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Income of Russians: some have less and less, others have nowhere to put their savings
By the end of 2022, the main indicators that can be used to assess the financial well-being of citizens showed negative dynamics.
The government and the people
Ekaterina MaximovaAccording to Rosstat's preliminary estimate, according to the results of the first three quarters of 2022, the real disposable income of the population decreased to 98.3% (against 104.3% in 2021).
Nominal wages showed an increase (112.7%), but real wages decreased (98.7%). And the fall began in April last year (March 103.1%; April 92.8%, etc.).
According to the Institute of National Economic Forecasting of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INP RAS), household consumption showed -5.5% (+9.5% by the end of 2021). The savings of Russians, according to the INP RAS, have grown to 2.9 trillion rubles (2.4 trillion rubles in 2021). "As a result of rising prices and a decrease in real incomes of the population, a situation has formed in which the more affluent part of the population has formed an additional amount of savings, and the less affluent part has a shortage of funds for other than primary expenses," explains the quarterly forecast of the INP RAS.
Leonid Kornilov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Finbridge Holding, adds that the largest part of the loss of income fell on the so-called middle class. And for citizens with low incomes, the losses were partially compensated by the state.
As Elena Kiseleva, an analyst at the Institute for Integrated Strategic Studies (ICSI), noted, ordinary people, as a rule, are not concerned about such issues as the reduction of GDP per capita and other economic indicators.
"A much more understandable and meaningful indicator for them is the change in their personal or family income, and what can be bought with this money, taking into account inflation. In other words, it makes sense to look at the dynamics of real disposable income," Kiselyova stressed.
She recalled that the Ministry of Economic Development predicted a reduction in real disposable incomes of Russians by 2.2% by the end of 2022. But this meager is deceptive.
"At first glance, the drop is not very big. However, the problem is that steady income growth has not been observed in the country for a long time (in fact, since 2014). Therefore, if we take 2013 as a base, the current drop in real disposable income reaches 7.8%," the ICSI analyst estimated.
"And I won't write anything out. I will save money"A catch phrase from a Soviet cartoon became the slogan of 2022.
Russians have thoroughly revised their spending.
"The reduction in real incomes leads to a decrease in consumption, especially for non-food products. In general, according to Rosstat, retail turnover in January-October 2022 decreased by 5.9% year–on–year in comparable prices, including for food - by 0.9%, for non-food products - by 10.2%. The data from Sberindex for November-December also indicated a depressed state of consumer demand, despite the New Year period," Kiseleva estimated.
In addition, the ICSI expert adds, consumer activity is negatively affected by the withdrawal from the market of foreign manufacturers and retail chains that have already become familiar. The range and quality of goods has become worse. "People are waiting and using old stocks. Or they generally prefer to save now rather than consume because of the high uncertainty in the economy and other spheres of life," Kiselyova said..
Kornilov agrees: "In 2022 it became more difficult to earn and keep what you earned. Some have lost their main source of income, while others have lost their incomes, and they have gone into austerity mode, but almost everyone has become more reasonable about their expenses. Opportunities for investing money are decreasing, and the rate of their depreciation is increasing. Rates on bank deposits have stopped covering inflation. To work in the stock market, you need a certain financial literacy. Moreover, in a crisis, the risk of losing money on the stock market always increases."
He emphasizes that the decline in consumption of citizens can become a serious factor of stagnation for the economy next year.
"And so far there are no obvious incentives for the growth of domestic consumer demand. For small and medium-sized businesses that have actively entered the import substitution race, this may mean difficulties with scaling up the business and repayment of borrowed funds," Kornilov believes.
Getting poorer slowlyAs economic geographer Natalia Zubarevich wrote in her tg channel, Russians will continue to get poorer in 2023.
"We will not get poorer so quickly this year. And gradual impoverishment is perceived by people not so painfully. They look at the prices in the store - if the growth is not so strong (the state will take care of it), then everything is fine," Natalia Zubarevich said.
Elena Kiseleva recalls that in 2023 the authorities promise a small recovery of real disposable income.
"So, the forecast of the Ministry of Economic Development includes growth of 1.6%, which, however, will not cover the recession of 2022 and, moreover, will not change the long-term stagnation of income. Most likely, real incomes will grow next year due to lower inflation, and not due to economic growth and the emergence of a significant number of high-performance jobs," the expert concluded.
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Another week, another round of great reading served up for you, dear readers. I'm writing this in the midst of getting 4-6 inches of snow (it's already at 3, and not showing signs of slowing…), so I can't help but feel a little bit like throwing in a Christmas movie today and sipping some cocoa. Oh well! It also made me think of the movie "Frozen." The topics this week are Disney's "Frozen," the conversion story of a French atheist, "Street Epistemology," the sign of Jonah and world religions, something we can learn from atheists in the "Bible Belt," and evangelicalism and liturgy.
Disney's "Frozen" might be the most Christian movie lately– I found this article on the movie "Frozen" to be quite insightful and interesting. I highly recommend the movie as well as this article.
How God turns a French atheist into a Christian theologian– I found this conversion story simply fascinating for how God works in people's lives. The insights from this theologian are profound, and they speak volumes for the importance of a reasoned faith.
A Look at the New "Street Epistemology" Movement– Eric Chabot analyzes the "Street Epistemology" movement forged by Peter Boghossian for creating atheists. Chabot's approach is fairly unique in that he explores the movement through means of certitude and doubt–a primary weapon for Boghossian.
Bible Belt Bubble Burst? Wisdom from an atheist friend– The importance of a reasoned faith is shared eloquently here through reflection on a conversation with an atheist friend in the "Bible Belt" of the United States. Highly relevant.
The Sign of Jonah– Winfried Corduan is a major scholar of world religions. In this blog post, he offers up a video of how world religions are impacting the United States alongside a commentary on the "Sign of Jonah" which Jesus says will be given to his contemporaries.
Evangelical conservatives vs. Liturgical conservatives– Is it true that one can be either evangelical or liturgical? Is there such a thing as a perfect blend and harmony of evangelical conservatism and liturgy? Look no further than Lutheranism. Check out this post with some interesting insights.
Which is funny, because it's also a wonderful metaphor for coming out homosexual.
Which isn't to say it can't be both, especially when you fall into the world of metaphor.
Love the movie, either way.
Thanks for pointing out that article about "Frozen." I like it. As great a song as "Let it Go" is (and, let's face it, it's a great song), I appreciate how the professor judges it from a Christian perspective without being judgmental, if that makes sense. Messages of self-affirmation and empowerment are important (especially, I think, where young girls and women are concerned, because our culture, including the church, often conspires to disempower them); but all that has to be balanced with proper humility, responsibility to others, etc. Also, I think Elsa recognizes and laments her isolation more than Satan; but I think, with the proper nuances, there are some equivalences. Anyway, interesting food for thought.
Right! Well as you pointed out, any metaphor is bound to break down when examined closely.


