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May 2024 “Editor’s Holiday”:
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Bar Nina (Torrox Costa) has a great performance for you this weekend:
– Friday 10 May
Doors open at 4:00 PM, where you can sit on our large terrace, with good music and a drink. Try our famous dutch snacks…Frikandel, croquette, bitterballen and meatballs with satay sauce. And we have many more delicious snacks.
-Saturday 11 May
Doors open at 4:00 PM, at 9:00 PM Dana & Gianni will come and perform you with international and original songs interpreted in a very original way with roots in jazz soul and blues and a touch of bolero.
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Vélez-Málaga will celebrate ‘Museum Day’ on Saturday, May 18, with an open day and free guided tours:
– Next Saturday 18th May is ‘International Museum Day’ and Town Hall has prepared an open day and free guided tours so that all citizens and visitors can celebrate and enjoy the museums of Velez-Malaga.
– In the Muvel we will have guided tours at 10.00 am and at 18.00 pm. At 11.30 a.m. for the little ones we will have puppets in the courtyard with Peneque. All children of the municipality are invited. There will be no need to register and admission will be free. And we will have a series of screenings of 6 documentaries, 12 minutes long each, about the history of our municipality. All those interested in these guided tours and in attending the screenings of the documentaries will have to register at the Muvel e-mail address, mvvel@velezmaaga.es
– At the CAC we will have guided tours at 11.00 am and at 17.00 pm. There will also be a documentary on loop throughout the day on the life and work of Paco Hernández. Guided tours of the Easter Week Museum will be at 12.00 noon and 19.00. And there will be a special visit, guided and dramatized by Cervantes himself, to the Cervantes Hall at 12 noon. To register for this activity, please send an email to cultura@velezmalaga.es
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/velez-malaga-celebrara-el-sabado-18-de-mayo-el-dia-de-los-museos-con-una-jornada-de-puertas-abiertas-y-visitas-guiadas-gratuitas/
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Legends of Malaga Football Match: Fri, 24 May, 8pm
Rosaleda Stadium, Malaga
This is an essential date for any Malaguista wishing to remember better times, now that luck is proving elusive for the Martiricos institution. Sandro, Van Nistelrooy, Willy Caballero and Weligton promise to delight all those who come to La Rosaleda.
Tickets will cost €5 in the end zone and €10 in the Tribuna and Preferencia. Affordable prices with which the club aims to fill the stadium and instil a sense of ‘buenrollismo’ in the fans who, one day later, will be watching the Malaga team’s last game in the regular phase of the Primera Federación, which will pit them against Real Madrid Castilla.
Although there are still things to be confirmed, the most likely scenario is that two halves of 40 minutes each will be played, and that the substitutions have already been agreed, made up of different sets of players. What we do know is that the Málaga CF legends will play in the 120th anniversary commemorative shirt.
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Tickets for Ricky Martin’s concert in Granada are now on sale on the Ticketmaster website. The prices range from 52.80 euros for the andanadas (raised areas) around the bullring, to 192.50 euros for the area closest to the stage. Ricky Martin’s concert in Granada will start at 22:00.
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The Greek House – Greek Casita Restaurant & Bar – Torrox Costa:
Located on the sea promenade, between the Safari bar and Picadero restaurants, BLQ 80 bajo. We offer you a little piece of Greece with our Greek home made specialities. You can choose meat specialties (Gyros, Souvlaki, Bifteki, Sutsukaki, Mussaka), cheese (Feta Psiti, Feta Saganaki, Hallumi), vegetables (Greek salad, Hummus, Eggplant cream, Mezze, Tzatziki) or sea fruits (prawns or octopus), all of this accompanied with our special Greek pita bread. For dessert… HOMEMADE BAKLAVA! We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet end exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! Hours: 6:30pm to close, Wednesday thru Sunday. Closed Monday & Tuesday. For reservations call 642585049. https://la-casita-griega.business.site/ We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section.
