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Trapiche Market: We open this Tuesday and every Tuesday from 09:30 hrs to 13:30 hrs
It is hosted at the beautiful Jardines del Trapiche venue.
Carretera Benamargosa, 0.5 Km, 29718 Velez-Malaga, follow the directions to Trapiche airport.
It’s a great place to find unique and personal gifts as well as your every day essentials.
Lots of stalls to discover, you will find old favourites, and new ones too! NOW also good quality second hand stalls.
There are stalls with vintage clothing; hand turned olive wood bowls & other items; fresh fruit & veg, pot plants, large selection of fiction and non-fiction books; handmade jewellery and more. We’re spoilt for choice! You can also support Axarquía Animal Rescue with their tombola and meet some of the animals available for adoption.
View houses in your area and discuss selling your house with BluCee Real Estate.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Please view and follow our Facebook page, it is updated weekly with photos, contact details of stall holders and items for sale and services on offer.
For more information about having a stall at the market contact Anita at: TrapicheMarketSpain @gmail.com / +34 627 877 164

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CORRECTION- The Royal British Legion- Nerja: Contact corrected.
The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Ball will be held on November 11th at the Caves Restaurant. Tickets are available now. Entertainment by Ricky Lavazza & Laura Elen. Please contact Kim Bowe at Kim_bowe1@hotmail.com (wrong email in yesterday’s issue) if you need tickets or have any questions about the Royal British Legion.
Visit us on Facebook or visit our website at: https://rblnerja.com

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Art exhibition by Coby Bloemsma at Bio Beach Club in El Morche:
Until March 2023 local artist Coby Bloemsma is exhibiting her latest work in the restaurant of Bio Beach Club in El Morche. All her latest paintings and objects will be on display. Feel free to go inside and have a look.
Cobys’s paintings are figurative or semi-abstract with the use of collage and many different mediums.
Her objects are made from recycled materials.
Viewing during the opening hours of the restaurant. Bio Beach Club is located on the Paseo Marítimo, directly behind the church. They are closed on Tuesdays.
Her work can also be viewed on her website.
www.cobybloemsma.com

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Festibeer is Oktoberfest in Alhaurín De la Torre: 14-16Oct
Plaza de España. Craft beers, food trucks & live music.
Saturday performance with DJ Javi Carrera from 15:00 and in the evening, also at 22:00, Comando G.
On Sunday, Franc de Luna from 15:00.

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Concert by Malaxa: Sat 15Oct 21:30
Tribute to Blues, Soul & Rock
Quarzo86, Calle Cuarzo 95 local 4 CC Santángelo, Benalmádena FB

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Scheduled and also unscheduled all year every month.
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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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Málagalingo Spanish School- Torrox Costa:
The most relaxed and fun Spanish lessons our OUTDOOR TERRACE overlooking the sea in Torrox Costa.
Also if you are just passing through.
First trial lesson FREE for everyone. No obligation.
From total beginners.
We look forward to seeing you!
Malagalingo Spanish School. Torrox Costa
malagalingo@gmail.com
+ (34) 650 479 493
Facebook: malagalingo
www.malagalingo.com

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MOONETTE – Organic Skincare for Mature Skin
We are a Torrox-based company specialising in the creation of formulae which help prevent premature skin ageing. We are committed to making effective products at affordable prices.
Your skin health matters to us. How you feed your skin is as important as how you feed your body. Why settle for anything less than natural and organic?
As our skin is the first layer of our defence against microbial infections, ultraviolet radiation and environmental contamination it plays a vital role in our health. As we grow older, however, our skin becomes thinner, wrinkled, and more sensitive; hence it requires the use of treatments containing specific ingredients to the care of treating mature skin.
Recognising this need we have created a range of formulae which help
-slow down ageing process by smoothing fine lines and wrinkles.
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At Moonette, we are passionate about health, beauty and plants. Your skin will benefit from the properties of botanic essential oils combined with a selection of nutrients for deep hydration, cell revitalization and antioxidant effect, all sourced from the finest natural ingredients with gorgeous fragrances.
Naturally, we care about our planet and feel the need to help reduce the sheer volumes of plastics waste that are generated daily around the globe. Presently, we are minimizing the usage of plastic materials in our production while seeking alternative forms of packaging. To help reduce pollution we are asking all local customers to recycle or reuse their Moonette skincare containers, and offering a small discount on future purchases to customers recycling containers.
**Free small testers are available on request** Please contact us to find out more or to order:
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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
– Solid top coffee table with light grey base
Measurements 130 x 65 x 42cms Price 75€
– Reja. Width 167cms Height without lip 116cms
Height with lip 118cms No keys Price 55€
– 2 green reclining chairs 160€ (the pair)
contact Jackie / nerja 672170429
Info at nerja household centre dot dom

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For Sale: Headboard. 157×110 cm solid wood ornate headboard, very heavy and would need to be collected by two people. Collection from Itrabo which is 9klms up from the exit 903 on the A7 motorway. (35mins from Torrox). Could be cut to make a wonderful dining table but unfortunately my house is too small.
Please call or whatsapp Rachel, Itrabo, on 673709963.

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For Sale: Wireless HP desk jet 3720 printer, scanner and copier, hardly used, with printing paper and 12 plastic folders. Colour cartridge almost full (black and white has run out). Price 20 euros.
Buyer to collect. Ewa, Torrox Costa, Costa del Oro.
Email: ecelinska@yahoo.co.uk

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Wanted: Second hand fridge. Looking for a standard size (counter height) working fridge. Ice compartment a must. Odd scratches / dents acceptable. Riogordo/Viñuela/Puente/velez area.
Regards, Lynn. La Viñuela
Lynn.clippingdale@gmail.com

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Wanted: Storage. I am looking for a small storage in Competa or Sayalonga (round about 5 qm). May be somebody can help?
Edwin /Competa ;Email: boegero at gmx. de

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SPAIN

Spanish police dismantle Europe’s largest money laundering ‘bank’:
– The gang, which operated out of a restaurant in an industrial park outside Madrid, is believed to have laundered about 300 million euros ($292 million) a year.
– The criminal network, which mainly comprised Syrian and Colombian nationals and began operating in 2020, acted as an informal bank, providing financial services to drug trafficking gangs in more than 20 countries.
– The “bank” used an informal money transfer system popular in the Middle East known as “hawala” which doesn’t require the physical movement of money. Instead, hawala dealers in different locations keep a ledger of credit and debit transactions, allowing money to be passed between traders through a handshake, a piece of paper or on trust. Police said the network also used cryptocurrencies to transfer large sums of money. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spanish-police-dismantle-europes-largest-drug-bank-2022-10-14/

ANDALUCIA

2023 Work Calendar – Up To Nine Long Weekends In Andalusia: {Translation}
– The 2023 working calendar includes a total of 12 national holidays, nine of which will be celebrated jointly throughout Spain, one more than this year, according to a resolution of the Directorate General of Labour published this Friday in the Official State Gazette (BOE). In Andalusia there will be, apart from local holidays, up to nine long weekends.
– Specifically, in 2023 there will be holidays throughout Spain on Friday 6 January (Epiphany of the Lord), 7 April (Good Friday), Monday 1 May (Labour Day), Tuesday 15 August (Assumption of the Virgin), Thursday 12 October (Spanish National Day), Wednesday 1 November (All Saints’ Day), Wednesday 6 December (Spanish Constitution Day), Friday 8 December (Immaculate Conception) and 25 December (Nativity of the Lord).
– There are other common public holidays that the autonomous communities can move to another day. This has been the case with Thursday 6 April (Maundy Thursday), which will be a public holiday throughout Spain except in Valencia and Catalonia, but not with Friday 6 January, Epiphany, which all the autonomous communities have decided to maintain.
– Among the powers granted to the autonomous communities is also the possibility of substituting the rest on the Monday following the national holidays that coincide on a Sunday with the incorporation of others that are traditional for them, as well as the option between the celebration of the feast of Saint Joseph (19 March) or that of Saint James the Apostle (25 July) in their corresponding territory.
– Thus, 2 January (the Monday following New Year’s Day) will be a public holiday in Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Castile and León and Murcia; Tuesday 25 July (St James’ Day) will only be a public holiday in Castile and León, Galicia, Navarre and the Basque Country, and the Monday following St Joseph’s Day will only be a public holiday in Madrid.
-The list of nine public holidays common to the whole country in 2023 is as follows:
-6 January: Epiphany of the Lord (Friday).
-7 April: Good Friday (Friday).
-1 May: Labour Day (Monday).
-15 August: Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Tuesday).
-12 October: Spanish National Holiday (Thursday).
-1 November: All Saints’ Day (Wednesday).
-6 December: Spanish Constitution Day (Wednesday).
-8 December: Immaculate Conception (Friday).
-25 December: Christmas Day (Monday).
Two regional and two local public holidays must always be added to the national public holidays, making a total of 16 public holidays per year.
– The celebration of several public holidays on Mondays or Fridays, which actually fall on Saturdays and Sundays, will mean that next year there will be some longer weekends than usual in Spain as a whole.
– This is the case with 6 January (Friday); 7 April (Good Friday), 1 May, which in 2023 falls on a Monday; 25 December, which will also be celebrated on a Monday, and 8 December, which will be a Friday and which, added to 6 December (Wednesday), will allow workers who can take Thursday 7 off to enjoy a five-day long weekend.
– In the communities that have opted to celebrate Maundy Thursday (6 April), which is almost all of them, there will be a four-day long weekend. And those workers who can afford to take a day off could extend the weekend by celebrating the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (15 August) on Tuesday and Columbus Day (12 October) on Thursday.
– In Andalusia, 28 February, which falls on a Tuesday, is added to this list.
– In total, Andalusians will be able to enjoy up to nine long weekends in 2023, apart from local holidays. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/economia/Calendario-laboral-semana-largos-Andalucia_0_1729328187.html

MALAGA

Shoppers in Malaga are paying 16 per cent more for food than they did a year ago:
– The latest inflation figures have just been released by the National Institute of Statistics and they do not make pleasant reading. They show that shoppers in Malaga province are paying 16.2% more for basic food items than they did a year ago, which is significantly above the national average (14.4%) and behind only Badajoz (18.6%) and Cuenca (17.7%).
– Nor is this the only problem: energy prices have risen by 22.4% in a year, although it should be noted that this is below the national average. The Consumer Price Index for September shows that inflation in Malaga last month was 9.4%, which was slightly lower than predicted but still a matter of concern for households and businesses. The situation is not exclusive to Malaga or Spain, experts stress- it is something that is affecting the world economy. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/shoppers-malaga-paying-20221014105321-nt.html

NERJA

Iconic German Messerschmitts given a second life in Nerja: The design of these vehicles, which have a retail price of around 15,000 euros, is inspired by the legendary three-wheeled cars designed by the German manufacturer Messerschmitt. Joachim Aldfinger makes an electric and petrol version of the cars. The cars are manufactured in Aldfinger’s workshop in Nerja, using carbon fibre and aluminum, although Aldfinger points out that the chassis is made in Ukraine, “in one of the areas that is free of the war and for the time being I am still able to import them,” he explains. Photo: E.Cabezas. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/iconic-german-messerschmitts-20221014101543-ntvo.html

UK

UK licences deal- Still no official timeframe but ambassador says ‘in coming weeks’: {14 October 2022 13:32 CEST }
– The UK Embassy in Spain on Friday laid out some useful information but gave no estimated date for the long-awaited deal on the exchange of UK driving licences. However, Ambassador Hugh Elliott told a Spanish news outlet the hold-up could be solved “in the coming weeks”
Full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20221014/uk-licences-deal-still-no-official-timeframe-but-ambassador-says-in-coming-weeks/

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Jeremy Hunt named chancellor after Kwasi Kwarteng (pic) sacked as Liz Truss expected to U-turn over mini-budget: No 10 has confirmed that Jeremy Hunt has been appointed Britain’s new Chancellor of the Exchequer. The former foreign secretary and Tory leadership contender will be the fourth chancellor this year. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA. Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2022/oct/14/kwasi-kwarteng-chancellor-tory-discontent-mini-budget-liz-truss-corporation-tax-uk-politics-live

EUROPE

Swedish parties make deal to govern with hard-right support:
– Three Swedish center-right parties on Friday agreed to form a coalition government with the support of the Sweden Democrats, a once radical far-right group that has moved toward the mainstream but retains a hard line on immigration. The agreement comes after a month of talks following Sept. 11 elections that gave the Sweden Democrats an unprecedented position of influence in Swedish politics with over 20% of the vote. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/elections-immigration-migration-sweden-87f12257e2a879c000e54363e5fb2418

SCIENCE

Are desalination plants a solution to the water problem?:
– To meet water needs, the so-called desalination plants are used more and more, mostly (90%) in the rich countries of the planet. In them, the sea water is made drinkable by cleaning it of suspended particles and eliminating excess minerals and salts. This is done using two different types of methods.
– The oldest are the so-called thermal methods.
– The other method is physical-chemical. They use membranes and their scientific basis is electrolysis, nano and ultrafiltration, and reverse osmosis. The desalinated and clean water, before being introduced into the supply network for human consumption, goes through a final process of remineralization and disinfection.
– The problem is that the current plants are not efficient enough and have major ecological problems. On the one hand, they consume a lot of energy and water is very expensive. On the other hand, they produce a large amount of waste that affects the marine fauna and flora. This waste, called brine, currently reaches fifty billion cubic meters a year on earth. This brine, which returns to the environment, especially to the oceans and seas, in addition to its high salinity, has a toxicity associated with the presence of metals. There, if it is not properly diluted and dispersed, there is a risk of creating dead zones due to lack of oxygen and contamination, which degrades the marine environment and will generate another problem. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/are-desalination-plants-a-solution-to-the-water-problem/

CULTURE

Pattie Boyd is sick of being called a muse:
– It was London in the sixties, the time of Mary Quant miniskirts and youthful freedom on Carnaby Street, King’s Road and Kensington. Michael Caine sat behind the wheel of a 600, and David Hemmings wore white pants and wielded a camera. It was a time of protests, drugs and ideas. And, above all, it was the time of Pattie Boyd.
– The model, photographer and actress inspired almost a dozen songs from rock’s most mythologized stars. She was a key figure in an increasingly complex society, an icon who connected John Lennon with the wealthiest pockets of the time. She was ahead of the changes that were coming. Elizabeth II was reigning over Britain, but Pattie Boyd ruled over London. Photos: Pattie Boyd.
– She fell in love with George Harrison. They ended up marrying. She was, in fact, the one who introduced Harrison to the realms of Indian spirituality. She became a fixture on the band’s travels, eventually changing the sound of the biggest band on the planet forever. Revolver (1966) included the sounds of sitars. Then the Rolling Stones borrowed the idea for Paint It Black, and by 1968, the Beatles were making group trips to India to learn to meditate. “I don’t miss those times,” she says with septuagenarian sarcasm. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-10-14/pattie-boyd-is-sick-of-being-called-a-muse-what-have-i-done-to-inspire-george-harrison.html

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Churches & Worship

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New Life Church:
Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, we would be delighted to welcome you to New Life Church. Our meetings are characterised by uplifting songs, relevant sermons and a modern but reverent service.
During this time of uncertainty, God’s word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. We are a Bible based Church community continuing to help people find their way to God through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
Jesus said, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me“
Sunday Service 11.00am
Prayer Meetings Wednesdays 11.00am
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja ; Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com
Website: https://www.nlcnerja.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nlcnerja

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El Puente Christian Fellowship – Sunday Service
El Puente Christian Fellowship is a loving, multi-national, Bible believing community of Christ, who meet each Sunday at 11 am to worship The Lord. We enjoy a time of worship with contemporary songs and traditional hymns, and a message brought to us by one of the Elders or a visiting speaker.
The church meeting hall is situated underneath Maroma Inmobiliaria Puente Don Manuel, Cruce de Periana – 29713.
Full directions and further information can be found on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/El-Puente-Christian-Fellowship-105285888299225/or please contact us by email on elpuentechristianfellowship@gmail.com. For those who cannot join us in person, we aim to stream Sunday services via the Facebook page (subject to a good internet connection!).