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It's a cold, dark December after school session at The Shop of Possibilities. It's pretty quiet, but there are a few children inside with a couple of members of staff. I'm outside because there are four children playing together around and about the outside of the Shop.
They are wrapped up in their own invented narrative, I'm a little too far away to hear exactly, but something about "The Tall Man". Whatever it is, it involves a lot of running from one place to the next, congregating often in a little cluster with their voices hushed, before one of them (normally the same one) shouts an instruction and they all run off again.
They have two torches which they use to scan around in the dark for clues. They have been fascinated with using torches for a few days now, it's given them a reason to be out in the dark. It is really dark too, there aren't many lights on the estate, and the ones that are on give off an eerie orange glow, perfectly adding to the atmosphere the kids are trying to create with their story.
Every so often they run a bit further, or around a corner and I slowly follow at a distance just enough so they are within my sight, but I don't ask them to come back. They aren't actively trying to get away from us or the play space, they are just going along with their story. I think it's great that they are confident enough to explore the outside in the dark.
They picked up a pretty substantial tree branch that they found lying on the floor, which seemed to become a wizard's staff that could cast spells and double up as a giant sword. I kept my distance, knowing that these four children are pretty measured in their approach to play fighting, they are sensible and understand the difference between real and pretend. It was tough to remain invisible though when at this moment a concerned looking passer-by walked past this small group of excitable, slightly wild looking children with a giant stick! However it was important that I wasn't giving the kids the sense they were being watched.
At one point, whilst slipping out of the narrative to have a heated discussion over what each of their names were "in the game" one of the children gets back into character and charges off in the direction of where I'm sitting, about twenty paces away from where they were talking. Surprised to see me, she exclaims "Oh! I didn't know you were there!" she shrugs her shoulders, and then in a split second turns back to her friends and carries on where she left off.
I still stayed outside, observing from a distance, but now wondering if the realisation that an adult was watching them would change anything. It didn't seem to, but you never really know do you?


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Reaching for the Moon is een Amerikaanse musicalfilm uit 1930 onder regie van Edmund Goulding. Het is de eerste film waar Bing Crosby in te zien is zonder deel uit te maken van een band. In eerste instantie zou Ginger Rogers een rol spelen in de film, maar ze werd vervangen door June MacCloy.

Plot

Vivian Benton is een vliegenier met een hoge positie in de society. Ze zal binnenkort de oceaan oversteken en houdt een afscheidsfeest door de show Aero Girls of America te geven in een hotel. Op datzelfde moment wordt er ook een feest gehouden voor de zeer succesvolle makelaar Larry Day. Omdat Larry absoluut geen ervaring heeft in de liefde, gaat zijn assistent Jimmy Carrington een weddenschap met Vivian aan dat het haar niet zal lukken een date met hem te krijgen voor haar vertrek.

Larry is enthousiast als hij mee wordt uitgevraagd en krijgt advies van hotelbediende Roger hoe hij zich moet gedragen om haar te verleiden. Vivian realiseert niet hoeveel hun afspraak voor hem betekent en zegt deze af om haar schip te halen. Ze gaat met haar verloofde Parkington Chempson op reis naar Engeland, waar ze een show zal lanceren. Larry is echter ontdaan dat hij gebruikt is en gaat ook aan boord van het schip om wraak te nemen.

Wanneer hij haar ziet, vergeet Larry echter zijn wrokgevoelens en probeert Vivian wederom te versieren. Hij begint zelfs als een blok voor haar te vallen en beseft dat hij van haar houdt. Ondertussen raakt hij na de val van de beurs bankroet. Op de laatste avond van de vaart verklaart hij haar de liefde. Hij merkt op dat enkele passagiers stiekem meeluisteren en neemt aan dat dit weer een grap is van Vivian om hem voor schut te zetten. Vivian beantwoordt echter de liefde en zoent hem.

Rolbezetting

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'Playing Game' by Koustuv Ghosh
Release date confirmed
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Koustuv Ghosh.
A multifaceted talented artist, Koustuv Ghosh, who is not just a great singer but an actor, dubbing artist, music director, instrumentalist, director and producer confirms his next single Playing Game release date.
It will be a first of its kind for Koustuv Ghosh as he has written the song, composed and crooned it, and now he will be releasing on 27th August. The song is titled Playing Game, a peppy and romantic track about loveable tussle between lovers.
Talking about his song, Koustuv said, "During the Lockdown, I started dribbling with the idea about a romantic peppy number, so finally I wrote it. Then I composed it and now I am planning to release it without any backing from big label. This song is my own child and I want to do full justice to it"
Playing games is a song about how a girl is avoiding a guy due to her previous heartbreaks, and the guy asking the girl to give her a chance. But it's in a playful mood where the girl is trying to pull his leg by saying no. The song has 90's vibe.
Koustuv Ghosh, as creative child prodigy, whose first modelling was at the age of 7 months In Charak Calendar, and then started full-fledged child modelling from the tender age of 3yrs non-stop ever since.
Talking about his journey and ambition, Koustuv said, "It's been a fruitful and exploratory journey. I have done tonnes Tvcs, Print shoots, and films. I have given my voice to various Ad commercials, but right now I am concentrated on my next single, Playing Games, which will be releasing on 27th August 2020"
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A startup has various possibilities for funding its' Research and Development (R&D) costs: whether it's through raising capital from friends and family or via smart investors like angels or VC funds. Another popular funding method is receiving a government grant from the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS). This article will cover the most well known funding program the OCS offers: "Tnufa" program.
Israel, the "Start Up Nation", is one of the world's leading countries in entrepreneurship and innovation per capita. The high-tech industry is a major sector of the Israeli economy. As such, the importance of the encouragement of new start up ventures is widely acknowledged, and receives significant government support, considering how receiving funding is one of the biggest obstacles for a young venture.
The purpose of the OCS is "ensuring economic prosperity by technological innovation", and among its main goals are supporting R&D in the Israeli industry, promoting export and protecting Israel's place at the frontier of global innovation.
To advance these goals, the OCS offers several programs that encourage ventures to advance and develop according to the objectives set by the OCS. Among the offered programs are the R&D Fund, the MAGNET Tracks, the Tnufa Program, the Incubator Program and the international programs.
The Tnufa program encourages technological entrepreneurship in its pre-R&D phase, and is meant to assist in funding technological ventures. The financial assistance provided by the program is given for the development of a model or prototype, the feasibility testing of the idea and the protection of the Intellectual Property ("IP"), amongst other things. This is done to increase the venture's chance of success to raise capital from potential investors, and to help enable the continued development of the venture.
2. Israeli residents who are permanently residing in Israel.
3. The entrepreneurs must be at least 18 years of age at the time of the initial request.
4. The company must be registered in Israel and owned by private individuals – in some cases not having a registered company will not prevent the receiving of the grant.
5. The company (or venture) must be at a fairly early stage, meaning that it hasn't started selling its product or service, or received a significant investment yet.
6. The company must operate in a technological field and develop an innovative product/service, or a product/service that significantly improves an existing one.
7. They entrepreneurs or the company need to declare that they haven't received OCS funding in the past.
Additional information in Hebrew on the terms of eligibility can be found in the Tnufa Program conditions.
The entrepreneur and development team: As a rule, the Tnufa Program offers the grant to entrepreneurs with suitable skills for building the venture. Certain key factors are education, professional skills, prior experience and the ability to devote the necessary time to the venture.
The market and business opportunities: Many good ideas are submitted to the OCS, but often someone has already thought of them or began implementation. Therefore, the OCS will consider whether there is a market for the proposed product or service, and will the price of it match the demand. The Chief Scientist asks these questions in order to try and understand the business potential of the venture, whilst taking into account the size of the market, its growth rate, the expected market share of the product, the benefit to export, and the advantages and price of the product compared to its competitors.
The business model: To increase the chance of receiving a grant, the venture must present a business model showing the potential.
The product and technology: The venture must show that the technology is innovative, and doesn't violate protected IP, such as existing patents.
The number of submitted projects (dark blue) vs. the number of accepted projects (light blue) by year.
The financial support that Tnufa offers is a grant of up to 85% of the approved budget of the grantee, up to a total amount of 200,000 Shekels. For example, if the total budget requested by the applicant/venture is 100,000 Shekels, then the maximum that the OCS will give is 85,000. This funding is intended to pay for materials, the drafting of a more comprehensive business plan, patent applications, advisors (legal or technical), programmers and exhibition costs. The grant can't be used for wages or overhead expenses like rent or office supplies.
Not a loan, no stocks: One of the key advantages of an OCS grant is the fact that unlike with a private investor, the government doesn't require stocks in return for its investment, but rather royalties from future earnings. Also, and unlike taking a loan from the bank, if the venture does not succeed, the OCS does not demand the return of the grant. These two factors are important to entrepreneurs who are often reluctant to risk their own capital, dilute their shares or just don't have the money to invest.
Show of faith: Another advantage is what the receiving of a grant says to potential investors: "we've been vetted by a governmental body (which in this case is a type of investor), and received the money" – this acts as a show of faith, and often serves as encouragement to other investors who know that they are dealing with a fairly organized company who has already been checked by at least one other 'investor'.
In the past, according to the R&D Statute, accepting a grant from one of the OCS programs required the company to keep any IP it developed, while using the funding from the grant, within Israeli borders. Any transfer of the IP outside of Israel required the approval of the Chief Scientist, and was accompanied by a heavy fine. Entrepreneurs who, at some stage, wished to sell their company and make an exit were bound by the R&D Statute and found it difficult to actualize their plans.
However, the R&D Statute was amended in 2012 and among other things eases the restriction on the transfer of the IP out of Israel. The amended law stems from an understanding that modern companies are operating in a global market, and a local restriction can damage their chance of success. While prior to the amendment there was no limit on the amount of the fine paid to the OCS for transferring IP overseas (which often deterred investors from investing in such a startup), the amendment limited that fine to no more than six times the grant received by the company, and three times the grant if the company still holds an R&D center in Israel with at least 75% of the employees after the transaction is made. For example, if you received a grant of 100,000 Shekels, and your company has just been bought by the international corporation of your dreams, you are now faced with two options: Option A is to sell the company with no limitations and pay a fine up to 600,000 Shekels, and Option B is to sell the company under a limitation that it must hold an R&D center in Israel with at least 75% of its employees, and pay a fine of up to 300,000 Shekels. This solved the uncertainty that many grantees and potential investors faced in the past and made the grant a lot more attractive.
Final words: All things considered, the Tnufa Program is an excellent option for early stage startups looking for funding and can be a significant jumpstart for developing technology, finding additional funding, and improving the chance for the success of the venture.
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Geri Coady | Designer & Illustrator in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada | Work Ain't Gonna Do Itself!
Simon Collison asked me to create an illustration to be used in the final newspaper for his New Adventures in Web Design conference held in Nottingham, UK, in January 2013. An alternate illustration was also printed on t-shirts by Cotton Bureau.


