many years of opportunistic piracy. In which pirates fluctuated between slavery and odd stray into piracy. One thing that helped protect pirates from a hangman's noose is no being caught with good in possession. Many slavers was captured suspected of piracy but there was no proof. The undoing of these cutthroats was they had shifting loyalties among themselves and many was captured killed or died of illness.
The old pirate who relayed this information was originally an Englishman who was in the British Navy got into trouble in Bermuda who deserted and fled to Bermuda and then got mixed up with pirates along the Florida coast and Cuba. Eventually traipsing across the Caribbean until it got too hot by British and America navies made his way into south Atlantic until he was captured by the British navy where an officer recognized him. The case of piracy against him fell apart. But with no proof they had to let him go. They returned him as well as other Brazilian slavers to the coast of Brazil. Where the old pirate lived the rest of his days as hermit on the Parana river in Brazil.
However there are many aspects of this man's alleged life that is unclear and there is a danger of some aspects of his life being more assumptions that fact. The story of his alleged treasure buried on Trindade is fascinating to say the least.
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Hello Simon
Sadly for me and the trio who prefer to search for the facts not the Fantasy. Yet for purists like me seeing these Snake island bullshit and later Sacambaya farce. The producer has no shame just shameless exploration of the facts to create a fantasy that is not real. For many it is entertainment. For purists like me seeing fact so ruthlessly distorted so badly its to criminal exploitation of history. ( both series was fraud ) Anyway you can see the truth below....
To me I agree with what graham cork said. he was there and presenting story as real as documentary is in my book fraud. These treasure hunting shows need their ass kicked. Discovery and History channel CEO made 42 million by selling fraudulent documentaries presented as educational documentaries. Is fraud. The great irony they never need the BS they could of told story as it was...the facts known.
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Like to see the actual Trinidade Island 'treasure map' spoken of in the stories?
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Hello Freeman
The problem I have with is no real Provence with the map. I am not trusting of claims the map was found in 1852 and allegedly found in India. We trawled through records in India and London shipping records of crew lists. Death records plus newspaper obituaries. And records going back to between 1848 and 1852's where is was compulsory to record deaths of crew members. Nothing..... So the map may not be as old as many claimed. The map versions as far as I am aware appeared in the Brazilian papers in the late 1940's
The alleged original document written by the alleged pirate "Zulmiro" giving the details of the treasure and location below.
The treasure is hidden in an island called Trindade 647 miles off the coast of Brazil, in two distinct places: in the former there is gold in powder, in bars, in coins of several countries, as well as precious stones of great value. The value of this deposit can be estimated at 5 million pounds. The other deposit, although larger, is not so valuable and consists of artistic works in gold and silver, as well as 63 bars of massive silver, with dimensions of 6x2x4 inches, the result of many years of piracy. The richest deposit is near the waterfall. On the left side of this, 3 feet from the large stone, the second stone is at an angle of 32 to the southwest, there is a closed cavity, but it can be easily opened, in which are 19 volumes of great value and different sizes.
Another deposit is in the south bay, on the eastern end of the island to the north side of the sugar loaf, under the central stone of the five existing there. The waterfall is situated on the south side of the island, about 2.5 from the West end within walking distance of the beach. It is easy to find because it is below a depression in the mountain range that forms the bottom of the landscape, facing the best place to merge on the south side, despite being exposed to all the winds that blow from there. In the bay of the extreme south, a schooner finds an anchorage, even near the beach, at any time, with little work and some skill, to run aground its boats. There is a canal near the sugar loaf, which is distinguished from a rocky culmination that passes between this and 2 islands of stones on the side of the sugar loaf. There are 5 large stones marking the treasure that are above the entrance of the cave, which is 5 degrees and 30 minutes northwest of the sugar loaf. When sighting the island of the South a depression in the mountain chain easily attracts the attention and, in the mouth of the stream, a boat can be safely run aground.
The 19 volumes consist of: 11 barrels filled with coins, 2 large open boxes containing 81 small gold bars, 1 watch case full of jewels, 12 sealed leaden bags containing precious stones, 1 tea box full of disassembled jewelry and 2 boxes of leaves full of gold dust. As for the other deposit the hiding place is situated inside the grotto, and consists of 3 large rooms cut in the hard ground and crossing the grotto; to the course of 5 degrees and 30 minutes to the northwest and in the distance of 300 yards are the 5 stones, of which the central one rests on the other 4 and form a quarter of 3 sides. The entrance is on the west side, and all volumes of large size are hidden in the barn, piled one upon the other into barrels, barrels, boxes, and coffins, which occupy almost every room. Its artistic value is incalculable, its intrinsic value being about 3,000,000 pounds.
In a round can there are depository documents that are valuable only to their rightful owners and who currently avail themselves of the Bank of England. The treasure will not be found without this description. Its artistic value is incalculable, its intrinsic value being about 3,000,000 pounds. In a round can there are depository documents that are valuable only to their rightful owners and who currently avail themselves of the Bank of England. The treasure will not be found without this description. Its artistic value is incalculable, its intrinsic value being about 3,000,000 pounds. In a round can there are depository documents that are valuable only to their rightful owners and who currently avail themselves of the Bank of England. The treasure will not be found without this description.
in 1949, the Belgian engineer who lives in Brazil, Paul Ferdinand Thiry came along became obsessed with story , after much research the subject, allegedly deciphered one of the marking on the map drawing and said that there indicated island was Ilhabela located on the north coast of the State of São Paulo. He reworked maps adding calculation and directions adding up the treasure being on Ilhabela below.
After obtaining the support of the Brazilian Navy , Thiry went to Ilhabela and began the field research in the area known as Saco do Sombrio . Between comings and goings, Thiry persevered for thirty years in search of the hiding place of the treasure. Thus the alleged claims of buried treasure reveled in 1880's went from Trindade Island to Ilhabela in 20th century thus transferring the treasure legend from one location to another.
E F Knight did not know the exact details of the alleged treasure so he invented his own. Thus we have treasure from Peru.
Like with many treasure legends too many later people added things as so called "fact" to this taking the entire story out of proportion from the earliest claims to what we have to day accumulating in that silly TV show snake island.
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Second Industrial Revolution
During the Second Industrial Revolution, many changes occurred in mining, transport, technology, mining and agriculture. However, there is one area on governance and the effects caused by Second Industrial Revolution on such matters that are looked at by Perry et al (2008) in Chapter 26 of this book titled, "Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society." Countries like the France, Germany, Britain, Japan and the United States of America began taking other shapes of based on the wealth they accumulated and the status of their economy. New technologies like electricity were crucial and changed people's way of life. All these as put forward by Perry et al (2008) apparently affected politics and the way people were governed. Great Britain was considered as one of the driving forces of the industrial revolution owing to its natural resources of waterpower, coal and iron. Such a position gave Britain great control over trade on seas which offered a lot of raw materials.
Britain therefore had good systems of banking and stability in politics providing a good climate for emerging ideas. The philosophy of Laissez Faire was in existence in England founded on the wealth of nations as explained by Adam Smith in 1776. England was able to develop a free market factored in by demand and supply. Great Britain had previously no high industry tariffs as in other countries of Europe. Initially, the government did not interfere neither was there any industry regulation. New business outlets were brought up by entrepreneurs. A stable government promoted a strong economy which later translated into more inventions and later factories established from home industry.
The French apparently matched these industrial revolutions though different at some point on matters of romanticism, nationalism and liberalism. Revolution in France came to being owing to the traditional rules in France that guided the people's way of life. The second industrial revolution thus kept the rich happier while the poor and the vulnerable were down to earth. The rent on farms was too high and those who rented hardly made any progress. This was all attributed to the conservative French rules. Failure of crops on farms meant that the farmer could not pay the lord. People thus moved to big towns away from their farms. Such frustration led to French Revolution. Citizens of the land desired better pay, a leader with their interest at heart and better work conditions. Germany on the other hand had what they needed to fully industrialize. However, they were let down by social and political obstacles. The power and greed for wealth made Germany and even Italy exist in separate states. This was all founded on economic matters. Only a minority managed much of the land. The government intervened later on and made it possible for land and minerals industrial development. Prussia state managed to arrange agreements amongst the treaties of Germany on similar tariffs.
Coal, iron, textiles and oils industries boomed the moment French and German started to make investment in them. Much growth was experienced with the railway expansions in Russia. While the industry of Russia was enlarged, more workers were needed. Due to bad working conditions, workers could organize strikes and therefore the government intervened to soothe them by setting a maximum of eleven and a half hours. Russia went through socio-economic changes at this time. Governments tried to control the patriarchal family domination. As a result, divorce and abortion did not need court processes and procedures. In conclusion, there was a struggle for wealth and could be seen all over. The governments made abrupt interventions where necessary. Materialism and atheism was founded which formed the grounds for Marxist theory. Organized religion was greatly opposed. In actual fact, the second industrial revolution did not only come a long with good tidings but also with a number of challenges that needed to be addressed before all could enjoy the developments brought up by the revolution.
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At Perk.com Canada, we're always looking for new ways to share our content with new audiences. Utilizing traditional social media channels, such as Facebook and Twitter, are obvious choices, but for some of our brands we needed something different. Sharing high quality photos to boost content engagement was key, but what platform could we use? Enter Pinterest.
Pinterest's visual medium allows us to share compelling content for our cosmetics brand.
To fully understand Pinterest and how it works you first need to understand what a "pin" and a "board" are. Each individual profile is comprised of a variety of "pins" that are collected and grouped into "boards" that are controlled by the profile owner. A pin on Pinterest is similar to a visual bookmark that links the user to a web page.
Pinterest users can follow profiles that save content that is of interest to them; similar content will then show up on their home feed. This home feed is the heart of Pinterest. It's where you can see pins in categories you like, pins from your friends, or pins from other profiles you follow. You can save whichever ones you like to your own boards to look at or remember later. There is also a search feed on Pinterest that allows you to search for pins on topics that match your interests.
At Perk we leverage Pinterest for our cosmetics and beauty brand, cosmeticsandbeauty.net. Since Pinterest is a visual medium, it provides lots of opportunity for visually appealing content related to cosmetics and beauty products, which meshes perfectly with the interests of Pinterest users. Our Pinterest profile shares pins that link back to content on cosmeticsandbeauty.net. It is all categorized into boards such as skin, nails, eyes, face, and hair. This allows users to connect with our brand on a different medium, and discover meaningful content on our site.
Why Should Publishers Use Pinterest?
Publishers should use Pinterest for many reasons, as it is a completely unique platform.With over 200 million monthly active users it provides access to a large and diverse audience. The way users engage with Pinterest is also very different than other platforms. Many Pinners use Pinterest for ideas or inspiration, and are searching through pins with an open mind. This allows publishers to create intent and grab a user's attention at the very beginning of the decision making cycle. 76 percent of Pinners use the platform to save items to purchase or use later. This unlocks a new realm of possibilities, as people will remember and cycle back to your product in the future if you make an impact.
If you have a business account, creating a promoted pin starts exactly the same way as creating a regular pin.
First, you create the pin by choosing a piece of content or product you'd like to promote. Then you create a pin to visually promote it. After you have created the pin and linked it to your desired product or content, you have the option to promote the pin.
The first step is to choose the objective of the campaign (awareness, website traffic, or engagement), budget, and targeting. Targeting on Pinterest is a bit different than other platforms because the user is looking more for inspiration than an actual answer to a question. Pinterest offers a few different targeting options including interests, keywords, personas, demographic, and device type. It also allows you to target based on your own data such as a customer list, or those who have previously engaged with your brand/product/content. Once the campaign goal, budget, and targeting are selected you are ready to launch the promoted pin.
You might think that at this point the work is done, but it's not. Pinterest offers analytics to help make sure your campaign is reaching your goals, so you can always review them to make changes to your campaign as needed.
Promoted Pins are not the only way publishers can advertise their products or content on Pinterest. Many use the platform to reach customers organically by posting organic pins and gaining page followers. The great thing about Pinterest is that it has a large network of users, and every time anyone chooses to save your content or follow your accounts page, the material you share gets sent out to an even larger network of Pinners. It is very attainable to get significant reach on Pinterest without spending a lot of money just by regularly posting useful, relevant, and actionable ideas to engage with more Pinners over time.
Gwen is a Campaign Manager who promotes health, cosmetics and pet properties at Perk Canada. She has a passion for experimenting in new topic spaces, digging through data, and delivering results. Outside of Perk she is an amateur scuba diver, bootcamper, wine geek and League of Legends player.


