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The e-Government Development Center, which is subordinated to the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovation under the President, continues to expand the scope of the ASAN payment system.

Report informs citing the Agency that payments on the Mortgage and Credit Guarantee Fund were integrated into the ASAN payment system.

From now on, the standard monthly mortgage and loan payments, additional payment for suspension of monthly payments with term reduction, additional payment for reduction of monthly payments with term preservation, full loan repayment, guarantee payment, labour insurance payment, life insurance payment, additional payment for labour insurance, additional payment for private accident (life), monthly rent and full payment for debt repayment can be made through ASAN payment system.

The ASAN payment system was established in accordance with the decree of the President of Azerbaijan dated February 11, 2014, under number 110.

Google released its “Year in Search 2019” results this week, which showed the travel destinations that had the highest spikes in searches from this year to last.

Report informs citing cnbc that Maldives ranked first and is followed by Japan and Bora Boba isles. Las Vegas and the Mexican capital are also among the top-5.

In addition, the ranking includes the states of Alaska, New Orleans, California, New York and Costa Rica. 

Department head at Baku Slavic University (BSU), associate professor Yashar Alkhasov has been awarded the Pushkin Medal for his outstanding contribution to the promotion of Russian language as well as Russian literature and culture abroad, AZERTAC reported.

He received the medal from Secretary General of the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature Natalia Brunova at a solemn ceremony held at the University.

Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, chairman of the Russian Language Council under the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Tolstoy congratulated the Azerbaijani scientist on this occasion.

With more than 200 scientific works published, Alkhasov is the co-author of a curriculum on Russian language, state academic standards for Russian language, as well as high school programs and textbooks for Russian language schools in Azerbaijan.

On December 17, Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic Dastan Jumabekov arrived in Azerbaijan to attend the 9th plenary session of the TURKPA.

Dastan Jumabekov was greeted by First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Ziyafat Asgarov at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport.

The Museum of Modern Art invites you to take part in a charity exhibition to be held on December 20-27.

The project is organized jointly with famous artist Milena Nabiyeva to mark Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis, observed annually on December 31.

The museum will exhibit about 50 works by famous Azerbaijani artists. A charity project of this scale in a similar format is being held in Azerbaijan for the first time.

The project organizer Milena Nabieva noted that the charity will become traditional and every artist will be able to take part in the project future. She also invites representatives of other art fields to join this initiative.

All funds from the charity will be used for the treatment of Narmina Kichibayova, who has T-cell lymphoma.

As Milena says, the life of children is the most valuable thing in the world.

"I wholeheartedly believe that there are many people in Azerbaijan with a big heart, because the traditions of charity are firmly inscribed in our human code. We cannot but follow the deeds of the great Azerbaijani people, who wrote their names in golden letters in the history of care for the afflicted and unprotected. Hearing what a terrible disease a young girl is struggling with, I have decided to help her family and give Narmina the confidence that she won't be left alone with their misfortune...," she told Trend Life.

The charity exhibition will bring together talented artists Altai Sadikhzade, Milena Nabiyeva, Salhab Mammadov, Namig Mammadov, Malik Aghamalov, Zakir Akhmadov, Yavar Sultanov, Eldar Gurbanov, Ali Shamsi, Rashad Mekhdiyev, Arif Huseynov, Sabina Shikhlinskaya, Mir Azer Abdullayev, Vugar Muradov, Elyar Alimirzoyev, Museib Amirov, Elena Hagverdiyeva, Inna Kostina, Azad Aliyev, Subkhan Mammadov, Nigar Narimanbayova, Ayten Rzaguliyeva, Mahmud Rustamov, Metin Sherifov, Tamilla Hasanova, Rafael Aliyev, Rashad Babaev, Anar Huseynzade, Elnur Babayev, Anar Yolchiyev, Emin Asgarov, Intigam Aghayev, Ragim Gashimov, Eyvaz Sultanly, Jalal Aghayev.

An appeal to charity for Milena Nabieva, a mother of two children, is a need for soul and heart. As she says, once, having seen the eyes of orphans, she has realized that she wanted to bring warmth and care to their life feasibly.

From that moment, her trips to orphanages became permanent. Initially, they were non-public in nature. However, the artist then understood the impossibility of doing much things alone. That's why she attracted close people and those in whose hearts she found a response to this noble activity. According to the artist, her mission is to make orphans believe that their life is important for many people.

The artist believes that the future of such children is an integral part of the country's development.

Therefore, she turned to many famous and eminent artists and encouraged them to take part in this project.

Therefore, the exposition is like a symbiosis of the artists' creativity, a reflection of the interconnections in society. Through the project, national artists want to show that there are orphans. Behind every child is a strong society and state.

