The Chamber of Commerce and Industry presented a study by economist Olivier Sudrie on price formation in Martinique. This specialist in the economy of overseas territories has identified a chain of factors which contribute to the high cost of living on our territory, as well as three levers which, activated at the same time, might halve the price differential between our island and France, i.e. a 14% drop in prices including VAT.
Some still wonder why Japanese fans keep buying the physical packs i.e. the Blu-ray/DVDs and the main reason is acquisition benefits that include themed items that you can’t get anywhere else. However, another aspect of interest in purchasing these expensive bundles is the fact that fans want to watch the series in question completely uncensored. And we don’t mean seeing genitals or breasts, but seeing the product that the animators really wanted to deliver, without cuts requested by television stations, etc.
Therefore, when the production team of Chainsaw Man listed the third Blu-ray/DVD pack for release on March 31 in Japan, fans rushed to buy it because they expected to see a particular uncensored scene. It is regarding the kiss scene that Himeno gives to Denji in the seventh episode. In this story, Himeno was completely drunk, so she ends up throwing up in Denji’s mouth while giving him a deep first kiss.
When this scene aired on TV in Japan, it had to be censored due to regulations, which prohibit the display of vomit and any other “fluid” that might make viewers uncomfortable. This same version was the one that made it to streaming platforms in the West, so fans were hoping that the Blu-ray/DVD version would finally show them the uncensored scene.
And the surprise was, precisely that there was no change! The production team made some corrections here and there to some of the episodes, but the vomit kiss scene continues to be censored even in the high priced physical version. This was reported by the Twitter user “Toro Inoue (@g6xa3awstGCEljS)“, who wrote:
- «The vomit kiss scene is still tiled on the Blu-ray, just as it aired on TV. I do not put the comparative images of the scene in question because I do not think that people would want to see them even if there was a mosaic».
In the end, it seems that the fans of Chainsaw Man They also did not receive what they were looking for or paying the studios MAP for the physical packages of the series. Fortunately, let’s remember that the Twitter user “Vich (@JblenV)” was in charge of removing the censorship since December of last year, so fans will have to resort to this option produced by a guy who doesn’t even describe himself as an animator.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaTwMQzXvhM
Synopsis of Chainsaw Man
The story takes place in a world where Demons threaten the peace of humans, making them targets to be eliminated. Denji is a depressed young man who has sold several of his organs and works as a lumberjack and demon hunter to pay off his late father’s debt. Denji owns a dog (which is also a demon) named Pochita, who has chainsaws and which he uses to do his work.
This is explained because humans can make contracts with demons. After returning home from a job, Denji is called by a Yakuza to infiltrate a building and kill another demon. However, the plan was a trap to assassinate him as part of a Yakuza contract with the demon, gaining them more power. But Pochita comes to Denji’s aid and bonds with him, becoming a half-man, half-demon and acquiring Pochita’s chainsaws.
Fuente: @g6xa3awstGCEljS on Twitter
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The GRB 221009A range burst deserves the title BOAT, an event that only happens “once every 10,000 years”.
On October 9, 2022, astronomers saw a flash of gamma radiation like no other. In the moment, telescopes around the globe pointed to the distant galaxy responsible for this “gamma burst“. The multitude of data collected around this event just makes it possible to deliver its first conclusions. The opportunity to confirm its absolutely unique nature.
The GRB 221009A range burst deserves the title of BOAT
This flash was so powerful that it had saturated the sensors of the satellites. Quickly, a global alert was launched to observe, both from Earth and in Space, this gamma-ray burst baptized GRB 221009A. And just as quickly, he offers himself the nickname of Brightest of all Time (BOAT).
Three astronomers took the time to decipher the first analyses, published very recently, to the specialized site The research. And according to the researchers, the thing was not easy because “in luminosityé exceptional saturated most of the gamma detectors, so that part of the information relating to this event had to be reconstructed“. To this must be added the difficulty due to the fact that the direction of the burst was in the galactic plane, cluttered with dust and stars, which greatly alters the signal.
