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The Bio Beach Restaurant U3A Lectures Present: Book Signing on Wed. Nov. 9th at 11am with U3A Author Norma Kira Masip.
– Chocolate Moon, A Life from Darkness to Light. COVID wasn’t over so I dove into my personal memoirs, started back in 1984 in Honolulu and finally sent out to print in December 2020. It covers pre-birth through my years in Hawaii. Due to COVID, the 200 Chocolate Moon copies laid dormant until now… Synopsis of Chocolate Moon: Born during WWII in France, my tender years were far from conventional. My Catalan parents, political refugees having fled in 1939 from the Spanish Civil War, were held in a Concentration Camp in Argeles-Sur-Mer. Raised and educated in France, I pursued my higher education after I migrated to The USA in my teens. I eventually settled in the magical State of Hawaii, where I raised two sons. The highs and the lows of my quest have been sweetened by a number of caring and supportive individuals, some with unconditional love, and many featured in my memoirs. It is with a grateful heart that I published Chocolate Moon – A Life from Darkness to Light in July 2020. Copies of Chocolate Moon are available in Bio Beach Restaurant (20€).
– So Close: A true story, So Close presents a dear friend being in love with a prisoner. So Close Synopsis: Nadia, a dedicated and successful social worker, falls in love with Pasco, a prisoner serving life in prison for murder. Pasco convinces Nadia that he is innocent of the crime. The portrayal of the lives of these two individuals takes the reader through uncharted ethnic, cultural and social situations that eventually bring light into the convoluted story. This thrilling tale, parts of it filtered through the lens of Nadia’s best friend Kira, is based on a true story. Copies of So Close are available in Bio Beach Restaurant (10€).
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1) For this book signing special, I’m offering both for 25€.
2) These U3A lectures are free, just order refreshments from Bio Beach. We belong to U3A, (http://www.u3aaxarquia.com/) and these social, educational, and stimulating mornings are presented in an effort to attract more members. Bio Beach Restaurant is located on the El Morche beachfront promenade (right behind the church). We look forward to seeing you there! For more info contact norma2kk@aol.com
– Argentine Tango w/ Diego Ocampo
Diego Ocampo, argentine tango dancer/choreographer/teacher will offer two Tango Workshops (Basic + Intermediate) at Bio Beach Restaurant at 7pm on Nov. 4 & 5. A Milonga will follow at 8:30 on Saturday night. See a video featuring Diego Ocampo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQmoNz6d0hg
More details to come. For more info contact norma2kk@aol.com
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Cool, Fab & Groovy: Will be playing live at Posada La Plaza, La Plaza, Canillas de Albaida this coming Friday 21st October. We will also have an excellent Irish dancer, Alexandra from Germany and maybe a ceilidh if anyone is up for it.
To book your table call 952 553 254 or 609 167 127.
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Rincón de la Victoria celebrates the FoodTrucks Xperience this weekend with international cuisine and live concerts:
The event will take place in Plaza Al-Andalus from October 21 to 23 and will offer different culinary varieties such as Argentine empanadas, German sausages, Venezuelan arepas, as well as gluten-free and vegetarian-friendly foods.
Free access, with children’s areas, areas with chairs and tables with a schedule of activities schedule from 13:00 to 00:00.
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Halloween in Torre del Mar: Activities will begin at 18:30, Monday, 31Oct with a parade from Plaza Juan Aguilar, traversing different streets until we reach the Paseo de Larios, where there will be a passage of terror and different workshops.
As for the planned activities, “they start at 18:30 from the Plaza de la Paz, with the participation of the groups La Carpa Teatro, Feel The Music and Step Dance. On the Paseo de Larios, the ‘Pasaje del Terror’ will take place from 20:30 in the evening, which promises great surprises. A themed photocall will be installed on the Paseo de Larios, as well as children’s workshops with balloon twisting and face painting.
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Fourth Vélez-Málaga motor fair: October 20 thru 23
At the Velez fairgrounds 11am-8pm
Around 10 exhibitors and more than four hundred vehicles. FB
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For Sale: Coffee Machine. Nescafé Dolce Gusto Piccolo XS Krups KP1A05, Capsule coffee maker 15 bars of pressure, capacity 0.8 L, hot or cold drinks, Eco mode, adjustable tray 2 heights, Red. One year old, used only few times. Original price 55 euros. Buyer to collect. Price 20 euros.
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{ Translations by www.DeepL.com/Translator }
Editor’s Note: The Spanish news today is dominated with articles related to the new national budget, and its many problems. I included some rather long article translations today, as these topics are crucial to understanding the economic crisis we are all suffering thru. I will return to focusing on more local news tomorrow. – Ed.