Your a busy local business professional and don't have time to trouble yourself with creating new pages for every city served.
You create one awesome page of valuable content and simply change the city names on each page. Mission accomplished.
That would be Google's definition of duplicate content.
Each page needs to provide its own unique content. The beautiful part is that very few businesses are doing this so your ability to outrank your competitors increases greatly as a result.
Assuming that you are targeting a city that you don't have a physical office in you still want to be sure that your NAP is on every page.
Define NAP: The name, address and phone number of your company exactly as it is listed on your GMB page.
Define GMB: Your Google business page that ranks in Google Maps results.
Let's say you service 3 cities.
All your clients rave about your services and have taken time to leave reviews on Google for you.
Instead of putting all these reviews together on a single page, share them on the separate city pages.
The 3 posts for Kent go on the page you are creating for Kent while the 10 reviews for Auburn go there. When it comes to the 50 reviews for Puyallup, it is not necessary to list all 50 reviews. I recommend 3 to 7 for any one page.
Beyond reviews, you can talk about different local aspects that are related to your service which is locally targeted to that city.
Is there a particular type of service that one city receives over another? Talk about it.
Are there related services to what you do in each given city? Talk about them.
Has there been something newsworthy take place in one of the cities you are targeting? Talk about it – but only on that cities page.
The more you do to segregate the different cities into their own entities the more you win this game.
The actual service that you provide also needs to be written differently for each page. This is more than just changing a word or two, but a full rework of exactly what you do within that service.
HOT TIP: While more content is better, Google would be far more interested in the uniqueness of each separate location than the associated word count. However, if possible targeting between 300 and 500 words per page would be recommended.
If you are using WordPress, then I would recommend creating separate and distinct categories for each city to be listed under. Each category would host its own city page for that service.
If you have 5 services that you offer you can create a different city page for each service and the associated categories would have 5 articles each.
Trusting that you are doing the math, you should be aware that this equals 15 pages and doing this all correctly takes work.
Visit this LinkedIn article to find out how to create separate categories for each of your cities.
When people start talking about backlinks most think of external one-way entities pointing to your site.
Define Backlinks: A clickable hyperlink referenced on one page which identifies the attributes of another which can be external or internal to the given page being referenced.
Here we are talking about internal backlinks which are one page within your site that is referencing another.
We've determined that you offer 5 services within the different cities identified. Why not link each of these 5 pages together for each given city so that people can check out the different services that you offer within that location.
This increases the value of your information within that category which Google will see as a value-added attribute within your marketing strategy.
HOT TIP: Determine how many different services you offer be it 1, 3, 5, 7 or however many and create different service pages within each city under each separate category to get the best value from implementing this multiple city service strategy.
So far we have been speaking about targeting results based on the city and service being identified. This in and of itself will be of great help to your being found in organic search results within all cities as well as map results for the city wherein your physical location exists. However, within this process, you should also be targeting desired keyword phrases.
For example, let us say you are an Accountant that offers BookKeeping, Tax & Payroll services. You want to be identified for each of those terms within each city. That's where keyword phrases come into the picture.
Define Keyword Phrase: A particular set of words which identify the specific service that you offer.
The beautiful part is that this process of breaking up everything by targeted city and service brings out the keyword phrase without a great deal of effort. However, what if you want to get even more specific about the type of tax accounting that you do?
Which would be a long tail keyword phrase.
Define Long Tail Keyword Phrase: A combination of targeted words connected together to increase the length of the keyword phrase (defined above) that is being targeted.
Puyallup Business Tax Accountant (This is considered long tail compared to the initial phrase that was targeted).
However, let's say you wanted to really get the best results from your long tail approach. That might look something like.
No one would ever search for that phrase, you say.
You might be right but having targeted a phrase like this you find results returning for the following.
As should be clear by now, taking the initiative to create multiple city service pages really is a good idea because you are identified within a larger sphere of influence for a greater number of results. Having this process put into motion correctly can result in a steady stream of clients finding and securing services from you rather than one of your competitors.
While I have attempted to be very thorough in this article, I'm more than open to answering related questions that may not have been covered.
I also welcome related thoughts, ideas & views. Feel free to leave those below too.
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That's especially true if you use category strategies like I share in this multiple city/service concept that I put forth for local business builders. With a product-centric focus like you have creating targeted categories is just as critical though with a slightly different twist.
Let me know if you would like an article created covering how product promoters can optimize category power within WordPress.org and I'll be glad to put my thoughts together for you to follow.