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Fantasy August 6, 2013
Review: Magic 2014
Magic 2014 Main Screen
It seems like just yesterday I'd won a pack of strange cards with the word magic written on them. Peeling off the foil revealed strange, mystical images and symbols — both enticing and entrancing. I was 11 years-old, it was 1994, and I'd just started a lifelong journey into the world of Magic the Gathering.
Over the years, I've made several friendships over the game. I played all throughout high school, in some tournaments, and even, a little bit, into my 20s. But the cost of the cards, combined with a dying interest, which often comes with aging, led me to possess outdated decks that were only viable in limited / classic competitions. But the Duels of the Planeswalkers games allowed me to come back to a new, better Magic the Gathering: an MTG with actual rainbow warrior decks, an MTG with more strategy / deck flexibility, and, dare I say, an MTG for a new century.
Today, I'm playing Magic 2014, the latest iteration of the Planeswalkers games. I loved 2013, having went through all the challenges, campaigns, and the expansion. But there was always that certain something which was missing. And that something was the ability to create your own deck. Don't get me wrong, tweaking and unlocking the decks took some work to actually be competitive with, but the addition of sealed play really makes this a complete game. It allows for you to build your own deck based on the random cards you get from unwrapping virtual, sealed booster packs. You then can win more boosters for your deck by beating Planeswalkers with it. It's both challenging and fun.
Sealed Deck Play in Magic 2014
Also, campaign mode actually feels like a campaign! The video cut-scenes are great, and there is finally a story to it. The tedious encounters have been improved to feel more like matches and less like mowing the lawn. And having to unlock decks by defeating their respective Planeswalkers, makes it far more challenging: you're no longer just allowed to start the game by picking the most favorable deck match-up. You have to work to get decks before you can even work to unlock their full potential.
Back are all your favorite modes, mine is two headed giant, with improved gameplay. It just feels a bit faster to do things, the load times are lessened, and the deck manager has been updated to allow you to manually adjust your land ratio. Magic the Gathering: 2014 also has more achievements, new avatar unlocks, and more personas to play as.
Now I know some people think releasing a new version of a game every year is akin to highway robbery, but compared to actually buying cards and prebuilt decks, you're getting way, way more bang for your buck, and there are more than enough new cards and features here to justify its release and your purchasing of it. All in all, Magic 2014 is easily the best game in the Duels of the Planeswalkers series, and I'll hopefully see you on Xbox Live.
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I was in grad school in 1994, and still have piles of alpha and beta cards. Good memories.


Merchandise Monday: Trade Show Photo Bonanza!
During the past couple of weeks, the Hinda merchandise team hit the trade show floors at the International CES and PPAI Expo and they reported back with some pretty cool new stuff! For this week's Merchandise Monday column, we thought we'd let the items speak for themselves.
The PPAI Expo was just last week – January 11-15 in Las Vegas.
Bugatti bags held all the swag given out at this year's Golden Globes®!
CES was also in Vegas on January 6-9. Be sure to check out our previous post from CES, as well!
Intel® RealSense™ Technology puts you in control – without the need for controllers!
The Parrot® Pot waters your plants so you don't have to remember.
Be sure to check out our Facebook page for even more photos from the show floor. As always, we won't know which of these products we'll be adding to our assortment for some time, so stay tuned to Hinda Blog for updates on these and other great new items in our continuously expanding awards collection!
It's only Day Two of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, but Hinda's merchandise team has already reported back with lots of great pictures and info about the cool new tech they're seeing on the show floor. Here are just a few of the highlights – in no particular order – with more to come!
Relatively new to the US market, TCL has been doing extremely well at Hinda. The company offers affordable price points and its line of Roku TV is hot. Here TCL is showcasing its Curved 4K TVs.
Load up your own beverages with the Chill personal soda machine from Hisense.
Not just a camera company anymore, Canon® showcases its Connected Home.
Headphones are big at Panasonic®!
Crosley®'s old-school booth proves vinyl is popular as ever.
Check out our Facebook page for more images from the show floor at CES!
The 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is underway in Las Vegas, where 160,000 visitors and 3,500 exhibitors will flock to check out and showcase the latest and greatest in consumer electronics. According to USA Today, anticipated highlights inlude drones, 4K TVs, app-based entertainment and high-tech cars. CES runs through Friday and Hinda is on the show floor reporting on cool new gadgets and tech trends, so stay tuned for updates this week!
We continue our trade-show wrap-up with a visit to the Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) Expo, which took place in Las Vegas on Jan. 14-18, the week following CES. The PPAI Expo is the largest promotional products show in the industry, and if you're looking for something new, you'll find it here – along with over 11,000 promotional consultants and 1,400 suppliers in the grand exhibit hall.
PPAI is all about branding. By definition, a brand is the "name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that identifies one seller's goods or services as distinct from those of other seller's." Initially, branding was the act of burning a symbol into an animal's skin with a hot iron stamp as a means to differentiate one's cattle from another. This tactic was subsequently adopted in business, marketing and advertising – albeit somewhat less painfully.
From colors and textures to lifestyle and entertaining, new trends were out in full regalia at PPAI this year.
Let's focus on fashion. As they say, everything old is new again. Neon from the '80s and brilliant pops of color ignite everything from clothing to accessories in 2013. Gold and black jewelry are on the rise, along with chunkier watches and bangle sets. Black diamonds are back, and rose gold is a must have.
Fashion handbags are getting bolder and brighter, as well. Patent leather is hot for spring, and cross-body style bags, which are perfect for commuters and multi-taskers who need their hands free, are trending right now. Pick one up with a pop of neon and you'll be the trendsetter of your social group!
Are you a thrill-seeker? Well 2013 looks to be your year. Experience and lifestyle options were a big trend at PPAI. Everything from outdoorsy activities to unique adventures is emerging as popular categories. Coinciding with this, the health and wellness category is trending with products for working out on-the-go and staying healthy while traveling.
Speaking of outdoor living, backyard entertaining was also a big trend this year at PPAI, and portable and space-saving grills are all the rage. The latest grills are lighter-weight and easy to clean but still offer all the grilling space and quality you need when creating an outdoor meal for your family or your whole block.
This is just a smattering of the trends and products emerging this year. Check back frequently for updates via our weekly "Merchandise Monday" column right here on Hinda Blog!
Opening on the heels of last week's Consumer Electronics Show, PPAI 2013 starts today at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. An array of professional development workshops, keynotes and other events are on offer at the expo this year – not to mention over 11,000 promotional consultants and 1,400 suppliers in the exhibit hall. PPAI is the largest promotional products show in the industry, and if you're looking for something new, you'll find it here!
Representatives from Hinda have taken up residence on the show floor this week, so come check us out at Booth #8311, located on the Shorelines (level two) level right by PPAI's brand.™ exhibit. We'll be here Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., so come talk to us about the latest and greatest from Hinda Incentives!


