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The Blue Stompers in Concert: Sat 26Nov, 7:30pm
Cambayá Club, Poligono La Azucarera 39, Antequera. FB
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Free E-Scooter Repair Course Offered By Torrox Town Hall:
– On 29th & 30th of November we will be holding a 12-hour course on “Maintenance and repair of Electric Skateboards”.
This course is aimed at unemployed, active workers and those who want to improve their skills for new opportunities in the professional field. Maximum 15 people.
The course is completely free and will take place in the Multipurpose Building of La Rabitilla (Former Workshop School), from 9:00 to 15:00.
Those interested can register by emailing mcano@torrox.es Registration in order of application.
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Art Exhibit- Nerja: The Nerjeña Art Association ANEDA exhibits its new works in the Municipal Hall in Almirante Ferrándiz street. The collective exhibition can be visited until 11 December from 11am to 2pm and from 5.30pm to 9.30pm. FB
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– Orus E4000 6 speed electric bike, lithium battery powered. 26″ aluminium frame with Shimano gears and brakes. 300 euros.
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SPAIN
Ministry of Economy suffers another cyber attack that affects “very sensitive data”: {Translation, summary} 21Nov22, 11:07 CET
– ‘ABC.ES’ has revealed this hack, which has infected this Ministry, as well as other public agencies, and the Police are investigating “in secret.”
– The Ministry of Economy has been the victim of a cyber-attack in which hackers have accessed “very sensitive data” through the computer of one of its civil servants. The news has been brought forward by ABC, reporting that the incident became known last Monday 14 November and was reported by the attacked civil servant himself, who realised that someone had remotely accessed his computer without his consent when, after a few minutes of inactivity, he returned to his workstation and saw how the mouse was moving “on its own”.
– Technicians from the ministry’s IT department, the User Service Centre (CAU), “checked the computer for infection and removed the software installed to take control of the computer”, the newspaper reports, noting that the cyberattack “took place on the SARA network that connects the different public administrations, so it may have spread to other public bodies”.
– ABC specifies that the hacking affected the Analysis department of the ministry headed by Nadia Calviño, which prepares all the economic forecasts and contains “all imaginable macroeconomic and microeconomic data; production in all sectors, employment data including working and financial records, foreign balances, debt and confidential information on large companies”. According to the information, the National Police are carrying out an investigation under “strict secrecy”, which is in an “embryonic state” and whose “actions are secret”.
– It has not been ruled out that the cyber-attack is related to the one suffered by the Judicial Neutral Point of the General Council of the Judiciary last October, “when intruders stole entire databases of the services of the Tax Agency, Social Security and Foreigners’ Affairs”.
– As for who might be behind these offensives, ABC points out, based on sources consulted, that given their magnitude, they are more likely to have been perpetrated by “a strong criminal organisation or by a state than by a private individual”.
– According to José Manuel Garabito, a cybersecurity expert, the perpetrators are people with “very specific knowledge and who are part of the world of cybercrime”. He also points out that the stolen data could be offered for sale on the Deep Web and used, for example, to commit scams. “If you have someone’s income tax return, where they work, where they live, email, telephone and account numbers, you can target them with very specific attacks,” the expert explains. Source, Spanish: https://www.escudodigital.com/ciberseguridad/ministerio-economia-sufre-ciberataque-afecta-datos-muy-sensibles_53725_102.html
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These are the pets that the new Animal Welfare Law prohibits having at home: {Translation} 12/11/2022, 08:03
– The classic idea of having a dog or cat as a pet, or at most an aquarium with colourful fish, has been superseded for years by a wide range of possibilities that have turned the most varied and unsuspected species into ‘flatmates’.
– Eccentricities aside, the new Animal Welfare Law that came into force last summer has put a limit on animals that can be considered ‘companion animals’, leaving out options to which society has become accustomed over time.
– The reasons are clear. On the one hand, to preserve people’s health, which could be compromised by living with certain animals. One might think in the first instance of the transmission of diseases or poison, but the possibility of attacks due to outbreaks of aggression or mere behaviour should not be overlooked.
– On the other hand, to avoid a threat to the ecosystem in case the animal escapes from the home. Obviously, this group mainly includes non-native species or those that may be invasive or colonising in certain contexts.
