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ANDALUCÍA
You can now request the digital voucher in Andalucia to pay less on your internet bill- requirements, procedures and deadlines: {Translation, summary}
– With the aim of helping people in a vulnerable situation to pay their internet bill and, therefore, contribute to reducing the digital divide in Andalucia, so that no one is left without access to cyberspace for economic reasons, the Junta has launched the digital voucher, which Andalucians can apply for from this Thursday and during the next month.
– These are the keys to obtaining the digital voucher:
* You only need to be registered in Andalucia and be a holder of one of the following economic benefits: Minimum Insertion Income, Minimum Vital Income or a non-contributory pension in the Autonomous Community of Andalucia.
* Users have to apply to their telecommunications operator for the bono digital and it is the companies that process the aid with the Junta de Andalucía. These applications will be submitted online through the Andalucía Vuela platform.
* This financial aid can be applied to contract new broadband internet services, or to increase the speed of their existing connections, from a fixed location with a minimum speed of 30 Mbps, downstream, supplied with the most appropriate technology.
* The deadline to apply for the bono digital is from 16 November to 16 December, so it will start this Thursday, remaining open for a month. Source, Spanish: https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5190625/0/ya-se-puede-solicitar-bono-digital-andalucia-para-pagar-internet-estos-son-los-requisitos-tramites-plazos/
MALAGA CITY
Cost of living climbs by average of 426 euros per month for Malaga residents:
– A survey by the Consumer Union in Malaga has revealed that almost 80% of residents in Malaga city have reduced or eliminated some items from the shopping basket due to inflation as they spend 426 euros more a month on regular expenditures.
– If the monthly figure is extrapolated to the year as a whole, it is equivalent to an increase of 5,117 euros in the annual expenditure of an average family. The expenditures that have increased the most are food (136.43 euros more per month), housing mortgage or rent (123.10 euros more per month) and fuel (83.57 euros more per month). Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/cost-living-climbs-average-426-euros-per-20231115144636-nt.html
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An exhibition about Tesla, the genius of modern electricity, arrives in Malaga: {Translation, summary}
– The inventor of the induction motor, of alternating current as a source of energy and of the wireless transmission of energy and information will occupy the Plaza de La Marina in Malaga until 12 December.
– It is the “first time” that the Telsa Museum in Belgrade has given its “distinctive” seal of approval to an exhibition organised in Spain, said the exhibition coordinator, Jordi Aloy: “We have the support and advice of the museum, which has provided us with prototypes, documentation and all kinds of facilities”.
– The exhibition, created by the “la Caixa” Foundation, follows a “chronological” route through Telsa’s life and shows, “in parallel”, his “main contributions to the field of science and technology, his inventions and great ideas”.
– {I have been to the Tesla Museum in Belgrade many times, it is my favorite museum. If you have any interest in electricity, in any of its applications, don’t miss this exhibition. You will be fascinated, and wonder why, over 100 years later, we still don’t have access to these amazing inventions and technologies. Hint: Follow the money. Edison and Bell Labs were aware of the Tesla discoveries, and supressed this advanced wireless energy technology with the aid of their industrialist pals, as it is not as profitable as metered power delivered on copper wire. Edison’s power grid was a huge money making operation crossing many industries. Ref: “They Changed the World: Bell, Edison and Tesla” by Lewis Helfand. -Ed.} Photo: Alvaro Cabrera. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1437549/llega-a-malaga-una-muestra-sobre-tesla-el-genio-de-la-electricidad-moderna/
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Rowdy hen and stag parties can be slapped with hefty fines from today: A modification to the Citizen Coexistence law comes into force in Malaga today and lawbreakers can now be hit with fines of 750 euros for walking around the city naked, or with inflatable dolls and other items depicting genitalia. The change to the law has come about principally due to the rise in the number of hen and stag parties in the city centre. Full article & photo credit: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/malaga-city/rowdy-hen-and-stag-parties-can-slapped-20231115171717-nt.html
NERJA
The strange behavior of a school of fish next to the Balcón de Europa in Nerja: {Translation, summary}
– The fish, which numbered in the thousands, were behaving frantically, jumping non-stop against the enormous rocks below the Balcón de Europa, next to Calahonda beach.