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St George’s Church Málaga: We are part of the Church of England in Spain covering the area from Torremolinos in the west to the outskirts of Nerja in the east and to the northern edge of Malaga province.
We have three worship centres, in Velez-Málaga, Málaga city and Salinas. Everyone is welcome to our Sunday services in English, and you can also contact us to enquire about baptisms, marriage blessings, funerals, and house blessings.
Father Louis, our Chaplain, is available for counsel and support, regardless of anyone’s beliefs or background. We aspire to be a welcoming and inclusive community, open to all people seeking faith and friendship.
If you can’t get to church, we live-stream our Sunday services on Facebook, and also gather on Zoom for an informal service on Wednesday mornings.
Sign up for our newsletter by emailing Father Louis at malagachaplain@gmail.com to receive login details, and news of other future events. We look forward to welcoming you and being of service.
Website: https://www.stgeorgeschurchmalaga.org

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Nerja and Almuñécar Anglican Church:
Sunday 16 October Harvest Festival
Everyone is welcome to our Sunday services in English which begin at 12:00 noon in San Miguel, Plaza Andalucia, Nerja. Please note, this is not the large white church near the Balcon de Europa, El Salvador. It is situated some 10 minutes walk away, just off the main road that runs through the town.
We aspire to be a welcoming and inclusive community, open to all people seeking faith and friendship.
Please contact Father Nigel to enquire about baptisms, marriage blessings and funerals.
If you can’t get to church on Sunday, we gather on Zoom for a communion service at 09:30 CET on Wednesday mornings and a Compline service at 18:00 CET on Thursdays.
To receive details of how you can join our online services or to contact Father Nigel, please refer to our website. You can also find us on Facebook.
We look forward to welcoming you and being of service.
Website: https://www.nerjaalmunecaranglicanchurch.co.uk/ or Facebook

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Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar Church Services:
-Lux Mundi, Torre del Mar Catholic Mass in English. Every Saturday at 17.00. Tel: 952 543 334.
-St Barnabas IERE (Anglican) Torre del Mar, Morning prayer 1st Sunday, Holy Communion 2nd, 3rd and 4th at 11am. Tel: 657286284
Lux Mundi Ecumenical Centre, Torre del Mar, Avda. Moscatel 1”I”, (Jardines Viña Malága/Antigua Casa de la Viña), Torre del Mar, 29740. Tel: 952 543 334

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Informal Christian fellowship group in Torrox Pueblo:
Meeting on occasional Wednesday evenings.
For more information contact Kevin and Julie.
Email: Juliestares@hotmail.co.uk ; WhatsApp 44 7531856465
Julie, Torrox.

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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

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

Phone numbers for emergencies
Emergency Svcs.: 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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DigameXtra No. 2383 Friday, Oct. 14th, 2022

On October 14, 2022October 13, 2022 By Naythan

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The Royal British Legion- Nerja: The RBL is a charitable organization that helps local charities along with the Personnel Recovery Centre and the Poppy Appeal. All are welcome to our events, and military service or association is not required.
Chairman Eddie Bowe + 34 711 052 499
Special attention: The Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Ball will be held on November 11th at the Caves Restaurant. Tickets are available now. Entertainment by Ricky Lavazza & Laura Elen. Please contact Kim Bowe at Kim_bowe1@gmail.com if you need tickets or have any questions about the Royal British Legion.
Upcoming Events:
Oct
– Sunday 16th. Poppy Walk followed by a Social at Chapel Bar Nerja
– Thursday 20th. AGM followed by Trafalgar lunch with up spirits (free rum)
– Tuesday 25th. Quiz night at Lew’s Restaurant Torrox Costa.
Nov
– Friday 4th. Lunch at La Herradura
– Friday 11th. Poppy Ball
– Sunday 13th. Remembrance, followed by lunch at Al Andalus
– Tuesday 22nd. Quiz night at Lew’s Restaurant Torrox Costa.
Dec
– Friday 2nd. Christmas Lunch at La Herradura.
– Tuesday 6th. Quiz night at Lews’s Restaurant Torrox Costa.
– Thursday 15th. Christmas lunch at Al Andalus.
Events coordinator Kim + 34 711 077 576
Visit us on Facebook or visit our website at: https://rblnerja.com

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Live Music at Cafe Chaplin: Fri 15Oct 6pm
Escarlata O Hu & Senor Blues. Free entry.
Av Tore Tore, Torre del Mar
Café Chaplin is starting, with his new owner, a new period with some gigs that we all can enjoy. Contact: imaginaxjac@gmail.com

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Blues Night at The Circles- Nerja: Iñaki Moreno Blues Trio (Madrid)
Sat. 15 Oct. €10. Tel 611 73 64 84
The Circles of Jazz and More, C/ Chaparil 5, Nerja 29780
Also: Latinos Salsa every Friday 11pm FB & VIDEO LINK

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Fusion Performance- “Todo Lorca”: Sat. 22 Oct, 19:00
Plaza de San Roque, Torrox
“Todo Lorca” is a fusion of song, poetry, dance, flamenco and theatre.
Lorca is the exceptional device that is able to bring us closer to the plural and diverse reality that is folklore. We will show snippets of the most important works of the author, narrated by an actor who interprets it, putting in value the work of the cultural associations of Torrox that are committed to culture and folklore, highlighting some corners, almánzabas and streets of our town: an opportunity to strengthen the historic centre that Torrox has. FB

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Blood Donations:
– El Morche, Today: Fri 14 Oct 5-9pm, Parroquia Santiago El Mayor
– Nerja, 18th of October, in the Sala Mercado,
10.00-14.00 & 17.00-21.00.
Info and full schedule of donation sites/ times in Malaga region: http://www.donantesmalaga.org/donar/proximas-colectas-en-malaga

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Cómpeta Solar:
-Solar Electric (PV) (Self-Consumption)
-Grid Connected or Off Grid Solar Electric
-Solar Hot Water
-Solar Pool Heating
-Heat Pumps
-Installation and Repairs
Contact: Malcolm Butcher. Tel: +34 652970608 (Spain) Competa
Email: info AT competasolar DOT es ; Web: www.competasolar.es

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The Greek House– Greek Casita Restaurant & Bar, Torrox Costa:
Now Open! 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 end exquisite atmosphere, accompanied with the best Greek music. See you soon! Hours: 7:30pm to close, Wednesday thru Sunday. Closed Monday & Tuesday. For reservations call telephone number 642585049. https://la-casita-griega.business.site/

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
– 2 reclining plastic chairs with cushions (not identical) 30€ for the 2
– 2 black leather bucket chairs very comfy 80€ for the pair
– Apres fridge /freezer ideal second fridge for drinks
Measurements 59 x 59 x 170cms Price 30€
contact Jackie / nerja 672170429
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For Sale: Bosch Cordless, lightweight, vacuum cleaner Flexxo Serie 4, 2 in 1 (with built in stick for hand held vacuum cleaner and brush accessories), for carpets and hard floors. 50 mins runtime, perfect condition, used a couple of times, no longer needed.
60 euros (original price 220 euros one year ago), buyer to collect.
Ewa, Torrox Costa, Costa del Oro.
Email: ecelinska@yahoo.co.uk, tel +447766280897

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For Sale, 3 items: Motorcycle protection
– Motorcycle boots size 10/44 worn only twice so as new. 120 euros
– Kona body armor XL worn only twice so as new. 50 euros
– SixSixOne shin protection L worn only twice so as new. 20 euros.
If bought together will give free Race Face elbow protection.
Geoff /Torrox. Watsap: 666322732
Email: gailandgeoff at yahoo dot co dot uk

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For Sale: German Satellite Dish with SKY receiver for all German TV channels (except pay TV). 45€. Rene, Caleta de Velez
WhatsApp 634721075

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Wanted: Gently used car, automatic, non-smoker, good kilometers per liter. Contact Denise / Torrox Costa 679812335
Email: dkmarychild at gmail dot com

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Recommendation for SPW Construction: A big thank you to Scott and his Team (SPW Construction – tel 622 938 440). Once again, carried out an excellent job creating a rockery and terrace for us. Undertaken professionally, with a very polite workforce, committed to completing the job to our satisfaction. Left the site every night in a tidy condition, clearing up after their day’s work.
Yvonne & Ray, Los Kikos, walkerokAThotmailD0Tco.uk
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Wanted / recommendation: 70 year old man with two ageing artificial hips and arthritis in other key joints is looking for a personal trainer or group sessions aimed at people with mobility issues.
I live in Torre del Mar but would travel within 10kms.
Contact Roy 682 890 361 or email vel360303@gmail.com

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MALAGA

Delays in specialist consultations slow down hundreds of operations in Malaga, 200k+ waiting for 1st specialist appt: {Translation} 13 Oct, 2022 – 06:30h
– The latest cut-off of waiting lists in the public health system in the province of Malaga for last June shows that there are more patients waiting for an operation than in December 2021. Exactly 24,723 compared to 21,048 at that time. It is true that they are waiting less. At the end of last year they were waiting an average of 124 days for surgery and in June that figure had fallen to 117. But the figures show that, six months later, there were 3,675 more patients awaiting surgery. And that was before the summer break, which always increases waiting lists.
– But there is also another reality to take into account that worsens the situation: the blockage caused by delays in making the first appointment with a specialist. Because the delay in accessing these appointments delays diagnostic tests, diagnoses, treatments and hundreds of operations. Of the total number of patients on the waiting list for a first appointment with a specialist as of last June – 215,703 – half – 107,220 – had exceeded the 60-day time limit stipulated in the Andalusian Regional Government’s decree for patients to have a first appointment.
– Compared to December, they waited on average fewer days. Then patients had to wait 104 days and last June 102. But the total number of patients awaiting a first appointment with a specialist had increased. At the end of 2021 they amounted to 203,640 and at the beginning of last summer the figure rose to 215,703. In other words, after six months, there were 12,063 more patients.
– “A patient who is waiting for a consultation with a specialist that is delayed is a patient we see more of. Because they either return to primary care or they get desperate and go to the emergency department of a hospital,” explained a doctor at a health centre. He added: “The family doctor is the patient’s advocate. And if their case is preferential, we always try to see them as soon as possible. When there is no solution, the first to suffer is the patient, and we experience this with them”.
– He assured that “there are not many differences” between the previous Socialist administration and the current PP administration and that there is generally good communication between primary care and hospitals. But he insisted that waiting list delays “must be reduced”.
– Among the specialities with the longest delays are Angiology and Vascular Surgery (227 days), Allergology (152), Neurology (149), Dermatology (140), Rehabilitation (135), Digestive System (127), Pneumology (121) and Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery (111), among others.
– With regard to the surgical list, of the 21,048 patients awaiting surgery in June, just over 10% (2,208) were out of time or had been waiting for more than 365 days. Of these 21,048 patients, 12,904 were covered by the decrees which (depending on the case) set a waiting time limit of 90, 120 or 180 days for an operation. Of the latter, 1,400 were overdue. Another 8,144 were on the surgical list for operations not included in the maximum waiting time limits (the so-called non-guaranteed) and of these, 808 had been waiting for more than a year.
– By hospitals, the Regional Hospital had the most patients outside the decree or with waiting times of more than a year. Exactly, 1,896 out of a total of 9,206 on its surgical list. It was followed by Antequera with 175 out of a total of 2,076, Clínico with 100 out of 6,448, Costa del Sol with 62 out of 4,211, Axarquia with 59 out of 1,661 and Serrania de Ronda with 13 out of 1,121. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/demoras-consultas-especialistas-operaciones-Malaga_0_1728428066.html

TORROX

The 41st edition of the Fiesta de las Migas- Torrox: To be held 18th December. The period for submitting proposals and registering is open until 17 Nov. Info at www.torrox.es or FB

CÓMPETA

Adapted Sports Meeting- Competa: On Saturday, October 15, we will celebrate an Adapted Sports Meeting.
If you want to sign up as a volunteer to coordinate the different scheduled activities, you would be of great help to us. Go also if you are interested in knowing the techniques of how they are carried out.
And, of course, we invite all people with disabilities to participate in this Conference and spend a good day together practicing various sports.
Both volunteers and participants can sign up by contacting Marcial or at the Town Hall itself. Participate and enjoy! FB

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Vélez-Málaga presents the XXXVIII Street Race, and the XI Walk of Hope: Both events will be held in the streets of the city with the starting and finishing point as Paseo de Andalucía. Both events will be held on 30 October and the deadline for registration is 25 October. FB

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Sports Vélez-Málaga organizes the hiking route, “The Village – River Turón”: This hiking route will take place on Sunday, October 23.
Registration required. Tel 663999758 ; FB

EUROPE

France will not trade nuclear strikes with Russia over Ukraine:
France will not respond with nuclear weapons should Russia use them against Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
“Our doctrine rests on the fundamental interests of the nation,” Mr Macron told public broadcaster France 2 on Wednesday. “They are defined clearly and wouldn’t be directly affected at all if, for example, there was a ballistic nuclear attack in Ukraine, in the region.”
It was the first time Mr Macron has discussed France’s nuclear deterrence doctrine regarding Ukraine in detail, but he said it was not good to talk about it too much. Full article: https://www.msn.com/en-ae/news/world/france-wont-retaliate-with-nuclear-weapons-if-russia-uses-them-in-ukraine/ar-AA12SJaP