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SPAIN
BRAIN DRAIN- 80% Of Immigrants In Spain Have No Academic Qualifications…Meanwhile 60% Of Spanish College Grads Are Emigrating:
– Concerns have just recently been raised about the educational qualifications of immigrants, with data showing that around 80 per cent of immigrants in the country have little to no qualifications, SchengenVisaInfo reports.
– As El Mundo explains, Spain is the second EU country with the highest number of immigrant population. Despite this, the country has not been able to put foreign talent to use since only around 23.1 per cent of immigrants in the country are qualified and hold a university degree.
– While immigrants are important to mitigate the ageing of the Spanish population and fill in different job positions, Bank of Spain Director of General Economics, Statistics and Research, Ángel Gavilán, stressed that the flows are not solving the problem due to lack of qualifications among immigrants.
– In addition to registering a high number of unqualified immigrants, Spain is also dealing with another problem related to its own citizens. Data has shown that qualified Spaniards are leaving Spain for other countries. Of all groups of Spanish citizens, university students represent the highest percentage of those who are moving to other countries, with 60 per cent of them emigrating in 2022.
– Commenting on the matter, Gavilán said that it is very concerning to see that the country is losing talent and instead registering an increased number of unqualified immigrants. Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/around-80-of-immigrants-in-spain-have-no-academic-qualifications/
ANDALUCÍA
Some restrictions and pressure reductions to save water remain on the Costa del Sol and Axarquía: {Translation}
– The restrictions to save water in the current context of drought in Malaga will be maintained for the time being on the Costa del Sol and Axarquia, with measures aimed at reducing the pressure of the flow and cuts in supply at night, respectively.
– On the Western Costa del Sol, the public company Acosol has indicated that the region will continue with the pressure reduction at night in the drinking water supply networks, and in principle “it will not be modified for the summer”. The measure began to be applied last February, from 00:00 to 06:00 every day, except Saturdays.
– The water stress situation and how the summer season will be tackled will be analysed by the public water company in the coming weeks, to assess “whether to modify or continue with the timetables or days” in terms of reducing pressure, as well as studying other aspects related more to consumption and the application of restrictions in a “generic” or “selective” way in those “higher”, or the filling of swimming pools, they have indicated.
– According to Acosol, the lowering of the pressure at night was produced to “reach the end of the hydrological year with sufficient reserves in the reservoir of La Concepción to be able to undertake the next one”, while this measure has allowed “saving water and reaching 200 litres” per day per inhabitant, as well as mitigating the “losses” that occur in the networks.
– With regard to the water savings that have been made in recent months, Acosol has pointed out that “we have achieved the objective of a 20% reduction and managed to reach 160 litres per inhabitant per day in recent months”. On the other hand, the public water company has emphasised that on the Costa del Sol “what is most damaging is irrigation.
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– The Mancomunidad de la Axarquía has taken a decision that reflects its commitment to the conservation of this vital resource. Despite having agreed to certain concessions, such as allowing the filling of swimming pools, the decision to maintain the night-time water cuts has not been altered. However, this commitment is not without flexibility, as the possibility of reducing these cuts in the future is being considered.
– The president of the Mancomunidad, Jorge Martín, explained the reasons behind this decision. One of the main reasons is to guarantee the recovery of the drinking water tanks during the night, which allows a homogenous pressure to be maintained in the supply for the following day. In addition, he pointed out that during off-peak hours, the pipes are better able to withstand pressure, which makes it easier to detect and repair possible faults in the supply network.
– These breakdowns continue to be a significant challenge for the Mancomunidad de la Axarquía. Martín pointed out the importance of addressing these breakdowns effectively to ensure a reliable and sustainable water supply. “The efforts of the municipalities to improve infrastructure and repair breakdowns in the water supply network are essential to address this situation.
– In terms of the results observed to date, the president of the Mancomunidad highlighted significant water savings and improved recovery of drinking water reservoirs as positive effects of the night-time cuts. However, the Mancomunidad has also acknowledged the concerns of some municipalities regarding the need to make these measures more flexible. In response, Martín stressed the importance of both municipalities and citizens being aware of the seriousness of the drought and the need to conserve water, especially considering that “the region is still facing an extreme drought situation”.