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Johannes Agricola (Eisleben, 20 de abril de 1494 — Berlim, 22 de setembro de 1566) foi um reformador protestante e humanista  alemão. Foi seguidor e amigo de Martinho Lutero, de quem tornou-se antagonista na questão da imposição da Lei sobre os cristãos.

As variações comumente usadas de seu nome são: Johann Schneider (ou Schnitter, Sneider, Schneyder), Johannes Eisleben ou Magister Islebius (com relação ao nome de sua cidade natal).

Juventude
Agricola nasceu em Eisleben, devido a isso, às vezes, é chamado de Magister Islebius. Estudou em Wittenberg, onde logo ganhou a amizade de Martinho Lutero. Em 1519 acompanhou Lutero à grande assembleia de teólogos alemães em Leipzig, e atuou como secretário de registros. Depois de lecionar por algum tempo em Wittenberg, foi para Frankfurt em 1525, para implantar o modo de culto protestante. Residia lá há apenas um mês, quando foi chamado para Eisleben, onde permaneceu até 1526 como professor na escola de Santo André, e pregador na igreja Nicolai.

Controvérsia
Em 1536 Agricola foi chamado a ensinar em Wittenberg, e foi recebido por Martinho Lutero. Quase que imediatamente, porém, uma controvérsia, que havia sido iniciada dez anos antes e que estava temporariamente silenciada, eclodiu mais violentamente do que nunca. Agricola foi o primeiro a ensinar os pontos de vista que Lutero foi o primeiro a estigmatizar pelo nome de Antinomismo, sustentando que, enquanto os não-cristãos ainda estavam submetidos à "Lei de Moisés", os cristãos estavam inteiramente livres dela, devendo apenas obediência ao Evangelho. Depois que Agricola escreveu uma crítica a Lutero, pouco tempo após Lutero ter-lhe dado abrigo, quando este fugia de uma perseguição, Lutero não quis mais saber dele.

Retratação e velhice
Em consequência da controvérsia que teve com Martinho Lutero, Agricola em 1540 deixou secretamente Wittenberg e foi morar em Berlim, onde publicou uma carta dirigida a Frederico III da Saxônia, que foi interpretada como uma retratação de suas ideias antipáticas. Lutero, no entanto, parece não tê-la aceito, e Agricola permaneceu em Berlim.

Joaquim II Heitor, Eleitor de Brandemburgo, simpatizou-se com Agricola e, nomeou-o pregador da corte e superintendente geral. Agricola manteve os dois cargos até sua morte em 1566, e sua carreira na Marca de Brandemburgo foi de grandes atividades e influência.