Eiffel Tower Under Construction in 1888 Stencilized by jonphillips

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Russia strikes 40+ Ukrainian towns, head of annexed region tells residents to leave: {Oct. 13, 2022, 4:41 PM GMT+2}
– Russian missiles have pounded dozens of Ukrainian cities and towns over the past 24 hours, while the head of one of the regions annexed by Russia told residents on Thursday to leave amid fighting between Russian and advancing Ukrainian forces.
– A day after the United Nations Security Council condemned Moscow’s incorporation of four partially occupied regions into its territory as illegal, the Russian-installed governor of one of those, Ukraine’s southern Kherson region, appealed for residents to take their children and leave.
– The official, Vladimir Saldo, asked for Moscow’s help in transporting civilians into Russia, saying the cities in the region were subject to missile attacks. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/world/ukraine-vows-strengthen-its-armed-forces-after-major-russian-air-strikes-2022-10-10/

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DigameXtra No. 2382 Thursday, Oct. 13th, 2022

On October 13, 2022October 12, 2022 By Naythan

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Cool, Fab & Groovy have 2 gigs this coming weekend:
– Saturday 15th Oct: Chiringuito El Tropy in Caleta, west of the marina from 1.45pm. To reserve your table call: 653 629 841.
– Sunday 16th Oct: Oscars Taberna, Canillas de Albaida, from 7.30pm. There will be Irish dancing and a ceilidh, so get your dancing shoes on. To reserve your table call 601 605 397. Hope to see you at one these great venues. Alain, Skatz & Mitch – Cool, Fab & Groovy (not necessarily in that order)

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‘Gospel’ concerts from a ship at Malaga’s Pier One: {Translation}
This Tuesday, 11Oct at 14:30, the Swedish-flagged sailing ship Elida V arrived in the port of Malaga. Owned by the Elida Christian Foundation, this vessel, which has also been called a floating church, sails for different social and humanitarian projects. But this is not its only attraction. Its deck becomes a stage for concerts of religious songs at 15:00, 18:00 and 21:00 daily while in port. After the recital, they offer a free tour and coffee. It is berthed at Pier One in the megayacht marina facility. No word on how long it will be staying.
Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/concierto-gospel-barco-Muelle-Malaga-video_0_1728727836.html & VIDEO LINK

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Performances of opera, dance, comedy in the province from the Andalusian Agency for Cultural Institutions:
– October 22, Alhaurín de la Torre will have an opera ‘Un atípico quarteto lírico’, 8pm, atl Centro Cultura Vicente Alexaindre
– October 29, Iberian Dance represent ‘Carmen vs Carmen’ 7pm at Municipal Theater of Torrox
– October 29, Humor will arrive in Coín on October 29 with ‘Gag movie’ by Producciones Yllana. 8pm at La Casa de la Cultura de Blas Infante
More info (Spanish) at http://www.redandaluzadeteatrospublicos.es/

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BluCee Real Estate / Inmobiliaria: Personal tailor-made real estate
We’ve recently agreed a sale on a spectacular 3 bedroom countryside villa located between Torrox and Frigiliana. We have a list of clients looking for similar country properties – if you’re looking to sell contact us today.
At BluCee we go above and beyond for you during the sales process, don’t just take our word for it – see our reviews on Google and Facebook.
We speak GB/ES/FR/NL
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We are based in Rincon de la Victoria, now with an office in Nerja, we cover the whole coast line and inland.
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Cambrian Restoration And Antiques:
With 50 years of experience in the antiques and restoration business in Europe and the United States, I have worked on a wide range of restoration projects and hold a varied stock of antique furniture, ceramics, rustic items, artwork, rugs, clocks, and many other interesting items, which I aim to sell off in order to retire.
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.
Tel: 653 429 452 ; Email: jsantiquescb15@gmail.com ; We are a DigameXtra sponsor so our contact details are shown every day in the Sponsor’s Section.

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
– Complete lounge / dining room, all matches, made in Denmark. Coffee table 130 x 65 x 42cms. Sideboard 175 x 50 x 98cms. Tv unit 130 x 50 x 55cms.
Table unopened 90 x 90 x 82cms. Table with extension 180 x 90 x 82cms. 4 chairs. 550€ for the package
contact Jackie / nerja 672170429,
Email: info at nerja household centre dot com

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For Sale: Microwave Oven. A year old and used half a dozen times. Some slight marks on top. Make Sharp Model No 744. €35 Buyer collects. Pablo or Sonya, Algarrobo Costa, tel 00447484650640
Email: Pablo.rann@gmail.com

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For Sale, 1 item (bike) and 1 lot (furniture):
– As a lot- Dining Room Table and Chairs
1x Large Solid Pine Dining Room Table with handy drawer
Table Measurements: (Length) 183cm or 6 feet (Width) 91.5 cm or 3 feet (Deep) 4 cm or 1.5 inches (Height) 78cm or 30.7 inches
6x Solid Pine Chairs. Chair Measurements:(Height) 100cm or 3 feet 3inches and (Width) 43cm or 17 inches
Price is €200. Buyer to collect. More pics on request.
– TREK Tour De France (SLR) Road Bike, size 56cm.
I have bought an Ebike. Bike not used since it was serviced .
It is in very good mechanical condition with a few minor scratches.
Frame, Alpha SLR Aluminum. 9 speed. €250. I can email copy of spec sheet on request.
For €50 more (€300 total), add: Clothing and other bike accessories
a) As new cycle Shoes, Shimano M089 Torbal with clips Size 46
b) New Crivit Shirt and Cycle Short: 1x Shirt K-Way (XL) & Short (L) Spare Crivit shirt used thrown in
c) New Crivit Winter Jacket (XL)
d) New Crivit All in one Cycle Long John with padded seating for winter.
Donald, Canillas De Albaida. Tel: 634379543
graydon1952 at gmaildotcom

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For Sale: Husqvarna 305 Robot Mower
Working area capacity (±20) 600 m/sq.
Maximum incline within the working area 14degrees
Typical mow time on one charge 65 min
Typical charging time 50 min. Compact and lightweight
Guide wire. Remote start points x2. Easy height adjustment
New Price £875,00 – Selling for €250 ONO (or near offer)
Rene, Caleta de Velez, Whatsapp 634721075

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Wanted: Apartment in Algarrobo Costa, long term 1 year from January 2023. 1 or 2 bedrooms, kitchen, lounge, 1 bathroom, balcony or terrace. If high rise block maximum 5th floor. 500 to 550 euros a month, to include communal charges.
Moira, Algarrobo. Email: bartlemoira AT gmail D0T com

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SOLD- ~~For Sale: Hot water boiler 100l.~~ HTW-TR-100GEM (1500W)
Never used boiler removed from a new construction property.

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Free cat food, follow-up: I had an amazing response to my offer of some unwanted cat food my (now fussy) cats have turned their noses up at. If anyone else is in the same position as me, being left with bags of rejected animal food, there are plenty of good causes that could use it so please don’t throw it out. Thanks to Naythan and all his hard work, we have a very good method of reaching out to many people via DigameXtra. Barbara/Torrox campo wickseyb at hotmail.com

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SPAIN

Minister of Defense Margarita Robles makes it clear Spain does not participate in the nuclear issues of NATO: { Translation, summary}
– The Minister clarified on Wednesday that Spain “does not participate nor has it ever participated” in the nuclear issues of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).
– During an interview on RNE’s ‘Las Mañanas’, she assured that Spain will not participate in NATO’s annual military maneuvers for nuclear preparedness during this exercise. “In the field of nuclear actions, Spain has never taken part in NATO”, she remarked.
– Robles explained that NATO maneuvers are always planned more than a year in advance, so they are not “reactive” to the current situation, nor are they a response to Putin’s threat. “Any planning that NATO does, like any military planning, requires a long period of time,” she said. Source, Spanish: https://www.europapress.es/nacional/noticia-robles-aclara-espana-no-participa-cuestiones-nucleares-otan-20221012095207.html

ANDALUCIA

Another EU Bailout with Painful Strings Attached? Andalucía needs five billion euros from Europe to combat the drought:
– President of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, said on Tuesday that the present drought in the region is a serious threat to the economy and major investment is needed to provide adequate infrastructure.
– He called for specific plans to be drawn up by the government in Madrid to finance these projects in southern Spain and for the EU’s Next Generation funds to be reprogrammed to cover not only environmental and energy efficiency projects but also to solve the water problem. He also said he regretted that the drought is not talked about much in Europe because most EU countries are not affected by it. “This is something that the European authorities need to understand,” he said. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/andalucia-needs-five-20221012094615-nt.html

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Andalucia Cancel Culture- CSIF shows typical hypersensitive Progressive outrage, calls for resignation of the president of the Andalusian Council of Medical Associations, Antonio Aguado, for stating his opinion on the feminisation of medicine: {Translation}
– In these statements Aguado, who is also president of the Huelva Medical Association, said he saw the “growing feminisation” of private medicine as a problem for his profession, as women cannot fully dedicate themselves to their professional work “because they have to take care of their children, pregnancies or look after their homes”.
– The union, La Central Sindical Independiente y de Funcionarios, in a statement, has indicated that these words “show the lack of connection with the daily life of a professional group that, both in the public and private sectors, has given ample proof of its value and dedication in caring for the public, regardless of gender”.
– “These are statements which, because they are sexist and anachronistic, take us back fifty years”, lamented the trade union organisation, which understands that “fortunately, the clock in healthcare and many other professional fields has moved forward in recent decades in terms of equality, starting with a group, the medical profession, where women are the majority and demonstrate their professionalism in each of the public and private healthcare centres where they provide services”.
– The outrage to the statements made by the head of the Andalusian Council of Medical Associations, who “does a disservice to the institution he represents”, to which CSIF has demanded “a clear and public rectification in this regard”.
(I wonder if that is the same clock that now makes us wait 120 days to see a specialist, or 2 years for an operation? Now there’s a reason for outrage! -Ed.) Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1088950/csif-pide-la-dimision-del-presidente-de-los-medicos-andaluces-por-sus-palabras-machistas/

AXARQUIA

Axarquía water supplies are guaranteed for the next year, Junta reassures residents:
– The Junta de Andalucía tried to quell fears in La Axarquía that the water supply will run out altogether on Tuesday, insisting that supplies are guaranteed for at least another year even if it hardly rains at all this winter.
– Fourteen municipalities in the area, with a total population of around 160,000, rely exclusively on La Viñuela reservoir for their water and at present it only contains 10% of its capacity. However, the Junta recently made the unprecedented decision to ban farmers from using the water for irrigation and this is will help to guarantee the domestic supply. Water will continue to be transferred from other areas where the drought is not so serious, and will be able to be taken from two of the three wells in the Chillar river in Nerja in a few weeks. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/axarquia/axarquia-water-supplies-20221012111253-nt.html

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

The Provincial Council provides almost 200,000 euros for the river path in Árchez to continue the Mills Route: {Translation, summary}
– The Diputación de Málaga is financing with almost 200,000 euros the extension of the SL A-277 footpath in Árchez, which forms the Ruta de los Molinos – linking this town with Canillas de Albaida – on the right bank of the river Turvilla. Various actions will be carried out to improve and recover an old irrigation channel to link it with the aforementioned path from Árchez. In addition, this route also serves as a connection with stage 7 of the Gran Senda de Málaga.
Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-diputacion-financia-con-casi-200-000-euros-un-sendero-fluvial-en-archez-para-continuar-la-ruta-de-los-molinos/

EUROPE

Berlin- Court allows placing wrecked Russian tank outside embassy:
– Activists should be allowed to place a wrecked Russian tank in front of Moscow’s embassy in Berlin, according to a German court. City officials had resisted the idea.
– Enno Lenze and Wieland Giebel of the Berlin Story Bunker museum first proposed the idea in June, saying they wanted to place the ruined T-90 tank outside Russia’s embassy on the renowned Unter den Linden boulevard for a period of two weeks. They had been inspired by similar actions in cities like Kyiv and Prague and Warsaw, Lenze said in an English-language video posted online. Full article: https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-court-allows-placing-wrecked-russian-tank-outside-embassy/a-63408590

USA

Biden says Saudi Arabia will face ‘consequences’ for OPEC+ oil production cut:
– Biden suggested he would soon take action, as aides announced that the administration is reevaluating its relationship with the kingdom in light of the oil production cut that White House officials say will help another OPEC+ member, Russia, pad its coffers as it continues its nearly eight-month war in Ukraine.
– Congressmen introduced legislation that would immediately pause all U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia for one year. This pause would also halt sales of spare and repair parts, support services and logistical support.
– But it remains to be seen how far Biden is willing to go in showing his displeasure with the Saudis, a vital but complicated ally in the Middle East.
– “Saudi Arabia’s disastrous decision to slash oil production by two million barrels a day makes it clear that Riyadh is seeking to harm the U.S. and reaffirms the need to reassess the U.S.-Saudi relationship,” California Congressman Ro Khanna said. “There is no reason for the U.S. to kowtow to a regime that has massacred countless civilians in Yemen, hacked to death a Washington-based journalist and is now extorting Americans at the pump.” Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20221012-biden-says-saudi-arabia-will-face-consequences-for-its-oil-production-cut

TRAVEL NEWS

Malaga recovers its direct flight to New York in summer: {Translation, summary}
– US carrier United Airlines announced on Wednesday a new seasonal non-stop service three times a week between Málaga airport and its hub in New York/Newark. United will be the only airline offering direct flights between the capital of the Costa del Sol and the USA. The first departure is scheduled for Friday 2 June 2023.
– United’s new seasonal nonstop service from Malaga to New York/Newark will be operated with Boeing 757-200 aircraft, with a total of 169 seats: 16 lie-flat seats in United Polaris Business Class and 153 in Economy Class, including 45 Economy Plus seats with legroom and more personal space. United Polaris Business Class is a premium travel experience that prioritizes relaxation and comfort, with quality in-flight meals, premium Sunday Riley travel toiletries and full lie-flat seats. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/malaga/Malaga-vuelo-directo-Nueva-York-verano_0_1728727841.html

HEALTH

Pfizer exec confesses to European Parliament vaccine never even tested for stopping transmission:
– Undermining the premise for mandates and “passports,” a Pfizer executive admitted to the European Parliament on Monday that her company’s vaccine was never tested during clinical trials for the ability to prevent transmission of COVID-19.
– Janine Small, Pfizer’s president of international developed markets, was asked by Dutch MEP Rob Roos if the pharmaceutical giant had tested the vaccine “on stopping the transmission of the virus before it entered the market.”
– “No … you know, we had to really move at the speed of science to really understand what is happening in the market,” she confessed.
– Roos later posted a video on Twitter of Small’s response and added his own comment. “This is scandalous!” he said. “Millions of people worldwide felt forced to get vaccinated because of the myth that you do it for others.” That claim, he said, has “turned out to be a cheap lie.”
– He pointed out in a tweet that the the purpose of the COVID passport required by many countries was to force people to get vaccinated. “The world needs to know,” he wrote.
– Last week, Florida’s Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladopo recommended men aged 18-39 not get the COVID vaccinate after publishing a study showing an 84% increase in the risk of cardiac death in the 28 days following the shots. Source articles: – https://www.wnd.com/2022/10/pfizer-exec-confesses-vaccine-never-even-tested-stopping-transmission/ &
– https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine/2022/10/11/id/1091453/ & Tweet Link

🚨 BREAKING:

In COVID hearing, #Pfizer director admits: #vaccine was never tested on preventing transmission.