– Regarding the refilling of swimming pools, the president explained that, with the increase in the limit of water consumption per person from 160 litres per day to 200 litres, “the municipalities can manage the water supply in a way that is compatible”.
– Martín also stressed the need to take into account the significant increase in tourists and visitors to the region during the high season months. “We must take into account that some municipalities can see their population triple during these months. All this must be taken into account when managing our water supply. This sudden increase in water demand, especially in tourist areas, poses additional challenges for water supply management in the region.
– Finally, the Mancomunidad has reported that it is considering the possibility of reducing night-time cut-off times. However, footbaths and public showers will remain closed this summer due to the fact that they will be closed for the rest of the year. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/restricciones-agua-Malaga-Costa-Sol-Axarquia_0_1901211610.html
ALGARROBO
La Mayora Experimental Station in Algarrobo is holding an open day on Sunday 19 May: {Translation}
– The experimental station La Mayora, based in Algarrobo, is part of the Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture (IHSM) of the Spanish National Research Centre (CSIC) and the University of Malaga (UMA).
– As Eugenio Cabezas reports for SUR, this entity has announced this Wednesday the celebration, next week, of a series of special activities on the occasion of International Plant Fascination Day, which will conclude with an open day for the general public reserved for one hundred visitors. The open day, to be held on Sunday 19 May, aims to raise awareness of the La Mayora Experimental Station in Algarrobo and its research among the general public and farmers interested in the work being carried out there.
– The registration period is now open, all you have to do is sign up on this link, indicating the name and surname of the visitor, the municipality from which they are coming and the level of the visit (amateurs or farmers) in order to create different groups and offer personalised treatment. During the tour, the workers of the institute will explain the history and origin of La Mayora and the current mixed centre, as well as the social and agricultural impact that the different scientific investigations have had in this area of Andalusia.
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-estacion-experimental-la-mayora-de-algarrobo-celebra-una-jornada-de-puertas-abiertas-el-domingo-19-de-mayo/
TORRE DEL MAR
GENA and the SAC organise a botanical itinerary on the promenade of Torre del Mar this Saturday 11th May: {Translation, summary}
– As part of the campaign being developed by GENA-Ecologists in Action, with the collaboration of other associations, such as the Society of Friends of Culture of Vélez-Málaga and the forum Emergencia Climática Axarquía, they have organized a botanical itinerary along the promenade of Torre del Mar, for next Saturday, May 11, open to all public. This tour will highlight the importance of trees, shrubs and herbs in the city’s gardens.
– The route of this itinerary begins in front of the COPO car parks, at the statue of Blas de Lezo on the promenade of Torre del Mar, with the biologist Rafael Yus, coordinator of GENA-Ecologists in Action, acting as guide. From this starting point, the group will walk along the promenade towards the west, until they reach the lighthouse, from where they will go up Toré Toré Avenue, until they reach the roundabout dedicated to his name, the end point of the route, at approximately 13:00. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/gena-y-la-sac-organizan-un-itinerario-botanico-en-el-paseo-maritimo-de-torre-del-mar-este-sabado-11-de-mayo/
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
El Trapiche San Isidro Celebration This Weekend: {Translation, summary}
– El Trapiche is ready to live this weekend with intensity thanks to the Fiestas in honour of San Isidro.
– One of the highlights of this celebration is the XXX edition of the ‘Juan Jurado Lorca’ Open Air Painting Competition, which has a long tradition and offers more than 2,500 euros in prizes. The competition will take place this Saturday 11 May in El Trapiche and entries to participate can be made that morning, from 8.30 a.m., or by emailing feriasyfiestas@velezmalaga.es. The style and technique will be free, although any square, corner or panoramic view of the urban environment recognisable throughout the municipality of Vélez-Málaga will be taken into account. The competition starts at 9.00 am and the deadline for submission of entries is 13.30 pm. In addition, on this occasion 2,550 euros in prizes will be awarded, with 1,000 euros for first prize, 750 euros for second prize, 400 euros for third place and a further 400 euros for the local prize. The decision will be announced at 15.00 on Saturday.