– In fact, it has been confirmed with marine biologists Juan Jesús Martín and Juan Antonio López that it was an enormous school of these pelagics, which are very abundant in the Mediterranean. “It is the first time I have seen something like this in my life. “It is a very surprising, strange and unprecedented phenomenon, I would say on the Malaga coast,” said Martín, with more than three decades of experience in research and dissemination on the Alborán Sea. “It is likely that they fled from some predator, such as mackerel, dolphins or tuna, and that they took refuge in the rocks for that reason,” Martín argued. Photo: Lucia Munoz. Full article: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/extrano-comportamiento-banco-peces-junto-balcon-europa-20231114224933-nt.html
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
Protest Scheduled for Sunday, 19 Nov., Expect Traffic Disruptions: {Translation, summary}
– The Popular Party of Vélez-Málaga has called for a peaceful rally “against the amnesty, in defence of the Constitution, the equality of Spaniards and respect for the Rule of Law and Democracy”, explained the secretary general of the Popular Party, Rocío Ruiz. It will be next Sunday, 19th November, in Torre del Mar, at 12.00 noon, in the Antonio López Rosique square on the Paseo Marítimo.
– Ruiz has asked “all the residents of the municipality, of all parties and of the whole Axarquía” to attend the peaceful rally to protest against “the rupture of Spain” and the Amnesty Law that “the socialists and Pedro Sánchez want to pass to stay in power, in the middle of the investiture, at the cost of ending the inequality of the Spanish people”.
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-partido-popular-de-velez-malaga-llama-a-una-movilizacion-pacifica-a-todos-los-vecinos-del-municipio-contra-la-amnistia-y-por-la-igualdad-de-espana/
RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA
The manager of a telephone company in Rincón de la Victoria is arrested for committing scams, identity theft and money laundering: {Translation, summary}
– Agents of the National Police have arrested a couple in Estepona, aged 41 and 34, for allegedly being responsible for a continuous offence of fraud and money laundering in the case of the man, charging his partner with a fraud offence. The main suspect took advantage of his position as manager of a telephone company, which managed establishments in Manilva, San Pedro de Alcántara and Rincón de la Victoria, to carry out financing, open bank accounts and contract telephone lines using the documentation of clients and employees – without their consent. Those arrested were handed over to the CINCO Court of Instruction in Estepona, which is hearing the case.
– The alleged victims of the scam were customers and employees of several telephone shops – located in the towns of Manilva, San Pedro de Alcántara and Rincón de la Victoria. The agents found out that the manager, responsible for all these shops, had fraudulently opened bank accounts, contracted telephone lines and applied for loans with the documentation of these people.
– Most of the victims were unaware of the facts until they tried to finance a product, and when denied, discovered they were on databases of debt defaulters. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/detienen-al-gerente-de-una-empresa-de-telefonia-en-rincon-de-la-victoria-por-cometer-estafas-y-blanqueo-de-capitales/
GRANADA
Another Home Invasion- They assault a woman home alone, in Montejícar, brandishing guns and robbing 3,500 euros: {Translation, summary}
– The Guardia Civil, as part of ‘Operation Knock Out 23’, has arrested two individuals aged 36 and 39, with numerous police records, as alleged perpetrators of a crime of robbery with violence and intimidation with firearms perpetrated in Montejícar. After being taken to court, both have been remanded in prison.
– This has been indicated by the Guardia Civil in a press release on Wednesday. The robbery took place on 28 July at around 16.00 hours. The detainees surprised the victim in the garage of the house, according to the complaint. They entered “hooded and armed with pistols, hit her on the head and pointed a gun at her, threatening to kill her if she did not hand over all the money she had at home”.
– The complainant handed over 500 euros that she had on her person and another 3,000 euros that she kept at home. The robbers allegedly fled in two vehicles parked in the vicinity of the victim’s home. In this context, the Heritage team of the Judicial Police Unit of the Granada Command of the Guardia Civil took charge of the investigation. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/asaltan-pistolas-vivienda-montejicar-robo-euros/
HEALTH
The WHO warns of the “serious” threat of a bacteria that causes diarrhea and infections: {Translation, summary}
– The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that climate change is accelerating the spread of the aquatic bacterium ‘Vibrio’, especially in Europe, which can cause illness and death due to diarrhoeal diseases, severe wound infections and sepsis.