Milena Nabiyeva thanks all the artists who responded to her invitation, and invites all concerned people to take part in such a large-scale event.

The opening ceremony starts at 19:00. Admission is only by invitation or registration on the event's Faceboook page.

The exhibition is available from Tuesday to Sunday (11:00-20:00). Ticket price  is 5 AZN ($3), 2 AZN ($1) - for students. You can also purchase the works on Facebook page of Minabi Art & Design.

Media partners of the event are Azernews.az, Trend.az, Day.az, Milli.az.

National Art Museum invites you to view the works of the national artist Nadir Gasimov (1928–2000) on December 17. The exhibition will mark the artist's 90th birthday anniversary.

In his paintings, Nadir Gasimov praised Caspian Sea, the conquerors of the oil sea, people of science and art, as well as female beauty.

The artist's creativity covers more than half a century, from the end of 1940 to 2000. The master, who worked in various art styles genres was mainly remembered for his paintings inspired by the Absheron Peninsula and the Caspian Sea. His works are included in the "Golden fund" of national art.

In his paintings, the artist brilliantly depicted the sun scorched and oil-saturated land, sometimes raging, pacific undulating sea, oil wells located on land and under water.

In the mid-50s of last year, Nadir Gasimov created portraits of famous personalities of Azerbaijan - USSR national artists Bulbul and Marzia Davudova, as well as drilling master Gulbala Aliyev.

However, the artist’s favorite theme was not only the Caspian. He often visited the country's regions to find inspiration in Azerbaijani nature.

In the 1960s, Gasimov created such paintings as "On the Cotton Field",  "On Rice Fields", "Lankaran Girls" and others.

About 100 works by the artist are stored in museums  of the CIS countries, as well as in the USA, Belgium, France, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Bulgaria, etc.

A grand concert of Emin Agalarov has been held at  Moscow's Crocus City Hall.  The evening marked the artist's tenth sold-out concert.

The singer also presented his new album, which was released on the same day. Magnificent video installations, stunning stage design left no one indifferent.

EMIN thrilled the audience with his new songs "Tender", "First Snow" as well as his hits "Still", Boomerang and many others.

The artist prepared a special number where he combined several of his songs at once, not included in the track list of the main program, but which are so loved by viewers around the world.

The song "Blue Eternity" by Muslim Magomayev takes a special place in musician's concert programs.

After the performance, the singer handed flowers to the widow of Muslim Magomayev - People's Artist of the USSR Tamara Sinyavskaya.

Russian singers Yulia Kovalchuk, Brandon Stone and many others shared the same stage with EMIN. 

Born in Baku, Emin Agalarov moved with his family to Russia at the age of four. After graduating from high school in New Jersey, EMIN enrolled in Marymount Manhattan College (New York). He graduated at the top of his class, delivering a thesis on “Business Management in the Field of Finance".

Agalarov's interest in music began in the high school years in the U.S. After graduating from high school, he returned to Russia, where he continued composing songs. In 2005 he began working with his vocal and music teacher, the renowned Azerbaijani singer Muslim Magomayev, to whom he pays tribute at his concerts.

His first studio album “Still” was released in 2006, selling in the first six months 70,000 copies in Russia, and an additional 30,000 in CIS countries.

EMIN's media appearances include BBC Breakfast, Extra, ITV's Daybreak, Fox, Entertainment Tonight, Pro 7, The Today Show, E!, among others. He's been featured in The Sunday Times, The Sun, Bilt, Wall Street Journal, The Independent, GQ, Esquire, OK!, etc.

Agalarov is also one of the organizers of Zhara International Music Festival which has turned into annual gathering of celebrities.

In 2018, Emin Agalarov was named People's Artist of Azerbaijan.

On December 14, the winter season opened in the Shahdag Tourism Center, one of the most popular tourist attractions of the country.

In this regard, the State Tourism Agency organized a press tour for media representatives in Shahdag, local media reported.

During the tour, Chairman of Shahdag complex Resort Rodderick Leffler noted that the number of tourist visiting the resort in the winter season 2019-2020 is expected to increase by five percent.

 “In this season, for the first time in six years of our complex’s activity, we have included all ski tracks for guests, so we expect a five percent increase in tourist flow compared to last season,” Leffler said.

He stressed that tourist from Russia and Kazakhstan account for the majority most of the foreign visitors.

He also noted that given the reviews of guests and visitors, in the upcoming season, prices of services in the complex decreased by 15 percent.

Leffler emphasized that it is planned to implement new projects. He said that one of these projects is a DJ festival planned to be held in August 2020. He also informed that it is also planned to organize a summer camp for students.