COVID & MONKEYPOX
Andalucia active cases of monkeypox down to 18: {Translation, summary} 18/10/2022, 14:52
– Andalusia continues to reduce the number of active cases of monkeypox, which now stands at 18, one less than last Friday (19), and has a further 56 cases under investigation. In addition, 1,990 people have already been vaccinated as at-risk contacts of patients who have tested positive for the disease.
– Thus, in the statement released on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Consumer Affairs specifies that the province of Seville has once again registered the most cases, with a total of six, followed by Cadiz with four; Almeria with three; Granada and Malaga, with two respectively; Cordoba with one; and Huelva and Jaen with none.
– In addition, there are 56 cases under investigation that have been declared to the Andalusian Epidemiological Surveillance System Network (SVEA), while 858 previously confirmed cases are already inactive. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1094005/los-casos-activos-de-viruela-del-mono-bajan-hasta-18/
SPAIN
Pedro Sánchez insists there will be no “drastic” measures such as blackouts, while hiding the details: {Translation, summary} 18/10/2022, 16:34
(Editor’s Note: Remember, this is the same guy who recently sponsored an Energy Relief Bill but refused to discuss most of the measures it contained! The few measures he has disclosed are of limited effect on the average individual, train ticket discounts for mid to long distance commuters being the benefit he promotes when cornered for an answer. Congress is demanding answers, but Sanchez keeps dodging the questions. Congress will meet at 4pm Tuesday in an attempt to get some solid answers, but only after the Council of Ministers has approved the economic measures bill that Pedro Sánchez announced last Thursday in Congress. He claims he requested this appearance to explain the measures, but it is foreseeable that other political issues will come up as a distraction, such as the new balance of power in Catalonia after the departure of JxCAT from the Government, as well as the renewal of the CGPJ and the Constitutional Court and the war in Ukraine, allowing Sanchez once again, to outrageously hide the measures from the public and their representatives! Down south here we don’t see much public reaction, but up north the citizens are protesting loudly. Ref: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5069457/0/sanchez-y-feijoo-protagonizan-un-nuevo-cara-a-cara-en-el-senado-en-medio-de-la-negociacion-del-cgpj/ )
– The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has acknowledged that the coming months “are not going to be easy”, but has insisted that “no drastic measures are going to be adopted”, as “there are not going to be blackouts, rationing or any of those apocalyptic scenes predicted by the creators of hoaxes”.
– For this reason, he said that citizens “can rest assured” that the government is preparing “for all eventualities” that may occur in the coming months, which he assures will depend on whether or not Russian President Vladimir Putin “decides to close the gas pipelines”, on the “effectiveness” of the measures adopted and on “how hard the winter will be”. (Cleverly providing himself an excuse in advance, should his claims turn out wrong. -Ed.)
– The president insisted that Spain is heading in “the right direction” and was confident that inflation will be corrected next year, despite the fact that the context is complex and there is uncertainty. Sánchez stated that he does not want to “sugarcoat the situation” but neither does he want to fall into “defeatism” and affirmed: “We are going to overcome this crisis”. Source, Spanish:
https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1094217/pedro-sanchez-insiste-en-que-no-va-a-haber-medidas-drasticas-como-apagones/
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A blow to the budget- Airef sees “notable shortcomings” in the bill and criticizes the lack of facts provided: {Translation, summary}
– The Airef has endorsed the draft General State Budget (PGE) that the Government approved a fortnight ago, but sees “notable shortcomings” in accounts that, according to its criteria, are “flawed” and increasingly have “less informative quality”.
– “We have been presented budgets that have a series of shortcomings as an instrument of economic policy,” said Herrero. Among these shortcomings, he highlighted their “increasingly poorer quality of information”, something that makes it difficult for the fiscal watchdog to supervise them. “Its accountability function is weakened”, he added.
– In a highly critical analysis of the public accounts, Herrero conceded that uncertainty “does not make budget planning easy”, but called on the government to “exercise realism” in the accounts. Among the most resounding criticisms, the Airef believes that the revenue forecasts for 2022 “are not realistic”.
– Furthermore, the Airef rejects the fact that the budgets do not include the foreseeable extension of the package of anti-inflation measures, especially judging by the budget plan sent last Saturday to Brussels, which includes two fiscal scenarios, one of which does include an eventual extension of the anti-inflationary shock plan.