"Get vaccinated for others" was always a lie.

The only purpose of the #COVID passport: forcing people to get vaccinated.

The world needs to know. Share this video! ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/su1WqgB4dO
— Rob Roos MEP 🇳🇱 (@Rob_Roos) October 11, 2022

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Croatian MEP Mislav Kolakusic- The purchase of 4.5 billion doses of the covid-19 vaccine for 450 million EU residents is the biggest CORRUPTION SCANDAL in the history of mankind: Tweet Link

The purchase of 4.5 billion doses of the covid-19 vaccine for 450 million EU 🇪🇺 residents is the biggest CORRUPTION SCANDAL in the history of mankind. pic.twitter.com/pCBWJMhwhr
— Mislav Kolakusic MEP 🇭🇷🇪🇺 (@mislavkolakusic) October 12, 2022

SCAMS

SEPE warns of phishing attempts under its name: {Translation}
– Phishing is one of the tactics most commonly used by cybercriminals to try to commit all kinds of crimes, whether banking or stealing personal information. This technique consists of sending an email, SMS or WhatsApp that includes infected files or links to fraudulent pages, with the aim of stealing private information from the person or infecting the device being used.
– There are many companies whose image has been affected by this attempt by digital thieves to get hold of their respective targets, and the latest to warn of this has been the State Public Employment Service (SEPE). Cybercriminals are using their acronym to try to get their hands on the data of citizens who use this service by sending SMS, email and Whatsapp.
– The SEPE warns that “it will never ask for your personal or bank details if not through its official channels: telephone (91 926 79 70), in person or at its electronic headquarters, with proof of identity”.
How to recognise a phishing attempt
– Among the guidelines to try to recognise phishing attempts by third parties are the appearance of an unknown sender, the use of misspellings or inappropriate language and unconnected sentences, the request for passwords or credentials and the offer of discounts or refunds by clicking on a link or downloading the attachment of the email received.
– In view of this proliferation of phishing attempts, the SEPE reminds users that the agency will never request personal or bank details by SMS, email or Whatsapp, and that they should never access links or download attachments from these emails or messages received by users from cybercriminals.
– If you have been the subject of a phishing attempt, you should discard that unanswered SMS, email or Whatsapp; and if you think your data may have been compromised, you should contact law enforcement, as well as the Oficina de Seguridad del Internauta.
Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/economia/sepe-alerta-intentos-phishing-bajo-denominacion-20221011212440-nts.html
( Note: Banks are also warning of these scams, English reference: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/police-warn-that-20221011125208-nt.html )

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DigameXtra No. 2381 Wednesday, Oct. 12th, 2022

On October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 By Naythan

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Today is a Spanish National Holiday: Wednesday, 12 Oct.
Fiesta Nacional de España is one of two “national days” of Spain and is held annually every 12 October on the day that Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492. Source: https://publicholidays.es/fiesta-nacional-de-espana/

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Casa Magel Has a New Name & Location- Christmas B&B Special:
**We are now “Casa Camino 343”, Valle De Abdalajis, Malaga**
Christmas Special- 3 Night Stay
Day 1: Christmas eve supper
Day 2: Continental breakfast + Late full 3 course English style lunch
+ Christmas Games & Fun + Evening sandwiches.
Day 3: Continental Breakfast + Late boxing day lunch.
Day 4: Continental Breakfast
Wine & beer throughout stay.
– €375.00 Per Double Room 2 Sharing
– For more information and details please contact maggie at new email address, casacamino343@yahoo.com
or call 0034 722879503 / 632298062

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Concert and Jam Session: Sunday 16Oct from 14h (free entry)
Restaurant “El Rincon de Sada”, Vinuela
We have the following musicians already confirmed: Angel Ariza, Toni Mangas, Alan Clayton, Ulrich Putsch & Ngoni Sueño
We’ll present a lot of styles with funky pieces, soul, reaggae, african music and more. C. Pizarras, 43, 29712 Viñuela, Málaga
Reserve your table: Phone: 605 15 52 19

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Fourth Vélez-Málaga motor fair: October 20 thru 23
At the Velez fairgrounds 11am-8pm
Around 10 exhibitors and more than four hundred vehicles. FB

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Nik of all Trades- Services available for home, garden and office:
-Gardening – from weeding to landscaping, stonework (walls, paths, etc) a speciality. Transport and tools all provided by me, my time can be hired in 3 time slots of 4, 6 and 8 hours at a cost of 60€, 85€ and 110€ respectively plus any required materials at cost or fixed price quote if you prefer.
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-Evenings, weekends and holidays both Spanish and English are all included at no extra cost. I am always busy and usually require between 2 and 4 weeks notice before I can start work but I can usually carry out quotations fairly quickly.
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Professional Plumber: Offering high quality work, with over 20 years of experience. I specialize in new installations, replacement of pipes, water heaters, toilets and faucets, and all types of plumbing repairs, including unclogging.
Free estimates and consultation.
I offer my services in Málaga (Axarquia) and the nearby towns of Granada (La Herradura, Almuñecar, etc.)
Josue, Torrox Costa. Phone number (WhatsApp): 661843908
Email: joscidalg1983@gmail.com

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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
– Neutral color sofa bed measurements 215 x 100cms Price 160€
– Lamp table. Wrought iron base with marble top lamp table 45 x 36 x 67cms Price 60€
– Rug 234 x 160cms Price 75€
contact Jackie/nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

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For Sale: Hot water boiler 100l. HTW-TR-100GEM (1500W)
Never used boiler removed from a new construction property.
Bargain €60. Sonja/Torrox Costa to be collected.
Email: boelsonja at gmail dot com

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For Sale: Viesmann water purifying system – brand new still in box – cost €300 – will sell for €200. Buyer must collect. Contact Carol in Caleta. My email: carol dot bausa@yahoo dot com

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For Sale: FITFIU Fitness MC-160 Treadmill. Great condition, hardly used.
Can be folded to easily store, has bluetooth and speakers.
Sale price 200€. Please call or whatsapp Georgia / Competa
More photos on request.
Tel 671122787 or email georgiaelizabeths98@gmail.com

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Correction, now with photo: For Sale: Kitchen cabinet, H 2,15 m. Width 1,50 m, depth 0,41 m. Good condition. Price €105. Pick-up yourself, it consists of 2 parts. Viviane, Torrox Costa, Viviane.gommers@gmail.com

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FREE: Travel Cot. Buyer must collect. Carol, Caleta
Email: carol dot bausa@yahoo dot com

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FREE: Cat Food. Our cats seem to have gone off certain foods lately (Mercadona have confirmed that it has changed its cat food ingredients) and I’m left with some opened bags of various food that they simply refuse to touch. I don’t want to throw it away or dump it by the bins. I can meet at the BP station in Torrox. Barbara / Torrox campo. Email: wickseyb at hotmail.com

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Torrox Christmas market: Calling all artisans and gift sellers. If you are interested in having a stall at one of the biggest Christmas markets in the Axarquia region (Torrox) send me a pm via Facebook Jacqueline k Harrison for more information or you can WhatsApp me Jacqui on 625319323. Dates are 6 th to 11th inclusive.
It’s going to be a fabulous Christmas market this year. We will have live music everyday, father Christmas and we are also having an ice skating rink which will bring in a lot of people.
Jacqui, Torrox. Email: jacquelinekayharrison@gmail.com

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Spanish Customs: I would like to know where exactly one can file a complaint about the Spanish Customs Authority.
My stepmother has sent some me an envelope with the travel section from some old newspapers. She was told in the UK she had to declare a value, even though old newspapers are destined for the trash! She put the value at 50P. When I went to collect the package, I see that the customs people want €24.46!
I told the post office I wanted to complain but was not allowed to take a photo of the package, without paying the 42.46€ .
Please help! Linda, Torrox. Email: lcbspain AT yahoo D0T com

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News & Articles

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COVID & MONKEYPOX

Andalucía will only provide Covid information once a week, probably starting next Tuesday: The regional Health Minister says if the pandemic situation worsens the Junta will go back to releasing the data more frequently. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/andalucia-will-only-20221010172253-nt.html

EUROPE

IMF says Germany and Italy to slip into recession in 2023: A forecast by the International Monetary Fund shows Germany and Italy are to tumble into recession next year. Both countries are viewed as the G7 economies that are most exposed to gas supply cuts from Russia. In an update to its World Economic Outlook, the IMF said the German economy was now expected to shrink by 0.3% in 2023. The IMF had previously forecast 0.8% growth for the country. Italy, which is also reliant on Russian fuel imports, is set to see its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contract by 0.2% – down sharply on the July forecast of 0.8% growth. Full article: https://www.dw.com/en/imf-says-germany-and-italy-to-slip-into-recession-in-2023/a-63405441

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Ukraine sees more widespread military strikes:
– Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the U.N. human rights office described as “particularly shocking” and amounting to potential war crimes.
– Air raid warnings sounded throughout the country for a second straight morning as Ukrainian officials advised residents to conserve energy and stock up on water. The bombardment Tuesday struck both energy infrastructure and civilian areas, just as Monday’s attacks did. One person was killed when 12 missiles slammed into public facilities in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia, setting off a large fire, the State Emergency Service said. A local official said the missiles hit a school, residential buildings and medical facilities. Energy facilities in the western Lviv and Vinnitsya regions also took hits. Although officials said Ukrainian forces shot down an inbound Russian missile before it reached Kyiv, the capital region experienced rolling power outages as a result of the previous day’s deadly strikes. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-nato-kyiv-business-76dba1ecb9c1d3ff04ec4609740c2283

TRAVEL NEWS

EU to Award 35,000 Rails Tickets to Young People This Autumn:
– The Commission of the European Union has released the Discover EU autumn call, thanks to which 35,000 youngsters will receive a rail pass to explore Europe as well as its rich culture.
– According to the Commission, the call is open to applicants from Erasmus+ programme countries from today, October 11, until October 25.
– In order to be able to win a travel pass, the Commission highlights that young people are invited to apply on the European Youth Portal and answer five quiz questions and a subsidiary one.
Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/eu-to-award-35000-rails-tickets-to-young-people-this-autumn/

SPACE

NASA’s Space Weapon Changes Asteroid Orbit By 32 Minutes After Successful 14,000 Mph Hit:
– After it successfully collided with an asteroid late last month, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was successfully able to change the asteroid’s orbit confirmed the space agency earlier today. The test was the first of its kind conducted by any space agency on Earth, and its aim was to test whether humans could alter the trajectory of potentially threatening objects, such as asteroids if they were to pose a threat to Earth.
– The mission saw NASA’s DART impactor spacecraft smash into the Didymos asteroid system’s moonlet asteroid Dimorphus, and fresh data from the agency reveals that the impact managed to reduce the moonlet’s orbit around its parent asteroid by more than half an hour. Before it flew the DART spacecraft thousands of miles away from Earth towards the Didymos asteroid system, NASA’s criteria had outlined that a successful test would see the moonlet asteroid’s path change by 75 seconds.
– NASA has confirmed that the mission was successful, and Dimorphus orbit was altered by 32 minutes due to the impact which took place at an eye popping speed of 14,000 miles per hour. Full article: https://wccftech.com/nasas-space-weapon-changes-asteroid-orbit-by-32-minutes-after-successful-14000-mph-hit/

OTHER

Angela Lansbury, Entrancing Star of Stage and Screen, Dies at 96:
– Angela Lansbury, the irrepressible three-time Oscar nominee and five-time Tony Award winner who solved 12 seasons’ worth of crimes as the novelist/amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher on CBS’ Murder, She Wrote, has died. She was 96.
– Lansbury, who received an Emmy nomination for best actress in a drama series for each and every season of Murder, She Wrote – yet never won – died in her sleep at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at her home in Los Angeles, her family announced. She was five days shy of her birthday. Full article: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/angela-lansbury-dead-murder-she-wrote-1235239215/

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DigameXtra No. 2380 Tuesday, Oct. 11th, 2022

On October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 By Naythan

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Spanish National Holiday: Wednesday, 12 Oct.
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Flamenco Concert by Farruquito: Saturday, 15Oct. 8pm
Teatro Villa de Torrox. €6 (Very inexpensive for a Farruquito show, and in an unusually small, intimate venue, as is part of a programme sponsored by Junta de Andalucia. Compare that to the very cheapest balcony tickets at his gig next week in Toronto, starting at €165, and the show is 97% sold already. Treat yourself to a very special Spanish night out, dress up to blend in! The bars and cafes will be abuzz after the show. Please don’t drink and drive.) Address is Av. Isaac Albéniz, 3, Torrox, Málaga 29793. VIDEO LINK
Info & Tix: https://www.mientrada.net/evento/farruquito-intimo/

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XXVII Medieval Festival of Elche: Thurs., Oct 20 until Tues., Nov 1. With concerts, theatrical performances, lectures and activities for the little ones, and all this with the Middle Ages as a theme.
Info: https://festivalmedieval.com/

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Mijas Cheese and Wine Festival: Fri, 21Oct – Sun, 23Oct.
Plaza Virgen de la Peña, Mijas.
– Live entertainment between midday and 11pm
– Sixteen stands offering local wines and cheeses, and local delicacies.
https://turismo.mijas.es/en/gastronomia/iv-cheese-wine-festival

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Services Wanted/Offered

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Archgrove Services: A family run light haulage/transport company with bases in Archez, Spain and Cambridgeshire.
We are part of the ADH storage and Transportation company and as such have storage available in Competa and Peunte Don Manuel. Very reasonable rates.
We provide a one stop service for all your transport needs and pride ourselves on reliability, flexibility, good communication and a very much ‘can do’ approach. No job is too small and there is always a solution.
Our services include:
-Regular runs between UK and Spain
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If we can be of service please contact Gail. We are on Facebook and always available to chat through your needs and provide a free no obligation quote if required.
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SPW Construction Services: Professional high quality building service, fully qualified tradesmen to all trades.
Extensions, retaining walls, driveways, swimming pools, damp problems, roofs, blocked drains.
Replacement kitchens and bathrooms, Tiling and terraces. Plumbing, electrics and plastering, painting.
Architect service, building licence applications.
Handyman service now available for those smaller jobs.
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– Supply and installation of new above or below ground water deposits. 1000 litres up to 25000 litres. Delivered and installed, all relevant plumbing. All work warrantied.
– We can also advise you or help to organise water deliveries from local suppliers. For free consultation and estimate contact us on 622 938 440
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Great Deals From The Nerja Household Centre:
– Preloved Danish tallboy with 2 matching bedside tables. Natural wood & yute color paint. Measurements 53 x 42 x 121cms tallboy 53 x 42 x 60cms Price 180€ ( for the set ). Contact Jackie /nerja 672170429
info at nerja household centre dot com

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For Sale: Sofa bed, “libro” type. Few years old but hardly used. Orange fabric. Buyer moves and collects. €50
Carole, El Morche; carolemhart@yahoo.com

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For Sale:
– Two black suitcases for €30 the set. Buyer collects. Carol, Caleta de Velez
Email: carolDOTbausa@yahooDOTcom

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For Sale: Two heavy window grills, 1.3 high x 1.2 wide, 30 euros.
Buyer to collect. Terry, Sayalonga. 692357364.

