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XXII edition of the Salares Andalusian Arab Festival:
Fri-Sun, 20-22 Sep
3 days of a medieval enclave with parades, pyrotechnic shows, belly dancing, flamenco, falconry exhibitions, guided walks, gastronomic tastings, musical performances, guided routes, exhibitions and an artisan souk.
You can download the full 8 page programme here:
https://static.malaga.es/municipios/subidas/archivos/2/8/arc_248182.pdf
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Correction, new earlier time: Flamenco In Progress- Torrox
Saturday September 21, 8pm
Mercedes de Cordoba- “Olvidadas. A las sin sombrero”
Teatro Municipal Villa de Torrox
Free Flamenco Class before the show with LA LUPI. (6.45-7.45)
More info and tickets: https://mientrada.janto.es/es/espectaculo/mercedes-de-cordoba-olvidadas-(a-las-sin-sombrero)/TRXMERCEDESDECOR
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Concert- A Tribute to Almijara: Sat, 21 Sep. 21:00
Auditorio del Cerro, Vélez-Málaga
Free admission. A tribute to the great songs of Andalusian rock band Almijara.
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ANDALUCÍA
The cases of West Nile virus in Eastern Andalusia are of a different lineage, unprecedented in the south: {Translation, summary}
– The cases of the Nile virus detected in Eastern Andalusia, with the first affected people in the province of Jaén, come from a different ‘lineage’ to those in the provinces of Seville and Cordoba, so that they are ‘independent outbreaks unrelated to each other’. This was explained to EFE by Jordi Figuerola, a researcher at the Doñana Biological Station, who explained that ‘it is not that they have different toxicity, nor that one is transmitted more than the other’, but that they are ‘derived from different introductions’.
– Thus, in the case of Western Andalusia it is lineage 1, and in Eastern Andalusia it is lineage 2, and he pointed out that, of the former ‘we know that they are variants of the virus that have been circulating in Andalusia for years, but the latter has not yet been sequenced, and this is the first time in this region’. Until now in Spain it had only been found in Catalonia, Figuerola said, pointing out that it is not known exactly how it arrived in Jaén, because ‘it could be due to birds flying south or an introduction from Africa’.
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1759331/los-casos-de-virus-del-nilo-en-andalucia-oriental-son-de-linaje-distinto-inedito-en-el-sur/
AXARQUÍA
Canillas de Albaida Cultural Week & Art Walk: {Translation, summary}
– Culture Week is Monday, Sep 30 thru Sunday, October 6.
– Art Walk is 3-6 Oct.
– Monday, 30 September, in the mornings and afternoons, popular activities such as the petanque championship, the drawing competition, the digital Gymkhana, the paddle tennis tournament, the FIFA championship and the screening of a film.
– Tuesday 1 October, from 16:00 hours, they will continue in Gualinfo, with the Cifras y Letras competition, followed by the bicycle races, traditional games and cucañas. From 18:00 the padel, darts and ping pong tournaments will follow.
– Wednesday 2 October at 11:30 am in the Bar Las Esperillas there will be a Dominoes Tournament and at 16:00 pm, the Kahoot Question and Answer Game in Guadalinfo. At 18:00 the triduum in honour of Our Lady of the Rosary will begin.
– Thursday a performance by the zambomba group ‘La Perla de la Axarquía’. Afterwards there will be a recognition of people over 90 years of age and a copla performance by Macarena Soto.
– Friday 5th at 10:00 a.m., the schoolchildren of the CPR Almijara will have a children’s plenary session and then enjoy breakfast. In the afternoon, third day of triduum in honour of the patron saint and kissing of Our Lady of Expectation. Throughout the afternoon there will be the opportunity to see the drawings of the students of the Almijara CPR and to participate in the gastronomic competition of typical local dishes. There will also be a concert by the Municipal Band and the Romeros del Rosario Choir. Leo Live music will enliven the evening.