– The president of the fiscal authority also denounced the lack of “a rebalancing plan” for the public accounts after three years in which the debt and deficit rules have been suspended due to the exceptional circumstances brought about by the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5069458/0/varapalo-a-los-presupuestos-la-airef-ve-carencias-notables-en-las-cuentas-y-reprocha-su-falta-de-calidad-informativa/
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Circular Failure of Logic- The Gov’t To Fund Energy Discounts to Customers by Charging Customers New Energy Tariffs?: This article is too long and convoluted for me to translate here. Basically it exposes the lie that the Sanchez gov’t is funding public aid, that in reality it is charging the public new fees to pay for. For those that are interested, see Spanish source:
https://www.europapress.es/economia/energia-00341/noticia-gobierno-financiara-pge-descuento-recibo-todos-consumidores-gas-natural-20221018141950.html
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Vox party warns that the AIReF and the Bank of Spain expose the Government “lies” in the PGEs (budget forecasts known as Presupuestos Generales del Estado): {Translation}
– Vox believes that the draft General State Budget (PGE) for 2023 presented by the Government is already flawed, with a revenue forecast for next year that does not correspond to reality, according to warnings from entities such as the Bank of Spain and the Independent Authority for Fiscal Responsibility (AIReF).
– Spokesman for Vox in Congress, Iván Espinosa de los Monteros, confirmed that his parliamentary group will present a full amendment to the accounts presented by the Executive, which he defined as “the Budget of propaganda, clientelist networks and the brake on economic recovery”.
– Espinosa de los Monteros referred to the words of the president of AIReF, Cristina Herrero, denouncing “information deficiencies” that affect 1.2 billion euros in the draft budget, to which the Bank of Spain has added, she said.
– “Both coincide in pointing out that Spain’s economic growth next year is nothing like what the Government says,” she said, explaining that the “consequences” are an increase in the public deficit and therefore in the State’s debt.
– Vox therefore rejects these “wasteful” Budgets, which it believes “do not help” to alleviate the “disastrous” economic situation that Spain is going through and with which the Executive “spends savings like never before”, maintaining “waste” in the “unproductive, redundant and unnecessary” structure of the State.
– Furthermore, Espinosa de los Monteros denounced the fact that this increase in spending is not destined to finance public services, but rather to fund items for the Ministry of Equality (This is the progressive Ministry pushing the radical feminist, trans and sex education for elementary school agendas, among other questionable goals. To be fair, they do a good job advocating for the disabled. -Ed.). As for the revaluation of pensions, she agreed that they need “relief”, but criticised the fact that the Government is taking the decision now as an “electioneering” measure and without it being accompanied by a “drastic” reduction in political spending.
*POLITICAL PROPAGANDA WITH ELECTIONS IN MIND*
– In his opinion, all the government’s actions are based on “political propaganda”, with an eye to the regional and municipal elections in May next year, and “will not alleviate the social majority who are suffering from the economic and energy crisis”.
– Vox has presented an initiative to inform and simplify the electricity bill and is calling for a referendum on energy sovereignty. According to Espinosa, the question they would ask citizens would be “whether they want to continue with the climate dogmas that have led to the most expensive bill in history or whether they prefer Spain to be able to explore and exploit its own resources”. According to Espinosa, no country in the world “has shot itself in the foot” by vetoing the exploitation of its natural resources, and Spaniards should make a statement on the matter. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/economia/macroeconomia-00338/noticia-vox-avisa-entidades-airef-banco-espana-demuestran-gobierno-miente-pge-20221018124239.html
ANDALUCIA
More than 3.2 million people in Andalucía are at risk of poverty and social exclusion:
– A total of 3.27 million people in Andalucía – 38.7% of the population – are at risk of poverty and social exclusion, according to the latest report from the Andalusian Network for Fighting Poverty and Social Exclusion (EAPN-Andalucia) which provides statistics for 2021.
– This is an increase of 1.8 points compared with 2020, and means that 157,294 more people now find themselves in this precarious situation. In absolute terms, 2.7 million people are currently living in poverty in the region. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/poverty-report-20221018094053-nt.html
UK
When could blackouts happen in UK? Exact time of day a 3 hour planned power blackout could occur this winter:
– The head of the UK’s electricity and gas systems’ operator has outlined the “worst case scenario” which could see UK households facing three-hour blackouts this winter. National Grid boss John Pettigrew said blackouts would have to be imposed in the “deepest darkest evenings” in January and February if electricity generators did not have enough gas to meet demand, particularly if there is a bout of cold weather.