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For Sale: Kitchen cabinet, H 2,15 m. Width 1,50 m, depth 0,41 m. Good condition. Price €105. Pick-up yourself, it consists of 2 parts.
Viviane, Torrox Costa,
Viviane.gommers@gmail.com

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For Rent, Long Term: A 100 square metre attic, with a double bedroom, lounge, kitchen, fireplace, garage, huge terrace with plants and 360 views. Ready to be lived in, with TV and all modern conveniences in Sayalonga, fifteen minutes drive from the coast. €400 per month + electricity. More details and photos on request.
Jose, Sayalonga 662556332 Whatsapp
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Natterbox: Hi Digamites!
I hope you are enjoying being in Spain, whether resident full-time or a short-term visitor, and that life has returned to some ‘normality’….whatever that may be!….for you.
Three years ago, I set up a group called ‘Natterbox’ which I described as ‘a short cut to friendship’ (Just to clarify, as there were a couple of misunderstandings last time I posted this- Natterbox is not a dating group). Given what has been happening to us in that time, I am very pleased to say that Natterbox has survived, and earlier this week ten of us met up for an evening of good company & equally good conversation. However, the aftermath of the pandemic and the knock-on effect of Brexit for some of us has led to situations where we sometimes feel a bit like ‘ships in the night’, arriving in Spain just as some friends are leaving and vice versa, so it seems a good time to see if there are any more Digamites out there who would be interested in joining us.
Natterbox is an informal group to be used by members for the sole purpose of meeting up to ‘have a good old natter’. There are no regular meetings, no fixed topics or agendas, and members arrange to meet up spontaneously, in pairs or more whenever the fancy takes them. So, if for instance you arrive in Spain only to find that few of your existing friends are around at that moment, you would be able to contact people in the Natterbox WhatsApp group to see if they fancy a coffee or a copa! Or perhaps several people you know have decided to return to their home country, and you would like to get to know others, then this may appeal to you.
Our members are currently based between Nerja & Torrox & near surrounds, so group get-togethers are confined to either of these locations for the time being. That doesn’t preclude people living in other areas from joining but it would mean you would probably need to travel to those areas.
Please contact me if you are interested, telling me a little about yourself, including where you are based in Spain. I follow up by meeting up for a quick chat to answer any questions you might have and to make sure Natterbox is for you, before adding anyone to our contact list. I look forward to hearing from you.
Jennifer Day. Based in Nerja
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News & Articles

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SPAIN

‘Homologación’ – How Spain is ruining the careers of thousands of qualified foreigners:
– Thousands of doctors, engineers and other highly skilled foreigners are being prevented from working in their fields as they wait for years for their non-EU qualifications to be recognised by Spain’s convoluted bureaucratic system, a nightmare labelled as protectionism and “Kafkaesque”.
– Doctors, veterinarians, pharmacists, nurses, physiotherapists, optometrists, dentists, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech therapists, architects, engineers, lawyers, and more are included.
– Tens of thousands of foreigners in Spain with qualifications from non-EU countries are having their careers put on hold and their lives kept in limbo as Spain’s public administrations take two, three or four years (sometimes even longer) for their regulated qualifications to be processed.
– Regulated professions are those that require Spanish authorities to validate non-EU qualifications through the process of homologación before jobseekers can legally work in their fields.
Full article: https://www.thelocal.es/20221010/homologacion-how-spain-is-ruining-the-careers-of-thousands-of-qualified-foreigners/

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45% of Public Employees Consume Daily Psychoactive Drugs: {Translation, summary}
– Almost half of the public employees in Spain (2.7 million people) consume anxiolytics, antidepressants and sleeping pills on a daily basis, according to a study carried out by the Central Independent Union of Civil Servants (CSIF), on the occasion of World Mental Health Day.
– The workload, the low professional and salary recognition and the bad working environment are the three main causes cited by respondents to resort to the use of psychotropic drugs, according to the ‘Survey on mental health in the workplace’ of the CSIF conducted on a sample of 2,028 public employees aged between 25 and 64 years.
– The questionnaire reveals that 34.2 % use anxiolytics or tranquillisers, 19.6 % antidepressants, 14.4 % hypnosedatives and 10.8 % other types of psychotropic drugs. Fifty-one percent confess that they use this medication on a daily basis, compared with 21% who use it “some times a month”, 15% “in the last year” and 13% “several times a week”. 76% say that work has an influence on the use of these psychoactive substances and 54.2% relate it to an excessive workload, while 44.6% link it to a lack of professional recognition. For 37.7 %, consumption is affected by the bad working environment, citing harassment at work, conflicts at work and even possible aggression. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1086948/el-45-de-los-empleados-publicos-consume-a-diario-psicofarmacos-segun-csif/

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The man who filled Spain with pistachios: In the land of olive trees and vineyards, one in every 700 square kilometers is now covered with this species, and one man started it all: agricultural engineer José Francisco Couceiro. “I started this mess”, he thinks when he walks through the countryside. Photo: David Expoito. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-10-08/the-man-who-filled-spain-with-pistachios.html

José Francisco Couceiro with the first pistachio trees he planted in 1987 on an experimental farm in Spain

ANDALUCIA

24 of 30 poorest places in Spain are in Andalucía, data shows:
– Figures just released from the National Institute of Statistics show that 24 of the 30 poorest places in Spain are in Andalucía, headed by El Palmar de Troya in Seville province where the average per capita income is 6,785 euros a year
– All five of the municipalities with the lowest income are in this region: Apart from El Palmar de Troya, the others are Iznalloz (Granada), with an average annual income per inhabitant of 7,036 euros, Albuñol (Granada), with 7,061 euros, Huesa (Jaén), with 7,080 euros and Pruna (Seville), with 7,219 euros. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/many-spanish-municipalities-20221010103929-nt.html

EUROPE

EU Greenies Target Tourism – European Environment Ministers Agree to Promote Transformation of European Tourism:
– Through the ministerial declaration, the delegates emphasized that the transformation of the tourism sector (by the environmentalists, who, of course, are also experts on tourism???) will be promoted by implementing targeted programs and projects.
– “The Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism, launched by UNWTO and partners at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), and the Global Tourism Plastics Initiative, a joint initiative from UNWTO and UNEP were both referenced as key initiatives to help guide the transformation of the sector,” the statement issued by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) reads, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
– Speaking at the Ministerial Conference, State Secretary for the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Croatia, Mario Šiljeg, also emphasized the importance of tourism for European economies and the significant benefits of “embracing innovative approaches, especially moving away from traditional relations of the value chain (?), adopting more systematic circular models (?) of production and consumption.” (So “chains” are bad and “circles” are good? Could they possibly be less clear? Misguided, over reaching EU initiatives like this are one of the prime reasons there is an energy crisis. What exactly are these benefits Šiljeg refers to? What do tourism experts say about having environmentalists telling them how to do their jobs? -Ed.). Full article: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/european-environment-ministers-agree-to-promote-transformation-of-european-tourism/

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Russia blasts Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities in deadly strikes:
– Russia unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities Monday, smashing civilian targets including downtown Kyiv where at least six people were killed amid burnt-out cars and shattered buildings. The onslaught brought back into focus the grim reality of war after months of easing tensions in the capital. Ukraine’s Emergency Service said a total of at least 11 people were killed and 64 were wounded in the morning attacks across Ukraine – the biggest and broadest since the early days of the war.
– Russian President Vladimir Putin said the strikes were in retaliation for what he called Kyiv’s “terrorist” actions – a reference to Ukraine’s attempts to repel Moscow’s invasion forces, including an attack last weekend on a key bridge, prized by the Kremlin, between Russia and the annexed Crimean Peninsula. (Mainstream media has yet to address 2 points in this regard, will this cause a new wave of Ukrainian refugees, and where has the peace movement gone? -Ed.) Full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-government-and-politics-8f625861590b9e0dd336dabc0880ac8c

TECH

DoctorLaptop’s Tips #99
Microsoft Telemetry- The Spyware Built Into Windows, and How to Defeat It:
– Security conscious computer users take steps to keep their computers private and secure. They use privacy browsers like Brave, they use privacy search engines like DuckDuckGo and they always connect to the internet with a premium VPN.
– Yet Microsoft still collects some of your data, in a data dump sent directly from your Windows system, that bypasses all the security precautions. They share this data with their “business partners”, so it is not secure. What exactly do they collect, even after you turn off all the data collection permissions in Settings? Here is a list:
– All the text you have typed from your keyboard, every 30 minutes, including passwords.
– What type of hardware you use.
– Device driver details.
– A list of all multimedia file from your computer is also transmitted. Yes, Microsoft keeps an updated list of every song, video and movie on your hard drive!
– Microsoft gets the first 35 MB of data from your webcam every time you use it.
– Everything you say to Cortana, the digital assistant built into Windows 10. In addition to that, the service also transmits full transcription of your conversation with Cortana to Microsoft.
The article linked below, despite being 3 years old, contains several working methods of defeating this data collection. Note, if you have Windows 10 Home, the Group Policy Editor method is unavailable to you. Windows 11 users may see slightly different settings pages than the article photos show, but the methods are the same. Before doing any system modifications, be sure to create a new System Restore Point! Article: https://www.windowschimp.com/microsoft-compatibility-telemetry/

OTHER

Madonna Comes Out of the Closet, and Guess What, She Looks Like Marilyn Manson!: Madonna suggests she’s gay in a TikTok post after sharing a scary video, with fans comparing her to Marilyn Manson. Photos of MM: metalzone. Full article: https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/6404469/madonna-suggests-shes-gay-scary-video-marilyn-manson/

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DigameXtra No. 2379 Monday, Oct. 10th, 2022

On October 10, 2022October 9, 2022 By Naythan

Welcome to DigameXtra !

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What’s On

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Phoenix Club: Our social club is fully open so do pop in for a coffee and a chat, or browse our books at 4 for €1. We also have a selection of DVDs at various prices.
***Trips***
October
– 28th – Trip to Montefrio, Granada Province. Price €23 and includes, coach fare, tourist train and drivers tip.
November
– 4th – Trip to Gib €20pp includes €1 for the driver. Do remember that we have just 3 pick ups usually and we return from Gib at 16.30
– 17th – Wolf Park in Antequera €23pp includes guided tour
– 25th – Black Friday in the Nevada Centre, Granada €15pp – Hit the sales.
December
– 2nd – Trip to Gib €20pp includes €1 for the driver. Do remember that we have just 3 pick ups usually and we return from Gib at 16.30.
– 7th – Trip to Estepa with a full programme of visits to include:
World of chocolate
La Estepena – A city made of Chocolate
Mantecados Gamito – Speciality sweets and biscuits
Tourist train
Guided tour of Estepa Castle
Price TBC
– 13th – Mrs Miggins home bake sale, orders taken now for Christmas cakes and puds, mincepies, sausage rolls, meat pies and curries.
– 21st – A trip to see the festive Christmas Lights in Malaga city. €10pp and first pick up at Algarrobo Lidl at 17.00
– 14th – Cirque du Soleil on Ice in Malaga – Price TBC.
– 23-27th – Christmas in Hotel Las Palmeras, Fuengirola. The price is €240pp based on 2 sharing a double room and single occupancy is €320. The price includes Full board hotel accommodation, coach fare and tips.
For further information, please contact Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 or email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk for more information or check out our FB page

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Bio Beach Restaurant – El Morche:
– Summer is officially over and the September Solstice is behind us. But the good times with great Bio Beach programs are still many to come our way! Do you like the Music of the Mid-Sixties?? If yes, then join us in a couple of weeks at Bio Beach on the second Wed. of Oct. for the U3A Bio Beach lectures Series!! By popular demand, on Oct. 12th at 11 am, Ray Sullivan will present his absorbing and heel-kicking taped musical program that most U3A members, who know him, will not miss! It is entitled “How Merseybeat conquered America’s pop charts in 1964/65”: Here is what the speaker, Ray Sullivan details about his program: “My talk charts the state of the British pop scene thru to the Merseybeat explosion of 1962/64 and the subsequent British invasion of America, spearheaded by The Beatles and The Searchers. The music has been recorded on c.d. and there are 24 tracks. The presentation lasts just under 2 hours with an interval of approx. 20 minutes. Clapping, singing, and dancing are encouraged and a fun time will hopefully be had by all.”
– These U3A programmes are free, just order refreshments. We belong to U3A, (http://www.u3aaxarquia.com/) and these social, educational, and stimulating mornings are presented in an effort to attract more members. Bio Beach Restaurant is located on the El Morche beachfront promenade (right behind the church). We look forward to seeing you there! For more info contact norma2kk@aol.com

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Sala Trinchera (Malaga) Anniversary Party: Saturday October 15th Music by Pronto and Info from 21:30. This year La Trinchera celebrates 10 years of music so we’ll be there to rock on their birthday. Get ready for more than two hours of rock & roll! Get your ticket now! Calle Parauta, 25, 29006 Málaga
Information & Tix: https://www.wegow.com/es-es/conciertos/10-aniversario-sala-trinchera

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Craft beer festival ‘Festibeer’: 14 to 16 October
Plaza de Espana, Alhaurín de la Torre
Concerts will be carried out by Sonoproject on Friday; on Saturday at noon DJ Javi Carrera will perform and at night Comando G; and on Sunday it will end with Franc de Luna.