– The new law also excludes species that are not easy to care for. Not only in terms of feeding, but also in terms of not being able to guarantee the natural behaviour they would have in their original habitat.
***Cases not allowed***
– In this way, the Directorate General for Animal Rights (an agency of the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030) has elaborated on the list of species disallowed in the new Welfare Act.
– This includes rabbits, but also rodents such as hamsters, guinea pigs, mice and chinchillas. Hedgehogs, which are considered potentially dangerous to other native animals, are also not allowed.
– Under the new rules, it will no longer be possible to emulate George Clooney and keep a Vietnamese pig as a pet. If
abandoned, as they are not easy to look after, they could cause overpopulation if mixed with wild boar.
– Spiders are another species that is banned because of health concerns for humans.
– The presence of reptiles in the domestic environment has also now been revised: it is not possible to keep turtles in the home (due to the vulnerability -sometimes danger of extinction- of some species and their strength when searching for food, in the event of a clash with native species), nor chameleons, iguanas, snakes, lizards or geckos.
– Finally, non-native birds, such as parrots, lovebirds and even parakeets, are excluded from the list of permitted pets. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/salud/mascotas-nueva-ley-bienestar-animal-prohibe-tener-20221112123806-nts.html
TORRE DEL MAR
Christmas in Torre del Mar will feature a performance by Cantores de Híspalis and an innovative video mapping with daily shows: {Translation, summary}
– A month full of activities, concerts, parades, parades and music for everyone, starting on the 2nd of December, at 6pm, with the children’s parade and the official inauguration of the lighting. On the 2nd, we will also inaugurate our traditional free amusement park in the Plaza Juan Aguilar in Torre del Mar, open every day at 16:30 in the afternoon. At 19:00 hours, the big Christmas tree in our town will be illuminated, which will kick off a very full calendar of events”.
– As for the traditional Zambombá Solidaria, this year we are holding it on 9 and 10 December on the Paseo de Larios. We start on Friday morning with the prize-giving ceremony of the Cipriano Maldonado Children’s Drawing Competition. From 11:00. In the afternoon, at five o’clock, Christmas children’s show ‘El Color de la Alegría’. At seven o’clock, Queen tribute concert. And at 8 pm, pop with the group ‘Miss Gin’. As for Saturday, we will begin at 5 pm with the flamenco zambombá ‘Rumbolero’. At 6 o’clock, the show ‘Amargo’ and from 20:00 hours, we will have the performance of the Cantores de Híspalis, who bring us a show that will surprise everyone who attends.
– As was the case last Christmas, “we will have the traditional Christmas Market in the Paseo de Larios area, which will become another of the highlights of our Christmas. On the other hand, with regard to the Azucarera area, the cultural epicentre of Torre del Mar, from 3 December and throughout Christmas there will be an innovative video mapping with shows every day at 7pm and double shows on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 7pm and 8pm,” said Atencia.
– There will also be chocolate, fritters, Gala of the Innocents, mini-campanadas, the Santa Claus parade, the Royal Mailman or the Three Wise Men and “we will have the performance of Javier Ojeda, leader of the band Danza Invisible, who brings his music to Paseo de Larios on 30 December. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-navidad-en-torre-del-mar-contara-con-la-actuacion-de-cantores-de-hispalis-y-un-novedoso-video-mapping-con-pases-diarios/
UK
Deal on UK licences in Spain agreed but still no exchange date:
– The UK Ambassador to Spain has confirmed that “two outstanding issues” delaying negotiations have now been resolved, although he didn’t confirm how many “weeks” it will be before in-limbo UK licence holders can exchange and get back on the road.
– The British Embassy has never explicitly explained the reasons why negotiations have gone on for over two years without much progress, with the only hint being that Spain asked for the provision of UK licence holders’ data to be part of the deal, something the UK did not want to agree to. Some Spanish laws have to receive approval from the Spanish Parliament and the Senate before they can come into force, extra legislative steps that can add months to the process.
– However, all the British drivers residing in Spain – as well as Spaniards and other foreign nationals who have a UK licence – at least now have the peace of mind of knowing that they won’t have to sit their driving exam again in Spain.