– More details of the programme surrounding the San Isidro Fair in El Trapiche, which starts on Saturday at 8.30 am with the great fireworks display and entries for the Jurado Lorca Painting Competition. “The fiestas in honour of San Isidro will be held this weekend in El Trapiche. Saturday morning is reserved for the celebration of the contest, which also has a children’s version. But in the afternoon there will be a domino competition, children’s party, snack with chocolate, children’s bicycle race, afternoon of traditional games, performance of the dance academy of Cristiana Gallardo, performance of the orchestra Dinámica and election of Queen, Child Queen and Mister,” said the Councillor for Popular Traditions of the City Council of Velez-Malaga.
– “Sunday will start with the Rociera Mass in honour of San Isidro. There will be a paella tasting accompanied by the Dinámica orchestra, games and competitions, election of the Romero and Romera Mayor, and the procession of San Isidro to close an intense weekend of celebrations and festivities”, concluded Antonio Gil, president of the Association of Friends of El Trapiche. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-trapiche-celebra-este-sabado-la-xxx-edicion-del-concurso-de-pintura-al-aire-libre-juan-jurado-lorca-dentro-de-sus-fiestas-en-honor-a-san-isidro/
UK
Britain refuses to sign global vaccine treaty that would force it to give away fifth of jabs:
– Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organisation’s pandemic treaty while it insists the UK would have to give away a fifth of its jabs, The Telegraph understands.
– The UK is firmly against such vaccine-related commitments and will not sign any form of the pandemic agreement that undermines Britain’s sovereignty. It is understood that while the UK is keen to work towards a united approach, it is not prepared to give up autonomy on its own assets. Full article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/05/08/pandemic-vaccines-therapeutics-global-treaty-sovereignty/
USA
Blockbuster report shows Biden White House colluded with Big Tech to suppress free speech:
– The House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed internal communications between executives of Big Tech companies that reveal “damning discoveries” of the alleged conspiracy of collusion between Biden’s White House and Big Tech, Fox News reports.
– A report from that committee published this week came after a subpoena issued last year by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) to tech titans Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft. The investigation revealed that those companies colluded with the Biden White House to censor Americans who did not abide by the administration’s preferred narrative.
– The 800-plus-page report, “The Censorship-Industrial Complex: How Top Biden White House Officials Coerced Big Tech to Censor Americans, True Information, and Critics of the Biden Administration,” referred to several instances where tech platforms censored information related to COVID-19 due to pressure from the Biden administration.
– In addition, the Biden White House pressured the tech platforms to crack down on so-called “vaccine misinformation,” although some executives from those companies resisted the pressure and refused to comply. Others, however, gave in, trying to avoid more significant issues with the administration.
– The report also accused the Biden White House of demanding censorship of factual information, satire, and other content that didn’t violate the platforms’ policies, according to internal Facebook memos from executives in July 2021. They showed Facebook “understood the Biden White House’s position” as wanting “negative information on or opinions about the vaccine” removed as well as “humorous or satirical content that suggests the vaccine isn’t safe.” Full article: https://lawenforcementtoday.com/blockbuster-report-shows-biden-white-house-colluded-with-big-tech-to-suppress-free-speech
PRODUCT ALERT
Child car seat dangers in online purchases from outside the EU, warns European Commission: {Translation, summary}
– A study by the Spanish Alliance for Child Road Safety (AESVI) warns of the danger of child car seats purchased on non-EU internet platforms that do not meet the requirements for child restraint in cars and the lack of customs controls that cause them to enter the European Union.
– Tests carried out on ten of these child car seats purchased randomly from online retailers showed that none of them were suitable for marketing in Europe. From a technical point of view, none of them complied with child restraint system approval regulations, 70 percent failed the crash test and 30 percent were totally ineffective when the dummy was thrown out of the test.