Juntamente com Julius von Pflug, bispo da diocese de Naumburg-Zeitz e Michael Helding, bispo-titular de Sídon, Agricola preparou o Interim de Augsburgo, de 1548, um proposta de acordo na qual os protestantes aceitariam todas as autoridades católicas, sendo permitido manter o ensino protestante da Justificação, mas por sua vez, obrigados a aceitar a doutrina e a prática católicas. A partir desse momento, Agricola foi um pária entre os teólogos protestantes. Foi uma ironia, que um dos reformadores mais radicais terminasse a vida visto como tendo capitulado perante os católicos.

Agricola procurou, em vão, apaziguar a controvérsia adiaforística. Morreu durante uma epidemia de peste negra em 22 de setembro de 1566, em Berlim.

Escritos
Agricola escreveu uma série de obras teológicas. Foi o primeiro a fazer uma coleção de provérbios alemães, que ilustrou com um comentário. A edição mais completa, que contém setecentos e cinquenta provérbios, foi publicada em Wittenberg, em 1592.

Na literatura
Em 1836, Robert Browning usou-o como tema para um monólogo dramático, Johannes Agricola in Meditation.

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Ligações externas

Naturais de Eisleben
Teólogos da Alemanha
Humanistas da Alemanha
Nascidos em 1494

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Ivana Larrosa: In Search of Lost Time
Spanish visual artist Ivana Larrosa presents "In Search of Lost Time" at the The International Center of Photography's 2017 alumni exhibition.
The International Center of Photography is a place where tradition and progress have found a way to coexist. This exhibition gathers the work of artists from 10 of its full-time educational program graduating classes and is culled from completed, new, and evolving projects to pose the question: within the context of an evolving and transformative landscape of photographic practice, how has our perception of the concept of memory changed, and how will it continue to change?
About Ivana Larrosa
Ivana Larrosa is a visual artist and arts writer from Spain living in New York City, working primarily with photography and video installation. She is interested in conceptual strategies that have to do with the body as an object of study and a medium to approach memory.
Her work has been shown at art venues and museums including the International Center of Photography, New York; Anthology Film Archives, New York; Umbrella Arts Gallery, New York; The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins; Castell Gallery, Asheville; Espacio Aglutinador, Havana; Plana Space, São Paulo; Project Space Kleiner Salon, Berlin; Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milano; Spanish National Museum of Sculpture, Valladolid; Soler Blasco Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum, Valencia; and Galeria Sicart, Barcelona.
Her work is also present at the permanent collection of foundations, museums, institutions and private collections such as Bassat Collection and Spanish National Museum of Sculpture. She has received grants from Lluís Carulla Foundation, Passanant Foto and Museum of Tortosa, and numerous international photographic awards, including Ramon Aloy 2013, and Camera Club of New York Baxter St, Annual Juried Competition 2015. Larrosa holds a MFA from ICP-Bard, New York, and BA in Film from University of Navarra, Spain.
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Karen Napoli presented the Ellen Gordon Allen Annual Lecture/Demonstration entitled "A Walk in the Woods' – "To Emphasize Ichiyo's Love of Nature". She is a Master in the Ichiyo School of Ikebana. She began her study of Ichiyo in 1993. Upon moving back to Tokyo in 2000 she resumed lessons directly under Headmaster Kasuya for 6 years, which greatly influenced her interpretation and understanding of this art. Upon moving back to the US, she continued lessons under Executive Master Shirley Winkler in Pennsylvania, traveling to Japan every 5 years to study under the Iemoto and earned her Executive Master Certificate in 2012. She conducted a workshop entitled "Using Baskets" following the demonstration and 2 workshops entitled "Contrast Form" and "Working with Color" on the following day.


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It caters also for students who want to spend a year abroad before beginning at university in their own country (Gap Year) and also those students who are simply interested in Italian language and culture and want to acquire an high competence.
It starts in March and November, lasts 40 weeks (42 weeks stay for the course starting in November) and is open to beginners and elementary students from all over the world, aged between 18 and 30.
Total lessons: 800 (Language) + 60 (Academic studies)* + 36 (CILS or CELI Exam Preparation).
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Weekly Poll (25)
Last month, United States Federal Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order to the Small Business Administration to release the names and precise loan amounts of all Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan borrower recipients. Do you agree with the need for transparency?
In taking action against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, how do you feel your company will be affected as a result of growing health and safety efforts, non-essential business closures and social distancing?
Throughout the month of January, SSPC and NACE began a series of updates to keep the industry informed about the ongoing discussions between the organizations regarding their possible merger. Do you think the scheduled release of information and milestone timeline will be beneficial in preparing the industry for the collaboration?
At the end of October, The Sherwin-Williams Company announced that it began exploring options for a new global headquarters. Being headquartered in Cleveland since 1930, do you think the move will be beneficial for the global coatings supplier?
In late October, SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings and NACE International, The Corrosion Society announced that merger discussions were continuing. In moving forward with intentions to keep both existing brands as separate entities in the marketplace and create a hybrid structure that includes both corporate and individual membership options and combines value propositions, do you believe the merger will positively benefit the industry?
Recently, Tnemec acquired manufacturer company ProPolymer Coatings. Do you think these new products will be a profitable addition?
SSPC and NACE have announced that they will be discussing "synergistic opportunities" amongst one another. Do you think this is a good idea?
U.S. Rep. Llyod Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, introduced two bills last month that would create a new immigration visa system for construction and other non-farm work, as well as potentially provide more money for career training and apprenticeships. Regarding the proposal, do you think this solution will prove more useful in the current worker shortage or cause more problems in decreasing wages?
The Associated General Contractors recently reported skilled labor shortages throughout the U.S. in the construction industry; has your company had trouble filling positions this year?
The Iron Workers union recently announced the introduction of a paid maternity-leave benefit for its members. Should more employers in the American construction and infrastructure industries follow suit?
Several lawmakers have introduced legislation to limit or repeal the Davis-Bacon Act, which ties wages on construction projects to a "prevailing wage" for the type of work being done and the area it's being done in. Is this a good or bad idea?
In a recent study, 91 percent of building owners and contractors agreed that collaboration reduces risk in construction, with the most effective strategies involving formal brainstorming and regular meetings with the full project team. How often do you meet with your team?
A survey recently published by the American Institute of Architects indicates that the architecture industry has almost fully recovered from the recession and is seeing healthy profits. Do you feel that trend reflected in your business?
A recent survey found that less than 10 percent of Millennials are interested in working in construction, retail or manufacturing careers. What would help the construction industry attract these workers?
How often do your clients request green products or green processes?
How has the downturn in oil and gas production affected your business?
How much weight do you give to market-research studies?
Does your company offer bonuses during the holiday season?
Looking ahead to the coming year, how do you feel about your position or company?
To what extent are you using social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn) to advance your business?
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What can be done to attract more young people to the coatings industry?
Work-site webcams are becoming more popular, to give taxpayers, supervisors and clients a front seat at the action. Would you allow this technology on one of your projects?
In what coating business sector do you see the most potential for growth in the next 24 months?