The very first detection of a gamma-ray burst dates back to 1967. But since then, this kind of event has remained shrouded in mystery. Over the years, and the detections, we have discovered that these are violent phenomena occurring in all the galaxies around ours. As to why, the most popular theory is an explosion of massive stars – a supernova – which spawns a jet producing a gamma flash and followingglow emissions at all wavelengths.
An event that only happens “once every 10,000 years”
The Hubble telescope was able to photograph the host galaxy of this gamma-ray burst while the European instruments installed on the Very Large Telescope in Chile made it possible to assess its distance: regarding 1.9 billion light-years. According to the three astrophysicists, “despite this distance, far beyond our galaxy and neighboring galaxies, it is one of the closest gamma-ray bursts ever recorded. Which explains why the explosion was so bright. It is estimated that such gamma-ray bursts, as close and bright, n’take place that’once every ten thousand years.”
So much for the purely observatory part. As for knowing why, as exceptional as this gamma-ray burst may be, its origin is, once once more, very mysterious. No instrument has managed to see the supernova that would have given birth to it. However, there is still hope insofar as a large part of the data, Chinese in particular, have not yet delivered all their answers. Who knows, maybe we’ll know more very soon!
Morocco’s car exports have seen a significant increase in recent months. At the end of February 2023, car exports reached 21.663 billion dirhams (1.9 billion euros), an increase of 40.5% compared to the same period last year. This figure reflects the boost given to the Moroccan automotive industry, as well as to Morocco’s international trade, thanks to the many government incentives, such as financing programs, aimed at encouraging the development of the industry and ensuring competitiveness. Moroccan products on the international market.
During the period January-February 2023, the Moroccan government is taking measures to improve transport infrastructure, which will make transporting vehicles easier and cheaper. This stimulates demand for luxury vehicles from Moroccan exporters, which ultimately translates into increased export earnings. On the other hand, the government is multiplying trade agreements with other countries, which opens up new possibilities for the export of cars and contributes to increasing the demand for luxury vehicles from Moroccan exporters.
The Bureau de Change reported that car exports increased significantly over the past month. This increase is mainly attributed to the increased sales of different automotive segments, such as construction, wiring, interiors and seats, to increase the demand for cars in the international market.
The report highlights an increase in sales in the main export sectors of the Maghreb country, such as the electronics sector (36.4%), textiles and leather (15.1%) and the agri-food sector (1 .3%). This contributed to an increase in exports of 7.9% compared to the larger increase in imports (11.6%), leading to an increase in the trade deficit of 17.8%, with a coverage rate of 60 .5%.
The increase in exports has also been accompanied by an increase in imports, which can be a worrying indicator. Indeed, imported products can compete with national products; it is therefore necessary to implement policies that promote the growth of exports, as well as measures that develop the level of competitiveness of national products.
These measures should include strengthening research and development, improving quality, improving infrastructure and promoting the export of national products to international markets. In this way, the country’s trade performance can be improved, reducing the trade deficit and allowing exports to continue to grow in a sustainable manner, so that the country can achieve its economic development goals and strengthen the national economy.
The Moroccan Bureau de Change highlights the recovery of the tourism sector and the growth of foreign and immigrant investment. This translates into a 19.8% increase in foreign direct investment and a 28.6% increase in remittances from Moroccan emigrants, which reached 17.298 billion dirhams (1.55 billion euros).
In addition, tourist receipts stood at 16.006 billion dirhams (1.4 billion euros) at the end of February, exceeding the level reached at the end of April 2020 (12.166 billion dirhams or €1.094 billion). This shows that the country is resuming economic activities following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite the increase in exports, Moroccan car manufacturers are currently facing difficulties in improving the quality of their products. This is mainly due to a lack of investment in technological innovation, as well as a shortage of financial resources to carry out research and development. It is therefore necessary for Moroccan car manufacturers to invest in advanced technologies in order to maintain the superior quality of the products they export.