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Leyenda- A tribute to Heroes del Silencio (legendary Spanish band):
– Friday, 10 March at Zeppelin Bar, 10pm. Free.
Alhaurin Ell Grande
– Sat, 11 March, 8pm at Jarabe de Pala, Granada. FB
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Jazz performance `Tenorism´ by Enrique Oliver & Daniel Torres Quintet: Friday, March 10, 8pm.
Cueva del Tesoro in Rincón de la Victoria
The performance of the quintet, which is part of the MVA Jazz Festival of the Malaga Provincial Council, will offer a repertoire of original compositions with influences from traditional jazz, modal jazz and more contemporary music.
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Just Cool at Posada La Plaza, Canillas de Albaida:
It´s forecast to be a sizzling 26 degrees this weekend, so after a really good but really cold gig last weekend in La Plaza with Cool & Groovy and a lovely crowd of people, I´m going to do a solo gig as Groovy can´t make it.
So it´s Just Cool this coming Sunday 12th March at Posada la Plaza, La Plaza in Canillas de Albaida from 2.00pm. There is a new chef and I´ve heard very good reports. Lots of sax this time!
Call 952 553 254 or 609 167 127 for your table. It´s gonna be a great afternoon!
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Dukes Sunday Lunch: March 12th Menu
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My showroom is open on Fridays and Saturdays, 10:00-14:00, or you may telephone for an appointment outside of these hours.
Casa Cambrian, Cuesta Benamayor 15, Competa, 29754, Malaga.
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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
– Beautiful solid writing desk with key
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Ikea – Besta TV Unit. Nearly new in white, measures 180cm x 42cm x 74cm. 150 euros
– Solid wood Table plus 4 chairs. Only 3 chairs are pictured but all in excellent condition. Table measures 120cm x 75cm x 74cm. Together 150 euros. Will consider selling separately.
– Ikea – Brusali Office Desk. Nearly new in white, measures 90cm x 52cm x 70cm. 25 euros
Cris / Torrox Costa. Tel/ WhatsApp 654064430
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For Sale: Laptop. Brand new Acer Extensa 15. Available with Win 10 or Win 11.
System is English, keyboard is Spanish.
15.6″ Full HD display, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Intel N4020, up to 2.8GHz
8Gb RAM, 256Gb SSD, Intel UHD 600 Graphics
Ethernet, Wifi 2.4/5, HDMI (No VGA, No DVD)
2x USB2, 1x USB3.1
Large Touchpad, Webcam, headphone port.
Heavy Duty Hinges. Light weight 1.9Kg, 6 hour battery.
Fully setup, updated, ready to use. Factory warranty.
€380, buyer collects. Naythan, Torrox Costa
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ANDALUCIA
Dani Supermercados, of Andalucia, is the cheapest supermarket chain in Spain: {Translation, summary}
– OCU, the Organisation of Consumers and Users in Spain published its latest study this Tuesday, March 7. It classified the supermarket chains operating in Spain according to their price. The results showed that Dani, an Andalucian chain of supermarkets, was the cheapest one of all those analysed.
– Dani was created 64 years ago in the city of Granada and currently has 19 stores throughout the Community. Although Dani shares a podium with another locally-based supermarket, Tifer, in the ‘cheapest chain’ category; it also remains the cheapest supermarket in the ‘fresh basket’.
– Dani and Tifer were followed by Family Cash, Alcampo, and Supeco in the cheapest chain category. Regarding the economic basket, the cheapest option was Hiperdino (a supermarket with a presence in the Canary Islands). In the brand basket, Sangüi was the best option to make the purchase.
– Dani has two stores in the province of Malaga. The first, opened in 1995, is located on Avenida de la Legion in Antequera, and the second, its last opening, is on Calle Inca in Fuengirola. Source, Spanish: https://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/vida-y-estilo/2023/03/06/supermercado-andaluz-tiendas-malaga-barato-dv-84176862.html
MALAGA
AliExpress to open its first store in Malaga this weekend: AliExpress is about to land in Malaga with the opening of its first shop in the province. The Asian retail giant will open the store on Saturday, 11 March, in the Plaza Mayor shopping centre. The new shop will replace Xiaomi in the shopping area of the centre, next to Mediamarkt. It will be an AliExpress Plaza and, like the rest of those that already operate in Spain, will offer its customers products for children, cooking and sports. Full article & Photo: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/aliexpress-open-its-first-store-malaga-this-20230308114321-nt.html
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Women are paid between 15% and 20% less than men for doing the same job, lag behind in other metrics:
– If the current pace of change remains the same, it will take around 45 years to remove the wage gap between the sexes in Malaga province.