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Javier Reviews – We Happy Few
by Javier Reyeros | Aug 15, 2018 | Featured, Games, PC, Playstation, Reviews, Xbox | 0 comments
We Happy Few is a survival action game set in an alternate 1960s where WW2 had a different outcome, and the UK is in absolute shambles. The population have to take mysterious medication known as Joy – Essentially a strong hallucinogenic that entirely disguises the horrid world around them and the dark happenings of their society.
You start the game as Arthur Hastings, and, despite being a model member of society, you haven't taken your Joy, giving vibes of equilibrium in the beginning few minutes of the game. Your job is to approve or disapprove news articles, depending on how positive they are, feeding this society's propaganda and false illusion of happiness – This illusion quickly shattered, however as due to you not taking your Joy regularly, a fun piñata at a staff party is actually, in reality, a dead rat and people are eating it's guts instead of sweets, showing how much the Joy pill clearly masks the world warp around it's users. As soon as your fellow coworkers and the society around you discovers that you aren't regularly on your Joy, you're forced into a game of survival, figuring out initially how to escape being beaten to death and get to the outside world to begin toppling this crooked society… Or to slot right back in. There is no tutorial and you just need to learn with exploration, which I like, and you have to just find your way out by searching every box and discovering how to craft, evade guards, and progress through puzzles.
The main story from here on out is that you left your brother, Percy, on his own on a train to Germany (Forced by the police) and you want to rescue him as you feel an incredible amount of guilt, feeling that you abandoned him… However as the game continues, it seems there's more to this simple plotline than it seems, and perhaps your memory isn't correct. There are collectible masks that act as memory points or flashbacks, and nearly every one is a conversation between you and Percy which gives you more of the story about the two of them and how strong a bond they had… However the game does make you question just how valid these flashbacks are; especially with Joy twisting your mind. The story is good but I often found myself only partially paying attention to the dialogue and not taking a massive interest; this isn't at any fault to the story… Just it failed to capture my whole attention, unlike other narrative-focused games – The whole feeling and setting is quite well crafted, and fun as clearly every official member you meet is just pretending that the world is ok when it's really not, making you curious of their darker, more repressed side. This is even carried across when you die and a fake newspaper flashes up:
The setting around you is seeped in an alternate 60s aesthetic, as explained prior, WW2 ended differently so the UK is a bit of a mess – As soon as you're off your Joy after the start of the game, you get thrown into the Garden District which is the area just outside town which is basically a ruin; you quickly learn that people here are allergic to the Joy, or just plain crazy, so cannot live with the 'normal' people in the Parade District, forming this bizarre society based off of segregation. They also take a disliking to you as you're wearing a nice suit, so you need to tear it up to fit in, teaching you early on about survival and fitting in where needed. From here, you're left to explore the open world with an objective marker to get across the bridge dividing the Garden District and the Parade District (This spans into many other missions to get to the Parade District, and to explore it). I really enjoyed the open world which was a lot larger than I initially thought it'd be, pilfering side cabinets and exploring as much as I could… However I found only 1 in 10 buildings could actually be entered and a lot of the 'exploration' was either set in the open world or big set areas. The NPCs are also a little disappointing as the dialogue is almost always random, and unless they're a side mission they don't have much to say. The side missions also feel a bit random and weird, and nothing really made me want to go out of my way after them.
At the beginning it seems you're given a lot of choice when you're told you can choose to kill or knock out, stealth or action, distract or approach, etc (Similar to Dishonoured, really), but if I'm being honest this choice doesn't last long as it seems that everything is very similar, and the choice isn't as big as it appears. No matter what you choose, everything can be solved by running and hiding until the alarms die down… Also a lot of the time you can take on your attackers, given if there's only 3 of them.
Survival is a big part of the game, and, as the same with many survival games, you have levels for food, drink, tiredness and even the Joy. You need to keep these levels up or suffer the consequences! Even with this there are many ways to keep on top of this and vary your experiences, as you can eat rotten fruit and get sick, but to stop being sick you can craft a 'sick up tea' to stop this (You can drink alcohol to quench thirst but you get drunk; you can use dirty bandages for bleeding but then get infected which is cured with antiseptic and so on). Even the Joy becomes a survival aspect and changes the game over time. You must take it to go through certain scanners, but if you take too much you can crash and suffer memory loss, take too little and you'll get noticed by pretty much everyone and everything (In certain areas), and risk being attacked… So the survival becomes a big part of it, as you need to make sure levels are correct, you aren't noticed, and are a sneaky man – This then again changes at night as there's a curfew in place and you're not supposed to be out (Not in their 'perfect' society!), so you have to be even more cautious – You can help yourself by distracting enemies and observing their routines. To be honest, in the open world this isn't an issue but in the Parade District it becomes more challenging.
As well as survival there's lot of crafting involved (And you need to craft to survive) – You're on a constant look out for materials so you can craft everything you need; the weapons reminded me of Dead Rising, but a bit more basic in nature as you can tape a rock to a stick (I'm sure it gets much more advanced with time). There are many other items to craft such as lockpicks (These become so important so stock up!!), healing balms, jimmy bars, explosives, etc, and it's all needed to survive and fight – Fighting and combat takes quite a big focus, especially at the beginning when you're finding your feet; it is pretty basic, being a standard block and hit system, but it becomes tough when you're up against a couple of higher level enemies so it helps to plan out what you're doing.
The graphics are… Fine – For this game's theme, everything has a detailed look and feel to it; I really liked how the whole game changed when on Joy and you basically hallucinate pretty colours for the entire duration of your 'high'. There are some glitches and the animation is ok, but for example when someone is talking, the mouth doesn't always match it; this bugged me. Oh, and don't expect to pop it quickly on for a half hour before tea as the loading times are so so long. Maybe not quite as long as Bloodborne… But still.
You have all of these really great aspects to the game and yet there's something lacking, for me anyway. Although there are lots of missions (And side missions), they're all rather monotonous and repetitive – 'Go here get this; now go here and find this; now talk to this person'. There isn't a lot of variation apart from walking around looking in bins and drawers splashed with a bit of combat and stealth. It leans far too much on the mystery of the story, as there isn't always a lot of interesting gameplay between the story beats of the game.
The survival aspect is good, the combat is good, the story is good, but somehow it all comes together in a bit of a boring mess which didn't overly excite me. Which is a shame as I thought this would effectively be the next Bioshock or Dishonored, given how similar these titles are in all but execution.
For me it falls into the same category as Prey – A good game in principle that kind-of feels like it was made just for the sake of being a video game. If I had nothing else to play I'd spend more time on it, but as it stands it's not a priority for me. If the game had come with a free dose of Joy I may have got some more fun out of it… There's a good chance I'll go back and play this when I eventually have nothing else and it could grow further on me, but for my review, it's a:
Now smile and take your Joy…..