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Section 918.02 - Ante-mortem Inspections Of All Animals Slaughtered.
Section 918.03 - Adulterated Or Unwholesome Conditions.
Section 918.04 - Rules To Administer Meat Inspection.
Section 918.05 - Health Requirements For Employees.
Section 918.06 - Unauthorized Possession, Use Or Keeping Of Stamps, Marks, Or Brands.
Section 918.07 - Sale Of Meat Or Meat Products Produced For Human Food.
Section 918.08 - License - Annual Fee - Violations.
Section 918.10 - Exemptions From Chapter Requirements.
Section 918.11 - Prohibited Acts - Fines.
Section 918.12 - Voluntary State Inspections.
Section 918.15 - Poultry And Meat Products Fund.
Section 918.21 - Licensing Of Poultry Processing Definitions.
Section 918.22 - Inspection And Supervision Of Processing Operations - Ante-mortem Inspections Of Poultry.
Section 918.23 - Facilities And Sanitary Practices.
Section 918.24 - Records Of Licensed Establishments.
Section 918.25 - Rules To Administer Poultry Processing.
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Section 918.27 - Operating Prohibition Exemptions.
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Section 918.29 - Exemption From Ordinances, Rules, Or Regulations Of Political Subdivision.
Section 918.30 - Official Inspection Mark And Plant Number - Identification Of Product.
Section 918.31 - Sale Prohibitions.
Section 918.41 - State Acceptance Service To Examine And Monitor Compliance By Meat And Poultry Vendors.
Section 918.42 - Rules To Administer State Acceptance Service.
Section 918.43 - Transfer Of Surplus In Poultry And Meat Products Fund.
Section 918.44 - Federal Meat Grading And Certification Service To Grade Agreement.
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is a railway station in the city of Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai).

Lines
Nakatsugawa Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 317.0 kilometers from the official starting point of the line at  and 79.9 kilometers from .

Layout
The station has one ground-level  side platform and one ground-level island platform connected by a footbridge. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office.

Platforms

Adjacent stations

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All passenger trains stop at this station, including the Shinano limited express.

History
Nakatsugawa Station was opened on  as . It was renamed to its present name on 1 June 1911. On 1 April 1987, it became part of JR Tōkai.

Passenger statistics
In fiscal 2014, the station was used by an average of 3432 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).

Bus routes
Kita-Ena Kotsu
For Kashimo General Office (At this bus stop, you are able to transfer onto Nohi Bus bound to Gero Station and Hida-Hagiwara Station)
For Mino-Sakamoto Station and Totetsu Ena Shako (At this bus stop, you are able to transfer onto Totetsu Bus bound to Ena Station)

Surrounding area
Nakatsugawa City Hall

See also
 List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Railway stations in Japan opened in 1902
Railway stations in Gifu Prefecture
Stations of Central Japan Railway Company
Chūō Main Line
Nakatsugawa, Gifu