– In Malaga province, the gender wage gap is similar to the Spanish average, at 20.05%, with an average male salary of 20,003 euros and the female salary of 15,992 euros. The difference in Malaga is slightly below the Andalusian average (20.77%) and also of other provinces such as Cadiz (26.32%) or Huelva (28.27%), as well as Seville, where the salary difference between genders exceeds 23%. But Almeria (12.53%), Jaén (14.29%) and Granada (15.56%) have narrower wage gaps. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/local-women-are-paid-between-and-less-20230303142419-nt.html
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National Police Commissioner in Fuengirola arrested: José María Tocornal Blanco, 63, who has been working for the National Police force since 1983, was appointed as commissioner in Fuengirola in January 2018. He was arrested on Monday morning (6 March) for his alleged involvement in crimes related to the omission of the duty to prosecute crimes and coercion. Upon his transfer to the police headquarters, he faces potential removal from his position, suspension of his salary, and the opening of a disciplinary file. Full article: https://newsinspain.es/costadelsol-uk/2023/03/07/national-police-commissioner-in-fuengirola-arrested/
TECH
YouTube videos will stop showing overlay ads starting in April: Starting April 6th, 2023, overlay ads will no longer appear on YouTube videos or as an available ad format when you turn on ads in YouTube Studio. “These ads only appeared on desktop, and we expect to see limited impact for most creators as engagement shifts to other ad formats. There are no changes to any of our other ad formats,” the company said.
Full article: https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/technology/youtube-to-stop-overlay-ads-on-videos-from-next-month-what-it-means/ar-AA18lnvY
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Time to dump DuckDuckGo? – DuckDuckGo embeds AI-generated responses into its search engine, using “Liberal propaganda tool” Wikipedia as its primary fact source:
– Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has followed Microsoft and Google to become the latest veteran search player to dip its beak in the generative AI trend — announcing the launch today in beta of an AI-powered summarization feature, called DuckAssist, which can directly answer straightforward search queries for users.
– DDG founder Gabe Weinberg tells TechCrunch the sources it’s using for DuckAssist are currently “99%+ Wikipedia”.
– Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger has warned that the website can no longer be trusted – insisting it is now just “propaganda” for the left-leaning “establishment”.
Full article: https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/08/duckassist/
Sanger quote: https://nypost.com/2021/07/16/wikipedia-co-founder-says-site-is-now-propaganda-for-left-leaning-establishment/
CULTURE
Secrets, million-dollar fees and forgeries- The all-out legal fight over Leonard Cohen’s legacy: The singer-songwriter’s children have accused his former manager and trustee of the artist’s estate and archives of fraud. Meanwhile, a Toronto museum exhibit is showcasing some of the treasure trove in dispute. Leonard Cohen kept everything- a doddle on a napkin, letters to his mother, the wine list of the legendary Max’s Kansas City in New York on to which, one night, he wrote a poem to a woman named Joan…Read full article: https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-03-07/secrets-million-dollar-fees-and-forgeries-the-all-out-legal-fight-over-leonard-cohens-legacy.html & Video Link
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Petrol Prices – Updated daily: These are the fuel stations in Malaga province with the lowest prices. The price data for 95 and 98-octane petrol and diesel fuel is updated every day. See it here:
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Weekly Markets
Monday: Torrox Costa
Tuesday: Nerja, Salobrena
Wednesday: Rincon de la Victoria, Algarrobo Costa
Thursday: Velez Malaga, Torre del Mar, Frigiliana
Friday: Almunecar, Salobrena, La Herradura- Summers only
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Velez Malaga, Nerja Car Boot
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Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231
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Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
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Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112
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Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
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Local News in English, The Sur: http://www.surinenglish.com/
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