– On Saturday 5 October at 08:30 the 13.5 kilometre, 600 metre hike organised by the Club Deportivo Locos de la Colina will begin. The start will be from the Llano de la Fuente. There will also be a short route and children’s and charity races. A lecture by Carlos Gonzalbes in the chapel of Santa Ana will be at 12 noon. ‘We are very happy that the General Assembly can be held here, and specifically in this architectural building that we have managed to include in the heritage catalogue of the Andalusian Institute of Castles, thanks to the research carried out,’ announced Escolano. This will be followed by a guided tour. The religious events will resume at seven o’clock with the mass and procession of Our Lady of the Rosary. In the evening, there will be a musical evening party. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/canillas-de-albaida-inaugura-octubre-con-la-semana-cultural-en-la-que-vuelve-a-proponer-un-paseo-de-arte/
MALAGA CITY
Illegal races are back- 100 people and 40 cars in a polygon in Malaga: {Translation, summary}
– Illegal races are a growing phenomenon in Malaga, as they use the Instagram or TikTok showcase to expand and gain followers. Police investigations have made it possible to delve into the groups where they organize clandestinely and learn, for example, the street circuits and the code names they use to meet. ‘Eight spotlights’ is what they use to refer to the Cortijo de Torres fairgrounds; ‘Palace’ is the Palace of Fairs and Congresses; they call the Trévenez industrial estate ‘CTM’ and the Intelhorce road, ‘Los desguaces’. Other common meeting points are Los Montes de Málaga and the Ikea, Martín Carpena or Carrefour-Los Patios car parks.
– In just over a year, the Attestation Group (GIAAT) and the Investigation and Protection Group (GIP) of the Local Police have accumulated a dozen detainees or investigated for crimes against road safety committed in these concentrations and disclosed through TikTok or Instagram. Some have even already been convicted for these acts.
– In the latest interventions to dissolve the macro quedadas, the agents have managed to count more than 100 passenger cars and as many motorcycles. The scenario is the following: there are a series of cars that park on the sides and do not circulate; they are simply motor fans with tuned cars who leave their trunks open with drinks and music to enjoy the stunts or the crashes.
– Then there are those who compete in speed, who step on the accelerator of sports cars with 400+ HP. The agents have identified drivers who come from other towns or provinces. Recently they even detected a semi-professional Formula 3 driver. It has not been confirmed that there are bets or that they gamble on a car, like in the movies. They race for adrenaline, for hesitancy and to prove that their vehicle is the most powerful. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sucesos/vuelven-carreras-ilegales-100-personas-coches-poligono-20240917001409-nt.html
CALETA DE VELEZ
They steal 1,800 euros at knifepoint in a supermarket in Caleta de Vélez: {Translation}
– A man robbed the Aldi supermarket in Caleta de Vélez on Tuesday. The individual threatened the staff with his knife, finally managing to take 1,800 euros and flee on a scooter. According to AxarquiaPlus, the police have already launched an investigation to find the thief. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/roban-1-800-euros-a-punta-de-cuchillo-en-un-supermercado-de-caleta-de-velez/
ALGARROBO
Professionals in natural therapies defend the activity of the Algarrobo osteopath accused of a “serious infraction”: {Translation, summary}
– The Spanish Association of Professionals in Natural Therapies (APROETENA) defends the activity of the osteopath from Algarrobo who has been accused by the Andalusian Association of Physiotherapists for an alleged ‘serious infringement’. 
This collective assures that ‘Spanish osteopaths and chiromassage therapists do not have to be physiotherapists’, adding that ‘we legally exercise our work without being health professionals and without intrusion’. It adds that ‘Spanish osteopaths and chiromassage therapists do not have to be physiotherapists’, as ‘the law has not yet regulated the content of osteopathy and chiromassage in Spain and has not attributed it to any existing health profession’. Thus, continues the communiqué, ‘while waiting for the promised regulation, we legally exercise our work without being health professionals and without intrusion’.
– Last week, following a complaint filed by the legal services of the College of Physiotherapists of Andalusia (ICPFA), the delegation of Health and Consumer Affairs of Malaga opened sanctioning proceedings against this osteopathy centre in Algarrobo for ‘alleged infringement classified as serious for developing possible health activity (osteopathy), without having the required authorisation of Health’. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/profesionales-en-terapias-naturales-defienden-la-actividad-del-osteopata-de-algarrobo-senalado-por-una-infraccion-grave/
Official website of the Spanish Osteopath Register: https://www.osteopatas.org/home.asp
RINCÓN DE LA VICTORIA
Costa del Sol town declares war on dog pee and ‘uncivilized owners’:
– Rincón de la Victoria town hall on the eastern stretch of the Costa del Sol has launched a new campaign to tackle dog pee. “We have made significant progress in the care of our town and the awareness campaigns are becoming more and more well-known among the public. There are more and more people carrying a little bottle of liquid to dilute dog urine, but we believe that this habit must become even more widespread, hence this campaign. Caring for Rincón de la Victoria is everyone’s job’, explained councillor for the environment, Borja Ortíz.
– “There are more than 8,000 dogs in our town and we have to remember that there is a lot of damage done to street furniture, to public spaces by those uncivilised owners who do not pick up the excrement or do not dilute the urine of their pets,” said mayor Francisco Salado, who recommends a mixture of water and vinegar which he says is “an easy solution”. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/costa-sol-town-declares-war-dog-pee-20240916154006-nt.html
MOTRIL
Another criminal group that sold fruits and vegetables as supposedly organic products falls in Motril: {Translation, summary}
– The Guardia Civil, as part of Operation Obstteller, has dismantled a criminal group in Motril dedicated to international food fraud. In total, four people have been arrested and 16 investigated for aggravated fraud, forgery of documents, falsification of certificates, use of false certificates, against the Public Treasury and Social Security and membership of a criminal group.
– The ring sold conventional fruit and vegetables as if they were organically produced to the main European markets, as organic fruit and vegetables are much more expensive than conventional ones in these markets. The detainees systematically falsified the production and sales certificates that must be issued by the organic production control bodies on the traceability of these fruits and vegetables. Investigators estimate that in the last six months alone, the members of this criminal network have sold more than two million kilos of conventionally produced fruit and vegetables as organic. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/cae-grupo-criminal-motril-vendia-frutas-verduras-supuestos-productos-ecologicos/
EUROPE
Netherlands follows Hungary’s lead- seeks to opt out of EU migration rules:
– The Netherlands’ right-wing government said on Wednesday it had asked the EU for an opt-out on migration rules so it can implement a clamp-down on unwanted arrivals. “I just informed @EU_commission that I want a migration opt-out for the Netherlands within Europe. We need to be in charge of our own asylum policy again!”, migration minister Marjolein Faber said on social media platform X.
– In power since July, the government led by Geert Wilders’ nationalist PVV party, aims to declare a national asylum crisis, allowing it to implement controls without parliamentary approval. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/netherlands-seeks-opt-out-eu-migration-rules-2024-09-18/
MIDDLE EAST
Thousands of Hezbollah fighters injured in Lebanon when their new pagers all simultaneously explode – causing horrifying wounds to their groins and hands, killed at least 9, injured 2,800+:
– The exploding pagers that wounded thousands of Hezbollah fighters in Lebanon Tuesday were reportedly detonated by a message impersonating the leaders of the recognized terrorist group. Hezbollah militants all across Lebanon and parts of Syria received a message that appeared to be sent by the group’s leadership to their new pagers at 3:30 p.m. But in reality, the fake message was the trigger that set off explosives hidden in the devices, officials told the New York Times.
– The message triggered the batteries inside the pagers to overheat and ignite the explosives, sources told Sky News Arabia.
– The pagers, which were allegedly rigged with explosives by the Israeli spy agency Mossad, beeped for several seconds before they exploded, the officials told the outlet. The exploding beepers killed at least nine people, eight of whom appeared to be Hezbollah fighters but also an 8-year-old girl, and injured roughly 2,800 people, according to Lebanese officials.
– Israel allegedly orchestrated the complicated attack to take out Hezbollah’s central method of communication as the group had switched to pagers over phones to avoid Israeli surveillance at its leader’s order in February.
– Mossad allegedly intercepted a shipment of the Taiwanese-made beepers before it reached Lebanon and planted one to two ounces of Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN), a highly explosive material, next to the battery, along with a remote trigger switch, the Times and Sky News Arabia reported. The devices were brand new but it’s unclear when they arrived in Lebanon or how long they had been in use. Israel has refused to comment on the orchestrated attack and whether it was responsible. Full article: https://nypost.com/2024/09/18/world-news/exploding-pagers-were-detonated-with-message-impersonating-hezbollah-leadership-report/
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Breaking News- New wave of explosions, this time linked to walkie-talkies, kill at least nine in fresh Lebanon attack:
– Explosions apparently targeting walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah have killed at least nine people and wounded at least 300 in cities across Lebanon, a day after more than 2,800 were injured and 12 killed by exploding pagers in an attack blamed on Israel. A source in Hezbollah confirmed that walkie-talkies used by the group were targeted in the attack. A senior security source said the individual explosions were “small in size”, similar to Tuesday’s attacks.
– Nine people were killed and at least 300 injured as a result of the explosions, Lebanon’s health ministry said. The ministry added that first responders had almost finished transferring people to hospitals.
– In addition, several solar power systems exploded in people’s homes across Lebanon, according to the National News Agency, injuring at least one girl in the town of al-Zahrani, south Lebanon. Pictures of exploded solar panels, fingerprint readers and other devices circulated social media, though it was unclear whether they blew up by themselves or were near walkie-talkies that exploded. Pictures showed broken and singed communication devices amid scenes of destruction. The Guardian saw multiple pictures of an Icom IC-V82 two-way radio that had seemingly exploded. Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/18/explosions-linked-to-walkie-talkies-deaths-lebanon
HEALTH
The mental health pandemic at work continues- sick leave for mental issues soars in 2024: {Translation, summary}
– The number of temporary disabilities due to stress or anxiety grows by 88% in five years among those under 25 years of age.
– The databases of the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration recorded a total of 600,814 temporary incapacities related to ‘mental and behavioural disorders’ in 2023. This is a record number, never recorded to date and three times the number recorded just over five years ago. However, this year the figure is on track to smash, once again, every milestone set so far.
– From January 1 to June 30, 2024, Spanish doctors signed 337,362 related sick leave notes for mental health problems. This number, obtained through a request through the Transparency Portal, has increased by 10% compared to the same period last year.
– Following the established trend of temporary disabilities related to mental health, six out of every ten sick leave notes signed so far in 2024 have a woman as a patient, 218,089, compared to the 119,273 that were scheduled for men.
– By age, the most affected group, also because it is one of the largest, is that of workers between 36 and 45 years old. This group accumulates almost 3 out of every 10 temporary disabilities. They are followed by employees between 46 and 55 years old and those between 26 and 35. In both the first and second groups, the number, according to data from the ministry led by Elma Sáiz, continues with a downward trend over the years.
– The trend is opposite among young people between 16 and 25 years old and those between 26 and 35 years old. In these two age groups the trend is upward. Among the youngest, in the last 5 years, the figure has grown by 88%, while in the rest it falls in the same period except for those between 26 and 35 years old and those between 56 and 65 years old. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/antropia/pandemia-salud-mental-trabajo-continua-disparan-bajas-20240916000222-ntrc.html
SPORTS
Golf News- Some of the best players in the world will search for the longest golf shot in Malaga: {Translation}
– Malaga will host a unique golf event on the 20th and 21st September. The Real Guadalhorce will once again host a first-class international event, this time on the European Long Drivers Tour, in which golfers specialising in the power of strokes will be looking for the longest drive (tee shot) in the world.
– According to the club hosting the event, it is a complementary form of golf, but one that ‘attracts many fans, exposes other more specific techniques and showcases great specialists’.
– The competition will host the 20 most important professionals in the championship, who will come from different parts of the world: Asia, the United States, England, Germany.
– The format of the event is ‘most interesting’, according to the organisers: the players are divided into several groups and then play direct elimination rounds until the final; each golfer will have 165 seconds to throw six balls, in what is called a set; making the tennis simile, the best of three sets will move on to the next round.
– The current record of the modality was broken in 2018, by the German Robin Horvath (405.07 metres, 443 yards), and now, overcoming that distance is the great motivation of these players and the great desire of the fans. In fact, the organisers assure us that ‘many experts hope that a challenge that has lasted six years will be overcome at the Malaga event’.
– On Friday 20th the official training starts and on Saturday 21st the competition will take place. The President of Guadalhorce Golf, Angel Gancedo, says that ‘it is a great opportunity for Malaga to host this tournament. It has great international prestige and our Club has thrown itself into the event. It’s going to be a real Málaga show for the world’. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/malaga/1759193/los-mejores-20-jugadores-del-mundo-buscaran-el-golpe-de-golf-mas-largo-en-malaga/
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Tennis News- Davis Cup 2024 Draws & Results:
https://www.daviscup.com/en/home.aspx
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
AI Is Taking Over Mainstream News Media In Spain:
– The evolution of media has been marked by the digital transition and the constant challenge of adapting to new ways of consuming information. Publishers today face the challenge of managing an increasing volume of content and data, while trying to deliver personalised user experiences, maintain information security and generate revenue. In this context, New Script has developed a technology solution that addresses these needs holistically.
– New Script’s new Content Management System (CMS) is not just a platform for managing publications; it is a robust tool that optimises every aspect of content creation, distribution, monetisation and analysis. From digital newspapers to on-demand TV channels, this technology solution has been designed to, in the opinion of New Script, make publishers’ lives easier and allow them to focus on what really matters: generating high-quality content and connecting with their audiences. {High quality content? Rubbish, it’s a sales pitch, to push AI generated articles, with their built-in socio-political agendas, onto lazy jouralists and short-staffed editors. -Ed.}
– Here’s the problem. For example, machine learning algorithms built into the CMS allow real-time analysis of reader preferences, automatically adjusting the content offered to maximise engagement (rather than focus on accuracy and truth!). This results in a significant increase in user interaction with digital content, which in turn allows media outlets to attract a wider audience and retain their regular readers. Read the full article here, in English: Google Translate link
Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1755310/new-script-revoluciona-el-sector-editorial-con-un-innovador-cms-que-tiene-ia-integrada/
SCAMS
The DGT warns of a new wave of false messages: {Translation}
– History is repeating itself. At the beginning of the summer, the DGT warned of an attempted scam via SMS to mobile phones, and cybercriminals are at it again. According to the DGT, they are trying to impersonate the DGT (smishing, a variety of pishing) by warning drivers that they have to pay a fine in order to get hold of their bank details or make a charge to their account.
– Users receive a text message claiming to be sent from the Electronic Headquarters of the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), ‘informing’ the driver that a traffic fine is pending, and that payment should be made as soon as possible to avoid surcharges (they indicate within 24 hours, or an imminent expiry date). Another variant is a message encouraging the user to check the details of the fine. In both variants the message includes a link that requires clicking. If you do so, you fall into the trap.
– According to warnings from the Organisation of Consumers and Users (OCU) and the National Institute of Cybersecurity (INCIBE), this URL redirects to a web page that pretends to be from the DGT, with an appearance that tries to simulate the official one (logo included) where again they urge the user to pay the fine (in many variants they even indicate the amount, 35 euros). They insist that you should do so as soon as possible, via the ‘Pay the fine’ button. This takes you to a new screen, where you are asked for your personal and bank details so that you can pay the fine at once.