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Man, according to the BlogPatrol thingy I have running to check referrers and suchlike stats, my post on the BSG Mutiny arc seems to be still getting hits from forum discussions of how badly the finale sucked. How people can still be arguing over this, I don't know.
Dudes, forget the deus ex machina. Forget the fact that the Flying Spaghetti Monster did it. (Remember, that last line about how "it" doesn't like to be called God? FSM, man, FSM. Or maybe alien space bats.)
Forget the great honking "his name was Adam(a) and her name was (mitochondrial) Eve' cliché, and the whole teenage-pregnancy-and-an-early-death picture that paints for Hera's short, unpleasant life.
Forget the ludicrous scenario of your heroes returning to hunter/gatherer living, cause that's not actually the case; they're not breaking up into tribal structures; they're shown going off in pairs or family units at best, and often completely on their own. Abandoning technology, culture, medicine? Shit, these cretins are abandoning society.
Forget about Adama blowing his own brains out after Roslin's death, or Apollo falling down a ravine and dying a slow agonising death trapped down there with his broken femur with nobody to help him, or Chief building a coracle to try and sail to Scotland, only to drown in the English Channel, or Doc Cottle getting about five miles before his emphysema kicks in and the strain of it brings on a heart attack.
Forget the fact that Starbuck is magic! I mean, you've seen that Sarah Silverman "Jesus is magic!" routine, right? The one where she imagines explaining the difference between Judaism and Christianity to a child with "no bias whatsoever". That's the voice I hear that in. "See, mommy believes that Ronald D. Moore has zero respect for the intelligence of his audience, so didn't bother even attempting to resolve the narrative, preferring just to shout, 'Look, it's the Goodyear Bimp!' and run away. And daddy believes that Starbuck is magic!
No, no, no, forget all that. All you need to demonstrate the level of retarded in the BSG finale is one line, from the attack on the Cylon colony:
Apollo: Alpha Team, helmets off.
Heh. I mean, a soldier taking his helmet off before going into battle is retarded. An officer ordering his men to do so is retarded-squared. A writer incapable of seeing the inherent stupidity of this is retarded-cubed. (I mean, it's not even something you need to be gleaning from research, is it? It's not like you have to go and ask real-life soldiers whether, you know, it would be, like, a good idea to remove armour from a prime target before going into battle. You just have to exercise an iota of intellect marginally above that of Homer Simpson. You just have to remember the word "head-shot".) A writer so retarded that they still fail to see the inherent stupidity of this even despite countless war movies and tv series in the history of the modern media where some newbie schmuck takes his helmet off and gets a bullet in the forehead... that's retarded-off-the-fucking-chart.
So, you know, if you're arguing with BSG-finale defenders about whether or not the finale worked on any of those other points, just... don't bother. Really all you need is "Alpha Team, helmets off." Man that's so dumbass, it's a fucking benchmark-of-dumbassity. It should be used henceforth as an idiomatic measuring-stick of imbecilic writing.
"How dumb was that show last night? Man, that was Alpha-Team-helmets-off dumb!"
"Dude, that scored ten out of ten on the Alpha-Team-helmets-off scale!"
"Shit, man, that almost makes Alpha-Team-helmets-off look smart. Almost."
Cause it would have to be almost. Nothing could make that look smart.
Nalo said...
Thank you. So very much. Because the line, "Helmets off" just had my spidey sense jangling, and it all went downhill from there on.
Maybe they just wanted to be able to see!
Dianora said...
Dear Hal Duncan,
Jen Heddle
Chris: Suuuuuuure. And for extra flexibility they could have dumped all their body-armour too. And they could, you know, run faster if they weren't carrying guns. Maybe they could even have done the whole Pictish thing, and struck fear into their opponents by painting their naked bodies in blue patterns. Circles, maybe? Concentric ones focused on the chest area, I'm thinking. :P
Dude, they were pre-Picts. It all makes sense in retrospect! I fully expected to see Lee Adama beating a cylon to death with his purple headed bush-ferret, chanting early pre-Scottish poetry and supported by Kiera Knightley with a bow and arrow...
... oh God, I shouldn't have had that last pint.
Libbet said...
Word. Frakinig word. You exactly nailed how absurd it was.
anna tambour said...
You're too hard on the helmet scene, Al. There are two good reasons why this order would have been given. First, historical accuracy. Take the Adrian Casque, invented supposedly because of a soldier who stored his mess bowl under his helmet and it saved his life. Who has metal mess bowls today? Glass shatters! So wearing a helmet of glass is downright dangerous. If I were a commander, I'd tell my men to take them off and lay them down carefully in a safe place where no one could get hurt. But the scene could have been written in ignorance of history and glassware, and the instructions are due to writlat (writers thinking like automatic translaters), a perfectly legitimate way to think, seeing that we all use calculators and don't question their results.
Helmet > casque > bowl
Modern soldiers shouldn't go into battle with bowls on their heads.
should soldiers stand in formation > rock.
'translaters' (sic). Arrrgh. How did that happen? Though some translated texts do spell it that way, so maybe that makes it wel.
S Johnson said...
The reason that BSG posts are still getting hits is that BSG is still with us. Not just in the form of Caprica (presold for an entire season, isn't it?) but in the form of the BSG people addressing the UN or BSG being cited in a Newsweek article as the symbol of the Bush years (their version of culture crit, I guess) or in the form of the TV shows and movies modeled upon it. We've already had Bionic Woman, Flash Gordon, Tin Man, Eureka's turn to the dark side just on SyFy. (Typing SyFy makes me want to giggle.) The determination of the mainstream media to praise BSG for its political daring and its hot chicks isn't going to go away just because the show's finished its run. There are political attitudes expressed by BSG praise. The politics are still with us. BSG criticism verges upon political criticism upon topical issues.
I looked at the link to scifi.com. One poster quoted a so-called military advisor about the helmets off line, to the effect that the helmets would limit visibility, especially if the faceplate fogged up. The BSG fans greatly enjoyed that one.
The notion that the spacesuit helmets wouldn't have something to deal with fogging strikes me as conceding that it wasn't a real spacesuit, just a prop. Have to admit, I laughed out loud at the line too. But that was because I wondered how they could smash a hole into the structure and walk through corridors to find air in the first place. The Galactica itself was an airtight cork in the hole it made? The answer obviously is no. BSG was so stupid it didn't have a sound grasp on the fact that there's no air in space.
The shot where the Galactica's back breaks also shows that the writers seemed to think that the "ship" needed a strong keel to climb the waves in heavy weather, or break under the weight of the ship.
They also seemed to think that the Galactica could achieve ramming speed without accelerating the vessel in the first place.
The really funny thing is that lots of people specifically praised the action sequences!
The thing about the action sequences is they worked dramatically, purely in terms of narrative dynamics -- peril and such. I did have... a somewhat arched eyebrow at the ramming speed from docking position, and the strange lack of roaring winds of air being sucked out gaping hole, but I was still boggling at that point from the minute long pounding being dished out to the ship. Given that, for however many episodes previously, the narrative had *pivoted* on the structural disintegration of the ship, the fact that it might not even make another jump, the fact that it was *fucked*. Given that it made the jump, took a solid pounding from the defence system of the colony of planet-levelling killer robots, (cause, you know, you'd think they'd have quite good guns, wouldn't you?) and then *rammed* its way through the very structure of that colony... well, I had only barely recovered from the boggle when the "helmets off" line came along.
One of the producers, Ron D. Moore, posted this incredible assault on Voyager (when he worked briefly on the show, he was apparently freaked out that he was expected to come aboard as low man on the totem pole.) Given that, the way the rickety Galactica somehow rams the station had an eerie parallel to Voyager ramming a time-traveling spaceship in one of their episodes. That worked dramatically just once. One time viewing is a short shelf life. But when BSG did it again, it didn't work even once for me.


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This gorgeous designer scarf in electric blue and red brings an abundance of wealth and health, and protects you from harm created by jealousy. The scarf features soaring birds to bring you abundance, and cranes in the foreground to bring longevity and good health. The yin energy of the moon in the pattern of the evil eye talisman makes you beautiful, and prevents harm from those who become envious of you and covet what you have. Wear around your neck, on your hair or as an accessory to your handbag.