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Hanningtons Kitchens and Bathrooms: We have been installing kitchens and bathrooms here on the Costa for 13 years. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, highest standards of work and customer service.
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BluCee Real Estate: Exciting news – the building licence for our new office in Torre del Mar has been approved. We’re just waiting for the water and electricity to be connected and then renovations can begin.
– Although the office is not open yet we have had a very busy summer, and autumn is so far just as busy. We reached our sales target for 2022 in July and we’ve nearly doubled that target already and it’s the end of September.
– We have seen an increase in Spanish and Americans buying and looking to buy. Our regular purchasers, the Danish, Belgiums, Germans and Scandinavian continue to buy as well.
– We are now looking for more properties to advertise for sale.
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Wanted: Bike. Looking for a lady’s or unisex bicycle in good condition. Call Joanne on 655722962 or email joanne.andy.yates@gmail.com ; I am in Caleta

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Endesa Luz factura: Can anyone explain what is meant by the entry in my electric bill under Varios and is it a one off payment or has a kWh gone up to € 0,349238 €/ kWh.?
Under Varios: “Costa tope del gas RDL. 10/2022. 653 kWh x 0,148377 €/ kWh. €96,89”
Under “Energia”: I used 653 kWh and was charged 0,200861…i.e. €131,16.
Previous months bill was approx. half this months bill for 600 kWhs.
My bill is made up of 22 different items.
Reply to: John. Torrox
crumlin4 at yahoo dot com
(I believe this is the new “gas” charge to compensate the power companies for their losses due to the price cap on gas, called the “Iberian Exception”. See this article, https://projects2014-2020.interregeurope.eu/enerselves/news/news-article/14992/what-is-the-iberian-exception/ Forward replies to DigameXtra if you like. -Ed.)

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SPAIN

Flavia Sabora- Lost Roman town is rediscovered under a crop field in Spain:
– Scientists from the Geodetection Unit at the University of Cádiz (UCA) have identified the layout of what appear to be streets, public spaces and even thermal baths or a nymphaeum in El Carrascal, a rural crop-growing area on the outskirts of Cañete, the name of which is thought to derive from the Spanish word for spring or spout. Through the use of drones, georadar and data-processing using computer software – a technique known as non-invasive archaeology – the researchers have managed to scan the subsoil across an area of more than two hectares, under which the entire layout of a possible Roman town appears. “It is too large to be a village and too small to fit the profile of a large classical Roman city. It fits more with the concept of a small town, a civic, religious and administrative center that served a larger rural area,” says Lázaro Lagóstena, a professor of ancient history and head of the UCA Geodetection Unit who for decades has specialized in the study of landscapes and ancient rural areas. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/culture/2022-10-07/flavia-sabora-lost-roman-town-is-rediscovered-under-a-crop-field-in-spain.html

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October 7, it was 451 years since the Battle of Lepanto- Spain saved the Western Greco-Roman-Judeo-Christian Civilization by defeating Islam:
– Most people are told in school that in the year 1492 the Spanish, led by the “Catholic Monarchs”, Isabel and Fernando, managed to defeat the last king of Granada and put an end to the presence of eight centuries of Muslims. in the Iberian Peninsula, which had begun in the year 711.
– What students are told in primary education (also in secondary and university education) is a half-truth, because it was later, after more than a century, when the full expulsion took place, when the Spanish overcame the followers of Mohammed (the fallacy is also told, the great lie of the “peaceful and cordial coexistence of the three religions of the book”, Muslims, Jews and Christians), it was in 1609 when Felipe III decreed the expulsion of the Spanish Moriscos, after more than a century of “goodness” and trying to solve what had no solution, with hot cloths, after countless rebellions, among which, the most important were in the Alpujarras of Granada and Almería, which they were finally put down in 1571.
It was in the 17th century when the Muslims were definitively expelled from Spain to North Africa, although many ended up hiding, camouflaging themselves among the Christian population, mainly for economic reasons, since they did not have the money to be able to leave, and they ended up “Christianizing themselves”. It is estimated that some ten or fifteen thousand Moriscos remained among the population of the kingdom of Granada.
Before the victory over Islam took place in Spain, it was also necessary to defeat those who helped the Muslims who were in Spanish territory, from the other side of the sea, in the battle of Lepanto, on October 7, 1571. Full article: https://www.voziberica.com/ayer-7-de-octubre-se-cumpliern-451-anos-de-la-batalla-de-lepanto-espana-salvo-a-la-civilizacion-occidental-greco-romana-judeo-cristiana-derrotando-al-islam/

NERJA

Ecologists denounce the works in the area of the source of the Maro river: {Translation, summary}
– The Gabinete de Estudios de la Naturaleza de la Axarquía (GENA-Ecologistas en Acción) has this week lodged a complaint with the Territorial Directorate of the Environment of the Junta de Andalucía in Málaga about land development works for irrigation above the source of the river Maro in Nerja.
– According to the environmental group, they had observed in the area around the source of this spring in Maro, “significant earthworks have been carried out this year above the spring, with possible consequences for the quality of the water”.
– GENA-EeA have sent a letter in which they point out that “the plot in question has been subjected to major earthworks to achieve a large flattened surface, incorporating earth into the rocky areas (karstified limestone), which has been achieved by means of numerous lorry loads of this material, This is far from being a ‘minor work’, and should have been considered a ‘major work’, referring to the permit which was allegedly obtained for the work in question, which, according to them, ‘was even approved for the easternmost part of the plot, and yet the earth filling has been spread over the whole plot’.
– Furthermore, they add that the plot subjected to this earthworks “has invaded the Cañada Real de Motril-Nerja (of some 70 m legal width), as well as closing it off by means of the fence built (thus preventing passage), which contravenes the regulations on Vías Pecuarias”. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/ecologistas-denuncian-acondicionamiento-a-regadio-en-la-zona-del-nacimiento-del-rio-maro/

MARBELLA

German countess Gunilla von Bismarck, who helped put the Costa del Sol on the map- ‘Marbella had more glamour in those days’:
If one were to put a face to the golden era of Marbella it would be hers. Now, however, “you come and you don’t know anyone,” says the leader of the world-famous ‘jet set’. Some quotes…
–Has the concept of celebrity been devalued, do you think?
–G: There are no great stars nowadays. I don’t know who the celebrities are today, so they can’t be that famous.
–They’re known as influencers today.
–G: That is something I don’t understand and I don’t want anything to do with it. I love nature, fun people, songs, music, animals and people who try to change the world, especially the era we are living in, which is horrible. So for me an influencer is not a profession, it’s a joke.
–Do you think Marbella paid too high a price for constant exposure and the excesses of that golden period?
–L: No, it hasn’t paid any price at all because Marbella has become an incredible town and before it was just a seaside resort. Don’t forget that now it has 150,000 voters or more. Photo: Daniel Maldonado/SUR
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/lifestyle/marbella-more-glamour-20221007095224-ntvo.html

UK

Football fans with banning orders must hand over passports ahead of World Cup: Violent and abusive football fans in England and Wales will be prevented from travelling to the World Cup in Qatar, starting next month. If any of the 1,308 people with banning orders wish to travel to other countries from 10 November until the end of the tournament they will need to seek permission to hold on to their passports and be subject to checks. Full article: https://news.sky.com/story/football-fans-with-banning-orders-must-hand-over-passports-ahead-of-world-cup-12716153

HEALTH

Florida Finds Link Between mRNA Vax And Heart Failure – State Surgeon General now recommends against the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for males ages 18-39 years old:
– Found 84% increase in the relative incidence of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination.
– In the 28 days following vaccination, a statistically significant increase in cardiac-related deaths was detected for the entire study population.
***From official Florida gov’t document, pic below***
“Guidance for mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines, October 7, 2022”
– This analysis found there is an 84% increase in the relative
incidence of cardiac-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days following mRNA vaccination. Individuals with preexisting cardiac conditions, such as myocarditis and pericarditis, should take particular caution when considering vaccination.
– With a high level of global immunity to COVID-19, the benefit of vaccination is likely outweighed by this abnormally high risk of cardiac related death among men in this age group.
– The State Surgeon General now recommends against the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for males ages 18-39 years old.
***Individuals and health care providers should also be aware that this analysis found…***
– Males over the age of 60 had a 10% increased risk of cardiac-related death within 28 days of mRNA vaccination.
– Non-mRNA vaccines were not found to have these increased risks among any population.
– The Department continues to recommend against use in healthy children and adolescents 5 years old to 17 years old. This now includes recommendations against COVID-19 vaccination among infants and children under 5 years old.
Lead article: https://alachuachronicle.com/state-surgeon-general-dr-joseph-a-ladapo-issues-new-mrna-covid-19-vaccine-guidance/
Official Florida Announcement: https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221007-guidance-mrna-covid19-vaccines-analysis.pdf
The Study: https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221007-guidance-mrna-covid19-vaccines-analysis.pdf

SPORTS

F1 News- Verstappen crowned champion after cruising to Suzuka win: Max Verstappen coasted to victory in a rain-curtailed 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, while a post-race penalty for Charles Leclerc meant that the Red Bull driver also succeeded in clinching his second consecutive world championship. Leclerc crossed the line in second under intense pressure from Verstappen’s Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez, only to be handed a five second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage at the final corner. Full article: https://f1i.com/news/456562-verstappen-crowned-champion-after-cruising-to-suzuka-win.html

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Mery Perello & Rafael Nadal become parents to baby boy: The news, along with the name of their firstborn, is yet to be confirmed by Nadal’s team. Multiple outlets reported the baby is named after Nadal. Photo: Nadal Foundation. Full article: https://www.tennis.com/baseline/articles/reports-mery-perello-rafael-nadal-become-parents-baby-boy-rafa-mallorca

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UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying draw: Source, https://www.uefa.com/euro-2024/draws/

OTHER

About 80 Moai statues affected by a fire on Easter Island: “There is irreparable damage”: The flames, now controlled, hit the quarry where the ancient volcanic stone statues were made. Of the 416 stone statues erected in that area, 20% have suffered some damage as a result of the fire. Full article: https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-10-09/about-80-moai-affected-by-a-fire-on-easter-island-there-is-irreparable-damage.html
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Guardia Civil: 062
Ambulance: 061
Fire Station (Bomberos): 080
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DigameXtra No. 2378 – WEEKEND EDITION – Saturday, Oct. 8th, 2022

On October 8, 2022October 7, 2022 By Naythan

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Money Makers Band: You can find us at the long awaited Oktoberfest in Algarrobo Costa on Saturday 8 Oct at 21:00. VIDEO LINK

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Nerja Feria Update: The location for the concerts will be Plaza Tutti Frutti. All shows start at 4pm.
– Sun 9 Oct, Luitingo
– Mon 10 Oct, Sefora
– Tues 11 Oct, Proyecto Mandarinna
– Wed 12 Oct, Miguel Moreno

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Chesko Gonzalez in concert: Saturday 08 Oct 9pm
Caserio De Las Monjas, Velez Malaga. Reserve 952 557 363

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Smoky Joe Rock Band: Sunday 9 Oct.
Classic Rock Bar, Malaga
Shows at 17:00 and 19:00. Free Entrance
Avd. Sor Teresa Prat 82, Málaga, Spain FB

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V Edición Alpandeire Biker Festival: 15 Oct 2022
In the natural landscape of the Serrania de Ronda, in the incomparable setting of the Genal Valley and in the town of Alpandeire, where we can enjoy a great biker event.
Saturday lunch for the first 225 attendees in order of arrival.
The rest of the attendees will be served by the bar service.
Festival, 3 live bands Art Club Band, Rock & Pop Hits 80 and Primos del Agobio, 6+ hours of music!
Tattoo Stand, Free camping. Various raffles.
And much more, don’t miss it. Info 663 349 485

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Málagalingo Spanish School- Torrox Costa:
The most relaxed and fun Spanish lessons our OUTDOOR TERRACE overlooking the sea in Torrox Costa.
Also if you are just passing through.
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For Sale: Single Size Bed. 90 x 195 Pikolin bed base & memory foam mattress bought in “Beds”, Velez Malaga. In excellent, unmarked condition. 25 Euros. Buyer collects. Geoffrey, Capistrano Nerja. Phone 615123901.

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For Sale: Brand new Beuer humidifier, used once. Good for health problems, asmtha, sinus problems, hay fever. Paid €49 selling for €25. Collect or can meet. Susan, Venta Baja. Email: sueespltd @gmail.com

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For Sale: Two garden chairs with extendable foot stools.
€40 for the two. Can deliver local to Torre del Mar.
Janet, Almayate. Tele 693226685

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Wanted: Looking for gas heater with either imitation logs or coals. Maybe something similar to the “Provence” model from Leroy Merlin. Susan. Colmenar. Tel/WhatsApp: 637163461.