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[Interview] Director Behn Zeitlin isn't feeling the pressure with the reimagined fairytale 'WENDY' after his Oscar run
James Clay// Film Critic
Director Behn Zeitlin's career trajectory is surreal. On a phone call before the New Orleans premiere screening for his second film WENDY —-a reimagining of the children's classic Peter Pan —-there's an air of relief in his voice. This story has been gestating for the seven years since his debut feature BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD charmed during the festival and awards season. Who could blame him? Zeitlin is a thoughtful artist with a meticulous approach. Today, when films rotate in and out of multiplexes weekly, there is something to be said for a director inclined to take a breath.
Operating outside of Hollywood with a crew based out of New Orleans, Zeitlin hit big out of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival with BEASTS. The magical realism film set in a swampy wasteland stars non-actors, and captures a world so rich the scrappy indie went on to secure four Academy Award nominations, including Best Director for Zeitlin, Best Actress for Quvenzhane' Wallis and Best Picture. Accomplishing this feat by 30 suggests a hardworking creative, but whether Zeitlin's ambition intentionally led him to all these accolades, or if it was the Hollywood Hype Machine hungry for the next young filmmaker of the moment, none of that mattered. He had broken through, and then he disappeared.
Some may question his decision to base his second film after a preexisting property, but WENDY's story holds a special place in Zeitlin's heart. The follow up to the monstrous success of BEASTS was always going to be WENDY, which he collaborated on the screenplay with his sister Eliza Zeitlin (who also served as production designer).
His sense of personal responsibility to authenticity is on full display in his casting. Again he chose non-acting children to play his leads, offering Devin France the titular Wendy Darling role and Yashua Mack Peter Pan. He mentioned the catharsis of the film finally making its way out into the world, "it's good. Just so good, and I've been with him for a long time. But the real pressure wasn't the external expectations of the world, or the studio. It was the kids growing and my hope was that they could still experience this as children."
General film-going audiences are well aware of the story of Neverland, and the radical measures Peter Pan, the boy who refuses to grow up, will go through to keep from losing his innocence. However, Zeitlan's perspective shifted to focusing on the moppet like Wendy's perspective, and it wasn't just the point of view he was trying to subvert, but the very nature of fairy tales themselves.
France, who carries the film with a sparkle in her eye and zero cynicism, acts as the surrogate for all the adults watching along. At the same time, Mack's Peter is the petulant voice in our ear whose confidence is endearing and somewhat convincing. With WENDY, Zeitlin wasn't worried about feeling too precious over the material, and he certainly didn't feel like either of his leads was a surrogate for his collaboration with his sister. The film is about continual growth and relinquishing control.
"Conflict between freedom and love and care," said Zeitlin. "We wanted to blend those themes together through each of those characters. We definitely brought ourselves to each character, but we didn't feel connected to either character more than the other."
Devin France and Writer/Director Benh Zeitlin on the set of WENDY. Photo by Jess Pinkham. © 2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation All Rights Reserved
To bring his version of Neverland to life Zeitlin and his crew put in extra leg work reminiscent of Hollywood's bygone era. He scouted the Caribbean Island of Montserrat, a location known for its mountainous terrain and low population. This is where he discovered Mack, a native to the territory. The conviction in his performance blurs the line between acting and performance art. Zeitlin's took the approach, in his own words, of having "no brakes" when it came to pushing his child actors, and it shows in the enigmatic energy he was able to capture on film. He wanted the picture to have a sense of authenticity
"One thing we really wanted to do in this film is to make a real adventure instead of a synthesized story," noted Zeitlin. "We didn't want this to feel like it was made inside of a computer, or a green screen."
He continued by mentioning inviting challenges to his method of filmmaking. "We made a movie that existed outside of the modern world and escaping from technology. Everything we used had to be brought in on boats and harkened back to an age of filmmaking that's pretty much extinct. And that's something both lost from filmmaking and childhood where kids just don't have that experience anymore."
All of the effort the Zeitlin siblings and their production crew went through to bring the hidden island of Montserrat to life would have been lost without a fine-tuned script. Zeitlin worked on finding an angle to the story that was unique to his vision, yet retained the spirit of J.M. Barrie's original book.
In an age where time moves faster than ever, Zeitlin was able to find many nooks and crannies in the thematics elements that play both as an existential folk tale and as a double for how we take our time for granted in the digital age. It's as if he was protecting his work from being contaminated by the outside world.
"It's a tragedy that is universal and compromising our dreams by limiting to who we can be," lamented Zeitlin. "You know, giving up our freedom and sacrificing things for somebody can be heartbreaking."
As a filmmaker who was fresh-faced eight years ago, he took his time with he wanted to bestow upon the contemporary artistic landscape. As grand as a pronouncement as Zeitlan's film may sound, it is void of any pretension. WENDY is that reassuring pat on the back we all need. Zeitlin said it best, "WENDY is about learning to love again."
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Q: updating records from multiple tables in pl/sql by triggers I'm looking for help with trigger stuff.
I have tables as follows.
CREATE TABLE Autorzy(Id_autora numeric(5), Imie varchar(15), Nazwisko varchar(20), constraint auth_pk PRIMARY KEY (Id_autora));
CREATE TABLE Ksiazki(ISBN numeric(10) PRIMARY KEY, Wydawca varchar(30), Tytul varchar(70), Rok numeric(4));
CREATE TABLE Autorstwa (ISBN numeric(10) references Ksiazki, Id_autora numeric(5) references Autorzy);
CREATE TABLE Tematy (Nrtematu numeric(4) PRIMARY KEY, Nazwa varchar(20), Wyjasnienie varchar (100));
CREATE TABLE Na_temat( ISBN numeric(10) references Ksiazki, Nrtematu numeric(10) references Tematy);

create sequence id_autora_seq
 start with     1
 increment by   1
;

create sequence isbn_seq
  start with    1
  increment by  1
;

I have to implement insert for tables Autorzy, Ksiazki and Autorstwa.
I have prepered insert as follows
insert into Autorzy
values( Id_autora_seq.nextval, 'Jan', 'Mak');
insert into Ksiazki
values (isbn_seq.nextval, 'ABC', 'Poradnik', 2010);