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Home > Services > High Holy Days
Annual services on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are a highlight of Knesset Israel's year. The services feature the sound of the shofar, prayer leadership by members of the congregation and teachings by Rabbi David Weiner.
Guests and members are welcome to attend Knesset Israel services in person. For security reasons, nonmembers must preregister to attend in person - please contact the synagogue office for more information about signing up. Fees apply, but there are courtesy tickets available for people who are members of another synagogue yet find themselves in the Berkshires for these holy days.
Anyone may watch Knesset Israel's High Holy Day and shabbat services on livestream. We use "Mahzor Lev Shalem" as our prayer book. Copies are available in the synagogue for people who attend in person. Those attending online may purchase copies through the synagogue or borrow an online version of the prayer book. (KI has purchased a limited number of licenses.)
Please consult the calendar for the service schedule.
On the Services
Knesset Israel's Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services are moving, participatory and transformative. Our renewed sanctuary helps enrich the sound and feel of davening. Our shlihei tzibbur and speakers range in age from 14-80+ leading the congregation in prayer, blending traditional modes and contemporary melodies. Rabbi David Weiner sets the tone for the services and enriches them with opportunities for reflection and study.
A highlight of the Rosh Hashanah service is the sounding of the Shofar, which takes place on several occasions, beginning no earlier than 10:00 a.m. both mornings. The sound of the Shofar is meant to call us: to find our souls amidst the noise of our lives; to reconnect with our community and our heritage; to remember our responsibility to infuse the world with justice and compassion.
To learn more about the content of the Rosh Hashana services, click here.
The evening Yom Kippur service will begin with an arrangement of Kol Nidre for the violin. The morning service includes the Yizkor memorial service, and the afternoon the powerful rituals of Neilah.
To learn more about the content of the Yom Kippur services, click here.
The major Rosh Hashana services at KI take place on the first night and on both mornings. The congregation builds slowly but steadily from the beginning of the service (8:30 am) until about 10:30 am.
Yom Kippur services at KI are well-attended. Plan to arrive on time for Kol Nidre, allowing for time to park, as entry to the sanctuary will be permitted before and between the parts of the service. The musical introduction and Kol Nidre, highlights of the service, happen right at its beginning.
Please bring your ticket with you for entry - it is important to us for welcoming you and for security purposes. If, when you signed up for services, you chose to receive your ticket by 'will call', please stop by the table in the lobby just outside the sanctuary to pick it up.
Please attend KI programming, including services, in person only when you are feeling healthy, free of symptoms that might indicate a COVID or other contagious infection.
Please stay up-to-date on your vaccinations for COVID (honor system).
Masks are optional.
Those who have had a known recent exposure to someone with COVID-19 are expected to follow CDC-recommended precautions, including masking where appropriate.
Expect to enter through one of the social hall doors. Please enter quietly, if the service is in progress when you arrive. Seating is unreserved.
Garments for Prayer
Everyone is encourged to wear a kipa; all those who identify as male must do so. All Jewish adults (age 13+) are encouraged to wear a tallit; those who identify as male must do so. We encourage people to bring their own kippot and tallitot, though KI has some prayer shawls available to borrow. Ushers are available to help all worshipers find what they need.
The central observance of Yom Kippur is a 25-hour fast, commencing just before sundown and continuing through nightfall. Fasting is meant to deepen the prayer experience, reduce distraction and help us get in touch with our own vulnerability and mortality.
Fasting is a personal matter. Many in synagogue will be fasting; some, for medical reasons, will be unable to do so. The ritual of fasting cannot be understood as an end in itself. The haftara on Yom Kippur makes it abundantly clear that a fast that fails to attune us to our duties towards the poor, hungry and homeless is a fast in vain.
KI offers many options for children on the high holidays. Children are welcome in the main service, and the congregation supports parents and grandparents as they help the next generation experience the day. Children's books, many of them on holiday themes, are available near the library door.
We also recognize that children need a different kind of Yom Kippur experience than their parents do. Babysitting is available each day from 9:30 am to 1 pm for children under 3. This year there will be programming suitable for school age children from 10-noon on the first day of Rosh Hashana and on Yom Kippur. Snack is provided. Advance registration is very helpful—please contact the synagogue office for that.


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Very long needle, used to sew or fix my backpack. I use fishing line as thread.
This is used to make a hasp on door, so I can put a padlock on my doors.
India Adapter and ESSENTIAL - I carry two and this is an absolute needed, Hard to buy item.
like in India or very old places for a plug. Northern Africa seems to use also.
This is a dentist tooth cleaner.
Me making multiple layers of one gallon zip lock bags, when you have needles, or sharp objects inside.
I roll up and place my pants in top to keep the backpack organizer wider.
Then I will pin them on outside of sheets and I can see them always.
I have large wide shampoo and conditioner. Keeps my shower bag wide.
Shower bag. Copy of heavier bag, made in Nepal. Most are too heavy material.


Rodez town centre is almost 11km from the airport and it will take about 15 minutes to drive there from the Aéroport Rodez Marcillac.
As you leave the airport head northwest on Route de Decazeville for about 69 metres and then turn left towards the D840.
At the roundabout take the first exit on to the D840 and drive for about 8.3km going over two more roundabouts until you turn right at Avenue de Bourran/D840.
Turn left and stay on Avenue de Bourran/D840 for about 31 metres until you turn right at Avenue Jean Monnet Le Caducée Bourran/D840.
Continue for about 0.9km until you turn right on to the D162 and then turn left to stay on this road. After 0.6okm take a slight right at Place d'Armes and then a slight left which will bring you into the centre of Rodez.
Below is a plan showing the airport motorway accesses.


Here's a sentence I never thought I'd write: The bar for deodorant ads has gotten really, really high over the last few years.
Don't look at me. I didn't decide this was the category that needed really absurd comedy creative. But Procter & Gamble's Old Spice has proven remarkably game throughout multiple campaigns from Wieden + Kennedy, and its directors—in this case, Steve Rogers of Biscuit Filmworks—have been correspondingly willing to let their freak flags fly.
Old Spice just released four new 15-second spots for the NFL season. First off, these are really funny ads. "Snow Globe" may be my favorite, but "Absent" made me laugh really loud at my desk just now, so that's got to be worth something. It's interesting how directly these spots, done in the same style as W+K's recent Old Spice bar-soap ads, make fun of a specific kind of creative—basically everything with a choral jingle over an otherwise-silent CPG spot in the 1980s. Musically, they're all dead on.
They're kind of perfect for ad nerds, actually. Remember the Doublemint ads where everybody loaded their gum into their mouths in exactly the same ridiculous way? Right, OK. Now, see how these guys sniff the deodorant sticks in exactly the same ridiculous way no one has ever sniffed a deodorant stick (in public, at least)? That's some deep CPG ad knowledge right there, my friends. Learn from it.
Really, if you think about the number of inexplicable beachside teleportations that go totally well, this is just the law of averages finally working itself out.


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I love holiday decor that you can leave up long after the needles of the Christmas tree have fallen and the new year has been welcomed. Which is why I am quite fond of the simple and subtle touches that pine cones and silver baubles add to a home this time of year.
They create an elegant and festive look while relieving the pressure of instantly having to de-decorate as soon as the holiday season is over.
So easy and so pretty. We're lucky enough to have neighbours who have a beautiful bush for greenery and a park for pinecones. Unfortunately I wasn't on the ball enough to collect some. I'm going to be on the hunt for pinecones next fall. I love them.
I love the pinecones, it is a really nice natural touch! I have them on my christmas tree.
I'm SO on the same page with you! I just posted on how I love green and white at Christmas. Anything thats clean and refreshing is fabulous in my book! These are gorgeous images you've shared!
I love that first photos!
I like this philosophy too! I think it's worth adopting for next year - lovely!
this is gorgeous and a good reminder to get my big pinecone out. can't believe I forgot.
love! so simple and elegant. gorgeous.
i love the ease that come with decor like this.
Very nice! Love the mantle and the white kitchen.
Love the understated chic of these decorations. I ladore subtlety in design!
I can't stop staring at that gorgeous grey backsplash!
I LOVE the first picture!!! Very pretty!
The garland and pine cones are beautiful! They have a very cabin-in-the-mountains feel to them that I love!
That mantle is ah-mazing. And the dark floors in the last picture with the window sills decorated...divine. Ahh...i love it!