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COVID & MONKEYPOX

Covid & Monkeypox Andalucia: {Translation, summary} 07/10/2022, 13:38
– The number of cases of covid-19 registered in Andalusia since last Tuesday has risen by almost 400 to 1,205, after 815 cases were registered last Tuesday, according to the Regional Ministry of Health.
– The number of deaths from the disease since last Tuesday is 24.
– The number of people hospitalised due to the coronavirus is 206 – thirty-five more than last Tuesday – of whom eight are in the ICU.
– The incidence rate of the disease in the over-60s per 100,000 population is 103.20, up from 94.01 last Tuesday.
– With regard to monkeypox there are 27 active cases (1 in Almeria, 5 in Cadiz, 1 in Cordoba, 3 in Granada, 2 in Huelva, none in Jaen, 6 in Malaga and 9 in Seville), 54 under investigation that have been declared to the Network of the Epidemiological Surveillance System of Andalusia (SVEA). Furthermore, 843 previously confirmed cases are now inactive. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1086318/andalucia-suma-1205-casos-de-covid-casi-400-mas-que-el-martes-pasado/

SPAIN

Spanish police arrest 12 people suspected of forging more than eight million 500-euro bank notes:
– Police have arrested 12 people, including several in Malaga, in an operation to break up a gang who were forging money and are accused of having produced more than eight million fake 500-euro notes.
– The police began investigating in mid-2021 when several fake 500-euro banknotes were detected all over Spain. The quality of the forgery was so high that the difference between those and the real ones was barely perceptible. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/bank-note-forgery-20221007101628-nt.html

MALAGA

Return of the Romería signals the start of fun and fiestas in Fuengirola: The Feria del Rosario offers a full programme of traditional religious, musical and cultural events in honour of the town’s patron, with daytime activities starting today (Friday). Today (Friday), the town centre will witness the beginning of the daytime celebrations, when Andalusian stallions and magnificent carriages are paraded around the streets. Meanwhile locals and visitors, dressed in traditional attire, enjoy local gastronomy and dance in the streets and elegantly decorated bars and taverns. Photo: SUR. Full article:
https://www.surinenglish.com/lifestyle/fuengirola-feria-20221007095226-ntvo.html

EUROPE

EU Adopts Eighth Package of Sanctions Against Russia: The Council of the European Union has adopted the eighth package of sanctions against Russia over the illegal annexation of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions. Full article:
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/news/eu-adopts-eighth-package-of-sanctions-against-russia/

USA

Sharon Osbourne Wants Her $900,000 Donation Back After Kanye West Called Out Black Lives Matter as a ‘Scam’:
– Sharon Osbourne agrees with Kanye West that Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a “scam” and would like her six-figure donation back. Please.
– The former The Talk co-host revealed her lack of faith in BLM when TMZ asked her about the rap icon’s recent public displays from his White Lives Matter t-shirt to his social media tirades questioning the work and intentions of the social movement.
– “Well, we gave $900,000 to [Black Lives Matter], and I’d like my money back please,” she told a reporter from the entertainment outlet. “I don’t understand why white lives don’t matter. I don’t understand it. It’s not my culture,” she said. “Everybody matters, don’t they?” Full article: https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2022/10/07/sharon-osbourne-wants-her-900000-donation-back-after-kanye-west-called-out-black-lives-matter-as-a-scam/

SPORTS

Tennis News- Kyrgios withdraws from Japan Open because of knee injury: Taylor Fritz advanced to the Japan Open semifinals after Nick Kyrgios withdrew because of a left knee injury on Friday. Kyrgios’ knee injury also forced him to withdraw from the doubles semifinals, where he and partner Thanasi Kokkinakis were scheduled to play Mackenzie McDonald and Marcelo Melo. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/sports-japan-seoul-south-korea-tennis-a3210f54a777558c350b277c96dc6795

TECH

Yet Another Bitcoin / Blockchain Hack, $100M+ Stolen:
– Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, may have lost more than $100 million following a hack of its Binance Smart Chain blockchain network. Binance believes that $100 million to $110 million in funds were taken, but it was able to freeze approximately $7 million.
– Binance is just the latest crypto company to experience a targeted hack. In August Nomad was struck, with media reports saying it was for nearly $200 million. Harmony lost about $100 million in a hack in June. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/cryptocurrency-technology-business-blockchain-eee60e4b501ce52cd2ee0bb56d411e37
UPDATE: Reuters is now reporting the stolen sum to be $579M.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/hackers-steal-around-100-million-cryptocurrency-binance-linked-blockchain-2022-10-07/

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Facebook Notifies Users- You may have downloaded these password-stealing Android and iOS apps:
– In another Fakebook gaff, tech giant Meta (FB’s owner) said it has notified a million Facebook users that their usernames and passwords might have been stolen after downloading one of over 400 malicious Android and iOS smartphone apps.
– The apps were discovered in the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store over the course of the last year, posing as popular types of software.
– According to Meta, four in 10 of the apps posed as photo editors, while others posed as games, VPNs, health trackers, business applications, flashlight enhancers and other services to trick users into downloading them. Users who downloaded the malicious apps were asked to log in with their Facebook account before they could use the features they were promised – and if the user entered their username and password, it handed their credentials to the attackers. Full article: https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-users-warned-you-may-have-downloaded-these-password-stealing-android-and-ios-apps/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

OTHER

A quick look at the 2022 Nobel Prizes: All but one of the 2022 Nobel Prizes have now been announced. Here’s a look at which prizes have been announced so far, which is coming up and what’s next for the winners. Full article: https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-entertainment-science-nobel-prizes-8be95867d3c7808391d03a5b4ccb37f3

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Churches & Worship

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New Life Church
Whether you live in Nerja or are visiting our area, we would be delighted to welcome you to New Life Church. Our meetings are characterised by uplifting songs, relevant sermons and a modern but reverent service.
During this time of uncertainty, God’s word reminds us that the Gospel shines brightest in times of darkness. We are a Bible based Church community continuing to help people find their way to God through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour.
Jesus said, “I am the Way and the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me“
Sunday Service 11.00am
Prayer Meetings Wednesdays 11.00am
Pasaje San Miguel, Nerja ; Directions: Click Here
Email: info@nlcnerja.com
Website: https://www.nlcnerja.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nlcnerja

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Nerja and Almuñécar Anglican Church:
We are part of the Church of England in Spain.
Everyone is welcome to our Sunday services in English which begin at 12:00 noon in San Miguel, Plaza Andalucia, Nerja. Please note, this not the large white church near the Balcon de Europa, El Salvador. It is situated some 10 minutes walk away, just off the main road that runs through the town.
We aspire to be a welcoming and inclusive community, open to all people seeking faith and friendship.
Please contact Father Nigel to enquire about baptisms, marriage blessings and funerals.
If you can’t get to church on Sunday, we gather on Zoom for a communion service at 09:30 CET on Wednesday mornings and a Compline service at 18:00 CET on Thursdays.
To receive details of how you can join our online services or to contact Father Nigel, please refer to our website. You can also find us on Facebook.
We look forward to welcoming you and being of service. Facebook
Website: https://www.nerjaalmunecaranglicanchurch.co.uk/

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

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DigameXtra No. 2377 Friday, Oct. 7th, 2022

On October 7, 2022October 6, 2022 By Naythan

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The Royal British Legion – Nerja: The RBL is a charitable organization that helps local charities along with the Personnel Recovery Centre and the Poppy Appeal. All are welcome to our events, and military service or association is not required.
Please contact Kim Bowe at Kim_bowe1@hotmail.com if you need information on the Royal British Legion.
Chairman Eddie Bowe + 34 711 052 499
Upcoming Events:
Oct
– Friday 7th. Lunch at La Herradura
– Sunday 16th. Poppy walk followed by a Social at Chapel Bar Nerja
– Thursday 20th. AGM followed by Trafalgar lunch with up spirits (free rum)
– Tuesday 25th. Quiz night at Lew’s Restaurant Torrox Costa.
Nov
– Friday 4th. Lunch at La Herradura
– Friday 11th. POPPY BALL @ the Caves Restaurant, Maro
– Sunday 13th. Remembrance, followed by lunch at Al Andalus
– Tuesday 22nd. Quiz night at Lew’s Restaurant Torrox Costa
Dec
– Friday 2nd. Christmas Lunch at La Herradura
– Tuesday 6th. Quiz night at Lew’s Restaurant Torrox Costa
– Thursday 15th. Christmas lunch at Al Andalus
Events coordinator Kim + 34 711 077 576
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Flamenco- Youth Contest Performance: Friday Oct 7th 9pm
Plaza del Olvido, Nerja. Entry €5
The contest is aimed at young singers and dancers up to 30 years of age residing in Spanish territory, in this edition the finalists are:
Singers:
– Jesus Reyes Campos de Lucena (Córdoba)
– Manuel Cuevas González de Osuna (Sevilla)
– Francisco José Maña Guarnido of Villaverde del Río (Sevilla)
Dancers:
– Nieves Cortes Bernal de Pulianas (Granada)
– Victoria Macias Costela of Maracena (Granada)
– Tatiana Cuevas Footwear from Mijas (Málaga)
Telf. 690073871 ; http://www.ventana-abierta.es/

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Tonight – Special Concert Tribute To U2, The Cure, New Order, And Heroes Of The Silence: Friday, 07 October, 21:00 h
The Garage Cabaret, Malaga. €20/25. Doors 8:30, Show 9pm
Tix & info: https://lacocheraentradas.com/shows/details/943/concierto-especial-tributo-a-u2-the-cure-new-order-y-heroes-del-silencio & VIDEO LINK

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Tonight – Paula Bilá, Juan Galiardo & Jose Lopez:
Live at the Clarence Jazz Club Friday 7 Oct, 10pm
Calle Danza Invisible 8 CP 29620 Torremolinos (Málaga)
Tix & info: https://www.clarencejazzclub.com/wp/events/paula-bila-juan-galiardo-jose-lopez/

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Bar Atila: Flying Dolphins live, Saturday 8th October at 9pm
Contact Frank at Bar Atila to reserve a table or preorder meals
atilabarpuente@gmail.com ; 630 393 290 (WhatsApp)
C/ Buena Vista 9, Puente don Manuel

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Gran Semana Anglo-árabe 2022 (Horse Week), Sevilla: 5-9 Oct.
More than 200 horses and riders are taking part until 9 October in the 12th edition of the Great Anglo-Arabian Horse Week, a livestock and sporting event of international level that is held in Seville and includes competitions such as the National Final of the Young Horses of the Complete Riding Competition and three international competitions, scheduled in the calendar of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).
These days are free of charge.
See the full programme: https://www.angloarabe.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/PROGRAMA-COMPLETO-DE-ACTIVIDADES-GSAA-2022.pdf & VIDEO LINK

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– Table. Beautiful solid wooden top table with black base
Measurements 70cms diameter 73cms height. Price 75€
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For Sale: Jacket. Debenhams leather jacket mens size XL
35€. tele 693226685. Janet, Almayate
Can meet local to Torre del Mar

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Wanted: Looking to buy a used jack hammer for landscaping. David, Torrox.
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SPAIN

How the new paternity leave will work- who it affects and how long it lasts: {Translation} 06-10-2022 11:53
– The Government has agreed on a new paternity leave that will be included in the future Family Law. This measure, included in the negotiation of the General State Budget for 2023 between PSOE and Unidas Podemos, is expected to be approved by the Council of Ministers before the end of October.
– Thus, if approved, working parents will be able to take eight weeks of unpaid leave for each child, which employees are entitled to take until the child reaches the age of eight. This will be in addition to the 16 weeks currently granted after childbirth.
– In addition, the regulation promoted by the Ministry headed by Ione Belarra, provides for the extension of the child-rearing allowance of 100 euros per month for families with children between the ages of zero and three, an allowance that until now only working mothers have been entitled to. In the end, an intermediate measure has been chosen, given that the confederal space initially proposed that the age range should be greater and that the economic benefit should be progressive as the child reaches the age of three.
– In this way, this benefit will be extended to people with children under the age of three who are or have been in the Social Security or mutual insurance scheme for 30 days or have received a benefit (contributory or assistance) from the unemployment protection system. The amount will be 100 euros for each child until that age is reached.
– Another novelty is the consideration that single-parent families with two children will be considered as large families in order to obtain social benefits, one of the demands championed by Unidas Podemos in the budget negotiations.
– Likewise, the government will approve a seven-day leave per year for workers to care for family members or cohabitants. This will allow employees to devote this period to caring for their children, the elderly in their care or accompanying their partner to the doctor, among other cases. Source, Spanish: https://www.larazon.es/sociedad/20221005/yrzbwp3kxvfippnjz2itu33hs4.html

VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA

Procesion Magna- Vélez-Málaga: {Translation, summary}
– Saturday, 15 Oct. Experience a historic day, when 17 thrones will walk through the streets of the municipality in a unique and exceptional procession to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Agrupación de Cofradías de Semana Santa de Vélez-Málaga (Association of Easter Brotherhoods of Vélez-Málaga). The Magna procession will start at 15.20 h. from Paseo Nuevo. Source, Spanish: https://www.axarquiaplus.es/la-magna-de-velez-despierta-el-interes-en-toda-andalucia/

GRANADA

‘Granada Geopark Lights’, a festival of light and music which combines digital art and nature: {Translation, summary}
– The event will celebrate its second edition to promote cultural development and tourism in the Geopark of Granada.
– The Balneario de Alicún, in the municipality of Villanueva de las Torres, will host on 14 and 15 October the second edition of Granada Geopark Lights, an event that combines digital art, audiovisual and music with the natural and ethnographic heritage of the Geopark of Granada to offer a programme that includes performances, installations, workshops, outdoor activities and experiences in nature. It is a cultural and touristic proposal promoted by the Asociación Cultura Miga and the company Item Media, supported by the Diputación de Granada and subsidised by the Ministry of Culture and Sport, which links art and nature through a festival of light and digital art designed for all ages. Source, Spanish: https://www.granadadigital.es/granada-geopark-lights-festival-luz-musica-auna-arte-digital-naturaleza-provincia-diputacion/

EUROPE

Poland suggests hosting US nuclear weapons amid growing fears of Putin’s threats: Polish president, Andrzej Duda’s remarks on basing nuclear weapons followed changes in the constitution of neighbouring Belarus that would allow Russian nuclear weapons to be based on its territory. The Polish president said there was “a potential opportunity” for Poland to take part in “nuclear sharing”, by which pilots from the host country are trained to fly missions carrying US nuclear bombs, which are stored on their territory. Full article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/05/poland-us-nuclear-wars-russia-putin-ukraine

USA

US splashes $290m on anti-radiation drugs after Putin ups nuclear threats, denies any connection:
– A $290 million procurement of the drug Nplate, to treat acute radiation syndrome (ARS), was announced by the US Health and Human Services (HSS). The government confirmed it was the first purchase of the drug, manufactured by the California pharmaceutical company Amgen.
– The purchase comes after Vladimir Putin renewed his threat of nuclear war. In a speech last month he vowed to use “all the means at our disposal” to protect Russia and its people. “This is not a bluff,” he said.
– The US government said the procurement of Nplate was not in response to the war in Ukraine.
– An HSS spokesman told The Telegraph: “This is part of our ongoing work for preparedness and radiological security. It has not been accelerated by the situation in Ukraine.” Full article: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/other/us-splashes-290m-on-anti-radiation-drugs-after-putin-ups-nuclear-threats/ar-AA12Dv4K

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As children line up at U.S. gender clinics, families confront many unknowns:
– The United States has seen an explosion in recent years in the number of children who identify as a gender different from what they were designated at birth.
– Across the United States, thousands of youths are lining up for gender-affirming care. But when families decide to take the medical route, they must make decisions about life-altering treatments that have little scientific evidence of their long-term safety and efficacy.
– Gender-affirming care covers a spectrum of interventions. It can entail adopting a child’s preferred name and pronouns and letting them dress in alignment with their gender identity – called social transitioning. It can incorporate therapy or other forms of psychological treatment. And, from around the start of adolescence, it can include medical interventions such as puberty blockers, hormones and, in some cases, surgery. In all of it, the aim is to support and affirm the child’s gender identity.
– But families that go the medical route venture onto uncertain ground, where science has yet to catch up with practice. While the number of gender clinics treating children in the United States has grown from zero to more than 100 in the past 15 years – and waiting lists are long – strong evidence of the efficacy and possible long-term consequences of that treatment remains scant.
– More broadly, no large-scale studies have tracked people who received gender-related medical care as children to determine how many remained satisfied with their treatment as they aged and how many eventually regretted transitioning. The same lack of clarity holds true for the contentious issue of detransitioning, when a patient stops or reverses the transition process. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-transyouth-care/