– This is stated in the 2023 Report of ‘The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change’, in which the United Nations health agency itself has participated. According to this document, globally, warmer seas have increased the area of the world’s coastline suitable for the spread of this bacterium by 329 km each year since 1982, with the threat being “particularly serious in Europe, where coastal waters suitable for ‘Vibrio’ have increased by 142 km each year”. Globally, this bacterium could affect a record 1.4 billion people. Source, Spanish: https://www.infosalus.com/actualidad/
ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE (AI)
Bill Gates introduces a whole new level of spyware- “AI is about to completely change how you use computers”, everyone will have a personal “AI agent”: {Copied from Bill Gates personal blog}
– In the next five years…you won’t have to use different apps for different tasks. You’ll simply tell your device, in everyday language, what you want to do. And depending on how much information you choose to share with it, the software will be able to respond personally because it will have a rich understanding of your life. In the near future, anyone who’s online will be able to have a personal assistant powered by artificial intelligence that’s far beyond today’s technology.
– This type of software, something that responds to natural language and can accomplish many different tasks based on its knowledge of the user, is called an agent. I’ve been thinking about agents for nearly 30 years and wrote about them in my 1995 book The Road Ahead, but they’ve only recently become practical because of advances in AI.
– Agents are not only going to change how everyone interacts with computers. They’re also going to upend the software industry, bringing about the biggest revolution in computing since we went from typing commands to tapping on icons. An agent will be able to help you with all your activities if you want it to. With permission to follow your online interactions and real-world locations, it will develop a powerful understanding of the people, places, and activities you engage in. It will get your personal and work relationships, hobbies, preferences, and schedule. You’ll choose how and when it steps in to help with something or ask you to make a decision (Meanwhile, Microsoft builds an ever more invasive profile on you with all this new data they will collect and save forever. -Ed.).
– Agents are smarter (than current digital assistants). They’re proactive, capable of making suggestions before you ask for them. They accomplish tasks across applications. They improve over time because they remember your activities and recognize intent and patterns in your behavior. Based on this information, they offer to provide what they think you need, although you will always make the final decisions. Full article: https://www.gatesnotes.com/AI-agents
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Carrefour sells its extra virgin olive oil in Spain for almost 20% more than in France, FACUA finds evidence of price-fixing among all supermarkets in Spain: {Translation, summary}
– Carrefour offers its extra virgin olive oil at significantly higher prices in Spain compared to France. The price difference is almost 20%, according to a study carried out by FACUA-Consumers in Action. In Spain, the price of a 500 ml bottle of Carrefour private label extra virgin olive oil is 5.95 euros, while in France, the same product is priced at 4.89 euros, which represents a significant difference of 17.8%.
– In view of these discrepancies, FACUA has made repeated complaints to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC). The association suggests the possibility of a price pact, after detecting a 9% increase in November in the price of 1 litre bottles of private label extra virgin olive oil in eight of the main supermarket and hypermarket chains in Spain, all of which were set at 9.25 euros. (Just wait, the socialists will use this market manipulation as an excuse to introduce State run supermarkets, “we must save the public from abusive capitalists”. This proposal has already been raised by Podemos, a minority left-wing party in the Socialist government coalition, in a May 17, 2023, EuroNews interview. Ref: https://www.euronews.com/2023/05/17/publicly-owned-supermarkets-left-wing-party-sparks-debate-in-spain-as-food-prices-soar. Next they will take control of the farming industry, like is being done right now in Netherlands, to save the world from bovine flatulence. Then they will take over the transport industry to go green. FUBAR! It all part of Agenda 2030, the Communist Conquest. Pardon the rant, pardoning seems to be all the rage at the moment. -Ed.) Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1435659/carrefour-vende-aqui-su-aceite-virgen-extra-casi-un-20-mas-caro-que-en-francia/
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