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Unique Hen party ideas in Dublin: the naked chef experience
Hen parties, along with the entire wedding ceremony, are a costly affair. Thus, when thinking of hen party activities in Dublin, one option is to organize the last night of freedom at the comfort of your place. That way, it is not only an easier matter, but also a significant reduction in traveling and accommodation expenses. Thus, a Naked Chef experience could be a valuable option, as it can be carried out in the home of the bride, the bridesmaid, or one of the hens. It is all about killing two birds with a stone. The beauty of this activity lies in the hot cookery class and also in the superb Italian dinner!
Hen Party Latino is currently the only company in Ireland that caters the naked chef experience.
They come prepared with all necessary ingredients, based on a pre-decided menu and the number of guests. However, while throwing a hen party at home it's comfortable and informal, you may wish to have it in a separate location too! In that case, they will put together a luxury hen party package in Dublin, with a private venue for the show, a limousine tour, a VIP entrance in the coolest night club of the city, and other fun and exciting hen do activities.
The naked chef provides cooking classes for all hen parties, hag parties, and LGBT. The naughty chef takes the opportunity to teach the girls some tips from traditional recipes to cook Italian cuisine, tricks that the bride can bring home with her to impress her future husband. All the guests can be assured of a pleasant evening with good food and delightful company, while sipping on fine Italian wine. The additional spice to this activity is not just the red hot pepper, but also the fact that the chef wears nothing but a mini apron!
After the completion of the cookery lesson, the chef, along with his lovely assistant, serves the traditional Italian dishes to all the hungry hens. The food is prepared from the freshest ingredients, avoiding any pre-packaged materials. They are also specialized in providing gluten free and dairy free meals and also taking care of any other special requests.
Now that the food is served, it is game time! The naked chef will play some fun and naughty games, like the intriguing blindfold guessing ingredient, where the bride needs to guess a secret ingredient.
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Take a look around the Kia Soul and you'll find plenty of eye-catching design highlights. Notice the striking two tone. Inferno Red exterior colour with stunning Quartz Black roof, distinctively shaped headlights with front LED Daytime Running Lights and vertically arranged rear lights which are just some of the design features that make the Kia Soul so exciting.
The Soul range comprises of 4 stunning models '1', '2', '3' and the range-topping 'Sport'. Many models boast the urban styling pack of SUV-like features including black high gloss front and rear bumpers and front, rear and side skirt, silver front and rear fog lights and rear garnish and door step plate.
Standard features across the range include stylish alloy wheels and roof rails which also have a practical benefit as they help free up cabin space inside. The Soul range also boasts a brand new colour of Wild Orange on the range-topping 'Sport' which means you really can stand out from the crowd. And like the rest of the Kia range, all Soul models also come with our pioneering 7-year warranty.
The Kia Soul's unique circular-themed interior is inspired by sound waves: a round gear shift, circular groupings of steering wheel-mounted controls and spherical, high-mounted "floating" tweeters – they all come together to create an organic, fresh appeal. All you need to do is add your favourite tunes . The interior doesn't just look incredibly stylish, Kia have also optimised the use of space to ensure all occupants can enjoy a greater level of spaciousness and flexibility than you'd normally expect to find in a vehicle of this size.
In the range topping Soul Sport,the interior has impressive detailing including leather seats with orange stitching, a stylish D-cut steering wheel with perforated leather trim and the convenience of a heated steering wheel. Other unique features on this range topping model also include heated front and outer rear seats which are perfect for cold starts and the driver and front passenger seats incorporate the convenience of a 10-way electric adjustment.
Packed with the latest high tech, including an instrument cluster with a 4.3" TFT display, an 8" navigation system and a premium sound system, all features share a high sense of practicality so you can focus on enjoying your journey.
The Soul has an upgraded multimedia system. The '2' upwards is equipped with a bigger screen size (7 or 8" display), Kia connected Services featuring TomTom, 3D maps, SD map updates, Apple CarPlay compatibility and Android Auto compatibility. Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are convenient features which aim to reduce driver distraction while driving.
Via a simplified and intuitive interface, users will be able to operate some of the smartphone features which include, Navigation (direction, traffic conditions and POI search), make phone calls, send/receive messages, Music apps (Spotify, Tune In and Audio books) and Google Now/Siri - place questions and receive the answers. On the '3' grade and 'Sport' the new navigation system comes with a JBL premium sound system, external amplifer and sub woofer.
As the most important features of any car, the new Soul is well equipped with a host of active and passive safety technologies to provide the best protection in all driving situations. ESC is an active safety feature that provides optimised braking and engine torque control by monitoring individual wheel speed, steering angle and skidding. VSM controls brake force, engine torque and steering torque to provide improved vehicle stability when simultaneously braking and cornering – especially on wet, slippery and rough road surfaces. As for those sometimes tough hill starts, Hill-start Assist Control prevents you from rolling backwards. In the event of the an accident, the Kia Soul has a 6-airbag system, including front, rear, side and curtain airbags, that offers protection for all occupants.
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Red Pomegranate (Sharipa Urazbayeva) Kazakhstan
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Red Pomegranate
Sharipa Urazbayeva
Kazakhstan. 2021. 113 min
Anar marries Marat and lives with him and his son Adil. Pregnant Anar requires care, as she is anemic and at a high risk of miscarriage. When Marat hastens their move to the countryside, Anar finds herself in unfamiliar surroundings. Then Marat leaves to ask Anar′s father for a job and goes missing. Soon his creditors visit Anar. To make matters worse, Anar learns that Adil was raped. Now she begins a lonely fight to protect Adil. Red Pomegranate is the second feature film directed by Sharifa Urazbayeva, who came into the spotlight with her previous film Mariam (2019). Just like Mariam, Red Pomegranate depicts an independent and strong woman/mother who takes charge of her family during the absence of her irresponsible and incompetent husband and fights social prejudices. Director Sharipa Urazbayeva provides an objective portrait of the reality they face while warmly supporting Anar's choices and Adil′s growth.
Sharipa Urazbayeva is a Kazakhstani director, scriptwriter and producer.
In 2010, she graduated from the T.Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts with a major in "Film Making" in the studio of the famous Kazakh actor and director B. Kalymbetov. Sharipa Urazbayeva had a difficult but very familiar path for people in the field of cinema art: she began as an assistant director and, as time went on, reached the stage of producing her own full-fledged films.
After graduating from the Academy, Sharipa completed "Higher Courses for Directing" majoring in "Film and TV Making" in the studio of the famous Georgian director Irakli Kvirikadze. Later, in 2013, she interned at Nova University in Lisbon, Portugal.
"Mariyam" made the author famous far beyond her native Kazakhstan. The film was applauded by critics in France, where it was shown to a sold-out crowd at the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas. As a result, Sharipa Urazbayeva won the Grand Prix of the festival.
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David Bowie: Glamour
The Fanzine – by fans for fans
Sadly, we don't have any stock of any back issues for sale. They've all sold out and we have no plans to reprint. We may, however, print a collected volume at some point.
Below are the details of our past issues.
Being the first, issue 1 is very special to us. Andy and Nick dreamed up the idea of producing a new David Bowie fanzine in October 2016, having talked about the possibility for many years. The dream started to become a reality when Chris Jones at Milky Cereal contacted Nick to offer his services as a designer.
Initially, we thought we might sell 50-100 copies. We opened for pre-orders in December 2016 and sold out 350 copies in two-and-a-half days which we shipped to fans in January. It came with an A3 sized poster of the cover.
When copies started to change hands for big money on eBay, we decided to do a reprint so that fans could get it from us for the cover price instead of paying collector prices. About 1000 copies now exist in all. There are three versions which are subtly different. The differences are mainly due to printing techniques.
The popularity of the fanzine took us by surprise. We were also delighted by the generosity of David's friends and associates who gave their time and energy to make it a reality.