In related news: Gov. Newsom Makes California a ‘Child Sex Change Sanctuary State’ – New California transgender law endangers parental rights worldwide: https://news.yahoo.com/california-transgender-law-endangers-parental-211113582.html

TECH

The free service for children Amazon Kids arrives in Spain, available on all Echo devices:
– Amazon has announced the availability of the free service for children Amazon Kids, that can already be used with its digital assistant, Alexa, in the entire family of Echo devices of the brand.
Amazon Kids is an experience intended for children under between 3 and 12 years that offers the little ones access to personalized content, while providing a configuration appropriate to their age. It can be used for both playing and learning.
– With a new free ‘software’ update in Spain, it has a series of educational Skills (to learn languages ??or deal with areas such as science, mathematics or spelling) and entertainment, as well as playlists. Other aspects of this service include the ability to create a profile for children, so Alexa can recognize your voice and deliver age-appropriate content. Full article

SCAMS

Mercadona Issues Warning: {Translation, simmary}
– A new scam campaign via email and WhatsApp messages involves a fake offer of free gift cards. Mercadona ensures that they do not give gift cards. Source, Spanish

OTHER

Spain Has The World’s Most Expensive Restaurant: Sublimotion (Ibiza)
– Sublimotion is the most expensive restaurant in the world. Opened in 2014 within the Hard Rock Hotel Pitiusa island, the chef Paco Roncero, serves here a display of cutting-edge culinary. Haute cuisine and cutting-edge technology combine to offer a spectacle, an experience that encompasses all the senses. The menu price is €1,650 and in his only table there is room for 12 selected guests. Source: https://www.expansion.com/fueradeserie/gastro/album/2022/10/05/63346757e5fdeaa1768b4583_7.html & VIDEO LINK

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DigameXtra No. 2376 Thursday, Oct. 6th, 2022

On October 6, 2022October 5, 2022 By Naythan

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Ojén will celebrate its Fair and Festivities in honour of San Dionisio from 7 to 12 October: A holiday that combines in its program activities for young and old, music, many traditional games, horse races, in addition to the varied local cuisine. See full schedule of events at: https://revistalugardeencuentro.com/2022/10/03/horarios-y-programacion-feria-de-ojen-2022/

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XII Festival de Verdiales Villa de la Pasa- “The Villa of the Passes”, in El Borge: Sat, Oct 8th from 19:30
Plaza de La Constitución, El Borge.
This year the groups Primera de Comares, Panda de El Borge, Arroyo Conca, Benagalbón, Raíces de Los Moras, Raíces de Almogía will participate.
Lovers of La Fiesta de los Verdiales have an appointment this Saturday in El Borge. Also those who want to get into this ancestral festival where the music plays and the dance is contemplated at street level. Its instrumental variety, the rhythm and the colour that stands out among the components

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Concierto Multicultural Canillas de Albaida: Sun, Oct 9th
The annual Concierto Multicultural will take place Sunday 9 October in La Plaza, Canillas de Albaida. The show starts at 8.00pm with Cool, Fab & Groovy who will be playing a mix of Celtic and other music from Simon & Garfunkel to Madness. This will be followed by Tijs Groen (Gypy Jazz), Marcail Heredia (Flamenco Funk) and Alan Clayton & No Worries (World Music). The evening will be topped off with a jam on stage of all the acts.
Admission is free, no need to book and seating will be provided, there will also be a bar.
If you would like to book a table at Restaurante Posada La Plaza call 952 553 254 or 609 167 127.

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Second edition of the mountain biking memorial “Memorial BTT José Manuel Arcos- Ciudad de Guadix” will be held this Sunday:
– Sunday, 9th October, starting from the Plaza de la Constitución in Guadix at 9:00 a.m. with the prize-giving ceremony at around 1:30 p.m. Afterwards there will be a popular paella in the square for all participants, collaborators and volunteers.
– Registration for the 200 test places is now open and can be done through the Global Tempo website. Registration costs fifteen euros and includes a broker’s bag. The collection of numbers will be on Saturday afternoon from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on the day of the race from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the Mira de Amescua theater. Info: http://www.global-tempo.com/carreras.php?id=177

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– Preloved Solid wooden top wine rack with tiled front drawers
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For Sale: 2 Ebikes. NCM Milano white Urban E-bikes.
I have a pair of white electric road bikes, reluctantly selling due to health reasons.
NCM Milano, 48V 16Ah, 250W, 28 Inch, Urban Electric Bicycles in white, including battery and battery charger for each bike. Little used and in excellent condition.
Bike specification: White NCM Milano 28″ Trekking E-Bike 48V 13Ah 624Wh (new price each £1119). Inspired by the Fashion Capital of Europe the NCM Milano is designed to ride as elegant as it looks. This E-bike is designed with a tough aluminium frame, and an adjustable handlebar /stem setup, with a sprung seat post for improved comfort. The low top tube, makes the bike sturdy and strong yet comfortable and easy to mount whilst providing additional protection to the battery.
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One E-bike has a handlebar shopping basket and the other has an adjustable handle bar mounted mobile phone / satellite navigation system holder and a rear pannier. With custom comfort seats.
With user manual in pdf format.
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For Sale: Solid wood dining table with 4 matching chairs in good condition special price 50 euros for quick sale, must collect. We are near Anoreta golf course in Rincon de la Victoria. Phone Steve on 650696495.

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SPAIN

Spain’s free rail travel for regular users is to be extended throughout 2023, and pension increases of 8.5%, are part of next year’s budget: This was announced after the Budget was approved this Tuesday morning, and it also contains the highest sum ever allocated for social spending. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/spain/budget-2023-20221004175133-nt.html

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New Spanish Budget improves the unemployment benefit and will give 100 euros per child:
– The budget introduces an improvement in the unemployment benefit, which will once again be 60% on the salary regulatory base from the seventh month. This measure will benefit 300,000 people. In 2012, during the Rajoy government, it was lowered to 50%.
– The new public accounts include the increase in all pensions, whether contributory or non-contributory.
– The Budgets will include a parenting benefit of 100 euros per month for families with children from 0 to 3 years old. It is a payment that until now working mothers received and that is now extended to all families. Single-parent families with 2 children will also be assimilated to the category of large families. Full article: https://spainsnews.com/the-budgets-improve-the-unemployment-benefit-and-will-give-100-euros-per-child/

ANDALUCIA

Another fireball was visible throughout Andalucía on Tuesday night:
(Does anyone else remember when fireballs & earthquakes were rare in Andalucia? Lately we’ve had several of each, weekly! -Ed.)
– The celestial phenomenon was spotted at 9:04 pm as it flew over the Gulf of Cadiz, but it was so bright that it could be seen from more than 700 km away. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/fireball-spain-20221005104731-nt.html & VIDEO LINK

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Junta issues reminder about the free pneumonia jab for those born between 1951 and 1962, and some others: The Andalusian Health Service (SAS) administers this vaccine free of charge to all infants from two months of age; everyone aged between 60 and 70; people of any age with risk factors, including diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung disease or whose immune systems are suppressed, among others and to those who have needed hospital treatment for Covid-19 and elderly residents in care homes. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/andalucia/pneumonia-jabr-20221003124938-nt.html

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Finally, a politician making sense- Reduce the base salary of the deputies of the Andalusian Parliament to equal the “average Andalusian salary”: {Translation, summary}
– The spokeswoman for the Grupo Mixto-Adelante Andalucía, Teresa Rodríguez (pic), has defended this Wednesday a proposal to reduce the base salary of the deputies of the Andalusian Parliament, and that it be equal to the “average Andalusian salary”, approximately 2,034 euros per month”.
– “We could carry out our task of representation with a more reasonable salary, more similar to that of the rest of the citizens”, said Teresa Rodríguez, who in this line has argued that “to represent the citizens we have to look like the citizens, to know how much the bus, gas or electricity costs”, and she considers it “reasonable to use the figure of the average Andalusian salary, which for full-time is around 2,034 euros per month, as a base salary” for the deputies. Photo: Joaquin Corchero/EP. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1085437/rodriguez-plantea-rebajar-y-equiparar-el-sueldo-de-parlamentarios-al-salario-medio-andaluz/

COSTA DEL SOL

Wildfire declared in Istán, next to the La Concepción reservoir:
Plan Infoca has sent two helicopters and more than thirty forest firefighters to the area. Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/marbella-san-pedro/wildfire-declared-istan-20221004190307-nt.html

SEVILLE

Seville doctors announce strikes in November and “imminent chaos” in the private sector: {Translation}
– They demand that insurance companies negotiate a substantial improvement in their fees, which currently do not exceed 8 or 10 euros per consultation for each specialist. (At 4 consults an hour, 7 hours a day, at €10 per consult, equals €280 per day. That is approximately €5,600 per month, or €67,200 annually. In the second poorest autonomous community in Spain, that sounds fair to me for a 35hr work week, certainly no reason to claim “imminent chaos”. -Ed.)
– The Seville Medical Union and the SDC announced at the recent congress of private medicine, that doctors with free practice will go on strike in November.
– Both organisations, which represent more than 12,000 doctors in the province of Seville, insist on the “imminent collapse” of the sector and call on insurance companies to sit down “immediately” this October to negotiate improvements.
– The doctors are demanding immediate action from the insurance companies, such as the updating of the scales according to the CPI, which has been frozen for doctors in private practice since 1990, and that there should be representation of the doctors when negotiating the scales.
– During these three decades – they insist – “the CPI has increased by 145.6% without this increase being applied to the scales that the companies establish without consensus with the doctors”. The Seville College of Doctors and the Seville Medical Union warn that the situation is “critical” and urge immediate dialogue with the insurance companies to implement sensible measures. Source, Spanish: https://sevilla.abc.es/sevilla/medicos-sevilla-anuncian-huelgas-noviembre-inminente-caos-20221005103032-nts.html

EUROPE

‘Occupiers trying to escape’ – Russians under pressure in southern Ukraine: A Kremlin-installed official in Ukraine’s southern region of Kherson urged residents to remain calm Tuesday as reports surfaced that Kyiv’s forces were making sweeping gains into Russian-controlled territory. Kherson was one of the first regions where Kyiv’s defences collapsed in February after Russia invaded but Ukrainian forces have recently accelerated a months-long offensive to recapture it. Maps published by Russia’s defence ministry showed Tuesday its forces had suffered serious territorial losses in the Kherson region. The reported gains into Kherson are a threat to the Kremlin’s claim to have last week formally annexed the agriculturally rich region with a pre-war population of around one million. Full article: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20221005-occupiers-trying-to-escape-russians-under-pressure-in-southern-ukraine

USA

Floridians would have faced nightmare scenario if electric vehicles were the norm:
– An analysis by Thomas Lifton of americanthinker.com imagined what an evacuation in Florida ahead of the deadly, devastating Hurricane Ian would have looked like if most residents were driving electric vehicles is enough to horrify any rational person.
– Had most residents been saddled with electric vehicles that are using current technologies and infrastructure, as bad as the hurricane was, the disaster would have been even greater. Simply put, vast numbers of residents who would have tried to escape the storm would have likely been stranded on highways, out of power for their vehicles, and out of hope.
– It is fortunate that as of the current moment, electric vehicles constitute only about 100,000, out of nearly 8 million vehicles registered to drive on Florida’s roads. What if they all were electric, the (impractical) dream of greenies, Lifton wrote.
– Depending on how heavily loaded they were, even assuming everyone had a full battery charge, cars from southern Florida would start running out of juice after 100 – 250 miles. They would then have to spend hours at recharging stations, which would rapidly be clogged with other cars and trucks waiting their turn, since an electricity “fill up” can easily take an hour or more, as compared to a couple of minutes for gasoline. Cars waiting to be charged would spill onto the highways, potentially blocking traffic.
– Those cars that ran out of juice on the highway would block traffic. Even assuming that emergency service vehicles could get to them (unlikely if the entire fleet were electric cars), towing a portable generator (powered by fossil fuels, of course) and recharging the stalled vehicles would take plenty of time, as well, further blocking traffic. The stranded cars would, of course, have no air conditioning, no wipers, no GPS, wrote Lifton. Full article: https://survival.news/2022-10-03-floridians-would-have-faced-nightmare-electric-vehicles.html

TECH

Musk reverses course, again- he’s ready to buy Twitter, build ‘X’ app: Billionaire Elon Musk is proposing to proceed with his original $44 billion bid to take Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) private, security filings showed on Tuesday, calling for an end to a lawsuit by the social media company that could have forced him to pay up, whether he wanted to or not.
– An agreement would put the world’s richest person in charge of one of the most influential media platforms and end months of litigation that damaged Twitter’s brand and fed Musk’s reputation for erratic behavior.
– Late on Tuesday he tweeted that buying Twitter would speed up his ambition to create an “everything app” called X. That echoed suggestions he made to Twitter staff in June about creating a “super app” or marketplace for different apps and features like WeChat, which is popular in China. Musk also has said he wants to create a money transfer feature. Photo: Adrees Latif. Full article: https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/musk-said-go-ahead-with-5420-share-twitter-deal-bloomberg-reporter-2022-10-04/

OTHER

RIP Loretta Lynn: Country music legend Loretta Lynn died at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., on Tuesday (Oct. 4) at the age of 90. In the wake of her death the County Music Association took to Instagram to memorialize the Coal Miner’s Daughter. Full article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/loretta-lynn-dead-musicians-react-1235149685/ & VIDEO LINK 1

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Is Nothing Sacred? New Scooby-Doo Film Makes It Official- Velma Is Queer: {huffingtonpost.co.uk}
– Popular Scooby-Doo character Velma Dinkley is coming out of the closet after 53 years. The newest Scooby-Doo movie, Trick Or Treat Scooby-Doo!, shows the brainy sleuth developing a serious crush on a female costume designer named Coco Diablo.
– Although this long-standing question has been resolved, there is no word on whether there are plans to answer another popular rumour about the Mystery Inc gang, by depicting Shaggy and Scooby-Doo as stoners. Full article: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/new-scoooby-doo-film-makes-it-official-velma-queer_uk_633d5fa3e4b02816452fb394

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On October 5, 2022October 4, 2022 By Naythan

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