I dont know how to make update for Autorstwa table.
I tried with triggers as belowe
create or replace
trigger Autorstwa_auth
   after insert or update on keiishi.Autorzy
   for each row
begin
   insert into Autorstwa (Id_autora)
   values (:new.id_autora);
end;

create or replace
trigger Autorstwa_ks
  after insert or update on keiishi.Ksiazki
  for each row
begin
   insert into Autorstwa (ISBN)
   values (:new.ISBN);
end;

It creates two row in Autorstwa table and its unacceptable for me.
Can anyone explain me how to make trigger for multiple tables update?
Or some other method how i can make it?
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards
Keiishi

A: You might try rewriting your triggers using a MERGE statement.  I'll do one, you can do the other.  :-)
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER AUTORSTWA_AUTH
   AFTER INSERT OR UPDATE ON KEIISHI.AUTORZY
   FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
   MERGE INTO AUTORSTWA a
     USING(SELECT :NEW.ID_AUTORA FROM DUAL) d
       ON (a.ID_AUTORA = d.ID_AUTORA)
     WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
       INSERT (ID_AUTORA)
         VALUES (:NEW.ID_AUTORA);
END AUTORSTWA_AUTH;

Written this way, the MERGE statement will only cause a row to be inserted into AUTORSTWA_AUTH if no matching row already exists.  If you do the same with the other trigger you should only get a single row inserted for a given key value.
Share and enjoy.

A: I think you are setting the relation incorrectly. In order to update the third table using trigger, with the values of 1st and 2nd table there should be a relation between the two or there should be a table joining 1st and 2nd table.

A: I changed table Autorstwa to
CREATE TABLE Autorstwa (ISBN numeric(10) references Ksiazki(ISBN), Id_autora numeric(5) references Autorzy(Id_Autora), constraint pk_auto PRIMARY KEY (ISBN, Id_autora));

As for insert new values into this table, in the end i used normal insert
insert into Autorstwa
select max(ISBN), max(Id_Autora) from Ksiazki , Autorzy

So i can take lastest value from Ksiazki and Autorzy.
For my needs its ok
At an moment, i don't have time to make procedure for this, but i will make one and post it here, when i will get some free time
Once again thanks you all for advices :)

A: It works for me
CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW new_book AS
   SELECT k.ISBN, k.Wydawca, k.Tytul, k.Rok,
            a.Id_Autora, a.Imie, a.Nazwisko
   FROM Autorzy a, Ksiazki k, Autorstwa au
   WHERE a.id_autora = (SELECT au.Id_Autora FROM Autorstwa au WHERE au.ISBN = (SELECT k.ISBN FROM Ksiazki k));

CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER new_book_insert
   INSTEAD OF INSERT ON new_book
   DECLARE
     duplicate_info EXCEPTION;
     PRAGMA EXCEPTION_INIT (duplicate_info, -00001);
   BEGIN

     INSERT INTO Autorzy (Id_Autora, Imie, Nazwisko)
     VALUES (
     :new.Id_Autora,
     :new.Imie,
     :new.Nazwisko);

    INSERT INTO Ksiazki (ISBN, Wydawca, Tytul, Rok)
   VALUES (
     :new.ISBN,
     :new.Wydawca,
     :new.Tytul,
     :new.Rok);

    INSERT INTO Autorstwa (ISBN, Id_Autora)
   VALUES (
     :new.ISBN,
     :new.Id_Autora);
   EXCEPTION
     WHEN duplicate_info THEN
       RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (
         num=> -20107,
         msg=> 'Duplicate Id_Autora or ISBN');
   END new_book_insert;

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The Need to Change the Illinois Aggravated DUI Statute
If a person is charged with Driving Under the Influence in Illinois and that DUI results in the death of another, the law provides that a person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less that 3 years and not more than 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections unless the judge finds that extraordinary circumstances exist that require probation.It should be noted that if the DUI results in the death of 2 or more persons, the law requires that the person be sentenced between 6 and 28 years in the Department of Corrections. 625 ILCS 5/11-501.1(d)(G). 85% percent of that sentence must be served.
The Problem with the Statute
The problem with the Illinois DUI statute can best be seen through an example. For purposes of this example, let's assume Dave and Jim go out drinking for Jim's 21st birthday. Dave is also 21 and smoked marijuana a few days prior to Jim's birthday. Dave doesn't drink all night while taking Jim around. At the end of the night, Dave takes Jim home at his request. On the way home, Dave skids on some ice and into a streetlight. The impact kills Jim. Dave is injured, he is taken to the hospital and they find trace amounts of THC in his system. Dave is charged with Aggravated DUI that results in the death of Jim.
Dave is arrested and he has a high bond set. He is incarcerated in the local county jail until the case is resolved. What are the penalties that Dave is looking at? Well, the statute specifically addresses that a person should not receive probation unless extraordinary circumstances exist.
Illinois courts have interpreted "extraordinary circumstances" to mean that the accused has family obligations which will place a hardship on the defendant's family. For instance, the defendant is a single parent who have children who depend upon them. However, the trend in Illinois has been to narrowly construe this provision. This, in essence, mandates prison time.
The Minimum Sentence
Let's assume that the court will not find that extraordinary circumstances exist for Dave. He is now looking at a 3 year minimum sentence to be served at 85%…and that is the minimum. Dave could be sentenced up to 14 years at 85% for this offense of which he would have to serve approximately 12 years in prison.
In implementing this statute, judges have been hesitant to sentence people to the minimum. In fact, the trend is just the opposite. Offenders are being sentenced between 8-12 years for the first offense. The state always has the same argument: the courts need to send a message that driving under the influence is dangerous and this case will be a deterrent for future motorists.
This argument has had a profound impact on Defendants because the courts are accepting it. People with no criminal history and no prior DUIs are getting high prison sentences. We understand that a person has died. It is a tragedy. However, from a legal standpoint, the DUI death statute is far too draconian.
Comparison to Other Crimes
If Dave is convicted and he receives the minimum prison sentence, he will serve more time than a person who is convicted of Criminal Sexual Abuse or their Fifth DUI and receives the minimum sentence. What is the problem with that? Dave did not intend to drive under the influence. He may not have even known that he had THC in his system. However, the courts have ruled that does not matter.
We submit that the law should be changed so a person can receive probation. In addition, instead of the sentence being served at 85%, we would change it to a 50% offense. These changes would give the court system more flexibility with people like Dave. Ultimately, we believe justice would be served by some changes.
However, our solution will likely never be implemented. This is because legislators want to appear to be tough on crime to their constituents and reducing the penalty for DUI is not good for their public image. When this is coupled with lobbyists groups like Mother's Against Drunk Driving, it simply will not happen.
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For the next couple of months I've decided to experiment with song lyrics. Don't yet think I am good at this challenge, but ever since seeing the movie – "I Can Only Imagine", I decided to try it out since I know how much songs can impact people's lives. On this blog, I am always trying to find ways to help the broken hearted through words, so, here we go.
For this first song, I decided to write about "Hope" since it is a strong word in my life. It is such a strong word that we named the daughter we miscarried Hope because we believe there still needed to be light even in the darkness. As for Hope, I think we all have hope of purpose and hope of bringing light even when life is crazy. Hope you like the song and look forward to hearing your feedback.
All I can say is there is Hope.
If we open our eyes wide and see.
With a little Hope just you and me.
Hope that's yours and mine.
When it's difficult to breathe.
When God isn't answering the door.
When you wonder what this life's for.
Why aren't your dreams coming true?
When you ask what else can you do?
Why the ups, downs, and constant strain?
In this life of heartache and burn.
Don't give up on hope either tomorrow or today.
In a crazy world, can we find hope?
God, is it possible to truly cope?
If you stop turning the other cheek.
Whether it's helping the elderly or those who are homeless.
Or whether helping the sick is your calling and fate.
If in God you put your faith and you confide.
It doesn't matter if your purpose is here or overseas.
What's important is living your purpose throughout eternity.
Thank you for the kudos! I definitely write from the heart, so, appreciate when my words mean something to someone! Thank You!