He further noted that the works on opening SOCAR gas filling stations in the complex are nearing completion.

“We are working to ensure that our guests are satisfied, so that they do not worry when they come here in their cars,” said Leffler.

Since its opening back in 2013, Shahdag Tourism Center has attracted a large number of holidaymakers from around the world. The resort is rightfully in the list of three top-ranking destinations preferred by Russian ski lovers in the CIS.

The resort is located 200 kilometers away from Baku - on the territory of the Shahdag national park, in the Gusar region of Azerbaijan, 32 kilometers from the regional center Gusar. Shahdag is a unique resort that can receive guests all year round. The temperatures at Shahdag ranges from winter lows of -20°C, -22°C to pleasant summer evenings of 15-20°C. Thus, it is not just a ski resort.

The infrastructure of the complex is very rich - there are a lot of hotels, restaurants, ski trails, lifts, etc. Currently there are 5 hotels here - Zirve (4 stars), Shahdag Hotel & Spa (5 stars), Gaya Residences (family residences), PIK Palas (5 stars) and Park Chalet (4 stars). In addition, in all seasons there are several cable cars, many cafes, restaurants, and plenty of entertainment at the services of vacationers.

The average living costs of the resort is 5,000 rubles ($79.38) per day.

Zima 2019 Kids Music Festival has comes to an end. A gala concert of the festival took place in the Heydar Aliyev Palace, bringing together local and foreign musicians.

Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva attended the event.

About 110 children applied this year to participate in the festival. The organizing committee chose 20 best performers among them.

The concert was hosted by young talents Rufat Mammadov and Suel Heybatova, well known from the previous festivals.

Before the concert, the performers walked a red carpet and shared their impressions of the festival.

The audience then enjoyed a spectacular concert with participation of local singers People’s Artist Aygun Kazymova, Jalal Bashirli, Sevda Alakbarzade, Fakhriyya Aliyeva and so on.

Representatives of Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia, Kazakhstan, France and the Great Britain also performed at the concert. The festival was welcomed with great interest.

In conclusion, all participants were awarded special diplomas and souvenirs.

The evening was organized with the support of the Culture Ministry and Beat Group Company and the Culture Ministry.

Zima International Kids Music Festival is not a competition, but only a song festival - prizes are not awarded to the participants of this musical project, each young performer is awarded a diploma.

The festival participants have already successfully performed at various prestigious international competitions.

For example, Zima-2017 participants became winners of the international music television contest "Vo Ves Golos". Rustam Karimov also excelled - he won a special prize at the San-Remo Junior 2017, while Alexander Zazarashvili, a participant of Zima-2018, became the winner of "The Voice Kids" in Ukraine. 

For centuries, lack of sleep was considered to lead to stress and anxiety, poor memory and various illnesses. Even nowadays, many people tend to believe that the more hours of sleep you have the better. However, numerous studies prove that both lack of sleep and oversleeping can result in body disorders.

The eight-year study conducted by European Heart Journal revealed that individuals who were constantly oversleeping had a 41% increased risk of heart failure, hemorrhage and even death. Scientist note that it is not the oversleeping itself that is dangerous, but the underlying conditions causing it. Here are some of the most common reasons of oversleeping:

Chronic fatigue and inanition of the body

Brain blood supply disturbance

Brain injury or pathology

Hypotonia (low arterial blood pressure)

 Hormone imbalance

Vitamin deficiency

Chronic inflammatory disease of some organ

The question that should be answered in the first place talking about this topic is “What is considered to be oversleeping?” or “How much of sleep is too much?”

According to scientists, the amount of sleep you should have depends on a number of factors, including your age, lifestyle, medical history and so on. Yet, if you sleep for more than 10 hours a day and still feel exhausted, you should probably be concerned. You might have a serious health condition called hypersomnia.

But it’s not only physical conditions that contribute to oversleeping. It could also be caused by psychological problems. Have you ever had a big debate or fight that you wanted to “sleep on”? That roughly describes what psychological oversleeping is about. Nowadays our life is so frantic that it makes people struggle with emotional and informational overload. At one point, our brain might just refuse to take anymore and decide to “sleep on it”.

In any case, the only way to know for sure is to visit a doctor. The earlier you visit a doctor, the more chances you have to identify any serious health condition possible. If your excessive sleep is caused solely by psychological conditions, you can fix it by following these simple recommendations: set a sleep pattern and follow it,do more exercises, reduce the intake of alcohol and caffeine, find a morning ritual to wake up to.

And don’t forget what they say: Early to bed, early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise.