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November Editor’s Holiday: Thursday, 21 Nov, DigameXtra will be closed. Posts scheduled for 21 Nov. will be posted the following day.

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ANNUAL HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER

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41 CLUB NERJA

41 Club Nerja Going From Strength to Strength:
– 41 Club Nerja is delighted to report that we really are going from strength to strength, our membership continues to grow and our doors are open for more new members to join our vibrant Club.
– Do you remember in your local communities all the events that the Round Table and 41 Club organised? Yes! that’s us!
– Do you love getting out and about in our beautiful Axarquia area and also like the idea of being with people who enjoy life and help the local community too? Well, that’s also us! So please come along, meet us, see how we do things, and you don’t even need to have been a member previously.
– We enjoy a wide variety of exciting activities, interesting meetings and tasty meals in many of the lovely restaurants we have in our local area. Our get togethers are attended by our members (who hail from nine different countries) as well as our partners, guests, friends and family too. We’re a very friendly bunch.
To get in touch you can
Email us: steve.ryan.sr56@gmail.com
Phone Steve on 0044 7546 402770
You can connect with 41 Club Nerja via Facebook.
Or visit our website to find out more at: https://41clubnerja.org/ 
We’d love to hear from you and we’d also love for you to come along and join in the fun!

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Vélez-Málaga’s first Feria del Pintxo: 15-16 Nov
Fri 2pm-2am, Sat 1pm-2am
It will be in the San Francisco Market, where ten participating establishments will meet during a gastronomic weekend that will also combine music and fun for all residents of the municipality.
The participating restaurants are Caserío Las Monjas, Barra de Lola, Bar El Rubio, Paco Hijano, Trapiche Aerodynamic, Bar Miguel “Viñuela”, Malaka Eventos, People, Libido and Pepe Molina. 

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Javi Tejero Band: Friday, 15 Nov, 10pm
Robert’s Top, C/ Livry Gargan 1, Almuñécar.
Info Link & Video Link 

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“This is Jazz!” by The Nat Ruciero Quintet: Fri, 15 Nov, 8pm
Casa de la Cultura Blas Infante, C/ Manuel Garcia SN, Coín, Málaga. Info: https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/cultura/agendaculturaldeandalucia/evento/jazz & Video Link

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Concert- GABARDINO: Fri, 15 Nov, 9pm
La Polivalente, C/ Lagunillas 53, 29013 Málaga. €5 at the door.
Info: https://www.lapolivalente.com/evento/gabardino-2/ & Video Link

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Soho’s Larios Pop Orchestra plays The Beatles’ hits, under the artistic direction of Antonio Banderas: Fri-Sun, 15-17 Nov.
Concert venue at Espacio Sohrlin Andalucía: C/ Almonte 6, Carretera de Cádiz, 29004 Málaga
It will be a good opportunity to enjoy the genius of their music in this concert show that, under the artistic direction of Antonio Banderas, will have amazing visual elements accompanied by the magic of El Espejo Negro, the Malaga puppet theater company.
Info & tix (€30): https://teatrodelsoho.com/evento/larios-pop-del-soho-the-beatles-concierto-sinfonico/

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Flamenco- The Autumn Recitals ‘Rincón de la Victoria, capital of Flamenco’ at Peña El Piyayo:
– Saturday, November 16 it will be the turn of Pepe Lara on vocals, whose career has been cemented in competitions in and out of Andalusia. The guitar will be Paco Lara’s, who began his career in the group Cañadía, to move later to Los Volaores.
– Saturday, November 23 performance by the Escuela Flamenca José Roa, a center dedicated to the teaching of flamenco dance, which will showcase its students.
– Saturday, November 30 recital will be by Morenito de Illoras, Jr. Singer-songwriter in all areas, and 1st Prize in the Young Flamenco Contest of the Peña El Piyayo.
– Peña El Piyayo is located in the urbanization Las Pedrizas, local 2, Rincon de la Victoria.
Info: https://www.turismoenrincon.es/recitales-de-otono-rincon-2024/
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TONY ROAM TRANSPORT & REMOVALS

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18 years Removals To & Fro Spain / UK Spain.
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Transportation, Removals & light haulage company that have scheduled trips all year from UK to Torrox and back every month.
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Full or part loads undertaken.
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We live just behind Torrox Pueblo in Spain and in South Wales UK and have vans going back and forth UK to Spain to UK by way of Santander or Bilbao / Portsmouth or Plymouth Ferry.
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GREEK CASITA RESTAURANT & BAR

The Greek House –Greek Casita Restaurant & Bar – Torrox Costa:
Located on the sea promenade, between the Safari bar and Picadero restaurants, BLQ 80 bajo. We offer you a little piece of Greece with our Greek home made specialities. You can choose meat specialties (Gyros, Souvlaki, Bifteki, Sutsukaki, Mussaka), cheese (Feta Psiti, Feta Saganaki, Hallumi), vegetables (Greek salad, Hummus, Eggplant cream, Mezze, Tzatziki) or sea fruits (prawns or octopus), all of this accompanied with our special Greek pita bread. For dessert… HOMEMADE BAKLAVA! We offer a lovely meal time in a quiet and exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! Hours: 7pm to close, Wednesday thru Sunday. Closed Monday & Tuesday. For reservations call 642585049. https://la-casita-griega.business.site/ We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section. 

 

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ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES & JUBILEE HOUSE

ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES IN THE AXARQUIA REGION:
Do you have health or mobility issues?
Would support enable you to remain independent in your own home?
Liz Brown, probably the only nurse registered to practice in Andalucia to hold the ENB 941 (Specialist qualification in care of the older person), together with her fully insured and police checked home care support team offers one-on-one support and companionship in the comfort of your own home. COE Malaga reg. 17425
HOME CARE/NURSE SUPPORT
Palliative care / Companionship / Health monitoring English Nurse / Hospital sitting / Respite at home / 24 hr live in care / Housekeeping / Correspondence & Communication / Medication collection & dispensing systems / Dressing, bathing & daily hygiene / Shopping & meal preparation / Fast response Falls Team / Provision of medical equipment such as wheelchairs and hoists
englishnurse@rocketmail.com
Tel: 951550581 or 692419548
JUBILEE HOUSE – Close Care Unit in Torrox
VACANCY: Due to a successful rehabilitation we will have vacancy from 21st November in one of our ensuite units for a long stay English speaking guest. Please contact Liz on 692419548.
5 ground floor individual units all en-suite
24-hour care at all stages from the English Nurse Care Team
Main language- English / Extensive sea views / Wheelchair accessible / Garden / Home cooking / Wifi / Air conditioning / Visiting physiotherapist, hairdresser, chiropodist and nutritionist
And we welcome guests for the day. We are DigameXtra sponsors, so our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section. 

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DOCTORLAPTOP’S COMPUTER REPAIRS

DoctorLaptop’s Computer Repairs & Sales- Torrox Costa (near the bus station): Computers only, Windows / Linux / Mac. No tablets or phones. 
If you rely on your computer and want it running at peak performance, free of data collectors, trackers & malware, an annual professional servicing is necessary. You wouldn’t drive your car till it runs out of oil before servicing it, would you? And why would you use a lesser known repair shop? Most can only afford high-school students to do their repairs? Are you going to trust them with all the private data and passwords on your computer? DoctorLaptop has been doing PC repairs here on the coast for 12+ years, and you visit me at home when you drop-off, so you can always find me if there is a problem. I do the most comprehensive cleaning and tune-up possible. I can also disable the AI spyware (Copilot) Microsoft has installed via Windows Updates if you don’t want it snooping on everything you do. All for only €50! One to two day turnaround. I don’t work on dinosaurs computers made before 2017 unless I have been servicing then annually. 
Contact: doctorlaptop AT protonmail DOT com
Or call 675 993 069 (no calls before 12noon, missed calls returned asap). More info on my website. All work by appointment only, no drop-ins please. Appointments are only available 2pm-8pm, Sunday thru Thursday. Closed Fridays & Saturdays. Always include the make & model number of the device when requesting assistance. My contact details can be found everyday at the bottom of the Sponsor’s Section.

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– Why choose Compare Funerals? There seems to be a gap in Spain between independent funeral directors, offering plans at a good price but lacking the security of an established Trust or ability to cover a client overseas and Providers who seem to charge more than necessary. We want to be right in the middle and offer the best of both worlds. Our best-priced plan is only 2,250€ and does the essentials.
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Top of the Line- Dell 8940 XPS Tower PC (if you’ve ever wanted a high-end computer, but couldn’t justify the €2000 layout, this one is for you!):
– Suitable for most Gaming and Advanced Audio/Video Editing
– Fully Reconditioned & Upgraded by DoctorLaptop, Mid-2020 model, Win 11 Pro
– Processor: i7 10700 (10th gen); 2.90-4.8 GHz; 8 core, 16 threads
– RAM: 32Gb DDR4; Two Hard Drives- SSD: NVMe Hynix 1Tb & HDD: Seagate 1Tb
– Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX2700 SUPER
– Card reader; Killer WiFi-6; DVD/CD +/- RW drive
– HDMI 2 & DP 1.4, No VGA port.
– USB 3.0 Type C; USB 3.1 Type A; (2x) USB-A 2.0; (7x) USB-A 3.0; Ethernet. Headphone and mic ports. Power: 500 Watts. FREE: brand new business quality UK keyboard & mouse, both USB.
Price: €625 cash (approx €1900 new). 30 day no-risk guaranty! If you don’t like it, return PC and accessories undamaged within 30 days for full cash refund. Contact: Naythan, Torrox Costa
Email: doctorlaptop@protonmail.com 

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For Sale, 3 items:
– A premium quality patio table, bought from a local Danish furniture shop and in very good condition. The table-top is detachable and measures 152 x 97cms. 60€
– A circular premium quality patio table, bought from a local Danish furniture shop and in very good condition. The detachable table-top has a diameter of 92cms. 40€
– Premium quality chairs matching the tables. There are four pairs of chairs at 30€/pair.
Contact Richard in Caleta de Vélez on mobile/Whatsapp 617282970 

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For Sale, 3 items:
– Tall floor lamp. 162 cm high, 4 LED floor or corner lamp (bulbs included). Price 25 euros
– SHARP video VHS cassette recorder. Model VC-MH705HM. All leads, remote control and instructions. Vintage, but in working order. Price 20 euros.
– Set Metal Plate Stand/table Protectors. 1 long 56 cm x 22 cm serving stand, 6 No 22cm sq. plate stands and 6 small glass/cup stands. Price 15 euros.
Derek, Torrox. Tel/WhatsApp:- 676 403 669
Email: teame@hotmail.co.uk 

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SPAIN

Sánchez will not be in the next control session, a month without going to Congress: {Translation}
– The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez {pic}, will not be in the next Executive control session in Congress scheduled for next Wednesday and will thus complete a month without answering questions in the Lower House.
– Specifically, the president’s last appearance in Congress was on October 16 where he answered questions from the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of Podemos, Ione Belarra and the spokesperson for the PNV, Aitor Esteban. Since that day, a total of three control sessions have been held.
– On Wednesday, October 23, the head of the Executive and thirteen of his ministers justified their absence in the parliamentary session with the Spanish-Portuguese summit in Faro. A week later, on October 30, the president also did not attend Congress because he was on an official trip to India.
– This week he has not been in the Lower House either because it coincided with his participation in the COP 29 environmental summit, which took place in Azerbaijan. Furthermore, according to the list of questions for the next control session, to which Europa Press has had access, the president does not plan to attend the session on November 20 either. The two previous days he will have participated in the G20 leaders’ meeting in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
– From the PP and Vox they have criticized on numerous occasions the absences of President Sánchez in the control plenary sessions, going so far as to call him a “huido” (fugitive). Photo: Fernando Sánchez. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-sanchez-no-estara-proxima-sesion-control-mes-acudir-congreso-20241114191606.html 

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The judge asks the companies how much they invested in the ‘software’ that Begoña Gómez would have appropriated: {Translation}
– Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has asked several companies to inform him of how much they invested in the software that Begoña Gómez {pic}, the wife of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, would have appropriated, according to a series of official documents, to which Europa Press has had access.
– Specifically, the holder of the Court of Instruction Number 41 of Madrid addresses Indra, Telefónica and Google Spain so that, “as soon as possible”, inform “of the amounts invested in the ideation, design and implementation of its operation or maintenance software, program or application made for the Master of Competitive Social Transformation of the Complutense University of Madrid; as well as tax deductions that they have made for the same”. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-juez-pregunta-empresas-cuanto-invirtieron-software-habria-apropiado-begona-gomez-20241114215355.html 

ANDALUCÍA

The evacuated residents of the municipalities of Málaga and Cádiz affected by the storm can now return to their homes: {Translation, summary}
– The evacuated residents of the Malaga towns on the banks of the Campanillas River and banks of the Guadalhorce, as well as the Cádiz municipalities of San Roque along the Guadiaro River and Jimena de la Frontera can now return to their homes after passing the intense rains.
– This was announced by the president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, and the counselor of the Presidency, Interior, Social Dialogue and Administrative Simplification, Antonio Sanz, in their respective official accounts of the social network ‘X’ consulted by Europa Press. In this context, Moreno has authorized the “orderly and safe” return of all the evacuated areas in Malaga and Cádiz, while thanking them for their collaboration. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/… 

AXARQUÍA

The La Viñuela reservoir gains almost nine cubic hectometers of water in 24 hours after the passage of DANA: {Translation}
– The reservoir of La Viñuela {pic}, which supplies the Axarquia region, has gained almost nine cubic hectometers of water in 24 hours after the passage of the Isolated Depression at High Levels (DANA). Specifically, at 13:00 hours this Thursday, November 14, the dam has 8.78 cubic hectometers more than on Wednesday before the episode of heavy rains and accumulates a total of 33.43 cubic hectometers, which represents 20.34% of its total capacity (still in severe drought situation). The almost nine cubic hectometers stored in the reservoir during the last day are four hectometers more than what the Axarquia region has consumed in the months of greatest demand, that is, July and August. The contributions, given the significant rainfall that has left the DANA, will continue by the runoff of rivers and streams during the next few days.
– Thus, the reservoir of La Viñuela now has 20.83 cubic hectometers more than a year ago, when the situation was particularly critical, and 8.71 cubic hectometers more than a week ago. Directly at the dam itself, 82 liters per square meter of rainwater have been recorded in just 24 hours, and it already registers 256.10 liters per square meter since the hydrological year began last October 1. At the same time last year, only 38.80 liters per square meter. Given these data, the president of the Commonwealth of Municipalities of the Costa del Sol-Axarquia and president of the public company Axaragua, Jorge Martin, has been confident that the provincial drought committee can soften the current restrictions and saving measures at its next meeting.
– Regarding the rainfall, it is worth noting the nearly 150 liters per square meter that during this past Wednesday November 13 accounted for the heavy rains in the upper Axarquia (in municipalities such as Alfarnatejo and according to data from the Red Hidrosur of the Junta de Andalucía) or more than 134 liters per square meter that caused the overflow of the river in Benamargosa during the afternoon and evening. Source, Spanish:
https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-embalse-de-la-vinuela-gana-casi-nueve-hectometros-cubicos-de-agua-en-24-horas-tras-el-paso-de-la-dana/ 

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The Benamargosa river overflows and floods a part of the Axarquia town: {Translation, summary}
– The heavy rainfall in Alta Axarquía caused, early this Wednesday afternoon, the Benamargosa River to overflow as it passes through this town, with barely 1,600 inhabitants. Despite the width of the channel as it passes through the municipality, more than one hundred meters wide, the water has surpassed the bridge that crosses it and has begun to enter several streets of the municipality, as the mayor has informed SUR.
– “The situation is very complicated, we are warning the residents of the low-lying homes to move to higher-up ones,” said the Benamargoseño councilor, who detailed that the water has begun to enter several homes and commercial premises near the riverbed, as well as in the church of La Encarnación. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/rio-benamargosa-desborda-empieza-inundarse-localidad-20241113161343-nt.html 

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Spectacular flooding of the Cueva River in Comares: {Translation, summary}
– Heavy rainfall in Alta Axarquía causes the Mazmúllar dam to overflow, photo below. The Board denied the hoax that had circulated on social media that the Mazmúllar dam had broken.
– The heavy rains that are being recorded this Wednesday in the Upper Axarquia are leaving spectacular images of riverbeds overflowing. One of the most striking is the so-called Cueva river, in the municipality of Comares, where the force of the water has dragged a pedestrian footbridge 50 meters long that connected with the neighborhood of Los Pérez. The suspension bridge had been installed for more than 30 years at a height of about 4.5 meters over the bed of the river Cueva or de las Cuevas, as it is also known by the neighbors, which is usually dry or with a minimum flow. Source, Spanish: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/espectacular-crecida-rio-cuevas-comares-20241113175817-nt.html 

MALAGA PROVINCE

Schools in the province of Malaga will resume classes this Friday after two days suspended by DANA: {Translation, summary}
– The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno {pic}, has assured that “if all goes well” schools in the province of Malaga will resume classes this Friday that have been suspended for two days due to the effects of the storm of heavy rains since Wednesday.
– Speaking to reporters in Benamargosa, one of the Malaga municipalities most affected by the DANA, Moreno has specified that they are “quantifying the damage, because access is difficult or some classrooms have been flooded with water and then have to be cleaned and emptied.”
– “We will recover normality in the educational field if possible, tomorrow –this coming Friday–, but provided that there are safety guarantees for children and, of course, for parents,” said the Andalusian president, who said he was aware that parents have been asked to ‘make an effort’ to suspend classes. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga… 

TORROX

Image of the damage to the regional road that connects Torrox with Cómpeta:
– In Torrox, large pools of water have been recorded on the old N-340, near El Morche, and in Torrox-Costa, in the Laguna Beach urbanization area. There have been flooding in premises and garages, which has forced residents and Municipal Operational Services to break walls to prevent the water level from rising.
Source: https://www.diariosur.es/axarquia/dana-golpea-fuerza-axarquia-20241113174303-nt.html

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The mayor of Torrox reports the absence of serious incidents after the passage of DANA: {Translation, summary}
– “Fortunately, we do not have to regret personal or material damage of excessive severity in this last case,” explained Óscar Medina, who indicated that there were some accumulations of rainwater in garages, homes or streets”, due, above all, to the intensity of rainfall in a very short space of time. There were also several torrents of water in different parts of the municipality and some landslides of varying importance were recorded on roads that were resolved or are in the process of being resolved.
– During Thursday the 14th, the special operation is still underway to resolve as soon as possible the incidents that have not yet been resolved, as is the case of the closure of the A7207 highway at kilometer 9.6 between Cómpeta and Torrox, in which the Junta de Andalucía is also already working on to restore traffic. The City Council has begun urgent restoration work on part of the demolished wall that separates the IES Alfaguara from the CEIP Los Llanos on the coast, as confirmed by the mayor, “so that classes can be held absolutely normally.” Likewise, an extraordinary cleaning and hydraulic infrastructure service is underway in the most affected parts of the municipality. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/el-alcalde-de-torrox-informa-de-la-ausencia-de-incidentes-graves-tras-el-paso-de-la-dana/ 

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Torrox becomes the first tourist municipality to inaugurate its Christmas lighting: {Translation, summary}
– The municipality of Torrox brings forward Christmas and becomes the first tourist town in Spain to inaugurate its Christmas lights. The mayor of Torrox, Óscar Medina, said that “after these hard days, with the DANA that we have recently suffered, I want to convey all my support and solidarity with Benamargosa and all the people who are having a hard time”.
– The lighting has a million LED lights, spread over more than 20 kilometers of illuminated streets of the municipality. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/torrox… 

TORRE DEL MAR

Almost a thousand people evacuated from the Torre del Mar and Casillas de la Vía campsites to Pabellón Torreño: {Translation}
– The red alert that has affected the Axarquia has caused serious incidents this Wednesday. The overflowing of the Benamargosa river has also caused a historic flooding of the Vélez river in the vicinity of its mouth.
– The situation, of serious danger, has led the City Council of Velez-Malaga to order the preventive eviction of two campsites located on both banks of the Velez riverbed, as well as the shanty town of Las Casillas de la Vía, at the western end of Torre del Mar. In total, about 800 people have been evicted.
– The evicted people have been moved to the Maestro Salvador Sánchez pavilion in Torre del Mar. The manager of one of the evicted campsites, Juan Diaz, of Almanat FKK, has explained that they are mostly citizens of foreign origin who are on vacation in the establishment. “The Local Police and the Civil Guard have come and as the situation is after Valencia, the best thing to do was to evacuate, although the water has not reached the campsite,” he explained to SUR. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/evacuadas-casi-un-millar-de-personas-de-los-campings-de-torre-del-mar-y-casillas-de-la-via-al-pabellon-torreno/ 

HEALTH

‘She’s still alive’- More disturbing details from first use of suicide machine:
– As an investigation into the death of the first person by way of Philip Nitschke’s “Sarco” suicide pod has advanced, disturbing details have come to light.
– In September, an American woman was named as the first to have used the suicide pod with help from the Last Resort, a Swiss affiliate of Exit International, which created the Sarco device. Florian Willet, co-president of the Last Resort, was present when the woman died, and has been detained by Swiss police. Criminal charges are possible.
– The Volkskrant published information about what the woman’s last moments were like, which were also captured on video, apparently in an effort to promote and normalize assisted suicide. After the woman pressed the button to activate Sarco, the compartment was flooded with nitrogen gas, causing nitrogen hypoxia. Essentially, the machine causes death by asphyxiation. Willet claimed the woman was unconscious within 30 seconds, but within less than three minutes, the motion-activated camera turned on.
– The window to the outside, which was fogged up, suddenly had a dark spot on it; Willet said it was likely due to the woman’s body cramping, and her knees hitting the window. At just over six minutes in, an alarm began to sound. Willet, who was on the phone with Nitschke throughout the whole process, seemed concerned. “She’s still alive, Philip,” he said on the phone.
– Ultimately, it appeared to take 30 minutes for the woman to die. “She had her eyes closed,” Willet said. “And she was breathing very deeply. Then her breathing slowed down. And then it stopped.” Full article: https://www.liveaction.org/news/more-disturbing-details-death-suicide-pod-alive/ 

TECH

Just Another Business Expense- EU fines Meta (owner of Fakebook, WutupApp & Instagrunge) €798,000,000 over abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace:
– The European Commission on Thursday fined Meta Platforms, opens new tab €797.72 million ($840.24 million) over abusive practices benefiting Facebook Marketplace, it said in a statement, confirming an earlier report by Reuters.
“The European Commission has fined Meta for breaching EU antitrust rules by tying its online classified ads service Facebook Marketplace to its personal social network Facebook and by imposing unfair trading conditions on other online classified ads service providers,” the European Commission said. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/technology/eu-fines-meta-797-million-over-abusive-practices-benefiting-facebook-marketplace-2024-11-14/

CULTURE

John Krasinski, 45, this year’s sexiest man alive, according to ‘People’ magazine:
– John Krasinski {pic}, an actor, director, and screenwriter, who is married to fellow actress Emily Blunt, succeeds Patrick Dempsey as the new titleholder.
– The inaugural title was awarded to Mel Gibson in 1985, and only four men have won the title twice: Johnny Depp, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and Richard Gere.
Full article: https://english.elpais.com/people/2024-11-13/john-krasinski-this-years-sexiest-man-alive-according-to-people-magazine.html

CANCEL CULTURE

Conservative Radio & Internet Presenter Alex Jones’ “InfoWars” Media Company Gets Cancelled & Reborn Within Hours As “AlexJones.Network”- Satire publication The Onion buys Infowars at bankruptcy auction with Sandy Hook families’ backing:
– The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones {pic} owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax. The purchase turns over Jones’ company to a humor website that plans to relaunch the Infowars platform in January as a parody. The Onion acquired the conspiracy theory platform’s website; social media accounts; studio in Austin, Texas; trademarks; and video archive for an undisclosed sales price.
– Within hours of the sale’s announcement Thursday, Infowars’ website was down and Jones was broadcasting from what he said was a new studio location. On his live broadcast, Jones was angry and defiant, vowing to challenge the sale in court and calling it “a total attack on free speech.” Jones, who had told listeners for days that he had a new studio set up nearby, then resumed his broadcast from the new location, carrying them live on his accounts on X. He claimed the takeover by The Onion was premature because the bankruptcy judge had not yet signed off on the winning bid.
– A Jones-affiliated company named by the bankruptcy trustee as the backup bid requested an immediate status conference, citing “the apparent defects in the sale process, including changing the procedures, lack of transparency, and inaccurate disclosures to interested bidders.” A hearing was scheduled for Thursday afternoon in Houston.
– “The dissolution of Alex Jones’ assets and the death of Infowars is the justice we have long awaited and fought for,” Robbie Parker, whose daughter Emilie was killed in the 2012 shooting in Connecticut, said in a statement provided by his lawyers. UPDATE (2:30am Friday): Jones’ lawyers have secured a hearing early next week to contest the auction. Full article: https://www.wavy.com/news/national/ap… 

OTHER

What if Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and his daughter Romany walked into your local pub jam night, guitars in hand?:
– Open Mic at the Neptune Inn – Live Music Bar, Brighton & Hove, England, 9 September, 2024. Hosted by Theseus Gerard every Monday evening from 8pm – 11pm. Video Link

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Vélez-Málaga Municipal Pet Adoption Service, FREE adoptions:
– The animals are at the Don Animal Kennel and Feline Residence, currently located in Arroyo Granadillas Finca “El Olivar”, in Rincón de la Victoria (29730, Málaga). The adoptions will be totally free, and the animals will be identified with microchip and with all their mandatory treatments.
– Contact Telephone: 952971663
– Schedule: Monday to Friday from 9:00 – 14:00 & 16:30 – 20:00 and Saturdays from 9:00 – 14:00
– Email: info@donanimal.com
– Adoption form: https://donanimal.com
– See photo gallery of available dogs: https://velezmalaga.es/index.php?mod=medio_ambiente&tag=servicio-municipal-de-adopcion-de-animales-de-compania

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For other towns in Malaga Province, visit this website, click your town, then look for the post named “Calendario Laboral de ‘Your Town‘ 2024 “, click that to see calendar.
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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, Mercadillo de La Cala del Moral- Rincon de la Victoria.
Saturday: Competa, Mezquitilla@Algarrobo behind the Sala Ottowa
Sunday: Nerja Car Boot 

Taxi
Nerja 952 524 519
Torrox: 952 531 030
Frigiliana: 952 533 231

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Services.: 112
National Police: 091
Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
Emergency English Help Line: 902 102 112

Local Police
Torrox: 952 539 828
Nerja: 952 521 545
Frigiliana: 952 533 126
Torre del Mar: 952 549 238

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