We don't have any plans to reprint issue 1. It has now become very collectible and is fetching high prices once again.
Issue 1 contributors included:
Mark Paytress
Suzi Ronson
Martin Samuel
Alex Walton
Woody Woodmansey
and of course… THE FANS.
"Well done everyone on the ULTIMATE FANZINE.. so many memories for all."
– Woody Woodmansey
Issue 2 was available in May 2017. It was our first issue to be featured on David Bowie's official website and media – to whom we are very grateful. We were also delighted to receive national media coverage from BBC 6 Music on a number of occasions and to feature in GQ magazine's list of 100 best things of the year.
Issue 2 featured a spot UV cover and came with an A3 sized poster of the cover. We printed 1000 copies, which sold out quickly. Like issue 1, it is now commanding high prices on eBay.
Carlos Alomar,
Philippe Auliac,
Dylan Jones,
Liz Kershaw,
Jessica Lee Morgan,
Terry O'Neill,
Nicholas Pegg,
"A great fanzine." – Cerys Matthews (BBC Radio 6 Music)
For Issue 3, we went all out to make the issue as great as we possibly could. It was launched on davidbowie.com and on David Bowie's official media. And Iman herself got in touch to compliment us on the fanzine! We printed 1000 copies and it sold out.
Issue 3 had a gatefold cover and more pages than ever before. It was beautifully designed by Chris at Milky Cereal with stunning cover artwork by Helen Green. Editors Andy Jones and Nick Smart gathered content from a range of top contributors.
Nicholas Pegg
Morgan Visconti
Paul Cuddeford
"I'm going to kick back and read every article" – Tony Visconti
Issue 4 was our most successful issue yet!
It was the first to be designed by the absurdly talented Lizzie Capewell. The fabulous cover art was by Helen Green as always. It really was beautiful and lived up to our tag line 'every page is like a poster'. At eighty pages, it was almost double the size of issues 1 and 2. It also had, in our opinion, some of the best content ever.
Issue 4 came with a lithograph art print of Helen's cover artwork and a print of an original photo by Blam! Early copies ordered by members of our email list also received an original Philippe Auliac print.
Contributors to issue 4 included:
Kevin Armstrong
Glenn Gregory
Des Henly
Marshall Jarman
Sean Mayes (diaries)
Marc Riley
Carmine Rojas
And, of course,… THE FANS!
"It's awesome. Beautiful publication" – Gerry Leonard
This was a very special issue of David Bowie: Glamour! Our Blackstar special!
To get a real understanding of David's final masterpiece, we interviewed every member of the band:
Tim Lefebvre
Jason Lindner
We also had a foreword by producer, the legendary
and a major interview with designer
Jonathan Barnbrook.
Plus other original articles and analysis.
Not forgetting, of course… the fans!
Lizzie's design was striking and dramatic and Helen's cover was both powerful and emotive.
As we'd taken a thematic approach for the first time, we wondered if that would impact sales. It did. It sold out faster than any previous issue! It was sixty-four pages and contained many revelations about the era.
We think it is an important document and the most comprehensive treatise of Blackstar yet produced.
Everyone who ordered received two art prints (one of the stunning cover by Helen Green and one of a powerful image by David Manktelow. People who ordered through our mailing list also received an exclusive band image and a variation of the cover, both by Helen.
"Keep up the good work. Love and gratitude." – Iman
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LeBron is connected to the worst TV score for an NBA Finals
For probably over a decade, LeBron James has been the face of the NBA. He became most synonymous with the league, arguably beginning throughout the latter stages of Kobe Bryant's career.
Now in his 20th season, that may no longer be the flagship name of the NBA. Rob Parker, on The Odd Couple podcast, stated about James drawing power:
The Lakers' lottery game pick, should they wind up there, might go to the New Orleans Pelicans if the Pets front workplace decides to do so. They made the pick Swap in Anthony Davis trade.
The Warriors bench has actually been terrible as their young role players have not developed as anticipated. James Wiseman has actually been relegated to the G League. Steve Kerr called his team spread, playing like they are going up against Drew League competition.
If things don't significantly improve, the Lakers could be dealing with another long off season. Dad Time is starting to reveal in LeBron James video game, and he has been dealing with injuries. Anthony Davis is playing through back discomfort and might also discover himself missing out on more games.
Curry's best proving, ratings-wise, came in 2016. He and James were most accountable for why Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals is the 3rd most-watched video game in any championship series.
Steph Curry, over the same four-year period, did not make the playoffs two times but likewise went to the finals in 2019 and 2022. He recently led the Golden State Warriors to the 2022 title against the Boston Celtics, winning his first NBA Finals MVP at the same time.
(Begins at the 4: 30 mark).
LeBron James and Steph Curry's respective groups are having a hard time.
If things do not dramatically improve, the Lakers might be facing another long off season. Dad Time is beginning to show in LeBron James game, and he has been dealing with injuries. Anthony Davis is playing through pain in the back and could likewise discover himself missing more games.
James Wiseman has actually been relegated to the G League. Steve Kerr called his group scattered, playing like they are going up versus Drew League competition.
LeBron James has actually missed the playoffs in two of his 4 seasons with the LA Lakers. He likewise won the champion in 2020 with Anthony Davis and after that lost to the Phoenix Suns in the preliminary the following season.
No matter rankings, LeBron James and Steph Curry's teams are struggling. Before winning versus the Brooklyn Internet on Sunday, the LA Lakers held a 2-10 record, connected for the worst in the franchises' history.
The face of the NBA title may still be a toss-up between LeBron James and Steph Curry.
The Golden State Warriors, on the other hand, are only 6-9 and are winless on the road in 8 games. Curry took off for 50 points versus the Phoenix Suns, which is generally a recipe for success. The Bay Location team still lost 130-119 on Wednesday.
Last seasons champion versus the Boston Celtics had significantly more views than the 2020 title run of the LA Lakers.
Ironically, it's been Russell Westbrook who has been benched to the bench, who has given the most favorable vibe out of the Lakers Big 3. Basic manager Rob Belinda built a group that can't shoot and lacks boundary protectors.
The Lakers 2020 champion, nevertheless, is ranked in the least-watched and lowest-rated title series because 1987. Possibly because of the pandemic ruining everything, basketball fans who were stuck inside their houses wouldn't even view that series.
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by Sarah Beth Durst
This atmospheric fantasy is, "from the gripping first line, a fast-paced, thought-provoking, and stirring story of sacrifice" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).
Liyana has trained her entire life to be the vessel of a goddess. The goddess will inhabit Liyana's body and use magic to bring rain to the desert. But Liyana's goddess never comes. Abandoned by her angry tribe, Liyana expects to die in the desert. Until a boy walks out of the dust in search of her.… (more)
Liyana has trained her entire life to be the vessel of a goddess. The goddess will inhabit Liyana's body and use magic to bring rain to the desert. But Liyana's goddess never comes. Abandoned by her angry tribe, Liyana expects to die in the desert. Until a boy walks out of the dust in search of her.
Korbyn is a god inside his vessel, and a trickster god at that. He tells Liyana that five other gods are missing, and they set off across the desert in search of the other vessels. For the desert tribes cannot survive without the magic of their gods. But the journey is dangerous, even with a god's help. And not everyone is willing to believe the trickster god's tale.
The closer she grows to Korbyn, the less Liyana wants to disappear to make way for her goddess. But she has no choice: She must die for her tribe to live. Unless a trickster god can help her to trick fate—or a human girl can muster some magic of her own.
Fiction Juvenile & Young Adult Fantasy, Magic
Juvenile & Young Adult / Fantasy, Magic
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books (September 11, 2012)
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The Foundation's Choir gave a concert at the end of the meeting.
H.R.H. the Prince of Asturias attended a meeting with the members of the Prince of Asturias Foundation's Board of Trustees last 17th June at the El Pardo Royal Palace in Madrid.
A detailed report of the work carried out over the years and the Foundation's financial and equity standings was given during the meeting.
At the end of the meeting, the Foundation's Choir, accompanied by pianista Oscar Camacho, gave a concert for H.R.H. Prince Phillip and the members of the Board of Trustees.
The Choir performed a polyphonic repertoire divided into two parts. The first parto f the programme included the lieders for voice and piano Des tages weihe D 763, An die sonne D 439 and Gott im ungewitter D 985 by Austrian Composer Franz Schubert. During the second part, the Choir performed an entirely Asturian repertoire with such works as Siga el panderu tocando by Antolín de la Fuente, Anxelinos by Ángel Émbil, and La nuiche by Manuel F. Avello.


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