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Félix Rossy Trío: Live Friday 25 Nov, 8pm
Ventana Abierta Jazz Club- Nerja
Félix Rossy (trumpet), Illya Alazbuhev (bass) &Rajiv Jayaweera (drums)
Félix Rossy is characterized by versatility and interaction through very diverse sounds- from slow, mysterious songs to grooves or more energetic.
The band will play their own compositions and also versions of Herbie Hancock, Roy Hargrove, Radiohead. In short, an opportunity to listen to original and high-voltage music.
Place: Hotel Plaza Cavana, #3, C/ Granada, Nerja
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Concerts: Sedella and Cómpeta
This weekend, the Municipal Bands of Sedella and Cómpeta will celebrate the day of Santa Cecilia (22nd November – Patron Saint of Music) with 2 concerts under the direction of our director D. Pablo José Gómez Molina.
– Friday 25th November 8 pm in Cómpeta Church, Plaza Almijara
– Saturday 26th November 7.30 pm in the hall next to Sedella Church. In this concert we will also be joined by the Arenas Municipal Band. Refreshments will be offered afterwards. Support your local bands!
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Concert: Velez-Malaga, 7 Bands, Sunday, 27 Nov.
Vélez-Málaga will celebrate this weekend a great concert of music bands to commemorate the ‘Day of Music’ feast of St. Cecilia, patron saint of musicians. The event will be held in the San Francisco Market next Sunday, 27 November, from 12.00 hours, with free admission and will feature the participation of seven bands of music of the Axarquia, who before starting the concert will perform a parade to reach the stage located in the Market.
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For Opera Fans: Teatro Cervantes, Malaga
– This opera cycle will begin on Friday Nov. 25th and Sunday Nov. 27th with a double programme of Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana and will continue next year with the staging of Rossini’s masterpiece, Il Barbiere di Siviglia (24th and 26th February 2023), and Adriana Lecouvreur, Cilea (19th and 21st May 2023).
– Vigar has announced that since there are only a few tickets left for the performances on Friday 25th and Sunday 27th November, and with the aim of bringing opera to the greatest possible number of fans, the dress rehearsal on Wednesday 23rd (20.00 hours) will be open to the public. Invitations will be distributed from 8.00 a.m. on Tuesday 22nd at the Teatro Cervantes box office, with a maximum of two per person.
Programme & tix:
https://www.teatrocervantes.com/en/genero/lirica/xxxiv-temporada-lirica/pagliacci-cavalleria-rusticana-1122
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{ Translations by www.DeepL.com/Translator }
SPAIN
Well-known insurer of cars Generali has been hacked: {Translation, summary}
– The insurance company Generali has acknowledged a cyber-attack on its business a few weeks ago. An ‘illegitimate access’ was recorded and customers were warned about it on 16 November.
– In the message Generali warns of this cyber incident, alerting anyone who has been a Generali customer in the past about the exposure of their personal data
– Personal data, such as name, ID card number, address, telephone numbers and even IBAN number may have been exposed Not all Generali customers had their policy direct debited, so for those the company never had their bank details.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/tecnologia/aseguradora-coches-hackeada-podemos-hacer_0_1740726983.html
ANDALUCIA
Andalusia’s new climate change plan will condition all of the Junta’s laws: {Translation}
– The Andalusian government remains committed to going green. This was certified by the Executive on Tuesday when it began drafting the second Andalusian Climate Action Plan for 2023-2026. According to the Minister of Sustainability, Environment and Blue Economy, Ramón Fernández-Pacheco, who is also spokesman for Juanma Moreno’s government, this initiative is “stepping on the accelerator” in the fight against climate change.
– The Andalusian government’s green commitment also includes a new line of aid for municipalities in the region with between 50 and 100,000 inhabitants. For them, Juanma Moreno’s government has set aside one million euros in the new Andalusian budget, with the idea that these localities will be the scene of “innovative projects against climate change”.
– Regarding the new climate plan, Fernández-Pacheco pointed out that “nobody disputes” that Andalusia must tackle policies against climate change. Furthermore, the spokesman recalled how the region is a “particularly vulnerable” place in the face of the impacts of global warming. At the same time, “Andalusia is a pioneer and leader” in the fight against this reality, he boasted. “We are paving the way for many regions of our country to follow this path that the international community is inexorably marking out for us,” added Fernández-Pacheco.
– In line with this fight against climate change comes the second Andalusian Climate Action Plan (PAAC). The Andalusian government spokesman pointed out that it is a “transversal” plan that will permeate all the Junta’s policies in the future. The aim, according to Moreno’s government, is to make the fight against global warming an issue to be taken into account in all Andalusian legislation.
***Communication and awareness-raising***
– The plan, Férnandez-Pacheco advanced, has three fundamental lines: mitigation of emissions; adaptation of Andalusia to climate change; and communication and participation to raise public awareness. In addition, the plan contemplates the development of actions for each of the programmes in its time horizon. In this way, the actions are defined through specific programme sheets with information on, among others, the target population, the body responsible and the agents involved, with the identification of monitoring indicators, or the budget and source of funds.
– The results of the first operational programme of the Junta de Andalucía’s climate action for the period 2021-2022 have recently been presented, with a total of 119 actions compiled, and a committed investment of 1,783 million euros for the period, according to the spokesperson for the regional minister.
– The Andalusian spokesman insisted that the central government should support Andalusia as the venue for a climate summit. In fact, Juanma Moreno’s government has shown that it is open to negotiating the dates if Pedro Sánchez is not convinced by 2025. The intention, Fernández-Pacheco stressed, is to hold a summit “in a positive way” and without any desire to confront the central government. Photo:ABC. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/andalucia/nuevo-plan-cambio-climatico-andalucia-condicionara-leyes-20221122165557-nts.html
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The DGT begins a campaign of surveillance and control of vans on roads of Andalusia: {Translation}
– From today until Sunday 27 November, the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) will carry out a campaign to monitor vans on the roads of Andalusia, where they will check that they comply with the regulations, especially in aspects such as age, MOT, insurance, load, speed and driver documentation.