– Pettigrew has told households to prepare for blackouts between 4pm and 7pm on weekdays during “really, really cold” days in January and February if gas imports are reduced. The National Grid boss said he is confident this will not be the case, but added: “In the context of the terrible things that are going on in Ukraine and the consequences of that [it was] right that we set out what some of the potential risks could be.” Full article: https://www.nationalworld.com/news/uk/blackouts-uk-this-winter-2022-time-3-hour-planned-power-blackout-3883812
EUROPE
Russia destroys power and water infrastructure across Ukraine:
– Russia has destroyed almost a third of Ukraine’s power stations in the past week, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, as Moscow rained more missiles down on infrastructure in what Kyiv and the West call a campaign to intimidate civilians.
– Missiles struck power stations in the capital Kyiv where they killed three people, and in Kharkiv in the east, Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih in the south and Zhytomyr in the west, causing blackouts and knocking out water supplies.
– Russia has openly acknowledged targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure with waves of missile and drone strikes since the start of last week, in what President Vladimir Putin said was legitimate retaliation for a blast on a bridge.
– “Since Oct 10, 30% of Ukraine’s power stations have been destroyed, causing massive blackouts across the country,” Zelenskiy wrote on Twitter. Photo: Valentyn Ogirenko. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-suicide-drones-strike-terror-ukraine-us-warns-war-crimes-2022-10-18/
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European Police Arrest a Gang That Hacked Wireless Key Fobs to Steal Cars: Law enforcement authorities in France, in collaboration with Spain and Latvia, have disrupted a cybercrime ring that leveraged a hacking tool to steal cars without having to use a physical key fob. “The criminals targeted vehicles with keyless entry and start systems, exploiting the technology to get into the car and drive away,” Europol said in a press statement. Eurojust, in an independent press release, noted that the organized crime group “used fraudulent software to steal vehicles by duplicating the vehicles’ ignition keys,” adding “more than €100 million, as well as 12 bank accounts, real estate, and 3 luxury cars were seized in France.” Full article: https://thehackernews.com/2022/10/european-police-arrest-gang-that-hacked.html
TRAVEL NEWS
Rail travelers angry, available seats on Madrid-Malaga AVE high-speed trains are few to nil and very expensive, despite large investments of EU recovery funds, and despite President Sanchez’ claims of improved, cheaper train services to compensate citizens for inflation and encourage “Green travel”:
– Spain’s national rail operator Renfe says it is doing what it can to alleviate the problem but several factors are out of its control.
– For example next Sunday, 23 October, only one of the trains from Malaga’s María Zambrano station to Madrid Atocha has any seats available, and the fare would be 101.75 euros.
– On Friday, anyone wanting to come from Madrid to the Costa del Sol will find that five of the 11 trains are fully booked and fares start at 93.30 euros.
– One reason that travellers are angry is that this problem seems only to affect the Malaga service. For example, none of the high-speed trains from Madrid to Valencia this Friday are fully booked, and from Madrid to Alicante just one of the 13 trains is full. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/high-speed-train-complaints-20221018112730-nt.html
TECH
Firefox & Chrome Browsers Misbehaving: Just a note to let readers know, many websites are failing to properly load, and some photos refuse to display in Firefox & Chrome after the latest updates. Expect patches to be released soon to correct the problems. -Ed.
OTHER
US “Ally” Expresses Desire To Join BRICS Economic Group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa):
– The Saudi / South Africa talks came amid a row between Riyadh and Washington over OPEC’s decision to cut production quotas by 2 million barrels a day. US President Joe Biden last week threatened Saudi Arabia with unspecified “consequences” and accused the longtime ally of siding with Russia in the Ukraine crisis. US lawmakers have called for cutting off cooperation with Saudi Arabia, such as halting arms sales or withdrawing military support.
– Saudi Prince Saud al-Shaalan responded angrily on Saturday, warning Western leaders not to threaten the kingdom. “Anybody that challenges the existence of this country and this kingdom, all of us, we are projects of jihad, and martyrdom. That’s my message to anybody that thinks that he can threaten us.” Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman said Saudi leaders were “astonished” by false US accusations that Riyadh is standing with Russia against Ukraine.
– Russia, China and other BRICS members are reportedly developing a new global reserve currency, potentially undermining the dominance of the US dollar. The addition of Saudi Arabia to the bloc would have potentially far-reaching implications, given that the dollar’s strength stems partly from its status as the dominant currency in international oil markets. Saudi Arabia has reportedly considered selling crude in Chinese yuan.
– The group, which is named for member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, is scheduled to meet next year in Johannesburg for its annual summit. Expansion prospects will likely be high on the agenda, as the bloc is expected to consider adding such nations as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Algeria. Full article: https://en.apsnynews.com/2022/10/18/us-ally-expresses-desire-to-join-brics-apsny-news/
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Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
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