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My Lola will be ten at the end of March. I hatched her from a batch of maran eggs but she's no maran, a feisty little Araucana bantam! Still has plenty of attitude and new bantie companions keep her on her toes. She chats to me as I put them to bed, well, shouts so as to make me understand chicken, unfortunately I don't, but I let her think I do Here she is with Maureen and Daphne last March in the snow.


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[Apocalypse World] Xenoformed Chicago (Character Creation)
Our first session was fan-fucking-tastic. Everyone was excited, everyone was contributing and positive and very affirming of each other's ideas. The characters rock. I couldn't be happier about it.
Our setting ended up being a xenoformed earth, where some alien invasion is changing the environment of the planet into their own. We also decided to set it in Chicago. Here's the summary I wrote everyone after the session:
SETTING OVERVIEW – Something has invaded the earth, and is reshaping our world into its own. This is physically evident in the alien ecosystems that are taking over the planet; it is evident in the presence of unnatural technologies that seem to work on principles antithetical to human reason. But it is evident on a deeper level, assaulting and connecting us all at fringes of our consciousness, a primal psychic maelstrom raging at the edge of our thoughts.
Chicago. 50 years after the events that transformed the surface of the Earth, a small community of survivors live in battered ruins that were once the buildings of the South Loop, surviving on whatever they can, drawing water from the tainted iridescence of the receded Lake Michigan, purifying and making it potable through makeshift filters.
Their de-facto leader/dictator, is Shazza, an elusive figure few have ever seen face to face, whose orders are meted out through trusted lieutenants and elders.
We have six characters, which we spent the whole session creating:
THE ANGEL – Doc is old enough to remember the world ending. Ambiguously gendered, wearing rugged scrounge and utility wear, sie has quick eyes and a sturdy body. Sie works and lives in a ruined hospital building, where sie keeps hir infirmary. Sie has a crew of two assistants, Shigusa and Mox. They've been with hir a long time – sie practically raised them, but trusts Mox more. Shigusa is too smart. Doc doesn't understand him fully. Doc wants to find our more about the way the world was, & to eventually die in safety and peace.
THE BATTLEBABE – Ruby Honeytree is a young woman in her early 20s. She wears casual clothes, and has a striking face, arresting eyes, and a muscular body. She juggles two jobs — one, in which she is a stripper/courtesan working for Pallor, and another, in which she is a hired assassin working primarily for Cassa and targeting mostly political figures. Her father taught her to shoot, but was himself killed by another (unknown) assassin, part of a group of killers for hire, with whom Ruby does not associate.
THE BRAINER – Pallor is a madame. She often appears in formal wear, and has a sweet face, deep eyes, and a soft body. She has known that she was a brainer since childhood. Her twin brother, Parcher, is/was also a brainer, but he has been missing for 10-15 years, after they parted ways on rather complicated terms. Pallor's clients are generally part of the high political and military crowd; specializing in those with very "specific" tastes. Her favorite is Shazza's #2, Clarion, the leader of the militia. Pallor has 5 girls on offer, including Ruby. She has been careful not to make any enemies…yet.
THE FACELESS – Zuto, known also as "Mega Stompfucker", is an enigma wrapped inside a mystery. Sie is in hir early 30s. Sie dresses casually, usually including a kilt and a bullet proof vest, and never, never removes hir gas mask. Sie works as a bodyguard for hire, and is currently in Pallor's employ. Shazza doesn't like hir, due to Zuto preventing Shazza from killing someone in the past. Zuto cannot eat solids, and eats and drinks everything via a tube leading under hir mask. Hir face was disfigured by the alien beings that are transforming the earth.
THE RUIN RUNNER – Wolfie. A boyish-looking woman with a friendly face, sharp eyes, steady hands, and an energetic body, wears scrounged clothes and a ponytail. Shje hoards the things she finds in the ruins and wastes, but uses them at times to gain trust. Collects trinkets and gadgets mostly. Old-world stuff; stuff Doc takes interest in (sometimes too much interest for Wolfie's comfort). Wolfie sleeps in a hole. She keeps her stuff in the hole, too, deep down. Once, Wolfie and Pallor trekked out in the wastelands — Wolfie has slept in Pallor's presence. Significant? She's also helped Doc save a life or two.
THE TOUCHSTONE – Cassa is a visionary. She wears comfort clothes — pants, t-shirt, a zip-up hoodie. She has a sweet face and calm eyes. Her body is very still. Her necklace carries a symbol of human purpose and achievement. She wants to offer people reassurance, and remind them what it was like Before, and that it's not over. She wants to push forward without losing that which makes us who we are. She lives on the fringes of the South Loop community, and has friends inside (Ruby is one of her disciples, for example). She isn't entirely welcomed by the authorities there, but she's not willing to abandon the community.
Everyone's homework for this week:
Find or make an image of your character
Decide where in the South Loop your character lives
Decide what oddments your character keeps for barter
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Dr. Lucas earned her medical degree at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. She then completed her internship at Deaconess Hospital in St. Louis, MO, and her residency at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. Before joining SMGAZ in 2012, Dr. Lucas worked in private practice in Tempe. She currently serves as a faculty member at University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix.
Fluent in English, Hungarian and German, Dr. Lucas is an avid reader and enjoys cooking and the arts. She is committed to enhancing her patients' lives through health education and disease prevention.