– During the last campaign carried out in Andalusia, the agents of the Guardia Civil Traffic Group checked 13,440 of these vehicles on the roads, of which 1,002, 7.46%, were reported for not complying with some of the precepts of the regulations.
– The main reason for the complaints, 20.38%, was not having a valid MOT, bearing in mind that the average age of vans under 25 years old in Spain is over 12 years. Speeding, lack of insurance or failure to pass the MOT were other common offences.
– The campaign also includes the van driver’s compliance with the rules, as in the last control period they were mainly reported for not having the proper documentation, not wearing seat belts and testing positive for alcohol or drugs. Specifically, 13.5% of the complaints were for speeding, which amounted to 149 complaints; 8.79% were for not having the proper documentation for both the loader and the transporter, in accordance with the L.O.T.T.; and 4.7%, for not having the driver’s documentation in force, 52 drivers were reported. In addition, the Guardia de la Guardia’s Traffic Group detected 8 van drivers driving after having consumed alcohol or drugs.
– The loading of vehicles was another of the precepts to be checked, as the weight and distribution of the load is vital in the event of an accident. In the six days of surveillance, 66 drivers were reported for exceeding the permitted weight of their vehicle and another 32 for incorrect load distribution. It should be remembered that the greater the mass of the van, the greater the safety distance that must be maintained in order to stop the vehicle in time for any unforeseen event. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/dgt-inicia-campana-control-vigilancia-furgonetas-carreteras-andalucia/
AXARQUIA
Axarquía village to host Ukranian refugees in former care home:
– A former care home for elderly people in the Axarquía village of Almáchar is to be used to receive refugees fleeing from the war in Ukraine.
– The building, which was built over more than a decade ago, has been closed and unused for more than five years. At the end of 2019 it was thought that 22 people would move in to the home, but this has not happened. As such, the town hall has decided, following requests from the provincial and regional governments (the Diputación in Malaga and the Junta de Andalucía), to cede the building to the Red Cross for the temporary reception of refugees from the war in Ukraine. Photo: E. Cabezas. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/ukraine-refugees-20221122154142-nt.html
EUROPE
Brussels proposes a 275 euro price cap on gas purchases: {Translation}
– The European Commission proposed on Tuesday to set a cap of 275 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) on the price of gas purchases that will be automatically triggered by exceptional price rises and will limit transactions on the regulated market for one month, although the mechanism will have an emergency brake to suspend it if it seriously disrupts the markets.
– This market correction mechanism will set the cap one month in advance for products on the Dutch futures market TTF, which is used as a benchmark for gas prices across the EU.
– The cap will be triggered if the Dutch price base reaches this maximum price and only if the price increase is not matched by a similar increase on the world market, which must also be 58 euros or more above the global average for two weeks, European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson confirmed at a press conference on Tuesday. However, the measure does not include over-the-counter (OTC) markets.
– Brussels’ aim is to “achieve an immediate effect” on the market, although the mechanism carries the implicit possibility of being suspended if it causes “serious disturbances”.
– In addition, the price cap will be automatically deactivated if a monthly review shows that the conditions for its application are no longer met. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/economia/energia-00341/noticia-bruselas-propone-tope-275-euros-precio-compras-gas-20221122160721.html
SPORTS
Football- World Cup 2022 Scores:
Sunday- Ecuador 2, Qatar 0
Monday- England 6, Iran 2; NL 2, Senegal 0; USA 1, Wales 1
Tuesday- Denmark 0, Tunisia 0; Saudi Arabia 2, Argentina 1
Source: https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/2022-fifa-world-cup/scores
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Football News- Ronaldo to leave Manchester United after criticism of club:
– Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo will leave with immediate effect, the Premier League team said on Tuesday, marking a bitter end to the Portugal captain’s second spell at Old Trafford after he said he felt betrayed by the club.
– An explosive interview with TalkTV this month – in which Ronaldo said he did not respect manager Erik ten Hag – had put him on shaky ground at the club he rejoined in August 2021 after winning eight major trophies with them from 2003-2009.
– United said last week they would address Ronaldo’s comments only after establishing the complete facts and added last Friday that they had initiated “appropriate steps” in response. Photo: Peter Powell. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/ronaldo-leave-manchester-united-after-criticism-club-2022-11-22/
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Football News- Why are World Cup games so long as average match sees 16 minutes of added time?:
– During the first four matches – Qatar v Ecuador, England v Iran, Senegal v the Netherlands and USA v Wales – there has been an incredible 64 minutes of added time. That’s an average of 16 minutes per game or eight minutes per half.
– The change in tactic from FIFA for this World Cup has been made in a bid to stop time-wasting and to increase the amount of actual game time where the ball is in play. It means that each and every World Cup game is likely to have more stoppage time at the end of both halves than what we have seen in previous tournaments and compared to what we have become accustomed to in the Premier League and the Champions League.
– Pierluigi Collina, chairman of the FIFA referees committee, explained the reasoning behind the new directive. “We want to avoid matches at 42, 43, 44 minutes from effective time. So the times of substitutions, penalties, celebrations, medical treatment or of course VAR will have to be compensated.”
Full article: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/world-cup-games-lasting-long-25575110
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Will you be able to ease your mortgage? Requirements, limits (and the small print) of the Government’s agreement with banks: This article is far too long to post here. If it interests you, I suggest you visit THIS LINK. The original article is Spanish but the link provided will display the Google Translate version for you in English.
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