– From the administrative point of view, none of them were subject to customs control or fully complied with EU consumer legislation, 60 per cent of them also lacked type approval and 40 per cent of them were the result of misleading advertising.
– From the practical view, these non-conforming child seats fail to meet Spanish requirements, so you can be ticketed for using them here. DGT and traffic police have been alerted to these dangerous items.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1653787/advierten-del-peligro-de-sillas-de-ninos-para-coches-en-compras-online-extracomunitarias/
CULTURE
An investigation concludes that the writer Miguel de Cervantes was born in Cordoba and not in Alcalá de Henares: {Translation}
– The researcher José de Contreras y Saro has presented in the Ateneo de Sevilla a research work according to which the famous writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra would have been born in Cordoba and not in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid), information that would reflect findings in a document from 1593 discovered in 1914 by the lawyer and historian Adolfo Rodríguez Jurado but which then did not have the “repercussion” it deserved; and which has been recovered for comparison with many other documents related to two other Miguel de Cervantes of which there is documentary evidence.
– As advanced by the ABC newspaper and explained by José de Contreras y Saro in an interview on Canal Sur Radio, after presenting his study at the Ateneo de Sevilla, “among the nobility it was customary to call the grandchildren after their grandparents”, leading to the fact that “when there were different sons there were grandchildren with the same name as their grandfather and that there were different people with the same first name and surname”.
– In this context, the research presented and advanced by ABC has been aimed at “identifying each of these three Miguel de Cervantes” of which there are documentary traces “and dissecting which document belongs to which one”; to determine which of them was the famous writer, who was finally “born in Cordoba” and not in Alcalá de Henares, according to this work.
– To this end, this study has relied on “studies on graphology” and the comparison of “the signatures of documents, such as the authorisation of Don Quixote” for its printing and other documents, as well as research that shows that there were two Miguel de Cervantes who took part in the battle of Lepanto, with “different dates of captivity and different military service records”; although “official historiography has confused or blurred the story of the two into one”.
“WHICH OF THEM WAS THE WRITER”.
– “We have also been able to identify which of the three Miguel de Cervantes married Catalina Salazar y Palacios, or Palacios and Salazar, and lived temporarily in Esquivias. Which of them is buried in Madrid and which of them was the writer”, which would turn out to be the Miguel de Cervantes born in Córdoba because “it is the only one in which in a single document he identifies his age, his place of birth, his trade and his interest in writing comedies and autos”.
– The document in question, as he explained, is dated 1593 and corresponds to the legal proceedings of Tomás Gutiérrez against the sacramental brotherhood of the Cathedral, “because they did not want to admit him and so he filed a lawsuit in which he had to rely on witnesses and documentary evidence that concluded, through a court ruling, in his favour”. One of the pieces of evidence presented by this person in the process is precisely “the testimony of Miguel de Cervantes (the Cordoba-born), which is verified, collated and ratified”. “The sentences may be liked more or less, but they are res judicata”, he said.
SINCE 1914
– The document in question, in detail, was found in 1914 by the lawyer and historian Adolfo Rodríguez Jurado, but then “it did not have the repercussion that was expected, because suddenly there was a cloud that obscured the whole issue”; after which “the document disappeared for more than a hundred years”, in the context of “a great disaster with the historical documentary heritage of Cervantism” as a result of “fires in different parishes” or the Civil War, among other aspects.
– In 1986, as he recalled, the family of the writer Luis Montoto donated his archive to the University of Seville, and it was catalogued for some 33 years, which led to the rescue of this document in 2016. In this sense, this research work has consisted of “studying this content in detail and making it public and also contrasting it with other documents that complement the only truth, that Miguel de Cervantes is Andalusian”. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/sevilla-00357/noticia-investigacion-concluye-escritor-miguel-cervantes-nacio-cordoba-no-alcala-henares-20240509102343.html
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