***Steps to follow***
– If you have received this message (example below), you should not open it, but delete it immediately.
– If you have fallen for the the false warning scam, you should make screenshots of the different messages received and steps taken and inform the banking institution in order to take the necessary measures. It is also advisable to report the situation to the State Security Forces and Corps, providing all possible evidence to make the case known.
– Faced with the avalanche of fraudulent messages, the Directorate General of Traffic reminds on social networks ‘that it never notifies infringements by SMS or email. These are only communicated by post or via the DGT app, if you are registered’.
Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/sociedad/dgt-avisa-mensajes-falsos-multas-20240917143814-nt.html
TRAVEL
Watch as motorised luggage-scooters arrive in Sevilla- ‘They will have to put traffic lights in the airports’:
– Although it sounds like an idea worthy of a futuristic movie, these smart suitcases do already exist and you can travel around on them at up to 13 kilometres per hour. Several models can be seen here [ https://www.airwheel.net/home/product/se3t ].
– Because these suitcases do not use a lithium battery, which are not permitted due to fire risks, but a graphene battery, they are permitted on planes. Several models are available in the range of €700-1000. Capacity 110kg. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/motorised-luggage-suitcase-20240917073750-nt.html
{Note: I have already seen travellers riding these luggage-scooters in Torrox Costa. -Ed.}
RELIGION
Archbishop Charles Chaput, “No, Pope Francis, Not All Religions Are Paths to God”:
– The redoubtable Archbishop Charles Chaput has offered fraternal correction to Pope Francis, urging him to hold to the basic tenets of Christianity.
– The former archbishop of Philadelphia was responding to the pontiff’s off-the-cuff remarks to youth in Singapore on Friday, in which the pope told his listeners that all religions are paths to God, seeming to suggest that none is superior to the others. If people start fighting over whose religion is more important “or saying, ‘Mine is the true religion; yours isn’t true,’ where does that lead? Where?” the pope asked. “All religions are a path to reach God,” he stated. “They are, to use a comparison, like different languages, different dialects to get there.” “Some Sikh, some Muslim, some Hindu, some Christian, but they are different paths. Understood?” he said.
– In response, Chaput wrote that such loose comments “can only confuse.” “Christians hold that Jesus alone is the path to God,” he said. “To suggest, imply, or allow others to infer otherwise is a failure to love.” “We are called Christians because we believe Jesus Christ is God, the second person of the Trinity,” he stated. “From the beginning of our faith, followers of Christ were unique among world religions because they accepted as true Christ’s extraordinary claim that he is God.” “Christians have also always believed that this reality makes Christianity categorically distinct from all other religions, and in turn requires a total commitment of our lives,” he added.
– The archbishop also reminded the pope of his responsibility to teach the faith clearly. The pope “is the spiritual and institutional head of the Catholic Church worldwide,” Chaput wrote. “This means, among other things, that he has the duty to teach the faith clearly and preach it evangelically.” “Simply put: Not all religions seek the same God, and some religions are both wrong and potentially dangerous, materially and spiritually,” he wrote.
– Chaput’s words echoed those of Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI, who also warned about treating all religions as equals. Before becoming pope, Ratzinger wrote on the differences between religions, noting that “anyone who sees in the religions of the world only reprehensible superstition is wrong,” but, also, “anyone who wants only to give a positive evaluation of all religions… is equally wrong.” In his own critical considerations of religions, Ratzinger wrote with brutal honesty, observing that there are “deviant, esoteric forms of religion on offer” as well as “pathological” forms of religion. He wrote of religions that are “obviously sick” and religions that are “destructive for man.” He asserted, moreover, that with the detachment of religion from reason, “pathological forms of religion are constantly increasing.”
Source: https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2024/09/17/archbishop-charles-chaput-no-pope-francis-not-all-religions-are-paths-to-god/
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