– “At that point (when the law comes into force) you will then have six months to exchange your UK licence for a Spanish one and during that time you will be able to drive using your existing valid UK licence.” “Now I know this has not been an easy time for those of you who have been unable to drive,” the ambassador acknowledged once more about the mobility issues affected drivers have faced for months, especially those in rural areas.
Full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20221118/confirmed-deal-on-uk-licences-in-spain-agreed-but-still-no-exchange-date/
TECH
In Italy the Police Control The Internet- Police Tracked Traffic of All National ISPs to Catch Pirate IPTV Users:
– If your internet service or IPTV provider is based in Italy, your internet activity is being monitored by a police tracking system.
– Today’s general consensus is that hitting site operators is much more effective but whenever the opportunity appears, undermining user confidence should be part of the strategy. Italian police have been following the same model by shutting down pirate IPTV services and warning users they’re up next.
– Police also claimed that a tracking system made it possible to identify the users of the pirate streams. The letters to offenders suggest extraordinary and potentially unprecedented tactics.
– The letters state that Italian authorities were able to track the IPTV users by “arranging for the redirection of all Internet service providers’ national connections” so that subscribers placed their orders on a police-controlled server configured to record their activity.
(This is very disturbing. If Italy is only now admitting to tracking internet traffic en masse, what other countries are doing the same? And how is this possible when the EU has strict rules designed precisely to prevent this type of user tracking by private or public agencies? Police are only supposed to be able to get warrants to investigate specific IP addresses, not monitor everyone! Google & Fakebook have paid billions in fines for similar behavior. -Ed.)
Full article:
https://torrentfreak.com/police-tracked-traffic-of-all-national-isps-to-catch-pirate-iptv-users-221121/
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Digital product passports become the norm in EU’s green economy plan: The EU is currently reviewing its circular economy rules (that will replace our current supply-chain economy as per the UN’s Agenda 2030), with the intention of making green products the norm in the bloc’s single market. A central part of this agenda rests on the introduction of so-called ‘digital product passports’ that will track the origin of all materials and components used in the manufacturing process of everyday consumer goods. Products would have an ID number, similar to passports, and they should be machine-readable, either via QR codes, or bar codes. Full article: https://www.euractiv.com/section/circular-economy/news/digital-product-passports-become-the-norm-in-eus-green-economy-plan/
FINANCIAL
FTX collapse wipes out the savings of crypto traders, ‘You feel like a fool’:
– It has been a terrible year for cryptocurrencies, and it’s not over yet. In the latest gut-punch of bad news, more than a million people have seen their investments wiped out.
– FTX – or the “Futures Exchange” – is a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange, previously valued at $32Billion, that filed for bankruptcy on November 11, 2022. The collapse of one of the most popular online sites among those who buy and sell digital assets comes at the end of a disastrous year for the cryptocurrency sector. Even some of the most faithful defenders of digital assets have finally lost faith, after helplessly watching their money disappear overnight.
– “There have always been big scams, now, it’s our turn to experience it,” says David, one of those affected by the FTX crash. He recently joined a Telegram group where 600 Spaniards and Latin Americans discuss strategies to recover even a little of what they’ve lost.
– Long-time critics of FTX explain that the digital assets traded on these kinds of platforms have no real value and are simply meant to feed the greed of a few individuals. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2022-11-21/ftx-collapse-wipes-out-the-savings-of-crypto-traders-you-feel-like-a-fool.html
CULTURE
“Chrisley Knows Best” Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley to be sentenced, facing over 21 years prison time:
– Todd and Julie Chrisley were driven by greed as they engaged in an extensive bank fraud scheme and then hid their wealth from tax authorities while flaunting their lavish lifestyle, federal prosecutors said, arguing the reality television stars should receive lengthy prison sentences.
– The Chrisleys gained fame with their show “Chrisley Knows Best,” which follows their tight-knit, boisterous family. They were found guilty on federal charges in June and are set to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross in a hearing that begins Monday and is likely to extend into Tuesday.
– Using a process to calculate a sentencing guideline range based on several factors, federal prosecutors determined the upper end of that range is nearly 22 years for Todd Chrisley and about 12 and a half years for Julie Chrisley. The couple should also be ordered to pay restitution, prosecutors wrote in a court filing. Photo by Jordan Strauss/AP. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-business-sentencing-reality-tv-ccc146665477fd801bbf836504855d9f
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Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
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